Exam Issue Spring 2015 by NC State Student Media

TECHNICIAN exam issue, spring 2015

The African American Cultural Center and College of Education Present

Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Washington Sankofa Room (126) African American Cultural Center Witherspoon Student Center The Panelists Dr. Dudley Flood, Ed. D., Educational Administration Former specialist in school desegregation and race relations for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Ms. Janet Howard, M. Ed., Counselor Education Community youth advocate and educator in higher education Mr. Darryl Lester, M.A., Psychology CEO of HindSight Consultants

Mrs. Mariah Walker, M. Ed., School Administration, Curricular Leadership and Instruction Wake County Assistant Principal at Sanderson High School

The panel will be moderated by Jordyne Blaise, Esq., NC State Assistant Equal Opportunity Of�icer and Deputy Title IX Coordinator

A panel discussion featuring educators examining the impact of integration on the educational experience of African American students. “May 17 was the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 decision that prohibited Southern states from segregating schools by race. The Brown decision annihilated the “separate but equal” rule, previously sanctioned by the Supreme Court in 1896, that permitted states and school districts to designate some schools “whites-only” and others “Negroes-only.” More important, by focusing the nation’s attention on subjugation of blacks, it helped fuel a wave of freedom rides, sit-ins, voter registration efforts, and other actions leading ultimately to civil rights legislation in the late 1950s and 1960s”. Washington Post, 2014

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Talley construction wraps up, opening in June Deirdre An Assistant Projects Manager

Carolyn Thompson Staff Writer

After years of planning and construction that cost $120 million of student fees, rental revenue from retail operations and other sources, Talley Student Union is finally set to open prior to the start of orientation in June. The final inspection is scheduled for April 28, and there are plans to start opening parts of the Student Union after inspections. Tim Hogan, the operations director of the university student centers, hopes to start opening parts of the building in the next few weeks following inspection. “Once we have the entire building open, students can start spreading out,” Hogan said. “You can see how crowded the Phase I side is. More public meeting places will become available and open as quickly as possible. Currently we are working on a combination of furniture installation and opening the building.” Talley Student Union is planning a formal dedication in September of the fall semester for the incoming freshmen and current students to explore the new Talley. “This is going to be a public celebration and commemoration that the campus community will be invited to,” Hogan said. “There will be a week or two weeks-worth of events related.” The completion of Talley Student Union will bring two new dining options to students: Starbucks Coffee, which will be located on the lower-level entrance near Cates Avenue and Morrill Drive; and 1887 Bistro, which will be located on the second floor directly above Starbucks and can seat about

100 people. Both dining options are expected to open sometime during the summer. Wolfpack Outfitters, the new NC State bookstore, is also taking time to install all of their fixtures in the store before freshman orientation. Currently, another vendor is working to bring in the displays for clothing, apparel and textbooks. “The thing I’m most looking forward to is the new bookstore. I’m excited to see what it looks like and how it improves upon the current store,” said Brooke Powers, a freshman studying engineering. Other additions will include the new Wolfpack One office, Department of Greek Life and the organizations that are relocating from Harrelson Hall. Moving day for the organizations has been pushed back from May 11 to May 18. This semester, graduation events such as commencement and the chancellor’s reception will also be hosted at the Talley Student Union on May 9. Hogan encourages seniors graduating this year who will not be able to experience the finished student union to visit their alma mater when the student union is completely open. Austin Kendrick, a senior studying political science and graduating in May, does not mind that he will not get to see the new Talley. “Coffee places better than PCJ would have been nice during my time here, but it wasn’t the end of the world,” Kendrick said. “At least I got some use out of Hunt Library before leaving.” The $120 million project is phased in over several years of student fees and is capped at $290 per year per student, according to the Talley Student Union

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The grand entrance to Talley Student Union undergoes cleaning for its final inspection scheduled on April 28. The completed Talley, which has a $120 million budget, will hold the new bookstore, food and coffee retailers and provide students with much more room to relax and gather.

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records. “I think we’ll just have to see what the developmental phase results in,” said Weaver Kirkpatrick, a junior studying civil engineering. “At the time, I am a little hesitant about how it’s raising fees. Given the amount of use Talley is at currently, we’ll just have to see how things fair.” However, Hogan said student fees are important to the future of NC State. “Students have to pay the fees and pay it forward for the next generation,” he said.

“Hopefully those folks who are graduating will come back during homecoming or to visit.” With more spaces come more places for students to interact with each other. Hogan said that once these places open, students will have freedom to designate what each space becomes. “Similar to what we have seen so far, we will let places kind of self-form,” Hogan said. “Not because anybody said they’re supposed to be not quiet—multiple spaces that will become whatever they become. We’re not going to designate any places as a quiet zone.”

The new spaces will also provide more responsibility for the current staff at Talley. “We’re essentially going to be responsible for almost double the amount of rooms. It’ll just be more demanding, but we’re also hiring a bunch of new people,” said Brodie Ford, a freshman studying biological sciences and an employee of Campus Enterprises Facilities Operations. Hogan hopes that the final completion of the new Talley Student Union will create a space for interaction and critical success for members of the NC State community.

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The final inspection of Talley Student Union is set for April 28. The project has cost $120 million and has taken longer than expected to complete. Talley will hold the new bookstore and more food options.

SBP, SBVP begin taking steps to plan for 2015-2016 Ian Grice Senior Staff Writer

Since taking office on March 27, Student Body President Khari Cyrus and Student Body Vice President Nate Bridgers have been making plans for how to carry out their campaign platforms. Cyrus and Bridgers have been in and out of meetings with campus administrators, faculty, students, campus interest groups and local government representatives, according to the administration. They plan on delivering the initiatives that they ran on during their campaign which involve inclusiveness, education affordability and increasing the quality of student life during their presidencies. The administration plans to reinstate the “You Me We… It’s Time to Talk” and including it during spring diversity education week in 2016. Cyrus and Bridgers have also been working with The Department of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Outreach to foster conversations about sexual equity, issues of diversity and inclusion. “I can’t call it a specific program or ini-

tiative—it’s just a frame of mind that we’ve established,” Cyrus said. The platform’s first plank is making NC State a voting election site for the 2016 presidential elections. The administration also plans on revitalizing UNC rivalry week for both fall and spring, having TransLoc monitors installed at bus stops across campus, creating duallot parking passes and reaching their goal of obtaining $10,000 in grants from the UNC Association of Student Governments. Cyrus and Bridgers are working to get discounts on Hillsborough Street like the current Howlin’ Good Deals offered only to students paying with the credit or debit account on their Wolfpack One cards, similar to the Alumni Association discount. “We really want to work closely with the Hillsborough Street Commission and Live It Up! Hillsborough,” Cyrus said. The administration appointed the members of their executive cabinet. They nominated Chris Becker director of university affairs, Colin Beamer co-director of traditions, Adam Armstrong co-director of traditions, Seth Storey director of government relations, Kenneth Erickson, director of athletics, Mal-

colm Benitz, event coordinator, Meredith Mason executive assistant, Moriah Barrow, director of multicultural affairs and diversity outreach and Camden Willeford, director of communication. During the summer, Cyrus will attend a National Coalition Building Institute conference to learn about inclusive communities and fostering inclusive environments. Cyrus hopes to take what he learns there and apply it at NC State to incorporate formalized training on diversity, inclusion and equity into Student Government. Cyrus will also start serving as the student vote on the Board of Trustees. Aside from being SBVP, Bridgers is also head of Wolfpack Pick Up. Due to Wolfpack Pick Up’s success, Eastern Carolina University has reached out to Bridgers to establish a similar program, Pirate Pick Up. Other schools such as the University of Mississippi have also expressed interest in starting their own program, Bridgers said. Cyrus also hopes to facilitate the installation of the 54-bell carillon, a set of stationary bells instead of an electric speaker system, into the Bell Tower by working with the student-initiated grassroots movement “Finish

the Tower.” Becker, a senior studying philosophy, said he is looking forward to working with the administration in the coming school year. “The executive team is a diverse group of student leaders that have contributed to the campus in one form or another as opposed to just friends of people in the administration,” he said. “The members are some of the most qualified to do their job.” Becker will be working on democratizing educational spaces, the creation of a student voice and ultimately vote in colleges and departments, and working with campus partners such as Inter-Residence Council, Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity on projects such as “It’s On Us.” Carson Shepherd, a junior studying political science, said she is excited to see what the administration will accomplish. “I have a lot of hope for this administration,” Shepherd said. “I think we appointed the people that are going to roll up their sleeves and get the work done. Everyone we appointed was really passionate about the area of Student Government that they applied for.”

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Feeding and fostering community ALUMNA AND MINISTER TO OPEN PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN CAFE ON HILLSBOROUGH Megan Ellisor Managing Editor

A place where community can grow, a place to incorporate worship outside the church, and a place to eat—that is the vision for A Place at the Table, Raleigh’s first pay-whatyou-can cafe, set to open in January. Maggie Kane joined Presbyterian Campus Ministry during her sophomore year at NC State and five years later she is working with the Rev. Scott Phillips of PCM to establish the nonprofit organization. Kane worked for Love Wins Ministries during her time at NC State, helping to nurture her commitment to unifying people from different backgrounds. “If we just provide the place and the food and long, communal tables, and a form of hospitality for people, then I, who grew up privileged, can sit next to Howard, who may have slept outside last night,” Kane said. “And I can learn that Howard and I are both from Raleigh, and our whole lives we’ve been to the same places, and we have a lot in common, even though I slept in a bed last night and Howard slept outside.” Kane graduated from NC State in 2013 with a degree in international relations and pictured herself working for an embassy. Instead, the 24-year-old will serve as executive director of the cafe—but she refuses to take all the credit. “I have a fantastic team of people,” Kane said. “This is definitely not a ‘me’ thing. This is meant to be a community effort, and I think everyone needs to work together

in this to make this happen and to make this sustainable.” The pay-what-you-can model has been growing in popularity with the help of One World Everybody Eats, a foundation based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that helps community cafes get off the ground. Since OWEE founder Denise Cerreta opened her own pay-what-you-can restaurant in 2003, she has helped more than 50 cafes by providing guidance and connections since 2006. The perfect location on Hillsborough Street became available when Two Guys Pizza closed. Cary Joshi, president of Hunter Lane Commercial Real Estate Investments, is building an apartment complex in the same lot. But because West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, which is located on Horne Street right behind the lot, owns half of the alleyway, Joshi had to consult the church before building. Joshi and the church reached an agreement in which A Place at the Table will occupy one of the two commercial spaces below the residential units. “We started looking around on Hillsborough Street and realizing that with the cost of rent and that kind of stuff, I just wasn’t sure we’d be able to pull that off,” Phillips said. “And then as we made that connection with Cary, and the project that he was doing, he kind of needed the church to come alongside because his project meant that they had to have access to the alleyway, so we’ve kind of been talking with him and presented him with the idea, and he thought that it sounded like a great idea, so that kind of pulled this together.”

More than just a meal Kane, with the goal of opening a place where people from diverse backgrounds can find community, and Phillips, with the goal of creating a comfortable space for people to worship outside the traditional church setting, have been working on this project for more than a year. The pay-what-you-can structure gives patrons five payment options, from paying what you can afford, to paying by volunteering for an hour. Despite some doubts about the sustainability of this system, Phillips is optimistic about the cafe’s location across from NC State. “I’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘Oh, you can’t do this thing right across from a college campus because college students will take advantage of it,’” Phillips said. “My feeling is, yeah, you’re right, just like everybody, there’s going to be some people that will take advantage of it, but I think college students want to be a part of something that has a broader meaning than simply the narrow thing that they’re experiencing right there. They can go anywhere to eat, but if they can go someplace to eat and feel like they’re also helping out the larger community, I think college students are going to be more willing to do that than your typical person.” Aside from Kane and one chef, A Place at the Table will be entirely volunteer-run, with plans to implement a mentorship program that will give work experience to people trying to get back on their feet. “What I’ve learned is it’s so hard to get a job when you have a criminal record,” Kane said. “It’s really

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Maggie Kane, who graduated from NC State in 2013 with a degree in international relations, serves as executive director of A Place at the Table. The cafe is set to open in January 2016. It features a pay-whatyou-can system that allow visitors to pay what they are able to, pay for someone else or pay by volunteering.

hard for people to give you a chance, so if we’re able to be that reference for people, I think it can make a difference.” Breaking down walls, building community Kane emphasized the importance of creating a welcoming environment where community can flourish and where people from different backgrounds can eat together while developing relationships. As Hillsborough Street continues to develop, more businesses and apartment-cafe pairs are opening, bringing more competition to the area. But A Place at the Table isn’t looking to compete. “If you want to go get your coffee at Global [Village], that is great,” Kane said. “Go get your coffee and breakfast at Global, and come to our place, because Global is so small, and there might not be seats for

you at Global, but if you’re looking to sit down for an hour or two, come bring your food over there. We want to work with all the local merchants on Hillsborough Street and be in community. We just want to help them and have them help us.” Finding funding Despite A Place at the Table’s flexible payment model, the rest of the world does not operate on a paywhat-you-can basis, and keeping any restaurant afloat is no easy task. “They say you need about 80 percent of people paying, and the rest will just figure its way out,” Kane said. “I think it’s hard financially because no one’s seeking to make a profit, but you have to be successful. So I think it has been hard, but I think a lot of [pay-as-you-can cafes] have been successful, and minds have changed, and once people start finding out about this idea, I think

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it can spread and these can be everywhere.” On Monday, Presbyterian Campus Ministry agreed to a fiscal sponsorship with A Place at the Table in which it will allocate funds that donors designate for A Place at the Table until the cafe is approved as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — a process that can take up to a year. The donation part of A Place at the Table’s website is still under construction, but donations can be made through the donate tab at pcmraleigh.org. Kane and most of her team have a Presbyterian background, but they are dedicated to making A Place at the Table all-inclusive. “We’d like to get churches involved, because we are faith-based,” Kane said. “We want to be inter-faith, so we don’t want to exclude any faiths, but most of us come from a Presbyterian background, so we want to get as many churches involved because if we get churches involved, we get a lot of people involved and we get a lot of people finding out about this idea and change then happens.” The big picture Allison Connors contacted Kane in September about working with A Place at the Table, and is passionate about reducing food insecurity and increasing accessibility to affordable, healthy food. Between 2011 and 2013, 17.3 percent of North Carolina households were food insecure, meaning they lacked access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members, according to the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. “One of the things about food insecurity is that it’s not just not having access to food. It also includes not having access to the right food,” said Mike Giancola, associate vice provost of student leadership and engagement for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. The cafe is also an effort to eradicate food deserts, or places where fresh fruits and vegetables are hard to find due to a lack of grocery stores and farmers’ markets. “Once this cafe is working, I’m hoping to also encourage other people to open other cafes all across food and health deserts,” Connors said.

Connors will serve as board chair, but described her role as a cheerleader and fundraiser. “I swear she’s my right-hand woman — or I swear I’m hers,” Kane said. “She is just such a hardworking, dedicated person, and she’s a go-getter, and I’m just very fortunate.” A Place at the Table has been in talks with Feed the Pack, NC State’s food pantry, which is open to students, faculty and staff. During the 2014-15 academic year, Feed the Pack gave out more than 7,000 pounds of food and saw an average of 50 visitors per month, according to Amanda Dango, executive director of Feed the Pack and a junior studying mechanical engineering. A Place at the Table doesn’t want to be another soup kitchen or a shelter — Raleigh already has these facilities in the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen, the Oak City Outreach Center and the Raleigh Rescue Center. “We don’t have a place for different groups of people to come and not just be the privileged class serving,” Kane said. A Place at the Table is different in that it breeds unity among the people of Raleigh regardless of their background. “It’s more we’re eating together because we are human and we all coexist and we should acknowledge each other and not look at the other as invisible — and that can go for both sides,” Kane said. “And I think the privileged — I’m privileged, like I said — I have much more to learn from someone who may be experiencing homelessness or who slept outside last night than they have to learn from me. And so I think the privileged class has just as much to gain as people who need this to come get a meal.”

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Pay what you are able to afford Pay what you would typically pay for a similar meal Pay what you would typically pay, plus an extra donation Pay specifically for someone else’s meal Pay by volunteering SOURCE: TABLE-RALEIGH.ORG

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A morning view of Raleigh’s skyline from the Boylan Bridge on April 21.

Seven ways to beat the summer heat in the Triangle Noah Russ Correspondent

With final exams soon to be a stress of the past, it is a great time to start planning for summer fun. Summer in Raleigh provides a variety of exciting options for all personalities. For the outdoorsman, Raleigh’s Umstead Park provides a great venue for hiking and camping. Composed of 5,579 acres, Umstead is one of the largest of North Carolina’s 34 state parks. The park contains more than 20 miles of hiking trails. From these trails, hikers can choose between an easy nature hike and a challenging hike through the woods. Both choices provide hikers with an excellent view of the Raleigh landscape. With 28 campsites, the park also provides numerous options for camping. For the true outdoorsman, there are two primitive campgrounds. For the more casual camper, there are lodges that provide drinking water, picnic tables and restrooms.

For the young at heart, Raleigh’s Sky Zone, an indoor trampoline park, welcomes people of all ages to come and enjoy unique activities. Customers can choose to enjoy the Foam Zone, where one can jump from a trampoline into foam pits, or they can choose to play trampoline Ultimate Dodgeball. There is even an area designated to trampoline basketball called the SkySlam. Every Wednesday night, Sky Zone hosts a college night that offers $5 admission to college students. Next, The Alley, located on NC State’s own Hillsborough Street, provides an affordable means of family fun. The Alley advertises exciting deals such as Maniac Monday that offers $5 unlimited bowling. The Alley also allows college students to bowl for $3 every day before 6 p.m. The old-fashioned atmosphere of The Alley makes it unlike any other bowling alley. While bowlers do have to keep score on a retro score card, the atmosphere and price of The Alley makes it well worth the trip.

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Shaking things up I

t’s been quite the year. We made extraordinary achievements in research and innovation, we “survived and advanced” through the NCAA tournament and we were once again visited by our friend Jack Frost. But amidst all of the causes for celebration, we Kaitlin endured some of our greatMontgomery est struggles together as a Editor-in-Chief student body. We lost amazing members of the Wolfpack, and our hearts were broken. Multiple instances of racism and sexism threatened our sense of community and made us question our claim to diversity. But through all of the struggles and triumphs we’ve faced, we’ve grown. The Technician is growing too. We’ve heard you. We’ve seen the Wolfpack Students posts, read the irritated emails and heard the conversations in the dining halls. We’ve also taken a good look

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the trip. Just a few miles down the road from Raleigh, baseball fans can catch a ball game at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The park offers the beauty of an old-time baseball park with the comfort of a more modern stadium. The Bulls have games at the park almost weekly so it easy to fit a couple of games into your summer schedule. During the summer, the park hosts Friday Night Fireworks after each of the Bulls’ Friday home games.

at ourselves and have figured out what we do and don’t like about the paper we produce. It’s my pleasure to announce that the Technician is changing. As the Technician’s new editor-in-chief, my senior staff and I have a lot of work ahead of us. Big things are coming, and we’re excited. We hope you’ll be excited too. This exam issue is our first step in a new direction—it’s all about transitions. Each of the stories in the issue focuses on some kind of change, whether it be a complete 180 or just a shift in a new direction. Through this change we want to hear what you think. Email me at technicianeditor@ncsu.edu. Ideas, suggestions and opinions are always welcome and encouraged. Whether you’d like to join the staff, send letters to the editor or meet with me one-on-one, we want to hear from you. Best of luck on exams, and I look forward to being your editor. -Kaitlin

With go-karts, laser tag, batting cages, miniature golf and an arcade, Adventure Landing provides customers with a variety of fun activities at one location. The amusement park has three different 18-hole miniature golf courses from which customers can choose. Each of the courses has a unique theme. The gokarts offer competitive racing on a quarter-mile track. Each race’s results are posted on a digital leaders board at the track’s finish line. The arcade holds more than 65 games that offer ticket redemption. For a relaxing day at the lake, Raleigh’s Lake Crab-

tree is the perfect spot. The lake offers areas for fishing and boating. Off of the water, Lake Crabtree also offers mountain bike trails, picnic areas and volleyball courts. Starting May 31, Triangle Glides will offer Segway tours of North Carolina’s capitol. These will not be like typical city tours. The Segway tour will tell the untold stories of Raleigh such as unexplained deaths and political scandals. The tour even tells the traditional ghost stories of Raleigh. Raleigh has all of these opportunities and more for summer fun and entertainment.

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New businesses bring community to campus H

illsborough Street, as it is, is hardly one of Raleigh’s major at t ract ions. A ny student who wants to wholly enjoy the unique and comprehensive options Raleigh has to offer must drive downtown. This is an issue that would be in our Katherine campus community’s Waller Staff Columnist best interest to rectify. The recent “improvements” to Hillsborough Street are not exactly the changes students generally desire to see. Expensive high-rise apartments, hotels and simplif ied means of transportation are grossly out of touch with the needs of students, and take away from the “college” atmosphere that Hillsborough Street and the area surrounding campus should maintain. Instead of supporting the growth of fancy monoliths, we need to promote the success of industry, businesses and restaurants. Instead of a slew of empty storefronts and goingout-of-business signs in the wake of large corporations, we should have new businesses that ref lect students’ desire for modernity. It is essential that additions to Hillsborough Street ref lect the demographics of NC State students. The area’s response to students’ needs is not what it should be. I have lived on main campus transportation for two years now, and it is frustrating to rely on the limited walking-distance options available on Hillsborough Street. Many of my fellow students are familiar with this plight. With limited transportation, convenience is everything. If the industry on Hillsborough Street were to expand, a boom of jobs opening up

near campus would allow myriad students to obtain part-time jobs that are conveniently nearby. In addition, when applying for college, students want to be able to picture themselves attending a particular university. This involves many facets of campus life: academics, the culture of the school, the demographics of the student population and the community surrounding the school. If Hillsborough Street were more in touch with the students of NC State, the area would attract more applicants to the university, and the small businesses on the street would greatly benefit. When students choose to move out of university housing, a desirable community center—which Hillsborough Street has the potential to become— would increase a demand in housing within walking distance of campus. This would create a close-knit campus community and lower the amount of students who have to commute. Change is good. It demonstrates the evolution of the community. If Hillsborough Street were to expand in its business in order to meet the needs of students, then NC State would grow as well. Hopefully, in the next few years we will no longer have to look at a row of sad, empty storefronts. With the plans for Hillsborough Street’s revitalization, perhaps we will see instead a plethora of blossoming businesses that were designed to appeal to a larger demographic of students. NC State is missing the “college town” feel, and Hillsborough Street needs to rise to the occasion and fill this hole in our community. It is in NC State’s best interest to advocate for a newer, more diverse and, optimistically, thriving community on Hillsborough Street.

Revitalization threatens culture, privileges the majority W

e often think of Hillsborough Street, an area that connects NC State with downtown Raleigh, as a place where new meets old, where students on campus may go to experience the quirks and unashamed tenacity of the city without havMary Anna ing to venture too far. The much-beloved culRice ture of the area is being Opinion Editor eaten away by capitalist dreams. Small businesses like Reader’s Corner and Mitch’s Tavern that students gravitate toward will gradually be consumed by condominium complexes and chain restaurants. A document published in October 1999, “A New Vision for Hillsborough Street: Walkability and Redevelopment Study,” detailed additions to the street, which mostly concerned improved means of transportation. However, the plans for development as they exist now focus less on parking and roundabouts and more on new establishments. On the current redevelopment initiatives, City Councilor Russ Stephenson said, “It’s a very heartening reaffirmation of the original 1999 vision for revitalizing Hillsborough Street,” according to Raleigh Public Record. But what do developers mean when they indicate that they want to change Hillsborough Street for the better, to “continue to create a place for a lot of people, that will attract as much investment and interest as possible”? These words stem from Stanford Harvey, a design firm representative who spoke at a meeting in early April addressing the “revitalization” of Hillsborough Street. City leaders and eager architects view Hillsborough Street as an opportunity, an object of change that may be erased

and redrawn as many times as necessary, tabula rasa. They desire to make Hillsborough Street an area that precisely represents what the whole of the United States’ society desperately wants to become the default: a region populated by aesthetically pleasing buildings, immaculate storefronts and the right kinds of people. These ideas of a “better” Hillsborough Street are congruent with those of a classist society. This transition that so many desire represents the systematic eradication of “lower class” establishments. Hillsborough Street should be cleaner, more with the times, bigger, more in line with “middle class” standards. Hillsborough Street should be wealthier, whiter. This is not to say that supporters of Hillsborough Street’s vast restructuring outwardly, or even knowingly, advocate for this. We so frequently and automatically categorize the old as “bad” and the new as “good.” We fail to account for the culture that we force out and consequently lose. The independent businesses that have established themselves on Hillsborough Street will suffer as the plans for revitalization follow through. Leon Capetanos, owner of a block of buildings on the street, told Indy Week, “How are my tenants going to survive ... I don’t think [the developers] really understand the effect that squeezing the street is going to have on the neighborhood.” We destroy an urban environment without consideration for the people we may be discarding with it. Hillsborough Street in its rejuvenation will be converted into an oasis for only those who can afford it, and the demographics of its visitors will demonstrate this. We cater upward and privilege the wealthy—we punish those who used to have a place to belong.

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Updated Reynolds to be cooler than ever Daniel Lacey Assistant Sports Editor

David Kehrli Staff Writer

As construction comes to a close on the new Talley Student Union, renovations have just begun in the 65-year-old multi-purpose building brimming with history that sits next to Talley: Reynolds Coliseum. Legacy Construction on Reynolds Coliseum began in the early 1940s, and as crews completed the main shell, progress was halted due to the United States’ entrance into World War II. After the war ended, construction kicked back off and Reynolds was ready for business in 1949. Reynolds Coliseum is named after William Neal Reynolds, the founder of the world’s largest tobacco company. Almost half of the sports offered at NC State have called Reynolds home, including men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, gymnastics and volleyball. Through the renovations, the rich history of NC State Athletics will be preserved and its legacy put on display in a building worthy of its distinction as one of the university’s nine “hallowed places.” While the men’s basketball program left Reynolds Coliseum to play in the larger Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (now PNC Arena) after the 1999 season, it had more than its fair share of achievements when it called the building home, none bigger than the national championships in 1974 and 1983. “In my mind, this is the most important building ever built in the state of North Carolina,” said Tim Peeler, the managing editor for GoPack.com and go-to-guy for NC State Athletics history. “This is where the first 13 ACC Tournaments were, where

they had 12 Dixie Classics, the biggest basketball tournaments outside of New York City play. This is where, first the Southern Conference, then ACC basketball was really born.” Reynolds Coliseum is often called “The House Case Built,” referring to NC State’s first men’s basketball coach Everett Case, who arrived in Raleigh in 1946. During his legendary run with the Wolfpack, he won nine conference championships in his first 10 years, six of them being in the Southern Conference, followed by the first three ACC Championships with the team. “Because of him, Duke, Carolina, Wake Forest and everybody else had to go get a bigger and better coach to compete against Everett Case, and that really has been going on ever since the league was formed in 1954,” Peeler said. However, Reynolds Coliseum has hosted more than just sporting events. It has been the home to the all three branches of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) since its inception, in addition to holding concerts, circuses and presidential speeches. The Rolling Stones, Elton John and many others have held concerts in the building, while four sitting presidents—Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama—have all given speeches in Reynolds. According to Pack Athletics, more visitors have attended events at Reynolds Coliseum than any other on-campus athletics facility in the country. Additionally, Reynolds housed the first ice hockey rink ever built in the South. However, it was removed after just five years due to additional complications with the lack of air conditioning in Reynolds and the humidity of the area, according to Peeler. “It had the hockey rink on the main floor with the basketball court on top of

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Reynolds Coliseum, home of NC State women’s basketball, women’s gymnastics, women’s volleyball and wrestling, is currently undergoing a $35 million renovation. The renovation will include a “Walk of Fame,” honoring Wolfpack athletes and history, as well as offices and air conditioning. Reynolds will reopen in August 2016 .

it, just like they do at PNC Arena,” Peeler said. “Unfortunately, Reynolds was not air-conditioned, and too much humidity would go into the ceiling causing the baffles (devices used to minimize sound reverberation) to fall, so it had to be taken out.” Where will the four teams who usually play in Reynolds Coliseum go? NC State Athletics recently announced that the women’s basketball and volleyball teams will play their home games in Broughton High School’s Holiday Gymnasium, which seats about 3,000 people. The wrestling team will play its games in a variety of different locations near campus, mostly Cardinal Gibbons High School, while the gymnastics team will spend most of its time on the road. Renovations In March, the $35 million renovation project on Reynolds Coliseum began after years of planning and collaboration be-

tween the university and athletics department. In terms of funding for the project, private donors of the Wolfpack Club will provide $20 million, while the athletics department will fund the remaining $15 million. One of the most important advocates for the creation of Reynolds Coliseum was former men’s basketball coach Everett Case. While the original seating capacity was set at about 10,000, he lobbied for construction crews to lengthen the floor that would increase the seating to just more than 12,000. The increased floor space is a big reason that the university will be able to put in some of the additional renovations that will truly celebrate the legacy of NC State Athletics. The basketball court, which currently sits in the center of the building, will be moved toward the north end, leaving room for a 35-foot open “Grand Hall” at the south entrance. Other renovations

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include a new roof, new windows and glass doors separating the lobby from the court, allowing spectators to view on-court activities. Both the basketball and the volleyball offices will be modernized, overlooking the “Grand Hall” and Walk of Fame and History. Most importantly, Reynolds Coliseum will finally have air conditioning. “When you walk in, you will really feel the history and tradition, and sometimes you really need to just take a step back and truly appreciate that,” said Associate Athletics Director Fred Demarest. “We felt like we needed something that captured not only who we’ve been but who we have the ability to grow into, and hopefully it will generate future championships and athletic and academic honors our coaches and student athletes will accomplish in the future.” The new addition known as the Walk of Fame and History will recognize the pageantry and tradition of Wolfpack athletics, showcasing prominent athletes, coaches and contributors. The area will include trophy cases featuring memorabilia of the past and present. “NC State Athletics has such a unique and vibrant history and we really needed something that could celebrate it,” Demarest said. “We’re gathering artifacts, taking bits and pieces of history of our programs with the Walk of Fame and the Hall of Fame members that have been inducted, and we will really build something that is a lasting legacy and something that will celebrate the history and tradition of NC State Athletics.” While the seating capacity once sat at just more than 12,000, it was decreased to about 8,000 after the men’s basketball team vacated to PNC Arena to increase the efficiency in the space. It will again be reduced to about 5,500 for basketball with additional seating available for special events such as convocations. However, Demarest thinks this reduction will make an overall better environment for the teams playing in Reynolds. “A lot of that will be to accommodate the Walk of Fame and History, but also I think

it will provide a very intimate environment and a really great home-court advantage for a lot of our sports,” Demarest said. “I think it’s a great size for our women’s basketball program, and I think it is a great opportunity for other sports like wrestling, which is a really emerging sport here, a great environment for gymnastics and volleyball as well. The configuration will certainly benefit those sports on a permanent basis when everything is configured properly.” One of the biggest questions NC State fans have been asking about the renovation project is “Why now?” When you look over at the Talley Student Union right next to it, those renovations are just finishing up, so why start another project so soon after? “I feel like it was a priority in the eyes of the administration, as it was finally able to address a very critical building that touches so many students on campus, not just in athletics,” Demarest said. “It was an opportunity to leave a legacy project for an iconic building on our campus, and it was certainly time to make an impact on its future that would certainly benefit generations to come.” While the majority of the first and second floor of Reynolds Coliseum will be renovated, the basement will remain mostly unchanged because it was recently renovated and is all fairly modern and will not need renovations again this time around. The basement is the home to team offices, locker rooms, training/weight rooms, batting cages and a rifle range. The men’s basketball team has occasionally played in Reynolds during the past few seasons, and many fans wonder if they will return to a renovated coliseum a few times a year. “The future of the men’s basketball team playing in the building will certainly be explored,” Demarest said. “They have such a great history in that building and play such an integral part in history, and we will certain explore opportunities for them to have a presence in that building.” The renovations on this historic building are scheduled to be completed in August of 2016.

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