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Student Government to address smoking on campus
NC State Student Government will vote on a bill this week that was created to address the concerns of students with regard to the inhalation of secondhand smoke while walking on campus. The No Smoking Act is aimed at creating a healthier learning environment for students by prohibiting the use of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes within 100 feet of any university building. SOURCE NC State Student Government
The Study Abroad Office, the Office of International Affairs, the Global Training Initiative and CSLEPS will be hosting the first ever Global Storytelling Competition in the Witherspoon Cinema tonight from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The competition will give students the opportunity to share their stories and audience members will be able to vote for their favorites. SOURCE University Calendar
Raleigh to restrict non-essential lighting for sake of birds
Officials from the City of Raleigh plan to implement “bird-friendly lighting strategies” after the Wake Audubon Society found that a number of city-owned buildings have a high rate of fatal bird collisions. Raleigh officials have agreed to dim or turn off any non-essential lights in city buildings during the spring and fall to decrease the likelihood of migrating birds flying into the buildings. Under the new guidelines, non-essential lights will be required to turn off, or be turned down from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Lighting that is used for security or safety purposes will be exempt from the initiative. SOURCE WRAL
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tions negatively impacted their revenue and employee’s wages. Deputy Police Chief Joseph Perry said that since the initial curfew was implemented in August, Raleigh has seen 32 percent fewer quality-of-life infractions such as public urination, noise complaints and indecent exposure. On Tuesday, the City Council decided to push back the sidewalk patio curfew after a 6-2 vote and a lengthy discussion regarding the effectiveness of the curfew. Council members also approved a staff rec
The Board of Governors had an interesting week last week. Amid the turnover to a new UNC System President in Margaret Spellings and now the resignation of Chairperson John Fennebresque, the board still had to conduct its normal business. Here are a few of the developments from last week’s meeting that pertained to NC State: The Committee on Budget and Finance approved NC State’s request for the authority to proceed with five capital improvements projects using available funds drawn from carry-forward, which makes it possible for campuses to find new operating efficiencies and then use the resulting savings to address critical needs, along with dining receipts, education and technology fees, facilities and administrative receipts, foundation funds, housing receipts, repairs and renovation funds, student fees and trust funds. Harrelson Hall demolition • Estimated to cost $3,508,000 including previously approved advance planning authority of $270,000 funded by carry-forward, repair and renovation and trust funds. • The project will be completed by September 2016. Renovations to the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Main Building • This will update 6,162 square feet of dining and kitchen space in Module D and will also repair and replace kitchen equipment and casework and update finishes. • Estimated cost of $495,000 funded by dining receipts. This project will complete in August 2016. Renovations to the College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Theatre • This project will renovate 2,280 square feet
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Paddy O’Beers, located in downtown Raleigh, is a bar that offers craft brews on tap and bottled beers along with patio seating. The proposed change to Raleigh city ordinance would have limited drinking and eating outside bars and restaurants. Paddy O’Beers owner Zack Medford believes the proposal is targeted at businesses like his. Medford started an online petition that has garnered more than 2300 signatures in order to counter this proposal.
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Members of the Raleigh City Council voted Tuesday afternoon to extend the curfew for outdoor seating downtown to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. This decision loosens the restrictions the council put in place back in August. Initially, council member majority was in favor of requiring bars and restaurants that use public sidewalk space for seating to close the outdoor areas at midnight Sunday through Thursday and by 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. This sparked much controversy among business owners downtown who argued the restric-
Student Short Film Showcase wows peers Brenden Parsons Staff Writer
NC State Libraries hosted the sixth annual Student Short Film Showcase Tuesday night at D.H Hill. The event gave NC State students in the College of Design and the Department of Communication the chance to share their short films with a broader audience. For the past five years, this event has only taken place once a year in February, but because attendance has been so heavy they decided to have this additional showcase in November, with plans to have another one in February. Marian Fragola, Director of Program Planning and Outreach, collaborated with College of Design and the Department of Communications to host this event through NC State Libraries “This is the first time we have ever done this in
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Students ask graduate and undergraduate filmmakers questions about their work. This question and answer was part of the Student Short Film Showcase, which was held in D.H. Hill Library on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 7 pm.
Dining ready for Thanksgiving turkey shortage Meghan Shope
FEATURES Your friendly neighborhood entomologist See page 6.
SPORTS Samuels, Burris stand out in Clemson loss See page 8.
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Thanksgiving is approaching and Executive Catering Chef at NC State Mack Bell expressed some concerns about an eventual shortage in turkeys because of avian f lu breakout in the Midwest. However, the dining halls secured their birds early and should have no problem providing turkey dishes at the annual Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 12. University Dining has anticipated a possible unavailability of products through management of its supply chain.
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“We are in anticipation in case of potential shortages,” said Randy Lait, senior director of Hospitality Services. In order to have Thanksgiving turkeys, University Dining has been working closely with its distributors. “We have been working with our food distributor and our group purchasing organization to minimize the impact to our campus through supply chain management agreements and stockpiling certain products when supplies were more plentiful,” Lait said. NC State University deals with a local distributor, US Foodser-
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“We are in anticipation in case of potential shortages.” - Randy Lait, senior director of Hospitality Services
vice, which buys its turkeys fresh from Butterball, the largest vertically integrated American turkey producers based in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Since NC State is represented— as a customer—by a group pur-
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chasing organization, or a GPO, the university can get better prices through large food contracts. “A GPO acts as a consolidator of purchasing power, by taking the volume of large customers and rolling that into an even larger volume of product purchasing, they are able to negotiate contracts for large volumes of foods between the manufacturer and the customer with the products delivered by the distributor,” Lait said. As the GPO makes a very significant customer, manufacturers
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Monday, the Technician incorrectly reported the dates and times of several Native American Heritage month events. The updated and corrected calendar has been printed today. Monday, the Technician incorrectly reported that the new Ed Caram photo collection was being shown at the library. It also incorrectly reported that Cathy Dorin-Black was a librarian. Changes have been made in the online story.
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November 2 12:26 AM | FIRE ALARM CVM Main Building Units responded to alarm caused by thermal detectors. Facilities notified to correct problem.
Friday WOLFPACK YOUR LUNCH IMMIGRATION: DISTILLING FACTS FROM FICTION Hunt Library 11:45 a.m.
6:42 AM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Memorial Bell Tower Report of subject panhandling. Officers located non-student who had been previously trespassed. Subject was arrested for second degree trespass. 10:25 AM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Holladay Hall Report of suspicious subject. Officers checked the area but did not locate subject. 10:39 AM | LARCENY VEHICLE Baffin Hall Student reported vehicle stolen. 10:51 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST Talley Student Center Units responded and transported staff member in need of medical assistance. 11:39 AM | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR Tompkins Hall Officer conducted welfare check on student. Student was issued welfare referral. 1:57 PM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Avent Ferry Rd/Varsity Dr Two students were involved in traffic accident. 2:42 PM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Alpha Delta Pi Two students were involved in traffic accident. 2:44 PM | ASSAULT Talley Student Center University Police received information about an assault at this location. Officers made contact with staff member who was punched by non-student in the chest. Victim doesn’t wish to file charges against subject. Subject will be sent a trespass warning via certified mail.
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homas Winslow, a junior studying turf grass management, transfers a soil core sample into a box in the hands of Justin Morgan, a senior studying horticulture science, between Alexander and Turlington Halls during a soil collection lab Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Winslow and Morgan’s group obtained soil samples from around Talley and the adjacent resident halls. The soil collection was part of a group project for Tree & Grounds Maintenance class (HS 471). The project also involves sending the collected soil samples to the NC State Soil Lab located off of Reedy Creek Road for testing for a maintenance prescription in order to help obtain an informed idea of the landscape conditions around campus. “We were so excited we soiled ourselves” fellow groupmate and senior studying horticulture science Leena McDonald said. McDonald also said she was in the class because it was required for her major but was in the major because, “I love plants and I love to be outside.”
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ommendation to hire two more inspectors to help enforce the city’s outdoor seating ordinance. Zack Medford, downtow n busi ness ow ner and a driving force behind the Keep Raleigh Vibrant campaign, was happy with Tuesday’s results and said that young people were essential in swaying the members of City Council. “I think that Raleigh has never seen the level pol it ic a l engagement from young people in local government before,” Medford said. “These past few months have proven that young people
in Raleigh deserve a seat at the table when it comes to how our city is run. Groups like YGA and Keep Ra leigh Vibrant spent count less hours registering students and young people to vote, encouraging them to get to the polls for this election and make their voices heard to this city’s leaders. Those leaders heard us, and today showed they’re starting to listen.” At Tuesday’s meeting, the Cit y Council also unanimously voted to impose a $5 f lat-rate fee for city parking decks on Fridays and Saturdays. The parking fee, which is designed to raise money for maintenance, is slated to go into effect after Dec. 31 and will not apply to street parking.
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of the existing teaching theatre (Room B112 of Main Building). • Renovation will include new seating and a new lighting system, new ceilings, HVAC upgrades, finish upgrades, new audiovisual technology and the addition of natural daylighting. • Estimated cost of $400,000 funded by trust funds. • Will be completed in August 2016. Renovations to D.H. Hill’s dining area • This project will renovate approximately 1,000 square feet of space used by University Dining in the D.H. Hill Library by redesigning the layout to improve efficiency of operation and increase seating capacity. • Project includes upgrades to casework, finishes, lighting and equipment. • Estimated cost of $499,000
funded by dining receipts. • The project will be completed by August 2016. E.S. King Village residential buildings roof replacements, Phase 1 • This project will add sloped roof structures to the existing E.S. King Village residential buildings. • Improvements will also be made to the exhaust system, plumbing vents and HVAC vents. • These improvements will apply to all 17 residential buildings and four will receive roof replacements. • Estimated cost $1,000,000 funded by housing receipts. • Project will be completed by May 2017. NC State has requested the authority to move into advance planning for two more capital improvements. Centennial Biomedical Campus Chiller Plant expansion • In light of projected growth for the next 10 years, NC State has a need for centralized utilities
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like Butterball give priority to these large contractors. “T h is mea ns t hat NC State would tend to get first chance at available product, so that if supplies are short we are less likely to be the ones lef t w it hout products,” Lait said. So far, North Carolina is out of inf luenza’s range, since the virus has not entered the state. For this reason, the current focus is on prevention and education for farmers. “We are in a wait mode, planning or preparing but we haven’t got it,” said Jennifer Kendrick, communications officer within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. As far as the turkey supply goes, concerns slightly diverge over the supply of fresh and frozen turkeys. Frozen turkeys are as plentiful nationally as they have been in previous years because the poultry industry has been preparing for Thanksgiving for months.
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including steam, chilled water, electrical, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, telecom and gas. • The project will design, procure and install services to increase the generation capacity of the CBC Utility Plant. • Estimated cost $4,947,980 funded from trust funds. Centennial Road Improvements and Traffic Safety • This project will create a new driveway entrance at Hillsborough Street that will consolidate existing driveway entrances for William Moore Drive and Linda Murphy Drive and serve to connect main campus to Centennial Biomedical Campus. • Approximately 1,500 linear feet of new roadway and a 10-foot wide multi-use path stretching 300 feet will be added on the north side of Hillsborough Street from the I-440 ramp to the planned loop road that will connect to Blue Ridge Road. • Estimated cost $1,500,000 funded by trust funds.
“The Thanksgiving turkey supply for the frozen turkey, at least—they don’t expect any shortages,” Kendrick said. “They’ve been preparing for Thanksgiving for many, many months and turkeys are already in storage ready to be distributed.” Fresh turkeys are more of a concern because of the lingering risks that avian f lu could enter the state. “National Turkey Federation doesn’t expect a shortage but if we get another outbreak between now and then it could change something for the fresh turkeys,” Kendrick said. Nor t h Carolina is t he second-largest turkey-producing state in volume in the United States, behind Minnesota, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “If you want to get a fresh turkey you might have little harder time,” Kendrick said. Lait predicted a return to normal within the coming months because he believes the nation’s food producers and supply chain is addressing this avian f lu situation effectively.
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Duke scientists talk research, innovation over beer Conor Kennedy Staff writer
The Duke Initiative for Science and Society hosted a special reunion version of its monthly Periodic Tables event featuring four fellows from the first class of Duke’s Science and Communication Fellows Program in Tuesday. The Periodic Tables event typically features one speaker every month in a relaxed setting, like the Motocar Bar, where scientists can share their research and interact with the general public over a beer. November’s Periodic Tables features four speakers, Kathleen Pryer, Ryan Shaw, Nina Sherwood, and Pate Skene, who will speak on the topics of wearable health technology, neuroscience and criminal justice reform.
“We are excited because we haven’t done a Periodic Tables event like this where we have multiple speakers so participants get to maximize the amount of science they are exposed to.” said Abby Olena, PhD and postdoctoral fellow with the Initiative for Science and Society who organized this month’s event. Kathleen Pryer, PhD, a Biology professor at Duke, spoke for 10 minutes on her research in the nitrogen production mechanics of ferns. Pryer studies the Azolla Aquatic Fern specifically because it works in tandem with bacteria to produce nitrogen. This fern is already used as a companion crop in agriculture practices all over the world, but could yield even more knowledge. “It’s the fastest growing fern on the planet, it doubles its biomass every
day,” said Pryer. This research could produce further research pathways in the pursuit of engineering crops that are able to produce their own nitrogen, thus fertilizing their own soils and increasing production. It would also act as an alternative to the Harry-Bosch process which currently requires too much energy and depends on fossil fuels. Dr. Nina Sherwood PhD gave a presentation about her research on fruit flies and their role in curing Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. With regard to Spastic Paraplegia, “flies and humans are more the same than they are different,” Sherwood said. She explained that the disease produced changes in the structure of certain neurological pathways similarly in both the flies and humans. By breeding her research flies with a
mutated gene to produce the disease, Sherwood was able to cultivate subjects that she was then able to dissect. By dissecting the flies and examining the axons associated with Spastic Paraplegia, Sherwood found structural differences that she believed were associated with the disease. She was then able to improve the structure by mutating other genes, eventually finding the gene Pax3, which helped return the structure of the neurological pathway to semi-normalcy. Dr. Ryan Shaw,PhD, Rn, School of Nursing presented on the topic of wearable health technology. He described how the data produced by these technologies allowed for more tailored medical experiences with doctors, as well as the benefits many users feel simply by using the products.
“These products didn’t actually make [people] healthier,” cautioned Shaw. He explained that, while these products are great for losing weight, they still only record data so people still need to make an effort to see better results. Dr. Pate Skene, PhD, PI, Department of Neurobiology, concluded the event with his presentation on neuroscience in the criminal justice system. Through neurological research, it has been determined that there is a distinct “rewarding sensation” associated with seeing other individuals behave in accordance with societal norms. “What we’re doing right now is we’re looking for the possible circuits that mediate that rewarding sensation,” said Skene.
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Students view a student made short film in the auditorium of D.H. Hill Library. This was part of the Student Short Film Showcase, held Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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the fall, because we wanted to include students that were graduating,” Fragola said. “Based on this turnout, we would love to continue to have the showcase in fall and winter, if there is enough participation.” Fragola said many NC State students have come forward to her shocked by the level of talent their peers have produced in these films. “The College of Design students don’t always get a chance to show their stuff to a wide audience,” Fragola said. “Every year people come to us and say they were inspired by the work their peers have made and they did not know about this.” The night was portioned into two sections by category: film and animation. The first portion showed 12 short films; each was shot in live-action and used a narrative plot but adhered to the no-dialogue rule, relying on music to emphasize drama. The second portion consisted of eight short animation videos. In contrast to film, the animation portion
included dialogue and had completely digitized settings and characters. Both shorts under the film and animation category had to be less than two-and-a-half minutes long. Natasha Marrero, senior studying art studies, created the short film called “It’s Been a Long Long Time.” Set during World War II, this film depicts a somber woman preparing an extravagant dinner for her husband who was just killed in the war. Marrero said that because they could not use sound when filming, she decided to pick the song first, eventually landing on “It’s Been a Long Long Time.” She then created her short film around the 1940s song. Marrero was inspired to use this song when she heard it in a Captain America movie, even watching the movie multiple times to understand the tone. In addition to choosing a song, Marrero hand-made all of her props to make sure everything would be historically accurate and give a real 1940s flair. Marrero agreed with other students during the crowd questions that there were challenges they had to work
around when filming. “Our tripod broke while filming, so we made a tripod out of a desk. We still couldn’t use a lot of the shots because of the broken tripod, but we figured it out,” Marrero said. Despite filming difficulties, Marrero’s film made the audience erupt with applause. Sarah Stein, a film production professor, explained that shooting in film is difficult because it takes a lot of pre-production planning. Students have to prepare costumes and go through edits in which their professor critiques them. In addition, students have to meet the requirements given, such as the two and half minute limit, and expect things to go wrong during production, like dealing with a broken tripod and switching out film without harming it. “Students learn to not give up, or let their ego get involved, as well as being able to receive critiques,” Stein said. “It is unforgiving. For me the film students are so remarkable, because it’s just tough.” “All the films have something different to offer,” Stein said.
PULSE OF THE PACK: A NATIVE DRUMMING WORKSHOP Talley 4261 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 9 ROCK YOUR MOCS Witherspoon 126 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 10 ALPHA PI OMEGA SORORITY, INC. NATIVE ART SHOW Talley 4261 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. NOVEMBER 11 VETERAN’S DAY COMMEMORATION Brickyard 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. NOVEMBER 12 NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE NIGHT Talley Coastal Ballroom 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
NOVEMBER 12 & 14 SCREENING OF “BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE” Witherspoon Cinema Nov. 12 at 9:45 p.m., Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 16 SIGMA OMICRON EPSILON SORORITY, INC. DREAMCATCHER WORKSHOP Witherspoon 126 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 20 AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE EDUCATION DAY North Carolina Museum of History 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. NOVEMBER 20 VOICES OF THE LUMBEE North Carolina Museum of History 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. NOVEMBER 21 AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION North Carolina Museum of History 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. NOVEMBER 23 ‘TWO SPIRIT’ FILM VIEWING & TALKING CIRCLE WITH GLBT CENTER SAS 1216 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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used to feel sick to my stomach when I watched videos on the news of a white police officer brutally attacking a black victim; it would enrage me and I would question i f we’ve made any rea l progress as a society since t he civ i l Inez r ig ht s moveNicholson ment. While the News Editor short videos, like t he incidences of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and other tragedies of black people dying at the mercy of white cops are extremely discomforting, to say the least, there’s something huge we’re forgetting here. We turn on our TVs to the news and we’re immediately hooked when we see a video of a white cop attacking a black victim. Let’s face it — we can’t stop watching it because it taps so deep into our emotions; it really digs and pulls on us. We think, “How could a white officer take down a black man just because he was selling cigarettes on the street?” This is when we have to learn to take a step back and realize that the media knows that we eat that up. Most of the time, the media only shows one side of the story and focuses on the police officer as a monster. The media has a preconceived narrative of events, and if a white police officer vs. black victim surfaces, it’s like cake to them. But, do we really think cops wake up in the morning and decide “I am going to brutally attack a person of another race because I am so deeply racist and I am willing to lose my badge, my credentials and reputation for this?” Absolutely not.
Take the most recent events at Spring Valley High School, for example. Spring Valley is my alma mater, and it is extremely diverse. The teachers, of all colors, truly care for the well-being of the students. Deputy Fields is no exception. By day, he was the school resource officer and after the final bell rang, he was off to help coach the football team. He was my sister’s powerlifting mentor and he helped push her to achieve national titles and even pushed her to join the football team, abandoning all fears of being the only girl on the team. A few months ago, I did a powerlifting session with Deputy Fields and my sister at Spring Valley’s weight room. As a curious journalist, I asked him what his craziest story was while he was in uniform. He told me about a time when someone tried to give him $100 in cash as a token of appreciation. Deputy Fields escorted some singer across t he cit y during heavy traffic, but he refused to accept the money because it would go against what it meant to wear the uniform. If he couldn’t accept the money because of a conf lict of ethics, how could he f lip a girl out of her seat while in uniform? That’s just the thing. No one except for those students in the classroom know exactly what led up to the events of the slim six-second video. However, the media fails to focus on the external circumstances. As a former student of Spring Valley, I know how the student population is. Most students who go to a public school, no matter what side of the country or whether it’s near a city or out in the country, can attest to this: There are students who act up and believe there are no consequences to their
actions. It’s not simply a matter of an angry white police officer taking his racist attitudes out in a burst of anger. But have you heard any other side of the story? Nope. The media continues covering the “white officer vs. black victim” because it’s easy to pit the two against each other. But no problem can be boiled down to identifying the cause in such simple terminology, like “racism.” CNN has yet to report on the march out that Spring Valley students brief ly held, begging that Deputy Fields return back to Spring Valley. Police officers are generally good people who want the best for their communities. But as the media continues this feeding frenzy of highlighting all the bad instances without knowing the full story or even harboring conversations of how to fix the problem, it affects how the public views the police force as a whole. Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely bad police officers out there, as with any profession. It’s unfortunate that the few bad apples have spoiled the reputation of what it means to protect the community. Police brutality has actually decreased drastically since the 1960s, but you would never guess that with how much it is broadcasted on the news. Before you immediately come to a conclusion, think about circumstances leading up to the event. Think about how the victim was raised, and think about the situation afterward. Don’t let the media think for you; there are so many elements to take into consideration before coming to your own conclusion.
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tarting on Sunday, Nov. 1, students across campus set aside their razors to let their hair grow wild. Logan Graham From Correspondent scruffy mustaches to wild leg hair, patchy goatees to frayed neck beards, disheveled hair from head to toe, began making a common appearance around campus. What once began with Plato as a way to praise Greek gods, the November tradition transitioned into something more applicable to our modern society when 30 Australian men grew out their hair in November of 2004 to raise awareness for cancer. Ever since, the movement has picked up steam, standing for something greater. And so, while the effects from a month of no shaving can be hilarious, disgusting or something in between, it’s important to realize what No Shave November tries to do — bring awareness to cancer by embracing the hair that many cancer patients lose. So the next time you see the long, all too common lip hair standing alone and protruding off a fellow Wolfpacker’s face, please do laugh out loud at the ridiculousness of it all, but also remember what the awkwardly
long piece of hair is standing for. As a student body, nearly all of us have felt, at one time or another, the effects of cancer, some more than others. However, as college students, we can often become sheltered, living in our own NC State bubble, forgetting how rampant cancer still is until it hits us directly. No Shave November attempts to penetrate our bubble, reminding us that while we may not be feeling the effects of cancer currently, we must continue to directly combat cancer before it’s too late for someone we love. This year’s No Shave November comes at a particularly apt time in the cancer conversation, as a new report came out last week saying that the rate of breast cancer among black women has seen a large rise, drawing even with the rate in white women. What is even more troubling is the fact that black women have a higher rate of dying from breast cancer than white women. And, if all that disconcerting news wasn’t enough, throughout the last twenty years, cancer rates in America and the rest of the world have been growing dramatically, nearly doubling from 1995 to 2015. Today, cancer touches more
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lives than it ever has before and, as students at a premier university, we must strive to learn and discover the tool and techniques to combat it. Even if cancer is not what calls you into action, there are thousands of other things that need the attention from our educated generation just as much as cancer does. As students studying and researching, we owe it to not just the rest of the world, but also ourselves, to use what we’re learning today to combat something as traumatic as cancer. As a member of the Wolfpack, I’ve put down my razor this month not only to raise awareness for cancer, but also to state my commitment to use what I’m learning at NC State today to fight to make an aspect of the world better tomorrow. Because of this, whenever I see hair growing wild across someone’s body, I don’t just see a funny, hairy mess, but I also see a member of the Wolfpack confirming to themselves their promise to find something in our world that inspires them, and to use that inspiration to change both the world and their self for the better. I hope you’ll see the same thing.
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fter seeing a column in the Technician that argued against the nature of Snapchat when compared to othJames Twiddy er forms of Correspondent social media, I decided to make a case for the app. The column pointed out some key differences between Snapchat and other social media, namely that 1) there lacks a permanent nature to the media that one posts using Snapchat, and 2) there is less of a sense of competition for popularity because there is no possibility of “likes” or “reposts” in Snapchat. I think that these two qualities are precisely what make Snapchat one of the better forms of social media. When someone posts a Snap it is not permanent, which is a good thing. We all hear horror stories about possible or current employers looking through someone’s Facebook or Instagram and finding something horrible, resulting in the loss of a job for the user. This is an example of why we should be happy that the things we post on Snapchat are not permanent. Snapchat is allowing us to get our social media fix without all the possible consequences. I think that these types of apps should be used to have fun, and our ability to use them to that effect is diminished when we are afraid of what might happen when we post something that we want our friends to see but we do not want to leave a permanent mark on our lives. In addition, the lack of competition is a great thing in the world of social media. It seems to me that some forms of social media like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are almost al-
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CONCERT PREVIEW Fridays on the Lawn Nathan Forbes WKNC Correspondent
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Oliver Walsh, a junior studying electrical engineering accepts the check for winning Minute to Win It Pitch Competition at Entrepalooza. Entrepalooza is an annual entrepreneurship and innovation festival hosted by the NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative. The event took place at the Oval Sept. 3.
Startup app aims to streamline a night out Maddy Bonnabeaux Correspondent
When it comes to going out, college students often find themselves indecisive or scrambling to find a destination. However, problems arise when people want to go in different directions, are unfamiliar with the area or have difficulty deciding on what place would be suitable for them. Oliver Walsh, a junior studying electrical engineering, and Bryan Bellamy, an alumnus of the College of Charleston, have attempted to find the solution to this problem with ShareFish, an app that simplifies finding hotspots and prioritizes convenience. The two friends were conversing in a coffee shop one evening when they stumbled across the concept of the ShareFish App. ShareFish highlights data that informs users of the current conditions regarding venues in the vicinity. After relevant information is presented to the user, they can create a “fishbowl” in which the user gathers friends to vote on places to go for the evening. Once t he decision is reached, ShareFish provides a means of transportation to the social event. Essentially, it helps determine which activity is optimal for a group and
eliminates confusion. “We both simultaneously said, ‘Boom. Let’s make it happen.’ That’s when we knew we had something great,” Walsh said. “When there’s potential, you just have to go and get it. These opportunities don’t arise every day.” Walsh and Bellamy met in high school and are now business partners. Walsh said he had a small idea of this app, and when he brought it to Bellamy, Bellamy was “immediately astounded.” Walsh said Bellamy would work best as a co-founder of ShareFish because of his previous experience. “I’ve executed start-ups before and have been involved in the tech industry for several years now, so I’ve worked in a variety of platforms,” Bellamy said. “It made sense to partner with someone with a good work ethic and who wants to develop an idea quickly without any external assistance.” On Sept. 3, Walsh pitched ShareFish at Entrepalooza, a competition hosted by NC State’s Entrepreneurship Initiative on Centennial Campus. He won $1,000 for his company from the “Minute to Pitch It.” Afterward, Walsh and Bellamy, the co-founders and CEOs of ShareFish, began scanning for ambitious individuals to join their team.
“After three long weeks of interviews, follow-ups and callbacks, we constructed our team,” Walsh said. “We assembled four mobile designers, a content developer and a graphic designer.” Ac cord i ng to Wa l sh, ShareFish is a full-native iOS build, which means it’s going to be for iPhone users initially and will eventually branch out to Android users. The beta version w ill launch at NC State first, according to Bellamy, who said ShareFish answers the question of who is going out and where in an enjoyable way. “We have our own team; we’re in development, and we’ve secured funding for the production’s entirety,” Bellamy said. “We’re crafting the beta version and are progressing towards launching the final product in the spring. Once the product is launched, it will expand based off demand.” With use, ShareFish will provide incentives for students. Walsh and Bellamy said they are excited to see what ShareFish ultimately becomes. “We’ve been moving at full speed, but we want to keep it fun,” Walsh said. “ShareFish is a reward in itself; it saves time. Convenience is a huge priority for college students.”
This Friday, outside of Witherspoon Student Center, WKNC will be holding one of several of its long-running musical events, Fridays on the Lawn. Sunshine Faces from Chapel Hill and Mineral Girls from Charlotte will be playing; both bands are riding off the release of albums this year. Sunshine Faces just recently released “Peaked,” their sophomore album, recorded completely in a dorm room. Their music has been described as lofi, but it is by no means thin-sounding. Their songs are expansive, swelling and even ethereal-sounding. At times, their music is reminiscent of The Cure, like on the song “Kissing Every Day,” a quick-tempo track with twangy guitar sounds and glistening synthesizers. At other times they sound like a shoegaze or twee pop band. Honestly though, they are not an easy band to pinpoint as they don’t tend to just one sound throughout an album. Some other tracks I’d recommend checking out from the band are “Of Asheville,” as well as the fan favorite, “Teenage Prayer.” Mineral Girls released the totally solid
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album, “Cozy Body,” this spring. The lo-fi emo group has plenty of catchy melodies and harmonized guitars to spare. Brett Green’s distorted and distant vocals give their music a signature sound too. Some songs I’d recommend from these guys are “Was the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and “Nvr Ur Gf.” With the forecast predicting warm weather and only a slight chance of rain, coming out to Witherspoon this Friday afternoon is a good bet for a great time. Lighten your mood after a long week, and chill out to some good tunes. If you possess even a slight fondness for reverby guitar music, you definitely don’t want to miss out on this one. Music starts at five. Come hang!
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Your friendly neighborhood entomologist Samuel Griffin Correspondent
You’re leaning against a wall when suddenly you feel a sharp pain on your shoulder. There’s a red welt forming and on the wall is a crushed small brown insect. It looks like a spider to you but you’re not quite sure. Your arm hurts, but is it just the pain from the bite, or something more serious? What do you do? Who do you call? Right here on campus, tucked inside t he basement of Gardner Hall, is the resource you need. The NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic is a service on campus that specializes in identifying plant diseases, pest problems and yes, bites from creepy crawlies. At the heart of the insect section of the lab is entomolog ist Mat t Ber tone. Bertone has been with the clinic for over two years and is an expert in insects. He has studied all sort of insects and a huge part of his work is in taxonomy, the identification of organisms. “I deal a lot with homeowners, indoor pests, things like that,” Bertone said. “Basically if you have some sort of organism that is causing some kind of issue or you’re curious about it, send us photos of it or send in a sample of it and we’ll identify what it is.” Bertone is an expert in all sorts of different insects, from f lies and beetles, the main insects he studies, to worms, caterpillars and spiders. His desk is littered
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Matt Bertone, an entomologist with the NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, shows off a female false widow spider dancing on his hand in the Clinic. Bertone’s expertise is in insect and arthropod diagnostics, taxonomy and evolution. He is also an accomplished photographer as much of his work includes photographing his insects and specimens, many of which are extremely small.
with myriad different insects, preser ved in little plastic containers f il led w ith dr y alcohol, which Bertone says is a great way to preserve the tiny little bodies. “I’ve always been interested in insects and arachnids since I was five or even younger,” Bertone said. “I really like the variety of arthropods, I mean we’re
ta l k ing about a mi l lion different species across the world. There are so many amazing things about these organisms that it’s impossible to get bored.” As part of this work, Bertone identifies insect bites for gardeners, farmers and anybody else who might get bitten. “Identifying bites is difficult,” Bertone said. “That’s
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one thing most entomologists can agree on. A venomous bite from an organism can cause a person to react in various different ways. It could also be a dry bite or a bite with no venom in it.” Bertone said that instead of trying to identify a bite based off of the physical bite itself, the bite is often identified much more easily by identifying the body of the organism that made the bite. Identifying the dead insect helps to evaluate the severity of the situation and decide what should be done with the bite victim next. “If you have a bite where you feel pain while putting on your shoe and you find a crushed spider then we have a body to identify,” Bertone said. As part of this job, Bertone sometimes has to identify spiders, an insect he has published about in the past. Bertone says that it is very rare for spiders to bite because most spiders are not aggressive. The brown recluse, one of the most feared spiders in North Carolina, gets its name from its reclusive nature. “Ver y rarely are t here de at h s a s soc iated w it h them [spiders],” Bertone said. “You’re more likely to die from a vending machine falling on you or from a lightning strike than from a spider bite.”
B er tone s a id t h at he would rather be bitten by a brown recluse than a black widow, the other deadly spider fou nd i n Nor t h Carolina, because a black widow’s venom causes terrible pain that can last for several days. “But your chances of dying are very low,” said Bertone. “It’s [a black widow’s bite] a very painful thing to have but you come out all right in most cases.” Ber tone sa id t hat t he brown recluse’s venom has a chance to cause a lesions where the skin around the bite dissolves. This is extremely rare, however, and it happens in less than ten percent of cases, despite being one of the main reasons the spider is so greatly feared. “There are a few spiders around the world and certain types of spiders around here [North Carolina] that, if you get in their way, will rear up a nd show t heir fangs, such as trapdoor spiders,” Bertone said. “Typically it’s the males [trapdoor spiders] that are going out, trying to find a mate. They are one-minded and if you get in one’s way it will rear up and not run away.” Bertone said this behavior is a warning and that the spider is not likely to attack unless further provoked. Most spiders simply hold their ground and show signs
of aggression such as bristling their hairs or, for more exotic spiders not found in the U.S., f lash bright colors on their bellies to warn people away. However, unlike the trapdoor spiders, there are certain spiders around the world that are more aggressive. Bertone said that one of his favorite spiders is the spitting spider, a spider he says that most people don’t know exist. Cousin to the brown recluse, a spitting spider is a species of spider with an additional set of silk glands attached to its head. These silk glands are attached to their venom glands. The spider can eject venomous silk at their prey in 25 milliseconds, faster than the blink of a human eye. Bertone talked about this spider and many others like it with great enthusiasm, while he picked up a plastic container from his desk containing a spitting spider specimen. When asked what spiders were likely to be living on campus, Bertone said that he believed there were most likely cobweb spiders, common house spiders, false widows, cellar spiders, wolf spiders and the spitting spider. “But it’s not like you’ll ever see one,” Bertone said.
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Cole. With all three getting time on the field, a certain camaraderie has grown. “We have a different job from a lot of other players,” Cole said. “It’s a little bit of a different group, we have a good time. We try to keep each other’s spirits up, not get too high or too low.” Bambard and Cole, for example, posted offseason videos on twitter of a few unorthodox feats of kicking prowess that quickly got picked up by Backingthepack, NC State’s SBNation blog. Off the field, Cole is pursuing a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. “I love the opportunity I have to get this education,” he said. “The engineering program here is awesome. They’ve got so many connections, resources, great teachers and just awesome people that keep encouraging me. I felt like if I was going to be in a position to get an education I should take as much advantage of it as I could. I love the classes. It’s hard work, there’s no doubt about that, especially during the season. A lot of late nights and early mornings, but it’s definitely worth it and I love it.”
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coverage team can make a stop. “I could care less about the recognition, about having a great average. Average is a statistic that can be a little bit skewed because if you have a lot of pooch punts your average will be lower and if you have punts shooting out and getting returned it’s still not that impressive. I really don’t care about average; I could care less if I get any respect.” Saturday against Clemson was a demonstration of Cole’s ability. In his five punts against the No. 3 Tigers, Cole averaged 50.6 yards per punt with one punt downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, one touchback, and a grand total of zero punt return yards. One of his especially high-hanging punts resulted in a crushing hit from junior Dravious Wright on the Clemson punt returner. Special teams as a whole is a young group, with freshman place kicker Kyle Bambard and redshirt freshman Jackson Maples, who handles kickoffs, joining
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This is a marked change in demeanor and late-game performance from the time before general manager Dave Gettleman arrived in 2013, in which the Panthers often found themselves on the wrong side of closely contested games—13 of their 19 losses from 2011 to 2012 came by one score or less. Gettleman entered with the task of fixing a budget riddled with ludicrous contracts and establishing a clear image for the franchise; it’s safe to say now that he has accomplished both of those objectives through a systematic, emotionally removed manner. During the past three years, the franchise has cut ties with long-time fan favorites like Steve Smith, DeAngelo Williams and Captain Munnerlyn in the name
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of spending smartly and ensuring Newton had control over the locker room, whereas previous management would have been apt to overpay these players out of misguided loyalty. Blue-chip, free agent Greg Hardy was also allowed to walk after his domestic violence case cast a negative image on the organization—it’s feasible that Gettleman feared the outspoken defensive end posed a threat to the leadership of defensive captain Kuechly. The result is that the Panthers’ current players are united behind their leaders and are motivated to perform because they know they will be rewarded for it, with Newton’s $118 million and Kuechly’s $62 million as evidence. Cornerback Josh Norman and defensive tackle Kawann Short, who were the NFC’s defensive player of the month in September and October respectively, are shining examples of the positive effect that such strong leadership
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Cole proving crucial for special teams Ethan Caldwell Correspondent
Both Pack XC teams ranked in Top 10 Both the NC State men’s and women’s cross country teams are ranked in the top ten of the USTFCCA Coaches’ Poll for the first time this season. The men’s team moved up eight spots to No. 10 while the women’s team remained at the No. 8 spot. Both teams have made significant jumps in the polls this season with the men moving up 20 spots and the women moving up nine. The Wolfpack returns to WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary for the Three Stripe Invite Saturday. SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS
Porter named ACC Freshman of the Week
NC State freshman volleyball player Becky Porter was named the ACC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced earlier this week. Porter helped the Pack rally from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3-2 Friday night. The Charlotte native recorded six digs, two blocks and a match-high 42 assists. For the weekend matches against the Fighting Irish and Louisville Cardinals, Porter averaged 10.43 assists per set and 2.14 digs per set. Porter joins fellow freshman Blayke Hranicka as a member of the Wolfpack volleyball team to earn the freshman of the week honor this season. SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS
Undefeated Panthers keep rolling Tyler Horner
At 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, NC State freshman football punter A.J. Cole III could pass for a tight end, but the College Park, Georgia native is called on in much different circumstances. When Cole takes the field, it’s to bail out a stalled offensive drive, but he does so through the strength of his leg, rather than making a clutch first-down catch. Since inheriting the position in January from former punter Wil Baumann, a four-year starter, Cole has been a bright spot on a special teams unit that’s had its ups and downs replacing graduated players. “My entire goal is to go out there and help my team win the football game the best way that I can,” Cole said. “I want to put the team in the best position possible and contribute in as many ways as I can.” To that end, Cole has had to take a reduced role from the one he had during his prep years at Woodward Academy, where he spent time at both defensive end and tight end and covered kicking duties in addition to punting. “At a certain point I definitely did want to play other positions, but it ended up in a situation where I could
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A.J. Cole III punts from the NC State end zone and blasts the ball more than 50 yards, giving the Tigers less than favorable field position. Cole finished the game with five punts for 253 total yards and an average of 50.6 yards per punt. Three of the five punts were over 50 yards. The Wolfpack fell to the Tigers 56-41 in Carter-Finley Stadium at Saturday’s Homecoming game.
play at the highest level of football as a punter, and I just wanted to be in the biggest environment and be around the best quality team I could be around,” he said. As a senior, he was ranked as high as fourth in the country as a punter by 247sports and fifth as a kicker by Rivals, but the jump to the NCAA division I ranks is a big one.
“It’s a pretty big difference,” Cole said. “The biggest difference is just the speed of the game. You know the defense is bigger, faster, [there are] stronger guys, so you gotta be able to get the punt off in less time and you’ve got returners back there who can take it to the house at any opportunity on almost every team.” After an offseason that
saw Baumann graduate, the void left behind could have crippled the Wolfpack special teams unit. Instead, Cole is proving more than capable of making the transition. Thus far, Cole has negated most opportunities for the opposition to make up ground in the special teams game. His punting average of 41.1 does not qualify
among the NCAA leaders but is misleading because on half of his 32 punts thus far, he has pinned the other team within their own 20 yard line. Many of these have been “pooch punts,” or high kicks with long hang times that don’t give the returner time to build any momentum before the
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With their victory over the Indianapolis Colts Monday night, the Carolina Panthers advanced to a 7-0 record for the first time in their 21year history. Although their performance ranged from dominant (they led by 17 halfway through the fourth quarter), to helpless (allowing nearly 200 of the Colts’ 359 offensive yards in the final 10 minutes of regulation), the Cardiac Cats managed to pull out the win in overtime and are currently the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Head coach Ron Rivera, who had to be restless after the team started 3-8-1 in 2014, is now as far off the hot seat as any coach in the league following 11-straight regular season victories. Unsurprisingly, the mere thought of losing is becoming a foreign concept to his players. When asked if he ever had any doubt that his team would pull off the win, including when it was down 23-26 in overtime, quarterback Cam Newton responded, “Never a doubt. Never a doubt. As long as we have Captain America, Luke August Kuechly, on our team, I like our odds.” While it would be a shock to hear the charismatic 26-year-old answer with any less confidence, the Panthers’ performance in close games corroborates Newton’s comments: In all but one game this season, the Panthers’ opponents have been within one score or leading in the fourth quarter but none so far have managed to finish the job. “The one thing [this win] speaks to is our resilience,” Rivera said. “The opportunities we’ve had to win games at the end, we’ve taken advantage of this year. In the past, I don’t know if we quite knew how to win games.”
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Samuels, Burris stand out in Clemson loss Daniel Lacy Assistant Sports Editor
The NC State football team held its own at home against the No. 3 Clemson Tigers Halloween night, losing 56-41. Here are some of the top performances the Wolfpack had to offer. Jaylen Samuels With junior running back Matt Dayes suffering a toe injury at the end of the first half, Samuels proved to be the most valuable offensive weapon for the Wolfpack. He carried the ball six times for 65 yards and a touchdown and caught eight passes for 74 yards and a touchdown. With Dayes out, he took over the lead back role, which didn’t matter as much since NC State was playing from behind and opted to pass the ball for the majority of the second half. Samuels had two big plays that ignited a flame in the Wolfpack and kept it in the game. The first came when redshirt senior quarterback Jacoby Brissett found Samuels in the flat; the 5-foot-11 sophomore broke a tackle and outran the defense for a 40yard touchdown to put the Wolfpack up 20-19 with 5:46 remaining in the half. The second came on a 66-yard rush to the 1-yard line, where he burst through tackles and made multiple defenders miss. He punched it in on the next play to bring the Wolfpack within one score. Juston Burris While the pass defense struggled all night, allowing sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson to throw for 383 yards and five touchdowns on 23-of-30 passes thrown, the graduate cornerback wasn’t the issue. If you look back at the film, you will notice
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Jaylen Samuels, a sophomore fullback, rushes the ball during the homecoming game on Saturday. Samuels scored two touchdowns during the game. NC State lost to Clemson, with a final score of 56-41.
that most of Clemson’s big plays came on the right side, while Burris plays on the left. Additionally, Burris was second on the team in tackles with nine, bottling up running back Wayne Gallman just about any time he tried to bounce outside to the left. He also forced a fumble with 13:01 remaining in the game that set up an NC State touchdown that brought the team back within two scores. Burris’ 6-foot-1, 207-pound frame makes him hard for opposing wide receivers to block, so he’s a valuable asset
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when defending the run. Additionally he is, hands down, the best defensive back on a team that’s struggled in pass coverage this season. A.J. Cole Punters don’t often get the recognition they deserve, but the freshman did a good job against the Tigers. He punted the ball five times for 253 yards and an average of 50.6 yards per punt, landing one inside the 20yard line. Additionally—something the stats don’t show—he had good enough hang-time on his punts for the coverage team to get down the
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field and hold Clemson to zero punt return yards on the game. Play of the Game After Clemson picked NC State apart in the run game to take an early 7-6 lead, freshman wide receiver Nyheim Hines used his blockers to outrun the entire Tigers’ special teams unit en route to a 100-yard touchdown that gave the Wolfpack a 13-7 lead. The play tied the school record for the longest kickoff return with former wide receivers T.J. Graham and Tobias Palmer. With the Wolfpack putting together a strong opening drive that was let down by a blocked extra point and Watson absolutely picking apart the defense on the Tigers’ opening drive, Hines’ electric return gave the Pack some momentum and positive vibes in what ended up being an offensive shootout. Player to Watch: David J. Grinnage Where has this guy been? In the first six games of the season, Grinnage had merely five catches for 60 yards and zero touchdowns after leading the Pack with five receiving touchdowns last season. Against Clemson, he finally emerged as a threat in the passing game, catching the ball seven times for a team-high 82 yards and one TD. The junior tight end possesses good speed with his bouldering 6-foot-5, 265-pound frame that makes him a difficult player to guard. He can be a key player in the passing game if the offense utilizes him properly like it did against Clemson. A good option would be to pass the rock to him in the seam, where he is fast enough to get by the linebackers and big enough to catch over the safeties.
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