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Published: Sunday, October 12, 2008

Updated: Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The NCSU Student Media Code of Ethics mandates that:

"All Student Media are obligated to correct any error they make as soon as possible, no matter the level of consequence for the error. The corrections should be in a fixed, consistent location in the publication."

This page lists the past corrections that have appeared in the Technician. When possible, online stories have already been corrected. Clarifications are added to the end of individual stories.

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Technician regrets these errors:

Nov. 4, 2009

Tuesday's page 1 story "Free food attracts students on both campuses," incorrectly stated participants in "Wear Red, Get Fed" receive loyalty points toward student ticketing. The Pack Howl Concert is the only Homecoming event where loyalty points will be given out, though students scanning their I.D.s at other events can earn participation points for an organization in the spirit competition.

Oct. 30, 2009

Wednesday's page 6 photo was incorrectly attributed. It should have been attributed as a file photo.

Today's page 1 story "Hillsborough Hike on despite construction," incorrectly stated the location of the chili cook-off. The cook-off will be in Hillsborough, N.C.

Oct. 23, 2009

Today's page 1 story, "Perdue blocks prisoners' release from central prison," states the prisoners were being held at central prison. According to Keith Acree, Department of Correction spokesperson, none of the prisoners were being held at central prison.

Oct. 21, 2009

In Tuesday's page 4 article ‘What is a true American?,’ Marlena Wilson was implying that race was not a contributing factor in her admission and hasn’t received tangible economic benefits due to her race.

Oct. 13, 2009
Tuesday's page 6 story "Beef: it's what's for dinner, lunch, and breakfast," incorrectly stated how long cattle are kept in feedlots. They are kept in feedlots for four to six months.

Oct. 12, 2009
Monday's page 1 story "Senate president explains criteria, resolution," incorrectly stated Technician contacted 15 senators. Senators David Bascombe, Kristen Baughman, Jasmine Brown, Sarah Center, Jeanne Chen and Heather Chiang were not contacted.

Oct. 5, 2009
Today's page 6 editorial, "Is it time to rally?," incorrectly stated Student Government paid to fund the Rally4Talley campaign.

Sept. 25, 2009
Thursday's page 1 story "University considers changing absence policy due to H1N1 outbreak," stated there had been more than 500 documented cases of H1N1 virus at the Student Health Center since the beginning of fall classes. Dr. Mary Bengston said in an e-mail Thursday there have been more than 500 cases of influenza-like illness or influenza.

The same article stated the suggested quarantine period for those infected with influenza-like illnesses is at least 7 days. Bengston said the latest CDC recommendation for self-isolation in a college setting is for those diagnosed to remain at home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever (100 degrees) or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.

Sept. 23, 2009
Tuesday's page 3 story, "Health care reform – impacts students," stated 45 million Americans are insured. The latest census data shows 45 million Americans are uninsured.

Sept. 17, 2009

In Wednesday's page 1 story, "New mobile site packages information," Jason Austin's title was incorrect. He is an application developer.

The story also stated the Transportation application was developed by the NCSUmobile group. It is part of the Transloc service Transportation provides.

In Wednesday's page 4 editorial, "Mobile is the future," Stan North Martin's name was misrepresented.

In Monday's page 7 article "Pack earns win, tie on weekend," Technician incorrectly stated Tanya Cain scored in State's 2-0 win over Elon and that she and Kara Blosser have made up almost 65 percent of State's offense. Paige Dugal scored and together with Blosser has made up almost 65 percent of the team's scoring.

Sept. 15, 2009
In Monday's page 8 "Pigskin Picks" James Woodward was listed as tied for first place. He is in sole possession of first place.

In Monday's page 8 volleyball photo caption, Rutgers was misspelled.

Sept. 14, 2009
In Thursday's page 3 story "Admissions are stable," the number of admitted students was actually the number of students who enrolled at the University.

Sept. 11, 2009
In Wednesday's page 1 story, "Senate wants hike to benefit University," Stephen Kouba's name was misspelled.

In Wednesday's page 1 story, "Noise ordinance violations pile up," Jim Sughrue's name was misspelled.

Sept. 10, 2009
Tuesday's page 1 story, "Few organizations file for funds," reported the incorrect deadline for appropriations filing. The final day to submit requests is Sept. 15.

In Wednesday's page 7 story, "Security tightens to keep game attendees safe," Carter-Finley Stadium was said to hold 15,000 fans. The stadium has a capacity of 55,571.

In the same story, C. Richard Vaughn Towers was misspelled and the Raleigh Police Department was mistakenly listed as the law enforcement agency responsible for football game security. Campus Police is responsible for game security.

Sept. 9, 2009
Tuesday's page 1 story, "Campus Police sees increase in thefts, crimes," the author was incorrect. The article was written by Phillip Lin.

Sept. 8, 2009

In Wednesday's page 1 story, "First day of Farmers Market a 'success' ", the end date for the market was incorrect. The market will run through Nov. 18.

Sept. 2, 2009
In Tuesday's Page 2 photo, "Making homework a social event," Derin Alabi's name was misspelled.

In Tuesday's page 8 story "Freshman enjoying success on the field, in the classroom," Paige Dugal's year was inaccurate. She is a sophomore.

Tuesday's page 8 quote of the day was not attributed correctly. It should have been attributed to Lee Fowler.

Sept. 1, 2009
Technician published a story online Friday night that contained unsubstantiated sources. The story has been removed from the Web site and Technician is continuing to research the story.

In Monday's page 2 brief, "Pep rally will add excitement," the host, date and details about the event were inaccurate. The Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program is hosting the event, where , which begins at 7 p.m. The Athletics Department will be distributing loyalty points, not Student Government as the brief may have implied.

Aug. 31, 2009
In Friday's page one story, "Committee evaluates comments from forum," Steve Carlton was misidentified. He is chair of the staff senate.

Aug. 28, 2009

In Thursday's page 1 story, "Premiere brings protest, praise," Joslyn Brenton and Jess Lane were both misquoted. Lane's quote should have been attributed to Jessica Lawrence and Brenton's quote should have been attributed to Will Lamb. Technician apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

In Wednesday's page 4 editorial, "The chancellor checklist," the length of Chancellor James Woodward's term at UNC-Charlotte was incorrect. He was chancellor at UNC-C for 16 years.

Aug. 27, 2009
In Wednesday's page 4 editorial, "The chancellor checklist," former NCSU Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp's names were misspelled. The length of Chancellor James Woodward's term at UNC-Charlotte was also incorrect. He was chancellor at UNC-C for 14 years.

Aug. 26, 2009
Tuesday's page 3 contributed photo was unattributed. It was contributed by Gregg Museum of Art and Design.

In Tuesday's page 6 story, "The Best Venues of the Triangle," the distance from campus for the Pinhook and the Brewery were incorrect. The Pinhook is 22.9 miles from campus and the Brewery is .9 miles from campus.

Aug. 25, 2009
Monday's page 1 story, "Student Government looks to publicize forums," said Thursday's chancellor search committee meeting is a closed meeting. It is an open forum.

Aug. 24, 2009
In Friday's page one story, "Foreign language tutors cut, students react," a quote was incorrectly attributed. Emily Plonski said she had not used the tutorial center but was considering becoming a tutor, not Larissa Shorter.

Friday's page seven photo of Fusion dancers was incorrectly attributed. It should have been attributed as an archive photo by Michele Chandler.

Aug. 21, 2009
In Thursday's page 1 story, "Student Conduct to investigate incident," the subheading identifies the wrong fraternity. It should have been Kappa Sigma. While the University has no Kappa Alpha fraternity, the organization is hoping to restart a chapter, and Technician apologizes for any difficulties this error may have caused for those involved with Kappa Alpha.

Aug. 20, 2009
In today's page 1 story, "Student Conduct to investigate incident," the subheading identifies the wrong fraternity. It should have been Kappa Sigma. While the University has no Kappa Alpha fraternity, the organization is hoping to restart a chapter, and Technician apologizes for any difficulties this error may have caused for those involved with Kappa Alpha.

Aug. 19, 2009
In today's page 11 story, "Officials cut ribbon on building," the author of the story was incorrect. It shouild have been staff writer Jessica Hall.

July 23, 2009
On page 4 of the New Student Orientation issue, the Web site for Alpha Phi Omega Service fraternity was incorrect. The Web address is aponcsu.com.

On page 2 of the July 2 issue, two World and Nation briefs were missing sources and another source was misspelled. The briefs were paraphrased from CNN.com and The Washington Post.

On page 8 of the July 9 issue, the brief "Men's basketball to participate in Glen Wilkes Classic," the acronym for the University of Central Florida was incorrect. It Should have been UCF.

In today's page 1 story, "New chancellor search begins," the number of committee members was incorrect. There are 18 members on the committee, and member Barbara Mulkey's name was omitted from the "Who is on the committee," box accompanying the story.

June 18, 2009
In today's page 1 story and photo caption, Jim Woodward's dog's name was mispelled and incomplete. Her full name is Mattie Pearl Woodward.

June 18, 2009
In Thursday's page 6 commentary, Mix 101.5 was listed among the finalists for Best in the Triangle. The station was not a finalist.

June 11, 2009
In Thursday’s page 6 movie review, the author was not cited. The story should have been attributed to correspondent Sabrina Gooch.

June 4, 2009
Thursday’s page 3 photo by Luis Zapata was not correctly attributed. It should have been attributed as an archive photo.

May 28, 2009
In Thursday's page 1 story, “State implements furloughs,” a statement by Faculty Chair Jim Martin was taken out of context.

April 24, 2009
The caption accompanying Wednesday's page 8 photo of band director Paul Garcia was incorrect. He was conducting the band in Reynolds Coliseum. The photo should have been credited to Tim O'Brien.

April 22, 2009
In Tuesday's page 2 brief, "Dance team to perform," the source should have been attributed to NCSU.

Tuesday's page 8 baseball photo should have been attributed as a file photo.

April 17, 2009
In the page 1 story “Team searches for ‘new’ Vista,” Science & Tech Editor Alison Harman incorrectly wrote that a new course management system will run in parallel with Blackboard Vista for three months. It will actually run in parallel for three semesters.
In the page 5 story “Startup news sites push local beats,” the story incorrectly attributed where C. Duncan Pardo, Raleigh Public Record founder, paid for his startup news organization. It should have stated that he paid for it out of pocket.
In the page 8 Wolf Fact “Harper announced women’s basketball coach,” the headline was misleading and the source was inaccurate. The N.C. State Athletics Department had not yet announced Harper as coach at the time of publication.
In the page 2 feature photo, the caption incorrectly attributed where the photo was taken. It was on the first floor of Broughton Hall.
 

April 16, 2009
In the April 8 page 8 story “Pack outlasts Charlotte,” Lisa Navas’ name was incorrect.
In Wednesday’s page 5 story on the recession, the graph’s y-axis was unclear. The numbers referred to the Dow Jones Industrial Average since December of 2007.

April 13, 2009
The men's golf rankings in Thursday's page 8 story were incorrect. The listed rankings were from the 2008 season.

April 9, 2009
In Wednesday's page 1 photo caption, the year of the time capsule was wrong. It should have been 1989.

April 8, 2009
In Tuesday's page 1 story "Transition period in full swing," the first quote in the story was attributed to the wrong person. It should have been attributed to Tim Lipka.

April 6, 2009
In Friday’s page 8 Hoops Picks, Kishea Phillips’ choices were incorrect. Phillips picked Michigan State and UNC-Chapel Hill in the championship game and UNC as the winner.
In Friday’s page 1 story “Plan targets sustainability on campus,” Damian Lallathin’s name was spelled incorrectly. In the same story Derek Guttery’s name was spelled incorrectly and his major is actually engineering.

April 3, 2009
In Thursday's page 1 photo accompanying "Participants freeze in Brickyard," one of the Brickyard preachers was incorrectly identified.

Jonathan Neal was the preacher in the photo.

April 2, 2009
Wednesday's page 4 column "Playboy, some media objectify women," by Christina Scarano, should have included that Scarano is an intern for the Women's Center.

March 31, 2009
In Friday's page 4 editoral, the name of the senator who introduced a bill opposing mandatory health insurance was incorrectly identified. The senator should have been Kenneth Webb.

March 24, 2009
In the March 13 page 5 story, "Making the choice to serve," the date for ASB application submissions was incorrect. The applications are actually due in early fall.

In Monday's page 1 story, "Treasury faces turnover," director for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service Mike Giancola should have been given ample time to comment on the issue to give both sides of the story

In Monday's page-on story, "UNC system cuts 77 degrees," Erskine Bowles was misquoted when discussing furloughs. His quote should have read, "[The faculty is willing] to give up a couple of days pay instead of [us] losing someone we'll need to come out of [the recession]."

March 23, 2009
In Friday's pages 7 and 8, the photos were incorrectly labeled. The photos should have been credited as file photos.

March 19, 2009
In Wednesday’s page 1 photo for the article “Atrium food court to get second face lift,” the byline was incorrect. The photo was actually taken by Tim O’Brien.

In Monday’s page 1 article “Weather dampens festival,” the two fraternities listed as pie tasting winners actually won the barbacue contest.

March 18, 2009
In Monday's story "Local hefs take to the street," chef John Lowther's name was spelled incorrectly.

In page 8 of Tuesday's issue, the men's and women's soccer teams were reported as having only one combined win in ACC play last season. The teams actually had 4 combined wins.

March 12, 2009
In Monday's page-3 photo, John Mickey's year was incorrect. He's actually a senior.

March 10, 2009
In the Feb. 27 column "Social media provides hope for gloomy economy," Antoinette Russell incorrectly spelled Kirsten Hamstra's name.

In Monday's brief on the gymnastics team's match against LSU, the scores were incorrect. State actually lst to LSU, who put up a score of 197.150.

February 25, 2009
In the page 1 story "Student election filing extended two days," the election filing extension was incorrect. Election filing was only extended one day because of the change in all of the candidates meetings.

February 20, 2009
In the Feb. 13 page 8 Hoops 4 Hope preview, Everett Case was falsely identified as hiring Kay Yow. Willis Casey hired Yow.

February 19, 2009
In the Feb. 17 page 1 feature photo of a kayaking clinic, the caption should have stated Outdoor Adventures, a division of Campus Recreation, held the clinic.

In the Feb. 18 page 1 story "Recovery package will benefit students," the amount of money coming to North Carolina was incorrectly stated. The amount should have been $6,089,387,000.

In the Feb. 18 page 4 editorial "Allow travel paid for out of pocket," Gov. Bev Perdue's last name was spelled incorrectly on second reference.

In the Feb. 18 page 4 viewpoint page, the cartoon was not connected to the editorial about the travel ban and unauthorized travel. The cartoon was referencing Chancellor James Oblinger's salary and how much it is, despite budget cuts.

February 13, 2009
In the Feb. 10 page 8 story "Men's golf sets high expectations," the golf course opening was incorrect. The course will open in late spring.

February 12, 2009

In the Feb. 11, page 8 story "League offers teams a chance at spotlight," a statistics box said the Wolfpack had zero EAGL scholar-athlete honors. The Pack actually had one in 2004.

February 10, 2009
In Monday's page 4 forum letter "Don't write about nothing," Jake Verbiest incorrectly spelled Barry Olson's name

February 9, 2009
In the Feb. 6 page 5 article "Native Numbers" was published without a byline. Features Editor Taylor McCune wrote the story.

February 5, 2009
In the Jan. 31 page 5 story "Exploring black holes," Ediwn Taylor's job description was incorrect. He is a physicist. Also, the speed of the spaceship should have read "advancing at the speed of 1g."

In the Feb. 4 page 1 story "Apporpriations to go through Student Affairs, " the time period was incorrect. The appropriations request period ended Jan. 31.

In the Feb. 3 page 1 story "Krispy Kreme Challenge registrations up from 2008, the map of the race was incorrect.

January 30, 2009
In the Jan. 29 page 1 story "Student Government undergoes heated debate regarding election bill," the sbuhead was incorrect.

The Student Senate did accept the 2009 Elections Reform Act after ammendment.

January 29, 2009
In the page 1 story "Student Government undergoes heated debate regarding election bill," the subhead was incorrect.

The Student Senate did accept the 2009 Elections Reform Act after amendment

In Tuesday's page 1 story, "Former president urges student involvement," staff writer James Cox incorrectly reported information about the President William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership award. It is actually an annual award that both the University and Stop Hunger now offer to any college student who demonstrates leadership in the fight against hunger and a committment to a life of service in the areas of hunger, poverty reduction or a related area.

January 27, 2009
In the page 8 sports story "Point guard Mays is growing into his role with the Wolfpack," the story incorrectly attributed the number of sisters Mays has. He has four sisters.

In the page 3 colun "Budget cuts affect more than classes," CALS was incorrectly attributed. It should have actually stated the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

In the page 1 story, "Former president urges student involvement," staff writer James Cox incorrectly reported information about the President William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership award. It is actually an annual award that both the University and Stop Hunger now offer to any college student who demonstrates leadership in the fight against hunger and a committment to a life of service in the areas of hunger, poverty reduction or a related area. 

January 26, 2009
In the Kay Yow special insert, the quotes surrounding the photos of Kay Yow were quotes from Kay Yow.

January 23, 2009
The page 5 story "Solar industry soars" was incorrectly attributed. Eleanor Spicer wrote the article

January 21, 2009
In the page 8 basketball photo accompanying the story "Devils dismantle State late," the photo was taken by Dreier Carr.

January 16, 2009
In the page 3 photo above the "Cotton" jumpline, the caption was incorrect and the photo was not a file photo. The caption should have stated, "Cara Gilmore, a junior in accounting, struts down the runway at the Cotton Couture fashion show Thursday night."

In the page 8 "Did You Know" section of Wolf Facts, the men's basketball team's record was incorrect. At the time, the team was 0-2 in the ACC, and after the victory over Georgia Tech, the team is 1-2 in the ACC.

January 13, 2009
In the page 1 story "Festival showcases sustainability," Moran Aframian's name was spelled incorrectly.

In the page 1 feature photo, the caption was incorrect. Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller are not married.

January 12, 2009
In the page 2 In The Know "University to honor MLK Jr. Wednesday," the time of the event was incorrect. Guest speaker Morris Dees will be speaking Wednesday at noon.

January 9, 2009
In the page 1 story "Gaza empathizers petition politicians to end cease fire," empathizers were actually pushing for a cease fire.

In the page 1 story "Perdue to hold inauguration ceremonies," the source for the schedule of events should have been sourced from jlraleigh. org

January 7, 2009
In the page 8 story "2008 Winter Sports Recap," photos were incorrectly labeled. The women's basketball, men's basketball and wrestling photos should have been labeled as file photos

December 2, 2008
In the page 8 column by guest columnist Kyle Hodgin, the commentary was printed incorrectly. Hodgin's column was unintentionally replaced with staff writer Jason Livingston's story on deer hunting.

November 25, 2008
In the page 6 WKNC Pick of the Week "Story Teller's new release 'Riding the Stars,' WKNC DJ Drew St. Claire incorrectly state that Story Teller is a band from Sweden. The band is from Iceland

November 24, 2008
In the page 8 story "Kenan empties as Wolfpack rolls," the score of Saturday's game against UNC was incorrect. The score was 41-10.

In the page 3 photo accompanying "Celebrations break out after win over rival UNC," the caption was misleading. It should have indicated they were two separate photos.

November 20, 2008
In the page 6 Features story "Sprint loses 1.3M customers in 3Q," Features Editor Alison Harman incorrectly wrote that Sprint-Nextel released the Samsung Dare. The company released the Samsung Instinct.

November 17, 2008
In the Page 2 Quote of the Day, Kelli Rogers, Senate president pro tempore, was not attributed to the quote.

November 14, 2008
In the page 1 story, "Communication department's graduation returns to schedule," News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly identified Kenneth Zagacki. He is the Communication Department Head.

In the same story, the Communication Department's graduation costs $3,000 to $4,000 ever semester, not every year.

November 10, 2008
Monday's page 1 story "Groups meet to discuss Hillsborough events," the date of Student Government's next town hall forum was misstated. It will be Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.

November 7, 2008
In the page 6 Features story "Pipes & Drums celebrate 40 years," senior staff writer Morgan McCormick incorrectly identified the name of a song. The correct name is "Scotland the Brave."

Technician regrets the error.

November 5, 2008
In the page 1 story "Obama, Dems win," News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly reported Aaron Dancy's status for the College Republicans. He is a member.

October 31, 2008
In the page 3 photo accompanying the story, “Early voting hours may be extended Saturday,” the photo was missing a photo credit.
The photo was taken by Becky Brulet.

In Langdon Morris' article "Is NC State Cursed?," he mentioned that N.C. State won the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2004-05. N.C. State actually won the game in the 2005-06 season. The game was Dec. 31, 2005.

October 29, 2008
In the page 5 column "Is America really ready for Obama," the number of days till the election was incorrectly stated. Election day is Nov. 4.

In the page 6 feature story, "Nikkei shows lower dips than Nasdaq, NYSE, S&P 500," the stock market Nikkei 225 Index of Japan was misspelled.

October 27, 2008
In the page 3 story, "Obama, McCain continuing to focus on N.C.," the 2008 and 2004 graphs showing early voting demographics were switched.

In the page 6 story, "How to: Design a costume," the photo illustration credit was misattributed. Lynda Buck actually took the photo.

In the Sept. 23 page 2 feature photo, senior in sociology Dawn Martin's name was misspelled.

October 24, 2008
In the page 1 story, "Raleigh Democrats rally for Biden," Hannah Younce was incorrectly attributed. Younce is a freshman in political science.

October 22, 2008
In the page 5 story "Breaking down $700 billion," Features Editor Alison Harman incorrectly wrote the War in Iraq has cost $564 trillion so far. It has actually cost about $564 billion.

October 17, 2008
In the page 1 story,
“N.C. could turn from red to blue,” Ches McDowell was incorrectly identified. he is chairman of College
Republicans.


The page 8 cross country photo was incorrectly labeled. the
photo was a file photo.

October 15, 2008
In the page 5 story, "In a rush to 'fix' the economy, candidates blame each other for crisis," the photo illustrations did not have photo credits. The illustration on the left was taken by Katie Huffman and the illustration on the right was taken by Luis Zapata.

October 13, 2008
In the Voter’s Guide, Deborah Ross, is actually a Democrat running for the N.C. House of  Representatives.

In the page 8 story, "Students mix it up in the octagon," the headline was misleading. Octagonal cages are trademarked by the UFC. Saturday's match was fought in a hexagonal cage. The story also listed Pete Martin as a senior at N.C. State. Martin is no longer a student at the University.

October 8, 2008
In the page 1 feature photo, the  caption for the photo was incorrectly placed. The caption should actually read: "Sammie Smith, a junior in chemistry, dips a treat into the chocolate fountain as Cassandra Gammons, a junior in textile management, looks on. Both girls were volunteers at the fifth Annual N.C. State Women's Center Chocolate Festival."

In the same story, the photo credit is incorrect. Sydney Dotterer took the photo.

October 7, 2008
In the page 2 In The Know, the date that Myles Brand will be speaking at the Millennium Seminar was incorrectly stated. He will be speaking Oct. 13 in Stewart Theatre at 6 p.m.

 

October 3, 2008
In the page 1 story "Committee votes for increase in fees," News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly identified the amount of money the Fee Review Committee voted on an increase for. The committee voted on an increase of $125.20.

In the same story, Heather Cutchin, not Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford, made a motion to combine the two fee categories.

In the same story, the "Fee Headline" should have listed the Carmichael Indebtedness fee at $23.

September 30, 2008
In page 1 "Inside Technician," sophomore Kara Baldy's name was misspelled.

In the page 5 feature story "Accountants advise on sticking to a budget," Deputy Features Editor Cheyenne Autry misspelled graduate student in accounting Carey Stewart's name on third reference.

In the page 6 story "Planners emphasize giving back for Halloween on Hillsborough," Keith Ingersoll's name is misspelled in the photo caption.

September 29, 2008
In the page 1 Q&A with Leader of the Pack finalists, News Editor Chris Allred misattributed Kim Orr's title. Orr is vice president of Sigma Alpha Omega and a junior in biological sciences and nutrition.

In the page 3 feature photo by Renee Baker, Steven Frost was incorrectly identified as a member of Sigma Epsilon fraternity. He is actually a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

September 26, 2008
In the page 1 story "Ticketing changes, improvements still ongoing," the caption under the photo should have said the game took place Sept. 26, 2007.

September 25, 2008
In the page 1 story "Campus prepares for elections," Deputy News Editor James Layman spelled the names of Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Kay Hagan and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bev Perdue incorrectly.

September 23, 2008
In the page 5 story, "'Force Unleashed' brings Star Wars back to consoles," the photo of 'The Force Unleashed' should be credited to LucasArts.

In the page 6 story, "CD: Dr. Dog - Fate," the photo of Fate by Dr. Dog should be credited to Park The Van Records.

September 22, 2008
In the page 1 story "Stands slow to fill for big game," News Editor Chris Allred misspelled Associate Athletic Director Dick Christy's name.

In the page 1 story "Republicans show support for regional, state candidates," Johnny Mac Alexander?'s name was misspelled by photographer Daniel Tanaka in the photo caption.

In the front-page story "Republicans show support for state, regional candidates," Deputy News Editor James Layman did not correctly identify Pat McCrory as the Republican Mayor from Charlotte running for governor or Elizabeth Dole as the incumbent Republican Senator running for reelection.

The page 2 In The Know "Transportation, Campus Police enhance security" was incorrect. Storage permit holders using the West Lot beginning Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. must have their vehicles back to the Storage Lots by 7 a.m. Oct. 13.

September 15, 2008
In the page 1 story "BOG approves Easley's new salary," News Editor Chris Allred should have attributed the quote in the third paragraph to UNC Board of Governors Chair Hannah Gage. In the same story, "Oblinger" in the last paragraph should have been attributed as Chancellor James Oblinger.

In the page 1 story "Party organizers seek increased attendance," News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly referred to the Alumni Association as the "Alumni Center."

September 11, 2008
In Thursday's page 8 story, "Excitement surrounds this week's opening of bow hunting season," the dates listed for deer hunting seasons were incorrect. The correct dates for central deer season are Sept. 13 to Nov. 7 for bow and arrow and Nov. 15 to Jan. 1 for gun. The dates for eastern deer season are Sept. 13 to Oct. 10 for bow and arrow and Oct. 18 to Jan. 1 for gun.

In Tuesday's page 2 feature photo, photographer Tim O'Brien incorrectly identified the instrument in the photo. The instrument the baby was playing was the djimbe.

September 10, 2008
In Wednesday's page 8 story "Injuries sideline multiple Wolfpack starters," Sports Editor Taylor Auten incorrectly wrote that Willie Young sat out during the William & Mary football game due to injury. Young actually played in the game.

September 9, 2008
In Tuesday's page 1 story "Committee discusses tuition increase options," Deputy News Editor Derek Medlin incorrectly attributed Provost Larry Nielsen's statement regarding tuition. Nielsen stated that at least a 6.5 percent increase in tuition would be necessary to offset state budget cuts.

September 8, 2008
In Monday's page 1 story "Fewer freshman apply for Senate positions," staff writer James Layman incorrectly spelled the name of Patrick Sessoms, a freshman in construction management.

September 5, 2008
In Friday's page 1 story "Storm may cause disruption," the photo accompanying the 'William & Mary game' section and the photo accompanying the 'State of emergency' section are file photos. The photo accompanying the 'Friday night tailgates' section is an archive photo, and Eric Kempter's name and class were incorrect. Kempter is a 2006 alumnus.

In the page 8 story "Pack can't take Tribe 'lightly,'" the photo accompanying the story is also a file photo.

September 2, 2008
In Tuesday's page 6 "KNC Pick of the Week," WKNC DJ Jon Gomes' name was misspelled.

In the caption accompanying the page 8 sports story "Stubbs, Demps use motherly instincts," Dreier Carr misspelled Charita Stubbs' name.

August 26, 2008
In Tuesday's page 5 story "Cesar Comache explores more modern beats," staff writer Yamil Camacho's byline was omitted.

August 25, 2008
In Monday's page 2 In the Know, "Auditions for Dance Begin," News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly identified the dates of the auditions. The Dance Company will hold auditions Aug. 26 at 7 p.m., and DanceVisions will hold auditions Sept. 8 from 5:30-8 p.m. and Sept. 10 from 6-8 p.m.

August 22, 2008
In Friday's page 7 story "Exploring Raleigh Night Life," Features Editor Alison Harman incorrectly reported the number of bars Buckhead Saloon has. It has four.

August 20, 2008
In Wednesday's page 4 story "Convocation brings in freshmen, author," the photo credit is missing. David Mabe, correspondent, took the photo.

Also in the page 4 convocation story, News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly stated that this year's summer reading book was Da Chen's "Colors of the Mountain," which was last year's book.

June 24, 2008
In the Viewpoint column "Check professors' salaries," staff columnist Jessie Jeppsson incorrectly stated that professors' salaries as indicated by the Charlotte Observer's Web site represent their base pay. Professors' base salaries cover their contractual responsibilities. This includes teaching, and professors do not receive additional pay for their research.

In the page 1 story "New research center opens," Deputy News Editor Derek Medlin incorrectly stated that the Department of Homeland Security awarded the University a $2 million research grant. However, the Department of Defense awarded the University the grant.

June 19, 2008
In the page 1 story, "University looks for feedback from students, faculty," and in the page 4 editorial, Dave Pond was incorrectly identified as a Web writer, editor and producer for Creative Services, but the Web Communication Department is a separate entity from Creative Services under the Public Affairs umbrella.

In the page 6 review, "Escovedo returns with a heavy heart," writer Steve McCreery gave the record 4.5 stars, not 3.5 as was indicated.

June 12, 2008
In the page 1 story "Yacht explosion leaves one missing," Nathan Coppick's name was misspelled.

June 5, 2008
In the page 1 story "Greek Village kicks of with Sigma Nu demolition," News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly attributed Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford's title.

In the page 2 In the Know "WKNC 88.1 wins 'best in the Triangle,'" Jamie Lynn Gilbert's name was misspelled, and Kyle Robb, the station's general manager, said he hopes the station keeps its status for 2009 not 2008.

May 29, 2008
In the page 1 story 'Tailgate shootings settled,' News Editor Chris Allred misspelled Bret Harman's name.

May 22, 2008
In the front-page story 'Technician's losses lead to cuts, changes,' News Editor Chris Allred incorrectly reported that Technician, not Student Media, lost $72,704 in the 2007-2008 school year. He also incorrectly stated WKNC's radio frequency as 88.7 not 88.1, and former general manager Steve McCreery's name was misspelled. All of the student media outlets are part of N.C. State Student Media and not the Student Media Authority as the story may have indicated.

April 1, 2008
In the page 5 cartoon, A.J. Klingenmaier's name was spelled wrong.

March 28, 2008
Thursday's page 5 story titled "Inflowential nominee for Woodie," was incorrect. The band was actually nominated for the chance to perform at one of the three dates for MTVU's Campus Invasion Music Festival.

March 27, 2008
In the page 5 story titled "As night falls, Da Silva bring glow to Court of North Carolina," the following corrections need to be made: Vikci DaSilva's show will be at the Flanders Art Gallery; when making light grafitti, DaSilva actually used incandescent light bulbs and the camera she used is a Mamiya.

March 26, 2008
In the March 24 voters' guide, the name of the student chief justice was misspelled. His name is Lock Whiteside.

In the March 25 "New voting method to be used in elections," former Student Senate President Erich Fabricus' name was misspelled.

March 25, 2008
Monday's page 8 schedule incorrectly listed the men's golf Hootie at Bulls Bay event as being in Anandaw, S.C. It is actually in Awendaw, S.C.

March 24, 2008
In Thursday's page 8 story "State downs Towson, sweeps series," baseball coach Elliott Avent's name was misspelled. His name was also misspelled in the attribution for the page 8 Quote of the Day.

In Thursday's page 7 story "The man behind the microphone," Samuel T.O. Branch incorrectly reported that Gary Hahn replaced Wally Osborne on the Wolfpack's radio broadcasts. He actually replaced Wally Ausley.

March 20, 2008
In Tuesday's page 1 story "Water restricts use of disposals statewide," the headline was incorrect, as the garbage disposal ban is only for the city of Raleigh.

March 18, 2008
In Friday's page 3 story titled 'Several debates allow candidates to discuss platforms,' it was written that the Student Athletic Advisory Council hosted a debate, but it was actually the African American Student Advisory Council.

March 17, 2008
In Friday's page 1 story "Alston discontinues campaign for SSP," student body president candidate John Coggin's name was spelled incorrectly.

In Thursday's page 6 story "Art as a relief," staff writer Christine Copper's name was spelled incorrectly.

March 13, 2008
In the caption for Tuesday's front-page story titled "Board elects media leaders," the name of the Student Media Board of Directors was wrong. In the story, Joe Wright had been quoted as saying the Windhover has made the most money it ever has. The Windhover actually does not draw revenue.

In the caption for the photo on Page 2, John Cosgrove wrote that the photo's subjects were promoting Relay for Life at Wakefield High School. They were actually promoting the Relay for Life that will take place at N.C. State on April 11 and 12.

March 12, 2008
In Tuesday's page 3 story titled "Future Student Media leaders present plans," there were multiple errors. The name of John Cooper Elias, candidate for editor of the Agromeck, was wrong, and the major of Maggie Luckadoo, candidate for editor of the Technician, is actually international journalism.

Feb. 21, 2008
In Wednesday's page 4 photo story titled "Ram Roast brings students, spirit," it was written that men's basketball coach Sidney Lowe spoke alongside his team. Lowe was actually not in attendance at the event.

Feb. 19, 2008
In Tuesday's editorial titled "Elections an opportunity to ensure responsible leader," the filing date for Student Government candidates was wrong. The actual final date is Feb. 25 at 5 p.m.

Feb. 13, 2008
Tuesday's page 10 story titled "Gonzalez adjusting to pressure role," stated that Javier Gonzalez moved from Raleigh to Miami. He actually moved from Miami to Raleigh to attend N.C. State.

Feb. 11, 2008
In Friday's "Hoops Picks" on page eight, Chip Alexander's record was listed as 13-7. He was actually 15-5.

Feb. 6, 2008
In Tuesday's story "Staff expects GLBT visitor growth in coming month," Rebekah Jaeger, the graduate assistant for the GLBT center, was misquoted in saying that the center has not seen as many students as the staff had expected.

The Feb.4 University Dining ad on page 5 gave the wrong day for Chef's Challenge. The challenge will actually take place Thursday, Feb. 7.

Feb. 5, 2008
According to Tommy Griffin, director of admissions, assistant news editor Chris Allred's source from the admission's office provided incorrect information for Friday's page 1 story titled "Admissions deadline hits potential students."

Online applications actually account for 99 percent of the applications admissions receives, not 85 percent. The University receives more than 20,000 undergraduate admissions applications -- more than 16,000 freshman applications and more than 4,000 transfer applications. That's more than the 18,000 applications originally reported. Also, applications by athletes are reviewed by the admissions office, not by the athletic department.

Jan. 25, 2008
In the Jan. 17 article titled "Cement truck hits visitor booth," Kristen Trexler was attributed with the wrong title. She is actually an administrative assistant for Clancy & Theys.

Jan. 18, 2008
Thursday's page 1 story "Krispy Kreme Challenge to see increase in runner participation" should have reported that the Krispy Kreme Challenge will place Jan. 26.

Jan. 17, 2008
In the caption accompanying Wednesday's page-2 feature photo, John Southwell was labeled as a senior in aeronautical engineering. He is actually in aerospace engineering.

Jan. 16, 2008
The graphic accompanying Tuesday's page 1 story "Dollar value drops, effects are not all bad," was unclear. The numbers represented the conversion rates for the American dollar to a euro.

Jan. 15, 2008
The graphic accompanying Friday's page 1 story entitled "Race to the White House fueled by change" with the updated delegates for each candidate was incorrect. It should have been labeled as delegates from Iowa and New Hampshire. In that case, the delegates for the Republican candidates are as follows: Mike Huckabee -- 18, Mitt Romney -- 16, John McCain -- 10, Fred Thompson -- 3, Ron Paul -- 2.

In Monday's paper, the date on the top of page one was incorrectly written as January 14, 2007.

The graphic accompanying Monday's page 8 story titled "Heels embarrass Pack" was incorrect. The box score had UNC and NCSU's scores reversed. UNC had 43 points in the first half, 50 in the second half and 93 total. NCSU had 13, 49 and 62 respectively.

Dec. 4, 2007
In the graphic accompanying Monday's front-page story titled "N.C. State makes every drop count," it was reported that NCSU's football game against UNC-Chapel Hill on Nov. 10 was Homecoming. The game against Virginia on Oct. 27 was Homecoming.

Dec. 3, 2007
Friday's editorial titled "We want tacos...and wins too," referred to the men's basketball game against Michigan State taking place last night (Thursday). It actually took place Wednesday.

Nov. 25, 2007
In the story titled "Anti-war demonstrators clash with pro-war group" in the Nov. 16 edition, Tony Stevenson, a member of the Gathering Eagles says he was misquoted in this article. He labeled the Gathering Eagles as pro-troop, pro-America, pro-victory.

The primary infographic accompanying "Talking turkey" in Tuesday's newspaper was left unattributed. It should have been attributed to Jesse Grimes, a professor of poultry science.

Nov. 19, 2007
In the Nov. 12 story titled "Organizations unsatisfied with University response," the name of the vice president of Society of African American Cultures was misspelled. Her name is Meshawn Chalmers.

Nov. 16, 2007
The Q&A with Tim DeLaughter in Thursday's paper did not have a byline. The interview was conducted by Features editor Maggie Luckadoo.

Nov. 8, 2007
In Tuesday's story titled "Sullivan Drive restricted to one-way traffic," the headline should have been written as one-lane traffic.

Nov. 6, 2007
The dateline in Monday's page stories "Hauschka the hero, Pack wins third straight game" and "Pack turning season around" was incorrectly listed as Coral Gables, Fla. The Orange Bowl is actually in Miami.

Nov. 5, 2007
In Friday's page 1 story titled "Candidate 'caters to young'," Barack Obama was labeled a presidential nominee. He should have been labeled as a presidential candidate.

In the page 5 story titled "Among line of pizza shops, speedy eateries, sits Mediterranean cuisine," Alison Harman wrote that Jasmin Mediterranean Bistro was on the corner of Chamberlain Street and Hillsborough Street. It is actually on the corner Horne and Hillsborough Street.

Nov. 2, 2007
On Wednesday's page 2, it was reported that Caroline Bateman was the Pi Phi Beta fundraising event organizer. It is actually Sarah Medearis, the sorority's vice president of philanthropy.

Nov. 1, 2007
In Wednesday's page 1 story titled "SCJ assesses current term," news editor Saja Hindi labeled Danielle Seale a Judicial Board member. She is actually an inactive member, according to Student Chief Justice Lock Whiteside.

Oct. 24, 2007
In Tuesday's page 1 story titled "Take Back the Night raises goals," Saja Hindi misidentified a source as Shannon Johnson. The source was actually Shannon Hobbs, a graduate worker in the Women's Center.

In the the story titled "Chancellor: tuition increase needed," Greg Doucette should have been labeled as the co-chairman of the fees committee, and Bobby Mills should have been labeled as the co-chairman of the tuition committee.

Oct. 22, 2007
In Friday's page 1 story titled "Talley ups security," it should have been reported that the $1,200 that hosting organizations pay for Talley parties goes to security, event management, after-hours price and police officers.

In Friday's page 8 story, the following errors were made:

  • Emily Seck reported that N.C. State lost to ECU in the first game the two teams played. NCSU actually won 23-6.
  • Saturday was not ECU's homecoming.
  • The 1992 Peach Bowl was not held in Charlotte. It was actually in Atlanta.
  • Seck reported that Carter-Finley Stadium's goal posts were lowered before ECU's win over Miami in 1999. ECU fans actually tore them down.

Oct. 18, 2007
In the page 10 story titled "Pack's success rides on Widman," Chris Widman was labeled as a junior goalkeeper. He's a junior academically, but athletically he's a redshirt sophomore.

Oct. 5, 2007
Thursday's page 1 article titled "Fraternity's tailgating privileges suspended," incorrectly stated that the Judicial Board will review the fraternity's case. That has not been confirmed, as Paul Cousins, the director of the Office of Student Conduct, said it would be inappropriate for him to comment on the case because it would compromise his ability to gather accurate information.

Oct. 4, 2007
In Wednesday's page 10 story "Pack to host High Point," senior staff writer Langdon Morris reported the men's soccer team was going for its first win in four games. It was actually going for its first win in five games.

Oct. 3, 2007
In Tuesday's front-page article titled "Groups present reasons for fee increase requests," News Editor Saja Hindi wrote that the Counseling Center saw 24,000 visits in the last year. It actually saw 2,450 visits to its psychiatrists in the past year.

Oct. 1, 2007
In Friday's article titled "Student groups travel to nation's capial for protest against Iraq war," deputy news editor attributed alumna Elena Ezerept as a source. It should have been Elena Everett.

In Friday's story titled "Prowling hunters endagered," staff writer Shannon Mante reported that Michael Stoskopf is the chair of the Red Wolf Coalition. He is actually the chairperson of the Red Wolf Recovery Implementation Team. Cornelia Hutt is RWC's chairperson.

Sept. 28, 2007
In Thursday's page 1 article titled "Tuition and Fees Committee looking for student feedback," staff writer Chris Allred reported that voting on student fees would take place on Oct. 2 and 3. It will actually take place on Oct. 1 and 2.

Sept. 27, 2007
In the page 1 article titled "Tuition and Fees Committee looking for student feedback," staff writer Chris Allred reported that voting on student fees would take place on Oct. 2 and 3. It will actually take place on Oct. 1 and 2.

Sept. 26, 2007
In the page 7 story "Hanging out with a three-toed sloth," Staff Writer Christine Copper mistakenly called the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences the Raleigh Museum of Natural Science. In the article, Copper also called the animal Litzenberger works with a three-toed sloth, when it is in fact a two-toed sloth.

In the page 1 story titled "Spirit week participants prepare," Mansoor Omar wrote on second reference that the Homecoming game is on Oct. 26th. It is actually on Oct. 27 as he previously wrote.

Sept. 25, 2007
In the page 1 story titled "Board of Governors decides to say no to new student fees," it was reported that the Board of Governors voted down the study abroad fee. It was the Fee Review Committee that actually made the decision.

Sept. 23, 2007
A forum letter from Miles Eckel ran concerning the Student Wolfpack Club. Miles was not the author of the letter, which has been deemed fraudulent. We regret the printing of the letter and are investigating the actual author. We apologize for any problems that this letter caused.

Sept. 17, 2007
In the page 1 story titled "Leader of the Pack deadline Thursday," Casey Coats was quoted as saying "Leadership is limited to one group." It should have been written as "Leadership is not limited to one group."

Sept. 13, 2007
The page 3 story titled "U.S. commander in Iraq plans to withdraw 30,000 troops" was reported that 130,000 troops will be left in Iraq until next summer. It is actually 160,000.

Sept. 9, 2007
In the page 5 story titled "Wake up with breakfast," Stephanie Sobol was misidentified as a nutritionist. She is actually the associate director of Health Promotion.

Sept. 6, 2007
In the page 1 story titled "SBP escorted from Senate Chambers," news editor, Saja Hindi referred to Student Senate Constitution. It is actually called the Student Body Statutes.

Sept. 3, 2007
In the story titled "SG looks to reallocate $35,000," Student Senate President Greg Doucette was attributed saying the money for Cira Mervin's parking pass came from the Student Government budget. She actually paid for the pass herself.

August 28, 2007
In the story titled "Student Affairs confirms creation of LGBT Center," Editor Josh Harrell wrote that Jose Picart said $40,000 for the Center was coming from the Student Organization Resource Center. It is actually roughly $30,000 coming from the resource center already established for the LGBT Center.

August 23, 2007
In the page 1 story titled "Student life to receive facelift," Tom Stafford's attributions and quotes should actually have been attributed to Tom Skolnicki of the Office of the University Architect.

The book image for the story "'Splendid Suns' opens eyes to injustice" was credited to Amazon.com, but should be credited to its publisher, Riverhead.

In the alternative copy box on page eight, the photo courtesy of Weatherbox should be credited to Doghouse Records, and the Mercy Mercedes should be credited to the band.

The image for the page 8 story titled "Q&A with Cartel's Will Pugh," was credited to Frank Ockenfels. It should have been credited to Epic Records.

August 22, 2007
In photo for the page 1 story titled "Chen draws freshmen," the sousaphone was incorrectly identified as David Stewart. It was actually Joe Doster, a senior in biological sciences.

Photo credit for the story "Dean hits Yucatan Peninsula" on the World & Nation page was incorrectly given to Gregory Bull as a Technician photographer. He is actually an Associated Press photographer.

In the story titled "A different kind of home cookin'" on page nine, the recipe for "Scrambled eggs, minus the frying pan" was mistakenly printed twice.

In the graphic for the story titled "Dining In," the Periodic Table snack bar was incorrectly said to be in Engineering Building II. It is actually in Engineering Building I.

In the page-20 story "Pack picked low across the board," Sports Editor Clark Leonard incorrectly reported the women's soccer team hasn't had a winning season since 2000. The team's last winning season was actually 2002.

July 19, 2007
In his column titled "Alcohol class insulting," Trevor Hooten incorrectly wrote that the class costs $80,000 for the University to host. It actually costs $26,000.

July 5, 2007
In the story titled "Summer with the fish" in the July 5 paper, Matt Moore wrote that 35 marine science faculty worked at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technologies when in fact that 35 is made up of marine biologists, food scientists and veterinarians as well.

In the story titled "Drug promoting speech banned from high schools," Josh Harrell cited Jon Hall as a source. It should have been spelled John Hall.

May 31, 2007
In the story titled "FYC opens Commons building," Josh Harrell wrote that First Year College paid for the first floor of the Commons building. It was actually University Housing.

The editorial titled "Don't over-do the villages" incorrectly stated that only education students are in the group Student Advocating for Youth, when it fact, it is open to all students.

May 24, 2007
In the story "Yearbook shifts focus, leadership," the article did not make clear that John Cooper Elias, the Agromeck's managing editor, is also a staff writer for the Technician.

April 5, 2007
In the page 1 story "Fraternity inducts members after 3-year suspension," Correspondent Ana Andruzzi incorrectly reported that there were 15 inductees present. There were actually 14.

In the same story, Andruzzi incorrectly reported that the event served as an induction for new members. The event was actually a showcase.

In the page 1 story, "Candidates in top races face possible elections violations," Jessie Jeppsson's name was misspelled.

March 22, 2007
The caption for Wednesday's page 1 story "Yellow stars, ribbons illustrate day's significance" misspelled the name of Tara Ilsley, president of the College Democrats.

The caption for Wednesday's page 12 story "Pack's season slips away behind arc" incorrectly stated forward Brandon Costner was a sophomore. Costner is actually a redshirt freshman.

March 21, 2007
An online calendar listing incorrectly reported the date for the Windhover release party. The actual date is April 18.

The attribution for Tuesday's page 1 pull quote in the article "Company upgrades CPS clickers," was incorrect. The source's name is actually Miles Engll, a teaching assistant professor for biological sciences.

March 20, 2007
On Page 2, the Quote of the Day was mistakenly attributed. The quote should have been attributed to Jenna Eason, a member of the Website Advisory Committee and a senior in textile technology.

In the page 3 story "Progressive dinner planners for Hillsborough Street hope to educate students," Senior Staff Writer Colleen Forcina mistakenly reported the date for the Hillsborough Street Progressive Dinner. It will actually occur March 27.

March 19, 2007
In the page 8 story "Women begin NCAA Sunday" Senior Staff Writer Justin Fowler mistakenly referred to Robert Morris as the Eagles. The team is actually the Colonials.

March 16, 2007
In Tuesday's page 8 package "Pack starts NIT tonight in Philadelphia," Deputy Sports Editor Clark Leonard mistakenly reported that Brandon Costner's 90 points during the ACC tournament was an ACC record. It's actually an N.C. State record.

The photo caption in Thursday's page 3 story "Student Senate passes 11 bills Wednesday," Tracy Hutcherson was listed as a student senator. He was actually serving as a proxy for another senator.

The photo in Thursday's page 10 story "Pack downs Valpo 9-4" was mislabeled. It should have been labeled a file photo.

March 14, 2007
In Tuesday's front-page story "Towing over break costs residents" quoted the incorrect amount Annie Chu, a graduate student in chemical engineering, had to pay to recover her vehicle. She actually had to pay $165.

March 13, 2007
In Friday's page 4 article "University to hold derailment disaster drill," Deputy News Editor Saja Hindi reported the incorrect time for the exercise. The drill will actually take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. today. The staff at the Technician apologizes for this error and any inconvenience it may have caused readers.

Feb. 27, 2007
In Monday's page 10 Wolf Fact "State finishes regular season with Miami win," staff writer Justin Fowler incorrectly reported that State would face its first opponent in the women's ACC basketball tournament against Wake Forest. It will actually face the winner of Thursday's Florida State - Wake Forest game.

In Monday's page 2 Campus Calendar, an incorrect date was listed for the global climate change symposium and the talk by The New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert. The events actually took place Feb. 26. The staff at the Technician apologizes to any inconvenience this may have caused.

The lead paragraph in Assistant News Editor Maggie Luckadoo's page 1 story "Red and White Ball benefits can food drive," misquoted graduate student Stephanie Freeman, saying that she did not know the theme of the ball was "Masquerade." Freeman actually said that she didn't know why other people weren't dressed for the theme.

Feb. 26, 2007
The results of Friday's poll about the performance of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford were incorrect. The correct results are below:

  • Stafford is doing a terrible job - 55 percent
  • Stafford should retire -- the position needs a new face - 26 percent
  • Stafford is doing a wonderful job - 8 percent
  • Stafford's performance is mediocre - 6 percent
  • Why would I care about an administrator's performance? - 4 percent

Feb. 23, 2007
In Thursday's page 1 article "President to visit Triangle," Deputy News Editor Saja Hindi attributed senior in economics Brittany Farrell with the statement that the Franklinton Novozymes plant is the largest ethanol plant in Franklin county. The plant actually manufactures enzymes, microorganisms, pharmaceutical proteins and biopolymers.

The photo caption in Thursday's page 8 story "Old Dominion hands State first defeat" said the subject of the photo was Nick Cavaday. It was actually Ben Zink.

Feb. 21, 2007
In the headline for the page 12 article "State competing with Olson's own," the name of women's tennis coach Hans Olsen was misspelled.

Feb. 20, 2007
In the page 6 story "Pack's youth shows in 10th-place ACC showing," Deputy Sports Editor Clark Leonard misspelled the name of sophomore swimmer Kristin Davies.

Retraction:
Due to an oversight in the editorial process, a photo was published for yesterday's page 5 article "Students retain rights, freedom within reason," that was extremely misleading to readers. It was not clear that the photo, which depicted a student in her dorm being served a fake warrant, was posed. The Technician retracts this photo. The staff of the Technician apologizes for this mistake and regrets any confusion this may have caused for the readers.

Feb. 19, 2007
In the Sights and Sounds graphic for Thursday's page 10 story "Pack drops third straight," J. Mike Blake reported that Terrapins guard D.J. Strawberry received a technical foul for taunting Gavin Grant. Strawberry was actually taunting Courtney Fells.

Feb. 14, 2007
In the page 1 story "Student dies in apparent suicide," senior in biomedical engineering Frank Chen's username on The Wolf Web was misspelled. The name is actually "Stiletto."

Feb. 8, 2007
In Wednesday's page 1 photo for the article "Plans updated for Hillsborough renovation," the name of the photographer, Sara Robertson, was spelled incorrectly.

The photo caption for Wednesday's page 1 article "Kristof calls for action," incorrectly stated the photo was taken in Nelson Auditorium. Although Kristof gave his speech in Nelson, the photo was actually taken during a leadership forum in Williams Hall.

Feb. 5, 2007
In Friday's correction on Page 2, Mike Giancola was given an incorrect title. He is actually the director of the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service.

In the photo byline for Friday's page 1 article "Chancellor's residence to relocate," College of Design Dean Marvin Malecha's name was spelled incorrectly.

Feb. 2, 2007
In the page 1 article "Senate discusses new regulation," News Editor Josh Harrell incorrectly reported that Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford wrote the new student leader regulation. The regulation was actually drafted by members of Associate Vice Chancellor Evelyn Reiman's staff, including Deb Luckadoo, director of Talley Student Center Activities, Mike Giancola, director of the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service and Paul Cousins, director of the Office of Student Conduct. The regulation also elicited student feedback during the revision process.

Although Stafford did aid the Department of Student Affairs staff in the creation of the regulation and must give it his final approval, he was not one of the regulation's major authors. As such, it would not necessarily have been important for him to speak on the regulation at Wednesday night's Student Senate meeting.