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IN BRIEF Anti-abortion rally demands defunding of Planned Parenthood About 250 abortion opponents rallied outside of the Raleigh office of Planned Parenthood on Saturday as part of a national day of protest seeking to cut funding for the organization after video footage was released by the Center for Medical Progress apparently showing Planned Parenthood employees haggling over prices for baby parts with actors claiming to be representatives from a research institution. Many protesters carried signs with graphic images from the videos on them. “We are here to protest the sale of baby parts,” said Veronica Mullaney, 74, of Apex. “I don’t want our tax dollars going to Planned Parenthood.”

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Rocks were thrown at police in the course of a protest on Friday at Bank of America Stadium against the 8-4 vote to acquit Wes Karrick, a white police officer, accused of using excessive force in firing 12 shots at Jonathan Ferrell, an unarmed black man, who charged at him moments after police encountered him walking near a neighborhood pool. Dash cam footage swayed the jury in favor of acquittal, in which Ferrell is shown charging police as soon as they pulled up to the scene followed by an off-camera tussle and gunfire.

Protests continued on Saturday while fans were leaving the Carolina Panthers’ preseason game, even disturbing a baseball game at BB&T Ballpark.

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Habitat pledges to sponsor 11 houses Kaitlin Montgomery Editor-in-Chief

NC State’s Habitat for Humanity student chapter and its Wake County affiliate announced its biggest col laborat ion ever at Packapalooza.

The two groups will work to raise $715,000 to “Build-A-Block” of 11 townhomes on Lake Wheeler Road for those in need. The fundraising began with the announcement on Saturday night and will conclude at the student chapter’s annual Shack-a-Thon event in 2016.

The plan is to build the first five townhomes in the fall of 2016 and the last six in the spring of 2017.

The property is two-and-a-half acres and is within walking distance of both a grocery store and a bus stop.

“I’m really excited,” said Sarah Paluskiewicz, a senior studying

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The NC State student chapter of Habitat for Humanity plans raise $715,000 to build 11 townhouses for those in need. The construction is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2016.

Donald Trump told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly earlier this week that “very good lawyers” agreed with his position that children born in the United States to those who entered the country illegally do not have American citizenship. “We have to start a process where we take back our country,” Trump said on “The O’Reilly Factor” on Tuesday.

“Our country is going to hell.”

Theodore Shaw, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill law professor and director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, said that regardless of Trump’s position, the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is clear on birthright citizenship. “The children of illegal or undocumented immigrants are citizens of the United States if they are born in the United States. Period,” Shaw said. “The argument that Donald Trump is making is one that is ill-informed, and he’s just dead wrong.”

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Red Cross app streamlines blood donation process Deonte Edwards Correspondent

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Mr. Wuff crowd surfing as Petey Pablo performs on Hillborough Rd during the Packapalooza festival on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015.

Packin’ the streets: Packapalooza busts records Rachel Smith Senior Staff Writer

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Packapalooza was the sound outside your residence hall if you lived near Hillsborough Street on Saturday, drawing the largest crowds of its four-year run.

Considered Hillsborough Street’s day of fame, the mile-long block party, which featured more than 350 vendors, welcomed students, faculty, staff and community members from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m.

“Packapalooza brings neighbors together,” said Maggie Bruns of Raleigh. “This school

is rooted in tradition, and I am happy to be here celebrating with future, current and past members of the Wolfpack.”

Packapalooza hosted a number of other bands, all of varying genres, with The Wolfpack Hip Hop Time Machine headlining.

“We [had] something for everyone,” said Justine Hollingshead, assistant to the vice chan-

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In a partnership with the American Red Cross, Friday marked the sixth annual Service NC State Blood Drive, a Wolfpack Welcome Week event sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, and Public Service and other organizations on campus.

Held in the Carmichael Gymnasium, the event lasted 11 hours and had students, faculty and other members of campus donating all throughout the day.

“The goal for this year’s blood drive is to have 1,180 people participate and 1,000 units of blood donated,” said Kim Berrier, senior account manager for the Red Cross, who assisted in the coordination of the event.

Berrier said that prior to the start of the blood drive, more than 900 appointments had been made by potential donors. This was made possible through the free American Red Cross Blood Donor app, which allows users to make and manage appointments, as well as find blood drives in the area.

Potential donors must first complete a health history questionnaire, reading statements regarding their blood pressure, pulse, iron levels and temperature to see if they are eligible to donate. Upon successful completion of the health history survey, donors can either give whole blood or double red cells.

According to the Red Cross, whole blood, which consists of red cells, plasma and platelets, is the standard donation and amounts to one pint.

Meanwhile, double red cell donations are formed solely from red blood cells due to their high demand and amount to approximately two pints of blood. These types of donations come from people with an O-negative blood type, known as universal donors.

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Clinique comes to first NC university campus OPINION First Impressions Part 1 See page 4

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Cody Drum Davidson Correspondent

NC State became the first university in North Carolina to open a skincare counter on its campus when the Clinique counter in Wolfpack Outfitters opened on Aug. 5. Located in Talley Student Union, the full-service counter offers the same products as you would find in a department store.

There are only 20 other campuses in the country that have

Clinique counters.

“It’s a concept that Clinique has been doing since 1998 — working with colleges and universities to bring them to their student centers and their bookstores,” said Amber Richards, Clinique counter manager at Wolfpack Outfitters.

The planning process for implementing a Clinique counter at Wolfpack Outfitters has been going on for four to five years. Blueprints and sketches for the counter were included since the beginning

of the conception of the new Talley Student Union, according to Celeste Lowndes, NC State Bookstores’ gifts and novelties buyer.

“It came from a need we were hearing from in the university,” said Scott Brennan, assistant director of retail merchandise at NC State Bookstores. “It was something they desired to have, so it was more of something that was added in at the request of and hearing feedback from our customers.”

Instead of having to travel off campus to get essential skincare products, students and faculty can simply stop by Wolfpack Outfitters as they pass through campus, according to Richards.

“It’s actually useful because a lot of people live on campus, and they can’t just go to a CVS or go to the mall to get skincare and stuff like that,” said Susan Mykalcio, a senior studying business admin-

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August 20 9:16 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST McKimmon Center Units responded to nonstudent in need of medical assistance. Transport refused.

Today CRAFTS CENTER EXHIBITION: MARY KIRCHER - THE MARSH: REFLECTION ON PLACE The Craft Center All day

9:52 AM | SPECIAL EVENT Talley Student Center Officer provided law enforcement support for sale at bookstore.

Tuesday CIP-COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Rm. 5105 Talley Student Center (Executive Boardroom) 1:00PM - 2:30PM

11:34 AM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Carmichael Gym Report of suspicious subject on Wolfline bus. Subject left prior to officer arrival.

Wednesday CAMPUS FARMERS MARKET Brickyard 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

2:59 PM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT West Lot Non-student struck parking sign resulting in damage.

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8:53 PM | SAFETY PROGRAM Owen Hall Officer conducted alcohol awareness program.

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Chillin’ and Grillin’

08:55 PM | SAFETY PROGRAM Tucker Hall Officer conducted alcohol awareness program.

11:29 PM | DRUG VIOLATION Avent Ferry Complex Officers responded to possible drug violation. Source of odor could not be located. Housing Staff was notified.

12:42 PM | SAFETY PROGRAM Vaughn Towers Officer conducted Clery and Title IX training.

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tudents gathered for this year’s Chillin’ n Grillin’ event on Sunday, sponsored by the Inter-Residence Council, while Zack Collins, a senior studying civil engineering and a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, throws burgers and hot dogs on the grill. Multiple fraternities were out at the event at Tucker-Owen Beach, along with the Inter-Residence Council. The event was originally scheduled for Aug. 18 but was canceled due to rain. After enjoying fresh burgers, hot dogs and chips, students played volleyball, spikeball and cornhole while others relaxed in hammocks and made new friends.

10:34 PM |FIRE ALARM Wolf Ridge Apt Officers responded to alarm.

Cause unknown.

11:22 PM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT West Deck Report of 50 to 60 individuals having a party on top level of deck. Officers made contact with student who advised CRU group plays wiffleball every Thursday. They were advised to not damage any property and keep the noise down. No further action taken.

Wednesday MAKER DAYS PANEL DISCUSSION: THE IMPACT OF MAKER CULTURE ON THE ECONOMY AND THE CLASSROOM Auditorium at the D. H. Hill Library 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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poly mer and color chemistr y and president of the student chapter. “This year for the 2015-2016 school year, we’ll be fundraising for 11 sponsorships. That’s 65,000 a piece.”

Before the land can be developed, Habitat for Humanity has to get the City of Raleigh’s approval as well as pave the main road.

“You gotta remember that, right now, it’s just a dirt road,” said Jim Middleton, land development manager for the Wake affiliate.

“We’ve got to do it. The approval

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istration.

“They love the convenience factor,” Richards said. “That’s what I’m hearing from customers when they come in.”

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process takes a while. We submitted in December and expected to be able to start the work in May, but we’re still waiting on some things.”

Mike Giancola, associate vice provost of student leadership and engagement, acknowledged that raising the funds wouldn’t be a simple task.

“We’re working in partnership,” Giancola said. “Habitat will take the lead, but we’re here to support.

We’re hoping that the campus community, with the opportunities for sponsorship, w ill help sponsor homes. It’s all a big partnership.”

The student chapter, according to Giancola, builds almost every Saturday. It also works to build a

beauty products, Clinique largely focuses on skincare.

“I like the fact that I get to teach students and faculty about taking care of their skin. It’s not all about wearing makeup,” Richards said.

“With many getting skin cancer and skin diseases, I think it’s important that you learn to put on sunscreen and how you cleanse

house, sponsored by the annual Shack-a-Thon monies, every year.

“We’re fortunate that the Habitat affiliate in Wake County is one of the stronger affiliates in the country,” Giancola said. “We’re very fortunate to have great leadership, with Kevin [Campbell, the President/CEO] and the whole organization and the work they do here locally. Our student chapter is also directly impacted by that leadership, the coming together of the Habitat chapter and the campus community chapter.”

The Lake Wheeler property will have 16 lots in total. The first three, which are scheduled to begin construction this fall, will be managed

and take care of your skin. I feel like I’m getting to help people and educate them on the importance of taking care of their skin.”

Just like at any department store Clinique counter, staff members are qualified and knowledgeable about the products. Richards has 15 years of experience in cosmetics, 10 of which she spent in man-

agement roles.

“When I talk to customers, I tell them my background and they like that there are people with experience and people that are certified in the products working at the counter,” Richards said. “They like the fact that it’s not somebody that got thrown into it and that you’re actually trained to work at

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by Lutheran Services Carolinas.

The three units under the program “Building Independence” will be for disabled persons in need. Eleven will be for the NC State and Wake County Habitat for Humanity collaboration, and the final two may be used by the Lutheran Services Carolinas group or, if the fundraising exceeds expectations, NC State’s student chapter.

“It takes dedicated people to do this,” Middleton said. “Everyone engages the volunteers, and when they get to the building sites, they tell them what they need to do for the day. It’s tough work but really great.”

the counter.”

The counter is having its first promotional sale to kick off the school year. Clinique is offering a free gift with any purchase of $27 or more made from Sept. 1–19.

Starting Aug. 24, customers can reserve their gift in advance by participating in a pre-sale event.

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A rapper performs on the Show Stage next to D.H. Hill Library for a crowd at Packapalooza Saturday.

cellor and continued from page 1 dean of the Department of Academic and Student Affairs. “From rock, to alternative and country.”

Nappy Roots were the first of the Hip Hop Time Machine to take the 40-by40-foot stage in front of the Bell Tower.

The group closed with its popular track “Good Day.” Next to perform was Terminator X from the hip-hop ensemble Public Enemy. Terminator DJ’d for most of the night, laying down tracks for the next performers.

Legendary female rapper Rapsody was the next to hop on stage for what was arguably the most inspiring set of the night. Between songs, Rapsody encouraged the audience to follow their dreams regardless of what society might pressure them to do based on ethnicity, gender or age.

Her entire set was as poignant as it was impressive. Her performance also had one of the more memorable moments when she invited a male audience member on stage and rapped her next song directly toward him.

North Carolina native Petey Pablo closed out the night. After the show, the audience dispersed, some off into their new homes in the residence halls and others back to the apartments and houses they’ve been in for years.

In addition to musical performances, students collected freebees, NC State memorabilia and were told universityrelated information from student organizations and university department vendors.

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State,” said Marcus Smith, of Richmond, Virginia. “She transferred here from another school up in Virginia, and I have to say this is one hell of a welcoming party.

I haven’t really heard about or seen any other schools putting on something like this to welcome back students, new and old, onto campus.”

NC State spent $240,000 to make Packapalooza happen, with $40,000 of the budget going toward musical acts.

Artists were paid based on their popularity. Petey Pablo received the most, at $9,000 for his performance, according to Hollingshead.

Hollingshead also said that thanks to NC State’s Sigma Epsilon chapter, Packapalooza was set up faster than ever before.

“They were a godsend,” Hollingshead said. “Fresh legs full of energy, compared to us who were up to 18 years older.”

Although massive crowds dominated the mile-long street festival, environmentally sound decisions were not an issue. Packapalooza is considered a “platinum sustainable event,” accredited by the City of Raleigh. No advertising posters were printed for use on-campus, and recycling bins were dispersed strategically for recyclables, according to Hollingshead.

“I think that this is a great way to welcome new students,” said Michaela Morgan, of Raleigh. “NC State should do something like this every month — keep the momentum going.”

Hollingshead said that more is to come for next year’s Packapalooza.

“We are always refining things from year to year,” Hollingshead said.

Inez Nicholson, News Editor, also contributed to the reporting of this story.

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Zoe Watts from Ligon Middle School visits Packapalooza with her dad, David Watts, and learns how to use a wooden lathe from George Thomas, director of the NCSU Craft Center, Saturday.

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Maggie Miller spins down the silks during the Cirque de Vol aerial performance at the 2015 Packapalooza on August 22nd.

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A family takes a “paw”graph with Tuffy, the living mascot, during Packapalooza Saturday.

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The campus blood drive took place on Friday at Carmichael Gymnasium from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Volunteer physicians from the American Red Cross Association were there to help registered students give back to their community. “Today alone, NC State will donate around 1,000 pints of blood to the American Red Cross,” said Melissa Barnes, interim director of CSLEPS and chairperson of the blood drive. This is the sixth consecutive year that NC State has hosted this blood drive.

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After completing the process of donating blood, donors received a free T-shirt and snacks to recover. Blood donation extracts one pint out of the 9–12 pints of blood in a person’s body, and it is important that donors eat and rehydrate after giving.

Berrier said the biggest challenge the blood drive faces is getting the word out. Being so close to the beginning of the school year, a concerted effort had to be made to inform students about the blood drive in the few days leading up to the blood drive.

Various student organizations across campus volunteered at RecFest and Campus Connections to spread the word to students about the upcoming blood drive, hoping that they take time out of their day to potentially save up to three lives with each pint they donate.

Rayna Carter, a graduate student at NC State studying food science, was relaxing at the canteen after donating at the blood drive for her third year in a row.

“I don’t like needles,” Carter said. “But I don’t mind it because I enjoy coming out and helping support a good cause.”

According to the Service NC State website, in the previous five years the blood drive has been held, a total of 4,894 pints of blood have been collected through the Service NC State Blood Drive.

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Don’t settle for wooden nickels in relationships F

rom t he moment I s t a r t e d d at i n g , or rather, the moment I was a l lowed to Chauncey start dating, Bowden my mot her Staff Columnist b e g a n t o quot e t h i s one phrase — always with the same tone of voice and always with the same expression. And until recently, I never quite understood it.

Whenever I came home with a broken heart or made excuses for some guy we both knew was no good, she’d grab my hand, look me in my eyes and say, “Don’t take no wooden nickels, baby. You don’t have to settle.” Each time, I’d wipe my face with a renewed sense of faith and purpose and go back into the world and seemingly make the same mistake, again and again.

My mother and I are different in more than one way.

She’s domestic and nurturing. I am free-spirited and quixotic. We tend to butt heads a lot, but at the end of the day, there isn’t a single piece of advice she’s given that has failed me. She was, and has always been, right about every thing and everyone.

So when I told her that the guy I was dating could only spend time with me late at night because he was focused on his career, she was less than impressed to say the least. She didn’t understand this new form of dating. Going to the movies and out to dinner has been traded for “Netf lix and chill” in our generation, a scenario that does not require spending any money and usually does not end with “chilling.” Lik-

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ing pictures on Instagram and “favoriting” tweets on Twitter have replaced genuine expressions of fondness and interest.

Initially I made excuses: “This is just the way things are.”

“No one has time to date anymore.”

Even now I think that every woman has the right to establish a standard in her romantic life that works for her. But I am not ready to give up on flowers and opening doors for no reason.

Don’t get me wrong, as a self-proclaimed feminist, I am in no way arguing that we go back to the ‘50s where women wait on guys to make the first expression of interest and stay home and bake pies all day — unless that’s your kind of thing. However, I’d be lying if I said that this generation’s form of dating didn’t suck; and who knows, maybe it’s the kind of guys I’ve been dealing with, but I’d argue that more than one person reading this column can relate.

Wooden nickels are worthless. They have absolutely no value and serve no purpose.

Of course, the phrase can apply to more than just dating — careers, friendships and family. I think that our generation has gotten comfortable with wooden nickels because everyone has been dishing them out left and r ig ht. We’ve establ ished them as an acceptable form of currency, and I think that we’re selling ourselves short.

Sorry for the awful pun.

Identify the things that are important to you in your relationships, and don’t settle for anything less.

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In response to “Fear not gym bros—Carmichael still offers lots” I think the use of “gym bros” in the Carmichael renovation article’s headline on Aug. 20 was unnecessary and sexist. Not only does the language imply those who frequent the gym all fall into a single mold (which is often characterized as unintelligent in the media), but it also suggests that the gym is only intended for “bros.” This excludes women,

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Never a wolf, always a Pack L

ike all eager and apprehensive high school students, I did my fair share of college research. SAT scores, GPA, st uMissy dent-teacher ratio, Furman guaranteed housing, Correspondent majors, mascots…

Yes, mascots are important too. After all, if you’re going to have to chant their name at every sporting event, it might as well be a good one. I remember looking at NC State’s athletics, and “Wolfpack” was all over everything. I thought, “Oh, so wolves right? They’re the Wolves. I mean, they could’ve just said that.” But I couldn’t have been more wrong. NC State could never be the Wolves because the atmosphere created by NC State’s community will always be a Wolfpack.

And after one step on campus, anyone who didn’t already know that will definitely find out. You don’t need to go to the bookstore to find out what’s in stock, or out of stock for that matter. Nearly every student is wearing something straight off the racks from the new and improved Wolfpack Outfitters no matter what kind of day it is. Go to Carmichael Complex, and you’ll see NC State Nike shorts or Wolfpack t-shirts scattered across nearly every bench press and treadmill. Go to Talley Student Union when it’s snowing and see the lines at Port

transgender individuals and even men with less-than-Adonis bodies. The pride of the Wolfpack is that we embrace our individual differences and find strength in sharing our experiences with others. When we use language like this in the Technician, we whittle away the safe spaces on campus, misrepresent NC State and its students, and prevent our community members from achieving their full potential.

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City Java and Jason’s Deli filled with students cozied up in their Wolfpack hoodies trying to make the best of not getting a snow day. Better yet, go to a football game and, well… let’s just say a picture of fans in the Carter-Finley Stadium bleachers is one fabulous ad for the bookstore.

When you’re part of the Wolfpack, you want everyone to know, because that’s how passionate you are about NC State.

Let’s not forget about Fridays.

Wear red, people! Even this past first week of school, I was happily surprised to see so much red already, and it was only the first few days off icially back. The classrooms, the Brickyard, the Free Expression Tunnel … Red was everywhere. As a side note, I saw very little blue. Well done, Pack. Well done.

A few years ago, my family and I were on vacation down in South Carolina at Hilton Head Island. Being from New Jersey, that’s a pretty long way from home. One day we were out on the beach going for a walk along the water, and all of a sudden, a guy under one of the beach tents holds up a “Wolfie” and shouts “Go Wolfpack!” Wait, what?

It turned out that my older sister was wearing an NC State hat (she’s a proud alumna), and when the man saw it, he couldn’t help but share his enthusiasm about representing NC

State. We weren’t in New Jersey. We weren’t even in Raleigh. But somehow, my sister was part of a family that spanned across state lines — a family I wanted to be a part of too.

If you’re out on Miller Fields for some pick-up soccer or ultimate Frisbee, you’re part of a Wolfpack that’s always ready to pass the ball around and throw a disc to create a team for you to join and play a sport you love. If you’re freaking out about a calculus test, you’re part of a Wolfpack in D.H. Hill Library that is also drinking Hill of Beans coffee to stay awake all night, willing to help and study with you. If you’re out on the beach in another state, you’re part of a Wolfpack that is always a supportive family, no matter how far away from campus you go.

So out of all 18 colleges I applied to (yes, you read that correctly, 18!), I ended up here. And the biggest reason for that? With all the school spirit that NC State embodies, I’ll never have to be a lone wolf again.

As this new semester starts, I’m so excited to be back with the Pack. The NC State Pack understands that in order to be a great university, we need to have a great deal of school spirit. And to all the newcomers out there this year, welcome to the Wolfpack.

P.S. But seriously, wear red on Fridays.

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ould you eat radioactive food? W hat if it were only slightly radioactive or even conta ined on ly Robert that amount Hayes similar to what Guest Columnist is naturally there already? Were you even aware that all food is in fact naturally radioactive?

Perhaps the most common radionuclide in food is that of Potassium-40 (i.e., K40). This isotope is available over-the-counter as a health supplement for those having a high sodium intake. This is because potassium is an essential element required by living systems (such as you) to get water in and out of individual cells.

Potassium is naturally radioactive and gives off a high-energy

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gamma and beta particle, both of which are forms of ionizing radiation. It would be difficult to argue that this is a health hazard in your food unless of course you are not ingesting any, as potassium is, in fact, essential to life for us. It is a common element in fertilizer and many healthy foods such as potatoes, avocados and bananas.

Although, virtually all foods have some portion of potassium present in them.

The annual dose received by an individual from natural potassium content ranges from less than 10 mrem (millirems) up to 40 mrem. Higher doses can be attributed to healthy individuals in the sense that larger muscle content correlates with a higher potassium content. As such, it is

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probably safe to say a higher muscle content correlates with better health so that a large muscular male could get the full 40 mrem annual dose whereas a small petite female might receive less than 10 mrem.

Too much potassium can be deadly although not from a radiological cause but plain old simple chemistry. A proper balance is needed although questions on specific dietary supplements should be evaluated either by a state-licensed nutritionist or your local physician.

Robert Hayes is an associate professor of the Nuclear Engineering Department at NC State.

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Left: Rapsody pumps up the Packapalooza crowd on Saturday. The fourth-annual Packapalooza street festival was held on Hillsborough Street. Right: 9th Wonder DJs during Rapsody’s performance at the concert during Packapalooza. The concert capped off the all-day event.

Rapsody, 9th Wonder talk music and memories Kaitlin Montgomery Editor-in-Chief

After their sets for Packapalooza on Saturday, Rapsody and 9th Wonder spent some time talking about what inspires them, how they got their start and what making music means to them.

RAPSODY

9TH WONDER

• Born in Wilson, North Carolina, on Jan. 21, 1988 • Began her career as a member of the NC based hip-hop group, Kooley High • She is an emcee • Launched her solo career in 2008 after signing with 9th Wonder’s It’s A

Wonderful World Music Group • Known for her intricate rhyme patterns and wordplay • Her latest EP is called “Beauty and the Beast”

• Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Jan. 15, 1975 • He is a hip-hop record producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer and rapper • Began his career as the main producer for the group Little Brother • He has worked with Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Drake, Destiny’s Child and more • Known for his smooth and soulful production style

Rapsody Q : First of all, I’d like to say thank you so much for coming and performing. You were amazing.

A: I’m glad to be here. This is my alma mater so to come here … This is where I started rapping. Me and four friends, we started a hip-hop organization here, and that’s how I got into it.

It was called H2O, the hip-hop organization. It was a crew of about 20, but the four or five of us were together more than any, and we became Kooley High. All of us come from here. So this is … man, I come here and walk all the time, and we just talk about memories.

Q: Have you ever heard of the group Cypher? They do hip-hop here.

A: Yeah! They meet on Monday nights. I’ve been there a few times, myself.

Q: You took a moment on stage to talk about being a female rapper and how you’d rather not be thought of that way. Can you tell me a little bit about why you did that?

A: I think, before when I first got into it, being a female rapper, I had a little pride with it. We’re underrepresented, so representing females felt good. But it wasn’t until I got into the business that I saw how much it separated us.

It put us in this box where we’re not able to compete with the guys.

That we’re not seen as competition or that we have an equal skill set, and for that reason I had to drop that term because I can rap just as good and even better than a lot of guys, and so I just call myself an emcee right now. I get a lot of comments like, “oh, you’re good for a female” or I’m in your top 10 females, but I want to know where I’m at in your list of artists.

That’s why I turned away from the term.

Q : You mentioned that you wouldn’t be where you are today if it weren’t for some of the female emcees that came before

you. Would you say that they inspired you? Is there anyone in particular?

A: Most definitely. There are more that stand out than others, but you can find inspiration in any female doing it. But MC Lyte was the reason I wanted to rhyme or that I knew I could rhyme. She was the first female I saw doing it on TV and doing it well. So MC Lyte, I like Foxy Brown and Lil’ Kim, but Lauryn Hill probably had the biggest impact. Outside of just her skill as an artist, she’s in a group with two other guys, and she’s the best rapper. With “The Miseducat ion” [Laur y n Hill’s album] I loved her honesty. You hear a lot of guys say that they can’t relate to a female, but Jay-Z and these other artists rode around and listened to “The Miseducation,” and that’s what I loved. She talked to women and men, and she just talked about life.

Q: You have a very strong storytelling vibe to the rhymes you use.

Is that where they come from? You being inspired by Lauryn Hill?

A: Oh, absolutely. But also JayZ and Common and Mos Def. I draw inspiration from a lot of artists. Even older artists like Luther Vandross and Michael Jackson.

My parents, Saturday mornings when we were cleaning up, that’s what we would listen to. I draw inspiration f rom ever y where, even mov ies. I’m a rea lly big movie-head, so they inspire me.

Q : With your rhyme schemes and storytelling in your music, do you ever pull from personal experiences?

A: Oh, definitely. I think a majority of my music is from personal experiences. I think sometimes it takes people who aren’t used to decoding lyrics to understand, but whether it’s something I lived, or something I saw, or a conversation with a friend or even, sometimes, just watching TV and what’s going on in the world, I try to touch on it in my music. That’s what hip-hop is to me. It’s the voice of the people.

It’s our stories when other places like CNN don’t tell our stories — our truths.

Q: You mentioned Mike Brown in your performance. What was it like to see everyone raise a hand for him when you asked them to?

A: When I say that, and everybody does put their hands up, that lets me know that they get it, and they are aware. It is beautiful. It’s something that we all need to come together to fit and move past those things, so it’s just beautiful.

Q : Are you happy with how things have turned out for you and your career?

A: Oh, yes. Definitely feelingwise. Growing up and not knowing the business and how it is, you always see it going totally different from how it actually goes. I don’t think I would have rather done it any other way. Singing to 9th Wonder and having my team around me — having people that really care about you as an artist not you as a product or you as a number. Where it’s not about how much money you make, but who you are as an artist and the craft you make. To go this path, to go the marathon and not the sprint, that’s the way to do it.

9th Wonder Q : Where does your inspiration come from? You’re known for your soulful, old-school beats, and I was just wondering if that comes from anywhere.

A: Probably from my family, man. My mom and my dad are 33 and 34 years older than me, and their sisters and [their] brothers are around the same age, so I grew up around old souls, you know. I kinda got it from that. Listening to music and just sitting around and I never kinda left that. It’s just hard not to have a soulful spirit living in North Carolina, anyway.

Once I got into hip-hop I understood that some of my favorite producers were using soul records to make samples and make beats and things.

Q : What you do is beautiful.

Very few artists seem to be able to make beats as quickly and skillfully as you do.

A: It’s a spiritual. It’s a trance almost. When you make beats and you hit that sweet spot, it’s definitely a trance. There’s definitely a spiritual essence to it.

There’s nobody but you and the beat machine and nobody around you that can interfere with it. It’s definitely a spiritual trance-like … once you’re sitting there, it’s just an experience.

Q : I know you became a Harvard fellow a few years ago. How has that been to be able to teach the next generation about this kind of music?

A: I’ve been teaching for about nine years now. I started at North Carolina Central, then I went to Duke and then Harvard. Now I’m back at Central, and in the spring I’ll be starting at the University of Pennsylvania, and that will be my second Ivy League school.

That’s definitely a whole different kind of experience. Outside of my music, I don’t really get to interact with 18, 19, 20 or 21-yearolds, and me being my age I get a way to feel exactly where you guys are coming from. Not through Facebook or anything, but just engagement w it h each ot her.

That’s probably the best thing I get from it. They learn from me, but I also learn something from them. I love it.

Q : Are you able to use what you’ve learned from your students with the music you create and the things that you do?

A: The biggest piece I use when I teach my class is my life experience. A lot of students graduate from college without any life experience, and when they graduate things don’t go the way they planned. They think, “Well, it’s not supposed to go this way,” so I kinda give them advice on that.

Life experience. I went here. I went to NC State. I lived in North Hall. I lived in Avent Ferr y. I lived in Metcalf in the summer. I

lived in Tucker. I can name every dorm on campus. It’s really the life experience that I put into my teaching.

Q : Those life experiences you mentioned, are they in the music and beats you create as well?

A: Yes, exactly. Even with that.

I know it sounds cliche going for your goals and dreams, but that’s exactly what I did. I made my first beat on this campus in North Hall, which is right down the street. I was f lat broke, but I found comfort in the music and went from there. I went from house to house, f loor to f loor and sofa to sofa, and it paid off.

Q: How does it feel to know you made your first beat in North Hall and be here today performing?

A: Very crazy. It’s weird. I lived in North Hall. We used to walk to the IHOP. You know, it’s all weird.

The Bell Tower goes off every 30 minutes. It sings the fight song as 12 [midnight]. You know, all of this stuff … going to eat at the Atrium, going to eat Chick-fil-a and D.H. Hill and the Wolf line.

Everything about NC State, I remember being here. I just know looking out into the crowd those students are going through the exact same thing. Walking across the Brickyard when it’s cold out, getting lost in Harrelson [Hall].

Just ever y t hi ng…I’ve been a part of that. I just hope that they can see me and say, “Hey man, he went to school here. Rapsody went to school here. If I really want to do it, I can do it because they did.” Like I said, I know that sounds cliche, but that’s what it is. Enjoy your college experience; you’re never going to get it back unless you decide to get your masters or your Ph.D. Once you leave NC State, it’s kind of hard to come back. You’ll always reminisce about this place. I love this place. I walk through campus all the time. Some kids know who I am; some kids don’t. I always ride through here down Hillsborough Street and reminisce. I miss this place a lot.

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the team’s quarterback and believe he is a key player on the team.

“Jacoby is going to be a stud this year,” Patton said. “We also have two stud running backs in [junior]

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Matt Dayes and [senior] Shadrach Thornton. They’re all going to lead the team in offense.”

Wolfpack students seem confident in the team this season and want to see the players have a good year. “[Sophomore defensive end] Kentavius Street is going to have a good breakout year this year,”

Smith said. “He’s going to be a good pass rusher off the edge, so I’m pretty excited for him. I think he’s going to hold down the defensive line for us.”

Although students and fans are excited for football season in general, some students are looking forward to some games more than others.

“I’m definitely most looking forward to the Clemson game on Halloween night,” said Jimmy Casey, a senior studying economics. “It’ll be Halloween night, and both of us will hopefully be going in undefeated, and one of us is going to come out with a loss, and it’s not going to be us. But, they will also be our toughest game.”

Friday’s open practice was a clear reminder of the wave of positivity that has washed over Raleigh in anticipation of the brand new Wolfpack football season.

juniors Yanni Hachem and Julius Duchscherer.

In 2014, Steele saw sporadic playing time, but the former Cardinal Gibbons standout has found himself thrust into a much bigger role in 2015.

Steele is a prototypical midfielder with excellent passing skills and a superb engine. He covers huge amounts of ground on the pitch, but he’s also disciplined enough to perform specific duties, rather than expend energy pointlessly chasing the opposition.

“Cam is super athletic,” Findley said. “He’s very clean on the ball and he just works incredibly hard. When you put those things together, that’s a good player.”

After redshirting his freshman year, Retzlaff should challenge for playing time in the new-look midfield.

Retzlaff’s best quality is his positional sense. His sharp movements create easy passing angles for teammates, and he has added a level of energy to his game that makes him almost constantly available as a supporting option. He finds space and time within the frantic atmosphere of a collegiate match.

Hachem played a big role toward the end of last season, finished fifth in points and should feature heavily in 2015. He started all three of the Pack’s exhibition games.

Hachem rarely stands out during matches because most of his work

is done off the ball facilitating for others, but the attacking midfielder is excellent at finding free space in and around the opposing team’s penalty box.

Against Campbell, Hachem should’ve scored after finding himself free 18 yards out but dragged his shot wide. He did score in a similar situation against Elon, ghosting into space unmarked, latching onto junior Travis Wannemuehler’s cross and slamming the ball into the net from just inside the box.

One of three new Germans to join the Wolfpack, Duchscherer played 90 minutes over the weekend against VCU and has started every match so far.

A diminutive figure, Duchscherer

has tremendously quick feet and has fit in seamlessly with the rest of the Pack. While he’ll need time to adjust to the style of college soccer, he has staked his claim to feature prominently this season and looks to be a big part of Findley’s plans.

Despite seeming like a big weakness after Bajza and Minogue chose to transfer, the midfield has looked a bright spot on the 2015 team. Although players are still adapting to new roles and learning new defensive responsibilities, the quality and variety of player types available to Findley makes the midfield key to State’s success this season.

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shaped midfield, the center of the field is loaded with good passers.

The new formation gives the Pack much better control over matches and aids in keeping possession of the ball.

Senior captain and 2014 third team All-ACC nominee Holden Fender and sophomore and former All-ACC freshman Zach Knudson will, barring injury, occupy two of the four spots in midfield.

Joining them will be a mix of new and returning players, including sophomore Cameron Steele, redshirt freshman Nick Retzlaff and

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Christian Candeloro Staff Writer When lefthander Carlos Rodon toed the rubber for the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 17, he was the only NC State alumnus playing in the MLB. Just four short days later, that was no longer the case. The Washington Nationals called up Rodon’s former teammate, shortstop Trea Turner, last Friday.

Leading up to his call-up, Turner had been ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Nationals’ system and the top-rated position player.

He had raked at ever y level thrown at him, p os te d b at ting Trea Turner averages of .314 at Courtesy of NC Triple-A Syracuse, State Athletics .359 in Double-A Harrisburg and .322 at Single-A San Antonio.

In the seventh inning of the Nationals game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night, Washington inserted Turner into the game to a standing ovation on a double-switch. His MLB career had officially begun.

Turner went 0-2 in the ballgame and turned a double play in the Nationals’ 10-3 loss, not that Turner’s hitless game should worry anyone.

The 6-foot-2 shortstop went hitless in his first five games with the Syracuse Chiefs before turning up the heat and crushing Triple-A pitching.

Turner became the highest drafted position player in NC State history when the San Diego Padres selected him 14th overall in the 2014 MLB Draft. He played the 2014 season and part of the 2015 season in the Padres minor league system despite his rights not actually being owned by the Padres organization.

On Dec. 18, Turner was traded to the Nationals as part of an 11-player deal that sent outfielder Wil Myers to the Padres. However, due to a weird and nonsensical MLB rule, Turner had to stay in the Padres organization until June before he was free to join the Nationals. The rules have since been changed, but Turner is proving to be worth the wait.

He joins a reeling Nationals squad that is 4.5 games back of the New York Mets in the race for the NL East crown. The team had a hold of the division lead for much of the season before the Mets brought in several stars at the trade deadline.

The Nationals are hoping that the addition of Turner will give them a similar boost.

While Turner has been raking in the minor leagues, Rodon has quietly established himself in the White Sox rotation. The 6-foot-3 lefty is 5-5 with a 4.22 ERA in 21 appearances for the Sox this season — 18 of them starts.

The slider that tormented hitters at the college level continues to strike batters out at an impressive rate, as Rodon averages 9.62 Ks per game this season. The command issues that prevented him from pitching deep into games earlier in his career have improved, and he has pitched in at least seven innings in his last three starts.

That includes perhaps the best start of his career on Aug. 11, a seveninning, four-hit shutout gem that the White Sox won 4-0 over the Angels.

The White Sox currently sit at 58-63 on the season, 16 games back of the Kansas City Royals for the AL Central Division lead and nine games back of the second Wild Card spot.

Playoff baseball almost certainly isn’t in Rodon’s future this season, but if Rodon can continue to develop his secondary pitches and also keep improving the command issues that have at times plagued him in his brief career with the White Sox, he will be on track to carve a spot in the White Sox’s rotation for many years to come.

Justine Turley Staff Writer

It’s that time of year again: good weather, good tailgates and some good football. As the countdown until the first football game of the season continues, the team continues training with an eye on the season opener on Sept. 5 against Troy.

This past Friday morning, students gathered at NC State’s practice field to watch and support the football team at the open practice, an event the team’s Leadership Council voted to hold for fellow students.

The practice field had a lot of energy both on and off the field.

Students were excited to see this year’s team and what may be in store for fans this season.

“I don’t know if there is a game that I’m not looking forward to,” said Evan Patton, a sophomore studying sports management.

“We’re obviously on an upswing this year, so I’m thinking we’ll have nine wins this year, which sounds pretty good to me.”

Andrew Smith, a senior studying supply chain and operations management, also has high hopes for the team this season and recognizes the program’s growth since head coach Dave Doeren began his tenure.

“The first year was a little bit of a down year, but he now has his recruits in place,” Smith said.

“You can see it out on the field right now, how they’re working really hard; it just seems like a different team than it was. I’m pretty excited about the future.”

The team will again look toward redshirt senior quarterback Jacoby Brissett to lead the Wolfpack to another successful season. Brissett threw for more than 2,600 yards with a 59.7 percent completion rate in the 2014 season. Wolfpack fans support

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The NC State women’s volleyball season began with the Wolfpack Challenge Intrasquad Scrimmage at Broughton High School this past weekend.

The Wolfpack was split into two teams, the red team and the white team, for a scrimmage consisting of four sets. After each set, the teams were rearranged so all players were able to play with and against one another.

This was the first chance of the season for the fans to see the Wolfpack in action, and the game ended with the red team taking the exhibition win 3-1.

“It was the first time playing in front of people all summer, so we were a little nervous,” senior middle blocker Morgan Cormier said. “We have a lot of young girls, so it was a lot of getting-the-jitters-out.”

Cormier had 11 kills and a service ace while playing on the victorious red team. Sophomore middle blocker and 2014 All-ACC freshman team member Kaitlyn Kearney led the team in kills with 16 throughout all four sets of the scrimmage.

“We were nervous, but I feel we came back really competitive in the second and third sets,” Cormier said.

Not only was it a first time for the fans but also the first time in an NC State uniform for the six freshmen additions to the team.

“This was a good warmup to see what it’s like to play at this level,” Cormier said. “They’ll all contribute in some way this year, and they did a really good job stepping up and taking a big role today.”

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Freshman outside hitter Sarah Konchan goes up for a serve during the annual Wolfpack Challenge Intrasquad Scrimmage at Broughton High School Sunday. The red team won the game 3-1.

Among the fresh faces on the court is Becky Porter, the new freshman setter from Charlotte. Becky had high numbers of sets and assists while playing on the white team, where she was teamed with senior setter Tanna Aljoe for three out of

four sets.

“I try to mentor and teach Becky as much as I know and what head coach [Bryan] Bunn has taught us thus far,” Aljoe said. “Maggie and I are having a lot of fun working together with Becky.”

Junior Maggie Speaks, also a setter for the team, will now not only be battling Aljoe for the starting setter spot, but also Porter.

“Having three setters keeps it really competitive,” Aljoe said.

Bunn confirmed the high level of competition for one of the most important spots on the team.

“Becky will push for the spot,” Bunn said. “She’s a freshman, so she’s got a lot to learn, but she’s doing a great job.”

Bunn said he was looking forward to seeing tough serving and good defense before the start of the match.

“We did better in serving than we did in the past, and we had good defense in the third and fourth sets but not so much in the first two, so our defense still needs work,” Bunn said.

The general feeling from the team after the scrimmage was one of positivity, but plenty of work remains before the group’s ready for the start of the season this coming weekend.

“We definitely need to work on our defense,” Bunn said.

Despite the strides the team still needs to make in the coming week and plenty of new faces to integrate, the Pack can count on a strong sense of togetherness.

“We have a lot of work to do, we all had a lot of fun but we need to work on our serving and our defense,” Aljoe said. “We have a great team chemistry and I’m super excited for the rest of the season.”

The Wolfpack will play in its first tournament of the season this weekend at the South Carolina Tournament in Columbia. The team’s first match is against North Carolina Central University.

COMMENTARY

Talented midfield a source of strength for new-look Pack Jordan Beck Sports Editor

Having just wrapped up preseason play with a 1-0 victory against VCU, the NC State men’s soccer team heads into the regular season with

plenty of questions to answer.

The Pack won just one of its three matches and looked a work in progress in attack and defense. However, despite having lost two of its most inf luential central midfielders from last sea-

son, Roland Minogue, who featured in 16 of 18 matches, and Michael Bajza, who led the team in total points with 12, the Wolfpack’s midfield looks as strong as ever.

This year, a number of players have made the leap from

squad players to serious contributors, which has head coach Kelly Findley upbeat about the quality and depth in the center of the pitch.

“I think the guys who are there are team guys,” Findley said. “And that’s the most

important thing. It doesn’t matter if you have quality if you’re not bought in to what the team is doing. I always talk about the fact that you have attitude, effort and skill.

All three of those things add up to your outcome. For me,

the guys who are playing the midfield now have the attitude, they have the effort, and they have the skill, and I think their production’s going to be great.”

In State’s new 4-4-2 formation with a narrow diamond-

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