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NC State’s Rho Chapter of the Sigma Pi Fraternity received an award recognizing its contribution to suicide awareness and prevention within the community. The fraternity chapter contributed to the Survivors Walk in downtown Raleigh, a walk annually sponsored by Triangle Survivors of Suicide. On Friday, the fraternity chapter will be recognized by the Triangle SOS for their service volunteering at the “I Will Survive” walk. At the presentation, the Triangle SOS will present a monetary award and certificate to Sigma Pi. The fraternity raises money for suicide prevention efforts at the NC State Counseling Center annually. It hosts a Break the Silence 5K on campus in March each year. SOURCE: University Press Release
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Construction that began a year ago this month continues on Tuesday where Sadlack’s Heroes and Schoolkids Records were located on Hillsborough Street by the Bell Tower. The other construction sites on Hillsborough Street include sites near Nara Lounge and University Towers.
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Students can expect to continue seeing construction along Hillsborough Street this semester, as several new projects will soon begin development, and many current plans will continue production throughout the semester. Six to ten new development projects are currently in the works on Hillsborough Street, including an Aloft Hotel, student housing and other build-
ings that will hold restaurants and retail, including a CVS Pharmacy, according to Jeff Murison, executive director of LiveItUp! Hillsborough Street. Two of the major changes happening are the new Aloft Hotel, located across the street from the Bell Tower, and The Hillsborough Street Loft, which will be located next to the Alley. Both are set to be completed late summer 2015. These two developments are expected to add an urban flare to the street, while also promis-
ing economic opportunities to the surrounding community, according to Murison. Another addition being made is the renovation of the old Nehi Bottling Company. Originally, the Company’s location on Hillsborough Street was its main headquarters, bottling soda for many years. However, when it later became a warehouse, the building slowly depreciated. The old Nehi Bottling Company structure has been in poor condition for many years. James Goodnight, son of Jim Good-
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Sophomore guard Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber shoots the ball during the basketball game against No. 3 Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday. The Cavaliers defeated the Wolfpack, 61-51.
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Mercedes-Benz USA announced Tuesday that it will relocate its headquarters from Montvale, New Jersey, to Atlanta. The company snubbed several other potential sites in North Carolina, including the Triangle area, when choosing the site for its new headquarters, according to the Charlotte Observer. About 1,000 Mercedes-Benz employees in New Jersey will be affected by the move.
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Under the presidency of Alex Parker, former student body president of NC State and a senior studying international studies, the Association of Student Government has drafted a five-year strategic plan, something the association has never done before. During this semester, the second semester of the five-year plan, ASG will concentrate on providing more advocacy trips to Washington, D.C., and Raleigh to speak with legislators about state and national priorities. ASG also hopes to receive more funding from both state and national governments so it can increase its efforts to advocate for the NC school system, according to Parker. ASG is the collective student government of all 17 UNC System universities and colleges in North Carolina that deals with issues that pertain to individual campuses, as well as the entire system as a whole. It then takes these issues and addresses them at UNC Board of Governors meetings. “A lot of policies that impact one campus, impact another campus,” Parker said. “We have to collaborate on things in order to become a more effective, unified school system.” The five-year plan will allow the ASG
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NC State Bookstores has begun its 7th annual T-shirt design contest and is currently accepting student submissions. Once all designs are submitted, a panel of judges will pick the top designs which will then get passed on as semifinalists for a round of universitywide voting. The voting will be taken into consideration when the winners are selected. Semifinalists will be selected based on how well the design reflects NC State, how eye-catching, unique and powerful the design is and whether or not the design fits within the university’s code of conduct. The design must also be in compliance with university’s trademark licensing regulations. A full list of guidelines can be found on the Campus Enterprises website. SOURCE: Campus Enterprises
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The NC State Women’s Center will begin its participation in the Red Flag Campaign on Sunday. The university’s campaign is part of a national campaign to end dating violence and to promote the prevention of dating violence on college campuses by using a bystander intervention strategy. This strategy includes encouraging people to speak up when they see warning signs, or red flags, for dating violence in the relationships of close friends. The national Red Flag Campaign began as a project of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. It was created by students and faculty on college campuses alongside community victim advocates. SOURCE: The Red Flag Project
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This is yet another miss for North Carolina economic development recruiters who have expressed a desire to bring a major automaker to the state, the Charlotte Observer reported. Last year, North Carolina was prepared to offer Toyota as much as $107 million as an incentive to bring the automaker’s North American headquarters to Charlotte. Toyota moved to its headquarters from California to Texas instead. The company has had its headquarters in New Jersey since 1972.
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A team of researchers at NC State has developed a new alloy that is lightweight but has strength comparable to steel, making it the strongest known alloy with such a low density. The high strength-to-weight ratio of the alloy could lead to new applications in creating more fuel-efficient transportation. The researchers include Carl Koch, a distinguished professor of materials science and engineering; Douglas Irving, associate professor of materials science and engineering; Khaled Youssef of Qatar University, and Alex Zaddach and Changning Niu, both doctoral students at NC State. They started project about a year ago, working in part with funding from a National Science Foundation research grant given to them for high-entropy alloys. “It is preliminary work, but it is very exciting, and it could be very important,”
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Carl Koch, a distinguished professor of materials science and engineering, helped develop an alloy that could lead to new applications in creating more fuelefficient transportation.
Koch said. The aluminum alloy is a high-entropy alloy, which means it consists of five or more metals in approximately equal amounts. The alloy is a combination of aluminum, lithium, magnesium, titanium and scandium. The combination of these metals created a structure which is very strong, but has low density.
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In Wednesday’s issue, in the story, ‘Hemp Society enlists aid of SBP,’ we reported Student Body President Rusty Mau “hopes that NC State can follow Kentucky’s lead in pursuing hemp research.” This quote was misattributed to Mau and was said by Andrew Klein, president of the Raleigh Hemp Society. The Technician also stated that Mau is “advocating” for hemp research at NC State. To clarify, while Mau does support the pursuit of hemp research in the future, he is not an advocate for the cause. Instead, Klein has asked Mau to help him meet with deans of various colleges at the university to promote future hemp research.
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had Ricks, a senior studying sport management, lifts a heavy weight in one of the weight rooms in Carmichael Gymnasium Wednesday. “Part of my New Year’s resolution is to get as strong as my friends Dylan Lilley (a senior studying plant and soil sciences) and Harrison Ferebee (a sophomore studying agricultural business management). “A new year, a new me,” Ricks said. Sunny
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night, recently purchased the property and renovated it to its past grandeur for a new business to take over. The Hillsborough Street Loft, located next to the Alley, is also currently undergoing renovations. The building is being redeveloped into six levels of residential housing above a commercial retail space on the ground level, Murison said. Murison said the changes currently in the works are creating an “exciting time for Hillsborough.” The overall economy of Hillsborough is increasing significantly, with food and beverage sales increasing every month and foot traffic increasing each semester. The overall plan for new developments in the Hills-
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to have more structure and efficiency in the long-run, according to Leigh Whittaker, senior vice president of the association, and a senior studying political science at UNC Asheville. One of the biggest points on t he f ive-yea r pla n’s agenda is switching from a governing association to a more advocating one. As part of the advocacy, the ASG is working with the “It’s On Us” campaign, a national initiative to end college sexual assault. “We are participating in a movement that is larger than us, and it would be irresponsible not to participate in it,” Whittaker said. ASG plans to travel to campuses across the state and talk about the “It’s On Us” ca mpa ig n a nd how North Carolina students can address the issue.
borough area is to increase the amount of student housing and commercial retail available, Murison said. Not all residents and workers on Hillsborough Street have supported the renovations. Some have even gone so far as to relocate as a result of disruptive projects. “We are sorry to see those businesses go, but we are also excited for the businesses and buildings replacing them. Like all things, they have a lifespan. People retire, the economy changes, people have new opportunities in their life. And that is what is happening on Hillsborough.” While it can be annoying, Murison said it is a necessary part of the evolution of the street. Nick Denbow, employee of the Alley, which is located beside a major construction zone, said the new development hasn’t had a major ef-
fect on business; however, his major concern lies with the lack of parking that will be available with so many new residents joining the area. Based on the current incoming traffic and number of people that will live in the Hillsborough Street Loft, Denbow said residents are going to have a very hard time finding places to park. Overall, most projects in the works have a few more months before students can experience the final product. This semester, students can expect to see a number of buildings finishing construction. They can also expect to hear a number of announcements for new restaurants and retailers planning to move into buildings once they are completed. Murison said about a half dozen projects are currently being discussed for the 20162017 school year.
“We want to see if there are any holes or gaps with how we are dealing with sexual assault,” Whittaker said. “This is a conversation we need to be having and with that conversation, we need to talk about alcohol safety.” Also in the five-year plan, ASG hopes to create a safety app specialized for each North Carolina campus, according to Parker. The app will be a central location for resources, such as various 24-hour help lines, and will offer a quick way to contact campus police. “Before we have those trips, though, we have to look at research and data to make sure we are fully prepared for these discussions,” W h it ta ker sa id. “It’s important for us to be prepared because it’s not common for students to leave college towns to come together and advocate for educational purposes. We
are passionate about getting federal and state funds.” Before the five-year plan, officers of ASG usually did not get into the swing of things until late into their term, according to Parker. “The f ive-year plan is broad enough to make the administration their own, but structured enough to make sure officers are carrying out ASG mission in a timely manner,” Whittaker said. As president of the ASG, Parker participates in the UNC Board of Governors meetings and announces what legislation should be made based on the concerns from ASG meetings and discussions. “I am the student voice of all the student governments from across the state,” Parker said. “I represent the students and bring that voice to the board who needs to hear it.” The student voice would not be clearly heard with-
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Construction workers on Hillsborough Street talk about their work at the construction site where Two Guys Pizza and The Keg were once located. Other construction sites on Hillsborough Street include sites near the Bell Tower and University Towers.
out the ASG, according to Parker. Every full-time student in the UNC System pays one dollar to the ASG as part of student fees, which adds up to about $220,000. With that money, ASG plans to send underclassmen leaders to professional conferences to teach them how to effectively communicate with legislators. “We want to invest in young students that that will gain an experience outside of the classroom that is unconventional,” Whitaker said. Only a few other states have an association that combines college campuses from across the state, according to Parker. “I’ve talked to so many students from other states, and they say they wish their state offered the same cohesive way to unify all [public] college student governments,” Parker said.
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“We wanted to get a very low density alloy … this particular alloy is very hard and very light, with almost the same density of aluminum,” Koch said. This alloy could have applications in creating more fuel-efficient transportation, as it could be used to construct more lightweight cars and airplanes. It may
have other applications as well, but it is too early to know for certain, as the researchers have only done preliminary testing. “There is always a high demand for materials that are both lightweight and strong,” Koch said. Jake Barrett, a freshman study ing chemica l engineering, said an alloy such as this one could be really revolutionary, especially in transportation. “I think that whenever you see new, lighter, stron-
ger materials like this, leaps in technology can follow,” Barrett said. To create the new material, the team first combined the metals using a ball mill, a piece of lab equipment used to combine crushed metal and other material. The metal was annealed, or heated and cooled slowly, which strengthened the metal. The resea rchers chose the metals used in the alloy because they all had a similar atomic size and had
low heats of mixing. These two qualities ensured that the metals could yield an alloy with a simple metallic structure, which is less brit t le t ha n ot her a l loy structures. Koch said these qualities are desirable when creating alloys. “These metals can form a simple metallic structure, and these materia ls can have much better mechanical properties,” Koch said. Due to both the process the team used and the prop-
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erties of the materials, the resulting material has a very low density while also being very strong. “It’s comparable to some ceramic solutions, but metallic material is advantageous because it is stronger,” Koch said. Current ly t he tea m is working to try gain funding to work on the next step for the alloy: making it less expensive. “One of the drawbacks is that it contains the element scandium, which is ver y
expensive…so we want to look at varying the composition,” Koch said. The alloy is composed of approximately 20 percent scandium, and the researchers are hoping to find a way to either eliminate the metal or reduce the amount used in the alloy. “[The results] are very exciting,” Koch said. “But we need to do more research to really understand it.”
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We Can’t Breathe: The Continuing Consequences of Structural Inequality Fifty Years After King Join us, as we welcome television host, political science professor and the presidential chair in politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University – Melissa Harris-Perry. An outspoken advocate on issues of race, culture, gender and class in American society, Harris-Perry offers an insightful view to politics. All are welcomed to attend the 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Campus Commemoration.
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tirical news programs tend to keep us more informed about national and global topics than the networks they mock. In fact, those who watch “The Daily Show” beat out those who watch Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and listen to talk radio as most informed on domestic and international issues, falling just behind those who regularly listen to National Public Radio, according to a 2012 study reported by “Business Insider.” The same study demonstrated that those who watch Fox News are less informed than those who watch no news. Colbert’s coverage of Super PACs have
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spurred a larger conversation about money in politics, demonstrating far better reporting than most other news sources. The academic journal “Mass Communication and Society” published a study May 16, including findings that prove that Colbert Report viewers are far more informed about the workings of money in the political system due to Colbert’s Super PAC coverage. Beyond keeping the public informed about political news, these shows do a phenomenal job keeping viewers up to date with the current happenings in academia. For instance, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson — who
visited NC State last Spring — has appeared on both “The Daily Show” (11 times) and “The Colbert Report” (10 times). Other “Colbert Report” and “Daily Show” guests include Terence Tao, widely considered the world’s greatest mathematician, Reza Aslan, a renowned religious studies professor, Jane Goodall, the world famous anthropologist noted for her work with chimpanzees, and many, many more. It’s important to know how the media influences our thoughts. By comparing various news outlets with their Comedy Central, and now HBO counterparts, we see a shocking disregard for intellectualism in primary media outlets. By hosting various academics and reporting better than popular news outlets, satirical news shows promote, opposingly, an appreciation and a love of thinking.
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espite other television shows becoming increasingly and socially tolerant, American made-for-children cartoons continue to cling to antiquated ideals. When s h o w s a ttempt to breach these assumed limits, they Mary Anna typically fail, Rice as networks Assistant force them to Opinion Editor fall back on what they perceive to be more family friendly and socially acceptable. The writers on the show “Clarence” aimed to show two men sharing a brief romantic kiss in the background of an episode, yet Cartoon Network disapproved and insisted that the interaction be downgraded to a kiss on the cheek. In a similar instance, when “Gravity Falls” initially featured a lesbian couple throughout the storyboarding process of a particular episode, Disney coerced showrunners to make the highlighted couple heterosexual. Endeavors to provide representation (finally) for people who have been historically and systematically oppressed for living under a label other than “heterosexual” are typically spurred by network runners who are more content sticking to archaic belief systems that have, in the past, proven effective with mass audiences. In spite of the many networkimplemented barriers that cartoons routinely face, the finale of Nickelodeon’s “The Legend of Korra” has demonstrated
that an animated show can be simultaneously subversive, financially successful, and critically acclaimed. I include “financially successful” only because, to many people, the phrase is the primary indicator of whether a product should exist. “Korra,” a spinoff of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,”garnered praise throughout its fouryear run for its diverse cast of characters, mature plotlines, and realistic storytelling. Despite some egregious network meddling (Nickelodeon forced show runners to release the series exclusively online following an onscreen death during the first season’s finale, did almost no marketing for the second season and later forced the producers to develop a clip show episode), “Korra” continued to thrive in its less-thanideal conditions. “The Legend of Korra” gained attention even before airing solely because of its protagonist, Korra, a short-tempered, brash woman of color. Scratch that – a bisexual woman of color. Though Korra pursues a man early on in the series, in the show’s finale, she embarks on a new journey with Asami, a woman with whom she has grown increasingly close over the show’s run. Although myriad people claim “Korra’s” ending to be ultimately ambiguous, in the end, it really isn’t. Though Korra and Asami do not kiss outright, they venture out on a vacation by themselves while holding hands during a sunset that maybe not-so-coinciden-
tally features the colors of the bisexual flag. Once they enter the portal, the two women stand facing and gaze into each other’s eyes, mirroring a couple who had married minutes earlier in the show. Throughout this ordeal, the original romance theme music from Avatar warbles softly in the background. So no, I don’t believe the ending to be ambiguous. Especially when series creator Michael Dante DiMartino has established that the scene “symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.” To this extent, I think “Korra’s” showrunners faced certain restrictions in the development of this last scene. In other words, if Nickelodeon had allowed the creators to show the two women kissing, then the creators would have shown the two women kissing. Still, those last minutes of “Korra” are nearly as explicit as if they had displayed such physical intimacy. “Korra’s” legacy is that it offers not only a sense of normality for those who are told they cannot achieve it, but a sense of validation. “The Legend of Korra” will hopefully pave the way for other American cartoons to unabashedly include characters who challenge harmful societal conventions, and strive to offer better representation for those children that, at this point in time, are unable to see anyone like themselves in the general media.
uring the break, my friend, Gino, asked me to listen to “Margaret vs. Pauline,” a song detailing the lives of a perfect Pauline and a less-than-so Margaret. We all know the story. “Everything’s so easy for Pauline,” the song tells us. She has good looks and is charming. Margaret, on the othEstefania er hand, is rash in her Castroemotions, and her hair Vasquez doesn’t always fall perStaff Columnist fectly, but something about her makes her darker and rougher around the edges so, in some manner, superior to Pauline. He asked me, “Which are you?” I wanted to say Margaret, I really did. Everyone loves an underdog. We cheered for B-Rabbit in “8 Mile” and were shaken when the Permian Panthers lost at the end of “Friday Night Lights.” The story of someone beating the odds is not only rare, but it excites us and warms us up inside. We empathize; they win, we win. I’m not discrediting this. I’m sure we’ve all been the underdog in some situation or other, but I fear that we may be taking it too far and shaping our natural persona to fit that of the underdog. Let’s be real—we can’t all be Bella Swan or Susan Boyle. We can’t all be the quiet girls in the corner who no one notices until some super attractive guy moves in and sweeps us off our feet. We can’t all be the wimpy guys no one believes in until they make it big. Not everyone can be the underdog. Some of us have to be the backdrop to the story of the underdog’s success. In “Girl Next Door,” Saving Jane said, “She’s the prom queen and I’m in the marching band.” Well, OK. So what? Good for you and good for her. I’m sure both girls have wonderful qualities and will be equally apt in attracting mates or whatever it is they want. I’m not going to discredit the prom queen on the basis that she doesn’t have a sappy story to sell me or even assume she doesn’t have a sappy story.
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What’s so wrong about being successful? Since when is adversity endearing? We would rather be active in putting ourselves down than admitting that we are simply mediocre. Some of us have to be the average Joes so others can stand out, but please don’t disqualify us. Sure, we may not be socially awkward or shy or with the band, but I’d like to think that we are just as capable of engaging in deep thought as the next person. I’m not simply complaining about the fact that my life has been so blessedly average. It’s not that I’m not in support of the underdog. It’s that I would like to discourage the active attempts to be the underdog. If you are average, well gosh darn it, be proud of that. Please don’t lower yourself in an attempt to make yourself more notable or darling or sympathetic. I remember once watching an episode of some TV talent show during its the audition stage. It seemed as if every sad story was topped by yet another sad story. I’m not a total witch. I feel for these people. But come on. Your cat didn’t have to be run over nine times only to come back to life and ultimately succumb to a cold for me to enjoy your talent. I wanted to say I was Margaret. I’m a real person with real emotions and real problems. I can be profound. I’m not just some shallow and superficial bimbo. But the harder I tried to be Margaret and the more I thought about the ease with which I have handled challenges, the more I realized that I was destined to be Pauline. Most things have come relatively easy for me as long as I’ve worked at them a sufficient bit, my looks are fairly average and I’m not terribly socially awkward. That’s all right, though. Everyone can be average as long as we at least try to see the charm and depth and use in average instead of requiring people to have some dark and secret side to them to be of worth. Sure, you may be the next Bill Gates, but in the event that you aren’t, stick to your computer science degree because sometimes being average can be an all right thing.
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“Foxcatcher” so desperately pants after an Oscar that it is hard to go into it without bias. However, despite the “Look at these comedic actors in serious roles!” impression present in the film’s trailers, “Foxcatcher” is one of 2014’s most competently made and thoroughly captivating releases. Although “Foxcatcher” will not garner much emotional involvement from its audience, it is nonetheless entertaining. The camera regards its subjects with an intentionally cold eye, a perspective supported by both the perceived distance the viewers experience themselves and the wintry setting of the film. Based on a true story to which some may already know the ending, “Foxcatcher” frames its doomed characters in a
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setting worthy of their circumstances. On paper, “Foxcatcher” is a movie about a very rich man who founded a wrestling team and the complications that ensued. On screen, it is a meticulous psychological examination of the people intimately involved with Team Foxcatcher and an analysis of why events happened as they did. Though many people like
to categorize movies featuring sports as sports movies, “Foxcatcher” is anything but. The sport of wrestling serves as a device that allows exploration of the psychological states of the film’s three main characters. It is hard to imagine that in the carefully shot wrestling scenes between the core three characters, audiences are not supposed to detect flashes of physical closeness, homoeroticism
and shifts in dynamic. The three leads, Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo, play against type to great result. Tatum fully embodies Mark Schultz, an athlete who depends excessively upon his merit in the eyes of others. He locks his jaw when frustrated, gazes at John du Pont (Carell, as Mark’s father figure, friend and idol) with concealed joy, and faces his own reflection
while brimming with selfhatred. It’s funny that as the generally well-received and wellliked Steve Carell ventures to play roles that audiences characteristically do not associate with him, producers seek to disguise him beyond recognition. In his role as Gru in “Despicable Me,” he adopts a thick indefinable accent, and now in “Foxcatcher” he looks like another person entirely. Typically a comedic powerhouse, Carell effortlessly assumes an icy eccentricity as du Pont, further substantiating his range as an actor. Ruffalo balances the aggression, aloofness and dissatisfaction of his costars in his role as Dave Schultz, Mark’s older and more talented brother. The summation of Ruffalo’s character occurs when Dave is asked in an interview what Coach du Pont has been to him. A mentor? A hero? Dave comes up blank. The driving force of “Foxcatcher” dwells in the extent
to which the characters base their individual worth in the opinions of others. As Mark frantically endeavors to surpass his brother for once in his life and as du Pont repeatedly appeals to his mother to finally be proud of him, they seek personal validation. The scene that best captures the movie’s thesis features du Pont releasing his mother’s prized horses, those that always took priority over his personal accomplishments, immediately after her death. Du Pont watches vacantly as the horses disperse from their enclosure, as the film indicates that he may never be free from his mother’s sense of disappointment in him. He will never be validated as a coach, as a father, as a person. “Foxcatcher” is quiet and chilling, a true crime drama that is elevated by its performances and stylized atmosphere. “Foxcatcher” is currently playing in select theaters, and will be gradually assuming a wide release throughout January.
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Growing up as a kid in the downtown area of any city can be rough, and as the city with the 15th highest homeless youth rate in the nation, Raleigh is no exception. Haven House Services, a non-profit agency in Raleigh, is working to change such statistics. What began in 1972 as an idea to start a group home for girls would eventually develop into an organization devoted to helping atrisk youths in downtown Ra leigh and throughout Wake County. Rev. Al Dimmock, a pastor and founder of Haven House Services, witnessed a case while volunteering in juvenile court of a young girl who could not go home, could not go to school and did not have the resources to provide for herself. The case motivated Dimmock to create a place where youths in difficult circumstances like those of this young girl could get help. “It was started because there is a need in the community,” said Haven House Services Director of Human Resources Julianne Kirby. “And we’ve been around for over 40 years, so I think that shows that there is [a need].” According to Kirby, Haven House Services works through 12 programs and operates from three different locations, each of which offers different services for struggling youths in the dow ntow n Raleigh area. The main office on West Cabarrus Street operates through community-based programs, and also provides transportation for kids to come there af ter school and to take them home afterward. The Outreach Center, located on Wake Forest Road, is for young adults ages 1723 who either cannot provide for themselves independently or are homeless. The center serves as means to provide a shower, food, bus passes and various other services for young adults
who need them, according to Kirby. “It’s not a shelter, but it is a drop-in center,” Kirby said. “Monday, Wednesday and Friday young adults can come into the center and get their basic needs met.” The third location is a 24hour homeless shelter and short-term crisis center on West Morgan Street for kids ages 10-17 who are facing urgent situations, according to Kirby. “We deal with different types of crisis situations,” Kirby said. “We have the kids who are involved in gangs and we try to minim i ze t hei r t i me i n t he gangs. Then we have kids who are court ordered to do community service and restitution, so we work with the kids to get those hours and fees met.” Along with its crisis and homeless services, the organization has two other main programs in place to assist struggling youths in the community: the diversion and intervention programs. “D i ve r s i on pr o g r a m s will focus on kids who are not yet court-involved and are just starting to show trouble,” Kirby said. “And then we have intervention programs, which are mainly kids who have picked up charges of some sort.” According to Kirby, the programs at Haven House Services not only work to resolve short-term setbacks youths in the community are facing, but they are also designed to assist in youth development. “We’re not going to be one more punitive factor in these kids’ lives,” Kirby said. “We try to work with them and empower them as much as we can with whatever situation they’re facing. Even the ones who are supposed to be doing com mu n it y ser v ice because they did something illegal, we will try to work them to get them to make better decisions and have more positive outcomes in the future.” In addition to being involved with other nonprofit agencies in the Raleigh area,
Haven House Services has had a significant amount of support from NC State students throughout the years. “We have a signif icant amount of NC State interns who come here and work at multiple levels in different programs,” Kirby said. “We’ve had good experience with NC State students.” Leelynn Pinion, a graduate student studying social work at NC State, has worked with HHS since August and said that working there has helped her become more fa mi lia r w it h t he struggles many teenagers in the downtown Raleigh area are facing. “It has gotten me a lot more acquainted with issues associated with this population,” Pinion said. “It’s made me more interested in how schools interact with youths this age in ways that can prevent them being involved in the court system.” Despite having worked with smaller children in other organizations, Pinion said it was a different experience working with adolescents, especially ones with a history of illegal activity. “It’s just a different approach when you’re working with kids after they’ve been involved in the court system as opposed to before,” Pinion said. “They come in with a different attitude.” T houg h work i ng w it h teenagers at HHS has been a new experience for Pinion, she said it has been a rewarding one. She was required for a class to interview a youth she had been working with as a therapist would interview a client for the first time. “It was so awesome to see his progress after that day, knowing so much about where he was coming from and how much more positive he seemed at the end of his time,” Pinion said. “He just kept saying he’s not going to get in trouble again, he’s going to focus on school and it wasn’t like he was just saying it. He was really serious about what he was saying.”
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Online forum aims to delete Greek Life stigmas Katherine Waller Staff Writer
Public scrutiny has been no stranger to the Greek community during the past year. In June 2014, Mark Hagen and Nick Scott, alumni of Iowa State University and the Sigma Chi Fraternity cofounded GoGreekNow, a database meant to help combat this problem. GoGreekNow is designed to improve communication throughout the national Greek community and provide a “transparency” to organizations that are historically known for secretive and exclusive behavior. Hagen and his team chose a staff of all-Greek alumni in their mid-to-late 20s who were familiar with the recent issues within the Greek community. Hagen, like many Greek alumni, continued to discuss the problems he saw in his college organization as he began his professional life. The team came up with GoGreekNow as an answer to many problems. “When GoGreekNow first began it was a really ‘interesting’ time for the Greek system,” Hagen said. “There were some really tragic incidents that became big news nationally.” Hagen felt that he could help combat these headlines by creating more transparency in the Greek community and promoting the beneficial aspects of Greek life. “We wanted to make something that was inclusive for multicultural, small, large, traditional, and all types of chapters,” Hagen said. “They can all interact and be a part
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opportunities available to them,” Hagen said. “They can learn about Greek life, their options, what would be a good fit, before they go through rush.” G o Gre e k Now s t a r te d growth in the Midwest and Southwest, tested on beta campuses, and has spread to universities all over the country on more than 50 campuses. Hagen said the informal recruitment methods of fraternities are often the reason that students have limited knowledge about Greek life. He wants to keep students from going into the rush process blind and essentially cut through the communication barriers that exist on campuses to ensure that a student can find a chapter that is a suitable fit. Schmitz said the Greek organizations at NC State already do attempt to combat some of these communication issues that Hagen claimed plagued the Greek community. “Every year we have a different ‘sister sorority’ that we work closely with and have sisterhood events,” Schmitz said. “With Greek life, you get out what you put into it. There is definitely no shortage of the different Greek chapters interacting on campus.” According to Hagen, GoGreekNow has an extraordinary potential as a social network and alumni engagement tool. Hagen said the website and its future app are free for everyone—another step at his attempt to make the Greek community more inclusive.
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Despite opening the game 4-of-5 from three-point range and trailing by just one point at the half, the NC State men’s basketball team couldn’t keep up in the second half, and the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers coasted to a 61-51 win. NC State (11-5, 2-1 ACC) featured two periods of more than six minutes without scoring a point in either half, and this inconsistency in scoring proved costly, despite nine made three-pointers over the course of the game. “We did a lot of good things,” head coach Mark Gottfried said. “We just didn’t do enough and didn’t finish the game.” The Pack started off quickly, making 4-of-5 from beyond the arc before the first media timeout, two of them coming from Trevor Lacey, en route to a 16-12 run to start the game. Shooting from distance proved to be the difference at the begin-
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ning of the game, with the Cavaliers (14-0, 2-0 ACC) going just 2-of-6 from deep. However, the Pack’s play quickly dropped off, failing to score any points in over a six-minute span, while missing six field goals and committing three turnovers. This prompted a 13-0 run by the Cavs to jump to a 2116 lead. Sophomore forward Kyle Washington was able to end the streak with a short jumper just before the third media timeout, cutting the deficit to three. However, junior guard Justin Anderson, the Cavs’ leading scorer on the season, quickly heated up with 11 points on 3-of-6 from beyond the arc at the end of the first half. Junior guard Malcolm Brogdan led the Cavs with 12 points and four assists. Ralston Turner kept the Pack in the game with 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting, including 4-of-4 from beyond the three-point line. Washington recorded seven points and eight rebounds in the first half, as the Pack
trailed just 32-31 at the half. The Pack had plenty of opportunities to take the lead to start the second period of play, but was slowed down by four missed free throws and a handful of missed opportunities off of four early second half turnovers by the Cavs. However, a jumper by Washington put the Pack up 37-36 just after the first media timeout. The teams alternated leads six times in the next seven minutes due to sloppy play on both sides of the ball by both teams. However, the Cavs’ broke that streak with a layup with seven minutes remaining in the game to take a 45-42 lead. After that, the Cavs stayed on top for the rest of the game. They went on a 10-0 run with the Pack going through yet another sixminute scoring drought that ultimately killed the game. “We were our own worst enemy,” Gottfried said. NC State scored just 20 points on 9-of-25 from the field in the second half, its
lowest single points total in a half this season. This game remained close for the majority of the contest, but poor shooting from the field and the free throw line by the Pack resulted in a tough road loss against one of the top teams in the country. As a team, it shot a respectful 9-of-21 from beyond the arc, but ended at only 20-of53 from the field and 2-of-9 at the free throw line. For NC State, Washington recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-11 shooting. After putting up 14 points at the end of the first half on perfect shooting, Ralston Turner failed to score in the second half, missing all three of his shots, all of which were from three-point range. “They made it tougher for him to get open in the second half,” Gottfried said. The Pack enters the second game of a tough three game stretch against Duke at home on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
we needed it, got a pin and just put some points on the board.” Gwiazdowski’s pin not only gave the Pack some much-needed points, but also helped it get on a run of its own; NC State won three matches in a row by either pin or major decision to make the score 17-15 heading into the final match. Red sh i r t sen ior Joe DeAngelo and freshman Br yce Meredith had the takedown working for them as they were able to pull of major decision victories in a time of need for the Pack. “Bryce Meredith wrestled the best we have seen him all year,” Popolizio said. “We got some big points from him there.” The Blue Devils escaped t he comeback, however, when Evan Botwin defeated Sam Speno of NC State by a score of 6-4 to win the match. Speno looked impressive to begin the match and was able to go out of round one with a 4-1 lead. Botwin, however, showed
are averaging double digits. Jones has been a great facilitator for Duke this season, ranking second in the ACC with 5.3 assists per game. Jones and veteran guard Quinn Cook have been the motors behind the second-best scoring offense in the country. The freshman has also come up
big in crunch time for the Devils, scoring late baskets to clinch a win over No. 4 Wisconsin. While the State guards have been a consistent scoring threat for the Pack, Trevor Lacey and Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber have not been the best at sharing. State currently ranks 292nd in
the nation in assists per game. While this has been more of a necessity than a result of selfishness, the low ranking is not a good look for the State offense. Still, as always, it is the State defense that will need to show up to stop the historically great Duke backcourt. Barber and Lacey
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Joanna Nalborska now ranked 66th in ITA Poll Junior Joanna Nalborska has risen to the rank of 66th in ITA Women’s Singles. This marks the first and highest ranking for Nalborska in a national poll. She is also currently 12th in the region, sliding her up from 15th last year when she was still a Lady Techster in Louisiana. Nalborska finished the fall season 7-5, with a win over 29thranked Saska Gavrilovska from Texas A&M. Nalborska also saw success in doubles with sophomore partner Natalia Janowicz, finishing 6-4. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Football adds eight midyear enrollees Following the NC State football team’s bowl win, preparations for the 2015 season are already underway. Key among these preparations is replacing a number of departing players, and eight freshmen recruits have already enrolled mid-year. Defensive end Darian Roseboro (Lincolnton), the No. 1 player in the state according to rivals. com, running back Reggie Gallaspy II (Greensboro), who led the state in rushing last season, and Raleigh native James Smith-Williams, a linebacker from Millbrook High School, make up the in-state contingent. Joining them are Floridians linebacker Riley Nicholson and offensive lineman T.J. McCoy. Freddie Phillips Jr., the No. 1 ranked safety in South Carolina, is also joining the team. Placekicker Kyle Bambard (Walled Lake, Michigan) and punter A.J. Cole III (College Park, Georgia) originally signed with the Wolfpack in 2014 but deferred their enrollment until 2015. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Former Wolfpack Coach Tom O’Brien Announces Retirement University of Virginia football associate head coach Tom O’Brien announced his retirement after a 40 year coaching career. O’Brien also served as the offense and tight ends coach for the Cavs. He served as the head coach at NC State from 2007-2012, posting a 40-35 record with the Pack and leading it to four bowl game appearances, winning two of them. O’Brien also served as the head coach of Boston College from 1997 to 2006, and served as an assistant at Virginia and his alma mater, the Naval Academy prior to that.
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No. 15 Sophomore Max Rohskopf grapples with Duke’s Jake Faust during the 165 lb. weight class bout Wednesday evening in Reynolds Coliseum. Rohskopf dropped the bout 3-2. The Wolfpack narrowly lost the the Blue Devils 18-17 after No. 17 Sam Speno (141 lb.) was downed by decision by Duke’s Evan Botwin 6-4.
Wolfpack nearly completes comeback against Blue Devils Preston Ellis Staff Writer
The NC State Wolfpack wrestling team narrowly dropped its ACC opener 18-17 to the Duke Blue Devils Wednesday night in Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack (7-3 Overall, 0-1
ACC) got behind early, losing five of the first six bouts in the match and fell into a steep 15-3 deficit. The Blue Devils (5-1 Overall, 1-0 ACC) pulled out a number of close matches early on and seemed to have a grit and determination factor the Pack lacked. “We wrestled a very good Duke
team,” NC State head coach Pat Popolizio said. “A lot of our guys didn’t show up and didn’t have enough heart, and in the end Duke wanted it way more than our guys did tonight.” Sophomore Pete Renda was the only sign of hope for the Pack to begin the evening, as he was the
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We did a lot of good things. We just didn’t do enough and didn’t finish the game.” Mark Gottfried, head men’s basketball coach
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Just four days after the NC State men’s basketball team’s heartbreaking loss to No. 3 Virginia, the Wolfpack will be faced with its most difficult challenge of the regular season: the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils. Like State’s archrival, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke (14-0) has a culture of excellence in men’s basketball, starting with the sport’s all-time leader in wins, head coach Mike Krzyzewski. After Wednesday night’s win over Wake Forest, Krzyzewski is just three wins away from his 1,000th career victory, a feat no other Division I coach has been able to accomplish. Krzyzewski has stuck with a more traditional approach to the game during his tenure at Duke, convincing his best players, such as J.J. Redick and Christian Laettner to remain Blue Devils for all four years. However, in recent years, Coach K and the Duke program have bought into the one-and-done fad sweeping the college basketball scene. NBA players Kyrie Irving and Jabari Parker spent just one year in Durham as the face of the Duke roster before heading for the Draft.
This season, the Devils have reeled in their greatest recruiting class in recent years, headed by stud big man Jahlil Okafor. Okafor currently leads the ACC with 19.5 points and is the frontrunner in the Naismith Award conversation. What may be most impressive about the freshman is the wellroundedness and efficiency of his game. Okafor has a polished arsenal of post moves and developed midrange game, all while shooting an ACC-best 68.2 percent from the field. The State big men will be hard pressed to guard Okafor, as the freshman has already shown his dominance over some of the college game’s best centers. In the Devils’ best win of the season, Okafor went toe-to-toe with Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin, ESPN’s preseason Naismith Award winner. While stopping Okafor is a nearly impossible task, sophomore forwards BeeJay Anya and Kyle Washington will be crucial in slowing down the Duke big man. The State frontline will need to improve on Wednesday’s performance against junior center Mike Tobey of Virginia, as the Cavalier post player tallied 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting.
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lone victor in the first six matches of the dual. However, redshirt junior Nick Gwiazdowski displayed his NCAA national champion skill set as he pinned his opponent just 53 seconds into his match. “[Gwiazdowski] gets overlooked a lot because he is good,” Popolizio said. “But he went out and, when
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