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Raleigh, North Carolina

‘Continue to fight; take back the night’

The Women’s Center held its 14thannual “Take Back the Night”march Thursday night, drawingcrowds in the hundreds.

community marched from Harris Fieldand the Becton—Berry-Bagwell Quad andmet in the brickyard chanting andsinging, “People Unite, Take back thenight.” I“For me, Take Back the Night is an im-

portant opportunity for our communi—ty to raise awareness of issues of safety andsecurity that affect both women andmen,” Evelyn Reiman, the assistant vicechancellor for student affairs, was verypleased with the diverse turnout for suchan important cause. “The diversity of theparticipants tonight symbolizes that the

Iosianne LauberStaffReporter

Thursday night, hundreds of studentsturned out to support the 14th annualTake Back the Night March to raiseawareness of rape and sexual assault. Theenergy was high as NC. State and Mered-ith College students and others from the

issue is a shared concern.”The marchers came together in the

brickyard to listen to several speakersand survivors. In addition, marchers lis-tened to music by Kyler England, a grad-uate of NCSU. .Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and Stu-

dent Body President Mike Anthony wel-comed the supporters. Anthony said hewas honored to be part of such a mean—ingful night. “Sexual violence affectsboth men and women, and by showingyour support here tonight, you are help-ing to raise awareness both on campus

and in the community,” said Anthony.Two survivors moved the crowd by

sharing their experiences. The march wasa safe place for survivors ofsexual violenceto come forward with testimonials andget full support. Michelle Cole, a Mered-ith student shared how two summers agoshe was attacked in her home when shewas alone and had left her doors un—locked. She advised students “to be mind—ful of [their] surroundings” because itcould happen to anyone.Angela Traurig, a senior in sociology

also shared a survivor story, which

touched many students. “[Traurig’s]courage to share her story was touchingand eye—opening,” said Lucinda Hull, asenior in business management.Traurig shared that one out of every

four women will be raped or sexually as-saulted, which really shocked many ofthe men and women who came out tosupport.

“I think this is a really good cause. It’sespecially a good time now since therehas been a lot of crime on campus,” saidAlden Humphries, a freshman in businessSee NIGHT page 2

Student body

president’s GB 16

veto standsproposed $6 increase.Leslie Abbott, a senior in ac—

counting, felt that the increase is“well worth [it] to keep all thebus lines running.”Matthew Spence, director of

After a lengthy discussionabout GB16, Mike Anthony,

9 student bodypresident, heldsteadfast to his initial veto.

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LaWanda RayStaffReporter

There were many emotional ar-guments made on both sides ofthe GB16 veto during Wednes-day night’s Student Senate meet-ing. Student Senate members hadvarious ideas about why the billshould or should not be overrid—den. But, in the end, the veto byStudent Body President MikeAn-thony remained.GB 16 is the legislation that

would have allowed students whohave been placed on disciplinaryprobation the chance to run foran elected office in Student Gov-ernment.

It was stated and confirmed bythe student chief justice, Brent

Thomas Kendig, director oftransportation, spoke to StudentSenate on behalf of the trans—portation department. The billcoincides with the $4 increasethat was received last year, whichwas initially a compromise to the

government relations, broughtbefore the Student Senate thenews of a movement within theRaleigh City Council to changea current law, which states thatno more than four nonrelated oc-cupants can rent homes in resi-dential areas around NCSU. TheCity Council is looking to changethis number to two.A concerned citizen and prop-

erty owner in support of studentsattended the meeting and urgedstudents to attend the City Coun—cil meetings, remember theseevents when voting and get in-volved with the local government.A meeting will be held this Sat-urday at 7:30 am. at the VineyardCafE on Western Boulevardacross from Miami Subs about

The following students were ap-pointed to Student Senate posi-tions: Munawar Diwan, senatorfor communications seniors; len-nifer Zurney, director of the de-partment ofcommunity service;and Mark Aldrich, chair of theElections Commissions.

STUDENT SENATE SPOTLIGHT

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Shannon Gray,a senior in industrial design, works by the”Egg,”a metal sculpture outside theCollege of Design.The”Egg”is also where you can buy tickets today from noon to 1:30 p.m.forSaturday’s annual COD Halloween Bash.Stoffphoto by Rion Thomas

Homecoming

kicks off next week

This year’s homecoming

where students who show upat the Brickyard wearing redand white will receive free foodand goodies.“We are just hoping to get a

lot of participation from all ofthe events,” said Nadira Math—

Thursday, Oct. 31Wear Red, Get Fed

lin, publicity chair for home-

ofthe events that will take placethroughout next week:

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N'Cd'Stéti' Studentslfre' cur'rfilffly are encouraged to attend this News StaflRePOTt of a series of reunionivents Friday Nov.lon map inary pro ation. ere meeting. . , .-d t d t b th concerts and parties that are Homecomlng Parade

wceire Cirilclerne s u en :pn ho The senate was also updated on In addition to this weekend scheduled for the week. Home- Cates Avenue3;} es 0 e issue presen o s ow the state of Resolution 12, the act marking the finale of the North coming will continue through 3.30 4.30 p mt t. . . . - . - . . .Eéjetfgefiss thou h GB16 was to place sexual orientation 1n the Carolina State Fair, it also out the week and conclude Homecoming Pep Rally

- tli ' g f1 1 main NCSU discriminatlon marks the countdown to one with NCSU’S Nov. 2 home Harris Field. a. no 80) 330 er 1316Ce 0 egls a— clause. It was stated that it looks ofNC. State’s fastest-growing football game against Georgia 430 p mtron that dld pass was Resolution as though the bill will eventually and continually improving tra- Tech Wear Red Get Fed36, Whlfh SUEPCI’DI'“ a $2 fee Inf be upheld, but Student Senate Of. ditions. Anlinformation table will be Harris Fieldcrrease 01' t e Tfipafrtment 0 ficials noted that there must be a RedWolf Rising NCSU’s an- set up today in the Brickyard 4.30 p m

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Local candidates

come out to vie

for student votesCaldwell Lounge was standingroom only as students turned outfor Candidate Forum 2002.

Elizabeth WelchStaffReporter

OnWednesday night, the Political ScienceClub hosted Candidate Forum 2002, atwo-hour program that gave students achance to listen to the platforms of dif-ferent candidates vying for state and lo—cal offices before they enter the pollingbooths on Nov. 5. Topics ranged fromschool vouchers to tuition increases andfrom economic development to balanc-ing the budget.Students filled Caldwell Lounge to

standing room only, prompting severalcandidates to compare the large crowdto the much lower turnout at the previ-ous day’s forum at UNC-Chapel Hill.Any alumni or family connections toNCSU were also touted, and good—na—tured jokes were made toward those can-didates who were alums of “that otherschool.”Republican candidate for NC. House

District 35, Darryl Black, made a pointto say he “bleeds red as an NC. Statealum” and NC. House District 50 can-didate Lee Griffin mentioned he is cur—rently a freshman majoring in horticul-ture science, although he would post-pone his studies if elected.Yet, to most students, the issues dis—

cussed were serious business too.“It’s our future at stake, and I think it’s

a great way to become informed,” saidsophomore Jill Alderfer of her decisionto attend the program. Students alsowere lured by class credit and the fo-rum’s status as a Scholars event.Candidates were allotted 2.5 minutes

to address the audience, and most had ahard time being brief. Timekeeper JaneNelson usually had to wave her cardssignaling dismissal as comments ran overthe limit.

See HOMECOMING page 2 See VOTES page 2

This week’s senate spotlight focuses onHannah Gatlin,a freshman in political science.Gatlin is currently working on issues such asadvisingacademic integrity and a student'sbill of rightsTo her constituents, Gatlin

Space expert comes to make the case for MarsRobert Zubrin will addressthe Scholars Forum on

wanted to say,”i’m extremely available for Monday and Tuesday.suggestions and/or criticism! was appointedto represent your best interest, so please News StaffReportshare your concerns with me.“Hannah GatlinFreshmanPolitical Science

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ploring Mars would be like andwhat we could stand to learn. Buton Monday and Tuesday, NC.State will invite a guest speakerto campus to show that the pathto Mars may not be as out ofreach as we imagine.Robert Zubrin will be giving a

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VOTEScontinuedfrom page 1

President of the Political Sci-ence Club, Robert Hartley, servedas the master of ceremonies andgave the program’s opening re-marks. Vice President ElizabethCoggin moderated, occasionallystanding when a candidate ig—nored the timekeeper. Havingspent ..1any long hours sendingout inv1 tations and arranging de-tails with the help of other club.memb, Is, they hoped that stu-dents W\ uld take advantage oftheopportunity provided.

“Students form a large part ofthe community that primarilydo[es]n’t vote and could make asignificant impact [if they choseto],said Hartley.The nonpartisan forum in-

cluded candidates for a widerange of public offices and third-party members as well.Republican candidate for the

U.S. House of Representativesfrom the 4th! District TuanNguyen spoke first, forgoing themicrophone and addressing theaudience in his speaking voice.

“I want to give ordinary citi-zens a voice in Washington,” hesaid, stating that his experience

as a first—generation Americancould help him do just that.Subsequent speakers included

candidates for NC. Senate, courtof appeals judge, Wake Countycommissioner and other offices.Because several candidates did

not identify their party affiliationand used language that consist-ed ofmany sweeping generalitiesabout the promotion of educa-tion and liberty, it was not alwayseasy for the audience to discernfrom their speeches which side ofthe aisle they were on.Libertarian candidates focused

largely on educating the audienceabout their party ideology.

“I encourage you to think aboutyour government and what therole of government should be,”said Susan Hogarth, Libertariancandidate for NC. Senate District17.The emphasis was on local is—

sues, particularly those in WakeCounty, the district that NCSUfalls in. Students who go to thevoting site on campus will chooseamong these candidates.Ioe Bryan, running for Wake

County commissioner, under-scored the importance of votingwhen he reminisced about his sin—gle previous political loss, whichwas by two votes.

MARScontinuedfrom page 1planet. He is also the presidentand founder of a research and de—velopment company that pro—motes space travel technologiescalled Pioneer Astronautics. Italso de 'elops ideas for NASA.Duriiig his career he has writ-

ten a 1 umber of volumes, in—cluding “The Case for Mars: ThePlan to lettle the Red Planet andWhy We Must” and “EnteringSpace: Creating a Space-FaringCiviliz. ion and First Landing.”In th books, Zubrin explains

step-b) . tep how we can send hu-mans 1 the planet and actually

produce fuel and oxygen on theplanet with Martian natural re-sources. He also delves into build—ing bases and settlements and lay—ing the foundations for creatingan environment fit for sustain-able life.A NewYork Times book review

from 1996 calls “A Call to Arms”part “history, part call to arms,part technical manual, part wish-ful thinking.”However, Dennis Overbye goes

on to say that, “One can agree thatexploring Mars would be an ex-citing and noble thing to do andthat Mars Direct would be a coolway to do it.”Studying Mars, Zubrin believes,

will also give us greater insightinto our own planet and couldhelp us learn ways to solve ourown ecological problems. And ina day and age when natural re-sources and land are disappearingfast, settlement on Mars could bea possibility.In addition, he feels pursuing

settlement on Mars would deliv-er a sort of national rebirth.In an interview in the NewYork

Times in 1999, he said, “I thinkwe need a challenge. Civilizationsare like people. They grow whenthey are challenged and [are]stagnate when they are not.”And Zubrin has the perfect

challenge already in mind.

NIGHTcontiau. I from page 1mana; nent.Man) students were pleased to

see so iany men come out forthe ma‘ h.Laui. .I'fiarwick, a senior and the

Presiden ofWolfpackNOW (Na—tional i Iganization for Women)said, “O; ly men can prevent rapefrom happening and it’s nice tosee a 101‘ of men out here. I hopethey will get more involved in ed-ucating their peers about rape

and sexual assault.”Many members of sororities

and fraternities showed up to-gether to march.Michael Harris, a Junior in en—

gineering and the philanthropychair of Delta Sigma Phi said, “Myfrat raised money for T—shirts tohelp the cause.”Phil Mayhew a Junior in com-

puter science and also a memberof Delta Sigma Phi said, “I thinkit’s great to come out here as astudent body and come togetherfor a good cause.”The ceremony ended with a

candlelight vigil in honor andrecognition of the survivors. Ac-cording to the Women’s Centerwebsite, “the highlight of TakeBack the Night is the march whenwomen walk through the nightand reclaim the streets, which formany years have been sources offear and violence.”

If you or someone you knowhas been sexually assaulted, helpis available: Call the Molly HaysGlander 24—Hour Rape and Sex-ual Assault Response Line at 218-9102.

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“Please be those two votes toput me over the top,” he said.N.C. Rep. Jennifer Weiss, De-

mocratic candidate for re-elec—tion to the 35th District, empha-sized the changing economy andthe role of community collegesas a tool for economic growth.A representative for Democra—

tic U.S. Senate candidate ErskineBowles was introduced to a roundof applause, but no one appearedat the podium. No representativefor his opponent, RepublicanElizabeth Dole, was scheduled tobe present.Several candidates urged stu-

dents to get involved through vol-

unteering in campaigns and com-mended their presence at the fo-rum with a standing ovation, al—though by the end of the evening,the crowd had thinned.During the reception after-

wards, candidates were able totalk to students one-on-one, handout campaign literature and takeadvantage of the refreshmentsprovided.

“I thought it was a good bal—ance of viewpoints, and I appre-ciated the chance to listen to thecandidates in person,” said fresh-man MaryYoungblood.

CRIME REPORTThe following is a list issued byCampus Police Wednesday.7:39 a.m. Hit and runA subject reported that person(s)unknown struck the subject’s ve-hicle while it was parked in WestLot.

7:47 a.m. Safety programOfficer conducted a WorkplaceViolence Prevention Program atthe Administrative Service Cen-ter.

7:52 a.m. Hit and runA student reported that person(s)unknown had struck the student’svehicle while it was parked in thePullen Lot.

9:20 a.m. LarcenyA staff member reported changestolen from desk drawer, andcomputer speakers were stolenfrom Harrelson Hall.

10:55 a.m. Traffic accidentA non—student was going over thespeed bump at the Coliseum paylot, and the speed bump crackedhis exhaust system.

1:57 p.m. LarcenyA staff member reported that avacuum pump was taken fromoutside of the hallway in Dabneyhall. It was placed there to bepicked up after it had been re—paired.

2:23 p.m. LarcenyA student reported the student’ssecured bike had been stolenfrom the bike rack outside ofKil-gore Hall.

2:38 p.m. SkateboardersA staff member reported skate—boarders in the construction areaof Gardner Hall. Officers wereunable to locate subjects.3:05 p.m. Damage to propertyA student reported the exit signand flood lighters were damagedat the Pi Kappa Alpha House.

3:19 p.m. SkateboardersOfficers responded to a report ofskateboarders in the area of CatesAvenue. Two students were lo-cated and informed of universi—ty policy. The students compliedto leave the area.

4:34 p.m. Suspicious odorA staff member reported a sus-picious odor emanating from thelarge animal facility at the Vetschool. After investigating, offi—cers discovered that the odor wasdue to a horse operation.

6:40 p.m. Simple assaultA student was struck by a subjectwho entered the student’s roomat North Hall. The subject struckthe student in the face and pulledthe student’s hair. No injuries re—ported and investigation is con-tinuing.

7:27 p.m. Fire alarmAlarm activation at DH. Hill Li-brary due to contractors work-ing in the area.

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7:45 p.m. Safety programOfficers conducted two safetyprograms for 31 individuals atTucker Hall.

8:30 p.m. Suspicious incidentA student reported several sub-jects possibly smoking marijua-na in the stairwell ofDH. Hill Li-brary. Officers check the area butwere unable to locate subjects ordetect the odor of marijuana.

8:33 p.m. PyrotechnicsThere was a report of fireworksnear Alexander Hall. Officerschecked the area but were unableto locate any subjects at that time.9:06 p.m. CheckpointOfficers conducted a trafficcheckpoint on Cates Avenue. Tenverbal warnings were given.

10:34 p.m. Traffic accidentTwo students were involved in atraffic accident in the West DunnAvenue carriageway. There wasno report of injuries.

10:55 p.m. LarcenyStudent reported the student’swallet stolen from Lower MillerField.

11:30 p.m. CheckpointOfficers conducted a trafficcheckpoint on Dan Allen Drive.Fifteen verbal warnings were giv—en.

11:38 p.m. Traffic stopA non-student was cited on DanAllen Drive for a stop sign viola-tion.

12:1 1 a.m. Noise disturbanceA student reported loud musicoutside Carroll Hall. A subjectwas found playing a guitar. Thesubject complied to leave the area.

12:29 a.m. SkateboardersA student reported skateboard-ers near the Engineering Gradu—ate Research Center. The subjectshad left the area prior to officersarrival.

12:55 a.m. Traffic stopA student was cited for speeding,30 mph in a 20 mph zone, onDan Allen Drive.

1:44 a.m. DisputeA student reported students ar-guing at Carroll Hall. The sub-jects ran away upon officers’ ar—rival. The subjects were locatedin Alexander Hall. The disputewas in reference to a drug viola-tion that occurred Sunday night.

2:17 a.m. Drug violationA student was cited and issued acampus appearance ticket (CAT)for possession of drug parapher—nalia. Another student was citedand issued a CAT for possessionof marijuana and drug para-phernalia. The last student wasarrested for second degree tres-pass and issued a CAT for pos-session of marijuana.

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Goaltending duty has been splitbetween junior Lucas Mackanos andfreshman Daniel Burk, and both haveunder a 1.5 goals—against average onthe season.The Charlotte offense has been

erratic since getting off to an excellentstart ~— scoring 14 goals in its first six

49ers have managed only six goals overa span of seven games.Scoring goals has also been the

Pack’s biggest problem. Freshmanforward Aaron King ranks fifth in theACC in goals with seven, and fellowfreshman Bryant Salter is tied for 10thwith five goals. Apart from thefreshmen, State has seen very littleoffensive production from its team.

“Right now, we are working onfinishing,” said Tarantini. “We need tobring more. people up top and takemore chances.”On Sunday afternoon, State will play

Greensboro (8-6, 2-3 SouthernConference) — a much moreoffensively minded team whencompared to Charlotte. The Spartanshave two dangerous forwards in ChrisGoos and Cliff Patterson. Goos has 14

goals and 11 assists in just 14 games thisseason, while Patterson has 11 goalsand two assists.Greensboro has been using a three—

man rotation in goal. lay Benfield,Charlie DeMello and Joe Crump haveall spent more than 300 minutes ingoal this year. The rotation has had itsproblems over the year, though theSpartans have given up almost threegoals per game this year.

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The fair thing to doA fusion ofdazzling neonlights, friedfoods, livestockand stuffed an—imal prizes hasdescendedupon ourneighborhood.For a littlemore than aweek each year,

the N.C. State Fairgrounds lives upto its name and hosts festivitiesunmatched by any other fair inthe state.

It manages to take over the BlueRidge park-and-ride lot, causesthe tailgating traffic jam to reachepic proportions on game daysand brings folks from all over thestate right into our backyard. Buthow can NC. State and its stu-dents benefit from the fair? It canprovide that much—neededchance to loosen up in a com~pletely different fashion.You might say, “\Nhat is all the

fuss about?” No one wants towaste his or her time and energyon a silly old traveling carnival.However, the fair is exactly whatyou make it. Sure, it has thechance to be lame, boring and ex-pensive, but it also can be auniquely exciting time. The fairbrings rides, games and junk foodto us on a larger-than-life scale.

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In other words, it allows usgrown-ups to act like kids again.Every night, fireworks blast

above my apartment at 9:45, re—minding me that I am missing allthe fun. So after apatheticallyavoiding the NC. State Fair forthe first three years that I havebeen at NCSU, I decided to ven-ture into the festivities.My first reaction was, “Six bucks

to get in, you have got to be kid-ding me!” However, I squelchedthose emotions by noting that itwas about the cost of a movieticket.

I met up with a couple offriends under the Ferris wheel(very clichE) and began myjour—ney. First, we had to secure tick—ets for the rides. I was overjoyedwhen I learned that I was actual-ly tall enough to ride all the big—boy rides, like the Gravitron andZipper. Nothing could stop menow! But wait, there was troublebrewing. After a purchase of 20tickets, I had only $6 left in mywallet and had yet to eat dinner.This was nothing more than poorplanning on my part.

I momentarily ignored mydilemma and headed immedi—ately to the nearest ride. Onefriend declined, stating, “I’m notgetting on anything where I amupside down. They put that thingtogether last week from pieces off

ofa truck.” So, I took his girlfriendalong for the ride. If he wasn’tman enough to do it, I was. Theride did not disappoint.A couple more rides and 15

tickets later, I had still not eaten.With all this delicious food bom—barding my senses, what would Ichose? But wait, some man hasjust convinced me to try myhandat basketball. Being a marksmanfrom the 3-point line, I gave it atry.A close analysis of the situation

revealed an over—inflated ball andan oblong shaped goal about 11feet high. But nothing can stopmy skills, right? Wrong. I receivedno prize and failed at the next tryas well. Now, I only had $4 andno large, stuffed tiger.As I was leaving, my friend de-

cided to try. His first shot wasclose but off target. He soon de-cided he definitely could makethis shot. Dollar after dollar left hishand and entered the hand of thevendor who was egging him on.After almost $20, two lost ballsand an ATM Visit, my friend fi-nally triumphed. His girlfriendwas overjoyed by the prize of a 2—foot gorilla, shouting, “Yay, he hasa safari jacket on!”My food choices were severely

restricted by the loss of the $2 tothe basketball scam. No longercould I buy giant turkey legs, pol—

ish sausage or Philly cheese steaks.I no longer had the funds for theupper echelons in fair dining. Iwas reduced to a pulled porksandwich (no drink) but, man,was it tasty.And so, with no money, I

watched as others ate ice cream,funnel cakes and frozen bananas.I observed others as they rode thecrazy bicycle, saw Sampson thegiant horse and participated inthe turkey shoot. I knew that Ihad to return, I was missing outon too much excitement.This story may sound cynical,

but the point is I had a great time.I didn’t worry about resumes,tests or even a column deadline.I laughed with my friends aboutgiant, stuffed gorillas, deep—friedTwinkies and crazy carnival work-ers.Go see the fair. It is not school,

has nothing to do with school andisn’t filled with people fromschool. Go and be a kid. Wastesome money and have a goodtime doing it. Just take more than$27 if you want to go all out.

Kevin is going back on Saturdaywith his 3-year-old niece and 5-year-old nephew. He can’t wait toshow them the pig races, pettingzoo and Scooby D00 prizes. Tagalong, but e-mail him at ktm-cabee@unity.ncsu.edu first.

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came true lastweek. No, Rosie O’Donnell andBarbara Striesand weren’t slow-ly eaten alive by millions ofhorse-flies in the middle of a Texas oilfield. That wish hasn’t come trueyet, but something almost as goodhappened. The Dell ComputerCorp. or, as I like to call it, thepurveyor of the most evil adver-tising campaign ever unleashedon mankind, gave the ax(metaphorically, unfortunately)to Steven.You know Steven, don’t you?

He’s the annoying little punkwhocan’t stop running his mouthabout Dell PCs. “Dude, you’re get—ting a Dell.” Those words makeme cringe. I’ve heard better slo-gans at a wannabe hippie protestagainst war in Iraq.Speaking of which, now that

Steve needs a new job, maybe wecould send him to Iraq. Im notsure who would get him first —the two—bit Iraqi military thateveryone’s so afraid of for somereason, or his fellow soldiers afterhis first “Dude, you’re getting asunburn.”But, sending the little pipsqueak

to Iraq probably isn’t the mostfeasible option. So, I found an—other way to show my undyinghatred of this advertising cam-pa‘ign.Dell actually set up an America

Online Instant Messenger screenname for Steve. When I heardabout this, I had to check it out.Just put DellDudeSteven on yourbuddy list and let the insults fly.It might be an automated re-sponse, but it’s still fun to thinkSteve is actually there, crying be-cause of your insults. Here’s theconversation I had with him (myscreen name has been changed;better luck next time, ladies):

PWatz: Im glad you got fired,monkey boy.DellDudeSteve: I’m great.

Thanks for asking, Pwatz. It’sgood to meet you.PWatz: I hate you.DellDudeSteve: Oh, really. I’m

sorry 2 hear that. I hope youchange your mind.Pwatz: I never will.DellDudeSteve: Are you look—

ing for a new PC?Pwatz: I’m looking for you, and

when I find you, it’s not going tobe pretty.DellDudeSteve: That’s great.

What kind of options are you in-terested in for your new Dell PC?Pwatz: Have you ever danced

with the devil in the pale moon-light?DellDudeSteve: Let me get this

straight. You want a new Dell PCwith cutting-edge graphics?The discussion went on like

that. He might have been some.what incoherent, but he still made

for better conversation than somepeople I talk to on AIM.

If any ofyou would like to huntthis guy down, his real name isBen Curtis. He’s 21 years old andattends New York University.Because Ben “I sold my soul to

Dell and all I got was this stigma”Curtis is now out ofwork, I cameup with some new jobs he’d begreat at: nurse’s assistant at amethadone clinic, professionalplasma donator or prison guard.“Dude, why did my partner justlock me in the room with youguys?”No matter what career choice

he makes, Steve is soon to be athankfully forgotten memory, likeslap bracelets, the XFL, Sinead O’-Connor and that unspeakable in—cident at summer camp whenyouwere 12 years old.Thanks for the memories, dude.

We’ll see you and Subway’s Jarredon Celebrity Boxing in five years.

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but proper planningPresident Bush signed into law a raise inthe military spending budget, which isa much—needed step in preparing for mil—itary action in Iraq, even though someheads will turn at the size of the increase—— $34 billion —- which brings the finalbudget to $355.4 billion.Some individuals may cringe at the lev-

el offunding being poured into the mil-itary because of disagreementsconcerning how our country will pro—ceed in dealing with the situation in Iraq.Regardless of our differences concern-ing motivations and rationale behindmilitary action, we must all recognizethe fact that if we do go to war, or evenlimited action, our country needs to haveensured preparedness in every aspect ofthe military. Congress is to be com—mended for putting partisan differencesaside and joining together to pass thismeasure, showing a desire to bring theUnited States’ military to its highest lev-el of achievement, even if individualsdisagree with the way in which Bush willhandle the future actions.Bush was quoted at a conference in the

Rose Garden as saying, “We owe themevery resource, every weapon and everytool they need to fulfill their missions.”He also reinforced the fact that a strongmilitary presence has the potential toserve as a firm way to protect citizens.“Since Sept. 11,Americans have been re—minded that the safety of many dependson the courage and skill of a few,” saidBush.

Increasing the strength of the militaryat this time in our country’s history isonly a logical choice. Although the econ-omy may be suffering and the total costof $355.4 billion is astounding, this fig—ure only represents an increase of 11 per—cent from last year.Clearly, our military forces are expect-

ed to be performing at an advanced tech-nological and strategic level if actionoccurs in Iraq, and adding to the Penta—gon’s budget will make these higher stan-dards more obtainable through newweapons, a ballistic missile defense sys-tem and better-paid military personnel.While it may seem that Bush should

be elated over this measure being over—whelmingly passed, he did not win hisdebate for another important issue —— a$10 billion, overseas terrorist fund thatthe president could freely access. Thisrequest was subject to partisan votingand did not come through, but with theadditional measures that did pass, thepresident was not in dire need of this re-source fund. Although in times of ab—solute crisis such an option may beneeded, the president should not be toosurprised to see this additional requestturned down since the large increasepassed for the overall budget.Increasing the military budget before

impending military action may havebeen difficult during a time of econom—ic recession, but this 1 l—percent, $34—bil-lion increase is the only option to fullyensure a powerful defense system.

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ethics, news integrityStaff (U-WIRE)Editorial COLUMBUS,The Latern Ohio — A re—Ohio State U. porter dismissed

by The AssociatedPress last month may have fabricated upto 45 sources and 12 organizations in 40articles. The reporter was fired after theAP published an article on criminal j us-tice statistics that quoted two people fromthe Institute of Crime and Punishmentin Chicago. The institute does not exist,and the AP could not find either of thepeople.

Articles written by the reporter on top-ics such as education, civil liberties andstem cells cited the “Education Alliance,”“Voice for the Disabled” and other in-stitutions of which the AP can find norecords.The reporter has claimed he was not

given an opportunity to explain his sit-uation and said he has located some ofthose people the AP said do not exist.He declined to give the names and num-bers of those he found, though. It seemshighly unlikely that he can explain awayalmost 60 people and institutions ofwhich an experienced news-gatheringorganization like the AP can find notrace.

Journalists already reside at the bot—tom of the professional totem pole interms of reliability and trustworthiness,and this kind of scandal just feeds into thebad reputation.Society needs to be able to trust the

people from whom they are receivinginformation. Journalists have been lam-basted for misquoting sources, not get-ting both sides of the story or not beingobjective since the beginning of time.These behaviors alone are a betrayal ofthevery things journalism should stand for— truth and objectivity. Blatantly cre-ating sources out of thin air is an offensea hundred times worse than these.Special attention should be paid to ac-

curacy in stories written for the AP, awire service whose articles are sent out inthe blink of an eye to newspapers acrossthe country. Even a small error can rad-ically affect the public’s perception of anissue.The reporter is not the only one to

blame in this situation. At a news or-ganization as large as the AP, there arelikely editors or fact—checkers that readthese articles and consistently missedthese errors. One or two articles could

We want our MITI just finished aMassachusetts In—stitute ofTechnol-ogy (MIT)Quantum Me-chanics test. Ofcourse, I failedmiserably becauseone,I am an Eng-lish major, and

Michele two, I have neverDeCamp gone beyondStaficozmmst Chemistry 101 at

our own dear in-stitution. But theoretically, with a lot offree time and an extra few brain cells, Icould learn how to ace that test.The reason I could accomplish such

an awe-inspiring feat is because this par—ticular class has all of its course materi-al online. I can access the lecture notes,syllabus and even the exams for free. Nopasswords, no subscription fees and cer—tainly no $39,060 tuition bill.This new pilot program at MIT is called

OpenCourseWare, and it is a way for ed—ucators and students around the worldto benefit from the knowledge of someof the most brilliant people in the coun—try. Many are heralding this new pro-gram as the beginning of a new age ofinformation and education among uni-versities. Suddenly, we can all become.little Will Huntings, solving impossible

math equations on random chalkboards.The program itself is amazing. Over

the next 10 years, MIT will make thecoursework for its almost 2,000 classesavailable online. Right now, there is asmall portion of material available fromMIT’s five different colleges to give futureusers an idea of what the program willlook like upon its official launch in 2003.This program will never involve any

kind of certificate or degree program. Itis simply an extensive research and learn-ing resource for people to use to theirbenefit. This kind of enterprise makes itpossible for learners of all ages to receivea broad education without spending adime.

I imagine that the only people whomay have a problem with MIT’s new pro—gram are MIT students. They are the onespaying almost $40,000 per year to go toschool at this elite institution, and I imag-ine they may feel that their educationshould not be up for grabs. My only re—sponse to such complaints would be thatMIT is still not offering a degree online,so as long as it takes the $40,000 for theclassroom time and that piece of paper,then MIT students will continue to stayon top.For a few years now, the Internet has be-

come a major tool for universities tobring in research sources for their stu-dents, but it has always been something

that was only available to people whomatriculate in their respective school. Ican access the Oxford English Dictio-nary, but only if I go through N.C. State’sown link. Any online course material,like WebCT and WebAssign, has alsobeen for students and faculty only.For the first time, a school, along with

the help ofthe William and Flora HewlettFoundation and the AndrewW. MellonFoundation, will fund such a programfor everyone.

I remember when the Internet was firstbecoming a household term, and peo—ple were thrilled that they would havethe entire world at their fingertips. How-ever, beyond university research andscholarly journals, the Internet has most—ly become a tool for commerce.Yes, you can access newspapers from

all over the world, but most people wouldrather order a new pair of chinos fromGap.com. Now that the e-business surgehas died d0wn considerably, it appearsthat we may still be able to glean a littleknowledge out of the Internet as well.But, it is up to us.MIT is going to give the world its

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hanging chads and punchcardsI love autumn —-—it is my favoritetime of the year.The weatherchanges fromscorching heat toblissful coolbreezes. The leaveschange color fromlush green to a

Ben patchwork—quiltMcNeely cacophony ofStaffColumnist brlght oranges,reds and yellows.It is a time to be outside and enjoy naturethrough activities such as camping andhiking. Yes, autumn is a wonderful timeof the year.However, this year, signs, billboards

and the sounds of slogans for politicalcampaigns have interrupted the serene,peaceful landscape of the fall season.Every two years, the nation is thrust intoelection season, and it seems to get worseevery time.We all remember the presidential elec-

tion of 2000 and how it was hotly con-tested, thanks to Al Gore, George W.Bush, the media and the voters of thegreat state of Florida. It dragged on un-til almost Christmas, when the SupremeCourt finally arbitrated the issue andgave us a president.Since then, the country has been

through a brutal surprise attack, armedconflicts around the world and an eco-nomic downturn. Blame our country’sproblems on whomever you want, butthe truth is, when the vote finally is tal—lied (after numerous recounts), we —the voters — are ultimately responsiblefor putting people in power to representus and run the country.As I watch the vicious politidal ads and

listen to the same, tired rhetoric spilledby the candidates, I wonder if they ac-tually know what they are doing whenthey attack each other in front of na-tional audiences. It is no wonder no onein this country votes. In the last presi-dential election, less than half of the vot-ing population voted.This year, in North Carolina alone, vot—

er turnout for the primaries was ridicu-lously low. People are fed up withpoliticians needlessly attacking the oth—er side just because they differ on ideasof how to run things. People are fed upwith putting politicians into office andthen just getting screwed over.For example, the city of Raleigh passed

the Nuisance Party Ordinance two'yearsago. Now, they are mulling over the ideaof changing zoning laws to allow onlytwo nonrelated roommates to share ahouse. This move would drive up hous-ing costs for students and overtax the re-sources of University Housing, whichhas enough trouble housing the studentswho already live on campus.The system of electing a president in

this country is not entirely fair, either.The system as of right now allows indi-vidual states to have their own primar—ies for the Republican and Democraticpresidential nominees. These primariesare held at different times in the year.However, if a candidate loses the first fewprimaries of the year, that candidate willmore than likely drop out of the race,leaving the rest of the country with onlytwo remaining choices. This is what hap-pened to John McCain and Bill Bradley.This system is inherently unfair to those

states that have their primaries after themajority of the candidates drop out. In—stead, we should have one national pri-mary where the entire country

Republicans, Democrats and Indepen-dents — votes for the two candidatesthey Wish to run for president. Thiswould level the playing field and send aclear message to the political partiesabout who we want to lead us.

Politics is dirty and will always remainso until we, the voters, take more initia-tive and vote for the people we genuine-ly want to lead us, not just the lesser ofthe two evils. They say Abraham Lincolnwould never be elected president thesedays because he is too plain and home-ly-looking in this digital, sound bite, me—dia-driven age. And yet, he saved theUnion from total failure.The elections of the past were not de—

cided by who had more money or wholooked like less of robot than the other.They were about the survival ofthe coun-try and the person with the best ideas,and the best people to carry out thoseideas won.We have complicated the basic funda—

mental process of democracy, the rightto vote, and turned it into a circus, full ofmudslinging, tongue—wagging and fin—ger—pointing. I urge you to go out andvote, but before you do, turn off the TVand stop listening to the talking headson CNN. Go to the various Web sites ofthe candidates and read what they haveto say.Then go cast your vote, and vote for

the person you think should be in office.It may be a small action, but one actioncan speak volumes.

Ben is going to vote absentee in the safeand quiet confines of his dorm room. E-mail him at bmmcneel@unity.ncsu.edu ifwant to bring your ballot over and avoid tthe annoying exit pollers.4

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DIARYcontinuedfrom page 8Allow me to insert a short aside,

here. During the kickoff, Laurenyells, “Get him! Hit him!” at theTV, totally oblivious that Stateactually had the ball. Around theState’s 40-yard line, she realizesReid plays for State and reversesher chants.This is going to be a fun night.7:48 p.m. With State driving,

the Pack attempts a perilousdouble lateral, almost resultingin a big turnover. Freshman T.A.McLendon saves the day bypicking up the ball and actuallygains some yards to reduce theloss. One play later, McLendontakes a screen pass for a firstdown. After a down week againstDuke last week, perhaps this is agood start for McLendon.7:53 p.m. After being knocked

back on a holding penalty, Statesettles for a field goal attempt.Kicker Adam Kiker took overplace-kicking duties from AustinHerbert this week,... and hebanged the ball off the crossbar.Damnit. State needed that. If

Clemson scores here, we’re in fora long game.7:55 p.m. Two good defensive

stops have put Clemson in its firstthird—and—long situation of thenight. State has not consistentlystopped teams on third and longthis year, but this must change ifthe Pack wants to stay undefeated.Simmons throws and

incomplete pass. Good sign.7:56 p.m. Someone here at 302

just asked, “Who’s taping‘Survivor?”’I can’t believe I hangout with these people.8:04 p.m. State’s second drive

ends not long after it starts. I havea feeling this game will comedown to turnovers. I called thesame thing in the North Carolinagame, and I’m calling it now.8:07 p.m. Clemson throws a

31-yard pass on a thrid and nine.This cannot happen. I’m gettingsick.8:09 p.m. AHHHHHIIII

Blocked kick. Manny Lawsongoes untouched through themiddle and Terrance Holt pickup the ball and runs it in for atouchdown. It’s pandemoniumhere in 302. Big play.

8: 10 p.m. For some reason, Statewent for two on the extra point.And it actually worked. I don’t

see the logic here, but I’ll take it.8:18 p.m. After a long

McLendon run, Catherine saysthat he’s not all that great becauseto her grandpa apparentlyaveraged 9.8 yards a carry. Irepeat, Catherine just comparedT.A. McLendon to hergrandfather. I don’t even have ajoke here.8:24 p.m. State has a fourth and

one on the Clemson 31—yard line.Philip Rivers wants to go for it.Everyone here in 302 is chanting,“Go! Go! Go!” Looks like Amatois agreeing.8:25 p.m. AHHHHHHHHIIIIII

McLendon hurdles the line andscampers 31 yards for atouchdown. This touchdown isso important. T.A. is having amonster game. The offensive lineis so much better with SeanBerton in the game.8:30 p.m. Clemson’s Simmons

fumbles on a third and six rightafter I guarantee a Clemson firstdown. Good call, Steve.

If State scores here, the Pack willhave capitalized on the firstturnover. I hope my prediction isright.8:38 p.m. Rivers keeps for a

two-yard touchdown run, despiteState spreading five receiverswide. This was great play call byAmato, as spreading out thedefense made it an easy score forRivers. State is up 22-0. I’mgetting confident.8:41 p.m. Andre Maddux

intercepts a Charlie Whitehurst(who replaced Simmons atquarterback) pass. Pour it onPack. I wonder what Alberts isgoing to say at the half.9:01 p.m. State ends the first

half up 220 The Pack could havehad more points (missed fieldgoal and interception inside thered zone), but overall I can’tcomplain.The defense has been the story

of the game. Two turnovers. A fewthree and outs. A blocked punton special teams. If the defensekeeps it up, the game is over.I’m not comfortable yet,

though. Too much time left onthe clock. I’m a pessimist.9:23 p.m. State kicks off to

Clemson. A defensive stop herewould be huge. I venture to say astop on this series and a goodoffensive drive afterward shouldcement the win.9:27 p.m. Clemson drives down

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to the 19-yard line right now.Clemson could get somemomentum with a touchdownhere.9:29 p.m. State stops Clemson

on fourth and less than a yard.The defense is stepping up huge.I’ve been very critical of thedefense this year, but it is playingan excellent game.9:32 p.m. McLendon has

another big run. This is turninginto a broken record. If it wasn’tfor Maurice Clarett at Ohio State,McLendon would win nationalawards for rookie of the year.9:33 p.m. ESPN shows a

graphic that says McLendon isrunning for 8.3 yards a carry.Mark points out that grampa’saverage is in jeopardy. I laugh.Good one Mark.9:37 p.m. A field goal by Kiker

pushes the lead to 25—0.9:43 p.m. Dr. Terry Punch

interviews Team Cobi of ESPN’s“Beg, Borrow and Deal” TV show.I officially don’t care. Shamelessself—promotion by ESPN.9:47 p.m. Yet another Clemson

turnover, as Terrence Holt getsthe interception. The game isover, I’m calling it.By the way, last time I called a

State game over this early was theTexas Tech game when State wasup 38-10. I’m fighting the jinx. Iwill not be controlled by the jinx.9:57 p.m. Channel temporarily

changed to the baseball game. Butthe Angels are sucking. I amtemporarily brought back toearth. Barry Bonds is on steroids.A Giants win will be tainted bythis fact.9:59 p.m. Chris Colmer’s got

the Coolio look going on. Hisblocking for McLendon has beenpretty solid all night, though, soI will not judge.10:05 p.m. This column is

tanking. I’m obviously not BillSimmons. It’s been fun anyways.In other news, (Willie, not Bill)

Ill

Simmons just fumbled afterpicking up the first down onfourth and two. This game iscompletely over.10:16 p.m. McLendon scores

another State touchdown —— icingon the cake. The game and thiscolumn are both on cruisecontrol.10:20 p.m. Clemson scores after

a muffed kickoff. Special teamsover pursues after the fumble, andClemson makes the Pack pay. Lessthan eight minutes remaining.Even I am not worried, but a littledisappointed that the shutout wasblown on a crappy play. The two—point conversion fails. State is stillup 32-6.10:25 p.m. Ierricho Cotchery

scores offthe ensuing onside kick.Kiker misses an extra point. State’skicking game could cost the Packa game in the near future.10:34 p.m. Camera fades to

former NC. State head coach,current Clemson quarterbacks’coach Mike O’Cain with hishands in his face in obviousfrustration. That was rewarding.10:36 p.m. Courtnie asks to

change the channel. This is simplynot an option. That’s like leavingwith four minutes left in thegame. We are watching until theclock hits 00:00. Bad form,Courtnie.10:42 p.m. Wolfpack cheer is

heard on TV. State fans have takenover Kenan Stadium and nowFrank Howard MemorialStadium. The latter is a muchbigger accomplishment.10:45 p.m. Game over. State

wins 38-6. Big, big win. This isthe longest column ever. I’msigning off. Bring on GeorgiaTech.

Steve Thompson had a lot offunwriting this column. He can bereached at 515-2411 orsbthomps@anity.ncsu.edu.

Big Four Classic awaitsMen’s soccer prepares for theACC Tournament at the BigFour Classic.

Austin JohnsonStafif Writer

As hard as Saturday’s 2—1 loss toUNC was on the NC. State’s mensoccer team, it has to move on.The Wolfpack will head to

Charlotte this weekend to play inthe Big Four Classic. The Packplays Charlotte on Friday nightand Greensboro on Sundayafternoon.

“It’s the Big Four tournament,and we would like to win it,” saidhead coach George Tarantini. “Itwill be very tough, but we havean opportunity to do well.”This year has been another

tough season for the Pack (4—9,0-6 ACC). Despite staying close inmany of its conference games, thePack still came up empty,

dropping all six of its ACCregular-season games. It is thethird straight year State has failedto win a regular—seasonconference game.The Pack has five games left on

its regular—season schedule, allnonconference. This weekend’stournament and the remaininggames are an opportunity to gainmomentum heading into theACC tournament.“We want to prove to ourselves

that we are progressing,” saidTarantini. “We need thatmomentum to carry us to theACC tournament.”

State faces a defensive-mindedteam in Charlotte (7-5—1, 3—2-1CUSA) in its first game on Fridaynight. Charlotte has dropped itslast two games, both on the road,and will be looking to turn thingsaround.The 49ers have allowed only 18

goals in 13 games this season.See SOCCER page 6

FOOTBALLcontinuedfrom page 8

formation, no—huddle attack tojust 229 total yards.“The offense scores the points

but I give all the credit to thedefense for this win,” saidMcLendon. “They didn’t givethem anything. Clemson scoredno offensive touchdowns. Theiroffense got going a couple oftimes but we stopped them. Thedefense just played a helluvagame.”The defense also held Clemson

to 2-for- 15 third—downconversion and forced three keyturnovers.“We had to get pumped up all

the way,” said linebacker ShawnPrice. “Ever since practice startedthis week we got after each other

hard-nosed. We came out hereand everybody played their ‘A’game.”After the final outcome was

already decided, a pair of bizarre ‘special teams scores secured thefinal margin ofvictory. The Tigersfinally cracked the scoreboardwhen Justin Miller took afumbled kickoff 80 yards for atouchdown. On the followingonsides kick, Ierricho Cotcheryreceived the offering on onebounce and strided 42 yards tothe end zone.When all was said and done,

McLendon was hoisted on theshoulders of several enthusiasticPack fans, and defensive backGreg Golden ran into the lockerroom shouting, “This was one forthe record book.”The front page of the record

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game diaryWelcome to mycheapimpersonation ofa Bill Simmons’diary column. Ifyou’ve never readthem, you should.His are likelymuch better thanmine. But what

Steve the hell, let’s haveThompson some fun.

7:30 p.m. Weirecoming to you live

from 302 U-Dub (University Woods).I’m joined by Caleb, Mark, Crystal,Catheine, Courtnie, Lauren, a six ofNewCastle and even more Labatt Bleue (asMark calls it) and Busch Light (yes,Busch Light). Also joining us is a knot inmy stomach the size of Nebraska. Thisgame scares me. It’s NC. State atClemson. Let the fun begin.7:31 p.m. Amato shows up with a new

pair of shades — much better lookingthan the other ones, I must say. The newsof day is still the Pack’s soft schedule.Amato is obviously sick of that question,but it’ll continue to be asked, especiallyif State can’t win this one.7:38 p.m. ESPN commentator Trev

Alberts remains skeptical about N.C.State’s season. Honestly, I don’t blamehim. Texas Tech and Wake Forest are theonly good teams played thus far. Wakedidn’t have Tarence Williams and TexasTech didn’t show up until the end of thethird quarter. State really needs to win thisgame to prove it’s a legit contender.7:40 p.m. ESPN airs a touching piece

about State quarterback Philip Rivers,his growing family and maturity and all.Queue the cheesy background music.The media is fodder in River’s hands.But all the press will end if State can’twin. Again, this game is key. Notice atheme forming?7:43 p.m. We have four girls here, yet

Caleb is cooking dinner while the gameis starting. The game is starting and he’srunning back and forth from the kitchento the living room. This is unacceptable.And I’m hungry.7:45 p.m. The game starts with a big

time kickoff return by Lamont Reid.Clemson kicker Aaron Hunt stops himat 42-yard line, preventing a touchdown.Flying hand signals are all over the placehere in 302. Excellent start for State.After watching last week’s Clemson vs.

Wake Forest game, I formulated anopinion that if State got off to a goodstart, the Clemson fans could be totallytaken out of the game. These fans arejust waiting to jump on head coachTommy Bowden and quarterback WillieSimmon’s case. If the game stays close,however, Clemson is a threat.See DIARY page 7

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T.A. McLendon (44) ran for a career-high 179 yards and two touchdowns Thursday night. Staffphoto by Matthew HuffmanIn front ofa national televisionaudience, N. C. State picked up itsninth win ofthe season to recordthe best start in school history.

Matt Middletonand Ion PageStaff Writers

CLEMSON, S.C. — At the 12:45 markof the fourth quarter, the aisles in FrankHoward Memorial Stadium began toclog with orange—clad Clemson faithful.The Wolfpack defense had just forced atimely fourth—down fumble, and NC.State was well on its way to anunprecedented accomplishment.From the west end zone ofthe stadium,

two boisterous sections of State fanschanted the familiar, “Wolf pack.” Andthey certainly had good reason to, as thePack (9—0, 4—0 ACC) added a 38-6 victoryto what has become a magical season—now the best start in school history.T.A. McLendon rushed for a career-

high 178 yards — the most ever givenup by Clemson under Tommy Bowden,and Philip Rivers passed for a career-low129 yards. But it was the State defenseand the all-around play of Terrance Holtthat allowed the Pack to emphaticallyanswer each and every one ofits doubters

with a dominating win in front of a hugeaudience.

“It was a great time to be on nationaltelevision,” said Holt, who recorded atouchdown on a blocked punt, aninterception and a fumble recovery. “Wejust wanted to go out there and puttogether a complete game, and I felt likewe did that.”After State squandered a Lamont Reid

56—yard return on the opening kickoffwith a drive hurt by penalties and abotched trick play, the defense held theTigers on their first two drives beforeState’s special teams once again changedthe course of a game.With Clemson’s punt protection unit

keying on Holt, freshman Manny Lawsonbroke through the line and got two cleanhands on Wynn Kopp’s punt. Holtscooped up the ball and was escorted 39yards to the end zone by a convoy ofblockers for the game’s first score.“That’s [block kicks] what we do for a

living,” said State head coach ChuckAmato. “Every week we always say, ‘Whowants to get one this week?’ We put ninepeople up there, and any one of themcan block it.”On the Pack’s next possession, it ran

the ball on five straight plays before aRivers-to—Peterson pass play came up

one-yard short of the first—down markeron third—and—6.On fourth-and—l from Clemson’s 31—

yard line, McLendon took the handofffrom Rivers on the counter and hurdledthe initial line of scrimmage before racinginto the end zone virtually untouched.

“I was just trying to get the first down,”said McLendon. “But after I jumped overthe line and the dude missed me I waslike, ‘Oh man!’ and I just ran. I was soexcited.”The Tigers continued to shoot

themselves in the foot when centerIermyn Chester snapped the ball beforequarterback Willie Simmons was ready.Holt recovered for the Pack at theClemson 15, and Rivers scored five playslater on a one—yard plunge to push thescore to 22—0, a mark that would standuntil halftime.With that score, Rivers tied the school

record for rushing touchdowns by aquarterback in a season (eight), tyingformer State quarterback Tol Avery.Despite the career low in passing yards,

Rivers insisted that the only thing thatmatters is picking up the win.

“I’ll take 129 yards every game I everplay for the rest ofmy life if it means wewin,” said Rivers.Clemson’s opening second—half drive

appeared headed straight to paydirt.Three straight gains of 15 yards or greatergave the Tigers a first down on the Pack’s26yard-line. Facing a third-and—I, YusefKelly was stuffed for no gain.Already down 22-0, Bowden didn’t

hesitate to go for it on fourth down, butSimmons was stopped on the ensuingquarterback sneak to force a turnoveron downs.“We couldn’t convert short yardage,”

said Bowden. “That was the worst I’veever seen in that situation.”On the very next play, McLendon

scampered through a hole off right tackleand broke free in the secondary beforefinally being dragged down after a 65-yard run. Kiker added his first field goalof the year, a 26-yarder, after the drivestalled.State added to its lead in the middle of

the final period, when McLendon bulliedhis way to his second touchdown of theday and 14th of the season, which tiesthe ACC record held by North Carolina’sLeon Johnson.But as brilliant as the freshman from

Albemarle was, the night belonged to thedefense. The unit, which was maligned forsurrendering 353 passing yards to Dukea week ago, held Clemson’s multi-See FOOTBALL page 7

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