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When Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, Susan Nutter, chose to work at N.C. State instead of UNCChapel Hill or Duke, she did so because she saw a library system that had potential to “lead the state.” However, after 14 years and more than $7 million in budget cuts to the University’s library system, Nutter said a lack of funding could have a devastating effect on that goal. NCSU Libraries was forced to reduce its budget this year by almost 5 percent, or $1.3 million, due to state-appropriated cuts handed down by the state legislature. As a result, the department eliminated 14 vacant positions, as well as 13 filled positions. There was also a $23,600 cut to NC LIVE, a service that provides online access to books, journals, magazines and newspapers.
According to Nutter, the 2014 reduction is equivalent to the worst budget cuts to the library system since she arrived at N.C. State 26 years ago. Branch libraries, including the Harrye B. Lyons Design Library and the Natural Resources Library have already eliminated Saturday hours and one filled position at each branch, Nutter said. According to Karen DeWitt, director of the Design Library, the branch libraries provide vital services to students in the College of Design and the College of Natural Resources that will have to be reduced. “In the past few years, we just had less money to buy materials for the collection [due to budget cuts],” DeWitt said. “But this year we’ve had to cut our hours. It’s really unfortunate because students need to do projects and have access to these libraries at any time.”
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The remainder of phaseone construction for the Talley Student Union will open sometime between February and March, according to University officials. Tim Hogan, the operations director for Campus Enterprises division, said that while there is not yet a set date for the opening, he and his team are currently working with contractors to specify a schedule and are hoping to open during midFebruary. The opening section will include a ballroom three times as large as the one that was in the Talley Student Center, the senate chamber for student government, five additional meeting rooms, One Earth World Cuisine, a Wolf Xpress copy and printing service, Port City Java
“Collaboration is when great ideas come alive.” Jennifer Gilmore, director of marketing communication for Campus Enterprises
and several lounge spaces, Hogan said. According to Jennifer Gilmore, the director of marketing communication for Campus Enterprises, the new ballroom will be able to hold 1,100 people during a lecture and 800 people in a meal setting at capacity. Half of the ballroom and the fourth and fifth f loors will be opening with phase one in order to allow students to traverse from the currently open section to the sections
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Civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory’s presentation for the commemoration of Marin Luther King Jr. Day ended differently than many audience members might have expected when a shouting match broke out during a Q&A at the McKimmon Center on Monday night. During his presentation titled “The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Activism in the 21st Century,” Gregory spoke about different racial stereotypes. However, according to one man in the audience, Gregory went too far when he began joking about stereotypes related to sexual performance. Togbah Push Wleh, a graduate student in teaching, was disgruntled that Gregory was excessively joking at an event intended to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and voiced his opinion during the heated Q&A session after the speech. “I came here to learn about the life of this great man, and you are up here making jokes about Viagra,” Push Wleh said. “It’s not the way to show this man respect.”
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David Gregory, a civil-rights acitivist and comedian, came to N.C. State Monday and sparked controversy when a member of the audience took offense to one of his jokes.
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Jan. 22 SE CLIMATE SCIENCE CENTER AT NCSU GRAND OPENING David Clark Labs, 4 - 5:30 p.m. GLOBAL LUXURY MANAGEMENT INFO SESSION Nelson, 5 - 6 p.m. Jan. 23 GALLERY OPENING: THEATER OF BELIEF NCSU African American Cultural Center Gallery, 9:15 - 10:35 p.m. MOVIE: JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 - 8:35 p.m. MOVIE: ENDER’S GAME Witherspoon Student Cinema, 9 - 10:55 p.m. jan. 24 IBC - INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE Thomas Hall Rm 4508, 9:15 10:35 p.m. MOVIE: ENDER’S GAME Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 - 8:55 p.m. NCSU CENTER STAGE PRESENTS LUCKY PLUSH PRODUCTIONS Jones Auditorium at Meredith College, 8 p.m.
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US News & World Report has ranked N.C. State ninth overall in the “Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs” category for 2014. The University ranked just behind Virginia Tech and tied with Texas A&M in the category. According to N.C. State’s College of Engineering website, the university’s Engineering Online was first established in 1978. The program allows students to earn mas-
ter’s degrees in engineering from their computers, and the courses are meant to mirror the on-campus curriculum offered. N.C. State placed in the top ten in several other categories, including: “Biological/Agricultural Engineering,” “Best Up-and-Coming Schools,” “Nuclear Engineering,” “Veterinary Medicine,” and “Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs.” N.C. State is currently ranked 101st in the site’s overall “National Universities” category.
Voter ID law advocates hit the road for state-wide information tour Staff Report
Whether or not voters in North Carolina should be required to present an ID remains a highly debated topic in North Carolina, as advocates for the voter ID laws made their way to county elections boards throughout the state to argue their case for these laws. According to The News & Observer, the NCNAACP amended its complaints in federal court, adding that the new voting laws also discriminate against Latino-Americans, in addition to African-Americans. One of the biggest arguments against the
law is that there has not been a history of substantial fraud occurring in elections, making the law unnecessary. According to The N&O, advocates supporting the new set of laws argued that there was fraud but it was not investigated properly. These allegations have been spurred on by the many “irregularities” in the November municipal elections in Pembroke, N.C., and a probe was called by its district attorney. The results of this probe will be announced within days. The voter ID laws are scheduled to begin to take effect in 2016.
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Gregory refuted his statement, arguing that Push Wleh missed the point. He said that making jokes is a way of honoring King by telling the truth and not ignoring issues to make everybody feel comfortable. Other attendees agreed with Gregory and enjoyed his presentation, but thought that speech could have been placed more emphasis on King. Cynthia White, a Raleigh resident, said that the program could have addressed some topics differently, but was still informative and interesting overall. “I am not sure if it met my expectations,” White said. “I would have liked to hear more about his involvement with King and role that he played in the civil rights movement.” At the beginning of the event, Julian Cobb, vice president of the N.C. State African-American Cultural Center, introduced the keynote speaker and addressed the purpose for gathering on Monday night.
“This is an opportunity for N.C. State to come together to honor Martin Luther King,” Cobb said. Gregory aimed to honor King by sharing personal experiences that demonstrate the life and legacy of the celebrated civil rights leader. “I knew him,” Gregory said. “He didn’t say one think on T.V. that when they turned off the camera he’d say something else. Thank you Dr. King.” Gregory repeated phrases such as “Thank you Dr. King,” and “The movement isn’t over,” throughout the presentation to add emphasis to the everlasting effects of King’s work as well as the need to continue fighting for the cause. He also used a signature style of blunt humor to bring attention to the mission of King 60 years ago and how it relates to civil rights issues still facing African-Americans today, such as white supremacy, racism and sexism. “White people are lucky,” Gregory said. “When you finally got a black president, you got one that tolerates all ya’ll. If I was president, the first thing I’d do is tear up the rose garden and put in a watermelon patch.”
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Areon Mobasher, a freshman in the First Year College, said that he has long been a fan of Gregory’s work, and the presentation met and exceeded all of his expectations. “It cut deep,” Mobasher said. “I read his book Nigger when I first started learning about the civil rights movement in grade school, but hearing him talk about his experience in person was incredible, and I couldn’t have asked for more.” Gregory is the author of several books. Among his most famous are Nigger, his autobiography, and Write Me In!, a novel about running as a write-in candidate in the 1968 presidential election. He has remained a political activist ever since. Gregory began his political involvement in the 1960s. He performed and spoke in Selma, Ala., prior to the Freedom Day Voter registration drive. The drive mobilized 300 Dallas County blacks to line up at the voter registration office by joining the forces of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Dallas County Voters League. The event was hosted by the N.C. State African American Cultural Center.
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opening soon, according to Gilmore. Gilmore said she believes and hopes that as each part opens, students will keep getting excited for the remaining sections. Phase-two construction will be completed approximately January or February 2015 and will hold the student involvement center. This section will include the offices of several student groups such as the N.C. State GLBT center,
the women’s center, multicultural student affairs, student government, Greek life, the Center for Student Leadership Ethics and Public Service, ARTS N.C. State and the Union Activities Board, according to Hogan and Gilmore. Gilmore said she thinks the new design, which features glass panel walls, will lead to more interaction between groups on campus and will allow the groups to share common goals that lead to bigger, better and more robust results. “Collaboration is when great ideas come alive,” Gilm-
ore said. The bookstore, which currently resides in Harrelson Hall, will not be moving during phase I, according to Hogan. Gilmore said the bookstore will eventually be held in two stories: The first story will contain textbooks and the second story will contain N.C. State merchandise. The bookstore will also be connected into a four-story atrium area. Phase-II will also offer new eating choices, including 1887 Bistro on f loors three and four and a Starbucks on the ground floor, Hogan said.
library on campus.” According to Karen Ciccone, director of the Natural Resources Library, if the branch library was to close, it would affect not only members of CNR, but many people who work or study on south campus. “The College of Natural Resources Library is the only library on the south end of main campus, and it’s 15 minutes to walk to D.H. Hill, and it takes equally long to get to Hunt on the bus,” Ciccone said. “For students and faculty who work on this part of campus, it would be a big inconvenience.” The Veterinary Medicine Library is also considered a branch library, but it won’t reduce its hours or close because students and faculty might need to do research in emergency situations when performing medical procedures in the Veterinary School hospital, Nutter said. Alternatively, reducing the collections budget will have a long-term effect for research at the University. “Our collections are way below our peers now, but you don’t really feel it because it’s spread across all disciplines,” Nutter said. “That one you’ll feel longer down the road because one of the things faculty want when they come to new place is specific journal titles. We can’t buy them all and that’s going to make potential faculty very disappointed.”
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Luckily, the University decided not to reduce its collection significantly this year because almost all of the library’s 2012 budget deficit was accounted for by cutting journal articles and other academic texts, according to Nutter. Another issue that compounded the impact of budget cuts for this year was how the University classified NCSU Libraries. According to Nutter, her department expected between $577,000 and $962,000 in budget cuts because it was usually classified as an academic unit. However, for the first time, the library system was considered an administrative unit, making it subject to a larger budget deficit. “This year was first year we were designated as administrative,” Nutter said. “[The administration] didn’t tell us why we were considered that. My sense is it could have been to reach a certain level of reductions, and they didn’t have enough money elsewhere.” Nutter said libraries across the state are being underappreciated by state lawmakers, and that the importance of libraries lies in their ability to foster learning, especially due to changes in today’s job market. “The [state] legislature feels we should educate people for one job, but that just doesn’t work anymore because you’re going to change the places you work and the type of work you do five to 10 times in your career,” Nutter said. “What you really need to be
is a lifelong learner that has to ability to learn and find information.” She added that libraries play a fundamental role in research, and that public colleges and universities are being forced to ignore them due to less funding. “Historically you see peaks and valleys [in terms of funding for public education], but what I’m seeing is that this is happening all across the country, and the value of education is not being appreciated,” Nutter said. “That’s how this country got ahead of everyone in the world because we were trying to provide education for everyone, and now I’m really worried our country is going to be in a different mode for quite some time. It’s really devastating.” However, Nutter said she still believes N.C. State, supported by its library system, will emerge as an academic and economic power due to its emphasis on engineering and technology. “Whenever I came to N.C. State, I thought, ‘in the next century this institution will be the one to lead the state,’” Nutter said. “Our students are so smart and serviceorientated that it would be a tragedy for them not to have equal access to resources compared to UNC Chapel Hill and Duke. I knew that science and engineering were the fields that would really make a difference. In the past you had bankers, lawyers and doctors drive economy, but that’s not the case anymore.”
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Campus forum: What would you cut from NCSU Libraries? T
his year, cuts to the UNCSystem budget have forced N.C. State to reduce spending by 5 percent, or more than $24.1 million. Some of the programs suffering the greatest cuts include the College of Engineering, the College of Sciences, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine and NCSU Libraries. We were most surprised by the more than $1.3 million cuts to
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the majority of the Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief. NCSU Libraries. Vice provost and director of libraries Susan Nutter said her department was only expecting cuts between $577,000 and $962,000. Nutter said the library system is usually classified as an academic unit. However, for the first time, NCSU Libraries was designat-
ed as an administrative unit, making it more prone to budget cuts. The budget reduction has caused NCSU Libraries to eliminate positions and reduce journal subscriptions. The library system is now looking to implement one of the following changes in order to al-
locate the remaining library cuts: • reducing hours for either D.H. Hill or James B. Hunt Library for 2015 • closing the libraries on Saturdays • completely closing a branch library
The Technician editorial board could not come to a consensus, which leads us to believe this is indicative of the student body. We’re curious: Which of the proposed changes are you in favor of implementing? To voice your opinion, send a letter to the editor at technician-viewpoint@ncsu.edu. Read the Opinion page daily to see what your fellow students have to say.
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any people in the United States and around the world view the t hreat of overpopulation as one of the most fundamental issues plaguing humaniTim ty, and probably for good Gorski Staff Columnist reason: The world population has grown more in the past 54 years than during the entirety of human history preceding that period. Much of this growth has occurred in Asian countries that are still in the process of industrializing. Consequently the effects of overpopulation have been felt the hardest in countries such as India, China and Bangladesh. But there is good news: Just as the rate of population growth has increased rapidly in many countries, the total fertility rate (average number of live births per woman) on a global scale has decreased dramatically. From 1963 to 2013, the total global fertility rate decreased from 5 to 2.45 live births per woman and it is still on the decline. According to the most recent population projections by the United Nations, decrease in population growth indicates that the world population is expected to tether off at around 11 billion by the end of this century. Interestingly, this decrease of population growth rate in the highly populated Asian countries has been coupled with an increase in average life expectancy and an increase in GDP per capita, albeit the latter is by no means up to par with the standards
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of western nations. Given that throughout history the tendency of nations is to experience a rapid population increase, an increase in industrialization, an increase in economic growth and finally a decrease in average fertility rate, what is it that causes the final segment in that trend? Why is it that economic growth and industrialization are significantly correlated with a decrease in fertility rate? Studies have shown that there is one factor that is of indispensable importance in easing localized overpopulation and the problems associated with it: the empowerment of women, particularly ensuring women’s reproductive rights. One of the major criticisms the famous journalist Christopher Hitchens had with Mother Teresa was her dogmatic opposition to contraception. On this note, Hitchens said in a speech, “[Mother Teresa] spent her life opposing the only known cure for poverty, which is the empowerment of women and the emancipation of them from a livestock version of compulsory reproduction.” Although his conclusions about Mother Teresa were likely motivated by political factors, the fact still remains that an increase in family planning and the global empowerment of women is easily one of the most important issues that humanity must tackle to ensure a sustainable future. This is my major criticism of the feminist movement in the western world. Although the struggle for gender equality in the places such as the U.S. is far from over, the
widespread academic emphasis on issues such as feminism is inconsiderate to women around the world, especially considering that their empowerment is indispensable aspect of a better world for both men and women. To be fair, it is much easier to criticize what is closer to home, and it is difficult to establish an egalitarian society for women in the third world in the void of one in the first world. Moreover, there are many problems that the developing world faces that are far worse than those in the U.S., despite the fact that national political advocates spend much more energy encouraging improved conditions for Americans than they do for the third world. However, politicians are bound to their constituents; if they want to spend American resources solving international issues, there had better be something in it for Americans other than altruism. Still, the U.S. leads the world in international aid by a considerable margin. Feminists are not accountable to people who elect them, they are accountable to women. And the majority of women in developing and undeveloped counties are regularly subjected to horrors unimaginable in the western world. Moreover, the victories that could be made for gender equality (not to mention overall poverty and suffering reduction) for the amount of effort expended are far greater abroad than they are at home. This is an opportunity that global feminists such as Hillary Clinton haven’t missed but many others have.
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“Do you think marijuana should be legalized for recreational use? Why or why not?” BY MOLLY DONOVAN
“Yes, because a lot of people get in trouble for it, and it would stimulate the economy a lot.” Cody Rice freshman, transition program
“No. It is illegal federally. It is considered a drug for a reason.” Sarah Shahawy sophomore, biochemistry
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he success of marijuana legalization in Colorado deserves more than an “I told you so” after shares for cannabis-related companies have skyrocketed. Since the debut of recreational marijuana in Denver-area stores on Jan. 1, there has been l it t le Tyler to complain Gobin about. Staff Columnist Though a sample size of two weeks is relatively small, a lot can be learned from the early success of marijuana. Shop owners collectively said they sold about $1 million in the first 24 hours and with each sale came a new revenue source for our government. Sales at the Denverarea stores are charged a 10 percent tax, while a 15 percent excise tax can fluctuate based on the market conditions. The government said the first $40 million raised in taxes will be allotted to the school system. Studies estimate that the Colorado state government will raise $10 billion by 2018. So while investors and bankers are cashing in on the new legal market, so is the United States government. Don’t think the growth will halt at Colorado, either. With Washington scheduled to legalize marijuana later
this year, studies estimate the legal marijuana market will grow from $1.44 billion to $2.34 billion by the end of the year. Unfortunately, all new things come with a few hiccups. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, but last year the Department of Justice said it wouldn’t charge citizens of states where marijuana is legal, which therefore means informal legality. That being said, the fine details
“ ... part of the success is due to the initial excitement of legalization, but still, a market is being created.” prevent the cannabis store owners from placing their money in the banks right now. Colorado state officials are currently working on getting the issue resolved, but in the meantime, official sales are impossible to exactly measure because of the lack of collection. Store owners had to be collectively polled in order to determine the sales estimate. A small mishap after a large step in the right direction can be absorbed and ignored
while the bigger picture reveals the success of marijuana legalization and its potential to grow. Of course part of the success is due to the initial excitement of legalization, but still, a market is being created. MediaSwipe Inc. provides transaction processing systems to the cannabis stores and has seen its stock soar 88 percent throughout the past month while GreenGro Technologies saw share prices rise 52.3 percent. The market has the potential to be very large as more states legalize it. Opportunities will range from growers and processors to distributors and retailers. Some think the market is prepped and ready for the large cigarette companies to step in, but so far they have remained on the sidelines. Bryan Hatchell, spokesman for the maker of Camel and Pall Mall, said, “Reynolds American has no plans to produce or market marijuana products in either of those states.” The marijuana legalization process is young and still has a lot of room to grow and develop. There is a lack of laws and regulations surrounding it, but it will come with time. This is new territory to our politicians, but so far, so good. This progress report gives the legalization a grade of “satisfactory” until more time has elapsed and more experience has been gained.
Letter to the editor in response to ‘A break-up letter to McDonald’s’ Thank you, Nicky, for calling out Corporate America for once again targeting toys to a particular gender! As a two-mom household with a 7-year-old boy and a 4-yearold girl, we are constantly facing this issue. Toys are
toys. So often our daughter does not want the “girl” toy, thus forcing us to ask for Happy Meals for two boys. Why does it matter who the meal is for? When we shopped for toys this Christmas there were vast choices
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of Legos in the “boy” aisle and a few pink Barbie Legos in the “girl” aisle. Why do girls have to play with pink Legos? Our daughter wears her brother’s “Toy Story” and “Scooby Doo” pajamas because she likes them, and
we let her without complaint. If our son wanted to play Barbies with his sister, we wouldn’t stop him. They are children, and toys are just toys. Boys and girls should be taught that they can do anything and be any-
thing. Gender should not be a discriminating factor. Right now our daughter wants to play Folio in the NFL and she headed off to pre-school this morning in a dress and ponytail. I hope that no matter where life takes our children,
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Gregg prepares for new era, home Taylor Quinn Assistant Features Editor
Last week, the Technician took a look back at The Gregg Museum’s humble beginnings in honor of the museum moving into a new stand-alone home. N.C. State’s own museum started on the third floor of Talley in a small office. Three people worked there and the art was scattered all over campus. Now, it is planned that the museum will move to its own place. According to Roger Manley, director of The Gregg, the museum will open its new doors at the Chancellor’s old residence in two to three years. When Talley was being torn down last year, The Gregg’s home was uncertain, according to Manley. “There were a few things that were given to stay in Talley such as the theater,” Manley said. “But there was limited space for everything that was previously in Talley to go back inside, so it quickly became obvious that The Gregg would need to go somewhere else.” Among the proposed locations for The Gregg were the TV station and the parking lot behind Reynolds Coliseum. According to Manley, there were 13 different sites all over campus that were
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In two to three years, the Gregg Museum will be relocated to its new home, the chancellor’s old residence. In the meantime, there are exhibits in the African-American Cultural center on the second floor of the Witherspoon Student Center. There will also be exhibits at Meredith College, The Park Alumni Center and the James B. Hunt Library until the new location opens.
considered. Around that same time, Chancellor Randy Woodson was hired and moved to the residence on Centennial campus. “Chancellor Woodson was very supportive of the idea to turn the old residence into a museum,” Manley said. “It’s great because not only did we get the best location we could have hoped for, but it was also the cheapest.”
Manley explained that the old residence is on the edge of campus but it is also very close to the theater in the park, as well as the College of Design and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He said he was excited that the other two sides neighbor the city of Raleigh. “It’s really becoming sort of a joint project with the city of Raleigh,” Manley said. “So it’s almost like Raleigh is getting
a whole new museum too.” As of now, most of the collection, as well as the employees’ offices, are in a warehouse on Brickhaven Drive. According to Manley, the public is welcome to stop by to view the collection, though he would rather them call ahead of time; the museum is not open and is still having exhibits in other places. “Right now, we are having exhibits in places like the
African-American Cultural center on the second floor of Witherspoon,” Manley said. “We will also be having exhibits at Meredith College, The Alumni Center and Hunt Library until we get our own building ready.” Manley said he is excited about The Gregg’s future and the new freedom it will have in the new setting. “Because we will have our first stand-alone building
for the first time with three acres of land, we will be able to have things like outdoor sculpture displays, outdoor film festivals, concerts, parties and weddings — all of these things that we were never able to do before,” Manley said. “Not to mention that this place is a whole lot more accessible.” No matter where they are though, Manley said he wants people to be inspired to create when they leave The Gregg. “It’s like a library. There are all kinds of reasons why people go but I mainly want people to feel empowered and to try things,” Manley said. “The Gregg is different from a lot of other museums because if you go somewhere like the North Carolina Museum of Art or the Metropolitan in New York, most people go expecting something like a religious experience when they come face to face with the Mona Lisa or something like that — but that doesn’t want to make you go home and paint.” Manley added that he is excited for the University as a whole. “I think that all-in-all Talley is going to be a really terrific place when they get finished,” Manley said. “And so is the Gregg, so it is a big step for the whole university.”
‘Lone Survivor’ shows a gruesome, emotional fight Bryce Hart Staff Writer
Lone Survivor shows a side of war rarely seen in films. It is gritty and harsh. However, Lone Survivor falls short of giving a completely clear picture of what it is really like to be in war. The movie is based on a true story about the failed Operation Red Wings. A group of four Navy SEALs, including main character Marcus Luttrell, played by Mark Wahlberg, sets off to find and kill a top Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah. While watching the village Shah was last seen in, the SEALs are discovered by villagers. The soldiers face a difficult decision whether to let go, tie up or kill the villagers who saw them. There is a discovery of a radio on the elder villager, which makes the
decision more complicated because the SEALs assume it would be used to contact the Taliban in the village. This scene was one of the most powerful in the movie and easily could have been longer. The decision was hard for the SEALs; every SEAL put their two cents in and added challenging points. However, with children there, the SEALs agreed they could not bring themselves to kill, no matter how many soldiers Shah killed. The release of the villagers is the beginning of the end for the four SEALs. As they try to re-establish radio contact for extraction, the Taliban attacks. The firefights in Lone Survivor are brutal and realistic. In many action movies the audience awaits gunshots and the enjoyable action that follows. Lone Survivor manages to do the opposite; the audience dreads the next gunshot, sa-
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The film, Lone Survivor, is based on the true story of four Navy SEALs during the failed Operation Red Wings.
voring the silence which follows each battle. The injuries sustained by SEALs during the movie are incredibly graphic and the camera does not quickly cut away to spare the audience from a gruesome scene. One scene focuses on the removal of a large piece of shrapnel
and nothing is spared. Lone Survivor trades glorifying war for glorifying soldiers. The beginning centers on the camaraderie and friendship between the SEALs, which really humanizes them. The SEALs who are married discuss their wives’ birthdays and paint colors for
their houses, while the newest recruit tries hard to fit in with the older soldiers. Each solider has a well fleshed out life and personality. However, when they die, there is no real focus on who they are as a human, just what they did for the other SEALs and for the mission. They are
seen more as heroic martyrs than as the people they were. At the end of the movie, the real soldiers are shown and it turns out that the actors all look very close to who they play, which adds to the emotional impact the movie has.
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Lynnwood Grill brews a great, tasty experience Katie Sanders Assistant Features Editor
Lynnwood Grill has 26 beers on tap and the same nu mber of f lat-screen, high definition televisions throughout its interior and on its rooftop bar. It’s definitely a sports bar, but it’s a sports bar with more class than most. Black-and-white photographs hang on the wall and at the front of the restaurant. Also, one of the only surviving pieces of the Raleigh Primitive Baptist church, an old, arched wooden window, separates the dining tables from the waiting area. Raleigh Primitive Baptist church predates the 1850s, and was, as it says on a sign in the restaurant, “considered Raleigh’s first African Ameri-
can congregation.” The grill seems to embrace the Raleigh of the past and present, adding a few oldtimey decorations around the flashing screens. The Raleigh economy and brewing scene is also incorporated into the decorations – a sign made of light bulbs spells out “Beer” over one of the walls, which is made of glass. Behind the window is the restaurant’s microbrewery, in full view for patrons, which provides a list of mainstay brews and seasonal picks for clients. After all this effort, the atmosphere is lively but relaxed: It’s a great place to get dinner with friends, especially if half of them are interested in the game and half of them really just want to go somewhere for a good meal and conversation
with friends. The food also embraces the restaurant’s duality. Not only is the traditional sports bar cuisine readily available, but there have also been some creative license taken with the menu. For example, the sports-bar style food is abundant. Not only are good-quality classic hamburgers and pizza offered, but an array of special varieties of each is also on the menu. When I went, one of my friends ordered a combination of the two — the pizza burger — which he enthusiastically described as the two foods’ love-child. The freshness of the ingredients also stood out. For instance, the grill serves their burgers on fresh Kaiser Rolls, and their Western style burger was served with crisp
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Raleigh’s sports bar, Lynnwood Grill, has 26 beers on tap, flat-screen televisions on the walls and historical decor around the restaraunt.
onion straws and a tasty chipotle barbeque sauce. Or, if you’d just like some drinks and appetizers while you watch a football game, they’ve got you covered there too, with traditional southern
snacks like pickle chips, or their own take on game-day food, the dirty chips, which are greasy, home-made chips covered in garlic butter and parmesan. I was looking for something
less greasy and found that it wasn’t hard to find wraps, salads, or sandwiches, though this wasn’t the restaurant’s forte. Still, there were a good
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None of the characters are given true flaws in the short time the audience learns about them. I think it is possibly a show of respect to the soldiers the actors played, but it also leads to less human depictions of them. Lone Survivor clocks in at nearly two and a half hours, but does not feel nearly that long with its brisk pacing. The acting is well done, but Wahlberg came across as the weakest actor. Lone Survivor does a great
job at being unpartisan about the subject matter. However, while there’s no huge focus on promoting war or demonizing the people they fought against, the movie does try to make the Taliban look a little too evil instead of looking like real people and villagers from the area. Lone Survivor takes a realistic look at war and what soldiers go through. Though it stays neutral and just tells the story, some aspects could have been fleshed out more or done better. Lone Survivor is a great war movie that keeps realism in mind throughout the film.
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number of healthier options to choose from. The staff, in particular, was amazing. They were willing to recommend favorites and were friendly and personable. I particularly liked that there were signs offering to call you a taxi on the bathroom doors, in case a few of the clients finished their meals too full to drive. Even though I’m not a sports fan, I appreciated the Lynnwood Grill as a restaurant and as a bar.
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Lynnwood Grill, located in Raleigh, recently opened its own brewery that can be seen from inside the restaurant. It also features craft beers from throughout North Carolina.
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Rifle opens spring with second-place finish Zack Tanner Staff Writer
The N.C. State rifle team kicked off the spring portion of its 2013-14 season with a second-place finish in a three-team competition in Murray, Ky., Saturday. The Wolfpack’s score of 4,612 was its second-highest of the season, just one shy of the team’s season-high 4,613 shot at Kentucky on Oct. 25. The No. 12 Murray State Racers took the match, barely edging No. 16 N.C. State with a score of 4,632, and the No. 19 Columbus State Cougars finished in third place with a score of 4,525. Saturday’s event marked the fourth and fifth times during the season that State (16-6, 13-0 SEARC, 0-4 GARC) has faced an opponent outside of the South Eastern Air Rifle Conference or the Great American Rifle Conference. The Pack’s win over CSU marked its first win over a ranked opponent this
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Madeline Pike, junior on the N.C. State rifle team. Pike competes in smallbore and air rifle and became the fourth Wolfpack shooter to win the SEARC individual title in March, 2013.
season. “It’s a good start for the semester,” said head coach Keith Miller. “No personal records, just solid scores up and down the line. That’s a pretty good place to be at this point in the semester, so we’re
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overall pretty pleased with the match.” N.C. State sent five shooters to Murray to compete: senior Madeline Pike, redshirt senior Amy Roderer, freshman Lucas Kozeniesky, and sophomores Alex Mar-
tin and Daniel Cliff. The Pack has sent this team to all but three events this season. Pike continued her dominance at the small-bore rifle competition, shooting a match-high and personalbest 578 out of a possible 600.
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Martin and Cliff each shot a 567, and Roderer rounded out the Pack with a score 565, bringing the team’s final small-bore score to 2,280, just over its season average of 2,279.14. Kozeniesky led the team in the air rifle portion of the event, shooting a 586, which was significantly better than his season average of 581.9. Kozeniesky’s score earned him second in the individual standings, falling short to MSU freshman Katarina Bisercic, who shot a staggering 593. Cliff tied his season-high with a score of 585, which was good for a third-place finish in the individual standings. Pike finished sixth in the competition and third on the team with a score of 582. N.C. State was also second in the air rifle competition, finishing with a score of 2,332. MSU again took first place with a score of 2,340.
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Women’s basketball remains ranked No. 20 in AP poll After splitting a pair of in-state ACC games on the road, the N.C. State women’s basketball team (15-2, 2-1) remained ranked at No. 20 by the Associated Press Monday. It is the first time the Wolfpack has been ranked in consecutive weeks during the regular season since the 2005-06 season. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
NCSU, UNC baseball showdown set N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill men’s baseball teams and the Durham Bulls have scheduled an 11:00 a.m. press conference for Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park to formally announce plans for a one game matchup between the rivals during the 2014 season. For the first time in conference history, the Pack and the Tar Heels will not play each other. Both schools reached the College World Series in 2013. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
State and Wake set to resume rivalry On Wednesday, the N.C. State men’s basketball team travels to WinstonSalem to face Wake Forest. It will be the 238th matchup between the two schools, which will push the Demon Deacons past Duke as the school that has faced the Wolfpack the most over the program’s history. State leads Wake, 137-100, and has won six of the last seven games in the series. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I think we just need to start over. Start clean from our next home meet and put it all together then.” sophomore gymnast Brittni Watkins
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Freshman Brittni Watkins reaches for the high bar after releasing from the low bar during N.C. State gymnastics meet against West Virginia Jan. 23, 2013. Watkins scored a 9.750 on bars in the Wolfpack’s close win with a score of 195.200–195.150 in Reynolds Coliseum.
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The N.C. State gymnastics squad dropped an incredibly tight meet with archrival UNC-Chapel Hill Sunday at Woollen Gymnasium. The Wolfpack lost by the slimmest of margins, with the Tar Heels edging State by just 0.125 of a point, 194.075-193.950. The meet marked the beginning of N.C. State’s campaign to defend its 2013 Eastern Atlantic Gymnastics League title. The loss is a disappointment for the veteran team, but mistakes are to be expected this early in the season. “Obviously we made some mistakes, which are not unusual for this time of the year, because we’ve only been in practice two and a half weeks since we had break,” Wolfpack head coach Mark Stevenson said. “I was a little disappointed in
some things and super pleased with other things.” With several key contributors not in action because of injury or illness, Stevenson was forced to use a makeshift lineup for the uneven parallel bars. The lack of experience showed as the Tar Heels were able to seize a lead that they would not relinquish. “We knew going into bars that we were kind of rolling the dice,” Stevenson said. “This gives the kids that have to back those kids up a great chance to be out there competing and they might not have done a phenomenal job…but there is a lot to be happy about.” One bright spot for the day was the performance of sophomore Brittni Watkins, who was named in 2013 to the All-EAGL First-Team in both floor routine and the vault. Watkins earned the top overall score for the day, posting a solid 39.325 score over the four events she competed in. She also finished in the top three in all four of the events, including a first
place finish in the vault. “[I am}really impressed with Brittni Watkins,” Stevenson said. “She had phenomenal day and did not have,by any means, her best bar routine, so I think we’ll see even better out of her.” Senior Hannah Fallanca also made her mark on Sunday’s competition, finishing third in overall score and taking first in the balance beam routine. Fallanca displayed her ability to perform with the pressure on when she posted a 9.925 on the beam at a critical juncture in the meet. Fallanca said her mental toughness was the reason for her clutch performance. “I had to block everything out and just focus on me and the balance beam and nothing else,” Fallanca said. “And it worked.” State’s laundry list of injured players continued to grow on Sunday. During the vault routine, junior Megan Kurdelmeier collapsed after completing her routine. The crowd
fell silent as Kurdelmeier had to be carried off the mats by Stevenson. Stevenson confirmed the injury was a dislocated foot and the junior will miss a significant amount of time. The Pack will have no time to lament its heart-wrenching loss, as the #7 ranked Michigan Wolverines will visit Reynolds Coliseum next weekend. UNC-Chapel Hill and the Towson Tigers will also make the trek to Raleigh for the weekend tournament. With stiff competition expected, the Wolfpack will need to clean up the sloppy mistakes that plagued them Sunday. “Next week you have Michigan, and they are a really good team, and Carolina comes back to us, so it’ll be a good meet again,” Stevenson said. “I just think we have to get them mentally a little bit better prepared.” “I think we just need to start over, start clean from our next home meet and put it all together then,” Watkins said. “We can only get better from here on out.”
ACC-newcomers Syracuse and Pitt top power rankings Luke Nadkarni Assistant Sports Editor
Syracuse: A change in conference has not affected the Orange thus far, as it continues to look like the class of the ACC. The Orange suffocated UNC-Chapel Hill with its 2-3 zone on Saturday and has a big showdown with fellow ACC newcomer Pittsburgh this weekend to look forward to. Pittsburgh: The Panthers blew out Maryland and Wake Forest this past week to remain undefeated in conference play, with the aforementioned trip to the Carrier Dome on the horizon. Virginia: Tony Bennett’s bunch opened its ACC schedule with three impressive wins, two of them on the road. After hammering N.C. State, 76-45, the Cavaliers rallied late at Duke and came within a bizarre bounce of pulling off the upset. Duke: A pair of puzzling losses to Notre Dame and Clemson, along with a narrow escape at home against Virginia on Monday, has shown that the Blue Devils are human this season. But Duke is still Duke. They are one of the most talented and best-coached teams in the nation. Expect them to pick up steam as the season goes along, if they do not continue to falter late. Clemson: The Tigers looked awful in its loss to Florida State last week, but also beat Duke on Saturday, giving them the slight edge over the Seminoles. They have a chance to pad their record further with games against Virginia Tech and Wake Forest on the docket. Florida State: After a rough opener against UVa, the ‘Noles have bounced back to win two straight. Following Wednesday’s in-state clash with Miami, they will get an-
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Sophomore forward T.J. Warren jumps as he loses the ball to Pittsburgh’s redshirt junior guard Cameron Wright Nov. 4, 2013 at PNC Arena. The Wolfpack lost to the Panthers 74-62.
other shot at the Cavs, this time in Charlottesville. Miami: The Hurricanes played Syracuse tough on the road and knocked off Carolina last week. With an almost entirely different squad from last season’s ACC champions, it’s tough to tell whether Miami will be headed up or down. This week’s games against FSU and Georgia Tech could help decide that. UNC-Chapel Hill: The Tar Heels are in uncharted territory, starting conference play 0-3 for the first time since 1997. Like Duke, they are still talented and well-coached. They have a plethora of good nonconference wins, but a three-game losing streak is never a good thing. Maryland: After starting ACC play 2-0, the Terrapins weren’t even competitive last week in losses at Pittsburgh and FSU. The return of starting point guard Seth Allen
from injury should help, but he’s still trying to find his form. N.C. State: Will the real Wolfpack please stand up? Road wins over Tennessee and Notre Dame have been overshadowed by drubbings at home by Pitt and Virginia. State likely needs at least a split of this week’s road games against Wake Forest and Duke to keep from falling too far behind. Notre Dame: It’s been a rough go of things for the Irish in their first ACC season. Following a win over Duke to open conference play they dropped two straight to N.C. State and Georgia Tech. The loss of senior point guard and leading scorer Jerian Grant to academic issues makes things tougher. Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons looked great in a win over Carolina at home but then looked dreadful on the road at Virginia and Pitt. Which
team will show up on Wednesday night against State? Georgia Tech: Much like the Deacs, the Yellow Jackets played well at home in a win over Notre Dame but got pummeled twice on the road by Maryland and Duke. Sophomore forward Robert Carter is still nursing a knee injury, leaving a big void in the middle for the Jackets. Virginia Tech: The Hokies lost its heart and soul, guard Erick Green, to graduation last year and it has showed as they have not scored more than 61 points in a conference game. Boston College: The Eagles did knock off Virginia Tech on the road on Saturday, but its abysmal overall record puts them in the cellar. Many predicted a breakout season for the Eagles in head coach Steve Donahue’s fourth season, but that has not been the case thus far.