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IN BRIEF SBP set to sign Columbus Day bill
Stomach flu continues to affect students
Three more female students in the NC State chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority reported they were exhibiting severe stomach flu-like symptoms, bringing the total number of sick students to 23, according to Brad Bohlander, the chief communications officer for NC State. The symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. While the sickness has not been confirmed as norovirus, Bohlander said the university is progressing as if it were combating the virus. The university has also sent samples to the Wake County Health Department to confirm whether or not the sickness is indeed norovirus. Bohlander said the university is still not aware of the origin of the virus.
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Ivana Mbullah, a junior studying textile technology, talks about Columbus Day and the Inclusion Act at the Student Senate meeting in the Talley Student Union Wednesday.
The Student Senate passed a non-binding resolution Wednesday to send a letter to the university asking for an official university calendar change that would remove the federal holiday Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Student Body President Rusty Mau has not yet signed the bill. He has 10 academic days until Feb.18 to either sign it, let it pass without signing it, or veto it. Mau said he plans to sign the act at the next Student Senate meeting.
During a meeting of the Executive Cabinet Committee on Thursday, Student Senate President Cody Long said that he would vote against the resolution if he had a choice, but he stands by the decision of the Student Senate and Mau. Long said that without Columbus’ historical contribution to the founding of the United States, the country would not be the same. The country still celebrates Presidents’ Day despite many presidents’ f laws because people revere them for their historical contributions to the legacy of the U.S., Long said. Columbus Day was officiated as a federal holiday in 1937 to
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NC State faculty receive national advising awards
This year’s Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards recognized five NC State academic advisers at out of a field of 17 nominees. The winners include: -Erin Seiling – New Advisor Award Life Sciences First Year Program College of Sciences/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences -Genessa Devine – New Faculty Advisor Award Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management College of Textiles -Susan Navey-Davis – Faculty Advisor Award Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures College of Humanities and Social Sciences -Jane Lubischer – Advising Administrator Award Department of Biological Sciences and Life Sciences First Year Program College of Sciences/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences -Millie Herget – Barbara Soloman Advising Award First Year College John Paul “JP” Regalado, executive director of academic advising at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi and president of the National Academic Advising Association delivered the keynote address at the awards. SOURCE: University Communications
Alabama becomes 37th state to recognize same-sex marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request that would have extended Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage Monday, officially making Alabama the 37th state to recognize same-sex marriage. However, Alabama’s chief justice Roy Moore said probate courts don’t have to follow the federal rulings. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said the ruling is likely to cause confusion in the state, as it will stop him “from enforcing Alabama’s laws against samesex marriage.” Eighty percent of Alabama voters were in favor of banning same-sex marriage in the state in 2006. SOURCE: NPR
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Identidad Afrolatina inspira evento Paula Gordon Editora de Bienvenidos
Febrero es conocido como Mes de la Herencia Afroamericana, pero poco se examina sobre el papel que juegan la identidad “Afrolatino” en la celebración afroamericana. Jasmine Cannon, estudiante de tercer año en estudios de mujeres y de género, actualmente se desempeña como secretario de la Black Students Board y SAAC. Ella fue inspirada a colaborar con otras organizaciones después de leer sobre Pan-Afrikanismo, que promueve la unidad entre raíces. “Tenía muchas ganas de volver a las raíces del movimiento promoviendo deliberadamente la unidad dentro de la diáspora Africana, al reunir comunidades Negras, Africanas, Caribeñoa, y las comunidades Latinas,” dijo Cannon. El resultado fue planificar Afrolatinidad, un evento para promover estas identidades a través de manifestaciones culturales, música y comida. Afrolatinidad todavía está en las etapas de planificación, pero las organizadores son optimistas sobre la posibilidad de que el evento brindará oportunidades para otros estudiantes fuera de las comunidades minoritarias. Lisbeth Arias, Presidenta de Mi Familia y estudiante del último año en la Moda y Gestión Textil, estaba emocionada para comenzar a planificar el evento, que expondrá a otras personas de las intersecciónes de múltiples identidades que unen a estas comunidades.
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The Institute for Emerging Issues Forum, organized by NC State, is taking place Raleigh Convention Center Monday and Tuesday. The event attracted innovators and officials from all around North Carolina. Experts discussed how they could turn an innovative idea into a huge success, beneficial for themselves and society.
Leaders gather for day one of Emerging Issues Forum Staff Report
More than 1,000 people attended the first day of the sold-out Institute of Emerging Issues Forum Monday in the Raleigh Convention Center. Hosted by NC State’s Institute for Emerging Issues, the forum attracts leaders from
across the state and nation for a two-day long discussion about emerging issues that could affect the future of economic prosperity in North Carolina. The theme of this year’s forum is “Innovation Reconstructed,” in addition to a celebration of 30 years of the annual Institute of Emerging Issues forum.
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Gregg Museum $650k closer to full funding Sasha Afanasyeva Staff Writer
The Gregg Museum of Art and Design at NC State received $650,000 from the Wake County Board of Commissioners last week, bringing the three-year-long campaign for funding to a near close. Although the museum is still
about $25,000 to $30,000 short on private funding, the construction is expected to begin this semester. The museum, which is currently located next to the JC Raulston Arboretum, is planning to move into the old chancellor’s residence near the Bell Tower across the street from David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar. The museum construction will
add a new 15,200 square foot addition to the old chancellor’s residence to house its large collection of artwork. The museum faced obstacles throughout its three-year-long funding campaign. Christina Menges, director of arts development at NC State said construction costs went up about $2.5 million
during the progression of the fundraising campaign, bringing the original construction estimate from $7.5 million to $10.4 million. The Wake County Board of Commissioners initially denied the museum’s request for funding. “We had spoken to the board last spring and late last summer, and our original request of $2 million was
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honor Christopher Columbus who established a European presence in the Americas when his fleet of ships landed on the continent in 1492. In primary school, many students learn that Columbus discovered the Americas, which is incorrect because the land had already been occupied by advanced societies for thousands of years, said Karli Moore, the senator who introduced the Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration Act and a member of the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina. Columbus Day is a controversial holiday because European settlement in the Americas led to the demise of the history and culture of indigenous peoples. A delegation of indigenous tribes first proposed Indigenous Peoples Day to the United Nations in 1977 as a way to reeducate the world about what actually happened when Columbus came to
the Americas, according to Moore. While indigenous people deserve a day to be recognized, Columbus Day commemorates the historical foundation of the United States, Long said. Priya Loganathar, a student senator and a freshman studying human biology, said, as an international student, Columbus was a key figure when she learned about the history of America. Loganathar proposed an amendment to the bill that would create an Indigenous People’s Day without removing Columbus Day, but which was not supported by any other senators. “I completely respect the fact that this bill is against racism toward indigenous people, but we are removing a day that was significant in history,” Loganathar said. The bill was inspired by a similar change recently enacted by the city of Seattle. Many other universities such, as Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico,
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denied,” Menges said. “We took a chance at going back to the board late January and submitted a reduced grant request for $650,000. We were very hopeful that we would get the grant but we had no idea how the board would vote.” With the funding from the Wake County Board of Commissioners, the campaign is nearly complete. During the campaign, funding came from a mix of private and public sources. Menges said the private fundraising was about 40 to 41 percent of the total campaign at $3.9 million. “The remaining portion of the $9.6 million goal is covered by a variety of university, city and Wake County Board of Commissioners grants,” Menges said. Despite funding setbacks and increased costs, the funding process took about as long as the museum’s staff expected it to, according to Menges. “It has been a very successful campaign,” Menges said. “We have been very lucky to have people in the community and on campus and from our alumni who
have also passed similar legislation on their campuses. The resolution would be seen as an effort from NC State to increase and promote diversity, fix some of the miseducation surrounding Columbus, take away the celebration from Columbus and replace it with acknowledgement and celebration of indigenous peoples, Moore said. “We can take one small step and join the others that have done this and show the world that we appreciate the indigenous peoples of the world,” Moore said. Some students who opposed the bill argued that this holiday is part of their personal history. Students with this concern said they did not celebrate Columbus Day, according to Moore. “When the notion of taking it away some people were hesitant because they said it was part of their culture,” said Moore. The bill attempts to tell history from another point of view, not rewrite history, as Native Americans
recognized the value of having the museum on campus.” The official groundbreaking ceremony for the museum is scheduled to take place on April 14 at the historic chancellor’s residence, and will be open to the public. By then, Menges expects funding to be fully complete. “We want to encourage as many people to come to the groundbreaking as possible,” Menges said. “We are very proud of this campaign and this museum, and we would love to share it with everyone who played a part in this, which is all the current students and the alumni who helped realize the campaign.” Some students expressed enthusiasm for the art museum coming to campus. “I think it will be a great opportunity for students to see some good art, especially if it’s local art,” said Michaela O’Connor, a senior studying international studies. Other students saw the value of having a museum close to campus. “The art museum downtown is awesome, but it’ll be great to have access to high culture right next to campus,” said Michael Abler, a graduate student studying economics.
relied heavily on oral history which resulted on much of their history during that period to be written from the perspective of Europeans, according to Moore. “We bust our butts to tell others we are alive and that we’re here and about the tribes in North Carolina and the history of our people,” Moore said. Sixteen states currently do not celebrate Columbus Day, according to an October CNN article . Megan Jones, senior studying environmental engineering and president of the Multicultural Greek Council, said the bill will raise awareness about the Native American presence on campus. Brittany Hammonds, the president of Alpha Pi Omega Inc. and a senior studying mathematics education, said changing the holiday should be a no-brainer. “We don’t ask African Americans to celebrate the day that slavery began, or we don’t ask them to celebrate anything dealing with
slavery, and yet people ask us to be okay with the fact that people celebrate the man who came over and claimed to discover a nation that was already here and already functioning,” Hammond said. “Nothing about that is even appropriate.” Moore said the only program she has seen about Columbus Day at the university was a panel discussion put on by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity called the Miseducation of Columbus. Kelly Elder, a junior studying political science and co-sponsor of the bill, said that since no one celebrates Columbus Day, why not turn it into a positive day rather than, as one of the speakers at the committee meeting said, “a slap in face” to Native Americans. “The day-name change on our campus would promote the education of the rich history of the native people rather than reminding those people of the negativity that happened in this country,” Elder said.
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The Gregg Museum, though underfunded, is getting ready to make its move to its new location on Hillsborough Street. Construction is expected to begin later this semester, and will add 15,200 square feet to the former chancellor’s residence.
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This year’s speakers included James B. Hunt Jr., a former governor of North Carolina; Jim Goodnight, the CEO & Co-founder of SAS; Pat McCrory, the current governor of North Carolina; Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google engineering; Bob Geolas, the president and CEO of Research Triangle Park and other speakers. Sessions and speakers address topics related to innovation in North Carolina, including how and why the state’s companies could be more competitive, how technology innovation is changing business, how to develop strategies for responding to the rapid innovation of technology and how to support innovation through policy. This year’s forum comes during a
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waiting period for the Institute for Emerging Issues, as it will soon hear a decision from a working group of the UNC Board of Governors about recommendations for potential cuts to the institute’s state funding. As part of the recommended $15 million cut to UNC System’s centers and institutes the NC General Assembly included in the 2014-2015 state budget, a working group within the UNC Board of Governors has been reviewing nine research centers and institutes for potential cuts to funding, including NC State’s Institute for Emerging Issues. The IEI receives $750,000 out of its total annual budget of $3.6 million from the state funds each year. The forum will continue today, beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 3:30 SUGANDHA SINGH /TECHNICIAN p.m. Speakers on the agenda include A panel of economists including (from left) John Allison, the CEO & president of Cato Institute in Kurzweil, McCrory and Geolas. Washington, D.C., Robert Atkinson, president of Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and Janet Cowell, North Carolina State Treasurer. Panelists answered questions from the audience related to future policy reforms in support of innovation at the Institute for Emerging Issues Forum held at Raleigh Convention Center on Monday.
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ast month, the Board of Governors forced UNC system president Tom Ross to step down from his position. The board met for nearly two Ziyi Mai hours in a Staff Columnist closed session before releasing a joint statement with Ross, according to The News & Observer. Despite the Board of Governors claiming that “this decision has nothing to do with Ross’ performance or ability to continue in the office,” the statement did not address the reason Ross was suddenly ousted. Shortly afterward, rumors went rampant in response to the decision, many concerning the role of politics in the matter. John Fennebresque, the chairman of the board appointed by the Republican legislature, adamantly denied that this decision involved either politics or Ross’ age. Without clear explanation of why the Board forced Ross from his job, media and political analysts have speculated that conf licting political ideology was the biggest reason. Ross is a registered democrat with a long affiliation with the party. He was hired in 2010 by a board appointed largely by democrats in the State House and Senate. It is inevitable that the ap-
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his week posed a threat to NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams’ career. Reports testified that he had falsely accounted being on board a military helicopter in Iraq during 2003 that was hit with an RPG and had to make an emergency landing. He is under additional scrutiny about false statements regarding events he witnessed while covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Katherine Although these statements Waller may have been referenced in Staff Columnist interviews rather than news broadcasts, the public has still lost its trust in the man they count on for the truth. It looks like that handsome face and perfect TV voice can no longer disguise who he really is: a liar. Williams may have recently lost every bit of credibility, but skimming through articles about the scandal demonstrates that most take philosophical license with reporting. CNN reports all question Williams’ credibility while Fox News openly and quickly condemns him for being a “fool,” among other things, and for diminishing the experiences of veterans and those in the military. Williams’ own network, NBC, only addresses his apologies and subsequent removal from the spotlight. The news has become more of an ideological battle between political platforms than sincere news reports. Since the American Revolution, the press has been a huge proponent for the acceptance of different political ideologies. By the 20th century, newspapers were powerhouses and became susceptible to muckraking and yellow journalism, which remains a huge part of journalism today. With radio, television and the internet all eventually coming into play, mainstream news has become a cesspit of sensationalism and warring political agendas. I’m not saying that trustworthy news sources do not exist. After all, I am a student journalist myself. But it’s hard for good news out there. Those who actually want to talk to journalists are usually only interested in beneficial PR. The real story dwells with those who hide from the press and leave the media to speculate and spin tales. I’ve seen good people slammed in local papers whom I thought were unjustly tar-
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geted, and I’ve had to make my fair share of corrections. A lack of journalistic integrity escapes no news organization. I argue that mainstream and well-known news sources often have back-alley money, connections and donors to answer for. While news organizations can’t get it right all the time, we should closely examine organizations such as NBC, Fox News and CNN because they have a responsibility to tell the truth. Even if you’ve never watched “Scandal,” many shows and movies incorporate stories where people are blackmailed and murdered for knowing the wrong thing or reporting the wrong story. It’s part of our cultural climate, and it is frequently acknowledged. Too much depends on the truth for reporting purposes, but our political, social and cultural atmosphere, which views self-preservation as an objective, keeps networks from reporting important news. The media often forsakes truth in the name of freedom of speech. Opinion and bias are too regularly confused with fact. While maintaining the ability and the right to speak their minds, journalists and reporters need to have a sharper understanding of professionalism. Those who report news should be held to a higher standard than the average citizen when it comes to truth-telling. In “Anchorman 2,” Ron Burgundy perfectly satirizes the essential problem of the current state of the news: “I just don’t know why we have to tell the people what they need to hear. Why can’t we just tell them what they want to hear?” News organizations need to value why they can’t just tell people what they want to hear, and so does Brian Williams. Seeing everyone get so upset over Brian Williams’ questionable truths makes me wonder why everyone is so surprised. In a business that has become about selling information, selling an ideology and selling people, why are watchers shocked that Brian Williams chose to sell himself and portray himself as a hero? It is most definitely not the first creation of false heroism in the news. Honestly, after studying his statements, I conclude that Brian Williams is just overdramatic. Hollywood might be a better place for him than broadcast journalism.
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t the end of January, Matthew McConaughey confirmed his role as the lead actor in the film adaptation of the national bestseller, “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathle te s , a nd t he Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.” The book Tyler Gobin follows jourStaff Columnist nalist Chris McDougall as he plummets into Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons to learn the secrets of the Tarahumara Indians’ unique running ability. The book spent 178 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and is still selling 10,000 copies a month. But most importantly, it ignited the “barefoot running movement” in millions across the country. It changed my view on running forever. McDougall singlehandedly caused me to change running forms and I can’t thank him enough for his tremendous book. I’ve recommended it to anybody who hasn’t read it yet. I finished tenth in a 23.4 mile trail run that changed almost 6,000 feet in elevation while landing with every step on my forefoot. The main issue McDougall tackles is the fundamental difference between barefootstyle running over the tradi-
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tional heel-strike running. So first, I’ll state the facts about heel-strike running. This is the form the majority of the public currently uses. It is when a person takes each step by landing on their heel and then rocking onto and propelling off the toe. This is the form that footwear companies have capitalized on by producing shoes with massive amounts of cushion in the heel in what’s called a large heel-toe drop or offset. Now take off your shoes and try that same form barefoot. Without that cushion, heel-striking will not feel very good. You’ll land straight on your calcaneus, your heel bone, and have nothing to decelerate your landing. The cushion in heel-strike shoes is similar to the cushion in a football helmet. You wouldn’t go crashing into anybody headfirst without a helmet on, but with a helmet, we feel that it’s justifiable. Yet we’ve learned that despite the most sophisticated of technology in today’s helmets, concussions still happen frequently. Helmets protect the skull, but don’t necessarily stop injuries to the brain. In comparison, traditional shoes protect your feet, but that impact still resonates up your leg causing ankle, knee and hip pain. Barefoot running does not mean you have to run barefoot. It’s just a name for
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higher education has been occupied by “liberals.” The Hoover Institute of Stanford University, the University of Chicago and New York University have long traditions of hiring professors and scholars that identify as “conservative.” In academics, this is only one aspect of what scholars stand for in the realm between different schools. Overstating those political labels has little to contribute to an open-minded environment of higher education. Terminating Ross’ contract is lawful because he is an administrator and does not have tenure. But universities are not like other institutions, such as for-profit corporations or political organizations. Universities should be freed from the ups and downs of politics and the economy, putting no pressure upon researchers. This freedom is fragile, and it needs protection. Professors and researchers might be mocked very often that what they study does not pertain to the real world. But most of the time, their research is usually ahead of its time and incomprehensible to many. A discovery that seems unrealistic might turn out to be essentially necessary for generations to come. Who knows? For the moment, we would do best not to limit these possibilities.
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pointment of members of the Board of Governors, as well as other university officials, will become a political skirmish between parties. The structures of legislatures have cycles that election results directly affect; however, academic institutions should not let political cycles and elections interrupt their regular activities. That’s why universities need tenure as an umbrella to protect professors from political distortion. Tenure does not mean a professor can’t be fired throughout the rest of their career. Professors can still be fired under certain conditions if they do not meet certain requirements. Tenure gives universities the best ability to explore the unknown and take innovative lead. Conservatives love to remind you that higher education is overrun by liberals and democrats. But what conservatives are often attacking is in fact the concept of higher education. Academic research entails curiosity, exploration, experimentation and, eventually, discovery. If humans still held the mindset that the Earth was flat and we’re not allowed to question what was being taught, mankind wouldn’t have landed on planets outside of Earth. Conservatives are passionate about individual freedom, and that’s exactly what should be granted to academics. Furthermore, it is not true that
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a style of running marked by landing on your midfoot or forefoot. A quick biomechanical breakdown goes like this. You land on the outside of your foot, where then your foot pronates as the inside of your foot quickly comes down as your toes sprawl out. At the same time, as you’re landing on your foot, the Achilles tendon and calf muscle are working to decelerate your body as it comes back down. Lastly, the hamstring works in conjunction with the Achilles tendon and calf to propel you back off the ground. All of this is your evolutionarily-determined body decelerating each landing naturally, rather than the artificial cushion in a shoe. It’s the way we were born to run, it’s the way we ran as kids and it was the way you ran until your foot was planted in one of our modern day monstrosities. I have limited space to go into detail, but I can’t be more excited about McConaughey starring in the upcoming film. The book changed my life. It has impacted many others and opened the public’s eyes to barefoot running. I’d obviously strongly recommend reading the book, but I hope that you’ll consider watching the movie when it premieres. We’ve still got some time until the release date, but you can be sure I’ll keep you updated.
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Ser Afrolatina no se lleva en la piel, sino el corazón Paula Gordon Editora de Bienvenidos
Ayanis Lindo, una estudiante de tercer año estudiando zoología, siempre ha tenido una identidad complicada. Nacida en Panama a padres de Panama, creció allí hasta que tenía tres años. A m igo s s e de s c r i ba n como una mujer linda con una personalidad divertida y burbujeante. Ella es baja, con ojos grandes y pelo negro. Con confianza, ella identifica como una mujer AfroLatina. “En la documentación donde sólo tengo una opción siempre pongo Latina, pero si tengo la opción de poner ambos, negro y Latina, lo hago,” dice Lindo. Creciendo en Fayetteville en una subcultura de afroamericanos, Lindo identifica fuertemente con sus dos identidades minoritarias. Ella es bilingüe en español e inglés, sus padres ambos hablan español, pero su padre, criado por su abuela jamaicana, también habla inglés. Lindo vino de una escuela secundaria predominantemente negro, por lo que no sentía la necesidad de elegir entre sus identidades negras y latinas mientras creció. “Sor prend ía a mucha gente porque podía hablar español,” dijo Lindo. Ella a menudo tuvo que explicar a los demás de donde ella era en realidad, y cómo ambos de sus padres hablaban español. Ella dice
BIENVENIDOS CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 ALPFA CULTURAL EVENT 6:30 P.M. NELSON COMMONS This event will showcase some of the traditions, foods, history, and facts from several Latin American countries to teach others about our culture! We will have a small booth area designated to each country and our guests will be able to walk around the room and explore each country’s exhibition. SATURDAY, FEB. 14 HKONJ 10 A.M. DOWNTOWN RALEIGH The HKonJ coalition will gather and march in Downtown Raleigh as a movement to push back against legislation that
que a menudo que encontró una gran cantidad de negación, porque la gente diría que su apariencia y reclamar que no era hispano. Ella aún recuerda un momento en que un amigo le dijo que su cabello y la piel parecía negro pero su rostro parecía exótico. “La gente siempre piensa que soy afroamericano y me estereotipa de esa manera,” dijo Lindo. “Entonces la gente me dice que no era negro, sólo podía ser panameña, aunque me identifico con los dos.” En su último año en la escuela secundaria, Lindo se señaló a NC A&T University porque era una escuela predominantemente negra con un buen programa para los estudiantes de pre-veterinaria. La escuela de Veterinaria de la NC State, una de las más fuertes del país, la ganó otra vez, sin embargo. “Tenía muchas ganas de ir a la escuela de veterinaria y por eso elegí esta escuela,” dijo Lindo. Llegando a NC State desde una escuela secundaria predominantemente negro fue un gran cambio, considerando que NC State tiene una población latina de cuatro por ciento, una población negro de 11 por ciento, y se considera una institución predominantemente blanca, según el sitio web de Admissions. Lindo inicialmente fue más involucrada en la comunidad latina porque sentía que se aceptarían más, pero se encontró con que faltaba algo. “Mi segundo año me in-
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“Estamos tratando de traer nuestras dos culturas juntos y crear un puente,” dijo Arias. “Siempre estamos educando a los educadores, cuando Mi Fam hace eventos hay una gran cantidad de estudiantes latinoamericanos que vienen, y la misma para la comunidad afroamericana, por lo que la intención de combinar los dos para que todo el mundo pueda ir a casa con nuevo conocimiento.” Tiana Salas-Ali, una estudiante de tercer año estudiando ingeniería química, está orgullosa de ser multirracial y afirma sus dos identidades de Latina y Afroamericana. Ella vino a NC State por sugerencia de su madre, y ella dice que este campus era su favorito de los que visitó en el Sur. Al crecer, ella sólo aceptó sus identidades. “De donde yo vengo, en Nueva York, su cultura y sus antecedentes son más importantes que su raza,” dijo Salas-Ali. “Soy
volucré más en la comunidad afroamericana, y me sentí muy bien acogido aquí,” dijo Lindo. “Tengo la sensación de familia de la comunidad latina, pero también disfruto de las tradiciones, comida y bailes de la comunidad afroamericana.” Lindo también pertenece a la delegación de Epsilon Nu de Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., que no es excluyente. “Tengo un grupo muy diversa de hermanas que están dispuestas a aprender sobre culturas distintas, y también representan una variedad de culturas,” dijo Lindo. Lindo se considera un defensor de la comunidades afroamericanas y Latina en NC State. Ella siente que ambas comunidades beneficiarían de una mayor financiación de la universidad por eventos que mostrarán la cultura. “La universidad también debe hacer un mejor trabajo de la promoción de eventos culturales a una población mayor,” dijo Lindo. A pesar de su orgullo en sus identidades, Lindo quiere que otros sepan que ella es una persona normal. “Tengo un amor diverso para el conocimiento y realmente me encanta aprender más sobre otras culturas, especialmente las culturas latinas y qué diferentes son,” Lindo dijo.
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una persona y resulta que tengo múltiples orígenes culturales, y creo que todo me hace quien soy, ni uno de ellos más que el otro,” dijo Salas-Ali. Salas-Ali actualmente está tomando un curso en la diversidad y la creación de coaliciones, y siente que es una de las mejores maneras de introducir la diversidad a la universidad en general. “Siento que lo que hacen un buen trabajo es la clase que puede tomar, obviamente, es una institución predominantemente blanca y tienen clases que enseñan la diversidad porque hay más de una cultura y diversas personas que van a ellos,” dijo Salas-Ali. Tiana Salas-Ali es miembro de la Caribbean Student Association, que será una de las organizaciones que patrocinan el evento el próximo mes. Las organizaciones patrocinadoras son la Society of Afrikan American Culture (SAAC), Mi Familia, la African Student Union, la Multicultural Student Association, y el African American Cultural Center. El evento tendrá lugar durante la Semana Panafricana en Marzo.
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Ayanis Lindo, a junior studying zoology, has a complicated lineage in which she identifies as an Afrolatina woman. Though her heritage can cause problems in paperwork, it can also bring surprises to those who assume she is only one of her identifiable ethnicities.
Being Afrolatina is more than skin deep Paula Gordon Bienvenidos Editor
Ayanis Lindo, a junior studying zoology, has always had a complicated identity. Born in Panama to Panamanian parents, she lived there until she was three. Friends describe her as a sweet girl with a fun and bubbly personality. She is short in stature, with large eyes and black hair. She confidently identifies as an Afro-Latina woman. “On paperwork where I only have one option I always put Latina, but if I have the option to put both black and Latina, then I do,” Lindo says. Growing up in Fayetteville in a subculture of African Americans, Lindo identifies strongly with both of her minority identities. She is bilingual in Spanish and English. Her parents both speak Spanish, but her father, raised by his Jamaican grandmother, also speaks English. Lindo came from a predominantly black high school, so she didn’t feel the need to choose between her black and Latina identities growing up. “I would surprise a lot of people because I could speak Spanish,” Lindo said. She would often have to explain to others where she was actually from, and how both of her parents spoke Spanish. She says that she often encountered a lot of denial because people would look at her appearance and claim she wasn’t Hispanic. She still remembers a time when a friend told her, that her hair and skin looked black but her face looked exotic. “People always assume I’m African American and stereotype me that way,” Lindo said. “Then people would tell me I wasn’t black, I could only be Panamanian even though I identify with both.” As a senior in high school, Lindo was drawn to North Carolina A&T State University because it was a predominantly black school with a good program for pre-veterinary students. NC State’s Veterinary School, one of the stron-
gest in the country; however, won her over. “I really wanted to go to vet school and that’s why I chose this school,” Lindo said. Coming to NC State from a predominantly black high school was quite a change, considering that NC State has a Latino population of four percent, a black population of 11 percent, and is considered a predominantly white institution, according to the Admissions website. Lindo was initially more involved in the Latino community because she felt that they would accept her more, but she found that something was missing. “My sophomore year I became more involved in the African American community, and I felt very welcomed here,” Lindo said. “I get a sense of family from the Latino community but I also enjoy the traditions, food and dances of the African American community.” Lindo also belongs to the Epsilon Nu chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha, Latin Sorority Inc., which is non-exclusionary. “I have a very diverse group of sisters who are eager to learn about different cultures, and they represent a variety of cultures themselves,” Lindo said. Lindo considers herself an advocate for the Latin and African American communities at NC State. She feels that both communities could benefit from further funding from the university for events that showcase culture. “The university should also do a better job of promoting cultural events to a larger population,” Lindo said. While most events from the Multicultural Student Association are advertised through University Scholars as events for their students, Lindo believes that other organizations could benefit from sponsoring diverse events from the African American and Latino communities at State. Despite her pride in her identities, Lindo wants others to know that she’s just a normal person. “I have a diverse love for knowledge and I really love to learn more about other cultures, especially Latin cultures and how different they are,” Lindo said.
Multicultural groups to unite over Afrolatino identity event Paula Gordon Bienvenidos Editor
February is known as Black History Month, but little is discussed about the role that Afrolatinos play in celebrating the African American identity. Jasmine Cannon, a junior studying women and gender studies, currently serves as the secretary for the Black Students board and the Society of Afrikan American Culture. She was inspired to collaborate with other organizations after reading up on Pan-Afrikanism, which promotes unity. “I really wanted to go back to the roots of the movement by intentionally promoting unity within the African Diaspora, by bringing together the Black, African, Caribbean, and Latino communities,” Cannon said. The result was to plan Afrolatinidad, an event to promote these identities through cultural displays, music, and food. Afrolatinidad is still in the planning stages, but organizers are optimistic about the opportunity that the event will afford other students outside of minority communities. Lisbeth Arias, President of Mi Familia and a senior studying fashion and textile management, was excited to begin planning the event, which will expose others to talk about the intersection of multiple identities that unite these communities. “We’re just trying to bring our two cultures together and create a bridge,” Arias said. “We’re always educating the educators, when Mi Fam does events there’s a lot of Latin American students who come in, and
the same thing for the African American community, and so we wanted to combine the two so that everyone could go home having learned something.” Tiana Salas-Ali, a junior studying chemical engineering, takes pride in being multiracial and claims both her Latina and African-American identities. She came to NC State at her mother’s suggestion, and she says this campus was her favorite of the ones she visited in the South. Growing up, she just went with the flow of her identities. “Where I’m from in New York, your culture and your background are more important than your race,” Salas-Ali said. “I am a person and I happen to have multiple cultural backgrounds, and I think that all makes me who I am, not one of them more than the other,” Salas-Ali said. Salas-Ali is currently taking a course in diversity and coalition building, and feels like it’s one of the best ways to introduce diversity to the university at large. “I feel like what they do a good job of is the classes you can take, obviously it’s a predominantly white institution and they have classes that teach diversity because there’s more than one culture and more diverse people going to them,” Salas-Ali said. Tiana Salas-Ali is a member of the Caribbean Student Association, which will be one of several organizations sponsoring the event next month. The sponsoring organizations include the SAAC, Mi Familia, the African Student Union, the Multicultural Student Association and the African American Cultural Center. The event will occur during Pan-African Week.
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Karen Ives, an NC State alumna found herself wanting something more. Working for an energ y company in New York City a f ter g raduat ion wasn’t enough anymore, and that’s when the Peace Corps came to mind. “I had been in academia and I had gotten a master’s degree a nd I remember all my professors were the kinds of people who talked about how awful the world was but weren’t eligible to really do much about it. And of course going to New York City and working in corporate America was when I realized I was looking for something else,” Ives said. “After my undergraduate I had thought about the Peace
Corp, but was coming up with a lot of excuses as to why I wouldn’t be able to go. But when I was in New York City I realized that to me, helping people was worth any inconvenience or discomfort.” Ives served her two years in Mongolia teaching English and now is the Peace Corps recruiter at NC State. Ives advises students who are interested in learning about what the organization has to offer in hopes to join and serve others. According to Ives, some majors may align better with certain Peace Corps sectors but that does not mean that other majors do not have the same chance of getting accepted. “I was an English major, one of those majors that doesn›t seem to align closely
with any of the Peace Corps sectors, and I was accepted,” Ives said. “Having some language skills helps, especially Spanish and French, but again, not studying one of these languages doesn›t mean you won›t get in. Really, the traits that make a good volunteer are f lexibility, a willingness to learn and a sense of adventure.” Zachary Schnell recently returned from his two years in the Peace Corps, and is currently working on his masters of science in natural resources at NC State. “I did a program here at NC State that is called Masters International, which is a combination of Peace Corp and earning your master’s degree,” Schnell said. According to Ives, this master’s program includes a variety of schools that have
specific graduate programs created to align with Peace Corps service. “A student first applies to the graduate school and, once accepted, applies for Peace Corps service,” Ives said. “Masters International students have a wide selection of programs to choose from in every thing from education to anthropology, from public health to business, English to engineering.” Schnell was located in the Philippines working on coastal resources management. “Part of why I wanted to join the Peace Corp was because I wanted to live outside the U.S. for an extended period of time,” Schnell said. “I wanted to experience a different culture, live in a different en-
vironment as well as learn a new language, and as a kind of bonus effect was the fact I would be able to earn my graduate degree.” Jamie DeRose, a senior study ing env ironmenta l technolog y and management, will be leaving for the Peace Corps this May. DeRose will be serving in Peru as a water and health sanitation extension volunteer. “I have a minor in Spanish so I figured I would look at the countries that are Spanish-speaking that also had an environmental need due to my major,” DeRose said. “My top choice out of those countries was Peru and I was really happy when I was told I would be going there.” DeRose said her education and time at NC State has definitely helped to prepare her for this journey.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE PEACE CORPS: The first step is to visit the website at www.peacecorps.gov. If someone is curious about a specific sector, he/she may want to look through the current openings available at www.peacecorps.gov/ openings/. Someone can start the application process by going to the Application Portal at www. peacecorps.gov/apply/. The application has changed and now takes only an hour or two to complete. If anyone has any questions or concerns, feel free to visit the Peace Corps recruiter office located on the third floor of the First Year Commons building.
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The Seminoles have been up and down recently and nearly upset Duke Monday evening but eventually fell to the Devils 73-70. Last week, FSU took care of business on the road against Virginia Tech but fell to Clemson as well. Their tough week continues at Georgia Tech on the road Saturday. 12. GEORGIA TECH (1113, 2-10 ACC) Georgia Tech can play with any team on any given night, making them a dangerous team. Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets, they strugg le w it h f inishing games, which is why their conference record is 2-10 and they are 12th on our list. 13. WAKE FOREST (11-13, 3-8 ACC) The Demon Deacons rained
threes in the first half and then held on to fight off NC State at home, but they were also easily beaten by Georgia Tech on the road. It’s been an up and down season for Wake Forest with too many missed opportunities. 14. VIRGINIA TECH (1014, 2-9 ACC) The Hokies blew a late lead on the road in Syracuse by committing multiple turnovers before succumbing to the Orange on a last second floater, but did squeak past Georgia Tech Monday. The Hokies are young and untalented, but they play hard. 15. BOSTON COLLEGE (9-13, 1-9 ACC) Still last in our rankings, the Eagles continue to struggle in ACC play and add nothing of value to the conference’s RPI or strength of schedule. The Eagles are flat out bad.
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would be Connecticut at 632 miles away. The Wolfpack would also be required to travel 941 miles to face the University of Maine. Worse, if NC State were in the Atlantic Hockey Conference, they would need to travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado—over 1,655 miles away— for a road trip every season. The only scenario that could allow the Wolfpack to make ends meet conference-wise would be if Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake
Forest all upgraded their club hockey teams to the Division-I level. This would give the Wolfpack conference opponents in the same state and minimize travel costs. Unfortunately, the chances of all those schools doing so are incredibly unlikely due to financial plausibility. Even UNC, which has a budget over $82 million a year probably couldn’t afford it. All of these factors point to one overwhelming conclusion: The idea of Divi-
sion-I hockey at NC State isn’t plausible. I find it hard to believe that the athletic department would pony up the necessary high costs to start the program, although I believe that Wolfpack nation would support it well and the Wolf pack could compete at the next level. Unfortunately for puck fans all throughout Wolfpack nation, it’s likely the Hurricanes will remain the only high-level hockey team in Raleigh.
class of 2013 ranked 66th in the nation. Coach Doeren and co. had to fight an uphill battle when his first full year of recruiting came around, but they stood up to the test and their results showed. The class of 2014 ranked 38th in the nation, jumping 28 spots from the previous
year. 2015’s class performed even better, moving up five spots to 33rd in the country. With many recruits in years past opting to go elsewhere, coach Doeren and his staff knew they needed to establish a solid foundation if they wanted any shot at landing the best talent. If the Pack’s last couple
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Swimming and diving competes at Carolina College Invitational The NC State swimming and diving team completed a competition at the Carolina College Invitational, hosted by UNC-Chapel Hill this past weekend. The meet focused more on individual times with three preliminary and final sessions and no team scoring. Only five men traveled to Koury Natatorium to represent the Pack and freshman Noah Franz placed fifth in the men’s 500 freestyle clocking in at 5:34.59. Other notable swims include junior Kristin Connors’ first-place wins in the 500 and 1650 freestyle on the preliminaries and her win in the 200 free in the finals. Junior Nicole Giamber also took first in the final heat of the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.24. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
NC State baseball TV schedule announced The television broadcast schedule has been announced for the 2015 NC State baseball season. Thirty-six of the Pack’s games will be aired via Go Pack All-Access, RSN, ESPN3 and/or ESPNU. Key ACC games against rivals No. 27 Clemson, No. 10 Louisville, No. 2 Virginia and Florida State are all featured and will be available to viewers live. One of State’s biggest series of the year against No. 14 UNCChapel Hill will be broadcasted on ESPNU and ESPN3 as well.
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1. DUKE (20-3, 7-3 ACC) The Blue Devils throttled Notre Dame Saturday, blowing them away with three pointers in the first half. Duke led by 26 at halftime and never gave Notre Dame a chance. The Devils then narrowly escaped Florida State with a win yesterdayand now head+ to Syracuse.
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Pack baseball tickets on sale now All single-game, non-conference baseball tickers are now on sale for the 2015 season, NC State Athletics announced yesterday. The first three games on the schedule are against Davidson, Appalachian State and Villanova at Dail Park this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Starting today, non-conference tickets will be on sale except for the matchup against East Carolina, scheduled for March 3. Tickets for the ECU game will be available at a later date. Conference tickets will be on sale Feb. 24. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Our fans are phenomenal. Hopefully that will be a positive for us.” Mark Gottfried Men’s head basketball coach
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Wednesday MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. VIRGINIA PNC Arena , 8 p.m. Thursday WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT GEORGIA TECH Atlanta, G.A., 7 p.m. Friday TRACK AT DON KIRBY OPEN & ELITE Albuquerque, N.M., All Day TRACK AT SPIRE INVITATIONAL Cleveland, Ohio, All Day BASEBALL VS. VILLANOVA Raleigh, N.C., 2 p.m. SOFTBALL AT FLORIDA Gainesville, Fla., 6:00 p.m. Saturday TRACK AT SPIRE INVITATIONAL Cleveland, Ohio, All Day TRACK AT DON KIRBY OPEN & ELITE Albuquerque, N.M., All Day
2. VIRGINIA (21-1, 9-1 ACC) The Cavaliers gained a huge win over Louisville in a defensive battle, but it came at a huge cost. Potential ACC Player of the Year guard Justin Anderson fractured his finger and will miss 4-6 weeks. 3. LOUISVILLE (19-4, 7-3 ACC) The Cardinals could do nothing offensively against Virginia’s vaunted defense, but a five-point loss on the road to the No. 3 team in the nation isn’t any reason to panic, and Louisville is still in the middle of the logjam at the top of the ACC standings. 4. UNC-CHAPEL HILL (18-6 ,8-3 ACC) The Tar Heels had a quiet week, only racking up a win over lowerranking Boston College. UNC Chapel-Hill has all week to prepare for a road trip to Pittsburgh on Saturday. 5. NOTRE DAME (21-4, 9-3 ACC) The Fighting Irish were embarrassed by Duke and the loss likely ends their hopes of catching Virginia for first in the ACC. The Irish still have the best offense in the ACC and can score on anyone, but opponents have proved that their defense is exploitable. 6. MIAMI (15-8, 5-5 ACC)
The Hurricanes finally ended their skid by beating Clemson Sunday. The ‘Canes boast big wins but have been one of the coldest teams in the ACC in the past couple of weeks. 7. CLEMSON (14-9, 6-5 ACC) Clemson’s defense buckled down against Florida State, but their offense couldn’t pull off a victory against Miami (FL). The Tigers are not a contender in the ACC but are the prettiest of an extremely ugly group in the middle of the ACC. 8. NC STATE (14-10, 5-6 ACC) The Wolfpack fell victim to the cursed city of Winston-Salem once again, losing to Wake Forest 88-84. Sophomore guard Anthony “Cat” Barber has emerged as a scoring threat but the Wolfpack’s defense is porous. NC State may be on the outside looking in come tournament time. 9. PITTSBURGH (16-8, 5-5 ACC) The Panthers finished strongly beating Syracuse in an old Big East rivalry. The Zoo was rocking and it finally felt like Pitt had a home court advantage. The Panthers’ erratic play in 2014-15 has likely cost them a chance at the NCAA Tournament, but they are still a dangerous and capable team when playing well. 10. SYRACUSE (15-8, 6-4 ACC) Expecting NCAA backlash for academic violations on the team, Syracuse pulled the plug on the 2014-2015 season, self-imposing a post-season ban. The selfimposed penalty isn’t extreme; however, considering that the Orange had almost no chance of making the NCAA Tournament outside of winning the ACC Tournament.
11. FLORIDA STATE (13-12, 5-7 ACC)
With National Signing Day comes the dreams and expectations many college football programs hope to achieve with their newly found talent, and the NC State football program looks to continue its winning ways with new talent arriving in 2015. Head coach Dave Doeren and his staff ’s recruiting efforts have paid off, and in a big way. According to ESPN, after signing the 33rd best recruiting class in the country, the Wolfpack is primed for a 2015 campaign looking to improve on its resurgence last season. The Pack nabbed 22 commits from the class of 2015, including four four-star recruits and 15 threestar recruits. A point of emphasis the Pack wanted to focus on was keeping homegrown talent from leaving the state. The Pack did just that, landing three of the top-seven recruits in the state, including running back Johnny Frasier, who ranks as the third-best recruit in the state, and the sixth-best running back recruit in the country. Originally a Florida State commit, Frasier had a change of heart leading to his decision to join the Pack. With a year of experience sitting behind veteran backs Matt Dayes and Shadrach Thornton, Frasier should blossom into the Pack’s go-to-guy for explosive plays in short yardage and goal line situations. Following Frasier is another running back from the Tobacco Road, Nyheim Hines, out of Garner Senior High School in Garner, North Carolina. The 5-foot-9inch Hines committed to the Pack back in December, choosing State over offers from Wake Forest, Clemson, Florida State, UNC-CH, and Arkansas. When asked about Hines, Doeren said he could play multiple positions including slot receiver, running back and kick returner. With Dayes, Thornton and Frasier in the backfield, I expect Hines to see most of his snaps in the slot and on kick return duty. A couple other recruits who might see a lot of playing time in the fall are offensive tackle Emanuel McGirt and wide receiver Vernon Grier. McGirt’s youth and size will help bring some athleticism to an average offensive line for the Pack. Grier, on the other hand, may see a bigger role come the start of the season. With senior Bryan Underwood graduating and freshman standout Bo Hines transferring, junior Bra’Lon Cherry and Grier will have to carry the Pack’s receiving corps through much of the season. The final four-star recruit making his debut with the Pack in the fall is defensive tackle Darian Roseboro. The Lincolnton native is listed at 6-foot-4-inches and 285 pounds. He comes in ranked as the 22nd overall tackle in the country and seventh best prospect in the state. Originally a Michigan commit, Roseboro comes to a defensive line losing a couple of key seniors from last season. Along with fellow defensive lineman Kentavius Street, Roseboro should help anchor a young defensive line for the near future and help ease the blow of losing those seniors.
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COMMENTARY
D-I hockey financially unsustainable Christian Candeloro Staff Writer
In November of 2014, The Hockey News created a list of the top ten college club hockey teams that could make the jump to Division-I hockey. Strong club programs at Penn State and Arizona State had already made the jump and immediately have found success at the next level. Penn State is currently second in the Big Ten in points, even in front of multi-national champion Minnesota in the standings. Arizona State is in talks about a deal to play games in Gila River Arena (home of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes) and will send six players to represent Team USA in the World University Games. Maybe surprising to many, the NC State hockey team was ranked No. 8 on this list.
“Based out of Raleigh, the Wolfpack could draw off the successful Carolina Jr. Hurricanes program, whose alumni include Canes pick Josh Wesley,” the article stated. While the NC State team doesn’t have the necessary talent to compete at the Division-I level now, top talent could be lured by the promise of a bigger stage. But could NC State really make the jump to Division-I? To assess that, the university needs to explore where and which teams the Wolfpack would compete against and more importantly, the costs associated with jump-starting the program. The NC State hockey team plays at the Raleigh IcePlex, a small, family-centered ice skating rink a little more than 15 minutes away from NC State’s main campus. The facility itself is strikingly small, with few bleachers meaning that
the majority of students stand for most of the game. The sightlines are terrible and the crowd is packed in tightly. The fans, to their credit, are a rowdy and loud bunch that give the Wolfpack a home-ice advantage. One reason for the rowdiness may be the beer that is consumed by nearly half of the fans in attendance. However, all of this adds up to a subpar experience that would never cut it for a Division-I hockey arena. The NCA A requires that all Division-I hockey teams have an on-campus arena and the cost of building one would be colossal. However, NC State once had an ice hockey rink on campus. Back in the 1960s, Reynolds Coliseum housed an ice skating rink during times when the basketball team wasn’t playing. According to Billy Ray Dunn,
a facilities worker for Reynolds Coliseum who has been employed at State for 48 years, the workers used to pump hundreds of gallons of water into Reynolds Coliseum and then let it freeze, creating an ice rink overtop where the basketball court is. The crew would change the surface over after the Harlem Globetrotters left in March, allowing them to house famous teams such as the Russian National hockey team in April. Unfortunately, the piping used for the rink has since been removed. According to Dunn, the costs to install an ice rink would be astronomical. Another major obstacle to overcome would be the distance involved in playing road games. If the team was to make the jump to the next level, the best fit conference-wise would be the Hockey
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