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Students march against eating disorders Students look to raise awareness about Americans suffering from psychological disorders. Sam DeGrave Staff Writer
At the age of 18, Sara Shillinglaw, now a senior in communications, began a struggle with her body image that rapidly progressed into an illness that consumed every aspect of her life. What started as obsessive exercise and calorie counting evolved into a dangerous and potentially life-threatening eating disorder known as anorexia. In her junior year, Shillinglaw hit an all-time low in her fight against a disorder that affects as many as 10 million women and one million men in the U.S. alone, according to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA). Merrie Shillinglaw, junior in nutrition science and sister of Sara, decided to join the campaign to spread awareness about eating disorders after she witnessed the devastating effects they had both on her sister and other friends. Merrie Shillinglaw works with NEDA as the head student volunteer in charge of helping to coordinate a walk for awareness that the association will hold at Meredith College this Sunday. The walk will take place between 2 and 3:30 p.m. at the Meredith College Greenway, and participants will be able register online prior to arriving or onsite before the walk starts. Registration costs $20 per adult (age 13 and older), $10 per child (age 12 and younger) and $5 per pet. Tshirts commemorating the walk will be sold for $10 and donations are encouraged. In addition to heightening awareness, NEDA hopes to raise $5,000 to support research for eating disorders, which the association said are underfunded and overlooked. “Everybody can benefit from being aware of the dangers of eating disorders,” Merrie said. “They are a growing epidemic that is starting to affect more people, especially college students.” NEDA’s national statistics find that nearly half of all eating disorders are developed between the ages of 15 and 20, which means college students are at a higher risk of establishing poor self-image and
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National Eating Disorder Association volunteers raise awareness about the consequences and damage the common psychological disorder inflicts.
unhealthy relationships with food than most other demographics. Susan Miller, clinical director of Miller Counseling Services and an alumna of N.C. State, said the correlation between eating disorders and college students is no coincidence. Miller has served as a counselor for more than 30 years and has been working with patients suffering from eating disorders for more than a decade, plenty of whom have been college students. “Behaviors of students with eating disorders are often coping mechanisms for dealing with the anxiety of being on your own for the first time and dealing with life,” Miller said. “Such behaviors can often become addictive and are beyond the control of those who suffer from them.” Now, more than a year after her hitting lowest point, Sara Shillinglaw is on the road to recovery, but she knows it will not be an easy journey. Recovery from any eating disorder is a long and often expensive process. Sara Shillinglaw said every day is a struggle when trying to put an eating disorder behind. “You have to take it day by day,” Sara Shillinglaw said. Sara Shillinglaw plans on participating in Sunday’s walk with
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The National Eating Disorder Association distributes plaid ribbons to raise awareness about the disorders that afflict as many as 36 million people in the U.S.
her sister and recommends all students register to walk with them. She believes one aspect that makes it so hard for people with eating disorders to recover is the shame that often accompanies the illness. “It’s hard to raise awareness for mental disorders because they are
so stigmatized by society,” she said. This commonly held view of eating disorders is exactly what NEDA members are working to change, one walk at a time. However, they will only be successful in their goal if society decides to walk with them.
For more information concerning eating disorders please visit NEDA’s website at www.nationaleatingdisorders. org or the N.C. State student health center. If you or anyone you know is suffering from an eating disorder do not hesitate to seek out help, as it is always available.
Independent filmmaker to hold University screening Urbanized to be shown in Witherspoon, with Q&A with the director. Lauren Vanderveen Staff Writer
Sweeping skylines, masses of people walking across busy streets and designers creating scale models of cities blend with images of overcrowded urban areas and street protests in the trailer for Gary Hustwit’s film Urbanized. A free screening of this film will be hosted at Campus Cinema in Witherspoon on Sunday, April 15, at 7 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the director. Urbanized is a documentary about the design of cities and how it shapes our everyday lives, Hustwit said. “From the moment you step out your front door, your day is determined by the design of your city,” Hustwit said. “So I guess I wanted to explore the thinking and strategies
behind urban design to get a better sense of how it affects my life and what I can do to help shape the city I live in for the better.” Hustwit said inspiration for the film also came from wanting to look at and spread ideas about innovative design projects in other cities. “There are also so many challenges that are facing cities around the world, and many of those challenges are being addressed through design,” Hustwit said. The director’s presence on Sunday originates from the collaboration between the film studies program at N.C. State and the Full Frame Documentary Festival based in Durham. “We have been partnering with them for many years now,” Marsha Orgeron, director of film studies, said. Every year the film studies program sends a group of N.C. State student fellows to Full Frame. Once there, they are allowed to participate in special sessions with filmmakers
and go to smaller panels, along with the regular screenings. About 100 documentary films will be featured over the course of four days, in six theaters. Last year alone, Full Frame distributed about 28,000 tickets, Sadie Tillery, director of programming for Full Frame, said. As part of the University’s relationship with this festival, filmmakers who are affiliated with Full Frame are invited to bring their film on campus and discuss it. In 2007, Laura Poitras was one such director who came to talk about and screen her Academy Award nominee film My Country, My Country. According to Orgeron, Hustwit participated in the fellows program before as a panelist at Full Frame. “Most filmmakers are really excited to get their work in front of college students,” Tillery said. Hustwit’s film to be screened in Witherspoon is the latest in his design-oriented trilogy, proceed-
ing Helvetica (2007) and Objectified (2009). “Both [Helvetica and Objectified] are very, very interesting,” Orgeron said. “They’re slick, they’re well done, they’re engaging, they’re entertaining. I mean Helvetica is about a font and it has the potential to be completely uninteresting, but it’s a totally fascinating film.” Hustwit doesn’t produce his documentaries through the traditional avenues of investors, however. Along with his own personal money, Kickstarter is an online site he uses to raise funds from the public to create his films. “Literally, you just say, ‘Look, I need 10 or 20 or however many thousands of dollars, and if you donate at this level you’ll get a T-shirt and a DVD when the film comes out. If you donate at this level, you get your name in the credits,’” Orgeron said. “So it allows you to not have any other ties and obligations beyond basically a support group
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that can make donations.” The cost of a documentary isn’t a lot and can be paid in stages over the course of the project, Hustwit said. His advice for students: “If you have a great concept for a film, the money will find you. Don’t obsess over the funding or the equipment, obsess over the concept.” “I think he’s an incredible inspiration for students, in terms of how you can think about really pursuing a career in filmmaking completely independently,” Orgeron said. Looking past the upcoming N.C. State screening of Urbanized, Hustwit has other plans in the making. “I have dozens of film ideas, for both documentary and fiction films,” Hustwit said. “I’m planning on starting a few new film projects this summer, but I’m not sure which ones they’ll be yet. I’m also collaborating with another photographer on a book project that we’ll announce later this month.”
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Friday N.C. State Fashion Week 2012 All Day Event College of Textiles The three-day event will include an opening press conference, two fashion shows, two days of forums, an exhibition showcase and marketplace. The events will highlight the innovation of global fashion students with participation from Donghua University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Ravensbourne and N.C. State.
In Wednesday’s “Little Hen brings farms to patrons,” the quote “The reason why we have such a strong presence on Facebook is when we started this and realized we were changing the menu everyday… so every day when it’s ready at about 3 p.m. or 4 p.m., bang, it’s a post on Facebook and everyone sees it,” should have been attributed to Dawn Stachler.
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In Thursday’s online version of “Student elections have low voter turnout,” Caroline Yopp came in second and Jonathon Smith in third in the student body president race. The Inter-Residence Council, Union Activities Board and Jonathon Smith were misspelled.
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on Pitts, former student in engineering, sets up a display of handmade earrings. Pitts, who has been woodworking for over 5 years, sells his artwork under the name Woodcrafty. “Some of it is whimsical, but what I like most is that I created a new medium to convey familiar ideas,” Pitts said. Amongst the necklaces, rings, earrings and hand carved medieval flail, his favorite item to create are in his owl design. “The owls are the most iconic thing I’ve made,” Pitts said.
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Relay for Life Friday, 6 p.m. – Saturday, 8 a.m. Lee Field N.C. Poetry Collectors Guild 7-9:30 p.m. 127 Crafts Center University Theatre Presents The Arabian Nights 7:30-10 p.m. Thompson Hall First written down somewhere around Syria and Egypt in the
tenth century, The Arabian Nights have been translated and adapted numerous times over the last millennium. Scheherezade’s predicament frames the storytelling that begins when The King walks in on his wife passionately embracing another man. To be certain he will never be betrayed again, the King marries a new woman every night and kills her the next morning. When it is Scheherezade’s turn, she devises a clever plan to save herself and the other girls. Each night, she tells the King a story, a series of magical tales, stopping at the critical moment of the story. The King must wait to learn the resolution, thus sparing the gifted storyteller to weave the tales another day. But she must keep the king interested, or she will forfeit her life. Always on the edge of danger, Scheherezade unfolds her stories, each more wondrous than the last, with action and adventure, humor, and sometimes even a touch of naughty.
Saturday Scope Academy 2012 9 a.m. ‚Äì 1 p.m. SAS Hall Learn more about N.C. State’s transformational research and teaching in chemistry; mathematics; physics; statistics; and marine, earth and atmospheric sciences. Keynote by “Canopy Meg” Lowman. Spring Tea Brunch 10:30 a.m. ‚Äì 2 p.m. Campus Dining Halls Cheerio it’s time for tea! Bring a friend to a brunch filled with mini treats and sweets and sip on your favorite cup of tea. TEDxNCSU 11 a.m. ‚Äì 4 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema Earth Action Day Noon-5 p.m. Southern Community Park The setting of this event is outside with the back drop of environmentally inspired works of art that can enhance and be incorporated into the message you will be sending to 3,000+ attendees. We are also excited to bring back the mARTket, a fair featuring artists who create work fundamentally using recycled and up-cycled materials. Local artists who follow such a sustainable approach are encouraged to apply to sell their artwork.
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April 11 10:50 p.m. | Suspicious Vehicle Main Campus Drive Student was found to be parked on side of road taking pictures of sky. No action taken.
Blood Diamond – A fisherman, a smuggler and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
10:57 p.m. | Drug Violation Sullivan Hall Report of possible drug violation. Officers did not locate source of odor. 11:16 p.m. | Fire Alarm Research IV Officers responded to alarm caused by contractors spray painting. 11:52 p.m. | Assist Other Agency Off Campus NCSU PD responded to University Towers after RPD cited student for underage possession of alcohol. Student was referred for same. 3:16 p.m. | Traffic Accident Cates Avenue Officer responded to collision between Wolfline bus and dump truck. Driver of truck was issued citation for driving with revoked license. 6:33 p.m. | Traffic accident Cates Avenue/Jeter Drive Officer responded to traffic accident between student and non-student.
Wednesday, April 18 – 9:30 p.m. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Friday, April 13 – 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14 – 9:30 p.m. The Adventures of Tintin – Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock’s ancestor. Friday, April 13 – 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14 – 7 p.m. Catch Me If You Can – A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor and legal prosecutor. Friday, April 13 – 11:59 p.m. Saturday, April 14 – 11:59 p.m. Urbanized – A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders and thinkers. Sunday, April 15 – 7 p.m.
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Sneak Preview: Chimpanzee – A documentary about a 3-year-old chimpanzee that is separated from his troop and then is adopted by a fully-grown male. Wednesday, April 18 – 7 p.m. Source: ncsu.edu/cinema
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EcoCAR challenge volunteers prepare for three-year competition Students work on building a hybrid car and teaching greener practices.
According to the official EcoCAR website, the teams are aiming to reduce fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, tailpipe emissions and maintain consumer acceptability in the areas of performance, utility and safety. “We’re working on a hybrid engine and trying to combine battery fuel,” Meredith Towery, outreach coordinator for EcoCAR and graduate student in communication, said. “There are hybrid cars
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Committing his team three years to a project he might not see come to fruition, Jonathan Lohr, a senior in mechanical engineering, sees the importance in developing an “EcoCAR.” Lohr is leading N.C. State into the University’s second attempt in the EcoCAR competition, an event sponsored by General Motors, the U.S. Department of Energy, A rgonne National Laboratory, the Environmental Protection Agenc y a nd t he Government of Canada. The goal is to build a hybrid, energy, efficient car. The competition is between out there, 15 universities across North America and spans three but there are a lot of problems with it years. The not meeting teams are consumer given a standards. 2013 Chevy You’re sacriMalibu, ficing quala nd it is it y, speed, up to the safety, things engineers like that. So to come we’re trying up w it h Meredith Towery, outreach to build a car a plan to coordinator for EcoCar that doesn’t ma ke the sacrifice any ca r more of those things.” environmentally friendly.
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According to Lohr, EcoCAR project manager, the team looks to finalize its vehicle design. “Our design must maintain much of the performance of the donor vehicle that will be donated from GM and improve on emission s a nd energy
consumption,” Lohr said. “We design in three main fields: mechanical, electrical and controls.” However, the competition is not just about working on the car. Participants attend workshops throughout the year. “We did a workshop in Austin, Texas, in February,” Towery said. “We’re going to Los Angeles in May. [At] each
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cate the younger generation in green practices and future career opportunities. This coming Saturday, they are attending a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) expo at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School to talk about the project and educate high school students about hybrid cars and environmental awareness. “It’s not completely focused on the car. We do try to promote ot her green practices in addition because that’s t he whole thing—helping the environment,” Towery said. If you don’t have time to get involved w it h the project, the EcoCAR team said people can still help by following some tips, including turning off heaters, re-using plastic grocery bags, printing double-sided, paying bills online and inflating your tires.
of these workshops, all of the universities meet.” N.C. State proved to have the best outreach communication at the most recent workshop in Texas, according to John-Paul Overton, outreach volunteer and junior in
neers who participate in the EcoCAR challenge. “The volunteers that we’ve had have really stepped up and done a great job,” Towery said. “We definitely appreciate people who want to help out.”
science education. “Social networking has been our biggest factor,” Overton said. “They say that has helped us, especially to gain attention around campus.” The team currently consists of around 25 participants, but they encourage anyone who might be interested to get involved. At the workshops, teams were told that GM hires 90 percent of the engi-
They are looking for students of any year, including graduate students, and all majors are welcome on the team. “The main focus is really on the engineers, the ones building the car... [but] it really ncsuecocar.com. helps Visit this website to learn more about the to have team’s project and the competition details. a la rge variety of people to have input and help out with the program and the project,” Towery said. In addition to the EcoCAR project, the team aims to edu-
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Alternative fuel: the only option G The Facts:
Increased gas prices have been the cause of frustration for many across America.
Our Opinion:
Being at the center of potentially revolutionary research, we have no reason not to force change and demand alternative fuels.
ripes about rising fuel cost are nothing new. Since 2008, Americans have been hurting at the pump, and that angst has manifested itself as resentment towards our political officials and big business. Cries for alternative fuels are all too common, and often backed by one-day gas boycotts, but are these actions enough to change the habits of an entire nation? Being at a research university, we are closer than most to new developments in alternative fuels. N.C. State’s own Steve Kelley received a $4 million grant study to explore production of biofuels from trees and forests harvesting revenues. Kelley is confident that we live in a great area to conduct the biomaterials research, referring to the south-
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east as a “veritable ‘wood basket’ that can produce much of the feedstock that shows great promise for production of biofuels.” There is even more biofuels research being done here at the University. Heike Winter-Sederoff, an assistant professor of plant biology, has been researching alternative fuel production from algae. Since 2011, she has been looking into using the Dunaliellasalina algae to produce lipids and fatty acids that burn similarly to petroleum. It’s easy to get caught up in all of the frustration at the gas pump; it’s often easier to complain than take action. However, many here at the University are spearhead-
ing potentially revolutionary studies in alternative fuel production. The University is also hosting an EcoCAR contest in which students are encouraged to develop their own hybrid cars over three years. Even students who aren’t conducting research can still make an impact on the industry. Writing to elected officials goes a long way and is especially effective when citizens act in solidarity. There are also things that students can do to make an impact while sparing their wallets. Reducing our fuel dependency will force businesses to adapt to our demands. Biking to campus, and other nearby points of interest is a much
cheaper and healthier alternative to driving. Being university students, we are lucky enough to have easy access to several bus systems, all of which are free to us. It would be unreasonable to tell you to avoid buying gas altogether, but reducing the number of visits you make to the pump is possible and beneficial. The less we depend on gas, the more we open the floodgates for research on alternative fuels and shift the market towards alternate fuels. It is all up to us; whether you’re doing research, trading your car for a bike or writing your politicians, being proactive is the only solution for this problem.
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Start panicking Finals are right around the corner, and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it but face it like the academic beast you truly are on the inside. We are all guilty of procrastinating; we slack off all semester and it is not until the very end when only one test or paper is left to Nijah Toshumba complete that we truly begin Staff to care about Columnist ou r g r ade s . We calculate our grades we have made thus far to figure out what we need to make on the final in order to make that C- so we do not have to sit through those dreadful lectures and long nights of homework again. But why do we continuously do this to ourselves? We know all semester long, even before the semester starts, that it is very imperative we do our best throughout the semester to make the grades we want. I can honestly say if we work hard throughout the semester the week of exams would not be as stressful as we make it seem. Come exam week we get no sleep, coffee is our best friend and our family wonders if they’ll ever hear from us again. It should not be this way; it is not as if exams sneak up on us or we do not know from the beginning that there will be an exam
Letter to the Editor: Hunger Games lacks diversity I recently went and saw The Hunger Games last weekend. I was a huge fan of the books and was really excited for the movie. As I expected, it didn’t disappoint. It combined just the right amount of action with raw emotion. Being a person with slightly obsessive tendencies, I immediately began YouTubing the entire movie series. I watched countless interviews with Jennifer Lawrence and tons of fan videos. When YouTube had begun boring me, so I turned to Google; I was shocked by what I found after just a couple minutes of searching. As I am sure that many readers out there already know, there has been a huge response from Hunger Games fans about Rue, Thresh and Cinna being cast by African American actors. Twitter
at the end of the semester, we just choose to forget or choose to slack off and then freak out, all while making up thousands of excuses as to why we are doing so badly. While preparing for finals, I find myself calculating exactly what I need to make to pass my classes; everything depends on the final exam score. Even though before every semester starts I tell myself that I will not put myself in that situation, I always fail, and there is no one to blame but myself. In the midst of all the chaos of trying to study for exams and stressing out because you feel like you failed yourself, just remember at the end of the day it will all work out. If you are smart enough to get into college, then you are smart enough to figure out how you are going to bring up your grade at the last minute. It’s time that we face the facts, no matter how well we have things planned out in our heads, by the end of the semester it’s more than likely going to fall apart. You are going to panic and feel like all hope is lost but by the time May 9 comes and goes and a new semester starts, you’ll have forgotten how stressed out you were and how close you were to dropping out. As college students we tend to forget the past and just enjoy the present; we prefer to face the consequences later.
has been a particularly harsh outlet for said fans, lashing out at the people responsible for this casting choice. So my question is: Why are people concerned with the actors being black (which coincidentally, Rue and Thresh have ‘dark brown skin’ in the books) instead of focusing on the fact that all three actors did a fantastic job in the movie? We, as a society, need to be outraged that only three African Americans were in the film, not to mention that no other races or cultures were present. Do these people expect that such a futuristic world will only be filled with whites? This is, in my opinion, classic modernday oppression and racism. So I encourage everyone when they see or hear these types of comments, to stand up and speak out about this injustice. Jennifer Hamilton Junior, Animal Science
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from Charlotte to Atlanta. I was sitting on a bench when I saw her coming up the sidewalk. “Can I sit here?” Before me stood a sweaty, heavyset woman, clutching the handle of a wheeled bag in one hand and carr ying a Playboy Bunny themed purse in the other. “Sure,” I replied, not knowing that I was the love of this elderly woman’s life. I shuffled a bit to make it seem like I was making more room for her, and she eased herself onto the bench. My eyes immediately went back to my Blackberry. “You goin’ to Atlanta?” She asked. I nodded. “Tomorrow’s my birthday.” “Oh, so you’re turning 21?” Let’s pause right there. What I should have said was, “happy birthday,” but my days as a waiter flirting with old women for tips were ingrained in me. I couldn’t save myself from my own irresistible charm. All she could do was giggle and playfully hit my shoulder with her plump hand; she was smitten. The shameless self-whoring didn’t stop there. She pulled an old Sony CD player from her Playboy purse and began to fumble around with it; she
didn’t know how to turn it on. Being the knight in shining armor that I am, I came to her rescue; she was as turned on as the CD player when I was done explaining the buttons’ functions to her. She suggeste d t h at we sit together on the bus, claiming that she “needed me” around so I could keep her “company.” I was scared, but for some reason, I couldn’t say no. Shortly after, the bus rounded the corner and we both got up to get in the check-in line. All of a sudden, I was overcome by fear—a fear to commit to this bus-stopcougar. So I did what any man would have done: I checked in before she did, threw my luggage at the driver and rushed to the upper deck, since she was unable to climb the stairs. And just like all bus stop romances, this one resulted in us never seeing each other again.
“I couldn’t save myself from my own irresistible charm.”
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Hodgy Beats’ new EP bangs heads Odd Future kid releases new fire. Nathan Shah Correspondent
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA, Odd Future, or Wolf Gang) is a hip-hop group formed in the suburbs of South Los Angeles in 2007 by a few of 17-yearold friends; the crew has made their name household to many college kids and high-end hip-hop players such as Kanye West, Method Man and Common. The main focus of the group has been on its leader, Tyler, the Creator, with the crew made up of more than 11 people; Odd Future has a prolific portfolio of releases, and the newest is an untitled EP by Hodgy Beats. Hodg y Beats is a part of MellowHype with Left Brain (one of the first duos from Odd Future). This EP is the first solo release Hodgy has put out. It features productions from Flying Lotus, Juicy J, The
A lchemist, Jonti Danimals and Thelonious Martin. Wit h most Odd Fut u re mater ia l being self-produced, this release marks a strange but wellbuilt venture into new fields for Odd Future. Hodg y jumps i nto t he release with the first track, “Bulls***tin’,” showing the usual vulgarity of an Odd Future song, but Juicy J’s production provides a much more mellow background (as J does in his own work). With an assaulting lyrical style, Hodgy shows his teeth when he raps, and his rhymes are fierce, almost competitive with the beat behind them; throughout the tune, Hodgy shows how clever he can be
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with puns galore: “you always beat me to the punch/jag left.” The EP continues with tracks like “Cookie Coma,” whose jazz rhythms are provided by The Alchemist, and “Lately,” a beat-directed track
spawned by Flying Lotus of west coast future jazz fame. The chorus is a bass line with sung s y n c o p a t i on b y Hodg y a longside it—staccato rhythms expressed t hroug h words and bass, the tune follows into a smoot h ja z z y composition, and Hodg y’s sk i l l as a ly ricist comes through clear. Hodgy continues with a comically arranged track by Jont i Da n i ma l s, “S a mu r a i,” a nd the EP slows into very soul influenced songs dealing with how Hodgy controls himself emotionally. With lyrics about heartbreak backed by old-soul samples, this definitely shows a change in momentum. The beats
Jaelyn Strickland, a freshman in fashion and textile management, flaunts an 80s-meets-Bohemian look on the Brickyard. Strickland’s off-the-shoulder grey top was bought at a bargain at one cent during a sale at Wet Seal. She also wore denim shorts (JC Penney, $10) and flip flops (Old Navy, $2). Strickland accessorized with a colorful patterned bag (Sugar Magnolia, $15), dangling earrings (Old Navy, $5), and rainbow colored nails. “My style is very simple and comfortable,” Strickland said. She is most looking forward to wearing spring-appropriate wedge heels in the upcoming weeks.
become heavy, the bass blanketing the tracks, and Hodgy shows deep selections of thoughts about his life and the lives around him with tracks like “Ave.” and “Lamented” (another track produced by Flying Lotus). Thelonious Martin provides the beat on the soul swing track “If Heaven is a Ghetto,” with lyrics, “If Heaven’s a ghetto, I wanna live in the suburbs/where the two-way streets have lovebirds.” The EP concludes with the track “Higashi Loves You,” (Higashi being Hodgy’s alter ego), with a very short, two minute lyrical presence emitted— the song concludes with almost two minutes of just the backing song, a sampled Patti LaBelle’s “Somebody Loves You Baby” chants in the back with a heavy 808-based beat from Hodgy. Hodgy’s prowess in the new hiphop scene is very apparent, and the Odd Future legacy continues with another solid release. He is featured on the Odd Future Tape Vol. 2, out March 20.
Spotted browsing through the Farmer’s Market selection, Shannon Vought, a junior in Spanish, stands in the Brickyard. Vought’s outfit consisted of a blue chambray button-up shirt (H&M, $15), black floral shorts (Target, $10), and white canvas sneakers (H&M, $8). She accessorized with a teal Swatch ($70) and various jewelry from New York City street vendors. American Apparel, Target, and H&M are among Vought’s favorite stores, and she describes her style as “basic, simple, and not too flashy.” Vought is looking forward to wearing lace, cotton tanks, and high-waisted skirts this spring.
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mally throw whatever’s in the fridge together and it somehow becomes a dish. It’s really satisfying to see that I can do things like this on my own.” While Le is not the only student who feels so passionately about cooking, time is the spice of life and a rare one at that. Suzie Goodell, professor of nutrition science, understands “fast” and “easy” is what students want but also knows the problems those two words can cause. “Most microwave meals are high in salt and fat—that’s what makes them appealing and even edible,” Goodell said. “They focus on more calorically dense foods, which are yummy but don’t have many nutrients.”
calories by eliminating fruits and veggies as opposed to the unhealthy carbohydrates such as pastas, potatoes and breads. High fat and sodium intake has severe costs that may not be immediately obvious. “Developing terrible eating habits now and diabetes or high cholesterol become serious risks,” Goodell said. “It could also impact your children’s health and eating habits.” Combating these downsides is as easy as, well, opening a microwave. “Just pop a bag of frozen veggies in the microwave to supplement your meal,” Goodell said. Lisa Eberhart, dietitian for
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dining and catering options, helps students plan out their diets and exercise regiments and takes care of students who live both on and off campus. She encourages students to utilize myfitnesspal. com to keep track of caloric intake and workouts in order to reach or maintain an ideal weight. “Students often turn to ‘comfort foods’ as studying rewards,” Eberhart said. “There’s a good deal of sodium within those yummy foods so the dining hall guides students to the veggies or the salad bar offered every day.”
While sodium-packed pizza, mac ‘n’ cheese and chicken tenders are among the most popular in-dorm meals, Goodell insists there are alternatives that are equally quick and tasty. “Quesadillas are easy to make,” Goodell said. “Two tortillas, a little cheese and any filler you like—beans, corn or salsa. Use a skillet on low to get a crunchy outside while the cheese is gooey on the inside. Really save time by microwaving it for about one minute.” The sky’s the limit when it comes to microwaveable meals and snacking is no ex-
ception. Both Goodell and Eberhart agree that besides fruits and veggies, the “WolfApproved” options, those which are especially healthy, are excellent choices. According to Goodell and Eberhart, the dining halls are the best places to go as they provide lean proteins, veggies, fruit and whole grains that all fit in a meal plan. When all these components combine, students get the nutrition they need in addition to a tasty meal. “Add color to your diet,” Eberhart said. “All good health has to do with variety.”
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Former standout has put together an impressive resume Clark among all-time best of past Pack athletes.
after finishing second in 2006 to Phil Mickelson. Standing at 5-foot 7-inches, Clark was also one of five South Africans competing for the green jacket this year at Augusta National Golf Club. Born in Durban, South Africa, Clark picked up the game of golf at age three and recorded his first holein-one at age eight. He had a very successful collegiate career at N.C. State under head coach Richard Sykes, winning the ACC Player of the Year award in 1997 (one of only two Wolfpack players to win the award). Clark was also a three-time All-American (1996-1998), ACC Rookie of the Year in 1996 and won
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If any of you watched the Masters golf tournament last weekend, you probably noticed Bubba Watson’s pink driver, made by his club sponsor Ping, on Watson’s insistence to raise awareness for cancer research projects. What you most likely didn’t notice was that a former Wolfpack legend was among the field of 98 in Augusta, Georgia. Although he missed the cut this year, Tim Clark is a former runner-up at the Masters
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five collegiate tournaments (a school record) among numerous other awards and accolades. In 1997, Clark won the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship to qualify for his first major--the 1998 Masters. Although he didn’t make the cut after the first two days, the event served as a valuable experience and later that year Clark decided to pursue professional golf. He qualified for the PGA Tour in 2001. Although his first full season in 2001 was hampered by a wrist injury, Clark bounced back with a solid season in 2002 and finished third at the PGA Championship in 2003. He also played in the
President’s Cup tournament in 2003, marking the first of his three appearances for the International team (2003, 2005 and 2009). In 2005 Clark had a banner year, finishing tied for third at the U.S. Open and winning two European Tour events. He destroyed the field at the South African Airways Open, beating runner-up and fellow countryman Charl Schwartzel (2011 Masters winner) by six shots. His other victory came at the Barclays Scottish Open, beating Darren Clarke (2011 British Open winner and Wake Forest alum) by two shots. After finishing runner-up at the 2006 Masters, Clarke
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the Player’s Championship as their first PGA tour victory. Clark incurred an elbow injury in 2011 and had surgery in August the same year. Although he has played since the surgery, he hasn’t made a cut since the 2011 Sony Open in January. However, his win at the Players Championship in 2010 came with a fiveyear exemption, meaning that Clark can play in PGA Tour events no matter what his results are until 2015. This means he will have plenty of time to recover his form after the elbow injury kept him from playing tournament golf from May 2011 until Feb. 2012.
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• Page 7: A story on former State standout and current PGA Tour golfer Tim Clark
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Pack baseball travels to Clemson for ACC Matchup No. 17 NC State travels to Clemson for a pivotal three-game series at Doug Kinsmore Stadium. Friday’s game will begin at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 12 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. Saturday’s game will be televised live by the ACC Network, while Friday and Sunday’s games will be streamed on ESPN3.com. State (22-9, 9-6 ACC) will look to carry the momentum from a 14-2 trouncing of Elon this Wednesday into the road series. Clemson (19-15, 8-7 ACC) defeated Furman 12-5 on Tuesday before dropping an 8-7 decision to Georgia at home on Wednesday. Last weekend, Clemson swept Duke on the road. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Men’s Tennis Hosts Final Two Home Matches The No. 42 NC State men’s tennis team will host its final two regularseason matches of 2012 as the Wolfpack faces Georgia Tech on Friday and Clemson on Sunday. Head coach Jon Choboy’s team (17-8 overall, 3-6 ACC) is on the homestretch of five ACC matches in 10 days, splitting home contests against Boston College and No. 75 Maryland and beating Wake Forest on the road on Tuesday. Friday’s match against the No. 60 Yellow Jackets (9-10, 4-5) is slated to begin at 3 p.m. at the Curtis and Jacqueline Dail Outdoor Stadium. Sunday’s match against the No. 71 Tigers is scheduled to begin at noon. Admission for both contests is free for all spectators. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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Aiming for the fairway on No. 11, John Tart, senior in poultry science, tees off at Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Centennial Campus. “Its really convient having a golfcourse located so close to campus” said Tart. “Its a really nice course.”
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The first time redshirt senior Chad Day hit a golf shot at N.C. State, the closest driving range was 10 minutes away on Capital Blvd., tee time availability was at the mercy of how busy other golf courses were and practicing at a location other than the University Club’s short game area or a local range was a virtually nonexistent possibility. So forgive Day for being a little nostalgic when he looks back on his freshman year, which was all of five years ago. He is, after all, the elder statesmen of a team that mostly doesn’t realize how difficult it is to play collegiate golf without a home course. “All those younger guys don’t know how good they have it,” Day, whose younger brother Wilson is also on the team, said. “A lot has changed. We even have a team van now. I remember we used to have our van with the bench seats, and we would cram all of our clubs in the back. A lot has changed, and the program is going in a good direction.” For the final time as a collegiate competitor, Day will head out to Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Centennial Campus this weekend with the rest of his teammates. It’s the same course where he shot a 3-under 69 in the fall of 2010, playing as an individual, during State’s victory at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate. And it is also the same course Day has seen mature exponentially since its recent inception. “I was talking about it with Coach (Richard Sykes), and the greens are as good as I have seen them since coming here. They are healthy. It’s not just the speed of them, but they don’t have the dead spots in them. That might be helped by the weather we have had this Spring, but the course has matured. The grass has
grown in more and it looks like the course has more shape to it.” Generally regarded as one of the most difficult courses in the area, Lonnie Poole offers plenty of opportunities to use local knowledge to your advantage. Day, a Raleigh native himself, said it is a particularly key factor on the approach shot. “This course more than others has a lot of that local knowledge,” Day said. “It’s not as much about the breaks of the greens when you are putting on them, but more about where you are playing your shots off the tee. Like on No. 2, we all know that it is a long par-3 but if the pin is up front, you can take it off of the slope to the left.” And even if you play collegiate golf in the area, Lonnie Poole is so different from others that experience around the Triangle isn’t necessarily going to help. “On No. 3, we all know you have to add a club and a half for the third shot up the hill,” Day said. “Teams don’t realize that. We were watching UNC practice out here the other day right behind us, and I saw four of their players come up short and spin it all the way back down the hill.” Of course, Day isn’t the only senior on the team - good friend and Smithfield native Mark McMillen also remembers what program conditions were like during his early days at State. “It was just so much more convenient,” McMillen said. “Instead of having to drive 30 minutes to play golf, you could get out of the class and make it to the golf course in five minutes.” Luckily for McMillen and his teammates, the campus course isn’t just an average track they can practice on; the continued maturation and difficulty level of Lonnie Poole continues to be talked about within the Raleigh golf community. “The golf course is in the best shape I have seen it since I’ve been here,” McMillen, co-champion of this fall’s Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, said. “And I think the wind plays a big factor [in the course’s difficulty], because the
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Chad Day putts to the end of the 550 yard 15th hole at the Lonnie Poole golf course for the Wolfpack Spring Open April 16, 2011. The teams started an hour early in the stormy weather to avoid the tornado strength storms later in the day. Day finished 68th at the end of the two day tournament.
wind tends to blow harder with the course being elevated. It’s one of the longer golf courses I have played, but if the wind is blowing, that’s when it makes the course ten times harder.” McMillen, Day, and State will be battling Lonnie Poole this weekend
along with the likes of East Carolina, Lamar, Louisville, UConn and many others. The team finished seventh in its host tournament this past fall and placed fourth at the Wolfpack Spring Open one year ago.