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Woodson’s salary highest in system IN BRIEF Conor Kennedy
Sushi 9 promises to reopen
Sushi 9, the Western Boulevard restaurant that caught fire Friday morning, posted to Instagram that the location plans to reopen. The building sustained severe damage, though no injuries were reported. “Even after all the heartache and headache, we will be back stronger than ever before! Thank you to all the loyal customers that stood by our side since the first day!” the post read. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. SOURCE: INSTAGRAM: SUSHININE
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The UNC Board of Governors approved salary raises ranging between 8 and 19 percent for Chancellor Randy Woodson and 11 other UNC System chancellors in November. Woodson’s 13.46 percent raise will bring his base pay up $70,000 to $590,000, making him the highest paid UNC System chancellor. On top of this, Woodson has the ability to receive a yearly stipend of up to $200,000 paid for by the N.C. State
University Foundation, a nonprofit foundation closely tied to NC State. Payment of the stipend will depend on a recommendation from the Executive Committee within the Board of Trustees. The recommendation will be based on the board’s satisfaction with Woodson’s performance as well as the welfare of the University’s endowment fund among other factors. This stipend will not be automatically paid out and can vary from year to year. According to W. Louis “Lou” Bissette Jr., acting chairman of the UNC
Board of Governors, the process of creating these administrative raises began sometime last April. The Personnel and Tenure Committee within the Board of Governors determined that some UNC System chancellors were operating below the national average salaries for their positions and recommended raises in order to retain the quality administrators. SAM FELDSTEIN/TECHNICIAN “It was done in order to keep us Chancellor Randy Woodson speaks to a crowd about the achievements competitive,” Bissette said. This competition among institu- of NC State during the 2014-2015
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French film festival to kick off month-long stay on NCSU campus
UNC documentary shows other side of scandal
Bradley Bethel, a former UNC learning specialist who quit his job to pursue a counter-narrative to the Wainstein report, debuted his film, “Unverified: The Untold Story Behind the UNC Scandal,” to a select audience Friday. The film has been presented as the “other side” of the scandal, which implicates more than a decade of UNC-Chapel Hill administrators and faculty as being involved in dishonest practices regarding the grades for student-athletes, namely the widespread use of “paper classes” which were intended to boost studentathletes’ GPAs by allowing them to pass without doing collegelevel work. The film features a candid interview with former UNC Chancellor James Moeser, who was in office at a time when the number of paper classes peaked, in which he says, “It was a corruption of our higher values. These were people who were trying to help other people — people who were mostly poor, mostly black, coming from very poor households — and trying to give them a leg up.” SOURCE: THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Powerball jackpot reaches $1.3 billion
The Powerball eclipsed the $1 billion mark after no one hit the winning numbers on Saturday, causing the jackpot to roll over again. The jackpot is now the largest ever worldwide, at an estimated $1.3 billion. The previous highest mark in the United States is $656 million in 2012. Twenty-eight tickets paid off at $1 million or more on Saturday, but none matched all five numbers plus the Powerball needed to collect the full total. The winning numbers were 19, 32, 34, 57 with a Powerball of 13. The estimated cash value of the next drawing is $806 million. There is a 1 in 292.2 million chance of winning the grand prize. SOURCE: ABC NEWS
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year at his annual Fall Address in the Stewart Theatre of Talley Student Union Oct. 5.
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Atrium replaces plastic bags with paper today Megan Ellisor Managing Editor
Plastic bags will no longer be available for students to use to carry out meals from the Atrium starting today. In their place, paper bags will be available, though students are encouraged to forgo single-use bags altogether. The removal of plastic bags is the result of more than two years of collaborative work between the NC State Stewards, a student organization, and
the University Sustainability Office. The Stewards’ Waste Reduction Committee has been taking steps toward making NC State a bag-free campus since the organization was founded in fall 2013, starting with the plastic bag recycling program. The paper bags are a temporary phase as the university continues to work toward removing single-use bags altogether. “We would like to move towards re-
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NC State is one of several university campuses chosen to host the Tournees French Film Festival this year, which will run from Thursday to Feb. 11 at Witherspoon Student Cinema and the Hunt Library auditorium. All film screenings are free and open to the public. The Global Training Initiative, Cultural Exchange Network, Union Activities Board Films Committee and NCSU Libraries are presenting the festival. “The films we’ve chosen are all really different because we thought that would appeal to the most people,” said Ilin
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TOURESS SCHEDULE
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (PG13) 6:15 p.m. | Campus Cinema @ Witherspoon Student Center
January 14 LA FRENCH / THE CONNECTION (R) 6:15 p.m. | Campus Cinema @ Witherspoon Student Center
January 28 DIPLOMATIE / DIPLOMACY (NR) 6:15 p.m. | Campus Cinema @ Witherspoon Student Center
January 16 LE ROI ET L’OISEAU / THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD (NR) 2 p.m. | Hunt Library Auditorium
February 4 TIMBUKTU (PG-13) 6:15 p.m. | Campus Cinema @ Witherspoon Student Center
January 21 DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT /
February 11 BANDE DE FILLES / GIRLHOOD (NR) 6:15 p.m. | Campus Cinema @ Witherspoon Student Center
NC State Housekeeping wins silver award Staff Report
NC State University Housekeeping was named a Silver winner in the annual Green Cleaning Award for Schools and Universities, a national competition sponsored by American School & University Magazine, the Green Cleaning Network and the Healthy Schools Campaign, in December. The award recognizes education institutions for their “healthy and sustainable approaches to cleaning to protect health without harming
the environment,” which depends on the equipment choices and cleaning methods used, according to the American School & University website. “We are proud of the success of our green cleaning program, which we started in 2008,” said Randy Reed, deputy assistant director of University Housekeeping, in a press release from NC State. “We are cleaning the campus better and healthier than ever before, and this award recognizes the daily efforts of our hardworking staff to provide a clean,
healthy and safe environment for students, staff, faculty and visitors.” Some of the practices in place at NC State are: • adopting of an on-site generation technology which converts water, electricity and a small amount of salt into an effective cleaning solution, reducing the amount of packaged chemicals shipped to and stored on campus, according to the press release. • using dispensing stations that pre-measure chemicals in order to reduce water use and ensure accu-
rate dilution, which creates nontoxic, EPA-registered disinfectant used throughout campus • using cleaning products made of at least 45 percent recycled material as well as microfiber mopping systems that reduce water usage and clean more effectively than traditional mop-and-bucket systems • the university’s nearly 300 custodians receiving monthly training on green cleaning where they learn the latest techniques and become familiar with the newest products and supplies.
FEATURES Nazaare: NC State’s Bollywood fusion dance group See page 5.
Thousands arrested in ‘Booze It and Lose It’ campaign Staff Report
SPORTS Pack drops ACC home opener See page 8.
North Carolina’s “Booze It and Lose It” campaign resulted in 260 DWI arrests in Wake County and a total of 3,074 DWI charges statewide, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Of the total charges,
2,822 were alcohol-related. Wake County led the state in DWI arrests, followed by Guilford, Mecklenburg, Cumberland and Forsyth counties. “It is our goal to reach zero fatalities on our roads in North Carolina,” said Don Nail, director of the Governor’s Highway Safety
Program, in a press release. “I am thankful of the work North Carolina’s law enforcement officers did during the holidays keeping those traveling the state’s roadways safe, averaging 128 DWI arrests per day during the ‘Booze It & Lose It’ campaign.” Nearly 350 law enforcement
agencies participated in the campaign, with 10,914 checking stations and saturation patrols located across North Carolina. The campaign ran Dec. 11 to Jan. 3 and resulted in the issuance of 105,020 traffic and criminal citations in addition to the DWI charges.
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POLICE BLOTTER
10:41 AM | FIRE ALARM Sullivan Shops FP responded to alarm caused by mechanical failure of fire sprinkler system.
January 9 5:55 AM | FIRE ALARM Hunt Library Units responded to alarm. Cause unknown.
12:05 PM | SPECIAL EVENT Monteith Research Center Officer conducted program for new employees.
6:16 AM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Founders Drive Staff member driving state owned vehicle struck pole. 6:31 AM | COMMUNICATING THREATS Hunt Library Two non-students were involved in verbal altercation. Concerned behavior initiated. 8:30 AM | B&E - LARCENY Dairy Education Unit Non-student reported power tools taken from this location. CCBI responded and processed scene. 9:30 AM | FOLLOW UP Tower Hall Unaffiliated subject was trespassed from NCSU property as a result of sexual assault investigation in CFS #01146. 10:27 AM | SPECIAL EVENT Harrelson Hall Officer provided support for Back to School Rush event.
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tions has created a sort of arms race when it comes to exorbitant administrative salaries. “This isn’t just an NC State phenomenon, it has become a national problem,” said Jenna Robinson of The John William Pope Center for Higher Education. She explained that public institutions such as NC State need to take the lead on reversing this trend because part of their mission is to provide low-
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THROUGH BRYAN’S LENS
1:45 PM | WELFARE CHECK Western Manor Welfare check was conducted regarding student. Student was contacted by phone and all was determined to be fine. 3:10 PM | FOLLOW UP Theta Chi Theta Chi Fraternity was referred for their involvement in CFS #01140. 3:33 PM | DRUG VIOLATION Bragaw Hall Report of possible drug violation. Student was referred for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Second student was referred for odor of marijuana. 4:04 PM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Public Safety Center NCSU PD received anonymous report stating they had been harassed on Wolfline bus.
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4:33 PM | WELFARE CHECK Off Campus Officer checked on welfare of staff member who failed to report to work.
cost higher education, which cannot be accomplished if administrators keep making more and more money. While parts of Woodson’s salary is paid by privately raised funds, Robinson said that typically tuition is raised to cover rising administrative costs at institutions nationwide. The issue has become about retaining individuals who the administration has deemed vital to the growth of their institution at seemingly any cost. This is not to say that Woodson is undeserving of his raise. The last time that the numbers were calculated (fis-
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moving all single-use bags from our facilities eventually, but it will have to be a gradual change, and this is part of that transition,” said Chris Dunham, Nutrition and Sustainability Specialist at NC State, in an email. Reusable bags will be available for students to purchase at the Atrium and will be sold at cost, not for profit. Before bringing the idea to the administration, the organization reached out to students to discuss the switch and accumulated more than 1,000 signatures on its Reduce the Use pledge. The removal of plastic bags from the Atrium will serve as a test run for the university to gauge student reactions. The university plans to remove plastic bags from the C-stores in mid-April. “It will be a good opportunity for the administration of NC State to see how this is received by the student body,” said Carlo Zanelli, a master’s student studying economics and a member of the Waste Reduction Committee. “It’s awesome that they’re able to do it so soon, which we didn’t expect.” Although paper bags still contribute to waste, the NC State Stewards recognize the removal of plastic bags as an important step in the process toward becoming a bag-free campus. They hope students will notice the switch and become more aware of their decision to take a bag. “We think even subconsciously, it’s going to change people’s perceptions and thinking process when they do decide to get food and they have that kind of small
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oty Jackson, a freshman studying electrical engineering, prepares a 3-D printer in the Makerspace in D.H. Hill Library. Jackson has been designing and 3-D-printing a toy TARDIS, a time machine and spacecraft from the British TV show “Doctor Who.” “It’s going to be a gift,” he said. “I’ve been working on it for the past couple months. I really enjoy coming to work in here with all the tools and 3-D printers.” The Makerspace in D.H. Hill is located next to the circulation desk and is available to NC State students, faculty and staff after completing an orientation session.
cal year 2012-2013), NC State accounted for $6.5 billion of the North Carolina economy under Chancellor Woodson’s leadership, which amounts to 1.5 percent of the gross state product and is equivalent to creating 91,505 new jobs, according to a February 2015 economic impact study. Certain members of the administration have praised Woodson as an exemplary leader and as an indispensable asset to the university in order to justify this recent raise. There is much stress associated with his position, which he described as being similar to
question cross their minds of whether they should take a bag or not,” Zanelli said. The change comes as the ban on plastic bags continues to expand nationwide. In September 2014, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill banning single-use plastic bags at large retail stores in the state. North Carolina banned plastic bags in the Outer Banks region in 2009, but in 2011 a tornado hit the city of Dunn, the region’s major paper
“Our ultimate goal is to have no singleuse waste items on campus.” — Annie Lopez, junior studying biological and agricultural engineering
bag distribution center, leading the state to temporarily suspend the ban. The ban has not yet been restored. T he Stewa rds cred ited t he university setting as part of the reason for their success in implementing the change. “We’re more of a group,” said Mary Keilhauer, a junior studying env ironmenta l engineering and a member of the Waste Removal Committee. “Campus Enterprises is within NC State, and C-stores are all connected, so as far as working with employees and stuff like that, we don’t have a lot of hurdles that a lot of other communities would have.” This project is specif ica l ly aimed at removing plastic bags, but the Waste Reduction Committee has bigger goals in mind as well. “It’s really about single-use
being a CEO for an institution with a $1.4 billion budget. “NC State has never been stronger, and the university’s success means bright futures for its graduates, as well as more jobs, more business and more revenue for North Carolina,” said Jim Owens, chair of the NC State Board of Trustees. “We have full confidence that Randy Woodson will continue to take NC State to new heights.” He continued to say, “We feel fortunate at NC State to have one of the most respected and successful leaders in the nation. Chancellor
plastics and single-use items on campus that can turn into waste or goes to the landfill,” said Annie Lopez, a junior studying biological and agricultural engineering and the project lead for the plastic bag removal. “Our ultimate goal is to have no single-use waste items on campus.” The Stewards are in the beginning stages of forming a reusable bag share program within the Cstores that would allow students to borrow cloth bags when they forget to bring their own. “We really are hoping to change the culture on campus to something more sustainable and that mindset of thinking about what you’re using and what waste you’re producing, even though you may not have thought about it before,” Lopez said. “We hope students w i l l t hin k about it more.” In addition to the Waste Reduction Committee, the NC State Stewards also work toward increasing sustainability through projects related to composting, upcycling, gardening, energy and educating peers. “I believe that we are one of the most sustainable universities in the state,” Dunham said. “We have made great strides in reducing food waste, diverting waste from the landfill, and reducing plastic use around campus.”
The NC State Stewards are seeking feedback from students regarding the decision to remove plastic bags from the Atrium and C-stores. Send your thoughts about the change to ncstatestewards@ncsu. edu.
Woodson has done an outstanding job leading NC State into an unprecedented period of growth and accomplishment, including new highs in student achievement, faculty excellence, research funding, private giving, job placement, athletics, national rankings and economic impact.” By these standards, Woodson has been a major asset to the university, but there is a large gap in the rewards given for exemplary service between administrators like Chancellor Woodson and members of the faculty. Unlike the UNC System
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Misaras, assistant director of the GTI. “With the exception of one, they’re all either classic or contemporary French films.” Films include “The Connection,” “Two Days One Night” and “Girlhood.” In order to host the festival at NC State, the GTI had to apply for a $2,200 grant from the FACE Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to support FrenchAmerican cultural exchange by partnering with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States. “We wanted this grant because it was based on the arts,” said SKEMA programs assistant Becky Cibulskis. “State has a reputation for its engineering, but we wanted something that would offer a different perspective and make some of our international students feel more at home.” North Carolina has one of the fastest growing populations of French expatriates in the country, according to Cibulskis. NC State is home to many French students because of its SKEMA business school. “The partnership we’ve been able to grow between SKEMA and NC State, as well as the collaboration between all the different departments, has been one of the most beneficial parts of the festival for the university,” Cibulskis said. Several local French groups are sponsoring the event, such as the Alliance Francaise de Raleigh and L’Ecole — French School of Raleigh. “The $2,200 grant only covers about 75 percent of the cost to
chancellors who have received raises worth tens of thousands, faculty received a one-time $750 bonus but no official increase in pay. Some faculty, who wished to remain anonymous, explained that this gap is not entirely the fault of the administration, which they say has actually worked to provide increased compensation with the resources available to them. However, the budget did not allow for these raises.
show the films,” Misaras said. “We have to cover advertising, which we’ve done by f inding sponsors in the community.” Meredith College’s Foreign Language MBA Program is also sponsoring the festival. “We’re shooting for the moon as far as how we want this festival to go,” Misaras said. “We can apply for the grant again and again over the next few years, but hopefully afterwards we’ll be able to host it ourselves. Eventually, we’d love for it to become a larger international film festival.” Although all of the films are originally shot in French, many of the filmmakers are from the larger international film community, according to Cibulskis. “It’s not just a French film festival with French filmmakers,” Cibulskis said. “Many of the filmmakers aren’t French, just French speakers, so they offer a lot of different perspectives in their films.” An NC State faculty member will introduce each of the films to provide context, except for “The King and the Mockingbird,” the only animated movie of the festival. “We chose ‘The King and the Mockingbird’ because we wanted at least one family-friendly film,” Misaras said. “The King and the Mockingbird” is playing Saturday, which is also French Connections Day. There will be programming with the L’Ecole — French School of Raleigh. “It’s exciting for kids to learn French culture,” Misaras said. “And students are welcome too.” The full festival schedule can be found online at www.ncsu. edu/gti/tournees.
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1,300 attend Rubio rally on NC State Fairgrounds Staff Report
Florida senator and Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio held a rally in Raleigh Saturday where he addressed many issues, most notably the Affordable Care Act, immigration and national security. Estimations of those in attendance were about 1,300 people, significantly lower than those who attended a rally for Donald Trump in
December that drew more than 8,000. Both rallies were held at the NC State Fairgrounds — Trump in Dorton Arena with a capacity of about 7,500 (the building was overcapacity) and Rubio in the smaller Holshouser Building. Demonstrating how he would counter President Barack Obama’s policies, Rubio said that if elected, he would repeal each of the president’s “unconstitutional”
executive orders, of which he includes the president’s recent action on gun control. “We are not a weak people, we are not a weak nation,” Rubio said. “We just have a weak president.” Like much of the Republican field, he expressed understanding for the sense of frustration in United States and said that he wants the chance to run against Hillary Clinton. “Hillary Clinton doesn’t
want to run against me, but I really want to run against her,” Rubio said. Rubio has laid out his stance on the higher education system, calling it “outdated” and attributing much of this to Democrats who stand in the way of modernization, according to his campaign website. Many of Rubio’s stances include a need to simplify an overcomplicated system and to make education more
geared toward job training. This goes along with his previous statement calling for “more welders and less philosophers.” On addressing student loan debt, Rubio would implement an income-based repayment as the universal repayment method for federal student loans, which would mean that payments would be proportional to income to lessen the financial pressure felt by borrowers.
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“He’s really appealing to young voters in the way that he really embraces the American dream, how you can really come up in a society,” Ashlyn Sawyer, a student at NC State, told WRAL. “That’s what most college students are looking to do.” Rubio is polling at 13 percent, according to the most recent Fox News poll, behind Trump at 35 percent and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 20 percent.
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Feminism and ‘Fallout 4’ W
hen my roommate purchased “Fallout 4,” I’ll admit I was less than enthused. Having never been much of a gamer, I was not overwhelmed with the same excitement that she and millions of people felt as they purchased Kathleen their copies. Yet one day soon after Maxwell she got her copy, she convinced me Correspondent to open my own save file and try it out. I was hooked. I appreciate not only the fantastic graphics, storylines and characters, but also the wonderful female representation that the game offers. Aside from being able to set your own character as a strong-willed female who bravely battles her way across a decimated Massachusetts, the game also features other strong, unique feminist characters. Warning: spoilers ahead. Piper, whom you meet outside of Diamond City, is a good example of the positive female representation this game has. She runs her own newspaper, Publick Occurrences, and does her own investigative journalism
“It is important to show women as being strong and capable of fighting ...” about the Institute and synths. Piper provides a positive example of a woman in a leadership role, an area in which other video games sometimes lack portrayal. Other female representation is equally as good as Piper’s. For example, the player meets Curie and Cait along his or her journey. Both are remarkably different women, but both serve as good female representation. Cait serves as a reminder not to consider women as weak or fragile. When the player first meets Cait, she is fighting for a living in the Combat Zone, where she has worked for many years. She is arguably the toughest character in the game, which is a role few female video game characters get to serve. It is important to see women as being strong and capable of fighting because it serves, even in a video game, to challenge preconceived ideas about women’s capabilities. Meanwhile, Curie originally begins her life as a robot, but has the ability to turn herself “human” after becoming the player’s companion. She has dedicated her entire life to the promotion of science and eventually becomes a medic upon receiving a more humanlike body. Her representation is important because it shows a woman in the medical profession. Curie is a positive representation of a successful, intelligent woman. As a person playing a videogame, I admire “Fallout 4” for many face-value reasons. It is a wonderful, thorough, fun game to play. But on a deeper level, I have to applaud Bethesda Softworks, the game’s publisher, for the positive representations of its female characters.
Re: Hog waste causes environmental, socioeconomic diasters While reading the Thursday issue of the Technician, I came across this article about the swine industry in North Carolina. After reading it, I felt like I needed to take a shower — because this article is full of crap (pun intended). Seriously, this article could not be much more ridiculous. For starters, any article that quotes the “Waterkeeper Alliance” should be automatically discounted as far as logic, proof and science go. You folks at the Technician seem to have left off who the “Waterkeeper Alliance” is, but don’t worry — I’m happy to provide some background. These are the people who will sue North Carolina farming families with bogus claims, keep them tied up in court for years and years and bankrupt them with the massive amounts of court fees. It doesn’t matter if the families operate hog farms above and beyond the government’s requirements, or if they submit to random inspections by any organization at a whim. “Waterkeeper Alliance” is just around to be controversial. It would love to destroy the North Carolina swine industry, but since it can’t, it just settles for being a thorn in the side of North Carolina agriculture. And who suffers? The farming families of North Carolina. Secondly, writing and publishing an article about the North Carolina swine industry and only quoting one expert from NC State University is just poor reporting. NC State is home to numerous leaders in the swine production field, not just for the state, but for the whole country. If you can’t take the time
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015 was a year in which many believed that protests on college campuses reached levels that hadn’t been m i m i c k e d s i nc e t h e Katherine 1970s. A new moral culWaller ture emerged in 2015: Staff Columnist a culture that is vocal about moral justice — a culture that is commonly scorned. When looking back at many of the major protests and activist stances from the past year, my first instinct is to think, “Yes! This is great.” And it is great. Communities of Americans who face hate, violence and still very real prejudices are banding together and fighting for justice. Women are taking an active role in changing how society perceives their gender. Transgender communities are protesting against discrimination and violence as well. Gun laws, women’s reproductive rights, environmental concerns and many, many more serious matters are in the news daily and people are talking about them. 2015 was the year of activism and protests against American injustices from every corner. 2015 also really showed that a bad protest has the power to deteriorate a worthy cause. Noble and well-intentioned protests have been trivialized with empty words and hypocritical intentions. For example, a “Free the Nipple” march does not really drive its point home when the protesters are wearing shirts.
These people I’ve mentioned are always more than happy to talk to anyone about their work: They love it, and they’re proud of what they do. They’ll tell you that working to feed the people of North Carolina is a noble endeavor. They’ll tell you that raising high quality animals is a priority and that managing them with excellence is a must. They’ll tell you how much time, money and thought goes into seemingly simple things like ventilation of a hog house and how much care is taken to make sure that temperature and air flow are always ideal for the comfort of the animals. They’ll tell you how hog waste is handled — the truth — the good, bad, and ugly of it. You just have to ask them. Those are things the “Waterkeeper Alliance” won’t ever tell you. Finally, the article was incorrect in saying that the North Carolina swine industry was concentrated east of the Neuse River. I assume the article meant to say “Cape Fear River.” The Neuse River runs almost west to east; you cannot be east of east. Also, the state’s swine industry is concentrated in counties such as Sampson and Duplin, which are south of the Neuse River. You can request an official North Carolina Department of Transportation map for free at its website
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At Williams College, an “Uncomfortable Learning” series speaker event was canceled because students were too uncomfortable with the ideologies of the speaker. At Oberlin, the saga of the cafeteria food cultural appropriation protests has become the fuel for derision against the entire millennial generation. In the blink of an eye, protests have spiraled in an unintended direction that really undermines the seriousness of certain issues. The manner in which people are going about fighting for a particular cause, or what specific issue they are choosing as their focus, is causing the issue not to be taken seriously. Living in a world where people are being killed by extremists for their culture, religion or race is terrifying, and it is magnifying a multitude of social concerns. Many sources are calling 2015 the year that college students lost their minds, and while this is a gross exaggeration, I do believe we have allowed certain tensions to escalate and diverge from the heart of the issues. This attitude that I (and America) have noticed on campuses is a result of myriad inf luences. To begin, as a student nearing the end of my college years, I, among my fellow classmates, am in a precarious position. Not only are we faced with the absurdly high cost of education, we are also faced with high costs of living and a significant potential not to be
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to do a thorough reporting job, at least interview some students who are studying animal science. There’s also a disturbing lack of quotes from people who actually work in the swine industry. All of the groups of people I’ve mentioned are extremely qualified to speak on the North Carolina swine industry. Before you attack the livelihood of thousands of hardworking North Carolinians, at least see what they have to say about their work.
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and have it mailed to you. You’ll find that those counties are east of the Cape Fear River, not the Neuse. Before you go around bashing an industry that provides billions of dollars to the North Carolina economy, employs thousands of its residents and feeds all 10 million of them, at least do your homework. If you actually research the industry and the issues and you still have a problem with it, by all means speak up — you’re entitled to your opinion. Animals make noise, smell bad and procreate outdoors, so if you can’t handle that, do a favor for those of us who work in animal agriculture and don’t build a house next to a farm. Respectfully submitted,
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able to find a job that will support us post-graduation. On top of this, there are mass shootings, terrorist threats and presidential candidates who are absurdly out of touch with these challenges that we face on a daily basis. These seemingly strange protests, while they sometimes might be stemming from some convoluted sense of entitlement, are for the most part an attempt to take charge of our destinies in a world where life as a successful 20-something seems like a pipe dream. Not only do our unsure futures inf luence our activism, but we also mirror our activism after how we were raised. As a dramatic generalization, we mimic our culture’s parenting methods in our interactions. We are looking out for other people, we want everyone to feel like they belong and we want everyone to have an equal chance. Not only did our upbringing cause us to crave justice and equality, but the fear of cultural anonymity after watching so many groups become the target of ignorance and hate makes it all too easy to become paranoid about the perception of our own culture. 2015 caused me to absolutely fear the “boy who cried wolf ” scenario. We need to understand the gravity of our activism a little bit more in 2016. Social justice will only take grievous steps backward if serious issues are the butt of every joke.
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Some people think the two-party political system is outdated. Do you think it needs to be revamped, or is it fine the way it is now? BY BRYAN MURPHY
Jonathan M. Riggs senior, animal science CALS Senator
“The two-party system probably needs to be revamped if for no other reason than having two candidates in the election isn’t enough to represent everyone’s views. Having two parties just leads to overall polarization of everyone’s opinions. It just leads to each party being so overwhelmingly powerful they can do whatever they want.” Ephraim Bililign junior, physics and math
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CONTRIBUTED SMIRTHI SELVARAT
On April 9, Nazaare will be competing for nationals in Cleveland. Last November, the team placed first in Texas, which qualified it for nationals. There are smaller competitions, but because the team won one of the eight major competitions, Nazaare has been invited to Bollywood America Last November, the team placed first in Texas, which qualified them for nationals. There are smaller competitions, but since the team won one of the eight major competitions, Nazaare has been invited to Bollywood America.
Nazaare: NC State’s Bollywood fusion dance group Maddy Bonnabeaux Correspondent
Since then-student Neelam Patel founded Nazaare, NC State’s Bolly wood Fusion Dance team, in 2012, the group has performed and competed across the nation. Na zaa re’s choreog raphy blends contemporary with traditional. “There was an Indian dance team on campus before, but it didn’t fuse difference styles and never competed,” said Smirthi Selvaraj, co-captain and senior studing human biology. Mixing traditional Indian music with hip-hop might seem like an unlikely combination, but not for Nazaare. “We have a DJ who makes the mixes for us every year,” Selvaraj said. “We have about 10 songs blended, so it flows really well. The music complements the unique mix of the dances.” According to Selvaraj, Nazaare fuses dance styles such as bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance, and bhangra (folk) with jazz, hip-hop, ballet and more. Generally not mixed together, the group aims for the dances to blend seamlessly so it maintains both tradition and freshness. The dancers perform the routines wearing vibrant costumes that are ordered from a tailor in an Indian village. The costumes pay homage to the rich heritage and add to the visual aspect of the per-
formance. The craftsmanship of the costumes distinguishes Nazaare from teams who choose mass-produced attire. “They’re all stitched by hand. They’re more expensive, but we’re always complimented on our costumes,” Selvaraj said. “They set us apart and allow us to touch on that traditional aspect.” Selvaraj co-captains the team with Vijay Sadanani, a senior studying economics. “There’s a group of 30 of us, and we’re inseparable,” Selvaraj said. “We do everything together. Dancing at practice is so much fun because we bond as a family.” Similar to Selvaraj, Reema Thakkar, treasurer and junior studying secondar y mathematics education and statistics, has danced her whole life. She started dancing at age 5 and has competed nationally before. The excitement of competing never faded. Thakkar said the feeling of traveling and competing with other dancers nationally is priceless. Selvaraj also said there’s no other feeling like dancing on stage. The performances are energetic and last about seven minutes. The team practices three times a week, but when a competition is near, more preparation is required. On April 9, Nazaare will be competing for nationals in Cleveland.
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The dancers perform the routines wearing vibrant costumes that are ordered from a tailor in an Indian village. The costumes pay homage to the rich heritage and add to the visual aspect of the performance.
Last November, the team placed first in Texas, which qualified it for nationals. There are smaller competitions, but since the team won one of the eight major competitions, Nazaare has been invited to Bollywood America. The team is excited for the upcoming semester, when it will also be competing in Chapel Hill, Philadelphia and Atlanta. In 2012, Nazaare competed at the Manhattan Project Dance Competition 4.0 against the top 10 teams on
the East Coast, where it won third place. Nazaare won first place at the annual Aaj Ka Dhamaka competition in Chapel Hill in 2013. “I love traveling because I get to build relationships with people all over the country who do the same thing that I love,” Selvaraj said. In addition to holding auditions at the beginning of each semester, Nazaare also holds auditions to see who will compete, as competitions only allow 20 – 22 people on stage.
A lthough Selvaraj and Thakkar have been trained, dancing experience isn’t required when auditioning for Nazaare. “It’s all about how you adapt to the styles,” Selvaraj said. “As long as you have the rhythm and beat, you’re fine. Numerous people on our team have joined without prior experience.” Thakkar said the relationships she’s built through the team are irreplaceable. “I’ve made friendships and relationships through these competitions, and it’s great
having such a supportive, competitive dance circuit,” Thakkar said. “I have grown more from my teammates and captains in the past three years than I ever did prior to college.” In addition to competing nationally, Nazaare performs on campus and for birthdays, weddings and graduations. On Wednesday, FreshBerry will donate 15 percent of the purchase to Nazaare when customers mention the group.
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Kelly Kye Quilts are an integral part of American cultural history and folk art. Kelly Kye is well aware of this history as a fourth-generation quilter, growing up with the quilts made by her greatgrandmother. Now, Kelly is taking quilting into the modern age by using textiles and designs for today’s home with her company, Kye + Hardy.
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Kelly Kye gave a workshop while she was a graduate student at NC State. Kye started quilting 12 years ago and has been surrounded by the artform from birth.
State alumna has deep roots in quilting April Smith Correspondent
She never planned to make quilting her profession. What began as a hobby of making small gifts for her friends and family turned into something more. About five years ago, NC State alumna Kelly Kye began to consider pursuing her hobby as a business. Kye has been making quilts under her company, Kye + Hardy, since its opening trunk show in March. Kye learned how to quilt about 12 years ago. Growing up with three generations of quilters, she said quilting has been a part of her childhood for as long as she can remember. “It was mostly for utility
for them — to keep things up around the house, that sort of thing — and for gifts,” Kye said. “I still have a quilt that my mom, grandmother and great-grandmother all stitched together and gave to me when I was 12.” At Kye + Hardy, Kye does the designing and piecework, and her mother does the hand-stitching for the quilts. Kye said she loves to come up with new, modern designs and has high hopes for the future of Kye + Hardy. She said she is always developing, changing and gathering ideas. “I’m kind of in a limbo place right now trying to figure out whether I want to keep [quilting] a small craft
or to do more manufacturing,” Kye said. Kye said she is looking to make kits and patterns to make it easier for others who want to quilt. Kye’s studio, The Pink Building, is located downtown on the corner of East and Davie streets. Shared with other artists, the building is a place for her to quilt and has open studio hours on first Fridays. Ramble Supply Company, a home goods store nearby, sells some of Kye + Hardy’s quilts, pillows and smaller items such as napkins. Kye’s hand-stitched, handdyed quilts and an idea for her company began as a desire to pay homage to her
mother, her grandmother and great-grandmother, who taught her the skill that she can now make a living from. As a recent graduate from NC State’s College of Design, Kye was able to incorporate her studies with her business. “It was a great experience to start everything [for my company] at State,” Kye said. “I used any projects I was given and tried to incorporate the work I did for my business; I worked on branding, etc.” You can find Kye’s work along with quilts for sale on the company’s site, kyeandhardy.com. SOURCE: WWW.KYEANDHARDY.COM
A quilt made by Kye + Hardy. Kye’s quilts can sell for as much as $1,000.
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A three by Wilson and steal and buckets by Spencer gave the Pack a 74-71 lead with 28 seconds left in a third crazy overtime period. Spencer then hit two free throws to extend the lead to 76-71 with 18 sec-
onds left. Pitt would then grab a quick two points, followed by two more Spencer free throws. Pitt did hit one more three, but it was not enough as the Wolf pack prevailed 78-76 in a wild one. The Wolfpack will get a few days off before heading to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils Thursday.
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10 or more for much of the second half, attempted a late comeback. Spurred by two Caleb Martin threepointers, one from Rowan, a lot of hustle on defense and rebounding from the entire team, the Pack’s rally was gaining speed. The run, and any hope for a Wolfpack win, was erased following a drive from Barber that resulted in the ball bouncing out of bounds. The Pack spent a timeout to set up for a potential game-tying shot with under
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Junior guard Ashley Williams throws a pass around a Georgia Tech defender in the Wolfpack Women’s 65-57 win Thursday. Williams made 3 of 8 field goals, 3 of 8 three-point shots, and had a total of 10 points in the win at Broughton High School.
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son, the Canes have surged recently, as the team is 106-3 since the start of December, earning points in 13-of-19 games. This surge has brought Carolina three points out of a wildcard spot, and its rookie bluelin-
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eight seconds remaining. During the timeout, the referees went to the replay to determine the possession, and deemed it Louisville ball, essentially ending the game. “I’m proud of our guys, they obviously never quit,” NC State head coach Mark Gottfried said. “They gave themselves a chance; we’re a team that’s not far off. Give Louisville credit, they made every big shot that they had to make.” Despite a great year so far and high praise from Pitino, Barber continued to struggle shooting the ball against Louisville as he shot 5 of
22 from the field. Tonight, along with last season’s two games, Barber has shot 15 for 44 from the field versus the Cards. Barber attributed some of his difficulties to the trap and zone defenses employed by the Cardinals. “They got us down to the last second on the shot clock a lot, their zone is wide and long, and they were trapping me,” Barber said. “I feel like this was the hardest game for me to get my shot off. They tried to double me a lot; it was pretty much the hardest game.” Sophomore Quent i n Snider had a career night
off the bench for Louisville, scoring 21 points with four three-pointers. W h i le L ou isv i l le a lso didn’t shoot the ball well from the free-throw line, the Wolfpack continued to struggle with what may be its most consistent downfall this year, making 20 of 31 from the line. The Wolfpack takes on the Florida State Seminoles Wednesday night at PNC Arena for its second ACC home game of the 2015-16 season.
ers have played a big role in the turnaround. Not only have they been key parts of the Hurricanes’ league-best shot suppression, but they all possess great offensive i nst i nc ts, demonst rated by the two plays from the team’s 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night, as both Hanifin and Slavin made big plays that led to goals.
The three rookies have each continued to earn head coach Bill Peters’ trust, as each see regular minutes on Carolina’s power play and penalty kill units. In the team’s 4-3 overtime win over Columbus Saturday, both Hanif in and Slavin were on the ice for Jordan Staal’s game-winning goal, with Slavin earning an assist.
The Hurricanes’ recent su rge has made end i ng their playoff drought that stretches back to 2009 look like a possibility. In order to do so, the team will need continued strong play from its rookie defenders — something it has so far shown to be perfectly capable of providing as it tries to lead the team back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Despite a furious secondhalf rally, the NC State men’s basketball team fell short, dropping its secondstraight ACC game to the Louisville Cardinals 77-72 in PNC Arena Thursday night. L ou i s v i l le (13 -2 , 2- 0 ACC) rolled into Raleigh looking to follow up a Sunday win over Wake Forest. It faced the Wolfpack (105, 0-2 ACC) team reeling from a Saturday loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Wolfpack put forth an incredible first-half effort. State out-rebounded, out-hustled and bested the Cards in both fast break and second-chance points. The Pack totaled 12 offensive rebounds and 12 second-chance points on eight total shots made in the first half. From the opening tip-off, the Wolfpack just couldn’t seem to find the bottom of the net and struggled, shooting an abysmal 26.7 percent in the first half. “We were playing bad, but we weren’t down by a lot” junior guard Anthony “Cat” Barber said. Sophomore forward Abdul-Malik Abu had three
offensive rebounds in the first six minutes of game time as he displayed an aggressiveness that has been lacking recently but also added two quick turnovers. State’s first nine points all came on second-chance opportunities as the Wolfpack was crashing the glass with tenacity. Abu recorded yet another double-double on the night with 15 points, 12 rebounds (five offensive) and a block as a result of his stellar play. “My personal game is to just do every thing that’s in your control,” Abu said. “Sometimes shots won’t go in, sometimes a ref will make a call, but if you go out there and work hard, it’s going to be in your benefit.” In the first half, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino was able to rotate 11 players compared to State’s seven and applied intense fullcourt pressure for much of the half. The rotation by the Cardinals contributed to a strong 15-point showing from their bench compared to only five points from the Wolfpack. “They got a lot of guys coming in, and with their guard play, they were trapping a lot,” Barber said. “And when you’ve got guys with fresh legs trapping, it works.” The half closed on a high note as the Pack climbed
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Junior guard Anthony “Cat” Barber goes up for a layup after streaking through the Louisville defense. Barber led the team with 20 points in the 77-72 loss to Louisville on Thursday at PNC Arena.
back in the game from 14 down at the 7:21 of the first half. Barber, along with freshman guard Maverick Rowa n, ju n ior for wa rd L e n n a rd Fre e m a n a nd sophomore guard Ca leb Martin all scored on the 9-3 Wolfpack run to close the gap to 34-29 at the half. The Cards began the sec-
ond half with a different game plan as they strayed from taking quicker jump shots, often milking the clock even early in the half and finishing strong to the basket. Near the end of the game, the Pack, which trailed by
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Hanifin shines among Canes’ young talent Andrew Schnittker Correspondent
When Carolina Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis drafted 18-year-old defenseman Noah Hanifin fifth overall at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, he probably knew he was getting a future franchise player. He probably also knew Hanifin’s size and maturity gave him a good chance to play in the NHL this year, something not often done by blueliners in their draft year. When Hanifin was picked, it was known he would join an incredibly strong group of defensive prospects for the Hurricanes and was expected to have a bright future. What was not known was that the wait for that future would not be long as Hanifin, along with fellow rookies Brett Pesce and Jaccob Slavin, is getting a lot of experience at the professional level. The three, along with 23-yearold Justin Faulk, who is having an exceptional season himself, and veterans John-Michael Liles and Ron Hainsey have combined to form an excellent defensive corps for Carolina, as the team allows a league-low 26.2 shots on goal per game. The fact that Carolina has been able to do this with three rookies on their blue line, which is arguably the hardest position for a young player to learn, is nothing short of amazing. What Hanifin has done — making the team and playing well as an 18-year-old in his rookie year — puts him in a selective group. In the last 10 seasons dating back to 200506, only eight other defensemen have made it to the NHL in their respective draft years. Defensemen normally take a long time to develop, with most going back to either their col-
lege or junior teams for at least one more year. Most spend at least a year or two in the American Hockey League, the NHL’s top farm system, for a year or two before making it to the big leagues. All Hanifin has done is total 10 points on one goal and nine assists while averaging 17:20 MPG, placing him ninth on the team. No prior professional experience and only one year of college hockey puts him in a special category. It’s one thing for Carolina to play solid defense with an inexperienced rookie getting heavy ice time, but three? That’s almost unheard of. Although they were not considered to be in the same class as Hanifin, Pesce and Slavin were both thought of as good future components to the Hurricanes’ blue line as well. However, they were not expected to join Hanifin quite so soon. Neither has more pro experience than Hanifin, with Pesce appearing in seven total games for the Hurricanes’ farm team, the Charlotte Checkers, and during the past two seasons, turning pro following his junior season at the University of New Hampshire. Slavin joined the Canes 14 games earlier this season and turned pro following his sophomore season at Colorado College. Like Hanifin, both have been key components to the Hurricanes’ impressive blue line this season. In fact, Pesce has arguably been the best of the three rookies so far. He has scored three goals and eight assists in 36 games and averages 18:34 of ice time, placing him fifth on the team. Slavin has also been impressive, logging a goal and five assists in 24 games and ranking fifth on the team in ice time at 16:57 per game. After a rough start to the sea-
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Sophomore forward Chelsea Nelson jumps and reaches for a rebound in the Wolfpack Women’s 65-57 win over Georgia Tech Thursday.
State still unbeaten in ACC play Andrew Schnittker Correspondent
After dropping its conference opener to Miami (FL), the NC State women’s basketball team has now won three straight in ACC play following a 65-57 home win over Georgia Tech Thursday night and a 78-76 triple-overtime victory at Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon. Junior guard Dominique Wilson was excellent for the Wolfpack (12-5, 3-1 ACC), putting up a career-high 25 points against the Yellow Jackets (10-6, 0-3 ACC) and 21 against the Panthers (8-8, 0-3 ACC). Junior guard Miah Spencer was her usual productive self, putting up 14 against Georgia Tech and 21 against Pitt. Junior forward Jennifer Mathurin was a monster on the boards against Pitt, grabbing 17 total rebounds. The team played decent defense in each game, holding the Yellow Jackets to 32 percent shooting and forcing 17 turnovers while holding the Panthers to 39 percent shooting and forcing 24 turnovers. The Wolfpack did not shoot very well itself in either game, shooting 37
percent against Georgia Tech and 33 percent against Pitt. The game against Georgia Tech was a tight back-and-forth affair. The score was tied nine times, and there were 15 lead changes. The Pack started off slow, ultimately leading to a first half deficit. Georgia Tech went up 14-5 5:22 into the game and was up 28-26 at halftime, despite a 15-3 Wolfpack run that gave it a three-point lead with eight minutes left in the first half. The Wolfpack found itself trailing 52-51 with about seven minutes left, but closed out the game with a 14-5 run to pick up its second ACC win. The victory over Pittsburgh was a triple-overtime thriller. The team again started off slow against the Panthers, facing an identical early 14-5 early deficit to the win over the Yellow Jackets. However, the team was able to gain some momentum by ending the quarter on a 10-2 run to only be down 16-15 after the opening frame. State was able to continue that run, outscoring Pitt 23-4 over a 12-minute stretch and ultimately leading 30-24 at the half. The Wolfpack outscored Pitts-
burgh 15-13 in the third quarter for a 45-37 lead going into the game’s wild final quarter. State opened up a 51-43 lead about six minutes into the quarter, but Pitt would cut the deficit to three. Wilson then hit a three-pointer to put State back up by six, but Pitt answered quickly and was able to cut the deficit to one with 2:05 left. Spencer hit two free throws with nine seconds left to put State up 55-53, but Pitt was fouled with 0.2 seconds left and sank both free throws to send the game to overtime. Spencer scored the f irst four points of overtime to put State up 59-55, but after some back-andforth play, a Wilson free throw tied the game at 62 with 26 seconds left and sent the game to double overtime. Senior center Carlee Schumacher hit two free throws to put the Pack up 66-64 with 20 seconds left in the second overtime, but Pitt managed to grab a bucket to tie it at 66 and Wilson missed a buzzer beater as the game headed to a third overtime.
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