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SBP electioneers start, campaign violations already Mark Herring Editor-in-Chief

Student Body President campaigns officially began Tuesday at noon, and within the first afternoon of electioneering, all three candidates violated campaign statutes, according to Student Government Elections Commissioner Victoria Melbourne. Candidate Lauren Collier, current Union Activities Board president, failed to file expense report that was due on Monday on time, according to the Elections Commission. Candidate Matthew Williams, a current student sena-

tor, used Student Government resources — a campaign button maker — without permission. O’Rear, a former football player, also filed a late expense report and fraudulently used the website source code from the 2012 campaign of current SBP Andy Walsh. Melbourne, a junior in biochemistry and political science, prides herself on taking these violations seriously. Due to slack regulation in the past, Melbourne said she and the nine others on the election commission have been keen to report any violations. “I’m serious about this,” Melbourne said. “In the past, peo-

ple got away with things they shouldn’t have.” Melbourne’s claims come with backing: The Election Commission will disqualify any candidate who accrues three campaign violations. O’Rear already has two, and elections don’t end until March 27 at noon. After weak regulation of campaigning, the Election Commission has enacted changes in Student Government statute enforcement. Melbourne said the zones where students can display campaign signs is smaller this year, after a 2012 candidate caused thousands of dollars in damages

after splitting an underground electric wire on Centennial Campus. Other violations include “dorm storming,” the act of distributing excessive amounts of campaign literature around residence halls and going door-to-door soliciting votes, and all candidates must ask permission from University Housing to campaign in residence halls. Student Government can no longer fine candidates for campaign violations, as it did in the past. “As a state school, we cannot accept their money,” Melbourne said. “It’s illegal. I’m not sure how much

money was fined in the past, but there are some students who are rallying to get their money back.” If you see any violations, you can report them to the Elections Commission at ncsuelectionscommission@gmail.com, which Melbourne highly encourages. “It’s just me and my colleagues on the commission who are really looking out, though campaigners report violations by their competitors, too,” Melbourne said. “When we get complaints, we need actual proof to adjudicate the problem.”

Getting to know the candidates

TECHNICIAN CONDUCTED A Q&A WITH THE THREE CANDIDATES. HERE’S WHERE THEY STAND LAUREN COLLIER • • • •

From Charlotte, N.C. Age: 20 Studies animal science Serves as Union Activities Board President

DWAYNE O’REAR • • • •

MATTHEW WILLIAMS • • • •

From Cary, N.C. Age: 20 Studies history Serves in the Student Senate, chair of the Traditions Commission

From Charlotte, N.C. Age: 21 Studies business Serves as a senate liaison to the Executive Branch of Student Gov.

1) Why are you running for Student Body President?

5) What are your top three goals and why?

2) What specifically inspired you to run for the position? 3) What experience do you have that you think qualifies you for the position?

6) As president, you will have to work a great deal with administration. In your opinion, what is the biggest flaw in administration?

4) What will be your greatest challenge as Student Body President?

7) What’s one fun fact about yourself?

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1. I love helping students and I always want students to feel

1. I felt a strong urge to do something about why some

1. I’ve been in student government for the past two and a

like their voices have been heard. I’m a transfer student, so even when I came here sophomore year, I wanted to join the organization I felt helped the most students on campus. That was student government. I’ve been in it ever since. I just want students to feel their voices have been heard at the end of the day, that they’ve been attended to in a timely and proper way, that they’ve had time to react and that they’ve been informed of everything going on.

students weren’t happy on campus, why there was a disconnect for some students and just to explore what was really going on, either from a structural standpoint or just the social experience, the campus climate.

half years working for the past student presidents, Chandler Thompson and Andy Walsh. I served on Chandler Thompson’s presidential cabinet and really loved it. In freshman year I stayed in Owen hall. I decided to run for president for Owen Hall council. I worked on the council all year. I got to thinking, ‘Hey, if I can do this in Owen and I can bring Owen together, why not try to take the next step up?’ … I would like to see things change for the better next year.

2. After working with Packapalooza last year, I really got a sense of what could happen when multiple student groups and departments on campus get together and work together. We can make huge events. Students want big events, and the way to make that happen is to collaborate and work together.

3. I actually started last year in the executive branch and the traditions commission while also serving as a student senator. I learned both branches there, which is really important because both branches have to collaborate. That’s really prepared me for the student government side. The leadership side also came from being an R.A. last year. Working with different personalities, working with different students gave me an opportunity to grow as a leader and gave me a chance to help people.

4. My greatest challenge will be what my greatest goal is: to build up communication between administrators and students and between student groups. One of my main things is a universal website and right now it’d be a little easier than it has in the past because they’ve already started to turn the current students page on the website into that place for students. But it’s not really updated, it’s not used like it should be. We want to make sure if you have access to the Internet, you can log on and know what’s going on.

5. My top three goals are the universal calendar and the universal website, and those go hand-in-hand. The universal calendar will help student organizations and arts programs because they’ll all be on one calendar. My plan is to make it like a Google calendar where you can take some links off, say if you aren’t so much interested in arts or athletics. Another thing is to increase collaboration between student groups. Another thing is tuition and fee transparency as well. A lot of students see their tuition going up every year but don’t know exactly why.

6. I know they try to communicate with students. They just aren’t doing it effectively. I’ve talked to certain administrators. They reach out to certain things and send out emails and do certain posts, but it’s not getting directly to the students. Students need to know they are thinking of students first.

7. I am in love with watches. I consider myself a mini-collector. I have 35 watches right now.

2. I was the black students board chair on UAB last year, so I was doing interviews for our scholarship I created. There were two freshmen in the college of design who mentioned an incident in the college of design where the N-word was written all over the girls’ bathroom. They were really upset about it. It was the first time I realized it was happening frequently. And it’s not being disseminated across campus and there must be something else going on.

3. Being UAB president, I’ve been super busy. I’ve had to give up a lot of things, not been able to go home, it’s a huge sacrifice. This position has made me more aware of things happening on campus. It’s helped me interact more with students, faculty, administration, the chancellor. I’ve been under the heat lamp. It makes me mentally, physically, emotionally prepared for the position of student body president.

4. My biggest challenge is going to be really diving deeper into this idea that you can’t please everybody. It’s something I struggled with this year with UAB because I wanted to be able to make everyone happy, I wanted to be sure our programs made everyone happy. As student body president, you’re looked at to make sure that happens, that you represent all the students all the time. I’ve gotten hate emails from students, and I know that’s going to happen even more as student body president.

5. My top three goals are: social, leadership and academic. As far as those three go, it’s really combining campus. I’m involved in three colleges with my studies and I know the colleges are very disconnected, so I have a plan to connect the colleges – assuming that it’s feasible. And then fix the academic advising structure for students and faculty. As far as leadership goes, making sure I’m visible on campus. I eat in the dining halls now. I’m always on campus even though I live off campus. I’m here all day every day even on the weekends and during breaks.

6. I don’t think they understand the student experience from a variety of students. Until you have possessed multiple identities, you’ve lived in different students’ experiences, it’s hard to implement programs for them and then wonder why it doesn’t work, especially with the ClassEvals. There’s been discussion as to why it doesn’t work and what can we do. It’s just not understanding the students.

7. We have a dog. Her name’s Nadia Renee, she’s a Dutch shepherd. When my roommates aren’t home, Nadia and I make videos singing.

2. Seeing student government from the outside and seeing how well it was operated when I was a freshman really motivated me to get onto Chandler Thompson’s council, and that was the start. Once I got on her campaign and then her council, I saw she was doing a great job. It started clicking in my head that there’s no reason I can’t be her one day. Watching her work and delegate between different groups on campus really sparked an interest in me because it’s about the team, not the individual.

3. I got my first job at 16. I’ve had nine different jobs. Working all those jobs and being a part of all these things growing up has really taught me how to work with people and how to really embrace diversity. Coming to N.C. State, seeing everybody I see, we’re all different, and we all come together as one. I really believe we, as N.C. State can come together as one if we work at it. One pack, one goal.

4. My greatest challenge will be my union of the different student organizations next year, to properly delegate and bring those organizations together as one. N.C. State has a lot of great organizations, but we don’t work together like we could.

5. Number one: I want to fight to lower tuition and stop fee increases. Number two: Make sure students’ voices are heard in administrative decisions. Number three: to integrate Hillsborough Street with N.C. State. My friend who goes to ECU called me last week and told me he took his meal plan card and went to Chili’s downtown for lunch. If ECU can do it, we can do it here. I understand it’s been talked about for three or four years but it’s never really been pursued by anyone. In my opinion, if I could start here and get there, I would do it.

6. Campus administration does not take into account enough of what students think. We as students are the mouth of N.C. State. We are the wolves in the pack. Now, the administrators lead the pack, but they need to listen to the wolves in the pack. We can give advice and our opinion matters. But my biggest criticism is the administrators and board of trustees don’t take students’ opinions and thoughts into account as much when making administrative decisions.

7. I eat my Oreos with peanut butter.”

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Car jacking near campus remains under investigation Sam DeGrave News Editor

Two men assaulted two Raleigh residents in Pullen Park Monday night before stealing a car from one of the men, according to Jim Sughrue, director of public affairs for the Raleigh Police Department. The victims, Donald Fonville, 57, and James Gause, 48, were standing in the parking lot near the park’s tennis courts when the suspects, one of whom was reportedly armed, approached and attacked Fonville and Gause just before 10 p.m. At least one shot was fired during the robbery, but nobody was hit, according to a report released Tuesday afternoon by the RPD. The suspects, described as black males dressed in black jeans and hoodies, pistol whipped the victims and stole a 2005 Toyota Camry from one of them. Police recovered the stolen vehicle in a parking lot near Central Prison shortly after.

Fonville walked to the BP gas station and convenience store located at the corner of Western Boulevard and Ashe Avenue, where he asked 21-year-old employee Abdullah Momand to call 911. Neither victims have connections to N.C. State, but Campus Police released a WolfAlert at about 11 p.m. to warn the student body of the crime. Both victims were treated and released from Rex Hospital. Fonvilee declined to comment about the robbery. The case remains under investigation by the Raleigh Police Department. Anyone with information that might assist detectives is asked to either call Raleigh CrimeStoppers at (919) 834-HELP or to go to the CrimeStoppers Website, www.raleighcrimestoppers.org, for instructions on how to report a tip online or by text message. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for anonymous tips that help solve cases.

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Mayor speaks to College Democrats PHOTO BY PATRICK WHALEY

ary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht Jr. speaks to the NCSU College Democrats Feb. 28. Weinbrecht spoke to the club Thursday evening about his role as mayor of the Town of Cary and on relations between state and federal governments from a municipal perspective. Elected for the first time in 2007 and re-elected in 2011, Weinbrecht served as a council member in Cary’s council-manager form of government before becoming mayor.

Immigration reform comes to N.C. students

READ SPANISH TRANSLATION ON OUR WEBSITE: TECHNICIANONLINE.COM/FEATURES/BIENVENIDOS Josué Molina Staff Writer

State Representatives George Cleveland (R) and Chris Whitmire (R) proposed a bill on March 5 that could make it harder for undocumented students to seek higher education at community colleges and universities in North Carolina. If the proposed bill, House Bill 218 titled No Post-Secondary Education/Illegal Aliens, is passed, it could overturn current policies that allow students with unlawful immigration status to attend community colleges and universities. Currently, illegal immigrants can attend North Carolina universities and communit y colleges by paying out-of-state tuition costs and meeting criteria such as attending high schools in the United States. Abraham Dones, the assistant director of multicultural affairs, has worked with undocumented students in the past. Dones said the proposed legisla-

tion could hinder undocumented students. “Legislation like the one proposed just provides the opportunity to place these students on pathways that, to me, will not lead them to success,” Dones said. “What other avenues are we providing these specific students with regards to becoming a better qualified member of our society? I was always at the notation that an educated society is always a better society.” Future illegal immigrants would no longer be able to pursue their education at universities like N.C. State or other UNC System schools. The Bill doesn’t only focus on UNC System institutions but it also looks to expand the same admission restrictions to illegal immigrants seeking higher education at any North Carolina community college. America Moreno, an undocumented psychology student at Meredith College, said going to college for the Hispanic community, especially undocumented immigrants, seems unattainable and potentially

harmful to many in such a community. The Bill was proposed in 2009 and again in 2011, according to Moreno. “It hasn’t worked so far,” Moreno said. “It would be barring and would prevent us from being able to get an education and also from being able to be a contributing citizen to the American society.” The Bill will not affect current students who are enrolled with unlawful immigration statuses at any of the UNC campuses or community colleges. The major purpose of each and every institution operating under the provisions of this bill is to continue offering education and training “for students who have lawful immigration status under federal law,” and only those students. Elizabeth James, director of the office of international services, said if the bill becomes law it could create an environment where people would not be allowed to contribute to the state. “It creates a chilling climate within the state,”

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James said. “As an educator, you hope universities are seen as open to all, especially at the community college level. This would certainly send a different message then what exists currently.” James also said that she

believes that the long-term implications of bills aimed to prevent people from becoming members of our society have not been thought about. Representative Cleveland chose not to comment on the matter.

Senate takes first steps to frack in N.C.

Taylor O’Quinn Staff Writer

Last month the North Carolina Senate gave preliminary approval to legislation regarding allowing fracking in North Carolina, according to the News & Observer. Since then, no further actions have been taken to advance the legislation to complete approval. Allowing fracking in North Carolina could have negative effects on the environment, but it could also have positive effects on the state’s economy. Robert Bruck, professor of plant pathology and forestry, said if there are large deposits of natural gas, then the government can justify the use of fracking to extract it. However, Bruck said he be-

lieves there is hardly enough gas in shale deposits in North Carolina to warrant the use of fracking. Fracking is a process where hot water and chemicals are injected deep into the ground where shale is present to move natural gas into pockets, according to Bruck. Once the gas is accumulated in these pockets, it can be collected and pumped out of the ground, Bruck said “I can’t think of any positive impacts of fracking on the environment,” Gerald LeBlanc, professor of toxicology, said. “There are many environmental concerns involved in fracking.” Disruption of the landscape, release of methane into the atmosphere and the contamination of groundwater are just a few of the “numer-

ous” environmental hazards that come with fracking, according to LeBlanc. “Fracking can cause chemicals to leak into aquifers and wells,” Bruck said. “It can take decades for that water to be potable again.” Any potential direct health impacts from fracking on the human population would likely be due to the contamination of drinking water, LeBlanc said. According to LeBlanc, the release of toxic materials and increased noise pollution are other effects that the public may encounter from fracking. A member of the N.C. Mining and Energy Commission made a proposal last week that drilling operators reuse “industrial wastewater” to irrigate crops, according to the News & Observer.

This proposal allows for a more efficient way of fracking and may influence the state legislature in favor of fracking. “This approach would limit the volume of water and also solve the problem of disposal,” Vikram Rao, a member of the North Carolina Mining & Energy Commission, said. “Treating for reuse is the cheapest thing you can do and the most environmentally safe thing you can do.” Allowing fracking can help the state’s economy by producing a multitude of jobs and the retrieval of the natural gas could help the state meet energy needs. “It is important that these jobs are filled by North Carolinians,” LeBlanc said. The risks are high for fracking in North Carolina since it

is unclear how much natural gas is available or extraction, according to Anne Tazewell, the transportation program manager for the N.C. State Solar Center. “We don’t have a history of oil or natural gas in North Carolina,” Tazewell said. According to Bruck, the real question is whether or not fracking is worth the amount of gas that we might be able to extract versus the environmental damages we may incur. “A lot of folks feel the legislature is rushing this bill,” Tazewell said. “The potential costs may not be worth the benefits.”

Representative Whitmire was not able to respond in time due to a “slammed schedule.” House Bill 218 has been sent to the House Standing Committee on Education.

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Comparing the Pack Poll The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

olitics, and the discussions that take place under its expansive umbrella, fosters disagreement. And if the Pack Poll is a fair representation of students’ opinions, then it’s safe to say State students probably get into several heated debates. Pack Poll results are almost mirror opposites of numerous other polls for which Millennials (ages 18 − 29) were interviewed. According to a poll by Washington Post and ABC News, Millennials are less supportive of gun control and an assault weapons ban. But whereas their poll reports 46 percent of Millennials are opposed, the Pack Poll shows 55 percent of N.C. State students oppose similar bans. Interestingly enough, U.S. citizens love their

guns — much more than they did 19 years ago. A 1994 poll by Washington Post and ABC News shows that an astounding 80 percent of voters would have supported an assault weapons ban, a stark contrast from today’s 57 percent. N.C. State students who voted dispelled the myth that our campus is populated by nothing but right-wing conservatives. Seventy percent of voters say they support a legal path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. On this issue, we fall in line with most other Millennial polls.

Perhaps it’s too bold for us to say this, but the poll indicates a more liberal atmosphere at N.C. State. President Barack Obama received a 55 percent approval rating from the Wolfpack. However, a study published last spring by the Harvard Institute of Politics shows that the president’s approval rating is generally low among Millennials. It’s important to note that a total 923 students responded to the Pack Poll — a mere 2.7 percent. Campus organizations and students alike cite “survey fatigue” as the reason few students respond surveys. Not to mention

some ambiguity in answer choices that might put off students. For example, the two answers to “How worried are you about being able to find a good paying job after you graduate?” were “A little worried,” and “Somewhat worried.” Perhaps we’re a little incompetent, or somewhat incompetent, but we can’t tell the difference. The Pack Poll has potential to be a good political barometer for this campus, but it has yet to gain the popularity it needs to be relevant. Send your thoughts to viewpoint@technicianonline.com

Keep the sugary drinks

’m just going to come clean: I’m a f laming Republican. If you’re a regular Technician reader, you may have noticed that recently, my columns have flirted with Republican ideology. Readers, I’m ditching flirtation for full-on advances. The not-sosecret secret is out. Joseph Get ready, Havey because Deputy f rom now Viewpoint u nt i l t h e Editor end of this semester, you’re going to get weekly columns full of talk about smaller government and capitalist practices. I’ve decided to champion the Republican cause. You can call me RepublicMan … see what I did there? First things first: I’m not conservative. I hate camouflage, I’ve never shot a gun, and I’ve already written about how I refuse to oppose gay rights. These columns are not going to be about social issues. Conservatives and Republicans are not one and the same, and hopefully, I will help illustrate that over the coming weeks. I am, however, staunchly in favor of smaller government, and I believe that business is the key to our country’s greatness. Which would explain my deep man-crush on Justice Milton A. Tingling Jr. Yesterday, when I read about his rejection of New York City’s ban on large sugary drinks — Well, I guess you could say I felt a Tingling sensation. According to The New York Times, Tingling struck down the ban because he is “wary of government’s power.” While “wary” isn’t the word I would use to describe my own view of our government, The Times got the basic idea.

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cart to help her make an income, but to no avail. Wellington ends the chapter with a poignant point. “We ride into town and hand things out, sometimes through guilt, but also through concern for our fellow human beings and a desire to make things better,” Wellington says. “But it doesn’t work. The change has to come from within.” What does this have to do with banning soft drinks? The government, under the umbrella of “helping” us, has just become too big, nannying its citizens into dependency. That is my issue with big government. I am all for social work, but not when it breeds a lack of initiative and not when it’s forcing our government i nto $1 trillion-per-year deficits. The change has to come from within. Bigger government comes at the cost of higher federal deficit, higher taxes and less opportunity for small business growth. It rarely solves any social problems. I hate to use such a hot-button example, but look at gun laws. According to The Telegraph, knife-related deaths are almost twice as high per capita in Britain than gun-related deaths in the U.S. Its gun laws didn’t fix homicides. The change has to come from within. So thank you, Justice Tingling, for seeing through the misguided (but well-meant) intentions of New York City’s big government. This RepublicMan is so proud of you.

“I think they actually do a lot for students.They’re the voice of the student body and they bridge the gap between students and faculty.”

“I think the Student Body President is extremely important, they are the responsible for making things better for students. Andy Walsh has done some great things, he’ll be hard to follow next year”

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What impact can a student body president have? BY GREG WILSON

“Annoyed” is a better word for me. Or “perturbed.” Or “so flustered at federal government’s presence that I want to beat it out of my life with a baseball bat.” Someone recently told me that they were a Democrat because they liked the idea of helping people. Fantastic sentiment, but the guise of “helping people” has been used so often for the justification of our bloated government that it’s lost meaning. Besides — and this is important — the United States did not become great because it helped people. Conversely, it is only after we became the great nation we are today that we were able to start so many aid programs, bot h domestic and foreign. Remember that one of the key reasons that our country is the superpower it is today was FDR’s decision to enter World War II so late. Isolationism was essentially national selfishness. Wow, it just got super controversial. Additionally, aid doesn’t always work. The Journal of Humanitarian Aid reported last week that aid can often “push recipients into a dependent state and negatively impact confidence, building capacity and future sustainability.” There’s value in social work, yes, but what’s that phrase about teaching a man to fish as opposed to just giving him one? Before becoming an international Ironman champion, Chrissie Wellington heavily invested herself in social work with Nepalese women. In her biography, she talks about getting frustrated with trying to help the locals. She even bought one woman a

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The state of happiness

awaii continues to disprove coincidence after its fourth year in a row atop Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index for 2012. The study, which was pubTyler Gobin lished Staff Writer Feb. 27, ranks each state’s overall wellbeing according to physical health, job satisfaction, outlook on life and other factors that affect quality of life. While Hawaii remains king of the hill with its surf, sand and isolation, the Southeast didn’t fare so well. North Carolina’s ranking of 35 may seem bad, but compared to surrounding states, it’s a diamond in the rough. Step outside of the Tar Heel State and you’ll run into trouble with West Virginia solidifying its depressive state at number 50 and Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina filling out the forties. On the opposite end of the rankings, and coincidentally the country, are the western states. While the Southeast remains in the fourth and fifth quintiles, the western states fill the majority of the first and second quintile with Colorado, Montana, Utah, Hawaii and Minnesota leading the charge. Now before you get angry at the Gallup Index for labeling North Carolina based on generalizations, understand its methodology. For the Well Being In-

dex, Gallup conducted phone surveys from a random sample of 1,000 people every day for 350 days. Gallup’s pollsters asked questions about physical health, emotional health, lifestyle behaviors, work environment and life evaluation. Now I realize stereotypes can be misleading, but numbers never lie. I have lived in a couple of these happier states, finishing high school in Montana and completing my freshman year at Oregon State. These states aren’t anything special – they are just different. For some people, it is a good different, and for others, it is not. But there are things that I feel attribute toward the lower rankings down here. First, residents of the lower ranked states tend to be heavier, less active, smoke more and have more medical problems according to cardiologist and chief science officer at Healthways, Jim Pope. Whether that’s true or not, I can simply state I had never been to a Bojangles’ before entering the Southeast. I am not solely placing the blame on Bojangles’ but it seems there are a larger number of fast food establishments in the Southeast than anywhere I have lived. Second, an important incentive to combat the damage fast food can do is often less common here. I’m not saying that people here don’t exercise as often as out west but economics has taught us that people respond to incentives.

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Western states have much more land than states in the East while also containing less people. This lack of metropolitan area leaves space for parks, forests, and simply undeveloped wilderness. I feel this abundance of outdoor area creates more incentives for exercise that may not feel like exercise. If I can be active and take part in some form of activity without stepping foot in a gym, I am much more inclined to take part in that activity. It’s not our fau lt t hat we live around more p e ople . The East Coast was settled first and it remains to be the most populated part of our country while the Rocky Mountains make it difficult to occupy a large portion of the Western states. But the first step of fixing a problem is recognizing there is one. Just because the Gallup Poll fixated North Carolina near the bottom of the poll doesn’t mean government intervention is around the corner, but Pope points out how communities can use this information to diagnose problems and prescribe changes. Whether people take the rankings personally or completely blow them off, happiness can be found anywhere, but it seems people in the Western states have more reasons to smile.

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The strongest form of carbon fiber composite is being made right here at N.C. State. The research paper, “Ultrastrong, Stiff and Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Composites,” outlines the method by which N.C. State researchers created this new lightweight material and how it improves upon other carbon fiber composites. Carbon fiber composite is a space-age material designed to be structurally strong and lightweight. It is most often used in aerospace constructions, like space shuttles and airplanes. “If you are making a space shuttle, every pound of the weight costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to send into space,” explained Yuntian Zhu, a distinguished professor of materials science and member of the research team. Carbon fiber composites originally replaced substances like aluminum to reduce the weight of planes in order to save fuel. The change to carbon fiber composites reduced fuel usage by about 20 percent. Carbon fiber is traditionally made by taking thin filaments of carbon and weaving them into a kind of fabric, then pressurizing them into a plastic resin to hold them in shape. The result is an incredibly light, yet strong, solid material. Research has improved upon this carbon fiber material, making it stronger than ever by replacing the fibers with carbon nanotubes, or CNTs. CNTs have been a focus of research for years due to certain theoretical properties which would make them very valuable, such as a high level of conductivity. While labs have not been able to create CNTs with these properties, they have been able to create ones structurally similar to the theoretical ideal. Researchers at N.C. State have taken these imperfect carbon

nanotubes and created a way to use them to make carbon fiber composite. The use of CNTs instead of traditional carbon fibers alters the properties. The CNTs have a simpler, stronger structure which gives the woven and resinpressured fabric ultrastrong and stiff properties. CNT composites also exhibit other properties that differentiate them from the standard carbon fiber composites. CNT composites have high degrees of electrical and thermal conductivities--and both of these properties are beneficial to use with aerospace technologies. Therma l conduc t ivity will make it easier for heat from plane engines pass through the hull and out into the surrounding air, making them easier to cool down. Electrical conductivity will make it safer for planes that find themselves in the middle of a thunderstorm, as lightning may simply pass through the hull leaving the plane unharmed. The research paper even hints that this may make CNT composites useful for solar energy collecting utilities, or photovoltaic panels. The research is being primarily funded by the U.S. government for military purposes. The process created makes it easier for companies to produce high-performance CNT composite at a lower cost, but the research paper warns that variances in CNT length within the fibers may make it difficult to move to commercial production. Stronger and lighter materials are always being made – but for now, the strongest and most efficient carbon fiber composite is credited to N.C. State and its researchers.

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Brazilian students maintain strong sense of community

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Students attend a Brazil Showcase in Caldwell Lounge Feb. 27, hosted by the Office of International Services. Students also have the opportunity to study abroad in Brazil this Summer.

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With examples of baroque architecture, numerous bars and historical sites acknowledged by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) dotting its landscape, the city of Belo Horizonte represents an area of cultural and industrial significance. However, for Fernanda Duarte, a PhD candidate in communication, rhetoric and digital media, the city of the “beautiful horizon” represents something more. For her, the southeastern Brazilian city is home. More than 30 N.C. State students and scholars call Brazil their home. On March 27 in Caldwell lounge, about 15 of them showcased aspects of their culture for an audience of more than 50 students, professors and community members at an event sponsored by the Office of International Services. The Cultural Showcase featured presentations about Brazilian history, information about different regions of Brazil, a Samba class and samples of Brazilian food. Hannah Namkung, a se-

nior in business administration, attended the Brazilian Cultural Showcase after hearing about the event from an OIS newsletter. “I like the idea of getting to meet new people, and I always wanted to travel, so this was a kind of cheaper way for me to get to know the people,” Namkung said. “I just love learning about different places and different cultures, and it’s important because of business and because of globalization. But even beyond business, it’s important to learn to respect the background of other people.” As more and more Brazilian students come to N.C. State to study, Duarte said current Brazilian students hope to establish a way to help incoming Brazilians succeed at the University. “When I got here I was really surprised. I confess, I had never heard of Raleigh before besides what I had watched in Gilmore Girls,” Duarte said. “When I came here, I was really concerned because Raleigh is ten times smaller than my city ... but when I came here, I was surprised to see a very lively cultural scene and a lot of diversity. The Triangle area is very blessed with different cultures and different

languages and different people and different religions, so I was very surprised by that and I was very happy with that.” Duarte said the adaptation to American culture wasn’t easy, but she received a lot of help from faculty, other Brazilian students and the Brazilian Association of the Triangle to overcome struggles, including problems with English and differences in culture. “Portuguese is a Latinbased language, so it has nothing to do with English, an Anglo-Saxon language,” Duarte said. “There are also some differences in cultural norms, such as in the way we show affection. [Brazilians] tend to be more open and more expressive about our affections. However, people in the U.S. and the North, in general, tend to be more reserved about things such as touching and expressing emotions.” Renata Barbosa, a senior in business administration, helped organize the showcase but said she is also working to create a constitution for the creation of a Brazilian Students Association. “When one of the speakers was talking about Brazil, I al-

most cried because I’ve been a little isolated from Brazilian culture because I just have a lot of American friends and I’m really Americanized .... When she spoke, it really reminded me of home and how I miss it a lot,” Barbosa said. Barbosa said she hopes she and a few other organizers can establish the Brazilian Students Association in the fall and that it will be a place where Brazilians can help each other with everything from the enrollment process to dealing with homesickness. Duarte said she is looking forward to seeing what other Brazilians can do to help the Brazilian community at N.C. State. “I feel very well-adapted here, but it’s not about replacing home,” Duarte said. “There are just some things that come with ease at home. When you are home and you recognize the smells and the sounds, the sense of comfort is different. During stressful times, it’s nice to know that there is a community out there that can understand you just by looking into your eyes.”

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SOMOS celebra 10º aniversario José Gutierrez Corresponsal

Mi Familia, una de las organizaciones latinas de N.C. State, quiere celebrar contigo en grande el décimo aniversario de SOMOS. El evento se realizará el sábado 16 de marzo en el Centro de Conferencias McKimmon y comienza desde las 6 p.m. Los miembros de Mi Familia están muy emocionados por completar esta gran hazaña al mantener este proyecto por buen camino y que siempre demuestra deslumbrar su audiencia, año tras año desde su inicio. Los miembros de Mi Familia sugieren y votan en el lema del festejo para ese año. “SOMOS: Una Familia,” el lema de este año, es un lema que ref leja una de las primeras visiones de la organización: lograr ser una gran familia. El objetivo del evento es celebrar y apreciar la cultura, tradiciones, y talento de la comunidad latina al exhibir diferentes formas tradicio-

nales y contemporáneas de lo tanto siempre será para la la expresión artística de esta, comunidad. El evento está incluyendo pero no limitada a abierto al público con un cosfolklore, coreografías, bailes, to de dos dólares, además tocanto y poedos los estusía. diantes de la El lema zona pueden de la cel- TECHNICIANONLINE.COM entrar gratis Encuentre la traducción ebración si muestran de este artículo en inglés en la del 2012 fue sección de Bienvenidos. su identifi“SOMOS: c ación esLa Revolucolar en la ción” y recibió alrededor de entrada. 200 personas. SOMOS siempre atrae al La actual Directora Ejecu- público por su diversidad, tiva de Mi Familia, Guadal- mezclando talentos tradiupe Arce Jiménez, declaró cionales con modernos. Este la importancia del décimo año el programa ha podido aniversario. juntar individuos y grupos “Estamos celebrando diez que forman parte de la propia años de progreso no solo aquí comunidad universitaria así en el campus universitario, como los que forman parte de pero también en Raleigh, la comunidad local. N.C. Fue el comienzo del inEsta formidable alineación tento por mejorar la comuni- incluye a Nazaare, un grupo dad latina al crear una senda de baile coreográfico elecpara esos que no tenían una trizante y muy cargado de voz, esos que no se sentían energía, cantautor Priscilla cómodos estando aquí. Es Townsend de la Universidad importante celebrar eso.” de Carolina del Norte en ChaSOMOS trata de unir todo pel Hill con su delicada voz y tipo de personas en un solo su ritmo muy sutil, grupo de lugar para honorar la diver- baile latino Sube Ritmo, ensidad de la organización y por focado en merengue, bachata

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y salsa. El grupo Magetsi, que forma parte de una organización 4-H y ha ganado muchos premios por promover la cultura latina con sus bailes folklóricos de Latinoamérica, también se interpretará. � Ta mbién personajes de nuestra comunidad universitaria, como el profesor de música de NCSU Jonathan Gangi, y poeta de la palabra hablada Herrison Chicas,

un estudiante de Chapel Hill, también interpretarán.� Así es el esfuerzo que Mi Familia ha hecho por hacer esta celebración digna para el público. Mi Familia es la organización que ha logrado y sigue dejando huella en la historia de la universidad. Ha sido el vehículo que promueve la riqueza de la comunidad latina al dedicar un espacio importante para

fomentar las ideas y temas sociales, culturales, incluso políticas que el cuerpo de estudiantes y la comunidad local enfrentan día con día. Para Jiménez eso es lo que es satisfactorio. “Me hace sentir bien que estamos ayudando a la comunidad latina aqui en la universidad, y el estado de Carolina del Norte.”�

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The Wolfpack men’s golf team finished in a tie for third place out of 18 teams at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate tournament in Aiken, S.C. The finish is the Pack’s second consecutive top-three finish at the competition. State entered the competition riding high off a firstplace finish at the USF Invitational, where Choi took first place to pick up his fourth individual win of the school year. It finished the final round with a score of 13-over 293 and tied with Clemson at 24-over 864 for the event. Augusta State won the team tournament, 16-over 856. South Carolina finished one stroke ahead of State to take second place at 863. State was tied for the firstround lead with Augusta State. The Pack was one stroke behind the then-leader South Carolina on the second

day of competition. Choi finished tied for sixth place individually with a score of six-over 212. The University of South Carolina at Aiken’s Matt Akins won the individual competition at four-under 206. Max McLauglin followed him with a score of two-under 208. Senior Mitch Sutton matched Choi with a team best score of 71 on Tuesday. Sutton tied for 12th with a score of six-over 216. Freshman Chad Cox got his first swings of the season in South Carolina. He tied for 17th, scoring eight-over 218. Junior Logan Harrell and sophomore James Chapman tied for 27th and 32nd with scores of 12-over and 13over, respectively. The Pack will return to the Palmetto state for its next competition at the Hootie at the Bull’s Bay Intercollegiate in Awandaw.

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Junior forward C.J. Leslie jumps in the air for a layup during the second half against Duke Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013.

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you have good days and bad days; the UNC and FSU games were just off days for Leslie. The timing isn’t the best, but he can’t help it. Nobody can. Wolfpack fans have a nasty habit of blaming Leslie for everything that goes wrong. Sure, some things are his fault, but he’s unfairly being turned into a pariah every time State loses a basketball game.

When State loses, other players have bad games, too. Not just Leslie. Richard Howell hasn’t been playing great as of late either, nor has Lorenzo Brown. But I don’t see them getting any blame for the losses – it’s all being put on Leslie’s shoulders. We’re also talking about a guy who stuck with State when he could’ve left for the greener pastures of the NBA Draft last April. Leslie decided to remain with the Wolfpack so he could win basketball games and help State try to reach heights they haven’t seen since the 1980s.

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We should stand behind Leslie in defeat just like we do after he helps us to victory. Leslie stuck with Wolfpack Nation when we needed him most, and now more than ever, Leslie needs Wolfpack Nation to stick with him. Whether you give up on Leslie or not is your choice. But I’m not giving up on Leslie, or this Wolfpack team, for two reasons. First, it’s in my blood as a Wolfpack fan to never give up. And second, I have a feeling that both are destined for great things in the coming month.

Thomas pitched five innings and held the Pack to seven hits while striking out four batters and walking three. Bobcat senior Kevin O’Connell (0-1, 4.50 ERA) pitched the last three innings and allowed one run on two hits while striking out two, walking three and beaning two. State will return to action Wednesday as Old Dominion comes to Raleigh. The game will start at 6 pm and can be heard on 88.1 WKNC. “We played them last year,” Austin said. “They are a good team. You cannot take anybody lightly right now. We just have to come out and play like we know how to play.”

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Baseball shuts out Quinnipiac

Notre Dame to Join ACC on July 1

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Notre Dame reached an agreement with the Big East Conference Tuesday that will allow the Irish to exit the conference and join the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1 along with fellow current Big East members Syracuse and Pittsburgh. Notre Dame will compete in the ACC in all sports with football as the exception, remaining independent in football. Initially, reports stated that the Irish would have to pay the Big East a $2.5 million exit fee to leave the conference early but more recent reports have stated that there is no exit fee as the school has agreed not to seek any of the league’s exit and entrance fee revenue. “Our conference, schools and fans are delighted that Notre Dame will join the ACC,” ACC Commissioner John Swofford said in a Tuesday press release.

N.C. State (13-4, 1-2 ACC) managed to keep the Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-2, 0-0 NEC) off the scoreboard Tuesday night, holding them to only four hits as the Wolfpack squeezed by with the victory, 1-0. This game marks the third time this season State has shut out an opponent. “Winning is good, and losing is bad,” head coach Elliott Avent said. “We find a way to win, but obviously we have to play better than this.” Sophomore pitcher Logan Jernigan started the game for the Pack and gave up two hits and three walks while striking out five in his four innings of work. Freshman pitcher Jon Olczak followed him by striking out two in the fifth inning, his only inning pitched in the contest. Junior pitcher Andrew Woeck (2-0, 1.20 ERA) earned the victory for State. After relieving Olczak, he pitched 2.1 innings and struck out five of nine batters he faced. Redshirt senior pitcher Grant Sasser pitched .2 innings and allowed one hit and one strikeout. Senior pitcher Chris Overman struck out the side in the ninth to seal the game for his second save of the season. Sophomore catcher Brett Austin was the Pack’s top performer of the game. In his five at-bats, Austin recorded three hits, including a runscoring double in the bottom of

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We find a way to win, but obviously we have to play better than this.”

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Senior shortstop Matt Bergquist slides back to first base on a check pitch by Quinnipiac Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Doak Field at Dail Park. The Wolfpack were 4-0 all time against the Bobcats before Tuesday’s game.

the sixth. “I have been seeing the ball well these past few games,” Austin said. “I have been relaxing at the plate and putting a good swing on it.” The Pack left 15 runners on base, tying its season high set on Feb. 23 against La Salle. State had at least one base runner stranded in all eight innings it came to bat and left the bases loaded in the second and fourth innings. The sixth inning showed the most action for both teams. Following a Quinnipiac leadoff single, Woeck entered the game to relieve Olczak.

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Lay off Leslie It’s no secret that junior forward C.J. Leslie hasn’t lived up to expectations this year. By no means is his play the sole reason that N.C. State has underachieved this year, but it has definitely been a contributing factor. Case in point: on Feb. 23 against UNC Chapel Hill, Leslie finished the game with 6 points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field, 4 rebounds and 6 turnovers. He also shot 0-for-4 from the free throw line and the Tar Heels outscored the Wolfpack by 27 points Andrew when he was on court. Schuett I know it was frustrating to watch Deputy Sports that game. It must’ve been even more Editor frustrating for Leslie. But what’s most frustrating is that it’s happened countless times throughout his three years at N.C. State. He hasn’t learned from his mistakes. Just this past Saturday, Leslie turned in another wayward performance, picking up three fouls in the first eight minutes of the game to earn a seat on the bench for the remainder of the half. Then at the end of the game, when the Wolfpack was losing, Leslie was called for a walk and then, only seconds later, lost control of the basketball while on a fast break. At the end of the game, when every possession counts, Leslie committed two inexcusable turnovers. But before we criticize him for two poor performances at the end of the season, let’s be real. Anyone who’s been watching the Wolfpack play since Leslie’s poor game at Chapel Hill has seen Leslie’s effort level increase exponentially. Regardless of the results, he’s sure as hell trying much harder than he used to. The knock against Leslie was that he always looked detached from the game, almost like he didn’t care. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reason Leslie came back to State was because he wanted to win basketball games. He gives his all for this University every day, and he just wants to help his team win. Winning is all that matters to him, nothing else. Nothing is more infuriating for a competitor than losing. Despite the almost indifferent expression on Leslie’s face, he is a competitor at heart. For State to win, Leslie has to perform on the offensive end. Night in and night out, Leslie has been the offensive focus of this Wolfpack team. If Leslie isn’t scoring, then the focal point of the Wolfpack’s offense is missing. Anyone who plays competitive sports knows that

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Senior shortstop Matt Bergquist then mishandled a ground ball which allowed another runner to reach base. The next batter reached on a fielder’s choice after Woeck’s failed attempt for a force out at third base, putting the Pack in a zero-out, bases loaded situation. However, State’s defense would hold. On the following play, junior third baseman Sam Morgan fielded a ground ball and threw home to Austin for the force out. Woeck ended the Bobcats’ threat by striking out the next two batters. “It was a tough situation to get

into,” Woeck said. “We would rather not get into that situation, but when we were in it, we all stepped up and got our way out of it.” The bottom of the sixth began with Morgan being hit by a pitch followed by a sacrifice bunt by Bergquist. After sophomore second baseman Logan Ratledge walked, Austin lined a 1-1 pitch to the leftcenter field gap for a double, scoring Morgan and advancing Ratledge to third. Quinnipiac freshman Justin

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