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Pink with a purpose, ‘Race’ a successSusan G. Komen’s ‘Race for the Cure’ is the largest race in North and South Carolina. On Saturday, it became the most meaningful
Nathan HardinNews Editor
Over 25,000 people hit the streets of Raleigh Saturday morning spreading the message of hope to those whose lives have been affected by breast cancer.
The Su-san G. Ko-men ‘Race for the Cure’ showed con-tinued success and progress in its 14th annual event.
The ‘Race’ is sectioned off into four i nd iv idua l events: a competi-tive race, a women’s only walk/run and a recreational run.
T he recreat iona l race was the largest of the three with 14,000 participating in the open event. Out of these, there were 880 teams racing together with team names often derived from the memory of loved ones.
Steven Fulmer, graduate student in civil engineering, placed second in the category for 20 to 24-year-old men.
“It was my second time doing this race, but my first time competitively,” Fulmer said. “It’s a great cause. Even though this race is a little more expen-sive, you definitely feel like it’s going to something good.”
Fulmer was not the only Wolfpack representative at the race, because the
Women of the Wolfpack, a branch of the Wolfpack Club, had a team of about 12 participants.
“We had about 12 that walked with us,” said Media Hooks, associate di-rector. “We wanted to run for all of those survivors.”
Hooks also explained that because
of the Wolfpack’s history of breast cancer awareness, most notably with the death of legendary N.C. State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow last spring.
“Coach Yow was very active in our group,” Hooks said. “This is our way to show that we cared a lot about her.”
Hooks also said that they plan to have a group walking again next year.
“We will have a group next year, and we encourage any Wolfpackers to join our team next year,” Hooks said.
Julia Howie, senior in communica-tion, said that although it was her first time volunteering, it was a really good experience.
“It was a great experience,” Howie said. “Everyone was really happy, es-pecially at 6:30 a.m. In the future, I would rather volunteer than run.”
Another volunteer, Brooke Jones, explained that the participants were very grateful.
“The participants were great, and they were grateful,” Jones said. “Ev-eryone had a positive attitude.”
As part of an engineering camp, multiple Silly Putty balls were dropped on Tuesday.
Chris BoucherCorrespondent
Ever wondered what happens to a 50-pound ball of Silly Putty when it’s dropped from the top of an 11-story building? Then you missed quite a show Tuesday at D.H. Hill Library.
A crowd of about 100 gathered Tuesday afternoon to witness what has become an annual event at the N.C. State engineering camp: the Silly Putty drop.
According to Nate DeGraff, marking and media relations co-ordinate for the College of Engi-neering, the camp, whose attendees are high school juniors and seniors, does the drop every year.
Anticipation built and camera phones came out as the main event approached: two men in orange vests peeked out from the side of the library rooftop and gave the OK sign to Roger Russell, Materi-als Camp Coordinator, who was communicating via walkie talkie
from the ground. The men then pushed the 50-pound
Silly Putty behemoth over the edge of the library’s rooftop. The crowd caught its breath collectively as what appeared to be a giant, flesh-toned kickball screamed toward the blue tarp below.
A collective gasp accompanied the impact of the putty ball, which shat-tered though it scarcely bounced up from the ground.
So why didn’t it bounce, like Silly Putty is prone to do?
According to Russell, the bigger the blob of putty, the more energy it releases upon impact. The 50-pound putty ball released so much energy, it exploded upon impact.
According to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering website, the goal of the experiment was “to teach students the role chemi-cal bonds play on a molecular level to determine the structure and ductile properties of a material.”
Degraff explained it in layman’s terms; “It’s how materials react under pressure,” DeGraff said.
Russell’s point about energy was demonstrated by three Putty drops that preceded the largest ball; the first was golf-ball sized, the second
baseball-sized, and the third was ap-proximately the size of a bowling ball.
The bigger the ball, the less it bounced from the ground, and the more likely it was to explode upon im-pact, as was the 50-pound ball’s fate.
“We expect every ball to bounce every year, but properties change from year to year,” explained Rus-sell, department resource manager with materials science and engineer-ing. “Properties can always change, because the expected environment can change.”
Each of the first three balls bounced a bit. The first two leapt straight up, and mostly maintained their integrity throughout; the third hit with a thud, breaking apart as it flew upward.
After dropping the largest ball, Rus-sell had the campers gather up the scraps and make another ball to drop. This one broke into many pieces, but it fell apart when it hit the tarp.
Russell chalked this result up to two factors: temperature and pressure.
“When the temperature [of the put-ty] goes up, it is not as violent a colli-sion because the putty is more fluid,” he explained. “The second giant Putty ball did not have any time to compact before it was dropped from D.H. Hill.”
Actor P.J. King will no longer be the pitchman for N.C. State.
Nathan HardinNews Editor
The days where you could turn on the television and see P.J. King stroll-ing the University’s campus have come to an end. A new branding campaign will be ready before football season commences, and students could see the return of the ‘90s slogan “We all go to N.C. State.”
Joe Hice, the Univer-sity’s chief communica-tions officer, said he is going through the creative process right now and no decisions have been made.
“We’re going through the creative process,” Hice said. “Right now we’re looking at several differ-ent options. We will create a new TV spot in time for football season.”
According to Hice, the cost of the previous three commercials starring P.J. King was “in the neighborhood of $290,000 for three spots.”
“It does tend to be somewhat ex-pensive because they appear during NCAA events,” Hice said. “It needs to deliver the same quality feel [as other corporate and University com-mercials].
Although it has become a recent practice for large universities to hire firms to help discover innovative branding campaigns, Hice feels con-fident the University can add a new spot internally.
“We have some really talented peo-ple on staff,” said Hice. “We’re going to add a new spot internally.”
“I like the attitude of the ‘Red Means Go’ set, we’re here, doing research and making discoveries,” said Hice. “I didn’t feel that the visual images reflected N.C. State.”
“We’ve asked for ideas around cam-pus and we’re starting to go through all of them,” Hice said. “We’ll take the ones we really like and sit down with the chancellor.”
Hice also plans to get rid of the ‘Red Means Go’ website.
“We’re going to have a new mini-site that takes people in and gives them more info,” Hice said.
Many students, however, enjoyed the innovative ‘Red Means Go’ com-mercials. Amanda Richardson, junior in animal science, said that the Uni-versity should stay with the current slogan because it’s more interesting.
“They should stick to ‘Red Means Go.’ I can’t really see how the ‘90s
slogan is any better,” said Richardson. “The current one is more interesting in my opinion. Plus, it makes a great conversation start-er.”
When asked if the deci-sion to change the cam-paign was a product of a post-Oblinger phase designed to push out in-frastructure left behind by ex-chancellor James Oblinger’s administra-tion, Hice made clear that there was no relation.
“I wasn’t here when Chancellor Oblinger was here and the campaign has
nothing to do with him,” Hice said.
Hice began at the University on September 21. He has a track record of success, both in the corporate and university worlds, introducing the popular campaign for Sea-Doo Wa-tercraft, reengineering the Harley-Davidson image, and revamping the highly successful ‘Gator Nation’ campaign at the University of Florida.
Hice said his experience has helped him understand what it takes to make a University successful.
“If you look at Harley-Davidson, and you look at Sea-Doo watercraft, and then you go to Carter-Finley sta-dium and see 100,000 people that have built N.C. State into their lives, that lifestyle [aspect] is the same,” Hice said. “I don’t think there’s a more passionate group of fans than those at N.C. State. That’s something we can really build on.”
Putty dropped from D.H. Hill roof‘Red Means’ to go
Tim O’Brien/TechnicianRunners wait for the 7 a.m. start to the competitive 5k race Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Race for the Cure at
Meridith College. The event drew 25,000 people to the streets of Raleigh, running their way past N.C. State’s campus on Hillsborough street.
Tim O’Brien/TechnicianA 50-pound ball of silly putty explodes on at the foot of D.H. Hill library after falling 10 stories from the roof Tuesday, June 15, 2010.
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17:292. Lauren Strapp- Raleigh, N.C.
18:253. Erin Duke- Raleigh, N.C.
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Overall Male1. Thomas Graham- Cary, N.C.
15:422. Robert Mintz- Cary, N.C. 16:093. Jake Johnson- Sherwood, A.Z.
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Building a robotic car for a summer camp, Ryan Bumgardner, senior at Village Christian Academy, Meghan Hegarty, graduate student in biomedical engineering, Christian Lilley, sophomore in electrical engineering, and Lucas King, junior at Lincoln Charter High School, work on assembling the circuit board in the Troxler Design Center in Engineering Building 2 Monday, June 14, 2010. Hegarty and Lilley were helping
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Campus Calendar
todayElEcTRONIc ThEsIs & DIssERTaTION (ETD) WORkshOpD.h. hIll lIBRaRy9:30 a.m. - Noon
IacUcAdmin III, Room 3011 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Percy Jackson & The olymPians: The lighTing ThiefWitherspoon Cinema7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
UNIvERsITy ThEaTRE ThEaTREFEsT: agaTha chrisTie’s sPider’s Webthompson theatre8 p.m.
Percy Jackson & The olymPians: The lighTing ThiefWiThersPoon cinema9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
in the know The Eagles to Headline Summer Concert at RBC Center
On Thursday, June 17 at 7 p.m. the Eagles will be headlining in Raleigh at the RBC Center on their Sum-mer 2010 tour. The Eagles, consisting of, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, will perform hits from their more than 35-year career, such as Hotel California, Desperado, Life In The Fast Lane, Take It To The Limit, How Long, and more. The Eagles last performed in Raleigh in 2005. Tickets are available online or at the box office phone at 1-800-743-3000.
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Fun Night at Carter-Finley Stadium
On Friday, June 18 at 5:30 p.m. kids and their parents all come out to join Mr.
and Ms. Wuf at Carter-Finley Stadium. There will be games, jump houses, face painting and more. Then at 6:45 pm set up blankets and chairs on the 50 yardline to watch Dreamwork’s “Madagascar” on the giant vid-eo board. Families are encour-aged to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic dinner. Come out and join the fun! Junior Wolfpack Club members and their parents are $5 a person. Children 2 and under are FREE and all others are $8 a person. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No alcohol is per-mitted. Rain date is Saturday, June 19.
Source: NcSu campuS caleNdar
Bark in the Park Night
On Saturday, June 19 at 7 p.m. the Carolina RailHawks FC will host the Second An-nual ìBark In The Park” Night to be held at WakeMed Soccer Park when the team hosts Crys-tal Palace Baltimore. Special $3 dog tickets will be made available for pets and their owners will have a chance to purchase discounted tickets for the event. The RailHawks
will donate all proceeds for the $3 dog ticket to the SPCA of Wake County and fans are encouraged to bring their pets and learn more about the great things the SPCA does to save pets in the area. In addition to the SPCA, the American Ken-nel Club will be available in the concourse to answer any ques-tions fans might have. The AKC will also be offering the option to enroll in the new AKC Ca-nine Partners Program for mixed-breed dogs with a $10 discount on their $35 enroll-ment fee. The American Ken-nel Club will also be a part of halftime festivities with the exciting AKC Sport of Dog Agility demonstration. Last year over 50 dogs came to the match with their owners and the RailHawks expect a good showing this year too. Tickets may be purchased at the LG-FCU Box Office, by calling 919-859-5425 or by visiting www.carolinarailhawks.com.
Source: caroliNa railhawkS
University Theatre TheatreFest: “Agatha Christie’s ‘Spider’s Web’”Agatha Christie’s Spider’s
Web is about a young lady named Clarissa, a charming diplomatís wife with a dead body in her drawing room and a houseful of guests. At any minute, her husband will arrive with an important VIP and it just wonít do for them to encounter the police investigating a murder. ìOh what a tangled web we weave,î she quotes as she develops a complicated web of imaginative alibis and inventive lies as she engages her guests in the search to unveil the murderer and solve the mystery. TheatreFest Season Tickets: $33 each (includes all three shows), Pick Two offer: $26 (choose two shows), Individual tickets: Adults $15 ; seniors, NCSU faculty and staff, students, alumni association members, parent association members and Encore, $13; NCSU students $5. For tickets call Ticket Central, 919.515.1100 or online at www.ncsu.edu/arts.
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poliCe BlotterJune 1012:58 a.M. | sUspIcIOUs pERsONHolladay Hall officers spoke with non-student in the area. Subject was trespassed from NCSU property because of criminal history.
2:13 a.M. | chEck pERsONDan Allen Dr/Thurman Dr officers stopped non-student riding bicycle without headlight. Subject was advised of law.
7:55 a.M. | B/E vENDINg MachINENelson Hall A staff member at Nelson hall found that a vending machine had been broken into. 12:10 p.M. | DaMagE TO pROpERTyBroughton Drive/Founders Drive Facilities notified police that brick wall was damaged.
June 1111:35 a.M. | laRcENyCarmichael Gym Report of unsecured bicycles stolen.
8:29 a.M. | FIRE alaRMWood Hall Fp responded to alarm. Cause unknown. System reset.
2:36 p.M. | pOlIcy vIOlaTIONPi Kappa Alpha Fp noted smoke detector missing and another covered. Follow-up investigation will be conducted.
2:58 p.M. | skaTEBOaRD vIOlaTIONRiddick Hall Area officer issued verbal warning to five non-students violating skateboard policy. All were trespassed from NCSU property. Subjects complied to leave the area.
6:28 p.M. | laRcENyLanguage & Computer Labs Student reported bicycle stolen.
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The number of DWIs being reported by University police has increased enough to raise concern.
Chelsey FrancisStaff Writer
According to Jon Barnwell, campus police captain, one of the new “fads” among college students is buzz driving. Buzz driving, along with an en-hanced relationship between the campus police department and all Wake County police agencies, are cited as main rea-sons for the increased number of driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges reported to the Office of Student Conduct.
Dr. Christopher Austin, the assistant director of health promotion and substance abuse prevention, tracks the number of reported DWIs be-cause of his job. He noticed an increase in the number of DWIs reported since May 26, a time when most students are off campus.
“The increase is a legitimate concern. It means more people could be driving while intoxi-cated,” said Austin. “From my experience, about 20 percent of the people that are intoxicated are driving. That’s enough to raise a concern.”
Austin tracks the number of students reported for DWIs because he coordinates alco-hol and drug education on campus.
“I like to keep track of how many students are reported for DWIs because they have to go through a drug or alcohol program with us after they have been reported by the Of-fice of Student Conduct. My tracking is just to get an idea of how many students are go-ing to be in these programs.” Austin said.
Barnwell said that overall, there is a slight trend of an overall increase in driving while intoxicated.
“A lot of people, especially college-aged people, are less worried about driving drunk,” said Barnwell. “Buzz driving is students driving with a buzz, but not feeling drunk.”
“What a lot of students don’t realize, is even when they only have a buzz, they’re still drunk,” said Barnwell. “Buzz driving is drunk driving and will be treated as such by law enforcement officers.”
Barnwell also cited a better relationship with the Raleigh Police Department, as well as all Wake County Police Agen-cies, as another reason the number of reported DWIs has increased.
“We have encouraged all the police departments to report all DWIs to us that involve our students,” Barnwell said.
After a student is reported to the University for a DWI charge or citation, the Office of Student Conduct gets involved.
According to the Code of Student Conduct, the Univer-sity alcohol policy covers every student currently enrolled in coursework, regardless of lo-cation. The Code of Student Conduct outlines the alcohol policy for all students, also including that it is “unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage within the right-of-way of municipal streets, boulevards, alleys and sidewalks.”
Barnwell said he wanted to emphasis the seriousness of drunk driving, buzz driving and the DWI charge.
“Alcohol and other intoxicat-ing substances are not some-thing to play around with. They are serious,” said Barn-well. “When an intoxicated person decides to drive, they
are not only endanger-ing their own life, but also the lives of other innocent people.”
Austin said he is surprised at the number of DWIs that have been reported to and by Campus Police.
“I am definitely surprised at the number of DWIs that have been reported since May 26,” Austin said. “I’m aware that it could have been the same amount as past years, but it’s being reported to the university more and the number is still enough to raise a concern.”
According to N.C State’s legal affairs website, im-mediate consequences of a DWI charge include driver’s license revocation for thirty days. Fines and charges ac-company DWI charges that could range from $200.00 to as much as $4,000.00. Also, an increase of up to 450 per-cent in insurance can result.
DWIs on the rise
Dwi CHarges past anD present BreakDown:Time: May 1- June 30, 2009DWI Reports by Campus police involving non-students: 17DWI Reports by outside agencies: 6DWI Charges: 1 student, 3 non-students
Time: May 1- June 13, 2010DWI Reports by Campus police involving non-students: 22DWI Reports by outside agencies: 10DWI Charges: 11 students, 2 non-students
Source: Dr. chriStopher auStin
Students are working on a garden on Centennial Campus and inviting others to join.
Chelsey FrancisStaff Writer
The location has been ap-proved, the ground tilled, the plots boxed in. The next tasks are to move soil into the boxed in plots and plant the crops. The SOUL garden has gone from being an idea to reality.
Katie McKnight, junior in environmental technology, and Lauren Morris, senior in biological sciences, are the two main forces behind this proj-ect. Together, they had Bob Patterson, professor in sci-ence, technology and society, for a class. While discussing organic gardens in that class, the idea of the University hav-ing one came up.
SOUL, which stands for Students for Organic United Living, is the name the group came up with when naming the garden, because they wanted to emphasize student involve-ment.
“We wanted to make sure we had ‘students’ in the name of the garden. We really wanted to emphasize that the group is student led, student devel-oped, and probably going to be mainly students working in the garden,” said Morris.
Through the Think Outside
the Brick Competition, the idea won a $1,000 grant, according to the SOUL garden Facebook group page.
McKnight, co-president of the Wolfpack Environmental Student Association, said she drafted the proposals for the garden.
“I got involved with SOUL [garden] through the Wolf-pack Environmental Student Association. A few of the club members and I drafted a pro-posal for the Think Outside the Brick Competition as a sustainable project proposal,” said McKnight.
Tuesday, Morris said, “After we got the grant, we found the location and had it approved. Monday was our first actual workday, when we tilled the soil. On Wednesday we’ll be boxing in the plots, and Thurs-day we’ll be moving soil into the boxes.”
The garden is located on Cen-tennial Campus, beside Lake Raleigh, to the left of the dam. The group is having a workday Thursday, June 17 from 5 – 7:30 pm to move soil. Morris says that anyone interested in help-ing is welcome to come.
“SOUL gardens will need students from all different majors—from the agriculture school to the design school—to make for a successful garden,” said McKnight.
According to Morris, the SOUL garden could be set up similar to the ES King Vil-
lage garden, where the plots are leased out to families and groups. Also, the classes could be linked to existing classes as a hands-on part to the class.
“I find the garden to be thera-peutic,” said Morris. “It’s relax-ing to be able to be outside and working in a garden like that with friends.”
For Morris, the garden is more than just therapeutic. She says since she came to N.C. State, she has felt that a sense of community is important. She feels that this is a great way to combine something that will be beneficial with the commu-nity, encouraging the sense of community that N.C. State prides itself on.
“I think it’s a great way to build community throughout campus. N.C. State is huge and has so many talented students, but it’s easy to feel discon-nected with those who aren’t in your major or classes,” said McKnight.
Although McKnight says she’s currently in Peru, she’s ex-cited to return to North Caro-lina in July and start helping with the garden.
“I hope SOUL turns out to be a means of bringing people of different backgrounds togeth-er, gardening side by side, and allows students to see how im-portant the environment and real food is to our university and in our lives as a whole,” said McKnight.
McKnight said, “It’s a way for students to think consciously about where their food is com-ing from on a daily basis—the ‘farm to fork’ idea—as well as take pride and ownership in the ability to produce their very own food.”
SOUL garden begins construction
tim o’Brien/technicianPulling the silly putty into strings, Simon Eve, senior at North Mecklenburg High School, and Lindsey Barnes, senior at West Carteret High School, help rebuild the 50-pound ball of the silicone polymer that just took a 10 story drop from the roof of D.H. Hill library Tuesday, June 15, 2010. The studens were here for a material science camp. “I hope it splatters everywhere,” Barnes said before it fell. The putty mass exploded, sending pieces dozens of feet away and coating the high school students shoes.
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Technician (USPS 455-050) is the official student newspaper of N.C. State University and is published every Monday through Friday throughout the academic year from August through May except during holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the columns, cartoons, photo illustrations and letters that appear on Technician’s pages are the views of the individual writers and cartoonists. As a public forum for student expression, the students determine the content of the publication without prior review. To receive permission for reproduction, please write the editor. Subscription cost is $100 per year. A single copy is free to all students, faculty, staff and visitors to campus. Additional copies are $0.25 each. Printed by The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Copyright 2008 by North Carolina State Student Media. All rights reserved.
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{ }Our view
Our University has many symbols that we identify with: the
Wolfpack, accompanied by Mr. and Ms. Wuf as our mascots, and the Memorial Bell Tower is in the middle of our offi-cial seal. Students and alumni hold these symbols dear just as much as they cherish the mem-ories they have accumulated here at our University.
What makes our University’s symbols great is their tradi-tional staying power. If our fathers went to State, they too cheered on Mr. Wuf, and they walked the Brickyard when they went to the library. Most probably sung our alma mater as they watched the game, and yelled a suggestion of a loca-tion for Carolina students to go in the Red and White song.
We wish that our school slo-gan had the same traditional staying power as our other University symbols. Recently, our slogan was changed to ‘Red Means Go,’ and it has met general approval. However, now the University is con-sidering changing the motto again. Although this slogan hasn’t matured yet to the point of our alma mater, we feel that we should give it a chance to reach that point for us stu-dents and our alumni.
If students have watched the screens at the football games, they would have seen P.J. King professing our slogan to fans. During NCAA games, the na-
tion got a hint of our slogan. Now that everyone has gotten a taste of this new slogan, is it really right to change it again? Everyone is just now starting to get used to this one.
If we keep changing our slogan, it will never reach the point of it being a traditional part of our University’s sym-bols. A change to our slogan wouldn’t be an adoption of another slogan, but instead a destruction of the slogan sym-bol. It took awhile for our cur-rent slogan to be accepted and generally known to University students, and if it is changed we will have to wait a long while until we have another
established slogan. What we really worry about
concerning the prospect of a new slogan is the dread that a new slogan could be unorigi-nal. Our old slogan ‘We all go to N.C. State’ doesn’t feel very unique. If the University does put their foot down and decides we have to change the slogan, then they should pick up on the definite positive aspect of our current slogan: originality.
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility
of the Executive Editors.
Establishing a traditional sloganThe FacTs:P.J. King is no longer the spokesperson for the University and the chief communications officer is rethinking the slogan ‘Red Means Go.’
Our OpiniOn:Although not using P.J. King is acceptable, getting a new slogan so soon is not conducive to establishing a sound sense of tradition and pride in our school’s slogan.
Student debt reaching high levels
Chelsey FrancisStaff Writer
For graduating stu-dents set on en-tering the “real
world” and potentially setting themselves free from the rigors of the academic lifestyle, wor-ries were not solely set on finding a job or relo-cating to more aestheti-cally pleasing living con-ditions. These graduates were enslaved by their student loans of $40,000 or more. The sudden re-alization of this can be completely demoraliz-ing to the recent gradu-ates, especially since the recent downturn in the economy has made many people unsuccess-ful in finding jobs.
Paying for college can be-come a nightmare for many parents and students as they matriculate from high school into the university life. Throughout their four years, or more for those going to gradu-ate school, college debt can pile on quickly. With relief far from sight, some students receiving diplomas will have to face the tremendous amount of debt that they have accumulated while pursuing their careers.
Borrowers of school loans do not start repaying them until after graduation. This adds to the difficulty they face when trying to reconcile the financial decisions made in the present, and will have a major impact on their future lifestyles. After fighting for jobs, recent gradu-ates will realize that their earn-ings will quickly be diminished from not only principal but also interest payments as well.
Federal loans are regulated and their interest rates are capped by the government at 6.9 percent. Anything that lim-its the highest price a supplier can charge will result in short-ages, and the federal student loans are no exception. Plenty of students apply for the federal loans but no one is guaranteed placement. Private loans reach to the students who are not lucky enough to get the federal loans, with interest rates that can be as high as 20%.
For students at our Uni-versity, student debt should not be too much of a prob-lem. The tuition for in- state students is much lower than many of the private schools that are offered in the southeast. 91% of students are residents of North Caro-lina and taking advantage of the lowered tuition. The result is that the average student at North Carolina State graduates with about $19,000 in debt.
However, anyone can easily fall victim to the negative effects of need-ing a student loan. But, the best way to avoid feel-ing the consequences after graduation is to avoid the private loans. Federal aid and loans should be the top pick for students that cannot afford the tuition from family, gifts, or their own personal income. For the students that do not qualify for federal aid and are turned away from the federal loans are in a tenu-ous situation.
Students overall, but espe-cially these students, need to become more creative when paying for school. Receiving top grades and qualifying for scholarships, working over the summer or during the semester, and becoming an RA are some of the ways that you can lower the total amount of student debt that you would have to take on as a student.
But if you find yourself heading off to graduate school you will need to consider all the options to cover the cost of the tu-ition. Another concern that shouldn’t be overlooked is the expected increase in future earnings. That needs to be higher than the cost of your time and the obvi-ous cost of the tuition for the graduate program or college may not be a good investment.
We, as students, need to realize that just by graduat-ing we are guaranteed job placement. Student loans are becoming more of nec-essary evil with rising tu-ition costs. But, minimiz-ing student loans now will not only prepare us for bud-geting later, but also leave us money for ‘entertainment’.
The silly puttyball cracked!!!
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By johNAthEN StEVENS
How do you feel about the possibility of the
“Red Means Go” N.C. State commercials being
changed?
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“I don’t like that they’re changing it. It’s like NC State is trying to create its name but we want to foster it. We want to be the MIT of the South. I hate the fact that it’s being changed..”
james Loidsophomore, textile engineering
“I don’t really know what it is, but I think NC State should try to get its name out there..”
Adam Philyawsenior, electrical and computer engineering
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Andrea Johnson,freshman, first year college
“Well [the commercials] were kind of cool. If done right, change isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I guess we’ll just have to see what the end result is..”James Coxjunior, civil engineering
Dear Pizza Engineer,I understand what
sort of a predicament you are in. It is always difficult when one has to make a choice
between what m a k e s y o u h a p p y a n d what ma kes the ones you love happy. Your father is justified in his desires to have his child take over the fam-ily business. It’s an honor to
be trusted with such a great re-sponsibility. Your father trusts you to take over something he has put his heart and soul into and that trust is a great privi-lege.
At the same time, you have your own goals. You have as-pirations for yourself and you are completely entitled to them. What do YOU want for your future? What do you want to do with your life? Deciding your future is a choice you have to make on your own and cannot be made under compulsion.
You care about your fam-ily, and that is great. Have you considered finding a middle
ground? A lot of people are able to juggle a 9-5 job and a business. Consider alterna-tives with your dad about this situation. Chances are he will understand you have goals for yourself, and that putting too much pressure on you to change your goals isn’t fair. As much as you respect your fa-ther’s wishes, you have the right to have your ow n goa l s for yourself. Your father, i n t u r n , s hou ld b e sensitive to your goals.
In all deci-sions involving a choice be-tween your own desires and that of your family, I feel that a certain level of compromise is necessary. At the age that we are at in college, we have individual thoughts and goals, but want to fulfill our parents’ wishes as well. It is important to manage a delicate balance between the two. You should never compro-mise completely against what you want for yourself, because often you know what course of action is best for you. But keep in mind that your parents have known you for your whole
life, and will always the best for you. Considering their opinions in serious choices like your career is crucial, but should not be the only opinion taken into account. You have thoughts, goals, ambitions, and dreams, and are completely entitled to them.
My advice remains to f ind a middle ground. Find a way to balance t he t wo, or talk to your par-ents about
where you stand on the issue. Stand by your opin-ion. It’s okay for you to dif-fer from what your parents want. Be respectful and tactful. They are your par-ents and deserve at least that much from you. Make sure you approach the conversa-tion with an open mind as far as opinions and advice go, and be willing to make a compromise if necessary. Good luck!
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Technician’s weekly “Spotted in the Brickyard” highlights a fashionable student found in the Brickyard. From eclectic and vintage to
classic and chic, Technician will be sure to bring you fresh looks every week.
rebecca register, a junior in mathematics, shows off her outfit on campus near Lee hall. her style is casual and laid-back. “I’d say my favorite thing to buy is jeans,” register said. “I’ve wanted to go to state most of my life. Most of my wardrobe is either N.C. state or came from something I did at state, i.e. service N.C. state or service raleigh - basically service events.”
shoes: reef, $30Jeans: Walmart, $20belt: Walmart, $15shirt: giftWatch: part Walmart, $30 and part gift
Bonnaroo 2010 rocks the music scene9th run of the festival had students braving harsh heat and enjoying great music
Ann PolkArts and Entertainment Editor
“Good times with good friends listening to good mu-sic,” is how Nathan Hewitt, a sophomore in political science, summed up his experience at the 9th Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this past week-end. Headlining artists like Jay Z, Dave Matthews Band and Kings of Leon, represented a variety of music genres at this year’s festival, which attracted approximately 80,000 fans. The four day event held every June in Manchester, Tenn. took place on a 700 acre farm where fans pitched tents and endured the sweltering 90 degree heat for show after show of great music.
Bryan Hum, a sophomore in international studies and political science, attended the festival for the first time this year and said he went on a bit of a lark.
“A group of my friends told me about it and I needed some-thing to do over the summer. It seemed like an exciting thing to do. I didn’t know a lot of the groups but that didn’t deter me from going. I went to a lot of the shows and grew to like a lot of the bands I saw,” Hum said.
Also a first time attendee, Kendall Brobst, a senior in psy-chology, said she had wanted to go for the past three years and
that there were many bands she liked this year.
“When I was study ing abroad, one of the other girls abroad wanted to go to it too, so we went together. The lineup this year was so good; a lot of people were there that I really wanted to see,” Brobst said.
Hum and Hewitt said Jay Z was their favorite act and near-ly everyone in attendance at the festival was present at his show.
“They had two big screens so everyone could see but from where I was I could see him clearly,” Hum said. “They had general seating for people and VIP seating, but from where I was I had a great view and I could hear really well.”
“The build up to it was awe-some and he put on a great show. Being surrounded by 80,000 people chanting ‘HOVA’ – he came out for an encore – it was amazing. The whole open-air atmosphere really added to it,” Hewitt said.
Kings of Leon was Brobst’s favorite act, but said she really enjoyed several other shows as well.
“Kings of Leon was my favor-ite but a new favorite – some-thing I didn’t know about be-fore but I really enjoyed – was Edward Sharpe and The Mag-netic Zeroes. He was awesome in concert; he was one that I really liked,” Brobst said. “[For] KOL, the stage setup was great, the screens on the side were huge and they were the clearest screens ever, which really added to it so everyone could see. I wasn’t in the front
row but it wasn’t a big deal. The Avett Brothers were really good too.”
So many great bands packed into four days meant there were multiple bands playing at all times of the day, which Brobst said made it difficult to catch all the shows people wanted to see.
“I had a whole schedule of the entire day of people I wanted to go see, but you need a break during the day. It sucks because you want to see everyone but you can’t go from noon to five in the morning, you have to go back and chill for a little bit. I definitely missed out on a few bands I wanted to see but it was still a great experience,” Brobst said.
Reminiscent of Woodstock, Bonnaroo has a bit of a hip-pie jam-band reputation, but Hum said there were a variety of people in attendance and things stayed under control.
“It was a majority of hippy, chill people, a lot of college kids who are partiers and even adults and little children were there. The staff had a good time keeping everything under con-trol,” Hum said.
High temperatures were a constant discomfort. Brobst said she came prepared for the heat and it didn’t negatively impact her experience.
“It didn’t affect it so much; it almost added to it. Obvi-ously it would have been more fun if it was really nice outside because you would be able to dance more and do other stuff without getting super disgust-
ing,” Brobst said. “We had a Wal-Mart trip before we came and got spray fan water bottles, so those were really helpful as far as keeping cool because it was really hot.”
Hewitt said the best part of his experience was being with his best friends and hanging out with everyone. He also said it is something everyone in college should do.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, everyone should look into going,” Hewitt said. “I wouldn’t say it’s life chang-ing, but it’s definitely one of those things you want to say you’ve done, to check off your bucket list.”
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Fashion on a budget Laura WilkinsonFeatures Editor
(3 stars of 5) Don’t bring out the pitch-
forks and torches, but I’ve never seen the original Karate Kid movie. Therefore, I don’t consider myself a good judge on whether the old or the new film is better. However, I will say the new one had some awe-some moves and a great cast to arm itself for battle against the original in the fight for ticket sales.
The two stars, played by Jack-ie Chan and Jaden Smith, are what will bring the large audi-ences to the theatres. Chan is synonymous with great mar-tial arts action and Smith is the precious little offspring of Will Smith, a great actor in his own right.
Dre Parker, portrayed by Smith, is forced to move with his mother to China after his mom’s job in Detroit was shipped overseas. He doesn’t know the language, has no friends and goes to a school full of kids who bully him. Dre is a whiny little snot for the first half of the movie–and unnecessarily so. I get that you hate China, but suck it up and learn some kung fu already! All the crying and screaming at mommy simply reminds me of a toddler in the grocery store who has been refused cookies.
The fact that the moves fea-tured in the film are not karate, but kung fu, may not bother some people, but it certainly bothers me. It just screams the fact that filmmakers wanted the brand recognition that comes with the original film, which is a cop out from my perspective.
It’s also amazing how all the Chinese people in the movie speak English around their Chinese counterparts, simply because there’s one American in the scene too. I’ve never been to China, but I’m pretty sure their school classes are taught in Chinese, not English.
On the other hand, I’d say about 75 percent of the Chi-nese spoken in the movie did not have English subtitles to accompany it. Congratulations on committing to a language, but I wanted to know what the
antagonists were saying! The writers and directors did
do a good job when including fun for everyone, with sharp kung fu moves for the action lovers, a little romance for the ladies in the audience, and middle school-aged kids for the PG-13 crowd.
If you like to watch short kids beat the sense out of one another, then this movie is for you! Personally, I love a good action movie where things are blowing up and people are try-ing out their mad ninja skills, but for some reason watching Smith’s character get beaten up multiple times by another kid unsettled me a bit.
Middle school romance brings back such fond memo-ries–not–but the romance be-tween Dre and Mei Ying in the film was thoroughly botched up. The flirtation at the begin-ning was cute when Dre was showing off his (lack of) ath-letic skills, but then he got beat up for it, effectively killing the mood. Also, the only physical interaction between the two was a kiss that happened in the middle of the movie. Their re-lationship did not evolve after that, leaving me disappointed
with that part of the plot. The iconic “wax on, wax
off” method of teaching kung fu Mr. Han uses in the original film is replaced by “jacket on, jacket off” in the new. Spending 20 minutes watching Smith’s character toss around a jacket was interesting for a while, but soon got old. It became worth it once both Dre and the audience saw how the motions became kung fu blocks and hits.
The f inal showdown be-tween Dre and the school bully, Cheng, was probably the best part of the entire film. Rapid-fire moves, breaking of bones and intense stare downs brought the plot to its long awaited climax.
Overall, the movie wasn’t a complete waste of $8. The plot was good, the kung fu moves stellar and the acting high-quality, but that’s just it. Medi-ocre, not blockbuster material, made for a good film instead of a fantastic film. My prediction is the hype created by the idea of a remake will soon peter out to modest public ratings.
Wax on, wax off no moreYou don’t need a million dollars to look like a million dollars!
Staci Thornton Correspondent
Ladies, if you’re anything like me then you are con-stantly in a love/hate rela-tionship with the copy of In Style that arrives in your mailbox every 30 days. Part of you cannot wait to rip it open and scour the pages for new fashion trends, while the other part just wants to trash it, knowing that as a student, there’s no way you can afford any of it!
Well, it’s time we take matters into our own hands – literally! We’ve all walked into an art studio or been to an art museum and looked at a painting worth $400 (or higher) and thought, “I could do that.” Well, why aren’t we thinking about fashion the same way?
One of my favorite trends right now is a long, layered chain necklace; they dress up any T-shirt perfectly. I’ve seen them at J. Crew for $85 and at Kohl’s for a much doable $36. But again, I just thought, “really, how hard could this be?”
What you will need to make a necklace of your own is one yard of ribbon (your choice of color and thickness, I use about one to two inches), two large jump rings, about eight (two for each layer) small jump rings and gold and/or silver chain (I like to mix it up with dif-ferent shapes and sizes). All of the above will cost you about $10 from Michael’s craft store. You will also need a pair of needle nose pliers, preferably with a wire cutter built in, which can also be purchased at Michael’s or any home im-provement store.
Now for the easy part: just cut the chains to different lengths by holding them up around your neck to see where you would like to them fall. Next, use the nee-dle nose pliers to slide the small jump rings through the chain and attach to the largest jump ring. Repeat on the other side so it the chain is connected to both large jump rings. Once you have as many layers and lengths as you would like, take the ribbon and string it through the largest jump rings and tie it around your neck. This way you can make the necklace as long or as short as you wish.
When I made my neck-lace, I also added a layer of pearls to class it up a bit, again, also bought at Mi-chael’s. You can personal-ize it however you would like with things like bead-ing or mixing gold, silver and gunmetal chain. The great thing about making it yourself is that no one else
will have it and when you get complimented–and believe me, you will—you always get to say, “I made it!” which is so much better than, “I overpaid for it.”
Aside from jewelry, I’ve also been on what has been called “The Great Onesie Hunt of 2010.” The only problem is onesies are extremely hard to fit; either your legs are too short or your torso is too long. Whatever the problems is, these things are definitely not made with everyone in mind.
My solution is simple and you probably already have it in your closet. Find a pair of shorts and a top (I like a button-up work shirt) that either match or complement each other. Tuck in the shirt and put a wide belt
around where the shirt meets the shorts and voilà, an instant onesie look-a-like. Throw on some heels and that necklace you just made and you are ready for a night out!
So next time you are looking through a magazine or wander-ing around in a store you know you can’t afford, always stop and think, “how could I make this?” Just don’t forget to follow through and actually make it!
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said. “I think he will reach that level and have an opportunity and we will see what happens on race day.”
While Hill’s performance in Oregon let him know what it will take to eventually become a national champion, for Mar-tinez, his 10th place finish gives him one last fond memory from a productive four-year career with the Pack.
“It is been fun to look back and know that I was really con-sistent,” Martinez said. “I am definitely going to miss it going on into the next part of my life. I will definitely cherish all the memories I had while running. I chose to come to N.C. State because of the winning tradi-tion and coach Geiger and the record that he has. Being able to be a part of that was very spe-cial. Since I have been here, we won two conference titles and went to nationals four years. It was great.”
Geiger said he and the rest of the Wolfpack cross coun-try and track teams will miss Martinez, a New York native, for the intensity and passion with which he competed.
“John’s from New York and he is a New York kind of kid,” Geiger said. “He is really a fighter and he takes that spirit to the track and it spills over to some of the other members of the team. We will all miss that element on race day, how competitive he was and how that carries over to his team-mates.”
Winterton said it was a conversation he had with his long time friend and former Wolfpack coach Bob Guzzo that made him certain Cummings was the right man to attempt to fill Winterton’s shoes.
“Guzzo knows his uncle and his brother and he raved about Taylor, he just absolutely raved about him,” Winterton said. “The recommendation I got from Guzzo was just off the wall. In my mind, it was huge.”
The hire of Cummings further strengthens what is already a strong connec-tion between the wrestling programs at Cary and N.C. State. Winterton’s friend-ship with Guzzo, who won 13 ACC Championships and coached 24 All-Amer-icans in 30 years with the Pack, dates all the way back to Winterton’s college days.
“I wrestled for Bob Guzzo in junior college,” Winter-ton said. “I wrestled for him and that’s the reason I am down here now. That is what got me down to Cary was Bob Guzzo. He had me down at State as an assistant coach. It starts with him.”
In recent years, wrestlers like 2007 ACC Heavyweight Champion Jainor Palma have continued the tradi-tion of athletes competing for Cary, then N.C. State. Jainor’s younger brother Eloheim, another Cary graduate, just finished his freshman year at N.C. State with the school record for the most wins by a fresh-man heavyweight.
“We have always sent a lot of wrestlers to State,” Winterton said. “And coach Carter Jordan and Guzzo have always been outstanding with them. There is a big connection there.”
Cummings said he plans to take full advantage of the bond between the program he is leav-ing and the one he is joining.
“Obviously I plan on using every connection between N.C. State wrestling and Cary,” Cummings said. “And hopeful-ly State will use me too. I will also use a couple of my friends. Joe Caramanica [my former teammate and the 2007 ACC Champion 149-pounder] said
he wants to stop by and help out as well.”
In addition to the resources he developed during his time with the Pack, Cummings also has several family members he can turn to if and when he needs input or feedback on how to coach or educate.
“What I plan on doing is us-ing every single resource I have available,” Cummings said. “I will use my brother. I will use my dad. My dad is bringing his team down in three weeks and he wants to set up something. I have all the resources in the world right now, so I think I will be very prepared.”
Cummings will also have the chance to learn from the man he will replace. Winterton, who won more than 640 matches in 26 seasons with the Imps, said he will be every bit as available to Cummings as his replace-ment wants him to be.
“It’s his team now,” Winter-ton said. “I am going to do what he wants me to do. If he wants me involved to whatever level, that’s the level I’m going to be involved in.”
Jordan, who coached Cum-mings throughout his career with the Wolfpack, said he has no doubt his former wrestler has the tools to thrive in one
of the best positions any young wrestling coach could ask to be in.
“I think all of us were very excited because we know Taylor can do the job,” Jordan said. “I think he understands how for-tunate he is to be in the posi-tion he is in. He will do a real good job there because he is a hard worker and a bright young man and he has coaching in his blood. To be able to step into a program that has the founda-tion and the unbelievable his-tory and the great support from the community that Cary does is a wonderful thing.”
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luis zapata/technician file photoSophomore wrestler, Taylor Cummings, wrestles with wrestler from Purdue University, Akif Erin. Cummings beat Erin 6-5 during the ACC Big Ten Challenge. State lost against both Michican, 23-15 and Purdue, 25-15.
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Two runners finish 2010 as All-Americans
Redshirt freshman Ryan Hill finishes 7th in 5000 meters, senior John Martinez takes 10th in his final race
Tyler Everett Sports Editor
Two Wolfpack athletes who participate in both cross-country and track finished their seasons as All-Ameri-cans after strong performanc-es at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. For both redshirt freshman Ryan Hill
and senior John Martinez, their recent awards marked the second time in their careers that they have been recognized as All-Americans.
Martinez, who took 10th place Friday with a time of 8:53.33 in the 3000-meter steeplechase, also was recog-nized as an All-American in that event in 2008.
“I was pretty happy,” Marti-nez said. “I just wanted to go out and end on a positive note. Being in the finals, I also want-ed to place higher. 8th place is probably the worst I wanted to do, of course I wanted to be top 5. It didn’t work out that way,
but I am pretty happy looking back at it now.”
For Hill, who took seventh place in the country in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:53.99, his effort at the na-tional championships was a fit-ting conclusion to an academic year in which he also earned 2009 All-American honors in cross country. After just one season with the Pack, Hill also holds the school records in the 5000, with a time of 13:44.36, and in the 1500 meters, with a time of 3:40.81.
“For any redshirt freshman to place seventh in the country, it is an outstanding day,” coach
Rollie Geiger said. “He has had quite a year. He now holds the 1500 and 5000 meter school re-cords basically in his first year. He has a bright future and we are looking forward to the next three years.”
Martinez said Hill impressed him all season with his talent and commitment.
“Ryan is just an incredible runner,” Martinez said. “For being so young, he is really on top of it. He works extremely hard and he is one of those guys who sets his goal early on and he does everything he can to reach it. He is a com-petitor and he is definitely a
leader of the team now. Next year there will be a lot of older guys on the team, but a lot of guys already look up to him because he has such a strong personality and he has already accomplished so much.”
With three more years of track eligibility remaining, Hill’s success in Oregon has given his coach reason to be-lieve he is capable of capturing a national championship.
“On any given day, once you get to a certain level, you have an opportunity to win a na-tional championship,” Geiger
Former wrestler to take over high school powerhouse
luis zapto/technician file photoSophomore wrestler, Taylor Cummings, takes down a wrestler from Purdue University, Akif Erin. Cummings beat Erin 6-5 during the ACC Big Ten Challenge. State lost against both Michican, 23-15 and Purdue, 25-15.
tim o’brien/technician file photoJohn Martinez, a senior in spanish, Ryan Hill, a freshman in First Year College, Gavin Coombs, a senior in history, (behind Martinez) Fredy Torres, a senior in spanish, Patrick Campbell, a freshman in biological sciences, run the final two hundred meters up the hill for the Wolfpack Invitational cross country meet at Wake Med soccer park Sep. 12, 2008. The NCSU team absolutely dominated the mens race, a 5k, with seven of their runners finishing before the first from any other school, resulting in a perfect team score. The top five runners were Torres, Hill, Martinez, Coombs and Campbell.
Men’s soccer third in ACC with APR score of 979The men’s soccer team, which finished the year ranked No. 23 in the final NSCAA poll of the 2009 season, was recently among the conference’s top soccer teams in the NCAA’s annual Academic Progress Report. Only Boston College and Duke had better scores for their soccer teams. The Blue Devils were top in the conference with a score of 995, and Boston College finished four points higher than State, with a score of 983. With a collective grade-point-average of above 3.0 for this past school year, the Pack earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award. Three players, Christopher Widman, Chris Zuerner and Kris Byrd led the way, as all were named to the 2009 All-ACC Academic team for the second time in two years.
source: n.c. state athletics
Forward to graduate early, leave basketball programJohnny Thomas will join point guard Julius Mays and forward Josh Davis as transfers leaving the Wolfpack basketball program with at least one year of eligibility remaining. Thomas will leave the Pack after injuries limited him to action in only 25 career games. The forward from Greensboro redshirted his freshman year before averaging 11.5 minutes a game over the final eight games of his second season. In 2010, his third and final season in Raleigh, Thomas played in 11 games and scored a season-high four points in his team’s defeat of South Florida in a first round victory in the NIT
source: n.c. state athletics
Committee presents Woodson with several AD candidates to considerA committee tasked with helping Chancellor Randy Woodson determine the next athletic director presented him with a list that committee chairman Smedes York said contained five to 10 names. York did not specify the exact number or give names of any individuals on the list.
source: triangle business Journal
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Taylor Cummings will step in to replace recently retired Cary wrestling coach Jerry Winterton
Tyler EverettSports Editor
One of the most prized high school coaching jobs in the state now belongs to Taylor Cummings, the 2007 ACC Champion at 125 pounds who gradu-ated in December 2009. Cummings will step in to replace Jerry Winterton as head coach of the 20-time state champion wrestling program at nearby Cary High School.
“I’m just absolutely thrilled to be at Cary,” Cummings said. “Any time you hear of prestigious North Carolina wrestling, you hear Cary, Riverside and you hear Parkland. But for the most part, it’s strictly Cary. So I’m defi-nitely honored that they considered me, and ulti-mately, that they chose me.”
Cummings admitted he will feel some pressure as he assumes control of a program with a history as rich as Cary’s, but said he has already been made to feel welcome.
“Just looking at Cary’s record, it is impressive and a little daunting to think they have 20 state titles to their name right now,” Cummings said. “It’s a double edged sword in that it’s a little hard to take over. But in the same light, I have already had multiple par-
ents emailing me saying they are going to support me 100 percent.”
Cary’s athletic director and principal had no shortage of choices for the predecessor to Winterton, the veteran coach with a laundry list of accolades, including 166 tournament vic-tories, a national record, and 19 state championships.
“There were several really good applicants, so it was a hard decision as far as looking at all of them,” Winterton said. “But we were all on the same page to hire Taylor.”
A number of qualities about Cummings made him attrac-
tive to Winterton and the oth-ers involved with the decision, including Cary’s principal and athletic director. Cummings was brought up in a family full of wrestling coaches, and his upbringing in that environ-ment played a large role in his selection as Winterton’s re-placement.
“My brother graduated from State in 2007 and he is the coach at Ravenscroft,” Cum-mings said. “My dad was my high school coach. My two other uncles are coaches at high schools as well. My grandfather was also a coach. Everyone I just mentioned, they have all
been teachers as well. It’s really a lifestyle that I have grown up knowing, and one I really want for myself as well.”
Fresh off his own collegiate wrestling days, Cummings will bring a unique combination of a thorough knowledge of wres-tling and an infusion of youth-ful enthusiasm.
“He is young, he is enthusi-astic and he is in here for the long haul,” Winterton said. “That enthusiasm is really go-ing to help the guys, having that youth in there. It’s time for a young guy to get in there and challenge the guys to step it up and go to the next level. I think
he’s perfect for that.”And in a day and age where
the economy has made teach-ing positions hard to come by, Cummings was the beneficiary of a hole in Cary’s social studies department, one that his degree in history will allow him to fill.
“With the way the economy is now, we don’t have very many teaching positions,” Winterton said. “We were fortunate that he was a history teacher and there was an opening in that area.”
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