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ADHD medication stimulates controversy Sara Awad Staff Writer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 16 percent increase in cases of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder since 2007, according to The New York Times. The report stated 11 percent of four to 17-year-old children, and 20 percent of boys in high school were diagnosed with the disorder. However, the findings don’t reveal what caused the increase in diagnoses.
Student Health Service Medical Director Elizabeth Neel said there could be more children who “truly” have the disorder, but other factors exist. “Schools are becoming less tolerant of any sort of behavior that is not on task, causing more children to see doctors for cases like that,” Neel said. The need to do “more and more” in school and get better grades could also lead to an increase in diagnoses, according to Neel. However, the need to do better in school could be leading to the
abuse of popular ADHD medications, such as Adderall and Ritalin. The North Carolina General Assembly recognized this trend and passed a bill that came into effect last month, which requires the presentation of photo identification in order for consumers to receive Class-II drugs like Ritalin and Adderall. The new requirement is not a huge adjustment, according to Neel, because other federal agencies already regulate and control misuse of these medications. Stimulant medication prescriptions already must be
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brought to a pharmacy on paper with the original signature, and refills cannot be called in or written for these prescriptions. Before receiving stimulant medications from Student Health Services, providers discuss responsible use with patients and have students sign an agreement in which they must acknowledge they are aware of the side effects, drug interactions and legal ramifications that may result from selling or sharing the drugs with patients and/or students for whom the drugs are not prescribed, according to Neel.
Whether this service works, though, Neel can’t say for sure. “We know we have made at least a good attempt and they have seen [the legal issues involving stimulant medication] at least once from the Student Health Center,” Neel said. Neel said she does not think drug abuse is a “rampant problem” on campus, though she recognizes its existence. “I have had students tell me they’ve taken their roommate’s Adderall, and it helped them on a
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N.C. State hosts Native American Powwow Taylor O’Quinn Staff Writer
The Office of Native American Student Affairs hosted the 23rd annual Native American Powwow on Saturday in Carmichael Gymnasium. Tribes from across the state, as well as tribes from Oklahoma and other parts of the country, gathered for a powwow to celebrate their cultures and compete in various categories of dance. “This powwow is the biggest competitive collegiate Pow-
wow in the state,” John Locklear, president of the office, said. During the grand entry, also called an Intertribal, each tribe danced into the arena until the circle is complete. Afterward, all the tribes paid tribute to veterans, living or dead. “My advice to outsiders who want to attend a Powwow is to educate themselves beforehand,” Locklear said. “Don’t stereotype. Just accept it for what it is.” Throughout the Powwow the
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Some of the merchandise available for purchase from Boss Manatee at the launch party on April 5.
Taylor O’Quinn Staff Writer
A little over a year ago, Boss Manatee tee’s were born in the minds of two N.C. State students, and now their vision is a reality. Tim Reavis, founder of Boss Manatee and “right-hand to the man,” met Jeff Dean, co-founder and “left hand to the man,” at a business seminar and discovered they both had similar goals — to invest in the people. After fundraising through family, friends and donations, Reavis and Dean could make their idea a reality without the fear of debt. “Our ideas were still separate but became married and developed into our 20/20 vision,” Reavis said. “After a lot of ideas were thrown around, Boss Manatee became the crowning figure.” Patriotic Panda, Pious Platypus and Articulate Armadillo were all character ideas before they settled on Boss Manatee, Reavis said. These characters are now Boss Manatee’s constituents and will be incorporated into future designs. “Who is Boss Manatee is the question,” Reavis said. “He’s very real and alive in all of us.” The term Boss Manatee is not your average play on words. Boss Manatee puts the “ ‘manity” in humanity and also stands for “boss man,” Reavis and Dean said. Boss Manatee’s 20/20 vision con-
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sists of investing 20 percent of their profit in a local non-profit, and 20 percent in a global non-profit. Reavis said he intends to create local and global awareness through this vision. “The idea is to try to use the brand to become a bridge of resources and ideas between local and global communities,” Reavis said. Dean said used to work for the local non-profit, Neighbor-to-Neighbor, located on Blount Street, and he liked how they specialize in helping out inner-city kids with job skills, mentorship and tutoring. “Neighbor-to-Neighbor has the most wholific approach and agree with our ideals,” Smith said. “They aren’t just trying to fight poverty, they’re investing in every angle of a kid’s wellbeing.” When Reavis was a sophomore, he went on a service trip to Pavia, Venezuela, where he encountered high rates of orphanage and prostitution. From then on he knew he wanted to make a difference in the world. Dean said he’s always enjoyed helping other people find their passion and help them use their skills to their best capacity. This is why Dean and Reavis make two equal halves of their perfect 20/20 vision — Reavis is global and Dean is local. Reavis chose to invest the other 20 percent in Pavia to help build playgrounds for the children. Camille Smith, community relation’s manager for Boss Manatee and a recent
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N.C. State graduate, said there is a lot of potential in the non-profit realm of the business world. “We want to be that middleman between people and business,” Smith said. “We’re a quirky company and we want to give back.” According to Reavis, non-profits will be platforms for promotion and they money they invest will eventually compound itself. Boss Manatee said they “invest” and not “give” because they said they plan to take some of the 20/20 profits and host events to raise more money. “We want to invest time and actual manpower into non-profits since they’re doing excellent work in the community,” Reavis said. Boss Manatee gets all of their products locally and screen-prints their designs onto American Apparel tee shirts, Dean said. Boss Manatee had their official launch party Friday at their office located at 706 Mountford Ave. Their online ordering site is up and running and all of their products are available for purchase. Boss Manatee offers a variety of tee shirts as well as bandanas and prints. Every purchased item is hand wrapped with a free sticker and a blurb about who they are into craft paper, twine and a vintage tag. A stamp in the shape of Boss Manatee is the finishing touch to these one-of-a-kind products.
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Trea Turner, a sophomore in engineering, has his head shaved during the VS Cancer head shaving event after the N.C. State victory over Virginia Tech. The foundation raises money through events like these to go to cancer research. “The kids love this and it goes towards a great cause,” Turner said.
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For Sigma Nu members, shaving their hair off for St. Baldricks is a tradition, but for many cancer patients the charity event is more than just a yearly activity. Sigma Nu hosted the fourth annual St. Baldrick’s event on Harris Field Sunday, April 7.
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Zac Fagan, event organizer and junior in sport management, said it is a good way to show children with cancer that they have support. “When kids are going through chemo they lose their hair, so that can be a very vulnerable time for the kid going through that,” Fagan
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First reading: The Spyglass Seven
Monday, April 8 at 6pm • Titmus Theatre Join us for a unique and exciting event, the first reading of a new play by the winner of the 2012 ARTS NC STATE Creative Artist Award in theatre. Admission is FREE. Written by Michael Seebold, an NC State junior in English and Philosophy, The Spyglass Seven is an eerie and thoughtful play about a single night when a deceased Edgar Allen Poe is given the chance to find his soul mate.
The Heidi Chronicles
Wed-Sun, April 10-14 & 17-21 Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre Heidi Holland, a successful art historian in the 1960s, tries to find her bearings in a world that is rapidly changing, especially for women. This funny and touching play explores how liberation is achieved only if one is true to oneself. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle award.
Women – Where Are We Going?
Tuesday, April 9 at 4pm • Titmus Theatre This free forum explores the past and present experiences and struggles of women, beginning in the height of the women’s movement the 1960s, as portrayed in The Heidi Chronicles. Topics such as workplace inequality, discrimination and women’s roles in an ever changing society will be discussed by a distinguished panel of women from around the Triangle. Moderated by NC State student Leanna Hall.
Two events with photographer Peter Goin
Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11 at 6pm • Gregg Museum On Wednesday, Peter Goin, photographer for the current Gregg exhibition Humanature, will introduce his film Burning Man, a documentary about the annual “alternative event” in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. On Thursday, Goin will discuss Humanature and his other landscape photography. All Gregg Museum events are free.
said. “Not a lot of people are bald, so to be a bald kid in elementary school and middle school, it affects your confidence. We all go bald to say you aren’t going through this alone.” Bobby Porter, a sophomore in agricultural management, was inspired by fellow Sigma Nu members to shave his head. “We have brothers that have family members who have had cancer, it means a little bit more,” Porter said. The week before the event, several of the fraternity’s members shaved odd designs into their hair to raise awareness and help advertise the event. Wafic El-Kara, a freshman in electrical engi-
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neering, participated in the pre-event shave. “It was an interesting experience, many weird looks and a lot of people asked us why’d we do that to ourselves,” ElKara said. Ryan McInnis said he thinks it encourages people to shave their heads for St. Baldricks. ”We would talk them into coming out here,” McInnis said. “It gives us an icebreaker.” Karim Habbal, a freshman in industrial engineering, had hair on only half of his head. “I look good from this side,” Habbal said jokingly. Sigma Nu also used Facebook to advertise. Jack F lem i ng ,10, wa s youngest person to shave his hair at the event. He was inspired by one of his older sisters’ friends who shaved
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his head at the beginning of the event. Fleming raised more than $500 and said he plans to do it again. Several girls participated as well. Aleiah Miller, a junior in Spanish, came with her dad and he shaved her shoulder length hair. Participating in St. Baldricks was something she said she wanted to do but she decided not to last year at the last minute. “I wanted to do it last year and I chickened out,” Miller said. “This time I signed up and posted right away so everyone would be helping me through it.” Miller said she felt inspired by the recent death of her uncle to cancer. She also said seeing babies with cancer inspired her to shave her head. Miller chose to have her father to cut off her hair because he is a barber, and she felt it would make the experience more significant. “Originally I didn’t think
of him, but then I was like this is something that he could help me with,” Miller said. “We decided to tag team it. I wanted it to be meaningful.” Her father, Christopher Miller, was apprehensive at first when he heard she wanted to participate in St. Baldricks. “When she first told me she was going to get her hair cut off, I thought it was absurd,” Miller said. ”When we were coming this morning, all I could think of was like a spiritual rebirth. I am so proud of her because male pattern baldness runs in our family and I never wanted to see my daughter’s hair so short.” “I felt like my whole life was spent in the chair,” Miller said in regard to her nervousness before the shave. Miller raised $300. Sigma Nu raised more than $14,000 for the charity. Ryan Olli, a sophomore in sport management, raised the most money, totaling $481.
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sounds of robust drums could be heard alongside chanting and the traditional music of the people. Four groups played these drums including, Southern Eagle, Southern Sun, Thunder Voice and Blue Moon, according to Rachel Ensing, an admissions counselor who stepped in for the Native American Student Affairs faculty advisor. “I really hope that students realize that we have a very strong [Native American] population on campus – our culture is more than what students may have learned in class,” Ensing said. John Taylor, a junior in biomedical engineering, said he started dancing in the Men’s Grass category when he was 12. Grass dancing is type of modern men’s powwow dance. Taylor has since been recognized as the 5th best men’s grass dancer in the nation. Taylor’s dance costume consisted of a white top and
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The Southern Sun Singers perform at N.C. State’s 23rd annual Native American Powwow April 6, in Carmichael Gymnasium. The event, hosted by the Office of Native American Student Affairs and NCSU Native American student organizations, featured cultural dances, songs, and ceremonies.
bottom overlaid with multicolored tassels to represent “the wind and the grass blowing on the plains.” Kevin Pusak, a junior in sport management, said he also began dancing when he was 12 because he grew up
are not happy about this. “It makes us feel a little insignificant,” Coats said. “I don’t appreciate [students] continued from page 1 using this because I actutest, or someone stole their ally need it to function and medication,” Neel said. [they] are using it for whatShe said she also encoun- ever [they] need it for.” tered instances where stuAccording to Coats, one dents received Adderall from student saw her with Addertheir roommate and asked all and offered to pay her 20 the Health Center if they dollars for a pill, and then could switch medications. tried to steal it from her room A senior in biological sci- when she refused. ences who wished to remain Coats was diagnosed with anonymous said he takes Ad- the disorder in second grade derall to stay focused when he after people thought she was has a lot of exams to study for, depressed, but she has had and has been taking it since time to learn to cope with freshman year after he heard her diagnosis, unlike friends of friends using the drug. of hers who were recently di“You have to choose be- agnosed when they came to tween your sleep or your college, she said. grades,” he said. “In times of Coats specifically struggles stress, the only way people with hyperactivity, which can stay awake and focused can be “distracting” to other is by taking Adderall. I think students because she is often there is a misconception fidgeting with something in about Adderall use and some- hand, she said. body needs Without to speak up.” Adderall, He said he she said it is currently is hard for t a k i n g 15 her to study. credit hours, She said she while worksometimes ing two jobs. has to read W hen he a passage talks to pro10 times to fessors about Elizabeth Neel, Student Health comprehend h i s s it u ait. Service Medical Director tion, he said “It ju st they respond makes life a with: “It’s college.” However, little more difficult,” Coats he said he doesn’t blame the said. professors, because he knows After arriving at college, he is competing with students she thought she no longer from around the world. needed the Adderall, until her “Students are going to take grades dropped from As to Cs the drug that gives them the and Ds, and she “drove some edge, it’s just the way every- people away because of [her] thing around them is trans- hyperactivity,” Coats said. forming,” he said. “There’s She has since started taking so much work piled on you her medication. that you need something to In rare cases, though, these help you.” medications can produce Friends usually provide the harmful effects on the carAdderall, but occasionally he diovascular system because said he buys it from students they are stimulants, which with ADHD. increase heart rate and blood However, some students pressure, Neel said. with ADHD, like sophomore Misdiagnosis is anothin engineering Teena Coats, er problem surrounding
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with a lot of people who were involved. Pusak was dressed in a turquoise top and bottom with golden accents and his “champion belt.” “My champion belt represents the fact that I am the Sheriff of awesome,” Pusak
said. “I like my costume to be representative of my personality.” Pusak also adorned a long tail of fur that ran from his head to the ground. This accessory is known as an “otter dragger” and its length rep-
resents Pusak’s journey as well as his bravery to stand and fight. John Hess of the KIOWA Oklahoma Plains tribe said he likes to stay traditional in his costume. He wore red pats to represent the fact that he is the first-born son of his family, and he also carries a man’s purse, which look like a pouch, for his personal belongings “This is my lifestyle,” Hess said. During the Powwow attendees viewed handcrafted Native American items representative of various cultures at the vending tables. Items ranged from dream catchers, to medicine bags, to rain sticks and were available for purchase. Cindy Bowman and her husband, Chris, are a part of the Oklahoma Osage tribe and said they’ve been attending N.C. State’s powwow for 20 years. “We attend powwows all the way from Florida to New York,” Bowman said. Bowman and her husband handcraft a variety of items such as jewelry, fans made
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ADHD, as some students are diagnosed after one doctor visit. Neel said she does not believe this is the best way to diagnose ADHD and getting the correct diagnosis is important because students could have a different learning disorder altogether. “Many factors need to be considered,” Neel said. “I believe you should have some level of comprehensive testing done to make sure that ADD/ADHD is the reason one cannot concentrate in class. It’s not enough to say, ‘I can’t pay attention in class, therefore I must have ADD.” Students cannot receive ADHD diagnoses at the Student Health Center, and must present verification from other doctors, though the College of Education’s Diagnostic Teaching Clinic can provide comprehensive testing for ADHD diagnoses should students wish to use their resources, Neel said. Another resource on campus is the Disability Services Office. Students with appropriate documentation of ADHD can register with DSO to receive accommodations that range from more time on tests, or a change in testing location, to scheduling privileges that allow for more morning or afternoon classes, according to Neel. For students diagnosed with ADHD who cannot or will not take medications, behavioral therapy is another option, through which students learn time management and study skills, according to Neel.
from wood and feathers and medicine bags, which are an important part of Native American culture, Chris Bowman said. “People use medicine bags to keep items that are important to them to help them when they’re having a bad time,” Chris Bowman said. “ It’s more of a personal thing.” Sonja Kyler of the Coharie tribe from Sampson County, had a large booth displaying colorful dream catchers, tee shirts, jewelry and mini tee pees. Kyler said she loves making crafts that represent her tribe and culture. “It’s become a family affair,” Kyler said. “My 22-yearold granddaughter loves helping me make everything.” Other events throughout the day included a stick ball game, the original lacrosse, and various dance exhibitions and competitions, Locklear said. The powwow ran from noon to 7 p.m.
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t the University of Central Florida, a brave student saved several lives from an attempted mass shooting by doing one simple thing. He called the police. On March 19, Arabo Babakhani, a student at UCF, called 911 after his roommate, James Oliver Seevakumaran, pointed a loaded gun at him. Babakhani hid in the bathroom of his oncampus apartment and informed the police about his roommate who had a handgun, an assault rifle, high volume magazines and four homemade bombs, along with threatening Mark letters about his intentions. Herring Seevakumaran pulled the fire alarm of the Editor-In-Chief housing complex, a high-rise called Knights Plaza, which houses 2,000 students, and planned to open fire on the crowd that would have gathered during the routine response to such drills. In less than three minutes, the police were on the scene, and officers found that the to-be gunman, Seevakumaran, had shot and killed himself. Dialing 911 during this incident seems like the natural and immediate thing one must do. Though some would consider Babakhani’s response to be unremarkably natural, his common sense spared the world another massacre of innocent people. Babakhani’s reaction has prompted the N.C. State Student Senate to propose a resolution to commend the UCF police and Babakhani, and based on the case, I had a long conversation between Director of Student Conduct Paul Cousins.
Cousins and I met last week to discuss the role bystander intervention played in this incident at UCF, and Cousins said something that stuck with me. “It occurred to me that this is a disaster averted,” Cousins said. “I was hard-pressed to think about a situation that got much press ― and even this died down in the media ― that had gone right. What were the features present in that community that allowed that to work out in the best way possible for it?” I’m not writing about this to stir up paranoia or to call for suspicious vigilance among students, but UCF and N.C. State share many things in common: Both universities are urban campuses, have large student bodies (UCF: 59,000, N.C. State: 34,000) and have a significant amount of students who live on campus. “The circumstances that create some of those tragic situations could exist anywhere,” Cousins said. “No one is really immune to that anymore. We put a lot of energy into trying to develop prevention and preemptive strategies.” The example at UCF is an extreme case in which bystander prevention works. But this shouldn’t be an example for the most radical of cases. As a student body, we can deter many crimes and offenses on our campus if we do the commonsensical thing and discern trouble, speak up and call 911. In the UCF case, all that responsibility was borne by one student. “The reason this worked out well was because of that one guy,” Counsins said during our conversation. “When faced with a surreal situation, he managed to keep his wits and do the common sense thing to tell somebody. The biggest mistake
people make is doing nothing and being complacent.” N.C. State has about 50 sworn police officers. I have no doubt that these men and women are doing their best to ensure that our University is as safe as it can be. I have met Chief Jack Moorman of Campus Police several times ― some of those times talking about how to make the University safer ― and he has made an impression on me that his force is committed. If N.C. State has more than 34,000 students, who is more likely to see potentially hostile activity? Obviously, our police force has limitations, but as conscious community members, we can make its job easier. The University has done a satisfactory job ― from my perspective ― of preparing officers, staff and students for emergencies like the one at UCF. In January, Campus Police, University Housing and University Communications simulated a drill of an on-campus shooting. Two weeks ago, Campus Police and the Women’s Center hosted “Take Back the Night,” an event to show support and awareness for those who have fallen victim to sexual assault and violence. These are good steps in educating our community about how to respond to relevant emergencies. Cousins made an important point in our conversation when he asked how to foster a more compassionate community instead of a collection of “35,000 students who are essentially all about their own business.” That’s a big question, but the more we consider it in our everyday actions, the closer to the answer we’ll get.
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ou might not have known it, but by 2021, more than 12 percent of the energy in your home will come from renewable sources. Well, that was the plan. As of rig ht now, the “Affordable and Reliable Energy Act” aims to shrink that Erik number in Vosburgh Staff Columnist the name of making energy “more affordable.” A second piece of legislation, Senate Bill 394, stands to do away with North Carolina’s 30-year standing renewable energy tax credit as well. The title of the “Affordable and Reliable Energy Act”, sponsored by N.C. General Assembly Rep. Mike Hager (R.), reveals something about its assumptions: fossil fuels are affordable and reliable, while renewables aren’t. In reality, both of these acts aim to do away with the only laws in this state that prevent these assumptions from being true in the first place. But first we need to clear the air on something: Electricity is cheap. While nobody likes getting slapped with a bill at the end of the month, a look at some numbers is eye opening. In North Carolina, we pay about 12 cents per kilowatt-hour. This is the standard unit used by utility companies to measure energy consumption per time, over the period of an hour. My
own laptop takes about 90 minutes to fully charge using a 60-watt power adapter. This means that I can fully charge my computer (starting from an empty battery) eleven whole times before I use a full kilowatt-hour. That’s slightly over a cent per charge going by North Carolina’s rates. But If that doesn’t make the point that grid electricity is cheap, consider this: Households in Belgium, Germany, Norway, the UK, Italy and France have lower median annual incomes than those in North Carolina, but electricity in these countries costs two to three times as much. So if electricity is so cheap here, why do away with a marginal price increase which ensures that we’re at least getting it from the right sources? Unlike coal, renewable energy companies can provide jobs in North Carolina, not West Virginia. And while natural gas drilling (aka hydraulic fracking) could benefit our economy in the short term, we’re gambling with our water quality. Supporters of the act are clinging to self-defeating arguments that have no place influencing policy. The often borrowed narrative cited by opponents of renewables goes as: “Solar and wind are nice ideas, but we should hold off investment because they aren’t ready yet.” The problem with basing legislative decisions on this argument is that the outcome will always be the
same as its premise. Investment needs to come first. And considering that fossil fuel subsidies greatly outnumber those for renewables, we have a lot of catching up to do. Even so, solar power has already made its mark in this state with the help of the tax incentives that some legislators are trying to repeal. A little over a week ago, Wake Tech installed dozens of solar panels on its campus. The college is selling that energy off to pay for hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships each year. But when we choose to take away the legislative framework that can make these investments possible, we are only guaranteeing that renewable energy will stay on the sidelines. The irony of it all is these acts existing in the first place. Nobody is trying to enact a bill that will limit our electricity production from coal to 25 percent (half of its current role in our grid, and twice the percentage that is meant to be filled by renewables), or to ban hydraulic fracking altogether. And yet, those are the energy sources that stand to degrade our resources, costing us more than their upfront market value. Ultimately, when we bet against sustainable energy sources, we are betting against ourselves. Send your thoughts to viewpoint@technicianonline.com.
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couple weeks ago I wrote a column discussing t he emerging barefoot and minimalist trends in today’s running culture, but was unable to go i nto depth with details about Tyler Gobin the techStaff Writer nology’s failure. Toward the end of my column, I summarized a study from Harvard University. This study revealed that traditional running shoes, which have excessive cushioning and nurture heel strikes, produce impact forces seven times higher than are produced by barefoot running methods. These minima list met hods, which haven’t been encouraged by major shoe manufacturers, involve lightweight and f lexible shoes that allow natural forefoot strikes. I then expressed my frustration with the running shoe market and urged others to switch to minimalist running. For decades Nike, Adidas, Asics and other shoe manufacturers produced footwear with excessive cushioning and other technologies — air bubbles, shocks and motion control devices. People believed in the research
behind each product, because these companies are the mega manufacturers for shoes. Society blindly accepted what was being put on the shelves and hit the pavement heels first. Without another idea or perspective to compete with, traditional clunky running shoes became the norm along with the partnering running style. Decades past now, this style has now embedded itself in our culture. You learn things based on what you grow up around. You first learned the ways of the world primarily from a parent or guardian while growing up. And like everything else, you learned how to run from what you grew up around. If you had never been told to run in certain shoes or in a certain way, how might those things be different? We can’t go back in time, but to understand what running might look like without contemporary influences, look to the playground. Before placing a child in a traditional pair of shoes, after he has mastered walking, observe his running style. He may look awkward at first, but continue to avoid traditional running shoes. Eventually his body will learn to cope. Technolog y might make some things easier, but it didn’t give our bodies a chance to learn before shoving shoes down our throats. Tr a d i t i o n a l r u n n i n g doesn’t utilize the Achilles, calf muscles or arch in the foot like barefoot running does. Landing on your heel,
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the Achilles is already at full extension and cannot absorb the impact. On the contrary, when you land on your forefoot, the Achilles is contracted and as your foot makes impact, it has a chance to stretch to absorb the impact. Your calves are misused in the same manner. They assist the Achilles with deceleration as you land, but cannot absorb the impact if they are already extended. The arch in your foot is a complete column in itself, but along with the Achilles and calves, is also misused. Quickly changing forms will send your lower extremities into shock and will usually be accompanied by injuries. Changing forms has to be done slowly and progressively — just as you initially learned how to run. There are plenty of products out there nowadays, most of which are put out by gutsy entrepreneurs, while Nike and Asics refuse to produce a minimal shoe. Some fascinating new startups include TUNE Footwear and Leming Footwear. TUNE produces a minimal dress shoe while Leming’s shoes are both minimal and eco-friendly. Technology successfully put a man on the moon and put supercomputers in our phones. Unfortunately, technology wasn’t reviewed for mistakes after the invention of the traditional running shoe.
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Relishing in sweet and sticky success Kaitlin Montgomery Staff Writer
In perfect Wonka fashion, a chocolate-brown top hat was perched on Derek Lawson’s head. With an odd resemblance to the fictional chocolate maker, Lawson, creator of the world’s largest gummy bear, opened his factory doors, overpowering everything with the smell of gummy candies. The world’s largest gummy bear weighs five pounds, stands one foot tall and resides in Crabtree Valley Mall. The qualifications for claiming the world’s largest gummy bear require it to be edible and readily available for retail and distribution worldwide. “I did not expect any of this,” Lawson said. “When I was looking at the three working eyes of my stove stirring the pot of gelatin and sugar, there was no way I could have seen this coming.” Lawson and his brother Brett created their bear in a time of frustration and desperation. With candy stores quickly closing all around them, they struggled to come up with an idea that would stick. “We tried making a lot of different candies and we had a lot of ideas,” Lawson said. “I figured we should just try making a giant gummy bear and that’s exactly what we did. We were just making them and making our own molds — it took off.” Making the decision to leave his original shop in Wilmington, Lawson moved to Raleigh to become business partners with Mike Horwitz, the man whose family sold Lawson and his brother their first candy shop. “Wilmington was a great
Derek Lawson, creator of the world’s largest gummy bear poses with another creation and a group of admirers.
place, just bad for business,” use the bread from my dinner Lawson said. “It’s a place you plate to make little things,” go to spend money, not make Lawson said. “If I see a probit. Raleigh is simply a better lem I just have to fix it.” place for a business. We’ve According to Lawson, got our facthough, it’s tor y here difficult to and we own have a truly Popalop’s original idea. Candy Shop “Having in Crabtree an original, Valley Mall.” original idea Lawson ati s toug h,” tributes his Lawson said. spark for the “You have to original clay remember mold bears when creatDerek Lawson, creator of the to his lifei ng t hi ngs world’s largest gu mmy bear time fascithat the first nation with version of creating. your idea is probably not go“My mom tells me that ing to be the final version — when I was younger I would there’s no shame in letting
“We’ve got ideas coming that we’re just tickled about, but ... it’s been a sweet dream.”
the thing morph. You’ve got to let the idea go and figure out things for itself.” Lawson and Hor witz’s ideas over time have included deep fried gummy bears, 3-D gummy roses, exoskeleton gummy crabs and even Gummy Gumby. “Mike is a moratorium on ideas,” Lawson said. “Myself, I try and do a lot of detail and trickery. So many candies have no description and are bland to look at. I want people to look at our stuff and ask, ‘how’d you do that?’” It’s Lawson and Horwitz’s ideas that landed them into the 2001 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not book for the world’s largest gummy bear. “We were proud to have,
what was once only an idea, in the book,” Lawson said. “I love it when a project is quick — you’ve got an idea and then it’s selling. More times than not it takes a year or two. That’s a little harder because then everybody wants to voice their opinion and with 20 chefs in the kitchen, it bogs things down.” According to Lawson everything he does is in the prism of what can he turn into candy. “We don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface,” Lawson said. “We’ve got ideas coming that we’re just tickled about, but so far it’s been a sweet dream.” Lawson described the journey the company has taken as
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a train on a set of tracks. “Why would we quit this?” Lawson said. “We’re on this train until it jumps the tracks. There’s no way we’re getting off now.” At the end of the day, with the gummy bears boxed and his Wonka hat put away, Lawson says if he’s one thing, it’s surely not the candy man. “I’m a mold maker,” Lawson said. “At the end of the day I make molds and it’s those molds that are making the candy.”
BLDG Co. brings businesses, community together Lindsey Schaefer
country. Tomasulo started the Walk [You City] initiative with Walk Raleigh and has When nine companies been expanding ever since. come together under one Together, the different roof, things can get a little companies are working on crowded. But the new ten- bringing awareness to difants of BLDG Co., located ferent aspects of better livin downtown Raleigh on ing and working conditions Mountford Avenue, have locally, nationally and globjoined forces based on a com- ally. From sustainability to mon principle — to build and urban living to the textile motivate a community. industry to the resurrection Starting as a joint venture of broken communities, these between Cit yFabric and companies are bound togethCompostNow with Redress er to bring good to everyone Raleigh as a founding ten- they can. ant, BLDG Co. expanded to “What I like about BLDG include Erin Sullivan White, Co. is that all of our indusClyde Oak, White Whale and tries have a commonality on Boss Manatee working in the how we want to see society space as well. progress,” said Mor Afram“We all have very new ian, director of community evolving companies. How we relations and branding for envisioned our space to how Redress Raleigh. Aframian we envisioned our compa- received her Master’s degree nies have all been part of the in the College of Textiles at evolutionary process.” said N.C. State. Matt Tomasulo, founder of Redress Raleigh focuses its CityFabric and Walk [Your attention on event planning City]. “It is tough when you for the fashion and textile are operating under a busi- industry and the goal of the ness model, company you add anis to bring other person more reand shif t sponsibility that model through en... having the vironmental flexibility of a nd socia l the space can standards. be tough.” Redress RaCityFabric leigh is opera n d Wa l k ated by Beth Mor Aframian, College of [Your City]’s Stewart, Textiles alum main focus Mor Aframis bringing people together ian and Jamie Powell, three through civic and social in- alumni from the textiles pronovation, as well as creating gram at N.C. State. safe and walkable environAnother company with ments in cities all over the environmental concerns in Staff Writer
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Matt Tomasulo, founder of CityFabric and Walk [Your City], Mor Aframian, founder of Redress Raleigh, and Justin Senkbeil, CEO of CompostNow, collaborate on a design at the BLDGco office on April 1. BLDGco is a family of nine companies that work in a collective office space on Mountford Avenue. Though the companies range from landscape design to apparel, they all share a common focus, community.
mind, CompostNow, is an organic recycling startup that is finding ways to collect compostables from homes and offices in order to increase sustainability and make Raleigh an environmentally friendly city. The company is operated by Justin Senkbeil, Dominique Bischof and Joe Lawson. “You can have a space with diverse backgrounds but we are starting to treat each other like a family ... we are sharing the highs and sharing the lows,” said Senkbeil, co-founder of CompostNow. Once the three companies had settled into their new surroundings at 706 Mountford Ave. in November of 2012, they began accepting other companies under their wing. “I think that we definitely wouldn’t be where we are without having the cre-
ative minds around us that we have,” said Tim Reavis, founder of Boss Manatee, who graduated from N.C. State in 2012 with a degree in psychology. “Especially me not being from a business background, being an abstract thinker ... being around people who have been through this process before and think more solidly than I do has helped translate a lot of the more conceptual stuff into action.” According to Boss Manatee’s website, the new business is a design and apparel company dedicated to the development of community consciousness and having people realize what their impact on the community can be. Through his “20:20 vision,” Reavis and his company invest 20 percent of profits locally and 20 percent globally.
More specifically, Reavis has found a connection between the city of Raleigh and the city of Pavia in Venezuela. His first project will be to generate enough profits with his company to build a local playground for the children of Pavia. Other companies include Erin Sullivan White, Clyde Oak and White Whale. Erin White, who received his master’s in architecture at N.C. State in 2011, is currently working to approach the role of the architect and designer in a new way through local food systems and bring significant change to Raleigh. Clyde Oak and White Whale are run by Corey Mason, an alum from Texas A&M. Clyde Oak focuses on landscape architecture while White
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Beauty blooms on campus
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A camellia, Camellia sasanqua), grows on the N.C. State campus. Roses bloom from mid-spring to fall and can be seen outside Cox Hall.
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“April showers bring May f lowers,” or so the rhyme goes. But the unsung heroes of floral diversity have little to do with precipitation and much more to do with pollination. The f lora around campus is beginning to show itself as winter finally moves aside and makes way for spring. The biggest factor, according to John Dole, head of the Department of Horticulture Science, is flowers’ pollination strategies, especially with pertinence to the animals that spread their pollen. Showy flowers tend to attract beetles, bees, moths and butterflies to pollinate them, as elaborate petal structure
and large size lure the creatures to their nectar. “Bee-pollinated [flowers] tend to be a lot more sophisticated in the sense that they have specific mechanisms that direct the bee in a certain way,” said Dole, who teaches a graduate physiology of flowers course. Snapdragons, for instance, have petals that form a tunnel so the bee can only go into the flower one way and has to pollinate it. Bees see differently than humans and can detect patterns, lines or dots in the flowers which act like runways, according to Dole. “If you were a carrier jet and you saw these [patterns] on the ground, it would tell you where to land,” Dole said. “For bees, it’s the same way.
[The patterns] sort of say, ‘Land here, walk here, you get the prize! And, oh, by the way, we’re going to use you.’” In the case of passionflowers, the bee walks onto the flower for nectar, where the stigma wipes pollen from the bee’s back. The nectar, Dole said, is deep enough that the bee must go all the way in; so on its way out the “male part” of the flower leaves it with more pollen to spread to other flowers. Plant breeders will emphasize these specific mechanisms so as to draw more bees and to make the flowers prettier to humans. Dole gave the example of a pansy where a breeder bred one with a faint line pattern to having distinct lines on a whole family of the plant.
Yellow border forsythia, forsythia suspensa, grow on N.C. State’s campus.
phisticated pollinators,” Dole Though bee-pollinated said. “They tend to bumble flowers tend to be the showi- around the flower, so those est, they are not all elaborate. flowers are not particularly For example, the golden- delicate. They’re like the rod, according to Dole, is a Thunderdome from Max and fairly simple t he T hu nbee-pollinatderdome.” ed flower. Moth-polMany linated flowpeople, acers tend to cording to be large and Dole, think white, typithe goldencally bloomrod causes ing for the John Dole, head of hay fever, but evening and Department of that is not closi ng by Horticulture Science the case, as morning, only windsuch as the pollinated flowers that carry appropriately named moonpollen in the air can do so. flower. Beetle-pollinated f lowers Butterfly-pollinated flowers tend to be very large, Dole are much like bee-pollinated, said, citing the southern according to Dole, except in magnolia. their tendency to have a lot “Beetles are not terribly so- of small flowers in one place,
“Bee-pollinated [flowers] tend to be a lot more sophisticated.”
such as zinnias. The longer a butterfly stays on the flower the more likely it will get pollen on itself to spread to other flowers. “It’s like bars,” Dole said. “You know the salty pretzels are there to get you to order more drinks.” The nectar in butterf lypollinated flowers is the figurative pretzels, according to Dole. Flowers, such as lilies and magnolias, also partake in something called “outcrossing,” where their genitalia grow apart from one another so as to avoid pollinating themselves. “Flowers have many specific pollination mechanisms,” Dole said. “It’s all very cool and very pretty.”
Cuban jazz spices up Titmus Grant Golden Staff Writer
A trip to Cuba from the United States is only 90 miles, but an evening with the Afro-Cuban jazz group Ninety Miles brings it even closer. Stefon Harris, David Sánchez and Christian Scott lead this virtuosic group of musicians with a commanding presence. Ninety Miles was featured in a two-night stay at Titmus Theatre in Thompson Hall last Thursday and Friday. The group’s shows were near capacity and the energy in the room was palpable. Audiences heard sprawling jams that felt like loosely formed songs, riding a wave of spontaneity and chemistry. Excited shouts from the crowd followed mesmerizing solos, and it proved to be hard to wipe the smile off my face. “We do it for the crowds,” Harris said. Although the group has played all over the globe, it’s clear that the size of the venue isn’t as important as the connection with the people. This connection is one that’s ever-present on stage; Ninety Miles’ rhythms feel dialogi-
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Whale is a line of craft cocktail mixers, a simple way to make a sophisticated drink. “The quality of energy around here provides many examples and the good thing about local food is that it is driven be entrepreneurs,” says White, self-employed designer who currently works part-time at N.C. State teaching architecture. “People are
cal. Displaying precise calland-response solos, gorgeous duets and an ever-changing cast of characters throughout the night, Ninety Miles’ show was as entertaining as it was eclectic. Some songs began with an extended bass solo while others blossomed into a lush range of textures from a simple duet. It’s easy to attribute this dynamic range to the group’s musical diversity. While Ninety Miles approaches free-form jazz with infectious Latin rhythms, the group’s musical tastes cover a wide spectrum. “I’d say we all listen to very different music,” said David Sánchez, saxophonist for Ninety Miles. “We definitely have some music that we all can relate to, but we listen to a lot of different stuff too … Beethoven, Debussey, Motown, soul, jazz.” This diversity is one of the most prominent aspects of Ninety Miles that shines t hroug h. Stefa n Ha rris crafted brilliant and melodic lines on his vibraphone and marimba, making the percussive instrument sing out with overwhelming presence. Trumpet player Chris-
tian Scott released quick spurts of vivacious jazz, perfectly fleshing out the already expansive soundscape while David Sánchez’s saxophone glided smoothly throughout the mix. From Tokyo to Brazil, this group is providing the world with a taste of Cuban jazz. Though the band is barely two years old, they play with the undeniable chemistry of veterans on the same wavelength. This highly acclaimed group effortlessly encapsulated the essence of what’s exciting about live music. Ninety Miles has the ability to capture a moment, to steal your attention. Each layer is so densely packed that you can lose yourself within a different instrument every other minute. Ninety Miles takes listeners on a musical journey with a visceral live show that feels organic and passionate. Steeped in traditional Latin and African rhythms, the smooth jazz that filled Titmus Theatre was enough to leave this listener thoroughly surprised and entirely satisfied.
continuously seeing opportunities to make positive change and bringing food into our cities is a healthy, integral component.” The companies in the BLDG Co. are all working in different, innovative ways to bring great things to our community of Raleigh, as well as communities all over the world. Through their hard work, persistence and teamwork, they continue to excel in their fields and gain popularity.
“I inherently believe that collaborating and human energy is so vital to the success and sustained trajectory up when you are starting something,” says Tomasulo. “When you are starting something, you will have awesome days and not-soawesome days ... it is nice to have people to support you. We all have provided tremendous value to each other.”
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After sweeping its series against UNC-Charlotte earlier in the week, the N.C. State softball team (19-7-1, 5-6 ACC) used that momentum to win two out of three games against the Maryland Terrapins (20-20, 5-4 ACC). The Wolfpack lost the first game of the Saturday doubleheader, 2-1. State recovered to shut out the Terps and grab the win in the second game, 4-0. The Pack finished the series with the victory Sunday at Dail Park, 7-1. Sophomore pitcher Emily Weiman (17-15) was on the mound for all 21 innings and gave up only three runs while striking out 14 batters on the weekend. “I thought [Weiman] was in command all weekend,” head coach Shawn Rychcik said. “She pitched out of the jam in the seventh so she didn’t give up any unnecessary runs. Overall, it was a great week for her.” The first Saturday game was a pitcher’s duel as Maryland was held without a hit until the top of the fifth inning.
State struck first as junior catcher Kirsty Grant led off the bottom of the third inning with a home run to center field. The Terrapins rallied in the top of the sixth and scored two runs off of a double by Maryland sophomore catcher Shannon Bustillos. In the second game, the Pack jumped ahead in bottom of the third with RBI singles from senior left fielder Bethany Wells and junior first baseman Leah Jones. State added another run in the fourth as senior center fielder Caitlin Dent scored Grant on a one-out double into left-center field. Sophomore shortstop Renada Davis hit a home into left field to conclude the Pack’s scoring. “We got the hits we needed in the second game and kept Maryland off balance with those early runs,” Rychcik said. On Sunday af ternoon, Davis led off the game by launching the first pitch she saw over the left field fence to give State an early lead. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, junior shortstop Scout Albertson repeated the
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action to give the Pack another run. “We don’t come into games looking to hit home runs,” Rychcik said. “Our philosophy is to just drive the ball, hit line drives and put the ball in play. But a lot of those line drives have been going out of the park, which is good to see.” One inning later, State took advantage Maryland’s defense and tacked three more runs on the scoreboard. Freshman third baseman Lana Van Dyken scored on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Dent. Junior second baseman Chelsea Tate followed with a fielder’s choice as Davis and Grant reached home thanks to a throwing error by Terrapin senior third baseman Melissa Mancuso. In the sixth inning, the Pack once again capitalized on poor Maryland fielding as senior shortstop Katie Mansilla scored on a misthrow from Bustillos. Grant hit a sacrifice fly to score sophomore pinch runner Hayley Stowe to end the game’s scoring.
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at the plate during the next at-bat, sophomore Brett Austin brought Williams home on a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Adametz came right in behind Austin in the DH spot and fired a two-out RBI single to center field to give the Pack its first lead, 3-2. After the Hokies managed to tie the game at three runs apiece in the seventh, NCSU rallied in the eighth to put the game away. With runners on first and second, senior Tarran Senay knocked a single through the right side to give the lead back to State, 4-3. Following an intentional walk, Clyde hit a short chopper toward third base. The errant throw home allowed two more runs to score. Ratledge then brought in another run for the Pack to finish the scoring threat, but that would be enough to win the game.
accumulated a score of 48.725, led by Ouelette, who recorded a 9.850. Freshman Brittni Watkins was r ig ht behind her at 9.825, while Ha m a nd sophomore Lane Jarred each posted 9.775. Freshman Aubrey Hine added a 9. 5 t o round out the Wolfpack’s cumulative score on the first two rotations. Harabedian also participated on the floor, turning in an 8.950. State moved on to the vault, where Ouelette once again turned in a team-best performance at 9.825. Ham matched that effort in leading the Wolfpack to their strongest rotation, followed by Watkins at 9.8. Jarred, Fallanca, and senior Mor-
gan Johnson all posted 9.775 scores, and the Wolfpack scored a total of 49 points on the vault. The final event of the competition for the Wolfpack was the uneven bars. Fincham led the way for State w it h a 9.825, followed by Ouelette at 9.8. Harabedian was the next highest Pack scorer with 9.750, while Ham tallied a 9.7 with Woodford rounding out the scoring with 9.650. Watkins also participated in this rotation, tallying a 9.475. The Pack accumulated 48.725 points on the bars, bringing it to its final team score. Oulette was the top allaround performer for the Wolfpack, finishing sixth overall in individual scoring with a 39.200. Ham was the other State competitor in the top 10 with 39 points.
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Sports
COUNTDOWN
• 12 days until football takes the field for the 2013 Kay Yow Spring Game.
INSIDE
• Page 7: A recap of sottball’s weekend series against the Maryland Terrapins.
TECHNICIAN A NEW COACH ON THE BLOCK
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State places second at Irish Creek Classic Junior Albin Choi and sophomore Will Herring paced the Wolfpack to a second-place finish at the Irish Creek Collegiate Classic. Choi finished the event tied for fourth and Herring also finished in the top10. State shot a five-over 289 in the final round to finish at nine-over 861 for the tournament. The Wolfpack has finished in the top-three in four consecutive tournaments. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Tuesday BASEBALL V. EAST CAROLINA Doak Field, 6 p.m. Wednesday SOFTBALL V. CAMPBELL Buies Creek, N.C., 4 and 6 p.m. Friday MEN’S TENNIS V. BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, Mass., 3 p.m.
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Moore to join Pack as new women’s head basketball coach
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.C. State Athletics has hired Wes Moore, former head coach of the University of Tennessee at Chatanooga Lady Mocs, as the head coach of the women’s basketball program, replacing outgoing coach Kellie Harper. Moore led UTC to nine NCAA tournament appearances in the past fifteen seasons and was a former assistant coach at N.C. State under Kay Yow.
BASEBALL V. BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, Mass., 2:30 p.m.
MOORE’S LAST THREE YEARS AT CHATTANOOGA
Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS V. BOSTON COLLEGE J.W. Isenhour Tennis Complex, noon SOFTBALL V. NORTH CAROLINA Dail Field, 1 and 3 p.m.
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Junior gymnast Heidi Field competes on the beam against Maryland on January 11. The Wolfpack brought its season to a close this weekend, placing fifth at the NCAA Regional Competition in Columbus, OH.
GYMNASTICS
Pack falls at NCAAs Luke Nadkarni Staff Writer
The N.C. State gymnastics team finished its season at NCAA regional competition Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, placing fifth with 195.275 points. LSU took first place with a team score of 197.275, followed by UCLA at 196.950. Arizona took third place with 196.100 points, barely edging out host Ohio State, which finished with 196.050. After the Wolfpack, Central Michigan posted a score
of 194.925 for sixth place. Six Wolfpack gymnasts competed on the balance beam with the top five scores being factored into the team score. Junior Kristen Harabedian and freshman Michaela Woodford both posted 9.8 out of 10 scores to lead the way for the Pack. Senior Rachel Fincham was right behind them at 9.775, with juniors Stephanie Ouelette and Hannah Fallanca each adding 9.725 marks. Fellow junior Diahanna Ham recorded a 9.7 On floor exercise, the Wolfpack
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BASEBALL
Pack sweeps three-day series against Hokies
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Sophomore infielder Jake Armstrong attempts to catch a fly ball during the game against Virginia Tech, Friday April 5, 2013. The Wolfpack battled the Hokies for six scoreless innings to a victory of 8-7 in the fourteenth inning, and went on to win all three games in the weekend series.
Nolan Evans Deputy Sports Editor
The No. 25 N.C. State baseball team took on the No. 22 Virginia Tech Hokies this weekend at Doak Field. The Wolfpack took the threegame series, improving its overall record to 23-10.
Game One On Friday night, the Pack managed to survive 14 innings across four hours and 53 minutes of baseball against the Hokies and take the series opener, 8-7. With the game knotted up at 2-2 in the fifth inning, State’s bats woke up as the Pack Nine pushed four runs across in the bottom half of the inning to take a 6-2 lead. The Hokies had another idea in mind as they cut the lead to just a
run in the top half of the sixth, effectively ending the night for sophomore Carlos Rodon after 5 2/3 innings, recording 10 strikeouts and giving up three earned runs. State extended the lead out to 7-5 in the bottom of the sixth, but the Hokies came right back and tied it up at 7-7 in the eighth. The score remained tied until the bottom of the 14th inning. Senior Grant Clyde started things off for the Pack in the 14th with a single that turned into a two-bagger following a fielding error. Before the next pitch was thrown, he advanced to third base on a balk. During the same at-bat, Clyde scored on a wild pitch to win the game for the Pack, 8-7. Clyde was 3-for-7 during the game with three runs.
Game Two After falling behind 2-0 early on,
the Wolfpack rallied back against the Hokies to take a commanding 13-4 victory to claim the series win. Down 2-0 in the fifth, sophomore Jake Armstrong started the inning off for the Pack with a walk. Sophomore Logan Ratledge later brought Armstrong home with a sacrifice fly and sophomore Trea Turner assisted the second run across with an RBI double to tie the game, 2-2. Virginia Tech bounced right back in the sixth to retake the lead, 4-2, but an explosive seven-run inning in the bottom half of the sixth locked the game up for the Pack. Ratledge provided the Wolfpack with a bases clearing triple with the bases loaded. Senior Bryan Adametz followed up with his own bases clearing performance, one of two doubles for him on the day. “It’s a lot easier to get your confidence back when the team is win-
ning and you’re rolling the way we’ve been,” Ratledge said. “We had a lot of big hits in big situations, and I’m starting to feel more and more comfortable at the plate.” Redshirt junior Anthony Tzamtzis drew the win for State, going 3 2/3 innings while allowing two earned runs on two hits in relief. Senior Ethan Ogburn started the game for the Pack Nine, but was pulled after just 2 1/3 innings of work in the no decision.
Game Three The Wolfpack picked up the series sweep against Virginia Tech Sunday. Similar to Saturday’s performance, N.C. State’s bats were slow to start but woke up late to close the game, winning 7-3. Freshman pitcher Brad Stone enjoyed his longest outing of the season and arguably his most produc-
tive. Stone went 6.1 innings deep, allowing three earned runs on four hits while striking out five and walking just one in the no decision. “I’ve been very humbled and blessed at the opportunities I’ve been getting,” Stone said. For the second straight game, State fell behind early by a score of 2-0. Senior Grant Clyde started things off for the Pack in the third with a leadoff double to left field. Ratledge drove him in with an RBI single and went to second on the throw home. Senior Brett Williams followed up with a single to put runners on the corners and proceeded to steal second base. Sophomore Jake Fincher then walked to load the bases with no outs. After VT got Ratledge out
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