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GLBT Center names new director UNIVERSITY HIRES NEW DIRECTOR AFTER FORMER DIRECTOR PROMOTED Casey Oldham Correspondent
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Renee Wells recently replaced Justine Hollingshead as the Director of the GLBT Center at N.C. State. Hollingshead has been the director since January 2008.
Carpool parkingpass reduction to reduce congestion Sasha Afanasieva Staff Writer
Starting this semester, NC State has implemented a new policy restricting carpool passes for students located within half a mile of a Wolfline stop or campus. Michael Ousdahl, transportation planner for NCSU Transportation, said that the policy was implemented to reduce traffic congestion on campus. “If you live across the street from campus and you and your roommate are driving alone, that’s two cars to campus,” Ousdahl said. “If you are carpooling, that’s one car to campus, and if you are taking the Wolfline that’s zero cars to campus. The idea is to reduce cars to campus.” Six new buses were also added to Wolfine at the start of the semester to address crowding problems. “We added six new buses this year,” said Christine Klein, public communication specialist for NCSU Transportation. “Normally, the first couple of days are very full, and our transit manager always cautions folks to not wait until the very last bus.” Additionally, NCSU Transportation regularly collects data on transportation usage. “We have staff that ride the busses on regular bases, especially these first few days,” Klein said. “Our director, actually, Kathy Reeve was on the buses yesterday.” The new buses will be added to some of the most congested routes. “We look at the bus ridership and performance monthly,” Ousdahl
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said. “We are able to be very deliberate on where to roll out the buses. We rolled these buses on where we saw the highest demand and capacity concerns: Avent Ferry, the Engineering route, the Southeast loop and Gorman route.” Some students reacted favorably to the changes while others voiced other transportation-related concerns. “The main issue is availability of parking spaces for commuter passes, as is the issue with all parking passes,” said Catherine Konieczny, a junior in economics. “The pacing of the Wolfline buses could be improved, especially for those that are running to student apartments where there are varied periods of demand.” Andrew Thomson, a senior in electrical engineering who commutes by car daily to class, saw the new carpool policy as a positive change. “It doesn’t affect me, but I do like the idea of having a carpool parking policy,” Thomson said. “That way, if you live with a couple of people, you can drive together instead of separately and save on gas.” Ousdahl explained that in addition to reducing congestion on campus, the new carpool policy is intended to increase sustainability by encouraging more people to take the bus, bike, or walk. “This impacts students with congestion on campus and increases NC State’s national profile
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Beginning this semester, Renee Wells will be the new director at the GLBT Center. Her predecessor, Justine Hollingshead, has taken a new position as the assistant to the vice chancellor and dean of the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. Wells, having studied and completed degrees from the Universities of Michigan, Miami and Illinois, said that she was drawn to NC State because she liked the structure of the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity. OIED serves as the umbrella office for all cultural centers at NC State, including the GLBT Center. Wells said she is excited to be working on a large campus again. Before coming to NC State, she spent the majority of her time teaching literature courses at the University of Alabama. Although it is only her third week at NC State, Wells said she already has plans to better collaborate with the other centers that are part of OIED. Wells said her top priorities for the GLBT Center are student develop-
ment, figuring out how she and the department can support students and forming strong relationships across campus. Both Wells and the GLBT Center will be working to accomplish these goals with campus administration. They plan to host events on campus that are designed to promote GLBT awareness and make sure that the policies and practices are inclusive to members of GLBT community. Actress Lavern Cox from Orange is the New Black is scheduled to visit and give a speech on Nov. 11, 2014. Cox’s speech will discuss identity and what it means to be part of the GLBT community, specifically with transsexual issues. Hollingshead has recently accepted a position newly-made by Michael “Mike” Mullen, Dean of Academic and Student Affairs. Hollingshead said she has been working for NC State for 18 years. She began as an employee for University Housing and then spent the last seven years working as the director of the GLBT Center. Hollingshead said her new position is a sort of “chief-of-staff” for DASA and a new addition to what Mullen calls his “cabinet.”
A major part of her current work is communicating with the student body in the most effective manner possible on matters such as crime reports and other emergencies. Hollingshead also said that increasing awareness about standard intervention is a top priority in her work. In addition to these tasks, Hollingshead says that another part of her day-to-day work is to manage the “marketing and communications between DASA and other departments here at NCSU.” When asked on her thoughts about the new director, Hollingshead said, “I think she’ll be able to take the GLBT center to the next level to what we want to do on campus. She’s very passionate and capable.” Cassie Peele, a sophomore in computer science, said she has been involved with the GLBT community at NC State and praised Hollingshead for her contributions. “I think a lot of people looked up to Hollingshead because she held everything together through coordination,” Peele said. “She helped keep things structured and was always there if you needed advice or
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NCSU Bookstores to move back to Talley, rebrand
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The NC State bookstore currently located in Harrelson Hall will be moving to Talley Student Union in the spring as part of Phase II. In Talley, the bookstore will go by a new name, Wolfpack Outfitters.
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Between April and June 2015, the NCSU Bookstore will be moving from its current location in Harrelson to the Talley Student Building. Delays in construction prevented the original plan of transitioning in late 2014. The Talley project is now scheduled
to be completed in Spring 2015. In addition to a change in inventory, the new store will also be getting a redesign, operating under the new name Wolfpack Outfitters. The new bookstore will contain “new and exciting expansions of our merchandise offerings,” according to Pat Hofmeister, director of NC
State Student Bookstores. The renovations to Harrelson were completed during June of 2011, only three months after construction began in March. The old bookstore was desmolished in August 2011 with the rest of Talley to make way for the new building. Three years later, the new Talley building is almost ready to take back
the bookstore with greater square footage than its predecessor or the current 19,630 square foot location in Harrelson. The bookstore, along with other student services, was relocated to the bottom floor of Harrelson in the summer of 2011. The transition to Talley
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iro Sato, junior in industrial engineering, lounges atop one of the “Wolf Ears” during a break between classes outside DH Hill Library Tuesday afternoon. As fall approaches, temperatures are beginning to drop in North Carolina, bringing about perfect conditions for outdoor studying and recreation. “It’s a secret,” said Sato, when asked how he ascended the smooth concrete structure.
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Ousdahl said.” The policy, recently implemented, will only allow students who live more than half a mile from campus to get carpool passes, requiring the rest to walk, bike, or take a bus.
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“We continue to monitor and have staff doing physical checks on the routes,” said Klein. “Our transit manager is also keeping a sharp eye on it.”
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support with anything.” Peele also said she is excited to work with the new director. “[Wells] seems rea lly friendly and she has been able to handle everything even though she’s only been here for a short time,” Peel e said.
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Justine Hollingshead, the former director of the GLBT Center, is now the “chief of staff” to Dean of the Division of Academic and Student Affairs Mike Mullen.
Bookstore sees more sales after tax-free holiday Maggie Swaim Correspondent
The NCSU Bookstore has experienced an increase in book sales from last year after its new tax-free textbooks incentive. Many students of ten wait until the North Carolina tax-free holiday to buy their textbooks. This year, however, the tax-free holiday was not included in the state budget; the NCSU Bookstore decided to have its own tax-free holiday. Throughout the month of July, students who ordered their textbooks online did not have to pay sales tax. It isn’t just the tax-free incentive that convinced students to buy from the bookstore. “It is definitely convenient to buy from the bookstore,” said Julie Barbour, a freshman in the life sciences first year program. “Even though it’s more expensive than other options, having
the freedom to go and pick up my textbooks when I came on campus was great.” Other students, however, wished that they had examined all of their options before deciding to buy their books from the bookstore. “I felt very rushed,” said Kyra Vancil, a freshman in first year college. “I bought my books at the very end of July because I thought they would be cheaper since they were tax-free, but now I wish that I had shopped around more.” It is not only freshmen that are buying their textbooks from the bookstore, according to Alex Barnett, marketing and promotions manager for Campus Enterprises. “We continue to receive support from upperclassmen because they recognize the strides the bookstore has made in pricing and savings for everyone,” Barnett said. Cost is an important factor that students consider when purchasing textbook, Barnett
said. “With the price of textbooks decreasing in addition to the bookstore’s Tax-Free Textbooks program, we’ve been able to save students a significant amount of money,” Barnett said. “Additionally, we offer a price comparison tool which not only pulls students’ book lists, but it shows real-time pricing for each book their professor has requested right next to the pricing of national vendors like Amazon and Half.com.” The bookstore claims it has made recent strides in textbook costs as well. “Believe it or not, the average unit price of a book from the bookstore is dropping about $2 per year because of the aggressive pricing position we’ve taken,” Barnett said. “Year after year from Fall 2012, the average retail price for all units has fallen from $71.61 to $69.38 and is currently at $67.99 this year.”
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Dining ranked among top 15 food programs DINING PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED FOR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, NUTRITION Mark Iakovenko Correspondent
Due to its healthy environment and nutritious food options available for students, employees and guests, NC State University Dining was placed among the top 15 dining programs in the US by FoodService Director Magazine. “ FoodService Director is an industry magazine that covers the food service industry and is geared toward senior level dining executives,” Jennifer Gilmore, director of marketing communications, said. “So when we were named to the ‘Top 15 Healthiest NonCommercial Foodservice Operators in the Country,’ we were thrilled.” “This is not the first time we have been recognized nationally. The announcement of our selection was made in the June 15 issue of the magazine and was really exciting.” Gilmore said. Over the years, the attitude toward University Dining has been changing as students’ demand in nutrition education is growing. “We’ve made great strides in these the last five years in particular,” Randy Lait, director of dining services, said. “The decision to do so came from increased student demand for healthy food choices and the feedback that we received in our annual customer satisfaction surveys, focus groups and guest comments.”
The University contribution to the healthy nutrition hasn’t gone unnoticed. In the June 23, 2014 issue, FoodService Director Magazine placed University Dining at NC State in the top 15 dining programs among the US. “To be named to the Top 15 list, we had to submit a document describing all of the things we do here at NC State that promote healthy and informed eating among students,” Gilmore said. The document contains a list of new programs and activities that are intended to promote healthy food and lifestyle habits. “We also received the rank due to our varied and ever changing nutrition initiatives that try to reach as many students as possible,” Lisa Eberhart, a dietitian at NC State, said. University Dining offers Get Well Kits, designed specifically to meet the needs of students who are too sick to go get a meal in one of the dining halls. Taste the Difference is also a program sponsored by NC State and is an event that includes food sample stations with the opportunity for students to try healthy menu items and provide feedback about them. “Today’s consumer wants the foods they love to be good for them too, and they want to know what is in the food they eat.” Lait said. The University’s One Change program, promoted
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will not begin until early 2015 and will involve “evaluating store inventory position and marketing the new Wolfpack Outfitters name,” Hofmeister said. A moving sale is also planned to take place before the transition. It is not currently known what will occupy the space on the bottom floor of Harrelson after the bookstore has vacated. “So many details are still in the planning stages,” Hofmeister said. In the meantime, students will still have to purchase their books at Harrelson for fall semester and the upcoming spring semester. The freshman class of 2019 will be able to purchase all of its books at Wolfpack Outfitters in Talley Student Union.
“I don’t have a problem with [Harrelson], it’s just an ugly building, but it is still a nice location though,” said Lucas Jones, a sophomore in business administration management. “I think it will be nice in Talley because everything else is in it, and it will be nice to have everything finally centralized.” Other services provided by the NCSU Bookstore have already made the transition to the new Talley building. Wolf Xpress, the copy, printing and fax service formerly located in DH Hill Library, made the transition earlier this year. Ever since the move to Harrelson, NC State Bookstores have been funded by Campus Enterprises and Talley project student fees, and the renovations have been covered as a part of the Talley project renovation and addition. In addition to the NCSU
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University Dining displays allergen and nutritional information on tablets and other digital screens on campus at Fountain Dining Hall Monday
through social media, encourages students to make healthy changes such as exercising more, relaxing, eating well and learning how to create a food log. “We have a great team of chefs working to prepare delicious and healthy food,” Lait said. “Our nutrition department has expanded our education efforts about the food to share ingredient, nutrition and allergen in-
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Bookstore, Harrelson is also the current home of many important student organizations including the Campus Women’s Center, GLBT Center, Union Activities Board, Student Affairs and Student Government. These other student organizations will be reopened once the new Talley Student Union is completed in 2015 inside the new James H. Woodward Student Involvement center, which is named for the eponymous interim chancellor who served briefly in 2009. The center will be able to support more than 600 student organizations. Store hours will remain the same as they were in Harrelson, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, and then closed on Sundays.
formation in the foods we serve on our web site, at the point of purchase, on iPads and more.” Cooking classes will soon be available for students in the residence halls to teach them how to prepare their own healthy recipes. “There has been good work between our chefs and dietitians to make our existing menu items healthier through ingredient changes
and alternative cooking techniques, without labeling the food as ‘lite’ or ‘low cal’ which can be associated with less desirable taste,” Lait said. Ahmed Khaleel, a freshman in engineering , said that it is very easy to check for nutrition facts and if a particular food suits a student’s needs with allergies or intolerances in the dining halls on campus.
The approval of University Dining, however, isn’t universal. “There are healthy options in food but there aren’t many in University Dining,” said Zhiyong Guo, a freshman in engineering. “Typical foods that are available in university aren’t especially healthy.”
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Who run the VMAs? Girls. N
ot even loads of lipstick, sparkles, weaves and leotards could distract VMA viewers from the fact that the women of the music industry dominated the Sunday show. According to TIME magazine, females took home 10 out of 16 awards; needless to say, they rocked it. While watching the VMAs, I couldn’t shake the proud feeling in the pit of my stomach watching such confident women strut across the stage . Taylor Quinn I had to hold back my own Associate urge to go find something to Features Editor be the boss of because I felt so empowered. It was extremely refreshing to see that female singers were singing and not solely relying on their hip gyrations and a prerecorded track to get people to talk about their performance. The award show has come a long way from the Britney Spears era where
it seemed as though nobody actually sang, instead only danced in cages and ripped off their clothes. The show opened with three pop-powerhouses, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Jesse J, who blew the roof off the place. Taylor Swift’s performance of “Shake It Off” also had some feminist influences in it. She performed with only male back-up dancers and an all female band. Lorde took home the award for best rock video, beating out the all-male bands Imagine Dragons, The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys and Linkin Park. Beyonce, of course, performed a show-stopper (literally, it was the last performance) but added even more girl-power than she usually does. On the screen behind her during the performance, the word “feminism” appeared along with a voice that said, “Feminist: a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.”
That was pretty awesome. She juxtaposed that message with the two songs “Flawless” and “Bow Down” which also promote female confidence. And let’s face it, almost any Beyonce song can make your hairbrush feel like a microphone and your room a stage. They are pretty empowering. Beyonce showed us that being a mother is a big achievement with a tribute to Blue Ivy during her performance, as well as letting us know that you can be both a diva and a mom. To add to the feminist message, her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy joined her on stage after her performance to share a beautiful family moment and to present her with the Vanguard award. Jay-Z also said on stage that Beyonce is the best performer in the world, which was big. I guess he has stepped down from his pedestal since he released the track “99 problems.” Though Fox News ran an article on Aug.
25 titled “Beyonce’s feminist VMA message prompts some eye rolls,” we have to remember that it is Fox News. The article said that because she was dressed in a leotard and was dancing suggestively, it was hypocritical of her to include a feminist message. That makes no sense, because she embraced her sexuality in a tasteful way and obviously did not care what anybody thought. Needless to say, this type of VMA needs to stay. Those types of performances can save the mainstream music industry from being looked down upon. People almost pride themselves on not listening to the radio these days because it’s not ‘quality music,’ but I think the VMAs might have swayed a few peoples’ opinions. To be fair, mainstream pop artists must have done something right to get where they are in the music industry.
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Why I hate movies about disability T
hey all start and end the same way. In films attempting to portray life through the eyes of a disabled character, the only thing they manage to do is reinforce common stereotypes about us. The handicapped character in movies is always used as a conve nt i on a l pl ot device to inspire the protagonist to do what he or she is supposed to. Kevin Rarely do we see a Schaefer disabled character Associate who is complex, Features Editor believable and with problems ot her than his or her inability to walk. Even classics such as Rain Man and Radio make the handicapped, static characters exist merely as catalysts for the protagonist’s development. Films that follow this formula result in cheesiness, predictability and ultimately send the wrong message. Yet worst of all, there are millions of people who get sucked into these sob story flicks. There are only three movies I can think of which do the handicapped community justice: Avatar, The Bone Collector and the 2005 documentary Murderball. The main reason these films achieve this status is because they portray disability without making it the central theme. While viewers are accustomed to
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seeing disabled characters who are weak, overwhelmed and dependent on the support of others, they rarely see one who is depicted as a strong and independent hero. In James Cameron’s Avatar, the protagonist Jake Sully is a paraplegic marine who is brash, determined and who won’t take crap from anyone. While Cameron in no way underscores Jake’s disability, he also doesn’t make it the driving force of the narrative. As a result, viewers enjoy a highly entertaining sci-fi epic with strong political themes, which also features a handicapped protagonist. Based on the novel by Jeffrey Deaver, the 1999 crime drama The Bone Collector starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie takes the same kind of approach. Washington plays Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic homicide detective who tracks down a serial killer with the aid of his female partner. Once again, the hero is a strongminded and complex character with multiple talents, who happens to be confined in a wheelchair. The fact that Deaver made Rhyme more like James Bond and Sherlock Holmes instead of Tiny Tim has done wonders for everyone with disabilities. Then there’s Murderball, probably the most accurate of the three because it portrays real life people. This documentary is about a team of quadriplegics who play full con-
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tact rugby in wheelchairs. The film makes sure to articulate that this is not some kind of Special Olympics sport where participants are there to receive a pat on the back, but rather this game is as intense, brutal and competitive as the NFL. Through a number of interviews with the players and footage of their daily lives, Murderball shows that people with disabilities are just like everyone else. We just have more obstacles to deal with. In a 2012 Quest Magazine article entitled “Combatting Stereotypes: Why Movies About ‘the Disabled’ Stink”, author Michael P. Murphy describes a key component of what lies at the heart of good storytelling. When describing the central characters in his original screenplay, he says: “These characters are real adults with hang-ups, issues and flaws. The disabled are people, and people — not stereotypes — are what drive all good stories.” Murphy nails it with this quote. The only way to prevent Hollywood from conveying stereotypical mentalities about the handicapped community is to tell these stories ourselves. Able-bodied LA big shots generally have no authority to portray disabled characters justly. It’s time for us to stand up.
“I guess I prefer the metric system just because it’s easier and interchangeable between most everyone else in the world.”
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Kayla Gales, freshman, engineering first year
he 2010 film, Leaves of Grass, starring Edward Norton includes a humorous conversation between two brothers—one a dignified professor of philosophy, the other a mostly uneducated hydroponic marijuana grower. “Y’all hardly ever write about a topic,” the latter complains. “You write about what some other fella wrote about the topic. So Heidegger’s got some idea, and then some French guy’s got a take on that, and then you write a review on that, and then some other fella’s gonna come along, and on and on and on.” “You’ve ve r y neatly explained ac adem ia,” t he professor retorts. Though, at Nicky Vaught times, this approach to broad Opinion Editor concepts can seem a bit like a cycle of people taking pictures of people taking pictures, there is a reason it has held up so well in academia— that is, it forces theories to undergo critical evaluation from multiple perspectives and ensures these perspectives offer reasoned interpretations of their subjects. It’s a rigorous, fact-checking system that helps maintain the integrity of academia. It’s also terribly underused in other non-academic settings, especially in the media. For some clarification, I will refer to art, music, television, film, literature and so on as “primary media” and reviews, statements, critiques and things of that nature about primary media as “secondary media.” We need to take a more critical lens to how we discuss the media, paying special attention to what we mean by any given form of secondary media. This is not to say that primary media doesn’t need some extra criticism. In fact, most mainstream media these days run rampant with sexism, homophobia, racism and so on. But it receives, accordingly, most of the public’s criticism. With more criticism of primary media, we see more improvements. For instance, even one episode into the new series of Doctor Who, it’s evident that complaints about the show’s subtle sexism have reached show runner Steven Moffat. “Deep Breath,” the first episode in the eighth series, offers a more femalefriendly experience for viewers than it has in recent years. And, no, it isn’t just coincidence
either. Moffat addressed the numerous complaints, acknowledging that the only proper way to respond is to improve the show, rather than to defend past faults. “I think it’s important that there is a feminist critique of television because things that go unquestioned go unchanged, and what goes unchanged becomes institutionalized, and what becomes institutionalized becomes your fault,” Moffat said in an interview with Swedish podcast network, TV Dags. Of course, this is true. So far society has done a relatively fine job of keeping its entertainment in check as of late. The discrepancy between the analytical populace and the media it analyzes comes with the absence of critical assessment of secondary media. Claire Boucher, known by her stage name Grimes, lamented on her personal Tumblr in February how frustrating it is as a woman in the experimental music genre to be compared so constantly to Björk. “It just seems like lazy journalism,” Boucher wrote. “Any female artist who makes even remotely experimental music is constantly compared to bjork (sic) by journalists who completely ignore the legacy of every other experimental female musician who isn’t bjork.” The singer/producer went on, claiming the secondary media would never compare a female musician to a male. “The media seems to think you can only be similar to musicians who have the same sex organs as you,” Boucher wrote. Likewise, secondary media outlets have compared Broad City, a comedy about two women, aged 22 and 25, living in New York, to Girls, Lena Dunham’s HBO drama centering on a group of girls in their twenties living in New York, since it first aired on Comedy Central. Other than the fact that both shows’ main characters are women in New York, there isn’t much reason to compare the two. Yet, critics can’t seem to stop hailing Broad City as the anti-Girls. That’s as asinine as comparing 30 Rock to Mad Men because both deal with business in New York. Unless we hold critics and reviewers accountable for their lazy, hindering and unnecessary comparisons—not just about gender but about anything that is not mainstream, this trend will continue, reducing marginalized groups’ efforts to enter mainstream media into elective, dismissible sub-genres.
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Students find melting pot via Facebook Sarah Keener Staff Writer
Befriending international students can seem challenging if a student doesn’t live in the Global Villages of Alexander or Carroll residence halls. Thanks to a new Facebook group, American and international students at NC State are now better able to intermingle and form relationships with fellow students. The NC State Melting Pot 2014 Fall Semester Facebook group is open to all students of different backgrounds and cultures. Evi Katarina Ugrinsky, a sophomore in international studies, created the group that has been sparking connections and friendships all over campus. Ugrinsky is a German-American student who lived in Germany until the age of 12, then moved to Cary, NC. Visiting Germany every summer, she felt very connected with Eu-ropean culture. After taking a gap year before college to teach English as an au pair in Madrid, Spain, Ugrinsky decided to help
inspire others to broaden their horizons at NC State by forging new friendships with students from other countries. She found it difficult to connect with international students because she lived offcampus. She decided to create the NC State Melting Pot 2014 Fall Semester Facebook page. According to Ugrinsky, the group is still growing and looking for more members in its online community. “I am almost satisfied with the group, but it really needs more members,” Ugrinsky said. “I would like more people to know about it, in case they are interested in the opportunity to meet cool, new people. I just think Americans could really use more exposure to other cultures.” There are organizations and resources available on campus, even to those not living in the Global Village, that help international students adjust to living in the U.S. One such program is the Global Training Initiative. Part of the Office of International Affairs, GTI works with the foreign exchange students at
NC State from the French School of Knowledge, Economy and Management. The SKEMA business school is located on Centennial Campus, and allows its students to work with NC State’s Poole College of Management. GTI offers social events for the-se students to meet people from SKEMA and other cultures. As a volunteer for the GTI events, Ugrinsky found them less successful than she had anticipated. The level of awareness did not draw enough of a crowd, and the events were exclusive to the SKEMA students. Additionally, the only international students allowed to attend needed to be a part of SKEMA, making them more exclusive rather than inclusive. “[International students] and volunteers attend to provide the SKEMA students some contact with other American students,” Ugrinsky said. “American students do not know enough about the program and there is always a lack of Americans attending the events. I found this pretty frustrating because the whole point of studying abroad is to get to
know students of other cultures.” Ugrinsky said she intends to succeed in making it easier for all NC State students to connect and communicate with international students, regardless of where they live or their major. “Being that most students have Facebook, I created a group in which SKEMA students, other exchange students, Alexander hall members, and anybody else interested in having a good time with a mix of Americans and exchange students could finally have a way to communicate and hang out outside of classes,” Ugrinsky said. According to the Facebook page, NC State students are taking the initiative to meet others and are bringing their enthusiasm to a social media platform that is friendly and easily accessible. Past events include dinner plans at Sushi Nine, and outings to and by a group of students from different backgrounds to Packapalooza this past Saturday.
A breakdown of the Emmy Winners Taylor Quinn Associate Features Editor
On Aug. 25, the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Seth Myers hosted the event that aired on NBC.
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The Emmy Awards happen annually and awards are given out to outstanding television shows and movies. They are also given to various people who make the show happen.
Modern Family took home the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series which is its fifth consecutive win in that category, beating out Louie, Orange is the New Black, Silicon Valley, The Big Bang Theory and Veep. Modern Family also took home two more awards including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series to Ty Burrell, and Outstanding Director to Gail Mancuso. The Big Bang Theory did not go unrecognized though, with Jim Parsons winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper. For the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Julia Louis-Dreyfus took home the award for her work in Veep. For the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a comedy series Allison Janney from Mom received the award.
Drama Breaking Bad was the big winner of the night, with 5 Emmys—Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series, Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series went to Julianna Marguiles for her character Alicia Florrick in The Good Wife, for the second year in a row.
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Fargo won the award for Outstanding Miniseries, and The Normal Heart won for Outstanding Television Movie. Benedict Cumberbatch won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a miniseries or television movie for Sherlock and Jessica Lange won Outstanding Lead Actress in a miniseries or television movie for her work in American Horror Story: Coven.
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Breaking Bad and Modern Family took home multiple awards at the 66th annual Emmy Awards. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul pose for a photo with their show’s creator, Vince Gilligan. Ty Burell and Julie Bowen, who both won awards in the Outstanding Supporting Actor/Actress category, pose for a photo together.
The Emmys doesn’t deserve its own award Katherine Waller Staff Writer
The 66th Primetime Emmy awards aired on Monday, and fell flat. Host Seth Meyers seemed to base much of his comedy on how little people care about the Emmys. He included a bit where he and comedian Billy Eichner asked unsuspecting citizens on the streets of New York City questions related to the Emmy Awards. The duo’s attempt at comedy proved prophetic. Viewership has tapered since the 1990s and is down in total viewership with only 15.6 million viewers Monday. Additionally, Meyers seemed short on content. He did a bit where he simply had celebrities in the audience ask him questions, which produced few laughs. The best moments of the Emmys included Billy Crystal’s tribute to the late Robin Williams. This seemed to be the only authentic and sincere moment of the monotonous night. He talked about his great friendship with Williams, saying he “could be funny anywhere.” Crystal completed the tribute with video clips of some of Williams’ great moments in comedy. The strangest and lowest point of a disappointing Emmy show was Weird Al Yankovic performing a song with lyrics about the nominated shows. The lyrics dissapointed because he did not properly pay tribute to the shows nominated and the performance was executed in a way that was cringe-inducing. When Academy of Television Arts and Sciences President, Bruce Rosenblum gave a speech about the goals of the Academy, producers thought it would be much more entertaining if he gave this speech with Sofia Vergara on a rotating pedestal beside him. The idea was demonstrating the importance of giving something for people to watch, but succeeded at making all social media users upin-arms over the attempted “ironic” display of blatant sexism and racism. The camera cut to audience members looking around uncom-
fortably in their seats. The night may have been staged poorly, but the awards still managed to make their way to worthy shows. Of course, there were snubs like every other award show, but the major revelation of the night was how the televised Emmys seemed to demean the effort of the television medium this year. TV has become a huge part of pop-culture, succeeding at reaching all demographics through new modes including online streaming, HBO and Cable. It has achieved new levels of artistry unseen previously. Such achievements in television are unmatched by the flop of the Emmys, seeming to undermine the current progression that television is making; television is currently surpassing movies in many aspects. We are past the point where TV is merely considered a frivolous pastime, especially seeing that so many shows are challenging preconceived stereotypes and subvert many devices that we have been trained to accept from the medium. With shows such as Orange is the New Black, demonstrating well-represented transgender characters, and Mad Men and Breaking Bad deconstructing out notions of white-male heroism, TV has the ability to challenge the status quo. In the end, TV deserves better.
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Most of the players from last season’s A Team have graduated, including French national player and NC State standout Lucas Charpentier, or can’t play due to school policies. However, with the arrival of two new Chinese transfer students, club president and environmental design junior Jing Yuan is optimistic about the state of his current team and hopes to build off last season’s success. “I’m hoping we can make it at least past regional, or at least past divisional,� Yuan said. Besides winning regional and divisional, any season when State beats Duke in table tennis is considered a successful one. Winning regionals last year and advancing to Nationals has Yuan, a three-year NC State Table Tennis veteran, excited about the upcoming season. “We’re still going to beat Duke every single time� Yuan said. “It’s basically all new players this year and I have high hopes of everyone being as good as we were in the past couple
of years.� Yuan believes last season’s deep run at Nationals has done wonders for the club table tennis team at NC State. “We were only known locally, at least in the Triangle area, by local players,� Yuan said. “We only made a big impact outside of our local area [after Nationals] because we were able to beat other schools outside of North Carolina.� The team plays four matches in a tournament that consist of one-on-one matchups. A team needs a minimum of four players to compete, but it’s smart to bring more than four players so a team can mix and match for that ideal match up when the coveted divisional, regional, or even national championship is on the line. Yuan says the team hopes to host at least one or two local tournaments a month at State during the upcoming season. The mindset being so that the team is primed and prepped for the larger, more significant divisional and regional tournaments at the end of the season. An official from the NCTTA has yet to contact Yuan about a schedule for the upcoming
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As the NC State football team’s home opener against Georgia Southern approaches only three days away, the athletic department has taken precaution by revealing a heat management plan that will be implemented in order to avoid health emergencies due to the day’s possible high temperatures. The plan features three hydration stations that will be provided in the CarterFinley Stadium Parking Lots and concourses, eight ice stations around the concourse and four misting tents that will be setup inside the stadium. Fans attending the game are advised to drink plenty of water before and during their time at the game, as they may stop by Wolf Assist tents for water. First responders and emergency medical services will be on constant watch to provide care when needed. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Women’s soccer player wins U-20 World Cup with Germany Incoming freshman defender Franziska Jaser heads to Raleigh after winning the Under-20 World Cup with the German U-20 national team in Canada on Tuesday. The Germans defeated a strong Nigeria team by a score of 1-0 after a hard-fought contest. Jaser, a former member of the women’s team of legendary German club Bayern Munich, did not see the field in the final, but the experience gained in Canada is undoubtedly huge for State head coach Tim Santoro. The Burgau, Germany native arrives in Raleigh this week to join her Wolfpack teammates.
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Joe.ie @Joedotie : Despite a great effort, Irishman James McGee has lost his first round match at the US Open to Aleksandr Nedovyesov, 6-4 2-6 1-6 6-7State wit my team and continue working HONEST
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Friday, August 29 WOMEN’S SOCCER V. GEORGETOWN Georgetown, N.C., 7 p.m. Friday, August 29 CROSS COUNTRY COVERED BRIDGE OPEN Boone, N.C., 5 p.m. Friday, August 29 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL V. EASTERN WASHINGTON Wilmington, N.C., 5 p.m. Friday, August 29 MEN’S SOCCER V. VALPARAISO Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Saturday, August 30 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Wilmington, N.C., 9:30 p.m. Saturday, August 30 FOOTBALL Raleigh, N.C., 12:30 a.m.
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Technician: You broke your high school’s goals record as a sophomore. What did it mean to be a part of your former school’s history? Lindberg: It’s a great feeling to be a part of my high school’s history. While I wasn’t able to take full part my junior year due to an ankle injury, and senior year I left for IMG Academy, the fact that I could leave a legacy at Forest Park and leave on a positive note is awesome. T: Why NC State? L: I like that I could be part of a growing program. We have a fairly new coach, new players and a great freshman class. I just want to be a part of building this program and helping it become more successful, and we definitely have the potential to do that. I like being here at the start, so to speak. T: When he was recruiting you, head coach Santoro responded to questions with “read what it says on her bio page.” What does it mean to receive such high praise from a coach you hadn’t played for yet? L: Honestly, it was tremendous to hear that. It showed that he had trust in me. At that point, coach Santoro was recruiting me to play for Wake Forest, so he had faith that I would continue to improve and get better. I’m a self-motivated person, and I believe he knew that because he had taken the time to get to know my game and myself. From that moment on, I’d say there was a bond there. He trusted I had the ability to play for an ACC school at a high level. T: Have you gotten particularly close with any teammates? L: I’m really close with the two freshmen, Kayla [Saager] and Mackenzie [Graybill], mainly because I have a background with Kayla --
we’ve played together before. Mackenzie and I met last month but our chemistry together is great. As far as upperclassmen go, Dayna Tomayko and I have gotten close because we both have such a competitive mindset. We really want to win and we get really hyped before games. We feed off each other’s energy in the pre-game huddle. I’ll say something, and then that motivates her to say something, and vice versa. It not only gets us fired up but the rest of the team as well. T: Pre-game rituals? L: The day before the game, I always set out my cleats and shin guards in front of my locker with a book I always read before games. It’s a mix of Bible verses, athletes’ prayers and other motivational stuff I like to read before the game. When I step into the locker room on game days everything’s in perfect order, placed out for me, but that’s about it. T: Emotions after scoring? L: My emotions were everywhere. Once I scored the first goal and saw the ball hit the back of the net I knew we were ready to just take control, take over the game and just come out with the win. After that first goal I could just feel a second. The rest of the team was so motivated and we were really driving to win the game. The second goal came with only three minutes left, and at that point I knew it was over. We had the win locked down, and all we had to do was just stay composed. We all wanted to win that game so badly that we were willing to do anything. T: Are you looking at games down the road or taking it one game at a time? L: I’m definitely taking it one game at a time. I’m the type of person who constantly looks at what’s next on the plate. I’m not looking four games ahead or five games
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The Womens’ soccer team celebrates their narrow victory over UNC Wilmington. The Wolfpack squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Seahawks
ahead. I treat every game as if it’s my last game to play. T: How have you adapted to life as a student athlete? L: Coming to summer school really helped me adapt. I’m usually pretty adaptable to new places, which is good because I’ve already had to move out of two different places on campus. I also moved a lot growing up because my parents are in the military. So adjusting to State has gone great. I really like it here so far and I know I’m going to continue to enjoy it. Soccer’s obviously helped me a lot. The team in
particular has really helped with the big changes because there are still so many being made. T: Favorite thing about NC State so far? L: I’d have to say the athletics. I love being part of a team because we’re not just a team. We’re also a family and all really good friends. And besides the team and the other athletics, there’re also the fans, the coaches and staff, and it all just ties together into one big family. So ‘athletics’ branches out into all the things associated with it: fans, supporters and the whole school.
McGee falls in U.S. Open first round Table tennis club eager to dominate once again
Jake Lange Associate Sports Editor
Former Wolfpack tennis star and 2008 graduate James McGee achieved a lifelong dream last week by winning three qualifying rounds to earn a bid to the Grand Slam event of the 2014 U.S. Open. The 27-year-old’s fairy tale came to an end on Monday, where he came up short in his matchup against Aleksandr Nedovyesov of Kazakhstan and was knocked out in the Open’s first round. The Dublin, Ireland native was a dynamic member of the NC State tennis team in his two seasons playing for the Pack. In 2007, McGee led the Wolfpack to compete in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, which was the best finish in school history. In the following year, McGee earned All-ACC honors in his sophomore season and continued to dominate on the tennis court, playing as the No. 1 on his team. Since playing for the Pack, McGee has struggled to find a presence in the pro circuit of the tennis world, and has clung to his dreams by competing in any small tournament he can find. McGee’s big break finally came when he, the No. 194 international player, accrued a string of victories when competing in the qualifying rounds of the U.S. Open. As the No. 1 Irish contender, McGee defeated Chile’s Gonzalo Lama, India’s Yuki Bhambri and defied a cramp to defeat China’s Zhang Ze to qualify. This marks the first time that a 27-year-old had qualified at the grand slam of the U.S. Open. In Monday’s matchup against Nedovyesov, McGee’s entire family flew to New York to watch him play.
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James McGee, a former Wolfpack tennis player lost in the first round of the U.S. Open Monday. McGee reached a career high of 194 in the world.
The Dubliner played comfortably in the first set, scraping out a 6-4 win. McGee’s poor returns and costly misjudged shots allowed Nedovyesov to quickly bounce back in the next two sets, dominating with his powerful serves. Nedovyesov took the lead with two easy set wins, 6-2, 6-1. McGee’s confidence grew back, as he refused to let go of his once-ina-lifetime opportunity to compete at the venue. The two competitors fought toe-to-toe in the fourth
set, then faced off in a tiebreaker, where the No. 107 Kazakh clinched the victory, winning 7-3 in the break. McGee didn’t hang his head after the defeat, as the loss served as a closing to his most successful run in his professional career. The determined Irishman spent his entire career fighting to make a living in the game and achieved his biggest payday from qualifying, leaving the tournament with his wallet $35,000 thicker.
After winning regionals just a season ago, NC State’s club table tennis team looks to build off last year’s success and return to championship form after the departure of several key players. Table tennis isn’t an up-andcoming phenomenon sweeping college campuses. Commonly know as Ping-Pong, the recreational sport is a flourishing competitive sport, as evidenced by the club team here at NC State. Competing in the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association, the NC State club table tennis team competes in the Carolina division of the Mid-Atlantic Region, competing against other universities such as High Point, South Carolina, William & Mary, and archrival Duke. The team kicked off the 2014-2015 season by holding their first official practice of the year last Monday. The club is divided into four teams: A, B, C and W, each consisting of four to six players. The veteran, more experienced players are on the A Team, and the younger, less experienced players are on the B and C teams. The women play on the club’s W Team.
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