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UNC-Chapel Hill announced Thursday that all companies that produce UNC apparel would be required to sign an accord that would govern worker safety in Bangladesh. The university would require UNC logo gear to be produced by companies that sign onto the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. Worker safety standards in Bangladesh have been questioned after the Rana Plaza collapsed in 2013 where more than 1,100 workers died. There were also hundreds of deaths following two factory fires in 2012. This series of events led student activists to petition, sit-in and protest until the Chancellor approved the accord. SOURCE: News & Observer
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“We really like WKNC, and we would love to support it in the future,” said Elizabeth Lynch, band member of No Love. Between acts, WKNC held raff les where audience members could win prizes, such as records, T-shirts and tote bags from the bands present or donated merchandise from other bands and record stores that WKNC reguarly works with. WKNC gave out 12 prizes over the course of the night.
Due in part to work being done with NC State’s NextGen Air Transportation institute, drones may soon be part of people’s everyday lives, according to Kyle Snyder, the director of NGAT. Since the institute came to NC State’s Centennial Campus in 2012, the university has been home to the state’s only agency approved to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones. UAVs are small aircrafts, piloted from the ground using a remote control. These UAVs are now being used for more than recreational purposes and can be beneficial to areas of agriculture and forestry in North Carolina. For NC State, this technology could be applied to both agriculture and the forestry departments. “This technology could be used for forest and land surveying, looking at crop health, and aerial applications of crop dusting,” Snyder said. NGAT, which was formed in 2008, has since paired itself with companies such as Trimble Navigation to create a place within North Carolina where further drone research and testing can occur. NGAT’s goal is to prepare North Carolina for the future of modern transportation and become more technologically advanced in the area of UAVs, according to Snyder. Currently, NGAT is performing tests with these flight systems in order to see the possible applications of UAVs. On January 29, NGAT
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Indonesian diver crews pulled out more bodies from the Java Sea on Sunday, raising the total to 100. So far, 72 have been identified. The flight crash happened December 28 and 162 passengers were on board. This was a re-tried attempt of gathering the rest of the bodies after earlier attempts failed. Investigators say the plane was in good condition and all of the crew was certified. The plane ascended from 32,000 feet to 37,400 in about 30 seconds, a rate about twice as fast as it should, before tumbling into the water. SOURCE: CNN
Triangle firefighters battle multiple brush fires
Due to unusually warm, dry and windy weather, multiple brush fires broke out across the Triangle area Sunday afternoon. Firefighters battled fires in several rural areas, including Buffaloe Road, Spence Farm Road and Partinwood Drive. Johnston County also reported several fires. The National Weather Service issued a warning of “increased fire danger” with low humidity and winds gusting up to 25 mph. All outdoor burning is discouraged, but the fire danger should be gone Monday as temperatures drop and rain showers arrive. SOURCE: News & Observer
NCSEN Conference to come to NC State
NC State will host Fossil Free’s 2015 North Carolina’s Student Energy Network Conference February 27-March 1. All universities across the state of North Carolina are invited to campus for a weekend of environmental trainings, sustainable energy workshops, speakers and networking. Registration ends February 16.
Eastern Carolina University limits fraternity parties
ECU’s Interfraternity Council decided to continue to refrain from holding house parties at fraternity houses. A police investigation of a sexual assault that occurred Jan. 25 at a fraternity house showed the brothers not guilty, but the IFC decided to ban all fraternities from social events. However, the IFC will allow fraternities to hold parties at outside venues, like bars and restaurants.
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WKNC has been hosting the Double Barrel Benefit for the last 12 years. Night one featured four musicians: No Love, Mac McCaughan, Lonnie Walker and Spider Bags. Night two, which will take place Saturday, will feature Eternal Summers, Elvis Depressedly, Museum Mouth and Body Games.
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Double Barrel 88.1 WKNC KICKS OFF 12TH-ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT Casey Oldham Staff Writer
WKNC sold more than 400 t ickets for it’s 12t h-a nnua l Double Barrel Benefit Saturday night, exceeding their goal of raising $3500. The benefit concert took place at Lincoln Theatre in downtown Raleigh and featured four bands that performed from 9 p.m. until after midnight. Though the balcony was closed, the bottom
f loor was packed with students and guests who came out in support of NC State’s student-run radio station. The night kicked off with the band No Love. The guitar player and background vocalist of the band, Daniel Lupton, is an English professor at NC State and encourages his students to “stay punk.” This was the first time No Love performed at the Double Barrel Benefit, but they plan to continue working with WKNC.
Low-income students now the majority Staff Report
More than 50 percent of public school students in United States come from low-income families according to a new analysis of 2013 educational data from the National Center for Education Statistics, a statistic the country has not seen in at least 50 years. Fifty-one percent of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade were eligible for a free or reduced-priced lunch federal program during the 2012-2013 school year. The data showed that students from low-income households comprised at least 40 percent of all public schoolchildren in 40 of the 50 states. Children eligible for
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free or reduced-price lunches were a majority of the students in 2013 in 21 states. North Carolina is one of the 21 states with a majority. Fifty-three percent of students in public schools in North Carolina come from lowincome families. According to The Washington Post, children from low-income homes have a much harder time
catching up, as they are less likely to have support at home or to participate in as many enriching activities outside of school. They are also more likely to drop out and never attend college than more privileged peers. Geographically, the states with a majority of low-income students are mostly in the South and the West. Of the 21 states with a majority of
low-income students in 2013, 13 are located in the South and six are located in the West. Mississippi has the highest rate of low-income students in the nation at 71 percent, meaning nearly three in every four students in the state come from low-income households. New Mexico had the nation’s secondhighest rate with 68 percent.
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February 4 10:21 AM | Information University Fox Science Staff member reported large amount of blood found in men’s bathroom.
In Thursday’s paper, the headline for the article, “Declined to comment: University officials avoid discussing potential norovirus outbreak” was misleading. Although there were a number of university officials who declined to comment, they had deferred to Fred Hartman, director for public relations at NC State.
11:08 AM | Larceny Carmichael Gym Student reported bookbag stolen from unsecured locker. 11:18 AM | Dismissal Dabney Hall Officer stood by to assist with dismissal of student from academic program.
For that same article, the box titled “A Stomach Flu is Present on Campus” which detailed symptoms of the virus incorrectly referred to the following symptoms as the “flowing symptoms.” In Thursday’s paper, in the article “Students take a walk through a Tunnel of Oppression,” we failed to mention that the NC State’s Women’s Center, which was part of the planning committee and hosted a room, participated in the event. In the Jan. 27 article, “Duke psychiatrist talks medications, stigma,” the Technician incorrectly spelled Doris Larovici’s name, referring to her as Iarovici. In that same article, we said that Duke did not have an established chapter of the National Alliance of Mental Illness. This is incorrect, as a chapter was recently started at the university.
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wo golden retrievers, Teddy and Murphy, fight each other in the Court of North Carolina Saturday. Their owner, Matt Herring, an NC State alumnus who graduated in 2006 with a degree in graphic design, is the owner of the two dogs. When when asked why he brought them over to the Court of North Carolina, “It’s a great open space and a nice day to the let the dogs play,” Herring said.
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Tuesday, Feb. 10 DIPLOMAT IN RESIDENCE LECTURE:”CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN US FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST” 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. PARK SHOPS
ORIGINS OF THE DREAM: HUGHES’S POETRY AND KING’S RHETORIC 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. HUNT LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
Thursday, Feb. 12 AMERICAN CHRISTIANS AND THE FEELING OF EMPTINESS 4:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. WITHERS HALL
Wednesday, Feb. 11 MASTER OF GLOBAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SESSION 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. NELSON HALL
WLLE RADIO – THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. HUNT LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
Saturday, Feb. 14 THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 7:30 P.M. THOMPSON HALL
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DOUBLE BARREL BENEFIT NIGHT TWO 8:00 P.M. CAT’S CRADLE
5TH ANNUAL STUDENT SHORT FILM SHOWCASE 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
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performed a flight demonstration of the UX5 fixed wing UAV at Lake Wheeler. This UAV was donated by Trimble Navigation to show the benefits of flying UAVs. During its flight, the lightweight UAV took aerial photographs of Lake Wheeler and the surrounding land. The flight demonstrated the functionality of this aircraft and showed how a UAV is able to be safely controlled, according to Snyder. Being able to send an aircraft that can be carried in hand on a surveying mission rather than a full-sized plane is much more efficient and effective, according to Snyder. Surveying missions are not the only uses for UAVs, however, and in the future UAVs could be used to take photographs of personal events such as weddings, Snyder said. “It’s probably cheaper to send a UAV up
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9:04 AM | Hit & Run Brooks Lot Non-student reported parked vehicle had been struck and damaged.
1:28 PM | Fraud Public Safety Center Staff member reported purse had been lost and credit cards used at various locations. 10:30 PM | Medical Assist Carmichael Gym Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. Transport refused. 11:48 PM | Suspicious Persons Bragaw Hall Report of three to four suspicious subjects tampering with bicycles. Subject left prior to officer arrival. Officer did not locate any cut locks or damage to bicycles.
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rather than a plane because of fuel and other costs. Also I think with a UAV less things could go wrong. A UAV would limit the risks involved,” said Elise Volger, a junior studying business administration. A primary concern of NGAT is to ensure that all UAVs are flown safely and within the FAA’s regulations. Another goal is to push the field of UAVs further so that they can be flown safely, according to the FAA’s rules and regulations, across the entire state of North Carolina. UAV technology is still new, and as such, will require more testing in the future before it can be used on a broader scale. NGAT is spearheading this technology in North Carolina and is hopeful that in the future UAVs will be a welcome sight. “It is exciting to things changing this quickly in the area of UAVs,” Snyder said. “We want to continue to work with UAV technology and grow this technology within the state and at NCSU.”
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The FAA might allow drones to be connected to data collection software. NextGen has a drone that has been taking photos of farmland, which could be used as a less costly way to identify possible crop destruction.
Computer science names new department head Staff Report
The Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University named Laurie Williams, the co-director of NC State’s Science of Security Lablet, as its new acting head after Mladen Vouk left the position to serve as the interim vice-chancellor for research, innovation, and economic development. Vouk, who led the department since 2004, filled the position after the previous vice-chancellor for research, innovation, and economic development Terri Lomax took a job as the executive vice president of DiscoveryScience-Technology at RTI International. Vouk has professional experience in both commercial
software production and academic computing. According to his university biography, he has authored and co-authored a combined total of more than 300 publications. He received a Ph.D. from the King’s College, University of London. Williams, who began her new position at the end of last semester, will retain her position as the co-director of NC State’s Science of Security Lablet and will act as department head. Williams has experience in agile software development and has researched the security of healthcare IT applications. Williams leads the Software Engineering Realsearch research group at NC State, a group that aims to develop secure software and collaborate companies in the technology
field, such as ABB Corporation, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Nortel Networks and Red Hat. Williams has received several awards for her research and education. She is the lead investigator for National Science Foundation grants involving the use of educational practices, such as agile software development and pair programming, to help retain more women and minorities in the field of computer science. She received a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah, an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a BS in industrial engineering from Lehigh University.
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Brian Corum, the lead singer of Lonnie Walker, performs during the Double Barrel Benefit 12 at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday. WKNC has been hosting the Double Barrel Benefit for the past 12 years. Night one, had a lineup of four musicians: No Love, Mac McCaughan, Lonnie Walker and Spider Bags.
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No Love performs for a crowded Double Barrel Benefit 12 on Saturday at the Lincoln Theatre. Elizabeth Lynch, the lead singer, was backed up by Seth Beard on guitar. WKNC hosts the benefit annually as the radio station’s only fundraiser.
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Headlining band Spiderbags performs at the 12th annual WKNC Double Barrel Benefit in Lincoln Theatre Saturday.
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No Love performs the opening set at the 12th annual WKNC Double Barrel Benefit in Lincoln Theatre Saturday.
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The band Lonnie Walker also performed. Most of Lonnie Walker’s members met in Greenville. “I’m excited for this event. We’ve done this before and sometimes just attended and it’s always a great time,” Eric Hill of Lonnie Walker said. “WKNC has always been good to us and it’s great that they play our music,” said Brian Corum, band member of Lonnie Walker. The closing act of WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit was Spider Bags. They carried on the concert long after midnight. Steve Oliva, bass player, said that they would continue to play for WKNC any time they asked because they’re great at promoting local music and generating
attendance. This was the third time that Spider Bags performed at the Double Barrel Benefit in Lincoln Theatre. Spider Bags and No Love both performed new songs for the audience. “The bands were all great and I really enjoyed the atmosphere,” said Jamie Walter, a sophomore studying human biology. WKNC hopes to raise at least another $3,500 at part two of the Double Barrel Benefit. The second show will take place at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina, on Saturday. Lincoln Theatre assistant manager, April Sykes, also said that the benefit brought in good revenue for them. “It’s a fun benefit that people really seem to enjoy and where both we and WKNC benefit from,” Sykes said.
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Dean Smith: survived by his legacy T
his weekend, the sports world lost one of its greats, and North Carolina lost one of its most treasured citizens. Former UNC-Chapel Hill men’s basketball head coach Dean Smith, 83, died Saturday night in his home surrounded by his loved ones after years of battling a devastating neurodegenerative illness. Many sports fans will recognize Smith through his records: 879 wins, two national championships, four-time national coach of the year, and other numerous accolades from his 36 years as a head coach. During the 1980s, the height of basketball in the state of North Car-
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opponent of segregation, helped to integrate a Chapel Hill restaurant and helped a black student purchase a home in an all-white neighborhood. He also led efforts to dismantle segregation across the state. In a profession not known for its political advocacy, Smith spoke out openly against the Vietnam War, opposed the death penalty and called for a freeze of nuclear weapons. Smith and his Tar Heels may have been rivals to many in the state, but there is no denying his contributions to North Carolina as a citizen will forever remain an integral part of its history.
Why ‘right to choose’ isn’t good enough A
t the very heart of a majority of political issues our nation tackles is the violation of what we like to call our rights. By that, I’m not referring to violations of rights themselves, but more specifically to the confusion that comes along with defining our rights. The anti-vaccine movement has gathered such momentum not because of its validity, scientific awareness or potential health benefits, but because it cries out that through government-enforced vaccination we are taking the right to choose Estefania away from citizens. CastroThe argument for labeling foods containing genetically Vazquez modified organisms isn’t risAssistant Opinion Editor ing in popularity because its proponents have a solid case regarding the dangers of consuming these foods, but rather because they advertise our right to know. The democratic nation we live in has given us the liberty to flex all our muscles, and we don’t like to have these questioned, let alone restricted. The problem comes when we decide that our right to exercise all our freedoms is more important than a protection of a communal right to live a prosperous life. That is to say, the problem with the anti-vaccine movement is not that these people don’t have a valid claim in wanting a say in the matter, but that they value that right more than the entire community’s right to live measles-free. The same goes for the labeling of genetically modified foods. The problem is not in wanting to know the ingredients of a meal, but in valuing it more than the community’s right to reasonably priced food. I don’t mean to make light of these movements—it’s important we have groups that disagree with the masses and with the scientists we rely on—but they are quintessential examples of groups protecting their rights more than the
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rights of a community. And I’m sure that in their minds, advocates of these movements are actually protecting everyone’s right to choose and know, but in reality, these rights in action would not have the desired effect. Their roots come not from a belief that a law is oppressing people, but from the belief that if we could have a choice, it is our right to exercise choosing. And that is simply not a good enough reason. When we allow movements that stem solely from the discomfort of not having control of something to change the regulations put in place to protect the community, we are saying that it is more important to exercise every possible right we could have than giving up some control for the sake of a community’s well-being. In this way of thought, there is little separating us from anarchy, in which we could exercise all the rights we wished. Something tells me that is not the type of system the majority of us would like to exist in. Movements against the norm will always have a place in our society and will always be necessary as catalysts for change in the event where we become more attached to a tradition than to advancement. For that reason, it is difficult to challenge any movement that provokes us to think about the things we may do simply because that’s the way things have been, but it makes it even more important that we choose carefully to put our efforts behind movements that would, in action, benefit the greater community. To show our deep appreciation for all the freedoms afforded to us, it’s necessary that we choose to think through the rights we advocate and that we know the potential consequences for the entire community rather than just ourselves. Appreciating our rights doesn’t mean exercising them all just because we can, but rather exercising those we truly believe in, so as to benefit us all.
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Do you think NC State should recognize a third gender? BY KASEY CINGEL
“As a trans person myself and on the GLBT Board, I definitely think that N.C. State should recognize a third gender.” J Mallen, sophomore, business administration
“I think they should because it's all natural. God created them, they should be recognized. They should not be discriminated."
“Sure. The way we claim to support diversity we should have a third gender.” Thomas Wilson, junior, algriculture business
Priya Logannathar, freshman, undecided
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Erin Holloway, senior studying anthropology and English
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uring the past 13 years, we have become inured to the fact that we are at war. The citizens of the United States have all but accepted the constant state of wartime, and, in many cases, we can ignore it completely. Many factors contribute to the overall desensitization of the U.S. public regarding the so-called “Global War on Terror.” Though I will hardly be able to touch on most of Mary Anna them, I hope to highlight Rice a few, including the omAssistant nipresence of dramatized, Opinion Editor often violent images and the overt glorification of the war effort. I hardly want to assert that violent content instills violent character or directly makes people who absorb it do violent things. Though many researchers have endeavored to prove a link between the consumption of violent media and violent actions, few have done so without incorporating personal bias. However, a common thread that connects many studies seems to indicate that consuming violent content does increase the likelihood of believing a violent act to be acceptable. A group of scientists led by Craig Anderson, a distinguished professor of psychology at Iowa State University, found that while children who played video games in general actually demonstrated a decline in aggression with age, children who played violent games habitually displayed an increase in aggressive thinking. Along these lines, in being constantly bombarded by violent media and exaggerated news stories, we develop a tolerance to what should naturally be shocking or upsetting. Violence becomes noise in the background. In addition to the desensitization stimulated by the omnipresence of sensationalized, violent content, the media frequently numbs us to the more serious (and often sacrificial) aspects of the war effort. Movies like “Act of Valor,” “Lone Survivor,” and, most recently, “American Sniper” serve as propaganda with a dual focus—to both glorify soldiers, thereby promoting
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them to sainthood, and to support the war effort without criticizing any aspect of it. The vague “Support Our Troops” ideology has become incredibly pervasive as well as mindless. It has become an oftrepeated mantra, and though it trivializes the state of war and compartmentalizes the war effort as something entirely separate from regular citizens, it is considered sacrilegious to question it. People who question the slogan are deemed “un-American” and accused of apostasy (which regularly seems to be the worst thing one can do as a United States citizen). “Support our troops,” though they may be violating human rights overseas. “Support our troops,” though we might not agree with the current manifestation of the war effort. “Support our troops,” though those troops might be being mistreated by their country rather than by those “enemies” we trust to exist. We reiterate “support our troops” to bolster the already illustrious reputations of the faceless sainted soldiers who, generically, “fight for our country.” Yet when veterans return from their battles and their status of soldier is essentially removed, they are systematically shunned from the notion of glory that their role promised them. Such was the case of Omar J. Gonzalez, the war-damaged veteran arrested for trespassing at the White House after years of being refused the medical attention he needed. It is problematic, to say the least, that we have adopted a general complacency towards our nation’s extensive involvement in other countries, and perhaps even more so that we venerate soldiers in lieu of actually thinking of them as people that are often discarded for the sake of justifying causes that perhaps should have already been concluded. Through our being surrounded by the sensationalized media we view as separate and “fake” and the combined glorification and commodification of soldiers (amongst other enumerable factors), we are able to separate ourselves from the reality of war. And it seems that we can’t find it within ourselves to care.
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Alumnus strives to expand nonprofit Katherine Waller Staff Writer
As a sophomore at NC State, Owen Jordan first developed the idea for his nonprofit, RESQD, while sitting in his dorm room. Now a NC State alumnus, Jordan is founder and CEO of RESQD, an organization that works to financially support orphans and impoverished children internationally. By putting the artwork of orphaned children on lifestyle items such as totes and T-shirts, RESQD is able to use a portion of its sales to fund projects that create educational opportunities for vulnerable children. Jordan, who studied environmental science and sustainable business, said his career began with a couple false starts. He started as a civil engineering major at North Carolina A&T University before transferring to NC State to pursue environmental science. Both jobs were too political for him and he even spent a portion of his sophomore year thinking he would become a professional rugby player. “I was going through that career life crisis that every college student goes through. ‘What is my life? What am I doing? Am I in the right major?’” Jordan said. Jordan insisted that he always knew he wanted to do something that helped people, he just never knew what. This all changed one day when a friend convinced him to go to a session with an organization called Loving Orphans Global. The speakers for the organization told Jordan about how they felt called to their job, how they left everything behind to pursue their passion and what a change they felt in their lives because of it. After spending a weekend learning from the people at Loving Orphans Global, Jordan remembered telling them, “I have this great desire to give
you thousands of dollars that I don’t have yet. I feel like one day I will.” Sitting at Bojangles’, a friend told Jordan, “If you don’t do it right now, when are you ever going to do it?” Jordan said he stopped waiting until the money came in and just took a leap. He then began his RESQD journey by spending his last $30 in his bank account to buy Paracord to make and bracelets. That summer, he worked at a camp to gain experience with kids and find direction for his cause. The first RESQD project took place in Bali, Indonesia. RESQD raised money to buy a school bus for the orphans by selling T-shirts with featuring the orphans’ artwork. Jordan explained how tragic the life of an orphan can be in some countries. “They age out of orphanages at around 15 and they either go to prostitution, gangs, or choose suicide,” Jordan said. “It is my goal to show them that they have great capabilities.” In Bungoma, Kenya, RESQD helped fund a second project to buy a textile store where the students and orphans learned to sew and knit. “The revenue of the store goes back to the orphanage so they don’t have to rely on outside donors,” Jordan said. This week, Jordan is traveling to Guatemala with Lemonade International for the third RESQD trip. Jessica Firestone, the Public Relations Coordinator for RESQD and a 2014 graduate from NC State admitted that Jordan’s drive is “pretty impressive.” “He found an itch and found a way to scratch it,” Firestone said. While Jordan is the only employee on staff, it is definitely not a “one-man show.” People like Firestone who are either friends of his or just interested in the RESQD cause are excited to help out.
Jordan said he has big plans for RESQD. “It’s hard to turn T-shirts and totes into a profit,” Jordan said. “Everyone in Raleigh is big on coffee, beer and art.” With this in mind, Jordan has plans to start a RESQD coffee club and print the orphans’ artwork on coffee mugs available for purchase, and possibly partner with Triangle-based coffee vendors to offer some sort of award or discount incentive. Jordan envisions a system in which customers build up points to use toward prizes, with the grand prize being to accompany him on the next RESQD trip. “That’s just an idea that is in the works,” Jordan said. Jordan is a part of the ThinkHouse Accelerator for young entrepreneurs in Raleigh. He attributes being involved in the “entrepreneurial ecosystem of Raleigh” as well as the student entrepreneurial community as huge factors in his success. He encourages students to “just branch out of the college sphere.” “Anyone who has an idea, just get out and tell someone about it,” Jordan said. Jordan’s ultimate goal is to be able to make RESQD a fulltime job. He wants to travel around the world starting new projects while impacting communities through developmental giving. Jordam hopes to get the RESQD products stocked in stores such as Whole Foods. He also said there is potential to partner with companies such as Toms and Cotopaxi, a new backpack company with similar goals as RESQD. “I always ask people, ‘If you could have your life exactly the way you want it, doing exactly what you want, what would it be?’” Jordan said. “It all started in a dorm room at NC State, so don’t ever think that your idea is too dumb.”
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One year in, Fallon is still the best host Kevin Schaefer Associate Features Editor
On Super Bowl Sunday, Jimmy Fallon stole the spotlight when he did a lip sync battle with Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell, dancing to the tunes of everything from Beyoncé to Kelly Clarkson. The trio left audiences in hysterics, making it the most memorable part of the night for many viewers across the country. Fallon began hosting “The Tonight Show” about a year ago, filling the shoes of his legendary predecessor Jay Leno. Since then, millions of viewers have tuned in every night to watch the lovable comedian. Guests have included everyone from modern celebrities like Chris Pratt and Seth Rogen to legends such as Clint Eastwood and Barbra Streisand. But no matter who he brings on, Fallon never stops at just an interview. He’s had his guests play catch phrase, do footballthrowing contests and even play Family Feud. W hat separates Fa llon from other “Tonight Show” hosts and late night comedians in general is the
energy he brings. Whether he’s cracking jokes at politicians during his monologues or doing a face mash-up with one of his guests, he has that youthful liveliness which makes the show so wildly entertaining. Some sketches of his that have become fan favorites include “Tonight Show Superlatives,” “Tonight Show Hashtags” and his longstanding “Thank You Notes.” Through the superlatives segment, he and his writing staff have delivered some of the most hilarious and clever jokes about almost everyone in the NFL. Fallon also makes great use of both his announcer Steve Higgins and go-to band The Roots. He often incorporates them into his sketches and never draws too much attention to himself. One of my favorite moments in the show so far is when he played “Wheel of Impressions” with Kevin Spacey. Watching Spacey deliver lines from “Ghostbusters” in a Bill Clinton voice had everyone rolling. And who can forget the months Fallon spent making fun of Toronto’s former mayor Rob Ford. Fallon came to “The Tonight Show” with plenty of experience already under his
belt. Between “SNL,” “Late Night” and a fair amount of film roles (“Fever Pitch” being my personal favorite), his resume made him more than capable to host such an iconic series. But Jimmy didn’t stop at just his credentials. Building off what he did in “Late Night,” his work on “The Tonight Show” has been even funnier and more innovative. A sketch he created several months ago called “Popular Mathematics” allowed him to deliver one of his best Justin Bieber jokes in years. Probably my favorite thing he’s done so far is a series of spoofs of popular TV shows. These have included “Game of Desks,” “Joking Bad,” “House of Cue Cards” and “Downtown Sixbey.” Especially for fans of these shows, the angle and humor of these sketches make them easy to appreciate. Each host of “The Tonight Show” has brought something unique to the table. No one can truly replace Leno or the legendary Johnny Carson, but Fallon came in at just the right time. He appeals to younger audiences as much as he does longtime viewers. Now with almost a full year in, I’m eager to see him take the show to even greater heights in the future.
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‘Big Dark Love’ provides effective cross-genre Big Dark Love Murder By Death Bloodshot
Mary Anna Rice Assistant Opinion Editor
Murder By Death’s newest album, “Big Dark Love,” is bigger and darker than the band’s previous work, but it is also somehow more hollow. The opening track, “I Shot An Arrow,” contains melodies that are purposefully off-putting and pointedly disjointed. Every so often, the soulful vocals and various layers subside to reveal a softer, randomly poignant arrangement. The first song is emotional and messy, but also loud and sensitive. It foreshadows the eventual stripping of unnecessary elements that the album effects as it advances. The track, “Big Dark Love,” emphasizes the second word of its title. The song is the best example of the driving narrative of the album, as the speaker begs in the chorus, “Let me in / Me and my big, dark love.” The narrator yearns for acceptance, and expects it to be unconditional, despite his apparent f laws. The beginning of “Big Dark Love” is reminiscent of The Killers’ early material. It starts off eager and off beat, combining garage-band sensibilities with orchestral scale. However, by the end of the album, Murder By Death reverts to a variation of their familiar gothic country rock. The opening songs of “Big Dark Love” betray the alternative-country roots of Murder By Death. As
the album progresses, the musical arrangements alter drastically, a manifestation of time-traveling regression from the current state of rock to that of rock twenty years ago. The frank disparity between “I Shot An Arrow” and “Natural Pearl” (the eighth track on the album) is astonishing. The tight, flashy and zealous efforts dissolve to expose the band’s roots-rock beginnings and indie country aspirations. It’s rare to see an album so intensely concerned with disturbing genre convention. The gradual disintegration of the album’s arrangements signify Murder By Death’s attempt to both preserve where they came from and to highlight where they’re going. Through the middle tracks that form the album’s core, “Big Dark Love” transitions to a gentler motion and vocalist Adam Turla proves his adaptable range. One has to appreciate the clarity with which Turla delivers his lines, especially in light of the recent trend of vocalists who are difficult to understand at even a basic level (Ariana Grande and alt-J come to mind). In its ambitiousness, the album forgets at times to establish a deeper intimacy with its listener. Nearly every track is rock solid, but together they make a bombastic and artistically impressive set rather than an emotionallyaffecting one. That doesn’t mean that “Big Da rk L ove” i sn’t h au nt i ng . “Strange Eyes,” the album’s lead single, is eerie and strange, combining sad and existential lyrics like, “I cannot hide / Lord, I have
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tried / You give me no reprieve / No chance to fight,” with frenetic pop melodies. The track is jaunty and unsettling, and it likely makes the best case for what the album wanted to achieve. “Big Dark Love” strives to describe one man’s narrative, and, at times, it succeeds. For the rest of the time though, the album’s endeavors to string together these
separate entities ultimately don’t amount to much coherence. The connecting chronicle is there, but in the end, the album comes off more like a collection of short stories rather than a novel. “Big Dark Love,” though it may lack internal consistency, is a successful exploration of the modern rock genre, moving through poprock, roots rock and alt-rock with
ease and enthusiasm. It revels in the messiness of its more complex tracks while also appreciating the simplicity and bare beauty of straightforward acoustics. What it lacks in lucidity and intimacy it makes up for in fervor.
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‘Jupiter Ascending’ falls below the surface Jupiter Ascending Lana and Andy Wachowski Warner Bros. Pictures
Kevin Schaefer Associate Features Editor
While moviegoers have eagerly anticipated the latest creation from “The Matrix” writing-directing duo of Lana and Andy Wachowski for quite some time, they are in for quite a disappointment. In “Jupiter Ascending,” Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis play two of the most boring characters in what is easily the dullest film from the Wachowskis. Despite an interesting premise and a solid visual aesthetic, the movie falls flat on almost every other level of its execution. The movie opens with a monotone voiceover from its titular protago-
nist Jupiter Jones (Kunis), a young girl looking to the stars hoping to escape her dismal life. Her father is killed prior to her birth, and she grows up in the Chicago suburbs with a lower class Russian immigrant family. As the film plays on its Cinderellalike fairytale plot, Jupiter is swept away from her misery when an exspace warrior named Caine Wise (Tatum) rescues her from alien assassins. From here, she learns of her royal lineage on an intergalactic scale, and how members of her bloodline seek to kill her in order to steal her claim to Earth. The Wachowskis have never shied away from tackling ambitious material in their films. “The Matrix” takes a clever spin on the concept of artificial intelligence, while also delivering some of the most memorable action sequences in cinematic history. They took it a step further
in 2012 with “Cloud Atlas,” which people either loved or hated for its enormously complex narrative. With “Jupiter Ascending,” the sibling filmmakers display the same level of ambition. The way they merge various elements of classical mythology with modern-day science fiction is certainly intriguing, but ultimately they fail to deliver a quality level of storytelling. As mentioned previously, the lead characters are as flat and underdeveloped as one can imagine. Tatum spends the entire movie running around as an emotionless, brooding guardian, while Kunis bears a look of confusion the whole time (along with audiences). The romance that ensues between this pair is entirely forced and without any semblance of chemistry. Oddly enough though, the most laughable performance comes from Oscar nominee Eddie Redmayne
as the film’s caricature of a villain Balem Abrasax. Playing one of the three siblings seeking to destroy Jupiter, the only thing Redmayne does is imitate the iconic Voldemort whisper every time his character speaks. Whether this was his choice or the Wachowskis’, the result is a disaster. The biggest problem with the film, though, is the pacing. It unfortunately moves way too slow for a major blockbuster, making it easy for viewers to quickly lose interest in the story and its characters. Even the action scenes are slow and uninspired. Each time Caine saves Jupiter, it’s lazily executed and conveniently at the last minute. This is especially disappointing because the film displays some impressive visuals. Not only is the CGI strong, but the Wachowskis provide elaborate details when constructing this unique universe. Everything
from the costume designs to the look of each planet is on par with what one would expect from an effects-heavy space opera. With a string of other bad movies on their resume such as “The Matrix” sequels and “Speed Racer,” the Wachowskis might’ve benefitted from collaborating with other movie producers on this film. Had another writer or director helped them flesh out their vision for “Jupiter Ascending,” there could’ve been fewer problems. Sadly, though, what viewers are left with is a sci-fi movie that’s even duller and more overstuffed with political nonsense than the worst of the “Star Wars” prequels. Despite its title, “Jupiter Ascending” doesn’t even make it to the surface level of good filmmaking.
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Wolfpack remains undefeated following weekend matchups Jake Lange Associate Sports Editor
The NC State women’s tennis team remains undefeated after the weekend, as the team rolled past Winthrop, 7-0, and Georgia State, 4-3. The Wolfpack (4-0) refused to give up a single match when facing the Winthrop Eagles on Friday afternoon. State swept Winthrop in doubles play. The pair of senior Sophie Nelson and senior Nicole Martinez defeated Winthrop’s senior Ekin Gunaysu and freshman Mariana Humberg by a score of 6-4. Senior Elisha Hande and junior Joanna Nalborska clinched the doubles point after taking down junior Alice Garcia and junior Tijana Uzelac by a score of 6-2. In singles, No. 66 Nalborska was first off the court after beating Garcia in both sets, 6-4, 6-1. After dropping her first set 5-7, Pack sophomore Liza Fieldsend rebounded to win out against Gunaysu, winning her final two sets 6-3, 6-2. Hande sealed the win for the Pack after defeating Uzelac after a close first set, 7-6, then finishing with a 6-2 set win to take the match. The Wolfpack faced stiffer competition when going toeto-toe against the Georgia State Panthers (4-3) on Sunday morning. Georgia State struck first, as the Panthers won two of the three doubles matches. The No. 40 nationally ranked pair of sophomore Tarani Kamoe and junior Linn Timmermann were too quick and aggressive for Nelson and Martinez to handle, as the Georgia State duo took an easy 6-1 doubles victory to start the day. Georgia State’s junior Niri Rasolomalala and freshman Kristen Rehse followed suit, defeating Hande and Nalborska by a score of 6-2, and thus winning the doubles point for the Panthers. “We’ve got to do a lot better in doubles,” NC State head coach Simon Earnshaw said. “The format is a little bit hitor-miss because it’s so fast. If you don’t get going from the get go, you can get yourself in a hole.” Though Georgia State won the doubles point, the Pack pair of Fieldsend and sophomore Natalia Janowicz won the third match, 6-4, over sophomore Marcia Tere-Apisah and senior Masa Grgan. The Wolfpack women fought back in the early portion of singles to spread momentum throughout the team.
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Senior Nicole Martinez returns a strike with a backhand during the match against ECU this past Saturday. Martinez/Nelson lost their match 2-6 but the Wolfpack took the overall win 4-3.
“It definitely helped that after the doubles, we had two quick wins,” Earnshaw said. “It helped us hang in there with the couple of matches we were struggling in.” At No. 2, Fieldsend dominated her opponent in No. 102 ranked Rasolomalala 6-1, 6-2. Nalborska followed, easing past Grgan by a score of 6-2, 6-1, to put NC State up 2-1 against the Panthers. “It was a quick match for me,” Nalborska said. “I tried to be aggressive on the court and sometimes go to the net and finish the points, and I had a positive attitude, that helped me a lot.” Georgia State’s Chaimaa Roudami answered State’s attack by defeating Nelson by a score of 6-3, 7-5 to even the score between the two teams. The key matchup fell at the No. 3 spot between Hande and No. 69 Timmermann. After dropping the first set 3-6,
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Pack dominates Wake to end losing skid NC State softball team competes in Louisiana The NC State softball team went two-and-three in its season-opening road trip to Louisiana this weekend. The Pack was able to snag wins against the Central Arkansas Bears, 7-0, and the Memphis Tigers, 9-3, to open the season. NC State, however, dropped three games against two ranked opponents. The Wolfpack fell to the No. 9 ranked Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 6-0 and the No. 19 Louisiana State Tigers 7-0, then 4-2. The Pack will travel to Gainesville, Florida, to face off against the defending national champion Florida Gators on Friday in the Florida Tournament. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Wolfpack swimming and diving team ranked No.3 nationally
The NC State men’s swimming and diving team is currently ranked No. 3 in the CSCAA Top 25 Rankings. The team’s position at No. 3 in the country is the highest national ranking that any NC State men’s or women’s athletic team has received this season. With the Wolfpack less than two weeks away from the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships, the Pack is a perfect 8-0 in head-to-head matchups and has earned three firstplace finishes at various invitational events. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I talked to them before the game about appreciating what we have. We still have a lot to be excited about and positive about.” Wes Moore head women’s basketball coach
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Deadly accuracy from beyond the arc by sophomore guard Ashley Williams helped the NC State women’s basketball team defeat Wake Forest 71-55 on Sunday, bringing the Pack to an all-time 66-12 record between the two schools. Both teams were off to a slow start in the opening minutes, until NC State’s (13-10, 4-6 ACC) sophomore guard Miah Spencer scored first as the shot clock dwindled down. The struggle for points continued early in the first half, but slowly started to heat up as lineup changes were made. Williams shifted the game’s momentum in State’s favor with her consistent three-point shooting, draining six shots from beyond the arc in the first half. “Ashley Williams really gave us a boost and I think that was critical for us to get off to a good start and have the lead at half-time,” head coach Wes Moore said. “The team did a great job recognizing she was hot and getting the ball to her.” Williams was 6-9 in three-point attempts, while the rest of the team struggled at 1-10 from downtown. The Cary native led her team in scoring throughout the night with 21 points. “It was good to be back at home. We always shoot better at home and when I made a few shots it definitely sparked some confidence,” Williams said. “It was a lot of fun and it’s been a while since I felt like we had a lot of fun playing together.” The Wolfpack as a whole also found it difficult to score in the paint throughout the first. Wake Forest (10-15, 1-9 ACC) found more success down low, scoring 16 points to NC State’s 8. Second-chance points were a crucial advantage for the Wolfpack in the first half. NC State finished the half with 17 rebounds and 13
second-chance points. Although the game was back and forth, the lead never switched to the Deacons. Each team had eight personal fouls, but NC State was the only team able to capitalize on their shots from the line. The Wolfpack had 100 percent free throw shooting in the first half of the game, while Wake Forest shot only 50 percent. NC State is currently the best free throw shooting team in the ACC. With less than 30 seconds left in the half, NC State lost junior forward Ashley Eli to a leg injury, but held on to a 37-28 lead going into the break. In the second half, the Wolfpack continued to play steady defense and increase their lead, as more players began to consistent ly make shots. Redshirt sophomore guard Dominique Wilson began to hit her stride as she became NC State’s second leading scorer with 17 points. “In the second half I just calmed down a little bit,” Wilson said. “I talked to coach Hill about my shooting technique, he told me what I needed to do and I focused on that in the second half.” Team fouls also picked up in the second half and NC State’s sophomore forward Jennifer Mathurin fouled out with eight minutes left to play. Mathurin had three points and three defensive rebounds for the Pack before leaving the game. With less than seven minutes to go, Wake Forest started to push a full court press, but NC State was able to adjust and get the ball across the court. Wilson, redshirt senior guard Len’Nique BrownHoskin and Spencer were key players in clearing the ball and creating chances for the Pack to score. As Williams and Wilson led the team on the scoring front, BrownHoskin also contributed with 12 points, and led the team with 4 assists in her 33 minutes of play. Junior center Carlee Schumacher was essential on defense with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. “It’s a little more of a grind when
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Sophomore guard Dominique Wilson leads the Pack in transition after a Wake Forest turnover on Sunday. Wilson totalled 17 points in the matchup.
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Senior Guard Len’Nique Brown, dodges wake forest players to score a basket at the game on Sunday. NC State beat Wake Forest by 71-55.
you get a stretch where things aren’t going right. I talked to them before the game about appreciating what we have. We still have a lot to be excited about and positive about,” Moore said. “We know we have some challenges, but it’s nice
to get a win today and we’ll enjoy that for a few hours and then get ready for the next one.” The Wolfpack will travel to Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday to face Georgia Tech.
TRACK AND FIELD
NC State finishes strong at VT Elite Meet Michael McLamb Staff Writer
The NC State men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams impressed in the Virginia Tech Elite Meet this weekend against some of the nation’s top programs. The meet featured 11 teams from the ACC, along with four from the SEC and one representative from the AAC in East Carolina. Six of the 15 competing schools on the men’s side entered the meet having been ranked in the USTFCCCA’s Top 25 rankings. The Florida Gators sat at No. 2 in the nation, followed by No. 3 Arkansas, No. 6 Georgia, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 19 Florida State and No. 25 Tennessee. For the women, five of the 15 held top rankings in the poll. The Florida Gators entered the meet ranked No. 1 in all the land, followed by No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 6 Kentucky and No. 12 Florida State. This meet would not only allow the Wolfpack to measure itself against some of the NCAA’s best teams, but it would also provide the Pack with another golden opportunity to notch qualifying marks and tune-up for the ACC Indoor Championships on Feb. 26-28. Freshman Megan Rempel was the first NC State athlete to set an ACC qualifying mark. Rempel took first place at the meet’s opening event in the mile run with a time of 4.49.27. Sophomore Paisley Simmons was the second Wolfpack woman to grab a qualifying mark with a fifth-place finish in the 200m sprint. Simmons is already eligible for the 60m sprint at the ACC Championships, but after running a 24.35 run in the 200m, Simmons will compete in that event as well. For the men, junior Brian Davis and freshman Abdur Rahmaan Kelly nearly set qualifying marks in the 400m with finishes of ninth and tenth place,
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Red shirt Megan Moye and red shirt Ryanna Henderson run their second lap of the women’s 200 meter dash. Megan and Ryanna finished in fifteenth and ninth place. The 2014 Raleigh Relays were held at Dale Soccer Field Friday and Saturday.
respectively. Sophomore Will Krehnbrink led Davis and Kelly with a season best time of 48.55 and a fourth place finish. Krehnbrink was one of the many Wolfpack men to set season-high marks. Sophomore Cameron Cooper and freshman Dorian Williams went for season-high marks in the 60m sprint while Cooper, Davis, Krehnbrink and freshman Acey Calhoun set season best marks in the 200m. Redshirt sophomore Clay Jones and redshirt junior Vibushan Sivakumaran also set season-high marks in the 800m run. The star of the weekend’s competition was none other than junior Jonathan Addison. Addison re-
corded the best long jump of his collegiate career on day two of the meet. Addison flew for a 7.88m jump which earned him first place in the event. Addison didn’t stop there, as the Raleigh native followed his stellar long jump performance with an equally impressive high jump mark. Addison’s high jump of more than 7 feet tied his earlier season-high mark which was good enough for the ACC’s best high jump this season. The Wolfpack will be back in action this Friday as some athletes will compete in the Don Kirby Open in Albuquerque, New Mexico, while others will travel to Cleveland for the Spire Invitational.