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Northeast Leadership Academy of NC State, the number one educational leadership preparation program in the country, received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. With a mission to help more students succeed, the money will be used to train future school principals who will eventually go to work in lowperforming rural schools in northeastern North Carolina. “U.S. Department of Education grants for school leadership development are actually
“In the highpoverty schools... the principal’s impact is actually twice as much.” Bonnie Fusarelli, professor and director of NELA at NC State
very highly competitive,” said Bonnie Fusarelli, professor and director of the Northeast Leadership Academy of NC State. The grant money will be
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creative director of J. Crew. “It was a great experience!” said Fatisha Harris, a sophomore in fashion and textile management. “My favorite part was when Jenna Lyons told me to contact her afterwards, that’s when it hit me that this was real.” Jordan Stokes, a sophomore in fashion and textile management, said she most enjoyed meeting Michelle Obama and Prabal Gurung, a Nepalese-American fashion designer who Stokes said was the reason she decided to pursue a career in fashion. “The best part about the event was meeting the founders of Opening Ceremony” said Chad Yeager, a sophomore in fashion and textile management.
Ten students majoring in fashion and textile management visited the White House Wednesday to attend the Reach Higher Fashion Education Workshop hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. The event accommodated 150 high school and college students from across the country and allowed each student to participate in various fashion workshops and meet with a number of renowned fashion experts and designers including Anna Wintour, the Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue, Diana von Frustenberg, a fashion designer and creator of the iconic wrap-dress and Jenna Lyons, the FASHION continued page 3
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Many shops on Hillsborough Street are out of business and have been closed for months without new businesses taking their place. However, Peter Hansma, bar manager of McDaids Irish Restaurant & Pub on Hillsborough Street, said business has been picking up over the last year. “Hillsborough itself has seen some more foot traffic since the city made an effort to make the sidewalks more enticing,” Hansma said.
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While the vacant stores and empty restaurants on Hillsborough Street may cause one to think the area has long seen it’s heyday, behind the scenes construction in the works will soon attract more vendors and customers to NC State’s college street within the next few years. “At least seven of the buildings that are under construction on Hillsborough Street
are being renovated or built for new businesses and are about a year from opening,” said Jeff Murison, executive director of the Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation. About four years ago, Hillsborough Street had more vacant shops, but as the market continues to improve many of these places have become occupied. However, these spaces appear as though they are vacant
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NC State professor composes score for Dracula ballet Emily Duckett Correspondent
The Carolina Ballet’s presentation of Dracula, a two-part ballet that includes a pieces inspired by stories written by Bram Stoker and Edgar Allen Poe, will run until Oct. 26 in Raleigh’s Fletcher Opera Theater, features the original music compositions of NC State
Art and Design Professor J. Mark Scearce. “There’s something inherent in Mark’s writing that I’ve always been attracted to as a performer, whether I’m singing or conducting,” said Al Sturgis, musical director of Carolina Ballet and conductor of Dracula. The show features two performances inspired by the stories
Dracula by Bram Stoker and The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe. Dracula was written around the cimbalom, a large Hungarian instrument played with two hammers, Scearce said. “The minute you hear that, it sounds like Transylvania because it’s from that part of the world,” Scearce said.
Since the Dracula piece was fairly short, The Masque of the Red Death was added to make the show more complete. “Dracula is more of a story, so it obviously has the dramatic element of the actor that’s on stage, and you have pantomime and you have scene changes and things like that,” Sturgis said. “I think Masque [of the Red Death] is more
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pure balletic and Dracula is more ballet quasi theater.” The Masque of the Red Death involves party goers wandering through different colored rooms, so the choreography and music for this portion of the show were based on color. The music was inspired partially by color the-
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ory and color psychology, Scearce said. “The music should make you feel like that’s perfect for blue because it evokes blue,” Scearce said. The show goes against the regimented, 400-year-old history of ballet. The idea of using the story of Dracula, having a narrator on stage,
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and having elements of musical theater make this show unique for ballet, Scearce said. Working with dance can be very different than working only with instrumental orchestra, Sturgis said. “Dance is very collaborative,” Sturgis said. “It’s the conductor’s responsibility to involve himself or herself in the process very early to find out what the dancer’s needs are on stage. I would
compare it to if you’re conducting or accompanying a singer and you’re concerned with breath.” Sturgis used to conduct the choral program at NC State but always wanted to conduct more than just choirs, Scearce said. “He wanted to conduct orchestras and ballet so he did the big brave thing and became an independent conductor,” Scearce said.
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because they are still under renovation or construction, Murison said. Murison said some of the new buildings are going to be hotels with retailers on the first floor of the structure. “This will help Hillsborough become a more attractive and modern place for businesses since it is easier for businesses to move into a completely new space as opposed to renovating it,”
Murison said. Peter Hansma, a bar manager at McDaids Irish Pub and an NC State alumnus said business has been picking up over the last year. “Hillsborough itself has seen more foot traffic since the city made an effort to make the sidewalks more enticing,” Hansma said. Hansma said he thinks in the next year and a half business will pick up when the new stores and hotels open. Most businesses that shut down on Hillsborough Street do so because they are a du-
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used to continue to train and develop leaders that will serve as principals in one of the 13 rural school districts within the NELA partnership. Andy Overstreet, the director of education leadership initiatives for NELA at NC State, said the training and development process is rigorous, thorough, and continues post graduation. “The program is very instructional, but it is also augmented by a lot of realistic, workshop-type, hands on things,” Overstreet said. The program spans two years and
plicate of at least one other place already on the street. For instance, most places that are currently on Hillsborough are restaurants, so another pizza place would not do well without a more diverse setting. “Hillsborough Street definitely needs more of a diverse set of businesses,” Murison said. “We have a limited amount of retail, casual dining and nightlife right now. It’s like having a food court without a mall.” Another reason why businesses seem to always be
includes executive coaching from retired principals and superintendents, as well as a full-time internship during the second year. The program operates under a cohort-based model, where 20 to 21 students start and complete the program together. “Using a cohort-based model, students really get to know each other,” said Lesley Wirt, project coordinator of the NELA at NC State. “They’re really supportive of each other, and they help get each other through the program.” NELA is also a highly selective program, which chooses students already from northeastern North Carolina, according to Overstreet. “They come from there; most of
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opening and closing on Hillsborough Street is that businesses have “life cycles,” Murison said. Murison said when a business opens, it usually has a vibrant start. After that, they might hit a slow period, which is usually when you see the business trying to sell itself all over again. This could be accomplished by vendors advertising themselves in a new fashion or selling a new product. This is called a “brand refresh.” Other things that can happen to end a business’s life cy-
them have their families there, so when they go back they tend to stay,” Overstreet said. Overstreet said this addresses the problem of getting good principles to come to these schools, as well as getting them to stay there. The $2 million grant will be used to continue the leadership development that NELA has already started, Wirt said. “We are excited this fourth grant will allow NELA to have another cohort of students who want to become school leaders in rural schools,” Wirt said. Fusarelli said NELA is awarded grant money in part because the organization addresses criticisms that traditional university college
cle are market changes, ownership changes or changes in trend. When this end comes around, Murison said this is just another opportunity for a different business to begin its life cycle. Hillsborough Street receives inquiries weekly from vendors looking to join NC State’s college street, although it can be difficult to pick which vendors get to move in because of the numerous factors that go in to the decision, according to Murison. Murison compares picking a business to move onto
of education programs receive. “Why we get the money is because we address those criticisms and we take them and launch them into programs that are innovative,” Fusarelli said. These innovative programs such as NELA are what can potentially help turn schools around, Fusarelli said. On average, a principal impacts about 22 percent of a students’ overall achievement level, Fusarelli said. “In the high-poverty schools that we work in, the principal’s impact is actually twice as much,” Fusarelli said. In addition to the principal’s impact on students, they also have a significant impact on teachers.
Hillsborough like arranging a marriage. The business needs to have the right prices for the area, the right location, the right amount of foot traffic or parking area, even things such as the neighbors of a vendor are important. If two coffee shops open up next door to each other, it will hurt business for both of them due to unhealthy competition. Murison said in 2016 Raleigh will be doing a street scape on Hillsborough Street to further improve the area’s attraction as a whole.
Fusarelli said one of the biggest reasons that good teachers stay at a school is because they have a good principal who supports the work they are doing. Developing these principals with great leadership qualities is where the NELA comes in. Fusarelli referred to the NELA as “the fixers” of traditional approaches to preparing leaders that have been criticized. The grant money from the U.S. Department of Education will continue to fund NELA so leaders can continue to take innovative approaches in order to help the schools of northeastern North Carolina succeed, Fusarelli said.
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“I had no idea of who they were until last Wednesday, and I ended up loving their company. They have sort of Urban Outfitters inf luence to the fashion industry. I’m hoping to intern with them one summer.” This event was presented by Reach Higher, Michelle Obama’s initiative to encourage students to extend their education past high school. “The majority of students there were high schoolers,” Stokes said. “I think Michelle Obama really did try and reach out to all of the students and push them to work hard and reach higher towards secondary education.”
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Fashion and textile management students from NC State visited the White House to meet First Lady Michelle Obama and other influential leaders in the fashion industry.
“I got to meet and talk with Mrs. Obama, and she actually asked me questions. It was so cool!” Harris said. “And the White House is just as posh as you’d imagine it to be.” Throughout the event, the First Lady and her distinguished fashion industry guests were adamant about sharing advice and talking about their experiences in the fashion industry. “Diane von Furstenberg and Michelle Obama told us to take advantage of every opportunity,” Stokes said. “You never know what could happen. Make the best of every situation and work hard.” Harris said the best piece of advice she received was to personally mail the com-
panies she wants to do an internship with instead of sending emails. “People actually do read their mail, and they will appreciate it,” Harris said. Students not only left with advice from some of their idols, but many students also returned to Raleigh with possible internship positions and clearer pictures of what they want to do after graduation. “This event reassured me that there is a place for me in this industry,” Yeager said. “I knew I wanted to go into more of the alternative scene—music, skateboarding, and street art culture. Not so much Gucci and Vogue. Meeting a company like Opening Ceremony helps
to remind me that there are companies I could work for and still fit in with the fashion industry.” Some NC State students in attendance found their personal Instagram photos on Vogue’s website the next day. “It feels incredible to say I went to the White House and Vogue put me on their website for it,” Yeager said. Overall, the event only lasted for about four hours, but it left quite the impression on the NC State students who had the opportunity to attend. “The event as a whole was life-changing, incredible and a once-in-a-lifetime deal,” Stokes said.
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al-Mart seems fairly innocuous from a distance. Sure, it’s convenient to be able to pick up new clothes, groceries and a spare tire in one trip. It’s even more convenient at such remarkably low prices. Wal-Mart maintains a Mary Anna less than stella r reput aRice Correspondent tion, but this has more to do with the superstore’s customers and employees than with Wal-Mart itself. People often view the retail giant with an air of condescension—the “People of Walmart” website, cataloging strange or poorly dressed patrons, exemplifies this best. In the infamous words of Paris Hilton, “What’s WalMart? Do they sell, like, wall stuff?” Let’s give Hilton some credit—she claimed to be kidding, after all. And I believe her in this regard. To a notoriously wealthy person, Wal-Mart is an institution that caters to what American society deems as the lowest common denominator, a level so far below her comprehension. This collective attitude toward Wal-Mart seems strange considering that Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, and his family are wealthier than the bottom 42 percent of Americans. Combined. Wit h Wa l-Mar t’s being ranked number one in the 2014 Fortune 500’s list of largest companies by revenue, one has to wonder why we attach such a stigma to shopping at Wal-Mart. The sheer volume of revenue the corporation collects suggests that most American people do, in fact, shop there—whether we like to admit it or not. Wal-Mart prides itself on the affordability of its products, evident in its slogan “Save Money. Live Better.” It’s noteworthy that this attribute,
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rather than product quality, is Wal-Mart’s selling point. Tracy Morgan, an American comedian and actor best known for his role on 30 Rock, was severely injured this past June in a six car collision after a Wal-Mart semi-truck rearended his limousine bus. The pileup killed comedian James McNair, a passenger in Morgan’s bus. The driver of the semitruck was Kevin Roper, a Wal-Mart employee who had been awake for more than 24 hours and driving 20 miles over the speed limit. Roper had worked 13.5 hours before the crash, though federal rules prohibit truckers from working more than 14 hours a day and may only drive for 11 hours, according to CNN. Morgan and several others involved in the wreck filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart, claiming that the company “not only failed to condemn, but condoned” employees repeatedly ignoring limits placed on shift lengths, particularly when driving. How did Wal-Mart respond to the lawsuit? Morgan’s injuries and McNair’s death “were caused, in whole or in part, by the plaintiffs’ failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device.” Though many hoped that Morgan’s case would draw attention to the conditions that Wal-Mart employees frequently have to endure (Morgan’s crash is hardly an exceptional occurrence), Wal-Mart blamed the victims for their injuries and denied their right to sue. This case made headlines due to Morgan’s celebrity status, but there are other incidents that demonstrate Wal-Mart’s rampant mistreatment of its employees. Although the company was deemed to be “wildly successful” based on its own “corporate fact sheet,” WalMart eliminated healthcare coverage for 30,000 part-time workers and increased healthcare costs for the remainder of its employees on Oct. 8. Wal-
Mart also raised the premiums for the cheapest health plan by 19 percent to $21.90 every two weeks—a substantial charge for full-time workers earning on average only $12.92 an hour. In 2004, Wal-Mart even shut down a store in Canada six months after it unionized, effectively silencing any protest the 190 fired employees may have had. The popular dismissive outlook toward Wal-Mart as a place where the “lower class” congregates is an example of the classism that pervades American culture. Many of Wal-Mart’s workers rely on food stamps, subsidized housing and Medicaid because their wages are not adequate, according to Forbes. Because Wal-Mart chooses to pay its workers so little, an estimated $6.2 billion must be collected by U.S. taxpayers to cover public assistance costs in 2015. We ridicule those of the “lowest common denominator,” making fun of what they wear, criticizing the food they buy for their children, hating them because they receive government assistance. We scrutinize and condemn every decision they make, though their impoverishment is the result of a broken system that they cannot escape. Meanwhile, corrupt corporations such as Wal-Mart continue to exploit this attitude. The corporation abuses its struggling workers so it may maintain its top position. The Walton family does not consider that its ridiculous amount of wealth could be distributed more fairly to its underpaid employees. The Walton family only seems to care about its status as the “top 1 percent,” and we are allowing it to stay there at the detriment of its 1.4 million American employees. Rather than persecuting those who suffer under the governance of their employers, we should question the motives of the employers.
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hroughout my high school days, attendance policies were annoying but understandable. I needed incentive to get me out the Annie Grant door and Correspondent to school, especially by senior year when my motivation in general dried up. If I missed too many days that semester, summer school was my fate. That was enough to scare me into a decent attendance record. As I entered my freshman year of college, I was ecstatic to believe that the days of forced attendance were over. I planned on going to class, of course, but it was freeing to know that it would not be required. Or so I thought. I quickly learned that attendance policies had seeped into the university system and plagued many of the classes in which I was enrolled. Disappointment ensued. Perhaps it seems unimportant that attendance policies exist in college, but it represents a larger issue than one might initially think. Thoug h ma ny hig h school students need incentive to get to class, that need for outside motivation should not continue to college. Personal goals should be the primary source of motivation. In college, attendance policies are unnecessary for those who are driven to succeed and are worthless for those who lack selfmotivation. The majority of stu-
dents who attend college are committed to creating a successful future. They will do what is necessary to earn the grades they want and require. Sometimes this means skipping a class to study for a test in another class. However, this should not result in penalty. These students do not need professors to hold their hands through college, ensuring that they attend almost every class. Even if some students are not paying for the courses out of pocket, someone who cares about them is. If that is not enough encouragement to do well, 10 percent of a grade isn’t likely to push them either. Unfortunately, there are college students who have little motivation to do well. For whatever reason, they have decided to pursue higher education, albeit without much drive or purpose. Though an attendance policy may get them to class, it will not necessarily cause them to do well. In this way, the policies prolong the inevitable. Perfect class attendance is not a good measure of student success. You won’t learn statistics by merely being present in the classroom. It is very possible to still fail the course. An attendance policy might keep some students on track for a little while, but not for long. Until the person learns to take initiative and be self-motivated, success is not likely to occur. Even worse, listless students may distract others during class by being on
their phones or laptops. Additionally, requiring students to attend class is known to reduce their intrinsic motivation to attend those classes, according to an article, “Should we be paying students?” in PBS’ Learning Matters blog. When learning becomes something students have to do, those students feel less inclined to attend out of choice and love of learning. Enforcing an attendance policy infringes on student independence and reduces the importance of workrelated grades. This idea, especially that merely being present in a class deserves credit, is not helpful. Simply standing in a garage does not make one a mechanic. At some point, students will learn that missing classes can result in bad test grades, and it is their responsibility to get to those classes. Understanding personal responsibility and consequences will be beneficial lessons. But students will have a hard time understanding this relationship while still under the rule of an attendance policy. If I do not have the selfdiscipline and motivation to succeed, then that is on me. If I choose not to go to class and risk not knowing the material that could lead to possible failure, it’s on my shoulders. An attendance policy is not going to change that. However, if I am able to skip a class or two and still perform well, I should not be punished for it.
The end of Amendment One means trouble for Republicans O rchestrated by a Republican-controlled legislature, North Carolina voters banned same sex marr i a ge w it h Amendment One to the s t at e c onstitution in 2 012 . T h e national enZiyi Mai vironment Staff Columnist at the time showed that conser vative states that didn’t have a constitutional amendment about same-sex marriage might face state supreme courts’ challenges on the issue. Driven by the fear of same-sex marriage’s legalization, Republican law-
makers launched a campaign in the hope of avoiding any controversial legal battles in the future. But a federal judge’s decision astonished the North Carolina voters who hit the ballot two years ago. According The News & Observer, U.S. District Court Judge Max Cogburn issued a ruling that North Carolina laws that prohibit same sex marriage “refusing to recognize same sex marriage originating from elsewhere, and/or threatenwing to penalize those who would solemnize such marriages, are unconstitutional.” The Supreme Court also declined to hear any appealing cases regarding the same-
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sex marriage ban, sending a strong message that the highest court lacks a majority to reverse the lower court’s decision. The refusal to hear cases gives no hope for North Carolinian voters to continue the battle in the courthouse, at least in the current Supreme Court session. The fight has ended in the district court, but both sides have turned the case into a political skirmish in North Carolina’s upcoming midterm election. Opponents of the recent decision say that the turnout rate was only 34 percent of North Carolina voters, which isn’t enough to assess the state’s overall thoughts on the issue.
However, supporters argue that the 61 percent who supported Amendment One in 2012 was only of those who showed up, not all NC voters. When comparing all registered voters, only 21 percent of North Carolinians actually voted in support of Amendment One. That was not the majority back in 2012 either. This legal case has become a key factor in determining the turn out rate for the midterm election, given the current political environment in the state. The overturn of the ban seemed to defeat Republicans’ effort to change the state marriage law. Some Republicans had already foreseen that the ban would
be lifted sooner or later, yet the overturn came faster than expected. Since the case has gained national attention, it may cause supporters of the old ban as well as some moderates to fight Cogburn’s decision. These people will pick up the fight in November by choosing Senator Hagan’s challenger, Thom Tillis, speaker of the state House, who insists to continue fighting through legal means. If Tillis’ challenge were to succeed, he would probably block the president’s nominations of district court judges, slowly working toward reversing the decision. Politicians and the media
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Men, Women & Children offers cinematic brilliance Men, Women & Children Jason Reitman Paramount Pictures
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When The Social Network premiered four years ago, it was heralded as the most stylish and relevant movie of our time. Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg epitomized the generational leader of interconnected online users, right down to the blank stares and flip flops. But the film has been upstaged by the next directorial brilliance of Jason Reitman: Men, Women & Children. The eye of the film critically gazes at everyone dependent upon instant communication and resources. It’s pure anthropology. What is particularly great is that judgment is just as equally, if not more, passed on the adults as it is on the ones who primarily fuel the technological scene: teenagers. The perspective alternates candidly between four middle-class white families, as Emma Thompson hilariously narrates in British-accented deadpan. One of the first families introduced belongs to the patriarch Don Truby (Adam Sandler), who uses his own son’s computer to watch porn. Many perceive Sandler to be like the Nicolas Cage of comedies, or an actor in serious need of
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comeuppance. But for those who have seen Punch Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002) and this film knows that Billy Madison has dramatic chops. Don and his wife Helen (Rosemarie DeWitt) both find themselves scouring the Internet for varied forms of sex and intimacy. Without giving too much away, the film traverses call-girl encounters and one scene that will have you watching State Farm commercials in an entirely new light. Their son, Chris (Travis Tope), has his own sexual difficulties. To put it delicately, Chris can’t really
get “there” without the dominatrixtype personalities he religiously learned from porn sites. Watching porn isn’t necessarily the critique, however. It’s the fact of total reliance on technological outlets that produces interpersonal damages. The same point is executed about single mother Donna Clint (Judy Greer) and her daughter Hannah (Olivia Crocicchia). Donna, without necessarily intending to do so, breeds a girl convinced that a nonvirgin reputation and the more “fans” on her modeling website is equivalent to fame. It escalates to
the point of calling her mother a “jealous b****.” Even the other more sympathetic characters demonstrate severe dependency and family dynamics. Jennifer Garner’s character, Patricia Beltmeyer, is a hyper-aware, intense mother who monitors every website and text of her daughter Brandy (Kaitlyn Dever). In one scene where Brandy wants to go out, her mother gently reminds her to take her phone “so I can track you.” The hazards of technological reliance are answered with the relationship formed between Tim Mooney (Ansel Elgort) and Brandy. Tim
avoids the absence of his mother, who left the family behind for another life, and the silence of his father with the virtual reality of his video games. They realize the physical and emotional contact of two humans is more real than what they see occurring around them. But no matter how much progress they make, the presence of texting and social media still remains the very means to their connection. But the film makes its message clear through the Voyager spacecraft frequently interrupting the human narratives. Part of the Voyager, sent in 1977, contains a solid gold record containing various sounds of the human race—the sound of music, a kiss, nature—for the benefit of any potential extraterrestrial species it finds. Although by fact of its very nature participating in our technological reliance, the satellite is able to look back at Earth from a perspective that throws all our petty troubles and differences into an insanely moot context. This is emphasized by Tim’s fascination with Carl Sagan’s book Pale Blue Dot. At the film’s end, an entire Sagan segment is reiterated. The romantic notions that Sagan articulates, vis-à-vis the fluid tonality of Thompson’s voice, only serves to further throw modern life in a negative light. Emojis aren’t powerful. Bland texts aren’t poetic. In short, the way we navigate this world now isn’t going to elevate the human condition.
Ghostt Bllonde lead singer talks inspiration, teamwork Juan Carlos Andrade Staff Writer
Every Thursday Tir Na Nog Irish Pub and NC State’s student operated radio station, WKNC 88.1 FM, present Local Band Local Beer, which pairs North Carolina-based bands with North Carolina-brewed beer. Last week’s lineup featured Marc Kuzio from Ghostt Bllonde, a Raleigh-based indie rock band. Kuzio said his upbringing and experiences shaped his music and his life, giving him a deep appreciation for music since his youth. “My mom raised me on your typical radio classic rock and would sing me to sleep with ‘Beth’ by KISS and ‘Two out of Three Ain’t Bad’ by Meatloaf,” Kuzio said. “Her CD collection was literally in the thousands, so there was always something new I would hear. Being an only child, I’m certainly no stranger to attention and wanted to be able to create melodies I was so intensely obsessed with. After learning the viola in third grade and trying to play it like a guitar, my grandparents bought me a Mini Stratocaster and a portable amplifier. It was all a noisy downhill mess from there.” Kuzio said the inspiration for Ghostt Bllonde started in high school. “I met [Canadian indie rock band] The Dudes when I was a se-
nior in high school,” Kuzio said. “I was a 16-year-old kid, and they asked my old band, Coastal Vision, to play at their house. Everyone was years older than me, and it was my first real participating exposure to a scene outside of high school, so I latched onto them like a leech.” Kuzio said he went to every show they put on, eventually playing bass for their house band, Celebrity Jeopardy. “After both Coastal Vision and Celebrity Jeopardy broke up, I recruited the gang to join me and put life into random songs I had been recording in my mom’s living room,” Kuzio said. “From there my moniker of Ghostt Bllonde evolved into part band, part party-centric wild time of playing music with best friends and good vibes.” Kuzio said teamwork is an essential part of his music. “Everything I write eventually gets presented to the band and takes new form,” Kuzio said. “Without The Dudes, the songs I make are a lot more belligerent and spastic since my writing process is all over the place. Songs we have recorded like ‘When I’m Dead’ and ‘Love is Loathing’ are examples of me without The Dudes.” Kuzio said spontaneity is key in making songs by himself and with his band. He described his musical style as “trash pop” and “doom
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Ghostt Bllonde lead singer Marc Kuzio performs during WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit Concert Friday evening, Feb. 7 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro.
wop” because Ghostt Bllonde plays energetic music with cynical lyrics. “I wouldn’t say we’ve abandoned that mindset, but we’re definitely evolving and trying new things,” Kuzio said. “Some of it has gotten pretty dark, and some has gotten knee-shaking-funky. We just want to make fun music that can resonate.” Ghostt Bllonde is no stranger to Tir Na Nog, as the band has played at other Local Band Local Beer
shows and its members are regulars there. “I get pretty spazzy and anxious before we play, so I’ll typically go find a place and blast ‘Faberge Falls for Shuggie’ by Of Montreal and shake out any weird vibes but then right before we go on, we all huddle up and do a mighty ducks quack to get connected,” Kuzio said. Joe Wright, a regular disc jockey for WKNC, talked about several of the upcoming bands to perform at
this event in the coming weeks. “No Eyes, the opener, is a band from Raleigh combining elements of garage rock with easy-f lowing indie rock,” Wright said. Some Army and Lilac Shadows are also performing with No Eyes on Oct. 16 starting at 9:30 p.m.
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Alumna becomes finalist in HBO competition Kevin Schaefer Associate Features Editor
For NC State alumna Shequeta Smith, an interest she discovered while in college paved the path for a career. After years of developing her skills as a screenwriter, Smith worked her way to become a top-20 finalist in HBO’s newly revived documentary filmmaking contest executively produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The contest, Project Greenlight, started July 24 and chronicled the trials and tribulations Smith faced as a first-time director until she was voted off in the top 10. A native of Salisbury, North Carolina, and a 2001 NC State graduate with a degree in sociology, Smith said she always had an interest in film. “I grew up watching [The Andy Griffith Show] and The Beverly Hillbillies with my grandma, and I like to think that my small-town upbringing gives me the advantage of being able to dream up big, fun ideas out of simple life situations,” Smith said. Although her love of film and movies started at an early age, Smith said it wasn’t until she came to NC State when her skills flourished. “My freshman year, when I took African-American Theatre, I wrote a play that was sort of based on my family,” Smith said. “I gave it to my English teacher to read, and she said I should really consider screenwriting. I thought, ‘I didn’t even know what screenwriting is,’ so I didn’t really take it that seriously.” Not long after, Smith began interning with Def Jam Recordings during her sophomore year, and continued to do so through graduation. Smith was Def Jam’s campus rep, which required her to assist the executives when they came into town, attend luncheons and radio station interviews and set up listening parties on and around campus. Smith said doing this kind of work sparked curiosity
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among her friends, who were asking her about what it was like to meet celebrities. “I thought, ‘Well, maybe I should start documenting this and writing articles,” Smith said. “That’s when I started writing for Nubian Message.” After several years of college journalism and honing her writing skills, Smith said another major event took place her senior year when she ran into her roommate from freshman year, who said she wanted to start writing for TV. Interested, Smith began helping her friend get her career started. During this time, Smith was inspired to write her own TV script, which she then sent in to Disney. Nothing happened with the script, but Smith didn’t stop there. “I started looking at writing feature-length screenplays and looking for an organization,” Smith said. After writing Drama, her first feature-length screen-
play, Smith was a little taken aback when it became a finalist for the Screenwriter’s Lab at the Sundance Institute. Smith said this is when she “started taking it seriously.” Smith said she spent two years out of college working with the North Carolina screenwriter’s group before moving to Los Angeles, where she committed to writing for television and feature films. Since then, Smith has worked on shows such as The CW’s Everybody Hates Chris and VH1’s Flavor of Love. Smith has also participated in writing programs at the University of California at Los Angeles and University of Southern California, and her short films have been selected for multiple film festivals. For Project Greenlight, Smith entered her film titled The Gestapo vs. Granny, which tells the story of Agnes Monroe, a mischievous senior citizen who has been kicked out of 18 retirement homes and arrested nine times. Once sent off to Shady
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Shequeta Smith, a 2001 NC State graduate, recently made the top 20 in HBO’s Project Greenlight. This filmmaking series Executive Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Oaks, she must deal with the resident dictator nicknamed “The Gestapo.” “Desperate for freedom, the residents of Shady Oaks beg Agnes to lead them to their very own revolution, but The Gestapo is a force to be reckoned with, even for a pistol like Agnes,” Smith said. Although she dabbles in several genres, she feels comedy is her strong point, Smith said. “I like writing comedies because I’ve always felt that movies were a time to get out of your own head and your own life,” Smith said. And although Smith said it has been a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experi-
ence for her to be part of this contest, she said it certainly came with its challenges. “The most challenging aspect of all this is probably just keeping the pace,” Smith said. “You can write as much as you want and be really good, but if an agent doesn’t want to look at you, it’s really hard to get the kind of attention you want.” Tom Wallis, a professor in the NC State film department, also said people’s misconceptions about making it in the industry can make them reluctant about pursuing careers in film. “Earning a living in film doesn’t mean having to be the next big director; usually
it means doing editing for a company, or helping design costumes, scout locations, work on marketing campaigns, shooting video for local companies … that sort of thing,” Wallis said. “Those jobs are plentiful.” When asked about advice she has for aspiring writers and filmmakers, Smith said it’s important to start while still in college. “I would tell them to start writing now,” Smith said. “If you have a camera on an iPhone, you can go shoot something. They can be making films now and getting better and better.”
The Flash quickly establishes DC superhero The Flash
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Although the fate of the DC Cinematic Universe hangs in the balance, the company has a significant presence on the small screen this fall. Following the success of The CW’s Arrow, DC brings to life another of its iconic characters with its latest series The Flash. The pilot details the journey of the show’s protagonist Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) into becoming the Flash, as well as what he does after receiving unbelievable abilities. The audience is introduced to Detective Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) and his daughter, Iris (Candice Patton). Viewers see how the West family took Barry in after his mother was murdered. The pilot is pretty stereotypical and tries to cover many elements quickly, which makes the episode seem fast-paced (pun intended). The writers tried to establish several relationships in a short amount of time, making them less meaningful. The casting is spot on. At first I thought Gustin was a bit scrawny for the role. Most DC superheroes are
built like inverted. triangles. Casting Gustin shows that not every hero is cut from the same mold. Barry’s abilities don’t rely on muscularity, making Gustin the perfect choice. In the pilot the team from STAR labs helps Barry understand and gauge his abilities, establishing that he can run approximately 700 miles per hour. Although this is impressive, it is nothing compared to the Flash from the comics. The decision to start Barry off as a weaker Flash makes sense. As the show develops, fans will be able to experience his journey toward becoming a superhero. No hero starts out with their best stats; even the early episodes of Arrow highlighted Oliver Queen’s blunders as he started his vigilante career. Plus the show would be boring if Barry was instantly faster than light. One major flaw of the premiere is the presence of a stereotypical villain. Condensed to a couple brief scenes, the Weather Wizard is defeated almost as soon as he appears. Arrow has exhibited this problem all too many times, but hopefully this series will improve on this in the future. During the summer the pilot leaked online, and within minutes, thousands of impatient fans downloaded the footage. The studio did its best to remove the footage, but details about the pilot still circu-
lated the message boards. This leak very well could have been planned to get an early opinion of the pilot. It allowed the studio to gauge fan reactions months before the official premiere. One issue that fans debated was the costume featured in the pilot. Although it is inspired by the original, not everyone was pleased. In fact, the studio announced after the leak that there would be another costume, supposedly due to fan reaction. The West family is now biracial to keep in line with the changes from The New 52. One character to keep an eye out for is Wally West, Iris’ nephew. In the comics Wally repeats the accident that caused Barry to gain his abilities so he could help fight crime as Kid Flash. In that particular retelling Barry’s accident involved chemicals and a storm, not a particle accelerator. Fans of the classic Justice League animated series might notice a few distinct differences between the Flash from the beloved cartoon and his recent adaptation for the small screen. A simple explanation is that they are, in fact, two separate characters. The real potential behind The Flash is that it creates a shared universe for DC television, which already includes Arrow and potentially other DC shows. A crossover event has already been announced
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with Arrow, titled “The Brave and the Bold.” The pilot is riddled with Easter eggs for long-time fans, but it doesn’t require any foreknowledge
of the characters’ comic book origins for it to be enjoyable.
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Taylor also contributed to the team’s standing by climbing into the top 10 alongside her teammate. By the end of the second round on Sunday morning, Taylor was at par finishing with a score of 71. James followed closely behind with a round two total of 75. “Our job is to prepare and keep our minds set ready to play,” Marsh said. Immediately following the finish of the second round, the Wolfpack had risen in the ranks to third overall. McGetrick had a great finish to the invitational going two
under par with a score of 70. After holding a steady 73 in the first two rounds, McGetrick finally found her stride in the third round, taking three strokes off her game and finishing with a score total of 216. Her climb up the leaderboard brought her to a tie for ninth place. Taylor also ended strong, shooting a 72 in the third round, finishing her invitational with a 215 total, tying for fifth among the 96 players. After a great start on Friday, James finished round three at 78 strokes, making her threeday total 221, bringing her to tie for 21st. Tsui and Overbey both ended round three with a score of 77. Tsui’s overall score was a 227, while Overbey finished
with a 239. In addition to the five women playing on the NC State team, freshman Crystal Huang and sophomore Stephanie Pribonic participated in the invitational as individuals. Huang’s score after round three was a 233 and Pribonic ended the weekend with a 248. “I’m pleased our practices are transferring to play,” Marsh said. “Open-minded and willing to give what it takes to be the best, and that’s all a coach can ask for.” The NC State women’s golf team travels to Wilmington, North Carolina, Oct. 24 – 26 for the Landfall Tradition event hosted by UNC-Wilmington.
“We thought that we had a chance to win,” Rose said. “But instead of thinking that we have a chance to win, we should just actually go win.” Brissett seemed to find a rhythm in the Pack’s next drive as the transfer QB connected with sophomore receiver Marquez ValdesScantling for a 22-yard pickup and a highlight reel worthy 17-yard scramble. However, the Eagles stif led the Pack after crossing midfield as State failed to convert on third and 7 from the BC 40yard line. 26-yard line. Boston College failed to convert on third and 5, but surprisingly decided to go for it on fourth. The Wolfpack defense held strong on the deciding down, begging the offense for yet another bailout.
The Wolf pack of fense could give no such retribution, as the squad was again forced to punt with 2:29 remaining in the third quarter. NC State never got it into Eagles territory in the fourth quarter despite three opportunities. Boston College added one more score in the fourth and sacked Brissett on fourth down with 2:13 remaining to secure the 3014 victory over the Wolfpack. “Hats off to Boston College,” said Head Coach Dave Doeren. “They played a great game and they played better than us. It was frustrating at times with all of the disruptions. They [BC] pressed us up; they started really fast and throughout the game adjusted really well.”
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Junior Simon Norenius hits a forhand as he rallies with Duke player Chris Mengel at the Duke Fab Four Inivtational on September 13. Simon beat Chris 6-4, 6-4 to enter the semifinals and would make it to the finals in doubles.
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Boston College. On the final play before the delay, the Eagles f lushed Brissett out of the pocket after bringing a heavy rush. Brissett rolled to the right and attempted to dump the pass off to sophomore back Matt Dayes before being taken down. Senior defensive lineman Brian Mihalik read it the whole way and picked off Brissett and returned the interception 21 yards to the State 10-yard line. The Eagles converted on a 28-yard field goal after the nearly hour-long delay giving Boston College a 10-point advantage with 11:53 remaining in the third quarter.
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factors in the team’s doubles play. While experimenting with player combinations, Bond and Dempster won a doubles draw title at the Duke Fab Four Invite to open the season. The Wolfpack singles squad doesn’t look too shabby either, as senior Austin Powell, Dempster, senior Robbie Mudge and Horton are poised to carry their team to a successful showing in the regionals tournament. Freshman Shoti Meparidze played aggressively in his singles debut in the Pack’s last meeting at the ITA AllAmericans, and it will be interesting to see how the young player develops as the season progresses.
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In last year’s ITA Regionals, junior Thomas Weigel and Mudge each advanced to the quarterfinals in the singles draw. In doubles play of last years regional, Mudge and former player Sean Weber advanced to the doubles final and defeated Duke’s top-10 pair of Michael Redlicki and Jason Tahir in the semifinals. The women’s team hopes to achieve several victories at the regionals tournament in both singles and doubles, as the squad has transformed into a new team, led by firstyear Head Coach Simon Earnshaw. In singles, junior Joanna Nalborska and sophomore Liza Fieldsend have gained impressive starts and will prove to be the vital features of the team. Seniors Elisha Hande and Sophie Nelson have risen to become the upperclassmen
leaders of the team, as the two have helped contribute veteran guidance and leadership to the younger athletes. It is not clear to which doubles tandems will matchup at the tournament, as the team continues to experiment with different combos before deciding concrete doubles teams. Thus far in the season, the Wolfpack women have competed in the Georgia Tech Invitational and the Wake Forest Invitational. Both men and women hope to prove themselves as strong contenders within the ACC, as the Pack competes against its regional foes on Thursday. The singles champion and the doubles champion will earn an automatic bid into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships in Flushing, New York.
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Volleyball falls to FSU
The NC State volleyball team concluded its four-game road stretch this weekend without earning a single win. The Wolfpack suffered its first sweep of the season in Sunday’s match against No. 4 Florida State. With the losses, State drops to 1-4 in the ACC and 12-5 overall. Before the four-game skid, the Pack had won 12 straight, which was tied for secondbest in school history. State will attempt to rebound on Friday when UNC-Chapel Hill travels to Reynolds Coliseum. SOURCE: NC State Athletics
Abdul-Malik Abu gets national attention for fasting during Ramadan
Highly touted NC State basketball recruit Abdul-Malik Abu was recently featured on the front page of the college basketball section of the ESPN website. The Boston native is garnering national attention for his talents on the court and religious faith off it. Abu, who is a devout Muslim, participated in the Islamic practices of fasting during the month of Ramadan this summer. For Abu, the period of fasting coincided with the beginning of offseason workouts with the Wolfpack. Upon graduating, ESPN Recruiting Nation ranked Abu as the 37th-best prospect in the nation and the seventh-best power forward. SOURCE: ESPN.com
NC State lands four-star defensive tackle recruit
During the weekend, NC State Football received a commitment from Darian Roseboro, the highly touted defensive tackle out of Lincolnton, North Carolina. Roseboro flipped his commitment from the Michigan Wolverines to the Pack and marks the second defensive tackle commit for NC State. Roseboro is ranked as a four-star player and is the 14th-ranked defensive tackle in the nation. With the Wolfpack receiving the talented North Carolina’s commitment, NC State’s team recruiting ranking moves up to 58th in the nation and currently has 14 recruits for the 2015 class. SOURCE: SCOUT.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s either going to spiral down to the same thing or people are going to man-up and say, ‘We’re gonna stop losing.”
Adam Reece Correspondant
Boston College handed NC State its third-consecutive defeat on Saturday, as the Eagles overpowered the Pack, 30-14. Many wondered which Boston College team would show up at Carter-Finley. Would it be the team with a dynamic offensive attack that posted 452 rushing yards against the University of Southern California, or the lackadaisical squad that lost to the Mountain West’s finest in Colorado State, 24-21? Unfortunately for the Wolfpack, the Eagles came out strong following their bye week and hammered the Pack early and often. Boston College scored on its first three drives racking up 164 rushing yards in the process. A breakout 47-yard rush by redshirt senior quarterback Tyler Murphy and a 24-yard dash by freshman receiver Sherman Alston both resulting in touchdowns highlighted the three drives. The Wolfpack was able to counter the Eagles on its first two drives. Redshirt senior Tony Creecy accounted for the Pack’s first score off a 2-yard rush, and redshirt junior Jacoby Brissett found redshirt sophomore David Grinnage for a 16-yard touchdown reception. With 1:49 left in the first leg of the game, Boston College and State appeared to be heading toward an offensive shootout. Just when the Wolfpack seemed to have shaken off its embarrassing 41-0 loss at Clemson, the Pack’s offensive woes returned. The Wolfpack converted just five first downs off of nine possessions in the final three quarters. “I felt like we came out well,” Brissett said. “We had two really good drives. I’ve just got to go back and be smarter and take what they give me and not be greedy.”
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Redshirt junior quarterback Jacoby Brissett is sacked by Boston College defenders Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. Brissett was sacked four times during the game. The Wolfpack tacked on another loss to the season with a score of 14-30, taking its season record to 4-3 and 0-3 in conference play.
State was forced to punt on its ensuing drive after Boston College regained the 21-14 lead. The game’s first three-and-out seemed to be a golden opportunity for Boston College’s potent offense to create some separation from the Wolfpack. However, it was the State defensive line that played spoiler, as redshirt senior Thomas Teal forced a fumble that was recovered by redshirt junior Mike Rose at the BC 15-yard line. Despite the excellent field position for the Wolfpack courtesy of the Pack defense, State was forced to attempt a field goal after a 1-yard rush by Creecy and two incomplete passes from Brissett. Senior kicker Niklas Sade came on for the 31-yard attempt. Sade, who only missed one field goal within 40 yards last season, hooked his kick to the left and missed the uprights. The two sides went into the locker room with the score 21-14 in favor of the Eagles.
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Redshirt junior defensive end Mike Rose reaches for the loose ball after a Boston College fumble in Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday. Rose had 10 tackles in the Wolfpack’s 30-14 loss to the Eagles.
At halftime, tropical storm Fay began to make its presence known at Carter-Finley Stadium in the form of heavy rain and lightning. Despite speculation that the referees would likely extend the half due to the inclement weather, BC and State returned to the field to open the second half.
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SWIMMING AND DIVING DALLAS MORNING CLASSIC Cary, NC, All Day. Saturday, October 18 CROSS COUNTRY INDIANA STATE PRENATIONALS INVITATIONALS Terre Haute, IN, 11 a.m. RIFLE VS. NEBRASKA Charleston, SC, All Day.
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A lightning delay was finally enforced after the Wolfpack received the opening kickoff of the third quarter and ran just two plays. The game’s postponement could not have been timed any better for
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Sophomore Rachael Taylor chips a shot toward the green of hole one Saturday, during the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill. Taylor had her best individual tournament finish of her career shooting 72-71-72 over three days and tying for fifth overall. The team finished third overall behind Duke and South Carolina.
Justine Turley Correspondant
The NC State women’s golf team placed third at the Tar Heel Invitational this weekend at Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill. The Wolfpack finished the three-day tournament with a total score of 878. Duke finished first at the invitational, scoring 862 and South Carolina came in second with 864. “I’m so proud of the fight I saw in the players and how resilient they were,” Head Coach Page Marsh said. “They are very hard workers, and it’s nice to see their hard work pay off.” After the first 18 holes, NC State stood +1, only two shots from the tournament lead behind South Carolina (-1), Wake Forest, and Duke (E).
Senior Augusta James shot a 68, leading the Wolfpack team along with junior Rachael Taylor (72) and senior Lindsay McGetrick (73) closely following behind. James carded an outstanding five birdies on Friday and held a 34 on both the front and back nine to be tied for the lead with Wake Forest’s Marissa Dodd and Duke’s Celine Boutier. Senior Vivian Tsui finished the first round at +4 and freshman Cecily Overbey shot +8 rounding out the 73 total for day one. The second round of the tournament was delayed due to inclement weather, as play was suspended until 8 a.m. Sunday morning with a shotgun start. When the delay was announced, NC State stood fourth in the 18-team event. James was still in the top 10 despite being tied for the lead at the beginning of the day.
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On Thursday, the NC State men’s and women’s tennis teams will compete in the five-day Intercollegiate Tennis Association Carolina Regionals. The men’s tournament will be hosted in Cary and the women will compete in Chapel Hill. Recent meets have seen dominant play from the men. So far in team’s fall season, Head Coach Jon Choboy’s squad has completed successful showings in the Duke Fab Four Invitational in Cary, the Illini Invitational in Chicago, Illinois and the ITA All-American Invitational in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The doubles pair of senior Robbie Mudge and sophomore Ian Dempster have proved themselves as a dominant pair since last season, as the tandem is ranked ninth in the country in the ITA preseason doubles rankings. At the ITA AllAmericans last week, Mudge and Dempster advanced to the consolation semifinals before falling to the second-ranked pair in the country. Other Pack players have contributed strong doubles performances as well, such as sophomore Nick Horton and senior Beck Bond, who are sure to become important
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