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The N.C. State University Student Aid Association, better known as the Wolfpack Club, will receive a check for $113,871.89 courtesy of the recent "contract fixing" settlement between UBS, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

NC State Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow has announced two additions to the department's senior staff. Carrie Doyle has been named Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance, while Carrie Leger, who is currently the Director of NC State's Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes (ASPSA), will now serve as Associate Director of Athletics for Academics and Student Services.

"For our fans, there is going to be a new email address set up…so they have a special place to share issues they might encounter," Yow said. "Because what fans need will always matter."

This promise has come to fruition in the form of the Wolfpack Unlimited feedback tool on gopack.com. The tool, located under the "Contact Us" tab on the website, allows fans to submit feedback about the site, the Wolfpack online store or general questions about anything in the athletics department. These concerns are being taken seriously by all in the department, according to Yow.

"[The comments have] been great because some people have just had some bad information that we could explain," Yow said. "Some people have come up with good ideas that we’ve initiated because of them."

And through Labor Day, each concern has been addressed.

"We answer every question," Yow said. "We comment on everything that is said to us."

Rough estimates from the change in legislation means the Rams Club will have to make up for $2.68 million, but cutting the five-year-old subsidy will save the state $9 million.

Annual goals for the Rams Club this academic year include raising $11 million in donations. Donations of $100 or more are primarily used for athletic scholarships, according to the Rams Club website.

Bobby Purcell, executive director of N.C. State’s Wolfpack Club, believes the budget cuts will take away top talent from other states.

"I’m very concerned about what it will do to us, but I’m particularly concerned with what it will to do the smaller schools in the system," Purcell said.