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Wolfpack remembers one of its own

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Students hold candles in one hand and make the Wolfpack Spirit sign with the other during a moment of silence Tuesday night. Students stood silently in remembrance of Joseph Banks on the Stafford Commons outside of Talley Student Union.

NIKITA CHOUDHARY/TECHNICIAN

A crowd of more than 1,300 people hold up their candles in remembrance of Joseph Banks. The crowd had gathered on Stafford Commons outside of Talley Student Union for the university-held vigil held Tuesday night.

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ore than 1,300 members of the Wolfpack community gathered on Stafford Commons Tuesday evening to mourn the loss of a beloved student, Joseph Inez Nicholson “Joey” Alexander Banks.

News Editor Joey’s closest friends remembered him as a remarkRachel Smith able student, musician and Assistant News friend. A group of Joey’s Editor friends from high school made the drive from UNC-Chapel Hill to be among NC State students, faculty and staff to honor and reflect on the life of their friend.

“He was the wittiest guy I ever knew. Bril-

“He was the wittiest guy I ever knew. Brilliant. A music prodigy.”

- Brian Rock, a high school friend of Joey’s

liant. A music prodigy,” said Brian Rock, a friend who attended Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines with Joey and is now a sophomore at UNC-CH. “He could hear any song and play it by ear on guitar or piano. It was some Mozart-level stuff.”

CONTRIBUTED BY LUIS ZAPATA

Calvin Putnam, a sophomore studying marine science, hugs Usman Abbasi, a junior studying business, after the candlelight vigil for Joseph Banks held on Stafford Commons Tuesday night.

Joey died after falling from a balcony of Dabney Hall shortly after 4 p.m. Monday.

University Police officials said Monday that there is no reason to suspect foul play, but as of Tuesday investigators had not made a ruling about the circumstances surrounding his death.

The solemn crowd filed onto the lawn shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday as acoustic music played softly and Union Activities Board and Student Government members handed out candles. Through tears, several speakers told the rapt crowd about Joey’s impact and the importance of taking advantage of

Student Senate election results release postponed until today

mental health resources on campus.

Friends, students and university administrators stood together for several minutes in silence with Wolfpack spirit signs raised high and more than 1,200 candles f lickering. Tissues emblazoned with the logo

The announcement of the results from the First-Year and Graduate Student Senate elections are postponed to 6 :30 p.m. today. The announcement was held out of respect for the vigil that was held on the Stafford Commons Tuesday night.

Polling for the elections closed

Tuesday at 8 p.m. The a nnouncement of the winners will be held in the Talley Pavilion followed by a Senate meeting at 7:30 in the Talley Governance Chamber. The meeting will include disqualification hearings, of which several are expected.

The decision to hold the announcement was made during a meeting between the Traditions

Committee, their adviser and the elections commissioners.

Thirty-five first-year students are in the running for 10 open Senate positions in the FirstYear Undergraduate Student race, and three graduate students are running for two open Senate positions in the Graduate Student race.

Joseph Banks

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NC Republican leaders unveil long-awaited budget proposal Staff Report

Staff Report

SOURCE: PINECREST HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2015

North Carolina’s House and Senate Republicans released their long-awaited budget compromise Monday night.

Some highlights of the $21.74 billion bill include a 3.1 percent overall spending increase, cuts to personal income tax rates, hundreds of millions of investments in public education, $2.5 million per year in grants for body cameras on law enforcement, language

to set up a trust fund for the proceeds of selling the Dorothea Dix property and language that will distribute sales tax receipts among rural counties.

The Senate voted on the bill Tuesday while the House is set to vote on the bill Thursday. Raleigh Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue told the News and Observer, “This process has been an absolute disgrace to the taxpayers of this state.” The original budget deadline was July 1.

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11:35 AM | WELFARE CHECK First Year Commons Officers responded to student experiencing emotional distress.

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1:20 PM | WELFARE CHECK Becton Hall Officers conducted welfare check on student. All was determined to be okay.

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att Hooper, a junior studying environmental technology and management, constructs a cigar box guitar in a class that is held at the Crafts Center of NC State. Hooper says that he knows how to play acoustic guitar. He also mentioned that he built one in high school, since he took cabinet making in highschool for two years.

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Crafts Center showcases new woven art collection Holly Pollard Correspondent

The Crafts Center is hosting “The Marsh: Reflections on a Place,” a new exhibition of woven art by NC State alumna Mary Kircher.

The exhibition, running now through Nov. 8, showcases colorful pieces inspired by the salt marshes along the North Carolina Coast.

“We are definitely looking for [artists] that people cannot just appreciate the beauty of their pieces, but who also look at where they can go with [the skills] they are learning here and where they can take their art,” said Jo Ellen Westmoreland, assistant director of the Crafts Center.

Kircher, who graduated from NC State in 2011 with a master’s in art and design, used techniques such as shibori, ikat, double weave and tapestry to create scenes of

salt marshes.

Beginning with white yarn, Kircher dyes and then weaves her yarn using a loom. She also uses a basket-weaving technique called coiling. Her techniques allow for texture and movement to be captured in her pieces.

Kircher’s exhibition progresses from calm landscapes to bright works — capturing the motion of the water and wind. Kircher’s abstract work creates opportunities for each person to experience something different.

Kircher’s technique allows for the pieces to have emotion and presence, said Alondra Garcia, a senior studying environmental design in architecture.

“There are some folds that come out of [Flow],” Garcia said. “It blends seamlessly once it hits the canvas; it looks like they are waves coming out of it, which is really, really cool and pretty

hard to do I imagine. It is very nice to look at; it’s really calming.”

The Crafts Center always tries to incorporate and support local artists and graduates. The center also looks for artists who are masters at their craft, according to Westmoreland.

The Crafts Center feels Kircher showcases the best of both her artistic ability and her craftsmanship.

“Creativity is an important part of someone’s lifestyle,” Westmoreland said. “It serves as an outlet as well as an inspiration being an artist or creating artwork.”

Kircher’s work is also currently on display at the Roundabout Art Collective and at the Artspace Upfront Gallery in Raleigh.

The Crafts Center is holding a reception for Kircher’s exhibit Oct. 29 from 5:30 until 7:30 pm.

SAM FELDSTEIN/TECHNICIAN

Mary Wyker, private tutor and 28-year-old resident of Chapel Hill, works on soldering an enro or Japanese male purse, in a metalsmithing course taught by product designer Mary Ann Scherr in the Crafts Center Tuesday. “I started taking pottery at the Crafts Center,” Wyker said.

“Later I saw Mary Ann teaching jewelry, and I thought ‘I have to try that.’ I’ve taken seven classes with Mary Ann and Sissy [Marshall] and loved every one.” According to Scherr, the basic metalsmithing course is six weeks long and consists of learning about etching, applique and metal construction. “I enjoy teaching because I learn so much from my students,” Scherr said.

Ph.D. student takes second place for national engineering award Cody Drum Davidson Correspondent

Jonathan Wormald, a graduate student studying nuclear engineering, recently received second place for an award in the Nuclear Science and Engineering category of the in the Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The award recognized his cutting-edge research paper, titled “Examination of the Impact of Electron-Phonon Coupling on Fission Enhanced Diffusion in Uranium Dioxide Using Classical Molecular Dynamics,” which was published in the Journal of Materials Research as a highlighted article in May 2015.

“What we’re trying to do is understand how the fundamental properties of nuclear fuel impact the initial formation of damage coming from nuclear fission,” Wormald said.

“In this case, the energy from

the fission fragments is deposited into electrons then carries over to heat up the system and can either cause or anneal damage.”

This research could help improve the safety of nuclear reactors, according to Ayman Hawari, Wormald’s graduate studies and Ph.D. adviser.

“Understanding how nuclear fuel reacts to fission should allow us to develop more robust fuel designs and eventually safer nuclear reactors,” Hawari said.

Wormald submitted his article to be reviewed by four experts based on the criteria of the innovativeness of the research, the involvement of the student, the syntax of the presentation and the Eigenfactor score, which is often used to evaluate the influence of scholarly research, according to Cathy Dixon from the Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Award program.

Wormald said he is glad the

award will bring national recognition to NC State’s Department of Nuclear Engineering.

The hope of this research is that once it has been tested, it will be able to be used to make a difference in the real world.

“The Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Award winners are extremely talented, and we fully expect that they will be making significant contributions in the field,” Dixon said.

Those who know Wormald regard him as a brilliant mind.

“Jonathan is an extremely talented student,” Hawari said.

“For NC State, the College of Engineering and our Nuclear Engineering Department, students of Jonathan’s caliber and abilities make it possible to explore unique and cuttingedge ideas that open the way for developing new engineering concepts that can have global technological and economic ramification.”

Hawari also said the research Wormald published is innova-

tive.

“As far as we know, this paper represents the first attempt for relating macroscopic nuclear fuel performance and potential degradation to its fundamental electronic structure and to the microscopic phenomenon of post-fission electron-lattice interactions,” Hawari said.

Wormald is the first doctorate student from NC State since 2010 to receive the award.

“It is nice for any student to see that their work is being recognized, and that was what was exciting for me,” Wormald said. “I didn’t necessarily expect anything when I submitted the application, but it’s always nice to see when your work is recognized.”

Wormald said after he graduates in May, he wants to conduct nuclear fuel research for one of the national labs where he could continue to make valuable contributions to the field.

DASA announces new Exploratory Studies directors Staff Report

The Division of Academic and Student Affairs announced Monday that Kim Outing has been named the director of exploratory studies in the University College, effective on Sept. 1. Outing has held several positions in her 12-year tenure, including assistant director for assessment, assistant director for advising and associate director in the First Year College, though she said that she is “first and always, an academic advisor.”

Carrie McLean, assistant dean of University College, said in the announcement, “We are excited to have her in her new role and look forward to her continued success in Exploratory Studies.”

DASA has also announced that they welcomed Kimberly Cole as the new director of the Exploratory Studies Living and Learning Village in the University College effective Sept. 1.

In Cole’s 16 years at First Year College she served as a student assistant, administrative support associate, Pack Promise coordinator, resident mentor coordinator, First Year College Village liaison, academic adviser and lecturer.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 • PAGE 3

LAUREN KRUCHTEN/TECHNICIAN

A group of students gathers together on Stafford Commons Tuesday night at the end of the candlelight vigil held for Joseph Banks. The vigil included speeches from several members of the NC State community, as well as a moment of silence for Banks. Several people came together at the end of the vigil in prayer circles, embraces and discussions of the vigil.

CONTRIBUTED BY LUIS ZAPATA

Student Body President Khari Cyrus hugs Mike Giancola, associate vice provost of Student Leadership & Engagement, after he delivered a speech to the crowd gathered on Stafford Commons Tuesday. The candlelight vigil was held in memory of Joseph Banks, who died Monday.

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of university’s mental health awareness campaign “Stop the Stigma” were passed out to the grieving crowd.

All of Joey’s close friends agreed that while he was a quiet guy, he was one of the smartest and most talented people they knew.

Joe y g r adu ated f rom Pinecrest High School in May 2015 at the top of his class, according to Jerome Lavelle, the associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Engineering. While still in high school, he took courses at his local community college, receiving so many credit hours for math and science that he came to NC State with a sophomore standing, though this was only his first semester here.

“I met him in kindergarten and in the 18 years that I knew him, his hair and his shoes and his glasses were always the same,” said Catherine Bellew, Joey’s friend from high school and a sophomore at UNC-CH. In high school, Joey volunteered at an animal shelter and a soup kitchen in Southern Pines.

Besides having academic strengths, Joey was also musically gifted. He belonged to the National Piano Guild, was All-State in the viola and played guitar.

Derrick Foskey, Joey’s high school AP Music Theory teacher, remembered the time he had to reprimand Joey for talking with friends during class.

“I went out and talked to all of them one-on-one and the emotion that Joey had, the respect that Joey showed me at that time and just where we went from that point to the end of the year just changed my life,” Foskey said. “He cared a lot about everyone more than he let people know, and in really sincere ways. He was a really great person.”

Lindsey Camp grew up with Joey and was best friends with one of his siblings. At the

vigil, Camp, a junior studying animal science, expressed her shock, remembered him as a happy person and shared memories of his musical talent.

“Every time I went over there he was playing the piano,” she said. “He was really talented. He would play anything, he was that good.”

Joey is survived by his father and mother Thomas and Wanda Banks of Southern Pines and his siblings Thomas, Becky and Ivy Banks.

Helen Shaw, a senior studying business, attended the vigil and said she witnessed Joey’s death Monday near the Free Expression Tunnel.

“I felt like after seeing him yesterday and seeing him there, I just wanted to come out and pay respects,” Shaw said through tears.

A few yards away from the vigil in Wolf Plaza, Chad Butts, a freshman studying engineering, said he didn’t have flowers to honor Joey’s life, so he started draping one of the wolf statues he emblazoned with Joey’s initials with paper-chain links. The other two wolves had paper teardrops streaming from their eyes.

“When I started it I didn’t really have a meaning for the links, it was meant to be ambiguous,” Butts said.

“Yesterday and today there were some people who were just ready to move on and not slow down and think about what this meant—I just wanted people to think about how they can make a difference. I didn’t know him, and I felt so bad that I didn’t.”

Representatives from Student Government, NC State’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, College of Engineering, Minority Engineering Program and Counseling Center all spoke of the plentiful resources available to students on campus.

“I want to bring a very simple message to you tonight: you are not alone,” said NC State’s Counseling Center Director Monica Osborn. “The Counseling Center’s doors will always be open to you.

Not just today, but tomorrow and the day after that. It’s as simple as walking through the door and saying ‘I need help.’”

Jessica Gomez, president of the Minority Engineering Program, also expressed the importance of talking to someone.

“Talk to a friend, talk to anyone,” Gomez said. “I’m OK if all 36,000 of you come talk to me.”

Avi Aggarwal, president of the NC State chapter of NAMI, encouraged students to visit the Counseling Center.

“The Counseling Center is one of our best resources on campus,” Aggarwal said. “It is normal to feel guilt, responsibility, anger, numbness and many other feelings during a time like this. We all grieve differently … We will all still be hurting for a while.”

Student Body President Khari Cyrus said mental health was a big part of his campaign, and he planned on personally utilizing counseling services following the vigil. He urged students to take action to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

“We are a Pack and whenever we lose a member, we mourn, we hurt and we grieve, but that is simply not enough,” Cyrus said. “We must be supportive of all our students. We must educate ourselves of the warning signs of depression, anxiety and other forms of mental illness. We must be allies to our fellow members of the Wolfpack expecting and knowing that they would do the same for us.”

Students who are grieving this loss or dealing with mental health concerns are encouraged to seek counseling. The Counseling Center is located on the second floor of the Student Health Center and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Emergency counseling services are available for students 24/7 at 919-515-2423.

Thiago De Souza and Lindsay Smith contributed to the reporting of this article.

LAUREN KRUCHTEN/TECHNICIAN

Chad Butts, a freshman studying engineering , decorates the wolf statue at Wolf Plaza Tuesday night after the candlelight vigil held in honor of Joseph Banks. Butts decorated the wolves with paper links that he stapled together himself, along with the help of a couple of his friends.

“The links are meant to get people to think about the whole situation and how it could’ve been any one of us,” Butts said.

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How free is religious freedom?

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saw a comical post on Facebook the other day that was a cartoon about a vegan who refused to give out fishing licenses. This James was of course Twiddy a joking way Correspondent to make fun of the ridiculous idea that those who work for the government can choose to enforce the law as they please depending upon their own moral compass. This issue came up recently in the case of Kim Davis, a court clerk who refused to give a marriage

license to a gay couple because she did not believe that it was morally permissible for gay couples to get married.

Those who support her cite her religious freedom in order to suggest that because she is a Christian who believes homosexuality is a sin, she should have the right not to have to do her job and issue the marriage license. This, of course, is a ridiculous argument. The religious in the United States must realize that whether or not they like it, we do not live

in a theocracy; we do not live in a “Christian nation.” The fact of the matter is we live in a secular state with a godless constitution. This is a great thing.

The problem with the Kim Davis situation is that we cannot give special rights and benefits to those of any particular faith. It is true that in the U.S. citizens have the right to practice their religion as they wish, but this should not extend to those who participate in government.

That is not to say that government officials should not be able to practice their religion in their personal lives. Of course they should, but that does not mean that they should have the right to pick and choose which part of the law they would like to uphold. I can understand completely why a fundamentalist Christian in her position would feel the way she does, but the fact of the matter is that the Supreme Court has declared that same-sex marriage is absolutely legal, and to deny

someone the ability to marry based on their sexual orientation is unconstitutional.

As I have said, I can see why this would be troubling for a fundamentalist Christian, but while I understand her point of view, I do not think that it is any excuse for not following the law. If we start allowing the religious the ability to receive special benefits because of their faith, then we will be in danger of losing a large part of what makes the U.S. great: our separation of church and state.

This is what separates the U.S. from theocratic governments. I think that we can absolutely have a balance of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. It is also important to realize that our laws should not come from any individual’s set of morals.

Rather, laws must be made based off of logical, secular arguments, and these laws can’t be ignored by the religious by invoking the will of God.

Firing Kim Davis is enough K

im Davis has been released and returned to work a f ter spend i ng five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage l icenses to same-sex couples. In the past few week s, t he Ziyi Mai country has Staff Columnist witnessed a ser ies of dramatic incidents regarding the high-prof ile and def iant Kentucky county clerk.

As an officer of the state, what Davis did was wrong.

It is never a county clerk’s job to determine whether a law or a ruling is consistent with his or her conscience, nor could she question its legality. In the case of the Obergefell v. Hodges deci-

sion, officers of the state should comply with the ruling and enforce it faithfully.

To put it simply, firing Davis should be enough to resolve this issue, just as if someone who does not do the job his or her boss wants them to faces the same consequence. Working for a government is not an inalienable right. If Davis is not willing to enforce the law, then she should consider opportunities in other careers.

After denying two applications to issue marriage licenses, a federal trial judge found her in a state of civil contempt and incarcerated her. He then ordered that she must not be released until she agreed to comply with the law and issue marriage licenses without adding her own requirement.

But sending Davis to jail is fundamentally wrong.

Since civil contempt is not a felony, the judge should not have sent her to jail. The purpose of the incarceration is a punishment, and a coercive way to make the county clerk to comply with the law. That is overuse of the law, and judges should be cautious incarcerating litigants who are unwilling to comply with the laws due to religious reasons. When being incarcerated, they will most likely see it as a persecution and reaffirm their briefs. That decision is the worst case that a judge should avoid — leaving Kim Davis not recognizing her mistake while continuing to vow not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples under her authority. Besides a set of com-

mon duties, judges should use their decisions to persuade and educate the public about the rule of law and importance of following court orders. Unfortunately, none of these happened in this case. Davis has still earned tremendous sympathy and a variety of supporters around the nation, including some prominent Republica n president ia l candidates.

Not surprisingly, politicians in both parties have so far fully exploited the incident, adding signif icant weight to their campaigns. Republican presidential candidates such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio argued that the state should respect the county clerk’s religious belief. Democrats, of course, condemned the case as it clearly violated

civil rights and the ruling of the Supreme Court. John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, tweeted that “SCOTUS says LGBT couples can marry. Officials should uphold the law. Period.”

However, few people know that Podesta advocated that presidents should ignore Congress and create regulations to deal with climate change. What makes him think that the presidents have a God-given right to circumvent the democratic process and break the rule of law, while the county clerk should enforce the court’s orders absolutely?

There are endless examples of government officials who broke the law and did not follow court orders.

President Andrew Jackson, who ignored Chief Justice

John Marshall’s ruling, sent troops to force the Native Americans to abandon the Cherokee territory. Orval Faubus, former governor of Arkansas, refused to end racial segregation despite the Supreme Court ruling.

Politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, have violated the Constitution and laws without being punished in many situations.

By that stand, Davis should not have been sent to jail or all the government officials refusing courts’ rulings should be incarcerated, including the presidents. In that way, the integrity of the laws is really being upheld, as Podesta advocated.

Christopher Hamby, sophomore studying construction engineering and management

James Knight, sophomore studying art and design

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BackTrackers taking two steps forward, not one back Natalie Labonge Correspondent

When thinking about underrepresented groups on NC State’s campus, nontraditional students are not usually the first to come to mind. The vast majority of undergraduate students are fresh out of high school, whereas many nontraditional students have gone out into the workforce or served in the military and then attended college to earn a degree. BackTrackers is a social support group for many of these nontraditional students at NC State.

Nontraditional students can be defined as students who have one or more jobs, are married, have children, practice English as a second language, are international students, military veterans, active-duty members or those who did not directly transition from high school to college to pursue other life or career opportunities, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

BackTrackers, founded by Lorrinda Janik in 2014, celebrated its one-year anniversary this month.

The organization currently has about 40 members.

Janik left college in Texas in 1983 to raise and support her children. After moving to Raleigh, she returned to school at Wake Tech in 2012, and the next year transferred to NC State for the social work program.

During her studies at NC State, Janik saw a need to start an organization to bring together more students similar to her who face challenges a traditional student might not. Some of the challenges of nontraditional students include balancing work and school, taking care of children while being students and not connecting as easily with other students. Last fall, Janik worked with the Diversity, Retention and Recruitment Com-

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President and founder of Back Trackers Lorrinda Janik, and vice president and senior studying social work, Joelle Jacobs, listen to John Andrew Duvall, a junior studying math and computer science as he discusses ideas for cheap “swag” items to give out at the upcoming University Open House during a lounge meeting in a conference room in the 1911 building Monday. Back Trackers is a student organization that strives to help nontraditional students find a sense of belonging and build a strong network of friends on campus through lounge meetings and off-campus outings such as bowling and lunch.

mittee within the Department of Social Work to form BackTrackers.

According to the BackTrackers website, the group’s mission is to “identify, embrace, support and advocate on behalf of nontraditional students and give them a place to belong and a way to connect with other students and the NC State community.”

Joelle Jacobs, a senior studying social work and vice president of BackTrackers, said she has also benef ited personally from the organization.

“BackTrackers has helped me because I am 26, and I did not feel a sense of belonging at NC State when I first started,” Jacobs said.

“When I met others who were my age or older and had other outside life dilemmas, it made it easier for me to connect with students expe-

riencing similar situations.”

The organization is currently unfunded but provides ample support and resources for students. Some of these resources include helping single mothers find daycares, a student textbook exchange, full-time workers finding connections for car mechanics, partnering with food banks and more.

“The organization is important because it reaches out to nontraditional students who feel that they don’t fit in with your average college kid,” Jacobs said. “It helps address outside issues other than academics that relate to being a nontraditional student, such as parenthood, marriage and age.”

The organization meets Mondays between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and Thursdays between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the 1911 Build-

ing. The members of ten work on schoolwork, provide support and resources, build community and have meals together. They also build community by having nights out and by celebrating birthdays. For students who cannot physically attend meetings, an online forum allows them to stay in touch with the group.

Janik said connecting with nontraditional students has been very rewarding for her.

“I had one person, when I told her what we were doing, hug me and started crying as she said, ‘I have needed someone like you in my life because I have felt so alone,’” Janik said.

Janik encourages nontraditional students to learn more about BackTrackers and to get involved.

“Don’t be afraid to reach out to students who don’t fit the tradi-

tional student mold,” Janik said.

“We are also mentors to some of the traditional students. They are learning from us, and we are learning from them.”

Ja ni k sa id connect ing w it h younger students has helped her on a personal level.

“The younger students have taught me how to laugh and have fun and let myself go,” Janik said.

“I’m learning to not take myself too seriously.”

Looking to the future, BackTrackers wants NC State to become a nationally recognized, nontraditional, student-friendly campus. At such a large public university, helping nontraditional students feel welcome and a part of the NC State community will contribute to their success as students.

Musical mantra meditation marinates with students Maddy Bonnabeaux Correspondent

As a student, it can be difficult to find time to de-stress and energize. The Students for Enlightenment and Visionary Activism Bhakti Yoga Club seeks to make it a little easier, and no limber body is required.

Many think of yoga as only a process of exercise through physical movements. According to Vikas Chauhan, a graduate studying chemical engineering and founder of the club, the original intention of yoga was to connect one’s consciousness by controlling the body, senses, mind and intelligence. The process of Bhakti delivers satisfaction and a clear mind, which is often challenging to achieve in today’s fastpaced society. Bhakti sets itself apart with its spiritual qualities.

“For busy students, Bhakti is inarguably the best yoga,” said Chauhan, the club president. “Physical health alone is not enough to make people happy. Alone, physical yoga does lead to consciousness, but the process takes so much longer.”

The Bhagavad-Gita, ancient literature of Indian spirituality, presents and compa res t he d if ferent yoga processes. In the text, Hindu God Lord Krishna refers to Bhakti Yoga as the most superior yoga platform.

Prominent personalities such as Martin Luther King, Jr., George Harrison and Ma-

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Members of the SEVA Bhakti Yoga Club chant a matra during their weekly meeting on Thursday Sept. 10. Through musical mantra meditation, Bhakti philosophical teachings and homemade vegetarian dinner, the club seeks to help members lead a balanced life.

hatma Ghandi were greatly influenced by the BhagavadGita. The science of Bhakti yoga focuses on finding one’s inner peace and happiness through self-realization.

Chauhan says that the group started with a few friends who met in his apartment. The interest eventually outgrew the apartment to be an officially recognized club on campus.

The club delivers a modern take on the ancient practice.

Proficiency of Indian spirituality is not required. All students are welcome to experience the benefits of selfunderstanding, as Bhakti yoga is a cross-cultural path to oneness. The organization is free to join, with weekly sessions consisting of musical mantra meditation, a philosophical discussion and a free vegetarian dinner. The discussions are presented by alternating lecturers.

According to Chauhan, in

order to awaken our conscious soul, students hear and chant the Hare Krishna mantra. The practice emphasizes utilizing the power of the spiritual sound vibrations so one can achieve mental clarity and peace. Bhakti introduces the concept that people are more than just bodies, but souls that are separate from bodies.

“During the day, the mind bombards us with so many thoughts,” said Aditya Gup-

ta, a Bhakti lecturer who presented to the group. “We cannot control them. But, if you focus on the sound vibrations from the mantra, you’re able to purify your mind.”

Throughout this meditation session, ancient musical instruments are played, such as the kartal, harmonium and mridangum.

“Everyone in the room is drawn to the music; it’s powerful,” Ratna Gupta, a club lecturer who delivers

the Hare Krishna congregationally, said. Her husband, Aditya, introduced her to Bhakti.

Following the mantra, students are encouraged to ask questions and enjoy a homemade vegetarian meal.

A possible questions is: How do you know if the mantra is working?

“You’ll know,” Chauhan said.

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Fashion show demonstrates how to dress for success Zoe Phinazee Correspondent

Aiming to educate students on how to dress in the professional world, the Career Development Center hosted a fashion show in Talley Student Union in collaboration with Macy’s this Monday.

About 200 students attended the event. Marcy Bullock, director of professional development, administered the evening event in the Talley Coastal Ballroom.

“We’re going to help students understand the difference between business casual and professional attire,” Bullock said.

In many situations, students may be confused about what to wear to portray a good first impression and image.

“We mostly came up with [the fashion show] because we heard from recruiters who are hiring managers or college graduates that students don’t understand what a professional image is,” Bullock said. “So we had Macy’s sponsor the show so that we could communicate that to students and help them to make that great first impression.”

The fashion show included a presentation by two speakers in the professional and fashion world. The two speakers were Saisha Delevoe, sales manager at Macy’s in Miami, Florida, as well as April Clark, who has written three books on fashion including, “Are You Going to Wear That?” Career Development Center ambassadors modeled the outfits that Macy’s provided.

The different categories covered during the show were attire for business casual, business professional, casual Friday, holiday party and the job search/interview.

The student models for the show, Precious Bass, Holton Ramoin, Sarah Bowman, Matthew Pless, Kelly Doss and Prem Shah all wore various looks for the different categories.

For business casual, Delevoe and Clark recommended women wear either pants and a blazer, or a pencil skirt and a fun blouse.

“Guys can wear slacks or chinos and a collared shirt,” Delevoe said. “Absolutely no jeans or sneakers.”

For this category, student model Bass, a senior studying English, wore a f loral multi-print top and black pencil skirt with simple jewelry. Student model Ramoin, a senior studying business administration, sported a white classic button-down, a tie, black dress pants and a brown leather belt, along with brown leather shoes.

“You can have fun with color and prints, but make sure everything stays professional,” Clark said. “It’s okay to have a fun top, but balance it out with a solid color bottom and brown or black shoes.”

The next category, business professional, had looks suitable for accounting, finance and architecture majors.

“No options when it comes to suits,” Clark said. “You have to wear a tie.”

Student model Shah, a senior studying mathematics, wore a Tommy Hilfiger suit, and model Bowman, a senior studying communication, wore minimal jewelry.

“Save the chandelier earrings for after work,” Delevoe said. “For men, make sure

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Matt Pless, a senior studying mechanical engineering, models the perfect interview outfit for males. The Career Development Center held a Macy’s Fashion Show in Talley Coastal Ballroom on Monday. Students had the opportunity not only to learn how to professionally dress, but also to win a new outfit from Macy’s.

you have a key suit, something very basic like black or brown.”

Casual Fridays do not mean it is acceptable to wear a Wolfpack T-shirt to work, according to Delevoe.

“You can have a laidback feel, but stay professional,” Delevoe said. “A slightly dressier version of your most casual look.”

For women, Delevoe and Clark suggested to elevate their go-to pair of pants with a fun pair of ankle boots.

Whereas, for men, to dress up their favorite pair of jeans with a blazer.

Student models Pless, a senior studying mechanical engineering, and Doss, a senior studying mathematics, both wore black pants. Pless had on a light blue Ralph Lauren button-down while Doss was dressed in a red Calvin Klein shirt with matching flats.

Delevoe encouraged men to wear tuxedos to holiday work parties, while women had options of long dresses, dressy separates or a formal cocktail dress.

The last category was for the job search/interview. Delevoe and Clark said students should dress conservatively, dress for the industry and wear flattering colors. They said not to dress too casually, wear distracting clothing or “forget the fit.”

“For the interview, wear a dressier version of your industry,” Clark said. “Then, when you get the job, you can revert a little more. This is the most important stage, so make sure have a professional and appropriate appearance.”

Clark’s top business wardrobe was a black, brown or gray pant suit for women and a black or navy suit for men.

The major brands worn were Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, Ryan Seacrest and Tommy Hilfiger.

Bowman said she liked the outfits she wore from the fashion show and that she would wear them in a professional setting. She said her favorite outfit was from the interview/career fair outfit, which included a pale pink blouse with cap sleeves and a black knee-length pencil skirt.

“What you wear to work doesn’t totally define who you are as a person,” Delevoe said.

“It reflects you. If you don’t care about your appearance, superiors and clients may assume that you also don’t care about the job. Choose wisely.”

Students can take tips learned during the fashion show and use them toward the impending college career fairs this fall. The fair schedules can be found on the Career Development Center website.

The event was added to the Career Development Center’s LAUNCH series to help students know what is appropriate to wear in certain professional situations.

“I did the LAUNCH series last year, and it really helped for career fair, so I’m glad to be participating again,” said Derrick Sufczynski, a junior studying materials science and engineering.

Each LAUNCH topic is presented twice, Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m., and lasts for about 50 minutes.

“If you attend six sessions you can receive a professional development certificate signed by the dean that you can document on your resume, which gives you an edge in the competition as well as a meal and a t-shirt,” Bullock said.

Students can register for various sessions such as resume building, Linked-in, interviews and more on ePack.

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Precious Bass a senior studying English, models at the Career Development Center fashion show. The fashion show partnered with Macy’s who had speakers at the event and sold all of the clothing modeled after the event.

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April Clark takes time after the fashion show to give a student extra tips on how to dress professionally. The Career Development Center hosted a fashion show in collaboration with Macy’s. Clark gave students the opportunity to learn how to dress more professionally.

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back, but I believe I can do it all,” Dayes said. “I can run between the tackles and catch the ball, and we complement each other really well. There’s a lot of stuff we could’ve done better [against EKU], but I’m happy with the way we started the season.”

Dayes is a quiet, versatile and hardworking player who does whatever the team needs him to do, whether it’s running, receiving or passblocking. His dedication to the team will pay off for both sides going forward.

WR Jumichael Ramos and FB Jaylen Samuels I put these two in the same category because, while their style of play is completely different, they had similar levels of production. These two have emerged as senior quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s most reliable targets early in the season, combining for 13 catches against the Colonels.

Individually, Ramos led the

team with seven receptions for 95 yards. He has solidified himself as the No. 1 wide receiver in the Wolfpack offense with his work ethic and consistenc y. A lt houg h he lacks elite speed, he has great hands and uses his strong, 6-foot-2 frame to separate from defenders.

Samuels might as well be playing every offensive position besides quarterback and offensive lineman. He is built like a fullback, catches like a tight end but runs like a running back. He carried the ball three times for 24 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 88 yards.

Play of the Game W hi le Sa muels’ 31-yard catch-and-run on a screen pass was a close candidate, I am going to go with the series of defensive plays in which the Pack was backed up against its own goal line.

A pass interference penalty put the Colonels on the NC State 2-yard line. With the odds against it, the defense allowed a gain of one, followed by Jones tackling run-

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230 pounds with a full-grown beard by junior high and is now making a career for himself by using his body—including the head—as a

ning back Adam Lane in the backfield on second down.

Then, g raduate defensive end Mike Rose sacked the quarterback on third down, and the defense forced an incompletion on fourth down.

This series of plays took all the momentum away from t he Eastern Kentuck y offense that didn’t gain a first down for the remainder of the game.

Player to Watch: Shadrach Thornton Thornton returns against Old Dominion after being suspended the first two games for violating team rules. He led the team with 907 rushing yards and nine touchdowns last season, including a threetouchdown performance at home against Old Dominion last season. He gained 15 pounds during the offseason to establish himself as a bruising power back. However, with the way Dayes has played, there’s no guarantee he gets his starting job back.

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BCS’s inability to weigh the significance of a team failing to win its conference championship. In other words, Oklahoma’s loss to K-State in the Big 12 Championship was calculated by the computers as being equivalent to an ordinary regular season loss.

These final BCS rankings f lew in the faces of most college football fans that saw the illogic in ranking Oklahoma, a one-loss team that failed to win its conference, ahead of two other oneloss teams in LSU and USC that did win their conference championships.

Nevertheless, according to the BCS rankings, the USC Trojans, who were ranked No.1 in the AP Poll but No.3 in the BCS, were left out of the national title game.

When the dust finally settled after the bowl games, No.2 LSU defeated No.1 Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, and No.3 USC defeated No.4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Because of these results, the 2003 season ended in a split national championship between LSU and USC. LSU gained its title from the USA Today Coaches’ Poll which was contractually obligated to crown the winner of the BCS title game as the national champion, while USC gained its share

only be diagnosed postmortem. It’s responsible for driving professional football players toward suicide later in life and the result of more excessive brain-beating than just a concussion or two.

While it’s unlikely that “Concussion” can be powerful enough to motivate millions of everyday

of the title from the AP Top 25 Poll that steadfastly ranked the Trojans as the No.1 team in the country and consequently national champions as well.

Upon examining years like 2003 when the BCS system massively failed, college football fans can rest easy knowing that a shared national title will never again occur in the four-team playoff era. However, that’s not to say that this new postseason format is immune to all forms of controversy. Two potential dilemmas that I can think of off the top of my head include: 1) Should an undefeated team like Boise State gain entrance into the playoff over a one loss team from the ACC, SEC or Big 12?

2) What if a team with two losses like Arizona were to knock off an undefeated Oregon Ducks team in the Pac-12 Championship? Would the two loss Arizona club have a greater claim to the playoff than a one loss Oregon squad?

You see, even with the death of the BCS, there’s always going to be room for controversy, and if we’re really honest with ourselves, I think we love the controversy. It makes us feel part of the competition in a way that few other sports can match. So get ready football fans, the second year of the college football playoff is upon us and soon it will be time to answer that allso elusive question: who’s in?

Americans to adopt the cause, it’s possible that it will generate enough furor among professional athletes to make a meaningful difference which, quite sadly, is unlikely to come until the NFL and the Players Association renegotiate their collective bargaining agreement for the 2021 league year. Until then, it

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Hill, Dayes shine in Wolfpack victory Women’s golf places seventh at Cougar Classic The NC State women’s golf team moved up three spots in the standings at the final round of the Cougar Classic at Yeaman’s Hall Club. The team placed seventh in its first tournament of the 2015-16 season. Freshman Leonie Bettel’s +5 was good enough to finish T-24th in the 107-player event and tops for the Pack. Naomi Ko, another Pack freshman, followed up Bettel’s performance with a +6. Junior Sarah Bae (+13), freshman India Clyburn (+13) and sophomore Cecil Overbey (+9) rounded out a stellar weekend for State.

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Football kickoff at South Alabama announced The Sun Belt Conference announced the kickoff time for the Sept. 26 showdown between the NC State football team and the South Alabama Jaguars has been set for 8 p.m. EST. The game will be carried by ESPN and televised nationally on ESPNews. The Wolfpack travels to Mobile, Alabama to take on the Jaguars after a contest in Norfolk, Virginia with the Old Dominion Monarchs Saturday. The game against South Alabama marks the last before ACC play begins Oct. 3 versus Louisville.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We weren’t playing around, we came out and did what we had to do.”

-B.J. Hill, Defensive Tackle

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Junior running back Matt Dayes celebrates with teammates after a touchdown. Dayes had an explosive day with three touchdowns on 116 rushing yards.

The Wolfpack had a dominant performance during the 35-0 shutout against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday.

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The NC State football team has opened its season on the right foot, winning easily against Troy and handing Eastern Kentucky its first shutout since Sept. 30, 2006.

Here are some of the top Wolfpack performances of week two of the college football season.

DT B.J. Hill The sophomore defensive tackle was the unsung hero of the formidable defense that made the shutout happen. He anchored a

defense that tallied seven tackles for loss, two sacks and five quarterback hits. Additionally, the defense as a whole forced a threeand-out on eight of the Colonels’ 10 offensive series and allowed only 112 yards of total offense.

Eastern Kentucky’s starting quarterback Bennie Coney completed on 5-of-19 passes as he was terrorized by the defensive line all night.

“We weren’t playing around; we came out and did what we had to do,” Hill said. “We only had one tackle for a loss [against Troy], so we came out more aggressive

in the trenches. The offense had a slow start, so we had to do our thing and get them back on the field as often as possible.”

Individually, Hill’s four tackles were second to graduate safety Hakim Jones, who had five. However, all of Hill’s tackles were behind the line of scrimmage, with three tackles for loss and a sack.

He also batted a pass down at the line of scrimmage and constantly disrupted the offensive line that struggled to open up holes for the running game all night.

RB Matt Dayes

In his second start with senior running back Shadrach Thornton still absent, Dayes did his thing again, carrying the ball 24 times for 116 yards and three touchdow ns. A lt hough t he of fense started slowly, Dayes’ play helped pick it up in the second quarter.

His dynamic play has made a case for him to retain the starting job, even with Thornton returning from his suspension this week.

“A lot of people see [Thornton] as a power back and me as a scat

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‘Concussion’: Hollywood reveals the NFL’s dark secret Tyler Horner Correspondent

When the trailer for “Concussion,” a true-story-turned-movie starring Will Smith, was released in late August, it served as an encore performance at the figurative pity party for the NFL’s bigwigs and its franchise executives. As if the league hadn’t already been dramatized enough during the past year, the upcoming thriller — set for release on Christmas Day — will detail the story of Bennet Omalu’s research into the potentially deadly long-term effects of football-related brain trauma.

With a release that coincides with the penultimate week of the regular season, there’s no question the movie will be an unwelcome distraction

for the league at its most critical time for engendering playoff viewership. The real concern for the NFL is far more long-term in nature: Will increased awareness of the game’s dark secret incite a moral tirade and force the league’s hand in adopting even more concussion-sensitive policies, potentially watering the game down beyond comprehension?

That obviously depends on several factors, chief among which is whether or not “Concussion” pulls any punches in its vilification of the NFL’s highest leadership, who were content with brushing this issue under the rug ad aeternum.

Since the trailer’s release, The New York Times has reported that some “unflattering” material was in fact cut from the movie’s final edition — as gleaned from the infamous mass-

leak of Sony emails. But take this information with a grain of salt; not only is it vague, but it’s likely typical of any major studio release. This information just isn’t usually made public by a group of Korean hackers, meaning it might just amount to the removal of some borderline libelous content. This is, after all, the same studio that released “The Interview” amid highly aggrandized international controversy, so it’s doubtful that it would undermine its own film’s impact as some sort of favor to the NFL — an opinion bolstered by the trailer’s inclusion of a scene in which Smith’s character implores NFL representatives repeatedly to “tell the truth!” Spoiler alert: They don’t.

What’s working against “Concussion” is that much of the damning

material to be presented has already been made public in the form of

“Will increased awareness of the game’s dark secret incite a moral tirade?” book and documentary “League of Denial,” as well as countless other mini-documentaries, where it has failed to instigate a meaningful reaction from the NFL. It’s even possible that the word “concussion” is losing efficacy in the battle for its prevention as its range of diagnosis

expands to cover more mild head trauma. Potential evidence of this lies in high school football participation rates, which rose in 2014 following four consecutive years of decline. For 2015, rates dropped but by less than 1 percent. It seems parents have taken some time to consider whether dashing the risk of concussions is worth pulling their child out of the sport, and just a small portion have decided it is.

So, if parents aren’t going to use “Concussion” as fuel for igniting mass-adaptation of the game of football, who will? The answer: the athletes themselves. No, I’m not talking about little Timmy down the street. I’m talking about his big brother Jimmy who was 6-foot-2,

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Questioning the College Football Playoff’s legitimacy Last season marked the f irst year in which the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) ut i l i z ed its new postseason format of a four-tea m playoff to determine the FBS national cha mpion. T his Michael c u r rent pl ayof f McLamb format replaced Staff Writer t he 16 -ye a r- old Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system which was used from 19982014.

Although the new format ran into some resistance last season

when the No.4 Ohio State Buckeyes beat out two other deserving programs in No.5 Baylor and No.6 Texas Christian for the final playoff position; by and large, the playoff structure has been greeted with widely positive reviews and high praise. The new playoff format differs greatly from the old BCS system in that its rankings are determined entirely by human polls rather than the BCS’s combination of human polls and computer statistics.

The BCS’s computer element was instituted at the system’s inception in order to reduce voter bias and to provide a more objec-

tive viewpoint on a team’s overall rating. Oddly enough, it was the computer’s impartial calculations based on algorithms, rather than the human polls, which caused the most problems for the BCS. One such BCS computer catastrophe came in the year 2003.

On the morning of Dec. 6, 2003, the college football landscape was at peace. The Oklahoma Sooners (12-0) were ranked No.1 in the BCS polls and were just one win away from clinching a spot in the BCS National Championship game. Following the Sooners in the polls were two teams with one loss in No.2 Southern California

and No.3 Louisiana State.

On the eve of game day, it was highly estimated that Oklahoma and USC would be on a collision course for the national title if the two sides could win their final games. However, Bill Snyder’s Kansas State Wildcats had other ideas. The Wildcats marched into Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri for the Big 12 Championship game and smacked the top ranked Sooners by a score of 35-7. Kansas State’s heroics opened the f lood gates of chaos for the BCS. The madness began when the Associated Press (an entirely hu-

man calculated poll) and the BCS released their final regular season rankings. According to the AP Poll, USC was the No.1 team in the country followed by No.2 LSU and No.3 Oklahoma. Contrarily, the BCS rankings still viewed Oklahoma as the No.1 team with LSU instead of USC at the No.2 position.

According to the mathematical minds behind the BCS formula, the reasoning for the BCS’s divergence from the AP Poll can be explained when looking at the

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