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Meal-plan costs rise due to new tax law Joseph Havey Staff Writer
Meal plans at N.C. State are more expensive now due to a new tax that went into effect early January. This tax is the result of a new law, passed by the North Carolina General Assembly this summer that forces North Carolina universities to charge sales taxes on all food, including meal plans. A sales tax of 6.75 percent is now being added to all meal plans. However, for students paying with cash or credit cards, the rates vary. Some items, such as bread at the C-stores, will only be taxed at 2 percent. Packaged goods, such as chips and Pop-Tarts, are taxed at 6.75 percent. Prepared foods, such as the “Wolfpack-To-Go” wraps, are taxed at 7.75 percent. According to Jennifer Gilmore, director of marketing communication at N.C. State, the tax rate for food on campus is also determined by your subtotal. “Let’s say you have a meal plan and you go to the atrium and buy a wrap,” Gilmore said. “If you stay under the $7 equivalency, then you don’t pay any more than
6.75 percent tax because you were already taxed when you bought your meal plan. But if you pay overage, or if you pay with dining dollars, that would be taxed at 7.75 percent. But packaged goods like Pop-Tarts are always 6.75 percent.” The Commuter Plan will be affected most by the law change. With this plan, students pay $750 to obtain dining dollars, which until this semester were used to buy untaxed food on campus. This semester, the advantage of this plan will be diminished
“It’s unfortunate that students are having to absorb additional costs ... ” Jennifer Gilmore, director of marketing communication for Campus Enterprises
substantially as dining dollars will now be taxed at the same rate as cash payments. Despite this, Gilmore said that there is currently no planned change to the Commuter Plan. Even though food prices are increasing, N.C. State
meal plans are still relatively inexpensive when compared with peer institutions, Gilmore said. In the fall 2013 semester, a Freedom Pass plan at N.C. State costs $1,600 a semester. Similar programs at UNCChapel Hill cost $2,010.25 per semester and $1,894.50 per semester at East Carolina University. “It’s unfortunate that students are having to absorb additional costs associated with going to college, but we are very proud of the fact that we already put value as a high priority with our meal plans,” Gilmore said. Gilmore said a high priority is given to both quality and value when developing meal plans and dining prices. “We want to provide the right levels of quality and value for our students,” Gilmore said. “Every student demographic is different. We know what we need to do to keep our student body satisfied with our program, and we work very hard to balance the quality and value of our food.” Similar tax increases will also hit other departments at N.C. State, including ARTS
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PHOTO COURTESY OF NC DREAM TEAM
Protestors gather outside Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office Wednesday. Advocacy groups have criticized Cooper for keeping his silence about access of higher education to all students.
Immigration advocacy groups seek in-state rate Ravi Chittilla Assistant News Editor
Member of an advocacy group said they hope the Attorney General will help them win in-state tuition for students of undocumented status. Members of NC DREAM Team said they are hoping for an answer from Attorney General Roy Cooper about his legal opinion on the matter of whether or not students who qualify under the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival policy should be entitled to in-state tuition at North Carolina’s public universities and community colleges. The Department of Homeland Security implemented DACA after President Barack Obama issued an executive order in June 2012 stating that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service would stop deporting certain people without documentation if they
Graduate-student commons opens in D.H. Hill Staff Report
The first graduate student commons opened in D.H. Hill Library Monday morning, complete with computers, group studies and work stations. The commons is located next to the D.H. Hill Learning Commons and is available only to graduate students by card access, according to Susan Nutter, vice provost and director of libraries at N.C. State. “[The graduate student commons] meets an unmet need in D.H. Hill,” Nutter said. The commons is missing some wall-mounted marker boards that should arrive within a few days, Nutter said. In the meantime the room will use markerboards on wheels until the mounted boards arrive.
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Above: The graduate student commons opened Monday morning in D.H. Hill and includes work stations and group studies. Only graduate students will have access to the commons using their N.C. State I.D.
4 lounge chairs 10 seats in Seminar 14 seats in Group Studies (3 rooms) 16 seats at tables near main entrance 20 seats at Resolve workstations 4 seats at table in alcove on east wall 6 seats at tables along south wall SOURCE: NCSU.EDU
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Political map makers take legislative district dispute to court Staff Report
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immigrated illegally as children. Students gathered on New Year’s Day outside Cooper’s office to demand that he end his silence and issue a formal opinion. If Cooper addresses the issue, it won’t be the first time in recent months that he has set a legal precedent regarding the status of DACA residents in North Carolina. In January 2013, Cooper issued an opinion that those who qualified for DACA clearance could apply for a state driver’s license if they had the proper legal documentation. This opinion was issued after the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles threatened to cancel driver’s licenses issued to 13 residents who had entered the country illegally. Members of NC DREAM Team and other advocacy groups are hoping the Attorney General will interpret the law as those who qualify
Two North Carolina Supreme Court questioned attorneys Monday regarding the constitutionality of current congressional and legislative districts, The News and Observer reported. The justices’ questions regarding both arguments aligned with previous rulings concerning similar arguments about a case that will decide whether the state’s map from a 2011 redistricting session formed by the Republican-led General assembly will continue through 2020. Democratic voters and civil rights organizations challenging the redistricting of 2011 argue that the map was redesigned to weaken the influence of black voters in North Carolina. Members f rom t he s e groups have stated that the 2011 political map draftsmen attempted and were ultimately successful in putting black voters in districts where they had been successful in
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electing their candidates of choice despite being the minority group. In the past, the courts have allowed parties to form districts for political disadvantage, but have prohibited gerrymandering. Republicans who support the 2011 map have said they did not break any laws when forming the districts. The U.S. Justice department found that the maps did not impair the ability of minorities to elect candidates of their choice and approved them under a procedure laid by the federal Voting Rights Act. A three-member panel of the N.C. Superior Court judges ruled in favor of the mapmakers in July and rejected many of the same arguments made before the state Supreme Court justices on Monday. According to The N&O, the justices offered no indication during the hearing of how or when they might rule.
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avis Choun, a senior in art and design, teaches a full cycling class on Monday, Jan. 6, the first day of classes. Exercise is a great way to balance academic stresses. Choun explained that “being in here and doing this, I really forget about everything else I have going on, except for this. Since you’re putting your body through so much stress, it can be so intense that you just don’t have time to physically think and worry about school if you are putting all your effort into it.” Cycling class is offered Monday-Friday at 12:15 and 5 p.m. in Carmichael Gym.
POLICE BLOTTER Jan. 6 2:31 A.M. | TRESPASSING Metcalf Hall Intoxicated non-student was arrested after refusing to leave. Subject became aggressive with officers and was charged with RDO. Jan 5. 1:32 A.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST ALCOHOL Cates Avenue Officer found student laying in the street vomiting. Transport was refused and student was released to friend for assistance. 11:55 A.M. | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Trenton Road WCSO notified NCSU PD in reference to vehicle crash into fence at Metabolism Beef Unit. Non-student was arrested for DWI. Proper notifications were
made. 12:53 A.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Centennial Pkwy/Blair Dr Non-student was cited for speeding. 3:38 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Isenhour Tennis Complex Units responded to water flow alarm. Fire Marshal was notified. 10:00 P.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Drive Student was cited for expired registration. 10:58 P.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Drive Student was cited for expired drivers license. 11:03 P.M. | DRUG VIOLATION Wood Hall Student was cited for simple possession of marijuana and issued referral.
12:37 P.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Reynolds Coliseum Officers monitored women’s basketball game. 2:59 P.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Public Safety Center Two students were issued referrals after being arrested by RPD for Felony Possession With Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana, Felony Maintaining a Dwelling for Purpose of Distributing Controlled Substances, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 5:09 P.M. | ANIMAL COMPLAINT Equine Training Facility Officer found seven horses escaped from fenced pasture. Horses were herded back into pasture and proper notifications were made. Jan 4. 11:53 A.M. | LARCENY Carroll Hall Student reported tires stolen
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from bicycle. 7:05 A.M. | FIRE ALARM EB III Units responded to alarm caused by faulty sensor head. Electronics notified and responded. 1:41 P.M. | FIRE ALARM Western Manor Units responded to alarm caused by student fumigating apartment. 11:56 P.M. | FIRE ALARM ES King Village Units responded to water flow alarm. Alarm was caused by water pipe which had frozen and burst. No damages. Fire Marshal and Facilities notified. 2:14 P.M. | B&E - VEHICLE Western Manor Student reported vehicle had been broken into. Second student also reported vehicle broken into and iPod, coat, GPS, and Bluetooth stolen.
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N.C. State and Athletics. ARTS events, which include musical performances at N.C. State, University Theater and the Craft Center, were previously untaxed, but are now subject to a 6.75 percent sales tax. Alex Miller, ARTS N.C. State vice provost, previously told the Technician that several years ago, ARTS N.C. State pledged to provide $5 student tickets, and he has made a commitment to continue that price in the 2014 and 2015 years. ARTS N.C. State will reduce the “actual” student ticket price to $4.66, so the total price, with tax, will remain at $5. “I made a commitment that we will continue to provide $5 student tickets,” Miller
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said. “We will still do that, but it creates another internal wrinkle.” Athletics events, which were previously subject to a 3 percent privilege tax, are also subject to the 6.75 percent sales tax rate. However, the 2013 law included a provision that states that the old tax rate would apply to tickets sold for an event in 2014. Because many season tickets have already been purchased, most of the 2014 athletic events, including baseball and basketball, will retain the 3 percent privilege tax.
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for DACA status under the Department of Homeland Security guidelines will gain eligibility for in-state tuition. In December, Rep. Marcus Brandon, a Democrat representing Guilford County, submitted a formal request to the Attorney General requesting an opinion regarding the eligibility of DACA students to obtain in-state tuition. According to Brandon’s letter, Cooper’s legal opinion could affect the welfare of 15,989 young North Carolinians who have been declared DACA eligible by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Emilio Vicente, a student of undocumented status, is the
co-founder of the “One State, One Rate,” campaign which formed in September 2013 to fight for in-state tuition for students of undocumented status. “The situation can appear a bit tricky,” Vicente said. “The attorney general doesn’t have the power to change the law, but like in the driver’s license case, the legal precedent set by the Roy Cooper’s interpretation can change the lives of students who have to pay up to four times the in-state rate.” Cooper has been sympathetic to undocumentedstudent-related issues before. According to a June 2013 letter sent to the General Counsel of the North Carolina Community College System from the Attorney General’s office, “Given the intention of the DACA program,
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it is reasonable to treat individuals who have obtained a deferred status, pursuant to DACA, as lawfully present for the purposes of State Board of Community Colleges.” Viridiania Martinez, cofounder of the NC DREAM TEAM, is also undocumented and DACA eligible. According to Martinez, advocacy groups are hoping that if Cooper’s legal opinion recognizes DACA students as lawfully present, more than 15,000 students will better be able to afford higher education in North Carolina. During the 2013-2014 session of the North Carolina General Assembly, Democrats proposed House Bill 904, which would have granted in-state tuition to all students of undocumented status attending a UNC-System school. However HB904 was
tabled in committee and was never read, and no legislation regarding the issue was enacted. Martinez said her advocacy group had been expecting a formal statement from Cooper by Christmas, but as of press time she had not received an answer. Martinez said she is surprised by the lack of response from the Attorney General’s office. “Roy Cooper has been one of the few politicians to speak out against issues like Voter ID laws, but on this issue of access to higher education hasn’t shown spine or backbone,” Martinez said. ABC 11, WNCN, and other news agencies have reached out to Cooper’s office for his take, but he has not responded to their requests.
Ringing in the new year with new laws T
he North Carolina General Assembly ended its 2013 session during the summer, but many of the laws it made didn’t go into effect until months later. Several such laws were enacted at the beginning of December and this month. The news staff of the Technician has compiled a list some of the 40 laws recently enacted that are likely to affect students at N.C. State.
SB 91: Prohibit Expunction Inquiry This act will prohibit an employer or educational institution from requesting that an applicant provide information regarding an arrest, criminal charge, or criminal conviction of the applicant that has been expunged. EFFECTIVE 12/1/13
HB 626: Notify Law Enforcement of Towed Vehicles This act is designed to “promptly notify local law enforcement agencies of certain information about vehicles that have been towed at the direction of a person other than the owner or operator of the vehicle.” EFFECTIVE 12/1/13
HB 296: Omnibus Wildlife Resources Commission Act This act will “adjust the fees charged for certain hunting and fishing licenses issued by the wildlife resources commission and repeal the county hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and the noncommercial special device licenses.” The act will also change the price for many hunting licenses depending on the location of your residence, veteran status, and other factors. Annual resident sportsman license: $50 EFFECTIVE 1/1/14
SB 626: Recodify Animal Shelter Law This act will relieve crowding in animal shelters, establish a cap on the reimbursement amount available from the spay/neuter program and provide for the protection of animals confined in motor vehicles under circumstances that threaten the animals’ health. Animals must be held at shelters for a minimum of 72 hours and put up for adoption before being euthanized. EFFECTIVE 1/1/14
SB 8: Increase fine for vehicle removal This act will increase the fine if your vehicle is parked in a private lot and has to be towed. The minimum fine will be $150. EFFECTIVE 12/1/13
HB 641: Amend Conditional Discharge/1st Drug Offense. This act will increase the fine if your vehicle is parked in a private lot and has to be towed. The minimum fine will be $150. “The court shall, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of such person, defer further proceedings and place him on probation upon such reasonable terms and conditions as it may require, unless the court determines with a written finding, and with the agreement of the District Attorney, that the offender is inappropriate for a conditional discharge for factors related to the offense.” EFFECTIVE 12/1/13
HB 879: Grand Jurors/Service “An act providing that jurors who serve their full term of service on a grand jury shall not be required to serve again as a grand juror or as a juror for a period of six years.” EFFECTIVE 1/1/14
HB 428: North Carolina School Bus Safety Act The punishment for passing a stopped school bus in violation of g.s. 20 217 shall include a fine in all circumstances, revocation of the person’s drivers license in certain circumstances and disqualification of the person’s commercial driving privileges in certain circumstances. The act will also provide that the division of motor vehicles shall withhold the registration renewal of a person who fails to pay any fine imposed pursuant to g.s. 20 217; and to encourage local boards of education to use the proceeds of any fines collected for violations of g.s. 20 217 to purchase automated camera and video recording systems to install on school buses. EFFECTIVE 12/1/13
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North Carolina’s most interesting new laws
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f you read the news section of today’s issue of the Technician, you saw that we featured a few of North Carolina’s newest laws that will affect college students. In addition to those laws, there are a few others we would like to bring to your attention. Some are necessary. Some seem like they should have already existed and others are just interesting. Interesting new laws: • House Bill 850 says that prior to searching a person or a person’s property, an officer may ask if he or she is in possession of a hypodermic needle or other sharp object that may puncture the officer while conducting the search. If the officer finds a hypodermic needle while conducting a
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Do you think voters should be required to present a photo ID in order to vote? BY ELIZABETH DAVIS
“I think voters should be required to submit their ID. Showing ID shows who you are and prevents voter skew. Everyone should have a voter ID.” Jessica Anstead junior, secondary science education
“I think they should just to validate who they are and make sure nothing funky is going on with the election.” Kevin Blake senior, mathematics
“Yes, because it reduces voter fraud and everyone in this country should have an ID.” Chris Holmes junior, statistics
“No, unless its state-issued and it’s free.” Alex Micklow freshman, First Year College
“I understand that it could negatively affect elections, but I don’t think its true that some people can’t afford to vote. I feel like it’s voter apathy.” Miles Martin freshman, psychology
search and the person alerted the officer of that prior to the search, he or she “shall not be charged with or prosecuted for possession of drug paraphernalia for the needle or sharp object.” However, this does not apply to any other drug paraphernalia that may be found during the search. • Senate Bill 140 is meant to increase the prosecution of those who specifically defraud or financially exploit older adults or disabled people. • House Bill 936 establishes a wildlife poacher reward fund, which will monetarily reward people who give informa-
tion to law enforcement that leads to the arrest and conviction of people who have committed serious wildlife crimes. New laws you thought already existed: • House Bill 532, which became effective Dec. 1, made it a crime to operate an ambulance, firefighting vehicle, EMS vehicle or law enforcement vehicle while consuming alcohol or while alcohol remains in the person’s body. • Senate Bill 368 makes it a felony to escape from county or municipal prisons • The passing of Senate Bill 124 makes it illegal to discharge a firearm in a building
with the intention of inciting fear. • House Bill 345 makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to misuse the 911 system. • Senate Bill 530 prohibits the distribution of tobacco-derived products and vapor products to minors. • House Bill 29 makes it illegal for people who have been convicted for the possession or manufacture of methamphetamine to possess a pseudoephedrine product. • Senate Bill 470 prohibits the consumption of malt beverages or unfortified wine on the premises of a business whose permit authorizing the sale of those beverages has been suspended or revoked by the Commission.
The Dove problem
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n 2004, the Dove soap company launched an ad campaign ostensibly meant to challenge the beauty standard in modern culture. The Real Beauty campaign supposedly works by offering new perspectives to women, reassuring them that their body t y pe i s nor ma l, and they shouldn’t compare themselves to photoNicky Vaught shopped Staff Columnist models. A couple problems arise, however, when we look at how Dove presents its campaign. First off, the whole campaign seems a tad too profitminded. One must ask what business a soap company has using photos of women in their underwear to sell its products. Despite whatever front it puts up, Dove’s use of nearly naked women in its advertisements is no better than Carl’s Jr.’s using Paris Hilton’s sex appeal to sell hamburgers. The lucrativeness of Dove’s campaign comes more into light as we take a look at the faces of Dove’s idea of “real beauty.” Dove’s presentation of women is extremely onesided and is more harmful than helpful. It only serves to help women by putting other women down. The women Dove presents as the faces of real beauty are not, by any means, unattractive. In fact, they are all traditionally attractive. Most of the women in its ads are white, young and blue-eyed. They are all of about an average weight. Only a handful of the women are black. Even then, most of the black women are lightskinned. Very few are old. None are skinny. All are able-bodied. The so-called “fat” women are, at most, 200 pounds. The fact that all of the women have smooth skin is the only excusable fault, seeing as it could reflect on the effectiveness of the company’s skincare products. Is there no way to promote self-confidence without excluding other women? And no, that is not to say that skinny women are underrepresented in society. But
when a company enters the 10th year of an ad campaign, each year a little more selfrighteous about how seemingly progressive it is (going so far as to create a fake Photoshop program that shames its users for altering photos of women), it is fair to expect a little bit of inclusion. As it exists right now, the Dove Real Beauty campaign is seriously lacking representation of women of color, as well as differently abled, skinny, obese and old women. One promotional video has an FBI sketch artist draw several women twice. He bases the first drawing off of a woman’s description of herself. The second comes from another woman’s description of the first woman. At the end of the video, the women are marched into a room decorated with hanging pairs of sketches. The sketch artist leads the women to their drawings, where they see how warped their views of themselves are. Wonderful. This gets a little problematic when we see that, of the women interviewed, two white women do most of the talking. Women of color appear in video for about 10 seconds, total. Not only does the video emphasize whiteness, but it also seems to work against the campaign’s supposed ma nt ra of self-accept a nce a nd seeing beauty in the self. The two portraits we re pre sented as attractive and unattractive . More of ten, t he unattractive portraits were dubbed so because of a conspicuous mole, big jaws or age lines. So what about the women with these supposed flaws? Are they not beautiful? Something should also be said about the fact that the “attractive” portraits were more often lighter in tone, which makes the underrepresentation of black women all the more concerning. These are only a few of Dove’s problems and only touch on the inherent racism in the campaign. Hopefully, Dove’s campaign will take on a more intersectionalist perspective. Either that or the soap company could simply stop exploiting media-induced rates of low confidence.
“Is there no way to promote self-confidence without excluding other women?”
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ith the continued interest in self-driving cars operated by artificial intelligence, one wonders what was ever wrong with trains. Recently The Wall Street Journal published a n a r t ic le stating that Google plans Tyler Gobin to par tner Staff Columnist w it h Aud i t o i mpl e ment the Android operating system into cars. This news comes alongside the continued interest from Google in self-driving cars. But why should the company jump at the chance to make intelligent cars when we have trains? Before we start comparing trains to self-driving cars, we have to cross oceans to understand how a railway system can best be utilized. While other countries rely heavily on train transportation for passengers, the United States has a less than poor example of a railway infrastructure. The International Union of Railways’ 2013 report found that Switzerland alone transported about 447 million people in 2012, while the U.S. as a whole failed to transport 100 million passengers. To put that in perspective, Switzerland is about the size of Colorado—a country the size of Colorado transported more than four times the amount of passengers our entire country did. That’s horrendous.
At some point, the development of our railway system went horribly wrong. A combination of factors caused the U.S. to become such an atrocious example of railway transportation. Early in U.S. railroad development, we mirrored the development of England’s railway system with the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in May, 1869. But there is not much good news after that. Economists debated the benefit of railway systems to the overall economy, which halted investment and development, and The Great Depression led to the failure of most interurban train lines. Then, instead of developing a firm railway structure, we invested in the Interstate Highway System while the Great American Streetcar Scanda l was occurring. The scandal involved General Motors, Firestone Tire, Mack Trucks, Phillips Petroleum and Standard Oil of California investing in the purchase of more than 100 electric surface-traction systems in 45 different cities. They converted these into buses and were criticized for monopolizing transportation and creating automobile independence. After years of technological upgrades, we are arriving at self-driving cars. Someday we will all be heading down the interstates, relaxing with our hands off the wheel next to other self-driving cars, in one long train of self-driving cars. We’re simply taking the long way to arrive at what
other countries already have. A smart car may not have a scheduled departure and arrival time, but are we really so obsessed with the freedom to control everything that we can’t have a successful railway system and abide by a few schedules? We cannot justify the assertion that a train system is worse than the interstate system until we’ve experienced a successful railway system similar to those in other countries. Trains are so plentiful in European countries that their railway systems look like our interstate system with the trains running constantly. For example, Switzerland has 24,500 km of public railways while Colorado has 1,517 km of interstate highways, which can be increased to 4,827 km if you want to include the smaller state highways. Switzerland also has more than 26,000 stations and stops. If that can’t fit into your schedule, I don’t know what can. Everything about a public train system screams improvement. I don’t have a large enough space to justify how it is safer, faster and more sustainable, but I hope to revisit the topic. It would also take pressure off air travel’s performance during times of high traffic around the holidays. It’s always better late than to never so take a step down from Independence Island and realize railway’s dominance.
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Cast delivers Oscar-worthy performance American Hustle
Kevin Schaefer Assistant Features Editor
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Amy Adams and Christian Bale play a con men who attempt to defraud various investors in American Hustle.
mances of his career, mastering the deceptive, conniving and yet extremely conflicted components of Irving’s character. Even before production began, the Academy Award Winner put on 30-40 pounds just to play the role, which is exactly the opposite of what he did for The Machinist in 2004 when he practically became anorexic. Amy Adams nearly steals the show as the seductive, willful femme fatale, with chemistry between her and Bale as dynamic as you could hope for. Yet just when you think it couldn’t get better, Jennifer Lawrence is phenomenal as Irving’s reclusive and somewhat
mentally deranged housewife. While she is aware of her husband’s affairs, she strives first and foremost to care for their son, which she knows she can’t do on her own. Cooper and Renner also give strong performances, and we even get a cameo by a legendary Scorsese veteran midway through the film (to avoid spoilers I won’t mention the actor’s name). If anything, the film drags on for a little bit toward the end, but that’s a trivial matter. American Hustle is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year, and it is the perfect film to see during Oscar season.
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Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams hit the town for a night of dancing in American Hustle.
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The opening scene of American Hustle features an overweight Christian Bale adjusting his fake hair and preparing to rip off every politician and businessman he knows. All in a day’s work. This image alone is enough to capture the viewer’s attention, and the movie does a fantastic job of maintaining such intrigue from beginning to end. Bale’s character is Irving Rosenfeld, an expert con artist who works with his seductive business partner and mistress Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams). Adams’ character plays the role of a British investor, claiming to have royal- banking connections in London. Together, the two stage the ultimate heist, with the help of the twisted FBI Agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). Ripping off everyone from the esteemed Mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner) to Irving’s wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence), the duo of professional criminals plunges deeper and deeper into the mafia underworld. Director David O’Russell presents himself as a Martin Scorsese of sorts, as this film is a great tribute to Goodfellas. Having proven himself in the past with Oscar winners such as The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, the extremely talented filmmaker doesn’t d i sappoi nt t h i s t i me around. Using a
highly inventive and somewhat retro style, O’Russell immerses audiences into this world of crime and deception throughout the course of the movie’s two-and-a-half-hour runtime. O’Russell and relative newcomer Eric Singer’s script is as exquisite and rich in dialogue as something by Aaron Sorkin or Steven Zaillian. Not only is it a terrific story, but none of the characters are one-dimensional. Instead they are complex, intriguing and brought to life beautifully by the cast. In a scene between Irving and Sydney, Sydney says to him, “You’re nothing to me until you’re everything.” Thematic material, such as this, illustrates the brilliance of this film, as it examines the darker and morally conflicted scenarios that we as humans face. There’s another exchange between Irving and Richie when Irving tells the goodie two-shoes federal agent that the world isn’t as black and white as he thinks, but rather that it’s all grey. Central to the narrative of American Hustle is the story of survival; hence the tag line on the poster that reads “Everyone hustles to survive.” I especially enjoyed the opening voice-overs by Irving that chronicles the character’s childhood, as these draw a number of parallels between those of Ray Liotta’s Henry Hill in Goodfellas. Yet while the writing, directing and cinematography in this film are all top-notch, the acting is by far its biggest strength. Bale gives one of the best perfor-
NCSU Researchers work to help people with diabetes Holden Broyhill Features Editor
Researchers at N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill are working on a new form of blood sugar regulation in diabetic patients based on nanotechnology. This new nanotechnology, if it passes testing, will allow patients to release insulin with a small ultrasound device. This technology would eliminate the need for diabetics to administer insulin injections multiple times a day, meaning patients would be able to go days between each injection. Zhen Gu, the senior author of a paper on the research and assistant professor in the joint biomedical engineering program at N.C. State and UNCChapel Hill, initiated the idea and led the research. According to Gu, the ultrasound device involves patients injecting biocom-
patible and biodegradable nanoparticles into their skin. The nanoparticles are comprised of poly (lactic-coglycolic) acid, or PLGA, and each particle contains a small amount of insulin. Yun Jing, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and co-corresponding author of the study, developed the ultrasound technology. According to Jing, each PLGA nanoparticle is given either a positive or negative charge. The positively charged coating is comprised of a biocompatible material commonly found in shrimp cells called Chitosan. The negatively charged coating is biocompatible as well, but found in a type of seaweed called alginate. A nano-network is formed as the positively and negatively charged coatings are attracted to each other. The nano-network is injected into the layer below the skin
called the subcutaneous layer and holds the nanoparticles together to prevent them from dispersing randomly throughout the body, according to Jing. According to Gu, t he nanoparticles are porous but
“This new technology has the potential to eliminate the need for multiple injections a day” Zhen Gu, assistant professor of biomedical engineering
once they are in the patient’s body, the insulin begins to diffuse from within the nanoparticles. The majority of the insulin from within the particle doesn’t travel far, the insulin remains suspended in a de facto reservoir created by
the electrostatic force of the nano-network. These factors create an insulin dose that will be administered into the bloodstream as needed. Insulin is a hormone that transports glucose from the bloodstream to the body’s cells. Diabetic patients require additional glucose to maintain healthy glucose levels. At the moment diabetic patients inject insulin into their bloodstream multiple times a day to maintain healthy glucose levels. Multiple injects a day can be inconvenient and painful for some patients. “This new technology has the potential to eliminate the need for multiple injections a day,” Gu said. Thanks to the technology developed by Gu and his team of researchers, the insulin is already in a patient’s body and ready for them to use. Patients would use a small ultrasound device where their nano-network is located to
release the insulin from the de facto reservoir into their bloodstream. Gu and his team of researchers theorize that their technique works due to the effect of the ultrasound wave on the microscopic gas bubbles in the tissue. When the ultrasound waves excite the gas bubbles it causes a temporary disruption in the nano-network that pushes the nanoparticles apart, which weakens to the electrostatic force found by exerted on the reservoir. The process allows the insulin to enter a patient’s bloodstream, and at an accelerated rate, due to the ultrasound waves pushing the insulin. “When the patient removes the ultrasound device from the site of the nanonetwork, the electrostatic force is reestablished to pull the positively or negatively charged nanoparticles back together,” Jing said. “From there the nanoparticles will
diffuse more insulin which will refill the reservoir.” According to Gu, proofof-concept testing has been done on laboratory mice with Type 1 diabetes and found that the technique achieves a quick release of insulin into the bloodstream. The nanonetwork has the capacity to contain enough insulin to regulate a patient’s glucose levels for up to ten days, Gu said. After the ten day period patients will need to inject a new nano-network while the previous one dissolves and absorbs into the body. According to Gu, the research is currently at the small animal testing stage. Researchers are focusing their efforts on mice- based studies. “It may take a few years for this technology become available to the public,” Gu said. “Before we begin clinical trials we will perform large animal (pig based) studies.”
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Have you had an upscale burger in a fast- food restaurant? Burgerfi provides excellent service in an atmosphere that makes you forget how cheap your meal is. The first thing new customers will notice when they go to Burgerfi is the decor. From the wood paneling on the walls to the dark granite f loors, the restaurant feels like a renovated classic. Burgerfi is home to environmentally friendly features, such as its napkins, lights and fans. Its napkins are made from recyclable material, the fans use windmill-like blades, and the light fixtures hold high efficiency bulbs. While the lights are environmentally friendly, they are far from boring. Eye-pleasing light fixtures hang over a large wooden dining room table to give the appearance of a fine- dining experience along with a delicious burger. While the fancy lights are a good reason to eat inside, Burgerfi does have an outdoor patio section available year round. So even with the absurdly cold weather, patrons can enjoy the patio thanks to plastic enclosures and heating lamps. Now if the content above
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isn’t reason enough to visit this joint, the food will be. Burgerfi has a large selection of high- quality choices. The main aspect that stuck out to me when I first experienced Burgerfi was the toppings customers can choose from. Burgerfi allows customers to build their own burgers or hot dogs, providing a plethora of options. Many of these options are free and only a few costing extra, such as the fried egg. Each burger is made to order and served on a potato bun with the word “Burgerfi” branded on the top. Burgerfi serves thin, juicy patties. Customers who enjoy a hearty meal can order a double or triple burger while loading up their burger and condiments. Burgerfi uses grass- fed beef to ensure the highest quality meal that contains no traces of chemicals or additives. To maintain their high standard, Burgerfi also serves Kobe beef hot dogs, and it’s safe to say that the difference is noticeable. High- quality ingredients are used at every turn at Burgerfi, from the meat to the toppings.
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Burgerfi serves thinly sliced, beef-patty burgers and offers a great variety of french fry toppings, such as “urban” fries, which are pictured above and feature garlic aoli and parmesan cheese.
What surprised me was the list of toppings available for the fries. Most fast- food restaurants don’t have any toppings, and if they do, they are cheese and or chili. Burgerfi has a list of special fries that are sure to surprise and please customers. My favorite is a combination of garlic aioli and parmesan, also known as urban fries. Burgerfi has several different size orders for its fries, and none of them are actually small. A regular order of fries
can easily feed two people. Customers who are looking for a challenge or are eating with five to six people can order a bucket of fries. Though the fries are not served in an actual bucket, they might be able to fill one up. Like many newer fast food establishments, Burgerfi has a free-style coke machine for customers to create their own drink. Burgerfi also has a selection of various beers and wines. The restaurant sells
craft beers are sold that vary by season, and are available on draft or in a bottle. Customers can even choose hard cider, such as Angry Orchard. Though I can understand the beer and burger combination, I don’t know many people who would order a bottle of wine to go with their burgers, but they can if they want to. For customers who still have room, Burgerfi also offers frozen custard, available in a cup, cone or even a milkshake. Burgerfi’s milkshake
options include: red velvet, vanilla, chocolate, banana, black & white, strawberry or peanut butter. The classic options, alongside the fancier ones, ref lect the establishment as a whole: classic with a few surprises. Burgerfi is a tad pricier than other fast- food establishments, but I found it to be well worth the extra cost. Two people can eat at Burgerfi for twenty dollars, including two burgers, two drinks and an order of urban fries.
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It’s all but a given that Warren will continue to score a lot. He is this team’s undisputed leader. But the Pack has the most success when other players step up. For example, in a road win at Tennessee on Dec. 30, Barber scored 12 points and junior swingman Desmond Lee added 10. In a home win over Northwestern on Dec. 4, both senior center Jordan Vandenberg and freshman forward Lennard Freeman scored in double figures. Who is going to step up today? That, Wolfpack Nation, is the million-dollar question.
sistant at UTC, is showing that he has a wealth of basketball knowledge, but is also benefiting from having a group of players with high basketball IQs. Senior forward Kody Burke, a two-time Academic AllAmerican, and sophomore forward Ashley Eli both have nearly perfect GPAs. Moore installed a new offense that features four players out and one in. It is helpful to have players that are hungry to win, smart enough to comprehend
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tendency to surrender early leads. However, the offensive presence of sophomore forward T.J. Warren has helped State maintain its status as a competitor in the ACC. Warren leads the conference with 23.9 points per game. Maryland (10-5, 2-0) – The Terrapins have two definitive wins in conference play over Boston College and Georgia Tech. In its final season as a member of the ACC, Maryland looks to continue its hot start against Pittsburgh on Thursday. Virginia (10-4, 1-0) – Recovering from an embarrassing 35-point loss to Tennessee, the Cavaliers won their first ACC contest of the season against Florida State. Scoring has proven to be difficult for Virginia; the Cavs rank outside the top 300 in points per game. Florida State (9-4, 0-1) – The Seminoles had their four-game win streak snapped by a 12-point loss to Virginia in their conference opener. Florida State has played well so far this season, with big wins over No. 10 Virginia Common-
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Wolfpack women ranked for first time since 2007 The N.C. State women’s basketball team was ranked No. 20 in the nation in the latest Associated Press Top-25 poll, released on Monday. The Wolfpack (14-1, 1-0 ACC) is off to its best start since the 19992000 season, when the Pack also started the year 14-1. This is the first time State has been ranked in the AP poll since 2007, when the Wolfpack ended the 20062007 season ranked No. 18. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Baseball season tickets sell out after record-breaking year N.C. State’s baseball team has sold out its season ticket allotment for 2014, with all 1,750 season ticket packages sold by Friday, Jan. 3. State reached the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. in 2013, and also smashed two single-season attendance records. The Pack hosted 500 more fans per game than any other team in Wolfpack baseball history, helping it break records for total fans (62,170) and average crowd (1,884). SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Syracuse (14-0, 1-0 ACC) – One of the six remaining unbeaten teams in Division I, the No. 2 Orange sits firmly atop the ACC rankings. Head coach Jim Boeheim’s signature zone defense held Miami to 44 points in the teams’ matchup on Saturday. Duke (11-3, 0-1) – The Blue Devils took a hit in the national rankings after a tough loss to Notre Dame, falling from No. 7 to No. 16. Though Duke has had a potent scoring offense, the lack of size on the Devils’ roster is a concern; only one player for the Devils is taller than 6’9”. Notre Dame (10-4, 1-0) – The Fighting Irish made quite a splash in their first ACC match by beating thenNo. 7 Duke 79-77 in South Bend, Ind. The big men of Notre Dame proved to be a force, as the Irish outscored the under-sized Blue Devils by 28 in the paint. UNC-Chapel Hill (10-4, 0-1) – The Tar Heels are without doubt the most enigmatic team in the country. Against ranked teams, the Tar Heels are 3-0, including victories over thenNo. 1 Michigan State and then-No. 3 Louisville. However, a six-point loss to Wake Forest on Sunday marked UNC-CH’s fourth loss against unranked opponents this season. Pittsburgh (13-1, 1-0) – The Pan-
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Freshman guard Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber makes a break down the court during the game against Pitt in PNC Arena Saturday. Barber went 2-10 from the floor in the Wolfpack’s 74-62 loss to the Panthers.
thers shocked N.C. State on Saturday with a 12-point comeback win after being down by as much as 15. Ball movement has played a factor in Pitt’s success. The Panthers rank 16th in the nation in assists per game. Wake Forest (11-3, 1-0) – The Demon Deacons showed their potential for the upcoming season with a win
over in-state foe UNC-Chapel Hill. However, Wake has not won an away game this season, which may prove problematic as its next two contests are on the road. Clemson (10-3, 1-0) – The Tigers opened conference play with a tight win over Boston College. Clemson has found strength in its defensive
play all season; the Tigers lead the ACC in scoring defense, with opponents averaging just 53.3 points per game. N.C. State (10-4, 0-1) – After disappointing losses against Missouri and Pittsburgh, the Wolfpack has shown a
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MEN’S BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
Struggling Pack to face Fighting Irish Mark Gottfried @Mark_Gottfried
Luke Nadkarni Assistant Sports Editor
Just landed in South Bend Our driver said welcome to North Pole. It’s -14 degrees here He said windchill -38 below zero #chilly
Anthony “Cat” Barber @catbarber1994 It’s mad snow here you can make however many snow mans you want HONEST
Jake Fincher @JFincher2 Too cold to be on campus
Travis Wannemuehler @travyoli11 Sad I’m missing the first week of class, happy that I am in Florida where it’s warm and I get to play for the U20s for a week.
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Head coach Wes Moore yells instructions to his team during the conference opener against Syracuse in Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday. The Wolfpack defeated the Orange 67-61, improving its record to 14-1 on the season.
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Julius Hodge @Follow24Hodge
Moore provides winning formula for revitalized Wolfpack squad
Jameis runs like a dizzy, fat kid at a picnic. #hestillmoving #BCS
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Garrett Leatham @GLeatham11 FSU will win by 3+ TD’s. If you haven’t seen them up close in person then you really don’t know how dominant they are.
Dave Doeren @StateCoachD Red Light is Burning Bright tonight at the Carter!!! Go Pack
Nicholas Surkamp @NSurkamp9 #CR7 starting 2014 off right
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The planned multi-million dollar renovations to Reynolds mirrors the task Moore faces...”
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After 15 games this season, head coach Wes Moore looks like he might lead the Wolfpack women’s basketball program back to the heights it reached in the 1980s. Coaching changes often bring a bounce to a program, but Moore’s return to N.C. State, where he was an assistant coach for Kay Yow from 1993-95, has a different feel to it. After coming to Raleigh from Tennessee-Chattanooga, where he coached for 15 seasons and became the all-time wins leader in Southern Conference history, Moore seems poised to reach another level. One year ago, Moore no longer had any real challenges or achievements remaining at Chattanooga, barring a magical Butler-type run to the national championship game. If he was ever going to make the move to a school in a major conference, the time had come to do so. Enter N.C. State. The Pack languished under previous head coach Kellie Harper. Loaded with depth and recruits who truly are
“student-athletes”, Harper often seemed to struggle with tactics and player rotation. Starters spent extended time on the bench in games, rotations were inconsistent from game-to-game, players played out of position and when the inevitable late-game collapse would occur, no adjustments would be made. Harper has the potential to be a great coach in the future, but she struggled in her four years at State. And N.C. State needed an immediate change. Moore’s hiring has provided a boost on many fronts. The Wolfpack received its first AP top25 ranking of the season on Monday, coming in at No. 20. It is also the first time State has been ranked since the final poll of the 2007 season. Attendance in Reynolds Coliseum, home of the Wolfpack women’s basketball team, has also increased during recent weeks as a result of State’s fine play. Moore accepted a job that required rebuilding and the planned multi-million dollar renovations to Reynolds mirrors the task he faces; to take a once-proud program back to its former heights. When
the arena is finished, Moore will be entering his fourth season at State. With a team composed almost entirely of players he will have recruited, it is not hard to envision the women’s basketball program being top-tier both in the ACC and nationally. In Sunday’s victory over then-20th ranked Syracuse, with the Orange stifling the Pack with a zone defense that caused intense pressure in the backcourt and clogged the lane in the frontcourt, Moore made the brilliant tactical maneuver to insert freshman Ashley Williams, a well known three-point shooter, into the game with only nine minutes remaining. Williams, who had not played up until that point, stretched the Syracuse zone and N.C. State—trailing by nine points when she entered the game—began a run where it out-scored the Orange by 16 points over the remainder of the game. It took foresight and guts to make the move, but it paid off for Moore and the Pack. The veteran coach, who Harper coached for as an as-
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Halfway through its ACC opener against visiting Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon, the N.C. State men’s basketball team led by 34-26, and it looked like 2014 couldn’t have gotten off to a better start for the Wolfpack. Unfortunately for State, college basketball games are 40 minutes long, and the second half proved to be disasterous for third-year head coach Mark Gottfried’s bunch. The Pack allowed the Panthers to shoot 63 percent from the field in the second half while shooting just 29.6 percent itself in a 74-62 loss. On Tuesday, the road gets no easier for the Wolfpack as it hits the road to take on ACC newcomer Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish entered the conference with a bang on Saturday, defeating No. 16 Duke in South Bend, Ind. That is just the tip of the iceberg for the Pack. Next Saturday, the Pack welcomes to PNC Arena the Virginia Cavaliers, who went on the road and shut down Florida State 62-50 on Saturday in a game that was more onesided than the final score suggests. A week later, State travels to Cameron Indoor Stadium to meet Duke. Even Wake Forest, which the Pack visits in between U Va and Duke on Jan. 15, looks formidable after knocking off UNC-Chapel Hill on Sunday evening. Basically, State couldn’t have asked for a tougher stretch to start conference play. Freshman point guard Anthony “Cat” Barber struggled in the loss to Pitt, going just 2-for-10 from the field and finishing with nine points, seven assists and four turnovers.
Sophomore Tyler Lewis, hailed last season as State’s point guard of the future, played a season-low five minutes on Saturday and didn’t score. There was even a brief spell in Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh when Gottfried chose to put junior guard Desmond Lee in at point guard, instead of Lewis. Barber is a better player than Lewis, and he has established that this season. But conventional wisdom says that when a player is struggling, you take them out. Gottfried has done well in his two-plus years in Raleigh, but it’s still puzzling as to why he doesn’t use his depth to his advantage. He might be wise to keep Lewis in the rotation, in case Barber goes down with an injury or gets into foul trouble. Turning attention to Tuesday’s game, the Pack will need all hands on deck if it wants to sneak out of South Bend with a victory. The Irish lost senior guard and leading scorer Jerian Grant for the season due to an undisclosed academic issue in December, but it didn’t seem to affect them against the Blue Devils, as Notre Dame shot 52.6 percent from the field. Senior center Garrick Sherman leads the Irish in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.4 points and 7.6 caroms per game. He will be a load for the Wolfpack interior to contend with. State’s sophomore forward T.J. Warren continued his stellar play against Pitt, scoring 23 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Both figures are right around his season average, and he leads the Pack in both categories. Barber is State’s next-leading scorer with 12 points per game, and he also averages 4.7 assists.
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