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IN BRIEF ‘Wicked’ composer protests HB2, prohibits NC showings
Stephen Schwartz, the Tony Award-winning composer of “Pippin,” “Godspell,” “Wicked,” “Working” and “The Magic Show” has prohibited companies in North Carolina from producing his shows. This act is part of Schwartz’s protest against the recently passed HB2, which has garnered controversy and criticism from both in-state and out-ofstate businesses. “I feel that it is very important that any state that passes such a law suffer economic and cultural consequences,” Schwartz said. Source: The Charlotte Observer
Historic IHOP to move to Stanhope
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The African Students Union kicked off the 46th annual Pan-Afrikan Week Saturday with “African Night: Black To Our Roots,” a showcase of African culture through music, dance and food. The event was held in the Talley Student Union Ballroom. This year’s Pan-Afrikan Week has the theme “Rooted,” which co-president of ASU Adaeze Egolum, a senior studying biochemistry, took to heart when planning the show. “When you’re in America and come from a different place, your culture kind of washes down because you
adapt to your surroundings,” Egolum said. “We’re just remembering where we came from and what our parents did.” The event began with a performance of African drums followed by a spoken word poem by Maya Angelou, recited by ASU members, highlighting the hardships that Africans face. Nigerian actor and comedian Mama Tobi hosted the show, which was based on a skit that followed the fictional engagement of Ogechi and Yonas, a young African couple. The story brought up a controversy that is common in African culture, marriage between East and West African families.
“We’re just remembering where we came from and what our parents did.” — Adaeze Egolum, senior studying biochmistry and co-president of ASU
Parts of the skit were interwoven between musical performances that included Mauta Brothers and multiple dance groups such as NC State’s Botewa Dance Team. Naomi Ejim, a freshman studying genetics and mem-
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ber of the Botewa Dance Team, played the role of the bride. “Those girls are my sisters; I really love them to death,” Ejim said. “We’ve been through everything together. Girls can be catty. We get mad at each other, but then we get over it and perform at our best.” The show also featured a fashion show of traditional African garments by Mike Lekwuwa, with MNL Designs to be worn on the day of Ogechi and Yonas’ wedding. Temini Ajayi, chair of Grow With Nigeria, a nonprofit organization that helps Nigerian students make in-
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Tonight, Director of Jazz studies Wes Parker will host a jazz trombone recital. The concert will feature members of the NC State faculty, as well other professionals. It will be held at 7 p.m. in Thompson Hall’s KennedyMcIlwee Studio Theatre. Source: Arts NC State
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Faculty to perform jazz recital tonight
Arts NC State is hosting a Student Art Sale Tuesday and Wednesday. The sale is from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. both days on the third floor of Talley Student Union, and all of the profits go to the student artists. Students may submit their original artwork today from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on the third floor of Talley Student Union. Rules on the artwork that can be submitted can be found at go.ncsu.edu/studentart. Source: Arts NC State
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The IHOP on Hillsborough Street is scheduled to close permanently before Saturday, with the new IHOP scheduled to open in the Stanhope building on Sunday. The IHOP has been on its .29-acre lot on Hillsborough Street since 1968, and its lot has a reported value of $554,000. Source: The News & Observer
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Charlize Evans competes in the junior’s fancy dance competition during the Native American Student Affairs’ 26th annual Pow-wow in Carmichael Gym on Saturday. A powwow is a social gathering where dances are performed. Public events such as this serve to expose non-Natives to the culture, dispel stereotypes, and spread knowledge about Native cultures and traditions.
Lebanese dance, music, food and art filled the Raleigh Town Plaza Saturday during the Triangle Lebanese American Center’s 18th annual Lebanese Festival. The festival informed attendees about Lebanese culture and shared Lebanese traditions. Bearta Al-Chacar, a coordinator of the event, was pleased with how the event turned out. Al-Chacar said it’s nice to see
their culture in a good light, rather than how it is usually portrayed in the media. “We’re just people who are very peaceful; we love to dance, we love to party, we love to eat, and that’s what most people don’t see, which is unfortunate,” Al-Chacar said. Imraan Paruk, an attendee, thought the festival was a success. “I don’t know too much about Lebanese culture, but the vibe here and the festival is definitely a positive and absolutely incredible energy,” Paruk
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Workshops talk engineering tools for boys and girls alike Randy Jaouhari Staff Writer
About 50 people gathered in the technology sandbox room in D.H. Hill Library to hear Sibel Deren Guler talk about her new invention, Teknikio. There, Guler explained her inspirations and what her invention does. Teknikio is a set of toolkits that helps children apply electronics to anything they may find interesting. Teknikio aims to not be gender biased. Guler made Teknikio because she thought traditional toolsets made for kids are biased with respect to gender, ignoring gender-neutrality. “W hat I rea lly decided I wanted to do was to inspire people to build t heir ow n toolboxes,” Guler said. “When I look at my desk in my studio or in grad-school, it’s covered with all of these different materials. And I think that’s what’s so interesting about the stuff we make, it’s all tied back to our experiences and the different materials we might have worked with before.” Guler began thinking about Teknikio when she went into
the toys section of a couple different stores. She noticed that toolkits and games in which kids put things together seemed more advanced in the boys’ section. Guler also noticed that the gendered toys seem to play a role in the career choices girls make later in life. Only 28 percent of engineering workers are women, according to a graph Guler presented, and many of those women don’t stay in their jobs more than 10 years after graduating. Af ter f inishing Teknikio, Guler held workshops to test the product and allowed students to sign up to try out the toolkit. Initially, her toolkit was only helping girls, but Guler wanted Teknikio to be equally targeted to all children. “I noticed when I was doing workshops at museums that there was this social issue, so if I was doing a sewing workshop and there were four girls already there, a little boy might be interested, but he might not sit down because he thinks it’s a girl thing,” Guler said. Events like this helped Guler
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Servers at the Mash House Brewing Co. tent pour beer samples for visitors at the World Beer Festival held at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds on Saturday. Mash House, based in Fayetteville, is one of over 40 North Carolina breweries featured in the NC Beer Garden at the event.
World Beer Fest brews interest on fairgrounds Gavin Stone Contributor
Thousands of beer buffs and beer enthusiasts came out to the World Beer Festival at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds Saturday to sample local brews as well as international varieties. There were around 250 different beers available, over half of which were produced by North Carolina-based breweries. North Carolina breweries have doubled in number since 2012, totaling 132 in December 2015, with many more in the planning stages, according to The Charlotte Observer. Some of the names from around Raleigh were on display Saturday, including Big Boss, Crank Arm, Carolina Brewery
and Raleigh Brewing, but for NC State student Matthew Vatcher and NC State alumnus Sean Rock, the best part was finding hidden gems, such as the Viking Fraoch Sour from a brewery based in Cornelius, North Carolina. “The Viking Fraoch Sour, from D9, is amazing. I’ve had this at least seven times,” said Rock, who graduated in December with a degree in civil engineering. “A lot of these breweries are in areas of North Carolina that you don’t normally go to; they’re in kind of quiet, secluded areas of North Carolina, and it’s nice to hear about these breweries that make good to great beer that come from areas of North Carolina that are not typical.”
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The fact that smaller markets are challenging some of the powerhouse cities is a good sign to Rock, who considers himself a casual fan of craft beer. “You hear about Raleigh, Asheville especially, Charlotte, those areas all the time, but it’s really nice to hear about [D9],” Rock said. “Cornelius is a very small town north of Charlotte — I haven’t heard about it personally, but it’s a great area to hear about.” Vatcher, a senior studying agriculture business management, settled on an Otra Vez made by Sierra Nevada Brewing, based in Mills River, North Carolina. But for Vatcher, a more experienced craft beer drinker, North Carolina beers don’t yet measure up to California Sours. “I would say in general to be honest [the NC beers] are subpar,” Vatcher said. “There’s a few styles of beer here that are decent, but overall they’re all right.” The craft beer industry in North Carolina is still relatively young, with the industry breaking its reliance on imported beers from places like Belgium, Germany and England after 2005’s Pop the Cap law went into effect. Nearly two and a half years of grassroots lobbying went toward en-
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formed choices about their careers, was one of the guest speakers. During the event, ASU presented a donation to Grow With Nigeria. The other guest speaker, Tsegga Medhin, founder and president of the Pearl Leadership Institute, spoke about STEM programs and empowering women and girls to emerge as leaders and succeed in those fields. Both of Medhin’s daughters graduated from NC State. “A lot of times you hear someone speak, and it can go in one ear and out the other, but I think what [Medhin] had to say stuck and people were motivated by it,” said Gift Coker, a senior studying bioprocessing sci-
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olin Beamer, a junior studying political science, claps in unison with the rest of the group during the weekly “What’s on the Table” meeting held in the African American Cultural Center in Witherspoon on Friday. “What’s on the Table” is described as a weekly “safe space” for faculty, staff and students to discuss a variety of issues on and off campus and is held every Friday afternoon from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The series of discussions was started last year by ambassadors of the African American Cultural Center and originally was attended by a range of 10–15 people but now sees an average weekly attendance of 25–30 people. When everyone went around in a circle explaining their opinions on the meetings, Donna Battle, counseling intern with the Cultural Center said, “These are the spaces that teach me to be human.” Beamer added, “It helps expand your thought process.” The meetings are open to everyone who is interested. At the end of each meeting everyone goes around in a “circle of gratitude” to express something they’re thankful for and something they’ll take away from the discussion, and finally there is a clap to spread energy and bring people together.
couraging North Carolina lawmakers to raise the alcohol limit on beer sold in the state from 6 percent to 15 percent, allowing the sale and creation of a full range of beer styles. Erik Lars Myers, president of the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild, told The Charlotte Observer that the industry has accounted for roughly 10,000 new jobs in that time span. Also at the event was a Beers Made By Walking display featuring the work of brewers who have reverted back to the basics of beer making: looking for ingredients growing around them to find new flavors beyond the standard malt, barley, water and yeast combinations. Eric Steen, who was inspired by the Norwegian term “friluftsliv” which means “free air living” or living a life that is close to nature, founded Beers Made By Walking in Colorado Springs in 2011. This idea, along with the traditions of Scottish brewers who used ingredients that grew in the wild, led him to take the practice nationally while also raising money for environmental nonprofits. This has led to new experimentation, according to David Wright, Colorado director for Beers Made by Walking. “Brewers have been using herbs and other native plants since the beginning of brewing, so it’s not neces-
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Thousands of visitors at the World Beer Festival sample beers from over 40 North Carolina breweries in the North Carolina Beer Garden on Saturday. The event featured over 250 different beers, presentations about how beer is made and the different styles, as well as live music.
sarily ‘new’; it’s more of a dedicated program that brings those place-based brewers together in one spot,” Wright said. “The people here don’t know what they’re going to brew before they go walk; they just let the walk dictate
ence and co-president of ASU. The show culminated in a celebration at the wedding of Ogechi and Yonas where all the participants of the show came together on stage to appreciate their similar, yet varying, African cultures. Later, the audience had a taste of African cuisine at the postshow reception. “This year, there’s a spirit of camaraderie,” Egolum said. “All of the executive board members have sat down to come together to support one another. Each year has been individualized and now we want to bring it all together.” Pan-Afrikan Week lasts through Saturday, with more than 20 events hosted by various black student campus organizations. Some of the events include a gospel concert, a step show and a TUFFtalk by Johnathan Butler.
without discriminating. “I didn’t want to impose this feeling of [Teknikio] being girlsonly, I just wanted it to be accessible and inviting to girls as well,” Guler said. Rosalynn Phan, a first-year student studying biochemistry, attended Guler’s event to hear about her new invention and the gender
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said. “Also, the people here are friendly, and I had the ability to talk to some of them, and they’re very open to understanding new cultures and learning. I am also still learning.” WNCN evening anchor Sean Maroney and Al-Chacar took turns introducing performers to the stage. Lebanese dancers of all ages performed a Lebanese-style dance known as “Dabke” on stage. Belly dancers also performed a couple of dances of their own. The event also featured a perfor-
issues within the engineering and science education fields. “When I grew up, I was handed an electronics kit, and it didn’t have a little boy or a little girl on the cover, and I’m not sure that affected me personally,” Phan said. “But I do know that I loved that kit, and it was something that I owned, not something I would
ginger found in Durant Nature Park. Another, Bull City Ciderworks, made a Christmas tree-infused cider (with a citrus finish) called Spruce Bringsteen, using Christmas trees found on a hike in West Jefferson, North Carolina.
what they brew.” One of the innovations from this method of brewing is Raleigh-based Compass Rose Brewery, which brewed its beer with a native blue agave cactus, mostly used in tequila, mixed with mance from NC State a cappella group Ladies in Red, who performed songs by Tori Kelly, Carrie Underwood and more. This was the group’s fourth appearance at the festival. Attendees also gathered to watch the tabouli contest, where four different groups competed to see who could make the best tabouli, which is a Lebanese salad that consists of parsley, tomatoes, onions and bulgur. In addition to spreading culture, the festival is an opportunity for Lebanese businesses to gain customers and publicity by giving away Lebanese and Mediterranean products. Lebanese businesses sold merchandise, shirts, food and hookah.
have to borrow from my guy friends.” Teknikio is mainly sold to educators and museums in order to help them teach younger kids with gender-neutral tools. However, the product is not sold in many toy stores because that would require Guler to take materials out of the kit in order to meet safety
The festival’s food included gyros and manoosha, which are pastries with meat, different types of cheese and herbs. Desserts included qatayef and kunafah, which is a combination of cream, butter, cheese and sugar. Last year more than 7,500 people attended the event throughout the day, and Al-Chacar was hoping that this event would draw more people than last year’s. Though the official count hasn’t been released, thousands attended the event to learn more about Lebanese culture. Funds raised from items sold at the event helped organizers rent out the stage and support the event in the coming years.
requirements. Guler hopes to continue expanding her gender neutral toolkit by adding new materials for kids to use.
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Chandon Locklear performs a traditional dance during the Native American Student Affairs’ 26th annual Pow-wow in Carmichael Gym on Saturday. A powwow is a social gathering where dances are performed. Public events such as this serve to expose non-Native to the culture, dispel stereotypes, and increase awareness of Native cultures and traditions.
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Members of the Queen City Ishaare dance team perform in Oak City Revolution, a Bollywood Fusion dance competition held in Stewart Theatre at Talley Student Union on Saturday. The competition featured eight competitive dance teams from all over the Eastern United States, as well as a few exhibition acts. All proceeds from the event go to Pratham USA and Teaching for Tomorrow, organizations that provide education to children in impoverished areas around the world.
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Emmet and Wyldstyle from “The LEGO Movie” are positioned in a crowd of characters in one of the various fan creations featured at BrickUniverse. BrickUniverse is a LEGO convention that tours across the country, attracting fans of all ages. BrickUniverse was held in the Raleigh Convention Center on South Salisbury Street Saturday and Sunday.
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Children and their parents get in a giant blow-up area in order to play with Duplo, the larger LEGO box. The BrickUniverse Raleigh LEGO Fan Convention attracted patrons of all ages to enjoy LEGO-based shops, exhibits and activities on Saturday and Sunday at the Raleigh Convention Center.
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Rangeela from the University of Alabama performs at Oak City Revolution. The Bollywood Fusion dance competition took place in Stewart Theatre on Saturday. The money raised from the event benefits Pratham USA and Teaching for Tomorrow. 76130
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n March 23, UNC-Chapel Hill and the Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy severed their ties. The official statement claims that under the new Board of Governors regulations, the institute would have to make drastic changes to align more closely with the university’s interests, even t houg h t he recent U NC campus review praised the Hunt Institute’s accomplishments. The institute was founded by former governor of North Katherine Carolina James B. Hunt Jr. Waller and officially became part Staff Columnist of UNC-CH in 2008. The Hunt Institute has worked toward improvements in state public education and has national recognition as an institute where state leaders convene to learn about educational policy issues. The Hunt Institute’s goals certainly seem to align with the UNC System’s mission, which is “to discover, create, transmit and apply knowledge to address the needs of individuals and society.” This mission also, as directly quoted from the BOG’s website, is to “impart the skills necessary for individuals to lead responsible, productive, and personally satisfying lives; through research, scholarship, and creative activities, which advance knowledge and enhance the educational process; and through public service, which contributes to the solution of societal problems and enriches the quality of life in the State.” Additionally, while reading the strategic planning brochure, which summarizes goals through the year 2018, I saw that the BOG wants to create a system of great North Carolina schools, from providing excellent secondary education to putting highly trained teachers back into the public school system. If this is truly the case, the BOG logically should be investing more into educational leadership and policy instead of illogically insisting that the Hunt Institute’s interests are not in harmony with UNC. Following the highly politicized appointment of Margaret Spellings, president of the BOG, earlier this year and the elimination of three centers for poverty, biodiversity and voter engagement last year, it has become clear to me that the UNC System is losing sight of its mission. Of course, ideological disputes are to blame. Many are quick to claim the severance of these centers is due to their association with liberal leaders — first Jim Hunt, a well-known democrat, and Gene Nichol, the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity director, who was outspo-
ken against the BOG’s hardline Republican leadership. Leaders have been quick to condemn the political attempts to reshape the university system to fit a more conservative image. In response to the elimination of funding to the poverty center at UNC-CH, Adrienne Harreveld, a research coordinator at the center, stated in the Duke Chronicle, “I’m terrified for what this means for academic freedom. It seems to me that the state is sending a message that academic freedom is only meant for the private sphere. This is entirely contradictory to the purpose of higher education.” Nichol wrote, “An ill wind blows across the UNC System. Its chill does not go unnoticed, as faculty members alter their research agendas and temper their investigations. The members of the Board of Governors have demonstrated unfitness for their high office. Their actions represent a profound, partisan, and breathtakingly shortsighted abuse of power.” Jarvis Hall, director of the recently shut down Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change, stated that these decisions go against the Board’s own policies and cited the UNC Policy Manual 400.5[R], which invests each individual campus with the authority to “authorize establishment and discontinuation of institutional centers and institutes.” Reading through the Board’s policy manual myself, I found even more incriminating evidence that the BOG is failing to respect its own policies. Policy 200.1 states, “The Board of Governors seeks at all times to be fair and impartial in carrying out its responsibilities and tries to avoid even the appearance of partiality or undue inf luence.” The partiality at play in the political battles at the top of the UNC System is extraordinarily transparent. The fact that centers have done good work and research for important causes doesn’t seem to matter, nor do the policies that are meant to police the power of the BOG and support the mission of our system of universities. Petty politics deserve no place in higher learning. The censorship of ideas is counterproductive to the purpose of education. The BOG needs to respect the rights of universities to make decisions about the centers and institutes affiliated with them. While the Hunt Institute will carry on independently and with a more ambitious agenda, our university system would be stronger affiliated with the Hunt Institute. The BOG has not been consistent with its mission and needs to stop short-changing the students, faculty and even the state that it directly affects.
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n Feb. 13, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia died, leaving a vacancy in the Supreme Court with roughly 11 months left in Barack Obama’s presidency. Austin According to Politico, within Robbie hours of Justice Scalia’s passGuest Columnist ing, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated his belief that Obama should let the next president nominate a justice and that he will not hold a Senate vote under any circumstance. Numerous other Republican senators and all of the Republican presidential candidates took this stance, setting the stage for a highly partisan and politicized battle. By refusing to hold a hearing and vote, Senate Republicans are refusing to carry out their constitutional duty. Section 2, Article II of our Constitution states, “He [the president] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States.” There is no subsection dealing with an election year. It is very clear that the president’s job is to appoint, and the Senate’s job is to confirm or deny the nominee by holding a vote. I find it hypocritical that Republican leaders would take this stance as they continually claim they are the party of strict constitutional interpretation. Rubio, for example, said during the CBS News debate Feb. 13, “The Constitution was not there to be interpreted based on the fads of the moment, but it was there to be interpreted according to its original meaning.” By refusing to hold a vote, the Republicans are essentially interpreting the Constitution “based on the fads of the moment.” When Sen. Ted Cruz was asked why he wouldn’t consider voting on a nominee until after the election, during that same CBS News debate he said, “We have 80 years of precedent of not confirming Supreme Court justices in an election year.” This is simply untrue, because in 1988, President Ronald Reagan’s eighth year in office and an election year, Justice Anthony Kennedy was confirmed unanimously by a Senate controlled by Democrats. Also, according to Barbara Perry, a professor at the University of Virginia and a former Supreme Court fellow, 21 justices have been appointed
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COURTESY OF MARC HALL
Above: Leigh-Kathryn Bonner holds a frame of a beehive. She is a fourth-generation beekeeper who grew up around bees while visiting her grandfather’s farm in Eastern North Carolina. Right: Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, the founder of Bee Downtown, sits next to a hive. Once a sponsor is found for the hive, Bee Downtown maintains the hive to bring bees to the environment of downtown Durham.
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Bringing bees back to downtown Durham Laurie Howard
“...every grandkid wanted to work the bees.”
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As a fourth-generation beekeeper, it seemed clear that bees would have a role in Leigh-Kathryn Bonner’s life. Bonner, a 2015 alumna with a degree in international studies and minors in nonprof it studies and Spanish, is the president and creator of Bee Downtown, a new company in the Triangle area that incorporates local businesses and the community in the restoration of bee populations. She grew up in Raleigh but spent a significant portion of her childhood on her grandfather’s farm in Eastern North Carolina. The idyllic childhood paradise — complete with cattle, crops, a lake and tree swing — also was home to honeybee colonies maintained by her family. Her uncle, Jerry Flanagan, is a master beekeeper, one of the highest certified beekeeping titles. “He’s been a great mentor to me,” Bonner said. “[Growing up,] he never pushed us to work the bees, but every grandkid wanted to work the bees. Ever y niece and nephew wanted to work the bees.” Beekeeping is surrounded by an air of enchantment. The hum of a colony filled with tens of thousands of bees is almost magically subdued by a bee smoker (a device that produces smoke to mask the pheromones bees emit to communicate with a hive), allowing a beekeeper to disrupt the colony, collect honey and care for the hive. It can create a surreal scene, especially to a child. Bonner’s fondness for beekeeping cultured a deep fascination and prompted a concern for the rising problems of worldwide bee decline. Bees play a vital role in pollinating crops, accounting for 80 percent of the
Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, founder of Bee Downtown
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Bee Downtown is located in Durham’s American Tobacco Campus. The organization works with corporate sponsors to establish beehives on the roof of the American Tobacco Campus.
food Americans consume. However, si nce 20 06, a third of honeybee colonies in the United States have vanished. Causes stem from various sources, including climate change and pesticide use. The phenomenon, c a l led C olony C ol lapse Disorder, can cause huge negative ramifications in agriculture. During Bonner’s freshman year, she took Bees and Beekeeping with Professor John Ambrose. In her junior year, she began developing a solution to bee decline. Her senior year,
she won first place for the 2015 Lulu eGames, an entrepreneurship initiative at NC State, prototype and design challenge portion for her clear observation hive design, and she also won second place in the new venture portion of the 2015 Lulu eGames for her Bee Downtown business plan. The funding she received from these awards jumpstarted her company. As an intern at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus, she was able to establish her first rooftop apiary in 2014. She soon made connections
with Burt’s Bees, which is also headquartered at ATC, and designed the company’s six-foot clear observatory hive, which is the largest of its kind in North Carolina. Her roof top apia r y is her main business model. Companies sponsor a hive, which is then painted by a local artist, colonized and maintained by Bee Downtown. Businesses can use this as a marketing tool — not only does it ref lect a concern for bees, attracting conscious consumers, it produces honey and educational opportunities, which
are both sources of profit. Bee Downtown has expanded to establish colonies on rooftops and properties throughout the Triangle. Interestingly, bees thrive in an urban setting. It’s a stable environment in that people enjoy colorful, f lowering, diverse gardens year-round, which provides bees with a diverse and reliable source of nectar. ATC is particularly suited to the bees’ needs: Through working with the grounds team, the campus is pesticide-free and provides a safe “beefriendly” foraging site. Bee Downtown aims to make North Carolina a paragon of urban beekeeping, creating an open, well-educated environment where all benefit from the cultivation and care of bees. The company makes beekeeping more accessible — where before, successful beekeeping was largely reserved for t he hig h ly ex perienced. Currently, understandable, legitimate sources of information regarding beekeeping are minimal, hindering the public’s ability to participate in such a venture. The classes and tours surrounding Bee Downtown’s colonies are the first step in making the science readily available to everyone and are imperative to the repopulation of bees. Bonner is currently working out of American Underground in Durham, a hub for local entrepreneurs and companies. “It’s an opportunity to collaborate and work yearround with hundreds of dif ferent entrepreneurs, working on their businesses … It’s a great way to experience being downtown, learn more about what it means
to have a start-up,” Bonner said. “It’s a great resource to have when questions come up that I don’t know the answer to.” Through American Underground, Bee Downtown has partnered with another local business, Runaway Clothing Company. “To really strengthen your own creativity and start a scene, you have to collaborate with other people,” said Gabriel Eng-Goetz, founder of RCC. “We’re here at American Underground, everyone is trying to help each other out, figure out ways we can work together. It just started as a small trade-off and then turned into a full-blown collaboration.” Runaway has co-designed several goods incorporating Bee Downtown and sponsors one of the hives on top of ATC. Bee Downtown has captured national attention a nd w ide spre ad recognition, foreshadow ing a bright outlook for a positive future. Bonner hopes to soon expand into other cities, such as downtown Boston and Atlanta, to encourage extensive support and cultivate concern for the well-being of one of Ear t h ’s most impor ta nt insects.
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NC State brewing lab serves at World Beer Fest Sooyoung Sohn Correspondent
Among the hundreds of craft brewers at the World of Beer Festival Saturday was the Sheppard Brewing Lab, an NC State lab that brews its own beers. The Sheppard Brewing Lab attended the festival back in 2014, but the festival was different this year because they were licensed with an Alcohol Beverage Control permit. “This February, we got our ABC permit,” said John Sheppard, a professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutritional Science. “So this year we are attending the festival as a licensed brewer.” Sheppard also runs the NC State brewing program and the Sheppard Brewing Lab, located in Schaub Hall. “I got into brewing beer because as a chemical engineer, it has many aspects that are found in engineering principles,” Sheppard said. “Also, beer brewing has been the largest commercial application of biotechnology for the last 200 years or so.” The Sheppard Brewing Lab provides NC State graduate students with hands-on experiences in the beer industry. Many students later work for large breweries, such as the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. The lab opened in 2006 when Sheppard moved to Raleigh from Montreal, Canada, where he previously taught
at the McGill University at Montreal. When he moved to Raleigh to teach at NC State, he moved all of his brewing equipment with him. This year marked the 11th year of the World Beer Fest. The World Beer Fest has seen a growth during the past five years with the explosion of the craft beer industry in Raleigh. The festival has been important to both brewers and consumers, as it allowed the brewers to market their beers while expanding the consumers’ depth into the world of craft beer. At this year’s festival, 130 brewers attended with about half of them being regional brewers. In addition to regional craft beers, there were also domestic and international brewers along with cider brewers, regional and domestic. “I think the change of location is really helping the festival,” Sheppard said. “It’s a lot more spacious, and we have more food trucks this time.” Although the Sheppard Brewing Lab attended the 2014 World Beer Fest, this year’s attendance was different. The last time the lab attended the festival, they attended as scientists explaining the science behind brewing. This year, after obtaining an ABC permit, they were able to sell their beers commercially, allowing the lab to attend this year’s festival as brewers looking to market their beers to potential
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Dr. John Sheppard, professor and coordinator for the undergraduate Bioprocessing Science Program at NC State, serves samples of beer brewed using the program’s research brewing supplies during the World Beer Festival held at the NC State Fairgrounds on Saturday. Sheppard and his program serve brewing samples to over 50 NC State campus events per year and recently received their license to sell alcohol.
“I got into brewing beer because as a chemical engineer, it has many aspects that are found in engineering principles.” John Sheppard, head of Sheppard Brewing Lab
customers. “We are serving two kinds of beer made using our own wild yeasts,” Sheppard said. “One is Wild Bumble Blonde, based on a blonde ale recipe. The other is
American Lambic Sour, which is a sour beer made using Belgian Lambic style.” With the ABC permit, the Sheppard Brewing Lab plans on commercially selling its
beers within a couple of years. The goal is to have the beers available at campus at locations such as the NC State University Club and Lonnie Poole Golf Course. “I hope to see our beers sell in on-campus markets like Talley Market,” said Claire Svendsen, a graduate student studying food science and member of the lab. Svendsen said she joined the lab out of her love for beer. She worked with Sheppard to brew
the beers that were served at the festival. She also served beers and answered some questions attendees had along with two other graduate students from the Sheppard Brewing Lab. “Looking back, the brew days were the best because on those days, we literally used our hands to work instead of working behind the desk,” Svendsen said.
Working for change in the meat industry Emily Boyette Correspondent
Sarah Blacklin, program director of NC Choices, was recently recognized in a national search for 100 Fresh Perspectives shaping the rural United
States and agriculture. Blacklin was recognized for her role in creating Working Women in the Meat Business, a program involving trainings and conferences intended to help women overcome barriers in their careers with the meat
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business. “The meat industry is certainly complex, and meat, in general, is a topic that sparks a diverse set of public opinions,” Blacklin said. “While there are always going to be those who abstain from meat eating, the
fact of the matter is that the majority of people are going to eat meat in this country.” The local meat supply chain is complicated and under-resourced, yet there is a market demand for more alternative pasture-raised meats in the
marketplace. “Our hope is to connect the farmers who choose to raise their animals on pasture with resources to help achieve profitability,” Blacklin said. Blacklin started at age 20 as a farmhand for a number of years while in college and also worked at local farmers’ markets. She then proceeded to manage the farmers’ market where she worked for the following five years and began working closely with pasturemeat production as a volunteer for NC Choices, as well as for local farmers. From there, she transitioned into NC Choices, where she is in her fourth year full-time. “I love working with the diversity within the NC farming community, and I’m grateful for the support and opportunities I’ve been offered to this day for allowing me to pursue these interests,” Blacklin said. The Center for Environmental Farming Systems, founder of NC Choices, is a partnership between NC State, NC A&T State University and the North Carolina Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The center has various components including local food programs, a 2,000-acre research farm, academic courses such as the NC State Agroecology program, apprenticeships and more. “All these activities work toward the overall CEFS goal to develop and promote just and equitable food and farming systems that conserve natural resources, strengthen communities, improve health outcomes and provide economic opportunities in North Carolina and beyond,” Blacklin said. Although the meat industry is growing, it is not without its problems. Many labels and claims used to market meat can leave customers interested in purchasing local, pastureraised meats confused. “We need to do a better job of helping customers navigate the marketplace, especially when shoppers are not able to go to farmers’ markets and rely on labels in a retail setting,” Blacklin said.
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hits and two runs while striking out 10 batters on the day. The Wolfpack took the early lead on an RBI single by junior catcher Andrew Knizner and further stretched the lead to 3-0 on RBI singles by McLain and sophomore second baseman Stephen Pitarra. The Cavaliers battled back, taking advantage of Williamson’s inaccuracy to bring the score to 3-2 in the third. The Cavaliers scored on a hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the second and a wild pitch in the third. Still, despite the threats, the Cavaliers
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many more to contend with the hot offense of Villanova. Nova senior Daniel Ochefu has had a strong season in protecting the rim with 1.5 blocks per game. He also shoots an astounding 62 percent from the field. Ochefu played
were only able to muster the two runs and the Wolfpack remained in control. The Wolfpack extended the lead to 4-2 in the fourth on an RBI ground out by Deatherage and then brought it to 5-2 on a single by McLain in the sixth. Senior lefty Will Gilbert was solid in relief, shutting down the Cavaliers over three innings to earn the save and give the Wolfpack a much needed weekend send-off. With the win, the Wolfpack improved to 19-9 on the season and 5-5 in the ACC. The team will have a midweek game against UNC-Charlotte Wednesday before taking on Wake Forest in a conference series.
under the radar his first two seasons, but like Johnson, has shown strong improvement during the past years. Junior Josh Hart leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.3 points per game. Hart was having a tough time in the tournament through the Elite Eight, but he turned up the heat as he annihilated the Oklahoma Sooners’ defense for 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field.
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we had pitches to hit today, and we just didn’t get good contact on them.” State made an effort, and it looked like the team had a chance in the sixth inning. Burroughs walked and Hanna Sommer singled. Both advanced after a groundout, but it was the second groundout that ended the play. There were only seven hits to the game with the Wolfpack unable to score on its three hits. “We tried not to play to their strengths,” Mirabella said. “They played smart and got their hits when they needed them.”
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in the circle again after returning from injury. She struck out three batters and allowed two earned runs. Sunday’s game was another battle for the scoreboard as it went empty for several innings. Pittsburgh was the first to collect on the opportunity to score and put up the three runs necessary to win the game and series all in the fourth inning. “I was disappointed in our hitting today,” head coach Shawn Rychcik said. “I thought
Both teams are offensively gifted and rely on a balanced scoring attack. The Wildcats have four players who average double figures with one just below the mark. The Tar Heels also have four who average doubledigits with just two below the mark. The battle between the two teams may come down to which team can make more stops as it is assumed to be a high-scoring game. Another
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Pack tops Wahoos on the road Christian Candeloro Staff Writer
The NC State baseball team took a crucial series on the road against the Virginia Cavaliers, winning two of three games in Charlottesville, Virginia. The series victory was the Wolfpack’s first on the road against Virginia since 2007. The Wolfpack needed an offensive explosion on Friday night to squeak by the Cavaliers 8-7 in the opening game of the series. The Wolfpack took a 4-0 lead in the top of the second on sophomore right fielder Brock Deatherage’s threerun triple to centerfield. T he Cava l iers bat t led back, scoring three runs in the second and third. However, t he Wolf pack again opened up the lead to four runs in the fifth when sophomore centerf ielder Josh McLain tripled and scored on a wild pitch. Leading 8-5 in the eighth, the Wolfpack was able to hold off a furious Cavalier comeback for an 8-7 win. Redshirt junior starter Johnny Piedmonte strugg led for t he Wol f pack, lasting three innings and
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Redshirt junior pitcher Karl Keglovits pitches the ball. The NC State baseball team lost to Indiana State 11-7 at Doak Field at Dail Park March 16.
allowing six hits and three runs. Freshman right hander Austin Staley earned his first collegiate win, with sophomore Tommy DeJuneas nailing down his fifth save of the season. Game Two saw the best star t of t he series by a Wolfpack pitcher, as sophomore Brian Brown lasted a career-high seven and two-thirds innings, giving up just one unearned run on three hits. Unfortunately for Brown, the Wolfpack
bats were silent for most of the contest, and redshirt sophomore Cody Beckman was disastrous in relief. Beck man allowed four runs without recording an out, blowing a 1-0 deficit into a 5-0 deficit, and by the time the Wolfpack bats woke up with three runs in the ninth inning, it was already too late. Brown (3-1) took the loss despite his best outing of the season. Sophomore shortstop Joe Dunand (3-4, one run, one
RBI) and Deatherage (2-4, one RBI) paced the Wolfpack offensively. The Wolfpack rallied in the series finale, earning a 5-2 victory and a series win. Junior lef t-hander Ryan Williamson started for the Wolfpack, lasting five innings and battling through five walks and three wild pitches to earn the win. Despite the wildness, Williamson only allowed three
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Tar Heels, Wildcats meet for a chance to make history Kyler Proffitt Correspondent
The National Championship game is set, as the Villanova Wildcats will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second-ever meeting between the two in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats are coming off an absolute thrashing of Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners 95-51, the largest margin of victory in Final Four history. The Tar Heels ended the Syracuse Orange’s Cinderella run, 83-66. The Wildcats are back in the championship for the first time since 1985 when they defeated the Georgetown Hoyas in one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. That victory remains to be their only national championship win in school history. The Tar Heels are back in the title game for the 10th time in school history. Their most recent appearance in the title game came back in 2009 when they defeated the Michigan
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State Spartans for their fifth championship. The Heels have posted a record of 5-4 in the national championship game. Much scrutiny and criticism has come toward the Tar Heels as many have considered that the team shouldn’t even be in the tourna-
ment amid its academic scandal. It appears the school was prolonging any sanctions until after this season was over, due to the chance the team could make a strong tournament run. The Tar Heels should have followed in the footsteps of the Lou-
isville Cardinals. Due to the ongoing investigation of several allegations against the Louisville men’s basketball program, the Cardinals self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2015–16 season. Despite having a great season and finishing fourth in the ACC, the Cardinals did the honorable thing removing themselves from postseason play. The Wildcats tend to bust brackets every year. Fans typically choose them to go further when they lose early, or they’re chosen to lose early and they make it further into the tournament than expected. This year was much the same after their abysmal showing as a No. 1 seed last year in a Round 32 loss to NC State. Many didn’t see the team going far in a stacked region with teams including Kansas, Miami, Maryland and Wichita State. The Wildcats receive a lot of criticism for playing in a weak conference, in which they finished the regular season with a 27-4 record. But head coach Jay Wright has proved doubters wrong and has
this team cruising to the title game beating one, two and three-seeds, respectively. In their last attempt at a national championship as teammates, UNC seniors Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige will have to control the game if they want to capture their first title. Johnson has been spectacular all season, averaging a double-double with 17.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Over four years, Johnson has crafted his game to be one of the best big men in the country. He has a strong knack for being active on the boards both offensively and defensively. His sidekick Paige has highly underachieved his four years with the Tar Heels but has willed his team to win this year. Paige is known in the past for struggling in the first half but exploding in the second. This year, Paige has played both halves more efficiently. He has drilled clutch 3-pointers, and they’ll need
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Softball has tough weekend, drops two of three to Pitt Taylor Peers Staff Writer
The NC State softball team lost the series to Pittsburgh after splitting the doubleheader Saturday and dropping the series finale Sunday. The Wolfpack (17-20, 3-6 ACC) gave the Panthers (2312) a tough test Saturday afternoon but couldn’t quite get ahead in the final two games of the series. “It was nice to get a jump on them early and get the first one, but I think we needed to keep fighting through the series,” pitcher Courtney Mirabella said. “We need to take advantage of our opportunities when we have the chance.” Pittsburgh scored first in the pink game for breast cancer
Saturday, but NC State was quick to respond, leading 2-1 by the end of the first inning. However, the Panthers tied it up in the second. Both teams had home runs in the third. For the Pack, it was Molly Hutchison’s sixth homer of the season. State was able to regain the lead in the fifth inning after Hutchison hit an RBI single and Meredith Burroughs hit an RBI double. Pittsburgh tied the score again in the sixth. Burroughs hit another RBI single to plate Tyler Ross in the final inning and clinched the win for State 6-5. Burroughs was perfect with a 3-for-3 performance and Hutchison was 2 for 2. Mirabella collected her 11th
win in the circle, striking out six batters and allowing four earned runs. The second game of the day went three scoreless innings, then Burroughs walked with bases loaded. The fourth inning saw promise from State with a single from Maggie Hawkins and a double from Hannah Yeager. Pitt stopped the Pack in its tracks retiring three State batters. In the sixth inning, Pitt put a two-run homer over the fence, making the score 2-1. State responded with runners on base but was cut short after a strikeout and double play. Brittany Nimmo pitched her first complete game of her Wolfpack career and was
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Senior second baseman Maggie Hawkins crushes the ball during the Wolfpack’s second game of a double header against Pittsburgh April 2. Hawkins posted one hit and one RBI in three at bats in the 2-1 loss at Dail Stadium.