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Employee’s daughter says autopsy report blames death on carbon monoxide poisoning.

Will BrooksDeputy News Editor

Although official autopsy results have not been released regarding the death of former Wolfline driver Joann Sewell, Sewell’s daughter said the fam-ily was told the cause of death was car-bon monoxide poisoning.

Sewell’s daughter, Sherese Brown, told reporters from WRAL that an au-topsy revealed Sewell died of carbon monoxide poisoning three days after collapsing out of a Wolfline bus.

Brown’s claim remains uncon-firmed. First Transit, who contracts the Wolfline buses, refused to speak about Sewell’s death, but instead sent a brief news release.

“First Transit continues to cooperate with OSHA in its investigation, and to date OSHA’s ongoing investigation has not revealed any safety concerns,” Timothy Stokes, First Transit spokes-person, said in the release.

“In particular, OSHA has conducted air monitoring on the buses in ques-tion, and the testing did not reveal any detectable amount of carbon monox-ide,” Stokes said in the release.

The release assured the public that

Wolfline buses are safe to ride, and that safety is a priority.

Brian O’Sullivan, Assistant Direc-tor of Planning and Operations at the N.C. State, said no official reports have been made available to him.

“I have not seen anything definitive, and we haven’t really been hunting for any type of progress report,” O’ Sul-livan said. “We have no involvement in any kind of investigation that could explain the situation.”

O’Sullivan said his department’s primary goal is to make sure that the buses stay running, and although they were saddened by Sewell’s death, his department has undertaken no inves-tigation of their own.

“The family may have an interest in some kind of legal resolution re-garding First Transit, but as far as the University is concerned, we’re kind of standing on the sidelines,” O’ Sul-livan said.

Student Government has discussed attempting to get the University in-volved in a separate investigation.

“We’re sorry the incident happened, but we are continuing to operate a system here,” O’Sullivan said. “We’re concerned that everyone believes us that there aren’t any threatening en-vironmental issues going on with the buses.”

Rachel Wells, business director of Teamsters Union of Raleigh, said

Sewell was a part of the union along with several other Wolfline members, and that they will con-sider whether to take action, de-pending on the outcome of OSHA’s investigation.

“Once we receive an official re-port by OSHA, then we will be able to go a little farther,” Wells said.

She said the Teamsters have already provided Sewell’s family with a “death benefit,” but could not say with certainty what, if any-thing, First Transit had provided to Sewell’s family so far.

As for Sewell’s daughter’s claim, Wells could not confirm or deny its accuracy.

“From what I understand, the daughter released to the media what the report was, what she had found out from her attorney and from the medical examiner, but I don’t think that has been officially released yet,” Wells said.

The investigation of Sewell’s death is ongoing. When complete, the evidence will come out in a re-port.

“Since the investigation has commenced, First Transit has continued to operate safely and efficiently, transporting students, faculty and staff in and around the community and campus,” Stokes said in the news release.

Driver’s daughter alleges poisoning

jordan moore/TechnicianProfessor in industrial engineering Ola Harrysson holds up a prototype artificial knee, which is coated with a green chromium oxide. The rough, flat surface was made using a laser deposition device that can 3D print metal objects.

University team leads world’s first knee replacement surgery on a tabby cat.

Hassan DuRantSenior Staff Writer

A very unusual patient checked into N.C. State for a revolutionary surgery this past January. Patient name: Cyra-no the Cat.

Denis Marcellin-Little, an ortho-pedic surgeon, and Ola Harrysson, associate professor in the Industrial Systems Engineering department, were leaders of the team that recently performed knee replacement surgery on Cyrano.

Dr. Marcellin-Little is also a veteri-narian who teaches at the University’s vet school. He and Harrysson have been working together for nearly ten years. Their work has required that they provide implants for many pa-tients -- but never for an animal as small as Cyrano. Replacement surger-ies for cats pose a particularly diffi-cult problem for both surgeons and engineers because of the agility of the average cat, and the size of the animal.

Cyrano was diagnosed with a tumor in his bone a little over a year ago. Before coming to N.C. State, Cyrano went in for treatment at Colorado State University, which helped his condition greatly. Eventually, Cyra-no’s owner Sandy Lerner realized he would need further treatment to im-prove the his quality of life — his knee was on the verge of collapsing. Lerner was referred to N.C. State, and came in contact with Marcellin-Little.

“She had a very clear idea of what was needed, and so did we,” Marcel-lin-Little said. Because of the clear goals of both parties, the team was able to hit the ground running with Cyrano’s treatment.

The research team reached far be-yond N.C. State. Due to limitations on the available equipment and the need for quick action, it was neces-sary to call in two other companies to assist with the preparations neces-

sary for the surgery: BioMedtrix and Germany-based EOS.

BioMedtrix is a company that spe-cializes in orthopaedic implant design. In the past, BioMedtrix had developed implants for dogs and even humans, but had also never worked with a cat. Despite delving into relatively un-known territory, the collaboration between the University and BioMed-trix was worthwhile. Both Harrysson and Marcellin-Little agree that a lot of valuable time and effort was saved in the implant’s construction because of BioMedtrix.

According to Marcellin-Little, one of the older methods of creat-ing a replacement knee is the “door-hinge” knee, which according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, operates on the assump-tion that the knee is a simple door-hinge-like mechanism. In Cyrano’s case, there was so much damage to the femur that the team had to use a different method.

This newer, mobile-bearing method includes added rotation that the door-hinge replacement lacks. While the implant will not allow full rotation, it will allow for more flexibility that better mimics the natural movement of the knee.

Once the designs for the implant were finalized, EOS was requested to construct the implants. The team real-ized that they needed a very small and sophisticated implant. EOS’ machines were considered by the team to be the best option they had for the creation of a successful knee replacement.

Because of the complexity of the procedure, countless measures had to be taken before Cyrano would even see an operating table. According to Harrysson, many prototypes of the replacement-knee were constructed on-campus with 3D scanners before the actual replacement was built. Mar-cellin-Little spent time practicing his surgical methods with each of them.

By the day of the surgery, everything had been planned and accounted for.

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Darwin peering through the mo-lecular level. See page 5.

The tough guy who makes ev-eryone laugh. See page 8.

2012 Wolfpack Baseball Pre-view. See page 7.

Will you be my Valentine? See page 2.

charlie harless/TechnicianBrett Williams, junior in zoology, Jason Cooper, senior in communications, and Leanna Hall, sophomore in Business and Administration, practice the song “La Vie Bohem” for University Theater’s upcoming production of RENT. There will be a soft opening of the show for a limited number of students today, and then the musical will run Wednesday through Sunday of this week.

Using kickstarter.com, a local company hopes to earn enough to produce a new game.

Sarah DashowStaff Writer

In this tumultuous economy, it isn’t always easy to get a company started. Josh Fairhurst, an N.C. State alumn in computer science, took his chances founding Mighty Rabbit Studios, a company focused on making mobile games. He is currently the lead devel-oper for the company.

Upon receiving funding from Joy-stick Labs, a game development in-cubator program, Fairhurst was able

to start gathering employees and re-sources to begin work on their biggest project yet: Saturday Morning RPG, an episodic role-playing game set in a world inspired by 1980’s Saturday morning cartoons.

While the company has created other games in the past, they were precursory projects to allow them to continue work on Saturday Morning RPG.

“It’s something that we envision to be completely different than what is out there in the app store,” Ben Moore, marketing director at Mighty Rabbit, said. “I was playing it the other day, and even after playing it hundreds of time, it’s just awesome.”

“We put as many pop-culture ref-

erences as we can cram into a Japanese-style RPG. It’s really cool. We are really excited about it,” Fairhurst said. “We really hope it will accelerate us into the upper leagues of indie developers.”

“I just came on three months ago and every month something new is there, and I enjoy it more and more. I’m the one that pro-grammed it, and I’m having fun,” Kurt Hasian, University alumn in computer science and programmer for Mighty Rabbit, said.

In an effort to help the funding of the game and the company’s future, Mighty Rabbit turned to

Leadership is key to freshmen’s success. See page 8.

Cat surgery no small feat

Local gaming company aims to raise funds

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Campus Calendar

Today125th AnniversAry PlAnning Committee meeting3-5 p.m.Winslow Hall Conference RoomThe 125th Anniversary Planning Committee meets primarily once a month to discuss planning activities and celebrations for the university’s 125th Anniversary.

oCCuPy nCsu meeting7-8 p.m.321 Mann HallOccupy NCSU: “We are organizing a student movement aimed at combatting increased tuition and fees while seeking to rid N.C. State of corporate influence.”

DeeP FounDAtions/unDerPinnings/FootingsStart Spring 2012, complete early Fall 2012This phase will be marked by mass excavation, underpinning the building and pouring footings. As soon as the basement excavation has progressed to allow deep foundation work to commence, drill rigs will be mobilized to install auger cast foundation piles. Approximately 550 holes 16- 24 inches in diameter will be drilled on average 60’ deep and filled with concrete to support the new building addition. Footings will be formed on top of these piles to provide a surface to anchor structural steel forming the “skeleton” of the new additions.

struCturAl steelStart early Fall 2012, complete late 2012Approximately 1200 tons of structural steel will be used to create a framework for the new addition.

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Kevin Young, a sophomore in mechanical engineering and math, Neel Mandavilli, a freshman in business administra-tion, and Joseph Moo-Young, a freshman in chemical engineering, present roses to Mary Thompson, a sophomore in fashion and textile management, and Kristin Murphy, a sophomore in business administration, as a gesture from

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WhAt FACulty neeD to knoW About it ACCessibilityNoon-1 p.m.D.H. Hill LibraryIn this seminar participants will learn what issues need to be considered when designing online components to courses in order to ensure maximum accessibility to all people. We will discuss how recent legal actions are impacting the classroom, tools available for creating accessible content, and how emerging technologies fit into this equation.

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AmAzing Alumni - bArbArA mulkey4-5 p.m.D.H. Hill Library - AuditoriumBarbara Mulkey, Chair of the NC State University Board of Trustees, will discuss her experiences as a successful engineer and businessperson.

nC Writers’ CAFe reADing7-9 p.m.126 Witherspoon Student CenterExperience some of North Carolina’s best writers: fiction by Tracie Fellers, Makuchi (Dr. Juliana Nfah-Abbenyi) and Sheila Smith McKoy; spoken word from Anjail Rashida Ahmad, L. Teresa Church, celeste doaks, Lenard D. Moore, Crystal Simone Smith

and Darrell “SCIPOET” Stover. The Cafe will also feature finalists from Obsidian’s “Straight to the Mic” Spoken Word Competition. Refreshments will be served. Event presented by the Obsidian: Literature in the African Diaspora 2012 Reading Series.

kAren Joy FoWler reADing7:30-9 p.m.Crafts Centeryou’re invited to a reading by Karen Joy Fowler, author of five novels and three short story collections. Her novel, “The Jane Austen Book Club,” was a New york Times bestseller, and “Sister Noon” was a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. This event is part of the Owens-Walters Reading Series, sponsored by the CHASS Creative Writing Program.

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Kickstarter.com, a website that helps small businesses get crowd funding from interested people. Companies can accept pledges and provide rewards for those who help.

“Being a small company, you don’t have the money to set aside, especially for mar-keting,” Moore said. “So that’s been a real challenge.”

However, their launch date created an inconvenience. Double Fine Productions, an-other gaming company known for creating Psychonauts , launched their campaign on the site two hours prior. Being a more well-known company, they have dwarfed much of the others on the website by raising $1.6 million.

Mighty Rabbit has progressed to almost $1,700 of their $6,000 goal, but they are concerned that the Double Fine campaign will create more problems for small businesses trying to use Kickstarter.

“Whereas in the past, we possibly could have gotten our game to the front page of Kickstarter, we had this huge project that is going to be there for the entire duration of our own campaign,” Moore said.

“Everybody is paying atten-tion to that and none of the smaller campaigns. Which is hard for us,” Fairhurst said. “It’s a double-edged sword. It’s for marketing and to help us survive as a company.”

Moore points out that Mighty Rabbit is not alone in their problem, and other small businesses and game compa-nies are being pushed aside with the overpowering hype

of the larger company’s project.“Our debate is, are we going

to see an instant snap-back where other big companies are going to try to come on and do a Kickstart campaign to see how much money they ra i s e . T he i s sue w it h t hat bei ng t hat cou ld potentially pu l l a w a y f r o m t h e crowd fund-ing ideas that t hese s ites originally...[aimed] at to support the small guys,” Moore said.

Despite these concerns, Moore believes that when it comes to local businesses, Ra-leigh is going in the right di-

rection. With a strong support for entrepreneurial enterprises, companies such as Mighty Rabbit can stand out alongside the larger game companies that exist in the triangle area, such

as Epic Games and Insomni-ac Games.

“There is a really strong growing de-velopment community in the North Carolina area,” Moore sa id. “[Ra-leigh] is try-ing to keep a strong econo-my here, and you feel like

there is so much money now in starting a studio... they’re doing a big push for it with tax incentives and tax breaks to

come here and start.”“The big studios have been

so supportive of us. We have friends at Red Storm, Epic and Insomniac now,” Fairhurst said. “This area is just so sup-portive to new developers on the whole. It’s a fantastic area to be in.”

Mighty Rabbit also helps to foster local game develop-ment and works with other local studios. They helped to start GameOn, which allows companies and fans to inter-act and share their games. They get together at a local bar and exchange feedback and vote on favorites.

“[We want to be] without the nuances of non-disclosure agreements... we are trying to foster an environment where people are very open to talk-ing about what they’re working on,” Moore said.

“In the indie games scene,

at least around this area, we’re very friendly with each other, so we let everybody see what we’re working on... and the other companies are the same way. We wanted to try and put a hole in that secrecy that the game industry at large aims to holds in tact,” Fairhurst said.

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After eight hours of surgery, the world’s f irst successful knee replacement surgery was completed.

Marcellin-Little considers the surgery a metaphor for every-thing he strives to work for. The project pushed the limits of the team’s engineering and surgical capabilities and required the absolute best from everyone involved.

According to Marcellin-Lit-tle, ten research projects have come out of their work with Cyrano. As for Cyrano him-self, both Marcellin-Little and Harrysson regularly receive up-dates about the cat’s condition, and Marcellin-Little is also involved in his rehabilitation. “Things are looking good so far,” Marcellin-Little said. They all expect a successful rehabili-tation for the fortunate feline.

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that we envision

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what is out there

in the app store.”Ben Moore, Mighty Rabbit

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jordan moore/TechnicianDr. Marcellin-Little and Dr. Ola Harrysson worked together to create a novel artificial knee replacement that was implanted recently. The cat, Cyrano, had underwent radiation treatment that made normal reconstructive surgery impossible.

jordan moore/TechnicianA series of prototype bones rests on a windowsill in Daniels Hall. The prototypes were made using scans from Cyrano’s bones, and were used by Dr. Marcellin-Little to perform practice surgery.

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Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day. More than $1 billion in chocolate and 189

million roses are sold in the U.S. alone. The holiday is founded on the principle of showering those you care most about with gifts, love

and adora-tion. While some men enjoy the hol i-day, oth-ers claim they feel that they are being extorted because

the holiday is a product of Hallmark’s collusion with women. Even some wom-en are strongly against it. Regardless of your stance, Valentine’s Day is here to stay, so you might as well get used to it.

It’s amazing how one holiday can make people so miserable. Just the words “Valentine’s Day” can make people squirm and spew obscenities. Quit being so sour—your emotional in-securities are showing. I’ve heard people talk about breaking up with their significant other on the 13th and then getting back together on the 15th, just to avoid the expectations of Feb. 14. Really? If that’s true, you have way bigger issues that you need to deal with than just some holiday.

Since we’re all growing older, the days of making

Valentine’s boxes in class are far behind us. Teachers and classmates don’t pass out cute cartoon cards and candy any-more. There is no more going home and feeling like we just got a second round at Hallow-een instead of a day of classes. Just imagine how amazing that practice would be now. Take the class that is the bane of your existence, add candy and the situation starts to feel a little bit better. Oh, how many simple childhood pleasures we took for granted.

Despite popular belief, Valen-tine’s Day is not about romance, it’s about showing gratitude for the people you love. It’s like say-ing “I know I’ve been a real un-desirable a few times in the past year, but here’s a box of candy to make you forget about it.” No one is perfect. It’s not love un-less you love them for all their faults as well. Appreciate the effort they do make, instead of focusing on the effort they should have made.

Since I was a little girl, ev-ery year for Valentine’s Day my father would come home from work with flowers for my mother, sister and I. Nothing elaborate, nothing planned, just a routine stop to our local gro-cery store and the pick of what was left. And you know what? I wouldn’t ask for anything else. It was something I could count on each year and it meant a lot.

Even now, when I am away for Valentine’s Day for the fourth year in a row, my family sends me care packages filled with cards, candy and more. My dog Nala and I tear the boxes open

like it’s Christmas morning. She, of course, gets first dibs on the dog toys and treats; I get whatever is left in the box.

I’ve spent many Val-entine’s Days single, and sometimes the singles ones are the best. As college students we tend to use any holiday as an excuse to party. Columbus Day? Party. Flag Day? Party. Why should Valentine’s Day be any different? So what if you’re single?

We live in a very populat-ed city and go to a univer-sity that caters to thousands of people. You have options. Throw a rager. Enjoy be-ing with old friends, meet some new friends and have a good time. Don’t sit on your couch and wallow in your misery. It won’t do you any good.

If you happen to be some-one with a significant other in your life, make the best out of the holiday. If you love them, let them know. Expensive gifts and din-ners don’t equal love. Most people would take a back-rub, a home-cooked dinner, and a good movie and call it a fantastic night. Don’t stress about elaborate plans or money. Keep it simple, meaningful and fun.

Send Kate your thoughts on Valentine’s Day to let-ters@technicianonline.com.

No means no: the myths of sexual

assaultNever talk to strangers.”

“Never walk alone.” “Never accept an open

drink from anyone.” These are just some of the

many sayings we have heard at some point in our lives. We have always been informed about protecting ourselves from any danger lurking around due to strangers, creeps around the area, stalkers, etc. The vast majority of us have not

been informed to also protect ourselves from p e o p l e w e know, trust,

love or hang out with on a reg-ular basis. A person is always warned of dangers happening on a normal basis: homicide, suicides and burglaries. One topic, which isn’t spoken of much for the simple reason of being such a delicate issue, is rape and assaults.

Statistically, every two min-utes someone is raped or sexu-ally assaulted in today’s world. Even scarier, 73 percent of all rape and assaults are done by someone the victim knows. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 38 percent of assaulters were a friend or an acquaintance of the victim, 28 percent were in-timate partners and 7 percent were other relatives of the vic-tim. This heinous crime is the most underreported for many reasons; some are in fear of be-ing further victimized, while some are skeptical because they believe they won’t get justice. Many people feel as if they are alone and/or are unsure of what to do next. Some people also go along with the myths they hear on a frequent basis.

One of the common myths people fall into believing: “If she/he had sex with me before, she/he has consented to have sex with me again any time.” The fact is, no matter if you had sex with someone once or however many times, you al-ways have the choice of what to do. Your partner needs to understand completely, even if during intercourse you change your mind and don’t want to do it, they must stop. You said no, which shows no consent. If a partner doesn’t respect your wishes, they’re committing as-sault, and that’s not okay.

Another very common myth: “If a female dresses provoca-

tively, she either wants sex or is responsible if someone in-terprets her clothes as a signal for wanting sex.” Realistically, not everyone dresses like they did back in the 1700s. People dress to impress and to feel good about themselves. There-fore, the desire to want to look attractive by wearing certain clothing doesn’t mean that she is consenting to any type of sexual activity. The circum-stances of the individual situa-tion doesn’t matter, no matter where you are or who you’re with, whether you’ve been drinking or are the designated driver, whether you’ve been flirting around or stayed in the background, whether you were promiscuous or you were shy, no matter what you’re wearing, the only thing that matters is your consent.

If someone takes your per-sonal belongings, it’s theft. You have an obligation to yourself to report it and to retrieve all items taken away from you. If someone is raped, regardless of who it is or how it happened, it’s rape. You won’t get justice if you stay quiet. The perpetrator chose to commit a crime, and now you must stand taller than ever and let everyone know no one can hold you down and control you.

Finally, never, ever blame yourself. You might think of ways you should have prevent-ed it, but no matter what, it isn’t your fault. You said no. Even if you didn’t verbalize a no, whether you were in shock or struggling, the simple fact that you were coerced is enough to understand it was rape. If you or someone you know has suf-fered through a rape or assault, there are organizations that can help. Contact RAINN—Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Net work— at 1-800- 656-HOPE(4673), chat online at rainn.org, contact your local crisis center, Interact, at 1012 Oberlin Road or call (919) 828-3005. Remember, you are not alone, there is help and you’re not a victim—you’re a survi-vor.

S end Ka ther ine your thoughts on sexual assault to letters@technicianonline.com.

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Students for Concealed Carry on Campus at N.C. State is pushing for con-

cealed firearms to be allowed on campus. Currently, and not surprisingly, NCSU regulations do not permit students to carry concealed firearms on campus, regardless of if they are permit-ted to carry them elsewhere. Those pushing for a change in legislation claim fear monger-ing is to blame for the lack of guns on campus. However, fear mongering is not what is hold-ing back concealed guns on campus, but the idea itself.

On the surface, the idea sounds ridiculous: allowing students, college students, to bring their firearms on cam-pus. These are the same stu-dents who are chemically, nu-tritionally and emotionally imbalanced due to their pur-suits towards academic and so-cial maturity, and now we want

to let them bring their gun to class?

The proponents of concealed carrying on campus claim it would not be the free-for-all that it appears to be. Only those who already hold a con-cealed carry permit would be allowed to have a concealed firearm on campus. However, minus an eight-hour training course, the regulations on who is afforded a concealed carry permit are pretty relaxed. Es-sentially, all you need for eligi-bility is to be patient, an N.C. resident and not physically or mentally ill. Citation of such relaxed regulations bring little comfort to the debate.

There are a few colleges which permit concealed firearms on campus. The proponents often cite the absence of newsworthy

violence at these colleges as a reason for adopting concealed carry as a policy. Thankfully, however, violent crimes like those seen atVirginia Tech are few and far between, and that is why they are newsworthy. In 2010 there were only 12 cases of aggravated assault at N.C. State reported to police, and only 29 since 2007. These cases, while horrible, are not enough to warrant action to the degree of allowing concealed carry on campus.

Our students already sensi-tive to guns on campus. A cou-ple of weeks ago, Riddick Hall was locked down when some-one reported a gunman on campus. This turned out to be a Humans vs. Zombies player carrying a toy gun. With an en-vironment so sensitive to guns

already, what would be the ef-fect of instituting concealed carry on campus?

Concealed carry is not open carry, meaning you cannot tell who is armed and who is not. It’s not as if students would be able to walk through the Brickyard twirling their guns. You most likely wouldn’t know who had a gun and who did not, which is still not very reas-suring.

Our Campus Police do a great job at providing a safe environ-ment. For the incidents of vio-lence that do currently occur, as horrible as they may be, it’s not reasonable to say they’d all disappear if concealed carry was allowed. The cost of al-lowing concealed carry is far greater than its benefit.

Concealed carryThe FacTs:Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is a student organization whose main purpose is to promote a policy change allowing for concealed firearms to be carried on campus.

OUr OpiniOn:Campus Police do a great job of providing a safe environment. For the incidents of violence that do currently occur, as horrible as they may be, it’s not reasonable to say they’d all disappear if concealed carry was allowed. The cost of allowing concealed carry is far greater than its benefit.

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“I think that having it for protection and protection only is fine so long as they have proper permits and training.”

Tyler WegmanFreshman, First year College

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FeaturesEvolution, the scientific

theory that explains that random forces

through time change the popu-lations of living things, was a

controversial topic 153 years a g o , w h e n Charles Dar-win published his thoughts on evolution in On the Ori-gin of the Spe-cies. Since his transforma-tional voyage on the HMS

Beagle, evolution and common ancestor theory have changed our modern understanding of nature dramatically.

Currently, there is debate over the credibility of evolu-tion, and as a student of sci-ence, I encourage us to embrace the doubt and skepticism, since that is fundamental to scien-tific thinking. However, let’s not turn a blind eye to natural examples that have proven the theory of evolution thus far.

Though we may feel very dif-ferent from chimps, frogs or fungi, we share the same bio-molecular structural compo-nents, similar metabolic path-ways and even similar genes and proteins. None other than evolution can explain this, and

as of now, no scientific argu-ment has ruled it out.

If you look into the DNA of humans, we have a junk gene in the same sequence for our production of hemoglobin. If you look at the DNA of chim-panzees, they have that same dead gene. Neither serves a purpose. This gene, and on a larger scale our species, came from a common ancestor.

This infor-mation was not avai l-able when Darwin proposed his postulates. T h o u g h h e wasn’t right a b o u t e v-erything, he established a foundation upon which our under-standing of nature has grown, and as you will read from the following articles, it’s only growing faster. With that said, happy belated Darwin Day.

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From dragging mates around by their hair to finding nutrition by

hunting and gathering, men weren’t always the sophisti-

cated and ra-tional up-right beings t hey are now. Life on earth has been evolv-ing for the last three bil lion years, bring-ing important changes not only for those being dragged

around by their hair, but for every species on earth.

Charles Robert Darwin was the first to formulate a theory of evolution by means of natu-ral selection. His book, On the Origin of Species, was published in 1859, and has grown to be the underlying principle for every field within the life sciences, ex-plain-

ing the diversity of life on earth.Brian Langerhans, associate

professor of biology, specializes in evolutionary ecology, and thus relies heavily on Darwin’s theories in his everyday work.

“Every single day [for me] is influenced by Darwin’s ideas in particular. Evolutionary influence is everything I do,” Langerhans said. “If you are in-volved in biology, period, evo-lution influences everything.”

Langerhans said he cannot imagine a world without Dar-win’s theories. The fact we rely on his ideas so heavily, when they were published more than 150 years ago, should show their significance.

“[I can’t imagine where we would be] without any theory o f e v o l u -tion—

that’s just totally impossible,” Langerhans said. “It’s impos-sible to know what it would be like because of the significant impact his ideas have had on all aspects of human life. He’s impacted how we eat, the medi-cine we take, how we conserve and reserve and the way we understand the planet and ourselves.”

The scope, magnitude and shocking specificity of Dar-win’s ideas have given them world-renowned relevance that continues to inf luence

discoveries today. “[Darwin], if he were here, would be totally amazed with things involving the molecular influences; we’re looking for types of selection using tools he could have never anticipated,” Langerhans said.

Darwin’s theories have been tested and refuted, only to be rebuilt again by the scientific community. “[A lot of] big, recent discoveries are pretty influenced by his ideas; it turns out so many of his ideas were actually correct. Man, he was sure right more than he was wrong,” Langerhans said.

John Godwin, professor of zoology, agrees that Darwin’s theories are pivotal to any study of life on earth. “Nothing in biology makes sense except in light of evolution,” Godwin

said.These theo-

ries im-pact

some of the most important scientific discoveries. For ex-ample, Godwin explained the importance of Darwin’s theo-ries when evaluating certain aspects of human genetics.

“[In one case] we looked at conserve mechanisms—a con-serve set of genes that regulate reproduc-tion—because a condi-t ion was discovered where a human was unable to reproductively mature,” Godwin said. “Usu-ally there is such strong evolu-tionary conservation of those mechanisms, so to understand things like that we evaluate the most basic levels of evolution-ary and extraordinary con-struction.”

Evolutionary theories also allow scientists to learn things about humans from certain similar animals, such as rats.

So in the case mentioned above, scientists could test and study rats to learn about these strange circumstances. Godwin is currently using Dar-winian theories to compare the human genome with that of the zebra fish in hopes of making

discover-ies about human anxiety disorders.

“What w e a r e looking

at is the expression of genes in key areas of the brain that we know are linked to stress and anxiety, and how these gene patterns differ between fish that are very nervous and those that are not,” Godwin said. “We see those differences in humans as well…so this is a nice animal for understanding how the brain is put together early in life, and how it is wired to be more susceptible to cer-tain disorders.”

Rejecting evolution proves science impossible

To Bob Rose and his col-leagues, evolution isn’t just a theory—it’s the basis for their

whole career.“T he idea

of evolution is seminal to biochemistry,” Rose, professor of biochemis-try, said. Rose is current ly working with the University, researching the gene that

promotes insulin-production in various species.

“We do a lot of comparisons between species, which is very evolution-based,” Rose said.

Rose is currently working on comparing the insulin promot-er between humans, rats and mice in order to understand what things are conserved be-tween the species. One of the key differences between these species is that mice have two insulin genes, whereas humans only have one.

“For some reason, the func-tion was important enough to warrant two genes… we see variations like that a lot,” Rose said.

Despite those differences, enough is conserved between

the proteins that regulate the genes—and even the genes themselves—that research-ers can examine them as an important evolutionarily-pre-served function.

According to Paul Wollen-zien, professor of biochemis-try, the first signs of evolution came at the earliest stages of life. Originally, polymers of RNA, nucleic acids that can code genetic information, self-competed for replication. Next came proteins translated from that primary genetic code, and finally life began to emerge.

Even in modern organisms, there are clues to these early events. For example, there are sequences within ribo-somal RNA that are shared between the three domains of life: eukaryotes, prokaryotes and achaea. This means that the sequences were present within the progenitor of these domains—a common ancestor.

“Because we can recognize these universally-conserved se-quences, we take that to mean that they were established early on in evolution,” Wollenzien said. Because the sequences were established very early on, it indicates a great importance for the basic functions of life.

Evolution inf luences the

emerging field of biochemistry with something called “Instant Evolution.”

Instant Evolution mimics early conditions by creating completely random assort-ments of RNA molecules. In laboratory experiments, these RNA molecules are genetically selected for the traits and func-tions researchers are interested in examining. These special RNA molecules are separated from the rest of the pool and replicated. This process is re-peated through many trials, reaffirming the way research-ers believe early precursors to organisms originated.

Scientists have used Instant Evolution to isolate RNA mol-ecules that, over the course of experimentation, gained the ability to self-replicate—just as biochemists theorize occurred in the very early stages of the creation life.

“If the age of the earth is around 4.5 billion years old, RNA likely started appearing about four billion years ago. We believe the first organisms be-gan appearing around a half of a billion years later.” The scien-tific community believes these organisms likely all came from one progenitor.

According to the National

Center for Biotechnology In-formation, it is a scientific be-lief that all cellular life forms on earth have a common origin called the universal common ancestor. While it may sound like a far-fetched idea to some, scientists are talking about a very simple organism that like-ly had the basic cellular func-tions modern organisms use today. Things like drug devel-opment and testing all depend on the idea that we developed from this organism.

Even though Darwin cer-tainly had a lot to do with the concept of evolution and mod-ern biochemistry, the biochem-istry department made it clear that Darwin wasn’t the only contributor. The theory, as we know it today, has rightfully evolved from many decades of research.

Though Darwin’s postulates are often unsung, for Wollen-zien, the lack of celebration is due to their implicitness.

“We don’t talk about Darwin too often, but his idea of evolu-tion really permeates through virtually everything we do.”

Darwin peering through the molecular level

The scientific theory of evolution and natural selection

take millions and even bil-lions of years for species to

diverge into distinct genomes. However, our single celled, mi-croscopic coun-terparts replicate exponen-tially faster t h a n u s

eukaryotic organ-i s m s . W h a t ’s that mean? They change, mutate and evolve faster.

So fast that Jonathon Olson, a research spe-

cializing in patho-genic Cam-

pylo-bacter, said he

can see natural selection and ad-

aptation occur in his laboratory.He calls it microevo-

lution—the divergence and change of species from a

single colony of microbes.“Microevolution happens

and we see that within species. Microbes do evolve in the same processes of evolution—we be-lieve—in terms of gene dupli-cation, horizontal gene trans-fer, and replication,” Olson said. “A lot of the people who support intelligent design have said that this doesn’t happen on the macro level, between species. In a way, they’ve almost ceded the microbio-logical argu-ment . Even the eukaryotic microbes that replicate with binary fission, they’ve given up on that argu-ment. ”

These genetic mechanisms create slight differences in the gene pool. Through ex-perimentation and artificial selection, scientists can al-ter the environment of their microbial colonies. Selective growth media, with certain nutrients or antibiotics, can create a specific environment that may favor the survival and replication of those fit for that environment compared to oth-ers not adapted. Olson has seen this type of microevolution,

and other genetic mutations, occur in his lab.

“We can watch evolution happen with microbes,” Olson said. “We can even watch spe-ciation when we watch colonies change from one genetically distinct species to another.”

Olson has been able to ob-serve the swapping of DNA between bacteria of different

strands, which demonstrates t he genet ic and evolution-ary dynamics occuring in his lab. De-speciation, a phenomenon recently ob-

served, demonstrates how envi-ronmental changes drive these changes, according to Olson.

Jim Brown, associate profes-sor and undergraduate coordi-nator in Microbiology, works in research that crosses evolution-ary biology and biochemistry.

“We use evolution as a tool to solve biochemical problems,” Brown said.

One of the main focuses of Brown’s research is on the en-zyme RNase P, which is made out of RNA, a nucleic acid. This enzyme appears in many different organisms, and can have differing structures with

one organism to the next. This phenomenon can only be ex-plained by evolution, Brown said.

According to Brown, evolu-tion is a “useful tool to answer nuts and bolts questions on how molecules are put together and work.” It has been a great help in discovering how RNA works.

Brown cited the example of the difference in the RNase P enzyme between E. Coli and a bacterium known as Bacillus subtilis. Researchers identified the homologous sequence in different organisms and com-pared their composition, and they share many similarities.

This is not just an example of RNase P. The further species diverge, there are less genetic similarities they have in com-mon, but all organisms share similar fundamental elements. The enzymes we use to break down sugar in our digestive tract are almost the same, if not exactly the same, as those bacteria use, according to Mark Keen, associate professor of mi-crobiology.

Though evolution may be hard to spot on a large scale, all one has to do is look into the fine print of Darwin’s theory, or maybe just the microscope.

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The Wolfpack finished the 2011 baseball season with a 35-27 record and an even 15-15 record in the ACC. This year, coach Elliott Avent will bring a strong set of youngsters as well as key veterans to the field in hopes of a successful 2012 season.

PITCHING & CATCHINGN.C. State will have to com-

pete without pitcher Cory Mazzoni (currently playing for the New York Mets) who threw a team-high 114 innings last season, but the Wolfpack has plenty of returning arms for this season. Junior Chris Overman will anchor the bullpen after posting a 2.39 ERA last year. Overman also led the team with seven saves and pitched 21 of his 30 appear-ances without giving up a run.

Righty Ethan Ogburn will most likely work as a starter and reliever in the upcoming season. He finished the 2011 season with 47 strikeouts and a solid 6-4 record.

N.C. State will also bring in six freshman pitchers, includ-ing Chris Williams, brother of

current Wolf-pack pitcher Vance Williams.

Freshman Carlos Rodon should make an immediate im-pact to the rotation this season. Rodon was voted High School Player of the Year in North Carolina and was a third-team All-American at Holly Springs High School.

Another freshman to watch is Brett Austin. Austin was drafted in the first round of the supplemental draft but decided to forgo the Majors, making a strong addition as catcher or DH to the team.

OUTFIELDAfter being drafted, out-

fielders Brett Williams and John Gianis decided to return to the field this season for the Wolfpack.

Right-fielder Gianis posted a .386 on-base percentage and is one of the Pack’s most reli-able fielders with a .990 fielding percentage.

Williams played in all 62 games last season, batting .286. He also led the team with 46 runs and six home runs.

Avent was full of praise for Williams.

“He is such a tough competi-

tor and is such a good athlete,” Avent said. “He competes at a high, high level.”

INFIELDN.C. State will lose the bats of

Pratt Maynard (Dodgers) and

Harold Riggins (Rockies), who had the two highest batting av-erages last year. However, the Wolfpack will not be short on experience, as veterans Chris Diaz, Matt Bergquist, and An-drew Ciencin return to the in-

field. Avent said that there is no shortage of power in the lineup this year.

“The two things people have always said about our team is that we can hit, and [we have] toughness.”

Diaz batted .306 at shortstop last season and contributed a solid year defensively as well as on the bases. Both Bergquist and Ciencin recorded more than 30 runs and 58 total hits last season.

OUTLOOKThe Wolfpack finished third

in the Atlantic Division last season behind Florida State and Clemson. Although the team lost a number of players to the Major Leagues, State should have a solid lineup and talented pitching rotation.

“This team has practiced so well and so hard, and the young guys have blended with the old guys,” Avent said. “We’re more ready to open up than we’ve ever been, so I’m pretty excited for opening day”

N.C. State will kick off the season this Friday against Mar-shall, and follow with a double-header on Saturday at Doak Field. In a conference that sent seven teams to the postseason in 2011, the Wolfpack should be able to finish in the top half of the division.

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technician takes a look at the team ahead of the first match-up this year.

matt Bergquist, a junior in sport management, dives for first at the state v. davidson game on doak field march 1, 2011. Both players look up at the referee, confirming he’s safe. the davidson pitcher was cautious of Bergquist who was gunning for second, but this didn’t stop state from pulling out a 3-2 win.

Technician features one of the most consistent players on the basketball team.

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“He was about 6’8, 215 and he was probably one of the best players I had seen up till that point.”

That’s what N.C. State senior guard C.J. Williams had to say when asked to sum up what he thought of junior forward Richard Howell when he first got to know him.

In the Mark Gottfried era, if there’s one player who has established himself as not only one of the best players in the conference, but in the country, it has to be Howell.

At 9.2 rebounds per game, 11.4 points per game and a .505 field goal shooting percentage Howell’s a good player. But they do little jus-tice to indicate the type of person Howell is.

“He is probably the big-gest kid you will ever meet,” Williams said. “He loves to laugh and joke around and stuff. His laughter is infec-tious; he just makes every-body laugh.”

Junior center Deshawn Painter, who joined the Pack alongside Howell, said he was a great player but an even greater guy.

“We come from simi-lar backgrounds,” Painter said. “We instantly clicked, but for the most part he is a hard worker. He has got a lot of heart.”

Despite being one of the most explosive players on the court, Howell is often described as being a quiet person. However, accord-ing to Painter, people who know him would say oth-erwise.

“Some people say Rich [Howell] is quiet and all, but you just got to know him,” Painter said. “That’s

just his personality. He’s a good guy, he’s humble and he’s a great person.”

Despite his success dur-ing game time, things have been far from utopian off the court. Howell believes those experiences have shaped him to become a better person and athlete.

“The type of tragedies I have been through, they have always been my inspiration,” Howell said. “I have had a lot of deaths in my family.

When my little sister died, that was the inspiration for me to be a better person. It helped me play better on the court and take it a lot more seriously.”

Despite the accolades he has received for his performance this season, which has seen him net as many as nine double-doubles, Howell believes the team’s performance always comes first for him.

“I am happy but not satis-fied,” Howell said. “I am not concerned about how many rebounds I get. I just want to go out there and win the ball game. I don’t care if I get zero rebounds or zero points or whatever, I just want to win.

Howell has specific goals for what he wants to achieve dur-ing the rest of his time at State.

“I want to make it to the NCAA tournament,” How-ell said. “I have been here two years and never had the chance to go there. Coach Gottfried preaches every day that the NCAA tournament is the best show on earth, and it’s definitely something I want to participate in before I go out.”

Howell is feared by all his opponents for his domination on the boards, most recently seen against Virginia where he racked up 18 rebounds. Painter believes he hasn’t seen many as talented as Howell.

“He might not get a lot of credit for it, especially for his size and his height. If he was 6’10, he would be a top five draft pick just because of the way he rebounds.”

Howell said he wanted to be remembered for not only his

athletic ability, but also for his personality.

“I’d like to be remembered as a kid who just went hard no

matter what, and always likes to put smiles on people’s faces as well.”

COUNTDOWN• 7 days until men’s basketball faces UNC-Chapel Hill

at the RBC Center.

INSIDE• Page 7: Technician takes a look at the

baseball team ahead of the first match-up this year. Sports

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TodayWomen’s Golf at lady Puerto rico classicRio Grande, P.R., All Day

WednesdaysWimminG & divinG at Women’s acc chamPionshiPs/men’s divinGChristiansburg, Va., All Day

WrestlinG at dukeDurham, 7 p.m.

ThursdaysWimminG & divinG Women’s acc chamPionshiPs/men’s divinGChristiansburg, Va., All Day

Women’s BasketBall vs. miamiReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.

men’s BasketBall at dukeDurham, 9 p.m.

Fridaymen’s tennis at ita indoor nationalsCharlottesville, Va., All Day

sWimminG & divinG at Women’s acc chamPionshiPs/men’s divinGChristiansburg, Va., All Day

track at virGinia tech challenGeBlacksburg, Va., All Day

softBall vs. utsa, texas a&mCollege Station, Texas; 1:15 p.m., 4 p.m.

BaseBall vs. marshallRaleigh, 3 p.m.

Women’s tennis vs. usfRaleigh, 4 p.m.

Gymnastics vs. neW hamPshireRaleigh, 7 p.m.

Saturdaymen’s tennis at ita indoor nationalsCharlottesville, Va., All Day

rifle at searc 6, ncaa Qualifier, nra sectionalCharleston, S.C., All Day

sWimminG & divinG at Women’s acc chamPionshiPs/men’s divinGChristinasburg, Va., All Day

track at virGinia tech challenGe, Gene andersonBlacksburg, Va., Chapel Hill; All Day

BaseBall vs. younGstoWn stateRaleigh, 11 a.m.

softBall vs. tulsa, texas a&mCollege Station, Texas; 11 a.m., 6:15 p.m.

men’s BasketBall vs. florida stateRBC Center, 1 p.m.

BaseBall vs. WriGht stateRaleigh, 3 p.m.

Sundaymen’s tennis at ita indoor nationalsCharlottesville, Va., All Day

men’s Golf at Puerto rico classicRio Grande, P.R., All Day

Women’s tennis vs. minnesotaRaleigh, 11 a.m.

softBall vs. utsaCollege Station, Texas, 11 a.m.

BaseBall vs. saint JosePh’s Raleigh, 1 p.m.

Women’s BasketBall at uncChapel Hill, 1:30 p.m.

JOHN JOYNER/TEcHNiciaNJunior forward Richard Howell drives to the basket past a Georgia Tech defender during the basketball game in the RBC Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11.

Men’s tennis seniors have significant impact on younger players.

Nolan EvansStaff Writer

Former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn once said “Leader-ship must be established from the top down.”

This is no exception for the netters on the N.C. State men’s tennis team, as the seniors have assumed the role of leading their younger peers. They are helping the freshmen develop as play-ers, students, men and eventual leaders.

The trio of freshmen concisting of Beck Bond, Robbie Mudge and Austin Powell—ranked in the top 100 amongst all collegiate players nationally—are a combined 21-1 in singles matches this season. They have helped the Wolfpack to a 10-1 start, the team’s best since 2007, a season which saw the Pack make it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.

These rookies are led by a host of seniors that pack a lot of experience on the court and aren’t afraid of stepping into the team’s leadership role.

“When I was a freshman, there was one guy that helped me a lot,” senior Jai-me Pulgar said. “He was an All-American, and I tried to learn from him. What I try to do now is the same thing with these guys.

“I want to teach them what I know and give them

some of my experience, some-thing that can help them out to win matches. That’s the goal.”

Redshirt senior Julian Sul-livan agreed.

“These guys look up to us a lot,” Sullivan said. “We’ve been great leaders and good exam-ples of what they should be and how they should play on court. We tell them to work hard, and they work hard.

“They do whatever they’re supposed to do. They’re doing their job, and we’re doing our job.”

With a mere three years of separation between these play-ers, it wasn’t long ago that the seniors were in the same posi-tion as the freshmen. They are still able to connect with them easily.

“When you are a freshman, it’s like you’re on a roller coast-er,” Pulgar said. “You feel good, then you get angry. So I really try to tell them to stay steady and focus on the things that they have control over.”

The seniors believe that the methodology they use has had a significant impact on the development of these players. While leaders across different fields and occupations may ver-bally instruct a pupil, the Wolf-pack seniors find that leading by example is the best way to build a younger player.

“Instead of really talking to them, we show them how we’re supposed to be on the court, and they get it,” Sullivan said.

Senior Dominic Hodgson noted that the main focus for training a young player is dis-cipline. The only way the fresh-men can learn this is to show that discipline themselves.

“Discipline is the main thing,

and we try to show them that,” Hodgson said. “They just need to mature a little bit and under-stand how college works. That’s the main thing.

“They have better discipline every match, and if they keep that up, this team is destined for a good season.”

Although the seniors recog-nize their leadership has played a critical role in developing their teammates into better competitors, they are confident that the freshmen would be in the same position without their help on the court.

“These guys are good play-ers,” Hodgson said. “I think

they look to us occasionally for help, but they can do a lot on their own. As a senior, I try to help them out and teach them as much as I can. These guys came in with enough talent as it is. We always knew they were going to be good players for us this season.”

Powell felt the team would not be where it is now if not for the seniors.

“Without those guys, noth-ing would churn on this team,” Powell said. “Without a doubt, the team wouldn’t be where it is without our seniors.”

Head coach Jon Choboy seems satisfied with how the

upper classmen have responded had to their newly found lead-ership roles.

“Two seniors are playing at the top of the lineup, and that is where they should be play-ing,” Choboy said. “They’ve got that responsibility, but they also have the responsibil-ity of guiding the other people through the ups and downs of the season, through the physi-cal and mental battles they go through out there.

“Any strong team is going to have good leaders.”

Leadership key to success of freshmen

alEx SaNcHEz/TEcHNiciaNSophomore Sean Weber returns the ball in a doubles match against UNC Asheville Saturday, Jan. 14, 2011. Weber and redshirt senior Julian Sullivan won their match, and the Wolfpack went on to defeat the Bulldogs 7-0, completing their second sweep of the day.

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