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convenience ‘ Living on campus allows Some students say that ifthey students to be closer to didn’t have their own wheels, since public transportation isn’t friends and campus and the most reliable, theymay make avoidpotential trafi‘ic , the decision to live on campus. problems. They also said that without quick access to facilities, such Manisha Dass as art studios and computer StaffReporter labs, commuting could quickly become a drag. With multipleapartmentcom- Getting to class is half the plexes surrounding NCSU, the problem. ' decision to live on or offcampus “I would have to leave 30 grows exceedingly tougher. minutes earlier simply because Elizabeth McNeely, a senior in of traffic,” Nathan McKittrick, business management, lived on a recent NC. State graduate in campus at University Towers for business, said. a year and a half, but after that, When McKittrick lived on wanted to move away. campus for his freshman and “I really don’t like the loud sophomore years, he lived at parties, and my apartment Avent Ferry Complex, where all complex is always quiet. Plus I he had to do was cross the street, never have to worry about park~ and he was on campus. Wasting away ing, no matter what the hour,” “IfI were still astudent today, I McNeely said. ‘ would prefer to live on campus,” Many students agree with Mc— McKittrick said. Neely and find that the farther Reeba Monachan, a junior Students try a variety ofways to avoid classroom boredom away they live from campus, in political science, has been the easier they find things that a resident advisor for the past STORY BY MEGHAN WOODALL I PHOTOS BY TAYLOR TEMPLETON most students that live closer to two years, and like McKittrick, campus have to battle with is fond ofthe convenience ofliv— 11 an average lecture hall, it come a popular choice ofactiv- Williams stated that she got A major factor in some stu- ing on campus. seems that one can hear more ity during classes. This newer other class work out ofthe way dents’ decisions is transporta- than just the droning of a pro- technology can be done silently during boring classes because tion. HOUSING continued on page 2 fessor. and discreetly while allowing her professors often assume From the clacking of key- communication with others. she is taking notes. boards, to the quiet melodies Although manyprofessors ask Some feel that the problem is of iPods, students are finding that students turn offtheir cell not with the studentsbeing hard alternate ways to keep busy in phones during classes to prevent to please, butwith the professors boring classes. disturbances, text messaging being uninterested and unwill— But passing the time didn’t goes largely unnoticed, espe— ing to get the students involved used to be as easy as it is now. cially in large classes. in the classroom. “[Students] play games on Anna Williams, a sophomore Kelsey Moore, a freshman in their phones and computers,” in business marketing, said communication, said that her Biby Shapiro, a sophomore in that she has seen other stu- most boring classes are “classes psychology, said. dents reading the newspaper where the teachers read straight Since computers are a com— during class. In addition to the out ofthe books.” monality among college stu— text, newspapers often provide Moore said that a professor dents, laptops are showing up crossword puzzles, which can be who simply reads a textbook more and more throughout an endless source ofamusement does not really teach anything classrooms in place of note- for some. that she could not just teach books. “I do homework for other Text messaging has also be- classes,” Williams said. TIME continued on page2

TAYLORTEMPLETON/TECHNICIAN Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford gets hit with a water Hurricane season continues its balloon in front ofthe Caldwell Fellows shack. Passing students were allowed to hurl water balloons at Stafford with adonation to Habitat for Humanity. Moments before Stafford was struck in the neck. ”Just ‘ devastating tenure along the SE don’t hit me in the face,” he said.

Ieanne, Ivan still a threat to more active than ever before. {itiiS'i'isii-ig'l’ STQ‘RMS Floyd (1999) Southeast The assumption isn’t far from Hurricanes leave massive damage Hit: North Carolina the truth. in theirwake. Here are the top five Category: two isdetchenician Sean Chastain So far this year, nine storms costliest storms to hit the United Total damage cost: $4.5 billion ,. diverSIons 3 staffReporter have been named in the Atlan— States. Fran (1996) Vlewpomt 4 tic Basin, a number sufﬁcient Hit: North Carolina claSSIﬁeds 7 With the devastation from to break the record for named Andrew(1992) Category: three sportsS three considerable storms Still storms in August, according to Hit: Florida, Louisiana Total damage cost: $3.2 billion weather under repair, August has left the National Oceanographic and Category: five Opal(1995) ‘ today tomorrow many praying for the end of Atmospheric Administration. Totaldamage cost: $26.5 billion Hit: Florida,Alabama . hurricane season. In addition to the hurricanes Hugo (1989) Category: three. ~% ~ g The unrelenting assault of that have already struck, the Hit: South Carolina, North Carolina Total damage cost:$3 billion On the road again hurricanes Charley, Frances and Southeast, the NOAA predict Category: four PaCk heads to BlaCkaur9~ 82°/6l ° 82°/63° Ivan have all struck the Atlantic Total damage cost: $7 billion SOURCE: National Hdrricane Center ....See...... page 8.u ...... u...---o ...... Coast, making the season seem STORM continued on page 2 technicianonline.com

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“If professors would show “There are a lot of cheaper, David Sergent, a sophomore in lot of the same things going on TIME more of their personalities, we HOUSING nicer places off campus,” Mo- criminology, is one ofMonach- in our daily lives, and it will be . continued from page 1 would learn better because ofthe continued from page 1 nachan said. an’s residents. more appropriate for us.” interaction,” Moore said. Half of Monachan’s residents He has been living on campus Sergent and his future room- herself. She added that profes- Small classes seemed to be “I can just roll out ofbed and are sophomores, and as far for the past year and said that he mates have decided to get sors should have more classroom preferred by several students run to class. I don’t have to as she knows, enjoy living on enjoys living on campus and the an apartment at University discussions to make class more over large classes because ofthe worry about parking or taking campus. convenience it brings. Woods. interesting. likelihood of creating a more the bus to campus, and ofcourse “Living off campus is more Though Sergent has made “A lot ofour other army bud— “I sleep and daydream about personal relationship with the housing is free [for RA’s] .” distracting for a lot of students. plans to move out next year, dies live there already, so we girls and sports,” Hudson Hol—g professor, who can often call Monachan has never had the Plus, it is so suitable for students he said it was merely because of have a common interest there,” lingsworth, a sophomore in students by name. off~campus experience, but whose friends live close to them. similarities he shares with his he said. accounting, said about getting “Large classes that require said that if she were not an RA A lot ofstudents have to cross a friends and future roommates. through dull classes. little or no class participation it would be more expensive for hall to go and see their friends,” “I will live with my armybud— “ Hollingsworth added that are boring,” Houston Symmes, her to live oncampus. she said. dies next year because we have a professors could physically ajunior in biological sciences, involve the students in more said. lectures to make classes more Journalism Professor Robert entertaining. Kochersberger believes that ‘- HurncaneJeanne Shapiro’s suggestions were anyone can make a subject fun 4;5Se MtemberEDTThursday23.2004 along the same lines. ifthey care enough about it. ,AdvisoryNW8TPCINannal41 HurricaneCenter “[Professors] could make the He also points out the fact CurrentCenterLocation25.8N 70.3W . CurrentMaxSustainedMovementWindWNW105atmph8mph class more hands on and spend that teaching subjects like edit- CurrentCenterLocation eREA» less ofthe time on just lectures,” ing and writing, which require 0 ForecastH SustainedCenterwindPositions,73mph Shapiro said. somewhat hands—on activities, C). Potential8 SustainedDayiswindTrack3993Areamph Some students said they felt help him in keeping students CZ PotentialDay4—5TrackArea. :5 TropicalHurricaneStormWatchWatch that ifprofessors formed a more engaged. WW mew/aw personal relationship with their “I am passionate about what I students through talking about teach, so I do try to get students themselves, the class would be involved,” Kochersberger said. JIM, SW! more interesting. ' m... 5...!

POLICE BLOTTER Wfifiifififififi‘! SEPT. 22 Sir-Al, SMSJJ. ! Judge 6.1.! 12:29 A.M. TRAFFIC CHECKPOINT located scratch marks on the right I0, 1 E Officers conducted a driver‘s license rear bumper. NWS/NOAA 6...... 5M4 checkpoint on Morrill Drive at War- 9:57 A.M. SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Current models indicate the Hurricane Jeanne could arrive in North. ren Carroll Drive. One verbal warning A staff member reported receiving e- Carolina as early as Tuesday morning. ,M&$¢Md! was given for an expired inspection mail from someone about terrorism. sticker. ‘ She turned this e-mail over to offi- 2234WalnutStreet, Cary . 12:33 A.M. INFORMATION - PO- cers, and they are investigating. STORM “Half of my grandmother’s Phone: 233-2221, FAX: 2.334214 LICE 1 :10 P.M. BIE AUTO continued from page 1 roof blew off during Frances,” Crabtwe ValleyMall, Raleigh Apex POlice called saying that they A staff member reported he parked Josh Darty, a junior in forest Phone: 785-9098, FAX: 785—9094 found a 5 x 8 enclosed trailerwhich on the third level ofthe Dan Allen that two to four more storms management, said. “She had 4421 Six Forks Road, Raleigh came backas registered to the NCSU Deck, and when he returned to his will make landfall before Nov. to wait the storm out with six Phone: 781-1112, FAX: 781-1992 Department ofSoil Science. The vehicle, his parking permit had been 30, the official end ofhurricane inches ofwater in her house.” 6675 Falls ofNeuse Road, Raleigh police found the trailer on Reliant Av- stolen. season. Darty also said that the storm Phone: 846-0774, mix: s4se775 Cary Parkway&]amesJackson, Cary enue at Production Avenue in Apex. The means ofentry into the vehicle Meteorologist Jeff Orrock, of caused damage in his hometown Phone: 469-6696, FAX1469~6679 The doortothe trailer was open, and was unknown. theNational Weather Service, of Murphy, in the western part it appeared abandoned. 1 :26 P.M. INFORMATION - POLICE explains that the conditions in ofthe state. A message was left with the Soil A staff member reported he was the Atlantic are ideal for foster- “Flooding was so bad they had Science’s department head to deter- crossing Hillsborough Street from ing these storm’s development. to close schools,” Darty said. mine iftrailerwas missing. Investiga- Home to access Lampe Drive while “A combination of warm Florida, bearing the brunt of to follow—up this driving on his scooter. tions was notified ocean temperatures and light the attacks from storms over On any morning. He was then almost struck by an un- upper—level winds are causing the summer, could see even With purchase ol’auy Sandwich, 6:44A.M. SUSPICIOUS PERSON identified Wolfline bus that ran the these storms to originate,” Or- more devastation, as Jeanne is M3. or Espresso Drink Salad or A staffmember called in a male sub- stop sign at Founders Drive. . rock said. “Combine that change forecasted to strike the pennin- ”You~Pick~Two." ject walking around Harrelson Hall 1:56 P.M. FIRE ALARM in pressure with high hUmidity sula by Sunday, and continuing wrapped in a blanket. Thefire alarm went offat Bio Re- and the curvature of the earth moving north along the Atlantic Valid :1l l’am‘m Brawl lm‘aiidiis in tho iri- \‘aliti ell: Pain-m Bl’(‘1l(l locations in iiw tri- Police locatedthe non-student. He sources. Police and RPD responded to and you’ve got a tropical storm, Coast. anglt'. l‘ixp. «.lniv September30,2004 angle. liq». (late September30. 2004 was walking arOund stretching his the building; upon arrival, everything possibly a hurricane.” legs and eating his breakfast. in the building was normal and no Hurricane Jeanne is now 8:31 A.M. LITTERING ’ alarm was going off. Electronics was working its way toward the At- An officer called in that someone'had notified. lantic coast, and accordingto the dumped several old tires bythe side 10:59 P.M. TRAFFIC STOP Weather Channel, could make ofthe road at Main Campus Drive and EXPIRED TAG its way to the northern Bahama Trailwood. Facilities responded to the A student was issued two citations on Islands as early as Saturday. area to clean-up. Morrill Drive for expired inspection, As of 5 pm. Thursday, the 8:49 A.M. MEDICAL ASSIST no financial responsibility, expired category-two storm was sport— A student was riding on Dunn Av— registration plate, and fictitious plate. ing maximum sustained winds enue when he lost control of his . 11:11 P.M. TRAFFIC STOP Of 105 mph. At a speed of8 mph bike and fell off. He sustained head INSPECTION VIOLATION and situated in the warm wa- injuries and was transported to Wake A non—student was issued a citation ters ofthe Caribbean, NOAA is Med. on Morrill Drivefor an inspection warning that Jeanne could turn 9:57 A.M. HITAND RUN violation. into a major hurricane today. A‘staff member parked her vehicle in Even North Carolina residents Riddick Lot. When she returned, she have been affected.

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RAISING THE BAR

People sit atView,a new bar that has opened withinLegends. Legends and View specialize in serving Raleigh’s gay and lesbian community ever-so fashionably.

Rubbing elbows with ' Cher -

FROM DANCE TO DRAG, LEGENDS AND VIEW ARE NIGHTLIFE HOT-SPOTS FOR THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY.

Ashley Hink entering the front doors, everything else turous and risque dancers tower above Features Editor remains a mystery mostly to hetero- the main floor. sexuals, that is. The D] hides in a corner room playing Parking is limited in thewarehouse dis- Legends and its recently opened adjunct techno mixed with hip-hop, rock and trict ofdowntown Raleigh; “no parking” bar, View, specialize in serving Raleigh’s 80$ tunes, depending on the theme of signs, chained parking lots and creeping gay and lesbian community ever—so the night. tow trucks make the area between W. fashionably. Legend’s great techno, drag A night out at Legends is as colorful as Hargett and W. Morgan streets seem shows, cage dancing and community the patrons that fill its dance floor and off-limits. bathrooms may fit the perceived stereo- line the bar. In addition to roaming pan handlers, types and cliches, but it is one ofthe city’s On Mondays and Thursdays, Legends unmarked empty buildings and dark al- best clubs. hosts Goth night, where people of all leys, there’s an overall mysterious aura The interior is dark, sleek and seductive. sexual orientations Come decked out surrounding these few blocks ofhidden The dimly-lit bar area is surrounded by in their shiniest black leather, fish-net nightlifexglowntown — and there might tall tables for drinking and socializing. stockings, metallic spiked accessories, be a reason. Nude pictures and water tanks lead to thick eyeliner and dark dispositions. Cornering W. Hargett Street, with the dance room. The D] spares them from Britney its simple metallic and brick exterior A sea ofblack, the dance floor is one of Spears, instead mixing. the music of nized for female impersonation, strut and walled-off patio, Legends gives no the biggest in Raleigh and attracts some Depeche Mode, Orgy and other dark their stuffto top—40 music and themati— outsider the pleasure ofwhat goes down of the best dancers around — gay and deviations from pop. cally entertain the audience with dance inside. straight. Flashing lights explode in the Tuesdays and Sunday nights feature un~ and celebrity impersonations. ' Besides the soft thumping of techno, mirrored wall, benches line the periphery questionably entertaining drag shows. On a good night, one might be lucky patio voices and a stream ofmostly men and tall black cages for the more adven- The women, some nationally recog- BAR continued on page 5

TRIANGLE ROCKS MOVIE TICKET

BUENAVISTA PICTURES Bernie Mac stars as Stan Ross in the comedy"Mr.3000."

‘Mr. 3000’ not quite a homerun

Miles Snow SeniorStafi‘Writer As much as I can appreciate a “Rudy” or “Remember the , PHOTO COURTESY ROMAN CANDLE Titans” kind of picture for Roman Candle earned recognition-in Rolling Stone magazine for their new-Country stylings.The band will their uplifting earnestness make their way to Local 506 tonight with The Bleeding Hearts, Parklife and Fashion Design. 4— the more critical films like “Raging Bull” and “Cobb” hit me harder. That isbecause the real lives oflake LaMotta Roman Candle back at home and Ty Cobb were anything ofFame. . . but heroic and were, instead, When it comes to light that Chapel Hill’s Roman Candlefind their way tinct balladry verse can move his audience from intensely monstrous and no Stan only had 2,997 hits instead back home at Local 506 tonight. swaying to jumping with each new song. holes barred in their depic- of 3,000 he comes out ofretire- Roman Candle fans made their way to the tions. ’ ment at the age of 47 to get his front of the stage after students with stamped “Mr. 3000” is by no means last three hits. Leigh Samuel hands thinned out following Spencer Acuff’s a dark, gritty drama of an This is where the film’s real fun Correspondent performance. The band’s rhythms found their incorrigible legend. But what begins. Even though he is past harmony with Matheny’s vocals as he began to this film shares with “Raging his peak, Stan makes for a great Roman Candle’s awareness is spreading from CD recite many of the lyrics where he had written Bull,” for instance, is its lead comeback story — one that ends burners to car stereos as their fan base continues to them years before. character, Stan Ross, who up inspiring the fans, his team grow. Their profound lyrics and unique beats have “Then a noise from down the tracks turns my is disliked by many more and even himself. distinguished them as a band on the rise. distractions to verbs and as the cars come to a stop people than he would care Stan is often referred to as “And I’ve been driving all night wonderingwhat I watch you step to the curb... I won’t belongto this to admit. the grandpa of the team, but to do ‘cause I’ve got miles of county lines until world, not ifI belong to.you.” What this film has on its his extensive years of baseball I’m through. Fog on the off ramps is thin, exit As Matheny sang these lyrics he looked across side in terms of box office experience become-an invalu- signs are turning green. Empty cup of coffee in the stage to find the girl that he wrote them for is the fact that it’s a comedy, able source of information that the floorboard, I can feel it in my bloodstream... years ago, Timshel — now his wife. Timshel plays and Ross is played by Bernie his teammates start considering. Sun comes and goes through the trees like notes in wurlitzer and farfisa for Roman Candle. Mac whose performance is Before you know it, the Brewers a minor chord. Defrost almost animates the dust The Matheny name doesn’t end there for the both funny and touching. stop their losing and bickering across the dashboard.” band. Matheny’s brother, Logan, plays drums. Skip Ross, a mouthy and ego- and begin‘to unite together and Roman Candle lead singer and songwriter Matheny also plays the guitar and harmonica. tistical Milwaukee Brewers win. Skip Matheny’s expressive lyrics found a famil- Guitarist Nick Iaeger and bassist Danny Kurtz, baseball legend, immedi- The ever confidant Mac is well iar rhyme in their birthplaCe last Friday. After who used to play with Ryan Adams, complete ately retires after getting his cast as a one man show who touring throughout the north they were happy to Roman Candle. “ > 3,000th hit, leaving his team learns to become a team player return to the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, N.C. for a Last year Roman Candle was described in an mid—season for the likes of and wiser person. In addition, three-band lineup. issue of Rolling Stone as “explosive new-country TV commercials and other Angela Bassett fuels the typical, “Playing at Cat’s Cradle is always fun for us darlings.” Their Country influence stretches to endorsements. thoughtless girlfriend role with because it’s the place where we used to go see all the Matheny boys’ hometown of Wilkesboro Not the smoothest move, spiritedauthority. Although for— the bands we loved while we were writing our first — a place where it is OK to end sentences with but Stan is still basking in mulaic and predictable, this film songs. It meant a lot to us once we were able to start prepositions. . his “3000” success nine years is much more thoughtful than playing there on our own,” Matheny said. “It was interesting to us that Rolling Stone called later until a crucial counting I would have imagined. While The line-up also included popular college band, error gives way to his being not a homerun, “Mr. 3000” still Spencer Acuffas well as Thad Cockrell, whose dis- ROMAN continued on page 5 denied into the Baseball Hall comes out with a solid hit. PAGE4 ‘ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 Viewpoint TECHNICIAN

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DHS POLICY UNFAIR

AND INCONSISTENT

OUR OPINION: A NEW POLICY ALLOWING THE FBI FULL, UNAUTHORIZED ‘ ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ FILES WILL DECREASE FOREIGN STU- V DENTS’ INTEREST IN THE UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS THE PRESTIGE OF N.C. STATE.

The US. Department of Home— chemical, biological, mechanical land Security issued a policy that and nuclear engineering. removes judicial interference with Also, NC. State, among other the FederalBureau of Investiga— national universities and colleges, tiori’s ability to access international . have been dropping in interna— , students’ files. tional enrollment as a result of the Historically, the files have been strong enforcement’of this policy. released to the DHS through two This is completely logical because programs that are designed spe— such strong restrictions can cause cifically to store information on fear and there is no reason to ex? international students, SEVIS and clude someone and keep watch of US—VISIT. The FBI could then ac- them based on a country of birth. cess files from those databases. The International students have be- Drinking, drinking everywhere university is responsible for updat— gun resorting to alternative coun- ing those databases. tries for the pursuit of their higher Matt Campbellpoints out the prevalence ofdrinking and how that is embodied around campus. Now, there is no restriction and education, including Australia, the FBI has complete access to New Zealand, Canada and the Picture this: you are a New York von Township, Penn. showed up can finish a keg in five hours. students’ lives at will. United Kingdom. . City firefighter charged with petty drunk to his trial. Was he on trial That’s the whole show for many The files contain basic informa- The backlash of this decision will larceny after stealing personal for petty larceny too? people. Not getting out tailgating tion like permanent and temporary affect NCSU because undergradu- items from the ruins of the World No, he was on trial for drunk at the earliest possible moment addresses, parents’ information ate and graduate international Trade Center. driving. Moore even drove himself could mean one less sip ofsweet, After your to the trial with a blood—alcohol sweet Natty Light. ' and birthdays, but also courses of students consider technologically— trial, complete level of0.10. They enter the stadium drunk, study and course schedule, lengths oriented schools like NCSU when with guilty However, after the man got in but all in support ofour team I’m of visas and the duration of their searching for a university. plea, you find an argument with a state police sure. They cause the inability to education. The FBI can red flag Close to 40 percent of graduate that one of trooper, the secret was out. When clap and cheer on beat: Go S—Go these files if they suspecit students students in the College of engineer- the jurors was asked why he showed up drunk, Stat-Go (clap, clap) STATE! Ah, drinking dur- Moore replied, “you told me I that cacophony is music to my ears are involved in terroristactivi- ing are international students and ing delibera- could drink at home.” (clap). Hey, watch it bud! ties. If the FBI has any reason to a rapid decrease in enrollment will Matt tions. . People often tell me I’m a good . It’s people like this who go out be suspicious of a student, then it severely alter this number. Campbell How do you storyteller, but I cannot make this with the soul mission ofdrinking can pursue him or her without any NCSU has always prided itself on StaffColumnist find this out? stuffup, for it is real. and being stupid. interjection — which gives them diversity and providing an equal He tells you. But as I sat down to write this They don’t care aboutfriends, complete power. Opportunity for higher educa— At this point you are steamed. column and came across these sto- family or school. Heck, this could have been the ries, it struck me how big drinking I’m guessing alcohol led to the The policy, undoubtedly, is in- tion to all students and proves this man who could have turned the really is. As college students, we brutal massacre of my “Rule of herently flawed. The isolation of when it opens its doors to students tables in that jury room. are at the forefront ofthis trend. Thumbs” last Wednesday, causing international students is discrimi- from other countries. This new He could haveconvinced the Now I’m not saying there is any— quite the stir to my understanding. natory because the information policy restricts the university’s vi- others ofyour innocence. Instead, thing wrong with drinking, but Now that’s just reckless. access is based solely on place of sion to include all walks of life. he was living the High Life. You there are some people who make it I know plenty ofpeople who lobby for a new trial in light ofthis their lives. don’t drink, and they seem pretty birth. The FBI is clearly targeting Obviously, diversity isn’t as high news but your request is denied. As a disclaimer, I realize there happy with themselves and can students from the Middle East that on some people’s lists as it is on the You may ask, “How can this be, are people with diseases and men— have a good time. study technical subjects, such as university’s. Matt?”' Well, that’s because it’s tal problems, but there are a lot of I know plenty of other people The unsignededitorialthatappears above is theopinion ofthemembers of Technician’seditorialboardandis legal. . people who are just stupid. who drink in the company of the responsibilityofthe Editorin Chief. This isn’t just legal in some small For some, drinking is a way of friends, whether it is a night on the mountain town in North Carolina, life. The highs come from the town or a house party. But others " EditorinChief or on some plateau in Montana or “wicked two~kegger” last weekend have let drinking become their Matt Middleton even in the booming metropolis and the lows come from the police lifestyle; that’s all they have. editor@technicianonlinecom coming and spoiling the fun. The irony is that the loudest ' ManagingEditor ofNew York City. It’s legal every- Ben McNeely where; For some, it’s not a party unless people to proclaim that it’s just one TECHN [email protected] Manhattan Supreme Court Judge you wake up in a pool ofyour own stupid person that ruined it for ev- THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER or NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Ellen Coin cited a ruling by the vomit, not remembering the events eryone are the ones who will prob- News Editor PhotographyEditor DeputyNewsEditor T.S.Amarasiriwardena TaylorTempleton Tyler Dukes US. Supreme Court which rejected from the night before. ' ably be the next stupid person to [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] the argument that jurors consum- Well, then how would you re— ruin something else for everyone. ViewpomtEditor GraphicsEditor DeputyNews Editor Jason Eder P . k Cl k Erin Welch ing alcohol, smoking pot, snorting member ifit was a party? Oh right, See, they are probably only angry [email protected] at": ar e [email protected] cocaine or falling asleep was an the vomit. ‘ because someone was stupid before SportsEditor [email protected]. DeputySportsEditor outside influence on the jurors. We never heard the end ofhow they were. I like to pride myself Austin Johnson Advemsmg Manager Ryan Reynolds things, but that would [email protected] Claire Saunders [email protected] Poor firefighter, I feel bad. He tailgating was ruined by the re— on a lot of Artsand Entertainment Editor dvertising©technicianonIinecom DeputyPhotoEditor shouldhave known the law ofthe strictions set in place by the uni— never be one ofthem. Jake Seaton Classifieds Manage, Ray Black fll land before he made that appeal. versity. Our student body president Wake up people. [email protected] Edi Zach Patterson phoro@technicianonlinecomDe G h Ed Ofcourse, he should have known fought for us and got the time limit Go out, have fun, drink your eatures tor . . . . puty rap ics itor Ashley Hunk. classrfieds@techmcmnonllnecom Jessrca. Gluck the law ofthe land before he stole extended. beer but just realize that there is a diversions@rechnicianonlinemm [email protected] stufftoo. He based his argument on the Whole lot more to life than drink- Technician (USPS 455-050) is the official student-run newspaper of NC. State University and is 323Witherspoon StudentCenterBox8608, fact that tailgating is more than mg. published every Monday through Friday throughout the academic year from August through May NCSU CampusRaleigh,NC27695-8608 I’m not one for details though. I except during holidays and examination periods. 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To submit letters to Campus Forum, send your thoughts to view. [email protected]. Please CAMPUSFORUM limit responses to 250 words. Technician reserves the right to e It for grammar, style and size. was right'about Ludacris show. Ludacris is not out murdering people and robbing people cases, are equally without talent or imagination as anything Onorio - all characteristics ofwhat a”thug"might do.Yes he uses created by Ludacris. i chose not to attend that concert. I i would like to thank Brian Onorio for his recent column Eric McMillen explicit lyrics, but have you not walked around this campus wasn’t aboutto pay moneyfor a band l had not interest in. ”A’Ludacris’ Homecoming concert decision.”Ludacris,a Senior lately? It is only fair that this year we have the flip side ofthe hate-inspired rapper,will be coming to NC.State for a Economics and Mathematics Everyone is cussing like sailors now.Are they thugs? situation with a mainstream rap group performing. So Homecoming event. Most people would overlook or ignore Are my friends and l”thugs”because we choose to listen Brian, ifyou don’t approve, don’t go...quit trying to censor this obvious atrocity. Others may keep their opinions silent to some ofthe songs? No! And lam happy that Ludacris music and the concerts broughthere until everyone can be for fear that they would be branded a racist or a bigot. Mr. Homecoming concert will be biggest ever is coming to State...fina|ly I can enjoy some diversity.l bet satified,which will never happen. Onorio stands up and expresses what many students at NC. Brian,you have done it once again. You have put yet you didn't complain When Lone Star came for last year’s State feel as wellzthat it is simply wrong and unethical to another simply absurd column in the newspaper. Ludacris homecoming. Graham Staples use student funds and university propertyto hold a concert represents a genre of music that hasn’t been. represented Junior for a person who propagates messages ofanimosity and at NC.State Homecoming. ifyou thinkthat NCSU has a Deandra Duggans violence. diverse campus then you should be proud and happy ComputerEngineering that we are finally getting some diverse music. As far as Junior TaylorBrowne the lyrics,we are all adults ifyou disapprove ofthem then Parks,Recreation andTourism Wrong to compare murders and litter Senior simply don’t go. I bet that this concert will be the biggest Onorio creates double-standard Even though wholeheartedly respectyour intentions English homecoming concert ever. ' and think that you bring up many a valid point in the You said in your article that you onId be considered For someone who is clearly not a fan of Ludacris, Brian column”Low standards displayed during tailgating,”l While I often disagree with Brian Onorio’s columns, I racist and closed—minded. You’re right! Based on your Onorio seems to be quite well-versed in the rapper’s lyrics am insulted and disgusted that you would bring up the believe he hit thenail on the head in regards to the Ludacris previous articles l do think you are racist and this article and even managed to reference some ofthe less popular murders of Kevin McCann and Brett Harman into your Homecoming Concert.Ludacris has made quite the career . certainly does not alter my opinion. Furthermore,you are songs which aren’t being played at radio stations. lfl didn’t diatribe on the litter problem at NC.State football games. for himself by stringing together derogatory statements closed-mined because you can’t accept the fact that NCSU, know better, I’d say he actually had to do research to find What could possibly compel you to compare these two and hateful slurs—sort of like a Klan rally that rhymes to a a majority white university, is paying a black man to come something new to complain about. completely isolated events, and refer to the litter problem at beat. lt’s humorous that when a Brickyard preacher says a for a concert! Brian,open your eyes,the world is changing, tailgating as a”tragedy?” woman’s place is in the kitchen, he draws the ire of NCSU and you will get left behind ifyou can't change with it! DanielPickett Oh,that’s right,these two"tragedies”are not isolated at students.Yet,when Ludacris poignantly observes that a Senior all,they both stem from this”lack of respect — respect for woman's—rather, a ho’s—proper role is to fellate a ”playa’,’ JenniferBowden ComputerScience our surroundings and respect for others”that you have very Junior neatly used to explain not only our messy habits but two we invite him to our campus. men’s sensless murders as well. Moreover, i wonder what kind of reaction a country music Communication If you don’t like Ludacris, don’t go The murders didn’t happen because ofthis lack of performer would provoke if he had lyrics that were equally . a group of misogynic, homophobic and hateful. ”Thug” is a derrogatory term in Brian’s column titled”A Ludacris homecoming decision" disrespect you cite.They happened because l have no doubt that some ofthe more vocal elements he bashes the university for allowing Ludacris to perform . people made a series of horrible, life—ruining decisions.It ofthe student body would come out ofthe woodwork, I wouldjust like to address Brian Omorio and his on campus, and the Alumni Association forfunding the is asinine to say that the same reason people don’t throw pick up their placards and petitions and would fulfill their senseless use ofthe word"thug."You are entitled to your concert. I will grant it that Ludacris has poor lyrics. their garbage away is the also the cause oftwo deaths.50 roles as squawking college protestors.Yet for Ludacris,they opinion regarding Ludacris’ lyrics and you have every right lam personally not a big fan ofhis. It should be noted, nexttime you want to complain about a trash problem, remain deafeningly silent. not to like his music. Please yourselfand refuse to support however,that it is entirely up to you, personally,whether don’t try to bolster your argument by taking advantage of Perhaps this whole incident will illustrate an important him by not his music, but don't speak on things you know you attend the concert. Last year the Homecoming concert how we as students feel about a real tragedy. point: namely, misogyny is misogyny; homophobia is nothing of.You call him a“thug.” was headlined by Lonestar, a country band. thought this homophobia and bigotry is bigotry—regardless ofwhether Why, because ofthe lyrics in his music? Clearly you are a horrible decision, because can’t stand popular country P.J. Yeomans itfalls under the protective umbrella of”hip—hop culture.” the one in need ofa reality check. I take offense to anyone music. Freshman But in reality,that’s expecting a bit too much, so enjoythe who uses such a word that is untrue ofan individI‘Jal. The lyrics,while not as morally questionable in most FYC TECHNICIAN Diversions FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,2004 PAGE 5

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WOMEN’S S .. €€§ fense, we have to out—do their I)‘r“.3!.. Wolfpack Weekend FOOTBALL defense.” continued from page 8 The Wolfpack defense onlyal- DON’T MISS: lowed 137.yards oftotal offense WOMEN'S SOCCER said. “I have to take the correct against the Buckeyes, but also VS. NO. 20 CLEMSON angle and make sure I wrap up, forced just one turnover while TONIGHT,7 RM. SAS SOCCER he’s [Tech QB Bryan Randall] the Ohio State defense forced PARK a big quarterback. We have to five. Of the 11 first downs al— be very disciplined in what we lowed by State, five were the The Wolfpack start off its do.” ‘ result ofWolfpack penalties. ACC schedule much like the With all the talk ofdiscipline, Davis didn’t start in any of men did last weekend — at SAS its clear what the State coaching the road games State lost last Soccer Park, against a ranked staff has been stressing during year, but he was on the sidelines opponent. No. 20 Clemson will the week after the Wolfpack’s watching each one. Despite the pose the biggest test so far for the loss to Ohio State in which they struggles the Pack faced last undefeated Pack, and life won’t commited 14 penalties for 121 year on the road, he said the be getting easier with North total yards. Freddie Aughtry- team is not intimidated by the Carolina just around the corner Lindsay added that State must challenge ofplaying away from on Thursday night. It’s time to come out more aggressive than Carter-Finely and is ready to see ifthis team is going to make Virginia Tech on defense and move on. any noise in a strong conference, make more plays. “I wouldn’t say there’s any or ifaweak schedule has inflated “That’s the Waywe have to Win, added pressure to it,” Davis its early season record. by playing defense and making said. “We just want to get out big plays,” Aughtry—Lindsay there and open up [our] first said. “They have a great de- ACC game ofthe year.” MEN’S SOCCER AT CLEMSON ‘ ,1.3'l:7”‘5. P“3‘ “17.7km .4W'7 1331,11:.iv 733.‘i MOMif". That/i”x 5‘3.33-5.:a," Coach George Tarantini will take his team to Clemson this State’s away games in 2002 and 2003 I weekend for a match tonight against the Tigers. The game is scheduled to start at 7 pm. State currntly sits at 4—2—1, 0- 0—1 in the ACC. The Wolfpack 9/7/02 Nav W 65-19 had a full week to prepare for its second ACC game. The team looks to keep up the momentum from Sunday’s 1-1 tie with No. 1 10/12/02 Carolina W 34-17 Maryland. .

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2004 stat leaders . ’ _ TAYLORTEMPLETON/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTO 112511an' Running backT.A. McLendon swats away an OSU defender during Saturday’s 22-14 loss. McLendon and the Wolfpack will try to reverse last year’s road troubles Saturday againstVirginia Tech.State went 1-4 on the road last season, with its lone win coming against Duke. 031 3 B. RANDALL 1 11.1 .1. DAVIS Cmp-Att —Yds TD Int Cmp-Att Yds TD Int 41—74 544 4 4 2846 267 3 3 RDSMMS RB 3 B. RANDALL Road trip troubles Att Yds TD Avg. Att Yds TD Avg. 31 218 1 5.6 15 94 1 6.3 «renames.. STATE LOOKS TO REVERSE ITS FORTUNE ON THE ROAD AFTER WRl‘IQJ I-lYMAN GOING 1 -4 AWAY FROM CARTER-FINLEY LAST SEASON. 111111T.HALL.21 Rec Yds TD Avg. Rec Yds TD Avg. 9 190 2 21.1 a little more physical upfront. We have to 10 75 1 7.5 Ioe Overby do better playing in an environment like Keys to the Game StaflWriter up in Blacksburg. We [need to] be ready Keys to the Game for it and I think we will.” iv”; Life on the roadis tough. The stadiums Davis said the team must be prepared i 1'; ._ _, ,r»l.<°l‘"v‘ Ohio Statedidn’t do much on are loud. The fans are hostile. The game— for an aggressive attack on both sides of The bestwayto dull the electric offensively against the Wolfpack, day routine is different. the ball. Lane Stadium atmosphere15 to and Beamer has the weapons to But life on the road was especially “They’re probably going to be the most put together a quick scoring drive throw’different looks at a State Score early, and State has a little tough for the Wolfpack last year. aggressive team we’ve played all year,” less noise to worry about team yet to see complexoffenses. During Chuck Amato’s fourth year at Davis said. “They’re very physical, very STOPTFiE RU!!! NC. State, the Packhas had its fair share strong, they play hard. It’s going to take With State quarterback Davis still oftrouble away from Carter-Finley Sta- a lot to beat them.” QBJay Davis will haveto learn from adjusting to starting at this level, dium. The Wolfpack lost four of its five In order to prepare for the Hokies’ his mistakes and show the Virginia the Hokiesneed to force him to road games. I highly-touted secondary, wide receiver Tech defense he is capable ofgo— make plays. That begins by stop~ ing long.No passing will hurt the ping State’s talented backs. The Pack let close games turn into Tremain Hall said the team will spread explosive running backs State has losses when it left Raleigh. Look no fur- the field on offense, much as Southern at its disposal. ‘lfitlttzfifiimflfiblié; ther than the Pack’s road games against California did when it beat the Hokies ‘ Amato admitted that State tends Florida State and Ohio State last season, in Tech’s opener this season. to have trouble with quarterbacks both overtime nailbiters in which State “We’ve been working on me comingout Its obvious, buttrue. Running into who can beat you out ofthe the kicker, blocking from behind, pocket. Hokie QB Bryan Randall fell short. Players say theyhope to change of the backfield and running some goal fumbling pitch plays all can’t excels at doingjust that, as his 30 all that when they face their first road routes,” Hall said. “We’ve been watch- happen. Penalties and turnovers yard dashagainst Duke illustrated. game - and first ACC opponent — at Vir- ing USC and some ofthe stuffthey used. have to come down ifState ginia Tech tomorrow. State has not won Coach wants to stretch the field because expects to win. Quotable in Blacksburg in more than 50 years. they play that real close up defense.” “Playing in Blacksburgwillbe different, It wasn’t the State offense though, that Quotable yes,” quarterbackJayDavis said. “Butthis had so much trouble on the road last is a new team, a new year and we defi- year. The defense was lacking during nitely have to play better on the road as the early season loss at Wake Forest, a opposed to last year. It’s something that game in which State gave up over 200 we won’t be able to tell until we do it.” yards on the ground. The Wolfpack Players said that preparation is key to has turned that around early this year, winning on the road. Offensive lineman becoming the nation’s top defense in its Ied Paulsen said correcting mistakes in first two games. Defensive end Manny “The offense has to ”They force you practice and comingout ready to play Lawson said the team hopes to maintain make plays. When to guard it all. We are crucial to winning in tough environ- this season’s stellar defensive effort on we hit the home run, know what we ments such as Blacksburg. the road. we have. to hit the ‘ got. We just got to “We’re just trying to get prepared “I have to be on myP’s and Q’s,” Lawson big home run." execute ourselves." trying 'to get ready, trying to get things -Tramain Hall -Hokie Coach Frank Beamer workedout,” Paulsen said. “We have to be FOOTBALL continued on page 6 NCSU junior wide receiver

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