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NC Senate offers plan to reduce corporate income taxes
The North Carolina Senate introduced an economic development plan that would lower corporate income taxes to make North Carolina attractive to more businesses. The Berger plan, named after Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, would lower corporate income taxes from 5 percent down to 4 percent in 2016 and down to 3 percent in 2017. The plan would remove income taxes entirely for some large corporations. The bill would change the taxing system to a “single sales factor,” which means companies would only be subject to taxes on what they sell in the state. Companies will be exempt from the income tax if they don’t sell any of their products or services in North Carolina. SOURCE: WRAL
France considers ban on overly skinny models
France’s Parliament debated legislation Tuesday that would ban the use of anorexic models in the fashion industry. The legislation would require modeling agencies to have medical certificate verifying each model’s body mass index is at least 18. In addition, models would have to receive checkups regularly. Breaking the law would make agencies subject to fines of up to 75,000 euros, about $80,968, or potential prison time. Additionally, the legislation would ban websites found to be glorifying anorexia and other eating disorders. SOURCE: NPR
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Millionaire arrest shows possible link to missing NCSU student
The arrest of millionaire Robert Durst is raising questions about a potential link to Kristen Modafferi, an NC State student who disappeared in 1997. While taking summer classes at the University of California at Berkley, Modafferi disappeared and was never found. Police investigated a suspect in the case who dressed in drag, according to New York Daily News. Durst, the 71-year-old heir to a New York real estate empire, has admitted to dismembering his neighbor’s body and disposing of it in a waterway and is known to dress in drag. Durst’s lawyer denied any connection to the case. Durst remains in custody in New Orleans after being arrested over the weekend. SOURCE: ABC 11
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referral centers provide or refer for abortion, emergency contraception or prenatal care. The bill also asks that a disclaimer be added to the Student Health Center website that specifies all consultations, materials and referrals shall provide comprehensive, non-directive and medically accurate health care information, including the full-range of reproductive health care options available to the patient,
NC State’s Counseling Center has created a new coordinator position to aid students who have survived or been accused of acts of interpersonal violence. The position, which was filled by Melissa Babb in mid-December, was created to provide a direct contact within the department for information and material related to interpersonal violence, or IPV. “My primary responsibility is to be the person who can provide direct counseling and therapy to IPV survivors,” Babb said. “In addition to that, I also provide training to staff to make sure that everybody is on the same page with how we treat survivors and the accused.” Acts of IPV include stalking, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and sexual violence, according to Babb. Babb said this position will help establish consistency in how faculty, staff members and campus police address the safety of survivors. Monica Osburn, director of the Counseling Center, said that while this position is new, the services that are provided to students involved in incidents of IPV have always been available. “We have always had this service here at the center, we are just organizing and leading it differently,” Osburn said. “This position is about helping all of the information get to the Counseling Center and having one direct contact for IPV.”
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Crisis pregnancy center bill heads back to committee Ian Grice Staff Writer
A bill in Student Government, which strongly recommended that the Student Health Center adopt a referral policy to ensure students who are pregnant receive comprehensive, non-directive and medically accurate healthcare information and counseling, was sent back to committee on Wednesday to be further
deliberated. The bill asked that all advertising within and materials distributed by the Health Center include a disclaimer that states whether the referral center has a licensed medical provider on staff. It would also require the NC State Women’s and Student Health Center to encourage women who are or may be pregnant to consult with a licensed provider and indicate whether
Professor offers new, interactive take on famous art depictions Carolyn Thompson Staff Writer
Using the interactive technology in Hunt Library’s game lab, Marc Russo, an assistant professor of Art + Design, presented his reimagination of the signs of the apocalypse and connected video art and Renaissance paintings Wednesday evening. Nearly 70 students visited Centennial Campus’ game lab at Hunt Library to listen to Russo discuss his computer-animated project in which he reimagined the famous artistic depiction of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse appear in the Book of Revelation and in most instances, the four riders are seen as symbolizing conquest, war, famine and death. Russo analyzed how the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have been artistically depicted countless times since they were introduced as a symbol in the first century. His personal interpretation of the Four Horseman was one of silence, decay, consumption and death. He said he wanted to use the old imagery of the horseman and bring them into the modern age through digital animation. The project featured four large panels of animations that were
interactive. When touched, the animation on that panel would go to another sequence. Russo started off the presentation with some background on the creation of the Four Horseman animations. The project took Russo 13 months to create and he went through the processes of storyboarding, modeling, texturing, animatics, Polish animation rendering and sound. “Ever y thing you see from those worlds had to be built from scratch,” Russo said. The inspiration behind his project first came from Marvel Comics. In a comic called “X-Factor,” the villain is named Apocalypse and has four horsemen. Another inspiration includes heavy metal, namely Metallica and “The Four Horsemen” song. Russo said he decided to take the labels for the four panels out so that the audience had more room to form their own story and interpretations about the animations. Students have had varied responses, with a common belief that the project looked disturbing but was thought provoking. “This pretty much blew me away. Just seeing this was so different from what you would think of as animation and with film, so it’s definitely a big inspiration for me to join the program, because I’m a grad student in the Art +
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effective upon enrollment. Lela Johnston, a senior studying political science and member of the Wake County Young Democrats and NARAL Pro-Choice at NC State club, said she got the idea for the bill when she went to the women’s health clinic and found that she was referred to a center called Gateway at the reception desk of the Women’s Health clinic. Gateway is a pregnancy and sexual health center located on Hillsborough Street less than a mile from campus. The center offers HIV/ STD testing, pregnancy testing, limited ultrasounds, counseling options, post-abortion
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support, classes about childbirth, infant care and parenting, as well as information about abortions, adoption and parenting, according to the center’s website. Gateway does not provide abortions or refer to abortion clinics, according to its website. Johnston said Gateway is a crisis pregnancy center: a nonprofit, generally religious center that operates within the goal of dissuading women from having abortions. “When I asked about options for pregnant students, the receptionist only talked about a local crisis pregnancy center, which happened to be the only referral brochure made available to students in the center,” Johnston said. Hannah Osborne, an NC State alumnus and NARAL Pro-Choice NC Campus organizer, said the way the Health Center’s website
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is named in regards to pregnancy options is slightly confusing. The referrals are on a webpage named “Pregnancy testing,” and the webpage is split into two sections: adoption resources and abortions services. Planned Parenthood in Raleigh, for example, doesn’t perform abortions but falls under that abortion services category because if offers information and referrals for abortions. “If you think you’re pregnant or you are pregnant, you’re not going to naturally want to select a tab that says ‘pregnancy testing,’ you’re going to want to see the tab that says reproductive health care or reproductive referrals,” Osborne said. Osborne said it would be ideal if there was one section on the website that references
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students to places that are for comprehensive reproductive health care options, which could refer you to services that handle adoption, bringing a child to term and abortion options. Planned Parenthood in Raleigh does all of these things, Osborne said, yet it is still listed under abortion services. Justine Hollingshead, assistant to the vice chancellor and dean in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, said DASA is currently updating more than 100 websites, including the Student Health Center, to address the students’ problems with the sites. The website should be fixed by fall orientation, Hollingshead said. According to Hollingshead, while the bill was well intentioned and brought up good points about website accuracy, some parts of the bill were poorly researched and could have been clarified. When a student who visits the Women’s Health Center at NC State receives a positive pregnancy test result, the patient is then able to meet with the provider and receive written information about their options moving forward, according to Leah Arnett, the director of Student Health Services. The written document indicates that women who have received a positive result have the option to continue the pregnancy and raise the child, continue the pregnancy and put the child up for adoption or end the pregnancy through an abortion. The document provides links to outside sources of information about pregnancy and abortion, including Planned Parenthood and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. It also provides a list of five abortion providers in the Triangle area and lists information about costs and procedures. The patient is always the one to decide on where to receive future care, Arnett said. When speaking at the Student Senate meeting, Arnett took issue with the language on the bill, which grouped the Women’s Center and the Student Health Center as one entity. The two are in fact separate, Arnett said. The Women’s Health Clinic is a part of the Student Health Center, and the Women’s Center falls under the operation of the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity. “We’re looking to see what happens at NC State and then going forward, students really want for something to happen and change,” Osborne said. Zack King, a junior studying political science and English and the senator that sponsored the bill, said the Appalachian State University Student Government will be looking to pass similar legislation in place to combat the presence of crisis pregnancy centers on campus.
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Osburn said that while there is only one official IPV position at the Counseling Center, all of the counselors are qualified to provide therapy to students who have survived or been accused of an act of interpersonal violence. “Students seeking counseling related to IPV do not have to specifically get that help on Melissa’s schedule,” Osburn said. “We just needed a point person, and it is always nice to have someone that has extra training.” Before coming to NC State, Babb was a counselor at Appalachian State University. “In the years that I worked
at App State, IPV was the area that I specialized in,” Babb said. “It has always been my area of interest.” Osburn also said the Counseling Center is working with University Police to make sure that the center’s information is readily available for survivors and students who have been accused of acts of IPV. The center created wa llet cards to be distributed that provide information about the services that counselors can offer, as well as a list of IPV resources. “We want them to be able to walk away with something,” Osburn said. Students who have experienced acts of interpersonal violence and are seeking counseling are encouraged to visit the Women’s Center, located on the third f loor of Harrelson
Hall, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The NC State Women’s Center also offers a range of resources for survivors of IPV. Services include crisis counseling, academic/housing advocacy, accompaniment to court, student conduct hearings, law enforcement agencies and resource referrals, according to the Women’s Center’s website. Victims of IPV can also call NC State’s 24-hour Relationship & Sexual Violence Phone (RSVP) Line at 919-618-RAPE (7273). The phone line is staffed by trained advocates and counselors who can provide confidential crisis intervention, emotional support and referrals to students affected by sexual assault, dating or domestic violence or stalking.
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Design program,” said Natalia Lopez, a grad student studying animation and media. “This was a really fascinating and provocative take on an ancient text,” said Sam Boldenow, one of the viewers. “It’s really cool to see animation being used to do really interesting art like that.” Russo said the most satisfying part of creating his animation projects was letting what he built come to life. “The absolute greatest moment is when you’re building all of this stuff and then all of a sudden you set it into motion and you let it play and you re-
alize that you gave that thing life,” Russo said. “No matter how many animations I create, no matter how many times I do it, the first time you sort of say ‘go,’ and it plays and it moves, it’s like ‘oh my god, this is why I do this.’ So there is a wonderful thing about being a part of that breathing life into something.” Russo’s work with animations have been selected by international film festivals and have awards including “Excellence in Animation” from the Carrboro Film Festival and the “Experimental Film Award” from the Indie Grits Film Festival. Russo’s project will be available for viewing in the game lab on Thursday and Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., as well as on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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n Tuesday, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) authorized that the definition of marriage in the church constitution be altered to incorporate “a commitment bet ween t wo people.” Mary Anna With this decision, which Rice will take efAssociate fect June 21, Opinion Editor the Presbyterian Church has become the largest Protestant body to ceremoniously acknowledge same-sex marriage as legitimate in the eyes of the church itself. Predictably, this redefinition of marriage has elicited many protests amongst Protestants. Forty-one Presbyterian congregations have outwardly rebuffed the church’s new policy on marriage, and several have voted in opposition to the change in policy. Despite the fact that the denomination’s constitution contains a stipulation that no ministry would be forced to officiate or accommodate a same-sex wedding, many members apparently feel that their church body has betrayed them. Which begs the question, if churches may choose to reject their larger body of Christ— whom God is said to work through—what grounds do they have to levy the claim that the Lord does not accept
Erin Holloway, senior studying anthropology and english
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n a long a nt icipated move to narrow the gap between itself and other tech companies, Apple last week announced Kyle the off icial Ferriter Guest Columnist details and release of its very own smartwatch named “Apple Watch” under standard Apple simplicity conventions. A smartwatch is technically a wrist watch, but also has built into it the capability for voice commands, music, slimmed down versions of apps, GPS, and syncing of content to your phone, including texts, emails, and even phone calls. The Apple Watch comes complete with silver, rounded edges, and according to Apple’s website, “Brilliantly scratch-resistant sapphire crystal” harvested with “a very thin diamond-cutting wire...precision-machined into its f ina l form a nd polished for many hours.” However, Apple neglects to say what exactly the final form is, what it looks like, or where exactly this sapphire is on the watch, but I will take their word for it. The Apple Watch steel 38mm case edition is expected to retail for an easy, one-time payment of about $549. The 42mm case edition will start at $599. Customizations on the type of watch band can bring the price on the 38mm up to $1,050. Also offered will be a more w a l le t-f r ie nd l y e d it ion called Apple Watch Sport, which will have a lighter weig ht a lu m i nu m c a se, and a color-customizable
plastic band. And what a budget it is, at $349 for the 38mm case and $399 for 42mm. Apple also neglected to specify to whose wallet this edition is friendly. There will also be the Apple Watch Edition, which features 18-karat gold crafted by Apple metallurgists “to be up to twice as hard as standard gold.” Standard gold is actually quite soft, not ideal for building thin casings. This watch will retail for an estimated $10,000 and up to $17,000 depending on band choice, providing a much-needed supply to the heavy demand coming from Apple executives themselves. The question on ever yone’s minds now must be how this watch from Apple, a company that has relied almost entirely on branding, marketing, and prestige pricing to achieve its current level of success, will stack up against existing smartwatch competitors. Companies such as Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sony, and some g uy on K ickstarter have already been producing similar watches in both look and function for years. The Pebble watch is the largest player in the smartwatch market, compatible with both iOS and Android devices, and was announced to the public by a one-person startup led by Eric Migicovsky via a K ick sta r ter ca mpa ig n worth over $10 million in 2012. It has sold more than a million units since 2013. The plastic, budget-friendly, yet full-featured edition of the Pebble watch sells for $99. Compare this to
Apple Watch Sport starting at $349. The stainless steel edition of the Pebble watch sells for $199. Compare this to the Apple Watch starting at $549. In February, the Pebble Te c h n o l o g y C o r p o r a tion announced its newest generation of the Pebble watches. It comes with an e-paper display allowing it to promise between 7 and 10 days of battery life. The Apple Watch promises up to 18 hours, and most other smartwatches promise on average anywhere from 1548 hours of battery life. It will also use a standardized 22mm watch band, allowing customers to also purchase any third-party watch band, whose prices start on the low end at a couple of dollars, and use it on their watch. Compare this with the Apple Watch which uses a proprietary Apple band, so you must purchase extra or replacement bands from Apple, with prices starting at $49, following the standard Apple business model. You may be asking yourself how a guy who started and continues to run his business (now at 130 employees) primarily off a crowdfunding website was able to bring a concept watch to reality with all the desired functionality, three years before the release of Apple Watch. You may be asking yourself why people care about Apple’s late entry to the smartwatch market that provides less than existing watches do for any where from two to five times the cost. Good questions.
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A response from a school administrator regarding racism at NC State As I read the Nubian Message article, “Racist Social media posts surface just after Black N.C. State SBP-elect announced,” about racist, intolerant and hateful comments posted on Yik Yak after the student body elections, I was saddened, angry, frustrated and disgusted. All understandable reactions to such ignorant and cowardly comments directed at
some in our community, but harmful to all of us. We should be careful not to just dismiss this as a problem with the abuse of technology. The problem is the existence of racism, sexism, homophobia and related “isms” in our society. Whether written anonymously on social media, shouted in the Brickyard, or scratched into a bathroom stall, these beliefs are indicative of a bigger problem in our community. The problem is a people problem and a community problem. Thankfully the recent election revealed that the student body as a whole doesn’t share the hateful thoughts expressed on Yik Yak. There is no place for bigotry, hate and intolerance in our community. But the only way we will cure this
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sickness is by actively acknowledging the problem and engaging with others who don’t share our personal identities. We are fortunate to be in a community of higher learning where we can explore new ideas, discover new cultures, and challenge our beliefs. To not fully embrace this opportunity is to waste the full value of attending NC State University. As I continue to reflect on the situation, one other feeling kept coming to mind. I am part of the problem. While I am an advocate for justice, equal opportunity and respect for all, I haven’t been using my voice to the fullest potential. I challenge each of us to find our voice to speak out against injustices where we can. Have a conversation with
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is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her,” are taken out of context when criticized, or that they were seen as morally right at the time they were written, and so are immune to today’s analysis. The Presbytery has rejected such harmful passages as, “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination,” in favor of those that more accurately express the church’s emphasis on harmony amongst all, such as, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” The Presbyterian Church has signified now that it refuses to accept that its Lord would deny the love between two people on the basis of something as arbitrary as gender. So as dissenting members of the church vehemently dispute and withdraw from the larger body, they do so more in order to defend their own misguided beliefs rather than to preserve the Word of God as they perceive it. For as their touted religion advances without them, they ignore the message, “There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”
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#ThrowbackThursday IN HONOR OF PAN AFRIKAN FESTIVAL WEEK 2015, THE TECHNICIAN IS PARTICIPATING IN #THROWBACKTHURSDAY SPOTLIGHTING MARY EVELYN PORTERFIELD, THE FIRST AFRICAN- AMERICAN WOMAN TO BE CROWNED QUEEN FOR HOMECOMING WEEK AT NC STATE IN 1970.
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Mary Evelyn Porterfield is crowned the 1970 Homecoming Queen. Porterfield was the first African- American woman to be crowned Homecoming Queen at NC State. Her escort, Michael Brown, and Bryce Younts, former director of NC State University Alumni Affairs Office, stand to the right.
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In an interview following her selection, Porterfield said, “If I had been the first black homecoming queen ever at a university of this size, I think it would have weighed much more heavily on my emotions, but to me, by this time, it seems as ordinary as would have been any selection. I think State is three years behind in the trend . . . I realize that this is a victory for the blacks on campus, and particularly for the black female.”
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The cutting edge UNDERGRADS STEER THEIR LASER-CUT BUSINESS TOWARD SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Sarah Keener Staff Writer
LazerEdge is a company founded by undergraduate NC State entrepreneurs that fulfills orders for laser-cut, wooden monograms and wall décor and is hoping to become sustainable and expand in order to make a difference in the community. Will Pfitzner, a senior studying biomedical engineering, founded LazerEdge in October 2014 by trying to make gifts for others and finding the demand enough to warrant creating a business. Co-founders Brian Dawson, a senior studying mechanical engineering, and David Tillack, a freshman studying engineering, joined Pfitzner in the early production process and the trio now operates as a team for their company. “After some time of continuous support from the NC State community and the students, we decided that it was in not only our best interests, but also the interest of our company, to try to work to expand and create a business model that focuses on social entrepreneurship and the community,” Pfitzner said. In its beginning stages, LazerEdge was a way to make gifts for family members and loved ones. Using a laser cutter to create state cutouts of North Carolina and personalized monograms led to an increase in demand. It was this kind of demand that compelled the group to become serious in forming a business centering around artistic design. “We use oak in our products because there’s a beautiful f low in the wood that, once finished, adds character and uniqueness to every product. What we hope to do is, as we expand, be able to get all of our wood from a recycled plant of some sort in order to incorporate recycled wood into the heart and soul of LazerEdge,” Tillack said. “We also hope that for every milestone we reach, we spend a Saturday re-planting trees with the community because Will, Brian and I feel passionate about making this startup cause-based.” LazerEdge is run solely by Pfitzner, Dawson and Tillack and is active on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram
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William Pfitzner , a senior studying biomedical engineering (left), Brian Dawson, a senior studying mechanical engineering (middle), and David Tillack, a freshman studying engineering (right) hold LazerEdge’s new cutom-made American flag.
and Etsy. Orders can be placed by visiting their Etsy page, LazerEdgeShop. All three students are Albright Scholars and reside in the Albright Entrepreneurs Village, located in Innovation Hall on Centennial Campus. Innovation Hall is a brand new building of University Housing that opened its doors for students in the fall. “T he ent repreneu rsh ip v i l lage ha s been very supportive,” said Tillack. “We wouldn’t have been able to do any of this if it weren’t for their support.” Albright Scholars live in Innovation Hall and have access to what’s called “The Garage” on the first f loor. It is NC State’s cutting- edge facility for students to think and do. Entrepreneurial students who are members of The Garage, such as Pfitzner, Dawson and Tillack, have access to spaces equipped with a workshop room, laser
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taught me the importance of values-based leadership,” said Pfitzner. “This commitment is something I bring to everything I do at LazerEdge. Helping our school and local community in advancing others’ achievement in learning self-improvement and leadership skills is paramount.” LazerEdge is not only looking to grow in size and impact, but they also hope to become a model for future entrepreneurs in the Village and help other students take the proper steps to become a company that also makes a difference in the world around it. “They’re here on the weekends, they’re here late nights. For a first-year student in our program who is new to entrepreneurship and starting at the basic levels, LazerEdge is a great example for them to look at,” Hinton said.
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Alumni game celebration of program’s history Jordan Beck Associate Sports Editor
NC State players past and present came together Wednesday night at Dail Soccer Field for the men’s soccer alumni game, which allowed the current crop of Wolfpack players to test themselves against former stars. Despite its status as an exhibition, the contest looked any thing but, as neither team took a foot off the gas pedal during the course of the three 30-minute periods. The current Pack team eventually dominated the scoreline 5-0 with a flurry of late goals. Various former NC State stars made an appearance at the event, including former midfielder and current Carolina Railhawks player Nazmi Albadawi and 1988
All-American and former US National Team member Henry Gutierrez. “It’s great to have the guys back,” head coach Kelly Findley said. “It’s great to have good relationships with those guys. They support us and want to see Wolfpack soccer grow and get better.” During the spring offseason, collegiate Division I teams are limited in the amount of exhibition games they can schedule, so any chance to get field time is invaluable. “In the spring we only get five games and this doesn’t count towards one of them,” sophomore midfielder Yanni Hachem said. “It’s good to get 90 minutes in, play 11 vs. 11 and work on the things we’ve been working on in practice.” The Wolfpack consistently demonstrated a number of
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newfound wrinkles to its play in 2015. A more flexible and fluid group of midfielders dominated possession for State and created a number of chances. Sophomore left midfielder Michael Hinkson got the Pack on the board late in the second period, expertly bringing down a cross-field pass from freshman midfielder Ben Locke and slamming the ball into the far side netting. The Pack would score a trio of goals in the third period of play, with standout freshman midfielder Zach Knudson grabbing a brace and Hachem and freshman Ryan Peterson getting in on the action with late goals of their own to seal the win. The scoreline, however, hardly mattered. The contest allowed Findley and his players to get a 90-minute
look at themselves, as planning and preparation for the fall season is a full-year undertaking. “We just want to play 11v11,” Findley said. “We only have 16 guys training, so you can never play 11v11. You never get to run for 90 minutes on the big field working on your shape, so really experienced guys who love the program coming back and giving us an 11v11 game is perfect for us.” While the match provided the current team with a chance to demonstrate what’s been worked on so far in practice in a game setting, it also provided past players an opportunity to retread the grass upon which they made a name for themselves. For Nick Surkamp, who graduated in 2014 and is pursuing coaching in and around the Washington D.C.
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League side Carolina Railhawks during his rookie season last year, the program at NC State remains like family. “It’s awesome,” Albadawi said. “I view a lot of [State players] like my younger brothers. They were here when I was a senior, some of them even when I was a junior. Even the younger guys that come in, I still come back all the time and say hi to the coaching staff and still see them all the time — they can’t get rid of me yet.” At the game’s conclusion, the players gathered together at midfield to honor the lives of Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha and her sister Razan Abu-Salha, the three students killed in Chapel Hill in February, who were friends of Albadawi.
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Backcourt vs big men: Pack to face LSU David Kehrli Correspondent
Softball knocks off UNCGreensboro The NC State softball team rode a hot hitting performance to victory against the UNC-Greensboro Spartans 11-8 Wednesday afternoon in Greensboro. All starters in the Pack batting order recorded at least one hit in the game. The team improved to 15-9 with the win. Freshman Meredith Burroughs and junior Lana Van Dyken were decisive in the fourrun sixth inning to put the game out of reach, and Courtney Mirabella collected her first save of the season. The Pack takes on Pitt Saturday in Pittsburgh. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Baseball sinks Spartans The NC State baseball team advanced its home record to 8-1 Wednesday at Doak Field against UNC-Greensboro. The Wolfpack (11-8) had a seasonhigh 10 walks, which helped the team stroll to an easy 8-3 win over the Spartans. Sophomore righthander Joe O’Donnell achieved his first win of the season, pitching 2 ⅔ innings, allowing one run and throwing one strikeout. Senior left fielder Jake Fincher led hitters, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run. See Technicianonline.com for the full game recap. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’m excited to
go to the tournament. That’s all that really matters.” Ralston Turner
The NC State men’s basketball team heads to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year, but to keep dancing, the Wolfpack must find a way past Louisiana State Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Following a disappointing performance against Duke in the ACC Tournament, the 8-seeded Wolfpack (20-13, 10-8 ACC) must recover, as 9-seed LSU (22-10, 11-7 SEC) boasts one of the toughest frontcourts in the nation. Despite it being the two teams’ first-ever meeting, the two programs do have connections. Tigers head coach Johnny Jones, now in his third year, was an assistant coach on Mark Gottfried’s staff at Alabama during the 20002001 season. “I’ve followed them fairly closely because of their coach,” Gottfried said. “Until right now, I’ve been pulling for them. I’ve been cheering for LSU. I think LSU’s had a great year.” Wolfpack redshirt senior guard Ralston Turner played at LSU for two seasons before transferring to NC State. He led the Tigers in scoring as a freshman with 12.3 points per game. Nonetheless, Turner isn’t buying into the hype surrounding the matchup with his previous team, pointing out that none of the current LSU players were his former teammates. “I’m excited to go to the tournament,” Turner said. “That’s all that really matters.” Similar to the Wolfpack, LSU has had an up and down season that includes some strong performances against good teams as well as losses to bad teams. On Feb. 10, LSU gave undefeated No. 1 Kentucky perhaps its toughest game of the season, eventually falling short 71-69. “LSU played Kentucky great,” Gottfried said. “Obviously, Johnny did a great job getting his team ready for that game. That gets your attention because we’ve watched
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Redshirt junior guard Trevor Lacey moves past senior guard Quinn Cook of Duke during the quarterfinal game of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum Thursday. The No. 2 Blue Devils crushed the Wolfpack, 77-53.
teams get beat badly by Kentucky.” The talented duo of sophomore forwards Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey — both projected NBA draft picks — lead the way for the Tigers on both ends of the court. “[They’re] two really highly recruited, very talented guys,” Gottfried said. “We’ll have our hands full with those two. Maybe two of the most athletic forwards we’ve played all year.” Martin is a versatile playmaker who averages 16.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. His athleticism makes him a threat driving the ball to the hoop, but he also has the ability to make jump shots. At 6-foot-10, 235 pounds, Martin is a load in the paint and presents matchup problems for many teams. Expect NC State to use a rotation of bigs to guard Martin, but because of his size, BeeJay Anya will most likely see the most time against him. Mickey is a physical frontcourt player who averages 15.5 points per game, but his biggest strengths are
his rebounding and defensive play. Mickey has proven to be one of the best rebounders in college basketball this season, averaging 9.8 rebounds per game. As a team, LSU is statistically the 12th-best rebounding unit in the country. The Wolfpack will need to keep the rebounding battle close to limit the Tigers second chance points and to create its own extra opportunities to score. Mickey, the Tigers’ best defender, is extremely active on the defensive end where he leads the NCAA in shot blocking, averaging 3.6 blocks a game. His ability to block shots and defend will make it difficult for NC State’s big men to score in the paint, meaning the Wolfpack guards must carry the load offensively, although that’s been the case all season. While the Wolfpack will have its hands full with the Tigers’ frontcourt, it should have an advantage against an inconsistent LSU backcourt.
Junior guard Keith Hornsby is the Tigers’ best backcourt player, averaging 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists a game. In 2012, Hornsby scored a career high 23 points as a member of the UNC-Asheville squad that almost upset NC State. For the Wolfpack, sophomore guard Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber has been cleared by doctors to play after a scary collision forced him out of the Duke game. Both Barber and junior guard Trevor Lacey will need to bounce back from a disappointing game against Duke where they combined to score four points while turning the ball over five times. Ultimately, the outcome of this game depends on NC State’s ability to limit scoring from LSU’s bigs. If the Wolfpack frontcourt can prevent Martin and Mickey from dominating, and Barber and Lacey play like they did leading up to the Duke game, NC State should beat LSU and move on in the tournament.
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Underdog Pack travels to Tennessee for WNIT Daniel Lacy Staff Writer
After an underwhelming season, the NC State women’s basketball team finds itself in the midst of a 2015 Women’s National Invitational Tournament bid, with the Wolfpack’s first game to tip off tonight at 7 p.m. in Johnson City, Tennessee against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers. The Pack (16-14, 7-9 ACC) has dealt with more than a fair share of roadblocks, beginning with the NCAA ruling Bosnian center Sara Boric ineligible for the 2014-2015 season, forcing her to sit out for a redshirt year. After that, NC State was plagued by season-ending injuries, starting with freshman guard Chloe Jackson, then senior guard and team captain Krystal Barrett, and ending with junior forward Ashley Eli. These factors have knocked the roster down to seven scholarship athletes and nine total players, undoubtedly taking a toll on the team and hurting its NCAA Tournament chances. The starting three guards—redshirt senior Len’Nique Brown-Hoskin, redshirt sophomore Dominique Wilson and sophomore Miah Spencer—typically see a bare minimum of 35 minutes every game, barring foul trouble, in result of the injuries. The Wolfpack has proved that it can give tough teams a hard time,
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Sophomore guard Miah Spencer drives to the basket during the game against Pittsburgh Feb. 5. Spencer had nine points in the Wolfpack’s 60-50 loss to the Panthers at Reynolds Coliseum.
with its biggest victory coming in a 72-59 thrashing of the No. 10 Duke Blue Devils. In the victory, NC State shot 12-of-25 from three-point range, resulting in half of the team’s points. That being said, the Pack will need big production from all three of its starting guards. For example, in the victory against Duke, the trio combined for 53 points. However, in the first round ACC Tournament loss against the lowest seeded team in the tournament in Virginia Tech,
the lack of scoring from the guards hurt the team. While Spencer had a strong scoring game with 19 points on 5-of-9 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free throw line, Wilson and BrownHoskin struggled, combining for 12 points on 2-of-12 from the field. According to Pack Athletics, East Tennessee State (21-11, 11-3 SoCon) ranks 18th in the country in field goal percentage, converting 44.7 percent of its shots from the field. The Wolf-
pack will need to play strong on both sides of the ball against a team like this in order to keep up with its pace and explosive shooting attack. NC State’s biggest advantage will be that it has taken on very strong ACC teams all year. With a handful of those teams playing in the NCAA Tournament, it gives the Pack the upper hand against some of the lesser known teams that derive from smaller conferences.