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' Student Dorm mold concerns students Students allege mold caused cleaned immediately. Pendergrass gave health problems in dorms this memo to his Resident Director on 'gathers Thursday, who promptly contacted University Facilities. Ben Akroyd On Friday, as it became obvious that StaffReporter the AC unit was not going to be cleaned, , personal A number of students in Wood Hall Pendergrass took it upon himself to have complained about excessive mold clean the AC unit. Four days later, the and mildew in their rooms. Some stu- facilities personnel finally arrived. A coil dents have experienced health problems cleaner was applied to Pendergrass’ AC they believe to be due to mold. unit and sent through the system to kill stories One such student is Jamie Pender— as much of the mold as possible. grass, a senior in political science. Large Pendergrass paid $50 for his medica— Amanda Devore will compile a amounts of mold were visible inside his tion, $20 for the cleaning supplies and book ofpersonal stories and news dorm air conditioning unit. Pendergrass $20 for a fan to help circulate air in the articles about tuition hikes to share filed a work order requesting the mold room. with lawmakers. be removed on Monday, Aug. 25. Pendergrass is not the only student After filing the report, Pendergrass who has had problems with excessive had an allergic reaction to the mold. mold in their dorm. Anna Edens This reaction prompted Pendergrass A student in Wood Hall, who asked SeniorStaijeporter to go the doctor as well as miss several that their named not be disclosed, com- days of classes. plained of excessive amounts of mold 9 Wandering around the D.H. Hill Library He immediatelyvisited the doctor, but not only in his AC unit, but on the walls bookstacks in April didn’t win the student being allergic to penicillin, a medicine and on some of his furniture as well. body president election for Amanda De- often used to treat similar ailments, the Technician investigated the room and vore, a senior in accounting. But it cer— visit proved to be complicated, accord— verified his account. The room had a tainly brought her closer to her goal of ing to Pendergrass. musty smell and had excessive amounts connecting students and lawmakers where The doctor prescribed an alternative of mold growing on three ofthe room’s issues like tuition are concerned. medicine, and gave him a memo outlin— BEN AKROYD/TECNICIAN As students shared their experiences ing the importance ofhis AC unit being MOLD see page 3 Inside a mold-infested AC unit in Wood Hall. concerning the effects ofbudget cuts and tuition hikes, Devore said she realized legislators needed to hear these stories as well. “There is no way to get all these stu— Thirty and dents down there to be able to talk with Isabel eyes the coast legislators and meet them one-on-one,” Devore said. Devore decided to collect short, 100—500 word narratives from students, faculty and three targets “staff at all 16 UNC system schools, then present them in a book to legislators. “This is a way I could deliver their stories sophomores to legislators,” Devore said. Devore plans to collect at least 100 sto- ries from each school, and she has also “The Order ofThirty and Three” begins made recent plans to add a second chapter early recruitmentfor interested sophomores. to her book. The second chapter will be “a compila- tion of news stories and articles about Ana Pardo the negative effects of the budget cuts on Stafi‘Reporter education,” Devore said. a The clippings, which are from various Right now, 11 sophomores do not realize that they news outlets reporting on budget prob- will soon become part ofa long-standing tradition lems in North Carolina, have been saved at NC. State. for several months. Thirty and Three is an established honor society To collect the personal stories, De- that is currently trying to generate new interest and vore turned to the online message participation from students and faculty alike. board Web site for NC. State students, In 1931, 11 of NCSU’s brightest sophomores www.brentroad.com. founded a new honor society to promote the suc— “After I first posted something on the cess of the university. . Wolf Web, I got an influx of stories that I Dubbing themselves “The Order of Thirty and could give to student body presidents as Three,” the organization reached full membership examples,” Devore said. two years later in 1933, inducting 11 new sopho- The incoming numbers waned though, mores each year to maintain a group ofthirty—three until the News & Observer published a members. feature article concerning Devore’s work. The Order has continued this tradition to the Although the news article received atten- ARON JENI-iNNINGS/TECICIAN present day, despite a brief interruption of affairs tion from students, no legislators have during World War II, and another during the ‘803. since contacted Devore abOut her ongo— Waves crash along the pilings of Kitty Houses all along the beach were being However, some aspects of the society’s tradition ing project. Hawk Pier Tuesday morning, days before boarded up in anticipation of the im— are going to change this year. “I was expecting some,” Devore said. pending storm. Residents in Raleigh and “Thirty and Three is trying to come out of the “Sometimes legislators are tentative to Hurricane Isabel is expected to make shadows of secrecy and become an active part of landfall on the coast of North Carolina. the surrounding areas are preparing for the university,” member Kerry Robinson said. DEVORE see page 3 Sections of Highway 12 just north of Ro- the storm by purchasing generators from Thirty and Three “has never been very ‘public,’” Daniel Pickett, the society’s historian and technical danthe and in Kitty Hawk were already local home improvement stores, as well as director, said. experiencing some ocean overwash at high batteries and bottled water. Full coverage “It’s not an honor society for the sake of recog— ' tide. Some coastal residents have decided on the approaching storm will appear in nition, per se...more of a union of the people who to stay while most vacationers have left. tomorrow’s Technician. ORDER see page 3
Take a number After vouchers ran outfor out. “This is our idea. It should be Saturday’s game, distributors fair to everybody.” solution Stephenson said the line stretched came up with a quick just past Reynolds when the last voucher was handed out at 4:40 pm. Carie Windham Distributors merged the two ticket Stafl‘Reporter lines into one and handed out any additional vouchers. Before long, When the last stragglers made it to however, they realized they would Reynolds Coliseum to pick up their have to give the remaining students vouchers for Saturday’s football the bad news. game, they were handed, instead, “A few people got mad but no one an embossed Student Government got unruly,” Stephenson said. Dis- letterhead with a number scrawled tributors immediately called ticket in red ink across the middle. distribution officials who came with It was the quickest solution ticket student government letterhead and distributors could come up with seals. The remaining students were Al when the vouchers ran out with a given the sheets, with numbers start— ll little over an hour left in distribu— ing at 9,001 where the vouchers had .Ii my; Eli“ r, tion. ended. Officials say they will count JESSICA BADGER/TECHNIClAN “We’ve never had this happen be- just like a regular voucher. i DOWD/TECHNiCIAN Amanda Devore collects personal store- fore,” said Scott Stephenson, a junior On a regular distribution day, Amber Musick, a freshman in biology, recieves a ”fake voucher”on Tuesday after Student ries as a way for students to express their in business management, who was Government ran out of official vouchers for the Homecoming game against TexasTech. feelings about issues to legislators. distributing when the vouchers ran TICKETS see page 3 I ' v '
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MOLD TICKETS Senior Class Trip continued from page 1 continued from page 1 StaffReport and a pre—game event with NCSU walls; the mold could be seen alumni, according to Senior Class from more than 10 feet away. vouchers are delivered to Reyn- oIn a few weeks, the senior class President Anup Shah. The student mentioned that olds in the morning by the will converge in Atlanta for the Students will provide their when the shower was in use on athletics department. The total third annual senior class trip. own transportation to and from the floor above, small amounts number depends on the game With the Sept. 19 registration Atlanta. ofwater sometimes flowed down but it is usually around 6,000. deadline quickly approaching, “We hope that seniors will take the walls of the suite’s common Midday, like on Tuesday, a stu— students can bear in mind that a weekend off and use the op- hallway. He believes that struc— dent government official will call the trip, which runs from Oct. 3 portunity to meet fellow seniors tural flaws such as this one al- athletics to report on the status of to 5, is first come first serve. as well as to have a great time,” lowed enough moisture into the the vouchers. Usually they make a Seniors will watch NC. State Shah said. suite to allow mold and mildew request for more to be delivered take on Georgia Tech on Oct. 4. For more information, visit to grow. if the vouchers are running low. The trip costs $80 and includes http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/ The student said that the room’s But on Tuesday, even delivering two nights stay in Atlanta, a stu— students/seniors.html. condition was so bad, he no lon- around 3,000 extra vouchers was d.ent ticket to the football game ger slept there. He noted that his not enough. recent experience with mold was By the time the situation was not his first. Last year, he, as well taken care of, most students had Winning Voucher Numbers as several other students in Wood only been in line for ten or fifteen Hall, experienced similar prob- minutes. 4001 9646 lems. Students brought several Amber Musick, a freshman health problems they thought to in biological sciences, said she be mold related to the attention arrived just when the announce— of the administration. Problems ment was being made. ranged from chronic coughing, She assumed that the officials sore throat and migraines to would be able to work something infected tonsils that became in— out, she said. It was only fifteen \fiu6 Qa flamed and blocked airways. minutes before she had a make— 0» w“’0‘”at“ Students have been given shift voucher in hand. .450“at“, instructions on how to avoid For students who received the excessive mold growth in their “impromptu” vouchers, their dorms. They included keeping chances of receiving a ticket will the windows closed to keep out be the same. If their numbers spores, and the AC on to maintain ROB BFHDLEY/TCNHICHAN are selected, they will just show a cool climate. Several individuals This filter came from the moldy AC unit and was estimated to have their embossed sheet in lieu of a ' 539?“? ;.. claimed this to be unreasonable, been in use for at least a year. normal voucher. Humanism because they have to keep their Trent Johnson, a sophomore windows open since their AC growing indoors, it should be amounts of the same mold. in engineering, had only been in 3? “Ema. units barely work. removed and the environmental Upon notification of this ar- line for ten minutes, hoping that meats an The student expressed his conditions modified to prevent ticle’s topic, Tim Blair, assistant the situation would work itself taunt: frustration with the university’s regrowth.” director of University Housing out. He said that ticket distribu- response to themold and mil- Industrial Hygiene Consul— for East Campus, said that “once tion has just been a problem, in -- meat was : dew problems in Wood Hall, tant Romie L. Herring said that situations [related to mold are] general, this year. it!!! u because he knows that an Resi- “typically what we look for [when brought to our attention, we ad— “Tickets are way too hard to get sanitize dent Advisor made them aware searching for mold] is visual ob- dress them.” this year,” he said. “I got tickets of all the problems. He saw the servation. Use ’your senses. If He stressed that the rooms easier for Florida State last year continued problem with fungus you can see it, you should get with mold were not indicative than I did for Western Carolina a family. a neighaartaaa. a maamtty. in the dorms as an example of [this year] .” ‘séfiurateetcs of AfiK‘Btiflfi twtps hundreds of thousands of rid of it.” of a systematic problem, and t‘amtties stay mgather and {tittittjiiii that: iiwfis trot-tn»- year the administration not doing Herring did not believe that if students found mold in their Ticket officials put part of the ‘x’éttx gmzagzams that. range tram faster ease. after sciami enough to ensure the well being testing was the best way to de- rooms it was important for them blame on the increased demand hexagram», summer camp and {meaty 3;>sa-ras72'vation. Feat {him me years. we‘ve helped new tweeter ctxramsznaiess of students. termine the presence ofmold, be- to contact their RD or Resident for tickets but say that a lack of by teaching sakikts and {amusing wide: and than”. Find Out “The student services depart- cause “there is not a consensus on Life Coordinator so the situation volunteers has also made it im- how you can heir). (321$: H.8{W3‘393‘Iiigf} (it? Vii-zit: W‘W‘.V0211.tkt};, ment has lost sight of its obvious a quantitative standard to define could be taken care of quickly. possible to keep many windows goal: helping students,” he said. what level of mold exposure is When asked ifexcessive cases of open. And less windows mean Them am no teams in aam‘azg. Officials at the North Caro- acceptablei” mold and mildew in the dorms longer lines and longer waits. lina Division of Public Health’s His statement was mirrored might cause him to consider a Plans are currently in progress ”UH/p thitmteers (NCDPH) said mold “should by information on the Center major overhaul like changing the for a distributor “training” that 2a“ offimericaa not be growing in the indoor for Disease Control Web site. He AC units in the rooms, he said, “If will train and prepare more environment. If mold is found indicated that the reason there is we were in that situation, itwould volunteers. For more informa— difficulty in agreeing on a quan- be something to look at.” tion on ticket distribution, visit: titative standard is that different Blair said that the filters in the http://students.ncsu.edu/tickets/ people react to mold differently. dorm rooms are changed four index.php. One person will react to a trace times a year, a claim contested amount of mold, another will by some Wood Hall residents. be fine when exposed to larger DEVORE continued from page 1 new members Will take place in make any type of statement.” the fall rather than the spring. AWeb site, personalstories.org, ORDER The application process requires has also been created for students, continued from page 1 two letters of recommendation, faculty and staff members at submission of a resume and four UNC system schools to submit want to see State be the best it can short essays. stories. Devore said the Web site be,” Pickett said. Applicants must also meet will soon be updated to include Some of the ways in which five specific criteria: good moral sample submissions, facts about Thirty and Three plans to be— character, a high sense of honor, tuition and budget cuts and a come a more active campus leadership ability, satisfactory “frequently asked questions” organization include specialized academic standing and a dem- section. peer tutoring, as well as recog- onstrated interest in the welfare In addition, this weekend, there nizing the accomplishments of of NCSU. will be a meeting of all members successful undergraduates. Among the alumni of Thirty ofthe UNC system Association of “At its roots, Thirty and Three and Three are Art Padilla, an Student Governments (ASG) that was founded to ‘accomplish the honored professor in the NCSU all student body presidents will greatest good’ for the university, College of Business, and Laura attend. Devore can direct their as well as the community,” Rob- Gail Lunsford, director of the attention to the project, saying, inson said. Park Scholars Program. “It will really take a lot of help “Currently, Thirty and Three Applications for the 2003-2004 from the student bodypresidents seeks to facilitate this vision by academic year are due by Mon— of each school.” recruiting active members, as day, Oct. 13. Devore’s goal is to receive 100 well as scholars ofthe university, Sophomores interested in ap- stories from each school, but to come together in support of plying can find more information NCSU stories do not yet total common goals -- academically regarding the Order ofThirty and 100. However, Devore anticipates and elsewhere -- for NC. State.” Three, its members and goals at more to come soon, and she said, For the first year in the orga— http://www.ncsu.edu/stud_orgs/ “100 is a minimum. If we could nization’s history, induction of 30-and-3/. have a thousand stories from NCSU, that would be great.” Her completion date for the project is November, when the book will then either be taken to a discount publisher or produced using ASG materials and funding by outside grants. Other plans to link legislators and students involve the cre- ation of“legislator report cards” by ASG. “We sent our surveys to legisla- tors about student issues, and it will be interesting to see when we got those back about how they feel about tuition increases, a student vote on the Board of Governors, lowering the age of KATE BECKINSALEi-fi 4 SCOTT SPEEDMAN eligibility to run for office from 21 to 18, same—day voter regis- trations and whether they agree or disagree with subsidies given NDE RWO to students attending private Most NC State students have between school,” Devore said. 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Are you looking forward to Andrew Nicholas StaffWriter “The Fighting Temptations” is a or dreading the a proach of fun comedy packed full ofgospel, Hurricane Isabe and why? Secondhand Lions soul and gospel-influenced R&B. have referred to the film as PHOTOS AND QUESTIONS BY ROB BRADLEY Some Starring: Robert Duvall, Michael “SisterAct 3,” and truthfully,“The Caine,Haley Joel Osment Fighting Temptations” does re- Director:Tim McCanlie semble the “building-the—choir” film, turning all shady characters ”Not really, I’ve been through There is still a place for aging into positive role models. hurricanes before,and I think I stars in Hollywood. “Secondhand Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Dar- can handle it. If it does come, Lions” may not be wildly enter— rin, a dishonest businessman I hope it takes out Cox, Dabney taining, but it does show that at a New York City advertising such stars have a little life left in firm who soon realizes he must and Bostian.” them. It is not because of Robert return to his hometown ofMonte Jackie Makham, senior, animal science Duvall or Michael Caine that Carlo, Ga. The funeral ofhis Aunt “Lions” is slow and unfocused. Sally (Ann Nesby) soon becomes Director Tim McCanlie is new worth his while, when $150,000 to the game, his only notable is at stake for forming a choir to contribution being the screenplay compete in the Gospel Explosion. ”Dreading it definitely because to “The Iron Giant” from 1999. Beyonce Knowles plays Lilly, As seen in the trailer, “Lions” is a chastised single mother who you see on TV how hurricanes a coming—of—age dramedy set contributes her perfect voice to destroy lots of property and take in the late 19505, with elaborate the growing choir and serves as lives. And, besides,| have a beach flashbacks to the 19203. the love interest for Darrin. house.” Haley Joel Osment, the only The Reverend’s sister, Faye (L:- -Eric Billips, sophomore, political science youth in the film, unfortunately Tonya Washington), is the main hasn’t matured as an actor. He obstacle to Darrin’s success. She tries too hard with his perfor- jealously uses church rules and mance, and makes the film feel technicalities to hinder progress. overly sentimental and a wan— One supporting character, a lo- nabe tearjerker. cal radio D], Miles Smoke (Steve Osment plays a teenager named Harvey), deserves mentioning. Walter, dropped off to live with Despite his limited on—screen Q ”I guess I’m looking forward to it. two eccentric great uncles who time, Harvey is as funny as ever. Hopefully, we won’t have school." function as surrogate parents, Starting with the opening se- Jodi Johnson, sophomore, in the absence of a father. Hub quence, you soon learn that the business management (Duvall) and Garth (Caine) are stellar musical performances are rarely without their shotguns, the real impetus of the film, can and successfully remain impen- ily overshadowing the narrative. etrable the first half of the film. COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES (TOP) AND NEW LlNE CINEMA (BOTTOM) The film is comprised ofone song Having disappeared for 40 years, after another, and it is a pleasant the brothers somehow acquired spectacle with the rich cast of ”I'm dreading it definitely be- a fortune, drawing numerous in the 19205. man,” which becomes a repeated musicians, which includes Lil’ cause it is going to cause damage traveling salesmen and greedy McCanlie’s use of animals reference. If you’d like to take Zane, Faith Evans and others. everywhere and possibly injure relatives, who they handle nicely (dogs, a pig and a lion) is over— your 12-year-old over to one of Lynn’s film is similar in spirit with the aforementioned shot- the-top, often just fishing for an the theaters showing the film, by to Robert Altman’s “Nashville,” and kill people. And,all my fellow guns. Predictably, as Walter has “ www” from the audience. The all means, go right ahead. where musical performances Navy sailors on the East Coast are been with the men for a while, animals are Walter’s only play— bring together a demographic, going out to sea.” Garth begins to open up. In his mates until he “grows up,” but using a large cast to show the ~Darren Cutler, junior, communication with the boy, he are as overly cliched as they are The Fighting interwoven culture of the par- materials engineering begins to take on a comforting, ticipants. The comparisons dog’t in other family—oriented films. Temptations motherly role, telling the tales of McCanlie just tries too hard * **- end there. There is also the build- the “father,” Hub, and his fierce to validate his creation as a rite ing up to the finale of the highly past. The tales brieflytake us away of passage story, with things like Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce, anticipated show, but in the end, from the film’s only setting (the Uncle Hub’s speech that he “gives Knowles . “The Fighting Temptations” is ”Looking forward to it because I farmhouse) to the Mediterranean to a boy that’s turning into a Director: Jonathan lynn much happier and upbeat. live on the coast and we’ve been through a lot of them.They can be afifirfis kind of exciting, but the clean up really sucks." -Natalie Taylor, sophomore, zoology fiiierything but the Violin O It’s the little things about I would be dropped off all first time while watching a per- I’m staying in for the month. France that make it so wonder— alone in a foreign country (I former one night, when I was You press a button and get ‘ ful. Like the was supposed to be with a 23 reminded of that violin—playing almost a full minute of near- pink toilet person group and two direc- guy on Hillsborough Street. warm water (I’m not kidding). ”It doesn’t really matter to me. paper that is tors) with my bags and a basic Going abroad has made me My future roommate, Natalie, It's going to come regardless. I’m used in the understanding of the language, realize just how American I am. has mastered the technique of not really dreading it either.” public rest— my mother started to cry and I There are excellent public trans- standing on one leg and prop— -Kofi Ofori, sophomore, rooms. Or quietly reached for my French- portation systems, but it still ping her foot up on the shower electrical engineering the cheerful English dictionary. I had to seems you have to walk every- button, Hindu-goddess style, little warn- make my way through the where in between. I’ve learned allowing for one continuous, ings on the city to my hotel after I landed, that buying fresh groceries and blissful, hair-washing session. back of the which I somehow managed to eating at home is cheaper than I hope my next living quarters cigarette car~ do without much difficulty, de- eating out, but that I also can’t will be a better experience. “Les (allan Polmer tons that say spite the efforts of the humor- buy more than I can carry com— Deux Petites” and I move in Corresondent things like, ridden powers that be. fortably. next month to an apartment. fromFrance “Smoking Paris is a city of people trying The French conserve energy It’s just off La Place de la Come- causes a slow to sell you crap. For some, it’s to the point that I’ve seriously _ die in Montpellier, and looks m dreading the approach,| and painful death.” Or their ap- those little umbrellas that you considered sending away for a like the Promised Land right mean, who looks forward to a hur- parent preference for Colgate can wear on your head. For oth- generator or two. Or three. Ev- about now. Wish me luck, and ery light in every hotel, school, someone tell the Violinist I said ricane coming through?" over Crest, with which I totally ers, it’s a story or a song, like the ((Hi.’) . —Eric Puryear, junior, parks, rec ch tourism agree. And the way that coffee is men who hop from metro to you name it, is on a timer so always served after, not during, metro line, boombox in hand, that you can never really turn the meal. chanting the pop songs of their one on, just illuminate your Thoughts and sugges- So I missed my plane on the native countries and passing space for a brief while. tions for Callan’s first ex- way to Paris. Upon hearing around a cup after. I found My personal favorites are the perience with dorm life: that in just a few short hours, myself feeling homesick for the showers in the dormitories that [email protected]
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Off Avent Ferry Road Approximately one mile from Time: 10:00 am. ‘- 4:00 pm. NCSU on Wolfline 851-7831 l-800-K82-PARK Place: NC State Bookstore k . J NNCNN NN V ‘WII'I ‘ WEDNESDAV,SEPTEMBER172003 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPEROF NORTH CAROLINA S’I’A'I’F. UNIVERSITY Editors in Chief travsasatsas sea Thushan Amarasiriwardena - Carie Windham News Editor Business Manager Michele DeCamp Jeremy Smith Viewpoint Editor Advertising Manager KEEP IT ON THE SIDEWALK Ben McNeely Kim Vershave Sports Editor Classifieds Manager OUR OPINION: CHALKING ON SIDES OF other forms of mass communication. messages chalked on. There have been Matt Middleton Catherine Pellizzari BUILDINGS IS UNSIGHTLY AND SHOULD But when every column in front of the messages from two years ago that are Diversions Editor Serious Editor BE STOPPED. message chalked on it, still on the side of Dabney Hall. Joel lsaac Frady Sarah Davis bookstore has a Deputy News Editors that makes no sense whatsoever; some— There is a reason why it is called side— Photography Editor Diane Cordova You see it everywhere you go on walk chalk: it is to be used on the side- Tim Lytvinenko Deputy Sports Editor thing has to be done. Copy Desk Chief Andrew B. Carter campus: messages written in chalk on Fortunately, the Student Senate is ad- walk. Anything that is drawn or written Deputy Photography Editor sidewalks, stairwells and on sides of Katie Cox Rob Bradley dressing this issue. There is a bill cur— on the side of buildings, unless it is in Graphics Editor Deputy Graphics Editor buildings, encouraging students to vote rently pending that asks the university the Free Expression Tunnel, is graffiti Katie Kinsey Ryan Roth for some candidate running for office. to make a policy on the use of sidewalk and should be treated as such. Violators Or some organization is convincing stu— chalk during election campaigns. There should be fined and forced to wash it How to contact us dents to come to their meetings; other— is a time and a place for everything and off with water and a toothbrush. Their wise, the student will not have a happy, Technician Editors in Chief that even applies to chalk. The main chalk should be taken away from them. 323 Witherspoon editor@technicianstaffcom full life. Other times, you see some reason for the resolution is to give can— It is an annoyance and an eyesore that Student Center Box 8608, News random quotes taken out of a Bartlett’s didates an equal chance at getting their makes this already unsightly campus NCSU Campus Raleigh, NC [email protected] quotation book and written strategically 27695-8608 Viewpoint message out. uglier. Editorial 515.241 1 [email protected] in front of the tunnels. Say Joe Blow and Jane Plain are run— There are better, non—polluting ways Advertising 515.2029 Diversions Face it, chalking is a part of campus ning for Student Sanitation Director. of getting the word out about events Fax 515.5133 [email protected] life and it has reached epidemic propor- Online Sports Joe Blow chalks a huge campaign ad on or campaigns: sandwich boards, flyers, technicianonlinecom [email protected] tions. the side'of Dabney Hall where everyone e—mail and Web sites to name a few. Just like graffiti, chalking on the side Technician (USPS 455-050) is the official student-run newspaper coming out of the Free Expression Tun- The Free Expression Tunnel was estab— and a public forum of NC. State University. Technician is pub— of buildings and in places not easily nel can see it. Jane Plain complains that lished for the very purpose of the free lished every Monday through Friday throughout the academic washed—off by rain and wind degrades year from August through May except during holidays and ex~ is unfair because he is getting to adver- exchange of ideas through paint and amination periods. the buildings and makes campus look tise in a high traffic area and she is not. pretty pictures. Chalking is cheap and Opinions expressed in the columns, cartoons, photo illustra- tacky and undignified. Currently, there tions and letters that appear on Technician’s pages are the views of Of course, there are other high traffic dirty. That is not the messasge to be the individual writers and cartoonists. is not a rule about chalking on build- places that Jane can advertise, but even sending to the voting populace during Copyright 2003 by the North Carolina State Student Media ings, as there is with paint, flyers and so, Dabney Hall is notorious for having an election. Authority.Allrightsrese‘rved.Toreceivepermissionforreproduction, please write the editors in chief. Subscription cost is $150 per year. The unsigned editorial that appears above are the opinion ofthe members ofthe Technician’s editorial board exceptfor news editors andare the responsibility ofthe editors in chief Printed by The News St Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
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Growing up Catholic in North Caro- of being “saved,” perhaps as few non— lina, I’ve always been somewhat of a Catholics are ever satisfied with the religious outsider. definition of transubstantiation. To me, As a child, people would ask me if being “saved,” is a form of haphazard I had ever been predestination. If you stand in front of saved, and I’d your congregation, and proclaim Jesus reply quizzically Christ as your Lord, God and Savior, that, no, I was an you’re saved. Okay, what then? What excellent swim— ifyou kill someone? Some will argue mer. Since the that, in this case, you never were truly days of humorous saved in the first place. I argue that the misunderstand- flaw is in the notion of being “saved.” ” ing, I’ve thought Only Christians get into heaven. a lot about the This one excites me because I get to Greg Christian funda- incorporate my deep-seated hatred for VOIk mentalism often UNC-Chapel Hill. My senior year in StaffCo/umnist proclaimed in the high school I was writing essays to ap— South. ply for the Morehead Scholarship. For In some ways, I’ve come to respect it one essay, I wrote that “Les Miserables” more, in others less. by Victor Hugo was my favorite work I am always excited to talk to some- of art because it suggested that any- Here’s your sign one about Christian fundamental— one can be “redeemed” in the end. My ism and religious fundamentalism in guidance counselor, an alumnus of the Are our airports safe? One travelerproved that security doesn’t always work. Heather Cutchin tells his story general; it doesn’t occur just in Chris— hallowed ivory tower in Chapel Hill, tianity. But I remain confused about insisted that I was wrong and forced several issues. I want to make it clear me to change it. Quoting Matthew Just when you think you have done What makes me more unhappy is more money, and be more of a hassle, that I am talking about the way some something (I’m not sure what it was; the stupidest thing ever, someone else reading the news and seeing that one but it will be worth it. If nothing else, people interpret the Bible and practice my parents didn’t make me read the tops you. man skipped all of that. it will give more people jobs, which is Christianity or Christianity as a whole Bible growing up), she said that only I was sure I was He had a co—worker nail him into a always helpful. or any group or denomination. those who accept Jesus Christ would be the dumbest per- crate, and then he was put onto a car- Instead of a stupid McKinley travel- As a Christian, there are several is— allowed into heaven. 80, according to son in the world go plane. Luckily enough, he was in ing from New York to Texas, it could sues that often occur in the practice her, and many others, Gandhi is burn- when I forgot to a pressurized, heated area, but could have been a terrorist flying from of Christian fundamentalism that ing in the fires of eternal damnation. unpack my very have been stored in an unpressurized, anywhere in the world to anywhere concern me. I’ve outlined these issues I’m not buying it. When people answer small pair of cold area and died. All he wanted was in the United States. Cargo pack~ in order of increasing significance. I the question, “What does it mean to be scissors from my to go home to see his folks, but was ages require little to no screening. think these topics are often puzzling to Christian?” I’ve found one consistent carry-on while short on cash, and had warrants any- While for most items there is a paper Christians and non-Christians alike. theme among answers: to live life as returning from way for bad checks and traffic charges. trail, items under 16 ounces do not The rejection of alcohol. I was Jesus taught people to. Then, is it not Heather Ireland. The cost of shipping the box, which require any screening at all. Most confused about this before I had even possible to live a “Christian” life with- (utchin However, he had charged to his employer, cargo goes through a program called an inkling of how much I would learn out being Christian? If someone turns StaffColumnist Charles McKinley would have covered the cost of him “known-screener,” which means the to like alcohol. In an Irish Catho- the other cheek, loves one’s enemies, takes the cake flying first class. point where the cargo is shipped lic family, it is practically a sin not washes the metaphorical feet of inferi- with his latest means of air travel...in McKinley readily admits it was the from has its own certified screener to drink. If fundamentalists rely so ors but has never heard of Jesus, then a box on the cargo plane. It seems as dumbest thing he had ever done in his that approves the cargo for going on much on strict interpretation of the isn’t he or she living like Christ? To if airport security has a few things life. However, that does not get him the plane. But what if the “certified Bible, and the drinking of wine occurs me, the danger occurs when those who backwards. out ofjail. screener” is really a terrorist in dis— throughout the New Testament, where have been exposed to Christianity in On my way home from Ireland this In lieu of the commemoration of guise, approving cargo that is danger— is the basis for this argument? Drink— a positive manner reject Christ. What past summer, our plane was delayed the Sept. 11 events, it seems like air- ous? ing, in moderation, is no more harmful about little Joey in the heart of Indone~ leaving Dublin, and then once we got port security would have tightened And the 16 ounce rule...do you re- than anything else that can be a vice, sia? He thinks Jesus is no more than a to Philadelphia, we had to go through up in all areas, not just in checking member the convicted “shoe bomber” like chocolate, eBay or reality TV, to myth because he has not been exposed customs and security and everything people and their carry-on baggage. Richard Reid? He only had 10 ounces name a few. It all boils down to using a to Christianity. In my book, little Joey, else again. The customs department Obviously, my 5—foot-2—inch body of explosive stuffed into his shoe superficial external substance or habit you’re golden. was quick in stamping our passports and 110 pounds would have not done when he tried to blow up the plane he to satisfy an internal emotional urge. I All that said, you simply can’t intel~ and getting us through. much damage to anyone with those was flying. Sounds like we really need think the real story was the loaves and lectualize faith. However, you can However, it took forever to get tiny scissors before someone would to look into tightening security in our the fishes and the wine, only the wine question faith. Unquestioned faith is through security: the lines were have wrestled me to the ground and areas of cargo. part was slowly weeded out over time. one of the most severe detriments to all backed up, the staff was short and it broken me into two peices. To Mr. McKinley, here’s your sign. Praying for specific things for religions. was annoying to wait there when our However, airport security thought Wear it proudly in prison so that all one's self. This is not unique to To me, faith is the point at which you next plane was leaving soon. It was it was a big deal, and they should. will know that there are people out Christian fundamentalism or even to can no longer comprehend the powers even more annoying that we waited They should treat everything like there who have done things that are Christianity. If we ask God (or whom- that be and, as a result, must make a forever, and then the flight crew that that though. Cargo boxes need to be more stupid than what we have done. ever or whatever) for specific, trivial spiritual leap into believing something just brought us to Philadelphia was checked. Any baggage that is being things, then we are operating on the you cannot understand. I could just as able to skip ahead so that they could sent from one place to another needs Heather also got stopped going assumption that God involves himself easily have written this column about go on home. Then we missed our to be checked. through security because of the in everyday life. If God answers our Catholicism. Lord only knows how‘ plane. I was unhappy. Yes, it will take up more time, cost metal on her overalls. E-mail her _at prayers for good things, then isn’t it many problems it has, what with the [email protected] possible the converse is true, that bad pedophilia and all. things are the result of God’s intention Perhaps this column will prompt a CAMPUS FORUM as well? When I prayed to get my two campus discussion of Christianity and I wanted to express my appreciation dos to Christin. There’s a great Calvin We understand satire and irony. We’re front teeth out so I could get a dollar religion in general. We haven’t gotten to Christin Liverance for her article in and Hobbes comic about media in- detached and jaded viewers who aren’t under my pillow, was that God? If so, I all worked up about something in a Monday’s paper. After a puff piece on fluence on viewers. Calvin explains to influenced by what we watch.” As have some words for him. The least he while. porn in Sunday’s News & Observer, Hobbes: “Another thing to remember Calvin kneels down to inflate his bas- could have done would have been to it is an enormous consolation that about popular culture is that today’s ketball shoes, Hobbes replies, “I think roll the pennies. someone is writing about the super— TV—reared audience is hip and so— I hear advertisers laughing.” The notion of salvation. I’ve never Do you think Greg is preparing for a ficial treatment of sexuality by media, phisticated. This stuff doesn’t affect been satisfied with anyone’s definition leap into the pits of hell? E-mail him at and its influence on our culture. Ku- us...We can separate fact from fiction. Jack Perry [email protected]. Graduate Student 5,33WEDNESDAY,TECHN!SEPTEMBERlClAN172003 ..
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That Philip Rivers. What a choke art— ist. He’s nothing more than Ray Finkle under center. So What if he’s going to hold every ACC passing re- cord in the books and also has his name etched on pretty much all of the school passing record in NC. State history he just couldn’t make the la M?“ when it copunifed MIddIE'ton Saturday against 530’“ Editor Ohio State, and that is just driving you insane. You could care less that, at 21, he has a wedding band on his finger, a healthy baby girl with his high school sweet- heart wife and has his own athletics ’ CARL HUDSON/TECHNICIAN department-funded Web site. Michael Annas, a junior in psychology, belays Dana Wellman, a sophomore in biomedical engineering on her first time climbing the rock wall. He didn’t score a touchdown in triple overtime against the defending national champs, who happen to have a defense that hits harder than Mike Tyson in his prime, so he just flat-out stinks. True, he is the brightest interview in the ACC, has the down—to-earth men— tality of your small—town, country-boy suitemate and is easier to talk to than your overly garrulous uncle. But you believe those two quarter— back sneaks had about as much chance of being successful as Larry Flynt in California politics, and that the notion of trying to sneak it in from inside the 5-yard line is about as confusing as rocket scientist’s homework. Listen to this explanation of why he called those two quarterback sneaks, as if it makes any sense. “We were shifting out a funny for- mation, and they were running every- The Carmichael Gym rock wall has 30 difi‘erent body out of there; there were no line- climbs for beginner and experienced climbers. backers in there,” Rivers explained. “If it was stacked in there, I’m not going to run it. But there was nobody there.” Ryan Reynolds The tryouts to be a contestant cracks on plastic holds.” Wait. You mean he made the right Stafl‘writer on “American Gladiators,” the Smith andjunior Nate Powell read? show, were rigorous, but State are two ofthe supervisors at the. Are you telling me he correctly called students can skip the tryouts rock wall when it is open for the play since the Buckeyes spread “Contestants ready! Gladia- and climb on the Outdoor climbing. out their defenders to counter the tors ready!” That’s right, the Adventures rock wall for “Supervising is like being a Wolfpack’s funky formation that sent free.The rock wall, located in lifeguard, only more compli— four tightly grouped eligible receivers CARL HUDSON/TECHNICIAN phrase that was popularized by Carmichael Gym, was built in cated,” Powell said. Dana Wellman makes it to the top of the rock wall out to one side? the television show “American 1986 and has a surface similar The rock wall has 30 distinct No way! on her very first try. to natural rock rather than a climbs and uses the decimal OK, maybe you’ll let Rivers off the Gladiators” can now be applied wall with plastic of modular rating system to rate the diffi- hook, but what about this Chuck to students. holds used for climbing. culty of the climbs. The rating Amato guy. “With the modular holds, goes from 51—5153, with 5.15 Who does he think he is trying to American Gladiators hosted you pretty much climb on flat being the most difficult. explain the confounding play calling? events like the joust, assault surfaces and you can adjust the “Anything below a 5.8 a be- . You could have drawn up a play with holes and the angles, and they’re ginner can do, and 5.10 and up Def Leppard’s drummer at quarter— and the eliminator, but the plastic and don’t feel like real are generally for serious climb— back that would have scored, so what wall seems to be an event that rock,” supervisor Andy Smith ers because it’s very advanced is he thinking? will always be associated with said. “Our wall can mimic real and very hard,” Powell said. “The same people that called the rock a lot better, and you can’t plays on that drive did it for the last the show. do things like finding the rock WALL see page 6 nine minutes [of regulation] and the first two overtimes and the third overtime,” Amato said. “Did anybody question the play—calling then? I don’t think so.” But you did. That ‘ole offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. Where’s Changing places Norm Chow when we need him? This guy couldn’t tell a flare pass from a fly pattern. The N. C. State volleyball for many college teams around needs to get to as well.” Never mind that his quarterback team has played in many the country, for the purpose of Sophomore Kelly Althaus, who threw for 315 yards, four touchdowns exposing players to new environ- is from Durham, enjoyed her trip and one real interception Saturday and regions ofthe country during ments and new cultures that make back to her parents’ alma mater at his passing offense is ranked No. 1 in the early season. the United States such a diverse Wisconsin. the entire nation or that his troops are nation. “My parents went there, and averaging over 40 points per game; Memie Ezike Scheduling non—conference I have never been there before,” what a fool you think he is for giving StaffWriter tournaments requires collabo— Althaus said. “It was nice to Rivers the discretion to run those two ration between two schools. For see where my parents went to sneaks. For head coach Mary Byrne and example, State invites teams to school.” Rivers, Amato and Mazzone, they’re her NC. State volleyball team, play at its tournaments one year, Not only does thetraveling pro— the biggest trio of losers since that ri— traveling in the early season is and the next year the Pack travel vide players with opportunities to diculous boy band LPG, and it’s really always a routine fixture in the to other teams’ homes to play at see new places and new environ— causrng you to go nuts. schedule. In Byrne’s two years as their tournaments. ments, it also helps to expose the You don’t even know who to blame head coach of the Wolfpack, the “Our non-conference schedule program to young and energetic for that comical series of plays. You team has scheduled many of its is done by the coaches and is typi— high school players around the can’t believe those guys actually get early~season games in tourna- cal ofa volleyball schedule in that country. paid to tell Riversto run those plays. ments across the country. we play four tournaments before “Traveling provides a great op— But, please, let me add just one thing In that past, State has played in we begin the season,” Byrne said. portunity for our players to see if I may. If the Wolfpack plays like it Indiana, Florida, New Hampshire In planning a non-conference different parts ofthe country,” By— did at Columbus for the next nine and Missouri, all within the first schedule, the coaches take many rne said. “In addition, those areas games, guess what? 13 games of the season. In 2003, factors into account, such as see how great ajob our athletes do It’s going to win the ACC title. that trend continues, as the team strength ofschedule and proxim- representing NC State.” When that happens, I’ll be watching has already played tournaments ity ofthe locations ofthe tourna- For example, many of the Pack for some of you to,throw on a replica in New York and Wisconsin. ments to players’ hometowns. players have not played in crowds No. 17 jersey and scream “Thatta This weekend, the team will “We like to go to places where as large as the 4,000 people they boy Philip! Good call Noel! My man travel south to Alabama to play our players are from, so their encountered at Wisconsin. Al- €35, Chuck!” in the Birmingham Southern family and friends can see them though a ‘crowd that large can be " AME FARLow/TEHNANCICI' Challenge. play,” Byrne said. “We also look intimidating — especially if they Crystal Shannon, No.12, sets the ball for teammate Page Matt can be reached at 515-2411 or So the question begs: Why all at our strength of schedule; play— are cheering against you it can Gilliam during a match in Reynolds Coliseum.The team [email protected]. the traveling? Believe it or not, the ing some top—25 teams helps us has played only three matches at home all year. early-season traveling is a norm understand where our program VOLLEYBALL see page 6