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The Campus Security Initiative held a public forum at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on Monday. Students, staff, law enforcement and concerned community members travelled from across North Carolina and its universities to voice their opinions about campus safety concerns.
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Representatives from public universities across North Carolina met at an open forum held Monday night at the Hunt library to find ways to make campus safety policies consistent state-wide. Chancellor Randy Woodson and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chancellor, Harold Martin, co-chaired of the discussion. Conversation topics included changing the college drinking atmosphere, finding ways to improve campus safety against crime and sexual assault. “With this forum, we are gaining a different perspective from a broad based group of community leaders and representatives,” Martin said. “Our goal is to gain big ideas that will clearly help us think
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North Carolina may soon join the line of the east coast megalopolis that runs from Boston to New York to D.C., with the term “urban crescent” now being used to describe the area from Charlotte to the Triad to the Triangle. Though North Carolina has steadily grown throughout the past years, the effects of this growth are more noticeable now than ever, according to David Marshall, the vice president of marketing and communications for the Greensboro Partnership. There are several factors that could be contributing to North Carolina’s growth including the appeal of the university systems, the large number of skilled laborers and the cost of living, accord-
ing to Marshall. James Sauls, the Raleigh economic development manager, said the city has grown rapidly since it was founded and that the companies, the talent and the high-quality of life seen in North Carolina make it an attractive place to live in or relocate to. Sauls said that because these regions are so spaced out, it is unlikely the state will see a pattern of commuting from one area to another, limiting the development of a megalopolis, but the economic emphasis on technology does make these regions particularly attractive. Though there has been growth patterns visible in other regions of the state, Marshall said he believed the most growth has occurred in
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Raleigh’s noise-permit process under review Joseph Havey Deputy News Editor
There’s at least one downside to the rapid rate at which Downtown Raleigh has been adding bars, restaurants and other nightlife attractions: the noise. Some Raleigh residents complain that the loud sounds coming from bars and clubs are keeping them from going to sleep. Currently, the Raleigh City Council is reviewing a process to obtain noise permits because the current process is cumbersome. According to The News & Observer, each permit requires a city council hearing, and the bar hearings took about two hours at last month’s council meeting. Jeff Murison, executive director of the Hillsborough Street Community Services Corporation, said this type of problem is common for growing cities. “There is a natural opportunity for these types of issues to come up when a city experiences success,” Murison said. “It happens regular-
ly in many cities, from New York to D.C.” To help create a new process for noise permits, Raleigh officials have asked the Downtown Raleigh Alliance for advice. “DRA was asked by the Law and Public Safety Committee of city council to convene a task force of stakeholders to identify the main issues and to identify areas of consensus,” said David Diaz, president of DRA. “Our goal is to be is to be a facilitator and bring expertise on how other downtown organizations have handled this in other cities, but not to take a specific position on any one issue.” Diaz said this doesn’t mean he and other members of DRA lack any bias. It only means the organization will admit to the bias in front of the group when presenting an opinion, versus trying to get everyone in the group to compromise, he said. “The main lesson from other cities is that this is a
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insidetechnician FEATURES Professor makes prehistoric discovery See page 6.
SPORTS Pack downs UCLA, finishes fifth See page 8.
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Lindsay Zanno, an associate professor of biology and the director of the Paleontology and Geology Research Labroartory at N.C. State discovered a new dinosoaur species this year. This is the first discovery of a large carnivorous dinosaur in 63 years in North America. Previous discoveries included the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Professor discovers new dinosaur remains Sasha Afanasieva Staff Writer
Paleontologists from N.C. State discovered a giant carnivorous dinosaur that lived in North America 98 million years ago, shedding new light on evolution and filling gaps in history. Lindsay Zanno, an associate professor of biology and the director of the Paleontology & Geology Research Laboratory, originally discovered the dinosaur, known as Siats meekerorum or Siats for short. Zanno made her discovery in 2008 in the Cedar Mountain Formation, which is located in the southeastern part of Utah. The specimen was 30 feet long, weighing about 9,000 pounds at death. Some estimates suggest that an adult Siats was 11,000 pounds and may have been as big as Acrocanthosaurus, which was up to 38 feet long. “I was headed to the Chicago Field Museum to do a postdoctoral fellowship there, and we decided to look area in Utah for new dinosaurs,” Zanno said. “In our first few days there we stumbled
upon the Siats.” Zanno said she targeted rocks in a 60 million gap from the Jurassic to early Cretaceous periods in order to find the location of where a fossil might be. “We have a 60 million year gap in Western North America during which we didn’t know who the reigning predators were,” Zanno said. This makes this the first discovery of a large carnivorous dinosaur in 63 years in North America. Previous discoveries were the Tyrannosaurus rex and the Acrocanthosaurus. Zanno said it took two years to fully excavate the dinosaur, and most of the work was done in the summer when temperatures easily reached 120 degrees. According to Zanno, the excavation site ended up being the size of a swimming pool. After the excavation, it took another year to remove the rock around the bones so the bones could be studied. Zanno worked with Peter Makovicky from the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History during the discovery, excavation and research. “When we found the remains, we knew
it was a large predator, so that was exciting for us,” Zanno said. “It wasn’t until we finished doing the research that we found that we had the first type of this predator in North America. The Siats is part of a group that is known from Europe and Asia but it had never been found here in North America.” Zanno said the fossil is only 20 percent complete but it is providing a surprising amount of information. “The specimen that we have of Siats is a juvenile individual, and we know that because the bones in the skeleton are not fused together, telling us it was still growing,” Zanno said. The discovery proved significant in answering some questions about how the Tyrannosaurus rex came to be one of the top predators millions of years later, according to Zanno. “We also found teeth of a very little precursor to the Tyrannosaurus rex, and it was clear they couldn’t compete with animals like Siats during that time,” Zanno said.
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including students, faculty members or student body presidents. Several N.C. State campus police officers also took part in the discussion. Attendees of the forum sat in groups to brainstorm ideas about various topics such as alcohol, crime and sexual assault on campus. Ideas from each group were recorded and read aloud to the entire room once the discussion was over. Members of the UNC-
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System said they want to make students aware of the law passed in April by the N.C. General Assembly that provides amnesty for a person underage that seek help during a drug or alcohol overdose. They also want to make students aware of their rights ensured in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sexual harassment and sexual violence at universities. Group members discussed what resources they wished they had to make campuses safer, what needs to be done
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Featuring Vox Accalia, Singing Statesmen, NC State Chorale Nathan Leaf, conductor and John Noel, piano Thursday, December 5 at 7PM Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church $5 Students, $8 Faculty/Staff
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to change the drug and alcohol culture at universities, if students should be on panels that hear cases of serious offenses such as sexual misconduct, and how to work with outside organizations on responding to serious offenses. Many people said they agreed officials should teach students about the health effects of alcohol as opposed to arguing about morality. Attendees also suggested changing culture of Greek life, educating high school students about alcohol, and making sure students know
the existing punishments for alcohol use. The discussion aimed to set a standard for colleges to inform campuses about safety concerns and to address how alcohol and drugs are involved. Many participants in the discussion wanted to make sure both topics were addressed equally. Representatives from the UNC-System said in a Campus Security Initiative report that federal statistics show the crime rate for North Carolina campuses is less than the crime rate statewide.
“Yes, we are making progress to provide a safe environment for students, faculty, and staff but we want to make more progress and do better,” Dixon said. The Campus Security Initiative will present a report to UNC-System president, Tom Ross, in the spring of 2014 to recommend state-wide policies to improve campus safety. Ross announced the Campus Security Initiative in June 2013, which has the goal establishing a state-regiment of responding to offenses,
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normal progression in most downtowns,” Diaz said. “Downtowns have been revitalized by growth in residents and clubs, but both need to co-exist with clear expectations for living in a mixeduse environment are.” Diaz said he has invited several residents to join his commission, including bar owners, Raleigh residents who live on Glenwood Avenue, and representatives from “key” city departments such as the city manager’s office, the police department, the city planning-zoning office and the city attorney’s office. “We are going to ask everyone to list their most prescient issues during our task force first meeting in December,” Diaz said. “Then we will meet again to find areas of consensus in January. All the while each stakeholder is to get input to bring back to the task force.” Diaz said he plans to take a summary
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the Triad, the Triangle and Charlotte regions because these areas are destinations for industrial development. About 71 percent of Raleigh’s population is 46years-old or younger, according to Sauls, and he said this creates a diverse demographic that is making the area a notable place on the map. “You can find your creative outlet, find your job or raise a
memo to the City Council in February. Murison said he and HSCSC are “once removed from this situation.” “We’re watching and participating, but the focus of this discussion is on downtown right now,” Murison said. Murison said he does have to deal with noise issues on Hillsborough Street, but he works with the neighbors so that everyone can have a good experience. “For example, there was a bar about five or 10 years ago that had a history of late night noise that disturbed the neighborhood,” Murison said. “We worked with the owners, and we’ve worked with the new owners who have done a better job at managing it.” Types of noise complaints depend on the event or issue, Mursion said. “I can conceivably see N.C. State complaining about a loud concert at 2 p.m. across the street from the library during exam week,” Mursion said. “I’m pretty sure we’d have a complaint.” Things will change with the continuing development, Murison said. The
family if you choose to here,” Sauls said. Marshall said the Triad region is attractive because it offers the industry of a large city with the livability of a smaller city. According to Sauls, several companies, including I-Cubed, LexisNexis and Bandwidth, have made their way onto Centennial Campus in recent years as interest in IT continues to increase in North Carolina. Of all living alumni, one third live in the RTP area, one
6:52 A.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Carter Finley Stadium NCSU PD, RPD, WCSO provided law enforcement services for NCSU vs Maryland football game. Enforcement action was taken against one non-student for Disruptive Behavior and Liquor at Sporting Event. Two subjects were trespassed for Affray. One student was cited, referred, and trespassed for disruptive and belligerent behavior. FP responded to 10 medical calls. Dec. 1 11:53 P.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Yarbrough Drive Student was cited for stop sign violation and subsequently arrested and charged with possession of weapons on campus. Subject was also charged with felony possession of schedule II controlled substance. Referral was issued. 3:59 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT McKimmon Center Report of subjects possibly preparing to spray paint NCSU sign at this location. Officers located skateboarders who were advised of NCSU policy and complied to leave the area. No damage to sign was found.
promoting campus public safety and implementing security reporting and awareness procedures. Woodson said this is the first in a series of public forums being held across the state. The forum was open to the public, and students, parents and faculty members attended. “This is a critical, important topic,” Woodson said. “We are fortunate to have a safe campus but that doesn’t mean we can’t do things better.”
new N.C. State-owned hotel, which will be built across the street from the Bell Tower, will service a different type of clientele than Sadlack’s. “The vibrancy of downtown will probably continue to migrate west to Hillsborough Street over time,” Murison said. “We are becoming more and more a destination for hospitality. We’re a natural link, from N.C. State to the fairgrounds.” Murison said he has high hopes for the situation downtown. “This is a natural part of the evolution of a community,” Murison said. “There are always tensions, but by looking out for our neighbors, we can figure out ways to solve them. I think this will happen in downtown.” Diaz said if anyone from the community wants to weigh in about the noise permit system, they are welcomed to do so. They can send their comments to info@downtownraleigh.org subject line: amplified entertainment permits and related noise issues.
third live elsewhere in North Carolina and only one third live outside of the state, according to Randy Ham, the associate director of outreach for the N.C. State Alumni Association. The highest concentration of N.C. State alumni exists in Wake County, with more than 55,000 alum residing in the region. Charlotte follows with 8,600 and Greensboro with 5,800 alums. Neither Sauls nor Marshall said they foresee issues concerning state resources
in response to the growth of North Carolina. Marshall said that the state infrastructure is well equipped to handle the growth in terms of schools, roads, water and other resources. Marshall said he sees this as a growing trend that will provide for future generations. “As the economy continues to recover from the recession, we will continue to see a favorable impact on North Carolina’s growth,” Marshall said.
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Chancellor affirms NCSU’s human-rights commitment Chris Hart-Williams Staff Writer
Chancellor Randy Woodson signed the traditional human rights declaration during the annual Human Rights Day observance program on Monday. “Today gives us the chance to celebrate what we do across this campus,” Woodson said. This year’s program, “Coffee and Conversation with the Chancellor,” spotlighted N.C. State staff members for their service dedicated to human rights causes.
Following the signing of the proclamation, Woodson took time to recognize 22 staff members who dedicate their personal time to human rights causes and organizations. Slater Newman, co-chair of Human Rights Coalition of North Carolina spoke about the importance of service and further encouraged the honorees to continue their service, both on and off N.C. State’s campus. “Human Rights is the responsibility of every single one of us on the planet … It
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Siats and its close relatives went extinct in the late Cretaceous period, opening a niche for the Tyrannosaurus rex to evolve to a larger size. When Siats lived in North America, the Tyrannosaurus rex was about the size of a large dog. “The significance comes from understanding what happens when animals are removed from the ecosystem and how it affects the ecosystem and how the ecosystem recovered,” Zanno said. According to Zanno, there have been five mass extinctions so far, and we may be currently experiencing the sixth mass extinction. “Species are disappearing from the planet so fast it’s on par with a mass extinction,” Zanno said. “We are seeing top predators becoming endangered. Siats is an example of top predators disappearing and what happens after.”
is central to our purpose and our values,” Newman said. Newman is also a professor emeritus of psychology and has a long history at N.C. State as pioneer for peace and human rights. Honorees represented various departments of N.C. State. Among the honorees was Catherine Lull, a business officer for the Department of Chemistry, who has worked with the homeless for more than 25 years and currently works with outreach groups to help the homeless. Samuel
Some of the possible causes of the current extinction could be the result of human intervention and alterations to the ecosystems and landscapes. Siats was not the only dinosaur discovered in the area. Every year since 2008, Zanno and several graduate students go to Utah during the summer to work on new discoveries, leading to the founding of N.C. State Field Paleontology Summer School. “There are new species that have never been discovered before, and that’s what I am working on right now,” Zanno said. “It’s fun. One of the dinosaurs we found is a probable plant eater, but they aren’t as large as Siats. We are curious why there was only one large predator at the time. In the late Jurassic, which was 50 million years before Siats, there were many big predators. When Siats lived, there was only one big guy. We would like to know why the pattern of top predators changed through ecosystems and time.”
Byrd, GLBT Life Coach and University Housing residence director, dedicates his time and recourses to students of the GLBT community. Lastly, Toni Thorpe, program coordinator for the African American Cultural Center, facilitates the center’s annual donation drive for Raleigharea children. “Shoes Boxes of Love teaches our students how to give and be a conscious giver,” Thorpe said. Woodson closed the program asking everyone this holiday season to remember
the needs of others. N.C. State officials will celebrate International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10 at the Bell Tower with the Bell Ringing Event. The same event will take place on Dec. 15 for National Bill of Rights Day. The event will feature Tom Koch, associate director of the Music Department, playing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, a one-minute salute at 12:10 p.m. The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10,
1948, and since then, Human Rights Day has been celebrated globally on that day. According to Deb Luckadoo, director for Staff Diversity, N.C. State always celebrates the day about a week before because the Chancellor is aware that finals are approaching and students find themselves very occupied. This was the first year the event spotlighted faculty members, and the second year members of the N.C. State community were recognized for their service.
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Siats was not the only dinosaur discovered in the area. In every year since 2008, Zanno and several graduate students have gone to Utah during the summer to work on new discoveries, which has led to the founding of N.C. State Field Paleontology Summer School.
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“The Changing Climate of Weather Prognostication: The Irony of Uncertainty Leading to Better Forecasts” Wednesday, December 4, 2013 7p.m. at James B. Hunt Library Centennial Campus, NCSU For years, computer model forecasts have been shown on TV as a single, what we call deterministic solution. These forecasts are destined to be wrong, with the only question being by how much. A different approach is sprouting roots, where the emphasis is not just on a forecast, but on the degree of uncertainty in that forecast. Greg will discuss how talking about uncertainty will help in delivering a better forecast.
Increasing uncertainty with time: the 70F high temperature line predicted by multiple models one day and one week beforehand.
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n Monday, N.C. State’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library hosted a public forum regarding campus safety at all 17 UNC-System schools. The forum, sponsored by the UNC Campus Security Initiative, allowed students, parents and faculty members to voice their opinions concerning sexual assault and drug and alcohol use among college students. The Technician is glad the universities are having this discussion, and we are largely in support of what university administrators had to say. However, some of the ideas suggested by the event’s attendees were unrealistic and therefore worried us. For
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The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief. example, some parents advocated for zero tolerance education regarding alcohol use. The Technician doesn’t support zero tolerance policies, as they have been proven ineffective. In fact, the American Psychological Association’s Zero Tolerance Task Force found that not only is zero tolerance ineffective, but it may actually increase instances of alcohol use. The Technician supports teaching safe alcohol use rather than abstinence. But the Technician does support some of the
other proposals, including standardizing alcohol and drug education at all UNC-System schools. Additionally, we agree that universities should make it a priority to teach students the policies and consequences of alcohol and drug use on campus. Though the editorial board of the Technician has not frequently seen eye to eye with Gov. Pat McCrory, we commend him for signing Senate Bill 20, commonly known as “911 Good Samaritan” laws, in April. SB20
provides limited criminal immunity from prosecution charges to underage drinkers who seek help for alcohol poisoning. The immunity also applies to people who call 911 to report an overdose. By limiting the prosecution charges, the law demonstrates a greater concern for people’s lives than concern for making money by pressing charges. The Technician applauds the universities for having this discussion. The UNC Campus Security Initiative will continue to hold public forums before presenting its serious proposals to the UNC Board of Governors.
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ecently, my friends and I took a political ideology test on a website called Political Compass. This test assesses how fiscally liberal or conservative you are and how authorit a r i a n or libertarian you are on a multi-axis chart based Tim Gorski on your responses to Deputy Viewpoint Editor 61 questions. Fiscally, I was almost certain that I would have fallen a smidgen left of center. But much to my surprise, I was labeled a fiscal conservative. This caught me totally off guard until I took a look at the scale, which placed President Obama to the right of me and Mitt Romney only very slightly to the right of him. At first I thought that this scale is completely ludicrous, but on further analysis it makes a lot more sense than it seems at first glance because, internationally speaking, even the most liberal politicians in the United States are still pretty conservative. If you think that a universal healthcare system is a radical or socialist idea, consider two policy proposals given in Switzerland that made headlines around the world: a basic income and a 12:1 executive to worker pay ratio. A basic income, proposed to eradicate poverty and backed by 125,000 Swiss signatures, is a salary given by the government simply for being a citizen of a nation and being alive This concept is likely completely alien to Americans who are constantly belabored
about the waste associated by the welfare state. But li ke Romney and Obama being nearly identical on a political scale, it makes much more sense after further investigation than at first glance. Many argue that it is simply a more efficient way of delegating funds to the needy that the large federal bureaucracy that we currently have in the U.S. In an analysis of welfare spending, Republican Congressman Jeff Sessions pointed out that the sum of the meanstested welfare spending is approximately $1.03 trillion a year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 46.5 million Americans living in poverty. This means that if we assumed that all welfare spending goes to the poor (which most of it does), we could, instead of administering welfare the way we do it, simply give each American in poverty a check of about $22,150 a year — much less than those receiving benefits actually get. This is perhaps why libertarian pundit Charles Murray and economist and Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman publicly support a basic income policy. Proponents of the basic income policy argue that the basic income would be just enough to allow citizens to live comfortably enough to survive without work but
just uncomfortable enough to make them want to make more money. The second of proposals which epitomize the divide between American liberalism and Switzerland’s liberalism is a 12:1 salary ratio. This is a policy which stipulates that the highest-paid company employee can’t make more than 12 times what the lowest-paid employee makes. In other words, the highest-paid employee can’t make more in a month than the lowest-paid employee can make in a year. This policy is born in response to the increase i n c or po rate profits which have s o a re d i n recent years, and the ever increasing wealth dispa rit y bet ween t he rich and the poor which has become a very serious political issue in Switzerland in the past 10 years. Supporters of this policy said structuring the pay system in such a way sets a standard for corporate social responsibility to workers rather than setting a dreaded maximum salary. To be clear, I am not in support of any of the aforementioned policies, at all. I am, like nearly every other country in the industrialized world, in support of a universal healthcare system; and if you think that makes me or anyone who thinks similarly to me regarding that issue a socialist, you are sadly and grossly misinformed.
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Make your holiday sustainable
As we pack up our cars this holiday season to start heading toward our loved ones, there is one thing we should all be thinking about; How can I make this year’s drive a unique one? Because I, for one, am tired of just crawling into a van and driving hour after hour without any sense of purpose, aside from getting to where I’m going. Well, this holiday season let’s make our drives a bit more meaningful and exciting by seeing just how sustainable we can make them! I know that I am guilty of grabbing those excessively wrapped, individual goodies and those plastic water and soda bottles on road trips. I tend to justify that behavior by figuring “eh, I deserve this. It’s gonna be a long day so why not brighten it up with a honey bun?” So instead of purchasing several of those wasteful vending machine snacks, how about we pack a couple of juicy apples and snacks bought from the bulk foods section! And instead of relying on those terribly
harmful disposable water bottles, let’s fill up our own reusable ones before leaving! Something else people usually forget to do, but is a real quick fix that could improve their gas mileage, is to check their tire pressure just before leaving and then filling them up if need be. Speaking of quick fixes, be sure to turn your car off when you park to go use the rest stop or buy snacks from the gas station. Finally, I challenge everyone this holiday season to pick up at least one piece of litter during their travels. More would be great (and might even get you bonus points if you decide to play the “whose drive to town was more sustainable?” game with relatives), but even just one piece per traveler would really help to clean up our highways. Let’s make this year’s holiday a sustainable one!
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ederal Communications Commission officials announced that they are considering lifting the ban on cellphone calls at 30,000 feet. Of course my first thought when I heard the news was “It’s about t i me,” but it was soon followed by Tyler Gobin a feeling of Staff Columnist dread. Cellphone calls have been banned on planes since 1991 because the FCC was afraid the signals would interfere with the plane’s communications. It’s no surprise that technology has matured to the point where phone calls no longer pose a safety risk to the plane’s systems, but can’t we just pretend that it hasn’t happened yet? Obviously it’s good news because now we can make phone calls on the plane, but as comedian Jay Leno said, “The bad news is the person sitting next to you can make a phone call during your flight.” No one wants to hear your conversation while they are stuck in an enclosed space with you. Can’t it wait until the flight lands? “I think it’s fine if people want to make calls on the plane. I just think they should step outside to do it,” said comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Airlines have more impor-
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tant things to worry about. Airlines would need to install on-board cell towers to relay the signals to the ground in order for in-flight phone calls to be an option. And The New York Times editorial board suggested installing soundproof phone booths. If airlines believe going through this hassle is necessary, I might rethink who I fly with during my next vacation. There are other travel-related problems that I think are more inconvenient than not being able to make phone calls while on the plane. I would appreciate being able to wear my shoes through the security check or being allowed to bring liquids of greater than 3.4 ounces more than I would appreciate being able to make phone calls while on the plane. We all love vacations, but, unfortunately, getting to the vacation often requires traveling through one or two airports and sometimes suffering through a couple hours of delays. The process is anything but smooth, yet the first regulation to be changed is one that doesn’t need to change. Sure, the technology is sophisticated enough that in-flight calls no longer pose a threat to airline communication, but phone calls in a small, enclosed environment only make air travel more stressful. Air travel used to be part of the vacation, but now it just causes stress.
We are in the midst of another holiday season which means a lot of us will find ourselves in airports across the country. Stress at the airport is unavoidable, but here are some quick tips to make your experience as enjoyable as possible. Arrive two hours early before your flight if you are unfamiliar with the airport. Raleigh-Durham International Airport is very quick, but it can take more than two hours to get through security lines at some small, ill-prepared airports. Try not to check a bag. Running through the airports may not be as enjoyable, but it’s much quicker and cleaner upon arrival and departure. There is no limit on how much food you can bring, so pack some food for the day and escape the expensive meals in the terminal. And bring a water bottle, but remember to empty it before passing through security. Expect delays. Nowadays it’s almost like winning the lottery if your flights are all on time, so don’t go in expecting a perfect itinerary. Lastly, respect the stewards and fellow travelers. Everyone understands traveling is a painful process, but abiding by the rules will save you a battle that’s not worth fighting. Whether you are going by car, plane, boat or train, travel safely, and have a happy holiday season.
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Running Roads: wirelessly charging your car Emory Cabaniss Staff Writer
As the race to find alternatives to combustible fuels continues, a group of N.C. State researchers developed technology and techniques for transmitting power wirelessly from the road to an electric car. The new technology was developed with the Advanced Transportation Energy Center to extend the driving range of electric vehicles. By producing magnetic fields at different points along a highway, it is possible to generate an electric current inside the vehicle, charging the battery of the car while driving, without the need of wires. Srdjan Lukic, an assistant professor of electrical engiSOURCE: OF NCSU.EDU neering was one of the auA prototype of Srdjan Lukic’s wireless power transmitter has been gaining interest as it develops. Lukic, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, has thors of this recent research been working on the project since joining the Advanced Transportation Energy Center in 2008. and has been working with wireless power transmissions and the ATEC since 2008. Ac- would supply the magnetic magnetic fields that suggest would be spread into differ- in the future.” “The automotive industry, cording to Lukic, his research field needed to charge a ve- strong fields are unsafe for ent lanes, so that any car on This extra charge greatly every major car manufachas made great progress in his hicle, the entire coil would people, especially for some- the road would be able to be extends the amount of time turer, is looking at develfive-year term. need to operate at all times one with an artificial cardiac under the effect of a magnetic an electric car can last on the oping their own stationary Coils underneath the road, and would supply a magnetic pacemaker. Because of this, field at any time. road. According to Lukic, the charger,” Lukic said. which couple with paired field to everything in the area, Lukic said it is important that According to Lukic, there Nissan Leaf’s electric battery According to Lukic, the coils in the car, create the not just the single coil in the the magnetic field only occur are many ways to transfer can last about 80 miles on one current plan would be more magnetic field that will hypo- car. under the vehicle, between power wirelessly but for his charge, before switching back expensive in both constructhetically transfer electricity “The issue is this coil emits the coupled coils. research Lukic uses magnetic to gasoline. However, with tion and maintenance than to the car. Though some oth- a field in the entirety of the Lukic’s research, however, fields to transfer power. Pow- the research Lukic has done, other plans, but would make er groups have done research length of road,” Lukic said. dictates a method of sup- er is transferred from the grid an electric car with a battery electric-powered cars more on these types of coils, Lukic “It could couple to extrane- plying energy using several supply to the car battery at a one-third the size could travel conventiona l. This w i l l said he was proud of the dif- ous objects. It’s both safer, smaller coils down the road. rate of 85 percent efficiency, about 300 miles. greatly reduce the price of ferent path he and the other and more efficient if you can The smaller coils are built to which means only 15 percent Lukic said the same coils an electric car, as the batterresearchers took to solve the channel or localize the field.” only supply a magnetic field of power is lost over the wire- could be used to make in- ies are about one-third of the problem. According to Lukic, the coil when the car is directly above less transmission. house car chargers more physical cost. Lukic said most of these must create a strong magnetic the coil. “Theoretically, the efficien- convenient for electric car Lukic said student involvecoil installations involve a field in order to produce a The coils would be able to cy can be extremely high,” owners, and lower mainte- ment in the project will help very large, long coil under- charge the car can use. There turn off and on between dif- Lukic said. “Our hope is to nance costs for public charg- generate new ideas. neath the road. Though this are some regulations about ferent cars, and rows of coils be able to use better materials ing facilities.
Arrow gains momentum, depth in second season Arrow The CW
Holden Broyhill Staff Writer
As the comic book bubble continues to grow, the CW television network has brought Green Arrow to the small screen with the seminew series Arrow. This move could in fact pop that proverbial bubble and introduce the DC Universe to cable with a series of interconnected shows. Arrow, now in its second season, follows the crimefighting exploits of Oliver Queen (Stephan Amell) as the vigilante of Starling City. Queen was a drunken, spoiled playboy who was thought to be dead after he goes on a trip with his father, Robert Queen, and their yacht gets lost at sea. When their yacht goes dow n, Robert sacrif ices his life so that there will be enough emergency rations for Oliver to survive. Oliver spends the next five years on the uncharted island of Lian Yu and returns home a changed man. Early into his stay on Lian Yu, Oliver learns that he is not alone on the island. The plot slowly details Oliver’s time on Lian Yu and the experiences and people that played a role in him becoming a vigilante. Oliver learns how to survive and also gains the tools necessary to fight the forces de-
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Oliver Queen (Stephan Amell) doubles as the Arrow, a superpowerless superhero who fights crime with exceptional archery skills in fictional Starling City.
stroying Starling City. Oliver returns to Starling City as a vigilante to fight corruption with a bow and arrow while wearing the hood of one of his mentors from Lian Yu. Oliver does not operate under the name “Green Arrow” but instead is referred to as “The Hood” during the first season, and in the second they simply call him Arrow. In the upcoming episode of Arrow, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) will join the ranks of Team Arrow. It was recently revealed that the idea is to introduce Gustin as Allen, eventually giving him his own television show in which
he will be become the Flash, the superhero known as “The fastest man alive.” Initially, I wasn’t a fan of the show. I watched one episode and thought that it was nothing like the character that I had known for years and that it was a poorly done television adaptation of Batman Begins, but obviously with a different hero. It wasn’t until I binged half a season in one night that I realized I was hooked. The version of Oliver Queen in Arrow is a great character but one entirely different from the Oliver Queen I knew from the comics growing up. Queen used to be an
old-school hero who couldn’t stand technology and longed for simpler times. In the older comics, Queen was known for saying things such as “Aww, crap” when something went wrong; he was a lighthearted character and often risked his life to help the little guy. Though Arrow does feature an Oliver Queen that stands up for the underdog he is a much more serious character than what I, or fans of the original comics, was used to. The first few episodes are just bad. From there the episodes get slightly better until I found myself liking
it. Though I am a fan of the show, I still cannot say that each character delivers a convincing and meaningful performance. The two biggest culprits are Willa Holland and Katie Cassidy. Hol la nd played T hea Queen, Oliver’s younger sister, and while I like the character, there are moments where her performance seems so awkward it breaks the flow of the episode. Holland’s portrayal of Thea Queen improves in the second season as the character becomes more mature, but those awkward moments in season one make the show difficult to get into.
Cassidy plays Laurel Lance, an attorney and Oliver’s exgirlfriend. My main issue with Cassidy’s performance on Arrow is her crying scenes; they are painfully uncomfortable and unconvincing. One factor that contributed to the rough few episodes was the “villain of the week” format. Arrow used a villain of the week to provide weekly content and slowly craft an over-arching plot that would last the entire season. The brief glimpses into Oliver’s time on Lian Yu are one of the strongest points of the show. Slowly watching Oliver Queen transform is a great way to balance his present day exploits. This transformation helps humanize Oliver. Though Amell is not the greatest actor, I think he was the right choice for the role. Arrow features a different Oliver Queen than most are used to and Amell does a good job of playing both versions of Oliver, the playboy struggling to survive and the serious vigilante trying to save his city. Perhaps the best parts of Amell’s performance are his feats of strength. The Green Arrow doesn’t have powers so it’s necessary to show how a person can fight crime with his bare hands and several instances portray Amell’s raw strength. Overall, Arrow is a risky move and has its awkward moments, but it’s a good enough show that it could be the starting point for the DC Television Universe.
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Lindsay Zanno, a research assistant professor in biology, works at the Paleontology and Geology Research Lab in the Nature Research Center of the Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh. Zanno’s most recent research was on the brain casings of therizinosaur, a group of plant-eating dinosaurs. Recently, she discovered Siats meekerorum, a new carnivorous dinosaur.
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It isn’t every day someone discovers a new animal species, much less one that’s been extinct for thousands of years. That’s exactly what happened to Lindsay Zanno, an assistant research professor of biology, when she and her colleagues discovered the fossils of a previously unknown dinosaur. Siats meekerorum is a species of carcharodontosaurus, a group of giant meat-eaters that includes some of the largest predatory dinosaurs, which roamed what is now Utah during the Late Cretaceous period (100 million years ago to 66 million years ago). It was previously unknown which species occupied the top carnivore spot in North America during this period, but Siats fills a gap of more than 30 million years in the fossil record. According to Zanno, Siats would have been more than 30 feet long and weighed at least four tons, but that’s where the find gets even more interesting. Zanno’s recovered fossils are from a juvenile specimen, which leads the team to believe that
an adult Siats could reach the size of Acrocanthosaurus, meaning the two species vie for the second largest predator discovered in North America. Tyrannosaurus rex holds the top spot, weighing in at more than twice the uncovered Siats. Though currently receiving a wealth of attention from the scientific community for being part of the team that discovered the Siats, Zanno has had a prosperous career long as a result of her lifelong dedication for paleontology. “I was always interested in nature,” Zanno said. “I spent almost all my time outside as a kid, exploring and interacting with natural objects. I am still intrigued with the idea that the complexity of life all around us was produced by a suite of natural laws, that those laws can be studied by exploring the trajectory of life over time, and that there is still so much to learn and discover.” Zanno studied the evolution of life in deep time, a concept of geologic time, with particular interest in the origin and diversification of feathered dinosaurs including the only
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living group of dinosaurs — birds. With degrees in both biological anthropology and geology, she works with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as the director of the Paleontology and Geology Research Laboratory in addition to teaching at N.C. State. “To a large degree, paleontology is an exploratory science, so much of what I do involves discovering and describing new species,” Zanno said. “But I am also fascinated by big picture patterns in evolution and enjoy asking questions about how ecology shapes lineages through time.” Zanno said there were many factors lead-
ing up to the Siats discovery, as she and every other paleontologist have spent their lives working toward this kind of research. “We’ve been hunting for dinosaurs here in North America for more than a century, so it’s natural to assume that we’ve found all the dinosaurs that once roamed here,” Zanno said. “But this idea couldn’t be farther from the truth.” Zanno said there are gaps in scientists’ understanding of dinosaur evolution, especially in North America, which span tens of millions of years. She and her colleagues targeted the 98 million-year-old rocks that entombed Siats because of their age, which dates back to the dawn of the late cretaceous period. “This is a time for which we know little about the dinosaur ecosystem here in North America,” Zanno said. “I discovered the bones of Siats eroding out of a hillside while prospecting this area back in 2008, the first year we launched the expedition to this area. We continue to
hunt there each summer.” The Siats discovery is one of many still to come for Zanno. And for a scientist as enthusiastic as she is about her field of study, Zanno said she couldn’t be more thrilled. “Bringing Siats to the public has been a great opportunity to highlight NCSU’s partnership with the museum and get the word out about the research we are doing in my [paleontology] lab,” Zanno said. “We want them to know there are lots of opportunities for students to get involved.“ As she and her team continue to study the fossils, Zanno said she considers herself fortunate to be able to work on such a rare find. “Those first moments of discovery, when you realize you’ve found something really cool, I have been a part of the most thrilling time of my life,” Zanno said. “And it’s always fun to be able to share the excitement and watch it take on a life of its own.”
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turned to me and said, ‘Coach, every film I’ve seen on them, they have fought back,’” Moore said. “And they do, they did it again.” UCLA came out in the second half with a full-court press, forcing State to rush its offense. The tight defense allowed the Bruins to pull within 12 points with 4:09 remaining in the game. “They made a great move,” Moore said. “If they’re going trap, we want to burn it and make them pay. Even if they didn’t get a turnover, they
forced us to put it up quick. We turned it over too much in the second half.” Moore and the coaching staff helped the team adjust to the pressure, and the Pack finished the contest with a 10-2 run. Foul trouble still haunted the team, as State players committed 22 personal fouls during the night. Senior center Markeisha Gatling went 5-5 from the field but was limited to 16 minutes due to foul trouble, and she eventually fouled out. “We have to figure out how to keep [Gatling] on the floor,” Moore said. “She’s just getting silly fouls.” Even without its starting
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center and leading rebounder at full force, the Pack outrebounded the Bruins 30-18. With the win on Sunday, the Pack jumped out to its best start since 2008. Moore said it was important for the team to gain a win against such a tough opponent. “We needed a win like this,” Moore said. “To beat a PAC-12 team, that’s a resumebuilder.” State will face Northwestern on Thursday as a part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. “I know [Northwestern head coach] Joe McKeown well,” Moore said. “They’re going to be well-prepared.”
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start and earning a ranking as high as No. 7, the Hurricanes dropped three straight conference games and fell out of the BCS Top 25 completely. Miami finished strong, winning its last two games of the season. UNC-Chapel Hill (6-6, 4-4) – The Tar Heels’ fivegame win streak was brought to an end Saturday against archrival Duke. UNC-CH will now look to make its fifth trip to a bowl game in the last six seasons.
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Dave Doeren @StateCoachD Congrats to former Wolfpack QB Mike Glennon for being named NFL Rookie of the Month for November w the Buc’s!!!
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The N.C. State women’s basketball team earned a fifth place finish in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Sunday, ending with a 67-49 win over UCLA. The Wolfpack (8-1) finished 2-1 in the tournament. Despite a strong showing in which the team shot more than 50 percent from the field, State lost its opener on Friday to Wright State. Foul trouble and 30 points from junior guard Kim Demmings ultimately held the Pack from a victory. The Pack rebounded on Saturday with a dominating 87-59 win against Southeastern Louisiana. Five players recorded double-digit point totals, and the team shot 49.3 percent from the field. On Sunday, State took on the Bruins for the fifth-place match. The Pack carried its offensive dominance from the first to contests into Sunday’s matchup, shooting an astounding 54.2 percent from the field and 90 percent from the free-throw line. State broke off a 17-0 run to extend its lead to 31-12 with 5:44 left in the first half. During the stretch, senior guard Myisha Goodwin-Coleman
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Redshirt junior guard Len’Nique Brown drives around the defense during the game against Morgan State in Reynolds Coliseum Nov. 18. Brown contributed 4 assists to the Wolfpack’s 94-52 victory.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STATS LEADERS: Points per game: Kody Burke - 13.4 Assists per game: Len’Nique Brown - 4 Minutes per game: Kody Burke - 25.9 Blocks: Markeisha Gatling - 10 Steals: Len’Nique Brown - 15 SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATLETICS
drilled three shots from long range. “I’m really proud of the way that we played in the first half,” head coach Wes Moore said. “We came out, played extremely hard, did the things we wanted to do defensively, made them keep it on one side of the floor and jumped out to a 20-point lead.” The Pack went into the
locker room with a 20-point lead, leading UCLA 40-20. For a stretch of 10:04 in the first half, State’s defense held the Bruins to no field goals. Moore said that even though his team possessed an extensive lead, he didn’t want his team to slow down. “When the half ended, [assistant coach Gene Hill]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We came out, played extremely hard, did the things we wanted to do defensively.” Wes Moore, women’s basketball head coach
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Senior center Markeisha Gatling takes a shot during the game against Morgan State. Gatling had 14 points and 8 rebounds .
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Freshman wide receiver Marques Valdes-Scantling misses a pass in the endzone against Maryland Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium.
Time to move forward for Wolfpack football Luke Nadkarni Staff Writer
Rest easy, Wolfpack Nation. It’s finally over. On Saturday afternoon, Maryland senior quarterback C.J. Brown and the Terrapins shoveled dirt on N.C. State’s football season, blowing out the Wolfpack 41-21 at CarterFinley Stadium and mercifully putting an end to a 3-9 campaign that saw the Wolfpack lose every conference game and end the season on an eight-game losing streak. The Pack, picked to finish third in the ACC Atlantic division this preseason, struggled all season with inconsistent quarterback play, flip-flopping between junior Pete Thomas and graduate student Brandon Mitchell. Once Mitchell became healthy, first-year head coach Dave Doeren went back and forth more than a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and neither Mitchell nor Thomas performed at high enough levels to make the Pack relevant in 2013. They combined for 15 inter-
ceptions, nine by Thomas, while throwing for just 11 touchdowns. The Pack’s game against Duke on Nov. 9 epitomized its season. State, fighting for its bowl eligibility, held a 20-17 lead late in the fourth quarter, but allowed the Blue Devils to score with fewer than four minutes to play. On the ensuing drive, Mitchell was intercepted by Duke’s DeVon Edwards, who ran into the end zone to all but seal the game. But that wasn’t all; Thomas entered and Edwards promptly intercepted him for a touchdown as well. What was a three-point lead turned into an 18-point deficit in fewer than 30 seconds of game time. From that point forward, the Wolfpack was hardly competitive, losing its final three games by a combined 51 points. Of the season’s nine losses, only a 27-19 home defeat to rival UNC-Chapel Hill was by single digits. In addition to Mitchell’s injury, several other contributors on both sides of the ball
missed significant time as well. Junior receiver Bryan Underwood was lost for the season against Florida State. Senior safety Jarvis Byrd’s season ended on Oct. 5 at Wake Forest. Other players who missed time included senior receiver Rashard Smith, senior defensive end Daryl Cato-Bishop and junior tackles Rob Crisp and Tyson Chandler. Despite the dismal overall record, the Pack did feature some bright spots this season. Sophomore running back Shadrach Thornton rushed for 768 yards on 165 carries, an average of 4.7 yards per carry, and four touchdowns. Considering the Wolfpack had to play from behind in nearly every game this season and as a result couldn’t capitalize on the run game, that’s not a bad stat line. Senior linebacker Robert Caldwell came out of nowhere to register 97 tackles on the season, good for third in the ACC. Junior placekicker Nik-
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Florida State (12-0, 8-0) – The Seminoles took care of business against in-state rival Florida to finish the regular season undefeated. FSU now sits atop the BCS polls, and redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston is the current front-runner for the Heisman. Before the Seminoles can play for the BCS Championship, they must face Duke in the ACC Championship. Clemson (10-2, 7-1) – An at-large BCS bowl bid may be out of reach for the Tigers, as they fell to in-state rival No. 10 South Carolina on Saturday. Clemson now sits at No. 13 in the BCS poll. Syracuse (6-6, 4-4) – With its win over Boston College on Saturday, the Orange became bowl eligible for the third time in the past four years. Syracuse was victorious in the Pinstripe Bowl in 2010 and 2012. Boston C ol lege (7-5, 4-4) – The Eagles dropped their regular-season finale against Syracuse via an Orange touchdown with six seconds remaining. Even worse, Heisman-contender senior running back Andre Williams left the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury. Maryland (7-5, 3-5) – The Terrapins finished their last season in the ACC with a commanding win over N.C. State. Maryland will look to make its first postseason appearance since 2010 when the Terps defeated East Carolina in the Military Bowl. Wake Forest (4-8, 2-6) –
After two defiant wins over ACC-opponents Maryland and N.C. State, the Demon Deacons lost their last five games to finish the season with only four wins. Wake didn’t qualify for a bo wl game and will look to rebuild next year. N.C. State (3-9, 0-8) – Quarterback troubles and injury defined Head Coach Dave Doeren’s first season with the Wolfpack. After a resounding loss to Maryland on senior day, NCSU finished winless in conference play and will miss the postseason for the first time since 2009.
ATLANTIC Duke (10-2, 6-2) – The Blue Devils concluded their best record in school history with a tightly contested win over archrival UNC-Chapel Hill. Duke will face Florida State in the ACC Championship and will either play in the Orange Bowl or Chickfil-A Bowl with a win or loss, respectively. Virginia Tech (8-4, 5-3) – After a 6-1 start to the season, the Hokies dropped three of their last five games. Virginia Tech still earned a trip to the postseason, extending its bowl streak to 21 consecutive years. Georgia Tech (7-5, 5-3) – The Yellow Jackets blew a 20-0 lead against in-state rival Georgia on Saturday, losing by a touchdown in double-overtime. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Vad Lee passed for a career-high 232 yards and accounted for all four Georgia Tech touchdowns. Miami (FL) (9-3, 5-3) – After opening with a 7-0
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