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IN BRIEF Gregg Museum patrons break ground Hurricane season predicted to be less severe

The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, will be significantly less active than the overall averages from 1950 to the present, according to researchers at NC State. More than 100 years of Atlantic Ocean historical data were evaluated to make these predictions. NC State collaborators on the research include Montserrat Fuentes, professor of statistics, Marcela Alfaro-Cordoba, graduate research assistant in statistics, and Bin Liu, research assistant professor in marine, earth and atmospheric sciences .

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Cuba expected to be removed from terrorist list

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After a year-long fundraising campaign, Chancellor Randy Woodson and supporters of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design ceremoniously broke ground on the museum’s new 15,000 square-foot facility Tuesday afternoon.

The groundbreaking ceremony, which welcomed nearly 320 students and guests, took place in front of the Historic Chancellor’s Residence, the Gregg Museum’s new home and site of expansion.

“I cannot imagine a better use of my former home, and the former home of so many chancellors, than to inspire students at NC State and in our community through art,” Woodson said.

In 2011, in anticipation of the renovations of the Talley Student Union, the SOURCE: PERKINS + WILL

The Obama administration announced Tuesday it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a major step in normalizing relations between the two countries.

The announcement comes just days after a meeting between President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Obama previously ordered a review of Cuba’s place on the terrorism list, which it has been on since 1982.

The United States is expected to ease travel and remittance policies, expand commercial sales and exports and ease imports, and it will expand Cubans’ access to the Internet and telecommunications.

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NC State administrators, guests and students gathered Tuesday afternoon to break ground for the new Gregg Museum of Art & Design. The new facility will feature classroom space, storage for the museum’s collection and galleries. Construction is expected to last 18 months.

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Durham police arrest SC man in double murder

A South Carolina man was taken into custody yesterday in connection with a double murder on Dawkins Street in Durham in 2012. Members of a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force from Charleston took Tyrone Thompson into custody in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

According to investigators, he killed two men at their residence in Durham. One was killed at the scene, and the other died shortly after at Duke University Hospital.

Thompson is being held at the Berkeley County Jail in South Carolina, where he is awaiting extradition.

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Woman killed in wreck that closed I-440 West in Raleigh

Alice Bernice Barrett, 84, of Holly Springs was killed in a twocar crash on Interstate 440 at Western Boulevard late Tuesday morning. The wreck happened at about 10:20 a.m., closing the westbound lanes of the Beltline for about 3 hours. Police said she was killed when her car ran off the roadway.

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Bridging cultures through film

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ou Vang, a junior majoring in biochemistry, discusses the script with his friend S Suda Thao, an NC State alumna, while filming a video near Talley Student Union on Sunday. Vang and his group belong to the Hmong Student Association which aims to bring cultural awareness to the NC State students and local community. “Today we are filming a video with the theme of ‘Run with the pack’. This video is the opening video to our event on [Saturday] where we bring a group of Hmong high school students from the Catawba and Burke county area to tour NC State. Our goal is to promote higher education and diversity to a young group of students,” Thao said.

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Workers, students, community members, and clergy will gather Wednesday afternoon to fight poverty wages and raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour as part of one of the largest national predicted low wage protests, Fight for 15. Protesters will gather at the university’s quad at 118 E South Street at 5 p.m.

Organizers are calling the protest the “most widespread mobilization ever by U.S. workers seeking higher pay.”

Those interested in attending can register online at http://www.ncignite.org/get-on-the-bus/ to take a bus from NC State to Shaw University.

Protesters are aiming to advocate for the financial needs of workers, people of color and college students.

Shaw’s Fight for 15 is part of the many protests, rallies and one-day walkouts scheduled for today across the country in more than 200 cities.

The growing effort to increase the wages and bargaining power of workers in non-union establishments gained momentum in November 2012, when 200 fast food employees in New York City left their jobs in protest, calling for $15 hourly wages and the right to unionize.

Students who have completed upper-level military experience can now earn up to 12 hours of free elective credit, thanks to the approval of an addendum to the Articulation of Military Credit.

The bill estimates that there are 700 military-affiliated students at NC State, including about 200 on reserve and about 280 veterans who could benefit from this addendum should they return to college after serving in the military.

Haley Scott, a senior studying political science, initiated the addendum. She took a year off after her freshman year to go through basic training and intelligence school with the Navy. She said

she was under the impression that her military schooling would count as college credit but found that not to be the case when she returned in

“There was simply no standard... because courses cannot be directly transferred to the civilian sector Haley Scott, senior studying political science

spring of 2014.

Scott said she was told by numerous members of the NC State Veter-

ans Affairs Office that she would not be given credit for her upper-level military experience before presenting her case to Vice Provost Louis Hunt, who helped start a process to get her credit recognized by the NC State VA. “Essentially, all NC State was willing to give me was credit for basic training—P.E. and the naval science 110 course—but not give me credit for the seven months I spent slaving away in intel school,” Scott said.

“There was just simply no standard or precedent for it because often courses cannot be directly translated to the civilian sector.”

NC State’s Articulation of Military Credit only offers credit for “lower-level” naval experience, which accounts for completion of basic training and honorable discharge.

This experience translates to credit

for Naval Science 110 and HESF 101 and 105, which Scott’s experience surpassed.

Hunt described the difficulty in finding matching courses between military and civilian education.

“When you are transferring between two schools like Chapel Hill and State, then yeah, this calculus course is equal to this calculus course, and that history course is equal to this history course— that’s pretty common,” Hunt said.

“But when you’re coming from the military, courses are going to differ quite a bit, so introducing [this addendum] makes it so that even if it’s not a one to one match but it would fulfill free electives, then the student can get credit for it.”

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they can be awarded credit.

The JST includes American Council on Education’s Military Guide’s recommendations for military courses that translate to college credit, but NC State did not have an articulation for Scott’s level of military education.

Scott and Hunt worked together with Student Senator Tyler Hatch to come up with

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the Veteran Credit Hours Act, which passed through the student senate in November. “[Scott and Hatch] made a very good case, and so it got us working, and we started looking at our peer institutions—the 16 peers that we have—and found that most of them had some sort of credit that they would award [for upper-level military experience],” Hunt said.

After the bill passed, Hunt presented the proposal to

the academic policy committee, faculty senate, the academic associate deans and the UNC General Administration. Hunt wanted to be sure that the proposal was consistent with the direction that the UNC General Admission was headed, as it is currently reforming its military guidelines for its constituent campuses.

The bill mentioned the military policy at the University of Texas at Austin as a model.

“We thought their system was the most applicable, and we adopted it as closely as possible,” Hunt said.

The University of Texas at Austin offers course credit only for “upper-division baccalaureate category” and does not offer any credit for basic training, according to the UT military transfer credit website. Prior to the addendum, UT’s military credit policy was in direct contradiction to NC State’s policy.

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Gregg Museum relocated its 30,000 piece collection to 516 Brickhaven Drive, about two miles from main campus.

While the museum has a long way to go before making the complete transition into the chancellor’s former residence, as construction is expected to last 18 months, supporters of the Gregg Museum are excited for the renovation to begin.

“All of ARTS NC State is looking forward to celebrating this new phase of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design while honoring the legacy of its predecessor in Talley,” said Chris-

tina Menges, the director of development for ARTS NC State.

The new facilit y w ill provide classroom space, storage for the Gregg’s ever-growing collection and spacious galleries so that students and members of the greater community will be able to enjoy the collection, according to Woodson.

“The new Gregg marries the past and the future of our university,” Woodson said. “We are reimagining the former chancellor’s residence. It’s a great day.”

Using brightly painted shovels decorated by students living in the Arts Village on campus, Woodson, along with students and com mu nit y suppor ters, overturned soil to mark the

end of an arduous fundraising campaign and the start of construction.

NC State pledged not to begin work on the Gregg Museum renovation until the $9.8 million project received full funding. In Februar y, the campaign got its last major boost after the Wake County Board of Commissioners awarded $650,000 from hotel and restaurant tax revenue.

“Partnerships matter,” Woodson said. “We are blessed to have a county and a city that thinks very aggressively about how to grow the region, and this [museum] is one big part of that.”

Woodson continued to say that this process has been a true labor of love and one

that would have been impossible without the support of NC State staff and alumni.

Philipp Lindemann, a senior studying political science and avid supporter of ARTS NC State, said that he believes the Gregg Museum of Art & Design campaign and the new facility represent the progression of becoming a more prestigious university and community. “‘Think and do’ is our motto here at NC State,” Lindemann said. “It is a concept that applies to every discipline of our university.

The new Gregg Museum will be a symbol of our motto and will be a force of inspiration and culture.”

When completed, the museum will be free and open to the public.

POLICE BLOTTER April 10 06:44 AM | Damage to Property Scott Hall Staff member knocked over newspaper box damaging bricks below.

7:37 AM | Safety Program Talley Student Union Officer conducted program for Information Fair.

9:00 AM | Assist Other Agency Off Campus Officer assisted RPD officer in regard to road rage incident.

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01:14 PM | Information University Public Safety Center Student who resides off campus advised someone to use fraudulent checks to obtain money from bank account. Student was referred to RPD. 02:00 PM | Suspicious Persons West Deck Report of subjects loading motorcycle into truck. Officers checked the area but did not locate anyone.

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Maymester offers classes on Ebola, Vietnam War Noah Ross Correspondent

Classes might be ending next week, but that doesn’t mean students interested in taking summer classes have to wait long after conclusion of the semester to get back in the classroom.

Maymester is a three-week mini-semester in which students take only one class.

The classes offered are much smaller than normal classes, usually enrolling no more than 20 students. The shortened semester length causes most classes to meet five days a week for about three hours.

The purpose of Maymester is to provide students with a rewarding, engaging and creative educational experience and tend to immerse students in the details of a specific subject matter, according to Karen Young, assistant dean and director of undergraduate programs.

“It is really exciting to be so immersed in an intellectual experience,” Young said.

“Students can dig deeply into a subject in a way that is not possible during the regular semester when they are being pulled in so many different directions.”

This year’s selection of courses will include classes such as “Current Controversies in Health and Life Sciences: Ebola” and “The Vietnam War on Film.”

These classes fulfill the university’s GEP requirements.

Recently, NC State received the “Intelligent Community Center for Academic Excellence Award” that will allow many Maymester teachers to take their students on field trips that will enhance their learning experience at no additional expense to the student.

Kathleen Vogel, who will be teaching the Ebola class, is looking forward to taking her class to Washington, D.C. Before the trip, Vogel’s class will analyze literature from medical, scientific and humanities disciplines regarding the issue of Ebola.

The field trip to Washington, D.C. will provide her students with a first-hand perspective of how Ebola is dealt with in the United States.

W hile in Washing ton, D.C., students will speak to national medical officials about governmental policies regarding Ebola. To bring the issue of Ebola closer to home, Vogel’s class will also take a trip to local hospitals to learn how individual hospitals would respond in the case of an Ebola outbreak.

Vogel hopes that her class and the field trips will give students insight into interdisciplinary careers.

“I am looking forward to going to D.C. and letting students hear first-hand from

people involved in responding,” Vogel said. “I like being able to bring these real world examples into whatever I’m teaching.”

Although not every class goes on f ield trips, other classes offer plenty of other opportunities, such as Hayden Cherry’s “The Vietnam War on Film.” The class will watch several movies that depict 125 years of Vietnamese history. These movies include “The Quiet American,” “Platoon,” “Apoca ly pse Now” a nd “Born on the Fourth of July.”

After watching each of these films, the class will analyze the film for historical accuracy and meaning. The last week of the course will give students the chance to independently analyze a Vietnam War film and develop their own thoughts on the film.

Cherry hopes that this more relaxed learning environment will help students learn to have a critical perspective on historical films.

“I believe this class will prov ide an exciting but relaxed way to learn in a shortened period,” Cherry said. “It will give students a critical perspective on film.”

Registration for the 2015 Maymester began March 18 and remains open until classes are filled. Maymester will begin May 11 and continue through May 29.

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Is a higher minimum wage the best solution?

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rotesters across the country will gather We d ne s d ay to dem a nd an increase in the federal minimum wage, including a demonstration scheduled to take place on Shaw University’s c a mpus i n CR Denning Raleigh.

Assistant The miniOpinion Editor mum wage has become a cause célèbre in American culture, or at least so it would seem. According to a Department of Labor report, the Service Employees International Union has contributed millions of dollars to “worker centers” organizing the protests.

The report also showed t he SEIU pa id PR f irm Berlin Rosin $1.3 million, “not just to coordinate media for the protests but to also provide people for the crowds,” according to Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

These revelations have caused some to question whether it’s primarily lowwage workers—or just big labor — pu sh i ng # Fig htfor15.

Regardless, the question of whether a higher minimum wage is the most effective way to combat poverty begs greater discussion, despite advocates of the “living wage” viewing the suggestion as heresy.

A survey by the Employment Pol ic ie s I nst it ute found that 69 percent of labor economists viewed “living wage ordinances”

as “not at all efficient” in combating poverty, and 75 percent believed a national living wage would result in employment losses.

In addition to employment losses, 75 percent of economists surveyed believe a national living wage would cause employers to hire “better-skilled applicants.” According to the Pew Research Center, minimum wage earners are “dispropor tionately young,” with just more than half

“The minimum wage has become a cause célèbre in American culture, or at least it would seem.” ages 16 to 24, and almost a quarter being teenagers, ages 16 to 19. Those younger workers, who often start at minimum wage jobs to gain work experience, could see their job options reduced as employers look for candidates with higher levels of skill to offset the additional wage costs.

Advocates of a hig her minimum wage present a false dichotomy in arguing for their cause: either raise the wage, or let people suffer in poverty. They fail to acknowledge that there are other potential solutions.

One such idea, supported even by some conservatives and libertarians, is a guaranteed minimum income.

Economist Milton Friedman supported a variant

of this idea, the negative income tax (similar to the current Earned Income Tax Credit), which would establish a minimum income level and provide subsidies to ta x payers whose i ncome doesn’t meet the minimum.

C onser vat ive pu nd it Charles Murray suggested giving all Americans over the age of 21 a $10,000 payment each year, and doing away with all current welfare programs.

These types of programs see support from conservatives who seek to limit the size of government and would also require significantly less bureaucracy to administer one welfare payment program than it does to administer the 126 federal anti-poverty programs that exist today.

The guaranteed minimum income would also give recipients greater autonomy over how they use the subsidy.

Ninet y-eig ht percent of economists surveyed by the EPI said they view the EITC program as either “very eff icient” or “somewhat efficient” at combating poverty.

If “living wage” advocates are serious about addressing the problem of poverty in America, they should reeva luate their policy goals, and ask themselves, “Are we more interested in pushing the rhetoric of ‘corporate greed’ and punishing business, or do we truly want to improve the lives of the least among us?”

here are many assu mpt ions about female entertainers. They should be Chauncey sex y, but Bowden not too Staff Columnist sexy. They should be t he perfect ba lance of wholesome and every man’s dream. It doesn’t take much to fall from grace, and many female celebrities often walk a fine line between acceptance and being shunned by the media.

B e yonc é K now le s i s known worldwide, and she doesn’t require much of an introduction. The singer has transcended the limits of the music industry by working in the acting, clothing and fragrance industry. She is very well ac compl i shed, t houg h whether or not people feel those accomplishments are well earned is entirely different. Her most recent album, “Beyoncé,” which featured 14 songs and 18 videos was released with absolutely no promotion.

Yet, the album managed to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart and broke iTunes sales records by selling more than 617,000 copies in just three days.

T he a lbu m i nc lude s many powerful themes such as feminism and selflove. Self-proclaimed feminist and author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is featured on one of the tracking listings. Additionally, however, the album is also the most sexually charged album of the songstress to date. While many people celebrated the album and happily purchased it, others criticized the singer for being too provocative.

I purchased the album as soon as I could, and I immediately noticed that the album was marked as “E” for explicit. ITunes quotes the album as being “A provocative, unguarded artistic statement – revealing a side of the icon previously unknown.”

Beyoncé, who is mother

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to 3-year-old Blue Ivy Carter, was harshly criticized by Bill O’Reilly, who claimed that she dropped the ball as a role model to “people of color,” especially young women. Should a woman who has inf luence on millions of people young and old be disgraced for creating lyrics that are sexually provocative?

Clearly, the album was not

“Should a woman... be disgraced for creating lyrics that are sexually provocative?” aimed at young listeners. So, O’Reilly’s claims that the album corrupts the minds of young girls are completely inva lid—the a lbum was never intended for young girls!

Ma ny people asked, “What about her daughter?

One day she’ll grow up to see and hear these things.”

That statement represents the ver y core of the issue surrounding women and their sexuality in this country. No one attacks Jay Z, Blue Ivy’s father, for his sexually charged lyrics. In fact, those kinds of lyrics are often expected of men.

The claims that Beyoncé is no longer entitled to a certain level of “sexiness” as a mother represent the anti-feminist culture we live in. Why is it that Blue Ivy should be more concerned with the fact that her mother belts out lyrics about being “Drunk in Love” and not the fact that she is a phenomenally successful businesswoman w ith 20 Grammy wins and 75 million albums sold worldwide as a solo artist?

There is nothing wrong with a fully grown woman expressing her wants and desires in a song and being completely comfortable in her truth. Girls are condi-

tioned at a very young age to fulfill a masculine ideal about their beauty, abilities and sexuality—anyone who steps out of these bounds is labeled and criticized. Being sexy is completely acceptable if it is for the consumption and enjoyment of men.

Si nger Ja nel le Monae was known for adopting a strict uniform of a black suit. Recently, the singer decided to neglect her previous uniform in favor of a more modern style. One male Twitter user tweeted the singer stating, “Girl stop being so soulful and be sexy.” He criticized her for wearing suits, saying that she was too soulful.

Monae responded by saying, “Sit down. I’m not for male consumption.”

These issues are not only limited to the entertainment world. I’m certain that most women on this campus have experienced pressures to either limit or exaggerate their sexuality. For example, high school dress codes forbid young women from wearing tops that reveal their bra straps. Why is that? Schools are sending the message to young girls that boys cannot control their sexuality and that we are responsible for the way that they view us. My bra strap can’t show because it may distract John Doe from his algebra.

On campus, students must be mindful of the way they dress as not to get unwanted attention. So that means that even if someone wants to wear those pair of shorts, they may be self-conscious about the way people view them.

In the song “Flawless” by Beyoncé, Adichie states, “We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are.

Feminist: the person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.” It is not until this country adopts these ideals that we will truly create an environment for young women to f lourish and grow.

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RLT’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ adds three more shows

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With most of its previous shows selling out, the Raleigh Little Theatre’s production of “Sleeping Beauty” has added three more performances to its schedule, now running through this Saturday.

The show offers a fresh take on the classic tale, incorporating original music and the use of puppetry.

With its high energy, strong ensemble cast and fresh take on the story, it’s the perfect show for families to see this weekend.

Its first act features a significant amount of song and dance, with the cast ranging from young children to adults. Haskell Fitz-Simons’ original music is both melodic and as enchanting as the story.

Likewise, the puppets used in the show add another layer of creativity to it. This is particularly effective in terms of how the villain Nidessha is portrayed. While three actors operate a tall puppet, a voiceover from one of the

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cast members f luidly provides the character’s sinister dialogue.

My favorite performance came from Robert Galbraith as the King and Aurora’s father. Utilizing his powerful stage-presence and booming vocal expressions, the actor comes across as quite a scene-stealer, particularly in the play’s exposition. Nevertheless, the cast’s ensemble work comes across as a major highlight. Additionally, the Prince is played by NC State graduate student Benoit Sabourin.

Equa l ly i mpressive is the production’s technical components. Along with the puppetry, “Sleeping Beauty”

also provides well designed sets which further contribute to its fairy tale atmosphere.

Bright colors and lighting techniques help create a vibrant and energetic tone.

With no intermission, the show runs at a nicely paced hour and a half. While the exposition might seem a bit long, the show’s musical elements and stellar cast provide enough to keep viewers engaged.

As an effective retelling of an iconic story, Raleigh Little Theatre’s “Sleeping Beauty” is one for both avid theatergoers and casual audiences alike to check out.

RLT’S ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’ Location: Cantey V. Sutton Theatre Dates: through April 18 Cost: $17 for adults and teens, $11 for children ages 12 and under Tickets: Available at raleighlittletheatre.org SOURCE: RALEIGHLITTLETHEATRE.ORG

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The duo said they would often play in two-on-two drills as a part of the walkon process, but neit her would give a definitive answer on who usually came out on top.

“It depends on who you ask,” Battle said. “There were four of us, and we would switch around the teams. Three of us ended up 3-1, and the other guy went 0-4.”

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is currently second on the team. She also leads the team in RBIs with 38 and is tied for second with nine home runs. She has proven to be a huge threat on the base paths, notching seven steals on the year. “[Stealing bases] is something that I really pride myself on,” Ross said. “I know coming in as a freshman last year that coach wanted to steal me some, and I wasn’t able to—but this year I have worked a lot harder on it, so it is a good contribution.”

The powerful sophomore hitter attributes her success

ing practice.

As the years passed, the duo went from being rookies to two of the team’s most tenu red members. T h is season, Battle and Cannon were the only players who had been on the Pack’s active roster for more than two years.

As veterans, the pair took on more of a leadership role in practices, giving advice to the younger players with a lack of experience in high tension situations.

When the team journeyed to the NCAA Tournament, Battle and Cannon said they were quick to remind the younger players of the significance of the Big Dance.

“One thing is just reminding the guys it’s win or go

home—everything is on the line every time you play,” Battle said. “Coach Gottfried always says it’s the greatest show on Earth. It’s a lot more fun watching the games when you’re a part of it then when you lose.”

Now, after three years of basketball and laughs, the Battle-Cannon is splitting.

Battle will graduate in May and said he will continue play ing basketball while pursuing a graduate degree overseas.

Ca nnon, on t he ot her hand, will play his fourth season with the team despite graduating early this May.

this year on the field to the hard work she put in during the offseason, especially for her home run numbers.

“I would have to say that goes along with working harder at the things I need to do,” Ross said. “Hitting home runs—it’s fun.”

Despite her ow n lof t y numbers, Ross is focused on team success first. The Pack has been able to put together an impressive season so far, currently holding a 25-16 record with impressive wins over the No. 22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the eighth-ranked Florida State Seminoles and many other tough conference foes.

“So far this year we have come out at various times,” Ross said. “I think that we

have room for improvement going into our last few games in the ACC and as we work toward the postseason.”

Senior shortstop Renada Davis and senior pitcher Emily Weiman also provide some firepower for the Wolfpack, and teamed with the strong bat of Ross, it is focused on closing out the season strong and delivering an impressive postseason finish.

“I think that our remaining goals to end the season are to win the last two series—we go to Alabama tomorrow, we hopefully win that game and then go far in the postseason,” Ross said.

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I really enjoyed it the most,” Addison said.

Despite these high achievements, Addison forges forward, setting higher and higher goals for himself in the future.

“My main goal is to compete at nationals really,” Addison said. “I have been to nationals twice, but I haven’t done well yet. I just want to perform somewhat decently at nationals.”

Even if he reaches his goals, Addison isn’t content with his success and will continue to push himself to his limits.

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As he continues to train his body on the field, Addison recognizes the importance of mental strength and the challenge it provides for many athletes. Although this is a difficult struggle for some, Addison respects and appreciates this aspect of the sport.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Former Pack athlete joins minor-league team The Asheboro Copperheads, a minor league baseball team playing in the Coastal Plains League, have announced that NC State freshman infielder Shane Shepard has been added to their roster for the 2015 season. Shepard is hitting .143 on the season with one RBI and two scored runs in five games for the Wolfpack this season. Shepard hit his first career home run in the fifth inning of the Wolfpack’s 3-2 loss last Saturday to UNC-Chapel Hill. The Copperheads’ season begins May 26.

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Vanderbilt transfer considering Pack men’s basketball

Freshman guard Shelton Mitchell from Vanderbilt may be considered as a future point guard for NC State after making his decision to transfer. Only four schools have received permission to recruit Mitchell, including NC State, Clemson and Charlotte, which all expressed early interest in the point guard. Mitchell, a four-star recruit from Waxhaw, North Carolina, originally signed with Wake Forest, but later chose the Commodores when Wake’s head coach Jeff Bzdelik was fired. He averaged 4.4 points and 3.3 assists per game last season.

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Carlos Rodon impressive in 2015 debut Former NC State baseball player Carlos Rodon earned an impressive win in his first start of the 2015 season for Triple-A Charlotte. Rodon threw five innings, allowing two hits and two runs—one earned—while striking out nine batters and reaching 97 mph on his fastball.

Out of 87 pitches thrown, Rodon located the strike zone 56 times. After the game, Rodon explained he didn’t believe his slider was at its best, but he was happy with his fastball command and his changeup.

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Senior Staats Battle and junior Chase Cannon converse on the bench during the Wolfpack’s exhibition against Queens University at PNC Arena Nov. 8.

Bidding farewell to the Battle-Cannon Zack Tanner Assistant Sports Editor

At the end of the year, Wolfpack Nation will have to say goodbye to one of its most memorable duos of the past three years.

For the past two years, senior Staats Battle and junior Chase Cannon have made their presence felt around campus as the “Battle-Cannon,” poking fun at their teammates and the media on their way to fame amongst the NC State student body.

As with most great inventions, the idea for the Battle-Canon stemmed from boredom.

Lost in the zoo that was Media Day 2012, Battle and Cannon sat alone

in their assigned stations, watching silently while standouts like Richard Howell and CJ Leslie were swarmed by reporters, desperate for a quote from the Wolfpack stars.

“The walk-ons were like little islands—no one ever comes up to us,” Battle said. “So we picked up pens and acted like they were microphones, trying to be funny. We started interviewing the guys just to waste time.”

Little did the two know, their random act of boredom would be the start of an NC State sensation.

“Our video coordinator started filming us,” Battle said. “We watched it later and thought it was funny, so we came up with the Bat-

tle-Cannon.”

At the team’s next media day, Battle and Cannon made their first official video to release on the web, and it was an instant hit. Since then, the two have made 10 more videos, each gaining more and more traction with the fans.

“We just kept doing videos, and it got bigger and bigger,” Cannon said.

As the videos became more and more popular, Battle and Cannon said the Battle-Cannon became a part of their identity around campus.

“My freshman year, I won the ESPN coolest name,” Battle said.

“People used to say ‘Oh, you’re Staats Battle, ESPN’s coolest name.’

Now it’s changed to ‘Oh, you’re Staats from Battle-Cannon.’ People forget about the name.”

Oddly enough, before meeting at NC State in 2012, Battle and Cannon had an interesting early connection. “[Our parents] tried to get us to play basketball together when we were kids, but we never did,” Cannon said. “All of a sudden, I come to NC State, and I’m going through the tryout process, and I meet him. It was kind of weird, putting two and two together like, ‘This was the guy I was supposed to be playing pickup with.’”

When the two met again, Cannon was working to join Battle as a member of the Pack.

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Tyler Ross finding niche in second year

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Three seconds to go, we’re down by two and need a 3. Do you kick it out to Staats Battle or Chase Cannon?”

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Staats Battle senior guard

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Tyler Ross swings at a pitch in a game for Pack. Ross is hitting .305 with nine home runs and 38 RBIs.

The NC State softball team has enjoyed a successful season at the plate led by sophomore outfielder Tyler Ross who is in the midst of a breakout year for the Pack.

Ross saw action in only 37 of the team’s 54 games and garnered 12 starts her freshman year at State but showed potential to be a great hitter amassing a .269 batting average and four home runs. She also showed a knack for knocking runners in, tallying 12 RBIs on the year as well.

The talented North Carolina na-

tive has picked up where she left off a year ago and has proven she can be a more than effective weapon at the plate in her sophomore season.

Starting in the outfield for the Pack in every contest this season, Ross has improved and turned potential into production.

“From last year to this year I would have to say my batting [is the biggest improvement],” Ross said.

“This year I have seen the ball a lot better, and in the offseason, I know I worked a lot harder on being able to help my team out at the plate.”

Ross boasts an impressive .305 batting average this year, which

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BASEBALL @ NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, Indiana, 6:05 p.m.

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Long jumps and high hopes for Addison Justine Turley Staff Writer

With the pressures that come with competing in collegiate sports, the athlete side of being a student-athlete often faces the most scrutiny, but junior Jonathan Addison of the NC State track and field team understands the balance of dedication in both school and practice.

“I think Jonathan is a leader of

the group in several different ways,” head coach Rollie Geiger said. “He’s a terrific student and takes his academics very seriously, and obviously his athletics very seriously, and he makes the right choices in social settings. There is no question that Jonathan is the cornerstone of this program.”

Addison has found great success in the sport that he fell into in middle school.

“My coaches told me track and field would be a good thing to get faster, so it was just kind of an extra thing for football that I did, but I ended up being good at it,” Addison said.

As a senior in high school, Addison won the New Balance Nationals in the high jump and continued his strides toward success at NC State.

Just a few of his accolades include last year’s ACC Outdoor Champi-

onship title in the long jump, two NCAA appearances and last season’s ACC Field Co-MVP. Although he has also accomplished many impressive feats in running, Addison focuses more on his jumps, which align more with his stumbled-upon passion.

“One day I was tired of running, and I saw them over there jumping, and it looked fun, so I went over there, and the coach let me do it.

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