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IN BRIEF Student Government voting closes at 8 p.m.

Voting for student body president and vice president, student senate president, student body treasurer, student body chief justice, InterResidence Council president, Union Activities Board president, Student Centers Board of Directors president, Student Centers Board of Directors and Student Media Board of Directors is open until 8 p.m. tonight. Cast your vote at https://getinvolved.ncsu.edu/.

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Police search to ID man who exposed himself near campus

Chapel Hill police turned to the public for help Monday afternoon while trying to identify a man who exposed himself near Fraternity Court Sunday morning. The man asked a woman for directions and waited for her to approach his car.

When she arrived to at the car, she saw that the man was naked from the waist down, according to investigators. The man attempted to grab the woman’s arm before she ran away. A similar report was made later in the day, except the second incident did not involve any nudity. Investigators are still searching for the man.

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A Raleigh police officer shot and killed a felony drug suspect fleeing arrest Monday afternoon near Bragg and East Streets, according to the Raleigh Police department.

The officer’s name has not been released yet, but he was said to be chasing the suspect who allegedly had an outstanding warrant. Rolanda Byrd told WRAL News that the suspect was her 24-year-old son, Akiel Denkins.

The firearm was found close to the deceased suspect, according to Raleigh Chief of Police Cassandra DeckBrown.

Denkins had three drug charges against him, according to the Department of Public Safety. Last year, he had impending charges against him for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and probation violations.

An anonymous source told WRAL

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News that when Denkins was approached by the police he took off and hopped two fences. The police officers could not clear the second fence to get him, so one of them started shooting, the source said.

“When they got to the tall fence, the boy jumped the tall fence, but the police couldn’t,” the source said. “When the police went to jump over the tall fence, he fell. When he fell, he just started shooting his gun.”

The follow up investigations are still in the early stages, according to Deck-Brown. The State Bureau of Investigation will conduct the criminal investigation concerning the officerinvolved shooting, and its finding will be presented directly to the Wake County District Attorney. Raleigh Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit will conduct an administrative investigation that will focus on departmental policy matters.

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Assistant Director of University Scholars Program Chester Brewer, and Adam Skrzecz, a freshman studying political science, engage in discussions about race after viewing the MTV documentary “White People.” The documentary about race among today’s generation aired for students on Monday in Witherspoon Cinema.

MTV film ‘White People’ discusses race Roughly 450 students attended Student Diversity’s annual spring Campus Diversity Dialogue Monday, featuring MTV’s 2015 documentary “White People” in Witherspoon Cinema.

The film, produced by journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas, focused on white millennials

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and their perceptions of race based on their experiences and environment. The film’s intent was to hear from white people about what it means to be white and to include these perspectives in the conversation on race in America.

Vargas approached white millennials from across the country with questions such as “What does

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Christopher Caldwell, a professional journalist and news editor at the Weekly Standard, gave a lecture Monday discussing the future of Europe and how the European Union is plagued by myriad crises.

During this lecture, which is an installment of NC State’s John W. Pope Lecture Series, Caldwell outlined two main crises that Europe is currently facing: the immigration crisis and the financial crises of the European Union.

Caldwell, a Harvard graduate, discussed how countries in Europe, such as Germany, are experiencing a massive inf lux of immigrants due to conf licts in the Middle East.

“Germany received twice as many newcomers last year than births in their country,” Caldwell said. “And considering these immigrants are predominantly Muslim, large social adjustments will take place.”

Caldwell discussed how this influx of refugees was completely unexpected and unprecedented.

He said Europe does not know how to handle this problem effectively, mainly because there is no way to effectively handle it.

Migrants are ver y rational, according to Caldwell. He said that because the places they are coming from are so poor and insufficient for human needs, they will do anything they can to get to Europe and stay there.

“Angela Merkel and her aids often say that fences don’t help and barbed wire is no solution, but they are wrong,” Caldwell said. “We know this because 92 percent of asylum seekers have settled in just 10 states.”

Many of Caldwell’s statements were considered controversial.

“If Europeans are unwilling or unable to place conditions on all this pressure on migration, how capable will they be in policing the migrants once they arrive on European soil?” Caldwell said.

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A 21-year-old man from New York was charged Monday with two felonies for counterfeiting and selling fake tickets to the North Carolina-Duke men’s basketball game Saturday. He was charged with felony obtaining property by false pretense and felony possession with intent to sell and deliver counterfeit tickets. He tried to sell 21 fake tickets on Craigslist valued at $6,300. An undercover cop from Carrboro Police caught him. He is being held under a $50,000 bond and appears in court today.

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You are sick, in a hospital bed, lonely and wanting to connect with people who understand what you’re going through. Thanks to an NC State alumni, this will be possible through a new app that launches in June, HealthBeMe. HealthBeMe is a social media platform that connects people with similar health conditions so that they can share their experiences and knowledge, according to Jason Dragos, founder and CEO of HealthBeMe. “Healthcare is the most cold and

scientific industry in the world when it should be something very human because it’s a very human thing to be diagnosed with some sort of chronic disease,” Dragos said.

Dragos’ frustration with health care is what inspired him to start HealthBeMe. “I think the people in the world who need the most care and support often times don’t get it in any situation,” Dragos said. “So I wanted to create a social platform that wasn’t about taking selfies, it wasn’t about self promotion, but it was about doing good, so we created a place for people to help

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each other.”

Through the app, people are able to share their stories with others and get advice from those who have gone through the same thing. Dragos said that people will also be able to give reviews on doctors and medications for others to view.

Dragos used the metaphor that when somebody wants to buy a laptop, they go and check out reviews online and look at several options, but when a doctor tells a patient to take a medication, the patient just accepts what the doctor is saying. This app now gives patients the option to ask people

who have used that medication.

HealthBeMe is trying to raise one million dollars by its June launch. There are currently ten members on the team, but they are looking for eight more software developers.

“I get really bummed by the world being super greedy, so we wanted to create something that, number one, gave everyone access to better health, and, number two, created an environment where people can do good for each other,” Dragos said.

Dragos has been closely work-

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POLICE BLOTTER February 28 12:03 AM | DOOR ALARM HELD Timber Hall Security responded to door alarm. Door was secured upon arrival.

12:28 AM | DOOR ALARM HELD Arctic Hall Officer responded to door alarm.

12:29 AM | INDECENT EXPOSURE Arctic Hall Report of two subjects exposing themselves from interior of building. Officers locate two students who had been drying their nails only.

1:23 AM | SMOKE HEAD ACTIVATION Western Manor Officer responded to alarm caused by cooking.

3:47 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Sullivan Dr Student was cited for stop sign violation.

4:22 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Sullivan Dr Non-student was cited for stop sign violation.

5:01 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Hillsborough Street Non-student was cited for stop light violation. Marijuana was detected and citation for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia was also issued.

12:01 PM | SPECIAL EVENT Doak Field Officers provided law enforcement services for baseball game.

3:11 PM | MEDICAL ASSIST Delta Zeta Units responded to student in need of medical assistance.

Transport refused.

3:21 PM | DOOR ALARM HELD Arctic Hall Officer responded to alarm.

Door was secure upon arrival.

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4:13 PM | FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION Public Safety Center Officer conducted follow up investigation for CFS#11535.

Student was cited for misdemeanor larceny and issued referral.

4:59 PM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT University College Commons Student struck parked vehicle caused damage.

6:36 PM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Case Athletic Center Student struck parked vehicle casing damage.

6:45 PM | FIRE ALARM Wolf Ridge Apts.

Units responded to alarm caused by cooking.

6:51 PM | DOOR ALARM HELD Wolf Village Apts.

Officer responded to alarm.

Door was secure upon arrival.

6:58 PM | WELFARE CHECK Off Campus Officer conducted welfare check on student. Student spoke with on-call counselor and was issued welfare referral.

8:28 PM | SAFETY PROGRAM North Hall Officer conducted Active Shooter program.

8:54 PM | DOOR ALARM HELD Caspian Hall Security responded to alarm.

Door was secure upon arrival.

9:13 PM | WELFARE CHECK Partners III Officers responded to blue light regarding student. Student agreed to come to Public Safety Center. On-call Counselor responded and obtained Involuntary Commitment Order.

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ntramural men’s basketball is in full swing at Carmichael Gym Monday. Eric Hilse, a sophomore studying exploratory studies, takes a free throw for the away team, the Jimmy’s. In this match they’re facing the home team, Beauty Behind the Basket. Basketball is one of the many intramural sports that students at NC State can participate in while on campus. Among them include usual sports such as 11-on-11 soccer, f lag football and volleyball. Carmichael Gym also hosts specialty sports such as bubble soccer, water battleship and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

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Seven of the members of the HealthBeMe team pose for a photo. HealthBeMe is a social media app that connects patients that have the same type of diseases. The app is expected to launch in June, but the team still has about another $1 million to raise.

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ing with NC State ITng on designing the platform. At first, Dragos was having a hard time getting in contact with the right people, but he insisted on working with NC State. Eventually, he was able to make the connection he needed, and he

is now working with a team to create the platform for HealthBeMe. ITng works with startups by designing and building systems for companies. They like to focus on “good social technology,” according to John Bass, the ITng member who has been working with Dragos.

“Jason explained this idea, which was to create this so-

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cial network platform for people who suffer from particular diseases because the problem, as he put it, is that our medical system is really good at treating people who suffer from these diseases as patients but not really good at dealing with the person, which is the emotion, the spirit, the wants, needs, desires, the fears,” Bass said.

As an NC State alumni, Dragos said that it was important to him to have the Wolfpack be a part of this project. Dragos said that he is thankful to the university and still needs its help.

“Our relationship with NC State is really important for our growth and our ability to really make a change in the world of health care because we really want to flip healthcare upside down and make it more human.”

Dragos said that this is so important because everybody is affected by health at some point in their life whether it be themselves or a loved one.

“The Hea lthBeMe is a place for people, not a place for patients, because we are all human beings,” Dragos said.

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Sisterhood dinner recognizes women’s empowerment Kat Kirby Staff Writer

Gender equity and women’s empowerment were the focal points of 35th Sisterhood Dinner, appropriately titled LEAP, which stands for Lead, Empower, Act and Prevail — held on Leap Day in Talley Student Ballroom.

While almost 500 attendees ate dinner, a panel of women who embodied all aspects of LEAP spoke about their inspirations, advice for young professional women, the importance of mentorship and their next ‘leap.’ These women included: moderator Mindy Sopher and panelists, Gayle Lanier, Maggie Kane and Susan Nutter.

NC State alumna Gayle Lanier, who is now the senior vice president and chief customer service officer at Duke Energy had an interesting role model — Claire Huxtable from “The Cosby Show.”

“In the ‘70s and ‘80s there weren’t a lot of great African-American female role models,” Lanier said.

“When you think of the poise that

Claire Huxtable had, she could balance being a great mom and a great lawyer, and could have it all. If you work hard you can have the boat and the sail.”

The women on the panel gave some seasoned advice to young women in the audience. Susan Nutter, vice provost and director of libraries, talked about the importance of persisting.

“Persist, do not think that everything is bright, that you’ve figured it out, that you’re all going to do great,” Nutter said. “You’re going to face challenges though they’re more subtle now but you really have to keep at it.”

Lanier added that women must learn how to “sit at the table.”

“It’s how you sit at the table and be aggressive but at the same time have humility,” Lanier said. “Because if you don’t have that combination, you will fail. One of the things we have to teach this generation is you will fail. We have this generation of young women who have come up with ‘no one ever fails and there’s never second place and everyone

got a ribbon for participation.’ The world isn’t like that.”

Maggie Kane, executive director of A Place at The Table, a pay-whatyou-can nonprofit cafe that will provide healthy food for people regardless of means, talked about her next big “leap,” during the discussion.

“I don’t think I can focus on anything else until I actually open the doors of A Place at the Table,” Kane said. “We will be on Hillsborough Street and in order to be on Hillsborough Street we have to fundraise enough money and so that is my ‘leap.’”

The Equity for Women award recognized women’s accomplishments within the NC State community in areas of leadership in gender equity, support of equity for women in jobs or volunteer work and contributions made to the wellbeing of women. Out of 17 nominees, one student, faculty member and staff member were awarded.

The student winner, Dawn Culpepper, is a graduate student studying higher education. She holds an assistantship position at Duke and is

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Students gather in Witherspoon Cinema to watch the MTV documentary “White People,” which discusses racial issues in society, on Monday.

Following the showing of the documentary, the attending students engaged in their own race-based discussion.

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In regard to the economic crisis of the European Union, Caldwell said, “The EU is failing at an economic level.”

C a ldwel l sa id t hat w h i le t he Eu rope a n Union seemed li ke a good idea to unite the economic forces in Europe in the 1990s, today it is proving to be a catastrophic failure for many nations involved.

An audience member who was a native Eu-

ropean asked Caldwell why he thinks the European Union has failed.

“The EU has failed both politically and economically,” Caldwell said. “Many Europeans who defend the EU describe the organization as the coming together of nations so that Europe can live in cooperation rather than in national rivalry, but I totally don’t buy it, and I think that it is totally false.”

Many students were sur prised at what Caldwell had to say, including John Kripner, a

it mean to be white?” and “What is white privilege?” Many of the individuals who were interviewed for the documentary grew up in predominantly white communities, with little to no diversity in their school environments. Responses to questions about white privilege shared a common theme, such as white being viewed as the “default race” and the notion that “to be white is a good thing.”

Following the documentary, Tracey Ray, the assistant vice provost for Student Diversity, started a conversation on race with audience participation. Ray posed questions similar to those that were asked in the film, prompting conversation within the audience. Students and staff shared their thoughts with the crowd on the documentary approach, as well as self reflection about their participation in dialogue on race.

“I think it’s important to have more nuanced conversations about race.” said Renee Wells, director of the GLBT Center.

The perception of white being the “norm” is contrasted in the documentary by the idea that the United

also a volunteer for NC State’s Women’s Center. Culpepper is a part of a research project addressing the agency of women in male dominated STEM disciplines.

“As Dawn continues to contribute to the conversation around women’s equity issues through campus and national presentations and publications, her impact will have a ripple effect of challenging current thinking, influencing policy and informing practice for higher education administrators,” the Culpepper’s nominator said.

Susan Colby was the staff member who received the Equity for Women Award because she addressed the needs of two female students in the professional golf management program at NC State when they wanted to begin a women in professional golf management organization.

“Susan understood the importance of helping a few because she saw the potential impact it would have on the NC State community,” said Awards Committee Chair Megan Albidrez.

Lorena Bociu, an assistant profes-

sor of mathematics was the recipient of the faculty award. She believes it is critical to be recognized as a female mathematician in K-12 education. She is also the faculty advisor for the Association for Women in Mathematics student chapter, among other accolades.

“As a pre-tenure faculty member, Lorena has made a huge impact on NC State,” said Bociu’s nominator.

“More so than many if not all the pre-tenure faculty I have known.”

Deb Luckadoo, a committee member of The Council of Status on Women, was also honored at the event for her service to the NC State community in regards to diversity and gender equity. She is set to retire in June.

The Sisterhood Dinner was sponsored by the Council of the Status of Women at NC State and was also recognized as a Champion Certified Sustainable Event for the paperless programs, re-usable centerpieces and functional souvenirs.

States is a “melting pot” when Vargas interviewed an Italian-American young man. His traditionally Italian neighborhood had an increase in the Asian population in recent years, and his family was hesitant toward the newcomers, even though the young man’s parents were immigrants who had gone through the assimilation process themselves.

At one point during the film, a group of friends discussed the word “ghetto” and the negative connotations associated with it. One of the young black women involved in the conversation became emotional when explaining her experience with the word. She shared that she had seen it used in a negative and derogatory fashion, targeting black women.

Another topic of discussion was how racism is taught today, and how it’s still prevalent, despite previous efforts to overcome it. Attendees discussed how both social media and how history is taught have had an affect on the continuation of racism in our society.

“We didn’t create the system, but we have inherited it,” Ray said.

Encouraging cultural competency and meaningful engagement are two goals of Student Diversity, apparent in yesterday’s event. During the event’s discussion, many stu-

dents expressed that it can be intimidating to talk about race, with the fear of saying the wrong thing or offending someone holding them back. These worries are things that Ray hopes that the diverse participation in Campus Diversity Dialogues will help alleviate.

“People of color can’t be the only ones talking about race, and in order for any system to change we all have to fully participate,” Ray said.

Upon release, “White People” was criticized for being only a skin-deep look into the racial dialogue in the United States, an incomplete look into how white people perceive this national issue. Yesterday’s audience seemed to have similar feelings, criticizing MTV’s delivery approach, engaging in a dialogue and then changing the subject when the discussion began to get interesting.

For Ray, the important part of this event was the fact that students were actively engaged in discourse on racial issues, using MTV’s “White People” as a prompt to introduce a comfortable environment for students and staff to share and learn about race in the United States.

On hosting the Campus Diversity Dialogue, Ray said she enjoys “getting to really hear students explore the issue of race in a deep and critical way.”

freshman studying engineering.

“That is definitely not somet hi ng d iscussed ver y of ten,” K ripner said.

K a t i e Va l c h a r, a sophomore st udy i ng chemical engineering and French, said that some of the statements Caldwell made about the European Union were a little over-generalized.

However, Valchar said she was glad she came and described the lecture as informative and thought-provoking.

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Christopher Caldwell, a senior editor at the “Weekly Standard” and author of “Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West” presented “The Future of Europe” as a part of the John W. Pope Lecture series on Monday in Poe Hall.

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here was a front-page article featured in the Technician on Thursday regarding the upcoming bond referendum on March 15 this year. If approved, North Carolina would sell $2.85 billion in bonds, $165 million of which would Chase be allocated to NC State. The McLamb article described the amount Guest Columnist of money our school may receive and how it may be used by various departments, but fails to acknowledge the downsides. After using most of the article to create hype for all the free money, the only information regarding opposition to the bond referendum was a mention of fiscally conservative Republicans who may be “scared off by the sticker price.”

This is an oversimplified generalization offered only in an attempt to discredit the opposition as mean, old conservatives. I’m certainly no Republican, but these types of sophist arguments and stereotypes drive me up the wall. There are a few good reasons to vote against the bond, and since the article on Thursday made no real attempt to impartially present the pros and cons, I will share the other side of the story with you.

Bonds are essentially loans. The state will sell the bonds and use the money, but the catch is that we have to pay back all that money with interest. It isn’t free. If the referendum passes, we will be consuming goods and services in the present at our expense in the future. Selling bonds generates liability.

Imagine getting extremely drunk at a party, having a lot of fun and waking up the next day with a massive hangover. You would probably regret not respecting your limits.

The difference here is that North Carolina will be paying this off for 20 years. That’s a very long hangover.

If the state could pay for the things it wants right now, we wouldn’t have to sell bonds and generate liabilities. I worked in the Senate briefly while I was in high school during the annual budget circus (the worst show on earth), and I learned that North Carolina has

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a balanced budget amendment in its constitution. This means simply that expenditures cannot exceed total income. The bond referendum is just a political move to pump more money into voters and make everyone happy without illegally going into debt. The legislature and our governor are purchasing your political support, and they are financing this purchase with liabilities.

Please think about what this would mean before you vote. If the state can’t pay for it now, how do you expect our legislature to come up with the money when it has to start making payments on the principal and interest over the next 20 years? That extra money every year has to come from somewhere, and I’m very skeptical that our state legislature will resist raising taxes during that time. They will be forced to pull money from elsewhere to pay off these bonds, and if the budget gets uncomfortably tight, a tax increase will be a very tempting option. There is also the possibility that our state government could suddenly figure out a way to produce value and earn money without having to coercively collect it from us, but this is, in my mind, far outside the realm of possibility. Politicians love financing projects with debt because they can buy votes while deferring payments (and the decision to raise taxes) to people in the future. As a country, we’ll have to pay off $19 trillion worth of “free money” that has been used. Does it make sense to add to our debt on a state level?

I’ll leave you with a plea for thrift. By voting for this money now, you are obligating all of our future selves to pay this amount back in full plus interest. It is not free, it does not facilitate a sustainable attitude toward state financing, and it shouldn’t even be legal since it’s essentially putting the state into debt. This is nothing more than a shameless attempt by contemptuous politicians to garner political support by spending money we don’t have. See through the propaganda and the free stuff; don’t contribute to the debt crisis.

“To help get rid of the meal periods and to go towards some of the costs of textbooks.”

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”To reduce textbook prices, for sure. That is my number one.”

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talking about rationality.

Senators, congressmen and conservative media alike all latched onto the concept, and the birther movement spread like one big, spectacular, politically motivated fire.

A Pew Research poll from 2009 said that 80 percent of those surveyed had heard of the conspiracy. Later on in May 2011 (a month after Obama released his birth certificate), a Gallup poll showed that 23 percent — nearly one of four — of selfidentified Republicans still believed that Obama had not been born in the U.S. and was therefore ineligible to be president.

But the birther movement was simply the beginning; the meteoric rise of ISIL a year before the 2014 midterms proved to be a chance for politicians to cater to the worries of the lowest common denominator and gain votes by fear mongering.

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The presence of ISIL was not the only opportunity to spread fear. Back home, as the illegal immigration debate became

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May by the North Carolina legislature to allow a voter to declare a “reasonable impediment” (legalese for explanation) as to why they don’t have one of the six acceptable photo identifications.

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a key talking point in federal elections, the rhetoric toward undocumented immigrants became ominous. In 2014, Rep. Steve King (R. Iowa), as well as 13 other Republican congressmen (including North Carolina’s own Virginia Foxx), introduced bill H.R. 140 to stop the apparently rampant usage of a loophole in our constitution allowing women give birth to what King described as “Anchor Babies.” For those of you who don’t know, “Anchor Baby” is a term to describe when undocumented women purposefully immigrate to the U.S. and give birth just to

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Just check the impediment that best fits your circumstance, provide the last four digits of your social security number along with your date of your birth, and you’re good to go in casting a ballot that counts.

Indeed, Logan is correct that state lawmakers made it difficult for out-of-state students to vote in North Carolina. The sad truth is,

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many legislators actually believe students from out of town or out of state should not have the right to vote in the place where they attend school. There has even been legislation proposed that would deny standard dependent tax deductions for parents whose child dares to register and vote where they attend college. Thankfully, the bill did not pass.

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This article is about the portion of the party that is, frankly, ignorant. You heard me. We need to stop ignoring the fact that anyone who believes that Mexicans are rapists, the great wall of Trump is possible (let alone that Mexico will pay for it), that it is acceptable to just “bomb the s---” out of the Middle East or that it is appropriate to constantly insult your peers is anything less. After years of fostering xenophobia, bigotry and catering to the fears of the lowest common denominator, the Republican Party has created a decent-sized base of people just scared and ignorant enough to vote Trump. But some, I assume, are good people.

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Festival de siete meses celebra 400 años de ‘Don Quijote’ Caitlin Neal Escritora de personal

Desde el año 2003, el artista de Carolina del Norte, Rafael A. Osuba, ha soñado de organizar un festival en honor del aniversario cuadringentésimo de “Don Quijote,” uno de los libros más celebrados por todo el mundo. Osuba ha tenido algunas dificultades en el proceso, pero después de más que una década de planear, finalmente ha logrado crear un festival de siete meses para conmemorar este libro famoso.

Titulado en total como, “El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha,” los dos volúmenes de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra de España fueron publicados en 1605 y 1615 y son conocidos juntos como “Don Quijote.” Esta novela es el cuento de Don Quijote, un hombre viejo que se imagina como un caballero y va en aventuras de fantasías con su secuaz realístico, Sancho Panza.

El festival, que empezó en septiembre y terminará en abril, ha sido exitoso, pero lo necesitaba mucha planificación. Osuba dijo que él trató organizar el festival en 2005 con el aniversario cuadringentésimo del primer volumen de Don Quijote. Según Osuba, el festival no se realizó por los límites de tiempo y la falta de disponibilidad de personas durante la semana en la que el había planeado el festival.

“De alguna manera el festival empezó a reflejar el libro, como Don Quijote tratando de cumplir sus grandes sueños,” dijo Osuba. “Es una cosa buena que Cervantes escribió dos libro porque todavía tuve la pasión y anhelo para crear un festival. En el 2011comencé a planear de nuevo para el aniversario del segundo libro en 2015 y esta vez tuve buenas reacciones.”

El festival de Osuba, “Yo soy Quijote” finalmente se convirtió en una realidad en 2015 en la fecha del nacimiento de

Cervantes, el 29 de septiembre, y terminará el próximo mes en el 23 de abril, en la fecha de fallecimiento del escritor. Según el sitio del festival, el objetivo es para celebrar y reconocer “Don Quijote” por las creaciones artísticas en el lenguaje española.

El festival ha tenido más que 133 eventos por el estado de Carolina del Norte y ha tenido más que 40 colaboradores, según Osuba.

“Una de las cosas que me da mucho orgullo es que hasta ahora, ha sido un festival con bastantes colaboradores de diversas partes del estado que han contribuido eventos diferentes dentro de un tema,” dijo Osuba.

La mayoría de los eventos del festival ocurren en el Triángulo; sin embargo, muchos también ocurren en Wilmington, Charlotte, Greensboro y Fayetteville. Los géneros de los eventos incluyen artes visuales, literatura, ópera, música, danza, teatro, cinema, gastronomía, y academia.

Los eventos han incluido una exposición del arte con temas relatados con la novela, eruditos de Cervantes conocidos por el mundo como Roberto González Echavarría de Cuba, una experiencia de comida en el restaurante de Latin Quarters y un espectáculo de las marionetas de Maestro Pete.

El festival también ha incluido un concierto del Triangle Youth Philharmonic debutando una canción original especialmente para el festival, la participación de la NC Latin American Film Festival y las exhibiciones del Museo de historia de Carolina del Norte, para nombrar solo algunos.

La campaña del festival comenzó con la pregunta “Yo soy Quijote, y ustedes?” que, según Osuba, fue en esperanza que las personas encontrarían a el soñador dentro de sí mismos que representa el personaje ambicioso de Don Quixote.

“El mensaje [del festival] es soñar en grande,” Osuba dijo.

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Desde el año 2003, el artista de Carolina del Norte, Rafael A. Osuba, ha soñado de organizar un festival en honor del aniversario cuadringentésimo de “Don Quijote,” uno de los libros más celebrados por todo el mundo. Osuba ha tenido algunas dificultades en el proceso, pero después de más que una década de planear, finalmente a logrado crear un festival de siete meses para conmemorar este libro famoso.

“Si puedes soñar el sueño imposible, puede suceder.”

Kay Villa-Garcia, profesora de NC State de literatura española en la España medieval y moderna temprana dijo que la novela “Don Quijote” tuvo tanta influencia durante la época en que fue publicado y que todavía continúa tener influencia de literatura hoy en día. “’Don Quijote’ tenía tantos efectos en literatura que no había aparecido todavía en su tiempo,” dijo Villa-Garcia.

“La gente lo utilizaban como un ejemplo para seguir, ya que es conocido como el padre de la novela moderna. Hay tanto que se puede encontrar en sus novelas: narración, relaciones, humor y sátira. Cervantes mostró que no es necesario para ir a una universidad para ser un gran escritor, pero se pueden tener experiencias en la vida que se pueden convertir en buena literatura.”

Aunque el festival está en los dos meses finales, los eventos

continúan a dar la bienvenida a todos en la conmemoración de “Don Quijote” y Cervantes.

Según Osuba, él va a disfrutar los próximos espectáculos de Crispín d’Olot, un trovador España que es mundialmente conocido por su especialización recitando la literatura española medieval.

El espectáculo de d’Olot titulado, “La razón sin la razón” será inicialmente mostrado en UNC-Wilmington el primero de marzo y luego se mostrará en el Cary Arts Center el cinco de marzo.

El evento final del festival es una lectura maratónica de ambos libros de “Don Quijote” y es patrocinado por universidades varias de Carolina del Norte. El reto de la lectura maratónica es para leer en voz alta los dos partes de “Don Quijote” completamente, para un total de 2.400 minutos, o 40 horas completa, dentro una semana. La lectura maratónica ocurrirá los días de 18–22 de

abril dentro de las horas normales en la semana laboral y va a cambiara de lugar cada día.

La lectura maratónica anima a todos a venir y escuchar o contribuir a la lectura en cualquier idioma que se prefiera.

“Tuve cuidado para no hacer este festival solamente para los hispanos sino para hacerlo más grande que eso,” dijo Osuba.

“Este es un libro global, no solamente un libro español.

Quiero dar la oportunidad a todos a disfrutarlo en cualquier idioma que sea más cómodo para ellos, ya que es uno de los libros más traducidos del mundo.”

Villa-Garcia dijo que quiere que sus estudiantes asistan la lectura porque cree que “será una buena oportunidad para ver Cervantes afuera de la clase.”

“Espero que personas recuerden la sátira y el humor del libro mientras asistan la lectura maratónica,” dijo Villa-Garcia.

“Simplemente la idea de un

hombre viejo en el carácter de un caballero montando su caballo cojo para ir en las aventuras en una de las partes menos interesantes de España es algo gracioso” Según Osuba, él “no puede pensar en otra mejor manera para terminar el festival que una lectura maratónica.” Él dijo que aunque no va a organizar un festival de siete meses en un futuro pronto, él espera continuar la lectura maratónica anualmente en una conmemoración continua de “Don Quijote” de Cervantes.

Alt Box: En el 18 de abril, la lectura estará en UNCChapel Hill, en el 19 estará en Gardner-Webb University y Lenior-Rhyne University, en el 20 estará en Queens University of Charlotte, en el 21 estará en Duke University y Elon University y la lectura concluirá en el 22 en NC State y Meredith College.

The Latin America Project recauda fondos para vidas mejores Paola Guadarrama Corrresponsal

Cuando Anyesica Alvarado y Deborah Van Ham tomaron la clase de Nicholas Robins, Latinoamérica hasta 1826, ellas pensaban que solamente aprenderían sobre la historia latinoamericana. Poco sabían que usarían esta clase como un vehículo para empezar su nueva organización de captación de fondos, the Latin America Project.

Alvarado, una estudiante de tercer año estudiando comunicación, y Van Ham, una estudiante de cuarto año estudiando liderazgo en el sector público, empezaron LAP este enero.

LAP es una organización que se une a estudiantes y Raleigh y ayudar a latinoamericanos.

Aunque la organización acabo de empezar este enero, ya tiene 18 miembros, según Van Ham. “Me encanta estar en LAP “, dijo Van Ham . “Es muy emocionante estar alrededor de todos y ver como empiezan a desarrollarse las ideas . “ El club se enfoca en recaudar fondos específicamente para dos organizaciones sin fines de lucros en Latinoamérica, Help Hunca y Proyecto Bienestar.

“Nuestra meta es para ayudar a las comunidades mejorar sí mismos,” dijo Van Ham. “Nos gustaría pensar que somos una organización que trabaja en fortalecer estas comunidades a través de acción.”

Robins es el director de Help Huanca, un iniativo que asiste a los residentes en Huancavelica, Perú a hacer reparaciones a sus hogares. Según Van Ham, Alvarado, la presidente de la organización, estuvo inspirada al escuchar de la organización y decidió que quería hacer algo para ayudar.

Robins vio una necesidad para Help

Huanca porque la ciudad tiene altos niveles de mercurio debido a la historia de extracción de plata que ha ocurrido desde el siglo 18.

Muchos de los hogares en Huancavelica están contaminados, y reparaciones cuestan aproximadamente 1,200 dólares. Van Ham dijo que los residentes en estos hogares sufren de casos graves de salud porque el mercurio entra sus pulmones y sistemas de sangre cuando lo respiran.

Van Ham, por otro lado, tiene una práctica con Proyecto Bienestar como la coordinadora de captación de fondos. Esta organización sin fines de lucro se enfoca en trabajar con mujeres en Saltillo, México para proporcionarles los conocimientos sobre cómo desarrollar un negocio.

También la organización da becas pequeñas a mujeres mexicanas que quieren empezar su propio negocio, según Van Ham. “La mayoría de las mujeres en los sitios tienen algún tipo de negocio informal,” dijo Julia Sherman, la secretaría de LAP y una estudiante de segundo año estudiando estudios internacionales. “Entonces nosotros queremos darles los recursos que son necesarios para desarrollar y establecer sus negocios.”

Sherman dijo que sus experiencias en la organización de LAP han sido muy beneficiosas para ella. Dijo que siente bien al ayudar y dar a otros con bajos recursos.

“Me hace sentir bien saber que lo que estoy haciendo en esta organización ayudará a personas que no tienen acceso a los recursos necesarios para mejorar su nivel de vida,” dijo Sherman. “Es una gran sensación saber que los fondos que recaudamos directamente mejoraran la vida de estas personas necesitadas.”

Entonces, los dos estudiantes decidieron crear una organización de NC State que recaudaría fondos para dar las dos organizaciones sin fines de lucro latinoamericanas.

Van Ham dijo que su meta general de LAP es recaudar 10.000 dólares cada año para cada organización.

Sin embargo, porque solamente es el primer semestre como una organización en NC State, Van Ham dijo que su meta es recaudar tanto dinero que pueden, y está esperando para aproximadamente 2.000 y 2.400 dólares.

Para recaudar fondos, LAP está teniendo diferentes eventos este semestre. El primer evento fue una venta de pasteles en el Brickyard en febrero, y Van Ham dijo que LAP planea tener otra en el zaguán de Talley el 9 de marzo desde 9–11:30 en la mañana.

El evento más grande de captación de fondos es una danza se llama, “Ven como eres (en 10 años).” Va a ocurrir en Talley el 23 de abril, y las entradas cuestan 10 dólares. Van Ham dijo que se puede comparar entradas en las reuniones, eventos y correo electrónico de LAP. Ella dijo que será muy divertido y tiene un mensaje importante también.

“Para las mujeres en México y las familias de Perú, sus vidas serán lo que van a ser; no tiene una elección para cambiar su destino,” dijo Van Ham. “Diez años de ahora, ellos estarán en el mismo camino que ya estaba 10 años pasados. Y nosotros [como estudiantes de EE.UU] tiene la habilidad. Yo quiero empujar la importancia de usar sus oportunidades inteligentemente.

Van Ham dijo que el reto más grande hasta ahora ha sido publicar su nombre. Aunque ya ha aproximadamente 18 miembros de LAP, Van

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Una organización sin fines de lucro para que LAP recauda fondos es Help Huanca, una o se basa en Huancavelica, Perú. Help Huanca es un iniciativo para ayudar a los residentes en Huancavelica a hacer reparaciones a sus hogares.

Ham dijo que solamente 8 están muy activos en el club. Dijo que la organización está trabajando obtener más miembros activos.

“Debido a que somos una organización nueva, no tenemos lo que nuestro profesor llama “reputación entre la comunidad”, Van Ham dijo.

“No somos reconocidos y nuestro nombre tampoco es asociado a nada debido a que somos una organización que está comenzando. Ha sido difícil encontrar miembros que deseen participar activamente.”

En el futuro, LAP desea ayudar a diferentes organizaciones en Latinoamérica que apoyan el desarrollo de comunidades con bajos recursos.

El club planea organizar viajes anuales a ambos Saltillo, México y Huancavelica, Perú el próximo año, en el cual estudiantes de NC State trabajarán directamente con las organizaciones en Latinoamérica.

Van Ham ira a Saltillo, México a

visitar a el Proyecto Bienestar durante sus vacaciones de primavera. Su meta será crear un video corto en donde entrevistará a las mujeres involucradas en el programa.

“Mi objetivo es averiguar a través de la mujer, (1) ¿Cómo Bienestar Proyecto les ha ayudado en sus vidas, y (2) ¿qué tipo de cambios o mejoras se pueden hacer,” dijo Van Ham. “Una pregunta muy importante es ‘¿Si le pudieran decir cualquier cosa a un estudiante universitario de EE.UU, que sería?’”

Ambos Van Ham y Sherman dijeron que están disfrutando de la organización, y que esperan que su afiliación y recaudación de fondos crezcan a lo largo del semestre para lograr hacer un “impacto viable en Latinoamérica.”

La próxima reunión del club LAP será el 22 de marzo a las seis de la tarde en Ricks Hall cuarto 105, todos son bienvenidos.

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Seven-month festival celebrates 400 years of ‘Don Quixote’ Caitlin Neal Staff Writer

Since 2003, North Carolina artist Rafael A. Osuba has dreamed of organizing a festival in honor of the 400th anniversary of what he considers one of the world’s greatest books of all time, “Don Quixote.” Osuba has had a few setbacks along the way, but after a decade or so of planning, he was finally able to create a seven-month festival to commemorate the novel.

Fully titled “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha,” the two volumes

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra of Spain were published in 1605 and 1615 and are known as “Don Quixote” together. The novel is a story of Don Quixote, an old man who envisions himself as a knight and goes on fantasyled adventures with his realist sidekick Sancho Panza.

The festival, which started in September and ends in April, has been successful, but it required long-term planning. Osuba said he tried organizing the festival in 2005 with the 400th anniversary of the first volume of Don Quixote. According to Osuba, the festival did not come to fruition due to the constraints of time and people that were available during the week he planned for the festival to happen.

“In a way, the festival started mirroring the book itself just as Don Quixote tries to accomplish his big dreams,” Osuba said. “It was a good thing that Cervantes wrote two books because I still had the burning and yearning to create a festival. I started planning again in 2011 for the second book’s 400th anniversary in 2015, and this time I had feedback.”

Osuba’s “I am Quixote” festival finally became a reality in 2015 on the birth date of Cervantes, Sept. 29 and will be ending next month on

April 23, on the date of the writer’s death. According to the festival’s website, its purpose is to celebrate and recognize “Don Quixote” through artistic creations in the Spanish language.

The festival has had over 133 events across the state of North Carolina with over 40 collaborators, according to Osuba.

“One of the things that makes me proud is that, to date, there hasn’t been a festival with so many collaborators statewide with different types of events of one single theme,” Osuba said.

Most of the events of the festival occur in the Triangle; however, many are also take place in Wilmington, Charlotte, Greensboro and Fayetteville. The genres of the events include visual arts, literature, opera, music, dance, theatre, film, gastronomy and academics.

The events have included an art exhibit related to the themes of the novel, worldrenowned scholars such as a Cervantes expert from Cuba, Roberto González Echevarría, a food experience at Latin Quarters Restaurant and a Master Pete’s puppet show.

The festival has also included a concert of the Triangle Youth Philharmonic debuting an original score for the festival, the participation in the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival and exhibits at the North Carolina History Museum, to name just a few.

The festival campaign started from the question “I am Quixote, are you?” which, according to Osuba, was in the hope that people would find the dreamer within themselves that embodies the ever-aspiring character of Don Quixote.

“The message [of the festival] is to dream big,” Osuba said. “If you can dream the impossible dream, it can happen.”

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One of the events of the seven-month festival to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the novel “Don Quixote” was a dining experience at Latin Quarters Restaurant and Bar on Oct. 9 and was called a “Quixotic Night.” Beyond celebrating the literary work, the night featured a “culinary delight” and live music from international musical artists The Henry Linarez Trio.

Kay Villa-Garcia, NC State professor of Spanish literature of medieval and early modern Spain, said the novel “Don Quixote” had so much influence on its time when it was published and that it still continues to influence literature today. “‘Don Quixote’ had so much effect on literature that hadn’t appeared yet in its time,” Villa-Garcia said.

“People used it as an example to follow, as it is known as the father of the modern novel. There is so much buried in there: narration, relationships, humor and satire.

Cervantes showed that one doesn’t have to go to a university to be a great writer but can have the life experiences that relate into really good literature.”

Although the festival is in its final two months, the events continue to welcome everyone in commemorating “Don Quixote” and Cer-

vantes. According to Osuba, he is looking forward to the upcoming performances of Crispín d’Olot, a worldrenowned troubadour from Spain who specializes in reciting medieval Spanish literature. d’Olot’s performance titled “The Reason of the Unreason” is premiering at UNCWilmington on March 1 and will be showing in the Cary Arts Center on March 5.

The final event of the entire festival will be a marathon reading of both books of “Don Quixote” and is being hosted by various North Carolina universities. The challenge of the marathon is to read aloud the two complete parts of “Don Quixote,” for a total of 2,400 minutes, or 40 complete hours, throughout a week. The marathon reading will take place April 18–22 within the hours of a normal work week and will change location each day. The mara-

thon reading encourages all to come and listen or to contribute reading in whichever language they prefer.

“I was careful not to make this festival solely Hispanic but to make it bigger than that,” Osuba said. “This is a global book, not just a Spanish book. I want to give this opportunity for everyone to enjoy it in whichever language is comfortable for them as it is one of the most translated books in the world.”

Villa-Garcia said she is encouraging her students to attend the reading as she believes it “will be a great opportunity to view Cervantes outside the classroom.”

“I hope people remember the satire and humor of the book while at the marathon reading,” Villa-Garcia said.

“Just the principle of an old man in the persona of a knight riding his lame horse to go on adventures around one of the least interesting

parts of Spain is humorous.”

Osuba said he “can’t think of a better way to end the festival than a marathon reading.” He said that although he probably won’t be organizing the seven-month festival again anytime soon, he hopes to continue the marathon reading annually in continuous commemoration of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.”

To view the event calendar visit: http://iamquixote.com/ el-quixote-festival-eventscalendar/ Alt box: On April 18, the reading will be at UNC-Chapel Hill, on April 19 it will take place at Gardner-Webb University and Lenoir-Rhyne University, on April 20 it will be at Queen’s University of Charlotte, on April 21 it be at Duke University and Elon University and the reading will end on April 22 at NC State and Meredith College.

The Latin America Project fundraises for better lives Paola Guadarrama Correspondent

When Anyesica Alvarado and Deborah Van Ham took Professor Nicholas Robins’ class, Latin America to 1826, they thought they would only be learning about Latin American history. Little did they know they would use this course as a vehicle to start their new fundraising organization, the Latin America Project.

A lvarado, a junior study ing communication, and Van Ham, a senior studying leadership in the public sector, started LAP in January. LAP is an organization that unites students at NC State and Raleigh and assists Latin Americans with limited resources.

Although the organization was just founded in January, the club already has a total of 18 members, according to Van Ham. “I love being in LAP,” Van Ham said. “It’s so invigorating being around everybody and watching everybody come up with these ideas.”

The club focuses on raising funds specifically for two nonprofit organizations in Latin America, Help Huanca and Proyecto Bienestar (or Project Well-being.)

“Our goal is to help communities better themselves,” Van Ham said. “We kind of like to see ourselves as a community-building organization in action.”

Robins is t he director a nd founder of Help Huanca, an initiative that helps residents in Huancavelica, Peru, reconstruct their homes. According to Van Ham,

Alvarado, the president of the organization, was excited about this nonprofit and wanted to do something to help.

Robins saw a need for Help Huanca because the city has high levels of mercury from its history of silver mining extraction since the 18th century.

Most of the homes in Huancavelica are contaminated, and repairs cost about $1,200 per home. Van Ham said residents in these homes suffer from complicated health issues, as the mercury goes straight into their lungs and blood streams when they inhale it.

Van Ham, on the other hand, has an internship with Proyecto Bienestar. This nonprofit focuses on providing women in Saltillo, Mexico, with business knowledge and skills, and it offers microgrants to Mexican women who want to start their own businesses and help their community, according to Van Ham. “The majority of the women in these sites have some type of informal business,” said Julia Sherman, secretary of LAP and a sophomore studying international relations.

“So we want to give them the resources that are necessary for the growth and establishment of their businesses.”

Sherman said her experiences with the organization LAP have been really beneficial for her.

“It makes me feel good to know that what I am doing in this organization will help people that do not have access to the resources needed to improve their living standards, “ Sherman said. “It’s

a great feeling to know that the funds we raise will directly improve the lives of these people in need. “ Van Ham said the ultimate goal of LAP is to raise $10,000 a year for each nonprofit. However, since this is only its first semester as an organization, Van Ham said their goal is to raise as much money as they can, hopefully about $2,000 to $2,400.

To raise funds, LAP is holding several different fundraising events. The first event was a bake sale in the Brickyard, and Van Ham said LAP plans to hold another in the Talley Lobby on March 9 from 9 – 11:30 a.m.

The biggest fundraising event LAP will have is a dance event called, “Come As You Are (in 10 Years),” in Talley on April 23.

Tickets are $10, available at LAP’s meetings and fundraising events, and through its email. Van Ham said it will be a fun event and has an important message as well.

“For the women in Mexico and the families in Peru, their lives are going to be what they’re going to be; they don’t have a choice to alter their destiny,” Van Ham said.

“Ten years from now, they’re going to be on the same track that they were on 10 years ago. And we [as students in the U.S.] do have that ability. I really want to press upon people the importance of using your opportunities wisely.”

Van Ham said LAP’s biggest challenge so far has been getting the word out. Although there are about 18 members of LAP, only about eight of them are very ac-

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The Latin America Project raises funds for a nonprofit organization called Proyecto Bienestar, or Project Wellbeing, located in Saltillo, Mexico, for women who want to create businesses and give back to their community.

tive. The organization is actively seeking new members.

“Because we’re a brand new organization, we don’t have a lot of what my instructor calls ‘street credibility,’” Van Ham said. “We’re not well known, and our name isn’t synonymous with any thing because we’re brand new. We’re having a lot of trouble finding members that want to be actively involved.”

In the future, LAP desires to help different organizations in Latin America that support the development of communities with limited resources. The club also plans to organize annual trips both Saltillo and Huancavelica each school year. Members of LAP will have the opportunity to go on a service trip to Peru during winter break and Mexico during spring break to work onsite with the organizations

in Latin America.

Van Ham is going to Saltillo to visit Proyecto Bienestar during spring break to interview the women involved in the program and to create a short video.

“My goal is to find out from the women, (1) how Proyecto Bienestar has helped their lives, and (2) what kind of changes or improvements can be done,” Van Ham said. “And one really important question, ‘If you could say anything to a U.S. university student, what would it be?’”

Both Van Ham and Sherman said they are enjoying the organization, and they hope their membership and fundraising will grow throughout the semester to make a “viable impact in Latin America.”

The next club meeting is March 22 at 6 p.m. in Ricks Hall, Room 105, and all are welcome.

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myriad ways. His quickness gives him the ability to get to the basket, and once he’s there, he has a knack for getting the ball into the basket regardless of what type of spin he has to put on it or who’s in his way.

These abilities are why some refer to him as a one-man fast break. He also has the Russell Westbrook-like ability to stop on a dime and make a mid-range jumper. Lastly, Barber’s off-season work has resulted in an improved 3-point shot of which he shoots 35.4 percent (best on his team, min. 50 attempts).

Some may ask, “Aren’t all these points just proving Barber to be a ball hog?”

That statement couldn’t be more false.

The high-scoring point guard averages 4.3 assists per game, tied for seventh in the conference. The 6-foot-2-inch Barber also averages 4.6 rebounds per game, good for fifth on the team.

These averages of 23.2 points, 4.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds are impressive considering that in ACC men’s bas-

ketball history, only two players have had seasons in which they’ve averaged at least 22 points, 4.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds. With aabove average assist outputs in the final games, Barber will join the club.

All of these things considered, Barber has a great case for ACC Player of the Year. His numbers and value to his team outweigh Johnson’s 16.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, Allen’s 20.9 points, 4.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game and Brogdon’s 18.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Though these other players are the best players on their respective AP Top-25 teams, as previously stated, the award is meant for the most outstanding player.

Some recent ACC POY winners who were on teams that were less than spectacular include Warren in 2014 (22-14) and Virginia Tech guard Erik Green in 2013 (13-19).

The Pack has two regular season games left and will try to extend its season in the ACC tournament. The ACC POY award will be announced in early March, and if Barber continues to play the way he has, then he has earned it.

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In the 1,650 free, Ipsen took home his second-straight ACC title in this event with a time of 14:44.96. Junior Adam Linker placed second with a time of 14:51.47.

The Pack got its second podium sweep of the contest in the 100 free, where Held, Bilis and Dahl took the top spots. Held’s first place time of 41.69 posted a new school, conference and ACC meet record. Bilis got second with a time of 42.16, and

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deniable toward reaching a regional.

“It’s almost like the extra credit, and if you get the extra credit, when it comes time to make the regional, the extra credit is going to bump you up in that regional,” Knizner said.

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Dahl took third with a mark of 42.85.

In the 200 backstroke, Stuart stopped the clock at 1:39.58 to place second and Ress took home third with a time of 1:40.57. Both performances were career-best times for the swimmers.

In the 200 butterfly, McCurdy earned his second championship title of his career, with a time of 1:41.42, which set a new school, conference and ACC meet record.

The men’s swimming and diving team secured its second-straight ACC Championship title, marking the 26th victory in NC State history.

This win also marks the first time in 34 years that the program has earned back-to-back titles.

“This was a big stepping stone for us,” Holloway said. “We wanted to prove ourselves again and come back and defend our title, and these guys were focused. They were focused all meet long.”

The Wolfpack prepares for the NCAA Championships in March, where it is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation and now awaits the final selections for the men’s and women’s championships.

“Winning these midweek games is good to keep the RPI and stuff like that up so when we go into postseason time we’re in a good place.”

Piedmonte and junior righthander Cory Wilder will each get a start in the mid-week games and, although the coaching staff hasn’t announced who will start on what day, my money is on Piedmonte on Tuesday and Wilder on Wednesday.

Avent also hinted at the possibility of DeJuneas making an appearance in the field and the team trying to get a look at redshirt junior Karl Keglovits this week as well.

Either way the team chooses to play it, it should be two wins for the Wolfpack against in-state foes before it sets its sights on next weekend’s Irish Classic.

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CLUB SPOTLIGHT Matthew Simpson Correspondent The NC State club baseball team is looking forward to another successful season this year, as 17 players on its 28-man roster are returning players.

Last season, the Wolfpack went 17-8 with a 9-5 record in conference play, finishing second to rival East Carolina University. Since joining the National Club Baseball Association in 2001, NC State has made five World Series appearances, won seven conference titles and finished second in the nation in the 2004 season. Avery Woolard, a senior studying mechanical engineering, has been a part of the club baseball team for three years and is the current president of the club.

“The big thing about our team that’s different than theirs is, I’d say ours is really student-led,” Woolard said. “ECU’s got a coaching staff.”

He also mentioned that ECU’s team has a much larger roster, which is perhaps a reason to be even more proud of NC State’s accomplishments.

NC State plays in the Mid-Atlantic South Conference of the NCBA, along with ECU, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Wilmington and Appalachian State, along with a number of nonconference games as well. Woolard and his fellow officers are responsible for scheduling the team’s games on their own.

“You have to contact all teams pretty much a season in advance and plan out next year’s schedule,” Woolard said.

Balancing school work with club sports can be a challenge, but planning ahead and getting help from teammates is the key to success.

“It might take an hour or two out of the week then, but it will save you a bunch of time down the road,” Woolard said. “But I also have three other officers that help me out a lot, and I couldn’t do it without them.”

The team’s record is 4-4 so far this season. It had a rough start against Wake Tech Community College, losing all four of its first games to the Eagles. Woolard attributed it mainly to a shaky pitching game that allowed too many walks and obviously not earning enough runs.

However, the team turned it around this past weekend, notching four wins in back-to -back doubleheaders against Virginia Commonwealth and Craven Community College, respectively. In the victories, the Pack fixed its previous problems.

“The pitching was awesome, and we scored 41 runs compared to our opponents’ five runs,” Woolard said.

The team takes on Clemson this coming weekend in a seven-inning doubleheader on Saturday and a nine-inning game that will be played Sunday. It has its sights set on the ultimate prize this season, with hopes of winning the national championship.

For Woolard, though, there is more to baseball than just winning games, as his favorite parts of the game are the competitiveness and camaraderie.

Woolard also said the team tries to give back to the community whenever possible by volunteering with the Miracle League of Cary and helping Raleigh Parks and Rec with its youth tryouts.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Baseball vs UNCGreensboro 4 p.m.

Men’s basketball vs Boston college 9 p.m.

Women’s basketball vs ACC Tournament Second Round 8 p.m.

Baseball vs UNCWilmington 3 p.m.

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Wolfpack wins ACC Tournament Rachel Clark Correspondent

This past weekend in Greensboro, the Wolfpack men’s swimming and diving team broke 19 records, made the podium 24 times, took home 11 gold medals and secured its secondstraight ACC Championship title.

On the first day of the competition, the Pack started strong, taking home gold in the 200 medley relay. The team of sophomore Hennessey Stuart, junior Derek Hren, senior Simonas Bilis and sophomore Ryan Held won the event with a time of 1:23.19, which broke the school, conference and ACC meet records.

“Having that mini-team within the team is nerve-wracking,” Hren said.

“Knowing that you have three other guys with you that you know will go fast, you’ve got to step up and bring your A-game the entire way.”

Finishing off the day, the squad of Held, Bilis, freshman Justin Ress and junior Soren Dahl took home gold in the 800 freestyle relay with an ACC meet record time of 6:12.76. This performance stands as the fastest time in the country. “[Wednesday] was a strong start for us,” head coach Braden Holloway said. “I’m proud of our guys for coming out ready to compete. There was a lot of energy on the deck and a lot of excitement in the pool tonight.”

On Day Two of the competition, the Wolfpack dominated, getting its

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NC State’s men’s swimming and diving team won its second-straight ACC Championship on Saturday. This was the team’s 26th win in program history.

third-straight win in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Held, Bilis, junior Joe Bonk and junior Andreas Schiellerup posted a time of 1:15.65, which stands as the top time in the country.

In the 500 free, sophomore Anton Ipsen took home his second-straight ACC title with a time of 4:14.53.

“Actually, before the races, I was really nervous,” Ipsen said. “I wanted to win so badly for the team that it drove me to do even more than I could’ve done for just myself.”

In the 50 free, Held took the title with a time of 18.92 and Bilis took second place with a time of 18.94. Both of the swimmers topped the previous ACC meet record.

Dahl took home second in the 200 individual medley, posting a schoolrecord time of 1:42.50, while Ress

took fifth with a time of 1:44.52.

On Day Three of the competition, the Wolfpack continued to shine, with the 400 medley relay team of Stuart, Hren, Dahl and Bonk taking home second with a time of 3:06.25.

In the 400 individual medley, senior Christian McCurdy achieved a time of 3:44.06. He was followed by his teammate senior Austin Snyder who took fourth with a career-best mark of 3:44.39.

In the 200 free, NC State swept up at the podium for a second-straight year in a row, taking home the top three spots. Bilis earned his second-straight title in the event with a school-record time of 1:32.46. Dahl took second with a mark of 1:32.88, and Held took third with a time of 1:32.97.

In the 100 breaststroke, Hren

snagged his first conference title with a mark of 52.57 to break the school record.

In the 100 backstroke, Schiellerup took home second with a mark of 45.87 and teammate Stuart took third with a time of 45.92.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen momentum in a swim meet like I’ve seen [Friday],” Holloway said. “Just the energy and the passion on the side, it was a lot of fun.”

On the final day of the competition, the 400 freestyle relay team of Bilis, Held, Bonk and Dahl took home gold and broke the ACC meet record with a time of 2:48.52. This win marks the fourth-straight time NC State has won the event title.

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COMMENTARY

Why Cat Barber should be the ACC POY Mitchell Davis Correspondent

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Junior guard Cat Barber drives toward the basket for a tough layup in the first half of the game versus Clemson. Barber finished with eight points on 1-of-12 shooting, including five assists and three rebounds. The NC State Wolfpack beat the Clemson Tigers in a close one, 77-74, at PNC Arena on Feb. 20.

Junior guard Cat Barber is having a spectacular season. Based off his play, he should be more than just considered for the ACC Player of the Year award — he should win it.

March is approaching, which means the time for the award to be announced is drawing near.

The award is meant to be given to the ACC’s most outstanding player, not to the best player on the best team in the ACC, as many assume. It was first presented in 1953 to former Wake Forest center Dickie Hemric and was most recently awarded to former Duke center Jahlil Okafor. Six former NC State players have won the award in eight different seasons since its creation.

Center Ronnie Shavlik won in 1956, guard Lou Pucillo in 1959, guard/forward David Thompson won three years in a row from

1973-1975, guard Rodney Monroe in 1991, guard Julius Hodge in 2004 and most recently forward T.J. Warren in 2014.

Barber is currently being considered for the award, but he is seldom discussed by the media.

He is consistently mentioned last by commentators when they speak about whom they would select.

Other current candidates for the award include UNC-Chapel Hill senior forward Brice Johnson, Duke sophomore guard Grayson Allen and Virginia redshirt senior guard Malcolm Brogdon.

The other candidates all have something in common: each of their teams are currently ranked in the AP Top 25. State is currently below .500 (14-15, 4-12 ACC), and because of this, Barber is receiving less attention than he deserves.

Despite his team’s record this season, Barber’s individual play should be enough for him to become the seventh NC State player to win the award.

Before mentioning scoring, passing or anything else, Barber’s time on the court must first be noted. The point guard leads the ACC and is second in the entire NCAA in minutes played per game with 38.6.

This means that everything he does on the court he does with less rest than anyone else in the conference and with less rest than all but one player in the league. Some would say that this extra time on the court gives him extra time to boost his numbers. Contrastly, very few players would be able to maintain high level play on only 1.4 minutes of rest a game.

Now to talk about his scoring.

Barber currently averages 23.2 points per game, which leads the ACC and puts him in seventh place in the NCAA. NC State averages 76.2 points per contest, meaning Barber scores about one-third of his team’s points. He does this in

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Three areas to watch after Wright State series The NC State baseball team earned two tough wins over the weekend against a highly underrated Wright State team. While most people will simply see the small school’s name and assume the Wolfpack should easily pull a sweep, the Christian Rowdy Raiders are Candeloro favorites to win the Staff Writer Horizon League in 2016 and have several players who will be drafted in the MLB Draft.

The Wolfpack looked like the top-25 team that many media outlets project them to be in the last two games of the series. The pitching and hitting finally came together to give the Wolfpack a complete performance for the first time all season. As the team prepares for two weekday series games, here are some quick hits about the team.

Pitching Staff After the Wolfpack pitching staff allowed 14 hits and 10 runs to Wright

State in the opening game of the series, the collective ERA of the staff ballooned to 6.40. The starters were badly underperforming, with only junior Joe O’Donnell advancing past the fifth inning in a start. The bullpen wasn’t performing much better.

“Starting pitching is going to have to pick it up a little bit,” head coach Elliott Avent said. “We’re playing about as good as we can offensively, but obviously we are gonna have to pick it up pitching wise.”

Two games later, the outlook for the team is trending upwards due to a couple of strong performances by sophomore Brian Brown on Saturday and O’Donnell again on Sunday.

Brown only lasted five innings but he only allowed three hits and one unearned run.

He was bailed by a strong bullpen performance by sophomore Cody Beckman, but he looked more like an ace than he did in his first start of the season.

The Wolfpack will be looking hard

at redshirt junior Johnny Piedmonte and Williamson to see who can take the open weekend rotation spot.

The bullpen has reliable arms in senior Will Gilbert and sophomore Tommy DeJuneas, but is still looking for reliable arms behind its two stalwarts.

Sophomore Evan Brabrand looked strong in his first outing of the season, but he allowed four runs in just one inning of work on Saturday. Beckman seems to be in the best shape to claim a role, but his sample size is small, making it hard to christen him a reliable bullpen arm.

Third Base With freshman Xavier LeGrant taking over at second base and not looking back, the only position still up for grabs is third base. Sophomore Evan Mendoza, a converted pitcher, made his first start at the hot corner on Saturday and not only earned his first career hit but went 3-4 and drove in a run. He again earned the nod from Avent on Sunday and went

1-3 with a run scored.

The job may still be up for grabs but Mendoza played very well over the weekend and definitely has made a better impression than sophomore Stephen Pitarra or senior Ryne Willard has in the early going. Time will continue to sort out this position battle and Pitarra and Willard will have opportunities to regain the upper hand.

Weekday Games The Wolfpack returns to action relatively quickly with two midweek games against in-state foes, facing UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday and UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday.

The Spartans are 6-1 after sweeping Binghamton over the weekend.

UNCW enters the game undefeated at 6-0.

Junior catcher Andrew Knizner noted that although the midweek games aren’t against big-name schools, the importance of winning them is un-

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