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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1920 w WEDNESDAY MARCH 2005 technicianonline.com ” ’ ‘"“"“"““"§.1‘;;;i;i bitHCQrBfifiQ Homecoming committee begins work First meeting discusses The Pack Howl subcommit- Pack Howl entertainment tee was the largest ofthe night, and Williams believes the size choices will result in a greater array of opinions. ' Iosh Harrell “I think a lot of the people StaffWriter interested in this event are in it for the band, it is arguably Homecoming chair Amanda the biggest event ofthe week,” Lilley and the rest of the sub— Williams said. “But there are so committee chairs said they many other things thatwe have were hoping for a good turn to take care of, such as the pep out Tuesday night. rally, getting prizes donated They got it. for the raffle and other kinds About 50 people, both old of performances that go on and new members, turned out during the week.” JEFF REEVES/TECHNIQAN at the Alumni Building to let The committee also feels Football players Marcus Stone and Brian Clarkjoust in the Brickyard Tuesday. Service Raleigh set up thejousting platform to promote their their voices be heard for next that a balance must be struck service project which takes place on April 2. Service Raleigh is an organization supported by Parks Scholars and Student Government. year’s Homecoming, sched- between pleasing students and uled for the week of Oct. 23— alumni alike. 29, capped off by the football “We’re really trying to con- game against the Golden Eagles centrate on more mainstream of Southern Mississippi. music, especially for our Among this year’s challenges alumni population,” Lilley Jousting for Service will be a majority—pleasing art- said. “Although Homecoming ist for Pack Howl, the expan— is for students on campus, it’s sion ofthe parade, and, just as also for the alums, and that important as the rest, a catchy will be one ofour main topics title for the week while playing this year.” ' Raleigh awareness a team from Mississippi. The Homecoming commit- Lilley, a senior in chemistry, tee said another focus will be said her main goal this yearwill getting the week started with Katie Akin the service partners include: interested in registering together. Groups who register together be to get more student groups more ofa bang, in the form'of StajfjTWriter Trees across America, Habitat The gladiator games were a novel are guaranteed to be placed in involved and to have even more Kickoff. for Humanity, as well as food idea for student motivation. the same service group April interest for the various events “We’re really trying to set the Students were surprised to banks, soup kitchens and el— “Last year we gave out pizza,” 2, and in the past, the student being held. ‘ stage for the rest of the week, find the Brickyard transformed ementary schools. Students who Kathy Fraley, a sophomore in response has been positive. “We’re going to try to blanket and make this a huge event into a gladiator battling area participate in the service day will chemical engineering and Ser— “I have done Service Raleigh campus and get more student with a good turnout,” kickoff yesterday between 11 am. and 1 be assigned to work for one of vice Raleigh volunteer, said. every year since I was a fresh~ groups and more populations chair Hunter Plemmons said. pm. Students fought each other these groups. “This year we wanted to do man,” Carrie Goodson, ajunior on campus who perhaps “We’re going to try to get a withjoustingbatons and learned “I got to beat up my friend something that students could in microbiology, said. “It is weren’t involved last year, but bonfire, get a radio station ways thattheycould enhance our Drew with a big foam jousting see andparticipate in, thatwould pretty laid back. This will be my perhaps would like to be this out, maybe an outdoor movie; communityduringthetwo-hour stick, which was awesome,” make the Brickyard fun.” second year as a site liaison; it is year,” Lilley said. “Our hope is something along those lines.” event, sponsored by Service Ra- Dylan Cunningham, a sopho— TheServiceRaleighrepresenta- a lot of fun. Groups always have to have an accurate represen— Last year’s Homecoming Pa- leigh. more in business management, tives handed out many T—shirts, a good time.” tation of our campus, not just rade went down Hillsborough Service Raleigh is an NCSU said. “He signed up to do service, cards and magnets to prospective So far this year, registration the big groups, but the smaller for the first time in years, and service organization supported so I would say the event was suc- Wolfpack volunteers. has been. relatively low. Repre- groups as well.” the committee is goingto tryto by the Parks Scholars and Stu- cessful.” “It’s been a good day, we’ve sentatives say that they think The group will also be look- build on last year’s success. dent Government that holds a Over the past week, Service drawn quite a crowd,” Caitlin that there are still roughly just ing for an accurate representa— “Our plan for the parade is to massive group service project Raleigh has been marketing Kelleher, a junior in environ- under 1,000 people registered. tion of musical opinion from start promoting the event now one day out of the year to lend its day of service, taking place mental science and co—chair of Last year there were 1,700 par- the student body, so that they during the spring and to get as numerous service groups in the April 2. Group participants Service Raleigh, said. “Although ticipants, and this year’s goal is can avoid last year’s contro— many businesses and organiza- Triangle area student volunteers. have chalked information on not everyone who hasjoustedhas 2,200. versial choice of Ludacris and tions as we can involved and get Local companies such as Kinkos, the bricks around campus, registered, we have raised aware— “We are hoping that people are come closer to pleasing the more participation,” Stephanie Krispy Kreme, Panera Bread and painted the Free Expression ness. Hopefully people will go just waiting until the last minute campus as a whole. Canady, parade chair and aju- Food Lion also donate goods and Tunnel, and contacted student home and get groups of friends to sign up,” Kelleher said. “It’s an The focus of the music this nior in communication, said. money to the cause. This year and faculty groups that might be together to register online.” awesome opportunity.” year will be a pop/rock style to “We’re going to try to target balance the hip-hop style oflast Greek Life more and trv to stir year and the country music the a rivalry among them, and to yearbefore. Possible candidates try to find ways to get more range from the Allman Broth- involved with the community Chancellor turned ‘Calendar Girl’ ers to Jessica Simpson to Good and include everyone.” Charlotte to the Foo Fighters, The group said the overall Twelve ofthe country’s She added that the additional money. Bramble said. “It really shows a with many other possibilities. meeting was a success. They leading women in science copies ofthe calendar have been Jenny Bramble, a senior in lot ofdifferent facets oflife, and “We tried to get a diverse said the large turnout will help werefeaturedfor 2005 distributed with that purpose; computer science, was given a I love that.” group of genres and we’re try- represent the entire campus local middle and high schools copy of the calendar and said Abbe Bonnevie, a junior in ing to get views from all the more effectively, and will be a calendar. were given extra copies to give she felt that'it was a great idea. biological sciences, said she feels committee members, and to sign ofgood things to come. young women something to Bramble said that although there the project was a great success. find out what kind of bands “I think the turnout and Haley Huie strive for. is information available toyoung “Anything to help fund an they are interested in as well overall response is great, espe— StafirWriter Davies said that Fox was one girls that tells them that they are important cause, such as en- as the student body,” Cody cially comparing this meeting of her first considerations for equal to boys, “something like couraging females to enter a Williams, Pack Howl com- to the first meeting last year,” Former NC. State Chancellor the calendar because she was a ' this shows that even though male dominated field, is great,” mittee chair and a junior in Canady said. “We saw a lot of Marye Anne Fox, appeared as woman Who had achieved a great these are the top scientists in Bonnevie said. agricultural business manage- the same faces, which is great Ms. October in a calendar spon- deal throughout her career. their fields, that they are still She said she respects the ment, said. “But a problem may because they know how every— sored by Biotech Primer, a firm “We were looking for women female.” women who developed and always arise where we could be thing works; we also saw a lot dedicated to educating non-sci- who had crossed over into other Bramble said that she was ini- posed for the calendar because dead set on one band, but not of new faces which will help ence professionals about basic industries, such as business or tially amused when she heard of their ability to show support be able to get them because of bring fresh ideas, and new elements ofbiotechnology.