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Chancellors lobby, educate legislators Mark Herring Editor-in-Chief

Chancellors representing campuses of the UNC System — from Elizabeth City State University to Western Carolina University — met with state lawmakers Wednesday to contest proposed budget cuts of $139 to the university system. Chancellor Randy Woodson said the opportunity to appeal to the General Assembly during “Education Day” is a duty for all who value education. “The whole goal of today is to

bring leaders from all campuses together, and we have to walk around the legislature and remind everyone of the importance of higher education and how funding from the state is critical,” Woodson said. UNC System President Tom Ross has swiftly responded to the proposed budget cuts that Gov. Pat McCrory announced two weeks ago, and visited N.C. State Tuesday during a Faculty Senate meeting to talk about changes in the UNC System, from the new, five-year Strategic Slan to the perceived-threat of cuts in education.

During the first session of “Education Day,” Ross instructed attending chancellors to be polite to the 170 lawmakers who will decide the fate of public funding for higher education. “We want to be treated fairly. We want to prove that the university is important to the future of this state, and we believe that investments in this university will pay real dividends for the people of North Carolina,” Ross said. “A piece of our message is to remind legislators of what all we have done to become more efficient.”

After a 15 percent decrease to the UNC System budget — $400 million — in 2011, Ross said the system trimmed its fat and surpassed expectations. In the past five years, UNC schools have produced 17 percent more degrees while cutting costs by 12 percent per degree, which comes out to be 17 percent including inflation, according to UNC System COO Charlie Perusse. That equates to a reduction of $10,000 per degree, while boosting degrees conferred system-wide by 8,000. “It’s important to remind people that you meet with today that we not

only have taken significant cuts already — $400 million two years ago, over $1.2 billion in cuts and reversions in the last five years — we’ve taken those and absorbed them, without compromising the quality of education,” Ross said. Further cuts, however, would undermine the system, said Peaches Gunter Blank, a member of the Board of Governors and former chair of the NCSU Board of Trustees. With the BOG’s Strategic Plan and flexibility vis-à-vis the strug-

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Republican bill could limit student voting

D.H. Hill circulation desk draws mixed feelings Sara Awad Staff Writer

Jake Moser Students love the technology at D.H. Hill Library, but maybe they love it a little too much. High demand for electronics, like iPads, frustrates students because they cannot always check out the devices at the circulation desk when they need them. “As soon as one is checked in, someone is there to check it out,” said circulation desk employee and freshman in agricultural education Katie Teator. Colin Reed, a senior in history, tried to borrow a Google Nexus 7 tablet multiple times before spring break, but was unsuccessful because they were all checked out. “It’s nothing serious,” Reed said. “I just wish they’d have more availability for minor productivity things.” Reed said he wanted the tablet so he could use it in the car to read during a long road trip instead of

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Chancellor Randy Woodson speaks at the formal opening of Hunt Library at Centennial Campus. Joining him on stage are former Gov. James B. Hunt and Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Hunt Library honors namesake at dedication Liz Moomey Staff Writer

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Various members of the N.C. State community celebrated the formal opening of Hunt Library Wednesday, April 3.  Speakers including Marvin Malecha, dean of the College of Design, Chancellor Randy Woodson, Student Body President Andy Walsh and Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, spoke about the library and its namesake, former Gov. James B. Hunt.  After the dedication, attendees were able to take tours of the library, which Malecha called the “new heart of Centennial Campus.”  Gregorian, former president of the New York Public Library, talked about the importance of libraries, even though they have some competition with new technology, like iPads.  “One still has to read, ladies and gentlemen,” Gregorian said. “One still has to listen and one still has to see with one’s own eyes. One still has to ponder ideas and discuss them with other people. One still has to think.”  Woodson also spoke about the

importance.  “How many libraries are actually  “For many of us, the first experi- fun?” Walsh asked the audience. ence at a library showed us the world  Woodson spoke about Hunt bewas at our fingertips,” Woodson ing a suitable person to dedicate the said. “We could learn just about library to. anything on any topic by picking  “Few have done for education up a book from the stacks.” in our state than Governor Hunt,”  Walsh focused on the library’s Woodson said. “I cannot think of cutting edge technology. a more fitting match than having  “The library is his name on this very much about remarkable educathe future,” Walsh tional resource for said. “Visualizaour state.” tion labs immerse  Gregorian disstudents in realcussed the imporlife situations, so tance Hunt had on Chancellor Randy Woodson whether you are Nor t h Ca rolina reconstructing a education. crime scene or you are reliving a  “Governor Hunt continued to do moment in history, you are using great things for North Carolinians, the latest and greatest technology.” because he recognized that knowl Woodson said Hunt is breaking edge is the one source to progress, the stereotype that libraries are just enlightenment and public power,” a place to be quiet and check a book Gregorian said. “Education is the out. root to success, the only root.”  “This isn’t the library you grew  Malecha added that Hunt Library up with,” Woodson said. “There are is the future of libraries. no ‘quiet please’ signs. This library  “You will see for yourself the beckons for innovation and collabo- transformative model for the next ration.” generation of scholarship,” Malecha  Walsh agrees that this library is said. something special with the addition An importance of the future is of the game room and MicroTiles walls that displayed the ACC basketball games. HUNT continued page 3

“This isn’t the library you grew up with.”

State Senate Republicans filed a bill Tuesday that could have drastic consequences for young voters and their parents. The bill requires dependents to register for voting at their parents’ home address, otherwise they will forgo their tax exemptions. Specifically the bill says, “If the voter is a dependent of the voter’s parent or legal guardian, is 18 years of age or older and the Bill Cook voter has registered at an address other than that of the parent or legal guardian, the parent or legal guardian will not be allowed to claim the voter as a dependent for state income tax purNeal Hunt poses.” This is mainly a problem for college students, who either have to go home to vote, or force their parents to give up part of their tax return. The legislation only applies to state taxes, therefore out-of-state students won’t be affected. However, the bill could hurt state Democrats, causing them to miss out on a key demographic. In Watauga and Orange counties, where college voters play a big role, entire election results could be altered. Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) is sponsoring the bill, along with Budget Chairman Neal Hunt and three other Republican state senators. House Minority Leader Larry Hall is strongly opposed to the bill, claiming it will raise taxes on middle class families with college-age students. “I refuse to believe the Republican leadership has become so desperate to limit voting for partisan gain that they would be willing to support tax increases to achieve that goal,” Hall said, “It is the definition of arrogance to penalize parents with new taxes just because their children want to exercise their right to vote in the community they live in.” Representatives from the N.C. Board of Elections declined comment.

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edshirt freshman Jazmyne Childs leaps over the final hurdle during the womens 110 meter hurdles at the Raleigh Relays Friday, March 29, 2013. Childs competed in mulitple event including the womens 110 meter hurdles and the womens long jump at the Paul H. Derr Track.

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April 1 8:15 A.M. | COMMUNICATING THREATS North Hall Emplotee reported threats from unknown subject.

12:41 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Memorial Bell Tower Report of subjects screaming. Officer checked area but did not locate anyone in need of assistance.

1:32 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Wolf Village Units responded and

3:27 P.M. | DISPUTE Wolf Village Report of dispute between

April 2 12:46 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus NCSU PD assisted RPD with student in emotional distress. On-call counselor notified. Student was issued welfare referral.

6:34 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Harrelson Hall Report of unknown subject loitering in restroom. Subject left prior to offier arrival. 8:11 A.M. | LARCENY Yarbrough Drive Student reported theft of motorcycle but later determined it was parked in different location.

1:32 P.M. | LARCENY D.H. Hill Library Student reported theft of currency from unattended wallet. 2:03 P.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Public Safety Center Student was referred for DWI, Threat of Bodily Harm,Providing False Information, and Property Damage for incident investigated by RPD.

Taking clean to a whole new level Jessica Hatcher Staff Writer

A Raleigh-based company has recently created an innovative way to protect kids from everyday messes and germs — antibacterial children’s clothes. Founded in 2012 by N.C. State alumni Angela Hollen and Zach Schabot, Spitter Spatter is a company whose products are stain, odor and germ resistant. Spitter Spatter products have “been proven effective for a broad range of bacteria, fungi, algae and yeasts including, but not limited to, Strep, Staph, swine f lu, bird flu, MRSA, SARS, HIV, E. coli, Salmonella and Lis-

teria,” according to Hollen, who is also the CEO of Spitter Spatter. The company employs a process which uses a waterbased hyper-green polymer to “transform ordinary fibers into enhanced performance fabrics with built-in capabilities providing stain resistance, antibacterial and odor control that lasts the life of the product – wash after wash,” Hollen said in an email interview. The bond forms between the fabric, whether it is natural or synthetic, and the active ingredient is permanent and therefore cannot wash or wear off, Hollen said. The active ingredient is EPA-certified, OEKO-TEX-

approved and “sustainable, biodegradable and kind to the skin,” according to Hollen. Spitter Spatter’s current “classic collection” features a wide variety of infant and toddler clothing items, such as T-shirts, dresses, body suits and jackets. The products are available in a range of colors, including yellow, pink, blue, purple and gray. The clothes are currently available for purchase online at www.spitterspatter. com. Spitter Spatter is developing expansion plans which involve selling their products in retailers, like children’s boutiques, and adding new collections to the line. Hollen revealed that possible new products include accessories like blankets as well as pieces with designs on them. “We’re looking to work with local artists to design

fun graphics to put on our pieces,” Hollen said. Schabot is also excited about expansion possibilities. “I think it’s nice because at this point we’re not designing things that are trendy,” Schabot said. “Our classic products have longevity. The expansion plans are endless and we have a lot of ideas.” The inspiration behind the company began with Schabot’s experiences as a father. Schabot said when his children were infants, they went through two to four outfits a day from drooling or spitting up. His kids would come home from daycare with skin rashes from the irritation. “I would make jokes about wishing for kids clothes that wouldn’t get wet and dirty,” Schabot said. After changing countless outfits and bibs, Schabot said he thought to himself, “there

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has got to be a better way to do this.” “The whole thing started off as a joke, but it was a serious inconvenience for us as parents and also for our children.” Schabot searched for a company that could produce a product that could stand up to everyday wear and tear of kids clothes to no avail, until he met Hollen at a textile competition, explained Hollen. Using Schabot’s business idea and experience in marketing and Hollen’s textile expertise, the two worked together to create Spitter Spatter. “I think for me coming up with a solution that any parent could use is really a neat thing. I love the idea of being able to come up with an idea and seeing an idea come to life,” Schabot said. In regards to the name, Hollen said, “we wanted a name that conveyed the problem and summarized everything we were trying to create. Kids are messy and they spatter things everywhere. Spitter Spatter just seemed to fit perfectly.”

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having to lug around his heavy laptop. The renting system at D.H. Hill is troubled for another reason too. A glitch in the Tablet Lending website caused it to incorrectly state there were always three first-generation iPads available, which confused many of the programs patrons, Teator said. After talking with Technician, Director of Learning Commons Services, David Woodbury corrected the problem. The library allows students to check out Google Nexus 7s and first-generation iPads for up to one week with no renewals. Students can only keep iPad 2s for four hours at a time, but the library does allow one renewal. The policy is fine, according to Reed, but he said he wishes the library had a greater supply and selection of electronic devices. To help with demand, the library got new iPads, iPad Minis and cameras last week and recently received new iPhone 5 chargers, as well, Teator said. According to Woodbury, other new items include iPod Touches, Microsoft Surfaces, Kindles and Nexus tablets. A lot of the new electronics came from Hunt Library in order to “evenly spread” the technology available at the two libraries, Woodbury said. All five libraries have a total of 125 iPads to lend to students, according to Wood-

bury. Forty-one are available at D.H. Hill Library for seven-day checkout, and Hunt will soon receive a total of 19 iPads for seven-day checkout, as well. To help meet demand, D.H. Hill plans to make more of the four-hour iPads available for seven-day checkout, Woodbury said. When no iPads are available, patrons must wait 24 hours before checking out another one, Woodbury said. “People want to keep it, but the renewal system is in place so other people can have it,” Teator said. D.H. Hill purchases more equipment every year, but the University must now support a new library as well, Woodbury said. With the creation of Hunt Library, lending will increase by approximately 30-40 percent, according to Woodbury. “It’s hard to have the latest, greatest thing all the time for everyone,” Woodbury said. However, the University’s lending program surpasses that of other universities, Woodbury said. “We, without question, have the most robust tech lending system than any other campus I have ever interacted with,” Woodbury said. “It really is an amazing program that I hope students are proud of.” UNC-Chapel Hill only received a few iPads recently, whereas N.C. State had students standing in line to buy the devices, allowing them to arrive at the University in approximately two days, Woodbury said. Some students, like junior

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in psychology Jude Jackson, never experienced problems with the program. Jackson said he used the service frequently during his freshman year to check out iPods and listen to music. “It was very useful for my freshman year when I didn’t have quite the money to get an iPod,” Jackson said. Overall, the program gives priority to students who need electronics for academic or professional purposes, Woodbury said. However, students should request items ahead of time to ensure availability, Woodbury said. According to Libraries Director of Communication Strategies David Hiscoe, the program lends approximately 200,000 items annually to students.

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something that Hunt has shown us, according to Gregorian.  “You have to decide what you want to become, how you are going to preserve your ancestors, so you are training a nation in order to be good ancestors, and Governor Hunt has done that,” Gregorian said. NAME OF PHOTOGRAPHER/TECHNICIAN

James B. Hunt in 1958 during his first term as Student Body President at N.C. State.

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gling economy, Blanks the UNC System is ahead of the curve, but not by much. “We have to put forth the value of education,” Blank said. “When you look at the 220,000 students in our system, it’s very important. You have to have money to run the system. Let’s just take [the example of] research. Money drives, and you can’t educate without dollars.”

Mixed support in the General Assembly Three Republican lawmakers addressed the chancellors about the gravity of the budget cuts, which ranged from “extreme” to “not severe.” State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R41) said he wanted to be the champion of higher education in North Carolina after winning elections in Mecklenburg County last year. As he described it, the university system is “bar-none, unequivocally our greatest asset we have in the state. We have to embrace it, own it and fund it.” Tarte, who grew up poor and received a Pell Grant to fund his college education, said the UNC System is “under a little bit of an attack, politely described.” During his talk with the chancellors, Tarte recounted the story of his oldest son who started college at the University of Florida and had to drop out due to poor grades but got a second chance in the N.C.

Community Colleges and UNC systems, ultimately graduating with honors from Appalachian State and going on to earn his master’s degree at UNC-Chapel Hill. “The university system didn’t give up on him. We didn’t throw him to the curb. And look how he’s doing now,” Tarte said. Tarte, who said he was tremendously grateful for the opportunities he received from the government to receive a higher education, said he does not support the idea of impeding students from getting a degree at a four-year institution. “Every kid who wants the opportunity to go to a fouryear university in the state of North Carolina absolutely, unequivocally should never be denied that opportunity,” Tarte said. “That’s our responsibility to preserve that.” Tarte voted to approve Senate Bill 14 in February, which approved endorsing highschool diplomas as collegebound or vocational-bound. Tarte said he would never consider closing a campus in the system, which Rep. Tom Apodaca (R-48) echoed later in the day. “We won’t close any campuses,” Apodaca said. “We are not merging Western and UNC-Asheville. Let’s put that to rest. We have no intent to close campuses at this point.” Apodaca, co-chairman of the Appropriations on Education/Higher Education subcommittee, said the General Assembly may make minor changes to the governor’s

proposed budget, but didn’t say if cuts in the final budget, which may be finalized in June, would increase or decrease. “You are going to see some areas go up, you’re going to see some areas come down, and you’ll see the out-of-state tuition rates go down. But I will go on record to say that the budget that the governor released is excessive in outof-state tuition hikes. I think that is something we need to take a hard look at.” The proposed out-of-state tuition hikes of 12.3 percent for graduate students did not receive any support from the speakers of the day. The economic impacts of such cuts would cost more to the universities than the revenue they bring in, Ross said. Spea ker of the House Thom Tillis (R-49) said the proposed cuts are not major compared to previous cuts. Though he said the UNC System is not overfunded, chancellors should do their best to become less dependent on the state. “If I were a Chancellor, if I could limit what the government does to control the schools to the extent that I can be independent financially, I’ll find a way to get there,” Tillis said. “It’s like everything else — when you get funding from a government agency, there are going to be strings attached regardless. The more independent you are, the more control you’re going to have.”

FollowMe printing fixed Taylor O’Quinn Staff Writer

The recent issues with the FollowMe Printing system, which was implemented over spring break, have been addressed and fixed for the time being. Jim Hansen, assistant director of materials, said the problem was resolved by changing the print driver for the Lexmark printers that

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service the FollowMe Printers. According to David Ladrie, assistant director of the learning space support, students having issues with the FollowMe printing system can submit a refund request via their WolfPrint account. Click on recent print jobs and then select “request refund” in the right-hand column. “WolfCopy will also offer refunds to affected students if they call our office,” Hansen said. Hansen said all they need is the student’s Unity ID, approximate date(s) of the failed print job, the name of the file printed and the location of the printer used. WolfCopy is able to run a detailed report on each complaint to identify the specific problem. “One of our testers had a problem with the same type of PDF,” Ladrie said. “We should have caught the issue.” Ladrie and Hansen both said they’ve made changes to the testing process to ensure that this situation does not repeat itself. Since classes resumed after spring break, FollowMe

printing was made available for student printing on our newly installed Lexmark printers. From March 11 to April 1, Ladrie and Hansen said they’ve seen 8,046 active users executing 44,732 print jobs for a total of 175,033 pages of impressions. The total pages printed were accomplished on both the existing Hewlett-Packard and the new FollowMe Lexmark printers. “Based on the amount of refund requests our office has received, the impact to the University is minimal,” Ladrie said. “However, to the students affected, that is not the case and we regret any inconvenience we have caused.” Overall, for the majority unaffected, FollowMe printing has been well-received, Ladrie said, the new printing program has been a success. “Having the ability to walk up to a Lexmark printer, swipe your student ID card and print what you have submitted to the virtual print queue,” Hansen said.

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 his head. While the game shares numerous elements with the original, BioShock Infinite feels more like a spiritual successor than an actual sequel. Of course, the complete change in location is welcome, as BioShock 2 made it clear there wasn’t a whole lot left to see in the depths of the sea. Unfortunately, Columbia never manages to build the same sense of atmosphere and presence that Rapture did. One of the benefits of BioShock taking place after the city’s fall was that Rapture felt haunted. If anything, Columbia is too lively, with citizens doing little else than standing around chatting about the threat of the�Vox Populi. Still, Columbia has more than a few great areas to explore. The Hall of Heroes is filled with religious propaganda, while the frightening Comstock House is full of terrifying creatures and great scares. The art design in general is a success, meaning that even when the areas are bereft of creative aspects, they’re still good to look at. The narrative is also strong, providing numerous mysteries throughout the course of the campaign, as well a string of big twists at the game’s

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BioShock Infinite features numerous “Heavy Hitters,” enemy units that take over for the original’s Big Daddies as a major threat.

conclusion. The game’s pacing does fair better than the original, with Infinite never suffering a post-twist lull the way BioShock did. The problem is that much of the game’s plot depends on rifts in reality — portals into parallel dimensions that Elizabeth is able to open. The whole game is built around Elizabeth’s abilities and where they come from, but the full scope of what she is able to do and how is left unexplained until the very end. As a result, it’s hard to get completely invested in DeRe

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Witt and Elizabeth’s story as questions about how exactly their dimension-hopping works cause distractions. It works out in the end, but it makes it difficult to enjoy the ride when you’re wondering if the whole thing’s going to fall apart along the way. The combat system keeps things from getting too bogged down in narrative, though, as players are given a wide variety of guns and special powers to play with. The firearms never really evolve beyond the usual first-person shooter weapons, though the skyhook melee weapon offers a great combat option. The real stars of the combat system are the various Vigors DeWitt can find. Acting

as Columbia’s version of the first game’s Plasmids, Vigors allow DeWitt the ability to shoot lightning, throw fiery explosives and summon a murder of crows to assault his enemies. Though there’s not a lot of variety among the eight different powers, they still offer a fun system for taking on the game’s enemies. Sadly, though Infinite features several “Heavy Hitter” class enemies, none of them live up to the terror of a fight with one of BioShock’s Big Daddies, or even the sequel’s Big Sisters. The closest Infinite comes is with the undead Siren, but she qualifies more as a boss than a regular encounter. It may seem that I’m point-

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ing out a lot of flaws in Infinite, but that’s only because of the pedigree from which is comes. BioShock remains one of the best games ever made, and Infinite just doesn’t offer enough new ideas to feel as groundbreaking or important as the first game was. That doesn’t change the fact that this is easily one of the best games of 2013 so far. If you can go in without expecting the same level of innovation that came with the original, then BioShock Infinite is an experience that will stick with you for a long time to come.

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Making a successful follow-up to the 2007 smash hit BioShock would be a daunting task for any development team. The unique setting of the underwater city of Rapture, the cast of memorable villains and the atmospheric horror all made for one of the most memorable games of this console generation. In fact, the first sequel, BioShock 2 suffered from unkind comparisons to the original when it was released in 2010. Now, almost six years after the first BioShock, series creator Ken Levine and the team at Irrational Games have returned to the franchise with BioShock Infinite. However, while Infinite is a stellar game on its own merits, several issues keep it from reaching the same heights as the first game. BioShock Infinite is set in 1912 and follows the tale of Booker DeWitt, a former Pinkerton agent who owes a great deal to a shady group of criminals. In order to wipe away the debt, DeWitt agrees to find a young woman named Elizabeth and bring her to New York. Before he knows it, DeWitt finds himself in Columbia, a flying city held in the fanatical grip of a religious madman. As DeWitt tries to get Elizabeth out of Columbia, the city descends into civil war, with everyone seeking

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‘The Host’ has nothing new to offer Lauren Vanderveen Staff Writer

Disorienting, frequently annoying and home to only a few redeeming qualities, The Host obliviously commits to its walk of shame. The Host, adapted to the big screen from Stephenie Meyer’s sci-fi romance novel, tells the story of a world where the earth has been overrun by jellyfish-like aliens that take human bodies as their hosts. The invaders crawl through the back of the neck and steal your subconscious for their own, with only the eerie light in their eyes as evidence of the ordeal. Saoirse Ronan duels with herself as two characters, Melanie Stryder and Wanderer, the alien that has inhabited her body. These abductors, called Souls, consider themselves peaceful and claim that humans need them to fix their unruly, dangerous ways. You can’t be a human and not get ruffled by that. Still, it poses the interesting question – one I believe the book handled better – what does it really means to be human? Is it simply our physicality – skin, bones, heart, et cetera – or are our warring emotions part of the equation? Unfortunately, those ques-

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 tions are more like thoughts in the wind. Not only does the film never bother to put forth an answer, it never gives these philosophical ideas any importance. It can’t even be left as merely style without substance, as there are only a few points of reference that let The Host stand out visually. The sprawling desert exterior shots and the wheat fields grown from an intricate set-up of mirrors that slant sunlight into the fugitive humans’ hideout are the most noteworthy examples. This desolate setting is certainly appropriate. The film is about humans reverting back to primitive ways and locations as a means of survival. Too bad these stakes are regularly halted by Wanderer’s maddening and nauseating inner dialogue with Melanie. Melanie’s arbitrary oneliners should be enough to make anyone with sense just get up and leave the theater. Do we merely chalk this lacking narrative up to Stephenie Meyers’ crappy writing once more? I’m not convinced we should. The film was put into the capable hands of Andrew Niccol, the

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screenwriter and director known for his work on Gattaca and The Truman Show. However, none of his usual skill seems to be on display in The Host. Or maybe we should pass the buck on to Ronan, who gives exaggerated deliveries as both characters. I had high hopes for her after her performance in Atonement, but roles such as this squander that potential. The crux of the film’s conflict is that Wanderer simply

can’t suppress the mind of Melanie. As a result, Wanderer gets emotionally mixed up in Melanie’s relationships with her brother Jamie (Chandler Canterbury) and boyfriend Jared (Max Irons). But it wouldn’t be Stephenie Meyers without a love triangle – and so enters Ian (Jake Abel), who is about as irrelevant a character as the majority of the other by-standing humans are. Ironically, the best scene in the entire movie is of two

of the miscellaneous humans. After making a much needed run for supplies, the two humans – who will not be named, in case you actually want to spend money on this kind of mediocrity – get caught by the alien enemy on the highway. A high-speed chase with swelling music spirals down into kamikaze “I’d-rather-die-than-be-oneof-you” heroics. More of this human psyche at the forefront would have made the film bearable.

Diane Kruger fares decently as the almost, but not quite villainess, Seeker, and when you put William Hurt’s voice in a western setting, you already know who is going to steal the show. Still, it’s nowhere near enough to save this sorry excuse for a movie. The Host moves beyond a pathetic attempt at filmmaking into the realm of an outright disgrace.

Minor mixes art and business savvy Will E. Brooks Deputy News Editor

Art and business may be two unlikely companions on first thought, but students studying arts entrepreneurship at N.C. State would argue the opposite. Arts entrepreneurship began as a minor-only program in August 2011. Students and professors involved in the program are eager to sell their aesthetics, whatever they may be. “It’s about making a living with your art, but more importantly in the N.C. State space, there are a lot of students who are interested in supporting the production of art,” Gary Beckman, director of entrepreneurial studies in the arts, said. Beckman, who managed to organize the program within two weeks of his arrival, said it has grown to be the largest of its kind in the country, with 150 students currently enrolled in arts entrepreneurship courses and 35 currently pursuing the minor. Beckman designed the program, which came to fruition about two months after his arrival. Currently, only two other universities in the country — Ohio State University and Southern Methodist University — have a comparable program. The program currently comprises students engaged

in music, visual arts, fashion design and film, all interested in marketing their art. Among them is Jason Sharp, a junior in history. Sharp said he always had an interest in music, but didn’t know how to apply his skills to a job until he met with Beckman. After speaking with Beckman about the program, Sharp began pursuing the minor and said the experience has been enlightening. “You figure out why arts aren’t just another thing you can sell, you have to sell it correctly,” Sharp said. Beckman said the program goes beyond basic arts-venture management, tying marketing, geography, economics and art together. Sharp is currently working on a project to condense local concerts into a simple, accessible calendar format for computers and mobile devices with skills from the arts entrepreneurship program. “I wanted to create a single online concert calendar,” Sharp said. “Everything right now is not efficient.” The program is completed following a “capstone” course, where students get hands-on experience being around and working with entrepreneurs. Anna Wolfe is currently finishing her capstone course for the program and said she has “turned her minor into a major” in a way.

“[The minor] basically blends everything together that I like,” Wolfe said. “I definitely want to be entrepreneurial in business and the minor has helped me identify how to do that with being an artist as well.” Wolfe currently runs JANT, a music marketing company based in Raleigh and gave a talk on the business of art at N.C. State’s edition of TEDx at the end of last month. “Artists are already out there selling their stuff,” Wolfe said. “Even if you don’t want to be the artist selling the painting, you can be an entrepreneur on the art side of things.” Beckman said that an important aspect of the arts entrepreneurship program involves incorporating the skills from students’ majors into their entrepreneurial ventures. Currently, the program has graduated three students who Beckman said are using their main course of study along with their entrepreneurial minor. “They are leveraging things they have done outside the minor for internships,” Beckman said.  Sharp said he hopes to do the same. “This minor is a way that I can do something I love and make it profitable,” Sharp said.

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echnician, as a group of college students, feels undervalued by the North Carolina government. Between Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed $139 million budget cut to UNC System schools and Senate Bill 667, which would lessen the voice of college students in their respective college counties, it is easy to understand our discontent. At least, we think it’s easy. On Wednesday, chancellors from several of the UNC System’s 17 schools met in the North Carolina Museum of History for “University Day” to explain our frustrations. The chancellors, among others, voiced their concerns to legislators and the Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis, regarding McCrory’s proposed budget cut. McCrory suggested that some universities, including N.C. State, increase out-of-state tuition by 12.3 percent to compensate for the massive budget cut. UNC System President Tom Ross explained, “My concern is we won’t recognize all those tuition revenues. We will lose a lot of students and we won’t get that money. It’s going to be a problem for us, but the talent that we will lose for North Carolina is a problem for North Carolina.” Chancellor Randy Woodson clarified the purpose of University Day, saying, “We’re here to encourage [the legislature] to sus-

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. tain [our budget] and give us the flexibility to manage our own affairs.” Of the legislators in attendance, Sen. Jeff Tarte (R – 41) seemed to be the one of the few people championing universities as a healthy investment. “The university system is bar-none, unequivocally our greatest asset we have in the state,” he advocated. Ross added, “We want to be treated fairly. We want to prove that the university is important to the future of this state, and we believe that investments in this university will pay real dividends for the people of North Carolina.” We applaud Ross, Tarte, Chancellor Randy Woodson and the other chancellors in attendance for their attempts to educate the stubborn legislators. However, despite the support we have from the education community, we still can’t help but feel that the North Carolina government has something against us college students. First, they want to take funds away from our university system – a system that has proven to be efficient. Second, they want to take away our electoral voice, as to muffle any outcry. Sen. Tom Apodaca (R – 48) tried to argue

that “We’re not looking at severe cuts. I don’t know if we have any bad news … they’re going to be minor compared to what they were in the past.” But as Tom Ross argued, we have already trimmed the fat of the UNC System to make it more efficient and at this point, any more trimming would force us to compromise our education. So, to add to the flippancy toward college students conveyed by Apodaca’s halfhearted remarks, the Senate filed a bill Tuesday that will carry a tax penalty for college students who vote in a county in which their parents do not reside. Senate Bill 667 is known as “Equalize Voter Rights.” If there’s any time to rally against equality, the time is now. The bill, filed in the State Senate Tuesday, explains, “If the voter is a dependent of the voter’s parent or legal guardian, is 18 years of age or older and the voter has registered at an address other than that of the parent or legal guardian, the parent or legal guardian will not be allowed to claim the voter as a dependent for state income tax purposes.” So unless your parents also live in Wake

County, you cannot cast your vote in Talley and still be considered a dependent of your parents without a tax penalty. If passed, this bill, effective Jan. 1, 2014, could have a significant effect in counties like Watauga and Orange where, according to WRAL, “college voters have been a key part of the Democratic Party’s dominance.” Furthermore, Republican lawmakers filed a bill that would allow North Carolina to declare an official religion. This came only weeks after Technician Viewpoint hosted a week celebrating religious diversity. This only strengthens our argument that recently, the North Carolina legislature has been rebelling against universities. The Technician editorial board hasn’t always been the nicest to Gov. Pat McCrory & Co., but if they are going to propose that we make Christianity the state religion, they should uphold Christian values and “love [their] enemies.” Maybe “love” is a strong request, but we’d appreciate it if they would slow down on the anti-university decisions. Until then, we will continue to voice our discontent via the Viewpoint page. However, North Carolina lawmakers might suggest we pray instead.

Liberating our food and minds from GMObama

Tony Hankerson Jr., senior in arts applications

Praise the Ford, Warren Act

allelujah, readers. I love the United States of America. I mean, if Uncle Sam were real, well … it would change absolutely nothing because being with another man is unconstitutional, no matter how patriotic he is. But it’s beAhmed Amer cause I love Viewpoint Editor this country so much that it pains me to tell you it’s all going to hell. And by “all” I mean “all 49 states except North Carolina,” whose legislature is fighting to keep the satans at bay (where the sea level is definitely not rising, so screw you, Science!). The Defense of Religion Act, sponsored by Republican N.C. House representatives, Harry Warren and Carl Ford, aims to protect North Carolina’s right to establish an official state religion. Naming it the Defense of Religion Act is great because it really conveys a sense of urgency, as if religion is being attacked by someone or something from which we need to defend it. And it’s not like anyone has ever raised an army in the name of religion — it’s totally helpless and under attack, people. The bill states that the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the

Constitution — the one that prohibits Congress from making a law respecting an establishment of religion — ought not to apply to states, municipalities and schools. The bill goes on to justify not adhering to the Supreme Law of the Land using the Tenth Amendment — essentially expressing these unenumerated rights should be decided by the state. It’s a brilliant tactic I would never have thought of: using the Constitution against itself. For North Carolina Republicans, reading the Constitution is like reading the Bible — you just pick out the parts you like. Ignoring the Supremacy Clause is like ignoring the part in Matthew where Jesus says “Love thy neighbor.” Though, to be fair, perhaps they’re not totally ignoring Jesus’ word — they probably interpreted his teaching with a list of unenumerated exceptions at the end to make it read, “unless they’re gay …” (hence Amendment One). The thing I like the most about this bill is that it’s gutsy. Harry Warren and Carl Ford are looking the federal government right in the eyes and saying, “We don’t have to follow your manmade rules anymore.” Which is exactly why opening up North Carolina to an official state religion makes so much sense. Additionally, I know for

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a fact that this bill isn’t unconstitutional. Before any elected or appointed official begins his or her duties, they must take an Oath of Office, which begins, “I will support and maintain the Constitution … of the United States.” You see, folks, Warren and Ford love the Constitution so much that they are willing to smother it — or take it out behind an abandoned shed and shoot it in its face (by the way, the Constitution totally protects their right to shoot it in the face with any gun they want). You know, it’s like when a psychotic ex-husband in a movie puts a pillow over his sleeping wife’s face and says, “I’m only doing this because I love you.” Many disagree with this bill, calling it “downright unconstitutional.” And several more feel the N.C. GOP does not hold its constituents’ best interests at heart, especially when you consider last year’s Amendment One, and Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget that would cut $139 million from the UNC System. But if that’s the case, then we should all hope for an official state religion to pass, because the N.C. GOP could certainly use our prayers.

n 2007, Barack Obama said that as president, he would strive to “let folks know when their food is genetically modified, because America ns have a r ig ht to know what they’re buying.” Vowing to “imIshan Raval mediately” Deputy Viewpoint Editor label genetically modified organisms after election, this was a part of his Change™ thing. Obama’s been all about change, both before and after becoming president. Except that after it, he’s just been changing his promises. Last Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed H.R. 933, including its Section 735, named the Monsanto Protection Act. This law requires the United States Department of Agriculture to approve the harvest and sale of crops from GM seeds, even if a federal court has ruled the crop as having health or environmental hazards. This provision was written by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) in collaboration with Monsanto, which obviously would want measures to guarantee that it can keep on selling GMOs regardless of the costs. Consumer safety advocates, food activists and organic farmers are up in arms about the decision. Indeed, Monsanto’s GMOs are known to cause health problems in humans and animals, including but not restricted to liver, heart and kidney damage. In any case, it cannot be smart to hand over control of our food sup-

ply to one entity — which is fast becoming reality with Monsanto’s monopoly — and definitely not one that exists for the sake of profit. At a time when other countries are kicking Monsanto out, we don’t even label GMOs from Monsanto … which is the same corporation that manufactured and lied to us about DDT, Agent Orange and other dangerous chemicals. It isn’t hard to realize that if Monsanto wants to make sure that legal action can’t be taken against it, it must be doing something illegal. The challenge, though, lies in taking off our blindfolds and realizing that the seemingly more conscientious Democratic Party and the “progressive” candidate aren’t going to come to our rescue. It’s harder to look through the pretense of Obama’s Change™ that gets liberals and progressives behind him en masse than to see what’s wrong with Monsanto. But the truth is that Obama is like Bush on steroids when it comes to the slaughter of civil liberties and civilians in Asia and Africa. He hasn’t shut down Guantanamo (where, incidentally, a media-blackout is keeping us unaware of 130 illegally detained prisoners protesting their confinement through a hunger strike). He claims to stand for the working classes while blurring the boundary between his administration and Wall Street — in fact, this January, he appointed the former vice president of Monsanto as the Deputy Commissioner for Foods of the Food and Drug Administration.

People who really want change should realize that Obama is more of a scoundrel than a saint. They should realize that the government is bought and sold by those rich enough to buy it, or at least that it’s not the best at doing good. (An example from recent events — many congresspersons were apparently unaware that the Monsanto Protection Act was even a part of H.R. 933.) Though horrible, the Monsanto Protection Act is not surprising — and it’s about time we fully come to terms with the way power works in the world and empower ourselves to take responsibility for our world. That our food supply will be hurt by this law is undeniable. Essentially, Obama has given Monsanto free reign in infiltrating our food supply. Also, as International Business Times reports, a precedent has been set that corporations can evade consumer safety protections if they get politicians on their side, and that court challenges are a privilege, rather than a right. However, the world has not been lost … if can we move beyond relying on Obama to do good and take control of our own collective destinies. We can still organize, boycott corporations that oppose GMO labeling and protest. We can promote and buy non-GMO (and local, fresh and organic) food. We can grow gardens and food, and perhaps most threateningly for the monoculture-monopolies like Monsanto and corporate capitalism in general, come together to collectively grow our own food. Resistance is, as they say, fertile.

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“No, to declare one specific religion would be denying other ones, which goes against people’s rights.”

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he end of our spring semester is almost here. Most of us are excited; we long for lazy summer days spent by the pool and empty hours filled with liquid pleasures. The idea of being done with school is unbelievably appealing and some of us may be contemplating never returning to academia. Of course, for graduating seniors, not returning is becoming a harsh reality. It’s not as though we don’t expect graduation to arrive someday. It is, after all, part of the reason

we came to college in the first place. We want that glorified sheet of paper framed and mounted so we can reminisce about our youth in old age. While earning our degree is certainly something we expect, it can be difficult when the time to leave N.C. State’s hallowed halls finally arrives. The art of achieving an A seems simple when we are faced with the painful truth that finding a job is anything but an easy task most of the time. Often, our job search is permeated with despair after just a few weeks of looking. With 37 days

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left until we march to the impending death of our academic life, some are starting to panic. Paying the rent suddenly seems much more difficult without student loan assistance and the idea of returning to the homes of our parents saturates our nightmares. While long term careers may be elusive at the moment, we have brought you some select job options to consider as backup. Because let’s face it; it’s going to be pretty damn hard to score in a twin bed covered in Lion King sheets from your youth.

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If you’re the type of person who can’t manage to sit still for more than about 20 seconds, the idea of sitting down for an entire workday likely kills your soul. Luckily for you, there is a job that seriously frowns upon anyone who doesn’t have ADHD tendencies. Sign twirling is considered an art by many; how many people do you know who can casually toss around a piece of cardboard for hours on end while looking excruciatingly ecstatic? Not too many, we would bet. Tossing around a sign has its benefits. It’s a potentially social career choice, as you can easily make conversation with all members of the opposite sex who walk in your line of vision. Assuming they deign to speak to you in your absurd sign twirling attire, that is. If you’re into role playing, try angling for a job that requires an interesting costume. In the height of tax season, we particularly enjoy hunting down those donning Statue of Liberty attire, so that we may serenade them with the national anthem. This is a role one must have extreme confidence to perform. Balancing large sheets of cardboard on your thumb doesn’t count for much if you can’t make yourself look good doing it. Style and pizzazz are essential components of a great sign twirler. And let’s face it; if you can manage to look cool while tossing around a neon encrusted advertisement, chances are you can look cool doing just about anything. While you’re smiling and doing mad 360’s with your signs, just remember, a good sign dance is forever.

Most people have at least a little experience in the food service industry. Some of us spent summers scooping ice cream or donning flair pieces at chain restaurants to pimp low quality food with hopes of high quality tips. While waiting tables undoubtedly has pros and cons, it can also be a great financial decision. With the right people skills at a swanky enough place, serving those who are too lazy to cook can pay for life. At least, as long as you can tolerate being hated on by miscellaneous customers all day. Having thick skin is an essential component of working in the food service industry. Even the nicest customer enjoys bitching about the quality of their meal once in awhile. Never mind that you have never made a dish from the house menu in your life; they said no onions, damn it, and by God someone is going to pay for the presence of an onion on their plate. Prepare to be yelled at for things completely outside of your control. No free refills? Obviously the wait-staff decided on that bizarre pricing choice. Out of the daily special? You must have conspired just to ruin their meal. Screaming children in the next booth? Jesus, don’t you know how to parent other people’s children by now?! The art of being a server comes not from your diplomatic deflection of customer’s negative tendencies, but your ability to foresee the issue before it actually happens. Keep old people away from the youth, circle diet restrictions in bright red on your ordering ticket and carry extra silverware for the ridiculous man who demands a clean spoon despite eating a bagel. If all else fails, remember; they can’t see you or their plate in the kitchen.

LIFESTYLE SALES ASSOCIATE: Selling people shirts, pants and miscellaneous items can hardly be classified as rocket science. America loves consumption, so most things on the shelves likely sell themselves. People flock to international chains, searching for everything from Winnie the Pooh sweatpants in size XXL to books on fly fishing. As a general retail employee, you’re likely to be subjected to a barrage of bizarre questions. Try to keep your complete apathy to a bare minimum when dealing with customers and you’ll go far as a retail associate. There is a lot of potential for fun in a retail position, but many lose sight of this as they sink deeper into an indifferent disposition while at work. What began as a chance to build pillow forts in aisle five and attempt shopping cart racing through the front of the store can become tedious and repetitive. Stores can feel like adult playgrounds until you are confined to them for roughly eight hours a day. When other’s shopping habits pay your bills, it can make you lose sight of the fun aspects and lean into intense hatred for all those who possess the finances to spend. Try not to lose the magic of retail immediately after you start your job or things could suddenly become exhausting. You might suddenly find yourself checking people out in a haze, scanning and snoozing simultaneously. When you try to price check an infant, remember to breathe deeply, retain your sanity and pass off your shift to the nearest co-worker as quickly as possible.

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entered the game in the top of the seventh with State holding a 6-2 lead, but soon found the lead gone as the Brier, Wash. native gave up three runs, on two hits in 0.1 innings on the mound. “Woeck, who has probably been our most consistent arm all year out of the bullpen, could not find the zone for the first time all year,” Avent said. Redshirt senior pitcher Grant Sasser (3-0, 0.41 ERA) relieved Woeck and, despite giving up an unearned run and a walk, struck out six of the last seven batters he faced. “I was excited to get out there” Sasser said. “This is my first year back after surgery, so at any opportunity, I am just looking forward to throwing. The team has helped pick me up in these situations.” After falling behind 2-0 due to Keglovits’ lackluster pitching, the Pack responded with a run in the bottom half of the first inning. Sophomore center fielder Jake Fincher and sophomore shortstop Trea Turner started singling to put runners on first and third. Turner stole his 10th base of the season to put both runners in scoring position for senior first baseman Tarran Senay who grounded

the first game. “I said after the game, you guys would’ve felt sick if you would’ve dropped that second game the way we came out in the second game and jumped on them,” Rychick said. “I was glad to keep that going and see us keep that momentum and put 10 on the board. It’s a pretty good day,”� Rychick said. State shot out to a 5-0 lead in the second contest and

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Senior first baseman Tarran Senay prepares to catch a checked pitch against Elon Wednesday, April 3. The Wolfpack led the Phoenixes 8-6 at the end of the seventh inning at Doak Field at Dail Park.

out to first base as Fincher spectively, Armstrong lined crossed the plate to put State a single into right-center on the scoreboard. field that scored both runState ners. Armga i ned it s strong stole largest lead second base of the evefor his sixth ning at the steal of the bot tom of season and t he si x t h . advanced to Sophomore t h i rd ba se catcher on a double Brett Ausby Adametz. tin reached Clyde plated on an error both Armby Phoenix strong and Elliot Avent baseball head coach sophomore Adametz second baseon a single man Wil Leathers. Senay sin- into left field, but the inning gled to put runners on first would end on a double play by and second. After a wild pitch senior second baseman Matt that moved Senay and Austin Bergquist. to second and third base reState will return to action

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“Every year, it has a little more to it,” Myers said. “Coach V always told us this thing is going to be more, even 20 years later. But we were younger then, so it keeps coming.” “When I walk into the school and I see our banner, it reminds me all the time,” Myers said. “When I see these guys coming out of the tunnel at a State game I remember when I used to do that. It’s all a memory. And it’s all good.” As much as the Wolfpack community celebrates this team, the men’s basketball program is faced with

never looked back. It failed to produce a run only in the bottom of the second inning�. Freshman f irst baseman Hanna Sommer paced the Pack by scoring three runs on three hits. She also drove in three RBI’s for the Wolfpack. Tate scored three runs in the game as well. “We got just enough run support and they threw their top kid. We got just enough for her,” Rychick said. The Wolfpack will return to action with a three-game series against Maryland, beginning Saturday.

the challenge of living up to the expectations of the past. Those expectations rose with the arrival of head coach Mark Gottfried and the Pack ’s Sweet Sixteen run last season. But the 2013 team failed to live up to its preseason hype, bowing out of the NCAA tournament in the first round. Whittenburg spoke of living up to the expectations of the past before the 2013 team embarked on its postseason run. “Embrace the history,” Whittenburg said. “If you embrace it, try to be a part of your own history today.”

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TECHNICIAN

MEN’S BASKETBALL

30 years later, Cardiac Pack recalls title team Choi named golfer of the month Men’s junior golfer Albin Choi was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Men’s Golfer of the Month for March. Choi finished first, tied for third and tied for sixth in three events during the month of March. He won his fourth event of the season at the USF Invitational. He finished with a score of eight-under 208. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Warren to return for sophomore season

Men’s basketball freshman guard T.J. Warren has decided to return for his sophomore season. Warren 12.1 points per game in his debut season with the Pack. He scored at least 20 points in five appearances in the season. DraftExpress.com rated Warren as the No. 31 prospect. SOURCE: THE NEWS AND OBSERVER

ATHLETIC SCHEDULE April 2013 Su

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Today TRACK AT DUKE INVITATIONAL Durham, N.C., All Day TRACK AT FLORIDA RELAYS Gainsville, Fla., All Day Saturday VOLLEYBALL VS. CAMPBELL @ N.C. CENTRAL TOURNAMENT Durham, 9 a.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. LOYOLA @ N.C. CENTRAL TOURNAMENT Durham, 1 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER VS. UCLA, 4 p.m. (exhibition) VOLLEYBALL VS. N.C. CENTRAL @ N.C. CENTRAL TOURNAMENT Durham, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. LOYOLA @ N.C. CENTRAL TOURNAMENT Durham, 1 p.m.

SOFTBALL STANDINGS SCHOOL

CONF RECORD

OVERALL

Florida State

7-2

28-13

Maryland

4-2

19-18

Georgia Tech

4-2

17-19

North Carolina

6-3

28-13

N.C. State

3-5

17-16

Virginia

3-6

16-16

Virginia Tech

1-4

21-8

Boston College

1-5

9-17

SOURCE: THEACC.COM

Jeniece Jamison Sports Editor

Almost every c ollege basketball fan can recall the most defining moment in N.C. State men’s basketball history. It was a moment that spanned generations of the college basketball landscape. Thirty years ago to this day, the Wolfpack pulled off one of the most improbable upsets in college basketball history. With four seconds left in the game Dereck Whittenburg hoisted up a shot from almost half court. His attempt fell short, but Lorenzo Charles was in the right place at the right time. He tipped in the game-winning bucket to give the Wolfpack its second men’s basketball national title against the University of Houston’s “Phi Slama Jama.” The iconic images of head coach Jim Valvano finding someone to hug after the final buzzer and Cozell McQueen holding up a “Pack Power” sign over the backboard still resonate in the consciousness of Wolfpack fans through the past three decades. “Why I did that, that particular era I was playing against who I considered some of the best centers that have ever played the game,” McQueen said. “When we won the whole thing I was like, ‘You know what, let me pull myself on top of that goal.’ And so I just grabbed the rim, grabbed the side posts and

AGROMECK

Former Wolfpack guard Sidney Lowe dribbles through two Houston defenders in the the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game on April 4, 1983. State won the game, 54-52.

pulled myself up.” “I felt for the first time I had a view as though I was fan … It was amazing to me,” McQueen said. The second title was, in fact, sweeter than the first. Unlike the 1974 championship team, N.C. State’s season was considered a dud by its halfway point. Many thought Whittenburg’s season would be over after he was sidelined with a foot injury. But, he and team rallied

through the ACC tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament, and the rest is history. “V just out-coached the guys they had,” McQueen said. Throughout the anniversary year, the team has been celebrated with appearances, memorabilia and even a 30-for-30 documentary by ESPN. The film has been mentioned by various coaches throughout this year’s NCAA tournament. Head

coaches have had their teams watch the film in an effort to inspire the players – most notably by Jeff Walz, head coach of the Louisville women’s basketball team that defeated No. 1 Baylor en route to the Final Four. Ernie Myers, who was a freshman on the team, said the title becomes more significant as the years go by.

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SOFTBALL

BASEBALL

Weiman leads Pack to DH win

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Jeniece Jamison & Nolan Evans Sports Editor & Deputy Sports Editor

Led by a no-hitter in the first game and a win in the second contest from sophomore righthanded pitcher Emily Weiman, the Wolfpack swept the UNCCharlotte 49ers in the double header, 2-0 and 10-3, respectively. “It feels really good, my first career no-hitter,” Weiman said. “But you know, I’m coming out here to help my team win, so it’s not something I’m trying to work for, but it is something nice to have in my career. But it felt good.” “It’s hard to sweep teams and it’s good for us,” head coach Shawn Rychick said. “We’re back over .500 now.” Weiman threw the first nohitter for State since 2009. She also retired 12-straight batters to end the game and allowed only one runner on base with a walk in the fourth inning. “It’s awful nice to get a no-hitter,” Rychick said. “I don’t care who it’s against, if it’s the best team in the league or the worst team in the league. It’s hard to throw a no-hitter, so I thought that was an outstanding effort from Emily.” Junior third baseman Chelsea Tate also extended her hitting streak to nine games in the double-header. She hit a single

Daniel Wilson Staff Writer

Junior infielder Scout Albertson notched in an RBI to drive in the run from infielder Renada Davis to give State the lead in the third inning. Senior outfielder Bethany Wells smacked a home run to center field to get the Pack’s second run of

The N.C. State baseball team (21-10, 5-7 ACC) found strength in its bullpen as the Wolfpack defeated the Elon Phoenix at Doak Field, 8-6. State totaled nine hits and capitalized off three Elon errors en route to victory. “We had some opportunities early that we did not take advantage of,” head coach Elliott Avent said. Freshman pitcher Karl Keglovits struggled early, giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while only recording two outs. “He had a lot of tough luck,” Avent said. “I felt bad for having to go out and get him because he had not done anything wrong.” Junior pitcher D.J. Thomas picked up where Keglovits left off and held the Phoenix to only two hits and one walk as he struck out three in 5.1 innings of work. “D.J. really turned the ball game around,” Avent said. “It is tough that D.J. did not get the win, because that was D.J.’s game.” Junior pitcher Andrew Woeck

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Sophomore pitcher Emily Weiman rockets a pitch towards the plate during second game of a double-header against UNC Charlotte April 3. The Wolfpack defeated the 49’s 2-0 in game one and 10-3 in game two taking them to 17-16-1 on the season.

to right field in the first game and smacked a home run over the right field wall. “It gives me confidence,” Weiman said. “I think it really comes down to everyone in the field, too. My catcher, my coaches, my offense. It gives me confidence, but my team helps me out a lot too.”