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Panel confers fracking effects Tim Gorksi Staff Writer
A group of experts visited Centennial Campus Tuesday to discuss the economic, legal and societal implications of hydraulic fracturing, colloquially known as fracking. The panel included Vikram Rao, executive director of the Research Triangle Energy Consortium, Kenneth Taylor, the state geologist of North Carolina and Amy Pickle, senior attorney for state policy at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. All of the panelists serve as members on the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission, an organi-
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zation responsible for deliberating on and synthesizing environmental policies, such as those concerning fracking, on which North Carolina legislators vote. Fracking is the process of breaking rock layers using pressurized liquid. The most lucrative application of this technique involves blasting millions of gallons of water into the ground in order to break layers of rock that contain either oil or natural gas for human consumption. Fracking is a relatively emergent practice in the United States and elsewhere, and the first commercial application of fracking took place in Oklahoma on March, 1949, by Halliburton. Fracking for natural gas,
particularly in shale bedrock, is an United States is the second largest industrial practice which is expect- producer of natural gas in the world. ed to rapidly expand in North Caro- this gives the United States an unlina and across the United States in precedented economic advantage coming years. in the energy inA c c ord i n g t o dustry. the panel experts, North Carolina is fracking will acno exception to the count for 70 perpreponderance of cent of natural gas natural gas accesdevelopment in the sible by fracking in near future. Rao the United States. Vikram Rao, executive director said oil is about According to Tayof the Research Triangle four to five times lor, the Deep River Energy Consortium more ex pensive Basin, a 150-mileto procure in the long area in central United States than natural gas is. North Carolina, covers 83 million The United States is home to an barrels’ worth of natural gas. abundant source of natural gas, the The advantages of autonomy in
“These problems require stricter regulations than we already have.”
the energy production are also a concern of national security. “Energy is much more dangerous than an army,” Rao said. Rao cited the example of Russia shutting off its oil supply for ten days which cost Slovakia one billion Euros as evidence for his assertion. Natural gas is also renowned by the Environmental Protection Agency for being the cleanest fossil fuel, producing much less carbon dioxide than oil or coal. However, the increasing prevalence of fracking has lead to numerous environmental concerns and a necessity for new rules and regula-
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N.C. latinos advocate for reform in D.C.
¡Immigration reform, ahora! Mark Herring Editor-in-Chief
More than 11 million undocumented immigrants, many from Latin America, living in the United States celebrated a small victory in immigration reform when a bipartisan group of eight senators presented a comprehensive bill April 16. If the bill that the “Gang of Eight” proposed passes Congress and makes it to the president’s desk, undocumented immigrants who had arrived to the United States before Dec. 31, 2011 may achieve provisional residential status. The hope for citizenship may entail a long waiting period - up to 13 years for some. But DREAMers have reasons to stay hopeful, and under the provisions of the bill, undocumentedimmigrant students would be able to receive green cards in five years. This expedited path, which President Barack Obama called for during his rally for reform in Las Vegas in late January, would recognize registered provisional immigrants who have been in the U.S. for at least five years and were younger than 16-years-old when they arrived to the country. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), a member of the “gang,” said if the bill passes through the Senate with a comfortable margin of votes, it has a better possibility of passing in the Republican majority in the House of Representatives. “I think everyone realizes… that no one is going to get everything they want,” Schumer said. “But if we meet in the middle, we can do a lot of good for America and for our economy. Things are moving in a very, very good way. “We have a lot of broad support that was not there in 2007.” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called the bill “a product of compromise,”
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About 100,000 proponents for immigration reform demonstrate in front of Capitol Hill April 10 in the “Multitudinaria Marcha.” About 50 North Carolinians attended the event with the Hispanic outreach organization El Pueblo, based out of Raleigh. Congressman Luis Gutiérrez and other advocates for Hispanics spoke at the event, which came a week before the “Gang of Eight” announced legislation for comprehensive immigraiton reform. The bill, which is being debated in the Senate, has a long road ahead, and the undocumented immigrants it benefits has much waiting ahead, too.
Friendships start a new chapter Kevin Schaefer
of the Libraries mission,” Gregory Raschke, a member of Friends of the Library, said. “The books are N.C. State’s Friends of the Li- supplied by Friends, members and brary organization kicked off its donors to support the sale, and all 23rd annual book sale Monday proceeds go to support strategic prito address students’ need to stock orities in delivering excellent collecup on books for both research tions and services.” and pleasure. Through the collaborative efFor the past 23 years, Friends forts of everyone involved, this of the Library has held the Frank event enables students and facB. Armstrong memorial book ulty to purchase cheap books in sale to generate solid condition. funds to supBy participating, port NCSU Lieveryone involved braries mission with Friends of the of f urthering Librar y benef its knowledge in greatly, Raschke the world. said. The book sale “ T he Fr ie nd s is set to take of the Library is place all week a group of comfrom 9 a.m. to 6 munity members, Gregory Raschke, Friend of p.m. to the pubfaculty, students, the Library lic in the Brickalumni and coryard. Students porate pa r t ners can join Friends of the Library who support the NCSU Libraries,” for free and may, therefore, par- Raschke said. “Students, staff and ticipate. faculty will benefit from enhanced This event recycles books from collections and services from the the community and uses ac- Libraries.” quired funds to support library David Hiscoe, communications services and collections. “The purpose of this sale is to generate funds in support LIBRARY continued page 2 Staff Writer
“Students, staff and faculty will benefit from enhanced collections.”
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Dragan Lipovac, senior in economics, looks through books at the annual Memorial Booksale in the Brickyard on Monday. “I came here last year on the last day, but I tried to come early this year,” Lipovac said. “I got about 10 books last year, so I hope to find more this time around.”
Sports
COUNTDOWN
• 2 days until the sixth-ranked Wolfpack baseball team takes on No. 1 UNC at Doak Field
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Pack walks off with 15th consecutive win Murray named Director of Operations for women’s basketball Mike Murray has been named Director of Operations for the N.C. State women’s basketball program, head coach Wes Moore announced on Monday. Murray served as an assistant to Moore beginning with the 2006-07 season and worked extensively with post players. He was a key figure on four NCAA Tournament clubs and made six total postseason appearances. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Senay named ACC Player of the Week N.C. State’s Tarran Senay has been named the ACC Player of the Week for his efforts in the Wolfpack’s 4-0 week to extend its winning streak to 15 games. Senay set a career high with six RBIs in game one at Georgia Tech on Friday night, keying the 15thranked Wolfpack to a sweep of the 14th-ranked Yellow Jackets for the first time since 1992, and the first time ever in Atlanta. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Weiman picks up fourthconsecutive weekly honor N.C. State sophomore Emily Weiman has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Co-Pitcher of the Week, along with Florida State sophomore Lacey Waldrop. Weiman picked up all three wins in a series sweep over Virginia, allowing jut one run and nine hits in three complete games. She has now won five consecutive decisions and 12 of her last 14 games.
Daniel Wilson Staff Writer
N.C. State (33-10, 14-7 ACC) has proven that it can overcome deficits, turn games around and earn wins. Tuesday night against Davidson (12-27, 7-14 SoCon), it did just that in dramatic fashion. “It was wild,” head coach Elliott Avent said. “Their teams are always prepared. He put his best two guys in there at the end, and fighting back from a 3-0 deficit against those two guys makes me real proud of our ball club.” After dropping behind 3-0 in the fifth inning, the Wolfpack tied the game in the seventh and got a walk-off sacrifice fly off of the bat of sophomore center fielder Jake Fincher to clinch the victory, 4-3. “Jake is an exciting guy,” Avent said. “To relax on the 3-2 pitch and get that sac fly, that was the smoothest and most controlled swing he has had all year. It was a great job.” The team earned its 15th consecutive win which is now the longest in the country after UNCWilmington broke UNC-Chapel Hill’s 14-game winning streak by a score of 9-8. Senior right-handed pitcher Ethan Ogburn started the game for State and threw four innings, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out two. Junior left-handed pitcher D.J. Thomas only faced two batters
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Sophomore outfielder Brett Austin slides back to first base Tuesday April 23, 2013 at Doak Field against Davidson College. The Wolfpack defeated the Wildcats 4-3 extending the Wolfpack’s winning streak to 15.
in his premature outing. Thomas beaned the first batter he faced then allowed a bases-loaded single to end his trip on the mound, bringing redshirt junior right-hander Anthony Tzamtzis to the hill. Tzamtzis gave up a two-run double to the first batter he faced, but the Miami native escaped the inning by striking out the next three batters. “He made one mistake with a fastball he left up and away,” Avent said.
“A fastball left up and away may be the worst pitch in baseball. Then, he stopped it. It was big that he stopped it right there.” Sophomore southpaw Travis Orwig followed Tzamtzis and shut out the Wildcats in the 2.2 innings he pitched. Orwig held Davidson to one hit and one walk while striking out four. However, an eighth-inning jam caused an early exit as senior righty Josh Easley finished out the inning.
“When [Orwig] came in, it settled the game down and let our guys know that we had a chance to win this thing,” Avent said. Redshirt senior pitcher Grant Sasser (3-0, 0.59 ERA) retired the Wildcats in order en route to the victory. The Pack did not get on the scoreboard until the sixth inning when sophomore shortstop Trea Turner,
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COMMENTARY
Club sports deserve our support Daniel Neal Staff Writer
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Senior center fielder Caitlin Dent embraces shortstop Renada Davis after hitting a game-winning walf-off homerun during the second game of the three-game series against UNC April 13, 2013 at the Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium. The Wolfpack took the series 2-1, taking them to 7-7 in the ACC and 23-18-1 overall.
The current State of the Pack Rob McLamb Staff Writer
With the academic year almost finished, it is time to take a look at N.C. State athletics and assess the current State of the Pack. Baseball It is official. Elliott Avent’s team is cooking. N.C. State went to Atlanta ranked No.15 and swept the higher-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Prior to this past weekend, the Pack had not won a series in Atlanta since 2001 and had not swept a series against the Jackets since 1992. State is now 33-10 overall, 14-7 in conference playing and has won 15 straight games. The most remarkable thing about N.C. State’s winning streak is that the Pack has trailed in most of the games. State has shown a resiliency over the past month and the preseason predictions of success in 2013 suddenly do not seem so farreaching.
This weekend, top-ranked Carolina will come to Doak Field. The Tar Heels are an amazing 39-3 this season and had their own 14-game winning streak snapped Tuesday evening by UNCW. It is not hyperbole to suggest this is one of the biggest series the State baseball team has had in several years. Softball If there is one bad thing about the recent success of the baseball team, it would have to be its winning streak obscuring the wonderful season State’s softball team is having. Shawn Rychcik’s squad is also ablaze. State is now 25-18-1 on the season and the Pack has won 12 of its last 14 games, with the two losses both being by one run. The scheduling of top-notch opponents put N.C. State in a hole earlier this season. The Pack returned from Fullerton, Calif. with an eight-game losing streak. With a record of 11-13-1 entering the last week of March, State could have been buried.
But the Wolfpack has responded with verve since then and, like the baseball team, is winning games late. So far, Rychcik has justified the faith Debbie Yow had when she hired him away from Boston University. Tennis It was announced Sunday night that the N.C. State men’s tennis team would be the four-seed for the ACC Tournament. The Pack (13-9, 6-4 in the ACC) earned a bye this season, an improvement on State’s sixth place finish in 2012, and will face Clemson Friday. N.C. State defeated the Tigers 4-2 at Clemson earlier this season. Top-seeded Virginia awaits the winner. As for the women’s team, Hans Olsen’s bunch finished eighth in league play. The Pack will face Boston College Thursday in its opening ACC Tournament match-
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If you know someone that participates in club sports, you probably realize that they dedicate a lot of time to their sport. However, club sports usually fly under the radar at N.C. State. At most club sports events, the crowds are small and the venues are unimpressive. But that is no reason not to give them support. While no one expects thousands of people to show up and watch the club basketball team play, some of the intense school spirit shown at basketball and football games should flow over to club events. With more than 50 club sports offered at N.C. State, there are plenty of opportunities to support the clubs. The diversity of club sports also gives students a chance to discover a new sport. Members of these clubs volunteer their time, money, talent and so much more for very little. While most participants may not be playing for fame, State fans should show up and support them either way. Club members spend hours upon hours training for events and staying fit. For example, the rowing club practices during the early hours of the mornings a few times a week. In addition to that, they also practice again in the afternoons. While not every sport practices multiple times a week at difficult hours, they all require some sort of devotion. Trying to balance their schoolwork with their training can be difficult. NCAA athletes have tutors and other paid staff to help them balance their workload between athletics and academics. Many clubs also charge members to play. While NCAA athletes are receiving tuition, room and
board, and equipment, club members have to pay to play. Sometimes club dues are as cheap as $5 a semester, but other sports can cost $500 a semester. When an NCAA athlete is unhappy with a team situation or worried that the team will not win a national title, they can transfer. Club members could transfer, but transferring for a club sport is not an ideal reason to leave. Regardless of the situation, most club members stick it out. The men’s rugby club was supposed to have a breakout year and perform well at nationals. Instead, they struggled to live up to expectations. Instead of quitting the club or playing with the Raleigh men’s rugby club, the team has shown loyalty and stuck together. Clubs donate their talent and get very little in return. More often than not, they are playing on small fields with a few bleachers instead of large stadiums and entertaining a crowd of 50 instead of 5,000. Recently, the men’s club rugby team destroyed UNC-CH, 100-0. The game took place on Method Fields with about 100 people there. UNC had no answers for the powerful forwards and athletic backs from N.C. State. Club sports recognize rivalries just like varsity sports, and no matter which sport it is, the feeling of beating our blue rivals is always rewarding. If you want another chance to support club sports, the rugby team will be playing June 1-2 in Philadelphia, which will be broadcasted live through the NBC Sports Network. Making the trip to Philadelphia may be a little extreme, but watching the team represent our University on national television is not too much to ask. The clubs leave it all on the field for their university, so the N.C. State fan base should support them.
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tonight! Gregg Museum Closing Reception Wednesday, April 24, 6-8pm Gregg Museum of Art & Design
THIS IS IT: the last big event before the Gregg moves out of Talley! There will be ice cream and cake and all kinds of other goodies. This event also marks the closing of our current exhibitions: Peter Goin’s Humanature photos, and Farfetched – Mad Science, Fringe Architecture and Visionary Engineering. In keeping with the sci-fi theme, lab coats, deely-bobbers and goggles are encouraged! The best mad science or space alien look will win a prize. FREE
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ankerworms have plagued campus in recent weeks. These inchworm caterpillars belong to the species Paleacrata vernata, and metamorphose into either a male moth or wingless female. The caterpillars are voracious feeders on many ornamental trees, having the ability to consume a majority of the leaves, leaving little behind. They dangle from silken strands on trees in order to catch a wind gust to a different branch, although many end up on unsuspecting students instead!
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Emily Weaver director for the NCSU Libraries, also said he is eager for students to get involved this week. “The Book Sale gives people in the community a way to recycle their books for a good cause, and for the new owners to find some treasures at very reasonable costs,” Hiscoe said. “The sale benefits the students and faculty of the university since it allows us to have better libraries. It also lets students buy books that they probably couldn’t otherwise afford. And it really seems to generate a lot of pleasure for everybody involved. People really look forward to grabbing a full bag of books – some for their research, some for summer reading – for only $5.” Hiscoe has worked on the book sale for five years, working jobs such as communications director, letting people know about the sale, and as workhands to unload books from trucks. Knowing that this is a unique and greatly beneficial project for everyone on campus, Hiscoe, Raschke and everyone else involved are always looking for new participants, they said. “The most obvious way for students to get involved is to come in and find some incredible bargains,” Hiscoe said. “They can also encourage friends and family to donate books for next year’s sale.” The first day of the sale — when the best selection of books is available, according to Hiscoe — is traditionally reserved for Friends of the Library. Still, students are able to join the Friends of the Library for free and regardless of experience level at https://ccfn.ncsu.edu/ advancement-services/ giving/LF. Students and other volunteers can get involved as patrons of the book sale or by volunteering to work at the sale. Students can volunteer through the Friends of the Library office at 919-515-2841 or by emailing friends_of_the_ library@ncsu.edu.
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Wit h su m mer ap proaching, students have made plans to keep busy in the season through leisure experiences and le a r n i ng oppor t u n ities. Programs through N.C. State as well as jobs throughout Raleigh have aided students in building résumés or in enjoying time off. The Fellowship Office of NCSU advises students and connects them with opportunities in nationally competitive scholarship programs throughout the summer. “With these programs, you gain skill sets and they can help you to know whether you still want to go into the field you thought you would want to go into,” Tiffany Kershner, coordinator for Distinguished Scholarship and Fellowship, said. Kershner said students from State have been accepted into programs in Sierra Leone, Guatemala,
Washington, D.C. and many other international locations for Summer 2013. “These opportunities are valuable because they can make you more competitive for grad school and career fields,” Kershner said. NCSU’s Study Abroad Offices also have summer programs. Study Abroad programs range in duration and location. Stuart Anderson, sophomore in business accounting, committed to spending a month in Valencia, Spain through the NCSU Summer Program Valencia. “I have never been to Europe so I decided to go because I figured it would be a good way to spend my summer,” Anderson said. “I think it will improve my Spanish and [help me] learn about the culture.” Anderson is set to live in Spain the month of July, taking classes in hopes of coming closer to completing her Spanish minor. “I will be staying with a roommate from State and a host family while we are there,” Anderson said.
Other students have found themselves with job positions or internships throughout Raleigh. Meredith Crump, junior in communication media, obtained an internship with Butterball, LLC over the summer beginning in June after a spokesperson talked to her Introduction to Public Relations class. Her position as a marketing intern will have her working 40 hours per week from June to August. “I took the internship because I felt that it would directly relate to my public relations concentration and I will be doing many different tasks,” Crump said. Crump said she looks forward to working in the company’s developing public relations section. “One task I look forward to is creating a crisis plan and working to improve it, because I will have knowledge for future positions of starting a crisis plan from the ground up and seeing how it evolves,” Crump said.
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JAZZ ENSEMBLE Talley Ballroom - Talley Student Center, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. READ SMART BOOK DISCUSSION - THE MIDDLESTEINS BY JAMI ATTENBERG Cameron Village Library, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Witherspoon Student Cinema, 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday LDOC (LAST DAY OF CLASSES) All Day FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FRANK B. ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL BOOK SALE Brickyard, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PUPPET & LINUX TRAINING Scott Hall, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. MOVIE: PULP FICTION (FREE) Witherspoon Student Cinema, 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE OPEN HOUSE Veterinary Medicine - Main Building, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PIPES AND DRUMS BELTANE CELEBRATION Harris Field, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Witherspoon Student Cinema, 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
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tory agencies governing this emergent practice. The topic of the role of government concerning fracking has been inherently decisive. “[Fracking is] such a controversial issue in every corner of the globe where it is happening,” Pickle said. During a public hearing in North Carolina about the environmental effects of fracking, Pickle said the attitudes of those who attended was summarized by the antithetical nature of two shirts worn by advocates in attendance which read “shale yes” and “frack no.” “These problems require stricter regulations than we already have,” Rao said, affirming for the audience that “every concern and issue has been addressed,” by the agencies responsible for environmental regulations. Some of the specific so-
WHAT’S NEW IN MOODLE 2 DH Hill Library - ITTC Labs 1A and 1B, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday STATE OF BRASS Kennedy-Mcllwee Studio Theatre, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Vikram Rao, executive director of the Research Triangle Energy Consortium and member of the N.C. Mining and Energy Commision speaks with an audience member after the questionnaire panel. Hydraulic Fracturing in North Carolina was the main topic at this panel discussion.
lutions proposed to many of these issues involve a public database of the chemicals used in fracking, which assures that they will not be harmful, and a system of recycling of flowback water (water which returns to the surface after fracking) to reduce the immense demand on water from neighboring communities for fracking operations. However, a complete system of fracking regulation is yet to be established. “There are a lot of things about this project that we do
not know yet,” Taylor said. That being the case, it is expected that the legislation governing these practices will be on the books relatively soon, perhaps just in time for an economic boom in North Carolina’s energy industry. “Our job is to identify the risks and set up regulatory institutions to mitigate these risks,” Pickle said.
MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Witherspoon Student Cinema, 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Monday READING DAY All Day ENTREPRENEURS LECTURE SERIES & LULU EGAMES McKimmon Center. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday READING DAY All Day GRAINS OF TIME Jones Auditorium at Meredith College, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday FINAL EXAMINATIONS BEGIN All Day ORIGAMI LUNCH & LEARN Talley Student Center Walnut Room, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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Mars One: ‘Flight of Fancy?’ BY HASSAN DURANT
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hough we once began as a relatively small population of primates in Africa, humans have now spread our reach to most of the continental Earth. We have always been spelunkers—explorers, and conquerors of lands far and wide. Now it seems that even the Earth itself isn’t enough to satisfy our primal instinct to expand. A company called Mars One, led by Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp, wants to get humans to Mars—and have them stay there indefinitely.
The Mission According to the mission timeline available on the mission’s website, Mars One plans to have the first human settlers land on Mars in 2023—just ten years from now. On April 22, Mars One began accepting applications for the first round of colonists —thousands of people from all over the world have already expressed interest in the project, and many have already applied to be the first humans to step foot on Mars. The applicants will go through four rounds of selection to weed out the weakest of the group, leaving a small pool of highly-qualified potential astronauts to choose from. All of the future colonists will go through a sevenyear training program, after which four of the total pool of astronauts will be sent to the Red Planet to begin the colony. Every two years afterwards, Mars One plans to send another ship carrying supplies as well as two additional colonists. The goings-on of the colony will be presented to Earth as a reality show. According to Mars One, the plan is to get to a population of around 40 colonists.
The Criticism I personally have a lot of problems with the Mars One plan. So many problems, in fact, that I was left scratching my head after hearing the scant details for the mission. A team of mostly non-scientists wants to run a media circus to gather contestants to spend the rest of their lives on Mars as part of a reality television show? Good luck with that. Despite all of the things I find troubling about the mission, it occurred to me that Ma r s O ne m ig ht actually be a serious endeavor—Bas Lansdorp might actually go through with his idea of starting a permanent colony on Mars in 2023. If Mars One does intend to go through with their plans, I would rather add my voice to the discussion rather than just laugh the project off. Hopefully, if enough people voice their concerns over the project, Mars One will give certain aspects of their project more thought.
No Way Back I want to reiterate that the Mars One mission is a oneway trip, with no plans for a return journey. Mars One cites two main reasons for this: cost and difficulties in readjusting to life on Earth. Mars One’s website says that in the future, maybe a return trip could be planned for some of the colonists—but each of the potential astronauts should be prepared to live out the rest of their lives on Mars. According to Mars One, the cost of a return trip wou ld e at up 80 % of a proposed round-trip budget—as it’s currently more cost-effective to exclude a return trip, Mars One is going in that direction. The thing to remember is we are constantly finding ways to make technologies more efficient and cost-effective. I think it would be well worth the effort if the Mars One mission would shift some of their focus into finding ways to curtail the cost of a return trip.
“The Mars One misssion is a one-way trip— with no plans for a return journey.”
According to the Mars One website, after an extended stay on Mars, the human body will deteriorate to a point where living on Earth again would be impossible. That certainly poses a huge problem for anyone who wishes to return to Earth— but given enough time and research, we could surely find a solution to the problem. Shoddy Planning? The Mars One mission has been heavily criticized over the Internet for their apparent lack of planning and knowledge. Bas Lansdorp did two decidedly unsuccessful Q&A sessions on Reddit, wherein many members of the community asked tough questions that Lansdorp seemed unprepared to answer. It is interesting to note that Lansdorp does not currently have enough funds to cover even the first trip to Mars—he plans to use the media as well as sponsorship to fund the entire project. Though the website provides some information, there aren’t very many details to give, and Lansdorp still has yet to address many of the concerns that have been voiced over the past year. As no one on Lansdorp’s main team has extensive ex-
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Mars rovers much like Curiosity (artist’s rendering above) will be deployed during the Mars One mission to scout for the best location to set up the permanent colony.
perience with interplanetary travel, I’m concerned that Lansdorp doesn’t yet have a solid plan—that he only has the outline of a Mars pipe dream. He seems more concerned with the ultimate goal of getting to Mars than the actual work necessary to make the mission possible. Why Go To Mars? Why on Earth (no pun intended) would you want to start a permanent colony on Mars in just 10 short years? Well, we want to go to Mars for a lot of reasons. One of the most common reasons I see is the sense of adventure in going where no man has ever set
foot before. In fact, many of the applicants featured on the Mars One website cite that very reason for their interest in the project. But after all the excitement of adventure is over, what’s there to do? Forgetting the very human dream of exploring and conquering new worlds, I pose the same question: why would we want to start a permanent colony on Mars so soon? Mars is similar enough to ours that, with the proper equipment, it is possible to survive on the planet. It is probably even possible to eke
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out a n existence on Mars. But in its current state, there’s really no reason to want to live on the planet indefinitely. The research that could be done on Mars would be invaluable—but at the moment, research alone is no reason to send people to live there forever. Proponents of the Mars One mission often compare it to different successful exploration ventures and colonies throughout human history. In the past colonists often didn’t know if they would ever make it back to their homelands—but they had the bravery to go anyway. The argument is always “They did it then—why can’t we do it now?” But why do we have to be like the explorers of years past? We can be even better than that. What separates us from explorers of the past is that we know more—and have the opportunity to learn
more still—about our target destination without personally leaving home. When the first European explorers came to the Americas, they did not have the option to send an unmanned boat to the continent and remotely pilot robotic conquistadors to survey the land. We can do that. And we have. And while I’m sure the Mars
One project will use data obtained from our survey of Mars to influence how they go about their mission, it seems a bit fo ol i sh to start making plans before we know more about the logistics of humans staying on Mars indefinitely. With the combined efforts and combined information we get from the Curiosity, Spirit, and Opportunity rovers, as well as the several satellites currently orbiting Mars, we know more about Mars than the Europeans could have ever known about the Americas. I find it a bit insulting to our current level of knowledge and technological capabilities that the Mars One project would neglect all of the wonderful things that can be done with proper planning
and instead embark on a halfbaked journey to a planet millions of miles away. I also find it a bit troubling that the mission seems focused on the here-and-now rather than the future. Because Mars One wants to leave so soon, the mission will neglect newer, more efficient technologies that could be made to make the journey easier. If Lansdorp would more of his efforts into making a successful mission rather than a successful media event, I really think that the Mars One concept could go far. A return mission will cost too much money? So let’s
work on lowering that cost to make a return trip more feasible. We don’t know all of the psychological risks inherent in shipping someone off to another planet for the rest of their lives? Well, let’s work more on finding out before we start selecting applicants. I suppose the core of my criticism is that Lansdorp should consider taking more time to plan out a mission of this caliber properly. A colony in 10 years is just too soon. I want to end this by making something clear: I want to go to Mars. I don’t mean that I want humanity to get to Mars—I mean that I, personally, would like to someday
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stand on the sands of the Red Planet. I, personally, want to venture outside our solar system. I want to travel to the far reaches of the universe and marvel at the wonder of eternity. I probably won’t get to do most of that in my lifetime. But as long as I am here, I would like to venture into space exploration cautiously—but with the same spirit for adventure that has set the precedent for human expansion for thousands of years. Someday, humans will reach Mars. What’s the hurry?
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A ‘CREATIVE FUSION OF EXTREMES’ Polar differences united to give way to N.C. State’s Creative Fusion of Extremes fashion show Monday night. The show kicked off the College of Textiles’ annual fashion week with designs from all classes demonstrating the mixture of two unlikely elements. Designs included combinations like “Masculinity teases femininity,” “East meets West,” “Extravagance tangles with simplistic” and many more dazzled the runway.
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PackFest: Successful, but it could be better
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ast Saturday hundreds of students enjoyed musical performances by The Ready Set and Outasight as part of UAB’s PackFest 2013 spring concert. Student tickets were $5 for a concert that should have been free. Okay, maybe that was a bit harsh, but at a university as large N.C. State, we ought to treat students to some big-name artists. The official attendance number for PackFest are not in yet, though, UAB president Lauryn Collier estimates that somewhere between 400-700 students showed up to the concert. Certainly nothing to scoff at, but it’s nowhere near the attendance of the All Night Bash, last spring’s concert. Though, the budget for the All Night Bash was considerably larger — UAB had more than $60,000 to spend, versus
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$30,000 for PackFest (plus sponsorships and donations from IRC and Campus Rec). As Collier said, if the people who showed up had a good time, then the event can be called a success. However, we think PackFest could have been more of a success is student input was sought earlier on. According to Collier, there were no official student surveys sent out by UAB asking students which artists they’d like N.C. State to host. UAB did, however, crowdsource using the Wolfpack Students Facebook page and at IRC events. Collier said most students ask
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o you ever question why you go to the gym for exercise, but end up sitting down for half the time on various contraptions? Fitness centers are littered w it h rows of machines made Tyler of pulleys, Gobin levers, cables Staff Columnist and weights that require sitting down in order to operate. People question why they aren’t burning the calories from last night’s pizza but coincidentally are the ones sitting down for half their workout. Machines over-occupy most fitness centers, but thankfully gyms are trading traditional strength training machines for functional fitness space. Traditional strength training equipment includes t he f undamental machines that dominated fitness centers for decades: leg press, chest press, leg extension and various single-muscle activators. These machines require an instructional diagram and don’t allow for variation. You sit down and perform the specific movement to raise the portion of the weight that is above the metal pin. Traditional training is outdated and creates gaps because of the restricted movements. It might have taken some time for the reign of the machines to come to an end, but it’s better late than never. Machines seemed to gather more dust than patrons throughout the past few years while the popularity of CrossFit, circuits and high intensity interval training grew. Humanity’s common sense finally kicked in and questioned our outdated exercise methods. The foundation of each new workout method is functional fitness. The functional style encourages people to push, pull, squat and naturally move their bodies while working multiple muscle groups. To accommodate all
this pushing and pulling, gyms are simply removing the machines and filling the space with nothing. Items to complement the new open space consist of 25 lb. ropes, sandbags, assortments of medicine balls and sometimes AstroTurf. The best example, and hopefully a role model for Carmichael Recreation Center, is Life Time Fitness. Half of its fitness clubs contain jungle gyms — and an incredible new two-story steel structure able to accommodate up to 40 members was built at its 106th club in Alabama, according to The New York Times. Functional fitness enables you to get more out of every fitness center visit because of mass muscle activation. Not only are your muscles challenged but also your heart with whole-body movements. Utilizing more than one muscle at a time increases your heart rate because your heart has to pump blood to more than one muscle simultaneously. An increased heart rate leads not only to more calories burned but to a healthier heart. During a day, the larger the difference between the lowest beats per minute your heart registers and the highest beats per minute, the better. I realize people have circumstances by which they need to abide, but you can’t be scared because unfortunately, while quadriceps, pectorals, deltoids and biceps commonly make up the muscles to be trained, the muscle in charge of the show is overlooked. I understand that I look crazy when I am performing my various functional fitness routines in Carmichael. You can often spot me about to pass out in the mini gyms by the racquetball courts, and I don’t doubt peers often think to themselves that I look strange and foolish, but traditional methods never worked for me. Previously open gaps have been filled and my workout times are shortened due to the high intensity and short duration. Traditional methods might linger for some time and never truly disappear, but I am glad they are beginning to take a backseat to a more natural way to exercise.
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for rap artist performances, with pop-rock requests coming in second. The last big acts N.C. State students saw on campus was Ludacris two years ago. Since then, it’s our ability to land contracts with relevant artists has weakened. This is even more noticeable as other Tobacco Road schools are picking up popular performers, like Wake Forest with Macklemore, Duke getting Kendrick Lamar and Travis Porter, and in the past UNC-Chapel Hill has even gotten celebrities such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Why not us? Luckily, UAB formed a new committee — the late night and concerts committee —that will be planning the concerts. Our suggestion to this committee is simple: Get students’ input — as many as you can, not only from those who are active on Wolfpack Students or in IRC events. In our opinion, it’s better to have one or two big concerts with high attendance and popular artists, than to have three or four mediocre (at best) events. Let’s nab the good artists now — not five years from now, when their Top 10 Singles become throwbacks.
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ast week, when it wa s a n nou nced that the suspects charged with the Boston bombing were not Middle Eastern, I breathed a sigh of relief. I was in Joseph my car at Havey t he time, Deputy speeding Viewpoint down the Editor beltline to an internship, when the hosts of NPR verbally described the pictures the FBI had just released. “They appear to be Caucasian,” said the deep radio voice. He even commented on the fact that the million dollar question was the ethnicity of the bombers. It was a perfectly valid question — America has come a long way from stereotyping foreigners, but a bombing by Middle Easterners would have set us back 10 years. Despite the cars whooshing past me, I felt a tangible calmness about things. I only need to remind you of the Ground Zero mosque fiasco to point out that events like 9/11 or the Boston bombings are extremely sensitive topics. Strong feelings are completely justified, but not when they are directed toward the wrong group of people. I’m sure the woman who tweeted “Please don’t be a Muslim” a few hours after the bombings was aware of the negative feelings
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that would be associated with an Islamic bomber. Her five-word sentiment has since been retweeted almost 300 times, and it accurately reflects American Islamic concerns. Cue Erik Rush’s nowinfamous “kill the Muslims” tweet to show these concerns are justified. Despite this woman’s pleas, the alleged bombers were, in fact, Muslim. As information is coming out about the older Tsarnaev brother’s connection to jihadist groups in Europe, we need to guard ourselves against reacting based on unfounded stereotypes. Muslims are not evil, a s Ru sh suggested, nor should we kill them all. The people allegedly responsible for the 3 deaths and 170 injuries last Monday are the Tsarnaev brothers. That’s it. It’s not the Muslim community. It’s not undocumented immigrants. It’s not even the jihadist groups that inf luenced the older brother. In a News & Observer column, Charles Krauthammer pointed out how the Obama administration “obsessively adopts language that extirpates any possible connection between Islam and terrorism.” “[The White House] insists on calling jihadists ‘violent extremists’ without ever telling us what they’re extreme about,” Krauthammer wrote this past Sunday. “It even classified the Fort Hood
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shooting, in which the killer screamed ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he murdered 13 people, as ‘workplace violence.’” W hi le K raut ha mmer’s statements were criticisms, I think our president made the right choice. As a PR major, I understand the weight certain words, such as “terrorist,” hold. There are radical people everywhere — the KKK, neo-Nazis, several gangs throughout the United States. While jihadists are both radical and Muslim, they are not radical because they are Muslim. As I listen to various people t a l k a nd as I read the endless stream of social med ia content about the Tsarvaev brothers, it encourages me to see little anti-Muslim sentiments. I didn’t write this column to criticize — merely to warn. The story of the Boston bombers is not going away anytime soon, and we will continue to be pelted with information about the brothers’ Islamic connections. I’ll end by saying I applaud you all for avoiding passing quick judgment on an entire religion, and as we continue to move through this time of American hurting, I encourage you to stay vigilant. Send your thoughts to viewpoint@technicianonline.com
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Profe Rojas lleva un papel de influencia Miguel A. Sanchez Editor de Bienvenidos
�Papel. Para mucha gente, el papel es más o menos sólo un medio en el que se transcriben los apuntos, los periódicos se imprimen o los paquetes se envían. Sin embargo, aquí en N.C. State, el Departamento de Biomateriales del Bosque está haciendo investigaciones para encontrar otros usos menos conocidos de este producto básico. “La gente tiende a ignorar el impacto del papel en nuestra sociedad, simplemente porque es un producto básico,” diji el Orlando Rojas, profesor en el departamento. “Pero si se piensa en las propiedades del papel y los usos de la fibra, es realmente infinito. Se puede utilizar para pintar, la ropa, para contener, para absorber, para lle-
var los materiales, todo,” dijo. El foco principal de grupo de laboratorio de Rojas es la formación de los nanomateriales hechos de celulosa. “Me gusta la celulosa como polímero, porque está ampliamente disponible, que está a nuestro alrededor, es renovable, y se puede hacer básicamente todo lo que quieras con la celulosa”, dijo Rojas. Celulosa, una larga cadena de azúcares que representa la mitad de la composición química del árbol, cuenta con una variedad de aplicaciones, además de los usos fundamentales de papel y cartón. Se puede utilizar en los aditivos para cosméticos, como espesante en helados y pinturas, y en filtración. Rojas y su equipo están investigando maneras de formar aerogeles, espumas y nanofibras de celulosa en un entorno de laboratorio.
“Las espumas se pueden utilizar como un absorbente, por ejemplo, pañales, materiales de alta capacidad de absorción, filtración, para el aislamiento térmico y acústico,” dijo Rojas. “[Aerogeles] son 95 por ciento de aire, sin embargo, tienen muy alta resistencia mecánica. Nanocelulosa es un material muy fuerte. El módulo de elasticidad transversal es más fuerte que los nanotubos de carbono.” Un aerogel es la parte sólida de un gel después de que el disolvente líquido se elimina, lo que resulta en un material muy poroso, pero fuerte, capaz de soportar más de decenas de miles de veces su propio peso. Los aerogeles son también muy buenos aislantes de calor y sonido. Rojas, originario de Venezuela, no tenía lugar para practicar su inglés, hasta que
llegó a los Estados Unidos para obtener su doctorado en la Universidad de Auburn. “Cuando fui a Estocolmo mi inglés no era tan malo, porque en comparación con el inglés que hablaban allí me sentí más igual porque para ellos también es una segunda lengua, así que no me sentí que como una barrera para mí,” dijo. Sin embargo, todavía se siente mucho más cómodo alrededor de su lengua materna, el español. “He dicho que cuando doy una charla en español, puedo estar en la mesa y empezar a bailar, me siento completamente libre. Esa es mi lengua,” dijo Rojas. Para aquellos que están aprendiendo un nuevo idioma, dice que “hay que dejar que se vaya, y no sentirse muy consciente de los errores que están haciendo ... creo que lo
mejor es rodearse de los hispanohablantes ... estudiar en el extranjero, puede ser un cambiador de la mente.” Rojas llegó a N.C. State en 2003, y desde entonces no sólo ha llevado a la investigación en el área de nanocelulosa, pero también ha hecho un esfuerzo consciente para llegar a la comunidad hispana, y para ayudar a los estudiantes de pregrado tanto como sea posible. De sus 23 investigadores, tiene representantes de Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, España, Bangladesh y Finlandia, y en el pasado ha tenido estudiantes de Brasil también. Actualmente se cuenta con un investigador universitario de N.C. State. También ha ayudado a la Sociedad de Ingenieros Profesionales Hispanos (SHPE) y anima a los estudiantes hispanos a continuar con estudios de posgrado.
“Desde hace algunos años yo era el asesor de SHPE ... durante algún tiempo hicimos un trabajo visitando escuelas secundarias para hablar sobre la educación y había un grupo de estudiantes que hacían un hueco para ir a la escuela y trabajar como mentores para los estudiantes hispanos,” Rojas dijo. Aunque la gran parte de su tiempo se dedica a la realización de investigaciones, haciendo un impacto en sus estudiantes es lo que más valora. “Al ser una facultad, es una gran oportunidad, ya que puede cambiar la vida ... De todas las personas que han trabajado conmigo, si soy capaz de hacer un cambio positivo [en su vida], creo que pague todos mis esfuerzos,” dijo Rojas.
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but warned that there are still more compromises to come. “This is the beginning of a process, not the end,” McCain said. “We will have hearings, we will have amendments, we will have floor debates, but I am confident that at the end of the day we will have a bill to the president’s desk.” Getting an immigration bill to the president’s desk failed in 2007, when it was voted down 34-61 in the Senate. Despite the precedent of
immigration policy fiascos — the last one being the failure of the DREAM Act in 2010 — McCain said he thinks the American people and their representatives are more supportive of reform than ever. “The attitude of the American people has changed since 2007,” McCain said. “The overwhelming majority of Americans are willing to give these people who have been living in our country illegally, some of them for many, many years, the opportunity to have a path to citizenship and have a legal residence.” There is more Hispanic representation on Capitol Hill now than there ever has
been in U.S. history. Congress ington, D.C. to demonstrate hosts 28 Latino representa- their support for reform. tives, and there are three His- Fifty-five people from Rapanic senaleigh and tors, two of Durham whom — joined the Marco Ru100,000bio (R-Fla.) person a nd Bob crowd of Menendez the “Mul(D-N.J.) titudinaria — are in Marcha.” Sen. John McCain t he Ga ng Though of Eight. DREAMers may soon enjoy That change in attitude that expedited citizenship, the bill McCain alluded to can be at- will require the majority of tributed to a rise in Hispanic undocumented immigrants and immigrant activism since to wait a minimum of 13 the DREAM Act, and two years: 10 years to apply for leweeks ago, North Carolin- gal permanent residence and ian Latinos traveled to Wash- three years for naturalization.
“The attitude of the American people has changed since 2007.”
While revealing the legislation to Congress, the Gang of Eight stated that the bill is “tough but fair,” and would require undocumented immigrants — besides DREAMers — to go to the “back of the line.” These stipulations, according to Schumer, don’t entail amnesty, but rather “common sense reform.” “You have to register, go to the back of the line, learn English, work, stay clear of the law, admit wrongdoing and pay a significant fine. That’s not amnesty in anyone’s book, except those who would be opposed to any immigration bill,” Schumer said.
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As for now, North Carolinian Latinos are staying hopeful that their voices are being heard in Washington. But Jesús Ramos, a participant of the Multitudinaria Marcha, said Latinos must continue advocating. “It is very exciting to be part of this demonstration and to make our voice heard because we cannot continue waiting for immigration reform,” Ramos said in an interview with Qué Pasa. But even if reform passes, Ramos may have a lot of more waiting ahead.
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Personas de Carolina del Norte manifiestan durante la “Multitudinaria Marcha” en Washington.
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Más de 11 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados, muchos de América Latina, que viven en los Estados Unidos celebraron una victoria chica en la reforma migratoria cuando un grupo bipartido de ocho senadores presentaron un proyecto de ley comprensivo el 16 de abril. Si el proyecto de ley que el “Grupo de Ocho” propuso pase por el Congreso y logre la firma del presidente, los inmigrantes indocumentados que llegaron a los Estados Unidos antes del 31 de diciembre, 2011 deben realizar estatus residencial provisional. La esperanza para la ciudadanía puede implicar un período de espera — casi 13 años para unos. Pero los Soñadores (los DREAMers) tienen razones para mantener la esperanza, y bajo las estipulaciones del proyecto de ley estudiantes indocumentados recibirían las cartas verdes en cinco años. Este camino acelerado, que Presidente Barack Obama
pidió durante su discurso de la reforma migratoria en Las Vegas en enero, reconocería a inmigrantes registrados que han vivido en E.U. por lo menos cinco años and eran menor que 16 años cuando vivieron al país. Sen. Charles Schumer (DN.Y.), un miembro del “grupo,” dijo que si el proyecto de ley pase por el Senado con un margen holgado de votos, tiene una buena posibilidad de pasar por la mayoría Republicana en la Cámara de Representantes. “Creo que todo el mundo se da cuenta … de que nadie va a lograr todo que quiera,” dijo Schumer. “Pero si hacemos compromisos y nos encontramos en el medio, podemos hacer el bien para América y nuestra economía. Todo mueve en una muy, muy buena manera. “Tenemos apoyo amplio que no estaba en 2007.” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) llamó al proyecto de ley “un producto del compromiso,” pero avisó que hay más compromisos para esperar. “Esto es el inicio del pro-
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John McCain Lindsey Graham ceso, no el fin,” dijo McCain. “Tendremos audiencias, tendremos enmiendas, tendremos debates, pero tengo confianza en que al fin de la jornada tendremos un proyecto de ley en el escritorio del presidente.” Mandar un proyecto de ley al presidente fracasó en 2007, cuando perdió la votación en el Senado, 34-61. A pesar de precedente de los fiascos de la política migratoria — el más reciénte en 2010 con el fracaso del DREAM Act — McCain dijo que piensa que el pueblo estadounidense y
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sus representantes apoyan la reforma más que nunca. “La actitud del pueblo estadounidense ha cambiado desde 2007,” McCain dijo. “La mayoría aplastante de estadounidenses está dispuesta a regalar esta gente que ha vivido en nuestro país ilegalmente, unos por muchísimos años, la oportunidad de tener un camino a la ciudadanía y tener una residencia legal.” Hay más representación hispana en Capitol Hill ahora que había en la historia estadounidense: el Congreso tiene 28 representantes lati-
nos, y hay tres senadores hispanos, dos de ellos — Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) — están en el Grupo de Ocho. El cambio en la actitud de que aludió McCain se puede atribuir al aumento del activismo hispano y migratorio desde el DREAM Act, y hace dos semanas que latinos de Carolina del Norte viajaron a Washington para demostrar su apoyo para la reforma. Cincuenta y cinco personas de Raleigh y Durham se reunieron con un muchedumbre de 100.000 personas que se llamó la “Multitudinaria Marcha.” Aunque los Soñadores deben gozarse de la ciudadanía acelerado, el proyecto de la ley requerirá la mayoría de los inmigrantes indocumentados esperar un mínimo de 13 años: 10 años para solicitarse la residencia permanente legal y tres años para la naturalización. Mientras revelaron la legislación al Congreso, el Grupo de Ocho dijo que el proyecto de ley es “duro pero justo,” y requeriría los inmigrantes
indocumentados — aparte de los Soñadores — ir a la parte de atrás de la fila. Estas estipulaciones, según Schumer, no implican la amnistía, sino “reforma de sentido común.” “Si tienes que registrarse, ir a la parte de atrás de la fila, aprender el inglés, trabajar, obedecer las leyes, admitir la malas acciones y pagar una multa, no es amnistía para nadie, salva los que opondrían cualquier tipo de reforma,” dijo Schumer. Ahora, los latinos de Carolina del Norte esperan que se escuchen sus voces en Washington. Pero Jesús Ramos, un participante en la Multitudinaria Marcha, dijo que los latinos debe continuar abogando. “Es muy emocionante hacer parte de esta manifestación y hacer oír nuestra voz porque no podemos seguir esperando una reforma migratoria,” dijo Ramos en una entrevista con Qué Pasa. Sin embargo, si pase la reforma, Ramos tendrá que esperar más.
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up. Like the men’s team, the ladies also won their previous encounter versus their opening opponent. Should the Pack prevail over the Eagles once again, it will set up a quarterfinal meeting with top-seeded rival North Carolina. Football If speed kills, the Wolfpack will leave plenty of teams in its wake. After watching a robust 131 offensive plays between the two sides, the fans that
made the trip to CarterFinley Stadium could be forgiven if they missed big plays while blinking. State seems to be meshing nicely to Dave Doeren’s new offensive scheme. Quarterbacks Manny Stocker, Pete Thomas and Jacoby Brissett all played well. The inclination among the scribes who follow State was to lament the fact that the Kay Yow Spring Game did not create some separation among the signal callers. Doeren has four months to figure that out, so sleep should not be lost at this point.
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who led off the inning with a double, scored on a wild pitch thrown by Wildcat junior right-handed pitcher Jip Richards. Turner finished the game 1-for-2 with two runs, three walks and stolen base, increasing his hitting streak to 13 games. “[Hitting] has been fine for the most part,” Turner
said. “I feel a little funky right now. I am trying to fix something right now, but things have been falling for me, so I cannot complain.” State rallied back to tie the game in the next frame. Sophomore right fielder Jake Armstrong doubled to lead off the seventh inning and advanced to third on a f ly out by senior second baseman Matt Bergquist. Turner walked in the next at-bat and moved up to second on a wild pitch by Davidson
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