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City proposes bike lanes for Hillsborough Street In a committee meeting, councilmen and residents discussed revamping Hillsborough Street.
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Speaking as one of the 2012 Distinguished Professors, Robert Bruck, professor in plant pathology and forestry, talks about global climate change in Stewart Theatre Wednesday March 14.
Student Government honors professors Tuesday night, students gave their top three favorite professors the opportunity to depart their wisdom onto others during Student Government’s second annual distinguished professor night. Jessie Halpern Deputy News Editor
Kelly Hook, last year’s Student Body President, came up with the idea to have students nominate professors who have impacted their lives and invite them to give a “last lecture” for any students interested in attending. This year, students voted to hear Robert Bruck, professor of plant pathology, David Jones, professor of agricultural and Robert Patterson, professor of crop science, speak. “The event gives them a platform to speak on a topic of their choice. It’s going to be an annual event and we’re hoping it becomes an N.C. State tradition,” John O’Daniel, junior in political science and academics commission chair for Student Government, said. During this “last lecture,” the professors were given a 20-minute time tim o’brien/Technician restriction. Aside from that, they were Robert Patterson, professor in crop science, who was one of three free to speak on any topic of their professors honored and asked to lecture on a topic of their choice, spoke choosing. about family and its importance in our lives. “We wanted to give them the ability to speak without the restraints of a lesson plan or preparing a class for a awards before, he had never been audience. “There are really two separate test, their topic didn’t even have to do recognized by his students, and for him, that was an experience with a purposes to the event,” Joe Murray, with their field,” O’Daniel said. chair of the academics committee Last year, however, Rupert Nacoste very significant meaning. “I had been teaching 23 years at that and senior in mathematics, said. decided to stick to what he knows. point, and then out “First, we wanted to honor profes“From the time I of nowhere, I was se- sors who have done a good job. We got the email saying lected directly from actually give them an award in adI was selected, I was students- that had a dition to inviting them to speak. like, really? It was very special quality Second, we wanted to give the unbelievable,” Naprofessors a broader audience so to it,” Nacoste said. coste said. For his topic, Na- they can spread their inspiration Nacoste, who is coste decided to use to students in other majors.” well known on camWhile this year’s turnout was the theme “life as a pus for his empowjourney,” using his slightly less than last year’s 100 ering speeches and background in social students, the energy in the room his study of social psychology to tell his was just as high. psychology, was one Rupert Nacoste “Most awards that professors get history of starting of last year’s three out in the Bayou and are from faculty members, this one chosen professors. “It was a very humbling experi- ending up speaking in front of around means something else because its from their students,” O’Daniel ence,” Nacoste said. “That evening was 100 students. At this year’s event, professors gave said. amazing, it was quite extraordinary.” Though Nacoste has won several equally riveting speeches to an excited
“It was a very humbling experience... That evening was amazing...”
lanes and some plans with sharrows, directed pathways that don’t give bikers exclusive access to a lane. The bike lanes are larger than sharrow (lanes that are shared by both vehicles and bikes), but allow for more safety, and nearly every speaker encouraged the Will Brooks use of lanes. Unfortunately, HillsborDeputy News Editor ough St. is not large enough to accomResidents gathered in downtown modate to every vehicle. “If we want to add bike lanes, we are Raleigh for a city committee meeting Wednesday night to discuss re- going to have to widen the street by structuring Hillsborough Street past about two to three feet. That is just the Pullen Road. Though a final plan was reality of it,” Lamb said. Committee not officially decided, residents and members were kind to the idea of two city workers gave testimony to the lanes, but held concern that buses may city committee and prepared their slow operation on single lane roads. case for a renovation plan that suited “The goals are to reduce the [automobile] speeds and their wants. increase on-street Eric Lamb, city pa rk i ng ,” L a mb pla nni ng a nd said. development Other proposimanager, spoke tions including the f irst and had relocation of several sorted through crosswalks, particueight different larly in moving the plans that aided crosswa lk across the road’s use for Thomas Crowder, City Council from The Velvet bikers, pedestriCloa k Inn to in ans and patrons of local businesses. “One thing that front of the local YMCA. Lamb said we all were able to agree on is that we all of the changes are aimed at helpwant to change it from a five-lane to ing travelers in the University area. City Council member of Southwest a three-lane road,” Lamb said. Lamb said the road had too many Raleigh, Thomas Crowder, said the lanes for cars and not enough space problem has persisted for years, and for bicyclists on the road. As a direct it is time for a change. “[Pedestrian route from campus to downtown, it accommodation] has been a major could prove advantageous for stu- concern of the stake-holders upon dents who choose not to drive. “There the street,” Crowder said. Crowder said in front of traffic flow is actually a fair amount of pedestrian activity in this area,” Lamb said. “I and residential issues, safety came was out [on Hillsborough] for a half first. “The number one [issue is] pedesan hour and there were a half a dozen trian safety, because if you don’t slow cyclists.” Lamb proposed repaving roads and down, the chicken won’t make it to making them into three lanes with ad- the other side of the road,” Crowder ditional bike lanes, while other plans said. As Southwest Raleigh and the played off of a similar scheme. All University become more intertwined plans also included new street-parking spaces. Some plans involved bike street continued page 8
“We’re turning Hillsborough Street away from being a major thoroughfare.”
Virginia Tech found negligent in ‘07 shooting After almost four years, VT has been found guilty of negligence in a wrongful death suit. Jessie Halpern Deputy News Editor
In a wrongful death suit brought forth by the parents of two victims of the 2007 shooting on Virginia Tech’s campus, the University has been found guilty. As the parents of Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde stated for an NBC press release, “If Virginia Tech police and administrators warned the campus of two shootings in a dorm 2 and a half hours before Seung-Hui Cho ended his killing spree and killed himself,” they might be alive. The attorney for the parents stated in this same press release he doesn’t believe Virginia Tech actually did all they could have. Jurors were asked to decide whether the University’s police could have foreseen a danger to the entire campus after two isolated dorm shootings occurred earlier that day. After only three and a half hours of
juror deliberation, each of the families was awarded $4 million, a number that, according to NBC, the state immediately filed to reduce. Suzanne Grimes, parent of a shooting victim, told CNN, “Vindication has finally come. This is about them being accountable.” CNN continued to report a written statement from Virginia Tech spokesman Mark Owczarski. “We are disappointed with today’s decision and stand by our long-held position that the administration and law enforcement at Virginia Tech did their absolute best with the information available on April 16, 2007. We do not believe that evidence presented at trial relative to the murders in West Ambler Johnston created an increased danger to the campus that day. We will discuss this matter with the attorney general, carefully review the case and explore all of the options available,” Owczarski said. The shooting on Virginia Tech’s campus occurred April 16, 2007. Killing 32 and wounding 25, it stands as the deadliest shooting by a single gunman in our nation’s history.
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University gives dog a bone marrow transplant.
Doggie bone marrow transplants revolutionize veterinary medicine on campus. See page 3.
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An accepting faith: Hindu students share culture.
The collection of practices diversifies Hinduism, making it an open religion to practice and learn. See page 5.
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University gives dog a bone marrow transplant Doggie bone marrow transplants revolutionize veterinary medicine on campus.
lymphoma. “The cure rate of dogs with lymphoma treated with chemotherapy is less than 5 percent, so I felt we could do better on that front with BMT,” Suter said. “We have modified the Sarah Dashow protocol extensively since the Staff Writer first 24 dogs, so we are hoping The same species that sub- it will now be better.” Howmitted itself to experimenta- ever this all changed with two tion for treatments to human Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, cancers is now getting a cure Chip and Zeke, earlier this year. with N.C. State’s first canine Zeke was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia in Debone marrow transplant. In 2008, Dr. Steven Suter, cember 2011. This disease assistant professor of oncol- could only be treated by use of ogy, began performing bone donor bone marrow. Chip, a litmarrow transplants, BMT, on termate, was the prime choice. “We do require a donor, since dogs. N.C. State is the only university in the world that offers we can not harvest progenitor this treatment. While private cells from the patient. Leukepractices do exist, mainly on mia patients have too many the west coast, they have treat- cancer cells f loating around ed few dogs. People have trav- in their blood, so the machine eled from across the country to would harvest them also. So, we find a matched donor who utilize these services. “Once I became an oncolo- does not have cancer obviousgist, I realized that this could ly, and harvest the cells from probably be done now in a them,” Suter said. “We don’t use this procedure clinical setting if the appropriregularly to ate machines treat dogs could be found, with leukeapheresis mamia ... we’ve chines. Once treated two I got a hold of dogs w it h some of these leukemia. m ac h i ne s , I We use it started collectma i n ly to ing peripheral treat dogs blood progeniw it h ly mtor cells from phoma, a few research Stever Suter, Doctor which is a colony dogs. very differAfter I showed we could do that, we moved on ent disease.” The owners of the dogs met to start transplanting clientowned dogs. We opened our for the first time at N.C. State canine BMT unit in October for the procedure to take place. Jason Hefner, a fourth year 2008,” Suter said. Until recently, the trans- in veterinary medicine, worked plants used stem cells from the with Zeke while he was here. dogs’ own blood, so only those “To our knowledge, only one who had a disease in remission previous case has been treated could be treated. The treatment with a donor. Zeke had a great was typically used on dogs with disposition, and I looked for-
“Dogs have been the model for bone marrow transplants since about 1967.”
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Dr. Steve Suter play with Chip (left), who recently donated bone marrow to his brother, Zeke (right) in the University’s first doggie transplant.
ward to visiting him each morning for his treatments. Zeke is now in New York and looking forward to a happy and healthy life,” Hefner said. Prior to curing dogs of leukemia, transplantation was tested on dogs before it was available for humans. It only made sense to Suter to return the favor. “Dogs have been the model for bone marrow transplants since about 1967...95 percent of human transplant protocols were perfected in dogs first,” Suter said. Despite the situation with
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or will improve the likelihood of survival, but it can’t always be afforded by the owner,” Borneman said. At the moment, the biggest problem is building up a database of donors, similar to the one which exists for humans. For this, the University will need volunteers to bring in their dogs. “We actually hope to do more and more allogeneic transplants as we get better at the matching process. We currently have the matching done at the Fred Hutch [Cancer Research Center] in Seattle, and
it’s time consuming ... and very expensive,” Suter said. “We have a faculty member here, Dr. Paul Hess, who is working on getting the matching procedure up and running here. Once he does that, I think we will be able to perform more allogeneic transplants,” Suter said. While the transplants are more challenging, Suter believes their cure rates may be higher if they start to use them for lymphoma patients also. At the moment, they are limited to select cases.
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Zeke, the treatment of leukemia is not the main focus for this protocol. Additionally, while the procedure is available to the public, it is expensive, averaging $15,000. Joe Borneman, prospective vet student and senior in biology, voiced his concerns about the number of pet owners who can afford this procedure. “For most pet owners, treatment of leukemia is not `unless the pet has insurance. There’s chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and in some cases, a bone marrow transplant is necessary
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The Sustainability Office continues to transform N.C. State into a green campus through the Campus. Sean Thompson Staff Writer
The Sustainability Office continues to transform N.C. State into a green campus through the Campus Sustainability Tour available for students and faculty members. “The tour was created to educate students or faculty on the campus sustainability features and the different projects that are taking place,” David Dean, sustainability outreach and communications coordinator, said. The tour is self-guided and available to students and staff through a printed map or by downloading it from the sustainability website. The printed maps are Z cards, which show the different routes of the tour. The Z cards can be requested for individual tours or group tours by contacting the sustainability office. The Z cards will also be available during the University’s upcoming Earth Day events. “The tour shows locations that are the most green-friendly, as well as new projects happening on campus and some ‘plan ahead’ suggestions,” Dean said. There are two route options on the tour: the Main Campus Loop, which is shorter distance at two miles and nine stops, or the Centennial Challenge Tour, an additional 2.9 miles with five stops. Walking and biking times for both loops are given on the printed tours. “Students who don’t have
their own bike are encouraged the Department of Horticulto rent a bike from the recre- tural Science. With the most ation center if they’d prefer that diverse collection of cold, hardy, temperate zone plants in the option,” Dean said. From dining and shopping southeastern United States and alternatives to living practices one of the first green roofs in through University Housing, the area, this is a must-see stop. The city of Raleigh has an the University and its surrounding community offers a extensive greenway system wide array of opportunities to that stretches well beyond the make sustainability an essen- boundaries of the University. tial part of the way we live, play If you have the chance, you can and work. The Green Living explore the greenway trails and Guide will help you discover City of Raleigh Parks, one of how you can explore – and which, Pullen Park, is located d i rec t ly to practice – a the east of the sustainable University. lifestyle as a Tucker resident at the Residence University. Hall was the Centennial first hall to Campus’ new have sustainlibrary is one able carpet, of the sites David Dean, Faculty made of 100 featured on percent recythe sustainability tour. The project fea- cled products that requires no tures a highly efficient chilled glue, resulting in no chemicals beam, radiant panel HVAC or odor. It can also be recycled. system, rooftop solar hot water Tucker Hall is competing in the and efficient plumbing fixtures 2010 EPA Biggest Energy Loser for energy and water savings. It competition as one of the 14 also employs automated book buildings across the nation, retrieval and storage systems to ranging from convention cenreduce square footage, which ters to elementary schools, tryreduces cost and reduces the ing to reduce their energy use. “Come by the visitor center need to condition more space. The building utilizes a unique, and pick one of the tour guides high performing unitized cur- up. We encourage everyone to tain wall façade system with get out and learn some other integral solar shades that help things along the way. Hopereduce passive heat gain, while fully get out their dorm room still providing occupants with or from behind their desk, take daylight and views to the ex- a break and enjoy campus,” terior. Outside the building, Deans said. Students can learn high SRI paving, a rain garden about several sustainable eleand a green roof are strategies ments on the tour while travelincorporated into the design ing the designated routes. The to reduce the heat island ef- Sustainability Tour is available fect, provide shelter and reduce by visiting the sustainability website or by visiting the Joyner storm water runoff. Head over to t he J.C . visitor center, located on SulRaulston Arboretum, part of livan Drive.
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James Austin, co-president of C.I.A. agrees, “[Although] sometimes [an improv performer] ends up in a scenario that is fantastical… a scene that’s a little bit unrealistic… the goal of improv is to get up there and be realistic in such a way that people will relate to it and then when funny things happen it’s like, ‘that’s hilarious because I can see that happening to me.’” In fact, Hubbard finds the juxtaposition between realistic characters and absurd situations one ofw the most interesting aspects of improv. Besides connecting with audiences, improv also has profound impacts on the performers. According to Austin, some concepts like “Yes-And,” involving building upon given facts, are the building blocks to real-life relationships and not just improv concepts used to build scenes. Other concepts, like “being bold,” also have very applicable uses in real life. For Hubbard, the concepts of being bold and being confidant have helped him and many other impov comedians in public speaking. “[Improv is] actually very helpful in things like public speaking as well, because once you’ve gone in front of an audience of a hundred people with no idea what you’re going to say or do then it’s really hard to be nervous about giving speeches or presentations,” Hubbard said. “Improv is a way of life.” Devries said. Like life, improv is very personal.
The collection of practices diversifies Hinduism, making it an open religion to practice and learn.
the human can be angry or sad, and those deities can be those representations.” Dave said with the many forms of manifestations, there are three main deities that stand out to make the Great Jennifer Jung Trinity : Shiva, Vishnu and Staff Writer Brahma. They consist of evFamilies shuff led into the erything that stands for God, Hindu Society of North Caro- including anger, sadness, crelina Temple in Morrisville to ation and destruction. These offer milk, water and prayers three manifestations of God to Lord Shiva, a major deity of tend to be worshipped the most the Hindu religion Monday, in Hinduism. Dave said misconceptions Feb. 20. “We are celebrating the Maha of his faith naturally arise for Shivaratri,” V.D. Sharmah, a non-Hindus who may believe priest of the temple, said. “It is Hinduism consists of panthethe celebration of Shiva’s wed- ism and polytheism, where ding anniversary to the God- praying to deities may be misdess Parvati. The people come taken for idol worshipping. “You can worship without here in the morning and they any idols,” Dave said. “When will stay until 11 tonight.” Hinduism is made of mul- you pray, you create something, tiple deities, and with so many and you create a spirit in [the forms and interpretations, the deities].” The diversity of Hinduism idea behind the worship of God can be confusing to those who has created a religion with many interare not familiar pretations with the relia nd pracgion, according tices united to Sharmah. by com“Hinduism mon rel iis consisted of gious texts, various reliincluding gions, each of the Vedas. its own beliefs,” However, Darshan Dave, other relia sophomore gions today in business adDarshan Dave, sophomore in stem from ministration, business administration t he ide a s said. “But at Hinduism the core we believe that God is one. Whether established. “Hinduism is a very ancient you believe in Allah or Jesus, God is God and has infinite religion,” Chakrapami Kunames. The different deities are mara, a priest of the Sri Venthe different manifestations of kateswara Temple of North God. For instance, sometimes Carolina, said. “From Hindu-
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Ripsi Patel, a junior in psychology, and Khevna Desai, a sophomore in political science, bathe in the candle light of their offering during their visit to temple. Patel and Desai practice hinduism, a monotheistic religion celebrating many forms of the supreme being “Brahman.” Hinduism is an ancient religion, practiced throughout India and Asia, and can be traced back nearly 7,000 years.
ism, Buddhism is born. And Sikhism is a branch of Hinduism. Jainism, Sikhism, they are like branches of the tree, where the base is Hinduism. People divert a little bit, but Hinduism is the root. The water [nourishing the tree] would be the believers and followers.” Hindus believe in equal respect for all other religions and faiths and do not believe in the concept of having missionaries who actively seek out people to convert to their religion. Rather, many strive to allow people to be informed and then make their own decisions. One way they do this is by leaving their temples open to all visitors and
“When you pray, you create something, and you create a spirit in [the deities].”
tourists, welcoming people who wish to learn more about their religion. “This country allows us to practice our own religion,” Kumara said. “We should not spoil this dutiful system in this country. We should respect our religions, and they have to learn from others if there is any good reason in that religion. We have to respect each other. We need that kind of mutual understanding and mutual friendship for all religions.” A major upcoming Hindu celebration coming up is Holi, which began March 8, but students will celebrate March 16 on Harris Field. Also known
as the “Festival of Colors,” Holi is one of the major religious celebrations of the Hindu religion. The celebration stems from the story when Vishnu killed the demonness Holika, according to Jayesh Patel, a volunteer of the Hindu Society of North Carolina. “We celebrate with colors,” Patel said. “We put colors on each other. We forget the differences of friends and relatives. If there is a fight, we try to forego the fight.”
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fresh produce. While some students see the importance and opportunity to purchase local produce from this space, the company is using these spaces as a means to educate the people. Eating local foods cannot only create a healthier diet, but in some cases can aid in the reduction of your grocery bills. Many consumers see organic food as too expensive and therefore choose the cheaper, less healthy option. However, since the Raleigh City Farm is a not-for-profit organization any donations will go toward the project itself. The farm
aims for a business model that will also exemplify sustainability, by the sale of products and services. Being a school whose goal is sustainability awareness comes with responsibilities to support other efforts. Students should support these types of efforts because of the growing need for a sustainable society. Events like the Campus Farmer’s Market allow students to receive fresh produce and other products from local regions without going out of their way. With this urban farm, students will have another venue for gathering such goodies.
If we are given the opportunity to learn how to sustain ourselves on a local diet while still in school, we will be able to further that in our future. Helping spread awareness as well as a better business model, will help our generation as well as future ones. This is due to the ever-growing carbon footprint we obtain, along with an equal rate of decrease in accountability or motivation to change. By taking a small step today, we can make an impact tomorrow. Projects like the urban farm in downtown Raleigh allows the opportunity for such a step—take it.
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ipsters make me laugh. The statements they ma ke, the clothes they wear and the things they do—it is all rife with hilarity. I am content in quietly observing these people do what they will. With my tattoos and affinity for slasher films, I’m sure many people feel the same way about me. But I can’t remain si lent when it’s clear the hipsters’ new humanitarian kick may lead to actual violence where it shouldn’t exBrian ist. I’m sure most of you Anderson h a v e h e a rd Staff columnist by now of the Kony 2012 craze revolving around an emotion-based video produced by Invisible Children. The organization’s goal is to introduce the world to Joseph Kony, a war criminal whose guerilla army consists of child soldiers and whose finances are partially funded by forced child prostitution. Kony (and his Lord’s Resistance Army minions) undeniably deserve to be eaten by ants. The executives at Invisible Children, though, are a little too permitting of collateral damage in order to see this happen. As of March 6, there were 604,000 Google results for a search of Kony’s name; one week later this number increased to nearly 8.5 million. The organization has certainly met its goal in making Kony famous, but at what cost? For the many years of research Invisible Children claims to have completed on the country, it seems they don’t even realize the Ugandan army gained its power through the use of child soldiers as well. Yet it applauds the Obama administration’s decision to train these brutes who continue to massacre communities and torture civilians for no reason. By sharing the video, you are also sharing the idea it’s acceptable for the U.S. government to sell guns to murderers. Here is the main point: there isn’t only one bad guy, and the last time we made the mistake of aiding the least of two evils was when the U.S. government trained Osama bin Laden to fight against the Soviet Union. Unintended consequences follow every choice. You can read my new column, “Invisible Children,” at Taki’s Magazine for further details about the importance
of rejecting military intervention in Uganda. As for the organization itself, there have been many complaints about how these unorganized fools conduct business. For instance, the organization has continually refused to provide finance information to the Better Business Bureau, which performs quality audits on charities. When charities aren’t screwing around with their donations, they welcome these audits. Clear accountability brings wealthier donors to the table. Even Invisible Children’s concept is sketchy. This focus on Uganda is ridiculous because, as other Africa-based groups understand, the LRA left the country at least six years ago. One community health director explains, “There has not been a single soul from the LRA here since 2006. Now we have peace, people are back in their homes, they are planting their fields, they are starting their businesses. That is what people should help us with.” These people aren’t stupid.If you want to make the case for anti-LRA activism, the conflict requires direct and immediate action on behalf of volunteers, not the transfer of donations into executive bank accounts. Any organization dedicated to planting alert towers in affected areas, constructing schools for communities pillaged by Kony’s men, providing loans to businessmen who hope to prosper one day in freedom—these are noble goals. But aiding an organization branding itself as peaceful and simultaneously poses for photographs (while yielding automatic weapons nonetheless) in front of employers of child soldiers is not something I ever plan to do. From one bandwagon to the next, this is where the hipsters jumped. As these training sessions are inevitably followed by drone strikes and longterm occupations, remember Iraq and Afghanistan. Indeed, as the Obama administration continues giving foreign aid to governments that use child soldiers and rape women, remember this column. Where, I need to ask, are the outcries of hypocrisy, which were so prevalent within the left wing when the U.S. president had an elephant next to his name? Send Brian your thoughts on Kony to letters@technicianonline.com.
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evolution, protest and public action dissidence have been integral components of the formation of the current state of our country. In the beginning we were founded by political radicals. As time went on we started to fight for the rights of t hose Jon treated unLewis just ly. In the twenStaff columnist tieth century, rallies and marches and revolutions were held to solidify the rights of blacks, women and people of all religions. It’s obvious we love to make our voices heard to fight for what we believe in, and we are lucky to live in a country where we are free to do that without fear of severe consequences. About a week ago, social media websites and news organizations exploded when the Invisible Children organization posted a 30 minute so-called documentary about the war crimes of Joseph Kony. The documentary is up to nearly 78 million views with thousands of events organized on Facebook, millions of likes for Invisible Children, and tons of reblogs on tumblr. So what’s the difference between this surge of support and those
of past generations who rallied for their cause? The difference falls in a lack of action, a lack of true desire of caring, a feeling that was developed by the millions of supporters solely from the click of a button. Here’s the problem: clicking a button does nothing to stop the wrong in the world. Kony 2012 has done a great thing in raising awareness of the atrocities that have been going on in Uganda and the surrounding areas. However, Joseph Kony has been committing war crimes for nearly 20 years. This is not recent news either. BBC, CNN, Fox News and innumerable other news agencies have been reporting on the most recent atrocities committed by Kony and the LRA for years now. In 2011, President Obama sent 100 Special Forces units into Uganda to help combat the LRA. Where was the rage of support then? What Invisible Children has done is great. It has at least made people aware something bad is happening. It also made unintentionally evident the pandemic of ignorance of the American youth to world news. In March 2011, a group of school children in Syria were arrested and tortured after vandalizing a wall with the phrase, which became popular during the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings, “The people want the downfall of the regime.” In retaliation, the Syrian people began to peacefully protest their government for the handling of the situation. The government
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In Thompson Theater, a three-headed monster came to life Mar. 13. The beast is known as Dr. Know-it-all and was created by the formation of three members of the Comedic Improv Alliance. This comedic improvisation activity members of the organization participated in was geared to keep their minds sharp and ready for performances. Activities such as these aren’t uncommon during C.I.A. practices every Tuesday and Thursday. In this particular activity, three members of the organizations sat side-by-side and answered questions from other club members. Answering questions with an answer made of one-word contributions from each “head,” Dr. Know-it-all’s
However, with prompts from answers led to some of the most absurd word groupings the audience an essential part of improv acts, some of the ever heard. C.I.A. performances are most ridiculous situations can similar. As with any improv act, be played out on stage. Michael Hubbard, a junior in nothing is planned ahead. There are no scripts and usually no computer science and member props. While it may be counter- of C.I.A., believes even this intuitive, many members find scenario is something many can relate to these perforbecause of mances and the concept absurd exerof ‘character.’ cises to be “Any good more natural scene needs than even trato have good ditional forms characters of human exbecause norpression, such mally when as theater. Michael Hubbard, a junior in you go t o “Comedic computer science see a movie, improv is a there’s a plot... way of taking real life and putting it on but with improv, you take away stage and showing what we can plot,” Hubbard said. “We don’t derive from certain situations,” really have a stage with a set. Ty Devries, a senior in math- All you have are characters. If ematics and co-president of the you have characters that don’t C.I.A., said. “Theatrically it is act like real people, then the aua way of presenting everyday dience is not going to care what life in a comedic way, but it is happens to them.” what we do everyday. Everyday we’re improvising whether we CIA continued page 5 know it or not.”
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hen the new SSX game was announced last year, longtime fans were hesitant to get excited. Originally titled SSX: Deadly Descents, the game originally seemed more focused on making each mountain a survival challenge than a fun ride. Fortunately, the fan response led to an overhaul. The designers returned the focus of the series to crazy races that give the player a sense of speed and power appropriate to extreme sports titles. Though still haunted by the ghosts of Deadly Descents, this franchise re-launch is everything fans could hope for. The SSX franchise has always been about ridiculous characters and physics-defying stunts, so it makes sense the story doesn’t try and take itself too seriously. The game follows the members of Team SSX as they prepare a world tour to take on the nine deadliest mountain drops across the world. A wrench is thrown into the proceedings when team member Griff leaves to take on the challenge on his own. SSX must race to complete all nine challenges before Griff, in order to be named the most extreme sports team in the world. The story is silly, but it provides a logical framework around which to build the campaign. The real meat is of course the gameplay.
The good news is the controls have never been better in a snowboarding game. Tricks are easy to pull off thanks to great board and grind mechanics, all of which allow players to go into tricky mode and achieve even crazier levels of tricks. The controls would mean nothing, though, if there weren’t plenty of locations to try them out. In this regard, EA Sports has gone all out in providing a huge amount of content for players to explore. The World Tour showcases the nine different regions in the game, each of which is populated by numerous drops. From the Rockies to Antarctica, there’s no shortage of variety in the challenges riders will face. Unfortunately, not every drop players will see is going to provide a fun experience. Each area focuses on preparing players to take on the region’s deadly descent, which acts as a sort of boss fight in snowboarding form. For the most part, these challenges aren’t too hard to get into. Trying to outrun an avalanche and using a wingsuit to sail over chasms are fun, unique experiences. The problem is that many of the events focus on being able to make precise jumps at a split-second’s notice. This isn’t too bad in the actual
With nine different regions to concur, the members of Team SSX have brought plenty of gear to help them survive on the world’s deadliest mountains. Armor: With trees and rocks blocking the way, plated protection is the best way to take a beating and make it to the bottom. Wingsuit: Any jump can be made with the help of a built-in glider in your snowsuit. Ice Axes: It can be a challenge to find traction on icy terrain, so why not bring a pair of clawed companions? Headlamp/ Pulse Goggles: Whether facing the darkness of a cave or a heavy blizzard, there’s a light source to keep your vision strong. Oxygen Tank: If the air’s too thin to breathe, it’s good to have some extra on-hand. Source: Ea Games
deadly descent, where players can take it slow and even rewind when they make a mistake. However, every other drop in a region is set up as either a race or score challenge, removing the option to play carefully. It doesn’t help that the AI opponents in the game rarely mess up. Players will be able to enjoy much of the game at a steady pace before running into a wall, leaving level memorization as the only viable way to proceed. The good tracks definitely outweigh the bad, though, and players can pick and choose where to play once they start racing in explore mode. Here, even more content is available, with over 150 drops available for players to master. Thanks to RiderNet, the challenge doesn’t exist only in beating the AI opponents. Every track allows a to
race against the ghost of a friend, giving you incentive to beat their best times and highest scores. Add in the different equipment options and mods to help give your racer a boost, and SSX easily offers dozens of hours of playtime. With all that content to explore, it’s good the soundtrack in SSX delivers as many great tracks as it does. Skrillex, Foster the People and Pretty Lights all offer tracks, including a stellar remix of Run-D.M.C. classic, “It’s Tricky.” For those who aren’t fans of dubstep and electronica, there’s the option to
import your own music. Overall, SSX is a solid return to form for a franchise that has been dormant since last generation. With tight controls, an upbeat soundtrack, and plenty of content to explore, SSX manages to rise above its few problems to be one of the best snowboarding games ever made.
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whose performance surprised you? Jordan: I wasn’t surprised by anybody, but I was really proud of KoRonne Jones after he finished up the season with two wins in the tournament, which was fantastic. He didn’t qualify for the NCAA’s, but he came back and beat two guys he had lost to during the year.
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free throw shooting. “It was one-and-one both ways in the foul situation,” G oodw i n- C olema n s a id . “I had to play one-on-one against Duke’s star player, Chelsea Gray. We were up by two points and I had no choice but to foul her. After she missed the free-throw, Duke knocked the ball out of bounds, giving us the ball. We called timeout and held the ball, giving us the win.” Goodwin-Coleman credited the win to all of her teammates, who played exceptionally well. “Marissa [Kastanek], Bo [Holston] and everyone else just really stood out,” Goodwin-Coleman said. “Even our people off the bench, whether they made a steal or got a re-
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Technician: How is this year’s team in the NCAA’s different from last year?
Technician: How excited are you about the future considering this is a very young team?
Technician: How have you prepared your team to shine on the big stage?
Jordan: We only had two guys last year, so that’s a big improvement from two to five. It’s a direct ref lection of the character of the guys on the team. It’s great leadership from our upperclassmen. We have three seniors that are going to be there, one true freshman, and one true sophomore who are very talented, so we have the potential to score a lot of points. We are excited.
Jordan: Going from not a lot of commitment to the tremendous amount of commitment from the administration that we have now makes me very excited. I am really excited, because they can look back on it four to five years from now. They will have been a big part of the turnaround. These young guys will get the experience first-hand of going to the national tournament.
Jordan: I think the biggest thing when you are talking about a conference tournament or national tournament is that you have got to be who you are. I have “reckless abandon” written on the white board outside my office. That’s how we wrestled in the ACC tournament, and that’s how you wrestle at the national tournament. You can’t be careful; you can’t back your way into the wind. You have to let it all go. We have
bound, everyone stood out. The feeling was crazy, and we were all excited. No one expected us to win.” After conquering Duke, 7573, there was little time for celebration, as State matched up against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. “We celebrated on the court after the game, as well as in the locker-room,” Goodwin-Coleman said. “After that, we had to get ready for the next game. We went to Greensboro to win the tournament; Duke was just in our way.” Af ter the upset victor y against Duke, the Pack ran out of energy against the Yellow Jackets in a 87-61 loss. “We played hard,” GoodwinColeman said. “They shot 70 percent from the field. People who were poor shooters were also hitting shots against us. You can beat anyone when you shoot like they did. I have to
congratulate them.” Eventually, Mar yland would go on to win the ACC Tournament, and State would lose any chance of making the women’s NCAA Tournament. Luckily for the Pack, it received a bid to play in the WNIT. To open the first round, State will face off against High Point University at Reynolds Coliseum Thursday night. Playing at home will give a major advantage to the Pack. “We are excited about our home court advantage,” Goodwin-Coleman said. “Playing on our home court - we see it as another opportunity. We want our seniors to leave on a win, and what better way than to win the NIT. We will take it game by game. We just look for another opportunity to play.”
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athletically talented than those teams. You could also make the argument that N.C. State is better coached than those other teams. There’s no reason a run, and perhaps a deep run, can’t be made. I’m all about picking the “hot” team to win the tournament. For example, when Connecticut won the national championship last year, the Huskies won their conference tournament before they won the NCAA Tournament. Duke did the same thing in 2010. It doesn’t necessarily have to be just basketball either. We can look at any sport with a playoff system. Let’s look at professional football. The New York Giants
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ing. But, we only took two guys.and certainly we would feel extremely disappointed if we didn’t finish ahead of that place with the five guys we are taking. I think to stretch ourselves, we need to shoot for a top-25 finish. If we finish in the top-25 with this group of guys, it will be a phenomenal year. I will be upset if we don’t finish in the top-25, but to turn this around so quickly will be out of this world.
Jordan: Last year we finished No. 52, which was disappoint-
won the Super Bowl after they got hot at the end of the regular season, squeaked into the postseason and then beat everyone. The Green Bay Packers did the same thing the year before that. The “hot” rule applies to baseball, as well, with the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. My point is this: It’s all about getting hot at the right time, and the Wolfpack is one of the hottest teams in the country coming into the NCAA Tournament. Even though State didn’t win its conference tournament, the Pack came within some questionable refereeing (and some late turnovers) of doing so. Come playoff time, you don’t want to play
against the team with momentum. A hot team is a dangerous team and if they believe they can win, then in the words of Kevin Garnett, “Anything’s possible!” Some thought the Wolfpack was well and t ru ly out of NCA A Tournament contention, but f rom the deepest pit of desperation it clawed back in the tournament at the last possible moment, getting hot at exactly the right time and never quitting on themselves, its teammates, its school or its fans. After all, that’s what being an N.C. State fan is all about - never giving up.
“It’s all about getting hot at the right time, and the Wolfpack is one of the hottest teams in the country.”
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• Page 9: A continuation of the wrestling Q&A
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Hopkins participating in NCAAs The NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships will get underway today in Auburn, Ala with one N.C. State diver, Hannah Hopkins, qualifying for the event. Hopkins will participate on the platform as preliminaries begin on Saturday, and finals will be conducted on Sunday. Hopkins punched her ticket to the championships by placing No. 4 on the platform at the NCAA Zone B Qualifying meet. She became the first State diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships since Kristin Davies did so in 2009. Davies also qualfied on the platform, and took home the national title in that event. Source: N.C. State Athletics
State athletics enters 10-year multimedia rights agreement North Carolina State University has signed a new 10-year multimedia rights agreement with Wolfpack Sports Properties, LLC, a newly formed joint venture of Capitol Broadcasting Company and Learfield Sports. The new partnership was announced today by NC State’s Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow. The Wolfpack Sports Properties sales team, which formerly operated as Wolfpack Sports Marketing, will develop corporate partnerships, as well as manage the operations of the comprehensive rights program, including signage, event marketing, radio play-by-play and coaches’ shows, television coaches’ shows and official athletic web site sponsorships. The new rights agreement will pay NC State a minimum of nearly $49 million over the 10 years. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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How far can the Pack go? Why Mark Gottfried’s gang is primed for an NCAA tournament run. Andrew Schuett Correspondent
This is not good. There were only four NCAA Tournament games left for CBS announcer Bryant Gumbel to announce, and the N.C. State Wolfpack was still waiting to hear its name called. The Pack’s odds of getting into the “big dance” got longer with each passing second. Thoughts ran through my mind of the tournament snubs in previous years, such as Colorado and Virginia Tech. There was only one moment left to avoid that depressing list. Only one game left. Now only one team left to choose. This is our ver y last chance. I ca n st i l l remember Gumbel’s words - “A n d they’ll be playing the fifth team out of the ACC, N.C. Sta—” and that’s when all hell broke loose. If you haven’t already seen the video of the Wolfpack basketball players celebrating their 2012 NCAA Tournament bid, get on YouTube and go watch it. It’s obvious how much it means to the players, the coaches and the
University to be a part of State’s first NCAA Tournament since 2006. So now the question is how far can the Pack go? The popular choice is to have the Wolfpack winning its first game against San Diego State before exiting in the third round against Georgetown. But some have State going further than that. For example, President Barack Obama filled out his own bracket, like he does every year, and has the Pack advancing to the Sweet 16 before being knocked out by Kansas. Now all this aside, I disagree with the president for two reasons. The first is that he chose North Carolina to win it all and that’s just blasphemy (he’s chosen the Tar Heels to win the NCAA Tournament three of last the five years.) The second reason is that I think we can go further than the Sweet 16. Muc h f u rther. Like Final Four further. Maybe even NCAA Championship ga me further. Okay, maybe not that far; but we could ma ke it to the final four if the stars align. Why not? Butler not only made it to the championship game last year, but the Bulldogs did it twice in a row. VCU and George Mason made Final Four runs. If they can make it that far, then why can’t State? The Wolfpack is more
“ It’s obvious how much it means to the players, the coaches and the University to be a part of [the] NCAA Tournament.”
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Sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown dunks the ball during the semifinal game of the ACC Tournament against UNC-Chapel Hill in Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA. Saturday Mar. 10. The Wolfpack fell to the Tarheels 69-67 in the closing minutes of the game.
women’s basketball
wrestling
Building off ACC and excited for NIT
Wrestling heads to NCAA tournament in St. Louis
Sophomore guard Myisha GoodwinColeman sets the stage for the Pack.
Five wrestlers head to compete in the national championships.
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Just in case the word has not spread, N.C. State lived some amazing moments in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, including an upset against the topranked Duke Blue Devils. For sophomore guard Myisha Goodwin-Coleman, the Wolfpack had a lot to prove after making the I-40 westbound trip to the Greensboro Coliseum. “We had the opportunity to play three games in the tournament,” GoodwinColeman said. “A lot of people saw us as the underdogs.” In the first round of the tournament, the Pack took on the Florida State Seminoles. N.C. State had to redeem itself following a buzzer loss to the Seminoles a couple weeks prior, and that is exactly what the Pack did. “The first game was neck and neck, down to the wire,” Goodwin Coleman
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Sophomore guard Myisha Goodwin-Coleman defends Southeast Missouri’s Yelena Rosado during the team’s game at Reynolds Coliseum Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.
said. “We needed a defensive stop, and we got it.” After topping the Seminoles by three, the Pack faced off against the number one team in the ACC, the Duke Blue
Devils, in the quarterfinal round. After keeping the game close, the match up came down to the basics -
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It’s that time of the year when most teams are preparing to head for their national tournaments. The Wolfpack wrestling team is no exception to that as it starts its very own NCAA journey in St. Louis, Mo. Qualifying as many as five wrestlers for the nationals, the Pack is set to make an impact on the big stage. The last time State wrestled on the big stage, it was a forgettable experience with both wrestlers bowing out early. However this season brings enough reason for optimism with a good mix of upper and lower classmen making up the team. Senior Darius Little leads the charge for N.C. State in the 141-pound category. Ranked No. 8 in the nation, Little is 33-10 for the season after losing the title match in the ACC championships in double overtime. Fellow ranked senior Quinton Godley has amassed a 31-13 record for the season
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and finished third in the ACC championships. True freshman Coltin Fought, who has been ranked for majority of the season, and senior Colton Palmer were also runners-up in the ACC championships in the 149-pound category. Technician spoke to head coach Carter Jordan just shortly before the team left for Missouri. Technician: What did you think about the team’s performance at the ACC championships? Jordan: It was phenomenal, the best performance all year long especially with five guys qualifying for the NCAA tournament. We were going into the tournament trying to win, but it was probably a little bit of a stretch in terms of being realistic. But, because we stretched ourselves so much for that goal, we achieved the real goal that mattered, and that’s getting guys into the national tournament. I don’t know if we can wrestle any better than we did. Technician: Was there anyone
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