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NC State’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Office and University Housing collected more than 8,700 pizza boxes in composting dumpsters located outside six residence halls across campus in the pizza box composting pilot program’s first year of operation. The program tripled in scope during the year from two to six dumpsters to serve multiple areas of campus. Pizza boxes cannot be recycled due to the grease and cheese that usually stick to the bottom of the box, which is why they are now composted. Composting totals could surpass 10,000 boxes in its second year. SOURCE: NC State News
Wake County EMS offers solution to overcrowded ERs
Wake County Emergency Medical Services is trying to keep people with behavioral health problems out of emergency rooms. Specially trained Wake County paramedics determine whether they should steer such patients to more appropriate care: a psychiatric facility or a substance abuse clinic. Patients are sometimes persuaded to stay home and take their medication. The pilot project saved Medicaid about $500,000 in hospital and related costs during a recent 12-month period. EMS prevented 764 emergency room visits in the Wake County pilot in the past two years, which is about 20 percent of the 3,831 patients evaluated for mental health and substance abuse between January 2013 and January 2015. The savings to the Medicaid system vary from $124 to $415 per patient diverted from the hospital, depending on the seriousness of each patient’s health condition. SOURCE: The News & Observer
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Wolfpack Pick Up sparks budget debate Ian Grice Staff Writer
When the Student Senate passed a $413,250 Student Government budget for the 2015-2016 school year, one item in particular provoked signifcant debate. With a $25,000 grant from the Alumni Association, Wolfpack Pick Up is the most funded initiative in the budget, and the student fee increase adds an additional $13,750 to its budget. The approved budget, which includes funds from a $0.65 fee increase for the next two years, allots $0.15 of each student’s additional fee to increase executive branch programing and $0.50 to fund Wolfpack Pick Up, NC State’s ride program for disabled students and students with mobility impairments.
Prof. and Admin. Support $126,631 Staff Salaries, Benefits, Professional Development, Work Study Students
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Office Management $30,957.63 Office Supplies and Maintenance, Network Access Fees, Transportation, Telecommunication, DASA Service Charge and Administrative Service Charge, Online Elections System
University Mandated Reserve $36,334
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NC State Fair cancels horse show
The North Carolina State Fair will no longer offer the show featuring performances by the high-stepping Tennessee Walking Horses. A protest and a petition containing 19,700 signatures demanding the State Fair ban the performance category preceded this decision. Protesters claimed that the training methods to prepare a horse for this type of show are cruel and inhumane as trainers use chemicals, chains and nails to irritate the horse’s ankles. North Carolina was the last state fair in the nation to hold the big lick performance category, though other states still hold federally recognized competitions. A bill in Congress to ban abusive tactics had strong, bipartisan support in 2013 but was not voted on and will likely be reintroduced this session. SOURCE: The News & Observer
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Google Fiber could offer students new opportunites Conor Kennedy Correspondent
Google Fiber’s arrival in the Triangle area could benefit students’ educational opportunities at NC State, particularly for researchers who work with big data and aspiring entrepreneurs. In January, Google formally announced its plan to lay thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables throughout the Triangle as part of its Google Fiber service, bringing Internet service up to 100 times faster than a basic broadband connection to homes and businesses in seven municipalities in the Triangle area, as well as Charlotte. Seth Hollar, associate director of NC State’s Engineering Entrepreneurs program, said this is a huge step for the region in terms of recognition as one of the leading parts of the country for technological research and development. The introduction of Google Fiber will result in an increase in entrepreneurial opportunities at NC State, adding more resources for students hoping to start their own businesses and improving research experiences with the ability to transfer and process larger amounts of data, according to Hollar. For students in the Engineering Entrepreneurs program who primarily focus on the senior design sequence, Google Fiber could
bring more tools to improve their projects and possibly offer them a greater amount of exposure to companies that might be interested in partnering with students in the future. The increase in bandwidth is also a major bonus for participating research universities, according to Hollar. “It would change how people perceive the web and open up new ideas for potential goods and services, further pushing forward the already accelerated technological applications available in the Triangle,” Hollar said. Marc Hoit, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at NC State, agreed Google Fiber will help the Triangle continue to assert itself as a major technology hub in the U.S. Hoit has been working with Raleigh officials for three years to bring Google Fiber to Raleigh and NC State. This kind of Internet connection could also allow for researchers to transfer files with huge amounts of data, which could benefit university connectivity and research possibilities. ResNet, the Internet provider for on-campus dorms, can provide gigabit capability to some areas on campus, but most of campus experiences a 10 megabit capability. Hollar said if Google Fiber were to be implemented on campus, it would be a drastic improvement, potentially up to 100 times faster than current speeds.
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Student Body President Rusty Mau joined three other student leaders from universities across the country to discuss racism on college campuses on CNN’s State of the Union program Sunday morning. Moderated by CNN anchor Dana Bash, the panel featured Mau; Elliot Spillers, Student Government president-elect at the University of Alabama; Julia Watson, undergraduate student body president at Northwestern University; and Jalen Ross, president of the University of Virginia Student Council. The panel addressed a commonly held belief that the United States’ younger generation is living in a post-racial society, particularly on college campuses, citing the video of fraternity brothers in the University of Oklahoma’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon singing racist chants as evidence against it. “I think a critical challenge to overcoming racism in America is acknowledging that it is a problem,” Mau said. Part of acknowledging that problem, Mau said, includes recognizing the implicit biases and pre-existing privileges that each student and person has, often without ever realizing they are present at all.
“I think a critical challenge to overcoming racism in America is acknowledging that it is a problem.” Student Body President Rusty Mau
The fact that so many people have an idea that the U.S. is post-racial is both good and bad news, according to Ross, Virginia’s student council president. The good news, Ross said, is that it is possible to think that at all—as what happened in Oklahoma is not happening on every bus all the time. The bad news, however, is that not seeing these things happen constantly allows people to ignore the subtler biases that are present in everyday life. “Colorblindness is still blindness,” Ross said. As an example, Ross cited that in today’s society, a resume with a black-sounding name is 50 percent less likely to be responded to than a resume with a white-sounding name for candidates with equal skills. “I think we are a little distracted by the big things you can see,” Ross said. “You can point to that bus in Oklahoma, but the everyday things that we actually have to work on, we can work on that.” Watson, the undergraduate student body president
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In addition to being the most expensive initiative in Student Government, Wolfpack Pick Up was also the most contentious. Many proposed amendments to the budget would have drastically reduced funding to Wolfpack Pick Up, with some proposing to cut funding completely. “Wolfpack Pick Up is the first good thing Student Government did in my time at NC State,” said Student Body President Rusty Mau. “If you want to fund half a program, you’re just like the Republicans trying to defund Obamacare.” Wolfpack Pick Up began in 2014 as a ride system for students with mobility impairments. Unlike most other initiatives included in the budget, Student Government will now be the sole funder of the service.
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“Ultimately, with this initiative and with this funding, we are addressing the concern of accessibility on this campus,” said Mitchell Moravec, the Student Senate Secretary. “This is a concern that I have dealt with and many students have dealt with. It’s a problem that we should tackle.” Last year, the service’s first year in operation, Wolfpack Pick Up operated under a memorandum of understanding with other organizations on campus. The Division of Academic and Student Affairs covered all expenses directly related to cart maintenance and service as well as insurance fees, Student Involvement provided $2,000, Student Leadership and Engagement funded $10,000, and mandated reserves provided funds for all additional expenses, according to Mau. Much of the debate about the service centered on the fluctuation in rides the service provided from week
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to week. Wolfpack Pick Up peaked at more than 100 rides in one week, but other weeks saw no more than two riders. The lack of predictability makes planning the service difficult, especially when riders do not sign up for rides but instead catch rides when drivers happen to pass by, according to Student Body Vice President Devan Riley. Currently, the drivers are instructed to seek people in need of rides, but senators discussed limiting rides to only scheduled appointments before the final budget was passed. “If this amendment were to pass, we would be crippling the service that started,” Mau said. One method the senators considered to reduce the cost included lowering the wages of the golf cart drivers from $10 to $8 an hour, which would have saved about $5,000. Mau said it was difficult to justify
Northwestern is working on implementing a social inequalities distribution requirement within its academic system, which will be specifically focused on U.S. inequalities, Watson said. The panel discussed social media and its direct inf luence on how racism permeates into college culture, particularly within the popular new anonymous social media app Yik Yak, which functions like a nameless Twitter, showing users messages from other users near them. “The veil of anonymity allows students with those opinions to voice them,” Mau said. NC State has had its own problems w it h t he app. There have been several instances where blatantly racist statements directed
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reducing spending on Wolfpack Pick Up because Student Government will be in a position next year to reach more students with the service and will be better able to find alternative sources of funding for it. It is also possible the service will help generate additional revenue for Student Government if it is able to rent the service out for different events on campus, according to Mau. Arianna Nasser, a senator from the College of Engineering and a senior studying biomedical engineering, said if there was another option to bring it to another department, Student Government would have taken it. “It’s an incredible initiative out of Student Government,” Nasser said. “It was started by students, it’s currently being funded by students, and it’s something that I think we should see through and see grow.” Diya Sashidhar, a senior studying applied mathematics, had to use
at students appeared in the app’s feed because it became popular at the university. Most notably, the statements appeared in regards to anti-police brutality protests in D.H. Hill Library fol low ing t he Ferg uson shooting and the recent election of Khari Cyrus, a senior studying biological sciences and an AfricanAmerican student, as next year’s student body president. Cyrus said it is sad there are still students at NC State hiding behind a mask of anonymity where they know that they are not going to be associated with their comments. “People say t hat t hey would never say that in person or out in public, but even when you have people hiding behind social media
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Wolfpack Pick Up for three months after she tore her ACL and couldn’t get from her dorm to Tompkins Hall. “This service is extremely useful, and I’m saying that from experience,” Sashidhar said. Karli Moore, a student body treasurer and a senior studying chemistry, said it is Student Government’s job to find voids in available student services and fill them. “If you want to pinch pennies, go somewhere else,” Moore said. The budget will fund $21,700 in stipends for the Executive Cabinet; $124,175 in appropriations, funding for clubs on campus; and $56,842 for several initiatives including Wolfpack Pick Up, Packapalooza, Homecoming, Campout, Leader of the Pack, Respect the Pack and Service Raleigh; $30,957 for Office Management; and $126,631 for professional and administrative support. Student Government is funded by a $14.50 fee.
and saying these things, I still think it’s a problem,” Cyrus said. Although his experience with racism at the university has not been blatant, such as what happened in Oklahoma, Cyrus said subtle comments and jokes with racist roots have not disappeared from NC State. “It is a blatant form of racism in my eyes, just the idea that some comments and some stereotypes are a thing to joke about and bring up in public situations,” Cyrus said. “I think for me personally and for other members of my community, it’s something that we have to struggle with and try and address about our time here at NC State.” As t he f uture student body president, Cyrus said it is going to be a challenge
to address these subtle biases in everyday life. “Having those confrontational experiences where you tell people, ‘It’s not OK for you to say this around me’ or ‘It’s not OK for you to act this way’—I think that’s the next steps we should be taking as a student body to combat this,” Cyrus said. Combating these instances at NC State is something Cyrus plans to work on with his administration during his term as student body president. “We’ve obviously come a long ways in regards to race relations here at NC State, and just in the general population, but I think there is still a long ways to go,” Cyrus said. Staf f Writer Ian Grice contributed reporting to this story.
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“It just eliminates one of the permitting steps along the way for these pyrotechnic displays,” Dollar said in an interview with The News & Observer. “We’re simply extending to NC State the same thing that’s been in place and working just fine over at UNC-Chapel Hill.” Both UNC-Chapel Hill and the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem already have this freedom with fireworks under state law. Passing the bill will extend the same privileges to NC State.
in Provo, Utah, a city that has already implemented Google Fiber, said Provo already had some fiber infrastructure in place before Google came in to expand upon the system in place. Some experts have speculated that the gigabit Internet is not going to be as fast as promised due to possible complications during peak usage times, as well as some hardware malfunctions. However, no such complications have arisen thus far in Provo, according to Lunt. “Google Fiber has been operational for about a year, and so far they have been successful in delivering the promised speeds,” Lunt said.
Although Brigham Young hasn’t seen any major changes to the way it operates with Google’s fiber-optic Internet in place and working around the city, Lunt said the faster Internet has benefited the greater community. “Provo has been greatly affected but Brigham Young itself has had very good data paths for some time, so there are no integration plans in the foreseeable future,” Lunt said. Google has not put forth a schedule for service yet, but estimates have put the construction portion to be completed by 2016.
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The North Carolina State Senate voted on a bill allowing NC State to shoot fireworks at events without a permit from the city of Raleigh. The bill, House Bill 55, allows NC State to operate its own fireworks and pyrotechnics on campus under the supervision of the fire marshal. “House Bill 55 clarifies the process we go through when we seek permits,” said Mick Kulikowski, the assistant director for news and national
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For the fourth consecutive year, the NC State men’s basketball team is going dancing. The NCAA Tournament selection committee announced the full 2015 Tournament field Sunday night with the Wolfpack (20-13, 10-8 ACC) slotted as an 8-seed in the East region. “I’m proud of our group this year,” head coach Mark Gottfried said. “I’m proud of the distance they’ve come from the beginning of the season to now.” The tournament appearance will mark Gottfried’s fourth Tournament appearance in his first four years at State, a feat
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that no other State coach has accomplished. UNC-Chapel Hill’s Roy Williams was the last coach in the NCAA to accomplish such a feat, taking the Tar Heels to the Tournament from 2003-06. “I’m excited we’ve been able to get back to the Tournament, and it’s been with different types of teams with different personnel,” Gottfried said. “Hopefully it’s something we can continue to do, giving yourself a chance to win a national championship.” This year’s selection was not as much of a surprise as last season, when the Pack slipped in as one of the Last Four In. The selection required the team to play in Dayton, Ohio, for the first round, then play in Orlando just two days later. This season, State will travel to Pittsburgh, home of the ACC-rival Panthers, for the second and third rounds of the Tour-
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forwards BeeJay Anya and Lennard Freeman combined for 16 points and 12 rebounds, winning the scoring battle in the paint, 30-16. “It’s important for our big guys to contribute offensively,” Gottfried said. “Sometimes that’s scoring the basketball, sometimes that’s passing, sometimes that’s rebounding the ball.” However, the State bigs didn’t have an answer when confronted with the size of the Devils’ front court. The Pack shot just 11-for-25 within the paint, while Duke racked up six blocks. Consistent play from the big men has been an area of concern for State all season. The four post players in the Pack’s rotation have contributed just 29.5 percent of the team’s offense, while Barber, Trevor Lacey and Ralston Turner have combined for 58.4 percent. While the backcourt has shouldered the load for the majority of the season, Gottfried said in order for his team to be at its best, all five players must contribute. “We’ve had a lot of scoring from our guards throughout the year,” Gottfried said. “But when our bigs have scored and done some things, it’s really made our team better.” State will need its entire team to step up when the Pack faces a tough Louisiana State team in the second round of the tournament Thursday. As State fans well know by now, the Pack can beat anyone in the country, but unfortunately, it can lose to anyone as well.
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The NC State baseball team spent the majority of its spring break soaking up the Florida sun. The Pack’s result in the Sunshine State, though, was far from bright. NC State began its Florida vacation with an easy 9-5 win over Florida Atlantic on Wednesday. The Wolfpack then suffered a crippling threegame sweep to the No. 19 Miami Hurricanes in Coral Gables, Florida. Friday’s opener against the ‘Canes would feature the closest matchup that the teams would share. The Pack grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the first two innings but surrendered its advantage when Miami knocked to a two-run homer in the third frame. After six scoreless innings, the Hurricanes would eventually edge the Wolfpack with a walk-off shot to left field in the 10th inning. Miami boasted dominant hitting performances in the final two games, while NC State could not find a way to score, struggling to hit against one of the nation’s most athletic defenses. State dropped Saturday’s and Sunday’s contests 9-2 and 6-0, respectively. Prior to the Wolfpack’s journey eastbound and down, NC State took on Clemson in a three-game series at home. The Pack dropped its first match Friday, 6-4, but closed out the weekend with a pair of victories over the Tigers, 8-3 and 14-6. The Pack will face UNC-Greensboro away on Tuesday before hosting the Spartans in Raleigh the following day.
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COUNTDOWN
• 3 days until Men’s Basketball vs LSU in NCAA Tournament
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Pack tops Pitt, downed by Duke Wolfpack scores high, but falls to Missouri The NC State gymnastics team notched its second-highest scoring total of the season Friday, despite falling to the Missouri Tigers. The Pack was led by junior Brittni Watkins on the uneven bars, who posted a score of 9.800. Watkins also went on to tie a careerhigh in floor exercise with a 9.900 score. Junior Michaela Woodford was also impressive on the night, tying a careerhigh on the balance beam with a 9.850 score. Overall, the team scored 196.000 but still fell to the Tigers, handing the team its fourth loss in a row. The Pack will travel to Washington, D.C., for the EAGL Championships for its next event on Saturday.
SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
NC State places third of 18 at Spring Spectacular Led by juniors David Cooke and Carter Page, the entire roster of the NC State men’s golf team finished third out of 18 schools at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, with a combined score of 888 (304, 293, 291). Virginia Tech took home the gold with a score of 861 (291, 286, 284). East Carolina followed as runner up with 883 (297, 290, 296). Cooke’s final round (68, -4) was the best round out of the entire field of the weekend’s 104 golfers, accruing eight birdies throughout his 18-hole outing. Cooke tied with his teammate, Page, for eighth place finishing with a score of 218 (+2).
SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Right now the only thing we’re focused in on is LSU. ”
Zack Tanner Assistant Sports Editor
Michael McLamb Staff Writer
The NC State men’s basketball team did exactly what it was supposed to do at the 2015 ACC Tournament, dropping Pittsburgh, 81-70, Wednesday before falling to No. 2 Duke, 7753, the following day. The Wolfpack’s two-day stint in Greensboro was shorter than fans may have wanted, but the team accomplished its season-long goal of sealing a berth to the NCAA Tournament for a fourth-straight time, the first such streak since 20032006. “I’m excited for our players,” head coach Mark Gottfried said. “I’m excited we’ve been able to get back to the tournament.” Gottfried also achieved some personal benchmarks, reaching 20 wins in each of his first four seasons with the program. Everett Case was the only other coach to accomplish such a feat with the Pack. Wednesday’s contest was characterized by the aggressive and dominant play of sophomore guard Anthony “Cat” Barber. Barber notched a career-high 34 points, the most by an NC State player in the ACC Tournament since 1975. “He’s really raised his game to another level,” Gottfried said. The point guard’s quick-
ness has always been his best attribute, and that speed was on full display against Pitt. However, Barber also showed off his improved shoot i ng sk i l ls, goi ng 4-for-5 from three-point range and a perfect 12-for12 from the line, leaving the Panthers with no answers. “It was just his night,” Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon said. “He hit threes, and he’s not known for three-point shooting. He made shots, he made plays. It was a good day for him.” However, Thursday was a completely different story for the Pack’s star point guard. Barber was completely nullified by a Duke defense intent on denying the sophomore once he let go of the ball. “[Our goal was to] just make him work,” said Duke guard Quinn Cook, who checked Barber throughout Thursday’s contest. “His last 10 games, he’s been averaging 17 points, so he’s a hot player, one of the hottest players in the country. We just make him work and not leave him.” Barber failed to score a point before his night ended early, as he had to have help back to the locker room after getting blindsided by a screen. The point guard was cleared to play Friday, with team officials saying the guard suffered a spasm in his neck muscles. Barber is expected to be at full strength for the NCA A Tournament.
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Sophomore forward BeeJay Anya competes for a rebound with junior forward Amile Jefferson of Duke during the quarterfinal game of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Thursday. The No. 2 Blue Devils crushed the Wolfpack, 77-53.
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Redshirt junior guard Trevor Lacey shoots the ball during the second round game of the ACC Tournament against Pittsburgh at the Greensboro Coliseum on Wednesday. The Wolfpack defeated the Panthers, 81-70.
Post play was another huge factor for State in both games. After a domi-
nant showing in the interior against the Panthers, the State big men were shut
down by Duke’s pair of 7-footers. Against Pitt, sophomore
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SOFTBALL
TRACK & FIELD
Wolfpack competes at Indoor Nationals
Mark Gottfried Men’s Basketball head coach
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Tuesday BASEBALL @ UNC GREENSBORO Greensboro, N.C., 6:00 p.m.
Nicole Malanaphy Correspondent
Wednesday WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. UNC CHARLOTTE Raleigh, N.C., 2:00 p.m. SOFTBALL @ UNC GREENSBORO Greensboro, N.C., 4:00 p.m.
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Freshman first-baseman Meredith Burroughs tags the base for an out. The Wolpack beat Pitt Community 3-1 during the first game of a double-header on Oct. 25.
BASEBALL VS. UNC GREENSBORO Raleigh, N.C., 6:00 p.m.
State wins three on weekend
Thursday WRESTLING @ NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS St. Louis, Mo., All Day
Preston Ellis
SWIMMING & DIVING @ WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Greensboro, N.C., All Day MEN’S BASKETBALL VS LSU Pittsburgh, Pa., TBA Friday TRACK @ CAROLINA RELAYS Chapel Hill , N.C., All Day MEN’S GOLF @ CHRIS SCHENKEL INVITATIONAL Statesboro, Ga., All Day WOMEN’S TENNIS @ MIAMI Miami, Fla., 11:00 a.m. BASEBALL @ BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, Mass., 2:30 p.m.
Staff Writer
The NC State softball team (14-9 overall, 3-0 ACC) tallied three wins over the weekend while hosting the Hyatt Place Invitational tournament at Dail Stadium. The Wolfpack dropped the first game of the tournament to the Longwood University Lancers, 5-1 and was only able to muster up four hits on the game to go along with six strikeouts. The Pack was unable to get the bats going in the second game of the tournament as well, but pitching proved to
be enough to grab a win. The team topped the Lipscomb Bison 1-0 in extra innings behind senior pitcher Emily Weiman’s 18 strikeouts, breaking an NC State record. The team’s next challenge came from the Binghamton Bearcats. The Bearcats fell victim to an impressive combined pitching ef for t from Weiman and sophomore pitcher Courtney Mirabella. The two pitchers were able to surrender just one hit to the Bearcats and led the Pack to its second shutout win of the tournament, winning 7-0. The No. 21 Missouri Tigers proved to be too much for
Wolfpack in its first game on Sunday, topping State 13-3. as the team struggled to get anything past the Tigers at the plate despite using three different pitchers during the game. The final game of the tournament for the Pack came against the Fordham Rams. The Wolfpack was able to pitch yet another shutout on its way to a 5-0 victory to close out the tournament. State will travel to Greensboro to take on the UNCGreensboro Spa r ta ns on Wednesday.
While the majority of the student body was away enjoying spring break, the NC State track and field team was putting work in at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Held on Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the meet featured a successful showing from the Wolfpack, which brought home two All-American Honors. The team won awards in distance, long jump and weight throw. The women’s distance medley relay team (DMR), comprised of redshirt junior Megan Moye, sophomore Tiana Patillo, redshirt senior Kenyetta Iyevbele, and redshirt junior Samantha George, each earned the first All-American Honors award. The DMR team broke the school record for the third time in the indoor season and placed sixth in the relay with a mark of 11:10.41. Redshirt junior Nicole Chavis earned the second All-American Honors award in her weight throw for the second year in a row. Both awards helped carry the team to a five-way tie for 13th place. In long jump, senior Jonathan Addison won 14th place in the men’s while junior Alexis Perry won 15th in the women’s long jump. The competition continues next Saturday; however, all of the events for the Wolfpack are over in the national competition. The Wolfpack will begin the outdoor season on March 20 at the Carolina Relays held in Chapel Hill.