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tuesday october
21 2014
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Iniciativas en STEM para latinos Miguel Sanchez Escritor Personal
Para algunos estudiantes de minorías con baja representación, es impactante cuando llegan al campus de 35,000 personas y se encuentran en un salón de clases con nadie como ellos. Así es como muchos latinos que vienen de orígenes latinos más tradicionales pueden sentirse cuando ponen un pie en
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Surrounded by students, Sen. Kay Hagan speaks about her education accomplishments and criticized NC Speaker of the House Thom Tillis’ downfalls at a private campaign event Monday in Talley Student Union. About 50 students, guests and members of the media attended the event.
Sen. Hagan speaks at NC State EDUCATION VISIT SPARKS DISCUSSION ABOUT CAMPAIGN OPENNESS Katherine Kehoe News Editor
Incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan made a campaign stop on NC State’s campus Monday, but to the dismay of some, including a demonstrator dressed as a duck who protested outside of the event, campaign organizers said it was closed to the public. Hagan met with about 50 students, guests and
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members of the media at the campaign event in Talley Student Union. During the event, an unnamed demonstrator wore a duck costume to make a point that Hagan has been ducking the public by holding invitation-only events and choosing not to participate in additional debates. At a press conference after Hagan’s address, a reporter asked Hagan to respond to criticisms levied by Tillis’ campaign that she is ducking
“Afortunadamente, mis compañeros de secundaria me presentaron la importancia” Sobeyda Gomez, White House Policy Intern
the public, citing her decision not to participate in an additional debate and hold invitationonly events, such as Monday’s gathering at NC State. “Our teams negotiated for quite a few months back in July where we both agreed to do three debates,” Hagan said. “We have completed those three debates.”
un aula universitaria. Según el Centro Nacional para Estadísticas de la Educación, el porcentaje de estudiantes hispanos que terminan la escuela ha aumentado al 73 por ciento en el 2012. Sin embargo, a pesar del hecho de que más hispanos se gradúan de la escuela secundaria y continúan la educación superior, sólo
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NC State suspends T.Y. McGill for team rule violation Staff Report
NC State senior defensive tackle T.Y. McGill received a two-game suspension for “violating team rules,” a school official announced Monday. McGill already served one game of the suspension Saturday against Louisville, the official confirmed, and he will sit out of the Wolfpack’s matchup with Syracuse on Nov. 1. The Orange defeated the Pack by a score of 24-10 in the 2013 season. While the exact reason for the suspension was not revealed, it was unrelated to the BB-gun incident that resulted in seven NC State players being suspended for the Louisville game. The Cardinals won that game 30-18. In seven games this season, McGill has 23 tackles, five of which were for a loss, and a forced fumble, which came against No. 1 Florida State. McGill also leads the team in quarterback hurries with three. The NC State football team is winless in the ACC over the past two seasons and now faces the Orange without one of its senior defensive players. The loss of power and leadership on the offensive line will hurt the Wolfpack, as senior Orange quarterback Terrel Hunt has proven to be very effective on the ground. Hunt has rushed for 308 yards and six touchdowns in seven games this season. Last season, the Syracuse ground attack shredded the Pack’s defense, netting 362 rushing yards and three touchdowns, one of which was scored by Hunt.
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H. Christian Hölljes , an NC State alumnus from the College of Design, is an awardwinning designer, inventor and serial entrepreneur who has pioneered and patented new products. He was this year’s speaker for the Entrepreneurs Lecture Series that showcases outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship among NC State alumni and partners. “As human beings, we’re always looking at the past to predict the future,” Hölljes said.
Award-winning inventor advocates entrepreneurship Ian Grice Correspondent
The public perception of entrepreneurship is vastly misrepresentative of reality, according to one design professor. Speaking at the Entrepreneurs Lecture Series Monday in the Talley Student Union, H. Christian Hölljes, a professor of graphic and industrial design, spoke
about the need for entrepreneurship education to teach students to translate their innovations and ideas to the market more effectively. “When entrepreneurs step up and tell you how rosy and exciting it can be, it can be all of those things, but mostly it’s hard fought and it’s tough,” Hölljes said.
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