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Department discontinues environmental geology B.A.

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Engineers discuss the design of One World Trade Center

Mary Anna Rice Correspondent

Ian Grice NC State has discontinued the environmental geology Bachelor of Arts degree. However, lack of funding or interest did not fuel the degree’s discontinuation.

The degree is not completely being thrown away. The geology Bachelor of Science degree is being updated to make the program more efficient and compensate for the loss of the environmental geology B.A. degree.

“The requirements for the geology B.S. were recently modified so that students wanting to take the courses under the B.A. in environmental geology can now take the same courses and receive a B.S. degree in geology,” said Walt Robinson, head of the NC State Department of Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences. “In short, the environmental geology B.A. has been discontinued because it duplicates opportunities available to students in the B.S. program.”

The primary difference between the geology B.S. major and the environmental geology B.A. major lied in the math requirements, according to Robinson.

An old version of the geology B.S. major dictated that students take calculus-based physics and calculus for science majors and engineers. Back when these classes were required, the two programs were actually quite distinct.

Although more rigorous math and physics courses may have been essential to students succeeding as geologists outside of college in the past, they aren’t as crucial anymore, according to Robinson.

“So they changed those requirements,” Robinson said. “It was then realized that at that point,

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David Fiala, Ph.D. candidate at NC State is the president for the University Graduate Student Association. David has been an active member in the USGA for several years and will serve as its president until April.

UGSA strives to connect more graduate students Emily Duckett Correspondent

The University Graduate Student Association at NC State hopes to increase its presence at the university this year, using techniques such as revamping its social networking presence, in an

effort to tell more people about the association’s current projects and goals.

The UGSA represents the approximately 10,000 graduate students who attend NC State. Its goal is to improve life for graduate students by understanding and providing for their interests and needs, accord-

ing to David Fiala, the president of UGSA and a Ph.D. candidate in computer science.

Barry Peddycord III, vice president of communication for the UGSA and a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, said in order

About 600 students, faculty members and public attendees gathered in the McKimmon Center Monday to hear a lecture discussing the cultural heritage and importance surrounding the site of the One World Trade Center in New York City.

The structure, now the tallest building in the United States, was built on ground that used to hold the Twin Towers, which fell during the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

One World Trade Center’s importance stems from the cultural significance surrounding the site on which it was built.

Four speakers from the construction and engineering firm building the One World Trade Centers presented the lecture,

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Casilla multicultural promueve diversidad Paula Gordon Editora de Bienvenidos

Natalie Bohorquez Traductora, Escritora Personal

La casilla Multicultural tuvo la oferta más alta de cualquier organización por Shack-a-Thon, lo cual significa que tuvo el privilegio de escoger uno de los mejores lugares en el Brickyard. Este será el cuarto año que Growing Cartagena, en su último año de ingeniería civil, ha participado en el Shack-a-Thon, y el tercer año que personalmente ha organizado una casilla.

Cartagena se involucró como voluntario con una casilla acogida en parte por Mi Familia, la prominente organización latina de NC State. Tras participar con Mi Familia su primer año, le encantó la experiencia social de la choza y la oportunidad de conocer gente.

Aunque la población étnica en NC State es relativamente pequeña, es importante que muchas de las organizaciones incrementen su representación y obtengan una voz en el campus. Ser representados en el Shack-a-Thon es una de las mejores maneras de obtener una

presencia entre los otros grupos prominentes.

“Esta es una buena manera de compartir nuestros valores con el resto de la universidad y dejar que ellos sepan que estamos aquí,” añadió Cartagena.

“Tienes la oportunidad de formar un vínculo y construir una comunidad y posiblemente trabajar con estas personas en el futuro.”

Para los otros estudiantes uniéndose a la casilla, el evento que transcurrirá durante una semana es una gran manera de relacionarse con su propia organización y a la vez conocer gente fuera de su círculo social.

“Es divertido, yo no lo hice mis primeros dos años, pero me involucré el año pasado porque hay muchas personas diversas,” dijo Corinne Canavarro, estudiante de química y tecnología ambiental, quien representa Just Cuz Crew en la casilla multicultural.

“También participé en la Dance Shack y bailábamos todo el tiempo, es un ambiente divertido. ¡Y recauda fondos! “ añadió Canavarro.

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Estudiante de último año, Growing Cartagena posa al frente de la casilla multicultural el lunes por la mañana.

University reviewers rank NC State Harrison Allen Correspondent

NC State has moved into the top 100 public and private institutions in the United States according to the U.S. News & World Report. However, results of annual rankings aren’t of great importance as far as the Office of Undergraduate Admissions is concerned.

U.S. News & World Report recently published its annual “Best

Colleges” list for the 2015 year, ranking NC State 95th out of 1,800 public and private institutions. “[The office of undergraduate admissions] doesn’t really put a lot of stock into rankings because it’s not just about your rank or the different measures that they use in the various different rankings,” said Thomas Griffin, the director of undergraduate admissions at NC State.

But just because the office of undergraduate admissions doesn’t put

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a high level of importance on rankings from sources such as U.S. News & World Report or The Princeton Review doesn’t mean they completely disregard them.

Griffin said it’s a sign of consistency if NC State is ranked highly in different rankings encompassing many different criteria, rather than a select few.

“Being highly ranked in several different measures shows overall

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ates with one delegate from each of the approximately 55 graduate programs represented. Delegates are elected from their departments to represent all the students in their graduate programs.

Fiala said the UGSA tries to address the issues many graduate students face, such as making sure students’ research and academic expenses are adequately funded.

“Wouldn’t it be horrible if you needed five years to finish your Ph.D. but you could only be supported for four?” Fiala said. “Now the school [has] put four years of money in to you, and now suddenly you’re out because

you can’t afford to pay for that last year.”

The UGSA recently established a travel award, which funds some students’ travel expenses so they can present their work at conferences.

The travel award used to be first come, first served, but UGSA now uses a new system that is more equitable and allows students who may traditionally not have been able to get funding to have a better chance of receiving grants, according to Fiala.

“It looks good on us, it looks good on the university,” Peddycord said. “It looks good on their research and helps them get a job, so that’s

great.”

The UGSA will hold a ceremony in March to present the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award and to formally recognize successful Teaching Assistants.

Peddycord said formally recognizing achievement in teaching acknowledges it as an accomplishment to be proud of as opposed to viewing it as a service.

The UGSA also holds a research symposium annually in March to showcase graduate student findings from different departments across campus.

Traditionally, the UGSA has been primarily con-

based on principles of engineering.

Additionally, students in the program are now offered the option of choosing either PY 211 (College Physics I) or PY 205 (Physics for Engineers and Scientists I) to take their sophomore year.

“Our new requirements are more consistent with what people need to become a geologist today,” Robinson said.

These modifications will not affect the students already enrolled in the environmental geology B.A. “The students currently in the geology B.A. and the environmental geology B.A. can continue on in their respective programs and get their degrees,” Robinson said. “All in all, no changes will be made to their required classes.”

As for what this means for the revised major itself, Robinson said, “The updated geology B.S. degree encompasses many possibilities. It is very flexible and is becom-

ing increasingly popular. It’s a good field now in terms of employment.”

According to Robinson, the modifications should also make it considerably easier for students in the program to adopt double majors, as they provide a bit more flexibility.

Julia LaFond, a sophomore in the geology B.S. program, said the revisions might increase the number of students enrolling in the program, but she does not foresee larger changes beyond that.

“Honestly, I do feel like taking the higher-level calculus and physics isn’t actually necessary for the major,” LaFond said. “I’m glad that the option to take the higher levels is still available. The program will be more inclusive this way.”

For those interested in pursuing geology, the subject itself provides a compelling reason, according to LaFond.

“Geology rocks,” LaFond said. “Get it? Rocks?”

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to succeed in academia, it is important for graduate students to have allies, which is part of the mission of the UGSA. “We want them to feel like they’re a part of something bigger, and we want to make sure that they succeed,” Peddycord said.

The UGSA functions similarly to Student Government, holding council meetings once a month to discuss issues and pass bills and resolutions. The council oper-

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there was essentially no difference between the B.A. degree and the B.S. degree.”

As a result, the department eliminated the environmental geology B.A. “The university likes us to not keep superf luous programs on the books,” Robinson said.

In regard to why the geology B.S. program involved engineering-based math in the first place, Robinson said, “Historically, our geology program did initially develop out of engineering.

Continuing to require the more advanced classes had a lot to do with legacy.”

The geology B.S. degree modifications allow students to take MA 131 and MA 231 (Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A and B) if they would prefer to opt out of MA 141 and MA 241 (Calculus I and II), which are

cerned with internal projects, such as research, than with connecting graduate students with each other.

However, the association hopes to change that, Fiala said.

The UGSA hopes to get more students connected by pairing with more student organizations and with professional programs put on by the graduate school.

Many student organizations on campus are geared toward undergraduate students, and graduate students may not attend student organizations due to lack of knowledge or a time conflict with their research work,

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Fiala said.

“I think that, having attended a lot of seminars and having met with a large portion of the graduate student body, meeting your peers is one of the most important things that isn’t being done right now,” Fiala said.

The UGSA attempts to create a community for a likeminded people with similar backgrounds and experiences to relate to one another, Peddycord said.

“I’m very passionate, and I believe that a well-off, happy, educated graduate student body is in fact a well-connected one,” Fiala said.

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quality,” Griffin said.

In addition to showing overall quality, Griffin said rankings are in alignment with the university’s goals to build its reputation among peer institutions and high schools.

As far as applicants are concerned, Griffin said North Carolina students don’t necessarily pay as much attention to rankings as out-of-state students do.

“North Carolina students already know us,” Griffin said. “If you’re looking at a school in another state, then you’re going to look for the quality indicators for that school, which could be a ranking.”

And on the whole, Griffin said rankings have gotten continuously better over the past three years.

In addition to its 95th overall ranking, NC State was also ranked 18th on the U.S. News’ “Best Colleges for Veterans” list.

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titled “Rebuilding the World Trade Center.” They discussed their involvement and use of state-of-the-art technologies with the structural engineering and construction of the buildings at Ground Zero.

Built from the ground up, the One World Trade Center is 1,776 feet tall with the spire and consists of a 70-foot-deep basement. The building was designed for security, keeping the terrorist attacks that spurred its construction in mind at every step of the process, according to Yoram Eilon, senior vice president of Building Structures for WSP USA. The One World Trade Center has a reinforced inner core, hardened walls, four outriggers, auxiliary shear walls, novel nodal systems including flat nodes and corner nodes and built-up columns, and it is being built using a hybrid of concrete and steel, Eilon said.

Eilon said the One World Trade Center is nearing completion, and for all intents and purposes, it is structurally complete.

The World Trade Center Complex currently consists

This ranking, which is seemingly a great accolade for the university, isn’t always an indicator of a perfect system, according to some veterans attending NC State.

“I think that a number 18 ranking is probably misleading in some ways,” said Matthew Smith, president of the NC State Student Veterans Association. “Some schools that are quite veteran friendly aren’t even on the rankings at all.”

NC State has some drawbacks regarding its level of veteran friendliness. For example, NC State doesn’t have a staffed office that strictly deals with veterans.

“One of the biggest fights we have right now is that the veteran’s organization is trying to get a dedicated space on campus for veterans,” Smith said.

This would ideally be a staffed office that includes personnel who work for the state Division of Veterans Affairs, in addition to the already existing Veterans’ Education Office that deals primarily

of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, 4 World Trade Center and 7 World Trade Center. The 2 World Trade Center, 3 World Trade Center and 5 World Trade Center buildings are not yet complete, Elion said.

Rahul Nagwekar, a graduate student in civil engineering, said he came to the lecture to pursue his interest in learning about the structural engineering of the World Trade Center.

“Even though [I’m] just a first year, I think this will be very helpful for [my] major later,” Nagwekar said.

Ahmad Rahimian, director of building structures for WSP USA, said structural engineering plays a role in the world’s race for innovation.

The buildings that hold the world titles for tallest buildings do not hold them for long, and every few years a taller, more slender building is constructed, Rahimian said.

Rahimian said he worked on several of the world’s tallest buildings along with very tall residential structures and a dynamic skyscraper.

The race for the most extreme buildings has led to innovations in the field, such as mass dampers to combat wind and seismic forces.

Some buildings have been

with G.I. Bill support.

Smith noted that although UNCCharlotte has an office dedicated to veterans, the university isn’t even ranked on the U.S. News’ list.

Smith said he is happy about the ranking, but believes that it’s a spot the university should have to earn.

“Great, we got a number 18,” Smith said. “That’s pretty awesome, but we lucked into it.”

That doesn’t necessarily mean that NC State isn’t doing what it can for veterans, according to Smith. “[NC State] wants to make this a welcoming place for veterans,” Smith said. “They want to earn that 18.”

Although the rankings released

by U.S. News & World Report may have their shortcomings, they are still good indicators of the quality of NC State, according to Griffin.

“We feel like we are receiving some of the recognition that the university deserves,” Griffin said.

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designed with an off-center core and thus have a twisted exterior, Rahimian said.

Nihar Gogoi, a civil engineering graduate student, said he enjoyed hearing what the lecturers had to say about the innovative practices being used.

“I thought the most inter-

esting thing was the [different] structural engineering innovations and [techniques] being used,” Gogoi said.

Thirteen years and 12 days ago, the original World Trade Center collapsed.

The namesake of the Zia distinguished lecture series, an annual event presented

by the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at NC State, is Paul Zia, a professor emeritus of civil engineering. The lecture series began 13 years ago to honor Zia, who is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Previous lectures have included features about the Burj Khalifa, the Panama Canal and the original World Trade Center.

The lecture series is designed to prepare students for the workforce and inspire creative thought when designing important projects.

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Actions speak louder than words H

eated political and social debates are nearly an everyday occurrence in my life. Being open to new ideas and listening to well-reasoned arguments are central to an education; however, there has recently been way too much talk and not enough action.

We s e e politicians debating, talking, planning and asKatherine suaging Waller Staff Columnist our fears regarding their policies and plans— but we rarely see them carry out any of their grand promises. Instead, political leaders are training young Americans in a new style of leadership: inaction.

The majority of the people I have witnessed or with whom I have engaged in debates have never actually done anything to promote their ideas or to bring about change.

What is the point of debating if we aren’t acting?

Most college students belong to the millennial generation, which includes those born between the early 1980s and into the early 2000s. The millennial gen-

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Sleepless in Scotland: Democracy wins O

n Friday, we almost had another independent nation join the global community. Regardless of an unsuccessful secession, Scotland will prosper from the experience.

Parliament passed the Scotland Independence Referendum Bill in November 2013.

It created an opportunity for Scotland to break free from the United Kingdom by voting on Thursday to bec om e a n independent country after a Tyler Gobin more than 300-yearStaff Writer old ma rriage.

Both sides, proponents and opponents of Scottish independence, had lively campaign groups representing important issues. “Yes Scotland” was the primary group for independence and had multiple strong arguments.

They believed an independent Scotland would receive more farming subsidies, arguing that Scotland’s misrepresentation in Parliament caused a democratic deficit.

Other issues included people discussing when they could get this chance again or what happens if we go back now.

Yes-voters also talked about possible mistreatment after disrespecting the United Kingdom by trying to leave. A Scottish national student who

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voted yes said, “We can’t go back now, we’ve shown them we’re not all in this.” This statement was a common sentiment among yes-voters, but also could have been argued for the no-voters as well.

All of this publicity and attention could point out to the United Kingdom that Scotland is willing to leave and that it deserves more respect. Showing the United Kingdom that Scotland is unhappy with its current situation brings attention to its issues. Better Together, the no campaign, also discussed currency issues along with European Union membership. Would Scotland keep the pound, switch to the Euro or establish something new?

Others were concerned about reapplying to the European Union. Lastly, those who voted no constantly hung on to the argument of never being able to go back because there would almost certainly be no reentry into the United Kingdom in the future.

Each side posed important arguments, dividing households, marriages and friendships. But they also caused an incredible voter turnout.

On Thursday, 84.59 percent of eligible voters showed up to help decide the fate of their country. For comparison, the 2012 presidential election in the United States saw approximately 58.2 percent of eligible voters on Election Day. The 84.59 percent turnout is unusually high for any type

of vote and demonstrates the importance of this to Scottish citizens. So regardless of the winner, I believe the process was a success, and democracy won.

We often don’t get a chance to see a good representation of a democracy.

Yes, every two years we have elections supposed to symbolize our equality, but 58.2 percent is hardly half of our population. Scottish citizens were passionate about this decision because it was important to them.

There are a number of news articles that describe sleepless nights awaiting Friday’s verdict, and it’s good to see.

I wouldn’t say there aren’t any American citizens like that, but I would say there are far fewer.

Scotland made an important move and will prosper from it. Scottish citizens stood up for something they believe in and acted upon it. Democracy won, and whether or not somebody was a yes-voter or no-voter, they have to stand behind their country’s decision and move forward.

As the Prime Minister said, “It would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end, and I know this sentiment was shared not just by people across the country, but also around the world.”

Scotland can move forward as a country and know this was the right decision.

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he true value of a university education is measured by the core courses of general education.

After well beyond a decade of working full-time in corporate information technology, I came back to NC State part-time in 2009 to pursue a bachelor’s degree - a milestone I failed to achieve in the 1990s when I stumbled through my first two years of an anthropology degree as a lost adolescent. Like Mike Helms many students, I felt amContributing bivalent about the general Columnist education requirements that I had to work through.

And like many students, I found myself “shopping” for courses that would fit my schedule.

As I worked through these requirements I discovered that the greatest value in my education was not in the history curriculum for my major, which was a lot of fun, but rather in the smorgasbord of courses that rounded out my general education.

The history courses made me a better historian. The general education courses made me a better citizen.

My very first class at NC State was poetry writing, as mismatched to the career of an information technology professional as one could imagine. Small wonder that, on the heels of taking this course, I started adding poetic flourishes to the reports I wrote regularly for work. These literary flourishes made otherwise dull and mundane reports a lot more fun to read and were central to a promotion I earned in 2010.

Water aerobics and walking for fitness were both beneficial classes as I enter a time in my life when I won’t grow taller, but I could still grow wider. The epidemic of childhood (and adult) obesity is well documented in the U.S., and it seems entirely appropriate that physical fitness is included in any required university curriculum.

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Introduction to world archaeology and introduction to Java programming couldn’t be more different, but that was precisely the beauty of taking those courses together. The former looks to the past and helps us understand where we’ve been, while the latter teaches some of the essential computing tools that are necessary for our future. I used skills from both of these classes in my history of the English language class, which involved complex linguistic archaeology made simpler by the creative use of computers.

I fulfilled one of the two science requirements with the course often referred to as “rocks for jocks,” a course that any braindead jock would have been hard-pressed to pass. It pulled me in directions I would never have gone on my own. And who knew that in the solar system astronomy lab, I would learn about optics and lenses in a way that would make me a better photographer? The overlap between art and science isn’t always obvious, but I would argue that most great artists have a firm grasp of the sciences behind their chosen artistic medium. I’m still no Karsh, but I’m one step closer.

Even the introduction to weather and climate class - a freshman level course taught in a packed Witherspoon auditorium to throngs of the same disaffected teenagers that characterize me twenty years ago - gave me a new appreciation for the rigorous science behind climatology and weather prediction.

All of these classes filled a checkbox on my course planner and put me one step closer to my degree, which I should earn sometime in 2016. But they did something far more important too: They broadened my mind in disciplines that I would never have given a second thought to. They have made me a well-rounded person, and they’ve even taught me some essential life skills. For unsure teenagers and seasoned information technology professionals alike, these are worthwhile goals that the NC State’s general education program is very much succeeding at.

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If you are pro-women’s rights, perpetuate that, and be a strong woman. Rally, campaign and avoid perpetuating stereotypes.

If you avidly want your rights to keep your guns, then use guns safely, talk to lawmakers or start a grassroots movement that addresses the issues of gun violence yet maintains the right to bear arms.

If you don’t like our president, then protest the things he is doing. Don’t vote for people with similar platforms, but campaign for someone you believe in for the upcoming elections.

So much more can be done through action than by sitting in a dorm room or apartment debating.

Having an opinion is great, but what are you going to do with that opinion?

We see examples of people taking initiative here at NC State: Students protesting the sale of the Hofmann Forest are getting a lot of attention lately. This shows that change is possible, no matter how meager its beginnings.

I don’t like the idea of being passionate about talking about politics. Talking among peers and getting mad at each other accomplishes little. Become passionate about change.

General education classes are our most valuable

“Yeah, I took Existentialism with Heiner and thought it was going to be basic, but it ended up being one of my favorite classes here and influences how I think.“

Have any of your general education classes turned out better than expected?

eration outnumbers the baby boomers and the generations before us that were responsible for radical social reform.

If the millennials band together and act—if we stop with the standing around and debating—we could bring about political and social reform.

I believe everyone has similar goals, regardless of the methods they believe are the best. We should concentrate on the ideas we have in common instead of the convictions that will segregate us.

Additionally, it seems as though too many people who constantly engage in turbulent political debates are doing so to prove to their peers that they are intelligent and deep thinkers.

There are other ways to assert your intelligence than pissing people off. Yes, I get mad when I hear people arguing that everything I fervently believe in is wrong. That’s a natural reaction, and quarreling among ourselves isn’t doing anything but dividing us.

Everyone should be able to share his or her opinion.

I just think bickering about social and political issues rather than trying to change them is misled.

Get out there: Campaign, vote or just simply live your life with conviction.

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Top Latin American restaurants in the Triangle Los Tres Magueyes

Mexico Dominican Republic Puerto Rico

15 minutes from campus 110 SW Maynard Rd, Cary, NC 27511.

Locations around Wake County.

Recommendations: The enchiladas verdes/suizas are a good pick, not too spicy and not lacking in taste. Specials on margaritas on some days, less than $5.

Tired of the same old Mexican food on Hillsborough Street? Look no further than this list of some of the best places in the Triangle to spice up your latin cuisine. More than 11 regions in Latin America arerepresented at a variety of price ranges. This Hispanic Heritage Month, be sure to explore the full range of flavors in the culinary arsenal of Latinos.

Caribbean Café

El Salvador

20 minutes from campus

Venezuela

2645 E Millbrook Rd., Raleigh, NC 27604. Mofongo relleno de camarones; churrasco campesino. Great Dominican menu, pretty good Puerto Rican menu too.

Colombia

El Cuscatleco

Peru

9 minutes from campus

Brazil

1383 SE Maynard Rd, Cary. Authentic Salvadorian and Mexican dishes which can be delivered right at your doorstep. Customers can find anything from the classic chicken fajita to the more typical Bandeja Salvadoreña which boasts of pupusa, beef, eggs, cheese, and pork rinds.

27 minutes from campus 905 W Main St. #18a Durham. Worth the trip to Durham for authentic Brazilian cuts of meat, but be prepared with deep pockets: Chamas will cost more than a few chavitos.

Guasaca

Machu Picchu

6 minutes from campus

14 minutes from campus

4025 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh. Succulent arepas stuffed with fillings of your choice at the convenience and speed of a fast food restaurant. Located on Blue Ridge Road.

Chamas

Argentina

Oakwood Café 9 minutes from campus 300 Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Recommended : A rgent i nia n : churrasco, milanesas, empanadas Cuban: Excellent yucca and cuban sandwich. The service is typically Argentine: don’t be surprised when the server is absent with the check, sobremesa is encouraged.

4500-100 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh.

Best in Class: Central/South American, News & Observer, on list of ‘Triangle’s best restaurants for 2014’.

919-526-7378. www.machupicchuperuviancuisine.com Recommendations: Tacu Tacu con Apanado de Puerco. Lomo saltado; Ceviche trio; jalea. Large portions.

Miles asistieron celebración cultural

Thousands attend cultural activities in new location

Natalie Bohorquez

Miguel Sanchez

Traductora, Escritora Personal

Miles de personas acudieron a Fayetteville Street este domingo por la tarde para La Fiesta del Pueblo anual de Raleigh. Este año el festival se trasladó de Moore Square Park al centro de Raleigh, refiriéndose a su ubicación como City Plaza.

Durante los últimos veinte años, El Pueblo, Inc. ha organizado La Fiesta del Pueblo como una manera de dar inicio al Mes de la Hispanidad, que comienza el 15 de septiembre y termina el 15 de octubre. Anteriormente, el evento se había celebrado en el Expo Center de N.C. State Fairgrounds mientras que en los últimos tres años, se había tomado acabo en Moore Square Park.

En Moore Square, mesas culturales y puestos de información de la comunidad estaban esparcidos por todo el parque. Varios vendedores y programas se encontraban por todo el perímetro del parque.

Su ubicación en el centro de la ciudad en Fayetteville Street, situado muy cerca de otros lugares como el Festival Internacional, creo una dinámica distinta en el festival más grande Latinoamericano de Raleigh.

A principios de la semana pasada, La Conexión informó que Angeline Echeverría, directora ejecutiva de El Pueblo, Inc., dijo que era hora de pasar a un lugar más grande para el veintiún cumpleaños del festival.

“Hemos crecido demasiado y no pudimos caber en Moore Square. Esto nos permitirá tener más espacio,” dijo Ech-

everría.

La pregunta común este año era si la instalación en Fayetteville Street fue realmente una mejora a comparación con los años pasados. Sidney GastonSánchez, estudiante de tercer año en bioquímica, dijo que le gustaba el diseño este año en Fayetteville Street.

“Caminas vertical y luego vuelves; no te puedes perder de nada,” dijo Gaston-Sánchez.

El escenario principal en City Plaza permitió que todo fluyera sin problemas y sirvió como pieza central del festival.

En años anteriores se encontraba en una esquina en el interior del parque y también situado cerca de los puestos de comida, lo cual colocaba a muchas personas en una situación espacial incomoda.

Este año el escenario sirvió no sólo como un escaparate, sino también como un destino, para aquellos que anhelaban aprender más sobre la cultura hispana a través del canto y la danza. El escenario principal contó no sólo con grupos de danzas folklóricas y bandas locales, pero también concluyó con Sonora Dinamita, un grupo de cumbia en gira desde su Colombia natal.

Los asistentes también tuvieron la oportunidad de experimentar la cultura hispana y latina a través del arte. Varios artistas locales con raíces provenientes de Puerto Rico a México y Ecuador demostraron sus obras originales.

Lety Alvarez, un pintor mexicano, dijo que el diseño de este año fue una mejora con respecto al año pasado.

“Este año fue mejor porque la gente podía subir y bajar por la calle, y mirar en todas las

direcciones; es más probable que vean las exposiciones y se detengan a observar,” dijo Alvarez.

Más allá de la tarima y el City Plaza estaba el Public Safety and Health Fair, que fue seguido por varias tiendas de artesanos vendiendo artículos de sus respectivos países, incluyendo mostacilllas hechas por mujeres indígenas mayas en el Lago de Atitlán, Guatemala.

Más abajo en Fayetteville Street habían puestos con exhibiciones culturales de América Latina, los países incluían Argentina, Cuba, República Dominicana y Venezuela, por nombrar unos pocos que estaban representados. Cada puesto ofrecía información sobre cómo involucrarse con otros locales de ese país y la mesa cubana llegó a ofrecer muestras gratuitas de su famoso café con leche.

Uno de los aspectos más destacados para otros, fueron los vendedores de comida que ofrecían desde pupusas Y huaraches hasta arepas y alcapurrias. Gaston-Sánchez estaba eufórica al encontrar comida representativa de su natal Puerto Rico.

“Conseguí alcapurrias, que son tradicionalmente puertorriqueñas y no puedes encontrarlas aquí. Por lo general, la única manera de conseguirlas es si alguien las trae desde allí o las hace.

El hecho de que yo fui capaz de encontrarlas aquí y que supieran auténticas me conmovió mucho,” dijo GastonSánchez.

Staff Writer

Thousands of people f locked to Fayettev ille Street Sunday afternoon for Raleigh’s 20th-annual La Fiesta del Pueblo. This year the festival moved from Moore Square Park to dow ntow n Ra leig h, advertising its location as City Plaza.

For the past 20 years, El Pueblo, Inc. has been organizing La Fiesta del Pueblo as a way to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Sept. 15 and ends Oct. 15. Historically, the event has been held in the Expo Center on the NC State Fairgrounds, and for the past three years it was held in Moore Square Park.

In Moore Square, cultural tables and community information booths were scattered throughout the park, and various vendors and programs were located around the perimeter of the park.

The setup on Fayetteville Street, located in close proximity to other venues such as the International Festival, created a different dynamic for Raleigh’s biggest annual Latin festival.

Earlier last week, La Conexión reported that A ngeli ne Echeverría, executive director of El Pueblo, Inc., said it was time to move to a bigger venue for the festival’s 21st birthday.

“We grew too much, and we couldn’t fit in Moore

Square,” Echeverría said.

“This will allow us to have more space.”

The common question this year was whether the setup on Fayetteville Street was really an improvement to previous setups.

Sidney Gaston-Sanchez, a junior in biochemistry, said she liked the layout this year on Fayetteville Street.

“You walk vertical and then come back; you can’t miss any thing,” GastonSanchez said.

The main stage in City Plaza allowed everything to flow smoothly and served as a centerpiece to the festival. In previous years it was located in one corner inside the park and also located near the food booths, which placed people in a predicament. This year the stage served not only as a showcase, but also as a destination, for those yearning to learn more about Hispanic culture through song and dance. The main stage featured not only folkloric dance groups and local bands, but also concluded with La Sonora Dinamita, a cumbia group on tour from Colombia.

Attendees also had the opportunity to experience Hispanic and Latino culture through art. Various local artists with roots ranging from Puerto Rico to Mexico and Ecuador displayed their original works.

Leticia Alvarez, a Mexican painter, said the layout this year was an improvement from last year.

“This year was better be-

cause people could walk up and down the street, look in all directions; it’s more likely that they see the display and stop by,” Alvarez said.

Public Safety and Health Fair was beyond the stage and City Plaza, which was followed by various tents of artisans selling handmade items from their respective countries, including beadwork from indigenous Maya women in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.

Further down Fayetteville Street there were booths focused on Latin American cultural exhibits, representing countries such as Argentina, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

Each booth offered information about how to get involved with other locals from that country, and the Cuban table even offered free samples of their famous café con leche.

One of the highlights for others was food vendors selling everything from pupusas y huaraches to arepas and alcapurrias. GastonSanchez said she was elated to find food representative of her native Puerto Rico.

“I got alcapurrias, which are traditiona lly Puerto Rican and you can’t find it here,” Gaston-Sanchez said. “Usually the only way to find it here is if someone brings it from there or makes it. The fact that I was able to find it here and it tasted authentic made me really excited and happy.”

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Comparing the pay rates LOOKING AT THE IMPACT OF MAJORS ON STARTING SALARIES

2014 Average Starting Salary

Ian Grice Correspondent

The difference in potential earnings and average starting salaries between humanities graduates and science graduates is staggering.

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the average starting salary for engineers is $62,891 while those in humanities and social sciences are earning a starting salary of $38,049.

Every semester, the Office of Institutional Planning and Research conducts a future plans survey of the graduating class. The survey indicates that students in engineering have a starting income of $60,484 while humanities and social sciences students earn $37,227 on average.

Woody Catoe, CHASS career counselor with the Career Development Center, strives to help students find the career path that best suits their strengths and interests.

“I want students to find work that’s going to be satisfying and fulfilling,” Catoe said.

Catoe stresses the big picture with students, what they want to do as a career and who the job market is hiring.

Catoe believes students can make themselves hirable by supplementing their education with additional experiences.

“A college degree does not magically open doors,” Catoe said. “A degree is a core in which you build around with [internships and leadership experiences].”

According to Catoe, humanities and social science majors know they have less potential earnings.

“Most CHASS majors come into

their majors with their eyes open,” Catoe said. “They know that it’s hard to compete salary-wise with the sciences, which has always been typically higher. There is not an expectation that there is going to be six figures coming out of college.”

There is also definitely a spread in the job market: Science majors face a different reality than humanities majors.

Less than 27 percent of CHASS majors have secured employment at graduation as opposed to 55 percent of engineering majors, according to the future plans survey.

Straight-out-of-school science majors are often approached by businesses, whereas students in humanities are much less in demand and have to spend extended periods of time searching for a job.

Alex Kubacki, a graduate in electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science, was hired at SAS as a technical consultant right after graduation.

“I don’t know anyone who graduated with me or the year before me in my majors that doesn’t currently have a job,” Kubacki said.

Kubacki said he thinks students should major in something they love and that they are good at, but choose a major that will make them competitive in the workforce.

“You get what you put into it,” Kubacki said. “There are easy majors that you can finish in four years and take a lot of electives, but they don’t end up panning out into careers right out of college.”

Humanities majors are more likely to work in the service industry

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after graduation and to be employed outside their major.

The largest employers of CHASS majors by industry are education and military, according to the future plans survey.

Jordan Woertman, a freshman in engineering, said he was unsure of what he wanted to do with his degree after graduation, but he has plans for joining the U.S. Air Force.

“I picked engineering because of what I’m good at and what I enjoy doing: math and science,” Woertman said.

Kara Spangler, a freshman in computer science, said she intends to pursue a career in gaming.

“I would like to work for a video game company [after I graduate],” Spangler said.

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People with a bachelor’s degree generally earn more than people without a degree, and college-educated people are still less likely to be unemployed, according to Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends.

Spangler said future earnings did influence her choice of major, but not as much as other factors.

“I chose my major more for the purpose behind what I was doing to help people,” Spangler said.

Jordan Alsaqa, a creative writing alumnus and former Features Editor for the Technician, works part-time in retail at a game store and writes freelance for a TV website.

Alsaqa has been searching for a job in creative writing that can support him for 16 months.

“My goal long-term is to write creatively, but it’s not the type of thing you do right out of college,” Alsaqa said.

“It’s a lot of applying for jobs that are out there, but not necessarily having as much luck finding one,” Alsaqa said.

Alsaqa said knowing his potential earning wouldn’t make him change his major.

“I’ve been wanting to write since fifth grade,”Alsaqa said.

Alsaqa suggests English majors seek variety in their degree and supplement their education with extracurricular activities.

“Try and find something on campus that sets you apart, whether it be Technician or some other Englishrelated activity,” Alsaqa said.

Cross-genre lyrics in OK Go’s new EP Upside Out

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OK Go’s new EP, Upside Out, tells a story of a failing relationship through upbeat, ‘80s-inspired tracks. And strangely enough, it works.

The EP consists of four songs pulled from the band’s upcoming album, Hungry Ghosts.

The album is OK Go’s fourth.

You may know the band as the makers of the “Here It Goes Again” treadmill music video, but their repertoire extends much

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socios oficiales: El Multicultural Greek Council, Multicultural Student Affairs, Minority Engineering Program, y Dance Shack. Estos socios representan a más de 26 grupos estudiantiles en el campus.

“Una gran cantidad de pequeñas organizaciones con una gran cantidad de miembros se superpusieron,” dijo Cartagena. “Esto ayudo a dividir el costo en partes iguales entre todas las or-

farther than creative choreography; though their other music videos boast similar breeds of ingenuity.

Although OK Go has in the past put out what can be roughly described as alternative rock music, the tracks from Upside Out are an amalgamation of different genres: electronic, disco, indie-pop and alt-rock, to name a few. OK Go has modernized, and the result is much different than what you would expect from the band that made the catchy garagestyle “Here It Goes Again.”

In fact, it is surprising that the four songs of the EP fit together so nicely, considering that they are pulled from a larger piece of work.

While maintaining their individual distinctions, the songs come together more or less as a whole to tell a story about a relationship

ganizaciones y mantener el proyecto asequible.”

Esta es una de las primeras veces que tal número de grupos multiculturales como estos son representados en una sola choza. Los dos años pasados Cartagena ha liderado el manejo de una casilla de Greek Life, centrándose en la ayuda comunitaria y consiguiendo que otras organizaciones participaran.

En 2012 estuvo a cargo de la casilla Greek Unity, en representación de los cuatro consistorios griegos.

“Tengo muchas ganas de ampliar esto, invitar a otras personas que conozco que

on its last legs.

The first track, “Turn Up the Radio,” sets the tone for the EP. It is decidedly cheery in its musical arrangement and adopts inspiration from current synth-pop hits. The lyrics expose the anxiety of the singer as he repeats that he has to “lose [himself] tonight.” In the end, “Turn Up the Radio” comes off as ambiguously nihilistic in the narrator’s reckless escapism.

The album title is name-dropped in this track, as it had to be somewhere: “It’s always just inches shy of everything is just right… but how huge that divide, and the hungrier the ghost, the more it opens wide.”

And thus, the narrative of the EP is laid out nicely. The singer seeks to achieve a state of balance and contentedness in his relationship, but the more he strives to do so, the more distance he creates.

“The Writing’s on the Wall,” the second track of the EP, was chosen as the album’s lead single. It isn’t too hard to see why. The song is catchy and multifaceted, elaborating on how the singer keeps grasping for ideas of pleasure while ignoring the matters at hand.

Toward the end, the background music dissolves momentarily into sour notes, marking how his love has faded.

In addition, the accompanying music video for “The Writing’s on the Wall” is as visually captivating and mechanically complex as what listeners have come to expect from the group.

Both “The Writing’s on the Wall” and “I Won’t Let You Down” are notably ‘80s-inspired. “I Won’t Let You Down” is especially so, with its initial musical hook playing as very

Jackson 5-esque. The Disco Force is strong with this one.

Lastly, with “The One Moment,” the band crosses the line from vaguely nihilistic to explicitly nihilistic. The singer endeavors to stay in this moment and forget the consequences of his actions. He states, “There’s nothing more lovely … than the certainty that all of this will end.”

The last track of the EP is more reminiscent of current music than the rest of the tracks; it is tense and quiet at times, orchestral at others, and serves as a solid ending for Upside Out. On occasion, the lyrics do take away from the upbeat nature of the songs; try not to listen too hard to how the singer’s relationship is falling apart if you intend to use them as dance music. It can be rather sobering.

Additionally, though the EP works as a cohesive narrative, it could be said that its variety works against it in some aspects. It is interesting to listen to, but doesn’t flow from one track to the next as easily as it could. However, this is a minor hitch; the issue of unity between tracks could very well be amended with the release of the rest of the album’s songs. Upside Out can’t be judged too harshly in this regard.

The happy nature of the music exists as a facade, and the juxtaposition of the lyrics and arrangements adds a layer of depth to the EP. The singer may want to turn up the radio, but it is only because he doesn’t want to be left alone with his thoughts.

OK Go’s new album Hungry Ghosts will be released on Oct. 14. The band’s EP is available for download now.

quieren tener chozas. Ellos tienen los recursos que se necesitan para tener una choza, pero no la experiencia,” dijo Cartagena.

Cartagena comenzó poniéndose en contacto con las juntas directivas de varias organizaciones, y las encontró más que dispuestas a contribuir tiempo y materiales para la choza.

“Al final del día es una experiencia muy gratificante, porque usted está ayudando a recaudar dinero para Hábitat for Humanity.”

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Standing out from the rest of her class is freshman middle blocker Kaitlyn Kearney. The young middle blocker currently leads the team in total blocks and kill percentage at .374.

At the Georgia Benson Hospitality Invitational, Kearney was named MVP. “She does a nice job of taking care of the ball and doesn’t make many errors,” Bunn said.

Kearney is also a two-time ACC Freshman of the Week award recipient.

Freshmen outside hitter Perry Ramsey and defensive specialist Emily Harris have also seen significant playing time for the Pack. Ramsey has started all but one game and has seen more touches (301) than any other State player so far this season. Harris has only seen one start, but has been a regular member of the rotation and leads the Pack in serve percentage for all players who have made at least 40 serves.

Finally, the service game has found stability with sophomore Maggie Speaks facilitating the ball. Speaks has racked up not only 337 assists, but also 43 kills and 66 digs.

“She’s been playing really well,” Bunn said. “She’s been doing a lot of good things; she gets the ball to the middle, where we like to have it.”

With Syracuse traveling to Reynolds Coliseum on Friday, the Pack will look to carry its hot streak into conference play. A win against the Orange would tie second-longest win streak in NC State history.

passing game will open up.

The Pack ranks first in the ACC in total offense, racking up 502 yards per game, which is almost 100 yards more than last season. It’s worth mentioning the quality of opposition hasn’t been of the highest, but Brissett’s efficiency and the offense’s balanced approach are both undeniably excellent.

Thornton and Dayes’ versatile ground game, combined with Brissett finding his playmaking wide receivers such as freshman Bo Hines and sophomore Bra’Lon Cherry, should see the Wolfpack’s attack score points.

The Florida State defense hasn’t looked like the dominant force from a year ago, allowing 161 and 101 rushing yards to Oklahoma State and Clemson, respectively.

The Seminole aerial defense also showed signs of weakness, allowing 306 passing yards and a number of big plays to Clemson in Saturday’s narrow 23-17 overtime

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derjans (74-67-67—208).

No. 3 Georgia Tech won the tournament with an overall score of 848.

NC State finished in front of Texas

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Graduated running back Tony Creecy drives down the field during the third quarter against Florida State. Creecy rushed for 34 yards in the Wolfpack’s 17-16 win over the Seminoles Oct. 6, 2012 at Carter-Finley Stadium.

victory.

But truth be told, it’s not the State offense that has the most questions to answer. That’s reserved for a defense that underperformed against Georgia Southern and Old Dominion, struggling with slow starts in both games.

State cannot afford a slow start against 2013 Heisman Trophy-winner Jameis Winston. Despite the sophomore’s off-thefield antics, he remains one of the best quarterbacks in the country, be it on the ground or with his arm.

The Pack’s front seven

A&M, Duke and Missouri.

“I’m real proud of our team and the way we played on the last day,” Page said. “After we struggled the first day, we were able to come out and redeem ourselves and move up a couple spots. We came out today as well and we kind of put a whooping

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must keep him in check, and tackling, a big weakness so far, has to be at its best.

Against Old Dominion, the Pack missed tackles left and right. If there are missed tackles on Saturday, then it’ll be less of a game and more of a clinic for Winston and co.

The Seminoles ran for 13 yards against Clemson, but it’s safe to say it won’t be that bad on Saturday with Winston, who FSU relies on offensively, back on the field. If he makes bad throws and turns the ball over, it’ll be a long night for him and the ‘Noles

on Texas A&M.” On Sunday afternoon, four of five Wolfpack golfers defeated the Texas A&M Aggies. State’s one-sided victory helped the ACC overcome the SEC by a narrow margin of 16.513.5.

Page won 2&1 against junior Ben

watching the game from the sidelines.

For tunately for t he Wolfpack, this isn’t the same Florida State team that ran the table and routed State 49-17 in Tallahassee last year. Jameis Winston hasn’t looked the part of a Heisman Trophywinner, and the defense has looked mediocre and sluggish at times.

Moreover, the Seminoles have the pressure on their shoulders. The last time FSU came to Carter-Finley was in 2012, when the Mike Glennon-led Wolfpack defeated then-No. 3 FSU 17-16.

Crancer, Johnson defeated junior Adria Arnaus one up, Chapman won one up to freshman Andrew Paysse, Cooke won 3&1 over junior Andrew Lister, and McBride lost 2&1 to freshman Connor Black.

NC State will take the course again when hosting the Wolfpack

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Home-field advantage, Winston’s behavioral issues and a hungry, newlook team all give the Wolfpack a chance to get its first win against a No. 1 team in school history and pull off one the biggest upsets of this college football season.

This isn’t the same Wolfpack team that ran out onto the field four weeks ago and gave a subpar performance against Georgia Southern. This team is better. This team is ready. This team can beat Florida State.

Intercollegiate at Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Oct. 6–7.

“We’ve been working a lot harder,” Page said. “Last year, we didn’t have as good of a year as we would have liked to, so we’re motivated to get that back and do well.”

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VOLLEYBALL

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Pack needs perfect game to upset Florida State

Baumann earns punting honors:

Wolfpack senior punter Wil Baumann was named the Ray Guy Award Player of the Week, the Augusta Sports Council and the Ray Guy Award announced Monday. Baumann had a total of four punts for 221 yards in Saturday’s 42-0 win against Presbyterian at Carter-Finley stadium.

He averaged 55.25 yards per punt with three marked inside the 20-yard line and 1 touchback, while his net average per punt was 50.2 yards.

Three of Baumann’s four punts went for 50+ yards with a long punt of 67 yards. Baumann currently leads the ACC in punting average with 50.2 yards per game.

SOURCE: GOPACK.COM

Kearney grabs secondconsecutive Freshman of the Week honors:

Freshman middle-blocker Kaitlyn Kearney earned her secondstraight ACC Freshman of the Week nomination Monday, ACC.com announced. Kearney led the NC State volleyball team to a 3-0 record at the Courtyard Midtown Invitational this past weekend, finishing with 27 kills, the second-most among players competing in the event. The Frisco, Texas, native put down eight kills against Coastal Carolina before swatting a match-high 10 kills versus William & Mary. She completed play in the tournament by smacking nine kills in the win over Howard, while recording a hitting percentage of .421.

SOURCE: ACC.COM, GOPACK.COM

Foster shoots rifle team to victory: Redshirt junior Dani Foster made a triumphant return to action for the NC State rifle team, leading the Pack to the top spot at the first South Eastern Air Rifle Conference match of the season on Sunday. Foster sat out the 2013-14 season due to injury but recorded the highest scores in smallbore and air rifle, firing a 586 in the latter and a score of 570 in the former. The Wolfpack returns to action on Oct. 4, when it travels to Charleston, South Carolina, for SEARC 2.

SOURCE: GOPACK.COM

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’m proud of our team and the way we played on the last day. After we struggled the first day, we were able to come out and redeem ourselves.” said by Carter Page, junior, men’s golf

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knows what it takes to be successful and win. She knows the energy that you have to put into it.”

Buckley has been awarded MVP honors in two of the team’s four tournaments this season.

Rounding out the senior class are outside hitter Dariyan Hopper, middle blocker Alesha Wilson, outside hitter Nikki Glass and libero Alston Kearns. Wilson and Kearns have combined for three alltournament team selections this season and are both regular starters for the Pack. Kearns leads the team with 3.59 digs per game, while Wilson has averaged a team-high 1.00 blocks per set.

However, the seniors are not the only driving force behind the Pack’s early success. Over the summer, Bunn brought in a nationally ranked recruiting class.

The big one has arrived.

On Saturday, the NC State football team (4-0) takes on No. 1 Florida State (4-0) in Raleigh, and if the Pack wishes to prove it’s a different team from last season, this is the time to do it.

So far, State’s non-conference schedule has allowed the team to gel together, but it has not provided an elite test of the team’s resolve, despite its two comebacks against Georgia Southern and Old Dominion respectively.

This weekend’s ACC opener will certainly provide that elite Drew Nantais test—possibly the most elite Correspondent test the Pack will face this season—as the Pack is 27.5-point underdogs at home. But with nothing to lose and much to gain, could NC State topple the defending national champions?

In order to make the impossible happen, the Wolfpack needs to take care of the ball, plain and simple. You take care of the ball, you keep your defense off the field and you keep scoring points as a result.

This means redshirt junior quarterback Jacoby Brissett must hit his receivers early in the game. State has had a habit of starting slowly, even against lesser competition, but that won’t slide on Saturday. Short, highpercentage throws will keep the Seminoles on their heels and the State offense moving forward.

In Brissett’s favor, he hasn’t thrown an interception in his last 108 attempts. Keeping that streak alive remains a primary goal for the Pack to have any chance at an upset.

State’s running backs, sophomore Matt Dayes and junior Shadrach Thornton, need to display the same tenacity, agility and confidence against FSU as they have in their first four games. The run game this season has been nothing short of explosive, averaging 248 yards on the ground with 12 touchdowns to boot. And if the duo finds success, State’s

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Freshman middle blocker Kaitlyn Kearny and freshman outside hitter Perry Ramsey defend against Coastal Carolina on Friday in Reynolds Colliseum. The Wolfpack defeated the Chanticleers 3-0.

Wolfpack’s win streak stretches to 11 in a row Zack Tanner Senior Staff Writer

The NC State volleyball team has been on a tear since the beginning of the 2014 season, winning 11 straight games heading into conference play with an 11-1 record. The Wolfpack’s current win streak is the longest since the team reeled off 13 straight in 2011.

To find the root of the State squad’s recent success, one has to look back at the history of the program up to this point.

Before the hiring of current head coach Bryan Bunn in February 2010, the Wolfpack was nothing short of dreadful.

The program failed to break 10 wins in any season from 20002009, a stretch which included five seasons without a single conference win.

After Bunn was signed as the leader of the Pack, however, the program saw significant improvement almost instantly.

In his first year, Bunn led his

team to a 14-18 record, including four conference wins.

In the past three years, the Pack has recorded at least 20 wins in each season. In 2012, the team earned a berth in the NCAA tournament for only the second time in school history.

With only one starter loss from the 2013 season, the State volleyball squad looks as strong as ever.

Headlining the Pack’s 2014 roster are five seniors, all of whom have logged meaningful minutes in the team’s first 12 games.

Senior outside hitter Rachel Buckley has paced the team this season in kills (128) and sits at third in blocks (23). As a captain, Buckley has been the true vocal leader of the team on the court, creating a necessary energy for the team to be successful.

“She has a big personality,” Bunn said. “The younger girls look up to her because she

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State struggles on first day, finishes strong Jake Lange Associate Sports Editor

The NC State men’s golf team competed in a pair of competitions in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup last weekend at Nashville’s Golf Club of Tennessee.

In the stroke play portion of the tournament, the Wolfpack finished in ninth place out of 11 schools that participated with a combined score of 882 (+30). In the ACC/SEC Challenge portion of Sunday, the Pack played a pivotal role in helping topple the SEC by dominating No. 8 Texas A&M in match play with a score of 4-1.

Junior Carter Page led the Pack, shooting a 221 (+8), and placing 29th in the tournament. Page shot a 76 (+5) on Friday and Saturday and rallied in his final round when shooting a 69 (-2).

Page played a stellar front nine in his third round, where the Waynesville native accrued two birdies, his first being on the second hole, and his second on the sixth hole, both of which were scored on par-4 holes.

After bogeying on the par-3 eighth hole, Page survived by hitting nine straight pars, then birdied the par-4 on the 18th hole.

Junior David Cooke played amazingly as well, shooting a 222 (+9), just one shot behind his teammate.

Cooke placed 33rd and carded a 69 (-2) on Friday, then 74 (+3) and 79

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Then-junior Mitch Sutton hits the ball off the fairway of the 7th hole at Duke University Golf Club. Sutton finished tied for 61st in the Rod Myers Invitational with a score of +20 Oct. 14, 2012.

(+8) in his final two rounds. In his first and best round, Cooke shot an eagle, four birdies and four bogeys.

The Bolingbrook, Illinois, native got his eagle on the par-5 seventh hole, but faced an unlucky string of bogeys in holes nine through 11. After getting his fourth bogey on the 15th, Cooke bounced back and sunk three birdies in a row on the final three holes. Cooke’s birdies brought him back under par to achieve his score of 69.

Sophomore Jacob McBride finished in 39th place with a score of 224 (+11). The Hartville, Ohio, native shot a consistent 74, 75 and 75 in his three rounds. Redshirt sophomore Stanhope Johnson shot a 227 (+14) on his weekend, where he placed 46th and shot a 73, 82 and 72. Redshirt senior James Chapman finished 51st on the field and fifth for the pack, shooting a 228 (+15), which included his scores of 79, 77 and 72.

Georgia junior Lee McCoy finished the tournament in first place with a score of 205. The Clarkesville, Georgia, native torched the course after carding a 67 (-4) on Friday and two 69s in his final rounds.

McCoy’s first place finish was followed by South Carolina junior Will Starke (69-68-69—206) and Georgia Tech senior Ollie Schnie-

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