Technician - November 30, 2011

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Students fight pre-exam stressWith exams looming, students find various ways to combat stress issues.

Sarah DashowStaff Writer

During exam periods, student organizations put together events called Stress Busters for students to take study breaks and relieve some tension. The counseling cen-ter also offers services for students who wish to have one-on-one help during exam time.

This year, University Activities Board is running a week-long event called Finals Fun Week.

“This is the first year that we are doing a week’s worth of Stress Busters events. We, as a board, thought it was strange that UAB didn’t put on events during finals, so we figured it was important to start a new tradition,” Erinn Wofford-Allen, senior in applied psychology and UAB diversity chair, said.

The events include a promo-tional movie put on by the Films Committee, a dub-step dance party put on by Issues and Issues, a karaoke night put on by the Black Students Board, an origami night put on by the Diversity Activities Board Committee, and ultimate bingo put on by the Leisure and Entertainment Committee.

“The idea was to have each committee cre-ate a fun event to showcase all the committees and the UAB as a whole. We all knew we would b e s t r e s s e d around finals and figured that this would be a per-fect short break for students dur-ing finals,” Allen said.

The counseling center offers appointments for one-on-one

sessions with counselors as well as workshops students can sign up for

through the counsel-ing website, includ-ing a weekly Friday Stress Meeting. Last year, there were 191 workshops through-out the semester, with 8,611 students in attendance.

The workshops vary by organization and are run by the counseling outreach program. There are topics such as study

skills, stress management, test tak-ing, procrastination and time man-

agement. Coming up Nov. 30 is a test anxiety workshop, a healthy cram-ming workshop Dec. 1 and a stress management workshop Dec. 5.

According to Lee Salter, director of counseling and licensed psychologist, student appointments increase sig-nificantly during exams. Despite the high demand, they still take walk-ins. The counseling center is open and the workshops run all semester.

However, Salter offered some sim-ple advice any student can follow. He recommends organization of tasks, getting enough sleep, eating healthy, exercising, limiting parties to after all exams are done and not pulling all-nighters.

Matthew Adams, senior in com-

puter science, attended Carmichael Gym’s Exam Jam a few times.

“The event was decent. Free food is always a boon to students. It’s nice near exams to be able to take a mo-ment away from your work,” Adams said.

Derin Alabi, senior in computer en-gineering, attended the Pet-A-Pooch event last year.

“I liked [Pet-A-Pooch]. It really was a nice break from the constant scram-bling during dead week,” Alabi said.

For more information on stress re-lief, there are pamphlets available at the counseling center, and a collec-tion of virtual pamphlets linked on the counseling center website.

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Wind ensemble presents annual holiday concertThe University wind ensemble held a diverse performance Tuesday night.

Anna Rileystaff writer

Playing a collection of rich classical and contemporary tunes, N.C. State’s wind ensemble held its winter concert Tuesday night.

Headed by the N.C. State music de-partment and Director Paul Garcia, the ensemble performed an organized musical show for a crowd of public and student onlookers.

In a packed theater, the wind en-semble, known for its rhythmic vari-ety and great amount of student talent, showcased its most recent compila-tions and arrangements of melodies. The program comprised six pieces, with one piece boasting four separate parts.

Kevin Quick, a first-year string bass player and freshman in nuclear engi-neering, said he was pleased with how the concert turned out.

“I absolutely loved it,” Quick said.Quick and fellow ensemble member

Michael Scanlan, a horn player and freshman in meteorology, said they were happy to be a part of the per-formance and have the opportunity to work alongside pianist Tom Koch.

“He’s fantastic. It’s amazing playing with him,” Scanlan said.

Quick said he enjoyed playing with Koch because he is such a talented player.

Scanlan, also a first-year member, said the group required many prac-tices to prepare for Tuesday night’s

show, including a handful of rehears-als with Koch.

“We had practiced before, but when he came in we just started following what he was doing,” Scanlan said.

The group began the performance with the “Tannhauser Overture,” and with help from the piano soloist, mu-sic professor Koch, continued with the “Petite Suite” that carried the audi-ence through a medley of sections.

The tunes featured a variety of sounds, pitches, rhythms and tem-pos. “Petite Suite,” which contained En Bateau, Cortege, Menuet and Bal-let, started with calming flute sounds and a smooth riff from the clarinets.

As “Petite Suite” progressed, the tempo became more upbeat, though maintaining mellow undertones. During the piece, the tubas added complimentary sounds that were pitch-perfect. And with the holiday season looming, the Menuet, “elves at play,” that was full of cheery flute parts, provided a holiday feeling for audience members.

“Petite Suite’s,” conclusion with Bal-let was a fast-paced, energetic collec-tion of melodies that featured flutes and French horns.

Following an intermission, the en-semble played three additional pieces including “Symphony for Band” and “Cloudburst.”

Charles Townes, a senior in business administration, said he attended the event because he was interested in hearing the ensemble’s new pieces

“The whole ensemble was great. And Dr. Koch was spectacular. When he played ‘Dangerous Moonlight’ it seemed like it belonged in a movie. It was very suspenseful,” Townes said.

photo illustration by andrew soWith exams quickly approaching, many students are overwhelmed with stress. The Counseling Center offers services to help students cope with anxiety.

jordan moore/technicianKevin Quick, a freshman in nuclear engineering, plays the string bass during the wind ensemble’s performance of “Tanhauser Overture,” Tuesday.

University Hillel

hopes to grow

campus numbersThe Hillel Jewish student group gets ready for annual Hanukkah celebration.

Jessie HalpernStaff Writer

Among the several pamphlets of-fered to students in Talley Student Center is a directory of the Chaplains’ Cooperative Ministry, which lists all of N.C. State’s religious organizations. Jewish students may have noticed that one campus group is too far for com-fort: Hillel Jewish Student Life.

Hillel, an organization that affili-ates itself with campuses around the country, offers Jewish students a fo-rum to celebrate holidays away from home and meet other students of the same faith.

While Hillel is listed on the Ministry pamphlet, it is not indicated anywhere that N.C. State has its own Hillel group; rather, its Chapel Hill address is printed, leaving some to conclude participation requires transportation.

Michelle Haber, junior in social work and peer network engagement intern for the N.C. Hillel system says N.C. State’s Hillel has been around and thriving.

“We have Shabbat on certain Fri-days. We’ve had camping, hiking, played Apples to Apples, had an N.C. State Football party, and more,” Haber said.

Haber’s role in the N.C. Hillel sys-tem gives her the responsibility of representing the University and get-ting others involved in events, like the upcoming Hanukkah Party.

Sarah Mazur, senior in accounting and president of the University’s Hillel chapter, is excited for the upcoming holiday celebrations.

“The Hanukkah party is usually our biggest event of the year,” Mazur said. “We have lots of games set up, like a Jewish version of Apples to Apples, and we raffle off small prizes.”

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“This is the first

year that we are

doing a week’s

worth of Stress

Busters events.”Erinn Wofford-Allen, UAB diversity chair

POLICe BLOTTeRSunday11:57 a.m. | medical assistDabney HallUnits responded and transported student in need of medical assistance.

2:14 a.m. | assist another agencyOff CampusNCSU PD assisted RPD on nuisance call. Three students were referred to the University for underage alcohol violation.

1:57 p.m. | Fire alarmNelson HallUnits responded to alarm caused by steam leak. Appropriate personnel notified.

7:06 p.m. | suspicious personWolf VillageReport of subject trying to enter buildings. Officers checked the area but did not locate any problems.

7:06 p.m. | suspicious incidentPublic Safety CenterNCSU PD are investigating possible stalking incident by non-student. Appropriate personnel notified.

Monday11:01 a.m. | larcenySullivan HallStudent reported bicycle stolen.

12:07 a.m. | larcenySchaub HallStudent reported theft of bicycle.

12:36 a.m. | assist another agencyOff CampusNCSU PD assisted RPD with investigation of harassment at off campus residence. Student was trespassed by RPD and referred to the University by NCSU PD for harassing another student.

6:13 a.m. | suspicious personCaldwell HallReport of subject sleeping in building. Officers located student who had arrived early for class and fell asleep.

7:15 a.m. | Breaking & enteringHunt LibraryReport that building had been entered and vandalism had occurred.

9:53 a.m. | larcenyFraternity CourtReport license plate had been stolen while parked in lot.

1:27 p.m. | larcenyBostian HallStudent reported bicycle stolen.

12:14 p.m. | suspicious personRicks HallOfficers spoke with non-student soliciting for political party. Subject was informed of permit requirements. No further action taken.

12:36 p.m. | larcenyBragaw HallStudent reported bicycle stolen.

3:33 p.m. | concerning Behavior Off Campus Wrightsville Beach PD reported student was arrested for assaulting another student. Referral to the University is pending.

9:04 p.m. | larcenyBragaw HallHousing officials located stop sign and traffic cone in room of two students. NCSU PD seized items. Further action pending confirmation with NCSU DOT.

9:55 p.m. | drug violationTucker HallReport of possible drug violation. Officers did not locate any problems.

wTuesday12:05 a.m. | assist another agencyUniversity TowersNCSU PD assisted RPD in reference to drug violation. RPD arrested student for Felony Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver. NCSU PD referred three students to the university for possession of marijuana.

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The four spirited March sisters − Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy − endeavor to sustain their family in the absence of their father, who is away fighting the Civil War. Set at Christmas time, each girl’s coming of age story is told in this heartwarming holiday show.

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Wednesdaydelta Fall Workshops and seminars registration noW open8/22/2011 - 12/08/2011D.H. Hill LibraryRegistration is now open for the DELTA Fall 2011 workshop series and our schedule of classes begins on September 6th. By attending DELTA workshops and seminars, you can explore best practices for teaching online, gain techniques for effective teaching with technology strategies and advance your knowledge of Learning Management Sytem (LMS) tools.

intramural sports: nFl pick’m registration8/29/2011 - 2/05/2012Intramural Sports: NFL Pick’M Registration: Mon 8/29-End of Season http://ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/campus_rec/intramural/.

the urge to draW, the cause to reFlect: draWings, sketchBooks, provocations11/30/2011 - 11/30/2011D. H. Hill LibraryThe exhibit features drawings and sketchbooks by College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA.

earth With meaning: the photographs oF alan cohen12:00 PM - 08:00 PMGregg Museum of Art & DesignAlan Cohen “makes visible the unseen” in places marked by history or the processes of natural events. Instead of sweeping views, he aims his cameras downward to record the exact spots that permeate memory.

counseling center exam prep series: test anxiety3-4 p.m.2301 Student Health Center

counseling center exam prep series: selF-care during exams4-5 p.m.2301 Student Health

the Wells Fargo executive lecture series04:15 PM - 05:15 PM3400 Nelson HallJohn G. Stumpf, chairman president and chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company, will speak about his leadership role as chairman of Wells Fargo & Company.

irish music session4:30-6 p.m.139 Crafts Center

genetics cluB meeting5:30-6:30 p.m.102 David Clark Labs

audition For Rent7-9 p.m.Stewart TheatreOpen to all NCSU students, no experience necessary. Sides (audition scenes) are posted online at www.ncsu.edu/theatre/auditions.

student senate meeting7:30-9:30 p.m.314 Harrelson Hall

university theatre presents LittLe Women07:30 PM - ArrayThompson HallA delightful adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel. The four spirited March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—endeavor to sustain their family in the absence of their father, who is away fighting the Civil War. Set at Christmas time, led by their devoted Marmee and accompanied by music from the period, each girl’s coming of age story is told in this heartwarming holiday show for the whole family.

Thursdaydelta Fall Workshops and seminars registration noW open8/22/2011 - 12/08/2011D.H. Hill LibraryRegistration is now open for the DELTA Fall 2011 workshop series and our schedule of classes begins on September 6th. By attending DELTA workshops and seminars, you can explore best practices for teaching online, gain techniques for effective teaching with technology strategies and advance your knowledge of Learning Management Sytem (LMS) tools.

intramural sports: nFl pick’m registration8/29/2011 - 2/05/2012Intramural Sports: NFL Pick’M Registration: Mon 8/29-End of Season http://ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/campus_rec/intramural/.

the urge to draW, the cause to reFlect: draWings, sketchBooks, provocations11/30/2011 - 11/30/2011D. H. Hill LibraryThe exhibit features drawings and sketchbooks by College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA.

counseling center exam prep series: cram like crazy2-3 p.m.2301 Student Health Center

physical environment committee meeting03:30 PM - 05:00 PMThe Committee is an advisory body to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business. The Committee is designed to be a forum for faculty, staff, and student opinions with respect to plans for the overall development and regulations of the physical environment of the core campus of the University including buildings, landscaping and transportation.

Winter Feast05:00 PM - 08:30 PMCase DIning HallEnjoy a feast of tasty holiday treats at Fountain, Clark and Case Dining Halls.

cotton couture Fashion shoW06:00 PM - 11:00 PMNC State University College of Textiles students will present Cotton Couture 2011 at Fletcher Opera Theater in the Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh on Thursday, December 1, 2011. 

agri-liFe council meeting7-8:30 p.m.105 Schaub Food Science Building

Fridaydelta Fall Workshops and seminars registration noW open8/22/2011 - 12/08/2011D.H. Hill LibraryRegistration is now open for the DELTA Fall 2011 workshop series and our schedule of classes begins on September 6th. By attending DELTA workshops and seminars, you can explore best practices for teaching online, gain techniques for effective teaching with technology strategies and advance your knowledge of Learning Management Sytem (LMS) tools.

intramural sports: nFl pick’m registration8/29/2011 - 2/05/2012Intramural Sports: NFL Pick’M Registration: Mon 8/29-End of Season http://ncsu.edu/

stud_affairs/campus_rec/intramural/.

the urge to draW, the cause to reFlect: draWings, sketchBooks, provocations11/30/2011 - 11/30/2011D. H. Hill LibraryThe exhibit features drawings and sketchbooks by College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA.

earth With meaning: the photographs oF alan cohen12:00 PM - 08:00 PMGregg Museum of Art & DesignAlan Cohen “makes visible the unseen” in places marked by history or the processes of natural events. Instead of sweeping views, he aims his cameras downward to record the exact spots that permeate memory.

Finals madness sale11 a.m. - 9 p.m.NCSU BookstoreDuring the 10-hour sale, take 40 percent off all regular and clearance priced merchandise.

choral and Jazz comBo holiday concert7-9 p.m.Stewart TheatreCome listen to the NCSU Jazz Combos and Choirs preform some of your favorite Holiday songs to get you in the holiday spirit!

nightmaRe BefoRe ChRistmas7-9 p.m.Witherspoon CinemaJack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn’t quite understand the concept. Admission to this event is free.

30 minutes oR Less9-11 p.m.Witherspoon CinemaTwo fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else. Admission is $1.50 with a valid college student ID and $2.50 for the general public.

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Workshop teaches various study skillsA study skills workshop sponsored by CHASS offered students various types of study tips.

Zach GreenStaff Writer

With exams looming and the semester drawing to a close, some students, looking for ad-ditional study tips to prepare for exams, turned to the Col-lege of Humanities And Social Sciences Study Skills workshop.

Dawn Henderson, a graduate student in psychology and aca-demic advisor for the Academic Support Center, presented the

workshop, held Tuesday.The workshop focused more

on long term or “deep” learn-ing to prepare for exams, rather than short-term memorization or “shallow” learning. The workshop stressed that orga-nized, repetitive learning is more helpful in the long run, because truly understanding concepts makes then easier to remember.

Henderson introduced the Teach-Re-teach method as a general technique of studying for most t y pes of courses. In the method, students work i n g roups , pooling their resources and informa-tion gathered from class lectures and dis-cussions. One student teaches the others so that everyone understands the concept and then the information is spoken back to them.

When working in groups there are both negative and positive effects. More infor-mation can be pooled when working in a group and there is less of a chance that something will be left out. Also, talking and discussing concepts re-inforces them much better in our minds rather than reading them to ourselves, according to Henderson.

Some of the negative effects can be simple, such as not fo-

cusing or being able to stay on task. Henderson said the en-vironment groups choose to meet can cause this or simple conversation that leads the group off track. Also in many situations one person may end up being the most involved turning a study session into a Teach, rather than Teach-Reteach-oriented study group.

“In my opinion there are more pros than cons to group

study,” Hen-derson said.

In addition to the Teach-Reteach method, Henderson also covered some other strategies that work study-ing alone or in a group. Guessing

games like f lash cards are a good way to study, using fill in the blank to make you recall an answer.

Concept maps are visual charts or graphs used to link concepts and facts together. Using concept maps, you can follow the process used to get to a specific conclusion. This works well with math problems and scientific processes as well as literature and historically based facts.

“Recently, I’ve started using more elaborate visual aides to help me study,” Stephen Mc-Donough, graduate student in psychology, said.

The last strategy that was

covered was a process called chunking. Work or study ma-terial is broken down into tasks or section and then divided amongst a group. This can be a good way to knock out a large reading section, using the Teach-Reteach method to relay information on each section. Although this strategy is more group designed it can be used when studying alone to better organize your time and make workloads seem less daunting.

Henderson shared some of her experiences about study-ing for exams and was very supportive of group study.

“In grad school we partnered with people and that’s how we learned,” Henderson said.

These are not the only meth-ods of study and some students use what has worked through experience.

“I usually read over the mate-rial and email the teacher about concepts I don’t get,” Ian Cal-loway, senior in creative writ-ing, said.

Calloway said that he uses different types of studying for different types of courses.

“For science type stuff I focus more on major points, and for literature it’s more about the themes,” Calloway said.

Tyler Worrell, junior in film studies, said that working in a quiet area is what works best for him.

“I use note cards and go to a secluded area, usually the li-brary,” Worrell said. “For math, I use repetition and do a lot of practice problems.”

Thomas obarowski/TechnicianDawn Henderson, an academic advisor with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, shares different study techniques with students at a study skills workshop, located in Caldwell Hall, Tuesday.

Traditional games and re-freshments will be available at the celebration, including Ha-nukkah’s famous food-- latkes.

Hillel was started on cam-pus by Mazur’s brother six years ago, but due in part to a lack of proper identification on the University’s ministry lists, involvement rates have been leveling off.

“We’re still trying to fig-ure out new ways to increase awareness about Hillel, but this year is great be-cause we have a lot more freshmen,” Mazur said.

Mazur en-courages stu-dents to come to events and take part in t he c lo s e -k nit group as a means of finding a home away from home.

“We have some students who come from areas where there were a lot of other Jew-ish people, and then they come here and feel alone. Hillel is the best way to find other Jewish students,” Mazur said. “A lot of people think of it as a fam-ily away from home-- we’re a close group.”

Tracy Bennett, volunteer co-ordinator for the Jewish Fed-eration of Raleigh-Cary, be-lieves Hillel groups are vital to a strong sense of community.

“I believe having a group of students at State dedi-cated to the Jewish commu-nity in the triangle will help with education on Judaica for the masses and involve-ment of local Jews, whether senior, adult or student,” Bennett said.

As a volunteer coordina-tor for a Jewish cause, Ben-nett has not been contacted by Hillel members at our University, but would love to work with students in the University’s chapter for community service events.

A s for activi-t i e s i n semesters to come, Haber is planning a Jewish cooking c la s s i n addition to already planned events and cel-ebrations.

Students can expect Hillel’s traditional “beginning of the semester bagel brunch,” which will be held the first Sunday after classes start next semester.

“The best way to be re-minded is by friending Hil-lel N.C. State on Facebook. All the info and even infor-mation is always on there,” Haber said.

Students can also con-tact the University’s Hil-lel chapter at [email protected].

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“We’re still trying

to figure out new

ways to increase

awareness about

Hillel, but this

year is great.”Sarah Mazur, president of Hillel

“In grad school

we partnered with

people and that’s

how we learned.”Dawn Henderson, academic

advisor for Academic Support Center

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What are your biggest distractions from

studying?

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“My projects. I can’t study for my other classes because I have two major projects due.”

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“My biggest distraction is probably my roommates.”

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We need sources, we need stories, we need opinions. We greatly appreciate anyone who consistently helps us unravel stories and provide perspec-tive. Today, we would like to specifically recognize the help Deputy Police Chief Jon Barn-well has provided to Technician over the years.

Barnwell announced Monday he will be leaving the N.C. State family for a job at Tulane Uni-versity. Technician will sorely miss him as he went above and beyond the call of duty to help us.

We turned to Barnwell to provide opinions and infor-mation on subjects as diverse

as our campus. Whether it was a story about blue lights, rob-beries or the Haunted Hills-borough Hike, Barnwell was always there day and night.

We at Technician often oper-ate on a schedule that is not accommodated by the work-ing world. The nine-to-five schedule ends when we begin. Stories are sometimes pushed because people simply cannot be reached; however, this was never the case with Barnwell. He could be reached day or night.

We fondly remember one instance calling Barnwell at 1 a.m. to comment on a story

and were pleasantly surprised when he was happy to be of service. And on the rare oc-casion where he couldn’t be reached, he would get back to us as fast as humanly possible.

Even more important than his consistency was the pro-spective he would provide. He never gave a guarded response to a question. He was candid. He gave us something to write about. He never beat around the bush or short-changed us, and that was something we came to appreciate. It’s much easier to give great coverage when given unbridled content.

It may seem Technician will

only miss Barnwell in terms of his service to us; however, we will greatly miss his service to-ward the University as a whole. While we may not have zero crime, we do have low rates of crime. With only a handful crimes reported outside of lar-ceny each year, we lead a pretty safe life at NCSU. We are in-debted to his contribution and the contribution of the entire Campus Police Department for their service here.

We hope Barnwell finds suc-cess in his next stop at Tulane, and we hope his successor will live up to the high standards Barnwell set.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the

responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

Farewell BarnwellThe FacTs:Chief Deputy Police Jon Barnwell announced Monday that he will be leaving the N.C. State family for a job at Tulane University.

our opinion:We at Technician will greatly miss the service of Barnwell. He helped provide us with a safe campus and offered insight from the Campus Police Department. We hope Barnwell’s replacement will live up to the high standards Barnwell set.

The procrastination addict’s self-help guide

With dead week almost over and finals rapidly ap-

proaching, many students are facing increased anxi-

ety at the prospect o f t e r m papers and f inals for which they are highly unpre-pared.

For some finals week

won’t commence unti l Dec. 6. These procrasti-nators could enjoy their daily activities without the accompanied feelings of guilt, shame and worry if they broke their addicting habit and forced themselves to begin cramming just one night earlier Luckily, there are some tricks that can make this task more feasible.1.  Make false deadlines.

Procrastinators’ main problem stems from seeing a deadline and automati-cally planning on study-ing or working on the as-signment the night before. However, chronic procras-tinators generally succeed in their endeavors because they are especially skilled at completing work quickly under extreme pressure. If this pressure arrives much earlier than a deadline, a procrastinator could fin-ish work much earlier and use the extra time to study

more if needed or improve an assignment before turning it in. At the beginning of the semester take all tests, paper deadlines and large assignment deadlines and write them in your planner for two to three days prior. Try to make these deadlines believable; chances are you will forget the actual deadlines and whatever you do, don’t let yourself find out when the real deadlines are!2.  Plan events the night be-fore.

To procrastinators, this sounds like a terrible idea, but making plans the night be-fore deadlines is the best way to move your deadline back and force yourself. Agree to work until midnight the night before, or plan to go out with your friends. Plan the event so the possibility of working after you return is impossible.3.  Give your passwords and phone to someone you trust.

While you’re at it, give your Stu mbleUpon password, iPhone and anything else you use to occupy yourself when you don’t feel like doing work. Instruct this person not to re-turn your passwords or phone until you finish your work. The agony of living without a phone and Facebook will force you to finish your work as fast as pos-sible to continue stalking that ex or stumbling.4.    Drive  somewhere  far  to study.

If you use the gas money to get to a library or bookstore 20 minutes away you are less likely to waste your time there,

feel like coming back early or get distracted. First of all, the monetary loss sustained through traveling the dis-tance will be a deterrent to leaving. There will also be a lesser probability of run-ning into people you know. Even going just a little far-ther than D.H. Hill to the Cameron Village library makes it more difficult to get distracted or leave.5.  Give yourself rewards.

Positive reinforcement is an effective form of behav-ior therapy in many cases. For drug addicts, positive reinforcements provided for good behavior are things like extra time outside a rehab facility or other in-creased privileges. Procras-tination addicts can’t pro-vide themselves with these rewards but can attempt a parallel method. Sitting with a box of candy and al-lowing one piece for every section completed can pro-vide incentive to complete work quickly. Rewards can even be attending events the day before an assignment is due.

Procrastinators are hard workers but need imminent pressure to get things done. Using these tips can help create that pressure before the deadline actually arrives so procrastination attitudes and behaviors are still prac-ticed, but produce less det-rimental effects.

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Researchers have figured out how to print in three dimen-sions, using prestressed poly-mers rendered from Shrinky Dinks to transform flat cutouts into 3-D objects with the ap-plication of light.

Researchers Michael Dickey and Jan Genzer, biomolecu-lar engineering professors, do this by printing a series of lines onto a piece of the spe-cial paper. When they is then exposed to light, they will fold along the lines to create three-dimensional objects. Using this process they can print cubes, pyramids or any variety of complex geometric shapes.

The key is that they start out with a prestressed polymer sheet. This, in its most basic definition, is a flat object made of repeatedly linked molecular units arranged like a chain. In layman’s terms, it’s a piece of plastic that will shrink when heated—a Shrinky Dink. Ac-cording to Dickey, common examples of prestressed poly-mer sheets are wax paper, cel-lophane or overhead transpar-

encies.“So [we picked] Shrinky

Dinks because they are com-mercially available, so we can just buy a bunch and don’t have to make the materials,” Dickey said. “There’s no reason that you would have to use this per se—it’s just that we can buy them and run them through a printer.”

The researchers then take advantage of how these poly-mers react so dramatically to heat in order to make them fold. Darker colors, like black, will absorb a lot more light and become hotter faster than lighter colors, like the original translucent white of the poly-mer sheets. By printing black lines of ink on the Shrinky Dink sheets and then shining light onto them, they cause the black lines to shrink without affecting the rest of the sheet.

“So basically we are confin-ing the shrinking process to just a hinge, and the way we define the hinge is by pattern-ing ink,” Dickey said. “The key is you want differential heating;

you want the hinge to get a lot hotter faster than the sheet.”

This shrinking of the hinge

is not uniform, however—the light heats the top of the sheet faster than the bottom. This means instead of shrinking along a plane, it creates a crisp fold.

“The top surface will shrink, but the bottom surface of the polymer sheet will not, so based on this gradient it will fold,” Ying Liu, a chemical and biomolecular graduate student and the graduate research as-sistant, said.

They can then determine the angles of the folds using mathematical models, which are dependent on things like light, heat and the geometry of the ink mark.

“We try to use some math-ematical modeling software to study how the folding depends on the temperature profile of the polymer sheet and how the folding angle can be defined by the geometry of the hinge de-fined by the black ink from the printer,” Liu said.

From this they’ve studied the science of the reaction. They’ve created a thermal model, are tracking the movement of en-ergy and have published a pa-per about it.

“For this first paper we were trying to understand the sci-ence of it, to understand why it works. So far we haven’t dem-onstrated any applications, but we have some in mind,” Dickey said.

The researchers have many ideas to which this process can be applied. Anything that is now printed in a planar mat-ter and then assembled can be automatically converted into 3-D.

“If you wanted to pattern metal wires or something like that, you could do that and it would be 2-D and then the very last step you either heat it

or shine light on it, or put it in a microwave...and then it would fold up into 3-D,” Dickey said. “So that was the original mo-tivation—we just didn’t know how to do it. And it turned out that this incredibly simple way really worked the best.”

It’s an easy and cheap pro-cess, which makes it applicable in the real world.

“I’m proud of the fact that it’s so simple,” Dickey said.

It’s actually so straightfor-ward you could do it at home, Dickey said. Just acquire some Shrinky Dinks, the preferred pre-stressed polymers of the re-searchers, run them through a printer to create the hinges (no special ink required), cut them out and stick them under your desk lamp to watch them fold themselves.

You could even use a perma-

nent marker if you don’t have a printer, though it won’t be as precise, Dickey said. The researchers discovered the polymers’ folding property ac-cidently by marking the sheets with a permanent marker when studying them in a more complicated way that involved trying to make them fold with microwave radiation.

Before Technician informed Betty Morris, the owner and founder of the Shrinky Dinks company, on the research us-ing Shrinky Dinks at the Uni-versity, she was unaware of the NCSU project.

Morris said she is proud of how far her products have come since they hit the toy store mar-ket in 1973.

Shrinky Dinks are now also being used in the creation of microchips, according to Mor-ris.

“I feel pretty excited to see something like that, that’s a very new idea,” Morris said. She said she intends to investigate the NCSU project’s YouTube page and plans to try it out at home.

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taking a psychology class through an online univer-sity in Canada. But for now, hockey is the most important thing on his mind.

“If I would have went to college after high school I’m not sure where I would be but I know I would definitely be playing hockey,” Skinner said. “If I wasn’t playing hockey I would be doing something with business.”

Former head coach of the Canes, Paul Maurice, said that 99 percent of the hockey

world never has to go through that.

“At the end of the day, to get to where he is at his level, they’re usually special people and I can tell from meeting his family that they’re incredibly well-grounded and focused on what he does,” Maurice said.

Skinner is usually the last one off the rink after practice and Maurice believes that he is remarkably professional at his age.

“He has a lot of room to fo-cus on his job, being that he is a young guy and has a lot of per-sonal things ahead of him that haven’t happened yet. He’s han-dling it exceptionally well. ”

for the Pack this year. Someone who specializes in making big plays, Manning has been the real leader of the Pack. Leading the team in tackles-for-loss and sacks apart from being one of the most pivotal figures in the wins against UNC, Clemson and Maryland, Manning, who has another year of eligibil-ity, could be the man that will make oppositions tremble with fear. Also named to All-ACC second team.

Games Played: 10Tackles: 70Tackles for Loss/yards: 13/63Sacks/yards: 5.5/44Forced fumbles: 4Interceptions: 2

4. David Amerson (Sopho-more cornerback)

Anything said about what Amerson has achieved this year would be insufficient. First breaking a 74-year old school record and then equaling the ACC record for most intercep-tions in a season, Amerson has put the program into the national spotlight by being named as one of the final-ists to the Jim Thorpe award, awarded to the best defensive back in the country. He has ac-counted for almost one third of the turnovers N.C. State has forced this season with his na-tion leading 11 interceptions and was named to the All-ACC first team.

Games Played: 12Tackles: 54

Interceptions/yards/TD: 11/140/1

Pass Breakups: 5

5. T.J. Graham- (Senior wide receiver)

Easily one of the most popu-lar players among the fans, Graham has earned that with his hard work, which has seen him stand among some of the best prospects in the nation

in special teams. He recorded a career best of 176 receiving yards against Cincinnati to go along with two other 100+ yard games. Graham also ranks No. 1 in the ACC in punt returns and No. 3 in all-purpose yards. During the course of the season he broke the all time ACC kick-off return record and amassed two ACC player of the week awards in the specialist cate-

gory. Graham ended the year on a high being named to the All-ACC first team.

Games Played: 12Receiving Yards/TD: 641/5Longest TD catch: 87 yardsPunts Returned/yards/TD:

16/193/1Kickof f Returns /yards :

41/923

Brent Kitchen/technician file photoRedshirt junior quarterback Mike Glennon throws a pass during the first half of State’s game against Liberty at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday, Sept. 3. Glennon threw for 156 yards and one touchdown in the game. N.C. State won 43-21.

Skinnercontinued from page 8

different. I’m happy that she had that experience to go and represent Team USA.”

Even though most would consider this a business trip, according to Kastanek she was also able to explore the city of Guadalajara.

“It was cool to experience a mariachi band, they were awesome,” Kastanek said. “Then we went into this little street strip and went to all of these little shops.

“People would just come up to you and ask ‘hey, do you want some tequila? ’ They were making it on the side-walk and it was cool to see them chop up this thing and put it in this machine. “

Even though the team had to deal with her being absent

during that period of training and competing, according to Harper and Kastanek, both believe that this experience has brought Kastanek closer to her team and was emphasized by a warm welcome home from her teammates.

“It’s nice to have her back home and her teammates are excited to have her too,” Harp-er said. “That alone does won-ders when you feel wanted.”

“I really missed my team-mates a lot,” Kastanek said. “I really missed all of the inside jokes we had and team chem-istry we have here that we’ve built over the past three years.

“I came in the gym and they were learning our defense so they really couldn’t really say much. When they broke from that and went to get water they all came to the scorers table and said ‘Oh my god, we miss you.’ It was fun.”

kaStanekcontinued from page 8

StarScontinued from page 8

COUNTDOWN• 4 days until N.C. State’s bowl destination is

announced.

INSIDE• Page 7: A continuation of the Marissa

Kastanek feature about her experience at the Pan-American games. Sports

TechnicianPage 8 • wednesday, november 30, 2011

Men’s basketball takes on HoosiersThe Wolfpack men’s basketball team will host the Indiana Hoosiers in an out of conference game Wednesday night. The game is part of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge and will be televised on ESPN2. The game doesn’t stack up well for the Pack, as it has lost the last three games in the challenge, are one of only four teams with a losing record in the challenge, and have lost both games against the Hoosiers all-time. The tip is set for 7:15 p.m. at the RBC Center.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Pack travels to Illinois to take on WildcatsThe N.C. State women’s basketball team will take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in Welsh-Ryan Arena. The two teams are both 4-1 and are coming off of losses over the weekend. The game is part of the women’s Big Ten-ACC Challenge, marking the fifth such competition between the two conferences. The Pack is 2-2 in the challenge overall, while the Wildcats have yet to win a game at 0-4.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

College-age and with the prosCanes rookie Jeff Skinner an All Star at 19.

Rebecca FiorentinoSenior Staff Writer

Carolina Hurricanes cen-ter Jeff Skinner is playing hockey with guys he grew up watching on television; the same guys he jokes around with outside of the rink when they are not with their wives or children.

At the age of 19, Skinner has already been honored with the Calder Trophy as NHL’s top rookie and had the opportunity, midway through his first season, to play in the 2011 All-Star Game, becoming the youngest All-Star selection in all four major American sports.

Skinner plays with the Hurricanes’ captain Eric Staal, who is 27, married and has a child. Despite the age difference, Skinner still enjoys having veterans as his teammates as well as someone to hang out with and look up to.

“You get used to hanging out with the older guys. At first, it was weird to think that when you come here, g uy s go home to their wives and pick their kids up f rom school and stuff like that,” Skin-ner said. “But there’s still

a bunch of young guys so we all sort of hang out with each

other, but the older guys that do have wives and kids, they’re all pretty

young at heart.”That level of hockey success at

19 is something that hockey en-thusiasts at N.C. State can only experience through watching someone like Skinner. The 22 members of State’s ice hockey club team will finish their col-lege careers never experiencing the level of competition already reached by somebody who is younger than most of them.

For example, captain Harry Fryckberg competes because he loves hockey, but he is playing in a completely different arena.

Fryckberg, at the age of 21, will be graduating in May with

a degree in economics and a minor in business administra-tion and hopes to go into the fi-nancial world outside of North Carolina after graduating.

“Hockey helped a little bit with my decision to come to State because I knew there was a program here,”Fryckberg said. “I’m glad I joined because I’ve meet a lot of different guys through hockey.”

Fryckberg is taking 14 credit hours at State while balancing practice twice a week late at night and the 22-25 games dur-

ing the season which starts in the middle of September until Spring Break in March.

Skinner graduated from high school in Canada and has four older siblings who played and are still playing hockey at a uni-versity. He had the chance to go visit them, but Skinner himself has never had the whole college experience.

Skinner is not just a pro-fessional athlete — he is also

athletic schedule

Quote of the day

“I really missed all of

the inside jokes we had and

team chemistry we have here

that we’ve built over the past three years.”

Marissa Kastanek, junior guard

did you know?The men’s basketball team has faced the Indiana Hoosiers twice in the program’s history and has lost both meetings.

PATRICk EASTERS/TECHNICIAN fILE PHOTOCarolina Hurricanes center Jeff Skinner defends the puck from Ottawa Senators players Tuesday, Oct. 25. The Hurricanes lost the game 3-2 in overtime.

Five star Pack players

After an up and down season for t he Wol f p a c k

from both the offense and the defense, I sat down and looked at the season

as a whole and which players had t he most impact for the team.

While some play-ers may be debatable and some great play-e r s m a y

have missed out on being in the top five, I took an even blend of offense and defen-sive players to come to this list. I hope you enjoy.

1. Mike Glennon (Red-shirt junior quarterback)

After spending two years in the shadow of Russell Wilson, Glennon finally got his chance, albeit amidst great controversy. With al-most everybody ready to jump at his every mistake, one would wonder how much the first-year start-er could take. Instead of crumbling under the pres-sure, Glennon let his arm do the talking and lately even his feet. Starting off the sea-son with a convincing per-formance against Liberty, Glennon set the standard with a 300+ yard perfor-mance against Wake Forest, in which he accounted for three touchdowns but was unlucky to be on the losing side. While a weak offensive line has seen him perform far below his best, Glen-non has shown glimpses of his talent whenever he has the chance. After single-handedly leading the of-fense to a victory against Clemson when everybody least expected it, he ensured his place in N.C. State folk-

lore by guiding the team to a 27-point comeback against Maryland af ter throwing for five and rushing for one touchdown to become the only quarterback since former N.C. State and current San Diego Chargers star, Philip Rivers, to account for six touchdowns in a game for the Pack. As for Wilson, Glennon has already thrown as many touchdown passes as Wilson did last year despite playing a game less and boasts a much better quarter-back rating than Wilson did last year.

Games Played: 12Passing Yards: 2,790Passing TD: 28Interceptions: 11Quarterback rating: 134.9

2. Audie Cole (Senior middle linebacker)

The redshirt senior has been an assuring presence in the de-fense, which has been plagued with injuries all season. Carry-ing off from where he left last year, Cole has been the leader in the absence of captain J.R. Sweezy, who had to miss half the season through injuries. Cole’s experience was impor-tant to the Pack, as it finished second in the ACC in total de-fense in conference games and ranked second in the nation in turnovers. However, what Cole will be remembered for is his role in the defense that shut out UNC as State won for the fifth year in a row.

Games Played: 12Tackles: 98Tackles for Loss/yards: 9.5/48Sacks/yards: 3.5/38Forced fumbles: 4

3. Terrell Manning (Junior outside linebacker)

Despite missing two games due to injury, both of which N.C. State lost, Manning has been one of the success stories

Where in the world is Kastanek?Junior guard competed in the Pan-American Games in the offseason.

Jeniece JamisonSenior Staff Writer

Imagine going to another country and representing your nation at one of the highest level of competition. That’s the experience junior guard Marissa Kastanek had the luxury of enjoying her first experience with the USA Basketball program at the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from Oct. 21 to 25.

Team USA went 1-2 in the preliminary round and fin-ished 7th in the tournament by defeating Jamaica in its last game, 87-41. Kastanek scored three points and

dished out five assists in that game.

Kastanek came off the bench and averaged 5.8 points per game. She also ranked second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage at .37.

Kastanek said she learned from coming to a new team with a new system in a short pe-riod of time during the team’s training camp in Houston.

“It was a great experience, just to get to Houston for train-ing camp,” Kastanek said. “I’ve never been in a training camp. I had three days to learn about my 11 other teammates and my three coaches. It helped me learn the style of coming to a team real quick and try-ing to get a common goal very quickly.”

In Mexico, Kastanek enjoyed the experience of playing on the international stage.

“When we went to Mexico just the experience of playing international basketball was amazing,” Kastanek said. We played against the national teams for all these other coun-tries and it was a great expe-rience to say ‘wow, I’m really playing for the United States.’

“It was a great atmosphere in the gym. It was always full and it was always really loud. They were really excited to be there. “

According to head coach Kellie Harper, she hopes to see that Kastanek has matured from this experience over the course of the season.

“Hopefully Marissa learned basketball,” Harper said. “I’m hoping this did a little matur-ing for her game. Sometimes to appreciate what you have you have to experience something

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WednesdayMen’s BasketBall vs. IndIanaRBC Center, 7:15 p.m.

WoMen’s BasketBall at northWesternEvanston, Il., 8 p.m.

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WrestlIng at penn state openUniversity Park, Penn., All Day

Men’s BasketBall at stanfordPalo Alto, Calif., 4 p.m.

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WoMen’s BasketBall vs. alaBaMaRaleigh, 5:30 p.m.

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“If I wasn’t playing

hockey I would be

doing something

with business.”Jeff Skinner, Hurricanes forward