The NCSU Student Media Code of Ethics mandates that "All Student Media are obligated to correct any error they makes 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."
Below are 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.
June 12 In the page-one story "Yacht explosion leaves one missing," Nathan Coppick's name was misspelled.
June 5 In the page-one 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-two 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 In the page-one story "Tailgate shootings settled," News Editor Chris Allred misspelled Bret Harman's name.
May 22 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 In the page-five cartoon, A.J. Klingenmaier's name was spelled wrong.
March 28 Thursday's page-five 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 In the page-five 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 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 Monday's page-eight 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 In Thursday's page-eight 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-eight Quote of the Day. In Thursday's page-seven 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 In Tuesday's page-one 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 In Friday's page-three 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 In Friday's page-one story "Alston discontinues campaign for SSP," student body president candidate John Coggin's name was spelled incorrectly.
In Thursday's page-six story "Art as a relief," staff writer Christine Copper's name was spelled incorrectly.
March 13 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 In Tuesday's page-three 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 In Wednesday's page-four 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 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 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 In Friday's "Hoops Picks" on page eight, Chip Alexander's record was listed as 13-7. He was actually 15-5.
Feb. 6 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 Technician regrets the error.
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 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-one 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 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 Thursday's page-one story "Krispy Kreme Challenge to see increase in runner participation" should have reported that the Krispy Kreme Challenge will place Jan. 26.
Jan. 17 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 The graphic accompanying Tuesday's page-one 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 The graphic accompanying Friday's page-one 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-eight 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 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 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 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 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 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 In Tuesday's story titled "Sullivan Drive restricted to one-way traffic," the headline should have been written as one-lane traffic.
Nov. 6 The dateline in Monday's page stories "Hauschka the hero, Pack wins 3rd straight game" and "Pack turning season around" was incorrectly listed as Coral Gables, Fla. The Orange Bowl is actually in Miami.
Nov. 5 In Friday's page-one 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-five 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 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 In Wednesday's page-one 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
In Tuesday's page-one 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
In Friday's page-one 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-eight 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
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
Thursday's page-one 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
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
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
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
In Thursday's page-one 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
In the page-one 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
In the page-seven 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-one 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
In the page-one 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
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
In the page-one 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
The page-three 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
In the page-five story titled "Wake up with breakfast," Stephanie Sobol was misidentified as a nutritionist. She is actually the associate director of Health Promotion.
Sept. 6
In the page-one 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
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-one 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-eight 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-one 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-one 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-one story, "Candidates in top races face possible elections violations," Jessie Jeppsson's name was misspelled.
March 22, 2007 The caption for Wednesday's page-one 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-one 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-three 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-eight 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-eight 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-three 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-four 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-two 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-one 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-one 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-eight 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-six 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-five 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-one 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-one 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-one 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-one article "Chancellor's residence to relocate," College of Design Dean Marvin Malecha's name was spelled incorrectly.
Feb. 2, 2007
In the page-one 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.
