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N.C. State starts engineering and business program Sasha Afanasieva Staff Writer

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When Red Hat moved to its downtown location, graduates from N.C. State and other schools in the Triangle helped fill empty positions.

Recruiting of N.C. State graduates up from past years at Triangle businesses Jess Thomas Staff Writer

A number of well-known companies are consistently recruiting students from programs at N.C. State. Leslie Rand-Pickett, a career counselor at N.C. State, said companies from the Triangle area, as well as nationally-recognized companies, are recruiting more students from N.C. State compared with previous years.

“Companies from the West Coast also recruit from N.C. State, such as Microsoft, Google and Intel, even though they aren’t located in the Triangle,” RandPickett said. Rand-Pickett also said companies such as IBM, Cisco and SAS have locations in the Triangle area and have historically recruited from N.C. State. According to Rand-Pickett, after the engineering career fair earlier this semester the N.C. State interview suite

exceeded capacity during almost the entire month of October. “Overall, I would say that it’s not a new concept for high-profile tech companies to come to N.C. State,” RandPickett said. “It’s been a tradition because of the high quality of the technical students our university produces.” However, more companies from the

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The College of Engineering and the Poole College of Management at N.C. State united for the first time to offer a new graduate program hoping to bring business management to engineering. The master of supply chain engineering and management program is a 10-month-long graduate program aimed at students who just graduated or plan to graduate soon. The idea for the program was introduced in 2008 when the former CEO of Caterpillar, James Owens, donated $2.2 million to the College of Management with the intent of expanding the supply chain emphasis at N.C. State. “There are programs that have supply chain concentrations in engineering and management but there was nothing that bridged the gap between the two,” said Russell King, co-director of the program and a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at N.C. State. Supply chain management emphasizes the movements of goods from suppliers to retailers, including storage of raw materials and how goods get from their original point to the hands of the consumer. “That’s kind of where there has been a gap. In the industrial systems, we teach students supply chain man-

agement, but they don’t have the business acumen to see the bigger picture,” King said. “On the businesses side, they have a bigger picture but not the quantitative engineering skills. We want people who have a sense of what it’s all about as well as the technical skills.” Donald Warsing, co-director of the program and an associate professor of operations and supply chain management at N.C. State, said what the new program hopes to accomplish. “We are specifically targeting engineering and science students,” Warsing said. “The idea of the degree is that someone with a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline can then extend their technical training and at the same time develop business skills in that area, specifically supply chain management.” Caterpillar, a machine manufacturer on the Standard and Poor’s 500 list, a stock market index, proposed the idea for the program. “I think anytime that you have industry coming to the University and requesting a degree, it’s always exciting. You know it’s something that they want and that’s kind of exciting to the universities to respond to those needs and deliver the programs that are of value,” King said. Supply chain management is one of the fastest growing fields with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting about

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N.C. State Wind Ensemble changes playlist for the holidays Madeline Safrit Staff Writer

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Paul Garcia, Director of Bands, leads the North Carolina State Wind Ensemble in playing classic winter tunes during the Holiday Concert. The concert, featured classics such as “Greensleeves” and “Sleigh Ride” and was held in Titmus Theatre Tuesday.

The Titmus Theatre resonated with the sounds of N.C. State’s Wind Ensemble as it played several holiday classics and other musical selections Tuesday night. According to director of the ensemble, Paul Garcia, the annual Wind Ensemble’s Holiday Concert was an opportunity for the group of 54 student musicians to display some of the pieces they have worked on over the course of the semester. In its entirety, the Wind Ensemble is comprised of many different sections fea-

turing percussion, f lutes, horns, bassoons, clarinets and trombones, among others. Randall Rehfuss, the concert coordinator, has been working for three years to plan events such as the Wind Ensemble’s Holiday Concert. “When I graduated [from N.C. State] in 2011, this position opened up and I applied,” Rehfuss said. “I was a very active choral student in the music department when I was an undergraduate.” Rehfuss said he has enjoyed coming back to N.C. State as a staff member and

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Search for Hispanic Student Affairs director enters second phase Staff Report Administrators said they have narrowed down the search for a new assistant director of Hispanic Student Affairs after a two-month

search. According to Director of Multicultural Student Affairs Rod Bradley, the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity has entered the second phase of the hiring process where candidates

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can meet with students and faculty members. Students have the opportunity to meet with the candidates everyday through Dec. 5. The open forums will be held from 2-2:45 p.m. and students-only sessions will

take place 2:45-3:15 p.m. Both meetings will take place in Witherspoon Student Center room 356. Students are welcome to attend a portion of these meetings where they can simply “drop-in” as their schedules

allow, Bradley said. Students are invited to hear the candidate presentations, ask questions and provide feedback. Résumés and evaluations for candidates will be available to students prior to each meeting.

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The search began when the former HSA assistant director, Abraham Dones, left N.C. State earlier this semester. University administrators were not legally obligated to

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a 26 percent job growth in the next several years. King and Warsing both said they estimated that the degree may reign in a salary of about $70,000-80,000 for graduates in that program. “I think a lot of companies recognize the benefit of having professionals that are

focused on efficiency, reducing costs in business and that help support the business in terms of simultaneously reducing costs and increasing revenues,” Warsing said. “This is what the students will be trained in. They will have the analytical skills to become more efficient.” However, despite the optimistic outlook, it is uncertain if many students will be able to get into the program. “Our plan is to accept 12

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students in the first year of the program, but that will move up to 20 students each year,” King said. Additionally, King said that he anticipates seeing student GPAs in the 3.5 range or higher even though 3.0 is the minimum GPA requirement to apply. The application deadline is March 15, and at least one person has applied for the program. “This degree program is going to have some level of success. There are industry partners telling us this technical skill set should be in very high demand,” Warsing said. The program is unique in another aspect since it is also based around a partnership between industry and the University. “One of the course requirements in the degree program is Supply Management Practicum, which is basically a course credit,” King said. “The idea is that students will be working on a project that is specified by one of the companies involved in the program.” Caterpillar is one of the of the new graduate program’s biggest supporters, but it is also joined by about 20 other companies from the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative that participates with N.C. State during supply chain management activities. The degree targets students from a technical background such as industrial engineering although students with quantitative skills in other majors may be considered. “I think this is a great opportunity,” Warsing said. “It’s a fifth year beyond your undergraduate degree with a chance to really build an analytical toolkit in an area that is a very strong in business. I think it’s something that’s really worth considering.”

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Triangle area are beginning to participate in career and job fairs at N.C. State. MaxPoint, a digital advertising company, recently began recruiting N.C. State students. Dewey Tran, director of business analytics at MaxPoint, said his department hires consistently from the graduates of N.C. State’s Master of Science in Analytics program. “One of the recent programs that has provided a lot of strong value for local employers is the Master of Science in Analytics program,” Tran said. “What N.C. State is doing a very good job of is

staying on top of the current trends in terms of the market.” Tran said the program is relatively new and is one of the first advanced-degree programs in data analytics. “That’s an example of a program where they’ve combined the aspects of data and business and the benefits of the program are very far reaching,” Tran said. According to Tran, programs such as the Master of Science in Analytics at N.C. State have conditioned students to find suitable job opportunities. “Our goal is to recruit people that have academic talents and be able to deal with technical problems, and what N.C. State provides is smart folks that can complete their

tasks because they are wellrounded,” Tran said. Michael Rappa, founder and executive director of N.C. State’s Institute for Advanced Analytics, said that training in the field can bring about a rewarding and lucrative career. The Institute for Advanced Analytics, founded in 2007, is preparing a new generation of data-savvy professionals for leadership in a digital world. In 2012, graduates of the Institute had a job placement rate of more than 90 percent by graduation for the fifth year in a row giving the program an esteemed reputation across the country. The degree, a M.S. in Analytics, is a 10-month program designed to teach students how to master ex-

trapolating large amounts of data and make relevant, insightful conclusions from vast amounts of information. While originally enrolling 40 students in its first year, it now hosts 80 students, and applications for the program continue to rise. A critical component of the program is the practicum, which is analogous to a capstone project in other degree programs. The practicum is a team-based learning experience giving students the opportunity to conduct real-world analytics projects using data from sponsoring organizations. Students work in teams of four-to-five members to understand some type of business problem, and they then work to clean and analyze the

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data. The practicum spans a length of seven months, culminating in a report and presentation to their respective sponsors. The teams perform their work under a confidentiality agreement, and the results remain the sole property of the sponsor. Current sponsors include a wide variety of sources including private companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Proctor & Gamble, GE Energy, as well as governmental agencies including the Federal Communications Commission, the United States Postal Service, and the Central Intelligence Agency. Even the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team, is a sponsor. Software companies such

as Red Hat, whose Raleigh location was previously located on Centennial Campus, have recruited an increasing number of students from N.C. State after expanding to larger buildings. Red Hat currently has more than 5,900 employees worldwide, with more than 900 in downtown Raleigh at the Red Hat Tower. Kim Jokisch, the director of employment branding and media at Red Hat, said that the company is always looking at the talent coming out of N.C. State. “We have had a long history for recruiting from N.C. State for internships and recent graduate students. We have always enjoyed a good relationship with N.C. State,” Jokisch said.

American students’ test scores fall below counterparts Staff Report

American 15-year-olds continue to fall behind their global counterparts in a test that measures students’ ability in reading, math and science worldwide, National Public Radio reported Tuesday. The Program for International Student Assessment collected test results from 65 countries for its rankings that are released every three years. The PISA latest results, from 2012, show that U.S. students ranked below average in math among the world’s most-developed countries. They were close to average in science and reading. “In mathematics, 29 nations and other jurisdictions outperformed the United States by a statistically

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being able to watch students become involved with the music program. “Many of the people who are in Wind Ensemble are in other ensembles throughout the music department, as well as through other activities on campus,” Rehfuss said. Students in the Wind Ensemble said they were excited to show off their hard work and the progress they have made during the course of the semester. Ben Markoch, a sophomore in graphic design, has been playing the clarinet in the Wind Ensemble for two years. “Music is such a big part of my life,” Markoch said. “My dad is the band director at a local high school, but that really didn’t influence my decision to get into music at all.” The concert featured sev-

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disclose the nature of Donez’ departure. Cristal Vivanco, president of Mi Familia and a junior in international studies, said students are involved in the process to make sure university administrators were looking for Dones’ replacement in a timely manner. “[Hispanic and Latino students] don’t have a very long presence with the University, and we’re still trying to accomplish so much,” Vivanco said. “We still need that guidance in order to stay strong and accomplish what we want to set up this year, so we’re here to make sure [the assistant director] spot doesn’t stay vacant for long.”

significant margin, up from 23 three years ago,” NPR reported. “In science, 22 education systems scored above the U.S. average, up from 18 in 2009.” The top overall scores came from Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Macao and Japan, followed by Lichtenstein, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Estonia. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called the PISA findings a “picture of educational stagnation.” He told the Associated Press that the United States needs to “invest in early education, raise academic standards, make college affordable, and do more to recruit and retain top-notch educators.” “While our scores in reading are the same as 2009, scores from Bel-

gium, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Poland and others have improved and now surpass ours,” Jan Rivkin, a Harvard Professor who co-chairs a project on U.S. Competitiveness told NPR. “Other countries that were behind us, like Italy and Portugal, are now catching up. We are in a race in the global economy. The problem is not that we’re slowing down. The problem is that the other runners are getting faster.” Rivkin said that while the United States spends more money per student than most countries, more money didn’t affect performance. “For example, the Slovak Republic, which spends around $53,000 per student, performs at the same level as the United States, which spends over $115,000 per student,” Rivkin told NPR.

eral performances by individual sections and then finished with the entire ensemble onstage for several notable pieces. Markoch’s favorite number of the night was the arrangement of the piece “Greensleeves,” by Alfred Reed, in which he also had a clarinet solo. “I’ve found that through playing music and through playing the clarinet, it is another way to express myself in an artistic way that is different from what I do in other areas of my life,” Markoch said. The Wind Ensemble performed many holiday songs, fol low i ng t he a r ra ngements of iconic artists such as Mannheim Steamroller. In the style of Mannheim Steamroller, Garcia led the ensemble through the arrangements of “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Deck the Halls” and “Stille Nacht.” Josh Rhodes, a junior in genetics, has been playing

trumpet in the ensemble for a year and said the holiday music is really enjoyable to play. Rhodes joined the ensemble this year but has been playing with N.C. State’s marching band for three years. “It’s a lot different than marching band,” Rhodes said. “The type of music we play, it’s more classical music…You have to put a lot more effort into it outside of class.” The Wind Ensemble not only featured def initive Christmas pieces, but also integrated songs honoring other holidays and the spirit of the winter season. As a group, they celebrated the spirit of Hanukkah through the arrangement of “A Hanukkah Celebration,” which features five traditional Hanukkah pieces. Garcia concluded the night with what he said is his personal favorite: an upbeat arrangement of “Sleigh Ride,” which highlighted the percussion section.

To address these concerns, Bradley said students will be “100 percent a part of the search process.” Bradley also said the University conducted a regional and national search, and the new assistant director for Hispanic Student Affairs will be named no later than Jan. 2014. “We are glad students can participate and contribute their voice to search process,” Bradley said. “We’re excited for [students’] continued support, and MSA is working diligently to make our students continue to be supported.” Joanne Woodard, Vice Provost for OIED assured students that a timely decision will be made to fill Dones’ vacancy. “Unfortunately, in a personnel situation, we can never

talk fully and freely what may have precipitated someone’s departure or where someone might have gone,” Woodard said. “But our point is we want students to know is that [the OID] is still very supportive of Hispanic-Latino students on campus. In that respect we’re moving in a fairly timely manner to get a new staff member in who can be in charge of that area.”

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Art Pope’s spending hurts patrons of his stores

he state chapter of the NA ACP and other leftleaning groups were announcing their campaign targeting Variety Wholesalers on Monday when Art Pope, chief executive of Variety Wholesalers, came out of the state budget office to tell reporters his side of the debate. This resulted in a confrontation between Pope and Megan NAACP President Ellisor Rev. William BarViewpoint Editor ber. With a slogan such as “Making Value Affordable,” Variety Wholesalers’ stores seem to target people with less than disposable incomes. Yet Pope has used his money to advocate for legislation that will hurt these very people.

Barber took issue with the fact that Pope has been supporting “extreme and regressive public policy” that hinders the very people who patron Pope’s stores, which include Roses, Maxway and others. “There is a clear record of his intentional utilization of his money to manipulate the system and the political process in North Carolina in ways that can clearly be seen are counter to the principle of the good of the whole and counter to the principle of justice and fairness and equality for all,” Barber said before Pope was present. Pope made the argument that he wouldn’t want conservatives to “start protesting Democratic donors and their businesses the way the far left is trying to deter me from exercising my rights and trying to hurt our customers and hurt our employees.”

But Pope’s situation is different. There is nothing inherently wrong with donating money. However unfortunate it is, money and free speech are intertwined, and people have the right to spend their money and voice their opinions as they please. But Pope is using his money in a manner that will hurt the people who contribute to his wealth by shopping at Variety Wholesalers’ stores. Pope later said, “We give back to the community. We help alleviate the symptoms of poverty through traditional humanitarian help. We’re one of the largest charitable givers in the Research Triangle.” But Pope, known as the King of the Right, has invested millions of dollars into several conservative think tanks, including Americans for Prosperity, the John Locke Foundation and the John William

Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. Some of the policies these organizations endorse include cuts to unemployment benefits and implementing a law that would require voters to present photo identification at the polls. By advocating for voter ID laws, Pope is making it more difficult for people to vote. But for what benefit? State Board of Elections data show that of the 6,947,317 votes cast in the two primary elections and the general election in 2012, there were only 121 cases of alleged voter fraud referred to the district attorneys’ offices. That means cases of voter fraud occurred in less than 0.002 percent of votes. The John W. Civitas Pope Institute, which was founded by and is mostly funded by Art Pope, was pulled into a lawsuit regarding House Bill 589, the Voter Identifica-

tion and Verification Act, according to the Institute for Southern Studies. Additionally, Pope repeated to Barber his claim that the federal government was responsible for “not grandfathering” North Carolina’s cuts. “In other words, it’s Pope’s (and apparently McCrory’s) contention that it’s the federal government’s fault that North Carolina unemployed workers got cut off because it (the federal government) refused to change or waive a longstanding law of which it had repeatedly warned North Carolina leaders they would run afoul,” said Rob Schofield for The Progressive Pulse. Pope surely doesn’t need the money he makes from Variety Wholesalers to pay his bills, but the saying still applies: Pope is biting the hand that feeds him.

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mericans have historically led private lives, but the escalating problems of today’s hog-tied democracy require public conNeel Mandavilli versations. The WashGuest Columnist ington Post recently ran an article about John Stewart, an older man who works at the Philadelphia International Airport escorting passengers in wheelchairs. Stewart’s job pays $5.25 per hour, plus the occasional tip. “I’m glad I don’t have a family because if I had a family, man, we’d be hit,” Stewart said. Stewart brings home about $600 most months after accounting for taxes and unpaid sick days. He pays a friend $400 per month to live in her basement and typically buys a candy bar for lunch. His skin f lakes from psoriasis, a condition he cannot afford to treat. “I can’t save money to buy the things I need to live as a human being,” Stewart said. Politicians have vocalized the belief that “anyone,” even people like Stewart, “can make it in America.” This is a sentiment that increasingly falls on the ears of a deaf public. It is a public deafened by the unkept promises of the past decade; a public that has patiently listened to the justifications of foreign wars and bailout packages while its poorest 40 percent of workers have seen their average household incomes fall by more than 10 percent since 2000. As our welfare state becomes the source of worldwide ridicule, Republicans and Democrats continue to argue for gradualist policies that preserve an unfulfilling status quo. Paltry Congressional approval numbers punch line countless political

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jokes while books titled The Unwinding and Republic Lost line a New York Times Bestseller list that doubles as a democracy’s guide to citizen self-help. I don’t expect all college students to participate in politics, but it saddens me when college students evade political discussions in an effort to avoid confrontation. Conducted with careful listening and genuine care, conf lict is not inherently damaging to a healthy relationship. Disagreements enable the mutual development of compromises to overcome shared problems. The greatest danger to a relationship, as our University Housing Roommate Agreements succinctly describes, is to “wait until things build up inside of you and/or get out of hand.” With each successful escape from a difficult conversation, we procrastinate closer to our political system getting out of hand. Our democratic republic’s authority is derived from its citizens. When citizens refuse to participate in conversations about the public good, they forfeit their constitutionally endowed powers to establishments that have proven themselves incapable of acting in the best interest of the American people. At some point during our private lives, it’s necessary to ask what responsibility we owe to one another as Americans. To expect our politicians in Washington to resolve their differences while we carefully skirt around disagreements on our campus and in our families is not just hypocritical — it is an injustice to the integrity of our democracy. Changing Washing ton D.C. starts with changing the expectations we set for ourselves.

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Black Friday madness

lack Friday has always struck me as odd. I agree wholeheartedly with the popular statement circulating in the political cartoon circuit: Only in the United States can you leave your meal designed Justine Schnitzler specifically geared toward giving thanks for what Guest you already have to stand Columnist in line in the cold to obtain more material goods. Until this year, I had never ventured out to shop during one of the busiest purchasing days of the year. However, this year I decided to see what all the hype was about. I was genuinely curious to experience firsthand the unruly mobs seen on TV, all in the name of discounts. Was it worth it? Definitely not. At sunrise at the mall in my hometown of Wilmington, the line to get into Forever21 stretched far out of the doors with people anxiously pushing themselves into each other to get first crack at the piles of cheaply made sweaters and tops

stacked haphazardly onto the front table. Within a matter of seconds, the table was a mess and any hope of finding a sweater in an orderly fashion evaporated. It seemed absolutely ridiculous to me after spending more than a few minutes in the store that anyone would line up first thing in the morning for stores such as Forever21. It’s no secret that its clothing is cheaply manufactured in less than ideal conditions, but the store’s Black Friday deals can hardly be considered such. It’s a cheap store as it is, and the items I paid for I am certain were about the same price I would have paid for them during any other day of the year. What bothered me the most about my Black Friday experience was that I didn’t even think about buying gifts for my friends and family until almost the end of my shopping trip. I did make purchases I am satisfied with at fairly good prices, but I certainly didn’t make presents a priority. Black Friday is designed to appeal to

our individual needs. I am sure there are many others who utilize Black Friday to purchase gifts for others during the holiday season, but by and large, I witnessed the vast majority of my fellow shoppers purchasing items for themselves. There isn’t anything technically wrong with this, of course, but I personally would like advertisers to stop selling Black Friday as an opportunity to secure gifts at a good price when it seems to exist as an afterthought for most consumers. Would I get up early for Black Friday again? I don’t believe so. Retailers made $1.2 billion in revenue through online sales, according to Bloomberg Online. More people are choosing to shop from their couches, which, at the very least, you can do in the presence of your relatives that you may or may not get along with — at least attempting to maintain some sort of family connection during the holidays.

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Do you think a zerotolerance alcohol policy would reduce underage drinking on campus?

“I do not. I think that people are going to do it no matter what, and zero tolerance would just make them want to do it more.”

“I think a Zero Tolerance policy would not reduce it because people are going to drink no matter what.”

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Latinos dejan su marca en Latinos leave their mark on los American Music Awards American Music Awards Paula Gordon Editor asistente de Bienvenidos

La cara de la música en los E.E.U.U. está cambiando. Hay más de 50 millones de hispanos que viven en Estados Unidos, convirtiéndose en el grupo étnico más numeroso, según la Oficina del Censo de E.E.U.U. En los American Music Awards, por primera vez, el presentador fue un latino-americano: Pitbull. A pesar que algunos espectadores ignorantes creyeron que los American Music Awards fueron menos americano porque Pitbull fue el presentador, él nació en Miami a padres cubanos. Está conocido por sus eslóganes como “dale” y su preferencia de vestirse en blanco. Aunque él sólo tiene 32 años, su nombre es conocido en hogares latinos y americanos de la misma forma. Este estilo o cruce de culturas es bien típico en los artistas más conocidos del siglo 20. En comparación a Marc Anthony, que ganó el premio por “Best Latin

Artist” y canta para una audiencia de habla hispana y que son populares en países en el extranjero estos artistas ref lejan el demográfico de latinos. Cada vez más, la gente hispana de este país no habla español o son bilingües, y tratan constantemente de integrarse a la cultura del resto de la población. Al mismo tiempo, cantantes como Jennifer López nos revela un visto retrocedo de su cultura y lado hispano. Su rendimiento y homenaje en las AMAs no fue un homenaje a Celia Cruz sino una representación en vivo de que nadie puede quitarnos la cultura y herencia hispana. Las caras de los lectores como Taylor Swift y Justin Timberlake nos indican que aunque la música está permeando la corriente principal de la cultura, las pantallas de cultura como los bailes y ritmos latinos son impresionables y menos visibles al público general. Este énfasis en los artistas de habla hispana revela las intenciones de las redes de tele-

visión que están tratando de aprovecharse de millones de personas que miran el televisor cada día. La edición 14 de Latin Grammy Awards la semana antes de los AMAs alcanzó 9.8 millones de espectadores, mientras los AMAs alcanzó 12.9 millones. Los hispanos representan una audiencia llena de posibilidades para compañías que entienden que los hispanos quieren ser representados igualmente como los americanos en la mayoría de programas en las redes de televisión más grandes. Los hispanos no desaparecerán en el resto del siglo XXI. Al contrario, es probable que los latinos controlen más el mercado para una variedad de productos y servicios, sin perder entre ellas la industria de la música. Aunque Pitbull era uno de los primeros presentadores de un programa de premios de la música, seguro que no será el último. Dale, hispano en los Estados Unidos.

Paula Gordon Staff Writer

The face of music in the United States is changing. There are more than 50 million Hispanics living in the United States making them the single largest ethnic group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For the first time, the host of the American Music Awards this year was a Cuban-American: Pitbull. Although some viewers believed that the AMAs were less American because Pitbull was the host, he was born in Miami Florida to Cuban parents, and is as American as anyone else. He is known for his catch phrases such as “dale” and his preference to wear white. He is only 32-years-old, but his name is well known in Latino and American homes alike. This cross-cultural style is typical of the well-known artists of the 21st century. In comparison to Marc Anthony, who won the award for Best Latin Artist and

sings primarily for a Spanish-speaking audience and is popular in countries outside of the United States, these artists reflect the changing demographic of Latinos. Increasingly, the Hispanic population in this country doesn’t speak Spanish or is bilingual, and they are constantly trying to integrate themselves into traditional American culture. At the same time, singers such as Jennifer López reveal the importance of her culture and Hispanic side. Her rendition and tribute in the AMAs was not only a tribute to Celia Cruz, the first Latina to ever perform on the AMAs, but also a representation that shows that no one can take away our Hispanic heritage and culture. The faces of the audience members such as Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake show us that although the Latin beats and music is permeating popular culture, the windows into our traditional culture, like salsa dances, are impressive and less visible to the public.

This emphasis in Spanishspeaking artists reveals the intentions of TV networks that are trying to tap into the millions of people who watch TV every day. The 14th Latin Grammy Award show debuted the week before the AMAs and reached 9.8 million viewers, while the AMAs reached 12.9 million viewers, according to the Nielsen Corporation. Hispanics represent an audience full of possibilities for companies that understand that Hispanics want to be represented the same way that white Americans are in the majority of other programs on larger television networks in English. Hispanics will not disappear in the rest of the 21st century. On the contrary, it’s more probable that Latinos will control more of the market for a variety of goods and services, not lost among those the music industry. Although Pitbull was one of the first Hispanic hosts of a music awards program, he will surely not be the last. Dale, Hispanics in the United States.

Ex-corresponsal de Bienvenidos gana nueva beca de IME Miguel Sanchez Editor de Bienvenidos

Un corresponsal anterior de Bienvenidos ha recibido una beca recientemente otorgada a Meredith College por el gobierno mexicano. America Moreno, estudiante mexicana en su tercer año en Meredith College, ganó una beca patrocinada por IME Becas, un programa dedicado a otorgar fundos a varias instituciones en los Estados Unidos que se dedican a beneficiarle a la gente latina. Cada año, IME Becas dona 10,000 dólares a instituciones estadounidenses que hace un esfuerzo proactivo para ayudar a la comunidad hispana,

según su sitio web. Este año, el cercano colegio de Meredith fue seleccionada para recibir los fundos junto con decidir los quienes merecieran de la beca. Moreno no solicitó la beca pero fue simplemente otorgada a ella, lo que piensa por no sólo su record académica pero también por su determinación y ambición. Moreno, nacido en México, se mudó al Estados Unidos cuando tenía dos años. Al aplicar a la universidad, era difícil ya que pocas universidades le ofrecían ayuda financiera por su estatus migratoria. Meredith College fue una de los pocos universitarios que le ofrecieron ayuda fi-

nanciera. “Pagué el primer semestre todo yo solo, usando lo que había salvado de mis trabajos que tenía en la preparatoria. Cuando vieron mis padres que yo era seria de continuar la educación en la universidad, se alegraron y decidieron ayudarme con la matrícula para el próximo semestre,” dijo Moreno. “Porque Meredith es una institución privada, eran capaces de ayudar más que otras universidades, y cubrieron la mitad de los gastos de educación para mi primer semestre,” dijo Moreno. Moreno está estudiando la psicología y espera obtener su maestría en educación para hacerse maestro de In-

Candidatos se reunirán con estudiantes Staff Report

Los administradores dijeron que han delimitado la búsqueda de un nuevo asistente del director de Asuntos Estudiantiles Hispanas después de una búsqueda de dos meses. Según el Director de Asuntos Estudiantiles Multiculturales Rod Bradley, la Oficina de Equidad Institucional y Diversidad ha entrado en la segunda fase del proceso de selección donde los candidatos pueden reunirse con estudiantes y miembros de la facultad. Estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de reunirse con los candidatos todos los días hasta el 5 de diciembre. Los foros abiertos se llevarán a cabo a partir de 2-2:45 p.m. y sesiones sólo para estudiantes tendrán lugar 2:45-3:15 p.m. Ambas reuniones tendrán lugar en la sala de Witherspoon Student Center 356. Los estudiantes son invitados a asistir a una parte de estas reuniones donde pueden simplemente “dropin”, como sus horarios lo permiten, dijo Bradley. Los estudiantes son invitados a escuchar las presentaciones del candidato, hacer preguntas y dar retroalimentación. Currículos y las evaluaciones

de los candidatos estarán a disposición de los estudiantes antes de cada reunión. La búsqueda comenzó cuando el ex HSA asistente de dirección, Abraham Dones, dejó N.C. State a principios de este semestre. Los administradores universitarios no estaban legalmente obligados a revelar la naturaleza de la partida de Dones. Cristal Vivanco, presidente de Mi Familia y el estudiante en su tercer año de estudios internacionales, dijo que los estudiantes están involucrados en el proceso para asegurarse de que los administradores de la universidad estaban buscando reemplazo de Dones de manera rápida. “[Estudiantes latinos] no tienen una presencia larga con la universidad, y seguimos tratando de lograr un enorme montón,” dijo Vivanco. “Todavía necesitamos esa guía para que quedemos fuertes y para que logremos lo que queremos establecer para este año, y por eso estamos aquí para asegurar que la vacancia [del director asistente] no queda vacía por mucho tiempo.” Para abordar estas preocupaciones, Bradley dijo que los estudiantes serán “100 porciento una parte del proceso.”

Bradley también dijo que la Universidad condujo una búsqueda regional y nacional, y el nuevo director asistente para los Asuntos de Estudiantes Hispanos se nombrará no más tarde de enero de 2014. “Nos alegramos que los estudiantes pueden participar y contribuir su voz al proceso de la búsqueda,” dijo Bradley. “Estamos emocionados para el apoyo continuado [de los estudiantes], y MSA está trabajando diligentemente para hacer que nuestros estudiantes sigan ser apoyados.” Joanne Woodard, vicerrectora de OIED aseguró a los estudiantes que se hará una decisión puntual para llenar la vacancia de Dones. “Desafortunadamente, en un caso de personal, nunca podemos hablar completamente abiertamente de lo que pudiera causado la salida de alguien o para donde alguien pudiera ido,” dijo Woodard. “Pero nuestro punto es que queremos que los estudiantes sepan que [la OID] sigue ser un gran apoyador de los estudiantes latinos en campus. En ese respeto estamos adelantando de una manera oportuna para conseguir un nuevo personal que pueda tomar las reinas en esa área.”

glés como Segundo Idioma (ESL). Actualmente está tomando una clase de postgrado y planea tomar otra en la primavera. Quiere hacerse maestro de ESL por el impacto que puede tener en su comunidad y para inspirar a los latinos jóvenes

de seguir los trabajos que no son típicos para latinos. “Mucha de la crítica que he recibido ha sido de mi propia familia, de mi propia comunidad. Muchas veces me han dicho que no va a ganarme mucha lana, pero a mí no me importa el dinero.

“No creo que el dinero es la llave a la felicidad. Deseo trabajar en algo que gozo de hacer, en un área donde soy apreciada, donde realmente hago una diferencia en las vidas personales de la gente que van a hacer un cambio en el mundo,” dijo Moreno.

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A Link Between Worlds offers new puzzles, gameplay options Bryce Hart Staff Writer

A Link Between Worlds Nintendo

 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds pays homage to all The Legend of Zelda games that came before it, but introduces new gameplay options and an emphasis on exploration. Fans of The Legend of Zelda games will instantly feel waves of nostalgia in the beginning hours of A Link Between Worlds. Interesting puzzles, secrets all throughout the game world and a new item system are some of the things that distinguish A Link Between Worlds. The story follows the familiar The Legend of Zelda formula with a few changes. The main character, Link, begins the game as a blacksmith’s apprentice delivering a sword. Link quickly discovers an evil

stranger named Yuga who is turning people into paintings in a plan to revive a great evil and embraces his destiny to combat Yuga and the great evil. In older The Legend of Zelda games, the player would progress through a dungeon and get a special item to help them solve puzzles inside that dungeon. These items include a boomerang, bombs and a bow with arrows. A Link Between Worlds puts aside the old system and allows the player to rent any item they would like early on in the game. Allowing the player access to any item he wants encourages more exploration and choice. Right from the outset, two dungeons are presented to the player and the item needed for that dungeon is ready to be rented from Rovio, a new character in A Link Between Worlds. A helpful icon at the entrance to a dungeon shows what item the player will need and a new, fast travel system, which provides transport to

any save point that has been found in the world. This allows the player to get the item they need without much hassle. However A Link Between Worlds has so many items hidden throughout the game map that walking back to Rovio instead of fast traveling may reveal new secrets, and the player will certainly be tempted off the beaten path. The secrets in the game map require different items to solve, and the rewards vary from rupees (the game’s currency) to extra health for your character. Another of the major gameplay additions that A Link Between Worlds incorporates is the ability for Link to become a drawing on the wall and move through 2-dimensional space. This ability is often used to add to the creativity of puzzles. Oftentimes, a situation where there is a gap or area that seems completely inaccessible can be solved by becoming a drawing on the wall and moving across the gap.

Each dungeon is ver y unique and frequently has its own set of rules that make the puzzles interesting and intuitive. The puzzles are creative but will not stump the average player for long. The visual experience of A Link Between Worlds is pleasing and the game makes great use of the Nintendo 3DS’ 3-D screen. The

ing puzzles and exploration, the game has something to offer for both series’ veterans and new players.

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world looks vibrant and uses colors well, but the game doesn’t do anything incredibly unique with its art style. With a focus on fun and interest-

Zero Year successfully creates new Batman origin story Holden Broyhill Staff Writer

Zero Year DC Comics

 DC Comics is finishing the second year of the New

52 with a fresh take on Bruce Wayne’s first year as a vigilante and becoming the Batman. Scott Snyder is writing a yearlong crossover event titled Zero Year. Greg Capullo and Danny Miki are the illustrators of the first five issues of Zero

Year and have done an incredible job. The detail on each page sets the perfect tone for Snyder’s story. Zero Year established a new origin story for the Batman and succeeds. DC Comics has already released the first five issues and several crossovers

from various titles. The first three issues of Zero Year consist of the story arc Secret City. These issues cover Wayne’s return to Gotham after years of traveling while he was presumed dead. Each issue of Secret City features an account of the various training Wayne received while he was away. As a reader, I enjoyed the moments when Wayne learned the skills he uses as the Batman to help him fight crime. The scenes include evasive driving, improvised mechanical engineering and various martial arts. These scenes also humanized Wayne, and they allowed the reader to connect with him more because a reader is able to see his struggle to become the Batman. Secret City details the state of Gotham during Wayne’s return and his attempts to fight crime before becoming the Batman. Wayne returns to Gotham to find the notorious Red Hood Gang spreading like a virus throughout the city. The gang’s leader, Red Hood One, blackmails citizens into his gang everyday. After the Red Hood Gang attacks Wayne, he gets the inspiration to become the Batman. Zero Year does a fresh take on the historic scene from Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One, where Wayne is inspired to become the Batman when a bat shatters a window and rests on a bust of his father after he is severally beaten. The new take on this classic scene, found in Batman 23, is visually striking. Snyder pays homage to Miller’s Year One while breathing a new life into the story. This scene was expertly drawn and was truly inspirational. The next issue, Batman 24, begins the second story arc of Zero Year, Dark City. This arc covers Wayne’s first months as the Batman and his first challenge is to stop the Red Hood Gang. Wayne deduces the gang’s plan to destroy the city and brings the fight to them. Br uce publ ica l ly a nnounces that the Red Hood Gang plans to make weap-

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Scott Snyder, author of Zero Year, created a new story arc about the origin of the Batman.

ons at Ace Chemical plant, the historic site of the Joker’s origins. Snyder pays homage to Alan Moore’s classic The Killing Joke in the first issue of Dark City. Snyder recreates the classic standoff between Batman and Red Hood. However, it adds a new level of depth to the story. Perhaps my favorite aspect of Zero Year so far is the dialogue between Red Hood One and Bruce, before and after he dons the cape and cowl. Snyder does an excellent job of showing Red Hood One’s obsession with Wayne. Even before Wayne became the Batman, Red Hood One had an admiration for the vigilante trying to stop him. In addition to the main story occurring in the Batman title, there are several popular comic book titles participating in a crossover event. Each crossover issue features a particular character before becoming a hero that is affected by the events in Zero Year. Each crossover issue is a self-contained story that does not directly affect the main story in the Batman

title. The Zero Year crossovers are an example of well-done, self-contained stories. Each character is affected by the chaos of Gotham city and has a defining moment to rise above the madness to help those around them. In my opinion, the crossovers are a great move by DC to establish the Batman as the first costumed crime fighter among his counterparts in the Justice League. Since Director Zack Snyder announced that Batman vs. Superman will feature an older Batman, Zero Year is a great move to establish that Bruce is slightly older than his fellow heroes. Though I am a fan of the story being done, I think DC needed to do a yearlong crossover for Batman because they wrote themselves into a corner with the current timeline and needed a year to figure out where to take the present day Batman title. However, so far Zero Year has been excellently written and drawn in every regard and shows promise for the issues to come.

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2013 • PAGE 7

Club Sports Spotlight: a Q&A with Hayden Knight Luke Nadkarni Staff Writer

Hayden Knight, a senior in communication, is a scrumhalf on the N.C. State men’s club rugby team, which recently finished its fall season. Knight, a native of Charlotte, has played for the Wolfpack since his freshman year, and he has battled numerous injuries throughout his four years. At 5-foot-3 and 120 pounds, Knight is the captain of State’s B-side team. Technician: How did you first get into playing rugby? Knight : In high school, I wrestled and played soccer. I’ve always been a little undersized, especially for a sport like football, and there wasn’t really a place for me on the field. That’s the beauty of rugby; it matches the violence and physicality of wrestling with the cardio of soccer. It’s a team-based game with a position for me on the field.

I came out to a practice one day and I’ve always played scrumhalf, which is typically the smallest man on the field. It’s sort of like being the quarterback where you’re telling all your teammates what to do and where to be. Q: You’ve had to deal with a lot of injuries during your career. Describe that. A: I’ve broken my nose, I’ve torn my labrum, I’ve sprained my ankle a couple times and I’ve had a few hyperextended fingers. I actually broke my foot when I played soccer, so I’ve been more seriously injured in that sport than rugby, which sounds kind of funny because all you really wear in rugby is a mouth guard. Q: Is it difficult being injured and watching your teammates on the field? A: Absolutely. It’s the worst when you feel like you could be doing something for your team but have to take a back

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seat. But in turn, the best thing you can do for your team while injured is to just get better. Q : Describe a favorite memory you’ve had in your career. A: My first try, basically the rugby equivalent of a touchdown, was in the last seconds of a match against William & Mary my freshman year. The sir, or referee, signaled that it was the last motion. I was playing out at the wing, and we were very close to their try zone. Eventually, the ball got passed down the line to me, and I went in with everything I had. All of our big forwards pushed me forward, and I went in. The sir blew the whistle, and I had scored the winning try. Q: What is the chemistry between you and your teammates on and off the field? A: Those guys are like my brothers. It’s both a sports team and a brotherhood. I

believe that the more intense and physical the sport is, the more you bond as teammates. I’d also be curious to know what other club sports on campus have matching tattoos. It takes a special type of person to play rugby. Q: State rugby has had a lot of success in recent years. Do you feel that the team is solidly making a name for itself on campus? A: I feel like we’ve built a lot. We lost a lot of people after last season to graduation, but we’ve had a lot of great new players come in. That’s where I’m at as a senior; I’m looking to pass the torch on to a new generation of ruggers. Hopefully, they can take this torch further than I have. Q: What piece of advice would you give a new player? A: Tackle low. Bad things happen when you try to tackle high. Also, have fun with it. That’s the main reason I play: to have a good time.

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Freeman makes mark on young Pack squad

Gymnastics benefits community during holiday season The N.C. State gymnastics team set aside part of its Thanksgiving break to give back to the Raleigh community. The team’s deeds consisted of visiting Crabtree Valley Mall to help children with autism make crafts while waiting to see Santa Claus,serving a Thanksgiving dinner to a family in the Raleigh area, and sending letters to U.S. troops wishing them a merry holiday season. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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After an offseason that brought the loss of all five starters, the N.C. State men’s basketball team includes many new faces. One of the most notable newcomers is freshman forward Lennard Freeman. Freeman is a native of Washington D.C. and attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia during his high school years. During his junior year, the Warriors went undefeated and finished the season with a No. 1 overall national ranking. Oak Hill has produced many star basketball players, including New York Knicks

forward Carmelo Anthony and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant. State’s sophomore guard Tyler Lewis also attended Oak Hill. Freeman was t he No. 3-ranked recruit coming out of Washington D.C. in the 2013 class. Many schools from the New England area, such as No. 14 Villanova University and Xavier University, gave offers to Freeman. In the end, Freeman’s decision was inf luenced by something other than closeness to home. “I chose State because of the opportunity to play,” Freeman said. “With [former Pack players] C.J. [Leslie] and Richard [Howell] leaving, [the power forward position] was wide open.”

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Freshman forward Lennard Freeman shoots a free throw during the game against Eastern Kentucky in PNC Arena on Saturday. Freeman pulled down six rebounds in the Wolfpack’s 75-56 victory over the Colonels.

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Since arriving at State, Freeman said that his favorite things have been the people and the environment around campus. “The Triangle is a basketball area, so we got a lot of fan support,” Freeman said. “The students know who you are and treat you good.” The road to the starting position was not a simple one for Freeman, as two of State’s other five freshman recruits, forwards Kyle Washington and BeeJay Anya, play the same position as Freeman and have vied for the starting job. However, Washington said the battle for the starting job did not prevent the State newcomers from bonding. “We’re like brothers,” Washington said. “We go out everywhere and hang out together during the week. Everybody likes everybody on our team.” The three freshmen had all played together before in AAU, and Freeman had been especially close to Anya. Anya said Freeman’s decision to sign with State inf luenced him to join the Pack as well. “With BeeJay Anya coming in with me, I got someone to relate to,” Freeman said. “I’ve been playing with him since the 10th grade, so I felt like [joining the Pack] was like family.” Freeman didn’t start the first three regular season games but made a big impact coming off the bench. In the season-opener against Appalachian State, Freeman made all three of his shot attempts and hauled in six rebounds in 19 minutes on the floor. Following a strong performance against Campbell in

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Freshman forward Lennard Freeman fights for possession during the game against Campbell on Nov. 16. Freeman had eight points and seven rebounds in the Wolfpack’s 81-66 win over the Camels at PNC Arena.

which he scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds, Freeman was named as the starter for the following three games. He has averaged 2.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game since then. Looking back, Freeman said his favorite memory of the season has been Primetime with the Pack because it was the first time he played in front of a college crowd. Looking forward, however, Freeman said he concentrates on each upcoming game.

“We’re just trying to take it one game at a time,” Freeman said. “I know a lot of people are talking about the Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill games since they are our rivals, but we’re just trying to take it one game at a time.” The next game for Freeman and the Pack will be Wednesday at PNC Arena against Northwestern. The game is a part of the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge and will be aired on ESPNU at 7:30pm.

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