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Betsy Brown to retire Provost Warwick Arden announced that Betsy Brown, vice provost for faculty affairs, will retire at the end of this academic year. Since 2006, Brown started programs to advocate for faculty development such as the chancellor’s annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence and expanded new faculty orientation. Brown created the Office of Faculty Development, which helps faculty members connect and gives them access to resources to learn through workshops, webinars and other events. She started other programs on campus such as a leadership workshop for NSF ADVANCE, and she coordinates the ACE Fellows and Fulbright Fellows programs. There will be an event in the spring to honor Brown before her retirement.

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Textiles professors make less smelly socks Two NC State College of Textiles professors, Andre West and Kate Annett-Hitchcock, have created a product designed to reduce the smell of socks. SmellySox are infused with aromatic scents and these pleasant smells, including jasmine and chamomile, can even be injected back into the socks when necessary. The company is creating a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to help the company and the product expand. West has spent more than 30 years in the apparel business and created his own clothing line at Deryck Healey International, created his own clothing line. Annett-Hitchcock concentrates her research on clothing design for health and well-being as well as using crosscultural influences in fashion design.

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Democrats turn out in large numbers Voter turnout is an important factor for both Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis, who are breaking records for spending on their U.S. Senate race. Compared to the first four days of the 2010 midterm election, this year has had more than twice as many voters visiting the polls during the first four days of early voting, according to The N&O. A new law in North Carolina reduced the early voting period to ten days which started Oct. 23 and will end Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. The News & Observer reported that Francis De Luca, president of the conservative Civitas Institute in Raleigh, said that it is not a spike in turnout, but rather the number of voters are more concentrated due to the change in schedule.

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While international travel is expensive, studying abroad at NC State is becoming more financially realistic for more students, with the university handing out an additional $60,000 in scholarships each semester since 2012.

“We are committed to increasing the number of students who study abroad by 50 percent by 2019,” said Julia Law, associate director of Curriculum Integration in Study Abroad.

Because of the widespread availability of scholarships, students are able to participate in one of the more than 400 programs in 60 countries worldwide. Scholarships are offered through NC State as well as national, international, region-specific and program-specific scholarships.

“Some governments like Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Japan and others even offer American students scholarships to get them to study in

their country,” Law said.

“The scholarships are out there as long as you take the time to look for them and you’re serious about it,” said Kaleb Jessee, a junior in sport management who studied abroad in Ireland.

The Study Abroad office has partnered with the various colleges on campus, University Development, the Division of Academic and Student Affairs and Chancellor Randy Woodson to raise in these additional funds.

“We’re proud of the success we have made so far, and we hope it continues,” said Law. The Chancellor’s funds have also helped provide scholarship money, according to Law. “Some of the funds went to us, and some went to undergraduate research and service spring break programs,” Law said.

Woodson has been helping to support high impact experiences like study abroad, undergraduate research, and alternative spring break

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NC State students take advantage of Study Abroad as an opportunity to learn about other countries culture and customs. Study Abroad is becoming increasingly affordable for students of all financial situations due to the accessibility of a multitude of scholarships.

programs, since research has shown that participation in such activities leads to higher graduation rates and academic success, Law said.

A comprehensive rubric is used

when the study abroad office selects who will receive scholarship funds.

The criteria includes how the

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New smart bandage device measures quality of sleep Ian Grice Staff Writer

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Lahcen Ennaji, a senior in Electrical Engineering works on his project, Buck Converter in the Power electronics lab on Monday in Engineering Building II. Buck Converter is a voltage step down and current step up converter.

Undergraduate research opens frontier for fellowships, job market Shraddha Rathod Correspondent

Taking part in undergraduate research can lead to opportunities with summer research at other institutions and abroad, national fellowships, toprated jobs, gaining admission and funding for advanced degrees. It can also bring the opportunity to present and publish your work at national professional meetings and in journals, according to the Office of Undergraduate Research at NC State.

“I think research is a valuable experience for students to learn more about their discipline,” said Tiffany Kershner, coordinator for Distinguished Scholarships and Fellowships at NC State.

“They get in-depth training and insight into the kinds of questions that are being looked into with more detail in their disci-

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Lomax to accept position at RTI Terri Lomax, vice chancellor for Research, Innovation & Economic Development at NC State, has been announced as the executive vice president of Discovery-Science-Technology at RTI International in Research Triangle Park. Lomax is a Fulbright Fellow, Carnegie Fellow National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and Monsanto Research Fellow and has more than 60 published articles. She also teaches plant biology and has helped the business contracts, financial records and licensing revenue set financial records at NC State. In recent years, RTI has concentrated on its funding and expanding from the sources of government and industry. Lomax will now report to the CEO of RTI International, E. Wayne Holden.

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There are many factors that students should consider when beginning their search for research opportunities, according to Judy Day, associate director of undergraduate research at NC State.

“Students need to think about what it is they can get excited about,” Day said. “Looking for an opportunity in the departments they are majoring in is a starting point, but there is a lot of overlap within subjects.”

The process of finding research that fits with interests and also has availability can prove to be challenging for students.

“I knew my interests, but finding the different opportunities I’ve been involved with has been a rather difficult process,” said Will Garrison, a junior double majoring in chemica l eng ineering and international stud-

ies, who currently works in the Sombers lab in the Department of Chemistry.

“I thought the lab sounded really interesting so I just went up there one day, introduced myself and my major and a conversation just started from there.

Now I’ve been working there ever since.”

Lauren Frey, a sophomore double majoring in environmental sciences and women and gender studies, conducted ethnographic research in Guatemala last summer, concentrating on family planning.

“I was on the Guatemala Ethnographic field methods research program, where I stayed with a host family for 7.5 weeks and we were allowed to study any topic of our choice,” Frey said. “I am really interested in population growth so I studied family

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Sleepiband, a wireless headband with a miniature smart bandage that measures the quality of sleep, along with a mobile app that aims to improve sleep, are being developed by the iBionics lab at NC State.

The iBionicS lab is working in collaboration with the Duke Medical Center’s Sleep Disorders Laboratory to start clinical trials near the end of this semester.

The Sleepiband is placed on the forehead of the user and the multimodal sensor measures brain waves,

ox ygenation, movement, and electrical impulses in the brain, according to Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering.

The bandage works by using a light-emitting diode, or LED, which emits photons at two wavelengths red and near infrared, the photons couple with tissue and are refracted back at different wavelengths depending on the oxygenation of the blood. The wavelengths of the returning photons show the oxygenation level of the blood which indicates the quality of sleep.

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foreign university meets the student’s needs, GPA, recommendations, length of study abroad, financial need and previous study abroad experience, according to Law. “Typically longer study abroads get preference over shorter ones,” Law said.

“Nontraditional locations like South America, Africa, Asia also usually get preference versus western countries like those in Europe.”

Students who act as an ambassador for at least a semester are also given preference for scholarship. These students act as photojournalists during their time abroad and then promote international education upon their return to NC State.

The average scholarship awarded is $1,000 and about one of every three students who applies for a scholarship gets it, according to Melissa Emerson, a senior in chemical engineering who also studied abroad in South Africa.

“The scholarship I got definitely helped,” Emerson said. “It was provided by the College of Engineering and it helped me pay for my flights.”

Increasing diversity in students who study abroad is another goal of the Study Abroad office.

“We want to bump up the numbers of males, STEM students, students with disabilities, and students from various ethnic and racial groups,” Law said.

Funding information sessions will be offered in Talley Student Union on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 2:30 p.m.

“Studying abroad looks outstanding on your resume,” Jessee said. “At interviews, it’s one of the first things they asked [about].”

Ot her students a lso shared positive feedback about their experience.

“I became a much more independent person,” Emerson said. “I realized the type of person I wanted to be and I gained a lot of good life skills.”

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planning and did questionnaires, cognitive drawings, interviews, file sorting.”

A common misconception about research is that it can only be conducted in the engineering and science fields.

“NC State is a Research 1 institution and every faculty member is expected, unless he or she has a teaching-only appointment or administration-only appoint, to continue doing research in their discipline,” Day said.

“That means there are a lot of people doing things on the cutting-edge across campus, not just in the science, technology, and mathematics, but also in the humanities, design, business, and other areas you don’t think of as traditionally

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doing research.”

When it comes to looking for opportunities to do research, earlier is better, according to Day. “It’s something you don’t want to wait too long to do,” Day said. “You need to be thinking about it, at the latest, your junior year.”

Having participated in research can also serve as a valuable asset on applications as well.

“Nowadays with fellowships, in particular the Goldwater, you have to have undergraduate research experience to be competitive because they are looking for future scientists who are going to be innovative within their discipline,” Kershner said. “But even many of the other fellowships, including Fulbright where you can go abroad and do some kind of project, want to see that you have some skills in asking

questions and doing further examination of an issue.”

Research experience has been shown to not only to be a resume booster and a valuable learning experience, but also a method of getting to know professors better.

“The letters of recommendation you get from faculty members you do research with can help you accomplish amazing things versus from a professor you’ve only had a couple of classes with,” Day said. “They can not only talk about what you’ve been able to accomplish, but your work ethic, your ability to relate with other people, your collaborative skills and how well you are able to apply your critical thinking skills to solve problems.”

NC State offers many opportunities to learn about and present research.

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The photons are collected by a small photo detector and the wavelengths are measured, said Brinnae Bent, a junior in biomedical engineering.

Bozkurt describes that it is similar to when you put a red laser to your finger and you can see a spot on the other side and on the same side there is a red circle around it.

On the exterior of the smart bandage, there is essentially a tiny computer with a Bluetooth radio along with EEG amplifiers and an accelerometer that measures movement of the head, according to Bozkurt.

The Sleepiband is different from the current clinical products that are much bulkier and counter effectively interfere with patients sleep. When you go to a regular sleep clinic, they connect a number of electrodes around your head and put on finger clips and a chest band.

“They connect multiple things to you and then they try to measure your sleep, and unfortunately you cannot sleep with those and in the morning they say, ‘Oh, you have a sleep problem,’” Bozkurt said.

The Sleepiband is able to identify sleep stages and sleep events, such as sleep apnea, according to Bozkurt. Sleep apnea is a condition where a person cannot breathe while sleeping, affecting brain oxygenation and leading to poor quality sleep.

The Sleepiband is ground breaking. Measuring the oxygenation in the brain is adding

ate Research and Creativity Symposium on Nov. 22 at the McKimmon Center. Undergraduates from all of North Carolina will be presenting in all disciplines of research, creating a great venue to learn about research topics, labs, and to share research.

NC State also hosts Undergraduate Research Speed Dating, where students can learn about research from professors in various fields.

Students can find out more about the other research events on campus online as well.

“These symposia we have are a perfect opportunity for students to talk to other undergraduate students about what research is out there and who they’ve worked with,” Day said.

NC State also offers undergraduate research grants and is currently accepting applications for spring or summer research.

a new modality, and this helps to miniaturize everything into the form factors of a flexible bandage, Bozkurt said.

Currently getting a sleep study done is expensive, but bringing all these products into this form not only enables a more reliable way to monitor sleep, but also the low cost allows people to buy this product and monitor their own sleep at home, Bozkurt said.

The app the iBionics lab is developing can recommend behaviors that will improve sleep.

If the user is having problems with their sleep, the app can tell set their alarm clock to wake them at an optimal time.

“We are developing this product with our collaborators at Duke,” Bozkurt said. “These professors are studying sleep, and we’re getting advice from them on the app.”

The low cost not only enables a consumer product, but also a medical product that can be used in a clinics, Bozkurt said.

“Sleep is something that’s very important, and we unfortunately sometimes voluntarily sacrifice our sleep,” Bozkurt said. “It affects the intellectual capability, emotions and physical activity during the day and unfortunately we are not aware of its importance.”

The Sleepiband has received the Chancellor’s Innovation Award, which allowed the iBiotics team to produce a prototype from the lab data. The product has also been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Health which will be used to conduct clinical trials.

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Only 2% of incapacitated rape survivors report assault It is estimated that between 2%-7% of sexual assault reports are false Only 13% of rape survivors report assault 8 in 10 victims knew their attacker (friend, significant other, etc.)

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Our endorsements for the 2014 Midterms The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

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e endorse Kay Hagan, solely because we do

Kay Hagan-D not want Thom Tillis as our senator. During Tillis’ tenure as House Speaker, the Republican-led legislature made budget cuts to the UNC System that directly affected our campus. He has also said he wants to reverse the recent legalization of same-sex marriage in North Carolina,

and thus intends to take North Carolina one step backward, though as a U.S. Senator, he should know that he won’t have the ability to draft laws at the state level. However, we want to point out Hagan did vote against the DREAM Act, which would’ve created a path to citizenship for undocumented children who were brought to America before they were adults. We hope in a second term, Hagan will honor her pledge to represent all North Carolinians, especially those who have been marginalized by our society.

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avid Price is our pick for U.S. House District 4.

David Price-D It’s clear he’s our best choice for supporting education because of the work he’s already done in his more than 25 years in office. The Democratic veteran of the U.S. House wrote the Price Education Affordability Act to give students and parents a tax break for their education loans.

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He also expanded the amount of Pell Grants available. His opponent Paul Wright wants to reverse the Affordable Care Act and he opposes samesex marriage. As a former college professor, Price is one of the few representatives that understands the difficulties college students face financially, as well as life after college, and thus he is an ideal candidate to represent District 4 and the state of North Carolina in Washington.

e endorse the incumbent Rosa Gill

the Raleigh City Council that citizens be allowed to openly have a gun on greenways. His reason? So people can protect themselves from beaver attacks. Whitlock also believes 9/11 was a government conspirac y. The Wake County Repu bl ic a n Pa r t y didn’t even endorse Whitlock. In that spirit, neither will we. We couldn’t find much information about Gill, but the ideas of her opponent were enough for us to endorse her.

Rosa Gill-D for North Carolina House District 33.

The News and Observer reported her opponent, Republican candidate Perry Whitlock, doesn’t have a social media presence or even a website. Whitlock’s most notable public action was a formal request to

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osh Stein, the democratic incumbent for North

Josh Stein-D C a rol i na Senate District 16, is our choic e over h i s radical opponent Molotov Mitchell.

It’s nearly impossible to even take Mitchell seriously because of how he’s run his campaign and how unorthodox his opinions are.

Mitchell has tried to

challenge Stein to a push-up contest.

He’s also a filmmaker, and has made one piece called “Gates of Hell” where a g roup of “ black power a s s a s si n” kills abortion doctors. The News & Observer reported that he called Moral Monday protesters “ugly, mindless, littering, loitering hobos.” He’s even one of the people to keep insisting that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. We clearly do not want Mitchell representing anyone.

It shouldn’t have taken this long to cancel Honey Boo Boo A

ugust 8, 2012 was a sad day for pop-culture and society in general.

On this day, TLC premiered its redneck-centered realit y show “Here Comes Honey Kevin Boo Boo”, Schaefer which Associate showcases Features Editor the lives of child pageant superstar Honey Boo Boo and her unusual family in Georgia.

On Friday though, TMZ reported the show’s immediate cancellation, after TLC discovered that Honey Boo Boo’s mother Mama June had been dating a convicted child molester. While these circumstances are no doubt despicable, at least they prompted the network to get this show off the air.

Still, it amazes me that this is what it took. Instead of deplorable ratings, it took one of the leads to be involved with a sex offender for TLC to see that this show has no place on our TV screens. That means that before this incident occurred, there were enough people watching this series to keep it running.

And to think, TLC is an abbreviation for The Learning Channel.

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Scared of Ebola?

Erin Holloway, senior in anthropology and English

Is the Ebola crisis really a crisis?

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bola is a hot topic right now, with a news headline featuring the infectious disease daily. It is not a force to be reckSophie oned with as Nelson there is no Staff Columnist known cure for E b ol a , and the deadliest strains have been known to kill 90 percent of the people they infect, according to the World Health Organization.

Having said that, the mainstream news media has been having a field day wringing hands and promoting terror as the distressing news of the outbreak in West Africa has captivated the imaginations of pundits everywhere.

U.S. media outlets have been completely irresponsible for reporting on the virus as if it’s entering every household as they speak. The panic that has ensued from dramatic news exposure has resulted in the decline of airline stock which consequently caused the market to plummet 200plus points. Moreover, parents in Texas are not sending their kids to school out of fear that their child will be exposed to someone who knew the first man diagnosed in the country.

The frenzy the media has created is counter-productive and they are failing in doing their job of broadcasting the facts.

It is not just the media to

blame, as South Carolina’s U.S. House Representative Joe Wilson has speculated that terrorists are the ones who have used Ebola to attack the United States. It seems a familiar trait of politicians to fuel panic amidst the public for political gain, advocating for travel bans and quarantines that could potentially make the outbreak in Africa worse and put the United States at a greater risk.

Joe Wilson is not the only one circulating ideas of Ebola being linked to terrorism.

Jonathan Last, a Weekly Standard columnist, printed an article on Oct. 27 that listed the many reasons to panic about the destruction that Ebola could wreak within the U.S. Last raises the question “what’s to stop a jihadist from going to Liberia, getting himself infected, and then flying to New York and riding the subway until he keels over?”

This is careless journalism and it is reckless to distribute unnecessary panic.

Universities are also guilty of naivety as they are uninviting guest speakers and visitors who have ever travelled to Africa.

Richard Besser, chief health editor at ABC News, wrote a column for the Oct. 15 issue of The Washington Post where he said he was scheduled to speak at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland about how the U.S. handled

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the 2009 flu pandemic. The university decided to not let Besser speak since he’d returned recently from a trip to cover the Ebola outbreak in Africa, even though he said, “The level of risk posed by my appearance was vanishingly small, but fear won anyway.”

Besser received a letter from the university saying, “Although they understand how small the risk is, they felt that we needed to err on the side of extreme caution because we don’t have the ability to ask all potential attendees if they feel comfortable with the situation.”

Ev ident ly conspirac y theories are in full force and the people who have been misinformed by news channels and article headlines buy into a complacent outbreak narrative that alters the true dangers and puts public health at risk.

This current outbreak of Ebola still has a ways to go before it touches the level of the most serious infectious diseases that anyone of us is likely to come across. Undeniably the current outbreak of Ebola is an important public health issue that we must be aware of. However, it is important that we do not buy into the shock and panic. Unless you plan to visit the affected regions of Africa anytime soon, you’re probably in the clear.

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der if anyone thought viewers could actually learn something by watching a reality show about a family of rednecks and their bizarre life.

The show’s IMDb page actually has a list of writers on it.

In case you were wondering whether or not most reality shows are scripted, there’s your answer.

A good friend from my home church once told me about how TLC used to be a genuinely educational network and would air a number of scientific programs. He remembers watching these growing up and how they influenced his love for science.

Now, however, it seems like the most you can learn from watching TLC is how crazy the women on Gypsy Sisters can be. Or if you’re really thirsty for knowledge, find out whether a bride-to-be will say “yes” to a particular dress.

And if the fact that “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” lasted several years isn’t enough, think about how it’s actually a spinoff of the equally irritating reality show “Toddlers and Tiaras”.

I’ve often heard that people watch reality shows to feel better about themselves. By looking at how pathetic others are, people somehow see themselves as far more successful and better off than those people on TV. They think, “Hey, at least I’m not that bad.”

I am not content with this way of thinking. We shouldn’t have to compare ourselves to others in order to boost our self-esteem. This mentality implies that by looking at other people’s messes, we can assess ourselves. By having less junk than someone else, that somehow makes us better.

There are other reasons why viewers tune in to this area of entertainment. Regardless, no one can convince me that watching these shows isn’t a waste of time.

I believe that the things we use for entertainment are a reflection of our standards. The shows we choose to watch and the music we choose to listen to certainly say something about ourselves and what we’re content with consuming.

“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is just one of many shows that’s existence is beyond my comprehension.

Despite holding a 2.8/10 rating on IMDb, the series still managed to run for more than two years. My favorite aspect of it is that it had subtitles even though the cast could speak English.

The only way for networks to quit airing this kind of trash TV is if people prove they don’t need it. As long as viewers continue getting sucked into cheap, gimmicky reality shows, television executives will continue to produce them.

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the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses.

It is profoundly troubling that University leaders believe promoting affirmative, verbal consent as a prerequisite to sexual engagement is a “fundamental philosophical shift” from current University policies (per Correction regarding ‘Yes Means Yes’ article, Thursday, Oct. 23 pg. 1).

Vice Provost [Lisa] Zapata indicates that “feedback and input from all facets of campus” are needed “before we would make a decision ...” to confront

Shall we have a campus referendum, then, about whether the campus should remain integrated? What else do we need to put to the test of public opinion? How does the campus feel about hijab? How does the campus feel about transgendered folks? And, what about those funny looking people with the yellow stars sewn on their shirts?

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 • PAGE 5

Students conduct discussions at Tuesday Talks Brandon Yunker Correspondent

“Perhaps that’s the secret of the world… that we have to take the time to walk each other home.”

That is the message that Lee Mun Wah has for the world in a TEDx video that he presented to a group of students in the Student Health Services building on Tuesday. The video, titled “The Secret to Changing the World,” and follow-up discussion was part of a series put on by the NC State Counseling Center, titled “Tuesday Talks.”

The series allows students to learn about a topic and discuss it in an open forum with students and other members of the Wolfpack community. It is designed to be informal and laid-back, offering a way to extend interactions between the Counseling Center and the student body.

The topics that were discussed dealt w ith concepts such as diversit y and multiculturalism, but also included mental health and masculinity. This is the first semester that this series has been offered.

The first discussion was held on September 16.

The latest topic to be presented concerned identity, inclusion, and multiculturalism.

Students were shown a 16 minute TEDx discussion by Lee Mun Wah, a psychologist, filmmaker and social justice advocate. Mun Wah gained prominence in the 1990’s for his film “The Color of Fear,” which dealt with the topic of interminority racism and race relations in America.

In the video, Mun Wah discusses his name and how he was embarrassed of his Chinese

heritage early in his life. A story about throwing away his food because it smelled strange to the other children made Mun Wah realize something.

“I didn’t throw away just my food- I threw away a part of myself,” Mun Wah told the crowd. “I threw away my beautiful Chinese accent. I didn’t wear any of my Chinese clothing.”

In the video, Mun Wah said how Americans look at other cultures’ practices in the United States without understanding what they mean. Mun Wah, who was born in Oakland, California, said, “We celebrate our differences, but we don’t practice them, we don’t use them.” As a society, Mun Wah believes that we have certain predispositions towards certain areas and people in our country.

Mun Wah spoke about a conversation he had with a student from Hong Kong who was led to believe that Harlem is seen by outsiders as a place where people “rob you and cheat you.” On the contrary, another student from Harlem told Mun Wah and other students with a similar perception as the one from Hong Kong that Harlem has “beautiful smells and foods and beautiful music and art,” and that in the evenings “it comes alive.”

The video prompted an engaging discussion among the students and others in attendance.

The people in attendance recalled their own life experiences and thoughts about multiculturalism, diversity and a sense of identity and how they could relate to it.

“As an Asian American, I’m guilty of being submissive,” said Justin Lo, a freshman studying political science. “But coming here to the talk, I feel more willing to express myself

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Dr. Lee Mun Wah, a physiologist, a social justice advocate and filmmaker shares his views about identity, inclusion and multiculturalism in Student Health Services on Tuesday. The event was attended by students of diverse cultural backgrounds who discussed the several kinds of social barriers one has to overcome in America and around the world.

and my culture.”

Ruoxin Chen, a graduate student in counselor education, on diversity among cultures.

“We have to break up barriers between other cultures and try your best to do it. You can celebrate Chinese festivals and food, but we relate to it as Americans,” Chen said. “We have to try and do different things more often and realize what a culture is like.”

At the end of the video, Mun Wah challenges the audience to “walk through our fears and see another world.” He also mentioned Tuesday Talks are a wonderful opportunity for students and others to take his advice in a friendly and welcoming environment.

Tuesday Talks are held in room 1301 of the Student Health Services Building, Tuesdays from noon to 1p.m.

death came crawling from down the hall *THE FOLLOWING STORY IS FICTIONAL

Sara Awad Assistant Features Editor

“Aaaaah!” Erin gasped.

Crawling across her pink, lace embroidered bedspread, a juicy cockroach was making its way to where Erin sat cross-legged in front of her laptop.

Ever since she was little, pests of any kind sent her running for the hills. Erin was alone in her house that night. Her parents were out of town on an anniversary getaway, and her sister was spending the night at a friend’s house.

More frightened by the idea of letting the insect roam free through the house, Erin mustered the resolve to slam the roach as hard as she could against the soles of her converse, despite the soft cushion material of her bed making the process a bit more difficult.

Slimy bluish-black guts plastered her now ruined bedspread, forcing her to withhold adding a pile of her

own vomit to the unsightly scene.

Pulling herself together, she grabbed some OxiClean from one of the shelves above the washing machine and squirted it across the stain in an attempt to rid herself of the awful memory.

Satisfied, she went to return the OxiClean only to find another roach crawling in its place. This time she grabbed the fly swatter, but before she could kill it, another roach crawling on the wall to her right reached her peripheral vision. Both roaches were seeking lower ground, and she waited as they made their way down the hall.

“Something’s not right,” she thought. “I hardly ever see a roach in this house, and three in one evening is just absurd.”

She also noticed both of the roaches were moving towards hers sister’s closed bedroom.

Slowly she made her way to her sister’s door, just as the

roaches slipped through the crack in the bottom. Trembling, she shut her eyes and clumsily grabbed the doorknob.

The door creaked open and what she laid her eyes on released a bloodcurdling scream from her lips so loud it could wake up the dead.

Hundreds of roaches were swarming around in her sister’s room.

In a mad rush she dialed her sister’s number, but every time she dialed there was no answer. This was not like her sister, who would usually answer Erin on a moment’s notice.

One thing was for sure, she could not stay in that house any longer.

She ran out the front door into the cool night air, pitch black save for a few street lamps due to the new moon.

She wished she could call her parents, but the place they were staying at was off the grid with no cell recep-

tion.

Walking aimlessly, she realized she subconsciously had walked towards her sister’s bedroom window, which she noticed for the first time lay oddly ajar. Something crunched beneath her converse, and it wasn’t leaves.

Roaches began to crawl up her legs, sending more screams through the otherwise peaceful night.

Her neighbor rushed over with a flashlight, wondering what the commotion was all about.

The feeble beam of light was all he needed to illuminate the dead body lying a few feet away from where Erin now stood unable to move from the shock.

He recognized that body; it was Erin’s sister.

terror from inside the tight box *THE FOLLOWING STORY IS FICTIONAL

Mary Anna Rice Staff Writer

The first thing that reaches me when I emerge from my sleep is the smell. It’s something I can’t name. But it smells delicious.

As for my eyesight, I cannot discern whether it’s fully there.

It seems as though there are shapes pressing through the darkness, but I can’t be sure they’re there, if I’m actually seeing anything. I try and move my arm to test it. Nothing. I’m seeing things.

I don’t know how to determine where I am exactly. My extremities are deadened, and though I can sense that I am lifting my leg and I can hear the wooden thump of it reaching a boundary, I cannot feel a thing. It isn’t uncomfortable. It’s more like I’m trapped in a state of semi-consciousness, and my body just hasn’t caught up with my mind yet.

That smell. I’m so hungry. My arm lashes out instinctively, colliding again with the boundary. I decide I like not feeling pain, though I imagine later I’ll have bruises and scrapes as reminders of my current expression of freedom.

But where am I exactly? I think back. My last memory…

That’s right. I’d been in the hospital. An image materializes from the recesses of my mind: a picture of my forearm, blackened to the elbow. Puncture wounds at my wrist, two distinct perforations that hadn’t hurt at all in the beginning.

My cat, Alexander the Terrible, had lashed out at me in her transfer from box to counter at the veterinarian’s. She hadn’t moved for days, hadn’t eaten a thing. Hadn’t opened her eyes.

She bit me and died before the doctor could provide the injections. I had thought dejectedly, I suppose this is cheaper.

What a ridiculous way to die. Is that what I am? Am I dead?

As I am in this state, I recognize that I am supposed to be frightened for myself. Distantly, I remember that my mother always maintained this fear of being buried alive. She had no issue with heights, could walk up any mountain, stand at any ledge, but refused to dig holes to China at the beach.

I can find nothing to be frightened about. No, that’s wrong. I know what to be frightened about; I just can’t force myself into that animation. Suddenly, my shoulder careens forward, and its connection with the coffin I am in makes a loud cracking noise. Why did I do that?

My hands ply through the now-fractured vessel as if it is

nothing. I’m so hungry.

I begin to dig, and I have no idea whether the direction I am heading in is where I should go. There are no bubbles traveling upward to let me know that air will soon be within reach.

My body moves toward the bouquet just out of reach, and I am obliged to follow.

Abruptly, my hand goes to nothingness. I’ve reached the outside.

A deep gasp meets my ears and my eyes adjust to the spectacle of concentrated sunlight. I pull myself up through the breach in the earth that I have made and stare at the clots of flower petals, scraps of paper, and dirt that are raked back beneath my palms with each irrepressible movement.

The woman comes into focus after a moment. It’s my mother.

God, it was her.

“Taylor?” Her voice breaks off, and I see hope in her eyes.

As my body crookedly lunges toward her, toward the tormenting scent, I am merely a spectator. I am trapped here, and I am hungry. My arm swipes at air. No, it isn’t my arm.

I can’t stop it, I realize. I want to tell her to run, but the words don’t come out.

I’m so hungry.

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the book of mind and spirit *THE FOLLOWING STORY IS FICTIONAL

Brandon Yunker Correspondent

On a cool and dreary afternoon, Patrick Mythum headed to DH Hill Library. Patrick was a studious undergraduate.

He loved research and learning as much as he could about anything. But not everything about being a college student was ideal for Patrick. He wasn’t exactly the outgoing type; he spent many afternoons sitting at the library, immersing himself in books and journals.

He spent more time moving his eyes along a line of words on a page than moving his eyes from person to person in a conversation. His friend, Luna Verum, tried to get him to come out of his room every now and then, but Patrick lacked the confidence, always finding an excuse to stay in and curl up beside a book.

It was on this cold and drab day that he was browsing a shelf when he came across a dusty, old book. The book was smooth and made of brown leather. It looked somewhat dilapidated, like it had been used frequently. The book contained no identifying markers, no indication that it belonged to anybody, not even the library.

Patrick opened the cover to find an inscription reading, “Antonio Melvede.” He flipped through the pages and what they contained. A biography on Joseph Conrad, an ode to Aleister Crowley, diagrams of stars, baphomets and other devilish deities. On a page in the middle of the book, was a quotation, “To all of those upon this script have laid their eyes, continue to seek truth in a world made of lies.” And that was that. The rest of the book contained nothing but blank pages, like it had never been finished.

This book

enthralled Patrick. It was the strangest thing he had laid his eyes upon. After looking over his shoulder, he stuffed the book in his bag and left the library.

Over the next few weeks, Patrick began to change. After thumbing through the pages, he decided to live a more spiritual life. He stopped reading and started taking care of himself.

He would lie in the sun all day, chanting strange verses and making eye contact with everyone that walked past. He never went anywhere without the book.

The book seemed to know Patrick and have a life of its own. The last page would change itself daily, with a quote that seemed to fit Patrick’s mood perfectly. Patrick did not care. He liked the way it made him feel. The last written page said, “Go get her.”

Luna noticed the changes too. In fact, Patrick had invited her to the Halloween ball. She wasn’t sure what was wrong with Patrick, but she decided to go to at least keep an eye on him.

The two went to the ball and had a fabulous time. Luna loved to dance and Patrick loved to watch her dance, the smell of her perfume floating around his head like the words of the book he found. It was a pleasant evening for all, but it would not end quite yet.

As Luna was in her room, getting ready for bed, she received a text from Patrick wanting her to meet him at Pullen Park so he could show her something. She decided to go; at least maybe she could talk to Patrick about his strange behavior of late.

She arrived at the park in the dark of the night to see a strange figure walk towards her. The figure was bald and had a scarred face. It wasn’t until the

figure was standing right before her that Luna realized it was Patrick. He began to talk of the book again, of Antonio Melvede, of everything.

Luna had to shout at Patrick to inform him of who Melvede was. He was a resident of Raleigh, who years earlier, had come home from an evening’s work, disgruntled, to kill his wife and three children before hanging himself.

Patrick already knew this. He had met Antonio in his room after the ball, and it was Antonio who told him to shave his head and share the book with Luna to read. He thumbed through the book and looked at Luna, who was in a state of utter disbelief at what she was seeing.

She quickly turned to run as Patrick chased her through the park. After crossing a railroad track, Luna slipped and fell in the grass. As Patrick inched towards her, knife in hand, a train seemingly came out of nowhere to end Patrick’s life.

The book he carried flew in the air and landed next to Luna, all of the pages blank.

So on a night on campus when a train rolls by, you might think of Patrick Mythum and his soul that wanders in search of new blood to share his book within campus grounds.

And the blank book that might be waiting for you, waiting to be found.

a smile worth a thousand lives *THE FOLLOWING STORY IS FICTIONAL

Alexandra Goodfred Correspondent

They all looked so calm and peaceful sleeping in their beds.

How I hated them.

The streets had never been this empty. I wandered down the dimly lit sidewalk, tiptoeing over cracks and dips, careful to avoid the puddles of black water that collected in the more broken spots. I thought back to the others, sleeping and content in the boarding house. My face twisted into a scowl at the thought of their pleasant dreams. Why should they get to sleep so peacefully when I could not? The matron of the house insisted I see a doctor for my “irrational fear,” but I knew it wasn’t irrational. It was just hard to explain. She told me that no one would be able to get past the fence, let alone up to my window to look in. But I saw it- a pale, smiling face patiently watching me.

Turning a corner, I realized I did not exactly know where I was. Where I lived before we had always joked about 3 a.m. being the “witching hour,” the hour where it is least advisable to look under the bed, check the closet, or investigate the noise down the hall, as you would find things that should not be. Unholy things. Deadly things. Things people refuse to

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acknowledge despite seeing their fleeting shadows and hearing their movements in the dead of night. We joked, and I never fully believed, until I started seeing the shadows dance and the flicker of movement outside of my window when everything should be silent and still. At first, I still didn’t believe, but then I looked closely through the pane of glass, fearful of opening it for what may be waiting outside. I peered out and did not see him at first, just an unexpected whiteness. Then I refocused my eyes and found his. He was smiling at me, wide and manic, and in his eyes I did not see sanity but madness and excitement. The man outside was so pale, paler than I thought anyone could be. His powder white skin contrasted sharply the blackness of his bushy eyebrows and the pink of his gums. His teeth were a bleached white, clearly revealed as his lips were stretched thin to the point of nearly disappearing as he grinned. Darkness surrounded his vibrant blue eyes, eyes that seemed to be opened as wide as possible, staring back at me. He looked manic, out of his mind and ecstatic. I stood there in horror for a moment, unable to speak or scream, stuck in silent terror as he smiled back at me. He remained unblinking, unmoving on the other side of the thin glass pane.

I finally managed to scream and fall back, waking the others.

I told them what I saw and was told that I was making it up for attention. There were several mutters about my need for attention getting me thrown out of my last house. No matter how I protested and insisted, screaming and pleading for any of them to believe me, they would not. The matron had looked out the window and seen nothing, just the empty lawn and the black iron fence surrounding the property.

After a couple weeks I began to convince myself that I hadn’t seen anything; it was just my tired brain playing tricks on me. I stopped believing that when I woke up and saw a figure moving in the dark of the room. I looked around; no one else had stirred. Sitting up, I saw the movement again. There was a shadow cast against the open bedroom door - odd, as the door is normally shut and locked at night. I shifted and lightly placed my feet on the floor when the shadow began to change size, shrinking as the figure moved closer to the door.

I froze when I saw the face of the shadow’s owner. He was pale and smiling, gazing directly at me. I couldn’t move, couldn’t think, couldn’t breathe. The man was dressed in a charcoalcolored suit, shoes shined to perfectly reflect light. His hair was slicked back, and his eyes were filled with insanity, just like the last time. I considered what I would use as a weapon should he try to come closer, realizing quickly that there was nothing of use nearby. In the fleeting moment that I scanned

what was around me, the man had moved closer; he was now standing in the center of the room, our beds forming a circle around him. He continued to smile and stand in silence, just staring at me. Afraid to look away and find him coming even closer, I opened my mouth and let out a scream, jolting the others from their slumber. One of them yelled at me as they went to turn on the light. I looked away for a moment to follow their movement, and when I turned back to the center of the room, the man was gone. I tried to tell them what had happened, fighting their disbelief, when I felt a breeze against my skin. I turned and found his escape route: the very window I had first seen him through. I shouted and insisted that he had been here, had been in our room, had stood in the middle and watched me. Of course they did not believe me. I was told I would be punished for waking everyone and causing unnecessary panic. I would get the cold, dark solitary room with the rock hard mattress.

Naturally I could not sleep in the punishment room, so I snuck out, which brought me to the street I had never seen before. Taking in my surroundings, old falling-apart buildings, dim street lamps, cracked sidewalk and breaking street, I realized how utterly lost I was. Nothing looked familiar. Well, one thing did. His pale skin glowed under the flickering street lamp, and the ever-present smile on his face gleamed. The grin was different now though. It had an added element: hunger.

Predation. He smiled at me and waited. I lowered my stolen umbrella and stood on the dilapidated sidewalk, unable to move. I knew what was coming. He stepped forward, taking inhumanly long strides, crossing the street in seconds. This time I could not scream, I could not cry for help or tell him to stop. I couldn’t run; I felt paralyzed and immobile, as though a tar pit had formed under my feet to seal me to that spot. The man reached me in seconds. Standing close enough for me to feel his body heat, he reached into his pocket. I closed my eyes, not wanting to see what he pulled out. My neck felt sharp for a moment, then wet. I slid to the ground, and opened my eyes to look at him one last time. He was still smiling, but his eyes had changed. Now instead of anger, I saw hatred. He hated me, despised me, reviled me so much he could not take true pleasure in what he had done. Staring up at the well dressed, pale man with the eternal smile and eyes full of insanity and loathing, I felt my body grow heavy. My vision started to fade, and a thought ran through my mind: I warned them. Now he’s got to find someone new, and he knew exactly where to go.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 • PAGE 7

Wilson, Rivers highlight Pack alumni in the NFL Spencer Ellis Staff Writer

Daniel Lacy Correspondent

As the NFL season progresses into its ninth week, we at the Technician would like to serve up another update of the Pack alumni that are putting on big performances in the big boy league. These players include two MVP caliber quarterbacks, two veteran pass rushers and two young defensive backs looking to make a name for themselves in the sport. These six players look to continue to make a big impact for their respective teams throughout the remainder of the season.

Russell Wilson, Quarterback, Seattle Seahawks: After two straight losses, Wilson led his team to a comeback

victory against the Carolina Panthers, throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Luke Willson with just 49 seconds left. With the win, the Seahawks were able to stay above .500 with a 4-3 record to remain very much in playoff contention. Last week against the St. Louis Rams, Wilson became the first player in NFL history to pass for over 300 yards in addition to rushing for over 100 yards in a single game.

Through seven games, Wilson has passed for 1490 yards, 11 touchdowns and just three interceptions, while completing 65 percent of his passes.

He has rushed for 362 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 8.2 yards per carry, all of which league highs amongst quarterbacks.

Phillip Rivers, Quarterback, San Diego Chargers:

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Rivers has played at an unbelievable level this year.

After tossing three more touchdowns this past week, he now has 20 touchdowns to go along with 2,213 yards through the air. He has led his San Diego Chargers team to a 5-3 record and has them sitting in second place in their division behind the Denver Broncos. With his impressive play this season, Rivers has put himself in the MVP conversation, having the third highest completion percentage amongst quarterbacks, and currently being sixth in total passing yardage.

The former NC State superstar has shown that he should be mentioned among the top quarterbacks in the NFL with his play this season, and looks to get his team back on track after two straight losses to division rivals.

Dontae Johnson, Cornerback, San Francisco 49ers: Johnson was the only NC State alum taken in last year’s NFL Draft, having been taken in the fourth round. Due to injuries in the 49ers secondary, Johnson saw his first significant playing time two weeks ago on Monday Night Football against St. Louis, where he shined, intercepting a pass and returning it for a touchdown to seal a victory for the 49ers. On the season, he has garnered six tackles, three pass defenses and a pick-six. His versatility in the secondary has been a big asset to the 49ers’ injury-depleted defense.

Mario Williams, Defensive End, Buffalo Bills: The nightmare of the edge continues to be a terror in the backfield as he has racked up six sacks on the season. He has been

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David Amerson, Cornerback, Washington Redskins: Amerson has been a key piece for the Washington Redskin’s secondary. With veteran corner DeAngelo Hall going down with an injury, Amerson has been looked at to be the top corner on the Redskins. He currently has 32 tackles and two passes defensed on the season, but is still searching for his first interception. In Monday night’s win over the Cowboys, Amerson held Pro Bowl wide receiver Dez Bryant to three catches for 30 yards, both season lows, while also

racking up four tackles.

Willie Young, Defensive End, Chicago Bears: After spending his first four seasons in Detroit, Young has absolutely burst out onto the scene in his first season with the Bears. Young has thrived in pass rushing situations, accounting for seven sacks on the season, which is tied for fourth in the league. In addition to that, he has accounted for 32 tackles, including eight in the last two games, which is good for third on the team.

He has also forced a fumble and defensed a pass. Young will likely step into a starting position after teammate Lamarr Houston tore his ACL on Sunday while celebrating a sack.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Trevor Time: Meet the Pack’s newest star Men’s Basketball Exhibition Time Announced

The start time for NC State’s Men’s Basketball team against Queens University was announced yesterday.

It will take place on Nov. 8, 45 minutes after the conclusion of the homecoming football game against Georgia Tech, which is set to start at 12:30 p.m. The 45 minute delay gives Wolfpack fans who attended the football game time to hop over to PNC Arena to see the basketball team play it’s first game of the season. Admission to the game is free and the seating is general admission. However, it is only an exhibition game, as it will not count towards their regular season record.

SOURCE: GOPACK.COM

Bilis earns ACC Male Swimmer of the Week honors again

Junior NC State swimmer Simonas Bilis earned his second straight ACC Male Swimmer of the Week award, the ACC announced Tuesday. Bilis was sensational in the Wolfpack’s tri-meet against Georgia Tech and Florida State on Saturday. The Panevezys, Lithuania native swept all three sprint freestyle events for the second straight weekend. Bilis recorded two NCAA ‘B’ cuts on the day, as he finished first in the 50 (20.00), 100 (44.35) and the 200 (1:36.52) events. Last week, Bilis earned the title after a dominant display against the Georgia Bulldogs.

SOURCE: THEACC.COM

McCauley named Madness ACC Player of the Week

NC State men’s soccer junior goalkeeper Alex McCauley was named the “Madness ACC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week” for his exceptional performance during the past week’s action, College Sports Madness announced Tuesday.

McCauley earned a shutout against No. 5 ranked Syracuse in a double ove rtime contest that finished 0-0 Saturday. McCauley preserved the draw with a stop in the final seconds and made seven saves on the night.

Earlier in the week, the junior was instrumental in a 2-1 Wolfpack overtime win against South Carolina, making four saves on the evening.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We are playing the best soccer of the year. W e are looking good and the guys are working hard.”

Men’s soccer head coach, Kelly Findley

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Tonight, the Phoenix Suns will kick off their NBA season, and many NC State fans will watch former Wolfpack forward T.J. Warren with longing eyes. However, silently walking among the ranks of the 2015 State basketball squad is possibly the next great player to wear red and white: junior guard Trevor Lacey.

After sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer regulations, Lacey is ready to lead the Wolfpack to its fourth-straight NCAA tournament appearance. The former Alabama guard said that he is eager to see the court with his new Wolfpack teammates and prove the team’s critics wrong.

“We’re going to be better than what we get credit for,” Lacey said. “Our offense is wellbalanced and we’ve got guys that can fill [the roles that need filling].”

Ever since high school, Lacey has been a winner. The Huntsville, Alabama, native led his high school squad to three state championships, and he was named Alabama’s Mr. Basketball twice, making him only one of two players to earn the honor multiple times.

“Winning is important to him,” Pack head coach Mark Gottfried said. “His teams have always won and that’s a great attribute to have as a player.”

Despite receiving offers from powerhouse programs such as Kentucky and Kansas, Lacey decided to stay close to home and play for Alabama. With Lacey at the helm, the Crimson Tide made the NCAA Tournament during his sophomore year. During the season, Lacey played in all 36 games, averaging 11.3 points and 3.2 assists.

When Lacey hinted that he may want to transfer, universities were once again pouncing at the chance to sign him. However, as a former Alabama coach, Gottfried eventually won the recruiting battle, and Lacey was headed to Ra-

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Redshirt Junior Guard Trevor Lacey calls for his teammate during the Throwback with the Pack scrimmage Oct. 17.

Gottfried said that Lacey’s basketball IQ was the guard’s best feature.

“He’s got a great basketball mind,” Gottfried said. “Because he really understands how to play, it gives the coach a great feeling of trust in him because you really feel like he’s going to make the right decisions.”

One thing is for sure, Lacey will certainly be fun to watch. The NC State basketball team will host Queens University of Charlotte on Nov. 8 at PNC Arena for an exhibition match, following Wolfpack’s homecoming game.

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Pack pounds Liberty on senior night Garrett Melia Correspondent

The NC State men’s soccer team was able to dispose of the Liberty Flames by a score of 4-1 Tuesday night, and it was just the result Head Coach Kelly Findley was looking for on the team’s senior night.

“We are playing the best soccer of the year,” Findley said. “We are looking good and the guys are working hard, so when you put that together you can get a result against any team.”

The start of the game saw a few quality offensive breaks for Liberty, but the deadlock was short lived.

In the 3rd minute, Pack freshman forward Ryan Peterson combined a 1-2 pass with junior winger Reed Norton, who was able to get a low, driven cross off which Peterson connected. Although driving the ball just high of the crossbar, the Pack would be back for more.

One minute later, Liberty conceded a free kick 35 yards out.

Sophomore midfielder Michael Bajza drove a high ball into the back corner of the box, dropping it directly on the head of freshman defender Conor Donovan. Donovan was unable to play it directly into goal, but he flicked it towards the back post, and a diving Norton connected his head to the bouncy ball for the Pack’s first goal.

The next seventeen minutes saw Pack domination on the ball, possessing inside the Liberty half before finding the back of the net

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“I walked into his high school when he was in ninth grade and told him that he was going to play for me one day,” Gottfried said.

Last season, Lacey was benched during all of State’s games, but the Alabama native was a very integral part of the team’s practices. In preparation for upcoming games, Lacey would run the opposing team’s offense.

In most sets, Lacey said that he would pose as the team’s best shooter. However, Lacey described himself as a “pass-first” type of player. Most of Lacey’s teammates agreed.

“Trevor loves passing the ball,” sophomore forward Kyle Washington said. “I don’t even think he likes shooting. He loves getting his teammates involved.” “[Lacey] is a really good passer,” senior guard Desmond Lee said. “He makes some passes that make me just say, ‘Wow.’” The experience in practice proved to be very beneficial for Lacey, as the guard said that he was able to get to know his teammates better by playing against them.

“I learned guys’ tendencies for a whole year, seeing what they can and can’t do as players and what they’re working on,” Lacey said. “By my being around and just watching, I learned a lot.”

While his participation was beneficial to the team’s success, Lacey said he fell behind when it came to learning his own team’s system.

“That was the biggest challenge after sitting out a whole year: learning the team’s offense,” Lacey said. “[My teammates] helped me a lot. I know what Coach wants and how the offense runs.”

After Throwback with the Pack, where Lacey went scoreless with two assists, Gottfried said that Lacey had come a long way in the past few months and just needed to shake off some rust.

“He’s done a great job,” Gottfried said. “When you take a year off like he did, playing under the lights helps a guy like him get back in the groove.”

The one thing that didn’t show rust in Lacey’s game is his overwhelming knowledge of the sport.

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Senior defender Matt Ingram moves the ball forward for a cross to front of the Liberty net. Ingram had 58 minutes of play with a shot on target and accounted for an assist. The Wolfpack capped off senior night with a 4-1 win over Liberty in Dail Soccer Stadium on Tuesday. The team finished third overall behind Duke and South Carolina.

for the second time.

While Liberty was attempting to build out of the back, Bajza dispossessed the center mid and saw the keeper off his line, hitting a long arching ball into the back of the net, chipping the keeper from 40 yards out.

With a 2-0 lead, the Pack still sought to possess the ball but were slower to move forward, looking more to control the game. This proved to almost cost them, as the Flames forward found himself on the Pack’s doorstep with both the ball and space.

The forward’s well struck, knuckling shot was carried away by redshirt junior goalkeeper Joe Mills.

The following Liberty corner was then cleared away by the defense,

and the game resumed.

The Pack seemingly settled in at the 27th minute, subbing both Norton and sophomore forward Travis Wannemuehler out of the game.

This did not affect the Pack at all, as the team continued to roll smoothly throughout the rest of the game.

“We have three games in one week,” Findley said. “We have to manage minutes and the guys are responding well.”

The third Pack goal came after a small spell of Liberty possession.

Moving the ball up the center of the field, it came to rest on the foot of redshirt junior defender Philip Carmon. Under pressure, he switched the ball to Wannemuehler on the wing, who took a quick touch down the line and then hit a curving ball

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back post and a lurking Carmon headed it home, scoring his first goal of the season on his senior night.

“It feels good,” Carmon said.

“This is a great group of guys, you couldn’t ask for a better senior night, and to get a goal is a plus.”

Moving into the second half, the Pack’s mindset changed. Instead of searching for more goals, they looked to manage the game and have more caution on the ball.

However, when a solid team gets 7 corners in a game, they are bound to connect on at least one.

This was the case tonight for Liberty, who hit six more corners than State, who only hit one.

In the second half, Liberty found the back of the net on a rebound header after a quick reaction save

by Mills on the initial header.

Two Pack penalty kicks occurred in the late minutes of the game.

The first was taken in the 75th minute by redshirt senior defender Ryan Metts. He was unable to find the back of the net, as the Flames keeper made a great save off conceding the penalty.

In the 82nd minute, a Liberty handball in the box set up the final goal of the match by sophomore midfielder Yanni Hachem. He stepped up and coolly placed the ball in the back of the net.

The Wolfpack will conclude its season in South Carolina on Friday evening when the team faces off against No.5 Clemson.

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