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University police identified, located and arrested one of the three suspects from the armed robbery reported 12:05 a.m. Tuesday. According to the crime warning issued by campus police, police charged the suspect with armed robbery. They did not specify whether he was the suspected armed robber or a suspected partner. The police have yet to announce the suspect’s identity. Tuesday morning, campus police sent a WolfAlert describing, “a black male wearing a black toboggan and navy blue jeans.” The male allegedly held a silver colored handgun at a male student on Dan Allen Drive and demanded the student’s personal belongings. According to the report, the suspect then got into the blue or purple vehicle from which he came, and rode away with two other black
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A happy ending for Dirty Bingo Jessica Hatcher Staff Writer
After much controversy, the Dirty Bingo event hosted by the Union Activities Board, went off without a hitch Tuesday night. Originally marked as an event to protest, students let the event take place without any complications once the board made changes to the specifics of the event. Once the controversy reached higher media attention, the Union Activities Board was informed that bingo laws prohibit giving away prizes worth more than $10, so it reformed the prospective prizes. Due to the gratuitous amount of complaints, the Union Activity Board ended up spending more money to have attendees wanded as they entered the auditorium. Originally, the prize repertoire contained a wide variety of sex
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Asia Buss, a sophomore in psychology, is scanned by the N.C. State police at Dirty Bingo on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. The goal of the program was to educate students about sex. “I came because I heard about it from a friend,” Buss said, “I think it will be fun.”
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A renovated crosswalk button waits for pedestrians at the intersection of Hillsborough and Enterprise streets.
New button aims to keep pedestrians safe Liz Moomey Staff Writer
Along Hillsborough Street and on a few other Raleigh streets, pedestrians no longer have to listen to chirping crosswalk signs, as the city has installed new buttons which instead say, “Wait.” Chelsea Pierce, a North Hall resident and junior in English, said she believes the change comes from the possibility of preventing jaywalking. According to highway safety researchers, distracted walkers are just as much to blame for the high number of pedestrian collisions in the state as distracted drivers. Pedestrians sometimes put themselves in danger by ignoring traffic circles, failing to use crosswalks or being distracted by technology. “People walking across the street are the problem,” Caroline Higgins, a sophomore in management, said. Pierce said she doesn’t think the implementation of the new crosswalk will fix this problem. “People will cross whenever they get the chance to,” Pierce said. Many pedestrians cross whether or not the sign tells them to.
The Triangle is often ranked as members hope the organization one of the most dangerous places grows to be statewide. The profor pedestrians, according to the gram coordinates with the NaRaleigh Public Record. About 400 tional Highway Traffic Safety pedestrians are hit annually in the Administration. Triangle, and 350 are killed or inHiggins said she did not prejured. fer the new crosswalk buttons to Wake County, specifically Ra- the old ones because it is unclear leigh, is ranked second in the state whether or not the button regin the number of annual crashes isters once it has been pushed. involving pedestriShe also said ans. Mecklenburg she did not like County, specif ihow pedestrically Charlotte, is ans have to pay ranked first. attention to the Police have tried signs to know several methods to when to cross decrease the numrather than lisCaroline Higgins, sophomore ber of pedestrian ten to beeps. in management crashes. Sgt. J.J. P ierc e s a id King of the Raleigh she thought the Police Department said police are new crosswalk took away from focusing their efforts on the most the classic feel of Hillsborough dangerous intersections in Raleigh, Street. However, Pierce said she especially the crosswalk in front of likes how the new crosswalk butthe John M. Alexander YMCA on tons fit in with Avent Ferry Road. Hillsborough Street. “If you are normally on HillsA campaign called Watch For Me borough Street, you know what NC, which was started in August to do,” Pierce said. “I don’t ex2012, aims to reduce the number of pect [the street] to change.” vehicle-pedestrian collisions. Currently, Watch For Me NC is directed towards Triangle communities, but
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According to many economists, the Euro has been on the brink of collapse in recent years. Although the European Union managed to steer clear of economic meltdown at the hands of the unfolding Eurozone debt crisis, its future still remains uncertain. Three professors led a forum for discussion about the history and future of the Euro, as well as contemporary issues faced by the global market due to the Euro’s shortcomings 6 p.m. Tuesday in Withers Hall. The speakers included Mark Nance, assistant professor at the School of Public and International Affairs, and Doug Pearce, former department head of Economics. The Euro, established in 1992, is the currency of the European Union. It is the second most traded currency in world markets behind the United States dollar. Although the Euro has many advantages, typically maintaining a higher value than the United States dollar, in recent times it has encountered a number of problems, which contributed to the debt crisis, according to the three professors. One problem the Euro poses to individual European states is monetary policies such as interest rates. The regulation of interest rates allows countries to adequately deal with problems such as inflation and unemployment. As stipulated by the European Union, the European Central Bank
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keeps currency rates at approximately two percent, a relatively low rate compared to other countries. According to Nance, the stable interest rates established by the European Central Bank led many countries to borrow and spend at a rate not typically afforded by their Gross Domestic Product. This occurs despite the fact that the European Union implemented legislation to assure the impossibility of this problem. The problem with this legislation, according to Nance, is that it allowed the countries, which were presumed guilty of spending more than they produced, to vote on whether or not they violated the aforementioned agreements. It is not difficult to imagine that countries did not have an adequate incentive to condemn themselves to paying fines to compensate for their actions, Nance said. Pearce said one of the defining characteristics among states with a common courtesy is a good degree of capital mobility. The European Union has a number of barriers in this regard such as language and cultural differences. Students contributed to the discussion, and offered a variety of opinions about the best measures that states in the European Union should take to ensure a fiscally stable Europe. “I enjoyed the overall presentation,” Gavin Harrison, a sophomore studying biology, said. “Especially the history of the Euro and how it’s influenced monetary politics today.”
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Friday 4:31 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus Student reported being assaulted by non-student while off campus. RPD responded to investigate. Student was issued welfare.
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toys including, “a few edible undergarments, Fifty Shades of Grey book and game, six vibrators, four surprise packs, three dildos, a toy cleaner, lube, a sex game, a sex position book, an anal plug and a booty booster,” according to Union Activity Board President Lauryn Collier in an official memorandum issued on Tuesday, Jan. 7th. “The purpose of the event was to provide a new and innovative way to address sex education,” said Collier, a senior majoring in animal science and criminology. “It also addressed practicing healthy sexual behaviors both with oneself and with a partner.” Ma ny st udent s responded in outrage that their student fees were used to purchase such
9:02 A.M. | B&E BUILDING Harrelson Hall Officer located non-student sleeping in lounge. Subject had been previously trespassed. Subject was arrested and issued new trespass warning. Sunday 12:58 A.M. | LARCENY Hunt Library Student reported cell phone stolen. 1:38 A.M. | NOISE COMPLAINT Avent Ferry Complex Officers responded to noise complaint. Two students were referred to university to ongoing roommate dispute. 2:57 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Hillsborough St/Pogue St NCSU PD assisted RPD with search for subjects fleeing toward campus. No subjects could be located. 5:13 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Avent Ferry Complex Report of subject wearing face mask. Officers canvassed area but did not located any suspicious subjects. 7:53 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Poole Golf Course Report of vehicle stuck in the mud with occupants passed out. Officers found two nonstudents in vehicle in possesion of controlled substances. Subjects were arrested and trespassed from NCSU property.
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crocanthosaurus, or ‘Acro,’ remains on display at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Pronounced ak-re-kan-the-sor-es; meaning “high-spined lizard”, the dinosaur is referred to as “The Terror of the South” because it roamed southern North American from North Carolina to Nevada, preying on dinos up to five times its own size. Measuring in at 11 meters in length, Acro was 30% larger than the well known Tyrannosaurus Rex, in fact it is the largest theropod predator known to man other than its relative Giganotosaurus.
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risqué, non-academic items. Jason Cockrell, a senior in applied mathematics, created a Facebook page protesting the event before certain details about the event were changed. The board spent approximately $304 on the prizes, which is less than one penny from each student. Emma Benson, a senior in business administration and state co-chair of Young Americans for Liberty, was one of those planning to protest the event. “I have no problem with the event, just the fact that student fees were paying for it,” Benson said. “We were concerned about cutting back costs, given the economy.” Students like Carmen Cubilla, a senior in biology, were excited about the idea and purpose of Dirty Bingo. “I feel like our generation doesn’t know how to talk about sex,” Cubilla said. “I think the people against the event don’t realize that the toys can be utilized in a posi-
tive way. Sex is biological and it’s going to happen. It should be regarded as healthy.” After listening to various responses from concerned students and media outlets, the activities board altered its plans for the event. An anonymous source donated almost $300 to cover the expenses so that student fees did not support the event in any way, Collier reported. “We found that the student fees were the biggest problem and since we solved the problem, many students have expressed their appreciation,” said Collier. In regard to the budget, Collier assured students that the board is not an organization that recklessly spends the $15 in student fees that are received each year. As if the possibility of a protest wasn’t enough to deal with, the board had to alter its prize inventory a second time because it did not have a proper bingo license. North Carolina has a law which prevents those without bingo
licenses to give away prizes worth more than $10. After shaving down its inventory, the board gave away sex-related prizes such as edible underwear and KY products as well as non-sexual items like t-shirts, Target gift cards, koozies and other items, according to Collier. The removed toys could not be returned, according Collier. “[The UAB] will have to work together to see what the best option will be. We haven’t decided if we want to host another event. It’s not in stone,” Collier said. Local news stations such as ABC11 and various other blogging websites covered the controversy, bringing a lot of negative attention to the event. In the future, Collier encourages students bring their concerns directly to the board instead of the media, to prevent unnecessary stress.
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NORML lobbies for legalization of marijuana Nicky Vaught Staff Writer
North Carolina took a step toward legalizing medical marijuana on Tuesday. The state’s branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) hosted a lobbying event to inform legislators about the potentials of medical marijuana. On the third floor auditorium in the Raleigh Legislative Building at 16 West Jones St., several advocates spoke in support for the legalization of medical marijuana, outlined in the proposed
N.C. Medical Marijuana Act. Of the speakers was Dr. Kevin Baiko, a Hawaiian who gained renown for his specialization in the medicinal uses of cannabis. Dr. Baiko gave a presentation highlighting the advantages of marijuana on the endocrine system. Another speaker was Ben Scales, the attorney who penned the medical marijuana act four years ago. Advocates and NORML members filled almost 1,000 seats in the auditorium to show their support. Supporters arrived as early as 9 a.m., although the event did not officially begin until 11 a.m.
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“Medicinal marijuana would help me reduce the amount of back pain I have. I don’t understand why it’s taken this long for our legal system to catch up to what we know about cannabis and its benefits” said Rose Matthews, and Raleigh retiree.
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N.C. State students: Uptight?
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never showed up. According to Lauryn Collier, UAB president, the added security will cost UAB $100 — which will come from the money the Board receives from student fees. Jason Cockrell, a senior in applied mathematics, was among the most outspoken against this event. His guest column in Monday’s Technician and Facebook posts on the Dirty Bingo event page railed against using student fees to purchase adult toys as prizes for the event. Eventually, UAB relented, and acquiesced to Cockrell and company by pulling some of the items off of its prize list. And thanks to an anonymous donor, who gave $310, the event can continue without the use of student fees
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“Yes, because a lot of cancer patients go through depression with a life threating illness. Only in a medical sense is it O.K. to legalize marijuana.” Alisha Williams junior, sociology
“There are economic benefits but we have to wait a while to see what happens, more research to see what new issues come out.” Raul Gonzalez sophomore, engineering
“The government would take tax, people are using it anyway. Lots of college students are using it anyway, and the government could tax it and make it easier to regulate.” Caglar Caglayan industrial engineering, graduate student
“I think so, if done correctly it can be safer than prescription drugs.” Trey Edwards, sophomore human biology
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cCrory is not an idiot. The jokes about our governor making Art Pope look reasonable in comparison need to stop. On Monday, the N.C. State Pack Poll released findings t hat a n overwhelming majority of NCSU faculty Joseph disagree Havey with GovDeputy Viewpoint ernor Pat Editor McCrory’s recent proposal to shift funding away from liberal arts degrees to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees. The News & Observer has an extensive list of letters to the editor decrying McCrory as “elitist,” “enslaved to business” and “utterly out of touch with reality.” But let’s not fool ourselves. McCrory didn’t pull the idea out of thin air. I doubt he has a personal vendetta against liberal arts, as his own liberal arts degree certainly didn’t hurt his chances at becoming governor. McCrory is desperately trying to fix the 9.2 percent unemployment rate — the fifth highest in the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — all the while reducing North Carolina’s debt to the federal government — the third highest in the nation, according to the Associated Press. Reducing unemployment is McCrory’s endgoal. Because he is Republican, he will cut spending as opposed to raising taxes. I am a communication major, but looking around, I’ve got to be honest: We liberal arts majors need to get our act together. If I was faced with McCrory’s scenario, I would cut funding to our arena as well. Glance at Forbes’ list of best and worst majors, and you will see why McCrory is attacking liberal arts specifically. At the top of the “Worst Major” list is anthropology. Following is fine arts, philosophy, religious studies, music and English. All of these majors have at least a 9.2 percent unemployment
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… well, until it’s billed for security detail. On Dirty Bingo’s Facebook page, some students argued against it, not because of the nature of the prizes, but because fee money (less than a penny from each student) was slated to be used for an event only a few would benefit from. And though these students often said they couldn’t care less about the nature of the prizes (as to not appear too uptight), their defense doesn’t retain water. By that logic, the same protesting students would be against the security that was hired because of their own objections. The very first arguments that surfaced were along the lines of, “I can’t believe my student fees are paying for vibrators and anal plugs.” And that statement doesn’t express the same grief this
statement expresses: “I can’t believe UAB is taking money from all of us and redirecting it to the interests of a few.” Those opposed to the event tried to claim the latter argument after realizing the former was indeed prudish. If students are upset about redirecting student fees to programs that benefit only a minority of the student population, then they would protest every event UAB hosts to which less than 51 percent of the student body attends. That would be beyond unreasonable. Students vexed by the event may try to claim some sort of pseudo-political misappropriation angle, but it’s not very convincing. Using a paltry amount of student fees money to educate students about sex in an entertaining and engaging way is not inappropriate. Perhaps if the students who were so opposed to Dirty Bingo knew the joys of edible panties, theirs wouldn’t be in such a twist.
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rate, uncomfortably higher than the national rate of 7.8 percent. Film majors face an unemployment rate of 12.9 percent. Conversely, Kiplinger’s business forecast points out that the “Best Majors” include things such as chemical engineering, pharmacology, nursing, electrical engineering and transportation science. The unemployment rates in these fields are less than 5 percent. One of the critiques of McCrory’s plan is that the goal of higher education is not simply job creation. This may be true in an ideal sense, but I asked several N.C. State students why they are getting their secondary educations. Every single person had the same response: to get a job. Oh, and did I mention they were all liberal arts majors? No one goes to college for personal enrichment anymore. If you’re yelling at this paper right now because that’s exactly why you’re here, well, you’re part of the dwindling minority. Dropping names such as Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg to argue that liberal arts are necessary to make students better employees will not work either. While Jobs credited the sleek design of the Mac to a calligraphy class, let’s not forget that Jobs’ success was much more likely due to his extensive background in software engineering and computer science. Mark Zuckerberg’s psychology studies were only in addition to his computer science studies. 23-year-old Jihan Forbes told CBS News that she has been sending out resumes and waiting for two years to get a job. Her major? English. Creativity in the workforce is a valuable thing, but you have to get to the workforce before you can utilize it. Not to mention that calculus and chemistry also nourish innovation and problem solving. Do I agree with McCrory’s plan? Absolutely not. Forcing certain majors into privatization is a terrible idea, but this is the only argument that holds its weight. Rebuttals such as “the loss of personal enrichment” or “suppressing creativity in the workforce” fall flat. Send your thoughts to viewpoint@technicianonline.com
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ome of you may remember my Valentine’s Day column last year — in it, I urged readers to not be ashamed to be single. Though, I must admit I am no longer single. After an unconventional Feb. 14 last year involving Nutella, a Snuggie and myself, I fell head-over-heels for the only person truly worthy of my affection — me. Don’t worry, I’m still looking out for all you single people. Here’s some advice that’s Ahmed sure to help Amer you f i nd Viewpoint Editor a spec ia l someone (Disclaimer: I make no guarantees of finding a special someone. Degrees of “special” may vary)… Bang with Friends Bang with Friends is a new Facebook app that allows users to “anonymously” nominate which friends they’d like to hook up with. If your friend nominates you also, then each of you receives an email with instructions on the next step to hooking up — and hopefully an alternate set of instructions on how to avoid eye contact. Personally, I see no downside to this. The nomination process is completely anonymous. And you don’t even have to worry about being judged when all of your friends see the Bang With Friends icon on your “recent apps” list — your
younger friends will get it, and your parents will think it’s a picture of two friends participating in a human wheelbarrow race. The same way genuine conversation can lead to courtship, Bang With Friends is the perfect followup to Words With Friends — and an even better prelude to Regrets With Friends. Crazy Blind Date Crazy Blind Date is an app developed by OKCupid that brings blind dating into the digital age. And if there was anything missing from the blind dates your friends set up for you, it’s the crazy. The app’s webpage encourages everyone to use it “with reckless abandon.” To the average person, using a Russian-roulette-style dating service with reckless abandon seems dangerous, but the site’s page puts all worries to rest with a reassuring claim: “We know what we’re doing.” And let’s be real, how often does something go horribly wrong when someone says, “I know what I’m doing.” I always I assumed my dad meant to fall off the roof every time he tried to adjust the satellite dish during a storm. And what’s so dangerous about meeting up with strangers from the Internet? Chris Hansen does it all the time. Online necking The Japanese are pioneers in sexy machinery. Researchers at Tokyo’s Kajimoto Laboratory developed a French kissing machine that connects users through the Internet. The machine, which resembles a sophisticated boxy base with a straw sticking out of it, lets users have all
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the fun of intimacy, but without all of that nasty touchyfeely stuff. Users waggle the straw apparatus with their tongues, which causes the straw to move on the other user’s box to move remotely. Kisses can be recorded and replayed for later use. But I urge all of you young ladies out there to exercise caution — before you send your kiss transmissions to your men, make sure you really trust him. I mean, you should be ready to introduce him to your family, assuming the man you’ve been sucking virtual face with online isn’t a 60-year-old man who thinks he just bought “one of those new online Atari things.” Because, before you know it, your kiss transmissions will be posted online for everyone to waggle their tongues (and maybe more) to. If you’re still single by the end of this list, then I’m sorry, but I got nothing more for you — except maybe ask you to put on pants and go get some face time with someone (not to be confused with “FaceTime someone”) My last suggestion is that you get on Twitter and tweet with the hashtag #lastminutelovers to have a shot at winning one of the 24 pizza packages from Pizza Hut. Each package includes a $20 gift card to Pizza Hut and and a bottle of Eau de Pizza Hut, the company’s new scent that captures the essence of “fresh dough with hints of Italian spices, tomato sauce and cheese.” Admittedly, this won’t help you find someone special, but it’ll add to the I’m-eating-away-my-sorrows motif you’ll be going for tomorrow.
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Mientras miles de estudiantes hambrientos participaron en el Krispy Kreme Challenge el sábado, y unos reunieron para la séptima marcha anual de HKonJ en el centro de Raleigh, 30 estudiantes de N.C. State pasaron su sábado con estudiantes del colegio de la comunidad latina para animar a minoridades a perseguir una carrera en la universidad. Los alumnos de varios colegios de Carolina del Norte, que afiliaron con el programa de 4-H que se llama Juntos, reunieron con 18 estudiantes de N.C. State para aprender de los rigores y beneficios que ofrece una educación universitaria. El propósito del día era dejar estu-
diantes de la escuela secundaria conectar con alumnos de la universidad. El día empezó con rompehielos para facilitar los estudiantes desde los condados de Yadkin, Wayne y Sampson a conocer uno a otro. “[Un propósito para la visita] fue inspirar a los estudiantes, Maria Morales, un alumno del cuarto año en Eastern Wayne High School motivados por los que están involucrado con Mi Familia y Sube Ritmo,” dijo Diana Urieta, la directora de Juntos. “La Juntos, y estudiantes universitacultura que tratamos de crear con rios compartieron unos consejos Juntos es que tienes que dar vuelta para inspirar y ayudar estudiantes a su comunidad — no puedes sola- universitarios aspirantes. Los alummente recibir. Entonces, el servi- nos también aprendieron de www. cio voluntario es muy importante collegegreenlight.com, un sitio web para nosotros, y el liderazgo es un que Andrew Behnke creó, un profeelemento significante para quienes sor asistente, que tiene un “meter de somos.” luz verde” que mete las compatibiLos académicos contribuyen a lidades de estudiantes con univer-
“Viniendo aquí, me ayudaron mucho. Me animaron asistir a la universidad.”
sidades correspondientes. Edith González, un alumno del cuarto año de Yadkin Early College, dijo que pensó que la sesión de preguntas a cerca de la admisión de la universidad fue útil. “No piensas mucho a cerca de lo que requiere entrar en la universidad, hasta que te guían lo que tienes que hacer,” dijo González. Durante la parte del día dedicado al servicio, los estudiantes diseñaron cartas para el día de San Valentín que distribuirán a los niños en Duke Children’s Hospital. Para Luis Agilar, un estudiante del tercer año en Clinton High School, hacer las cartas de San Valentín le llamó la atención. “Están pasando por una etapa dificultosa ahora, entonces cada cosita ayuda, y eso fue un bonito
detalle.” Sobre todo, los estudiantes experimentaron un día lleno de actividades que incluyeron una competencia de construir un torre de papel y una lección exclusiva de la danza latina, dirigido por el equipo de baile, Sube Ritmo. Los miembros de Sube compartieron cuentos personales de cómo llegaron a la universidad. Unos dijeron que tomaron una ruta en el ejercito, otras dijeron que eran los primeros de su familia de asistir a la universidad. “Antes de ir a colegio, sabía que quería asistir a la universidad,” dijo Maria Morales, un alumno del cuarto año en Eastern Wayne High School. “Viniendo aquí, me ayudaron mucho. Me animaron asistir a la universidad.”
México gana La Serie del Caribe con fortuna MEXICO WINS THE CARIBBEAN SERIES WITH LUCK Kenneth Smith Corresponsal
Baseball season has come to an end in the Caribbean with the culmination of La Serie del Caribe. This year the Yaquis de Obregon (Mexico) beat the Leones del Escogido (Dominican Republic,) in a game that ended up breaking the record for the longest match in the tournament, at seven and a half hours. The game ended 4-3 after Douglas Clark batted a home run in the 18th inning to give the Mexicans their second crown and seventh to the country in the tournament´s history. The Leones del Escogido were the favorite after winning five out of six games in the first round, including two victories against the Yaquis. But the Mexican team fought until the end to take the victory. In previous years, the Dominican team would have won the series, but a change in the format this year allowed the Mexicans a rare opportunity to seize the win. Before there was only
one round of games, in which all teams played against each other, and the one with the best record won. This year a new system includes the same preliminary round, but with the difference being the addition of a final game between the best two teams from pool play. In this case the Leones went 5-1 and the Yaquis 3 -3, wh i le the Navega ntes del Magallanes (Venezuela) a nd Cr io llos (Puerto Rico) were the two teams eliminated in the first round. Few teams in the MLB still allow their players to participate in this tournament, and every year there are fewer fans in attendance, which prompted the change in format. More than 16,000 patrons filled the stands at the Estadio Sonora for the final, while thousands more watched the game on a big screen from the main terrace outside the park.
Mexico has now tied Venezuela and Cuba in seven championships, while Panama has one, Puerto Rico 14 and the Dominican Republic 19. It is also the second time in three years that Mexico has come away with the title. This year’s edition was held in Hermosillo, Mexico, the tournament being the best way to open t he ne w Stadium Sonora. Next yea�r’s competition will be take place on the island Venezuelan of Margarita, also known as the Pearl of the Caribbean. This tournament is celebrated each year with the champions from Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. However, as attractive as it sounds, every year the tournament boasts less and less stars.
“In previous years, the Dominican team would have won the series.”
La temporada de béisbol caribeño ha llegado a su final con la culminación de la Serie del Caribe. Este año los Yaquis de Obregón (México) vencieron a los Leones del Escogido (República Dominicana), en lo que resultó ser el partido más largo en la historia del torneo, con una duración de 7 horas y media. El juego quedó 4-3 luego de que en 18vo inning Douglas Clark conectara un cuadrangular para darle la ventaja a los mexicanos quienes se llevan su segunda corona y 7ma para México en la historia del campeonato. Los Leones del Escogido llegaban como favoritos luego de haber ganado 5 de los 6 juegos en la primera ronda incluidas dos victorias ante Yaquis. Pero el equipo mexicano luchó hasta el final para conseguir el triunfo. En años anteriores el equipo dominicano hubiese resultado el ganador, pero un cambio que se estrenó este año, cambió la fortuna del equipo. En
otros años sólo se jugaba una ronda de todos contra todos, y el equipo con más victorias resultaba ganador. Este año se implementó el nuevo sistema que incluye la misma ronda preliminar, pero con el extra de tener una final entre los dos mejores equipos del todos contra todos. En este caso fueron los Leones con record de 5-1 y los Yaquis con 3-3, mientras que los Navegantes de Magallanes (Venezuela) y Los Criollos (Puerto Rico) fueron los dos equipos que no lograron clasificar a la final. Los equipos de MLB ya no dejan a sus jugadores participar a sus jugadores en estos juegos y cada vez hay menos fanáticos asistiendo a los juegos, razón por la cual se cambió el formato, para tener un juego decisivo que llamara la atención. Más de 16 mil parroquianos colmaron las gradas del Estadio Sonora y otros varios miles vieron el partido en una pantalla gigante en la explanada principal del parque. Ahora México logró empatar a Venezuela y Cuba con
7 títulos, mientras que Panamá posee 1, Puerto Rico 14 y República Dominicana 19. Además es segunda vez en 3 años que México se alza con el título. Esta edición se celebró en Hermosillo, México, siendo incluso el torneo que dio apertura del Estadio Sonora, mientras que ya todo apunta al año que viene, que se celebrará en territorio venezolano, más precisamente en la isla de Margarita, conocida también como la Perla del Caribe. Este torneo se celebra cada año con los campeones de México, Venezuela, República Dominicana y Puerto Rico, pero por más atractivo que suene, cada año dispone de menos estrellas y ya no es el torneo de antes.
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Museum patrons stop to admire Alistair McClymont’s “Prime Bench” — a bench made of 144 boards. Prime Bench consists of 100 sheets of medium-density fiberboard arranged according to the prime numbers from 1 to 144.
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Kate Shafer, the gallery and exhibitions manager for the Contemporary Art Museum, demonstrates Alistair McClymont’s “Raindrop”, which features a single drop of water suspended in mid-air. According to the CAM website, Raindrop is based on a machine made by the University of Manchester in the early 1970s to study rain.
Exhibition merges art with science Young Lee Associate Features Editor
Students struggle to see any art or beauty in the numbers and exact measurements that fill their textbooks. However, masters of math and science seem to have no trouble bridging this gap between the cold logic of calculations and the deeply profound and beautiful. In an attempt to showcase the interplay between art, science and the natural world, British conceptual artist Alistair McClymont, created a collection of pieces that the Contemporary Art Museum opened to the public Feb. 1. Though McClymont’s exhibit opened in an art museum, Kate Shafer, the Gallery and Exhibitions Manager for CAM, said that some people noted that these pieces of art would not have been out of place at a science museum. McCly mont’s artworks
include a bench made of 144 fiberboard panels that denote every prime number between one and 144 and a set of 100 sheets of photographic paper that models, to-scale, the size of the earth in comparison to the sun. The exhibit lends itself to scientific discussion — which is one of McClymont’s intents. With a new setting and a new perspective, McClymont’s exhibit may help people who struggle with the hard sciences find the art and beauty that masters seem to find so accessible in their research. William Clifford, an English mathematician and philosopher who died in 1879, once said that all poets, painters and musician found their art ready-made for them in the natural world. This may describe some of McClymont’s pursuits. With several artworks that attempts to capture natural
phenomenon, works such as lined by a search for what it “The Limitations of Logic is to be human. This might and the Absence of Absolute be our position in time and Clarity,” an installation art space on a grand scale, or piece consisting of a contrap- singular observations on tion that cresubjects ates a miniathat fasciture tornado nate me. using three Each piece fans and a takes a small humidifier, subject area McClymont and breaks seems to it down into challenge something the conunderAlistair McClymont, trived ways standable conceptual artist that people and perhaps have used to beautiful.” describe the natural world McClymont’s “Raindrop” — whether through art or also exemplifies his practice science. of finding ways of showcasing “My artwork is a continu- scientific concepts in more ing process of discovery and visceral ways. experimentation,” McClyIn “Raindrop,” a miniature mont said in a statement on wind tunnel suspends a drop the CAM website. “Each piece of water for a limited amount follows the last in a continual of time before outside forces journey of investigation into disturb the balance of the cultural and physical phe- tunnel and send the drop nomena. The work is under- flying off into empty space.
“My artwork is a continuing process of discovery and experimentation.”
Shafer said that McClymont sees each drop of water the tunnel cradles as a sculpture, offering audiences a new way to understand the nature around them. In some of his other artworks displayed at CAM, McClymont also explored the concept of time, another mathematical concept that people contrived to describe natural phenomenon. McClymont’s “Unix Time,” displays a 24-hour time lapse of the sky. A number is overlayed over the image which represents the number of seconds since Jan. 1, 1970— which is how certain compuer programs describe instances in time. Though coding is completely logic-based, McClymont finds beauty in it, and CAM administrators hope that visitors do as well. Many teachers and professors found benefits in bringing their students to the exhibit because of its emphasis
on the hard sciences. On Jan. 31, CAM invited students to the exhibit for inspiration. A few teachers even organized student projects around some of the art on display at CAM. Shafer said that she found ways to appreciate McClymont’s art not just as an art lover, but also as a math lover herself. Before she decided to pursue her art degree, Shafer �considered a degree in science instead because she was fascinated with the natural world. “I’m an art person but I’m also a science person, and I’m a math person,” Shafer said. “Albert Einstein once said, ‘if you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it.’ This exhibit is a really beautiful example of that, explaining these things in way people can grasp.”
Biosensors to put patients in charge of their own health Nasir Khatri Staff Writer
Imagine a wristband that wirelessly monitors heart rate, tracks stress levels throughout the day and even helps physicians to better treat chronic diseases. Now imagine if the battery on this device never had to be replaced because it was powered by body heat. Even though such devices sound like science fiction today, they may soon be a reality thanks to the N.C. State Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) Center. Last September, the National Sciences Foundation funded N.C. State researchers with an $18.5 million grant for the ASSIST Center. “[ASSIST] uses nanotech-
nology to improve global wearing them, and that will health,” John Muth, profes- be able to monitor human sor of electrical and computer physiological parameters engineering and deputy pro- such as heart rate and stress gram director of the ASSIST levels. According to Muth, Center, by creating said. such devicAs nanoes, it will be technology possible to becomes “empower more efpatients ficient, the and doctors amount to manage of human wellness body heat and imthat wearprove qualable devicity of life.” John Muth, professor of es can capThese computer enggineering t u re a nd wearable convert self-powinto energy will surpass the ered devices could be wristenergy needed to power well- bands, patches that adhere to designed biosensors. This the body or even caps that can means that it will be possible be placed on a tooth. to create biosensors that are “Innovation and entreprepowered only by the person neurship are critical parts of
“Seventy-five percent of health care expenditures in the United States are on chronic disease...”
this effort,” Muth said. Researchers in the ASSIST Center plan to collaborate with both start-up companies and major corporations, creating a wide range of devices for different purposes. Technology from the ASSIST Center could be used to help athletes train more effectively. For instance, biosensors would allow runners to better track their runs and monitor their physiological processes along the way. “I’ve downloaded many health and lifestyle apps on my phone, but I can never keep up with them because it’s such a hassle to track everything,” Iqra Chhotani, a physiology graduate student at NC State, said. “With this new technology, it seems like the work will be done for me and all I’ll have to do is check
the app!” The National Sciences Foundation grant was given to NC State because of the technology’s implications on chronic disease management. Physicians will be able to track patient’s heart rates and stress levels over a long period of time and better determine the effect of environmental factors on chronic disease. “Seventy-five percent of hea lthcare expenditures in the United States are on chronic disease and so the need is greater now than ever to use nanotechnology and mobile devices to address it,” Muth said. “[Data] would be encrypted and sent to the wearer’s healthcare professional, who could then analyze it and make clinical recommendations based on
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the newfound information.” The data would be sent to an app on the wearer’s desktop or mobile device, as well. “This will allow them to track their blood pressure, heart rate, stress levels and other indicators of health, and make lifestyle changes accordingly.”
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Staff Report The N.C. State women’s golf team took home a sixth place finish this Tuesday at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. After three days, the team finished with a 902 total score, 38 strokes over par, including a 299 total in Tuesday’s final round, 11 over par. The tournament was held at the par-72, 6,191-yard River Course at the Rio Mar Country Club. Sophomore Augusta James finished the tournament tied for fifth with a two-over 218 total for the tournament. James started off the tournament by shooting a 3-over 75, placing her in 22nd place after the first round. On day two, she posted an even par, good enough to move her into the 12th spot. Continuing to improve, she shot a one-under 71 off of a tournament best four birdies in the final round, moving up seven spots on the final day. Sophomore Vivian Tsui tied for 25th in the tournament following a three-day total of 227, 11 over par. After round one, Tsui was
five over par, shooting a 77, tying her for 47th place overall. Tsui moved up 10 spots in round two after posting a four-over-par 76. On Tuesday, she had her best round of the tournament, carding a 1-over 73, good enough to move her into 25th for the tournament. Tsui hit a hole-in-one on the final hole of her second round, the 177-yard, parthree 10th hole. Tsui dropped the ball within five feet of the hole and it rolled into the cup for the ace. Junior Ana Menendez finished close behind Tsui, tying for 28th with a three-round total of 12-over 228. Li ke Tsu i, Menende z opened up the tournament with a five-over 77 to place her in 47th. Menendez improved by three strokes in round two for a two-over 74, moving her up 25 spots in the standings to 22nd place. A five-over 77 in the final round brought her three-round total to 228, 12 strokes over par. Junior Brittany Marchand and senior Amanda Baker tied for 50th overall in the
tournament, posting scores of 17-over 233. Marchand started the tournament carding a 78 on the first day. She shot a 4-over 76 on the second day of competition, tying her for 37th. On the final day, Marchand fell down the leaderboard to 50th after shooting a sevenover 79. Baker opened the tournament strong with a threeover par 75, placing her in 22nd. She shot an 80 and a 78 in the final two rounds, respectfully, to tie Marchand for 50th place overall. Junior Lindsay McGetrick played as an individual during the tournament, finishing with a three-day total of 15-over 231, tying her for 40th place. McGetrick tied Baker and James after the first round, shooting a three-over 75. She fell 18 spots in the standings over the next two days after six-over 78 second and third rounds. The team will return to action Feb. 25 at the Sir Pizza Golf Tournament in Miami Lakes, Fla.
team has shown f lashes of greatness, and if you’re reading this column, you’re wondering why f lashes are all we’re getting. Let’s break it down. First, it needs to be said that Lorenzo Brown is the unquestionable leader of this group. He is the heartbeat, the floor general. Brown is what Travis Barker was to Blink-182 — he’s the component that makes the Wolfpack the Wolfpack. The team needs him. He is a scorer and a distributor and can dictate the pace of any game. He has the experience and basketball IQ to bring the best out of his teammates. This is not to knock Tyler Lewis, because Lewis has proved his craftiness in scoring and involving his teammates, but he’s not on Lorenzo Brown’s level. Not yet. So obviously the three games Brown missed hurt the Pack, but there is no question that he
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can, and must, rejuvenate the team down the stretch. It is essential that Brown’s crisp and unselfish offensive attack carries over to the other players. This means ball movement in the half-court sets, kick-outs to shooters like Wood or Purvis when a forward is double-teamed in the paint, and rhythmic basketball play. This is the only way the UCLA high post offense works. It allows for excellent floor spacing, and the Wolfpack need to take advantage of that and not rely too heavily on one guy. Too many times I see a guy catch the ball with his mind already made up to shoot, instead of playing what the defense gives him. That is not team basketball. It is unsustainable basketball, especially with the shorthanded seven-man rotation that the Pack runs. A team that lacks depth must have a balanced attack to succeed. The key to settling the Wolfpack’s woes is Rodney Purvis. I believe in Rodney Purvis, and I don’t think his skills are being maximized. Right now, Purvis is not getting touches in the spots that best serve his skill set, which
has led to a scoring slump, which has lowered his confidence. It is up to the older guys to reignite that confidence he showed us earlier in the season. Leslie or Howell need to find him when he’s slashing to the basket, or get him the ball off a screen for a 12-footer. This guy is a supreme talent and was one of the most sought-after recruits in his class. A team with good chemistry plays to their strengths, and so far, Purvis has played more like a freshman and less like a McDonald’s All-American. With all that said, the Wolfpack still have the fifth best field goal percentage in the country, which tells us that defense is being undersold. There were too many communication breakdowns against Duke at Cameron, which led to easy lay-ups or wide open 3-point shots for the Blue Devils.
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Wolfpack volleyball adds three recruits for 2013 season N.C. State volleyball coach Bryan Bunn has added three new players to his roster for the 2013 season, increasing his fourth recruiting class to six players. The three newcomers, all freshmen and all from North Carolina, will enroll in the summer and join the roster when the Wolfpack begins preparation for the coming season in July. Outside hitter Eve Davis of Charlotte Latin High School and the Carolina Juniors club team was the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, an Under Armour First-Team All-American and a Prep Volleyball All-American. Defensive specialist and libero Rachel Eppley of Charlotte was Davis’ teammate on the Carolina Juniors who played her final two years at Ardrey Kell High School after two years at Hopewell High School. She was chosen as both the Southwestern 4A Conference Player of the Year and the league tournament most valuable player. Maddie Brown of Cary, N.C., is a defensive specialist/libero who played at Green Hope High School and for the Triangle Volleyball Club. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Wolfpack remains top 20 in RPI standings Despite dropping four of its last six ACC contests and falling out of the AP and USA Today top 25 polls, the N.C. State men’s basketball team is still situated among the top of the latest RPI standings. The Wolfpack (16-7, 6-5 ACC) currently sit at No. 17 in the rankings and has the No. 8 strength of schedule. The only ACC teams that are currently placed ahead of the Pack are Duke and Miami, who are No. 1 and 2, respectfully. State split the season series with the Blue Devils and lost on a last second shot at home against Miami in the season’s only meeting. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Thursday WOMEN’S BASKETBALL V. FLORIDA STATE Tallahasse, Fla., 7 p.m. Friday TRACK AT NORTH CAROLINA Chapel Hill, All Day TRACK AT VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENGE Blacksburg, Va., All Day WOMEN’S TENNIS AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Charleston, S.C., 9:30 a.m. SOFTBALL V. TENNESSEE Tampa, Fla., 1:45 p.m. BASEBALL V. APPALACHIAN STATE Doak Field, 3:00 p.m. SOFTBALL V. USF Tampa, Fla., 4:15 p.m. Saturday RIFLE AT NRA SECTIONAL Charleston, S.C., All Day TRACK AT VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENGE Blacksburg,Va., All Day TRACK AT NORTH CAROLINA Chapel Hill, All Day SOFTBALL V. COASTAL CAROLINA Tampa,Fla., 11:00 a.m. SOFTBALL AT USF TOURNAMENT Tampa, Fla., TBA MEN’S TENNIS AT VCU Richmond, Va., 2 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL V. VIRGINIA TECH PNC Arena, 2 p.m. BASEBALL V. APPALACHIAN STATE Doak Field, 4 p.m.
Omaha next on N.C. State’s horizon Jonathan Stout Senior Staff Writer
N.C. State athletics has seen a dramatic improvement of its programs. With that improvement has come increased attention and expectations. Former cornerback David Amerson was supposed to intercept another 13 interceptions, the football team was going to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and the basketball program was destined for the Final Four. Two of these didn’t happen; one still can, but its future looks bleak. Disappointment of other athletic programs that have failed to meet expectations, which many students have deemed “N.C. State sh*t,” has come full swing. N.C. State’s baseball program, coming off an incredible run to the Gainesville Super Regional, is ranked No. 9 in the country. Buy or sell? I’m buying. Yes, it’s been 45 years since the baseball program has been to the promise land, Omaha, but this season’s squad has the talent. No, you can’t win on talent alone, but the remaining core players from last year’s Regional Championship team may have what it takes. The team’s standout players are a perfect blend of young talent and seasoned veterans. After stellar freshman seasons, sophomore pitcher Carlos Rodon and shortstop Trea Turner, along with outfielder Jake Fincher and catcher Brett Austin, will look to avoid sophomore slumps and build on their performances from last season. Rodon, t he team ace, is entering his second year with a 9-0 record and 1.57 ERA. His contributions helped him win the ACC’s Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards. Turner, who will make the switch from third base to short-
NATALIE CLAUNCH/TECHNICIAN
N.C. State baseball head coach Elliott Avent at a team practice Feb. 2, 2013. Avent enters his 17th season as the Wolfpack’s head coach. The 2003 national coach of the year has reached three Super Regionals during his time in Raleigh but is yet to reach the College World Series. He will look to pick up his 600th win at NCSU Friday when the Pack opens its season against Appalachian State at 3 p.m.
stop, his natural position, finished the season with a .336 batting average and five home runs. He also led the nation in stolen bases with 57. He is now 16 shy of breaking the N.C. State record. Senior outfielder Tarran Senay and pitchers Ryan Wi l k i n s , Gra nt Sasser and Ethan Ogburn played essential roles in the Pack’s post-season success and will be the team’s veteran group. Along with a solid core of players, a team must have the ultimate leader: the right head coach.
“... a perfect blend of young talent and seasoned veterans.”
Head coach Elliot Avent is that man. Avent is one win away from 600 with the program. He has taken the program to three Super-Regionals and was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year. The baseball program, under Avent’s watch, has only seen a losing record once, 25-31 in 2009. Last season, the team finished 4320, 19-11 in the ACC, and finished second in the conference. Bitter rival UNC-Chapel Hill is ranked No. 2 in the country, and the rest of the conference is stacked as well. In addition to State and Carolina, five other ACC schools are ranked in the NCAA’s top-35: No. 11 Florida State, No. 21 Georgia Tech, No. 28
Clemson, No. 29 Miami (Fla.) and No. 30 Virginia. Barring any monumental injuries, I believe the Pack will improve upon last season. State is the favorite to win the ACC, voted on by 12 ACC coaches. It’s hard not to agree, but it will be a tough road. The bottom line: This may be the best chance the program’s had to reach, and win, the College World Series. Wolfpack nation, as former NFL receiver Terrell Owens once said, “Get your popcorn ready.” We’re going to Omaha.
COMMENTARY
Chemistry key to success Will Raynor Staff Writer
Seven games are left before tournament time. Seriously, check the schedule. The Wolfpack is sitting at 6-5 in the ACC, after losing four extremely close games and getting rained on by 3-pointers in one that was not so close. With the personnel the Pack has, the talent and the record are not consistent. I attest this inconsistency to one thing: a deficient togetherness that all the great teams possess. I’m not saying the Pack is playing selfish basketball, but I am saying that the Pack is not playing unselfish basketball. At the moment, the team’s cohesion is not worthy of a deep tournament run that we’re all hoping for. Let me show you what I mean. It doesn’t take a basketball mastermind to realize that a team’s chemistry cannot be undervalued. It takes time and commitment. We’ve learned this from the NBA. Two years ago, the Miami Heat fell into a mid-season slump and
promised that after more minutes on the floor together, they would understand each other’s tendencies and develop stronger team chemistry. The nuances of the game would come as second nature. And guess what? They won a championship the next year. Now we can look at the Los Angeles Lakers and after watching them for five minutes, gather that their chemistry is awful, and their record reflects that. But next year, after a summer of practices and workouts, I sure wouldn’t want to have to play against those three, maybe four, future hall-of-famers. But N.C. State basketball isn’t the NBA. This team, favored in the preseason to win the ACC, will not have an off-season to fix things like the Lakers will. This team will lose seniors Scott Wood and Richard Howell, and will likely lose C.J. Leslie and Lorenzo Brown to the NBA. This team needs to find the rhythm and cohesion that will generate defensive stops. Because stops lead to easy points in transition, which lead to runs, which lead to wins, which lead to greatness. This
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Freshman guard Rodney Purvis dunks the ball on Jan. 12, 2013 in PNC Arena. The No. 20 Wolfpack defeated the No. 1 ranked and previously undefeated Blue Devils 84-76.