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IN BRIEF Humanitarian talks Construction alters Hillsborough Street traffic pattern
The eastbound lane of Hillsborough Street will be closed today from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m., with the same schedule in effect nightly until Thursday. Eastbound traffic typically flowing toward downtown Raleigh on the 2500 block of Hillsborough Street will be detoured as follows: Left onto Pogue Street, right onto Vanderbilt Avenue, right onto Horne Street, left onto Hillsborough Street. The detour is due to the construction of a seven-story retail and residential building in the area. SOURCE: NC State Facilities
State nonprofit begins support group for family and friends of murder victims in Wake County
families in Gaza Strip Sasha Afanasyeva Staff Writer
About 150 people gathered Monday evening in Withers Hall to listen to Bill Corcoran, president and CEO of American Near East Refugee Aid discuss humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip and Lebanese refugee camps and give insights regarding the future of the region. Organized by NC State students and the Coalition for Peace with Justice, the event centered on refugee families living in Gaza and the Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The event began with Corcoran describing what ANERA does and the severity of problems Palestinians face. “Gaza Strip is an area about the size of DC, and the density of people living there is greater than the density in Hong Kong,” Corcoran said. According to Corcoran, 1.8 million people
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In an effort to help the family and friends of murder victims cope with their loss, a statewide nonprofit recently established a support group in Wake County. The Wake County Homicide Support Group, spearheaded by the North Carolina Victim Assistance Network, was partially inspired by the Durham chapter of Parents of Murdered Children. The Parents of Murdered Children chapter was formed by a funeral director in 1993 after he saw the need for homicide survivors to mourn together. The Raleigh Police Department, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office and the Wake County District Attorney’s Office will assist the Wake County Homicide Support Group. Representatives from those organizations will be present for the first half of each meeting to answer questions and offer advice about the criminal justice system. SOURCE: The News & Observer
Engineering Career Fair to return Wednesday
The biannual Engineering Career Fair will return to the NC State McKimmon Center. A record 373 employers set up displays at last semester’s career fair, attracting about 4,000 job-seekers to what has come to be one of the largest career fairs in the nation. The fair emphasizes the increasing demand for highly qualified engineering candidates in the technology job market across the country. Although many of the attendees are students and recent grads in their early 20s, candidates of all ages attend the fair. Last semester, bigname companies that sought potential employees at the career fair, including Apple, Microsoft, Boeing, Facebook, Volvo, and hundreds of others. SOURCE: The News & Observer
live in the Gaza Strip, and 80 percent of them earn only $1 a day. The average Gazan family has about seven children. Some of the projects ANERA was recently working on involved repairing preschools and water infrastructure, according to Corcoran, but the projects faced setbacks after not being able to get any building materials into the area due to the conflict in 2014. “One of the issues we have there right now is that in order to do large-scale water projects there we need cement and steel piping,” Corcoran said. “They are not allowed in Gaza. Israel has to approve every bag of cement and steel piping that comes into Gaza. That takes several months for that to process. The war ended in August, and we have not been able to do any significant water projects in Gaza because we are waiting on approvals.” Corcoran compared the 2014 conflict with the one in 2009 and noted that the debris was four times more than it was in 2009.
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Heather Harder, national president of the Public Relations Student Society of America spoke at NC State’s PRSSA chapter Monday in 201 Park Shops. Harder spoke about the advantages that students would gain in their career by being a part of PRSSA, such as building its network of contacts.
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NC State sports broadcaster Don Shea died Monday morning at his home in Orange County, North Carolina. Shea spent more than 25 years working for NC State Athletics media.
Iconic sportscaster dies Staff Report
Former NC State sportscaster Don Shea was found dead of natural causes at his home in Orange County, North Carolina, Monday morning, according to ABC 11. Shea hosted a number of NC State shows during his career of more than 25 years, including “Inside Wolfpack Sports,” the “Jim Valvano Coaches Show” and the “Dick Sheridan Coaches Show.” He was hired when former NC State head men’s basketball coach Jim Valvano asked him to direct James Thomas Valvano Enterprises (JTV) in 1984. Shea was the sports director for WTVD for 17 years and was a longtime Triangle sports community member. He served on
the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the National Football League College Hall of Fame. Also known for his charity work, Shea was a member of the advisory board for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the March of Dimes and served as the co-chairman for the Jim Valvano Kids Klassic and was on the Board of Directors for the Duke Children’s Classic. “Don Shea was one of a kind,” NC State Athletic Director Debbie Yow said in a statement to NC State Athletics. “He was so passionate about NC State, about the NFF Chapter in Raleigh, and always the gentleman. Basically, irreplaceable.” Shea is survived by his two sons, Derek and Kyle.
NC State’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America met Monday night to listen to guest speaker, Heather Harder, the national president of the PRSSA and a recent graduate from Elon University. The NC State chapter of the PRSSA is a part of the national organization the Public Relations Society of America. These societies provide networking opportunities for students and professionals in the public relations field. The student society is extremely important people looking to hit the ground running after graduation, according to Harder. “Although it is possible to obtain internships in the field, most internship opportunities give preference to members of the PRSSA,” Harder said. According to students within the organization, a person looking for a job right out of college would need about six internships to be competitive. This same phenomenon occurs in many fields related to communication, such as journalism. In these fields, a school degree may not mean as much as real personal experience, according to Harder, which is why organizations such as these are such an asset to students at NC State. Recent college graduates can sometimes be more helpful to students than seasoned professionals because of their insights into the current state of the job market and information on low-level hiring opportunities. “In my own experience,” Harper said. “Some of the most useful contacts I’ve made have been recently graduated college students.”
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Wake County gives Gregg Museum $650k Staff Report
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SPORTS Pack looks for consistancy against Demon Deacons
The Wa ke Count y Board of Commissioners revisited a previously denied funding request, resulting in money appropriated to the NC State Gregg Museum and the Holly Springs’ North Main Athletic Complex. According to The News & Observer, the request was denied less than a year ago, but Monday a new Democratic majority freed up about $1.7 million in tax revenues from hotels and restaurants.
Holly Springs will receive $1 million and NC State will receive $650,000. The decision was unanimous. Projects such as the athletic complex and museum are meant to draw tourists to the area, which can generate additional hotel- and restaurant-tax revenues. The $1 million being added to the $19 million athletic complex will allow for elements that were previously cut from the original blueprints. These elements include a possible beer garden, concession stand, improvements
along Main Street and additional restrooms. NC State off icials originally asked for $2 million to go toward the Gregg, to add to their nearly $10 million plan. It is renovating the former chancellor’s residence and building 15,000 square feet of museum space to house thousands of objects belonging to the Gregg. The previous request was voted 4-3, which denied funding to the projects. The four Republicans did not think the project would do enough to enrich the Raleigh
economy. That same panel only awarded money to two of the 10 projects running. Both project officials said the county will recoup its investment through additional hotel and restaurant business. The athletic complex plans to open the stadium on May 28. Commissioners will have to approve final agreements for both projects.
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ick Quaile, a senior studying computer science and Nick Dunn, a senior studying mathematics, collaborate on music in Hunt Library on Monday. The two decided to explore and use the different tools the music room had to offer. They were learning Ableton Live, a software sequencer and digital audio workstation on their own. “We are trying to get the hang of all kinds of equipment and software available here we wouldn’t get access otherwise,” Dunn said.
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“In 2009, the targets were Hamas offices and government off ices,” Corcoran said. “This time they were homes, factories and apartments. One of the staff lost 22 members of his family during the war because they were all in the same apartment building that was destroyed. Before the war, cement was $100 a ton, and after the war it was $1,000 a ton. Two days ago UN had to suspend a repair program because they ran out of money.” Corcoran talked about donor fatigue that has also been slowing efforts in helping the region. After one preschool was destroyed that ANERA helped restore, donors in Dubai were unwilling to help rebuild it. “I just came from Dubai, and I was asking for money for projects here, and all they are saying is ‘We are tired— how long do we keep doing this and keep rebuilding?’ There is a fatigue among donors,” Corcoran said. Corcoran also talked about the Syrian refugee situation in Lebanon. According to Corcoran, 39 percent of the population, or 1.3 million people, in Lebanon are Syrian refugees.
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Thursday, Feb. 5 LOGIC AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. WITHERS HALL Friday, Feb. 6 POOLE COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT SPRING
CAREER-INTERNSHIP FAIR 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. MCKIMMON CENTER FREE INCOME TAX RETURN ASSISTANCE 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. NELSON HALL Tuesday, Feb. 10 ORIGINS OF THE DREAM: HUGHES’S POETRY AND KING’S RHETORIC 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. HUNT LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
MASTER OF GLOBAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SESSION 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. NELSON HALL
WLLE RADIO – THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. HUNT LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
5TH ANNUAL STUDENT SHORT FILM SHOWCASE 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 7:30 P.M. THOMPSON HALL
Thursday, Feb. 12 AMERICAN CHRISTIANS AND THE FEELING OF EMPTINESS 4:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. WITHERS HALL
Sunday, Feb. 15 2015 CHINESE NEW YEAR RECEPTION 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. TALLEY STUDENT UNION
Wednesday, Feb. 11
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“Seventy-five percent of the Syrian children are not in school at this present time,” Corcoran said. “And, in fact, they haven’t been in school for three years. Friends at UNICEF gave us a grant to work with Syrian children just so they learn Arabic. Lebanese culture expects you to know French, English and Arabic, so what future do these kids have?” Corcoran stressed how the goal of ANERA is to development projects with longterm benefits such as focusing on education and water infrastructure, but the recent developments forced ANERA to focus mainly on humanitarian aid. “We like development projects, not Band-Aids, but we can’t because the wars force us to just keep them alive,” Corcoran said. However, some of the projects have seen some success despite the conflicts. “We started a sports program,” Corcoran said. “We hired some of the best coaches we could find in Lebanon to teach people in refugee camps sports, and we taught nonviolence. The end result was that for the first time in years there hasn’t been as much fighting.” Many of the audience members came from across the state to listen to the event, some with personal ties to the
topic. “To be honest, I liked that they put up pictures, but I wished they got more in depth and how families and children and mothers are living since they don’t have the male head of household to protect them and sup-
port them,” said Hanine Mohamed, a sophomore at Johnston Community College who is transferring to NC State. “I think it should be called a holocaust; it’s more of a holocaust than war,” Mohamed said in regards to the 2014
war with Israel and Palestine. Students saw the event as an opportunity to learn more about what was going on and help. “It was really enlightening,” said Lindsey Rosenbaum, a senior studying international studies and one of
the event’s organizers. “The facts are sobering, and they are important facts. If we are overlooking them, then it means people’s lives are being overlooked.”
The student society also works with The Pack, NC State’s student public relations firm. The Pack has
taken on many local projects over the years, but has also been involved with major national organizations as
recently as last semester. Student membership to the PRSSA gives members access to a database of profession-
als both in the Triangle and nationally. Not including the number of professionals affiliated
with both organizations, there are 11,500 student members in 343 chapters across the United States.
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Bill Corcoran, president and CEO of American Near East Refugee Aid, speaks at the Shattered Families in the Middle East event in Withers Hall on Monday night. The relief agency provides aid primarily to refugees in West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan.
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Black History Month 2015 Event Calendar For a full list of event details and sponsors, please visit the website at go.ncsu.edu/bhm2015
Movie Discussion: “American Promise” TUE | 2.3 | NOON-1PM Riddick Hall, Room 451 “Cinema, Conversation, and Change”: Film Screening of “Dear White People” TUE | 2.3 | 7PM Campus Cinema, Witherspoon Student Center “Like A Boss” - Navigating the Career Fair or Job Interview TUE | 2.3 | 6-8PM Poole College of Management Empowering & Engineering Change MON | 2.2 | 7PM Daniels Hall, Room 218 Meet Elle, The Author of “Fall: An Autobiography of an Alter Ego” THUR | 2.5 | 6PM Mann Hall, Room 216 African Diaspora Film Festival Series: Screening of “Felix” MON | 2.9 | 6PM Campus Cinema, Witherspoon Student Center The Life and Legend of Malcolm X TUE | 2.10 | 6-8PM Witherspoon Student Center, Room 126
Origins of the Dream: Hughes’ Poetry and King’s Rhetoric TUE | 2.10 | 7PM The Hunt Library, Auditorium “Date Not Hate”: A Panel Discussion Exploring the Adversities Of Interracial Relationships WED | 2.11 | 6-8PM Park Shops 215 WLLE Radio – The Voice of the Community THUR | 2.12 | 7PM Hunt Library, Auditorium African American Community Growth and Engagement Mixer FRI | 2.13 | 7:13PM See website for more information Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Pink and Green Week MON | 2.16 | thru SAT | 2.21 | 7:08PM Locations: Various Meet the Pro’s: Deon McCormick and Kendrall Felder TUE | 2.17 | 6-8PM Location: See website for more information AAASE Black Trivia Challenge WED | 2.18 | 6-7:30PM Poe Hall, Room 120
African Drum Workshop THUR | 2.19 | 6:30-8:30PM Carmichael Playzone Black HERstory: The Women of the Movement THUR | 2.19 | 5-7PM Witherspoon Student Center, Room 126 African Diaspora Film Festival Series: Screening of “I Am a Girl” FRI | 2.20 | 6PM Cameron Village Regional Library, 2nd Floor Annual Blacks in Wax Live Museum SAT | 2.21 | 10AM-2PM Witherspoon Student Center, Room 356 Black History Jeopardy SAT | 2.21 | 4-6PM Witherspoon Student Center, Room 126 Natural Hair Trivia TUE | 2.24 | 7-8PM Winston Hall, Room 110 Black Philanthropy: A Nickel and A Prayer TUE | 2.24 | 6:30-8PM Witherspoon Student Center, Room 126 Sweet Grass Basket Workshop (featuring Barbara McGeachy) FRI | 2.27 | 3-5PM Witherspoon Student Center, Room 356
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What drones mean for the future D
rones incoming! The era of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is upon us. They’re small, they fly around above us virtually unnoChase McLamb ticed, and they can Guest Columnist potentially monitor everything we do. Is this an invasion of privacy? What kind of ethical problems does this create? Should we be worried at all? On Jan. 26, a UAV crash-landed on White House grounds. Officials later explained this away as the drunken misadventure of a man f lying his friend’s quadcopter, so in all honesty, the connection to the remote controller probably broke or the UAV’s battery died at a really bad time. It does raise serious concerns regarding the security at the White House that someone with a quadcopter can just fly over the fence. Apparently, the White House radar system was only capable of detecting large aircraft, so this little guy managed to sneak through. UAVs are even a privacy issue for the first family. I’m an aerospace engineering student, so I’m in support of the UAV industry; however, I do have ethical concerns. Police forces have started using drones to spot crime (such as smoking marijuana) in the city. For clarification, the term “drone” refers to UAVs with very specific utilitarian purposes. These purposes could range from objectives as demure as spotting jaywalkers to those as belligerent as murdering suspected terrorists without a trial. The United States government burns more than $51 billion per year on the war on drugs, and in 2013 the number
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of people in our prisons totaled about 2.2 million. That’s more than Stalin’s Gulag ever held at once. In 2013, police arrested nearly 700,000 people for a marijuana law violation. Law enforcement officers clearly don’t need drones to help them find marijuana users. Quadcopters and remote-controlled airplanes are fun to f ly and even to watch being f lown by others. It’s a large hobbyist industry that should be allowed to flourish. The NC State Aerial Robotics Club flies a UAV in competition every year, and the process of building and testing a UAV provides invaluable experience to its members. Obviously, there are some problems. I think that anyone flying a long-range UAV must submit a flight plan. Rules should be instated concerning UAVs flying over people’s houses, and taking pictures of people without their consent should be prohibited. Even though the idea of some UAVs invading your privacy is a real possibility, this newly accessible technology will take some time to develop and regulate properly. UAVs, and more specifically drones, carry with them the promise of an interesting new industry and several age-old ethics problems repackaged for a new generation. But whatever your stance is on this relatively new technology, just be sure to ask yourself, “Is this violating anyone’s privacy or causing them physical harm?” I think if we are able to answer this question on a case-by-case basis, regardless of who the operator of the UAV is (including the federal and state governments), we can navigate this ethical minefield with ease.
From what sources do you get most of your news? BY SUGANDHA SINGH
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“CNN, Fox and various other sources.”
“Mobile apps from my iPhone.”
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New bill complicates the designation of public lands T
his month, Don Young, Alaska’s representative, introduced a bill that would make the fight for public lands a lot more serious. The bill has understandable rationale, Tyler Gobin but would be Staff Columnist devastating to public lands and national parks in the long run. Currently, the president has the power to designate national monuments at land or at sea because in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act. This act has been used by leaders from both parties over the years to designate national monuments that sometimes turn into national parks. Young wants the power to swing from the president to Congress, and to require that the Senate and the House of Representatives ultimately decide on national monument designation. While there was a similar bill proposed in July 2014 that died on the floor, both chambers of Congress are currently dominated by Republicans, and for this reason the new bill is much more likely to become law. Young’s bill is especially relevant to Alaska because the state is currently about 60 percent protected by federal law, and its two main industries—oil production and fishing—will continue to be af-
fected. The public land designation is not limited to land, but also extends 100 nautical miles out from the state, which means that fishing and oil companies could continue to lose ground to the federal government. This bill comes as no surprise to Congress, seeing as in December President Barack Obama declared that Alaska’s Bristol Bay region would be off-limits to offshore oil and gas production. Young’s spokesman says the bill will prevent federal powers from swooping in and sectioning off areas without consulting state lawmakers. Something the Alaska’s representative left out of his discussion was the likely impact of public land designation on the economies surrounding it. A nonpartisan research group conducted a study last year that found the economies of counties bordering national monuments were stronger after the monuments were designated. In 2013, Alaska welcomed approximately 1.96 million visitors that spent more than $1.8 billion, making tourism one of its biggest industries. Young couldn’t have been happy after Obama’s declaration last month. While his reaction is understandable, the result of his response could be devastating in the long run. Congress is not famous for its fast action. Bills don’t set any land
speed records as they pass through both chambers. They take time and discussion. Due process has been shown to work, but when it comes to public land designation, due process could be the wrong solution. With so much to debate, giving this power to Congress would create more responsibility and, in busy times, the designation of public lands could fall to the back of the docket. In the time it takes for Congress to do something, the land or water could be too far gone or have already undergone private development. Congress will obviously have more people involved in the decisions, but what does a Florida representative have to do with the designation of land in Oregon? The lawmakers will obviously make a great case for private development over public use, as they’ll be able to convince those who have no information other than what the Oregon lawmakers supply them. I don’t see this situation ending well, as state lawmakers are often swayed by big businesses in their respective states. I don’t know about anybody else, but I would like Holiday Inn to stay out of the Grand Canyon and away from any redwood trees in Northern California. The president usually resides on the side of environmental conservation, and I think that’s what we need in times of big business.
Dear MRAs, stop attacking feminists D
ear MRAs, gender inequality is a very real issue. We all see it, experience it and debate it, but instead of the attention paid to these social injustices making strides toward improvement, feminists, who advocate for social equality, are under more f ire and criticism than ever, espec ia l ly Katherine from the growing Waller presence of Men’s Staff Columnist Rights Activists. The men’s rights movement began in the 1970s as a response to the feminist movement. Group members believe that feminism has gone too far in “taking away” rights from men and challenging traditional gender roles. Don’t get me wrong, men have many problems that need to be addressed—they often don’t receive proper consideration in custody battles and statistically take more jobs that have higher casualty rates.
However, many issues that the men’s rights movement concerns itself with are clouded by privilege blindness. The “war on boys” in schools is one of the issues that MRAs need to re-examine. As a woman and future teacher, I was shocked to find out that MRAs are quick to blame the rising gender gap in academic achievement on the “feminization” of education. It is said that the predominance of female teachers who favor girls and discriminate against boys is the reason boys are statistically doing worse than girls in school. With the number of students enrolled in collegiate teacher education programs declining, I’m surprised to find people critical of future teachers who will be criticized, underpaid and under-supported. Low teacher pay causes teaching to be a profession in which it’s difficult to be the provider for a family. Many men still subscribe to the traditional mindset that they
have to be providers, and that this absolutely is a reason why teaching demographics are consistently dominated by females. In every college of education class I have been in, no matter the topic, the notion of “teacher dispositions” has come up in nearly every conversation. One of these dispositions is that, as a teacher, you cannot have attitudes that are discriminatory against any group. I’m sure unfit teachers slip through the cracks and manage to have careers, but I have been taught time and again that we have to be culturally inclusive in order be successful; we have no room for prejudices. I can only speak from my experience at NC State, but I cannot imagine other teacher education programs being much different. Education is not oppressive or restrictive towards boys. Cristina Hoff Sommers, author of “The War on Boys,” expresses the opinion that boys who enjoy playing imaginary violent games and are suspended
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because of zero-tolerance rules are discriminated against as well because boys have a predisposition to enjoy action narratives that involve violence. This crackdown on zero-tolerance policies toward violence in schools is said to be harming boys in schools because they are being suspended and expelled at higher rates. This is something that is more cultured in boys than biologically dispositional. Of course, each incident should be taken on a case-by-case basis and common sense should be utilized, but violence, especially gun violence, needs to be taken seriously, especially in light of all the mass school shootings and tragedies. Additionally, MRA advocates say that boys don’t read because they aren’t given books that interest them. This probably is true, but this is not unique to males or females. I am a future English teacher; I loved reading growing up, and I still found most of the assigned books boring. I gritted my teeth and read
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them and ended up with a deeper appreciation for the readings. Many social injustices exist that cause students of both sexes to perform poorly in school. The state of being a “normal” boy is not being targeted by the so called “feminization” of education. Boys being boys isn’t an excuse anymore, especially when this ideology has recently become an excuse in the media for campus rape and inhumane hazing rituals. Feminism has struggled to break down these gender distinctions for years. The phrases “whining like a girl,” “throwing like a girl” and “acting like a girl” are insulting to people who attempt to equalize gender. “Acting like a boy” should be a phrase made irrelevant as well. My real problem with MRAs is that while advocating for true gender equality, the movement, in most cases, chooses to oppose and antagonize the people who are, fundamentally, fighting the same fight as them.
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(Left) The all-male a cappella group Grains of Time gave a sold-out Christmas performance in Jones Auditorium on Meredith College’s campus Dec. 5. The concert consisted of a variety of songs from soul to pop to Christmas classics. The Grains of Time, along with all other a cappella groups on campus, have made it to the quarterfinals of the 2014-2015 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. (Right) Members of the all-female a capella group, Ladies in Red, sang their hearts out to two separate sold out crowds in Titmus Theatre Nov. 12 and 13. The Ladies boast a repertoire of both new and old songs centering around the “Life of a Lady” theme and have earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2014-2015 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.
Pack a cappella competes for perfect pitch ALL FOUR OF NC STATE’S A CAPPELLA GROUPS ARE HEADED TO QUARTERFINALS Emma Cathell Staff Writer
NC State’s pitch has got to be perfect because this year, because all four of NC State’s a cappella groups are headed to the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. The competition brings together university a cappella groups from all over the United States to compete in the intense quarterfinal competition in the 2015 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. NC State has four a cappella groups, The Grains of Time, an all-male group; Ladies in Red, an all-female group; Acappology, a co-ed group; and Wolfgang, a coed group. For the first time in history, all four groups from NC State will compete in the ICCA quarterfinals. “This is a great opportunity to not only have each ind iv idua l g roup [f rom NC State] go a nd show how good t hey are, but also to show that NC State is a threat in the a cappella world,” said John Ritter, a senior studying chemical engineering and the mu-
sic director of Wolfgang. “For us, it’s really different because we don’t have a huge music program here … this is just an extracurricular. So for us to go to all these competitions and do well, if not better than these schools that have people who sing all the time, is a big deal.” The ICCA has seven regions, with six in the U.S. a nd one i nt e r n at ion a l region. First, a cappella groups compete in their own region. NC State is in the ICCA South. “The ICCA is supposed to be the actual competition that ‘Pitch Perfect’ was modeled after,” Ritter said. “The first round happens when a bunch of groups submit a video of themselves performing usually three songs. It’s whatever you have to do to show this panel of judges that you’re worthy of competing in the first round.” This year’s ICCA includes 300 groups nationwide, and in the ICCA South there are six different quarterfinal competitions throughout this region. NC State will compete in the second to last quarterf inal compe-
FIFTH ICCA SOUTH QUARTERFINALS Date: Feb. 21 Time: 7 p.m. Where: Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium Cost: $20 tition of ICCA South on Feb. 21 at Duke University. There will be nine groups performing in this competition, and four of them are from NC State. “I n t h i s qu a r ter f i na l round, you have 12 minutes to perform however many songs you want,” R itter said. “Everybody does their one set, and after that, the judges deliberate and decide who the top three are going to be. The top three scores get publicly posted, but only the top two get to move on to the next round.” The next round after the quarterfinals is semifinals, where the top two groups from every semifinal compete in their specific region to be the very top group. For ICCA South, there will be twelve groups total that compete in the ICCA South semifinals. The top group from every region’s semifinals will compete in the
final round. The last time Wolfgang and Ladies in Red made it to the ICCA quarterfinals was in 2013, and Grains of Time made it to semifinals last year. Acappology went in 2012 and made it to semifinals as well. “After the first two years [2012 and 2013], we feel like we’ve finally figured out how it works and what the judges are looking for,” Ritter said. “We took a year off from the ICCA last year to build our group and work on our repertoire to get some more songs ready. We took that time off to be able to come back now as more prepared, knowing how the competition works, and to have better quality songs to show the judges.” Tia nna Soto, a senior studying psycholog y and Spanish as well as music director of Ladies in Red, said she is looking forward
to Ladies in Red experiencing the ICCA semifinals as a group. “The majority of the current Ladies in Red have never been to ICCAs, so this is a huge milestone for us,” Soto said. “We’re thrilled to perform alongside some of the most talented groups in the southeast. It’ll be great to learn from other college a cappella groups, from the judges, and overall, for us to bond as a group.” Both Ladies in Red and Wolfgang are excited to make it back to the semifinals and show what they can do. “I’m excited to show the judges the range of vocal ta lent that exists in the group,” Soto said. “This semester especially, we’ve been focusing on blending, spicing up our choreography and stage presence. For the competition, I’m excited to bring all of that to the table. We want to show everyone how hard we’ve worked, and what we have to offer as an all-female group.” “I’ve been here for almost five years now, and I’ve seen this group grow for a long time,” Bao Vuong, NC State graduate in computer sci-
ence and Treasurer of Wolfgang, said. “We definitely improve every year … Now we’re getting into solidifying our sound and solidifying how we perform. We’re definitely more refined, and I want to be able to show that, especially during this competition.” Ritter said ICCA semifinal is a great opportunity to show t he judges and other universities that NC State’s a cappella groups are truly talented. He said it’s a big statement that all four groups made it this far to show that NC State is more than a university focused on engineering and science. The fall semester of 2014 was the first time the four a cappella groups had joint auditions. Ritter said during this process, the a cappella groups spent a lot of time together, which made them grow closer and their chemistry more positive. “Coincidentally, the same year of joint auditions, all groups make it to ICCA quarterfinal, which really proves and shows that together as a community, we can grow at the same time,” Ritter said.
NCMA brings fusion of flowers and art Carolyn Thompson Correspondent
As the new growth of spring approaches steadily, the North Carolina Museum of Art is preparing for its inaugural Art in Bloom festival of art and flowers. “I started calling other museums that have been producing the event for years like the MFA, Boston where Art in Bloom began almost 40 years ago,” said Laura Finan, the project manager of Art in Bloom at NCMA. According to Finan, other museums were instrumental in getting the Art in Bloom event to NCMA. “Milwaukee Art Museum and The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts were all extremely generous in sharing their process and helping us learn,” Finan said. There are multiple events that will be held at the museum in the West Building between March 19 and March 22. According to Finan, there will be four master classes,
each lasting two hours and offering personal, hands-on experience in flower arrangement and design. Two professionals, Hitomi Gilliam and Shane Connolly, will be teaching these small classes. Gilliam has guest designed in North America, England, Japan, Mexico and a number of other countries. She is also a Teleflora education specialist and a monthly columnist for Flowers& magazine. In addition to the master class, Gilliam will be teaching a different class on ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. Connolly holds a Royal Warrant of Appointment to the Prince of Wales. He also designed the floral arrangements for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding. Connolly will teach a class about how to keep flowers in one’s life and will hold a book signing for A Year in Flowers in the museum store immediately afterward. Finan said there will be presentations in the auditorium by the American Institute of Floral Design, so the
audience will be able to watch what the florists create and to observe their design methods.
“It’s something we’ve never done before, and I think our visitors will love the unique fusion of art and flowers.” Emily Kowalski, communications specialist at NCMA
“It’s a thing of beauty,” Finan said. “Our hope on the inside is for the florists to lend a different eye to how people view the permanent collection, and the individual works of art they interpret.” According to Finan, Art in Bloom
is the interpretation of art with flowers where the florist draws inspiration from the artwork’s colors, form and texture. With 45 flower displays, Art in Bloom will present the interpretations of various art pieces in the museum’s permanent collection. “Art in Bloom will enhance the beauty of our permanent collection by bringing to life paintings and sculpture in every gallery of the West Building and by adding the beautiful fragrance of fresh flowers throughout,” Finan said. The museum will still be operating under regular hours, but tickets to the West Building will cost $15. Visitors can enter the museum’s East Building and park free of charge. According to Finan, all funds gained from the Art in Bloom events will go toward the NCMA’s exhibitions. “We are always looking for different ways to present exceptional art and create memorable experiences for our visitors, and Art in Bloom is the perfect opportunity,” said Lawrence J. Wheeler, the NCMA direc-
tor. It may seem that the flower arrangements would be vulnerable to damage, but this concern has been considered in the planning of Art in Bloom. According to Finan, the floral designs inside the building will be protected from bugs and pests. “Respect the work of art first,” Finan said. “Personally, I’m excited for Art in Bloom because it’s something we’ve never done before, and I think our visitors will love the unique fusion of art and flowers,” said Emily Kowalski, a communications specialist at NCMA. Finan said she hopes the NC State Department of Horticulture will be involved with Art in Bloom next year. “We’ve spoken to the NC State horticultural department, and while the timing isn’t right for this year, we’d be excited if students will participate next year by building a design outside the West Building,” Finan said.
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faced formidable teams in No. 8 Louisville, No. 13 North Carolina (twice) and No. 25 Syracuse. Four of its losses came against those teams. Its other ACC loss came against a mediocre Virginia team. The Pack’s only three conference wins have come against Virginia Tech, Clemson and Wake Forest. Those three teams sit at the very bottom of the ACC standings, with one win conference win each. In order for NC State to prove it belongs in the NCAA Tournament, it is going to prove it can beat some of the better teams in the confer-
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scoring, averaging 16.6 and 13.1 PPG, respectively, and has shot 40 percent for the season. However, if the duo has trouble scoring, it could be a long night for the Wolfpack. But after a 23-point performance against the Yellow Jackets Saturday, sophomore guard Anthony “Cat” Barber could pick up the slack should either Turner or Lacey come out cold. Just like State, the Demon Deacons have a scoring duo of their own in Miller-McIntyre and forward Devin Thomas. Each averages 14.4 and 12.9 PPG, respectively and shoots above 40 percent from the field. The Deacs are 11th in the
ence. State has proved that it can compete, losing by fewer than 10 points against the Tar Heels, the Cardinals and the Cavaliers. However, playing close games is not enough to warrant a tournament bid. “This is probably strongest league in the country,” head coach Wes Moore said. “If you can get some signature wins, you still have a chance. If we can get to eight or nine conference wins, we will have a chance. However, we don’t have those signature wins that we need.” Coming off three consecutive losses, and losing four of the last five, NC State simply needs to start winning. A lighter schedule will help tremendously. Over the next five games, it plays Pittsburgh,
Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Boston College and Miami. Unlike three of the previous five opponents, none of those teams are ranked, and two have a lesser record than the Wolfpack. However, the Pack faces a formidable final three games against No. 15 Duke, No. 9 Florida State and No. 4 Notre Dame. “I feel like we believe in ourselves enough to do whatever we want,” sophomore guard Miah Spencer said. “Anything can happen. Anybody can be beaten. We just have to believe in ourselves as a team, as an organization, and give everything we have game in and game out.” Last season, the NCAA Tournament featured seven
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country in rebounding, with Thomas also averaging 10.0 per game. Wake Forest hasn’t looked the best at several points during their season, specifically in home losses to Delaware State and Iona. After dropping the home game to Clemson, the Pack has moved on to the bubble (if it wasn’t there already) for the NCAA Tournament. The road win against Georgia Tech was the first step in the right direction, but the Pack can’t slow down. It’s make or break time for this team with winnable games remaining on the schedule, including home games against UVA, VT and Syracuse. The Pack needs every win it can get in order to build a quality résumé and make a run for an at-large bid to the Big Dance.
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ACC teams. Of those seven teams, Florida State finished with the worst record, going 20-11 (7-9 ACC) going into the NCAA Tournament. In order to get to around that record, the Pack will likely need to win at least four of its next five games, then pull huge upsets against one or two of their final three opponents. Advancing to at least the semifinals in the ACC Tournament would also be a huge help. If it is unable to do any of those three things, I don’t see any way that NC State will advance to the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years. Even if it is able to put up a strong rest of the season, the Pack is on the outside looking in at the NCAA Tournament.
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by a 15-point road win over Boston College. A big week for Clemson has the team climbing in our list. 8. NC State (14-9, 5-5 ACC) Junior guard Trevor Lacey may have saved NC State’s season with a buzzer-beating three to sink Georgia Tech in overtime. The Wolfpack avoided an RPI disaster and can look forward to a road game against Wake Forest before a week off to prepare for Virginia. 9. Syracuse (14-7, 5-3 ACC) The Orange lost their only game of the week to UNC-Chapel Hill and continue to prove that they cannot beat the ACC’s top-tier talent. 10. Pittsburgh (15-8, 4-5 ACC) The Panthers shocked the country by defeating Notre Dame at home
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NC State sophomore forward Jennifer Mathurin drives to the hoop against opponent Makayla Johnson at the basketball game against Clemson Jan. 10 at Reynolds Coliseum. Mathurin played 24 minutes in the Wolfpack’s 76-50 victory against the Tigers.
Saturday but earlier in the week lost in overtime to Virginia Tech and barely survived middling Bryant at home, keeping them from No. 9 on our list. Junior guard James Robinson had ice in his veins when he converted on a runner to bury the Irish. 11. Florida State (12-10, 4-5 ACC) The Seminoles won two games this week to bring their ACC record to 4-5. Florida State somehow defeated Miami (Florida) without scoring a basket for more than 10 minutes in the first half and enduring a 19-1 Hurricanes run. The ‘Noles face Clemson and Virginia Tech this week and could be over .500 in the ACC by the end of it. 12. Wake Forest (10-12, 2-7 ACC) The Demon Deacons had shown a propensity for losing tight games this season but finally won one over Virginia Tech. They host NC State tonight in what is sure to be an intriguing matchup.
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13. Georgia Tech (10-11, 1-8 ACC) The Yellow Jackets beat Miami (Florida) by 20 points and would have beaten NC State if not for Lacey’s heroics. Georgia Tech can rebound and defend well but face Duke on Wednesday night. 14. Virginia Tech (9-12, 1-7 ACC) Against Virginia, junior guard Adam Smith had a chance to tie the game at the end of regulation and missed. Against Pitt he didn’t. He drained another three to win the game in overtime and the Hokies were no longer winless in the ACC. Virginia Tech is playing a tough brand of basketball for Buzz Williams. 15. Boston College (9-11, 1-7 ACC) The Eagles own the last spot in our power rankings after getting drubbed by Clemson. Virginia Tech (Pitt) and Georgia Tech (Miami) own better wins than Boston College’s two-point win over Wake Forest.
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Tourney hopes rest on quality victories
Softball voted third in preseason ACC coaches’ poll The NC State softball team is projected to finish third in ACC for the upcoming season, according to a vote by the 11 head coaches in the conference. The Pack received 82 points, finishing behind preseason favorite No. 5 Florida State and No. 22 Notre Dame, which received 100 and 88 points, respectively. The ‘Noles received 10 first-place votes while the Irish received one. Virginia Tech (69 points) and Louisville (68 points) round out the top five. The Wolfpack opens its season on Friday when the team travels to Lafayette, Louisiana to take on No. 9 Louisiana.
ning, the Deacons have struggled and now sit two games below .500. The Deacs played both Duke and UNC close at home, and at one point looked like they would pull away with the stunner, but both the Blue Devils and Tar Heels were able to hold off the Deacons and leave Winston-Salem unscathed. The Pack has struggled on the road this season and especially in Winston-Salem in recent years. With a 2-2 record on the road in ACC play, a trip to Wake Forest may not bode well for the Wolfpack. In its last two trips to Wake, State has dropped both, including last year’s 70-69 heartbreaker. In order to turn the tables in its favor, the Pack needs the leadership of guards Trevor Lacey and Turner. The pair leads the team in
Last season, the NC State women’s basketball team had one of the best seasons in program history. The Pack finished with a 25-8 (11-5 ACC) record en route to ranking No. 21 in the nation and earning a fifth seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, expectaDaniel Lacy tions have been temStaff Writer pered this season, as NC State has already lost more games this season than it did all of last season, currently holding a 12-9 (3-5 ACC) record, good for 11th in the conference. A big part of the decline is that the team lost six seniors, three of whom started. Two of those starters were selected in the WNBA Draft. Another big factor has been the numerous injuries. In the backcourt, senior guard and team captain Krystal Barrett is expected to miss the remainder of the season with an ACL injury. Freshman guard Chloe Jackson suffered a severe ankle injury in the beginning of the season and is also expected to miss the remainder of the season. In the frontcourt, the Pack really only had two true centers in freshmen Akela Maize and Sara Boric. Maize suffered an ankle injury just before the season started and is still trying to work her way into the rotation and get valuable playing time. Boric, who came to NC State from Bosnia, is still waiting for the NCAA to grant her permission to play. As a result, junior forward Carlee Schuhmacher has been seeing the majority of the minutes at center. In its defense, NC State’s unimpressive record has a lot to do with a difficult early schedule. It has already
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Women’s tennis team’s 2015 recruiting class ranked top 25 Tennisrecruiting.net named the NC State women’s tennis team’s 2015 recruiting class 21st in its recently released top-25 list of the best classes in the country. This is the first time in program history a class has been ranked in the top 25. This year’s class includes a pair of highly touted players signed by first-year head coach Simon Earnshaw: Bianca Moldovan and Barbara Mancera Carrillo. Blue-chip recruit Moldovan is the highest-ranked American player and first blue-chip recruit signed by the NC State women’s tennis team. Mancera Carrillo holds three national titles in doubles play in Puebla, Guadalajara, and San Luis, Mexico, and has been ranked as high as No. 4 in the country’s junior division. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Men’s soccer releases spring schedule The NC State men’s soccer team will play a series of six friendly matches as part of the spring preseason. The Wolfpack will play four matches at Dail Soccer Stadium as well as an additional two, one at WakeMed Soccer Park and another at High Point University. The team will face Navy Feb. 28, an unnamed team at WakeMed March 4, High Point University March 28, Campbell April 1, UNC-Wilmington April 11 and UNCGreensboro April 18. All matches are free to attend and open to the public.
Redshirt junior guard Trevor Lacey fakes out a defender during the basketball game against Georgia Tech in the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta Saturday. Lacey sealed the Wolfpack’s 81-80 victory with a three-point buzzer-beater in overtime.
Pack looks for consistency against Demon Deacons Drew Nantais Staff Writer
Trevor Lacey’s buzzer-beater snuck the NC State men’s basketball team past Georgia Tech Saturday, but the Wolfpack can’t dwell on the victory as the team faces Wake Forest tonight in Winston Salem. The Wolfpack (14-9, 5-5 ACC) and Demon Deacons (10-12, 2-7 ACC) last met in early December in PNC, with State running away with a 78-65 victory. With a home showdown with No. 3 Virginia looming, the Wolfpack hopes to not overlook the matchup with the Deacs and walk away with its sixth ACC victory of the season. Wake Forest gave the Pack a formidable fight in the two
schools’ previous meeting. Guard Codi Miller-McIntyre lead all scorers with 22 points while senior guard Ralston Turner led the Pack with 21 points, 17 of which came from the second half. Now, almost two months since the last meeting, the Pack and Deacons have gone in different directions. The Pack has been enigmatic this season, playing like a contender in a win against then-No. 2 Duke and playing like a pretender in a home loss to Clemson. Wake Forest’s season has been on the opposite end of the spectrum. The Demon Deacons limp into tonight’s showdown with the Pack having lost six of their last eight games, most recently to Florida State in double overtime. Under first-year head coach and former Kansas star Danny Man-
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Anything can happen. Anybody can be beaten. We just have to believe in ourselves as a team.” Miah Spencer Guard, women’s basketball
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Thursday WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. PITTSBURGH Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Friday TRACK AND FIELD AT VIRGINIA TECH ELITE MEET Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. WINTHROP Raleigh, N.C., 2 p.m. SOFTBALL AT LOUISIANA Lafayette, La., 4 p.m. WRESTLING AT OLD DOMINION Norfolk, Va., 7:30 p.m.
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Junior Christian McCurdy rips down the lane during the 200m fly at NC State’s meet with rival UNC-Chapel Hill Saturday at the Casey Aquatic Center. The men’s team beat the Heels 180-118 to finish undefeated.
Swim and dive splits clash with Chapel Hill Justine Turley Staff Writer
The NC State men’s swimming and diving team finished up its regular season this weekend with another victory against UNC-Chapel Hill. The victory against the No. 20 Tar Heels sealed the eighth-ranked Wolfpack men’s 15-0 undefeated season. The No. 12 women’s team finished its season with a close 146.5-134.5 loss to the No. 5 Tar Heels. “I’m proud of our men and women for their efforts today. It was a great battle, and even though our women came up short it was a great competition all around,” head coach Braden Holloway said in an interview with NC State Athletics.
“We knew our women had a chance win today, but despite the loss we still had some big performances and we look forward to continuing to progress and move into ACCs and NCAAs.” The Wolfpack claimed 11 of the 12 records broken in the Casey Aquatic Center against Chapel Hill. The men’s 200 medley relay claimed the first record of the matchup. NC State sophomores Andreas Schiellerup, Derek Hren, Soren Dahl and senior David Williams won the event by almost two seconds with a time of 1:26.91. NC State’s men and women’s 400 free relay teams broke two more records in the meet this past Saturday. Read more at technicianonline.com
1. No. 4 Duke (18-3, 5-3 ACC) No other team in the conference boasts the road wins that the Blue Devils have on their résumé. With their 69-63 win over previously unbeaten Virginia this past weekend, Duke now has road wins over Wisconsin, Louisville and Virginia. The Blue Devils did not seem to miss the services of guard Rasheed Sulaimon, who was dismissed from the team last week. 2. No. 3 Virginia (19-1, 7-1 ACC) The Cavaliers could not hold on to a late lead against Duke at home but still only have one loss all year. Virginia showcased its ability by bouncing back and defeating UNC-Chapel Hill on the road Monday night. The Cavs very well may climb back up to the top of the rankings in the coming weeks. 3. No. 9 Louisville (18-3, 6-2 ACC) The Cardinals rallied from a huge second-half deficit to win a thriller against North Carolina over the weekend to avenge their early season heartbreaking loss in Chapel Hill. Louisville has road games this week with Miami (Florida) and Virginia.
4. No. 10 Notre Dame (20-3, 8-2 ACC) Notre Dame stumbled against Pittsburgh on Saturday, falling to a struggling Panthers team after taking down Duke earlier in the week. The league’s best offense will continue to outscore teams and it should rebound from the upset. 5. No. 12 North Carolina (17-5, 7-2 ACC) The Tar Heels were arguably the hottest team in the ACC heading into their game against Louisville and held an 18-point lead before succumbing to a Cardinals’ rally in overtime. On Monday night, the Tar Heels were again victims of a top10 loss as the Cavaliers came into Chapel Hill and emerged victorious, 75-64. 6. Miami (Florida) (14-7, 4-4 ACC) At the beginning of last week, the Hurricanes had risen to No. 23 in the nation and were coming off wins over NC State and Syracuse. A week later, the Hurricanes were blown out at home versus Georgia Tech, lost to Florida State on the road, and have dropped from the top 25. 7. Clemson (13-8, 5-4 ACC) Clemson’s defense smothered NC State and allowed the Tigers to beat the Wolfpack on the road, followed
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