TECHNICIAN
may
24 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina
technicianonline.com
Eugenics Victims to receive reparation The 1,500 estimated living survivors of the state’s eugenics program will receive $50,000 each. Jessie Halpern News Editor The Judicial Committee of the Generally Assembly met Tuesday afternoon to discuss compensation for victims of North Carolina’s Eugenics Board. In 1933 the state legislature officially authorized the practice of sterilization via the Eugenics Board of North Carolina. The board actively sanctioned the forced sterilization of an estimated 7,600 people until 1977, when the program was shut down. According to Department of Administration records, many of these victims were African American and female. In January, a task force of five members approved the recommendation to compensate affected families with payments of $50,000 each. Gov. Bev Perdue allotted $10.3 million in her budget proposal to allow these payments. Tuesday’s discussion of the Eugenics Compensation Program bill brought about mixed reactions to the payments, as well as more details on who qualifies to receive them. Representative Larry Womble of Forsyth County made a strong appeal when discussing the bill. “It is a bill that separates North
thursday
Proposed Wake County transit plan to accommodate more commuters The plan includes increased bus service and creating light rail and commuter passenger rail systems.
Chapel Hill for a game or vice versa. It’s for entertainment as well as for commuters,” Rindge said. Rindge wants the train system to be upgraded, which would allow trains to arrive every 30 minutes. Laura Wilkinson The third part of the transit plan Deputy News Editor is a light rail system to run between A new transit plan for Wake Cary, to and throughout, Raleigh. County is being debated in the But this part would require some Wake County Commissioners Of- federal monetary assistance. “It’s about moving people shorter fice that, if passed, would go on the distances but more frequently, like November ballot. every 10 to 20 minThe plan is deutes, and the stasigned to do three tions are closer tothings: increase gether so that people bus service, create can walk,” Rindge a light rail system said. “It’s to increase and create a comwalkability and to muter passenger increase transit-orirail system. ented development Ka ren R i ndKaren Rindge, Wakeup Wake around rail stations.” ge, director of County Director However, the plan Wa keUp Wa ke must first be acceptCounty, said the plan would double bus service from ed by the commissioner’s office and then be put to a vote, which comes its current levels. “That means more buses com- at a price. “The only way this plan’s going ing more frequently that would go to all 12 towns in Wake County,” to happen is if the voters agree to Rindge said. “It would also create a increase sales tax by half a cent,” commuter passenger rail system on Rindge said. Durham voters apexisting track that would run from proved this referendum for a half Durham to RTP, Cary, Raleigh and cent sales tax increase last November, and it passed by 60 percent. down past Garner.” The idea behind the commuter It looks pretty likely that Orange passenger rail is to have trains mov- County voters will vote on this too ing people, especially at rush hour, this coming November. We’re hopand travelling greater distances, ing we’re going to do the same thing in Wake County because it’s really Rindge said. “But also it’s for people who want to go to Durham for a show, or to TRANSIT continued page 3
“That means more buses coming more frequently.”
CHARLIE HARLESS/TECHNICIAN
Charmaine Cooper speaks to a Wake County resident before the public hearing Tuesday. Cooper has a Masters of Public Administration from N.C. State. The 2007 alum is Executive Director of the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation.
Carolina from the rest of the world,” Womble said. “This is an auspicious time in North Carolina history.” In order to qualify for monetary compensation as stipulated by the bill, victims’ sterilizations must have been court-ordered. In addition, families of victims who were alive as of March 1, 2010 can receive compensation on the deceased’s be-
half. Charmaine Fuller Cooper, executive director of the North Carolina Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation and graduate of N.C. State’s masters program in public administration, isn’t convinced that monetary
EUGENICS continued page 4
Summer reading released for freshmen Incoming freshmen can expect an exciting first assignment as they are welcomed to the University.
Pots and spoons give voice to the 99% More than 100 people gathered downtown, beating on pots and pans to let their voices be heard, though others chose to “plug” them out. Laura Wilkinson Deputy News Editor
More than 100 protestors gathered on Bicentennial Mall on May 16 to “voice” their frustration with the North Carolina legislature by banging on pots and pans for 15 minutes straight. Groups such as the AFL-CIO, a federation of local unions, and the Raleigh-Wake MoveOn Council sponsored the Pots and Spoons Protest to allow citizens to speak out against government overspending and catering to rich corporations and the elite, according to them. Jeremy Sprinkle, communications director for the AFL-CIO, said the idea was based on cacerolazo, a
popular form of protest in Latin American countries such as Chile and Argentina. “It consists of ordinary folks grabbing what they’ve got in their kitchen and walking outside their homes and communities at a given time and banging their pots and pans. It’s a call for attention,” Sprinkle said. “We felt it was time to bring the spirit of cacerolazo to North Carolina where, since the 2010 election, our out-of-control General Assembly has been working hard for corporate lobbyists and right-wing ideologues.” Sprinkle said this movement, called the “99 percent Spring,” was inspired by the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement. The Arab Spring began in 2011 when a protestor in Tunisia set himself on fire “because it was the only thing he could do to get people to pay attention,” Sprinkle said. The Occupy Movement took hold in the United
FIND US ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HARRELSON HALL UNTIL THE NEW TALLEY STUDENT CENTER OPENS IN 2014 ncsu.edu/bookstore | bookstore@ncsu.edu | 919.515.2161
States shortly thereafter, another example of a popular peoples’ protest. “I think the intention of the 99 percent Spring was to carry over the message and the momentum and the passion behind Occupy Wall Street into the new year in a way that would keep activists invested, energized and excited about the possibility of making real and substantive change in the United States,” Sprinkle said. According to the protestors, 1 percent of the country controls almost all of the wealth, and the remaining 99 percent pays the price for that “inequality.” They did something simple — banging on pots and pans — but together created a cacophony that could be heard inside the legislative building. “I could see the smile across
PANS continued page 4
“The committee first solicits nominations for books in the early fall...”
COMPARE TEXTBOOK CHOICES RENTALS NEW USED EBOOKS LAPTOPS SOFTWARE APPAREL MORE
SCAN HERE
CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY SPRINKLE
The 99 Percent protest with pots and spoons in opposition to legislative policies of late.
Reading, as with all common readings selected in the past, was chosen by the University’s Common Reading Selection Committee. Starting in August and going through about January or FebruLindsey Rosenbaum ary, the committee meets regularly Deputy News Editor to discuss different books with poIncoming freshmen for the Fall tential to interest and engage the 2012 semester will be reading It incoming class of freshmen. Marcia Gumpertz, of the office Happened on the Way to War by for institutional equity and diverRye Barcott. The book explores Barcott’s sity, and assistant Vice Provost for summer in 2000, in which he, as a faculty and staff diversity shed light on the process of 20-year old college selecting Common student training Reading books. for the Marines, “The committee took up residence first solicits nomiin a tiny shack in nations for books the Kibera slum in the early fall of Nairobi, Kenya. and later reviews Barcott’s mission the nominations. was to gain a deepThey select a small er understanding number of these as of ethnic violence Marcia Gumpertz, assistant Vice Provost for faculty and finalists and they whilst befriending staff diversity rank them. The a widowed nurse committee then and a community organizer from the slums. Togeth- recommends a book to the Dean of er, the three sought to create a bet- Undergraduate Academic Programs ter organization in the slums that for the final selection.” One of the most important factors would train future leaders for the next generation. This organization, playing into book selection is the called Carolina for Kibera, is one of author and whether he or she will be the first organizations of a the par- able to speak at the commencement ticipatory development movement. ceremony in the fall. Last year The It Happened on the Way to War Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by was chosen for this year’s common Rebecca Skloot was selected. As per reading for many reasons. Barcott tradition, Skloot spoke to the new is a resident of North Carolina, and freshmen. If the author of the chosen sumthe book itself has a an important, clear mission, which many hope mer reading is unable to attend will get students involved in the is- convocation, the committee tries sues at hand. This year’s Freshmen Common READING continued page 3
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
Page 2
THROUGH CHARLIE’S LENS
POLICE BLOTTER
Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Mark Herring at editor@ technicianonline.com
May 11 7:53 P.M. | BREAKING & ENTERING-VEHICLE Wolf Village Student reported GPS and change were taken from unsecured vehicle.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
May 12 11:52 A.M. | LARCENY D.H. Hill Library Student reported bicycle stolen.
May 2012 Su
M
T
W
Th
F
Sa
1
2
3
4
5 12
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
10:00 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Varsity Drive Staff member was cited for driving without operator’s license. 4:31 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON North Hall Report of subject soliciting for money. Non-student was trespassed from N.C. State property.
Today CRAFTS CENTER - REGISTER FOR SUMMER CRAFT RETREAT Multi-Day Event CRAFTS CENTER REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER CLASSES Multi-Day Event
Diseased tobbacco helps pay the bills
LAST DAY TO ENROLL OR TO ADD A COURSE - SUMMER SESSION I/TEN-WEEK SUMMER SESSION REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR DELTA SUMMER 2012 WORKSHOPS &SEMINARS Multi-Day Event
May 19 11:23 A.M. | DISPUTE CVM Grass Parking Lot NCSU PD responded to dispute over parking space where weapon may have been displayed. Subject left area prior to incident being reported.
PHOTO BY CHARLIE HARLESS
T
yler Lannon, junior in agriculture and environmental technologies, waters disease stock tobacco plants in Fox Labs Greenhouses C4. Lannon is spending his summer working full time for Dr. David Shew as a research assistant for his ongoing research testing disease resistance in different varieties of tobacco. Lannon said he enjoys being a full time research assistant with his summers because, “It is good work experience for my major, and it helps pay the bills.”
SAFE HOUSE (2012) - FREE 7pm - 9 pm & 10 pm Friday SAFE HOUSE (2012) - FREE All day until 12 am Saturday NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY PRESENTS SUMMERFEST OPENING NIGHT 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
May 20 7:48 P.M. | LARCENY Fraternity Court Student reported registration plate stolen from vehicle.
WEATHER WISE Today’s Weather
Tomorrow:
Saturday:
84/66 Chance of thunderstorms
1:07 P.M. | LARCENY D.H. Hill Library Staff member reported theft of iPod belonging to NCSU Libraries.
87/66
90/67
Partially Cloudy
Mostly sunny
May 21 2:59 P.M. | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Public Safety Building Two students were arrested by Cary Police Department for larceny and possession of marijuana. Both students will be referred to the University for same.
Source: NOAA
INVITE YOU AND A GUEST TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! BE THE FIRST TO SEE IT
FREE MOVIE PASSES Available for these showings:
Chernobyl Diaries
Just stop by the Technician office, 307 Witherspoon Student Center, to get your free movie passes! STOP BY
Passes are valid at any Raleigh area Regal Cinema. Movie pass giveaway is limited to NC State students only. Limit one pair of passes per student. Passes are issued on a first come first serve basis. Contact your local Regal Cinema for movie times.
THE TECHNICIAN BUSINESS OFFICE AT 307 WITHERSPOON STUDENT CENTER TO RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY SCREENING PASS
THIS FILM IS RATED R for pervasive drugs and language, crude and sexual content, some nudity—all involving teens Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian. PLEASE NOTE: Arrive early! Seating is first come, first served, except for members of the reviewing press. This ticket does not guarantee you a seat! Theatre is overbooked to ensure a full house. Theatre is not responsible for overbooking.
IN THEATRES JUNE 1! HighSchool-themovie.com
News
PAGE 4 • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
READING continued from page 1
to get someone involved with the book to come and speak. “Usually, for a book, there’s the author, and the person it’s about,” Emerson Barker, senior in political science, said. “But typically we don’t run into this problem. Authors are fairly interested in speaking on campus. I feel like it’s exciting for them to see so many people engaged in their book.” The goal of common reading isn’t as much to burden incoming students with work as it is to get them acclimated to a college lifestyle, according to Gumpertz. The readings are also meant to excite freshmen about their
upcoming college careers, to introduce them to the University’s values, and to create a scholarly environment for them to prosper. “I found [last year’s freshmen Common Reading] a great introduction to the kind of academic environment I could expect from N.C. State,” Dorothy Dai, sophomore in the First Year College, said. “It introduced me to this material that I sort of knew about, though at that time I thought it was boring, and made it really interesting and alerted me to all of these issues.” “We want to set a tone coming in for freshmen,” Barker said. “The main purpose is to unify freshmen and get everyone on the same page.”
CHARLIE HARLESS/TECHNICIAN
Courtney Vaughn, junior in human biology, studies for the MCAT as she waits for the bus to Chapel Hill. For the 2012 summer sessions Vaugh has a research assistant job on campus, but is commuting to Chapel Hill to live with her parents to save money.
TRANSIT
continued from page 1
Consignment Boutique > clothing + jewelry + art U pscale Consignment / Vintage Clothing for Men and Women
SPRING STYLES Arriving daily! Huge Selection of Designer Jeans J brand, Joe’s, Rock & Republic, Citizens & many more
Dresses by Missoni, Diane Von Furstenburg , Tory Burch, Tracy Reese Haute Hippie
TECHNICIAN
Introducing
revolverboutique.com Shop online for Exclusive Designer and Vintage
Mon-Sat: 10am-7pm Sun: 1-5pm
124 Glenwood Ave Raleigh NC 27603 | 919-834-3053
supposed to be a Trianglewide system.” The transit plan, if passed, would affect N.C. State faculty and students too, such as Andrew DiMeo, a professor in the biomedical engineering department. “We’ve got graduate students that are taking classes at both UNC and N.C. State. We’ve got faculty members that teach in both locations. We’ve got entrepreneurial-minded faculty and students that might have a lab at N.C. State or a class at N.C. State, maybe even have a start-up company they’re working at in RTP. So having a light rail system between those destinations would probably even allow us to attract more talented stu-
dents and faculty members to the program,” DiMeo said. The plan’s creators looked specifically at Charlotte’s transit system, and DiMeo said the Triangle could benefit from having similar systems to big cities around the country. “In general, if you look at the major economic centers around the country, they all have fairly sophisticated or significant public transportation systems, rail systems, etc. If we expect to compete on a national level, that’s something that really needs to happen in the Research Triangle Park area and Wake County, for sure,” DiMeo said. Molly Matty, N.C. State alumna and Ph.D. candidate at Duke University, said the new transit plan would help her a lot, since she still has friends and activities in Ra-
leigh despite recently moving to Durham for graduate school. “This week I’ve had to drive back and forth to Durham six times. A reliable transit system would be a deal,” Matty said. “The transit would be great for evenings out on the town. I feel like there could be a lot more synergy between our schools [Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State] if there were a transit plan connecting the three.” Rindge stressed the importance of the plan in accommodating Wake County’s growth. “We live in one of the fastest-growing counties in the country,” she said. “Wake County’s population is due to double in the next 20 years, and the Triangle is going to add 1.2 million people in the next 20 years, so we’ve got to plan for this.
Splash Into The Retreat Cottages Are Still Available RETREATRALEIGH.COM LIVE THE COTTAGE 2416 Hillsborough St
Raleigh NC 27607
919.755.7877
{OUR VIEW}
Viewpoint
Let’s progress sooner, O rather than later
{
IN YOUR WORDS
}
tration of young, educated people are able to interact and work with people who have drastically different beliefs and values. Since the votes were tallied on May 8, equal rights activists took to various social media platforms to contest the legislation. The support for the GLBT community came in the form of Youtube videos, Twitter posts and a petition to repeal Amendment One on Change.org. The silver lining in this issue is that young voters, who were previously apathetic, are now finding their voice and are demanding equality. Support has also poured in from many celebrities as well as President Barack Obama immediately after the vote. On May 9, the President stated that he thinks same-sex couples should be able to get married. The North Carolina Values Coalition, a conservative group whose members were in favor of Amendment One, held a celebration after the votes were in. At the party, Executive Director of the coalition, Tami Fitzgerald said that they are not antigay; they are pro-marriage. Fitzgerald’s remarks have very little weight since the legislation is discriminatory in nature. For unmar-
Question: Do you think ethics can be taught? BY CHARLIE HARLESS
“No. I think it is learned from one’s upbringing and surroundings” Anna Gazmarian Junior, International Relations
“I think standards of ethics can be taught, but the compulsion to follow them? Not necessarily.” Allison Hedges Graduate student, Math
“Yes, I think partially from instinct and partially from surroundings.” Suleiman Issa Senior, Business Administration
Amendment One won by a sizeable margin, but records show that young voters opposed the law.
OUR OPINION:
Inequality should not be an issue in this day and age. ried couples, the real issues are things like equal protection under the law, hospital visitation and child custody arrangements. Those who voted for the amendment were simply fighting to protect “marriage.” If the proAmendment One group is honest about their values, then they should be for granting gay and straight unmarried couples the same rights that married couples enjoy, regardless of the title of their relationship. When institutionalized inequality is still a prevalent issue, it’s hard to argue that much progress has been made since the time of eugenics. North Carolinians would do well to stop fighting each other and focus on issues like unemployment, healthcare and education.
him? Well, as Tami Fitzgerald pointed out, her committee didn’t have the support of two Presidents and numerous celebrities. Life gave her haters, so she made haterade. Perkins and Fitzgerald weren’t the only two who supported Amendment One; schoolchildren also came out in numbers to show their support of the legislation. In another tweet, Vote for Marriage NC shared a picture of young kids waiting in line for free gifts and candy. Since children can’t vote, I assume their ballots were cast symbolically, decided by the type of treats they chose: Fun Dip if they were for the amendment, or double popsicles if they were against. The young voter turnout proved one of two things: Either children love candy, or they don’t like gay people. As Fitzgerald said, Amendment One isn’t about hating gay people; it’s about wanting to protect marriage. I’m sure Fitzgerald and the rest of the pro-Amendment One voters would be fine with gay couples having equal rights if they’d just call their unions something else, like “bondage.” While fighting over a word does seem ridiculous, you have to understand the quandary straight people are in. We feel the GLBT community have taken claim to things the straight community would like to embrace, namely rainbows and unicorns. That makes it especially hard for straight men to admit to their friends the amounts of Robot Unicorn Attack they play.
A history of ‘feeble’ morality
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.
E
laine Riddick, 57, had the world ahead of her when she was 13 years old, yet her young innocence was taken away from her in a series of events in which she said she was victimized twice: once when her uncle raped her, and then again when the state of North Carolina forcibly sterilized her after she gave birth to her son, Tony. At the time, the Eugenics Board deemed her as not fit to procreate, though the new mother carried her son to full term. But Riddick isn’t alone. From 1933 to 1977, the state sterilized an estimated 7,600 people that the Eugenics Board deemed feeble or unfit to procreate. Written into law, North Carolina justified its eugenics program as an excellent form of preventative medicine.
The Eugenics Board was far from a body of experts for preventative medicine, but rather symbol of intolerance. Additionally, with the majority of victims being young black women like Riddick, this law exemplified the legacy of Jim Crow embedded in the fabric of the south. And within 45 years since the last forced sterilization of the eugenics program, the only thing the state of North Carolina decide to do is pay the victims. Reparation is better than nothing, but money won’t solve this problem. According to Riddick, it won’t give her the freedoms she was stripped of. Instead of monetary focus, the compensation should focus more along the lines of mental therapy for the victims, which is briefly outlined in House Bill 947. The miracle of life and the right to propagate it is a basic human
Rachel Jordan, Junior in Architecture
right. This entitlement brought us here today and should never be taken away unwillingly. Sadly, that’s not the case for an estimated 1,500 living victims of forced sterilization of an era of intolerance that marred North Carolina in the 20th century. In addition to discussing how to compensate the victims, the General Assembly must unite to solve other civil right disparities that persist in the state. It is encouraging to see bipartisan support for a repara-
tion package for the victims of eugenics, but who in their right mind wouldn’t? What the General Assembly must truly consider is not how to throw money at problems from the past but rather how to solve festering social justice issues like the problems surrounding Amendment One. If North Carolina is truly concerned with liberty and justice for all, it should be empowering its citizens by guaranteeing rights to all rather than stripping them from an “unsuited” minority.
News Editor Jessie Halpern
Sports Editor Sean Fairholm
Design Editor Brad Guidry
editor@technicianonline.com
news@technicianonline.com
sports@technicianonline.com
design@technicianonline.com
Advertising Manager Olivia Pope
Managing Editor
Features Editors Young Lee & Jordan Alsaqa
Viewpoint Editor Ahmed Amer
Photo Editor Charlie Harless
advertising@sma.ncsu.edu
viewpoint@technicianonline.com
photo@technicianonline.com
features@technicianonline.com 515.2411 515.2029 515.5133 technicianonline.com
North Carolina learning a lesson on ethics.
Editor-in-Chief Mark Herring
managingeditor@technician online.com
323 Witherspoon Student Center, NCSU Campus Box 7318, Raleigh, NC 27695 Editorial Advertising Fax Online
THE FACTS:
{ OUR VIEW }
says, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” This sort of consistency is something we need more of in politics. Fitzgerald’s Vote for Marriage NC committee had a few supporters who shared the same values, one of those supporters being Tony Perkins. Vote for Marriage NC retweeted Perkins, who extended his congratulations to the committee after the amendment passed. In addition to being the president of the Family Research Council, Perkins is also known for having racist tendencies. Note that I did not call Tim Perkins a racist. Allow me to clarify: Perkins paid $82,500 for an email listserv to a former Ku Klux Klan leader while he was managing Woody Jenkins’ senatorial campaign. Before you ask, “What kind of values are those?” give Perkins the benefit of the doubt; maybe he didn’t know he was dealing with white supremacists. Just like the time he gave a speech to the Council of Conservative Citizens in Louisiana. The CCC is considered to be a white supremacist group for their attitude toward minorities. After mingling with the KKK and the CCC, the only thing as certain as Perkins’ questionable morals is the fact that white supremacists and fundamentalists seem to like things in threes. The exception to that rule would have to be threesomes, since they involve same-sex sex. So why would Vote for Marriage NC choose to associate themselves with a man like this by retweeting
n May 8, North Carolinians took necessary measures to protect themselves from pure evil, with “evil” spelled G-A-Y. And folks, I couldn’t be gayer … I mean happier. The amendment says that marriage between one man and one woman is t he on ly valid union to be recognized by t he state. Ahmed Of course, Amer nonViewpoint married Editor couples are affected by this legislation, but let’s get to the heart of what this amendment is really about: sticking it to gay people. Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, spearheaded the crusade for marriage. After the votes were tallied, Fitzgerald said, “We’re not anti-gay, we’re pro-marriage.” And I approve of Tami’s decision to define marriage on her committee’s website as follows: Marriage (noun): the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife. Clearly Tami is using a variation of the dictionary definition marriage, and she was right to omit the other definitions, especially the second one, which says marriage can be “a similar long-term relationship between partners of the same sex.” It’s consistent with her omission of the part of the Bible in which the Lord
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.
Progressive people everywhere were disheartened when North Carolina voters showed overwhelming support for Amendment One, a vague and brief piece of legislation that provides another hurdle for same-sex couples who had hopes of getting married. Prior to Amendment One, there was already a legislative ban on same-sex marriage. Amendment One did little more than provide another barrier for gay couples while indirectly discriminating against unmarried straight couples as well. According to the New York Times, this legislation not only applies to a handful of gay couples in North Carolina, but it will certainly affect an estimated 150,000 unmarried straight couples as well. The Times says, “This [legislation] could invalidate domestic-violence protections, undercut child custody arrangements and jeopardize hospital visiting rights.” Looking back at the votes, it is evident marriage equality will eventually cease to be an issue. Counties that are home to major universities, including the ones in the Triangle, were strongly against the amendment. It makes sense: Counties with a high concen-
What’s in a name?
Has North Carolina matured and progressed since this era of eugenics? In part, yes. The state is no longer physically stripping people of their rights. But North Carolina has a long way to go. It’s up to the General Assembly to take responsibility of protecting the rights of all citizens instead of externalizing the guilt, like in Amendment One. We will not evaluate the General Assembly on who it paid off, but rather who it protected.
Technician (USPS 455-050) is the official student newspaper of N.C. State University and is published every Monday through Friday throughout the academic year from August through May except during holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the columns, cartoons, photo illustrations and letters that appear on Technician’s pages are the views of the individual writers and cartoonists. As a public forum for student expression, the students determine the content of the publication without prior review. To receive permission for reproduction, please write the editor. Subscription cost is $100 per year. A single copy is free to all students, faculty, staff and visitors to campus. Additional copies are $0.25 each. Printed by The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Copyright 2011 by North Carolina State Student Media. All rights reserved.
Sports
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 • PAGE 6 & 7
statistics never lie Rally Pack: State uses late-game heroics to past ‘Canes Dramatic finish flips the script in Greensboro, as NCSU beats Miami, 3-2. Jonathan Stout Staff Writer
With one out and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth, the back end of the Wolfpack lineup desperately needed to pump some electricity into a State team that was about to become the second favorite upset on the first day of the ACC Tournament. Right on cue, Brett Austin and John Gianis hit the switch. Following a pair of one-out singles from the eight and nine slots, N.C. State (39-15) defeated Miami (34-20), 3-2, on Wednesday evening at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, earning its first win in ACC Tournament play. Austin, the freshman catcher out of Charlotte, sparked the late rally with a one-out single that squeaked through the left side of the Miami infield. Head coach Elliot Avent decided to pinch hit for junior second basemen Matt Bergquist, sending senior outfielder John Gianis to the plate. The gamble paid off when Gianis singled and advanced Austin to third, putting the Pack in scoring position. “I’m really proud of the base hit by John Gianis,” Avent said. “He’s a workaholic, he hits and he loves this team.” Miami, who swapped pitchers frequently in the last two innings to try and find the best match ups, sent in a left-hander to face the left-handed batter, freshman third-baseman Trea Turner. Turner battled and was eventually walked, loading the bases for the Wolfpack. The crowd was on its feet the rest of the way, making it a tough environment for the visiting ‘Canes. Junior outfielder Chris Diaz was up next up for the Wolfpack. He found his way aboard after an error by the first basemen and advanced Austin home, knotting the score at 2-2. The following batter–senior outfielder Ryan Matthews–was walked. The base runner on third advanced home with the bases loaded, winning the game for the Wolfpack in a rare walk-off walk fashion. “Somewhere along the line they learned a little toughness because they’re a tough team,” Avent said. “I was happy to share the dugout with them.” Despite holding Miami to just two runs in six and two-thirds innings, Junior pitcher Ethan Ogburn (4-3) was about to go home with an ‘L’, as State only converted one run
off of 11 hits in the first eight innings. Stellar defense, however, allowed for the deficit to be well within reach late in the game. “I’ve got a great defense behind me,” Ogburn said. “I know that we’ve got four guys in the infield who can pick up anything.” It looked, from the beginning, that the game would be a hard-fought defensive battle coming right down the wire. Each team had its chances, but both made the necessary plays to get out of their jams. “The big key was Ethan Ogburn being able to match [UM pitcher Eric Erickson] right there and give us a chance,” head coach Elliot Avent said. “That’s what it’s all about.” In the second inning, Matthews and fellow senior Andrew Ciencen both made highlight reel catches to keep Miami off the scoreboard. The Hurricanes would then answer in the bottom half of the inning with a great defensive play at the warning track, which thwarted State’s opportunity to strike first blood. The Wolfpack looked as if it would finally get a run on the board in the third inning with runners on first and second. But alas, the young and speedy Turner was picked off at second base while trying to dive back. State fans voiced their opinions following the call and continued to badger the umpire the rest of the game. Matthews followed with a strikeout, eliminating State’s chances for a score. Ogburn was strong throughout the game until Miami finally broke through in the sixth inning for a two-run home run, courtesy of Chantz Mack. For a moment, the game looked as if it was going to get out of hand when the next batter ripped a ball into center field and freshman outfielder Jake Fincher collided with Matthews. However, the out was recorded and became an auspicious sign of things to come for State; Ogburn closed out the inning with a strikeout, which swung momentum in the Pack’s favor. In the bottom of the sixth, the Wolfpack’s bats came alive. Junior designated hitter Dan-
NC STATE BASEBALL STATS Despite having played nine fewer games than last year to this point, State has already equaled or exceeded its numbers from last season.
OFFENSIVE STATISTICS • • •
2012 (53 Games) - .294 BA, 366 Runs, 326 RBIs, 34 HRs, 543 Hits, 127 2Bs 2011 (62 Games) - .279 BA, 369 Runs, 332 RBIs, 37 HRs, 593 Hits, 126 2Bs
PITCHING STATISTICS • •
2012 (53 Games) - 3.25 ERA, 12 Saves, 393 Hits, 172 ERs, 199 BBs, 453 SOs 2011 (62 Games) - 4.14 ERA, 11 Saves, 533 Hits, 254 ERs, 208 BBs, 484 SOs
SOURCE: NCSU ATHLETICS
ny Canela started off with a single to center field, followed by a blistering double down the left field line by the first baseman Ciencin. The next batter, Fincher, grounded out to first, but advanced Canela home on the play, which put State on the board and cut the deficit to one run. After recording a quick first two outs in the seventh inning, Ogburn hit the third batter and allowed a single to the next hitter. He was then replaced by senior pitcher Vance Williams, who loaded the bases by walking the first batter he faced. Williams, unaffected by allowing an untimely walk, kept his composure and struck out the next batter to get out of the jam. Perhaps the play of the game came during the following at bat when Miami ripped a shot into rig ht field, only to have
Matthews play it perfectly by gunning down a base runner who was trying to score from second base. The throw was right on target and was handled perfectly by the catcher Austin. The bottom of the eighth saw two pitching changes as Miami tried to find the right match up to face the dangerous Wolfpack batters. UM was successful, stranding two men on the bases once again. State began the ninth inning a run down but didn’t falter, even after the lead-off batter struck out. “People’s focus goes up and the pressure almost settles down for us and we get into a mode where we know we’re going to win,” Ciencin said. The Wolfpack will be back in action today, as it takes on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NewBridge Bank Park. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.
Homage to the Durham Athletic Park
“NCSU BASEBALL IN POSITION FOR RUN AFTER IMPROVING OFFENSIVELY, DEFENSIVELY.” My name is Sean Fairholm, and I will be your up close and personal Sports Editor for what promises to be a very exciting Summer of Wolfpack athletics. At the end of our 10-issue season, it will be my privilege and honor to introduce your Sports Editor for the 2012-2013 school year, Jeniece Jamison. Although most of the Spring sports are wrapped up for the year, there is never a better time to to get amped up for both the college football and basketball seasons that will begin this Fall. However, of particular interest and excitement in the coming days and weeks, N.C. State’s No. 13-ranked baseball program will be grabbing the microphone and taking center stage. Baseball has always been a pastime where numbers and the law of averages play a paramount role. Players can lie, coaches can argue and fans can complain, but one thing never changes statis-
tics tell the truth. There is no magical March Madness run in baseball, just like there is no 12-game examination dictated by a weekly, three-hour battle on Saturday afternoons. Baseball is about large sample sizes and daily routines. And when a trend develops throughout a team, the numbers will confirm improvement. The 2012 version of the Wolfpack is a quintessential example of how teams can grow from one year to the next; an infusion of freshmen talent, a growth spurt by several key players and more consistency from the pitching staff has everyone around the program dreaming of a trip to Omaha for the College World Series. While that thought seemed too farfetched for words just one summer ago, State has the authors to write the script. Beginning in Greensboro for this week’s ACC Tournament, the third-seeded Pack arrive with three All-ACC performers and are well
Hassan DuRant Staff Writer
within reach to host a Regional right here in the City of Oaks. As the baseball program pushes forward, we are ushering in a new era of coverage at Technician sports; analysis, description and excitement will emphasized in place of simple recaps and overly-traditional design. Hopefully our efforts this summer will lead towards something greater an expected enthusiasm from our student body to read the back cover of our newspaper.
Minor league baseball isn’t about the money or the glory. According to James Bailey, long time Durham Bulls fan and sports novelist, the romanticism of the minor leagues carries a nostalgia for the spirit of the sport: having fun. But that romanticism doesn’t always pertain to those playing the game. Bailey, N.C. State alum, turns the spotlight of his new book away from the athletes and directs his dramatic comedy piece onto those off the field. His book, The Greatest Show on Dirt, pays tribute to the Durham Bulls and the team’s former stadium, the Durham Athletic Park, a former home away from home for Bailey. “What I wanted to achieve with this book was that the game of baseball isn’t all about the pros,” Bailey said. “I wanted this book to be something that the average person could relate to.” The book follows Lane Hamilton, a man disappointed in life. He hates his job at the First Carolina Bank in Cameron Village, he hates his boss and most of all, he hates the fact that he seems to be going nowhere in life. After being fired for sleeping through a meeting, Lane lands a job working for the Durham Bulls—and starts on the adventure of his life. The book is reminiscent of Bailey’s college years, when he worked at the souvenir shop of the Durham Bulls. He remembers having two lives in college: one working at the Durham Athletic Park and one studying for a major in communication and a minor in journalism. “My college years were split between Durham and Raleigh,” Bailey said. “My
family moved to Durham when I finished high school, and I commuted back and forth.” When he graduated in 1993, he began working full-time for Baseball America, a magazine that focuses on the sport at all levels of play. For Bailey, his stints at Baseball America and the Durham Bulls weren’t just ordinary jobs. Bailey has been a baseball fanatic ever since he was a kid and recalls fondly going to see baseball games with his grandfather growing up in Seattle, Washington. He started working for the Bulls in early 1990 at a souvenir store called Ballpark Corner. When he started working for the Bulls, there was a huge demand for merchandise and souvenirs due in part to the 1988 film Bull Durham featuring Kevin Costner. Bailey worked the souvenir stand and occasionally ran the stadium’s message board on the old scoreboard. The memories and mishaps from his time at the Durham Athletic Park, affectionately referred to as the “DAP,” laid the founda-
tion for The Greatest Show on Dirt, and ball-
park acts as a character in the book. “The park has a personality, an aura,” Bailey said. “It drew people from everywhere. Working there in college was like the perfect job for a student.” Though the Bulls moved to a newer park in 1995 and sold the DAP to the city of Durham, the team took ownership and responsibility of the park again in 2011. Alpha Jones, DAP Head Groundskeeper, said the park has an alluring charm to it. “It’s evolving,” Jones said. “I can see why so many people are drawn here. It’s got a history, a rich one, and everyone who’s been here is reminded of it just walking through the gates. I’ve met minor league guys who’ve played here and they had so many memories. It’s quite sentimental.” Though the restored DAP isn’t the crumbling one held together by paint from Bailey’s memories or new book, visiting the field fondly reminds him of his days working the souvenir stand and writing as a sports reporter. “Being in here brings back many special memories,” Bailey said. For Jones, the memories and the stories, whether fictional or true, embody the soul of the DAP. “I think that’s what this place is all about,” Jones said. “The DAP has been here for more than 100 years, and so it grows on you.” And for protagonist Lane Hamilton, working at the DAP and for the Bulls proved to be a tough but rewarding job—the very spirit of minor leagues. As Bailey wrote, “No one got rich, but they sure had a good time.”
Features
PAGE 8 • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
TECHNICIAN
Fashionably toting, in a functional way Satchels and messenger bags have been around for centuries, and are predicted to stay for one more. Jennifer Jung Staff Writer
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Roger Manley, photographer, filmmaker and director of the Gregg Museum has photographed outsider art since he was in college. Manley took this picture of Tom Every’s “Forevertron” in Winsconsin. Manley published many of his photos in his art book “Self-Make Worlds” in 2005.
Strange and beautiful worlds Roger Manley shares outsider artist’s pieces with the world through photography. Katie Sanders Senior Staff Writer
The term “outsider art” was originally coined by Roger Cardinal, who spent his life studying the art created by people in mental hospitals and prisons. However, the genre has since expanded to include anything that cannot be classified as fine art, art done for a profit or folk art. It can be found almost anywhere if one looks hard enough. Roger Manley, photographer, filmmaker and director of the Gregg Museum, has devoted much of his life to sharing his passion for this art genre. “Outsider art is art made by people who feel a deep compulsion to make things without thinking about themselves as artists,”
Manley said. Manley started photographing outsider art during college and has since amassed such a collection that he has decided to publish them in a book titled “SelfMade Worlds.” Manley’s photos of outsider art are imaginative in nature. For instance, Manley met one artist who created art by landscaping with a construction vehicle. “He literally carved and painted a mountain,” Manley said. Manley includes the machine he used, a front-end loader, in many of the photos of the man-made mountain in order to show scale. The machinery is dwarfed by the multi-colored Dr. Seussian landscape, and the letters etched into the mountain’s peak that spell out “God is Love” are each taller than a man. However, this set of photographs by Manley does not represent the only large-scale work of “outsider art.”
Manley also has photographs of a Wisconsin artist who single-handedly welded together a machine the size of Talley Student Center. “It’s a huge device he believes will send him into the heavens on a magnetic force beam,” Manley said. On the top of the device he has included a large glass eggtype structure. He stands in this during lighting storms, hoping to be struck and transported to space. According to Manley, many people become outsider artists because of a tragedy in their life. The tragedy may take away the person’s sense of usefulness or community and spark what Manley calls a “moment of creativity‚“ where they respond to this emotion by inventing their own art style. The act of making the art itself then becomes self-fulfilling by either allowing the person to
ART continued page 9
Satchels and messenger bags first became popular in the 17th century and have since weaved in and out of fashion trends as the go-to functional tote. They first proved themselves as spacious storage devices in literature. The satchel is often associated with the classic image of the English schoolboy. “And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel...” is a phrase found in Shakespeare’s monologue As You Like It. Even Indiana Jones made use of a satchel to
carry around his various treasure hunting and heroic devices. For fashion-conscious students, satchels are beginning to replace backpacks for carrying books around campus. “I hate my bookbag and I can’t stand it” Jefferson Ellison, a freshman in fashion and textile management and contributor to Packfashion. com, said. “I spent two years searching for the perfect satchel. I think it’s going to be here for a while.” These bags are often designed with one long strap to be worn diagonally across the body, with the bag hanging off the opposite hip rather than directly down one side of the body. With satchels predating backpacks, these bags have had a long evolution. With its long-winded history, what
was the driving force behind revival of this bag style? “It’s a reviving trend because it’s been around [for such a long time],” Nguyen said. “but it just fades and it just comes and goes. And it changes with generations too, because at one point the satchels were like messenger bags with cartoon characters, and now they’re retro bags with buckles.” Satchels are just one of the many fashion trends that have gone through various stages of revival and popularity. The category of trends in bags has grown largely due to the ever-changing media development. “Fashion was not [as much] of a mainstream thing before [the past few years],” Ellison said. “It was an exclusive thing that no one talked
TOTES continued page 9
Blue blur delivers yet another entertaining ride with new episode Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II Review Jordan Alsaqa Associate Features Editor TECHNICIAN RATING:
Episodic video games are often tricky for developers to pull off. Outside of Telltale Games, who have made a name for their monthly installment series such as The Walking Dead, it seems a lot of companies get caught in a desire to rework and re-
design entire aspects of their games based on the reception of the first episode in a series. For Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Sega took over a year and a half to release a followup to the first title in the Sonic 4 series. With numerous changes to the physics and gameplay, Episode II feels more like a proper sequel than another chapter in the same game. However, the
extra development time has helped to make this latest Sonic title another strong entry in the series. Following story threads from both t he f irst episode and S o n i c C D, Sonic t he Hedgehog 4: Episode II sees the revival of Metal Sonic, one of Dr. Eggman’s deadliest creations. Together, the duo plans to use the mys-
SONIC continued page 10
NOW LEASING for Fall 2012
WHAT IS THE U RALEIGH? Formerly University Village
UNIVERSITYAPARTMENTS
RALEIGH recommended by students
RATES STARTING AT $375
look & lease today and receive $200!
$1 MILLION + IN RENOVATIONS
Currently waiving all fees!
2, 3 or 4 Bedrooms with PRIVATE BATHROOMS Sharing bathrooms is not cool.
available Utility Packages (One Rent Check Pays It All)
Why waste time on utilities, when you could waste it on something else?
upgraded Luxury Pool (With Cabanas & Lounge Areas) No need to go to the Shore.
upgraded 24-Hour Fitness Center,
Free Tanning, Washer & Dryer In Each Unit
GTL – Gym. Tan. Laundry. The only way to live.
upgraded 24-Hour Game Room Game on.
upgraded Faster Cable & Internet Facebook & Twitter just can’t wait.
So, what is The U Raleigh?
A place all about U! (and your friends too)
U Raleigh The Technician Ad v3.indd 1
919.754.9131 | TheURaleigh.com Facebook.com/TheURaleigh 3333 Melrose Club Blvd. (on the corner of Trailwood and Lineberry) 3/22/12 3:41 PM
Features
TECHNICIAN
TOTES
ART
continued from page 8
about, but it’s now all over TV and on reality shows. Now girls are carrying clutches and boho bags, and purses are becoming the new book bags. It’s a big thing and it’s also cheap way to add on glamour to what you’re wearing.” Although the satchel has come a long way and has since become a staple in many fashionistas’ closets, backpacks have retained a large amount of loyalty among college students. “My backpack is really heavy so I can’t imagine putting all that weight on my shoulders,” Jael Vasquez, a senior in business administration, said. “I have had my satchel for three years. I like it as a purse, but I wouldn’t put a lot of books in it. It’s a good function but not a replacement for a book bag. If I didn’t have to carry my laptop and two books, I’d definitely carry one of those.” With new trends constantly emerging, what is one to expect as the newest craze in the
continued from page 8
KATHERINE HOKE/TECHNICIAN
Almarie Lambert, a junior in nuclear engineering, wears a tan leather and canvas satchel from Topshop, a store in London, England. The bag cost Lambert $90 but she considers it well worth the investment. “I have used this bag every day for the past two years,” Lambert said.
world of bags aside from the stable and functional satchel? “The oversized clutch is huge, I think that is going to be the next big thing for people” Ellison said. “Clutches are cute and you see them on the red carpet. If you have ever watched “Sex and the City”, there’s this one scene where Carrie was carrying this oversized Louis Vuitton clutch and it’s the size of a Macbook, and ever since then, oversized clutches are the biggest thing because they’re big enough to hold
whatever you can possibly need.” For those afraid to change their style in any drastic way, bags continue to be a more moderate way to try new trends. Whether their style leans more towards satchels, clutches or simply backpacks, bags have assisted people in terms of use and style development. With the world of fashion and functionality continuously changing, bags continue to evolve to meet any and every unique taste.
connect with themselves or their community. A good example of this is Eddie Martin, who ran away from a violent family, eventually becoming a male prostitute in New York. After having a vision of a man in what he described as a levitation suit, Martin moved back to the now-deserted family farm and started to work on a piece of art he called “Land of Pasaquam.” Manley describes the piece as “mind-blowing.” In this land of his own creation, Martin built dancing platforms and painted temples where worshipers grow and fashion their hair into an antenna in order to communicate with spirits. Locally, Martin, or Saint Eom as he now prefers to be called, is regarded as a witch doctor and makes his money reading fortunes. These fortunes are
PAGE 9 • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
often quite funny, though to communicate the sheer Eom does have the habit of number of these statues, he telling elderly ladies that their returned to Hooper’s house to take pictures. While sharing husbands are going to die. “He says ‘they always cry the photos with friends and but they love to hear it,’” acquaintances, Manley lisManley said. “He was great, tened to others and their exhe was fabulous‚ I consider periences with outsider artmyself really lucky to have the ists. Curious, Manley began chance to meet these wacky to seek these other outsider artists out people.” in order to Manley see t heir first came art for across outhimself. sider ar t Initially, purely by Manley accident. didn’t While give much hitchhikthought i ng a long as to why the Outer outsider Banks durart ining a coltrigued lege break, him so, Manley met Roger Manley, Director of but he the mother Gregg Museum eventually of a truck ended up driver who had given him a ride. Her with so many pictures that name was Annie Hooper, he was able to display them and her house was filled with in shows. Manley finds that about three thousand statues he can relate with outsider artists in a way that is unique of Biblical characters. When Manley returned from many others. from his trip he began to tell people about it, and unable ART continued page 10
“Outsider art is art made by people who feel a deep compulsion to make things without thinking about themselves as artists.”
1st1ST Half, Summer HALF, SUMMER2012 2012
The Campus Cinema is located in the Witherspoon Student Center at the corner of Dan Allen Drive and Cates Avenue. Summer films are free for students, faculty, staff, and the general public. The Campus Cinema accepts NCSU All-Campus Cards and cash; credit cards are not accepted. Please note that the films list is subject to change at any time. For up-todate information, visit www.ncsu.edu/cinema. For information on all UAB activities, visit www.uab.ncsu.edu. If you would like to be involved in the film selection process, email the UAB Films Committee at uab_films@ncsu.edu ***If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in these activities, please contact the Campus Cinema at 919-515-5161, Monday-Friday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.***
Safe House Just Rated Go R, 115With minutesIt
Rated PG 13, 117 minutes Wed., May & 10 Tue., May 2225@@77 & 10PM PM Thurs., May 26 @ 7 & 10 PM Thurs., May 24 @ 7 & 10 PM
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Project X I Am Number Four The Adjustment Rated PG, 86 minutes Rated R, 88 minutes Bureau Rated PG 13, 109 minutes Wed., June29 1 @@ 7 &710 Tue., May & PM 10 PM Thurs., June 2 @ 7 & 10 Thurs., May 31 @ 7 &PM 10 PM
Rated PG 13, 106 minutes Wed., 8@ Tue.,June June 5 7@& 710&PM 10 PM Thurs., June 9 @ 7 & 10 PM Thurs., June 7 @ 7 & 10 PM
Perspectives Not Rated 75 minutes
Fri., June 10 Doors @ 7 PM Screening @ 8 PM
Join us on Facebook: Union Activities Board @ NC State University
FREE M Rated PG-13,SUMMER 132 minutes John Carter
Tue., June 12 @ 7 & 10 PM Thurs., June 14 @ 7 & 10 PM
VIES
PAUL
Rated R, 104 minutes Wed., June 15 @ 7 & 10 PM Thurs., June 16 @ 7 & 10 PM Wed., June 22 @ 7 & 10 PM Rated PG-13, Thurs., June 23 @ 7146 & 10minutes PM
The Help
Tue., June 19 @ 7 & 10 PM Thurs., June 21 @ 7 & 10 PM
Features
PAGE 10 • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
SONIC
continued from page 8
tical Little Planet to construct a new base to conquer the world. It’s up to Sonic, now joined by old friend Tails, to stop the mad doctor’s scheme. What follow are several hours
of classic running, spin-dashing and loop-de-loops for the blue hedgehog to make his way through. The first thing to note is that Episode II shows evidence of its extended development cycle. The physics in the first episode drew much criticism from fans,
with many feeling Sonic was far too “floaty” and hard to control. Episode II fixes this, with controls that fall far more in line with the original games from the Genesis, though they aren’t as loyal as the Classic Sonic controls in last year’s Sonic Generations.
Sonic still has his more modern homing attack, which remains essential for moving through levels and fighting bosses. As for the boss fights themselves, they’re easily some of the best the series has seen in the past few years. From a gigantic junkyard robot to an
OPENING
AUGUST 2012
TECHNICIAN aerial dogfight, every boss is a multi-staged endurance test, providing some of the game’s high points. Less impressive is the level design throughout the rest of the game. While there are a few standouts, many of the areas lack any real innovation. This isn’t to say these levels aren’t fun to play, they just don’t offer anything new to the franchise. This is offset a bit by the return of Tails. An optional sidekick in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the two-tailed fox is now an integral part of the gameplay. Whether players are on land, at sea or in the air, Sonic and Tails can teamup for additional maneuverability or destructive force. Though not a major addition, these mechanics serve to give Episode II a unique flavor. Also adding to this is a special bonus for owners of the first episode. Upon starting the game, players with save data from Episode I will be given access to a set of four levels entitled Episode Metal. The new section presents reworked versions of four levels from the first game. In them, players control Metal Sonic and get to see how he was returned to full power between the events of Sonic CD and Episode II. While the levels themselves aren’t very exciting, there’s fun to be had playing as Sonic’s robot doppelgänger. Another enjoyable aspect of the game is the soundtrack, which is just as
919.720.4023 • 2910 HILLSBOROUGH STREET WWW.VALENTINECOMMONS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/VALENTINECOMMONS
RATES STARTING AT $645 • ALL INCLUSIVE UNLIMITED UTILITIES • 5 MINUTE WALK TO BRICKYARD
Live Close To Campus !
Stateofthe Art Fitness Center
ON THE WOLFLINE
Roommate Matching
Full Size Washer & Dryer
All Utilities Included
Largest Bedrooms in Raleigh
Free Internet & Cable in Every Room
WalkinClosets in Select Units
Free Tanning
Located Close to NC State, Meredith College & Wake Tech
Mention this ad
877‐705‐5423
impressive as in the last episode. The techno-influenced tracks all work well with the levels they’re paired with and help to sell the light-hearted, fun atmosphere the game is aiming for. Overall, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II is another enjoyable entry in the series. Though this downloadable adventure doesn’t quite reach the creative heights of full retail releases like Sonic Generations, there’s still plenty here for fans of Sega’s blue blur to sink their teeth into.
ART
continued from page 8
“[Many outsider artists] were these people that felt disconnected from the community and were looking for a way to get back into it... I could sort of feel their need to connect,” Manley said. Manley himself felt similar desires as a child because, as a member of a military family, he lived in 22 different cities before college. By sharing the photos he collected, Manley allows outsider artists to share their stories. Many are grateful and keep in touch. In fact, Hooper, Manley’s original muse, even sent him her Bible statues. Some of them make an appearance at the Gregg Museum every now and then.
News
PAGE 11 • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
PANS
continued from page 1
everyone’s faces. They were doing something special and unique and fun, and they were making a statement that was so loud as to be impossible to ignore,” Sprinkle said. “For the people who were in the legislature, it was impossible for them to pretend it wasn’t happening.” Heather Kilcrease, media organizer for the RaleighWake MoveOn Council, said the legislature needs to open barriers to the people that are the majority. “For far too long we have had people in political power that are very disconnected from your average American and they no longer listen to the needs of the average American,” Kilcrease said. Kilcrease said activities like the Pots and Spoons Protest are slowly catching on, but it’s just the beginning of the movement. “I hope [the legislature] saw the enormous crowd there and realized that for each action we’re a part of, it’s just going to get larger and larger. While corporate interests have money, what we have is people power — and no amount of money can really beat people power.” But not all the people at Bicentennial Mall that morning were joining the protest. Members of Americans for Prosperity, like State Director Dallas Woodhouse, passed out earplugs to bystanders and politicians to counter
the sounds of banging kitch- when it comes to offices of diversity and offices of all enware. “We are an organization kinds of things that have that has been supportive of no effect on whether peothe General Assembly’s bud- ple learn to be engineers get they passed last year,” or veterinarians or whatWoodhouse said. “We think ever else,” Woodhouse it required some tough med- said. Kilcrease said it was icine for the state at a time when the state needed it. It fitting for Americans for was important to us because Prosperity to pass out it cut taxes, it cut spending, earplugs because, in her it cut out waste and it also opinion, they represent added state funding for 2,000 big corporate interests. “It was kind of disgustadditional teachers.” ing and Woodappalling house said that they the one would do thing the that to opdifferent press what groups sponsoring we were the protest tr y ing to have in say. It’s a Heather Kilcrease, media common is gimmick organizer for the Raleighthey want to t hem. Wake MoveOn Council more monThey make ey out of taxpayers. a joke out of real and seri“No matter how much ous issues by doing stuff money they get out of the like that,” Kilcrease said. taxpayer, they always want She said Woodhouse more. We were out there giv- was laughing the entire ing away earplugs. We want time of the protest. the lawmakers to both liter“It made me sick to the ally and figuratively drown bottom of my stomach to out the hardcore, tax-raising see him shaking hands left,” Woodhouse said. with lawmakers with a According to Woodhouse, smirk and smile reaching the legislature is moving in in his bin and passing out the right direction but needs his fancy earplugs. I wonto continue focusing on der how much that cost?” strengthening the economy, Kilcrease said. “If the especially for students. right would just only stop “We have people in majors reaching in their pocket to over there at N.C. State that combat the left, and just will graduate with no hope give a little, then everyone of getting a job because their would be happy.” major doesn’t teach them to do anything. I think the universities tend to be bloated
“They make a joke out of real and serious issus...”
POLICY
The Technician will not be held responsible for damages or losses due to fraudulent advertisements. However, we make every effort to prevent false or misleading advertising from appearing in our publication.
DEADLINES
Our business hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Line ads must be placed by noon the previous day.
TECHNICIAN
EUGENICS
tify and compensate victims for 11 years, disagrees. “The Eugenics Board was continued from page 1 formed by the legislature, so compensation is enough for it should be the one to act with compensation,” Womevery victim. ble said. “Some may “We need menwant to go tal health further, services. Evbut we do e r y one h a s see that we been affected are closer differently. Charmaine Fuller Cooper, than ever For some the Executive Director of the to passing money would North Carolina Justice for Sterilization Victims a comb e he lpf u l, Foundation pensation but then it bebill,” Fuller comes a question of how much,” Fuller Cooper said. “We want adequate resources for outreach Cooper said. According to Elaine Rid- so we can find more victims.” To date, 132 victims have dick, an outspoken victim of the board’s actions, the come forward from counties $50,000 doesn’t cut it. across the state. “This is a huge smack in my “This is one of the first family’s face,” Riddick said. times that an issue has gotYet Rep. George Cleveland ten bipartisan support in the of Onslow County felt the state,” Fuller Cooper said. monetary compensation was “This may be the issue that actually unnecessary. unites the house and senate “An apology is enough. and people, whether white, This happened so long ago, black, male, or female.” we shouldn’t need to offer Fuller Cooper wants people money,” Cleveland said. to know that injustice hapWomble, who has been in- pens in North Carolina, but volved with the cause to iden- more importantly, she wants
“Everyone has been affected differently.”
STATISTICS OF EUGENICS VICTIMS: All of North Carolina’s 100 counties were involved in sterilizations. 47 percent of those counties have had victims step forward. Wake County performed 114 sterilizations between July 1946 and June 1968 - 11 victims were verified as of April 25, 2012. SOURCE: NC DEPT. OF ADMIN.
this to be an example of the state’s willingness to advocate for the less fortunate. If you believe you are or know someone who may have been affected by the program, call the toll-free hotline 877550-6031 or 919-807-427 localy for information, or visit the Foundation’s Website: www.sterilizationvictims. nc.gov.
Technician was there. You can be too. The Technician staff is always looking for new members to write, design or take photos. Visit www.ncsu.edu/sma for more information.
Classifieds
RATES
For students, line ads start at $5 for up to 25 words. For non-students, line ads start at $8 for up to 25 words. For detailed rate information, visit technicianonline.com/classifieds. All line ads must be prepaid.
To place a classified ad, call 919.515.2411, fax 919.515.5133 or visit technicianonline.com/classifieds
Announcements
EmploymEnt
HealtH & Wellness
InternshIps
Real estate
Child Care Needed
ApArtments For rent
Childcare Wanted Need fun responsible student with car
Homes For rent
ApArtments For rent Walk to NCSU.
4 BR House on Wolfline
Brick Duplex 2BR/IBA, dishwasher and
Chinese/Asian Egg Donor Needed
Lab technician to assist in product
to care and transport three kids/teens
Spacius 4BD/4BA apartment near
washer/dryer included. Year lease,
1316 Gorman St, corner of Marcom;
Earn $3000 for completing egg
development projects. Responsibilities
this summer. Good driving record, non-
NCSU!
months deposit. Rent $875/month.
3 BA; DW; W/D; patio; available June
donation at NCCRM. Chinese/Asian
include, but not limited to, data
smoker good time management. 10.00
Spacious 4BD/4BA apartment near
844-1974
1, $1200
donors requested.
collection, report-writing and
/hr plus .40 per mile mileage. Mostly
NCSU! Hardwood floors throughout,
Email Folita: f.sherman@nccrm.com
prototype assemblies.
you will use my car to drive children.
washer/dryer included, great location
12-5pm two afternoons per week.
-less than 1 mile from campus! Rent -
Applicant should have interest in
Flexible which afternoons but need
$350/bedroom plus utilities (based on
electrical/mechanical engineering and
same two afternoons most weeks.
a 12 month basis); re-decorating fee
fiber optics studies.
919 744 9866.
- $100; application fee - $30/ applicant,
Email margotholloman@yahoo.com
No security deposit with co-signer.
Email jennifer.mckendry@
Available 08/10/12. If interested, please
allsystemsbroadband.com
email or call Diane, RPM, at 919-368-
Tel: 919-878-0849.
3077.
Sudoku
Sudoku
By The Mepham Group
Level: 1 2 3 4
Level:
Email diane@raleighinvestment.com
By The Mepham Group FOR RELEASE JANUARY 11, 2010
1 2 3 4
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis
Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle
3/7/12
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
Solution to Thursday’s puzzle
Technician was there. You can be too. © 2012 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
3/9/12
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
© 2012 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
The Technician staff is always looking for new members to write, design or take photos. Visit www.ncsu.edu/sma for more information.
ACROSS 1 Feds concerned with bogus bills 5 Drug bust finds 10 Highest point 14 Like collectible coins 15 Sky color 16 Wheat, corn or rice cereal 17 Several 18 __ plume: pen name 19 Whacks with an ax 20 Piece of Peter Piper’s peck 23 Backyard hangout 24 Whiskey grain 25 Fled the scene 28 Andrea __: illfated ship 32 What sips and nips do 34 +, on a batt. 37 School project medium in large rolls 40 Italian wine city 42 Minister’s residence 43 Heed 44 Killjoy 47 Dreyer’s partner in ice cream 48 Colorful quartz 49 Comedian Wanda 51 Stitch 52 Illuminated 55 Basil-and-pinenuts sauce 59 Cinema counter fixture 64 __ job: trickery 66 Transfusion fluid 67 The sound of music 68 Handbasket rider’s destination? 69 Brainy group 70 This, in Tijuana 71 Slippery fish 72 Collar stiffeners 73 Dick Tracy’s love DOWN 1 “The Sound of Music” family name 2 Sicilian secret society
By John Lampkin
3 Standing tall 4 Recent block arrival 5 “Citizen __” 6 Former reptilian logo brand 7 Sugar cube 8 “__ in the court!” 9 Oozy 10 Aspirin target 11 Fruity dessert 12 Bit of cat chitchat 13 George Strait’s “All My __ Live in Texas” 21 Feature of a tied shoelace 22 Cop’s collar 26 Change, as a law 27 Totally unhip 29 Frolic 30 World Golf Hall of Famer Aoki 31 Periodic table figs. 33 Cheese go-with 34 Dads 35 Missouri River tributary 36 Informal opinion sampling 38 Lay eyes on 39 Really stink 41 Addams family cousin
1/11/10
!"!#$%&'$() Saturday’s Puzzle Solved
!"#$#%&'(")*+"%#+,' "*+,-./0%1213450
-+$,#$.%)$'(/"0 1' 2)"3/$'4"),,#$.,' ".4154061..07879:;89:<=7 >>>9?*@2@?/A*+A96+B C20?D40E+.F@24G0H0(?+A5 (c)2010 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
45 Canine cry 46 Result of an auto loan default, briefly 50 Trio plus four 53 Missiles in silos, for short 54 “Vacancy” 56 Reckon, in the boonies 57 Revival structures
1/11/10
58 Creme-filled cookies 60 Avian symbols of wisdom 61 Author Jaffe 62 Overly inquisitive 63 Palmtop computers: Abbr. 64 “Steady as __ goes” 65 Born, in marriage announcements
I am Mark Herring, a rising senior, and I have worked at Technician since the fall of my sophomore year. I started out as a staff writer for the Features section and quickly moved up the later to become the Features editor my junior year. Though I’m passionate about journalism, meeting new people and writing, I hope to go to dental school and pursue a career in dentistry and public health. Though getting into dental school is the big goal of mine, it rivals my goal to produce quality in every print of Technician. Drop me a line if you got any comments or criticisms.
Hey, I’m Sean Fairholm, a Junior in PGA Golf Management and the new Sports Editor. I’ve been working at Technician for the past two years, and will be serving as the Summer Sports Editor before returning as a Deputy Sports Editor this Fall. If you are that one dude or chick who has read Technician religiously since the Fall of 2010, you have seen my name in a byline 85 times in addition to 27 other staff reports I discreetly whipped up for you. For the pure betterment of humanity, I have traveled to Orlando, Fla. (NCSU-UCF football game), Tallahassee, Fla. (NCSU-FSU football game), Charlottesville, Va. (NCSU-UVA football game), Winston-Salem (NCSU-WF football and basketball games) and Columbus, Ohio (first two games of NCSU basketball tournament). And I’m not done driving excessive distances just to drink free Diet Coke in press boxes; I will head to Atlanta, Ga. and Miami, Fla. for Wolfpack football games against two of the most storied programs in college football history - the Tennessee Volunteers and Miami Hurricanes. Fun Fact: N.C. State is exactly a 12 hour drive from my birthplace (Mississauga, ON, Canada) and exactly a 12 hour drive from the place where I grew up (Coral Springs, Fla.). My favorite sports team is the only professional sports team of my native Broward County and the southernmost team in the National Hockey League the Florida Panthers. If you dislike hockey because you think soccer is more exciting, I can not physically be friends and/or date you.
Gosh! It’s so great to meet you! I’m Jessie Halpern, a Junior in Psychology and Communications. I’m excited to be the new Editor for News. After transferring to N.C. State from American University in Washington, D.C., I began as a Staff Writer in the Fall of 2011. After one semester of writing, I was promoted to Deputy News Editor and, as of this summer, has taken over the section as News Editor. Last semester, I interned at The News & Observer where I published 25 bylines and three front page articles. This summer, I am not only working as News Editor, but interning at a public relations firm downtown and working at a boutique baby store in Crabtree Mall. During the school year, I am also a Resident Advisor in the beautiful and gracious Bragaw Hall. Fun Facts: I have a weird love of ketchup. I eat it routinely with pasta, ravioli, grilled cheese, chips, and most recently, pretzels. I grew up in Los Angeles, just a few minutes from the Hollywood sign and have only lived in Raleigh for five years. I have a metal rod in my back as the result of last summer’s spinal fusion in which 10 levels of my spine were fused together. I have yet to set off any metal detectors.
MEAL PLANS
What up! I’m Ahmed Amer, a Senior in Business Administration Finance, I’ll be your Viewpoint Editor this summer. At some point in my life, I want to live in a fishing village in Italy to work on my beard-growing skills. You say I’m crazy, but google “Cinque Terre” and try to tell me it’s not beautiful. I used to own a van named Big Red, but now I have a bike who’s still too young to have a personality. I love talking to people, so feel free to stop me in the Brickyard to tell me your life story.
Hey, I’m Young Lee. I’m Chinese. I’m a Super Senior in Economics and International Studies. I am the new Features Editor for the wonderful collegiate publication that is Technician. I am back in the office for the summer. No one will play Brood War with me and my computer can’t handle Starcraft II or Diablo III.
Hey, how’s it going! My name is Brad Guidry--I’m happy to be taking over as Design Editor for the summer. I am a rising Senior in Art+Design where I am focusing on Multidisciplinary Design. I am a professional Graphic Designer, with my own small freelance business in Communication Design in downtown Raleigh. In my rare spare time, I enjoy chilling with my friends, cuddling with my two kitties Halle & Fitch, making duckface in important photographs (unlike the one see here), and an iced cold pilsner glass of Yuengling. That’s me in a nut shell. PS: I make the newspaper look sexy.
Yo! I’m Charlie Harless, Junior in Human Bio and the new Photo Editor. My interest in photography developed through a childhood of traveling internationally. This is my second semester working for the Technician, and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning the genre of photojournalism. This fall I will be studying in Granada, Spain. I hope to return to the Technician when I return in the spring. I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. I have traveled to 13 countries so far. My favorite mode of transportation around campus is my dad’s 1978 banana board.
SIGN UP NOW: go.ncsu.edu/eat