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Margaret Spellings visits NC State IN BRIEF Kaitlin Montgomery

Sexual assault reported in Wolf Village

University Police released a crime warning at about 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday notifying students of a sexual assault reported to have occurred in the Wolf Village Apartments on Saturday.

According to the alert, the survivor is a female student who knows the perpetrator reported to the police. The email also included a link to all of the available resources for survivors of sexual assault on campus. For more information, visit http://campuspolice.ehps. ncsu.edu/victim-resources/.

SOURCE: NC State University Police

Harriet Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson on $20 bill

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UNC System President Margaret Spellings visited NC State Wednesday morning as the 12th stop on her tour of the 17 UNC campuses. The majority of her day focused learning about the STEM work happening at NC state and included tours of Hunt Library and Talley Student Union. Chancellor Randy Woodson accompanied Spellings on her tour as she took time to meet with students, faculty and staff.

Spellings started her tour at the Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics, also known as CAMAL. The center is home to a number

of machines that create, using 3-D imaging, prosthetics for pet surgeries that take place in collaboration with the veterinary school. A process known as osseointegration, the prosthetics are infused into the bone for a more stable replacement.

“The message we’re working to leave here [at NC State] is the collaborative nature of STEM work,” Woodson told Spellings.

As Spellings rode throughout campus, Lisa Johnson, university architect, told Spellings the history of buildings such as Daniels Hall, BurKAI F. MCNEIL/TECHNICIAN lington Engineering Labora- Margaret Spellings, former secretary of education and current president of the UNC tories and Harrelson Hall.

System, Paul Nolan, student body president and a senior studying material science and engineering, Mike Giancola, associate vice provost of the Division of Academic and SPELLINGS continued page 3 Student Affairs and Chancellor Randy Woodson discuss the features of Talley Student Union during their tour of NC State University on Wednesday.

Harriet Tubman, an AfricanAmerican abolitionist well known for helping slaves escape to the North via the Underground Railroad, will replace Andrew Jackson as the new face of the $20 bill, the U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday. Tubman will be the first African-American ever to be depicted on U.S. currency as well as the first woman to be depicted in more than 100 years. The U.S. Treasury originally proposed replacing Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, on the $10 bill, but was met with backlash from the public. Instead, the Treasury decided to remove Jackson, the seventh president of the United States as well as a known slave owner. The new bill is set to be unveiled in 2020.

SOURCE: The Associated Press

Mild winters soothe fears of climate change for Americans

Milder winters have caused millions of Americans to stop stressing climate change, researchers from New York University and Duke University found in a recent study. For most people living in the United States, the average July temperature has risen only half a degree over the past 40 years, while the average January temperature has risen more than four degrees. Many Americans have reportedly taken these warmer winters as a reason to be less worried about global climate change, with many describing the change as “pleasant.” Patrick Egan, a researcher from New York University, said evidence suggests public opinion starts to change when summer temperatures start to rise, which scientists predict will happen within several decades.

SOURCE: NPR

Protest draws low numbers during Spellings’ visit Staff Report

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Rising tuition costs are changing the status quo Inez Nicholson News Editor

Go to college for four years directly out of high school, get your diploma a nd immediately join the workforce. That has been the status quo and the supposed key to social mobility and f inancial wellbeing.

However, rising tuition

costs over the past 30 years have made it harder and harder for Americans to uphold this golden standard.

Tuition prices at Americ a n u niversit ies have increased 600 percent between 1980 and 2010, more t ha n a ny ot her product or service, according to The Atlantic.

Even if a student were to

work full time at minimum wage, they would not begin to cover the price of tuition, fees and textbooks.

At NC State, more than 60 percent of undergraduate students rely on financial aid to help pay for tuition, according to Maria Brown, director of

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About a dozen students gathered in protest of the newly appointed UNC System President Margaret Spellings’ visit to campus Wednesday, a stark contrast to the crowd of hundreds who greeted Spellings during her visit to UNC-Chapel Hill in March.

The 12 students with signs were surrounded by police officers on horses and in plain clothes, which further emphasized the lower-thanexpected turnout among demonstrators.

Spellings took office as the UNC System president March 1 and has since been the subject of an onslaught of protests. Starting before she took office and continuing through the present, faculty and students have expressed concern with the direction Spellings will take the UNC System. Protesters have criticized her remarks

about the LGBT community, as well as her corporate connections and ties to President George W. Bush’s education administration.

The few students at the protest stood on the stairs in front of the NC State insignia in Talley Student Union with signs reading “Maggie Spells Trouble” and “We Are Not This.”

The small showing of students who went to protest was attributed to the fact that NC State was a STEM school, according to the protesters. They criticized the fact that NC State has a poor history with activism and has no infrastructure for organizing protests.

The 12 students who came to protest Spellings got the chance to speak with her as she walked between meetings. Spellings responded to their comments by say-

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Designers depict obsession in 15th Art2Wear Laurie Howard Correspondent

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FEATURES SOUL garden: grows vegtables, community See page 5.

This Friday marks the 15th annual Art2Wear fashion show, where students in the College of Art and Design display their work in a studentrun event. Each production brings a new theme and new designers to the stage, so a distinctive display is guaranteed for this year’s performance.

The show is an opportunity for students to experience the development of a runway show firsthand.

For designers, that means creating a collection from start to finish, from the early drafts to the final walk.

By formulating and solidifying the outer and inner workings of the pro-

duction, student directors are able to experience the factors that go into coordinating such an event.

Preparation begins in August when the theme is announced to those interested. Designs are expected to lean toward the avant-garde, embracing this year’s theme, the “Virtue of Obsession.” Students are expected to have a presentable sample of their collection ready to present to judges by early December.

The panel isn’t solely a collection of fashion critics, rather, the judges come from a diverse background — and with that comes diverse opin-

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Erin Roberts, a senior studying textile technology management, models a dress by Bethany Faulkner at Art2Wear 2015 on April 17, 2015 in the Talley Student Union State Ballroom.

Event shows students personal effects of HB2 Gavin Stone Contributor

SPORTS Former Pack star finds new meaning See page 8.

A group of more than 20 NC State students Wednesday attended an information session about the effects of House Bill 2, hosted by the Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity in conjunction with the NC State GLBT Center.

The information session focused on the basic definitions of what it means to be transgender, the implications of HB2 for transgender and queer people in North Carolina, the lawsuits currently in court surrounding the legislation and the economic impacts of the bill.

Students were also given the chance to hear from and talk to

Natalie Nguyen, assistant director of the GLBT Center and a trans person.

HB2, which Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law on March 23 following a special session of the NC General Assembly, requires people to use the restroom that corresponds to their sex as it is listed on their birth certificate regardless of

their self-identification. The bill also lifts protections against employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Additionally, HB2 prevents cities and localities from passing future non-discrimination legislation.

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POLICE BLOTTER April 16 12:04 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Western Blvd/Avent Ferry Rd Student was cited for stop light violation. Citation and referral were also issued for providing alcohol to persons under 21. Passenger was cited and referred for Underage consumption.

12:20 AM | DOOR ALARM HELD Timber Hall Security responded to alarm.

Door was secure upon arrival.

12:37 AM | FIELD INTERVIEW Faucette Drive Officer conducted field interview with juvenile pushing bicycle. It was determined bicycle belonged to juvenile.

2:10 AM | SKATEBOARD COMPLAINT Dan Allen Dr/Thurman Dr Wolfline bus driver reported skateboarder has forced bus off road as they passed each other.

Officers did not locate anyone.

3:00 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Sullivan Drive Student was cited for speeding.

3:02 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/CCMS Student was cited for expired registration.

4:08 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus Officer assisted RPD with traffic stop. Student was referred

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the Cashier’s Office.

However, the university ranks fairly well compared to the national average of student loan amounts and default rates, according to Brown. The average loan debt for an NC State student is around $17,000, compared to the $35,000 national average. The average default rate for NC State students is 3.4 percent, compared to the 17 percent national average default rate.

Tuition hikes Between the 2004–2005 academic year and the 2015– 2016 academic year, in-state tuition has nearly doubled from $3,205 to $6,220. In the 1977–1978 academic year, tuition was a mere $364, according to the Cashier’s Office.

“It’s going up because things cost more, and we’re getting less from the state,” Brown said. “There is a conscious level to keep tuition affordable. There’s not this bigger person who says, ‘We still want students to pay this crazy amount.’ But the reality is we still want you to have a good education.”

For the 2015 - 2016 academic year, the North Carolina General Assembly cut $18 million from NC State’s funding in what is called a “management f lexibilit y reduction.” Next year, the

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4:11 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST Harris Hall Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. Concerned Behavior report was filed and welfare referral issued.

8:27 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/Oval Dr Staff member was cited for stop sign violation.

9:14 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/Oval Dr Non-student was cited for stop sign violation.

11:00 AM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Dan Allen Deck Staff member and non-student were involved in traffic accident.

2:15 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/Oval Dr Student was cited for stop sign violation and failure to carry license.

6:06 PM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY College Inn Officers assisted RPD regarding two students involved in fight.

Both were issued referrals.

7:24 PM | DOOR ALARM HELD Mackenzie Hall Security responded to alarm.

Door was secure upon arrival.

7:58 PM | FIRE ALARM Monteith Engineering Center Units responded to alarm in lab.

Appropriate personnel were notified.

General Assembly will cut another $28 million from the university’s budget, according to Andrea Poole, associate vice president for finance & university budgets for the UNC System.

These reductions are cuts from the legislature to higher education, in which the Board of Governors must decide how each campus in the UNC System will take the hit, Poole explained.

“It doesn’t allow us to cut specific campuses, but they tend to be smaller campuses, and it doesn’t allow us to cut certain programs,” Poole said. “At NC State, we’re not allowed to cut the Future Farmers of America program.”

Yong Park, a senior studying sport management, said the increasing tuition creates a huge burden.

“You have to either take out more loans or work longer hours to make up the money,” Park said. “It can also affect your life as you can’t go out as often even though you’re trying to maximize your college experience.”

John Bradner, a senior studying economics, also described his experience with rising tuition.

“Looking at the cost go up just in the time I have been at State is staggering,” he said. “Every time I see the e-bill increase, it makes me thankful for a single-parent father who has invested in my education since I was

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The bill is making waves nationally and internationally, not just due to the content of the bill but also because of the way in which it was passed. The majority-Republican General Assembly called a special session, which cost an extra $42,000 of taxpayer funds, to draft legislation that would stop a non-discrimination ordinance from going into effect in Charlotte.

The bill was approved by the House and Senate and signed by the governor in fewer than 12 hours.

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ofia Abdo, an undeclared freshman, rubs Maverick, a police horse, in Stafford Commons after meeting up with children from the YMCA of The Triangle - Alexander Family YMCA as part of the Campus Pals program Wednesday. Campus Pals is a program that connects NC State students with children of Wiley Elementary School and they meet every Wednesday after school. This is Abdo’s first year participating in the program, and she will be serving as the Student Assistant Director of Logistics in the semester of Fall 2016.

born.”

In the past decade, NC State has received management flex reductions of $161 million, Brown said.

This past year, with the management f lexibility reductions, the General Assembly appropriated $409 million to NC State, which provided $17,147 toward the cost of education toward each in-state student.

To maintain operations and its budget, NC State must raise tuition in order to compensate for the cuts to higher education. However, they are necessary, according to Davis.

“We have to keep pace with the needs and desires of college students while maintaining quality education,” she said.

Low-income students Statistically, the hikes in tuition hit minority and low-income students the hardest. However, the university takes pride in closing the gap between enrollment and graduation rates for majority and minority students, according to Mary Lelik, senior vice provost for the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.

“One of the things that has happened over time is that there’s been a gap in the graduation rate between minority and majority students. The university is proud of the fact that over time they have been able to close that gap,” Lelik said.

For low-income students,

“It’s like trying to kill an ant with a hammer,” said Yerson Padilla, a junior in women’s and gender studies and a member of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. Bianca Olivares, a junior studying social work who was in attendance, asked the speakers where intersex people fit into this bill, which Nguyen said is one of the many oversights of the bill.

“It’s not even included at all,” Nguyen said.

Intersex are people born with genitalia that does not match their chromosomes. Nguyen said in the nine years they have worked on these issues, they have only met two people who openly identified as intersex and they said they nev-

tuition can sometimes be more than half of the average pre-tax family income, according to The Atlantic magazine. This sort of financial burden can put a strain on families.

“A lot of times in low-income families, there may be more than one person providing for the family,” Davis said. “When a student wants to go full time, that may be taking a key breadwinner out of the household.”

She also explained the guilt some parents may feel in not being able to financially help.

“There are students where these families want them to graduate college, like they want to support them, but they just can’t financially — that whole thing of guilt and not being able to be there financially,” Davis said.

Student loan debt More t han 40 mi l lion Americans owe a combined total of $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, exceeding the national credit card debt. At NC State, the average graduate in 2015 borrowed $17,461 and nearly 55 percent of graduates took out a loan, according to Brown.

In order to help pay off loans, graduates are now working part-time jobs on top of their full-time jobs, if they can find one after graduation.

“Students who came to college expected to come out and get a really good job and

er would have known because “I am not their doctor, and I’m not dating them.”

“We’re under the assumption that everyone who wrote this bill doesn’t even know what intersex is,” Nguyen said.

UNC President Margaret Spellings has frequently been pressed on her stance on LGBT rights and more recently on HB2. In a speech following her appointment, Spellings used the phrase “those lifestyles” in reference to LGBT people.

In an email after HB2 passed, Spellings said UNC would follow the law but would maintain its stance as an all-inclusive institution, noting that the bill does not include any details on how it

then six months after they graduate, they’re like, ‘I’m going to need my money back,’” Davis said. “They’re living paycheck to paycheck, and they’re not able to do all of the things they thought they were going to be able to do in terms of having extra money for vacations, living, traveling — living that good life that they were promised.

A lot of them end up getting part-time jobs to lessen the burden and create some extra money.”

Pa rk s a id he i s ver y stressed about paying off his student loans.

“It’s li ke an annoy ing weight I can’t get off my shoulders,” he said.

However, there are bigger societa l issues f rom the impact of student loan debt on the economy, Davis said. Graduates are putting off getting married, having children and obtaining graduate degrees. Debt affects credit scores, which can impact peoples’ abilities to finance large purchases, such as cars and homes.

Consequences and solutions The increasing costs of tuition and student loans begs the question of whether or not a college degree is worth it. However, Davis said she firmly believes a college degree is still valuable.

“I think if you look at the value of a college degree in terms of earnings, development, positive life outcomes, wel lness a nd

would be enforced.

Spellings said the UNC System would not be changing its bathroom signs.

“We already have a problem with representation, and I feel like this just creates a bigger divide with students,” Padilla said.

“Not having inclusive bathrooms — even something so small as that — shows that not everybody is welcome and that’s a problem.”

Olivares said that she found the information session informative and convenient being on campus. “[My exposure] has been basically what I see on the news and what students and transgender responses have been,” Olivares said. “I don’t personally identify as transgender so it’s harder for

mental health stability, it’s still higher for folks that go to college versus those that don’t,” she said.

Another consequence of rising tuition and student loan debt is students choosing their majors based off of money instead of their interests.

“People are like, ‘If I take out loans of $15,000 a year, I need to know I’m going to be able to make that back,” Davis said. “If you’re thinking about starting out and you’ve amassed $50,000 – $75,000 of student loans once you’ve graduated, and your salary is only $45,000 before taxes or even lower, how do you even imagine to start paying them back?”

Both Davis and Brown said they don’t see tuition prices coming back down anytime soon. As a cheap solution, Davis suggests that informing students about financing college prior to coming.

“I think we need to talk about and have real conversations about financial literacy, around financial a id, a rou nd e duc at ion debt, costs,” Davis said. “It starts with families, parents, students, but it won’t start when they’re a senior. That’s why it’s important that college counselors exist in high schools. Someone has to do it and we have to start earlier so we can plan accordingly because costs can be quite the shock.”

me to see, but this really has made me connect more with the transgender community.”

Prior to the event, Olivares said she didn’t realize she was privileged to not have the experience of being unsure of how to present her gender to the world.

“I don’t think about it much.

When Natalie [Nguyen] pointed that out I was like, ‘Wow, I really don’t’, I guess that’s a privilege I have,” Olivares said. “I guess it’s just something you don’t think about, and it made me realize that it’s what other people go through.

It’s eye-opening.”

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During the tour Spellings asked, “Where does all this red brick come from?” to which Johnson responded, “North Carolina is home to some great clay soil, which is perfect for making bricks.”

From Central Campus, Spellings rode to Centennial Campus where she made a stop at Monteith Engineering Research Center which houses ASSIST, the center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies. One of NC State’s two National Science Foundation-funded engineering research centers, ASSIST is home to wearable electronics research.

Students at the center spent time showing Spellings their work. Prototypes of wearables that could be washed over 100 times and still properly function were among the projects showcased.

From Monteith, Spellings walked to Hunt Library saying, “it’s a beautiful day on a beautiful campus.”

In Hunt Library Spellings attempted to check out a book, watched students play video games in the Game Lab and learned about the naval training lab in the Teaching and Visualization Lab on the fourth floor.

After her tour of Hunt, Spellings met with local business leaders to

talk about how to strengthen their connection to NC State and the greater UNC System.

During the afternoon Spellings spent time touring Reynolds Coliseum and meeting with faculty and staff.

Spellings ended her tour by sitting down with NC State student leaders from Student Government, Student Media, Interfraternity Council along with members of the administration.

The meeting focused on three questions: what makes you most proud of your institution and the system more broadly? What’s the most important issue facing higher education in North Carolina?

Where do we have work to do?

Student leaders spoke about the passion NC State students have for social change, the warm community of the university and the university’s ability feel small and inclusive despite its size.

Cody Long, student senate president and junior studying political science and history, asked Spellings regarding the public upset at her appointment, “how will you be a unifying figure for the UNC System?”

“Well, for starters I’m getting about the state and having meetings like this all over the UNC System,” Spellings said. “This is the 12th institution I’ve visited and getting to every single one between now and the time school gets out. There’s no substitute for seeing and getting a

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Margaret Spellings, former secretary of education and current president of the UNC System, speaks with Hannah Fennell, a junior studying applied mathematics, during her visit to NC State University on Wednesday. Fennell was one of the students protesting Spellings appointment as president.

feel for the heart of you all and the school and the administrators and the faculty and staff.”

Spellings went on to say that critics of her appointment should look at her three decades of experience in public policy.

“I am a different kind of candidate,” Spellings said. “I’m not a scholar. I’m not a researcher. I’m not a teacher. That’s not what the job is … My job is to be an advo-

cate, a communicator and a policy maker to solve some of these problems. I think I was selected because I, maybe, have the credibility with the policy makers in this state, perhaps, some of my predecessors did not have. Translation, I’m a republican. I don’t mean to make it political in that sense but I hope to use whatever credibility and experience that I have to the benefit of this system and the students in it.”

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Justin Kuhn, a junior studying electrical engineering, Rebeka Galeano, a junior studying sociology, and Hannah Fennell, a junior studying applied math, work together to make a sign to protest Margaret Spellings’ visit to NC State’s campus on Wednesday. Protesters gathered on Stafford Commons and then in the lobby of Talley Student Union to show their opposition to Spellings taking the position of president of the UNC System.

ing, “I’ve only been here for six weeks; I hope you give me a chance.”

“Her whole hiring process is extremely problematic, but one of the biggest issues is her position on GLBT rights,” said Rebeka Galeano, one of the protesters and a student studying sociology and biological sciences.

Former UNC System President Tom Ross was forced to resign with little explanation

As a final question, the Technician asked Spellings whether she prefers eastern or western style barbecue.

She equivocated saying neither before following up with, “Wait,” Spellings, the Texas native, said smiling. “Beef and tomato. Texas style.”

prior to Spellings’ appointment, which caused an outcry among students, faculty and administrators who felt the UNC Board of Directors had no reason to ask Ross to step down.

Criticisms of her position on t he LGBT communit y stem from a letter she wrote in 2005 in which she said parents wouldn’t want their children exposed to certain “lifestyles.”

Recent attention surrounding House Bill 2 resurfaced t hese compla i nt s aga i nst Spellings.

In part of her statement concerning the law, Spellings said she was worried about the implications of the law and “what it might suggest with respect to the culture we would be engendering on campuses.”

Spellings used this most recent stop on her tour of the UNC System campuses to meet with faculty and students in order “to get a broad view of everything we have to offer,” according to a representative of the NC State special events department who planned the tour for NC State.

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hoa. How do we put these four years into words? We started working for the Technician the day we moved into our dorms freshman year — Kaitlin and Emma in Features and Megan in Opinion (then called Viewpoint). We’ve been writers, editors, makeshift designers and photographers. We’ve been called kind and thoughtful, but we’ve also been told that “women shouldn’t be in charge of things like the Technician.”

On the third f loor of Witherspoon, from 5 p.m. until midnight four nights per week, we’ve made a newspaper — 124 newspapers, to be exact. Sure, the Technician is a job to put on our resumes, but it’s more than that — it’s a family.

We’ve been fortunate enough to laugh and cry with our staff. We’ve gone out at 1 a.m. to celebrate a job well done with Cook Out milkshakes and french fries, and we’ve also stood our ground together as the cam-

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Re: Regressive left at Emory University Chase McLamb’s April 18 column, “Regressive left at Emory University,” much like his other opinion editorials in the Technician, audaciously oversimplifies the issues at hand while also drawing incongruous lines between theory and practice. This particular column, which so flagrantly dismisses and infantilizes the Emory University protests to the point of calling them “fits of raging victimhood,” speaks to the dissonance that exists between many white Americans and AfricanAmericans, as well as other people of color.

This is not to say that the protests or their demands are irrefutably perfect, but to dismiss these students as “upset [children]” is to deny the very real threat that candidates like Donald Trump pose to non-white Americans.

The xenophobic rhetoric, the demands to “build a wall,” the attitude of violence toward dissenters recalls the rise of fascism in Europe in the twentieth century. Those who do not fit into Donald Trump’s worldview — those who threaten his idea of how to make “America great again” — feel threatened. This may seem childish to individuals who have never experienced the devastating effects of racism and xenophobia. As an Arab-American, I can attest to the powerful psychological and bodily damage that can come from vitriolic cries for deportations and walls.

To accuse these protestors, many of whom have descended from individuals this nation enslaved, brutalized and exploited, of having “delicate souls” is to deny the very history of this country, which always informs the present. While the author feigns concern for the democratic process, he blatantly ignores the protestors’ motivation: to bring attention to the reality that is Donald Trump, whose prolific anti-democratic, pro-xenophobic ideology is far more threatening than any demonstration held on a college campus.

Micah Khater Class of 2015

Re: Bicycles are the worst mode of transportation Dear Mr. Twiddy, Leaving aside other particulars pertaining to the clumsiness of your writing and general

resume-building title, pus and surrounding but because they want community reacted to make an active difto the pieces we pubference in their comlished. The Technimunity. cian staff never asks I n We d n e s d a y ’s that anyone change paper, we misspelled their minds. We just Kaitlin Emma Megan “lavender” in a headask that people be Montgomery Ellisor Cathell line as “ lavendar.” open to new ideas Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Features & Bienvenidos Last week, we misand different ways Editor spelled “position” as of thinking.

Through the unending hate mail, the “positon.” We have repeatedly misspelled Technician family has been tough. It’s hard “fashion” as “fasion.” We’re not perfect, but to spend all your free time and sanity on a we love our jobs.

We have been in a four-year relationship sometimes thankless job. Most days, after putting in six hours in class, seven hours with the Technician, and we’re finally being at the newspaper, five hours of sleep and told, “It’s not you, it’s me.” With 16 days countless hours of homework, we wake up until graduation, a whole new adventure to emails critiquing our work. The thing is, lies ahead of us. We leave the Technician the people who work at the paper still come not by choice but by circumstance.

In 323 Witherspoon, we have found safety back every night to do it all over again.

They work here not for the money or the among our friends and fellow staff mem-

ineptitude in adequately thinking an issue through — what is your suggestion for people who cannot afford, for want of time or money, your proposed alternatives of commuting by foot, public transportation or car?

difficult to take seriously an argument based on virtually no experience. You’d think that Jim simply googled “bike riding” and contrasted what he found with his knowledge of any other form of transportation.

Ishan Raval Class of 2015

In terms of safety, Twiddy does bring up valid concerns, but his proposed solution (i.e. to stop riding bikes altogether) is completely backward. While it is difficult to draw an exact conclusion on who is at fault, the majority of transportation departments who have conducted such research all agree that the motorists are most often at fault in the event of a collision with a cyclist.

Proposing that all cyclists give up cycling contains the same level of twisted logic that advocates rape survivors to stop wearing “revealing clothing” when in reality that has never been the true source of the issue.

Re: Bicycles are the worst mode of transportation On Monday, I read an opinion article titled “Bicycles are the worst mode of transportation”

by Staff Columnist Jim Twiddy. As a member of the bicycling community, I feel a responsibility to my peers and the almost 190 individuals compelled to comment on the online publication who unanimously express displeasure upon reading this ignorance.

Firstly, I would like to address the writing quality.

Argumentation carries no weight if not supported by coherent syntax. The sheer magnitude of passive verbs and prepositional phrases present in the article paint a grotesque picture of pure mediocrity, and when substantiated by baseless claims of “it doesn’t seem worth it” or “I feel like it’s not practical,” the argument loses all hope of validity.

Next it’s time to address the specific points Twiddy tries to defend. The substance of his argument can be summed up in two issues: practicality and safety.

In terms of practicality, Twiddy’s point is quite blurry.

For instance, he initially remarks that bicycling is “healthy” and “incredibly cost effective.” After reading this paragraph, you’d think that Twiddy is advocating for bicycling.

The “impracticalities” that Twiddy then brings to light are nothing more than fundamental characteristics of bicycles. These supposed negative aspects of bicycling are presented as novelty, when in fact they are absolutely no surprise.

This does not mean that the negativity itself is obvious; rather, it shows that Twiddy has little to no experience on or even around bicycles, for if he had some, he would also understand that the very reasons he considers bikes “impractical” are the exact reasons that bicyclists love what they do. It’s all about fitness, freedom and experiencing the outdoors in a completely new way, all of which must be done on the street in order to be embraced as completely as possible.

In general, I find it extremely

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The problem clearly at hand here is the lack of education for both motorists and cyclists on conducting themselves properly in traffic. Several research bodies throughout the state tend to agree on this, which I do admit is a problem.

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North Carolina set the standard for bicycle and pedestrian legislative measures upon the passage of several bills in the General Assembly during the mid70s. These laws set in place protective measures for pedestrians and cyclists by advocating for the construction of proper bike lanes and sidewalks, now all we need is an increase in user education in order to take full advantage of these extensive protective measures.

Please, let’s not advocate to solve the dangers on our public roads by eliminating bicycling. All I ask is for Jim, and those who may agree with his point of view, to talk to members of the cycling community. Get on a bike yourself and head out on the open road to see what our great state has to offer you as you improve your health and well-being. Maybe then you will understand the importance of increased safety and educational standards.

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Students Protest with Democracy Awakening NC State and UNC students joined thousands in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, April 17, to protest money in politics.

A group of 10 students from NC State along with 15 students from UNC left early Saturday morning for

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Washington, D.C. to participate in a weekend of workshops, teach-ins and protests with a coalition of organizations called Democracy Awakening.

Democracy Awakening is a coalition of labor, peace, environmental, student, racial justice, and civil rights organizations that seeks to combat attacks on voting rights and to take big money out of US politics.

Voting rights issues hit close to home for many NC State students. “Countless college students are disenfranchised due to polling locations and voter ID laws,” said David Hallen, a junior studying business administration.

“In the recent primary, we saw students waiting in line upwards of five and a half hours to vote at the Pullen polling location.”

Hallen is an intern with North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG) a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization that is focused on a variety of issues including voter rights and voter participation. As Democracy Awakening campus outreach coordinator for NC State, Hallen worked with Rebecca Price, campus outreach coordinator for UNC, to facilitate the logistics of transporting students to, from and around Washington, D.C. On Saturday afternoon, the group of students arrived in Washington, D.C. where they participated in workshops and teach-ins at All Souls Church.

Ryan Levine, a freshman studying animal science, attended a workshop on voter rights. “I was affected by the voter ID law because I was from out of state and I didn’t have the correct ID.” Levine said. “I had to vote provisional.

I had friends who were in the same situation, but they didn’t vote early. They didn’t get to vote.”

In breakout sessions, organized by state, students discussed how to address issues such as voter rights, corporate influence at universities and campaign finance reform in their own local communities.

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Rev. Dr. William Barber II, a leader from the Moral Monday movement and pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, spoke out against the gutting of the Voting Rights Act and the passage of voter ID laws.

Barber said that this amounted to a race and class-based strategy of voter suppression.

While the organizations at the protest march on Sunday represented progressive causes, the issue of big money in politics goes beyond partisan politics.

“Many people, Republicans, Democrats, independents all want money out of politics to the extent it is in right now,” Levine said.

In addition to the speeches, performers, including Grammy-nominated acapella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, shared their music and message with the protesters.

Following the rally, around 5,000 protesters marched past the Capitol and the Supreme Court. Organizers and protesters chanted phrases such as “It may be wrong but it’s the truth, they don’t want you at the voting booth.”

Protesters cheered when one woman jumped out of the passenger seat of her car and joined the march.

Back in NC, the students return to their studies, but remain connected with a national and local movement to protect voting rights and to combat what many view as the corruption of unrestrained moneyed interests in American politics.

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the country to rally at the U.S. Capitol. The speakers shared a core set of demands; that Congress fill the vacancies in the Supreme Court and Federal Court, defend voter rights with legislation such as the Voting Rights Advancement Act, and support a 28th amendment to the constitution that would overturn Citizens United and limit money in elections.

(Disclosure: I participated in the protest, but I am not currently affiliated with NCPIRG.)

Liz Hubbard, a freshman studying chemical engineering, plans to continue her work with NCPIRG to petition for an early voting site on campus, to get out the vote and to minimize the harm done by voter ID laws. “Since we are in such close proximity to state government, [we can take] that opportunity to talk with legislators if possible and really try to make change in our state,” Hubbard said.

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Re: Bicycles are the worst mode of transportation Dear Editor,

The following is a response to columnist Jim Twiddy’s Monday column “Bicycles are the worst mode of transportation.” As a former Daily Tar Heel columnist, it’s frustrating to read opinion pieces with paper-thin substance and undefended logic. But as a cyclist, this column slights me personally.

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This year has been exhausting and stressful, but we wouldn’t have had it any other way. We are so grateful to have had the kindest, most committed and intelligent people working alongside us.

To quote our editor from our freshman year, “College is not about where you go, but rather what you end up doing while you’re there.” We’re glad we ended up with the Technician.

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Twiddy’s circumstantial evidence that riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is safer runs contrary to published research on bicycle safety. It is also disrespectful to the memory of Pamela Lane, a Chapel Hill cyclist who was struck and killed by a car while riding on the sidewalk of a street I ride my bike on every day. I do agree that for inexperienced cyclists, sharing the road with half-ton hunks of metal can be daunting. That’s why cities such as Raleigh have and should continue to build adequate bicycle lanes and off-road tracks that prioritize safety.

“A bicycle is not a convenient way to travel long distances,” may or may not be the most obvious statement Technician has ever published, but that’s beside the point. Many students at your campus use bicycles because they’re convenient for trips between dorms and academic buildings.

They’re not using them to ride home to Clemmons or Burlington or wherever State students are from. As for carrying things? I own a set of panniers, as many commuter cyclists do, which allows me to carry up to 50 pounds of groceries, textbooks and the 2016 ACC Championship trophy.

One last bone to pick. Based on Twiddy’s other published work, there seems to be no common theme or interest he writes on frequently.

At the DTH, we call this a beat. Consider letting your columnists write about what they know best, rather than ranting on something they had on Hillsborough Street last week.

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SOUL Garden grows vegetables, community Samuel Griffin Staff Writer

Down the hill from Centennial Campus, on the walking trail around Lake Raleigh, a simple wooden sign reads “SOUL Garden,” the sound of shuffling dirt can be heard. Following a short dirt trail, students will find several flowerbeds filled with sprouting vegetables.

The NC State SOUL — Students for Organic, United Living — Garden is a student-run garden that predominantly grows vegetables and fruit.

All of the work done on the garden is volunteer-based. The garden began after two NC State students received a Think Outside the Brick grant from Student Government to create NC State’s first on-campus community garden in 2009, according to its website.

“They used that to start the garden, and ever since then, we’ve been planting and harvesting every year and trying to grow our volunteer base,” said Catie McEntee, the co-manager of SOUL Garden and a graduate student studying electric power systems engineering.

McEntee said the garden is typically worked on Saturday afternoons around 2 p.m. as long as the weather is good. The garden welcomes volunteers to drop in unannounced.

“We plant mostly vegetables at the garden along with a few fruit trees because we really want people to be able to grow their own food,” McEntee said. “The food goes to the volunteers, and when we have a big harvest, we send some food to the Inter-Faith Food Shelter.”

McEntee said that the SOUL Garden has had a lot of different NC State organizations volunteer in the past including the EcoVillage and the Wolfpack Environmental Student Association, as well as some fraternities and sororities.

“Each Saturday we try to plan for a certain group to come in along with any volunteers who want to come so that we can keep track of who is planting what and where,” McEntee said.

“Any student that wants to come and help out is definitely welcome. They can bring seeds or use the seeds that we have to plant whatever they want.”

In addition to seeds, the garden provides a variety of tools for free use to anyone interested in growing plants.

“The only tools that you might want to bring are a water bottle, some gardening gloves and a container to bring home some produce,” McEntee said.

McEntee said that the garden raises money by fundraising and selling 3-by-5 feet plots to students for $10 a year. The garden also applied for and received a Sustainability Fund grant.

Student fees pay for the Sustainability Fund, and the money generated from the fund is partitioned out to different organizations around campus involved with sustainability-related

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Quentin Moreaux, a student attending the SKEMA Business School , digs in the garden beds to construct a barrier at the SOUL Garden Saturday.

projects. Every full-time student pays $2.25 toward the fund each year.

McEntee said the SOUL Garden received $800 from the Sustainability Fund this year, which they are using to build two fences, two cinderblock garden beds and some educational signage planned for later on in the year.

The garden is currently growing kale, lettuce, spinach and strawberries.

In addition to the plants, the garden is growing two peach trees, an apple tree, a pear tree and a fig tree that is already producing fruit. The garden collects water using rain barrels and extra water from Lake Raleigh.

McEntee said that, if the garden is well managed during the summer, it can produce a surprisingly big harvest, which helps its goal of giving students an opportunity to grow their own food.

“I eat tons of the produce that comes from here,” said Lanon Mackey, a long-time volunteer at the SOUL Garden and a graduate studying electric power systems engineering. “Every week I bring compost from home and I take my bucket back full of kale, and squash, and carrots and lettuce.”

Since Mackey became a vegetarian last year, he said the SOUL Garden has benefited his diet. And beyond that, it has also impacted his education in engineering by acting as a great activity for stress relief so close to campus.

“It has been a turnaround during my engineering career,” Mackey said.

“Coming down here has helped me destress during the day. Being able to come right down here by the creek and the lake and work in the garden,

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even just laying down in the grass away from campus and enjoying sunshine, has helped keep me calm and centered throughout the day, especially with exam period coming on.”

Mackey said his work for the SOUL Garden has inspired him to start a garden of his own. He said an important factor in deciding what house he wants to buy is whether or not it has a southern-facing sunny side for a garden.

“I had never really gardened for my

own food prior to the SOUL Garden,” Mackey said. “I still have a lot to learn. Learning about composting has really intrigued me recently because I like the idea of reducing our waste. We throw a lot of things away in America. Every time I bring my compost here instead of throwing it away at my apartment I think that’s an accomplishment.”

Mackey said that the garden has begun to successfully re-harvest seeds.

The garden now has a full rosemary

plant that started from a trimming from a window sill plant. Mackey is currently growing potatoes and celery started from scraps from his house.

More information about the SOUL Garden can be found at the club’s website at soulgarden.weebly.com.

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Shhh... Sofar’s intimate, secret concerts come to Raleigh Hessa Al Maghlouth Staff Writer

Sofar is a global organization hosting secretive invite-only, paywhat-you-wish concerts in intimate settings such as living rooms and building rooftops. The shows are professionally recorded, filmed and broadcast to viewers all across the world. It was founded in 2010, and it operates in 240 cities including New York, Dallas and London.

The third Sofar Sounds concert in the Triangle area will take place this Saturday at a secret location in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District. The address and lineup will be revealed online the day before the concert. Three bands will perform at the event who are considered local favorites and emerging new artists alongside other music enthusiasts in the area.

Jason Elliott, one of the first people to want to bring Sofar Sounds to the Triangle area after he attended a concert with his wife in Wilmington last October, described the concert

as a diverse mix of artists in an intimate setting.

“It’s just a really cool concept, especially the intimate setting and the focus on really paying attention to the music,” Elliott said. “It kind of feels like the audience is part of the show. Plus, the mystery part of it adds extra excitement to the experience.”

Toby Kandies, a member of the Sofar team in Raleigh and the host of the second concert, said one of the unique aspects of a Sofar concert is the diverse genres. The first two concerts featured performances from Blake Christiana and Yarn, an Americana, alt-country band.

Also, Fireside Collective, a bluegrass band from Asheville, and Jack the radio, an indie-rock band from Raleigh, have performed. Kandies said he is working on featuring hiphop artists from Durham in future events.

Kandies spoke about his experience hosting a concert in his living room, and said that he found the crowd to be exceptionally respectful and quiet. Other than applauding at

the end of each song, you could hear a pin drop during the performance.

According to Kandies, intimacy is key for Sofar concerts.

“In my place, there were 50 people that I didn’t know,” Kandies said.

“But, I know the kind of crowd that’s going to be there, and everybody is very respectful and nothing was messed up. It’s more of an appreciation to the music, there’s no talking, no beer bottle clinking. If you go to any concert now, anywhere, people will be talking.”

Kandies said the attendance is through an invitation-only system and those interested can apply for tickets through the website. He said music enthusiasts should participate in the experience of Sofar and that there is a lot that makes the experience unique.

“It’s not like an open mic night where anybody can sign up and show up and play, you’re getting real musicians,” Kandies said. “It’s pretty cool that you’re getting legitimate musicians to come to this small situation when they’re already big and can go to the Lincoln The-

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The band Porch Light Apothecary played March 19 at a concert by Sofar, a global organization that hosts secretive invite-only, pay-what-you-wish concerts. Sofar is coming for the third time to Raleigh this weekend. The shows are hosted in intimate settings and are professionally recorded, filmed and broadcasted to viewers all across the world.

atre or the Courthouse and their own thing, but they’re choosing to do this because they think it’s really a cool thing.”

For people interested in attending the shows, information about new events can be found on the website www.sofarsounds.com. Audiences

can choose to donate a suggested $10 or any other amount of money to support the musicians, the video makers and to keep the Sofar concerts going in the future. Artists and hosts can also apply by filling out forms online.

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ions, different interpretations and dissimilar tastes. Despite their discrepancies, however, they all share a certain vision for what defines the best collection for the year’s show. “[Judges are] looking for creativity of concept, that the collection centers on the theme,” said Olivia Koval, a sophomore studying industrial design. “They pay close attention to styling — to detail and concepts in sketches, concept statements, mood boards and live models — to get a grasp of the craftsmanship and the depth of a designer’s collection.”

Students see it as an honor to be

Features featured in the fashion show. Not only do they experience highly selective judges; they face competition from a talented pool of applicants as well.

Any junior or senior from the College of Art and Design is encouraged to participate. This diversity of participants is manifested in the show; different design experience lends itself to unique interpretations of wearable materials.

Once selected, students immediately begin the process of perfecting and producing their work before the show. “[Designers] work for months trying to make their collection perfect,” Koval said. “In picking out all the details, from initial sketching to the order that they will walk

down the runway, from the music to physically styling the makeup and hair. At the show, you’ll definitely be able to see how all of these different parts come together to make the show work.”

Students coordinating the event are responsible for reaching out to sponsors, according to Koval. This includes identifying potential salons for hair and makeup services, finding restaurants willing to donate food for the event and companies looking to support the show in general. Several sub-committees are responsible for budgeting, set design and any other additional demands the show may require.

“The students are gaining skills that can be applied to future careers by planning this runway show,” said

Justin LeBlanc, faculty advisor for A2W and assistant professor in art and design. “I find it exciting to see what the students — and what their student directors, the committee heads, everyone — are thinking, what they want do with the year’s show. It makes me proud that I can be a part of that and help them out.”

LeBlanc has personal experience with A2W. In 2007, during his undergraduate studies at NC State, he participated as a photographer. A year later, he was a student designer in the show.

“I thought it was a very exciting production — it’s typically on the last week of school,” LeBlanc said.

“Art2Wear to me was was like closure, as the end of the year before leaving for summer. As a student, I

TECHNICIAN was able to see everything as a designer … Now, as a faculty advisor, I can appreciate the production that goes into it.”

LeBlanc said that postproduction, all students involved gain invaluable takeaway. Designers and organizers establish strong, collaborative relationships with their peers, learn to perform in high stress environments and possibly find that sense of closure, according to LeBlanc.

A2W will take place Friday in Talley Student Union Ballroom. The dress rehearsal at 1 p.m. is free for all students to attend. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. event are available online for $30. Students can also view the 7:30 p.m. event on the screen at Stafford Commons outside of Talley.

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with him or whatever need be.”

So, now that his playing days are over, what does he plan to do? Well, luckily for him, as one door closes, another door opens. Immediately following his injury, head football coach Dave Doeren asked him what he wanted to do with his life. His answer was that he wanted to begin coaching. Doeren granted him his wish and gave him the opportunity to help coach the team’s linebackers, a position that he obviously had a lot of knowledge about already.

The first step in the process of transitioning from being a player to being a coach is to learn the game from a different perspective. The coaching staff allowed Salahuddin to sit in on meetings, and they had him spend as much time as possible around other coaches to help put him in the right mindset.

As his recovery progressed, he

spent more time on the field as well, and he helped coach the linebackers and nickelbacks throughout spring training.

Going from being someone’s peer to being his or her leader is not always easy, but Salahuddin said that thanks to the coaching staff and his former teammates, the transition has been very smooth for him. He also explained that his mentality as a player made the switch feel more natural because he didn’t have to earn anyone’s respect — he already had it.

“I wasn’t a hypocrite as a player,” Salahuddin said. “I always worked hard and came in with the same mentality, and that was to get better.”

He went on to say that his job on a day-to-day basis hasn’t changed that much. His job as a player was to be a leader on and off the field and to implement the standards and goals that the team holds itself to. As a coach, his goal remains the same even though his position has changed.

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If Salahuddin wishes to stay with the team as a graduate assistant in the fall, he will have to enroll in a master’s program. He has already been admitted into the Masters in Arts and Liberal Studies program. If he chooses to pursue this path, he hopes to focus on leadership and youth development, which ties into his passion for coaching and community building.

Unfortunately, Salahuddin will have to do some more soul searching before making this decision because he would only have one more year on scholarship to earn his degree before having to pay for it out of pocket. For this reason, he has also looked at a few other job opportunities, and he is currently weighing his options.

Whatever he decides to do will be in the best interest of himself and his family, but with his work ethic and determination, he is sure to be successful in life regardless of the path he chooses.

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be there, added with the number of wins or championships the team receives.

Take the 2016 NCAA men’s basketball tourna ment for ex a mple.

The ACC started with seven teams overall, six in the Sweet 16, four in the Elite Eight, two in the Final Four and one in the national championship game. These teams would share a bonus incentive for doing this, regardless of the fact UNC lost in the title game.

T h r ou g h t h e E l it e Eight, the ACC had already generated $21.5 million in revenue — topping last year’s revenue with two rounds

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Teams always have a sudden breakout year, or a few years where they do well, but then it’s right back to where they started.

While the system in place now does have its benefits, it also has its negatives. Teams who work hard not just in the tournament but in the regular season should be rewarded as well.

yet to play. Regardless of how the money is spread, this offers great publicity for the ACC. Players will begin to c on sider pl ay i ng for ACC tea ms seeing as they thrive during tournament time.

With this proposal, the argument would come into play of penalizing the non-revenue sports.

Outside of the school’s own personal attendance and personal preference, a school can’t have incentive to get better without being penalized for having down years. With the system currently in place, you see year after year the bad teams hanging around at the bottom and the great teams at the top.

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2016 ACC ATLANTIC BASEBALL STANDINGS 1 Louisville Cardinals

2 3 4 5 6

Conference

Overall

13-5

30-7

Florida State Seminoles Conference

Overall

10-4

24-11

NC State Wolfpack Conference

Overall

10-6

26-11

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Conference

Overall

9-7

22-12

Clemson Tigers Conference

Overall

8-10

25-12

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Conference

Overall

7-11

23-17

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Saturday

Men’s tennis vs No. 73 Clemson 1 p.m.

Men’s golf at ACC Championship All Day

Softball vs Boston College 4 P.M.

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Former Pack star finds new meaning Matthew Simpson Correspondent

On a fateful day this past December, redshirt junior linebacker M.J. Salahuddin suffered a knee injury for the second time in three years while preparing for the Belk Bowl.

His first injury, an ACL tear in his left knee, occurred during fall camp of 2014. And just as he was beginning to play like he did in his prime, he injured his right knee in a similar fashion.

However, this time was different, in part because the injury was much more serious than its predecessor. This time around, Salahuddin tore all four major ligaments, his ACL, PCL, LCL and MCL, as well as his posterolateral corner.

“The doctors told me that it would be at least a 12-month recovery,” Salahuddin said.

“They said that it was one of the worst injuries that they’d ever seen.”

Salahuddin explained that the severity of his injury made him really put things into perspective and contemplate his future and what is most important to him in life. After much thought and deliberation, he decided not to medi-

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M.J. Salahuddin chases after the ballcarrier during a game for the Wolfpack. Salahuddin suffered a career ending knee injury before NC State’s final game of the 2015-16 season. The Wolfpack fell to Mississippi State in the Belk Bowl Dec. 31.

cally redshirt for the second time and end his football playing career.

A huge factor in Salahuddin’s decision to hang up his cleats is his son.

“It’s a lot of pressure, just having that in that back of your head, like wow if I get hurt again I might not be able to walk the same,” Salahuddin said.

Salahuddin is originally from Fayetteville and is a selfproclaimed “army brat.” His father recently retired from

the Army, but he still has two siblings who are active duty officers, and he has a lot of extended family serving in the armed forces as well. He said he is sort of the oddball in his family for choosing to play sports over a career in the military. Despite this, his family has fully supported his choices throughout his life.

“I’m really family-oriented,” Salahuddin said. “They really leaned on me heavily to be successful so that I wouldn’t have to convert to the mili-

tary.”

The importance of family in his life is why he chose to stop playing football. He wants to be a part of his son’s life, and he didn’t want to risk injuring himself in any way that could jeopardize his ability to be involved with his family.

“I want to be a family man,” Salahuddin said. “I want to be able to take my son to the park on the weekends and be able to play basketball or football

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Pros and cons of the ACC’s flawed revenue sharing system Kyler Proffitt Staff Writer

Every year, the ACC generates revenue based on TV deals, the NCA A tourna ment a nd bowl games. This revenue is equally shared among all the teams in the conference.

The schools at the bottom of the conference receive the same amount of revenue as the teams at the top of the conference. This turns out to be an issue as the top teams typically generate a larger amount of revenue than the bottom teams do.

In the 2013–14 fiscal year, the

ACC generated a record $291.7 million and distributed $20.8 million to each school. In the 2014–15 fiscal year, it broke its own record making $331 million and distributing $22.1 million to each school.

The breakdown looked like this: $98 million for bowl games, $21 million in the NCAA tournament and $212 million for TV deals in 2014–15.

So while the University of Virginia and Duke University finished atop the ACC and Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech finished at the bottom, all teams shared the revenue equally.

But the Blue Devils will see a bonus incentive for winning the

National Championship in 2015.

And rightfully so considering they made more money for the conference come NCAA tournament time.

The revenue sharing is put in place for many reasons, the most important being it helps nonrevenue sports.

Due to the name “non-revenue,” these schools rely heavily on the conference to do well come tournament and bowl time to make a lot of money. After being disbursed out to each school, the money then goes to help these non-revenue sports.

This system is strong simply for that reason. Even when NC State

men’s basketball team has a down year, like this past season, it can surely still receive funds to help out the school and other sports.

The world revolves around money. In order for a team to continue to be successful or potentially get better, the funds have to be in the right place. But in this system, there is a non-incentive-based objective outside of a “bonus” that comes from winning championships. In the long run, you aren’t penalized for being bad.

In doing so, a team also isn’t technically rewarded for having an impressive regular season.

There is a plan that can be more realistic than this approach.

Instead of sharing the profit equally, minus bonuses for winning championships, the profit could be shared based on regular season performance.

It comes as no surprise to anyone this season that a basketball team like UNC-Chapel Hill has generated more sales than say, Boston College, who didn’t win a single conference game all season.

A system could be set up which allows the better regular season teams to get a slightly larger share.

Then depending on the NCAA tournament and bowl games, the incentive to make it to each could

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Try on the costume: the chance to become Mr. or Ms. Wuf Noah Russ Staff Writer

The faces of Mr. and Ms. Wuf are familiar to NC State sports fans. The pair appears at every football and basketball game and often makes appearances at other school events. Yet some may wonder, who is behind the costumes of our favorite mascots?

Unfor tu nately for t he curious-minded, t his is a closely guarded secret.

Only the family and closest friends of Mr. and Ms. Wuf are entrusted with this knowledge.

This is a common practice among college mascots and is done to protect mascots from mischievous fans or opponents.

Becoming a mascot means becoming a member of the NC State cheerleading team and a varsity athlete. As student athletes, mascots are rewarded with unlimited access to Case Dining Hall, the Case Academic Center an d NC State trainers and dieticians. They also have the opportunity to letter

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Mr. and Mrs. Wuf dance during a break in the game while cheerleaders pump up the fans during the 76-73 buzzer-beating thriller over High Point University in PNC Arena on Dec. 16.

and become scholarship athletes.

“We are varsity athletes, we have the opportunity to letter and we have access to Case Dining Hall and the academics facilities in Case as well,” said a current Ms. Wuf mascot. “We work out with the strength and conditioning coaches and have access to dieticians and nutritionists.”

Along with their athletic

duties, mascots also have the opportunity to compete in the mascot division of The Nationa l Cheerleading Association’s College Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida, during the spring semester. This year, both Mr. and Ms. Wuf were given bids into the contest after submitting short video skits.

At the competition, which was held April 6 –10, Ms.

Wuf placed second and Mr. Wuf placed sixth in the nation after performing another short skit for a panel of judges. “[This feat] was awesome for our program,” Ms. Wuf sa id. “We have a fa irly young team this year, so it’s nice to know we only have up to go.”

Mascots’ time commitments vary depending on the semester. During the

fall semester, mascots appear at every football and basketball game. During the spring semester, mascots continue to appear at every basketball game along with baseball and softball games.

Along with their sports appearances, Mr. and Ms. Wuf are often hired to appear at other community and social events such as weddings and f undraisers. A small group of mascots are rotated to relieve some of the time commitment.

“We go to a lot of club events, and we do a lot of things outside of the realm of athletics so you get a little taste of every thing,” Ms. Wuf said.

Tryouts, for those who desire to become part of the secret community of mascots, will be held May 6–7.

They will begin on Friday night with an informal time to become familiar with the costume and the do’s and don’ts of being a mascot.

On Saturday morning, contestants will be taken out to a venue where they can meet people as Mr. or Ms. Wuf and begin to

demonstrate their skills.

Later on Saturday evening, contestants will perform a short skit to further show their skills.

No previous experience is necessary to try out. Males and females are allowed to try out for either Mr. or Ms. Wuf. However, contestants must complete a medical exa mi nat ion before t he tryouts. Contestants will be judged based on their improvements throughout the tryout process and their efforts to incorporate the instructions that are given to them.

Being a member of the mascot team allows students to experience college at NC State from a different perspective while also being part of the legacy of the school, according to Ms. Wuf. “It’s great to be at the center of things that are going on on campus and to see things from a different point of view,” Ms. Wuf said.