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An attendant at the marriage equality vigil holds a candle aloft at the Wake County Courthouse Tuesday evening. The vigil was held in celebration of the fact that the Supreme Court is currently judging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, both of which limit the recognition of same-sex marriages.
The issue facing the nine justices will be whether or not the Equal Protection Clause of the 14 Amendment is violated by the provision. Proposition 8, a ballot initiative passed as a state constitutional amendment in the November 2008 state elections of California, included the provision that, “Only marriage between a man and a women is valid or recognized in California.” Proposition 8 overturned the California Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. After the proposition’s hearing, Ted Olson, the former solicitor general, and David Boies, an attorney, stood next to the couple involved in the case and referred to their argument as “a very thoughtful hearing.” “The court never gives you an idea of how they’re going to decide and they didn’t today,” Olson said. “We don’t know for sure what the United States Supreme Court is going to do, but we’re very, very gratified that they listened, they heard, they asked hard questions, and there’s no deny-
ing where the right is and we hope that the Supreme Court will come out in that way when they make this decision in June.” The Defense of Marriage Act, a United States federal law, defines marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman for federal and interstate recognition purposes. No state nor political subdivision is required to recognize the same-sex marriage of another state. “In an ideal world, both DOMA and Proposition 8 will be struck down with any other state-level constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage,” Vey said. Thirty states have placed a ban on same-sex marriages in their state constitutions, while nine states plus the District of Colombia issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Federal purposes include joint tax return filing, government employee benefits, Social Security survivors’ benefits and immigration. Obama administration has announced they will not defend section 3 in court but will continue
enforcement. Republican leadership in the House of Representatives will now defend the law for the Department of Justice. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal after eight federal courts have found Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional. Although many conservatives still oppose the government allowing marriage licenses for same-sex couples, Republican division on the issue has increased. Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio became one of the most prominent conservative lawmakers to support same-sex marriage. He announced his changed stance two years af ter his 21-year-old son, Will, came out. Senator Portman has admitted that he has not always been in support and once opposed
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Harnessing the power of procrastination Ph.D. students, known for working hard to be experts in their respective fields, have another super power that may be the driving force behind their success — procrastination. Jorge Cham, creator of and writer for PHD comics, visited N.C. State to speak about the power of procrastination in Hunt Library Auditorium Tuesday evening as a part of the “Leadership in Technology” Executive Speaker Series. “I’m sure you would rather be in the lab, but instead you are here procrastinating,” Cham said. The comics illustrate the problems Ph.D. students often face. According to a recent survey by U.C. Berkeley, 95 percent of all graduate students feel overwhelmed, and more than 67 percent have felt seriously depressed at some point in their careers. Savera Tanwir, graduate student in computer science, said she loves Cham’s comics. She admitted that she reads “Piled Higher and Deep-
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Groups of GLBT allies assembled for a vigil on the grounds of the Wake County Court House Tuesday night. Those attending the “Light the Way to Justice Vigil — United for Marriage Equality under the U.S. Constitution” stood in solidarity with protestors in Washington D.C. against California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, which the Supreme Court began hearing arguments about on Tuesday. The vigil featured speakers as well as musical performances by Georgia Winfree of Someone’s Sister. The vigil began with the cheering and chanting of “Gay, Straight, Black, White: Marriage is a Civil Right” echoing chants in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building. Jimmy Creech, a Methodist minister from Goldsboro, spoke in the beginning of the evening citing the day as an historic occasion. “A lot divides us, but it is what we stand upon that unites us, and that is what is in the U.S. Constitution. Our movement brings together the promises and ideals of the community,” Creech said. “I am proud to be a U.S. citizen because of the promises, not history.” The Supreme Court agreed to hear Hollingsworth v. Perry after a panel of three appellate judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit in California held Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Kyle Vey, sophomore in mechanical and biomedical engineering and president of the GLBT Community Alliance, said he believes the Supreme Court agreed to hear the cases because of the prevalence of the issue. “It only makes sense that the Supreme Court would agree to hear these cases considering the size of the population that they affect. Not only are GLBT individuals outraged, but out families and friends, too,” Vey said.
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er,” Cham’s first comic, as a way to crastination is guilt. It has nothing put off doing her research. to do with not having enough time Cham began creating PHD comics to do favorable activities. as an engineering graduate student He humored the audience describat Stanford University. He made his ing laziness as a close cousin to profirst comic in 1997. crastination. Even though they are Since then, he has published four close, there is a difference between books and travels the two. around the world “Laziness is when giving lectures and you don’t do anyattending conferthing. Procrastiences at universination is when you ties, typically talkdonít want to do it ing about procrasright now,” Cham tination and life (or said. a lack thereof, as he Cham said it is said) in academia. okay for one to Cham originally procrastinate and made his comics panic. It is best to by procrastinating enjoy life and relax. Jorge Cham, founder of in his office. He saw The series norPHD comics an advertisement in mally has a crowd the Stanford Daily size of 180 attendthat was looking for comics from ees. Tuesday evening was their largstudents. est crowd yet packing out the Hunt He sent his creations in, unknow- library auditorium. ing that they would become viral to Louis Marin-Vega, dean of eneight million visitors, mostly gradu- gineering, accompanied Tate and ate students who were procrastinat- offered welcoming remarks as well. ing. Piyali Dey recommended Jorge Cham noted the problem of pro- Cham a year ago, saying he would
“Laziness is when you don’t do anything. Procrastination is when you don’t want to do it right now.”
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draw a large crowd of grad students. Ken Tate said some of the very best speakers have come from student recommendations. Cham’s comics can be found on PHDComics.com. He has also released his first screenplay, The PHD Movie,which is on the website for $5. The series itself was started in the early 2000s. The computer science department’s Strategic Advisory Board challenged the department to inject leadership development into their undergraduate curriculum leading Ken Tate to take charge of developing an executive seminarbased elective course. For the two years it was offered as a pilot course, it was the highest rated computer science course by students, but as a one credit hour course, enrollment was relatively low. “It seemed we had a great idea in bringing in some of the top executives in the area to share their
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Spirit of March Madness lives on Ravi Chittilla Deputy News Editor
Although N.C. State’s men’s basketball team may have suffered a first round defeat in the NCAA tournament, the University will not desert the spirit of March Madness anytime soon. Starting today, the Hunt Library plays host to Startup Madness, an ACC Tournament for Student Startups. Startup Madness is a competition that seeks the best and brightest entrepreneurial minds at the university level, and seeks to expose them to new and exciting ventures in a tournament fashion. In its third year, the competition will be at N.C. State for the first time, moving away from its base in Durham. Students from all 14 constituent universities have been invited to participate, and similar to the NCAA tournament, these universities will face off in one-on-one match-ups, by which the winner will advance according to recommendations from a panel of judges. Each university may submit up to two teams for a total field of 22 different companies. This year, the University selected one undergraduate and one graduate company to represent N.C. State at the competition. Representing N.C. State’s undergraduate program is a company called Koyr. Founded by Mark Delgado, a senior in nuclear engineering, the KoyrGeiger is a device that could be used in nuclear and medical facilities to monitor radiation levels and transmit those measurements directly to a facility’s computer system, giving the facility real-time radiation data. The beauty of Delgado’s Geiger is in its size. The device is no bigger than a smartphone and can be used with wireless devices such as Android smartphones. “It could be used for advanced area monitoring, where the detector is stationary, or it could be part of a constantly moving network of monitors, with detectors clipped to the belts of employees,” Delgado
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In “Alumni represent, rebrand manufacturing,” Brooks Raiford was misquoted in saying that the N.C. unemployment rate would be 2 points higher with out manufacturing jobs. What Raiford said was that N.C.’s current unemployment rate is 2 percentage points higher than it would otherwise be if manufacturing in our state was the same as the average among all states.
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Today STARTUP MADNESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION Hunt Library, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 10 STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING YOUR FINANCES SEMINAR Talley Student Center Rm 3118, 12 to 1 p.m. HELP DRIVE IT AT NC STATE WORKSHOP Textiles Convocation Room, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday SPRING HOLIDAY BEGINS Dorms do not close Monday CAMPUS ENTERPRISES BLOCK PARTY Brickyard, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday BEST PRACTICES FOR RECORDING WITH MEDIASITE D.H. Hill Library East Wing, 12 to 1 p.m. Wednesday WHAT’S NEW IN MOODLE 2 D.H. Hill ITTC Labs 1A and 1B, 12 to 1 p.m. SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP: MULTICULTURALISM, DIVERSITY, & SUICIDE PREVENTION Talley Student Center Walnut Room, 12:15 to 1 p.m. DEDICATION OF HUNT LIBRARY Hunt Library, 3 to 5 p.m. JOHN W. POPE LECTURE 3400 Nelson Hall, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday POPULATION MEDICINE FORUM Veterinary School, 12:15 to 1:10 p.m. MOVIE: ZERO DARK THIRTY Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 to 9 p.m. NCSU CENTER STAGE PRESENTS NINETY MILES, FEATURING STEFON HARRIS, NICHOLAS PAYTON & DAVID SANCHEZ Titmus Theatre - Thompson Hall, 8:00 p.m. MOVIE: MAMA Witherspoon Student Cinema, 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
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h.D. student in Crop Science Amanda McWhirt waters transplants for the Advanced Agroecology (CS 430) class in the Fox Labs greenhouse on March 14. Agroecology is a discipline that focuses on the ecological processes in agricultural systems and how to make agricultural production more sustainable. As part of CS 430 students are split into pairs who are each given a 20x30 plot on the Agroecology Educational Farm on Lake Wheeler Rd. They are required to design their plots in any way they choose, prepare transplants, plant the transplants on the farm when they are ready and care for their plants. This semester the class has teamed up with University Dining and will be providing some of the food for the All Carolinas Meal in the fall.
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said in an interview with the University. Representing N.C. State at the graduate level is the team PlasmaGro, a company specializing in sustainable, onsite and on-demand production of nitrogen fertilizer for use in commercial agriculture. Team members are in the entrepreneurship and technology commercialization concentration in the N.C. State Poole College of Management’s
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marriage for same-sex couples until he thought about his position “in a much deeper way.” “I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good
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Jenkins MBA program. The team members are: Kellet Atkinson, Wahyudi Gunawan, Eko Prasetaiwan and Ramin Shahriari. Scott Kelly, the organizer of Startup Madness, said the judging process will be held to three criteria. “The first is [the] ability to present [the idea],” Kelly said. “The second is how big your project is, what kind of impact you’re going to have on the world, and the last one is your ability to execute your idea successfully.” The winner of the competition will travel to Silicon Valley to dine and network with corporate leaders at Facebook
and Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm. Teams will attend a welcoming event at HUB Raleigh the evening of March 26, and the bracket-style c omp e t it ion rou nd s will be held throughout the day on Wednesday, March 27. The public is invited to view the team presentations. Semi-finals will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Final Four teams will compete at 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
time and in bad, the government shouldn’t deny them the opportunity to get married,” Senator Portman wrote in an opinionated article in the Columbus Dispatch out of Ohio. Even with the increasing support of same-sex marriages, many polls have shown that the majority of voters are still in opposition. Opponents swarmed the grounds of Supreme Court Tuesday morning to express their concerns that the Supreme Court will likely to
into consideration regarding tax benefits, Social Security benefits and the sanctity of marriage. According to a 2011 study out of UCLA School of Law’s William Institute, there are around 9 million American who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. The arguments will conclude following a hearing today on the Defense of Marriage Act.
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leadership experiences with students,” Tate said. “The problem was that the CEO of a company might be addressing only 12-15 students.” With its move to Centennial Campus, the department shelved the course for a couple years waiting for another opportunity. That opportunity came when Fidelity Investments announced a major facility in Research Triangle Park and a desire to partner with the department to build strong brand awareness through a partnership. The course was taken off the shelf, repackaged
and redeployed as the Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Executive Speakers Series in 2007, and was launched as part of the computer science department’s 40th anniversary celebration. Fidelity Investments sponsored the Leadership in Technology Executive Speakers Series where Cham was the speaker of the night. The purpose of the series is to provide students of all disciplines, as well as the extended university and business community, exposure to the unique world of leadership in technology.
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Geeks have trouble with women Jessica Hatcher Staff Writer
For those who believe women are best left cooking, cleaning and staying chaste, validation lies in films from the ‘50s and ‘60s. In celebration of National Women’s History month, the A/V Geeks, in conjunction with NCSU Libraries, screened a series of short films concerning the role of women in the D.H. Hill Auditorium Tuesday afternoon. The A/V Geeks are a group of Raleigh-based film aficionados who salvage and present original videos on 16 mm film. Sk ip E l shei mer, A / V Geeks founder and alumnus, screened “The Trouble with Women,” “More Dates for Kay,” “Psychological Differences Between the Sexes,” “The Story of Menstruation” and “Are You Popular?” “[The films offer] a fascinating look at the past. When you first see the films you laugh, and then you think it’s actually very interesting,” Elsheimer said. “It’s our history. This is where our parents and grandparents come from. All of the things we see today are influenced by these films.” The film after which the program was named, “The Trouble with Women,” was something that was developed to show to managers and supervisors in factories. The film was from a series
called “Plant Supervisors Problems.” In the film, a manager is upset that he keeps getting female employees because they miss work or get married and leave the factory. His boss explains to him that women are just as capable, if not more capable, to work as men, and problems like absenteeism are “all part of life.” “I think some of them will be surprised at how women in the workplace were perceived. It has always been accepted that women are professionals. The films are kind of funny, but these are serious issues,” said Marian Fragola, the director of program planning and outreach for NCSU libraries. The first film, “Are You Popular?” implied that it was shameful for young women to go on dates with multiple men at the same time. One young woman dates multiple men and consequently is not allowed to sit with a group of students at school. In the film, the main character goes on a date. A narrator explains that her date likes her because she is “attractive, dresses well, is friendly with everyone and is considerate of other people.” Elsheimer explained to the viewers that parents were very concerned about their daughters dating because they did not want them to get into serious relationships and engage in sexual activities at a young age.
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Students watch a 1960’s short film about women in the workplace in the D.H. Hill auditorium Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The 16mm film was shown as a part of the A/V Geeks’ presentation, “The Trouble with Women.”
“More Dates for Kay” revealed “friendliness, interest and helpfulness were what really counted” when it came to getting dates. One girl offers to make sandwiches for some guys, clean up after a party and help others with homework to get a date. “The Story of Menstruation” was an informational film produced by Disney intended for teaching young girls about puberty. One woman in the audience said she had seen this film as a child at a Girl Scouts meeting. A man had come to set up the film, but he was not allowed to start it, she said.
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“It’s interesting to see how this information is being relayed now and to see how far we’ve come, said Elsheimer. “Psychological Difference Between the Sexes” illustrated that physical strength, attitudes and temperaments were what made women and men different. Females always handled situations indirectly and subtly, personalized comments, placed importance on romance, and were generally “touchy.” “I really liked the film about the psychological differences because it showed that some things don’t really change. Girls still chatter on
and worry about what other people think about them. It’s funny,” Sakshi Handa, a sophomore in biological engineering, said. Elsheimer said women typically watched films like “Psychological Differences Between the Sexes” before getting married. They also trained in home economics. Elsheimer said that he believed people, not just women, should still learn the skills that women used to be taught in home economics. “I had no idea that homeec even existed or that it used to be a real major,” Alexey Bondarev, a freshman in ma-
terial science and engineering, said. The audience laughed at some of the out-of-date lessons the films had to offer. “It’s interesting that what they would take seriously in the ‘50s is hysterical to us now. It’s also interesting to see the progression of women. Males and females are now equal,” Danny Long, a freshman in mechanical engineering, said. A/V Geeks holds events monthly and more information can be found on their website, www.avgeeks.com
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Toda la gente sabe que la comida más rica sale durante los días de fiesta, y para los ecuatorianos no es diferente. Hay la colada morada y las guaguas de pan, los dos que se sirven para el Día de los Muertos, los pristiños con miel de naranjilla para la Navidad, y la fanesca para la Semana Santa. La fanesca es el plato fuerte servido durante la Semana
Santa, pero también se ofrece con algunos otros platos igualmente conocidos como típicos durante estas fechas. Se sirve primero un rico molo (la versión ecuatoriana del conocido puré de papa), luego una sabrosa sopa llamada fanesca, y se termina la comida con un delicioso arroz con leche o dulce de higos como postres. El primer plato, molo, consiste en un puré de papa preparado con condimentos, que se sirve sobre una hoja de
lechuga y adornado con rodajas de huevo duro, cebolla y un pedazo de queso. Luego sigue el plato fuerte, la fanesca, la cual se prepara con varios días de anticipación y con la participación de toda la familia. Se empieza por pelar y cocinar cada uno de los 12 ingredientes por separado. Los ingredientes incluyen chochos, habas, lentejas, frejoles, choclos, arroz, alverja, maní, col, mellocos, sambo y zapallo. Luego, en la preparación e unión de todos
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La noche del sábado anterior, las mujeres del capítulo de la hermandad, Lambda Pi Chi, celebró su 10mo aniversario, como la primera hermandad latina de mujeres. Durante el banquete, que tomó lugar en el cuarto Washington Sankofa del Centro Estudiantil Witherspoon, los miembros actuales expresaron su agradecimiento por las seis mujeres que fundaron el capítulo Rho de Lambda Pi Chi hace diez años. Las hermanas Jennifer Bollman, una alumna del cuarto año en comunicación, y Brittney García, una alumna del cuarto año en estudios internacionales, presentaron el evento que destacó los principios de Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad: la comunidad, la cultura latina y la hermandad. Dos presentaciones de video reflejaron la dedicación de Lambda Pi Chi a la comunidad de N.C. State. Montajes de fotos representaron la historia rica de servicio comu-
nitario y empoderamiento femenina. El grupo de danza latina, Sube Ritmo, presentó rendimientos de salsa, merengue y bachata. Los miembros que fundaron la hermandad representaron el lema de“La hermandad nunca termina” mientras viajaba de todos rincones del país para reunir. Andrea Duhon, una hermana fundadora, habló del sentimiento de la hermandad en la organización, y dijo que, “No siempre tenemos la oportunidad de ver uno a otro, pero cuando reunimos, me parece que nunca nos hemos ido. Esta unión que hemos creado dura por toda la vida.” Los miembros fundadores vistieron su lema extendido fuera de su propia hermandad de mujeres por la interacción con una nueva hermandad de mujeres asiática, Kappa Phi Lambda. “Esta noche, los miembros de la hermandad de mujeres asiáticas se reunieron con nosotros y se mencionó lo emocionadas que estaban
para quedarse en el campus, y afirmó que nuestra visión extiende más allá de la comunidad latina y transcendió en la comunidad general de Carolina del Norte,” dijo Irene Godíndez, una hermana fundadora. Duhon continuó a enfatizar la significancia de la fundación de la hermandad de mujeres, notando que la ocasión coincidió con el establecimiento de Mi Familia y la génisis de más grupos latinos vocacionales. “Somos un gran grupo de chicas que querían algo que nos pertenecía, y estamos tratando de encontrar la avenida para realizarlo,” dijo Duhon. “Es emocionante ver cómo las cosas se han desarrollado en la Universidad y cuánta voz la hermandad de mujeres tiene ahora.” Javier León Padilla de la Alianza de Servicios de la SIDA en Carolina, que presentó de la enfermedad. Las ganancias se donaron a la organización de Raleigh.
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10 years of sisterhood Saturday evening the Rho chapter of Lambda Pi Chi celebrated its 10th anniversary as N.C. State’s first Latina sorority. During a banquet held in the Washington Sankofa Room of Witherspoon Student Center, current sorority members expressed their gratitude for the six women who founded the Rho chapter of Lambda Pi Chi ten years ago. Emceed by hermanas Jennifer Bollman, a senior in communication, and Brittney Garcia, a senior majoring in international studies, the event highlighted the principles of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad: la comunidad, la cultura latina and la hermandad. Two video presentations ref lected Lambda Pi Chi’s dedication to la community of N.C. State. Photo montages set to grandiose classical music depicted a rich history of community service and female empowerment. Exemplifying the spirit of
la cultura latina, the sorority presented Sube Ritmo, N.C. State’s Latin dance team, who performed a blend of salsa, merengue and bachata. The founding members in attendance embodied the sorority’s motto of “La hermandad nunca termina – Siblinghood never ends,” as many traveled across the country to gather Saturday evening. Founding hermana Andrea Duhon spoke of the strong sense of la hermandad in the sorority, noting that, “We don’t always get to see each other, but whenever we come back together it feels like we’ve never left; the bond that we formed is truly for a lifetime.” At the event the founding members saw their legacy extended outside of their own sorority through interaction with the newly established Asian sorority Kappa Phi Lambda. “Tonight, the Asian Greek sorority came up to us and mentioned how excited they were to now be on campus, it
affirmed that our vision went beyond the Latino community and transcended into the broader North Carolina community,” said founding hermana Irene Godíndez. Duhon went on to emphasize the timely significance of the sorority’s foundation, noting that it coincided with the establishment of Mi Familia and the genesis of a more vocal Latin community on campus. “We were a big group of kids who wanted to have something that belonged to us, and we were trying to find an avenue to do it,” said Duhon. “It’s exciting to see how things have developed at the University and how much of a voice the sorority has now.” The event took place in conjunction with a presentation by Javier León Padilla of Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina. Proceeds from the event were donated to benefit the organization’s outposts in Raleigh.
los ingredientes se usa leche, crema, queso, mantequilla y varios condimentos. Como toque final, al momento de servir se le pone bacalao (que es un tipo de pescado), perejil, maduritos fritos o masitas de harina. Algunas tradiciones dicen que los 12 ingredientes representan los 12 apóstoles; en cambio otras dicen que representan las doce tribus de Israel en el antiguo testamento en la Biblia. Para postre, algunas fa-
milias preparan el arroz con leche, un dulce pudín de arroz que incluye pasas y canela en polvo. Otras familias en cambio sirven como último plato los higos en miel de raspadura, con un pedazo de queso. Como pueden ver, a más de ser un plato sabroso y muy nutritivo lleno de varios ingredientes, da motivo de una bonita reunión familiar. Lamentablemente no todos de estos ingredientes son fáciles de encontrar aquí en
los Estados Unidos pero se puede usar otros ingredientes como remplazo. Es interesante anotar que se preparan estos platillos ya que la mayoría de los ecuatorianos son Católicos y ellos no comen carnes rojas durante esta semana. Se sirven tradicionalmente a la hora del almuerzo y luego ya no se come nada más hasta el día siguiente si no que se procede a cumplir rituales religiosos propios de la fecha.
Support for NC State's Spiritual Diversity At this time of year when we celebrate Earth Day, Easter, Mahavir, Jayanti, Passover, Ridvan, Theravadin, Ugadi, Vaisakhi, and other special days, we’re reminded that North Carolina State University is known as the “People’s University,” where we seek to recognize the legitimacy of the many faiths, non-faiths, and philosophies of our campus community and the respective rights of all to practice their individual traditions peacefully. As members of the University community, we celebrate this season with a among students, faculty, staff, administration, and other people of the campus community of different faiths and non-faiths, and we hope to work together to create shared programs and activities that give witness to our common values and ideals. In keeping with our belief in the sacredness of humanity, we commit to fostering a campus culture where all people are treated fairly, valued for their differences, and given equal opportunities to maximize their human potential and well-being, while respecting and upholding their individual spirituality. In doing so, we seek to create a dialogue among all faith and non-faith traditions to increase understanding and mutual support of our common mission to serve the university community and the greater good. “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” Desmond Tutu Janice Odom, M.Div, Ph.D NCSU ‘94, Director, The Caldwell Fellows Win Bassett, NCSU ‘07, Entering M.Div. Student J. Mark Scearce, Ph.D. Director, NC State Music Department James E. Crisp, Ph.D. Professor of History Liz Holt, NCSU ’77, ’04, MALS, Program Assistant, The Caldwell Fellows Program Chester K. Brewer, University Scholars Program Nick Haddad, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Bruce Branson, Professor of Accounting Bill Tucker, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus Rod Cockshutt, Senior Lecturer in English Gerald Hawkins, Ph.D., Director Emeritus, The Caldwell Fellows Will Hooker, Ph.D. Professor of Landscape Design, Permaculture Roger Callanan, Ph.D. Asst. Vice Provost, Div. of Academic & Student Affairs Allison Medlin, University Scholars Program Maxine P. Atkinson, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Sharon Moore, NCSU Center Stage–Arts Outreach Jeff Scroggs, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics Sandra O. Paur, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics Dennis Boos, Ph.D. Professor of Statistics Stan North Martin, Director, OIT–Outreach, Communications & Consulting Phill Stiles, Professor of Physics and Provost Emeritus Will Kimler, Ph.D. Director, Thomas Jefferson Scholars David Zonderman, Ph.D. Professor of History Stephen P. Reynolds, Ph.D., Professor of Physics Ken Johnson, NCSU ’94,’99, Asst. Dir. University Scholars Program Tracy Ray, Ph.D. NCSU, ’93 Asst. Vice Provost for Student Diversity Mike Giancola, Associate Vice Provost, Student Leadership and Engagement Lauren Kirkpatrick, MA NCSU ’11, Director of Communication, CHASS K. Shannon Davis, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Management Jennifer Manis, M.S.W., M.Div, Campus Minister for Lutheran Campus Ministry
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Biosensors tap into the human mind Katie Sanders Deputy Features Editor
Biosensors can be used to detect amino acids in fertilizers, pathogens in the bloodstream and food supplies, and even molecular markers that appear with the onset of prostate cancer. N.C. State researchers Leslie Sombers and Leyda Lugo-Morales have developed exceptionally sensitive biosensors of their own for studying the brain in real time. Their biosensors have evolved to the extent that Sombers and Lugo-Morales are using it to study Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. They are doing this by making the first ever measurements of rapid glucose fluctuations in the brain and studying how they contribute to neural functions. “We are trying to figure out the molecular underpinnings
that underlie cognitive degeneration in glucose-related disorders,” Sombers, an assistant professor of chemistry, said. “A huge proportion of the population suffers from diabetes, and that number just keeps going up every year…. There are a lot of cognitive disorders associated with the disease.” Sombers’ and Lugo-Morales’ biosensors consist of an electrode, a tiny carbon fiber, that can be placed in live tissue to measure electroactive molecules. These electrodes pass an electric potential through the tissue being studied and measure the current produced by molecules around the electrodes. The amount of current produced directly corresponds to the amount of molecules being studied. This basic procedure has been done before — however, Sombers and Lugo-Morales
have greatly improved its accuracy by using their own voltametric biosensors, as opposed to the amperometric biosensors that have been used traditionally. Amperometric biosensors only expose the tissue to one specific electrical potential. This gives researchers a single current, and from there they can measure the amount of the molecule of interest, or the analyte. However, amperometric biosensors can also detect molecules not intended to be studied. “So you will have a huge signal, but you don’t know which part of the signal comes from the analyte,” Lugo-Morales said. “The problem of amperometry is that it lacks selectivity.” In order to prevent detection of other molecules, the biosensors have to be coated in several layers of specially-
created membranes. “In principle this works very well,” Sombers said. “However, it slows things down significantly.” These membranes decrease the measurement speed of the biosensors, causing measurements to take multiple seconds — a huge time frame compared to the speed of human mental processes. “In the brain, events occur very fast – in milliseconds.” Lugo-Morales said. “If you slow down your response at the electrodes you will not be able to collect important information.” These membranes also often fall off and are difficult to reproduce. So Sombers and Lugo-Morales set out to find a way to bypass the use of membranes, and came up with their voltametric biosensors. With voltametric biosensors, the electric potential
applied to the tissue to is not constant. Instead it is varied and the current is measured at each potential. “Instead of holding our biosensor at one single potential we scan the potentials and collect current while scanning,” Sombers said. This variation of potential tells researchers not only how much analyte there is, but what the analyte is and which molecules are mixed with the analyte. “It’s kind of like a fingerprint that tells us what we are looking at,” Sombers said. “And the amount of current that we get tells us how much of the [molecule] there is.” Moreover, Sombers and Lugo-Morales have upgraded the materials that they use to produce their biosensors. “Everyone else is basically using tiny little wires, and we’re not,” Sombers said. “We’re using carbon fibers.”
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�These carbon fibers are biologically compatible, unlike metals which can be toxic and must be treated with proteins before they can be used, which further slows down the process. The carbon fibers are also much smaller. “[The carbon fiber] is seven micrometers in diameter and 100 micrometers in length,” Lugo-Morales said. “If you compare it to a hair it will be 10 times smaller because we want to avoid damaging the brain.” Even though Sombers is using her biosensors to detect glucose levels specifically, she says the voltammetric biosensors will be able to detect many more biomolecules in the future. Sombers believes that her research will take about 5-10 years to make it to other research institutions, but she hopes it will become industrially and widely adopted in the next 20 years.
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The N.C. State men’s tennis team dominated the Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday afternoon, winning the contest 7-0. The match, played in Raleigh, was State’s third straight victory. “The guys did a good job,” head coach Jon Choboy said. “It was tough conditions out there. It was a little bit on the windy side, not the ideal conditions to play outside. But our guys are pretty mentally tough and they’ve played a lot of good teams this year. [Wisconsin] tried to challenge us on some of these courts but we met the challenge pretty well.” The Wolfpack (10-6, 3-1 ACC) came out of the gates hot and won the doubles point. Senior Dave Thomson and junior Sean Weber, the No. 12 doubles team in the nation, won the No. 1 doubles match by a score of 8-5. Sophomore Robbie Mudge and freshman Thomas Weigel quickly solidified State’s lead, blitzing Wisconsin’s No. 2 doubles team en route to an 8-2 victory. The news wasn’t all rosy for the Red and White. Sophomores Beck Bond and Austin Powell lost their No. 3 doubles match 8-4. However, State’s wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles gave the Wolfpack two wins out of three doubles matches, ensuring N.C. State’s possession of the all-important doubles point. The Wisconsin contest marks the sixth straight contest in which the Red Terrors have won the doubles point.
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Sophomore Robbie Mudge taps the ball over the net for a point against Wisconsin Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The Wolfpack won the doubles point 2-1 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
“We’ve taken a couple of doubles.” matches this year without the After claiming the doubles doubles point, but we’ve lost a point, the match moved couple with on to singles it,” Choboy play and State said. “I’d continued its certainly domination. rather have Mudge, Thomit.” son, Bond and “I think senior Rafael we’ve got Paez all regispretty good tered straight doubles set wins for the teams,” Wolfpack. Choboy The straight head coach Jon Choboy said. “The s e t s s i ng le s guys work w i ns, comreal hard at it and we spend a bined with the doubles point, lot of time on it at practice. I made the overall match score think we’re doing some pretty 5-0, giving State an insurgood things with the guys for mountable lead.
“I think we’re doing some pretty good things with the guys for doubles.”
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Powell, playing at No. 2 singles, split the first two sets with his opponent and went to a full third set. Powell jumped out to a quick lead and never surrendered the advantage, fighting his way to a victorious 6-2 third set. Weigel lost the first set of his No. 3 singles match and fought hard to stay alive. At 5-5 in the second set with the game score at deuce, Weigel fired a backhand pass down the line to get a break point opportunity, which he converted. After closing out the second set, Weigel finished his match by winning the third set tiebreak and giving State a clean
sweep of singles matches. “I’m pleased to pick up another win,” head coach John Choboy said. “Obviously a midweek match, it’s a little bit of a challenge. We’ve had a lot of tennis in the last 72 hours with some travel in there for us.” “It was very nice because our last matches were all pretty tough,” Weigel said. “So it was nice to get a quite easy win today.” The Wolfpack’s next match will be at home against Florida State on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
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ed equal signs, like the one encompassing this editorial, flooded Facebook Tuesday. The bold image that replaced several profile pictures yesterday began with the Human Rights Campaign to raise online support for equal marriage as the Supreme Court began hearings on the issue. As of last night, the image had more than 7,200 likes on HRC’s Facebook and more than 29,000 shares. But what’s next? Social media campaigns and online activism are ephemeral and seldom accomplish anything of real consequence. A little more
than a year ago, KONY 2012 inspired several people to change their cover photos on Facebook to that campaign’s image — but few people today can tell you whether Kony is alive or dead (he’s alive, and hiding). Even during that campaign many didn’t know the difference between a photo of Kony and a still of actor Carl Weathers from the movie Predator. Mobilizing people online is great, but there has to be a next step, and there’s no reason why it can’t start with college students. If you love love, then at least write a letter to your representative (show some
love to the USPS and write it by hand, too). We’d rather see 100 people picketing at the N.C. State Capitol against Amendment One than 1,000 red equal signs on Facebook. These posts will only be useful if they result in getting us off our computers and into protests and other forms of activism. N.C. State students ought to look for volunteer/discussion opportunities at the GLBT Center and move past meaninglessly thoughtful Facebooking. Send your thoughts to viewpoint@technicianonline.com
Down with Boehner: Portman for president
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used to love John Boehner. The man that New York Daily News described as a “chainsmoking glad-hander with a permanent tan and anchorman hair” was once the apple — or should I say pumpkin — of my eye. Despite Joseph Havey h i s l e a k y tear-ducts, Deputy Viewpoint Editor Boehner is a bri l liant politician. Last month, when the Department of Labor released statistics that unemployment had gone down to 7.7 percent, spin-doctor Boehner came out and said the following: “Any job creation is positive news, but the fact is unemployment in America is still way above the levels the Obama White House projected when the trilliondollar stimulus spending bill was enacted.” Somehow, lower levels of unemployment meant Obama broke a promise. I’m
sure every pair of eyes in the White House immediately rolled back toward the ceiling. But Boehner didn’t seduce me with his whiskey-voiced rhetoric. Last December, as Congress grappled on the edge of the fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama and Speaker Boehner quickly began to represent their respective parties. Obama wanted bigger government, more taxes increases, and smaller spending cuts. Boehner opposed all of it. I easily looked beyond Boehner’s stance on social issues because he functioned so well as the “small government” guy. Until two weeks ago. On March 17, Senator Robert Portman’s son announced that he was gay. This caused Portman — who is a Republican — to change his position and support gay marriage, a decision that Boehner criticized. When asked by ABC’s This Week about what he thought about Portman’s decision, Boehner responded: “I believe marriage is a
union between one man and one woman,” Boehner told This Week. “It’s what I grew up with. It’s what I believe. It’s what my church teaches me. And I can’t imagine that position would ever change.” Sigh … I want Bulldog Boehner to represent the Republican Party, but I’m sad that he actually does. I’m tired of the anti-gay white-man party that is afraid of undocumented immigrants. I know I said my columns weren’t going to cover social issues, but is it too much to ask for someone who will support both small businesses and equal rights of marriage? Cue Senator Portman — who appears to be Boehner’s foil. While both men are from the Cincinnati area, Portman’s gentle demeanor radiates in stark contrast to Boehner’s ever-present tan.
Ideologically, Portman’s views on gay marriage line up a little more accurately with America’s — according to NPR, 58 percent of Americans now support gay marriage. This RepublicMan (yeah, he’s back again from last week’s column) is proud of Senator Portman. He represents everyt h i ng I want the GOP to become. I hope to live in a country with smaller government and stronger emphasis on business, but also in a country in which equality truly rings true. I support him for trying to separate conservatism from Republicanism. With that said, what do you think of “Portman for President?” I’d vote for him.
“[John Boehner] was once the apple — or should I say pumpkin — of my eye. ”
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“People should express their beliefs in a respectful manner. Instead of trying to prove others wrong, we should share our experiences and see how they benefit society.“ Yaseline Munoz freshman, industrial engineering
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March Madness: A social experience
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In many “mock drafts,” Leslie isn’t even a first round selection. His inconstancy and failure to live up to early preseason expectations tainted his stock. Brown is projected as a late first round pick. According to Draft Express’s latest mock draft, Brown would be selected 29th overall by the San Antonio
Spurs and Leslie would be early in the second round, the fifth pick in the later rounds by the Detroit Pistons. Plain and simple, these two players are worth more than a late first or early second round pick. The team couldn’t function if Brown and Leslie were not on the court — the Pack was unrecognizable. Brown and Leslie can be highly productive NBA players, but not yet. They could take the mon-
ey and run, which is totally understandable. How many people would turn dow n millions of dol l a r s to play one more year of college when your career is right in front of you? The decision to go, if they do decide on the NBA, would be frowned upon by many
Wolfpack faithful. Fans will ultimately have to come to terms with the decision. But in a perfect world, Leslie and Brown wou ld return to the Pack . T he message from most supporters: finish what you started — two backto-back NCAA tournament
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bids and ACC tournament semi-final losses. With three McDonalds All-Americans, who are rising sophomores, and a solid incoming freshman class, there is room to improve upon that. Former players Scott Wood and Richard Howell will be out of the picture. It would be Brown and Leslie’s time to shine. If they stay, the team will again be atop the ACC preseason rankings. They will
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Harper not to return next season Staff Report
The N.C. State Department of Athletics announced Tuesday afternoon that women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper will not return to coach the Wolfpack during the 2013-14 season. “We thank Kellie for her service to our women’s basketball program,” Director of Athletics Debbie Yow said in a press release. “We wish her the best in her future endeavors.” Harper completed her fourth season in charge of the women’s basketball program Saturday with a loss on the road against James Madison University in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. The Pack finished the season with a 17-17 overall record, going 7-11 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which tied for seventh place in the conference. Harper took over for former head coach Kay Yow following her death in 2009. She compiled a 70-64 (.522) overall record in her four seasons at the helm but was just 23-39 (.371) in the ACC. She led the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament during her first season in Raleigh, her only appearance. “We will begin a national search immediately,” senior associate athletics director and women’s basketball supervisor Michael Lipitz said in the press release, “but have no specific timeline for completion.” Current assistant coach Ken Griffin will continue in his current role and will lead the program in the interim period.
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Head coach Kellie Harper expresses her discontent with an official’s ruling during the last home game of the season against Virginia in Reynolds Coliseum Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. The Wolfpack Women defeated the Lady Cavaliers 80-59.
unior forward Calvin Leslie and junior guard Lorenzo Brown have a decision to make: stay in school or forgo their last year for the National Basketball Association. Leslie and Brown, in addition to the team as a whole, didn’t finish the season as planned — a second round loss in the NCAA tou r na ment to Temple, tying for fourth in the ACC, losing in the ACC Jonathan tournament semiStout finals for the second Senior Staff straight season and Writer an overall inconsistent effort throughout the year. Brown suffered an injury, resulting in a momentum swinging losing streak for the Pack. Leslie suffered with inconsistency — all season. Both of these players have what it takes to be great, but they didn’t maintain that high level all year. Brown’s absence hurt the team when he was out, but his injury affected his play when he returned. Leslie showed flashes of greatness but never sustained it. Leslie, who probably would have gone in the first round last season, opted to stay in school — an admirable decision. This year, he’s done nothing but hurt his draft stock. Brown was recently named to the All-ACC second team while Leslie was named to the third team.
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