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Next year, the Hillsborough Street retail center will be demolished, and construction on a 135-room Aloft hotel will begin. The 1.3-acre plot of land sits next to North Residence Hall and and across the street from the Bell Tower.
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The next step in the ongoing facelift of Hillsborough Street should begin sometime in February when the building that formerly housed Sadlack’s Heroes will be demolished to make room for a new hotel, which is anticipated to open in the summer of 2015. Jeff Murison, executive director of Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation, said that the new hotel will fit in perfectly with VICTORIA CROCKER/TECHNICIAN its surroundings. Sadlack’s Heros, shown above, will “The design is very creative, and eventually be demolished for a it blends really well with environ- hotel and retail center.
ment,” Murison said. Murison said the new building will be attractive and modern but will also give a nod to N.C. State through the use of bricks in its design. Additionally, the hotel will feature a second story balcony area that will allow visitors to look onto N.C. State’s campus and, more specifically, the Bell Tower, Murison said. Murison said the hotel itself will be unique in that it will be an Aloft Hotel, which he said has a very distinct feel.
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University Housing claims on its website that it’s “committed to embracing diversity in all forms,” and nothing supports that claim more than taking a look at its employees. The housing staff members at N.C. State are one of the most diverse groups on campus, which allows the University to cater to a diverse student body, according to Susan Grant, director of University Housing. The department engages in various programs to reach out to a diverse group of potential employees who could be interested in working
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Students who lived both on-and off-campus had to traverse icy conditions Thursday to attend classes, as N.C. State decided to not cancel its classes for Raleigh’s second day of snow. Administrators from the University, including Campus Police and Student Health, did not respond in time to comment on the reasons for their decision. But many students were upset with the decision. Student forums, such as the Wolfpack Students Facebook page, were filled with students who couldn’t believe that they were forced to attend class considering the conditions. Off-campus students were faced with the most obvious risk, as many had to drive in the slick conditions. Several students posted pictures and videos of roads in Raleigh that were still covered in ice and snow. Several drivers were involved in accidents on Wednesday and Thursday. According to @Raleigh911, the Raleigh-Wake County 911 Incident Data Twitter Account, more than 100 car-related incidents were reported since Wednesday night. One poster on Facebook stated that he had to pull a car out of a ditch near the N.C. State-owned buildings on Lake Wheeler Rd. Many students were at risk for such accidents, as students who live off-campus make up more than 70 percent of N.C. State’s population, according to US News and World Report. However, the danger was not only for those students who had to drive. Students who live on-campus were faced with dangerous conditions as well, with several students reporting that they slipped while attempting to walk on the ice, which still covered a large portion of the sidewalks and roads on campus. One Facebook poster said that she twisted her ankle while falling on campus Thursday. While N.C. State officials decided not to cancel classes, Wake County Public Schools, Duke University and ECU all decided to shut down on Thursday. East Carolina University and Wake County closed today as well.
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Students run away from the center of a small snowball fight within a large snowball fight at the Court of the Carolinas. The student body president started advertising for the school-wide snowball fight on Tuesday on Facebook, assuming classes were cancelled Wednesday.
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Nelson Santiago of Orlando, Florida was introduced as the new assistant director of Hispanic Affairs for the Multicultural Student Affairs office Monday. The search for a new director began in September after the previous director, Abraham Dones, unexpectedly left N.C. State. Though this initially caused confusion for Hispanic leadership on campus, the MSA staff was quick to reassure students as they began the hiring process to fill the position. The MSA staff has continued supporting Latino leadership on campus during the vacancy and has worked to keep students involved in the process of selecting
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Hofmann Forest protest to be held today at noon Staff Report
The protest of the Hofmann Forest, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, will be today at noon, according to a press release. The protests will still be on the Brickyard in front of Harrelson Hall facing D.H. Hill, said Ron Sutherland, a conservation scientist for Wildlands Network. The protest was rescheduled due to the inclement weather this week. “The challenge is the weather looks pretty exciting Tuesday night, and then Wednesday morning is going to be cold so not much melting may happen,” Sutherland said in an email. “I would happily hold the protest in the snow ... but other people would have a hard time getting there.” In the press release, Sutherland also addressed some of the activists’ concerns about the issue, including why they are holding the protest. “We are worried that NCSU may be trying to close the deal despite our ongoing lawsuit, so we’re eager to get the spotlight back on this issue,” Sutherland said. “We also have plans to begin targeting the one person who could perhaps make the call to stop the sale in its tracks. It’s possible a few of us may even march to go see him.”
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January 29 12:49 A.M. | INFORMATION UNIVERSITY Main Campus Dr Report of vehicle pulling sled with a rope. Officer located vehicle and advised to leave the area.
In Monday’s issue of the Technician in the article Chicago-based dance troupe performs at Meridith, we spelled Julia Rhoads name incorrectly. We spelled it Rhodes instead of Rhoads.
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68 year-old man drove his Mercedes Benz down the stairs between the Carroll and Owen residence halls, Thursday. The driver, who was not injured, was on his way to Arby’s on Hillsborough Street but says that his wife gave him bad directions from Western Boulevard. He drove from the Bragaw parking lot and said “I didn’t have a foot on the accelerator. I had it on the brake and was going the pace of the students. I didn’t want to hit one of them so I was going with the flow.” A tow truck arrived to lift the car from the steps, damaging the front bumper in the process. After the car was free, the driver wanted to drive home but Police Officer David Pippin was concerned about the damage under the car and convinced the driver to tow the truck back to his house. The officer later spoke to a resident director about the damage to the bricks, as he picked up the broken off pieces.
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“And that’s what [Aloft Hotels] are known for,” Murison said. “They’ve got some really cool facilities inside that have a metropolitan feel that I think is going to be a really fun addition to Hillsborough street.” John Wardlaw, a resident of the area, voiced his thoughts concerning the construction project during a meeting with the Planning Commissioners in September, according to the Raleigh Public Record. “It’s good. I like it,” Wardlaw said.
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a new assistant director. In early December, the pool of candidates was narrowed to four, and students were invited to attend presentations, ask questions and provide feedback. The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity conducted a regional and national search and successfully met their goal of naming a new assistant director by January. Santiago has previously worked as a coordinator of multicultural
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“I like being in the area with this, but what are you doing with traffic? Traffic is really a problem here.” Murison said he didn’t think traffic would be a problem. “I’m not concerned about it,” Murison said. “I think any change to the street is going to have some level of impact on the normal flow of traffic, but I also believe that people adapt really quickly.” Murison said this hotel will represent a new and different kind of revenue stream for the area. “It’s definitely a great addition because tourists consistently spend more money because it’s a little bit of an adventure,” Murison said. Murison also said there are a
student affairs at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, which has a 14 percent Latino student population, more than triple that of N.C. State. After flying into Raleigh on Saturday and attending an orientation on Monday, he spoke at a Mi Familia general body meeting Monday night. He talked candidly with students about his background and what he was looking forward to accomplishing at N.C. State. A tall, friendly man, Santiago said he referees basketball games in his spare time and is a new fan of N.C State men’s basketball. Nikki Relyea, a junior in fashion
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for the University, Grant said. According to Grant, one of the ways that the department hires these people is through networking, where previous employees contact people they know and inform them about vacancies. “One of our outreach events is to contact our former staff members who are located across the U.S. and sometimes they pass along our vacancies to people who are looking for jobs on their campuses,” Grant said. Grant also said one of the reasons that the University has such a diverse staff is because the student population is also very diverse.
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surprisingly low number of hotels around N.C. State’s campus, and he said that wasn’t normal for a university. “In most colleges I visit, there’s usually close to a dozen hotels near the University, and we have one or two,” Murison said. Also, as the Raleigh Convention Center continues to grow in popularity, more hotels will be needed to accommodate visitors, Murison said. “The developers have put a lot of extra effort into really thinking critically about the details about the design of the hotel to really integrate it into the fabric of our community,” Murison said.
and textile management and secretary of Mi Familia, was impressed by the new assistant director. “He seems to have a lot of experience working with Latino students and sounds like he has some great ideas,” Relyea said. Ian Stroud, assistant director of Native American Student Affairs, also expressed enthusiasm for the new assistant director and a fresh start for the Hispanic community on campus. “We’re very excited to have him on board,” said Stroud. There will be a welcome reception today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the MSA office. Food will be provided.
“People coming from other places teach us new things,” Grant said. “We like people who have different backgrounds and unique experiences to be a part of the staff.” Yulisa Lin, the assistant director at Sullivan Hall, moved to the U.S. to attend college after having lived in Panama, Ecuador and Nicaragua. “I saw the opportunity to come to N.C. State and I was able to interview and meet with people here,” Lin said. “Between the opportunities for professional growth, the people I met and the comfort that I felt with University, I made the decision to stay here.” Lin also said she has lived in Raleigh the longest compared to previous cities she has lived in because she feels comfortable with the area and the University. “As I got to know my job and the people who
1:10 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Sullivan Drive Officers responded to report of three subjects throwing snowballs at passing vehicles. Officers were unable to locate subjects.
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. CONFRONTING THE PAST TO SHAPE THE FUTURE: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND POST-CONFLICT RECOVERY 232A Withers Hall 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday TRANSFORMING INTERNATIONAL NGOS IN A CHANGING WORLD: A PUBLIC TALK BY CARE USA NC State University Club on Hillsborough St. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Experts to discuss rising sea level, other environmental issues Staff Report
N.C. State will host an event called “A Coastal Conversation: North Carolina’s Rising Sea Problem” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the James B. Hunt Library. The documentary, “Shored Up,” will be screened and followed by a discussion with experts in coastal engineering and science communication, according to a press release. The event will emphasize the ways in which rising global sea level and coastal management impact North Carolinian’s lives and income. “This is a very complex issue, which requires diplomacy and respect across a wide range of competing interests,” the press
I worked with, I got to know the area and felt at home,” Lin said. “I’ve been in Raleigh since 2007 and I think this is the longest time that I have stayed somewhere geographically.” Lin said hiring people at N.C. State with different backgrounds demonstrates how the University welcomes diversity and that its openness will always help people feel at home. In addition, Lin said people who have different experiences and different backgrounds help to provide a unique perspective at the University. “I do believe that our institution has truly made an effort to make sure that there is respect for people with diverse backgrounds and I feel that in many departments there is an intention to collaborate and a willingness to learn from each other,” Lin said. Hazael Andrew, the assistant director of
release stated. Speakers will include Ben Kalina, the director and producer of Shored Up, Cliff Ogburn, the municipal manager of Nag’s Head, N.C.; Andy Binder, an assistant professor of communication at N.C. State; David Kroll, an adjunct professor of science journalism at N.C. State; and Stanley Riggs, author of The Battle for North Carolina’s Coast. The event is co-sponsored by N.C. State’s Collaborative on Science and Society and the Climate Change & Society Professional Science Master’s program. The South East Climate Science Center and the Poole College of Management’s Sustainability Initiative are also cosponsors.
southeast campus for university housing, moved to U.S. from the Commonwealth of Dominica twelve years ago and began working at N.C. State in 2012. Andrew said having worked at both Old Dominion University and Arizona State University, the diversity at N.C. State in terms of workforce and student body is remarkable. “I think it’s a bit more diverse at N.C. State in terms of culture and the upbringing of people with different backgrounds, and N.C. State has been one of the most diverse communities that I’ve worked in,” Andrew said. Andrew also said N.C. State having such a diverse workforce and how employers recognize input and contributions from people with different cultures reflects well on the University.
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Dozens of students enjoy the student-made snow ramp with sleds, skis, and snowboards. Marion commented on the snow day “It’s pretty awesome because everyone’s out here and there’s no class. It’s cool that there’s so many different people out here having fun.”
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resumably without considering the fact that the majority of N.C. State students live off campus, N.C. State made the controversial decision to open at 10 a.m. Thursday, ignoring authorities who urged drivers to stay put due to the icy conditions that resulted from Tuesday’s snowstorm. Despite the fact that 73 percent of N.C. State’s students live off-campus, according to a 2012 article in U.S. News & World Report, university officials decided to make students brave slick roads and nine-degree weather. This decision led to countless complaints from students on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Numerous students said they either witnessed or were involved in accidents due to the dangerous driving con-
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the majority of the Technician’s editorial board. It is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief. ditions. The Raleigh-Wake County 911 Twitter account, @RW911, has reported more than 100 incidents involving vehicles since Wednesday night, many of which occured near campus. And although the Wolfline was scheduled to begin service at 9 a.m., several students reported route delays. The University cannot expect students to attend class if it cannot provide the bus service so many students rely on. Not only were the freezing conditions dangerous for driving, but they were also dangerous for walking. Several students said they slipped on the bricks and sustained minor injuries. Though some students chose to skip class to avoid
the dangerous conditions, others said they had to venture out ing the snow and ice to avoid missing exams. The University should not force students to choose between risking their safety and missing an exam. Student Body President Alex Parker contacted the N.C. State Department of Environmental Health and Safety regarding the decision. He posted its response on the Wolfpack Students Facebook page. The Department said it considered the accessibility of main roads and walkways and came to the conclusion that they were all accessible. It failed to consider that many students live off roads that had not been plowed. And the fact that many students
reported slipping on campus suggests that walkways were not adequately cleared. Even before Thursday’s incident, N.C. State had been slow to communicate with students about delays and closings. The University waited until about 7 a.m. Wednesday to send a Wolf Alert announcing the class cancellation, despite the fact it had started snowing more than 12 hours before. Yet on Tuesday, the University cancelled all classes after 1 p.m. simply because snow was in the forecast. We expect our University not only to communicate more promptly, but also to be more considerate when making decisions that put students at risk. If N.C. State is going to tout the “think and do” slogan, it should think before doing.
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t may be hard to believe, but Republicans and Democrats in North Carolina have managed to agree on something. Public educators are in need of pay raises. In Wes December 2013, Lt. Kyatt Guest Columnist Gov. Dan Forest joined the push with the bold directive to make North Carolina teachers the best compensated nationwide, without putting an added burden on taxpayers. This laudable goal is sure to be met with approval from Republican and Democrat voters statewide. One doesn’t have to be an expert political analyst to see why. The public sees K-12 education as an engine of economic growth. It’s too bad the Lt. Governor’s party has been weakening this institution for years— and it is all too natural that the GOP is clamoring for education investment amidst midterm elections. Republicans have battered public education since taking control of the General Assembly in 2010, but the real pummeling happened after Gov. Pat McCrory’s election. With a fellow partisan in the Capitol, the General Assembly proceeded to dismantle what was considered a bright spot for education in the South. Legislators have eliminated teacher tenure and pay increases for those with graduate degrees, although research shows that teachers with higher degrees produce better students. The GOP-controlled legislature created a loophole that allows tax dollars to channel to private schools while cutting budgets for public schools. It asked
schools to do more with less and piled on standardized tests, questionable indicators of performance. Finally, it ignored widespread protests for raises—most North Carolina teachers haven’t seen an increase in nearly a decade. The result has been referred to as a teacher exodus to surrounding states. The GOP doesn’t see education as economics—figures like Budget Director Art Pope and U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis insist that so-called economic development programs better encourage growth. A closer look reveals that these claims are wrongheaded. Both tax credit and discretionary programs are unpredictable and unmanageable. In early 2013, McCrory announced a discretionary grant award to MetLife, the world’s largest insurer. MetLife agreed to bring about 2,600 jobs to Cary and Charlotte for about an $85 billion award from the state. A Google search found a presentation to a legislative committee that stated MetLife’s Job Development Investment Grant award totaled more than $125 million across 12 years, though that fund has an annual liability cap of $15 million. That’s about $10 million a year, leaving less than $5 million to fund other awards. The program is stretched too thin. Such grants are also unpredictable—similar deals with Google and Dell fell through at state expense. North Carolina also offers tax credits to companies for activities like hiring or investing in property. But a study from the UNC Center for Competitive Economies stated tax credits are ineffec-
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tive. No CEO sits in an office and makes decisions based on obscure tax credits and statutes. Public data for these credits is spotty, raising questions of accountability and integrity. The Office of the State Auditor issued a report stating the most popular discretionary fund tapped by governors—JDIG—is overextended and mismanaged. The report was issued July 2013, yet the General Assembly remains silent about the issue. The state government is having trouble putting one foot in front of the other. North Carolina shouldn’t pursue big investment deals with top rate companies without funding an education that can provide adequate employees. As education declines, so will the rate of business investment in the economy—and more CEOs will be leaving North Carolina governors at the economic altar. When it comes to development, the rule of thumb for state governments should be to earn interest on the human capital first. Last year, telecommunications and information technology grew in North Carolina by a rate of more than 12 percent. Instead of funneling $80 billion into science, technology and math education in North Carolina schools, the governor spent that cash on bringing just 2,600 jobs to Wake and Mecklenburg counties—places that, frankly, are the most affluent, educated and employed in the state. If the McCrory administration wants to get serious about the economy, it needs to get serious about education. North Carolina schools sure could use about $80 billion right now.
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rigger warning: Rape, molestation, bronies. Earlier this month, a fan-made website parodying a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character stopped worki ng . S ome thought Hasbro Nicky Vaught shut the site Staff Columnist down. Some thought its domain site did. According to EverFree, an online news outlet, the creator of the parody site claims he took it down on his own agency. Though, looking at the news outlet and its source, it’s easy to question the reliability of this claim. At any rate, fans of the show were upset. These fans are not the target audience. These fans are grown men who call themselves “bronies.” The bronies did not take kindly to the site being taken down. Some began harassing a girl known by her blog’s name, Pinkiepony, who allegedly led the charge against the fan-made site. They made comics and wrote rants criticizing her for being overly sensitive. They messaged her on her blog and Twitter, often calling her a whore or other offensive words. But what sort of site could this have been to have these grown men so outraged to see it taken down? That sounds like a question for Molestia, the site’s parody character of the show’s character, Celestia. The site, Ask Princess Molestia, operated in blog format, often dealt in pornographic fan art—of cartoon ponies—and even more often in rape and molestation jokes. Rape jokes, simply put, are never appropriate. Anyone who would make a blog dedicated to this sort of joke is detestable. The fact that this person pairs these jokes with content related to a show aimed at little girls is utterly sickening. Perhaps this doesn’t seem like such a problem. Someone could ask why parents don’t just monitor what their children see online. Put on safe search and call it a day.
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The content from Ask Princess Molestia is rarely tagged “NSFW.” A simple Google search of “Princess Celestia” turns up a few pornographic images fairly quickly. According to a blog entry from PinkiePony, little girls are definitely seeing this content. “I recently babysat a child who…upon seeing my massive My Little Pony collection, ran to my Friendship is Magic shelf and started naming them,” PinkiePony said. “Once she got to Celestia, she told me she rapes people.” That is unacceptable. Still, bronies defended the site. One comment on the Tumblrpony wiki site said the rape jokes were not intended in a misogynistic way. How can they be taken any other way? They argue that people who oppose them are sexist for criticizing their feminine choice in television. Let’s get this straight right now: Bronies are not under attack for liking a feminine show. They are under attack for forcing themselves into the show’s culture and tainting it with pornography children can access easily and accidentally. There is no reason or excuse for this content to be so prominent on the Internet. Sure, there are weirdly pornographic drawings out there of just about every kid’s show, from Caillou to Little Bear, but none are so obnoxious as the work of the bronies. Ask Princess Molestia is not the only source of pornographic images, but was, by all accounts, the most popular. It is certainly a step in the right direction to have it taken down. Netf lix recently added a documentary to its collection of streaming content. Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of ‘My Little Pony’ basically follows a few male fans of the show and explores their culture (because girls have never liked something meant for guys, right?). Unfortunately, the documentary is extremely biased, shedding no light on any of the pornographic material from the brony community, which has existed long enough that it should have been included.
“High sales tax seems more fair. It would be better to be taxed more when buying something rather than on your income.” Blane Edwards sophomore, engineering
“High sales tax and low income tax. That way illegal immigrants would be taxed properly. It would be more fair for everyone.” Noelle Griffin junior, biological sciences
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Bailando por Dominicanos Sammi Fernandes Corresponsal
Cuando pensamos en América Latina, la primera cosa que vienen a la mente de algunas personas no es la República Dominicana. Sin embargo, el Caribe tiene una población muy alta de Latinas y la organización sin fines de lucro, Que lo Que, es dedicado al crecimiento de conocimiento sobre la vida y cultura Dominicana mientras reduciendo conceptos erróneos de otras culturas en los Estados Unidos. Que lo Que fue creada por Brian Gaudio, un estudiante en la Arquitectura, como un derivado de su club inicial, Shoemanity, un club que fue dedicado a traer zapatos a la República Dominicana. Sin embargo, el quiere fundar una organización que tiene efectos más largas que Shoemanity y Que lo Que fue el producto de esa visión. Como un programa que es “dedicado a la promoción del pensamiento crítico en el servicio público y la ciudadanía global,” Que lo Que tiene muchas facetas y componentes. Los tres grandes programas dentro de Que lo Que son el programa de inmersión cultural en la República Dominicana en que los estudiantes viven con familias para dos meses, la iniciativa de investigación basada en la comunidad, en que los estudiantes hacer su propia investigación en su comunidad para aprender a la gente y el lugar en un nivel más profundo, y finalmente los programas de educación que planea discusiones, presentaciones y actividades en campus y también talleres de cultura en la escuela secundaria en el campus Centennial. Este año, Que lo Que se ha asociado con Quad Area Council de la Honors Village. Los dos grupos están en el proceso de planear y ejecutar muchas actividades culturales para aumentar el conocimiento y apoyo para la cultura Dominicana.
El primero evento, Noche de Merengue, que tuvo lugar el miércoles 22 de enero en el Honors Village Commons, tuvo mucho éxito según Gaudio. Como parte de Noche de Merengue, un maestro profesional de Merengue vino y enseñó lecciones de bailar y también haya bebidas tradicionales de la República Dominicana. El resto de año, Que lo Que y QAC voy a seguir a tener eventos similares a la Noche de Merengue. Ejemplos de otros eventos incluyen: Cena de Dominoes, proyecciones de películas, exposiciones de arte y torneos de Wiffle ball. Que lo Que ahora está en medio de la planificación sus aventuras del verano. Las fechas para el programa de inmersión cultural son el 13 de mayo hasta el 28 de mayo, 2014. El programa es dos semanas de inmersión cultura completa en la República Dominicana para enseñar sobre la cultura Dominicana mientras mejorar la fluencia de la lengua española y el aumento de la apreciación de otras culturas. Los estudiantes van a vivir con familias para autentificar el experimento. Además de este programa, Que lo Que también quiere crear un sistema electrónica de registros médicos para un organización no gubernamental en la República Dominicana este verano y está buscando activamente para participantes que dominan el español y tienen un interés en la salud pública. Que lo Que tiene algo para todas las personas. La organización unifica facetas separados desde el trabajo con niños hasta el experimento de estudiar en el extranjero y el servicio comunitario y la investigación. Como este es el último año de Gaudio en N.C. State, Que lo Que está buscando líderes nuevos y jóvenes para continuar el trabajo de esta organización. Si usted está interesado en participar en Que lo Que y cualquier de los programas enumerados, por favor póngase en contacto con Brian Gaudio (bgaudio@ncsu.edu) y unirse al grupo Que lo Que en Facebook.
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Morir soñando, una bebida dominicana, consise de leche y jugo de naranja.
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A professional dance instructor teaches participants how to dance at merengue night Jan. 22.
Dancing for Dominicans Sammi Fernandes Correspondent
When thinking of Latin America, the first thing that comes to mind might not be the Dominican Republic. However, the Caribbean has a large and thriving Latin population and the N.C. State club registered nonprofit organization Que lo Que is dedicated to spreading awareness about Dominican life and culture while reducing ethnocentrism and cultural misconceptions in the United States. Que lo Que was founded by Brian Gaudio, senior architecture major, as an idea that grew out of his first project, Shoemanity, a club that was dedicated to bringing shoes to the Dominican Republic. After further reflection about Shoemanity, Gaudio wasn’t completely satisfied as he believed there was so much more he could be doing. He said he wanted to start a longterm project that wouldn’t just fix the immediate problem but help fix the root of the problems. Que lo Que was born as the product of this vision. As a program that is dedicated to promoting critical thinking in public service and global citizenship, Que lo Que has many facets and components. The three major programs hosted within Que lo Que include a cultural immersion
program in the Dominican Republic, in which students live with host families and participate in a cross-cultural exchange for two weeks, a community-based research initiative, in which students conduct research within a community to understand the people and place on a deeper level and education programs, which host oncampus forums, on-campus cultural activities and even middle school workshops at Centennial Campus Middle School. This year, Que lo Que has partnered with the Quad Area Council of the Honors Village and is in the process of planning and executing a variety of cultural activities to both raise awareness and support for Dominican culture. The first event, Merengue Night, took place last Wednesday in the Honors Village Commons and was a huge success according to Gaudio. As a part of Merengue Night, a professional Merengue instructor came and taught lessons while traditional Dominican beverages were served. Throug hout t he yea r, Que lo Que and Quad Area Council will continue to host events similar to this one. Examples include Dinner and Dominoes, movie screenings, art exhibitions and Wiff le ball tournaments. Que lo Que is currently
in the midst of planning its summer adventures as well. The dates for the cultural immersion program are May 13 to May 28. The program is a two week cultural immersion trip to the Dominican Republic to teach about the heart of Dominican culture in addition to improving Spanish language skills and increasing appreciation for other cultures. Students will stay with Dominican families in order to completely experience life in the Dominican Republic. In addition to this program, Que lo Que is also setting up an electronic medical record system for an nongovernmental organization in the Dominican Republic this summer and is actively seeking fluent Spanish speakers with an interest in public health. According to Gaudio, Que lo Que has something for everyone.It relates working with kids, studying abroad, community service and research projects through its emphasis of one culture. As this is Gaudio’s last year at N.C. State, Que lo Que is looking for new and young leadership to continue the legacy of this organization. If you are interested in joining Que lo Que or participating in any of the programs listed, please contact Brian Gaudio at bgaudio@ncsu. edu and join the Que lo Que Facebook group.
Grupos de autodefensa en México Desde Florida, nuevo director toman la Ley en sus propias manos asistente viene a N.C. State Staff Report
Jeremy Miller Corresponsal En Michoacán, México, varios grupos de autodefensa han formado en contra del cartel llamado Los Caballeros Templarios. Empezó en 2011 con un grupo en Cherán, Michoacán que formó para luchar el crimen organizado de la región. Recientemente los grupos se han puesto más poderosos, apoderándose de más comunidades para eliminar el cartel. Los miembros de las autodefensas opinan que el gobierno, por no trabajar bastante para luchar contra los carteles, permitió el desarrollo de tales problemas en el estado. Estas autodefensas, con la meta de deshacerse del cartel, ahora tienen una gran presencia en 14 comunidades del estado; más temprano en el mes, solamente estaban en nueve.
Estanislao Beltrán, un vocero para los grupos ha dicho que, “Nosotros jamás daremos un paso atrás. Así tengamos que dar la vida.” A pesar que que el gobierno haya pedido que se desarmen y regresen a casa, continúan trabajando a limpiar la región y deshacerse del cartel. El mismo vocero dijo, “No necesitamos que nos desarmen. Nosotros vamos a entregarlas al cuartel militar, pero cuando capturen, cuando limpien el estado de Michoacán de los criminales.” Han indicado que no querían tener que hacer tales cosas, pero la falta de acción por parte del gobierno lo hizo necesario. El presidente ha respondido varias veces al problema de los vigilantes en Michoacán. Dijo que estos grupos presentan problemas de seguridad y que tener la ley en propia mano es definitivamente ilegal.
Para tratar de ayudar el estado, fuerzas federales ahora están trabajando con oficiales de Michoacán para detener miembros de Los Caballeros Templarios, y prevenir más violencia. A la vez, el presidente ha tenido que defenderse contra especulación en el gobierno; algunos, como Human Rights Watch, dicen que él permitió que los grupos se crecieran o que la vigilancia se ha convertido en un problema a causa de que él había aplicado débilmente la ley. Recientemente, anunció que empezaría un programa que permitiría a miembros de las autodefensas hacerse policías. Según el presidente, la inseguridad pública todavía es un problema. Sin embargo, ahora que está trabajando con los que viven en la región, tal vez sea posible encontrar la paz.
Nelson Santiago de Orlando, Florida fue presentado el lunes como el nuevo director asistente de Hispanic Affairs para la oficina de Multicultural Student Affairs. La búsqueda para el nuevo director comenzó en septiembre después que el director previo, Abraham Dones, inesperadamente se fue de N.C. State. A pesar que inicialmente esto causó confusión para el liderazgo hispano en la universidad, el personal de MSA se apresuró a tranquilizar a los estudiantes mientras comenzaron el proceso de contratación para cubrir el puesto. El personal de MSA ha continuado apoyando el liderazgo latino en la universidad durante la vacante y ha trabajado para mantener a los estudiantes participando en el proceso de selección del nuevo asistente del director. A principios de diciem-
bre, la lista de candidatos se redujo a cuatro, y estudiantes fueron invitados a asistir a presentaciones, hacer preguntas, y proporcionar información. La Oficina para la Igualdad Institucional y Diversidad condujo una búsqueda regional y nacional y logró con éxito su meta de nombrar al nuevo asistente del director en enero. Santiago ha trabajado como coordinador de asuntos multiculturales estudiantiles en la Universidad de Central Florida en Orlando, el cual tiene un 14 por ciento de la población de estudiantes Latinos por habitante, más del triple que N.C. State. Después de volar a Raleigh el sábado y asistir a una orientación el lunes, el habló en una reunión general de Mi Familia el lunes por la noche. El habló con franqueza sobre sus antecedentes y sobre lo que esperaba lograr en N.C. State. Un hombre alto y
amigable, Santiago es referí en juegos de baloncesto. Nikki Relyea, estudiante de tercer año de Manejo de Moda y Textil y secretaria de Mi Familia, estaba impresionada por el nuevo asistente del director. “El parece tener mucha experiencia trabajando con estudiantes Latinos y parece tener muy buenas ideas,” dijo Relyea. Ian Stroud, Asistente del Director de Native American Student Affairs, también expresó entusiasmo por el nuevo asistente al director y un nuevo comienzo para la comunidad Hispana en la Universidad, “Estamos muy emocionados de tenerlo a bordo,” dijo Stroud. Habrá una Recepción de Bienvenida el 31 de enero de 2 p.m. a 4 p.m. en la oficina de MSA. Se proveerá comida para los estudiantes y los profesores podrán pasar y conocer al nuevo asistente del director.
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Researchers use CT scans to develop forensic database Kaitlin Montgomery Staff Writer
It turns out that our skulls can do a whole lot more than just protect our brains from rattling around. Ann Ross, a professor of sociology and anthropology, and a team of researchers are working on a study, which with the help of the coordinates of our skulls, would determine key markers about who we were before we died. Using data from CT Scans that is then incorporated into a growing forensic database, the study’s findings can help determine the ancestry and sex of unidentified remains. “This project came out of a larger project that we had funded by the National Institute of Justice,” Ross said. “We developed software that you can take, for example, an unknown skull, take 3-D coordinates and plug it into the software that we developed. It will tell you the biological sex of the person and what ancestry they are.” According to Ross one of the things they were originally looking for when they began the study was a way to use coordinates from CT scans verses a process of digitalizing each dry skull. “We didn’t know if the landmarks would be comparable or not,” Ross said. “We assumed that they would but when you take the coordinates they would be in a different plane. Here you are using a stylus to get the
landmarks off of the dry skull and it’s sitting in space where as on a computer with a CT scan, you’re using computer software to extract those X, Y and Z coordinates.” The study, A Geometric Morphometric Validation Study of Computed Tomography Extracted Craniofacial Landmark, has been published in the January issue of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery with the help of Amanda Hale, a former student of Ross’ and lead writer of the paper. Ross said they found eight bilateral coordinates—on either side of the skull—that were both consistent with the CT scans and the manual mapping. However, the five middling coordinates found showed inconsistencies between the CT scans and manual mapping, according to Ross. “It was really strange,” Ross said. “I suspect the ones that have bilateral measurements, maybe, might help set the landmarks better. That’s one thing that we’re going to keep exploring.” With the help of the University of Pennsylvania and a former colleague, Ross received a digitalized copy and CT scan of 48 new skulls. “They had a big project where they scanned about 2,000 skulls from all over the world,” Ross said. “We were able to associate the same skull with the CT of that skull. If we were just comparing you would be able to
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Ann Ross, a professor of anthropology, is working with a team of forensic anthropologists to develop a database of 3D CT scan images of skulls with a program they developed called 3D-ID.
see human variation and you wouldn’t be able to see that there’s really a difference.” According to Ross, the database grew as they received more skulls, which expanded their reference population. “We’re bringing these populations together,” Ross said. “We have broken them down into European American and into European. Now we will be able to break them down into Western, Eastern and Southern European.” Ross said the skulls are grouped as Mesoamerican, Circum-Caribbean, South American and African American. “We made it free because it was funded by the National
Institute of Justice,” Ross said. “It’s made available for all of the forensic community.” Already using the database to help other members of the forensic community from around the world, Ross said a colleague of hers in France needed help with an unidentified body found in France. “Europe is really high-tech and most of their medical examiner’s offices have, as part of their standard practice CT Scans, which is uncommon here in the U.S,” Ross said. “I asked her to send me a CT Scan and once she did I was able to extract the coordinates. I was able to put it in our software program and
give her information about the person.” According to Ross, it would help the database grow immensely if they could get access to medical CT Scans. “If we can get access to medical CTs that would increase our sample sizes for studies,” Ross said. “One of the things we were looking at is, because a lot of people do plastic surgery and craniofacial surgery, people with genetic disorders. I think knowing that you can take these coordinates from CT Scans and which ones are actually consistent with the dry skull, would let clinical practitioners know which ones they should be looking at in order
to make those decisions.” Ross said that with this study there is plenty of promise. “Our bones say a lot about us that we don’t know,” Ross said. “We can get a compete profile from you. When we look at the bones we have to develop a whole biological profile.” Ross said through bones she can tell someone’s previous diseases, height or age when he or she died,and how tall they were. 3D-ID, the name of the skull recognition software, can be downloaded for free from the software’s website www.3d-id.org.
Gimme Shelter’s cast shines through difficult material, pleases audiences Gimme Shelter
Day Twenty- Eight films
Lauren VanderVeen Staff Writer
Gimme Shelter highlights the difficulty of asking for help. This movie doesn’t merely depict what it means to ask for a twentydollar bill for gas or some friendly advice, it addresses what it means to ask for the real, change-your-life kind of help. Some people might say it’s pride that makes it difficult. But the more complex answer is at the harsh heart of Ron Krauss’s film, which is based on the true story of a teenage girl scrambling to change her circumstances in an unyielding world. The documentary feel and forthright performances steady the film on its fixed path to comeuppance, but it never really attempts to push it to the limit, inevitably leaving the tone sometimes boring and or preachy. Still, the main character, Agnes ‘Apple’ Bailey, played by Vanessa Hudgens, is one we don’t often see in a feature film—a young female from the lower-class. From the moment the film begins, all that can be heard is Apple’s trembling words, “I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid,” repeated again and again. The hushed litany immediately plunges viewers into a state of unknowable fear, but what, exactly are we supposed to be afraid of? The facts are laid out by Apple herself: she’s been abandoned, lied to, lied about, sexually and mentally abused and moved in and out of countless shelters and foster homes, but she’s only 16. It’s a laundry list of problems created by a broken system. Discovering the totality of her struggle is enough to make one believe Apple would be worn-down and broken, drained of any hope or willpower, but this is not the case. If anything, Gimme Shelter is a testament to the force and relentlessness of Apple’s will. She escapes the tumultuous and druggedout lifestyle of her mother, played by Rosario Dawson. After years of mistrusting everyone who was supposed to aid her, Apple bristles at the idea of asking for anything and hides beneath a tough, cold attitude. Even still, she asks her father, played by Brendan Fraser, who has a job on Wall Street, a wife and two kids (essentially a perfect life),
for shelter. She doesn’t ask for love or trust, just a place to stay. To say the least, it’s the second time he monumentally lets her down. The scenes at her father’s house are just a few of the more enervating incidents that tether us to Apple. Her raw desolation is felt from the beginning. The flung insults of “whore” and “slut” from her mother are also etched in the mind, causing the audience to be bounded by Apple’s adapted mentality of holding everyone at arm’s length. But when Tom sits there, spouting his Wall Street-conference-room-talk of respect and confidence, it makes you feel for the girl with the seemingly automated android for a father. And the connection to Apple solidifies even more when we stand with her at a fork in the road, as she stares into the face of the biggest decision of her life: a child. It is foreseeable, at this point, that some will break the link between themselves and Apple — they will look at her, just as Tom’s cold wife does, see her tattoos, her piercings, her lack of job and money, her lack of a home and think, “There’s no way she’s going to make it.” This is the clutch point of Gimme Shelter— either you are still with Apple and the struggle she faces or you’re just another person in her life that would expect her to not make anything of herself. Hudgens’ startling performance exacts with care both the trepidation of the decision to be made and the resolve to not be like all the people who have been disappointments. It’s fascinating and strange to know Hudgens is the same girl from High School Musical but this film, coupled with the gauntlet thrown down in Spring Breakers, should make everyone eye her with a little more deference. The real display of acting here, though, is Dawson’s portrayal of the mother. There is a truly spell-binding scene where she begs for Apple to return home with her. She weeps that no one knows what she wanted from life, that no one cared and that she only ever wanted her baby with her. And I believed in her, in that moment, as so did Apple; it was that hypnotic a plea. But the tremendous thing is that Apple never in the film allows herself to relapse back to what her life was in the foster care system. She is an agent of her own fate—asking, begging and taking when necessary—and it’s a shocking pleasure to see.
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Swimmers prepare for annual trip to Atlanta for ECCs Zack Tanner
season: one at Appalachian State and the other in State’s own Carmichael Aquatic Center. In Boone, the men’s team took gold and the women’s team finished fourth. Kristin White, a senior in accounting and the club’s president, said the team continues to succeed because its members continue to come back year after year. “People keep coming back,” White said. “Seniors have gone to ECC every year, so they have that experience.” Swim club’s fun and friendly environment is a big incentive to returning swimmers. In the club’s home meet, which included teams from around the state of North Carolina, no score was kept. Instead, the club handed out cups of candy to the victors of each event. “We got together just to meet each other and have fun at the meet,” Like-Mathews said. As officers, White and LikeMathews make conscious efforts to make everyone on the team feel welcome, and the rest of the club benefits from the tight-knit environment. “The club swim team is inclusive,” Davis Derrico, a
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The N.C. State club swim team will look to make a splash at the 2014 East Coast Collegiate Swim & Dive Club National Championships this April and have fun in the process. The men’s club team finished fifth place out of 60 teams at the ECC championships last season, and Courtney Like-Mathews, a sophomore in science education and the club’s vice-president, believes that the team can finish in the top three overall.
“You just have to be here, be committed and want to have fun.” Davis Derrico, junior in textile and fashion management
“We have so many fast guys on our team,” Like-Mathews said. “I believe they could win first place in relay events.” The swim club has competed in two events so far this
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Pack topples Terrapins at Reynolds Wolfpacker racks up another academic award The College Sports Information Directors of America announced that senior forward Kody Burke was named to the Capital One Academic All-District team on Thursday. Burke, a two-time Academic All-American, is averaging 15.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the No. 18 Wolfpack this season, while maintaining a 3.93 GPA as a business administration major. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Swimming & Diving preps for senior day meet on Saturday N.C. State’s men’s and women’s teams will finish their seasons with meets on Friday and Saturday against UNC-Chapel Hill and Virginia, respectively. The Wolfpack is coming off a disappointing weekend against Minnesota, where it lost in both the men’s and women’s events. State will honor 13 seniors in Saturday’s home meet against the Cavaliers, which begins at 3 p.m. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Wolfpack wrestling takes on UNCChapel Hill on Friday night N.C. State’s wrestlers (11-4 overall, 0-2 ACC) will host the Tar Heels (5-8 overall, 0-2 ACC) at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum on Friday. All four of State’s losses have come to ranked opponents this season, but UNC leads the overall series with State by a mark of 5141-2. The Wolfpack had six wrestlers ranked in the first NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches’ Panel Rankings, all within the top-35 in their respective classes. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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After trailing for most the contest, No. 18 N.C. State used a 13-0 run in the second half to overcome a double-digit deficit and shock No. 8 Maryland, 72-63, on Thursday at Kay Yow Court in Reynolds Coliseum. It was the first time the Pack had defeated a top-10 team at home since Feb. 16, 2007, when State defeated No. 2 North Carolina, 7265. W it h t he w i n, t he Wolfpack improves to 19-3 overall, 6-2 in the ACC and remain unbeaten at home this season. The Terrapins dropped their third straight contest to fall to 16-4 on the season and 4-3 in conference play. N.C. State had three players score in doublef ig ures, led by senior guard Myisha GoodmanColeman who finished with 16 points, all in the second half. It was a game filled with spurts, N.C. State scored the first six points of the contest. However, Maryland responded with a 12-0 run to seize the lead. The Terrapins outscored the Wolfpack, 22-6, over a seven-minute stretch to enjoy its biggest lead of the game at 10 points with fewer than 11 minutes remaining in the first half. State, trailing by nine with six minutes remaining in the half, then rallied with 11 straight points to retake the lead at, 29-27. The Terps, who were led by 20 points from freshman
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Today MEN’S TENNIS V. INDIANA Bloomington, Ind., 1 p.m. SWIMMING & DIVING V. UNC-CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill, N.C., 5 p.m. WRESTLING V. UNC-CHAPEL HILL Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. TRACK AT BOB POLLOCK INVITATIONAL Clemson, S.C., All day Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS V. MISSOURI Raleigh, N.C., 12 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL V. UNCCHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill, N.C., 1 p.m. WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS V. MISSOURI Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. TRACK AT BOB POLLOCK INVITATIONAL Clemson, S.C., All day Sunday MEN’S TENNIS @ MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, Mich. 12 p.m. Sunday WOMEN’S BASKETBALL V. WAKE FOREST Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m.
spurred by hot-shooting from Goldman-Coleman, along with gritty play from f re sh m a n g u a rd M i a h Spencer, who came off the bench to chip in nine points, five assists and five steals. “Miah did a good job, so she got more time,” Moore said. “That’s the way it works.” Maryland shot 53.3 percent (16-30) in the first half, but was held to 36 percent (12-33) shooting after intermission. The Terps connected on fiveof-nine three-pointers during the opening 20 minutes, but missed all 14 attempts they
took in the second half. “Obviously, the credit goes to N.C. State,” Maryland head coach Brenda Frese sa id. “They just did a tremendous job in the second half, I thought, with their adjustments and with their physicality. We struggled of fensively to generate anything in the second half. They made the plays when they needed to make the plays.” N.C. State will head into its bye-week as winners of three straight and owners of a 4-1 record versus ranked
opposition this season, the most victories over ranked teams since the Pack’s 200405 campaign. With the win, the Wolfpack also crept a half-game ahead of North Carolina for third place in the ACC standings, two games behind first place Duke. The Pack will seek its 20th win of the season when it returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 6, at home against Wake Forest in a contest that will be televised by Fox Sports South.
Wednesday’s win is huge for Pack’s tourney hopes Correspondent
January 2014
guard Lexie Brown and 18 points from two-time ACC Player of the Year senior forward Alyssa Thomas, surged back ahead and extended its lead to 53-44 with fewer than 12 minutes remaining. Then the Pack made its move. “These kids just keep amazing me,” N.C. State head coach Wes Moore said. “We fell down by 10 [points] and were hanging our heads. They just hung in there. They’ve done that all year long.” State’s run to retake the lead in the second half was
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Head coach Wes Moore celebrates with redshirt junior guards Len’Nique Brown and Krystal Barrett during the game against No. 8 Maryland in Reynolds Coliseum on Thursday. The No. 18 Wolfpack defeated the No. 8 Terrapins, 72-63.
The N.C. State men’s basketball team kept its hope alive for a berth in March’s NCAA Tournament, earning a critical, 74-70, win against the Florida State Seminoles late Wednesday night. The Wolfpack rode the play of sophomore forward T.J. Warren, who had 30 points, seven rebounds and three steals against the Seminoles. Warren has a knack for sinking the Seminoles in PNC Arena. Last year, Warren scored 31 points in N.C. State’s 84-66 win over the ‘Noles on Feb. 19. The Wolfpack earned the win Wednesday night despite dealing with injuries and foul trouble issues with its big men. After starting quickly with a 9-3 run, redshirt senior Jordan Vandenberg had to sit on the bench with two fouls. His replacement, freshman forward BeeJay Anya, quickly exited the game with a right knee injury and would not return. Anya was assisted off the f loor and went straight to the locker room for X-rays. By the end of the first half, freshman forwards Lennard Freeman and Kyle Washington also had two fouls. Despite State’s frontline foul troubles, Warren’s heroics kept the Wolfpack ahead at the half.
The sophomore had 20 points at the break, including a crucial three-pointer in the first half’s closing seconds. “I’m really proud of our te a m,” Wol f pac k he ad coach Mark Gottfried said. “I thought this was a game where there a lot of things happening that we had to overcome. “In the first half we lose [Anya]…our big guys were all in foul trouble. We went to a smaller lineup but Warren and [junior guard Ralston Turner] both got into foul trouble late in the game. A lot of things to overcome and guys did a tremendous job of continuing to compete.” In the second half, the teams traded the lead back and forth in a see-saw battle. Warren continued to score with high-efficiency, but would eventually have to sit with five fouls. That allowed Vandenberg and junior guard Desmond Lee to steal the spotlight and make the plays down the stretch to win the game. Vandenberg had an emphatic two-handed slam to cap a 7-0 run with 3:17 left that brought the PNC Arena crowd to its feet. Lee, not be be left out, had a momentum-changing, threepoint play with 4:29 remaining and then had the gamesealing, put-back lay-up with 12.1 seconds to go. Without any wins against top-50 RPI teams coming into the game, N.C. State capitalized on a golden op-
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Freshman guard Anthony “Cat” Barber fights through traffic during the game against Florida State in PNC Arena on Wednesday. The Wolfpack defeated the Seminoles, 74-70.
portunity against the Florida State team with an RPI of 26. After starting 1-4 in the ACC, the Wolfpack is in must-win mode and must get every resume-boosting win it possibly can if it wants to make an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack, especially sophomore guard Tyler Lewis (7 assists, 0 turnovers) and freshman guard Anthony “Cat” Barber (4 assists, 1 turnover), did a terrific job of protecting the ball and eliminating one of Florida State’s strengths: creating points off turnovers. Warren continually attacked the Seminoles defense, exploiting their man-to-man
sets and forcing the Seminoles to try a zone defense against the Pack. With the Seminoles looking uncomfortable and erratic in their zone, the Wolfpack bombarded the lane and earned easy lay-up attempts. Rebounding was also a key factor in the game as the Pack preyed on Florida State’s inability to grab defensive rebounds, earning 16 second chance points, including Lee’s late put-back. Florida State’s inefficiency from the free-throw line helped the Wolfpack earn the victory. The ‘Noles, a team that is shooting just under 70 percent from the stripe on the season, made just 57.7
percent of their free throws Wednesday. Seminoles senior forward Okaro White missed three key free throws late in the game. The win will do a lot to bolster the Wolfpack’s resume moving forward. If the Pack could’ve earned wins against Missouri and Wake Forest, games in which the Pack led for most of the contest, then N.C. State could possibly be on the inside looking out of the NCAA Tournament’s bubble. But for now, all the Wolfpack can do is look forward and continue its push to play in the big dance.