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Campaign seeks to increase student interest in statistics Jess Thomas Staff Writer Undergraduate Education in Statistics
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Alison Moyer, a graduate student in zoology, was part of a team from Drexel University that discovered bones from a new species of dinosaur.
Student helps discover world’s largest dinosaur Casey Oldham Staff Writer
An NC State student was part of an excavation team that uncovered dinosaur fossils from what could be the largest dinosaur ever to walk on Earth. Alison Moyer, a graduate student in Zoology, found the dinosaur on a dig she participated in as an undergraduate student at Drexel University
about nine years ago in Southern Argentina. The dinosaur is the first of its kind ever found. After years of research, a team from Drexel announced earlier this month the bones came from a new species of dinosaur called Dreadnoughtus schrani. According to Moyer, the team
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With data from a 2011 study predicting a surplus of 190,000 jobs for data scientists in the U.S. by 2022, the American Statistical Association has begun a public relations campaign intended to increase student interest in the statistics field. The campaign will outline the various career opportunities in statistics, as well as provide information about the different types of research statisticians conduct. Ron Wasserstein, executive director for the ASA, said one of the major reasons there is a lack of student interest in statistics is due to a lack of awareness about the field. “The thing is that many colleges don’t have an undergraduate program in statistics, so many students are not even aware about the field,” Wasserstein said. Additionally, Wasserstein said many students have a misperception on what a degree in statistics actually entails, and it is not traditionally a number-crunching career. “Statistics is very different than what they think it is,” Wasserstein said. “Many people think of statistics as a very boring area, but that’s not the case, as there are a large number of fields that statistics is used in.”
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A 2011 study predicted 190,000 jobs will be availbale in statistics-related fields by the year 2022. NC State has 144 students currently seeking statistics degrees.
Wasserstein said one the most impressive things about the field of statistics is the number of areas that a statistician is able to work in, and many of them are surprising. “What stands out is how many different fields that statisticians can work in: any area of business, any production or manufacturing, the pharmaceutical industry and surprising areas like astronomy which also use data, and where there is data, there is a need for statisticians,” Wasserstein said. Kim Kaull, account coordinator
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for Stanton Communications, the public relations firm working with the ASA, said one of the goals of the campaign is to disprove the perception that statistics is an unexciting area. “A lot of students have this perception that statistics is this dry, number-crunching field, and it couldn’t be further from the truth, so we really want to break these biases and misconceptions among students who aren’t familiar with
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Más que 50 personas asistieron una charla y exposición de arte con Soraida Martínez, oradora motivacional y artista. Martínez es conocida por su estilo de arte de Verdadismo, que explora la teoría de fortalecer nuestra propia verdad y se dirige a muchas condiciones sociales que afectan a las mujeres, Latinos, y des enfrascados miembros de la sociedad Americana. “Mi esperanza es que atraves del Verdadismo, yo pueda crear un cambio social,” dijo Martínez cuando introducía su concepto artístico. Para Martínez, el arte visual es una de las mejores maneras de expresar la tolerancia y promover la justicia social, ya que es capaz de hacerlo de una forma no amenazante. Martínez ha utilizado pinturas como “What Prejudice Looks Like” para abrir sus dialogos, especialmente entre niños pequeños, quienes están más abiertos a nuevas ideas y son capazes de absorber conceptos y
SPORTS Pack learns lessons in Wake of defeat See page 8.
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Ciara del Valle y Jacqueline Ruiz, estudiantes del último año, hablan sobre la cuadra de “What Prejudice looks like” en el exhibición. La exhibición durará hast el 26 de Sept.
romper paredes construidas por la sociedad que perpetúan estereotipos. Las experiencias de Martínez en la Améri-
ca corporativa influenciaron sus pinturas y
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SPORTS FSU, Virgina Tech control ACC rankings See page 8.
Website redesign emphasizes campus accomplishments Deirdre An Correspondent
Returning visitors to the NC State website may have noticed major changes to the site’s design. The site now features news articles and announcements from departments on the home page. The rebranding of the site and changing
of the navigation toolbar helped connect resources and information across disciplines, according to Luis Chacon, NC State’s director of web communications. “When we released this brand new website, we wanted to use a voice and tone to set direction,” Chacon said. “Important leaders can easily access locations and help differ-
ent partners focus across digital communications. This also plans to work across the board to all colleges.” The website home page now displays stories from The Abstract, a feature blog for news and research at NC State, as well as the Bulletin, a faculty newsletter. “We used to have news that were
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related, but not in a central place,” Chacon said. “We wanted to centralize all that information and showcase college information.” Over time, campus communications will to try and make the website as interdisciplinary as possible, according to Chacon. “That is what makes a great NCSU story — a unique blend of disci-
plines speaking to you about opportunities and research,” Chacon said. Brad Bohlander, the chief communications officer, said he works with all the colleges at NC State to try to create a central web function throughout campus. “The important strength of NCSU
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On Thursday, in a story titled “Suicide prevention vigil raises awareness, remembers victims,” the Technician reported that the Question Persuade Refer program is offered at the Student Health Center when it should have said the program is offered at the University Counseling Center.
12:21 AM | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR Tucker Hall Student was issued welfare referral. Appropriate paperwork completed.
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en Blackwood, a junior in Accounting laughs about how much snow affects the people of North Carolina, on Friday in English Conversation Club at Daniels Hall. “Hurricane! Its okay.. I have a boat, but few milimeters of snow and we go crazy!” Blackwood said. His peer Sada, a transfer student from Japan is taking courses in English and aspires to become an English professor. When asked about their opinion of the club, they said it is a great way to improve communication skills and meet new people.
CAMPUS CALENDAR Today KNOLL AND THE HISTORY OF MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN 4 P.M. to 5 P.M.
Thursday: Partly Cloudy
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS SPEAKERS SERIES PRESENTS RUSS KOSTE 6 P.M. to 7 P.M.
RESPONSE ABILITY: THE REVOLUTION FOR COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP 7:30 P.M. to 8:45 P.M. Wednesday CHRIS HONDROS: PHOTOS OF CONFLICT (MULTI-DAY EVENT) All Day MAJOR EXPLORATION SERIES - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3 P.M. to 6 P.M.
Thursday CHRIS HONDROS: PHOTOS OF CONFLICT (MULTI-DAY EVENT) All Day AMAZING ALUMNI - JOSH KATZ 3 P.M. to 4 P.M. Friday CHRIS HONDROS: PHOTOS OF CONFLICT (MULTI-DAY EVENT) All Day
IBC - INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE ORIENTATION 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. 11TH ANNUAL N.C. STATE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND RESEARCH 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
1:59 PM | B&E - BUILDING Syme Hall Student reported unknown subject entered unsecured room removed drawer from dresser and urinated on clothes. It was determined subject was guest of student in another room. Student was referred for violation of university policy regarding guest’s behavior and Alcohol Violation. 11:34 PM | FIRE ALARM Polk Hall Units responded to alarm. Cause unknown.
2:54 PM | SKATEBOARD COMPLAINT Poulton Innovation Deck Report of skateboarders in the area. Officer conducted field interview with seven non-students. All file checks were negative. Subjects were advised of university policy and complied to leave the area.
NAACP protests voting policy at Wilmington Moral Monday Staff Report
T he Nor t h C a rol i na NAACP took the highly publicized Moral Monday protests to Wilmington in an effort to raise awareness for voting rights and encourage citizens to register and vote in the upcoming November elections. The rally, referred to as the “Wilmington Moral March to the Polls,” began at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. “It’s a moral march to the polls,” Reverend William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP told Wilmington’s Lumina News after the rally. “We have protested, we have shifted the center of gravity … and now it’s time to march to the polls. Whether we win anything or not, make your voice heard. This movement was there even when Democrats were in office. We believe that you must keep the pressure on the government.” Moral Monday protests, which began in April 2013, have developed in response to actions taken and laws
passed by North Carolinaelected officials. The protests are often characterized by civil disobedience. According to the News & Observer, the acting Wake County district attorney Ned Mangum will review and likely dismiss the bulk of hundreds of Moral Monday arrest cases that occurred at the North Carolina Legislative Building in 2013. Mangum announced his plans after the chief resident superior judge in Wake County ruled Friday that an arrest that occurred on June 17, 2013 violated the demonstrators’ constitutional rights, which Mangum admitted will make it more difficult for the state to win many of the other 2013 cases, the N&O reported. Mangum told the N&O that about 600 cases are pending at the trial stage or on appeal from the demonstrations in 2013.
The website has a new navigation toolbar and features more NC State news stories on the main page.
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communications have always been webs presentation,” Bohlander said. “Luis and his team designed this to keep us on the edge, and these stories certainly display NCSU. They’ve done a great job presenting to the university for all the audiences to get a sense of the school.” Alongside the new addition of displays for news and stories, navigation has also been changed on the new site. An organized set of toolbars on the top of the screen replaced the old left-
sided navigation tool bar. “We had what I call two primary navigation systems,” Chacon said about the previous site. “It is hard to have two primaries when you have a minimum of seven elements in one concept.” Bohlander said the website now aims to reach students through social media by linking #ThinkAndDo Instagram photos on the front page of the website and providing a section for social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. The new design of the NC State website is also mobile-friendly. “It is a very purposeful approach and we took a responsible design,” Bohlander said. “You don’t need an app to
able to access and navigate it.” So far, the site has had no glitches, according to Chacon, although it has been an adjustment for students. “I think it is a lot better than it used to be,” said Jacob Alfieri, a freshman in engineering. “The only problem is that the design theme is not consistent throughout the webpages. A lot of the subpages are still under the old theme, so it does not look as professional as it could be if it did the new theme.” Alexis Bell, sophomore environmental science, said it will take some getting used to because of the layout. “It will probably take a couple of months to get used to because I was so used to the
old one,” Bell said. Chacon said the website is still very early in the rebranding phrase. “We look at Metrics and feedback to review our site,” Chacon said. “This one was a true redesign from the ground up, and we are using previous traditions as well as new practices to be forwardthinking.” The website has many audiences, but Bohlander said the primary audience is students. “We encourage students to check out the home page for many different reasons,” Bohlander said. “We would always like to hear from students on what to do and improve.”
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Alison E. Moyer is a Ph.D. student from the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. She is one of the paleontologists who recently discovered the biggest dinosaur.
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determined that the bones are from the largest dinosaur ever discovered. Although scientists estimate larger specimens may have existed, this dinosaur is the largest with enough determining factors, such as supporting limbs, to have a confident estimate of size. “Scientifically, this dinosaur is pushing the limits of physiology,” Moyer said. “Before this, we weren’t able to look at the actual biology of how such massive dinosaurs moved and grew, and now we can start to do that. For me, it’s the reason why I’m here at NCSU. It’s what got me interested in paleontology early in my undergrad studies, and I’ve been studying fossils ever since.” After the dig, Moyer said it quickly became apparent that the Dreadnoughtus was larger and more complete than most other skeletons of its kind. “It was crazy to think that I spent nearly two months digging up just one bone,” Moyer said. A rumor about the discovery of Dreadnoughtus has been circulating the Internet claiming that the skeleton is 70 percent complete. However, Moyer said this is only somewhat true. Paleontologists measure
completeness in two ways. The first compares how many bones have been found to the number of bones in the full skeleton. The second type of completeness is measured by counting the types of bones found and determining how many of all the types of bones in a skeleton have been found. By this measurement, if a human skeleton was discovered and one finger bone was found for the right hand, even though humans have five fingers, the skeleton would be considered to have a complete set of fingers because the type of bone has been found. Dreadnoughtus is 45.3 percent complete based on the total bones that were found, and it is 70 percent complete based on how many types of bones have been found, according to Moyer After being excavated, the bones were loaded into a cargo container, and the scientists had to wait almost two years to obtain permission to take the bones out of Argentina. The Argentinian government gave Drexel scientists a fouryear “lease” for the bones to be studied and examined in the United States. In September 2015, the bones will return to their permanent residence in Museo Padre Molina, a museum in Río Gallegos, Argentina. Once in the U.S., the bones
were split into three groups so they could be studied more quickly. One group went back to Drexel University, one went to the Museum of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and the other group went to Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. Elena Schroeter, a grad student at Drexel while the bones were at the university, said she studied the bones Moyer helped excavate and wrote her dissertation about Dreadnoughtus. “Because of its completeness, this discovery will allow us a wider window into the lives that sauropods used to have,” Schroeter said. Schroeter said she discovered a key factor in determining that Dreadnoughtus was its own previously undiscovered specimen of sauropod, a classification of dinosaur with long necks, long tails and small heads. Schroeter found that the cervical bone was significantly different than that of the type of dinosaur Dreadnoughtus was originally thought to be. Because of the bones’ limited time in the U.S., the Drexel scientists made 3D scans so researchers everywhere can study the bones, according to Moyer.
the field,” Kaull said. Kaull said there would be a major shortage of statisticians in the future, an estimated 190,000 jobs in 2022, illustrating the greater need to promote statistics among students. “This shows the tremendous growth of the field, as well as the potential shortage if more students don’t enter the field,” Kaull said. Spencer Muse, the undergraduate director of statistics at NC State, said although the university has one of the largest statistics programs in the country, it is still relatively small compared to the undergraduate population.
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“So we have one of the largest statistics undergrad programs in the country,” Muse said. “Having said that, it is still a pretty small program compared to things like engineering. I think now we have around 144 students.” Muse also said although the number of students is relatively small, the proportion of students coming to NC State as statistics majors have increased significantly. “Two years ago we had 99 students in the major, so we have grown by 50 percent in the last two years, and proportionally we are seeing quite a large increase,” Muse said. Muse said most statistics students are also studying another field. “Statistics by itself is not very useful,” Muse said. “It’s
a helping science. Most of our majors do a minor or add a major in a second field, and nearly two-thirds of the students go on into graduate school.” Muse said it has been difficult for the statistics department at NC State to simultaneously grow while also maintaining the integrity of the program and managing resources. “We want to grow, but at the same time, we are kind of at the edge of how many students we can handle with our allocation of resources,” Muse said. “We’re talking a lot about how we can handle that in the short term, and the solution seems to be to make the major quite a bit more selective.”
Exhibit honors life and work of NCSU alumnus and war photojournalist Staff Report
A photography exhibit dedicated to portray ing the work of international photojournalist and NC State alumnus Chris Hondros opened Thursday at Methodist University in Fayetteville. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, Hondros, 41, was killed on assignment capturing photos of the war in Libya in April 2011. Titled “Testament,” the exhibit features two dozen of Hondros’ photos and is sponsored by the NC State Gregg Museum. The exhibit will run until Nov. 15. The photographs include “blindfolded Iraqi men captured by U.S. Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, for suspect-
ed insurgent activity; antiTaliban soldiers carrying off the body of an al-Qaeda soldier; and a 10-year-old boy working as a traffic cop in Benghazi, Libya,” The Fayetteville Observer reported. A s a photojou r na l ist, Hondros strived to combine war and everyday life, capturing both the violence and atrocities of war and the daily lives of those living in it. Hondros’ fiancée Christina Piaia helped plan the ex hibit w it h Met hod ist University, and Hondros’ mother, Inge, attended its opening night. “I still believe in the power of seeing an image and being able to spend some time with it and gaze into it,” Piaia told The Fayette-
ville Observer. Hond ro s’ mo s t we l lknown image, also titled “Testament,” shows a Liberian soldier jumping into the air after firing a rocketpropelled grenade at rebel forces. Leah Latella, a Newsweek photo editor and friend of Hondros’, attended the exhibition on Thursday. She talked about his dedication to Afghanistan and Iraq, and of his vision to display the tragedy of war with his photography, The Fayetteville Observer reported. Hondros’ work has been shown in France, and another exhibit of his photography opened in New York on Monday.
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Gigantic phones make their return I
t’s funny how things have a way of cycling. Fashion, fads and trends return from the grave, spend some time in the spotlight and then crawl back into their tomb. There are a number of examples, but this week Apple stands with the most notoriety, as it continues the trend toward gigantic phones. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will make their debut Friday in the United States and dwarf the iPhone 5 Tyler Gobin in features, Staff Writer but primarily in size. Apple made a considerable size increase: The iPhone 6 Plus screen measures 5.5 inches compared to the 4-inch screens on the iPhone 5C and 5S. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the only phone with a larger display at 5.7 inches. Samsung and Apple are arguably the two largest players in the mobile phone market and continue to define the market by increasing the size with each new model. In the beginning, mobile phones were huge because they were state of the art and completely new; size was a matter of function. As
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technology progressed, the phones became smaller. After some time with minimal phones such as the RAZR, LG Chocolate and the LG Envy, phone providers began increasing features and size. Some might not call it a full evolutionary circle of gigantic phones because it’s more like comparing apples and oranges, but we’re on our way to carrying our phones on our hips like a superhero with a utility belt. It was understandable at first, with some of the first iPhones and smartphones fitting nicely in pant pockets, but now the battle for screen size has gotten out of hand. It encroaches on tablets and causes more damage and lost phones than ever before. The iPad mini has a screen that measures 7.9 inches. That’s only 2.4 inches larger than the screen on the new iPhone 6 Plus. Just as Black Friday encroaches on Thanksgiving, the phones are encroaching on tablets and will soon cease to be two separate entities. The two devices can hardly have separate titles because they have equivalent features with the exception of cell service. Where is the line to be drawn between a tablet and phone—or do we want to be walking around while holding a tablet up to our ear?
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The increase in size needs to stop or soon there won’t be a difference between the iPhone and iPad and the number of broken and lost phones will continue to grow. Let me be the first to say that there are not a lot of pants or shorts with the pocket space to accommodate the new iPhone 6. So, instead of phones being directly on our person, they might be in a backpack, purse or in our hand. This correlates with more misplaced phones because of the split-second memory lapses and more broken screens because of the constant drops. The pant, jacket or shirt pocket may not have seemed like the safest place before, but it’s the White House compared to our hands. The cycle from the first gigantic phones doesn’t exactly mimic what we have today, but regardless, size has returned. It’s giving us incredible features while smothering the original purpose of the cell phone. I know we won’t give up the features, so hopefully technology’s evolution can decrease the size just like it increased it.
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China. Such systems already are made by Bombardier and Mitsubishi. And they are personal rapid-transit systems, stopping on demand. Why try to reinvent the wheel? Edward B. Havens Tucson, Arizona (Where a 3.9 mile, $196 million ADA-complaint modern streetcar line was opened July 25.)
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him. His history of misogyny spreads over a dozen years and incorporates at least seven separate physical assaults on five different women that developed into arrests or citations. In addition to this, there have been numerous other instances in which the police had to be called in response to a threat from Mayweather. Yet, this man is still able to compete in his sport and make millions from people who are paying $78 apiece to watch him fight. The only difference between Rice and Mayweather is the fact that Rice’s abuse was caught on camera, and Mayweather is obnoxiously aware of this. “Like I’ve said in the past, no bumps, no bruises, no nothing; you guys have yet to see any pictures of a battered woman, a woman who says she was kicked and beaten by me,” Mayweather said. He is not saying that he hasn’t battered women, but that we have not seen him do it, which is a ludicrous defense—a defense proven successful for him and others such as 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald and Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy. McDonald is facing
a domestic violence charge, and Hardy has been found guilty of assault; nevertheless, they both continue to suit up and play for their teams just like Mayweather, who collects paychecks and sells out arenas. Mayweather has shown no remorse for his crimes and exhibits arrogance for his treatment of women that is observed by the masses. He is a superstar, admired by many, and his fights are among the biggest events in sports and the hottest tickets in Las Vegas. Despite the fact there might not be actual footage of Mayweather’s attacks, he has pleaded guilty on several occasions. Does he not deserve the same level of scrutiny as Rice? It is frustrating to see Mayweather slipping through the media’s attention without major condemnation. The Professional Boxing Media should be held accountable for ignorantly promoting such a dangerous role model. His crimes should not be excused because of his skills in the ring. I wonder if people would pay to watch him if they knew he was inflicting the same punches on defenseless women.
Cancellation sends white flag for campus visibility T
he kick off for Hispa nic Heritage Month was scheduled to take place Monday at 3:30 p.m. in front of Talley Student Union, but was canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Twenty Latin American flags were supposed to have paraded down main campus not only in a symbolic welcome of the commemorative month but also with the purpose of informing spectators about the many cultural events scheduled in the upcoming days. The flag parade was the brain-child of Nelson Santiago, assistant director of Hispanic Student Affairs, and was meant to bring awareness of the Hispanic community at NC State. Santiago had single-handedly been planning the parade and had to make scheduling decisions that didn’t suit the students who had expressed interest in participating. Although the time and venue seemed
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omestic violence has hit the headlines again. The release of the video of former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancée, now Sophie Nelson wife, Staff Columnist Janay Palmer in an elevator has sparked an explosion of debate about domestic violence. The running back was let go by the NFL team last week after TMZ released a second video of his brutal assault and now sits at home, out of a job and at the center of enormous public scrutiny. One of the few people who publically defended Rice is Floyd Mayweather, the highest-paid athlete in the world who just pocketed a minimum of $32 million for his fight on Saturday against Marcos Maidana. “I think there are a lot worse things that go on in other people’s households,” Mayweather said. It is not unlikely that the boxing superstar was referring to his own household. Mayweather is undeniably a misogynist and a serial batterer amongst other names I would like to call
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The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of the Bienvenidos section’s editorial board, and is the responsibility of the Bienvenidos editorial board. fitting to the timeline of the month’s events, it fell at a peak time for classes. Furthermore, without the support of the Latino organizations on campus, the Multicultural Student Affairs office struggled to get attention and participants for the kick-off event. With only six people in attendance for the flag parade, the event had to be canceled and postponed until further notice. “All we have to do is assemble, all we have to do is have people get together so we can go around,” Santiago said. “All we need is music, these calendars and the flags.” Much of the weight of putting together the upcoming
events fell on Santiago; our voice in the MSA had been hard at work obtaining the f lags and putting together the Hispanic Heritage Month calendar of events. However, it is important to keep in mind that both our assistant director and our Latino Organizations’ executive boards are new on the job and had not had time to plan ahead and work together. The Bienvenidos staff believes in the importance and impact of our small group on the greater campus community and believes it is important to keep in mind that we are Latinos all the time, not just from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Although Hispanic students only make up about 4 percent of the student body, it is important that we put a face to the statistics and begin to have a stronger presence on campus. As higher-education Latino students, it is our responsibility to educate others of our diverse and rich cultures.
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Minority Greeks to share experiences at scholars event Hermanos minoritarios compartirán sus experiencias Miguel Sanchez Staff Writer
Esta noche a las 5 p.m. en Daniels 214, tres organizaciones grecas tendrán un evento para University Scholars sobre qué significa “Ser un estudiante de color en una institución predominantemente blanca.” La fraternidad latina de N.C. State, Lambda Theta Phi, presentará en colaboración con Sigma Omicron Epsilon y Alpha Phi Alpha, la sororidad nativa americana y fraternidad afroamericana, respectivamente. La motivación de este evento se enfoca en compartir la perspectiva y la lucha que estudiantes de la minoridad se enfrentan cuando se solicitan a la universidad. “Este es el primer paso en integrar nuestra comunidad con otras alrededor de nosotros que son muy similares a la nuestra,” dijo Desmond Sellman, presidente de Alpha Phi Alpha, la primera organización greca de N.C. State. Miguel Migliore, estudiante de último año en informática y miembro de Lambda Theta Phi, dijo que apenas recibió su “ayuda financiera en [mi] primer año porque no sabía que había tantas cosas para llenar y firmar junto a la FAFSA; nadie me dijo.” Migliore, originalmente de Venezuela, dice que aunque sus padres se graduaron con títulos de universidades Venezolanas, estuvo principalmente a solas cuando ya era tiempo para aplicar a la universidad en los Estados Unidos. Esta lucha de navegar el proceso de aplicaciones universitarias no sólo es una realidad para estudiantes hispanos, pero para estudiantes de otras minoridades también. Mientras el Departamento de Educación reporta que 50% de estudiantes en la universidad han sido de primera generación a partir de 2010, las tasas son más altas entre minoridades. Según las estadísticas de 2010, 48.5% de estudiantes latinos y 45% de estudiantes afroamericanos son universitarios de primera generación. Entre estudiantes nativo americanos, 35% eran de primera generación. En comparación,
sólo 28% de estudiantes que se identificaron como caucasianos no hispanos tenían padres con una educación de colegio o menos. Jessica Anstead, la presidenta de la sororidad nativa americana, Sigma Omicron Epsilon, Inc., y miembra de la tribu Haliwa-Saponi, ofrece su perspectiva. “Creo que mucha gente no puede ver fuera de la comunidad; no pueden ver que salir de la comunidad es mejorarla [más de quedarse],” dijo Anstead. El evento no sólo va a abordar temas relacionados al proceso de solicitar entre minoridades, sino también las tasas más bajas de graduación que acosan a minoridades. El Digest of Education Statistics publicó un estudio en 2012 que monitorizaba el progreso de estudiantes masculinos en universidades desde 2009 a 2012. Mientras 57% de hombres caucasianos y 64% de hombres asiáticos se graduaron de la universidad dentro de seis años, menos de la mitad de hispanos se graduaron en seis años. sólo 33% de varones afroamericanos en el estudio se graduaron en seis años. “Ser inteligente no es chévere para un moreno. No se ve ni muchos cirujanos, ni adelantados, ni intelectuales en la tele, en frente de los niños,” dijo Sellman. Migliore señala que mientras el idioma y la cultura pueden ser un problema para estudiantes con padres provenientes de otro país, el dinero es algo que tienen en común muy fuertemente las minoridades crecientes en los Estados Unidos. “Es una transición difícil para estudiantes de la minoridad, que están acostumbrados a trabajar en ocupaciones mínimas, ahorrar hasta tres veces sus ganancias típicas para poder asistir a la universidad,” dijo Migliore.
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Tonight at 5 p.m. in Daniels 214, three minority Greek organizations will host a scholars event titled “Being a student of color at a Predominantly White Institution.” NC State’s Latin fraternity, Lambda Theta Phi, will be presenting in collaboration with Sigma Omicron Epsilon and Alpha Phi Alpha, the Native American sorority and African-American fraternity, respectively. The purpose of the event is to share perspectives about the struggles that minority students often face when they apply to college. “I almost didn’t get financial aid my freshman year because I didn’t know there was all this stuff to fill out beside the FAFSA; no one told me,” said Miguel Migliore, senior in computer science and a member of Lambda Theta Phi. Migliore, originally from Venezuela, said although his parents graduated with university degrees from Venezuela, he was mainly on his own when it came to the college application process in the United States. The event tonight will discuss the lack of visibility among minority organizations and ways that it can be improved in the NC State community. This struggle to navigate the college application process is not only a reality for Hispanic students, but also other minority students as well. The Department of Education reports that 50 percent of college students are first-generation as of 2010, but the rates are highest among minorities. According to 2010 statistics from the National Center of Education Statistics, 48.5 percent of Latino/Hispanic students and 45 percent of Black/African-American students were first-generation college students. Of Native American students, 35 percent were first-generation college
students. In comparison, only 28 percent of students who identified as non-Hispanic Caucasians had parents with a high school education or less. “I think that a lot of people can’t see that leaving the community is bettering it,” said Jessica Anstead, president of Native American sorority, Sigma Omicron Epsilon. The event will not only address issues related to the application process, but also the lower graduation rates that plague minorities. The Digest of Education Statistics published a study in 2012 that tracked the progress of male students in colleges from 2009 to 2012. While 57 percent of Caucasian men and 64 percent of Asian men graduated from college within six years, less than half of Hispanic men graduated within six years. Only 33 percent of black males involved in the study graduated within six years. Sellman attributes that statistic to the inf luence of the media on the black community. “Being smart for a black man ain’t cool. It’s not what we’re taught through television, radio, the news… You don’t see many black surgeons, visionaries, thinkers who are on TV, put in front of children. That’s not what we see.” Migliore points out that while language and culture may be an issue for students with foreign-born parents, money is a strong commonality among minorities who grew up in the U.S. “It’s often a rough transition for minority students used to working minimum-wage jobs to save up to three times their usual earnings to be able to go to school,” Migliore said. Migliore also said that although N.C. State advertises that it embraces diversity, there’s still an invisible barrier that exists, and it’s often present in the line of communication to the minority community. “If you notice, there’s a lot of juniors and seniors who come to Mi Familia and are like, ‘I’ve never heard about this,’” Migliore said.
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Estudiantes admiran las cuadras de Soraida Martinez, artista y orador motivacional el lunes 15 de Septiembre. Lunes marcó el primer día del mes de Herencia Hispana.
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sus pinturas y le agitaron a buscar la verdad en la discusión sobre las ideas erróneas y estereotipos sexistas. Sus pinturas de óleo y acrílico sobre lienzo, las cuales miden tres por cuatro pies, son inspiradas por sus experiencias y la humanidad. Diamond Jackson y Asia Anderson, ambas jóvenes en la gestión de la moda textil, asistieron la exhibición Verdadismo por primera vez el lunes. Ellas disfrutaron de la exhibición tanto que no podían escoger una pintura favorita, y dijeron que su impacto era algo del cual muchos se beneficiarían de ver. “Tal vez todo el mundo necesita ver esto,” dijo Jackson. “Sus pinturas representan una voz a nosotras como mujeres y minorías, y representan una gran cantidad de verdad de lo que experimentamos.” “Es increíble que sus pinturas todavía son relevantes, después de 20 años,” agregó Anderson. Cada pintura es acompañada con una breve comentario y un titulo mas largo que describe la pintura y el sentido bajo la pintura. Su arte es caracterizada de planos y colores vivos, ademas de simbolismo y los sujetos son nacidos de sus experiencias personales o un comentario de las experiencias de otros. Su filosofía personal es: capacitarse a sí mismo con su propia verdad, vivir el momento
con respeto a los demás, dar de vuelta a la sociedad, mantener la mente abierta, y armonizarse con su lado espiritual. Una de sus pinturas, titulada “Between Two Islands,” representa las dificultades de Martínez siendo una extranjera en Harlem, New York City donde creció, y simultáneamente no siendo aceptada en Puerto Rico de donde provienen sus padres. “Cuando se etiqueta a alguien, usted le está poniendo en pequeñas cajas,” dijo Martínez. “Prefiero ser etiquetada como lo que soy, yo misma, como Soraida Martínez. “
“Es increíble que sus pinturas todavía son relevantes, después de 20 años.” dijo Asia Anderson, estudiante de tercer año
Verdadismo estará en exhibición a partir del 15 de septiembre hasta el 26 de septiembre en el segundo piso del Centro Estudiantil de Witherspoon en el Centro Cultural de la galería de arte afroamericana.
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Soraida Martinez, artist and motivational speaker, stands in front of her exhibit in the African American Cultural Center in Witherspoon Student Center.
Verdadism speaks the truth about social conditions Paula Gordon Bienvenidos Editor
More than 50 people attended an art talk and exhibit debut on Monday with Soraida Martinez, motivational speaker and artist. Martinez is known for her art style of Verdadism, which explores the theory of empowering one’s own truth and addresses many social conditions that affect women, Latinos and the disenfranchised members of American society. “My hope is [that] through Verdadism, I can create social change,” Martinez said as she introduced her artistic concept. For Martinez, visual art is one of the best ways to express tolerance and promote social justice because it is able to do it in a nonthreatening way. Martinez has used paintings such as “What Prejudice Looks Like” to open the dialogue, especially among young children who are more open to new ideas and are able to absorb concepts and break down socially constructed barriers that perpetuate stereotypes. Martinez’s experience in corporate Amer-
ica influenced her paintings and motivated her to seek out the truth and promote social change and discussion about sexist misconceptions and stereotypes. Her oil and acrylic paintings, which usually measure 3 feet by 4 feet, are inspired by her personal experiences and humanity. Diamond Jackson and Asia Anderson, both juniors in fashion textile management, experienced the Verdadism exhibit for the first time on Monday. They enjoyed the exhibit so much that they couldn’t pinpoint a favorite painting, but said that its impact is something everyone would benefit from seeing. “It’s amazing how relevant these paintings are, even 20 years later,” Jackson said. “Her paintings represent a voice to us as women and minorities, and it represents a lot of truth to what we experience,” Anderson said. Each painting is accompanied by a short commentary and a longer title that describes the painting and the sentiment behind it. Her art is characterized by flat planes and bold colors, as well as symbolism, and the subjects
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Harlem, New York, where she grew up, continued from page 5 while simultaneously not being accepted in are borne out of her Puerto Rico where her personal experience or parents were from. a commentary on the “When you label experiences of others. someone, you’re putHer personal phi- ting them in little losophy is to empow- boxes,” Martinez said. er yourself with your “I’d rather be labeled own truth, live for the as who I am, myself, as moment with respect Soraida Martinez.” for others, give back to The exhibit will be society, keep an open on display from Sept. mind and connect to 15 through Sept. 26 one’s spiritual side. on the second floor of One of her paint- Witherspoon Student ings, titled “Between Center in the African Two Islands,” rep- American Cultural resents Martinez’s Center Art Gallery. struggle with being seen as an outsider in
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Senior NC State cross country star Joanna Thompson will start the first race of her final season with the Pack at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary this weekend. Thompson has been nothing short of spectacular over the course of her running career at State, achieving All-ACC honors and NCAA All-Regional honors in each of the three seasons that she has run with the Pack. In Thompson’s last race of 2013, she placed 36th at the NCAA National Championships, giving the Tennessee native her very first designation as an NCAA Cross Country All-American. However, when asked about her season goals, she emphasized her team rather than expectations to add more personal accolades to her illustrious repertoire. “I definitely have a lot of goals,” Thompson said. “I think we have a really strong team this year from an all-around perspective.” Prioritizing the team comes just a year after the Pack narrowly missed out on nationals, with Thompson qualifying for the individual championship. “Last year there was a little bit of team disappointment at the end of the season, because I managed to qualify as an individual for nationals but our
team just missed making it,” Thompson said. Thompson described running without her teammates as “nerve-racking” and “bittersweet.” “It’s always really exciting when you make nationals, but to then not have my teammates there was this moment of excitement and then this moment of sadness,” Thompson said. Teams must place first or second in their respective regional races to qualify for nationals. The Wolfpack finished 3rd at the Southeast Regionals behind Virginia and William & Mary. The Pack’s final chance came at the possibility of receiving one of the 14 at-large bids given at the end of the season. However the race’s selection committee denied the Lady Pack’s bid, and the season was over. “I think this year the team goal is to get everybody to nationals so that we can all share that experience,” Thompson said. In the last 10 years, Indiana State University has hosted the Division I Cross Country National Championships nine times. The NCAA won’t change the routine this year as the championships are slotted to return to Terre Haute, Indiana, in 2014. Before Thompson’s All-American performance last year, she finished 77th on her first goround as a freshman. As a team, the Lady Pack finished 24th that
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1. Virginia Tech (2-1): Head coach Frank Beamer’s squad has shocked the nation two weeks in a row. First, the Hokies traveled to Columbus and drilled No. 8 Ohio State, 35-21. However, Virginia Tech would fall at home to unranked East Carolina the very next week. The up-and-down Hokies will face Georgia Tech Saturday. 2. Duke (3-0): The next three spots were nearly even, but the Blue Devils earn the slight edge, simply because they were ranked higher in the Technician’s initial ACC rankings. Duke has wiped the floor with its past three opponents, and boasts the eighthbest opponents-points-per-game average in the nation at 11.0. 3. Virginia (2-1): Who is this team, and what has it done with the Virginia Cavaliers? After a brutal 2-10 season in 2013, the Cavs have beaten a top-25 team and played a top-10 team within a touchdown. The Virginia squad will face another test in No. 21 Brigham Young on Saturday, and a win may vault them into the national standings.
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Nonetheless, the Pack has a solid foundation: Players such as Simonin and junior defensive midfielder Holden Fender have hardly put a foot wrong so far and offer vital consistency and leadership, while junior
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keeper Alex McCauley has been in inspired form so far and made nine saves against Wake Forest. Off the bench, senior Matt Ingram and junior Phil Carmon bring versatility and energy. With young guns such as freshmen Ryan Peterson, Duvernay and Knudson playing big minutes, the Wolfpack has a blend of talent ready to come
together and push for a tournament bid. The question is: When will it all come together? In the spring preseason, State clicked collectively in its sixth game: a dominant 6-2 win against Duke. Tonight, the Pack takes on Charleston at home — its sixth game of the regular season.
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Pack learns lessons in Wake of defeat Nazmi Albadawi earns NASL Player of the Week honors
Former Pack men’s soccer player Nazmi Albadawi, who plays professionally with the Carolina RailHawks, was named the North American Soccer League Player of the Week. Albadawi scored once and assisted the game-winning goal in the RailHawks 3-1 victory against the league-leading San Antonio Scorpions on Saturday, vaulting the RailHawks into playoff contention. The central midfielder played four years for the Wolfpack and earned second-team All-ACC honors his senior season. The Raleigh native also played for the RailHawks under-23 side and was promoted to the first team prior to the start of the 2014 NASL season. SOURCE: CAROLINAHAWKS.COM
Volleyball’s Kearney named ACC Freshman of the Week
Freshman middle blocker Kaitlyn Kearney was named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday. Kearney led the Wolfpack to a 3-0 showing at the Georgia Tournament this past weekend and was also named tournament MVP. For the tournament, she averaged 3.27 kills per set and recorded eight blocks. The Frisco, Texas, native smashed 15 kills against host team Georgia with only one error to register a .412 attacking percentage. She finished the weekend with 36 kills and a .403 hitting percentage. SOURCE: ACC.COM
Cherry top 10 in touchdowns in FBS
With five touchdowns on the season, sophomore wide receiver Bra’Lon Cherry is tied for the ninthmost touchdowns among FBS players around the country. When looking at receivers with the most touchdowns on the year, Cherry is even better. Cherry is just one touchdown behind FBS leading receiver Nelson Spruce from Colorado, who has six touchdowns on the year. Cherry was especially potent in Saturday’s contest against South Florida. Cherry recorded the Wolfpack’s first three scores of the game and finished with 70 allpurpose yards off three receptions and two rushes. SOURCE: ESPN.COM
With a 2-1 loss to Wake Forest in its first conference match, the NC State men’s soccer team has plenty of questions left to answer and plenty of positives on which to build. Despite facing a nationally ranked opponent, going down two goals, suffering key injuries and receiving a pair of red cards, the Pack (2-2-1, 0-10 ACC) came within a hair’s breadth of equalizing against Jordan the No. 18 Demon Deacons (3-2-0, 1-0Beck Associate Sports 0 ACC). Editor “Wake Forest is an excellent possession team no matter who they play,” said State head coach Kelly Findley. “That asked us questions we hadn’t been asked before since we switched systems.” The aforementioned system switch from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 has seen a massive improvement in the Pack’s play, even if Friday’s loss was a bump in the road. Earlier in the season, the Technician noted the dependency on functional partnerships required for the 4-4-2 to work. But after a dull draw with Valparaiso and a lopsided loss to Cal Poly, it became obvious that some of these partnerships essentially called for square pegs in round holes — players in unsuitable roles. “We went through the preseason and the first weekend playing one season and realized pretty quickly it just wasn’t working,” Findley said. Since switching to 4-3-3, the Pack ran over Cleveland State 4-0, edged William & Mary 1-0 and took Wake to the brink before two red cards eliminated hope of a comeback. State junior attacker Reed Norton received a red card for a harsh challenge in the 55th and sopho-
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Freshman forward Ade Taiwo chases down a ball against Valparaiso’s sophomore defender Adrian Graham on Aug. 29 at the Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh. NC State and Valparaiso tied the game 0-0.
more midfielder Michael Bajza got his marching orders after a pair of yellow cards with 13 minutes left to play. Both players are suspended for tonight’s match against Charleston. “I’ve received four yellow cards in 11 years of coaching,” Findley said. “We lost our discipline a little bit, but I’m still proud we didn’t concede after we went down to nine men.” Before the cards, however, the match was physical and well-contested, with Wake Forest opening the scoring in the 17th minute and finding a second just after the second half kickoff. The Pack struggled to generate chances in open play but found a lifeline in the 55th minute, when Bajza controlled a Demon Deacons’ clearance with his head and smashed a volley from 30 yards that
dipped over the head of Wake Forest sophomore keeper Alec Ferrell and into the net. Ferrell, however, made key saves late in the match to deny a State equalizer, preserve his side’s win and hand the Pack its first conference loss of the season; a loss that serves as a lesson for games to come. Findley noted the team must improve in its new system and generate clear-cut chances in open play. “We’ve played 4-3-3 for 10 days,” Findley said. “The guys are bought in, and we’ll continue to get better with every game we play.” The creativity of players like freshman attacking midfielder Zach Knudson, sophomore winger Travis Wannemuehler and sophomore central midfielder Roland Minogue must come to the forefront for that
to happen. Moreover, senior striker Nick Surkamp and freshman striker Ade Taiwo must find the back of the net when given those chances. Surkamp scored twice against Cleveland State but didn’t find the goal in the other four games, while Ade Taiwo has yet to open his account for the Pack. Defensively, State needs greater concentration and solidity, but that comes with time. Freshmen talents Conor Donovan (who returned from international duty for Friday’s match) and Caleb Duvernay have earned starting spots, but integrating alongside veterans like seniors Ryan Metts and Clement Simonin requires game experience.
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POWER RANKINGS
Brissett leads ACC in passing yards Redshirt junior quarterback Jacoby Brissett leads the ACC with 810 passing yards on the season. Brissett is just over 50 yards better than second ranked quarterback Michael Brewer from Virginia Tech, who has 748 passing yards on the year. Nationally, Brissett has recorded the 23rd-most passing yards amongst FBS quarterbacks. Brissett threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns during the Wolfpack’s 49-17 romp of South Florida. Brissett needed just two games to pass the 455 passing yards he recorded in his career as a Florida Gator. SOURCE: ESPN.COM BEN SALAMA/TECHNICIAN, SOURCE: WIKIMEDIA
Sophomore corner back Jack Tocho returns a fumble for a touchdown that would eventually be called back vs. Old Dominion on Sept. 6. The Wolfpack won the contest 46-34, and after a win over South Florida by a score of 49-17, are undefeated and ranked fifth in the Technician’s ACC - Atlantic power rankings. FSU sits atop this week’s standings.
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Tuesday, September 16 MEN’S SOCCER V. CHARLESTON Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 16 WOMEN’S GOLF @ COUGAR CLASSIC Charleston, S.C.., All Day Friday, September 19 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL V. COASTAL CAROLINA Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Friday, September 19 CROSS COUNTRY @ WOLFPACK INVITATIONAL Cary, N.C., 5:30 p.m. Friday, September 19 WOMEN’S TENNIS @ GEORGIA TECH INVITATIONAL Atlanta, G.A.., All day
FSU, Virginia Tech control ACC rankings Zack Tanner Senior Staff Writer
The third week of the 2014 NCAA football season saw Boston College upset No. 9 Southern California, NC State blow out Southern Florida and Florida State continue its march toward a second consecutive national championship. Seven ACC teams remain undefeated on the year, including NC State, while only Wake Forest holds a record under .500. FSU headlines the Atlantic division, while Virginia Tech remains on top of the Coastal rankings despite a loss to ECU.
ATLANTIC
1. No. 1 Florida State (2-0): The reigning BCS champions are still undefeated and looking as strong as ever in 2014. After a close call against Oklahoma State on
opening night, the Seminoles took care of the Citadel with little issue. Florida State will battle for conference supremacy this Saturday night against No. 22 Clemson. 2. No. 22 Clemson (1-1): Despite having an even record, the Tigers are clearly the second-best team in the Atlantic division. The Clemson squad fought hard against an SEC powerhouse in No. 12 Georgia then stomped South Carolina State by 66 points. The Tigers are averaging 47 points per game, good for 11th best in the nation. 3. Boston College (2-1): Despite suffering a conference loss to Pittsburgh the week before, the Eagles shocked the nation on Saturday with an upset win over No. 9 Southern California. Despite losing 2013 Heisman finalist running back Andre Williams, the Boston College
squad still ranks 11th in the nation in rushing. 4. Louisville (2-1): After two solid wins, including a 31-13 rout of Miami, to start the season, the Cardinals fell from the top-25 polls after losing on the road at Virginia on Saturday. Louisville can’t afford to lose anymore early games, as the team will face No. 1 Florida State, No. 22 Clemson and No. 9 Notre Dame later this season. 5. NC State (3-0): The Wolfpack started the season shaky, having to rely on two secondhalf comebacks to defeat Georgia Southern and Old Dominion. However, the State squad silenced the critics with a 49-17 dismantling of South Florida in Tampa Bay on Saturday. The Pack will enjoy its last cupcake of the season on Saturday before facing No. 1 Florida State
and No. 22 Clemson in the following weeks. 6. Syracuse (2-0): After nearly succumbing to an upset from Villanova, an FCS squad, the Orange had two weeks to prepare for a road trip to Central Michigan, which ‘Cuse handled 40-3. The Orange will face off with Maryland on Saturday in a battle between the new ACC and the old ACC. 7. Wake Forest (1-2): As the only team in the ACC under .500, the Demon Deacons are clearly the worst team in the conference. Losses to Louisiana-Monroe and Utah State certainly don’t look good on any resume, and it certainly doesn’t help that the team’s leading rusher has only 85 yards through three games.
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