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The Young Americans for Liberty Club held a debate Tuesday night at Riddick Hall concerning minimum wage. With President Barack Obama recently publically urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, minimum wage has been a major topic in recent news and debates. Members from the Young Democrats and more YAL club members were supposed to attend, but only a few members showed up. The debate still continued with members of YAL taking opposing sides just to create good debate.
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Two student groups have each been awarded $50,000 in a competition that emphasized methods for schools to obtain funding and use innovative methods to improve the state of K-12 education. Pennies 4 Progress and TeacherLoop emerged victorious in the SECU Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation at N.C. State’s Institute for Emerging Issues’ annual forum held from Feb. 10 to Feb. 11 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The competition was jointly held with the State Employees Credit Union. According to Ryan O’ Donnell, chief executive of Pennies 4 Progress and junior in business administration, both teams entered the competition after working with the IEI through a lecture series hosted by the Caldwell Fellows program.
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O’Donnell said the forum of this year’s theme “Teachers And The Great Economic Debate,” forced his team and others to consider how they were going to effectively deal with problems educators face despite being college students. “College students have great ideas, and you don’t have to have a Ph.D. in educational policy to make a significant impact in education,” O’ Donnell said. Pennies 4 Progress O’Donnell said he and his team wanted to implement an easier donation method, and after a year in which public education lost more than $500 million in funding in North Carolina, his team decided to enter the economy category to find a way in which private businesses and nonprofits could be helpful in increasing revenue for public edu-
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Last weekend, the Inter-Residence Council at N.C. State beat out 14 other schools across the state at the North Carolina Association of Residence Halls conference to become School of the Year. Conference organizers recognized the IRC for its programming initiatives, conference involvement and engagement with residents and leadership, according
“We had a very cool leadership style that attempted to unlock the mystery of leadership.” Shreye Saxena, vice president
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to Shreye Saxena, vice president of national communication coordination for the IRC. The IRC also won awards for President of the Year and Student of the Year at the annual conference held at Appalachian State University. However Saxena said the biggest organizational award presented by the NCARH is the School of the Year Award. “It is a very prestigious award,” Saxena said. “Out of all the schools that come together, the NCARH looks at the organization of student leadership and not necessarily just the IRC, but also the RAs, Hall Council and anyone affiliated with University Housing,” Saxena said. Kurt Saenger-Heyl, the president of the IRC received the President of the Year award for his leadership, rebranding the proposals of the organization and his plans to increase the capacity of the IRC
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Darwin Day included decorations, themes and food related to Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution.
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Students and faculty members gathered at N.C. State’s David Clark Labs Wednesday to celebrate the life and influence of Charles Darwin with evolution-themed food. The event, organized by Jennifer Landin, a professor of science education at N.C. State, offered a wide variety of treats ranging from cookies shaped like insects to Darwinthemed cupcakes. In addition to the snacks, participants took a quiz
about the scientist’s life. “The purpose is to celebrate Darwin’s life and contributions to the field of biology and to just appreciate an all around great guy,” Landin said. Large pieces of artwork such as paintings of a giant trilobite and a prehistoric anthropod and a cutout picture of Darwin painted by Landin were displayed near one of the entrances to David Clark Labs in appreciation of Darwin and the
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Though more jobs have been created in North Carolina since the recession, the unemployment remains high, according to Mike Walden, W.M. Neal Reynolds Distinguished Economics Professor at N.C. State. North Carolina has 250,000 more jobs than it did before 2010, however 320,000 residents are classified as unemployed, Walden said to WRAL. There is also an estimated 65,000 people who want to work, but haven’t found employment and have stopped searching and aren’t officially recognized as jobless. Overall, this means 130,000 more people are unemployed than before the recession. Walden offered several explanations for North Carolina’s slow recovery. First, the state’s workforce has become more efficient. Production per worker increased 7 percent between 2007 and 2012, which is more than the national average. “The bottom line is we simply need fewer people today to produce what we make and sell,” Walden said. However, the state also lost
a third of its construction jobs after the housing market crash, and these jobs have been decreasing during the past two years. “While we wouldn’t necessarily expect all construction and related jobs to return to levels of the housing boom, a return to pre-boom levels is reasonable,” Walden said. “This translates to about 45,000 construction jobs and another 45,000 related jobs – jobs that we currently don’t have.” Walden also said economists think the slow economic recovery is due to employers wanting skills that prospective employees don’t have. “A recent study estimated that up to a third of the increase in unemployment during the recession could have been due to this skills mismatch,” Walden said. “For North Carolina, this would translate to about 100,000 individuals not being employed because they aren’t trained in needed skills areas.” Walden said, federal legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation Act and the Affordable Care Act could also be having an “adverse effect on job creation.”
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Ross Bradley, YAL’s club president and a junior in statistics, said the club has debates weekly and would like more students to participate and become more politically aware and less apathetic. “We think the media is biased,” Bradley said. “We want people to hear both sides to make their decisions.” People participating in the debate chose whether to sit on the left side of the room if they were for keeping the minimum wage or the right side if they’re opposed to it. Anyone could claim to be undecided too. Bradley said he would like to see the mini-
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cation. The team consisted of O’Donnell, Shreye Saxena, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, Joseph Moo-Young, a junior in chemical engineering and Brandon Narybouth, a junior in economics. “The basics of it would be for local people to fund local schools, and we want to do that with local businesses,” O’Donnell said. According to O’Donnell, P4P will serve as a catalyst in the region by securely accepting donations from consumers when they make
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mum wage abolished. “Most economic models you see that raise the minimum wage create inequality and less job opportunities. It helps people that are good at their jobs but hurts low-skilled laborers,” Bradley said. Hannah Field, a freshman in communication, attended the debate undecided. She said she hasn’t taken many high-level economics courses and didn’t know what she believes about several issues including minimum wage. “I thought it was important to come out and learn more about this topic so I can formulate better arguments with people and really know what I’m talking about instead of being uninformed. I think that’s really important when talking about politics,” Field said.
Other attendees opposed to the minimum wage increase said that companies who employ a large number of people can have competitive wages if the minimum wage wasn’t raised. Attendees questioned overtime pay and what would happen if minimum wage were cut all together. They also discussed the Federal Reserve and the impact of inflation, saying it might be the topic for a future debate. Ian T. Richardson, YAL’s treasurer and a senior in communication, said there are many misconceptions about minimum wage, particularly the economic realities behind it. “I think this event is a good event to have an open exchange of ideas and hopefully uncover some facts that get lost in the rhetoric sometimes,” Richardson said.
YAL hold a debate every week at 7pm in room 314 of Riddick Hall, and any students are able to participate. Participants vote about topics after each debate and themes have included drug policy, Affordable Care Act, gay marriage, the NSA, taxes and entitlement programs. There is a YAL State Convention in South Carolina on March 22 that members of the club will be attending. The event offers training for members, a chance to network and aims to encourage members to become more actively involved in the organization. “Our goal is to cast the leaders of tomorrow and reclaim the policies, candidates, and direction of our government,” according to the YAL Organization’s website.
a purchase at a restaurant or other type of business. O’Donnell said P4P is in the process of partnering with 22 businesses in the Triangle, and it hopes to raise more than $110,000 by the end of the year. The SECU foundation will provide $25,000 to the groups initially and observe how that money is invested before providing the other half of the sum. P4P will use the first $25,000 award to purchase iPads and other IOS based tablets and software. It will provide this technology to businesses so each business will take part in the process. When a consumer makes a purchase by swiping his or her credit card, he or she can
choose to round up the bill by a few pennies and choose a charity or cause to donate the excess change to, according to O’Donnell. Despite the award, O’Donnell said he is aware P4P won’t outweigh the lack of funding schools in North Carolina now face. According to O’Donnell, an average teacher in North Carolina spends about $356 of his or her own money on school supplies or curricular activities, according to a 2013 study conducted by the Horace Mann Advisor Panel. “There’s a big gap in what we could provide in North Carolina and what the government has cut,” O’Donnell said. “How do we retain teachers? How do we keep high-quality education in this state? People are really frustrated with their government and how it has taken a lot of money out of education. Pennies 4 Progress isn’t the solution for everything. It isn’t going to solve all our problems, but there is a gap we feel like we can address.” TeacherLoop TeacherLoop is a team pushing the use of open-source educational resources in North Carolina public schools, according to Sean Kramer, a junior in computer science, and Shrey Satpathy, a sophomore in nuclear engineering. In addition to Kramer and Satpathy, the team also consists of William VanderVeen, a junior in graphic design, and David Nacouzi, a sophomore in physics. “We believe in open-source education. That’s our manifest goal,” Satpathy said. “Education must be open-source just like software.” According to Satpathy and Kramer, TeacherLoop will be a source for teachers to upload and distribute course modules consisting of lesson plans, tests and class exercises. In coming up with the idea, Satpathy said that the team consulted with more than 100 teachers in gathering feedback for what educa-
tors felt was lacking. “We had teachers in mind when developing every step of the way,” Kramer said. Satpathy and Kramer said they are currently working with The Science House, which includes a group of teachers working to improve STEM education at the University. Satpathy said TeacherLoop plans to launch its alpha product in May, and group members will plan to work together with about 1,200 teachers in North Carolina to test the product. TeacherLoop could have a significant effect in the way teachers interact with one another, according to Satpathy and Kramer, as all similar platforms that currently exist have monthly or yearly fees to educators. “There hasn’t been a lot of work done in the open-source arena,” Kramer said. “‘Sharemylesson,’ a relatively popular site among educators with a similar function has a cost of $70 a year for a teacher to sign up.” According to Satpathy and Kramer, the team will use the initial $25,000 investment to purchase a domain name, pay for server costs and establish an effective web presence. “We’re planning on targeting county governments, which will pay a flat fee to use and download tools off the website,” Kramer said. According to Kramer and Satpathy, one stipulation is that teachers will never be responsible for funding when using TeacherLoop. “Teachers can never pay us,” Kramer said. “We will never accept payments from them to sustain the site.” According to Kramer and Satpathy, the members of TeacherLoop don’t want to limit their reach to schools in North Carolina only. “We want to expand our product to schools in all 50 states,” Kramer said.
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event. Faculty members and students alike participated in a Darwin trivia quiz game. “It was very well attended with lots of participants in our trivia game,” said Alice Lee, a professor of microbiology who attended the event and graded the trivia quizzes. “It was nice to see a variety of people such as graduate students, professors and undergraduate students attend.” The trivia quiz had 22 questions about Darwin’s life, the theory of evolution and books written by Darwin. According to Lee, the quiz was fairly difficult because the highest
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score on the quiz was 13 correct out of 22 with dozens of people participating. Landin, who was the main organizer for the event, said N.C. State has organized Darwin Day for four years to coincide with Darwin’s birthday. This year, unpredictable weather pushed the event back a week. “We actually had planned some presentations that were much bigger, but this was delayed twice because of the weather,” Landin said. “It was supposed to be last Thursday, then we rearranged it to Friday and then to today. Darwin’s birthday was last Wednesday.” Landin also said the event has been growing in attendance since the first event
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to become a residential resource. “He has a good leadership style and empowers people in the organization,” Saxena said. Aaron Sugar, the vice president of hall council affairs in the IRC won the Student of the Year award for his academic achievement and long-lasting leadership with Housing, Saxena said. The NCARH is composed of 14 affiliated schools in North Carolina. The NCARH holds an annual conference where delegates from the school assemble in order to discuss potential programs and network. The delegation from N.C. State is comprised of Saxena and resident advisors Jesse
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four years ago. “We have expanded every year,” Landin said. “I got extra help from volunteers this year for which I am grateful, and we also had the outreach event, which [biological sciences research assistant] Holly Menninger helped organize, at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.” Some attendees said they enjoyed the event, especially the decorations and trivia. “It’s the first time I have been at the Darwin Day Event,” Lee said. “We participated, had fun and learned something new about Darwin. I didn’t know he had 10 children.” One of the tables at the event had a donation box with suggested donation
amounts in exchange for artwork done by Landin. The artwork ranged from watercolor paintings of fish and finches to bumper stickers displaying “love evolution” and “EVO: teach evolution.” Toward the end of the event, people started to disperse before trivia quiz prizes were awarded. Landin plans to host another Darwin Day next year with more presentations and activities. “Hopefully there will be no snow days next year,” Landin said. “I hope this expands even further, and I hope to outreach to more non-biologists next year to share the love of Darwin.”
Simmons, Sarah Bloomer, Anne Link, Shelby Anderson, Summer Higdon, Logan Perry, Robert Keefe, Chris Becker and Jared Bouchard. Saxena said the conference organizers analyzed 75-80 resident hall programs, and N.C. State had two programs in the top eight. Simmons presented one of the top eight programs titled “Ugh, Get a Clue!” which examined the effects of technology and social media and relationships in college. T h e ot h e r pr o g r a m , “What’s on America’s Playlist?” presented by Bouchard, assessed “classic” songs and how they impacted American society. Saxena said Housing is not given enough credit for the various services and amenities it provides. “I don’t think many people know how amazing the
service is that the University provides,” Saxena said. “What the award really says is that N.C. State has the best campus life of any school in North Carolina and it’s something that people who live on campus should be aware of,” Saxena said. Saxena said in preparation for the conference, the group prepared a banner representing the University and its affiliation with the state. That banner was acknowledged as the best banner at the conference. “It’s an opportunity where you can explore your leadership style with the delegation,” Saxena said. “We had a very cool leadership style that attempted to unlock the mystery of leadership, and we were recognized for having the best banner.”
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hould we care about the liberal arts? The short answer is yes. However, President Barack Obama recently made remarks about liberal arts, criticizing their effectiveness in training people for jobs. In an attempt to promote his initiatives to restore American manufacturing to what it once was, in part by changing the way people are trained for jobs, Obama said, “I promise you, folks can make a lot more potentially with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree.” Though he may have not intended to offend anyone, he joined the growing list of politicians who have recently Vishwas Rao discredited the liberal Guest Columnist arts. According to Inside Higher Ed, prominent politicians such as Mitt Romney and Gov. Pat McCrory have criticized liberal-arts disciplines. Ironically, Romney, McCrory and Obama all received liberal-arts degrees. “If you want to take gender studies, that’s fine. Go to a private school and take it,” McCrory said during a radio interview about a year ago. “But I don’t want to subsidize that if that’s not going to get someone a job.” “That remark was really disappointing toward me for a couple of reasons,” said Deborah Hooker, director of N.C. State’s Women’s and Gender Studies program. “[McCrory’s] remarks imply that having the knowledge of one of the most transformative movements in history—the civil rights is the other one— that having the ability to learn that knowledge should only be available to those who can afford to attend private schools.” However, back to the notion liberal-arts degrees don’t get people jobs. “There was a survey conducted of over 500 business leaders, like heads of companies, and all said that people with liberal arts education brought good communication skills, good analytical skills and good contextualizing skills to any job,” Hooker said. “A knowledge of history and literature, as well as a knowledge of science and technology, is important for all sorts of sociopolitical reasons.” Despite these constructive attributes, Hooker said the liberal arts are underfunded. This problem is not foreign to any department at any public school. However, the STEM disci-
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plines find other means of funding through external grants and contracts with companies. The liberal arts don’t always have those same resources. “They are able to support their curricula through grant opportunities and contracts with companies. It’s a little harder for the liberal arts to find those relationships,” Hooker said. Austin Mitchell, a freshman studying history said he has struggled to find opportunities to pursue liberal-arts activities and education since high school. “The high schools tended to focus more on technology-based classes. You had your basic liberal arts, like history and English, but you had to take those because those were the core classes that everyone had to take. The only other liberal arts classes were perhaps a chorus or a band or even a literature class, but overall was very lacking.” Mitchell said he aspires to be a history teacher, but he said he receives disapproving comments about his major. “I get three reactions,” Mitchell said. “The first is the dispassionate, ‘Oh okay.’ Another is ‘I hate history.’ When others find out about me wanting to become a history teacher, I get the ‘Oh, why would you ever want to be a history teacher?’ But it’s more than that.” Mitchell said liberal-arts courses are a key part of everyone’s education. He said, “The liberal arts help foster critical reading skills and cultural background, which is something important for interpersonal interactions.” Likewise, Hooker said a good education should teach more than the basic requirements for a job. “All jobs exist in a social context, and if you don’t know about the social context, I think you’re operating somewhat blindly,” she said. The liberal arts are not as unimportant as politicians have said and are necessary to adequately prepare students for the workforce. Perhaps Hooker put it best when she said, “I think that implying that that knowledge is not essential for people in itself demonstrates that it needs to be taught more.”
No, because some people peruse college for secondary education and they aren’t looking for a job straight out of college, and they shouldn’t be expected to. College is about better educating yourself and not all about getting a job, the government should support the peoples efforts to be better educated citizens, after all college is an experience who shapes who we are.” Rachel Gibson junior, industrial engineering
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“No, I think the government should support everyone and allow them to peruse whatever they want to do, and if people can’t make ends meet, the government should be there to help them to be better rounded individuals.” Nicholas Hsiao sophomore, computer science
ost everyone across t he cou nt r y has heard about the coal-ash spill from a Duke Energy plant in Eden, N.C., that took place last week. In the midst of public outcry, the state has announced intentions to create a task force of experts to review other coal-ash ponds around Marlaina Maddux the Guest Columnist state in hopes of preventing future disasters. Secretary John Skvarla of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has vowed to take action regarding this issue, but actions speak louder than words, and state officials have continuously disappointed their constituents by favoring industry interests over the health and safety of the public. It is time for North Carolina’s state government to do what is right for residents, and that means going far beyond promises of investigations or reviews of problematic sites. Coal dependence continues to prove devastating to the planet and people. A switch to clean, renewable energy is the only option; promises to make fossil fuel use less harmful are a solution only
to a symptom, not the problem itself. State officials have continuously demonstrated their loyalty to corporate interests in regard to environmental regulation initiatives. Just a couple of weeks ago, Skvarla wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, challenging the authority of the EPA to regulate carbon pollution from power plants and asserting that economic development is of the utmost importance to the state. Skvarla claims that North Carolina has been successful in protecting our environment and the public, yet officials were alerted in the past to issues with the very coal-ash containment facility that leaked last week, and acted on behalf of Duke Energy in blocking regulation that could have prevented the disastrous leak. An article about the budding-task-force initiative mentions that environmental groups around the state have called for stricter regulation of coal-fired power plants and waste facilities, but environmental advocates have been pushing for much more. North Carolina has immense potential for harnessing both
solar and wind energy—renewable energies that would promote economic development, job creation, energy independence and a reduction in our contribution to climate change. So what is stopping state legislators from supporting initiatives to move toward clean energy? Democracy is supposed to be a mechanism for public participation in government decision-making. Unfortunately, there is a growing trend of elected officials catering to the needs of industry groups and succumbing to corporate power. It is time for North Carolina public officials to listen to their constituents and exercise their authority to ensure environmental protection for the good of the people and our environment. It is not only those people directly affected by the coal-ash spill who are outraged. Pople throughout the state continue to call for a clean, productive energy revolution and a government that shows concern for their health and safety both in rhetoric and action. Send your thoughts to Mariaina at technician-viewpoint@ncsu.edu.
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he last few elections of this country have brought to light an increasing ideological divide. With fringe political groups such as the tea pa r t y a nd the Occupy Wall Street Josiah movement Keilson rising, poGuest Columnist litical polarization and disagreement have grown. Both sides were assertive in driving forward their policies. A fairly recent illustration of such division is the political commotion caused by the Affordable Care Act. The disagreement concerning this law remained so great that last fall, members of our legislative branch refused to pass the budget unless their demands to defund the ACA were met. Many of these legislators justified their actions by declaring the law un-American. They claimed the law to be immoral by nature because it forced Americans to fund a law many of them personally disagreed with. The justification offered by these representatives necessitates a question about our political system: Is it morally acceptable to tax citizens when those tax dollars are directed toward laws, policies and programs with which many of those same citizens morally disagree? To adequately consider this question, it is important to first observe the way our country currently operates. Many people in this country believe it’s immoral to perform abortions. However, abortion is both legal and
publicly funded by many of these same citizens’ tax dollars. Many believe it to be morally wrong to use our military power to kill any human in the name of greater justice. Despite this, the United States has continued to intervene in foreign affairs in the name of justice, causing incalculable casualties throughout the last 50 years. Many of these pacifists’ tax dollars have gone to the portion of the national budget spent on defense, which, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, is 19 percent, $689 billion, annually. Additionally, according to a mid-February study by the Pew Research Center, nearly half of Americans believe the death penalty to be wrong. Despite this, the U.S. has performed 769 executions since the year 2000, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. As has been seen, our country operates in a manner in which citizens will not always see their personal viewpoint legislated. All of these people still have to pay their taxes, though their tax dollars are partially directed toward policies and programs with which they may morally and fundamentally disagree. This may sound rather unfair in one sense. However, this is the system of democracy on which the U.S. is built. Conceptually speaking, the government of this country is controlled by its citizens through representative elections. Those chosen to write, pass and enforce our laws are public servants to those who elected them. This is the system to which all who choose
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MIÉRCOLES 19 DE FEBRERO, 2014 • PÁGINA 5
Unrest in Venezuela escalates Paula Gordon Bienvenidos Editor
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was taken into custody by the National Guard Tuesday during an anti-government demonstration in Caracas. Lopez was wanted for charges of conspiracy and inciting violence during recent street protests which left at least four dead. For more than two weeks, Venezuelans have been gathering in small towns and in the capital city to protest what they consider to be unfair treatment from their government. Opposition protestors have been wearing white to show their peaceful intentions even as they take to the streets of Caracas in the thousands.
The major grievances of anti-government groups are high inflation, crime and the shortage of some essential staples. The shortages have been blamed on strict currency controls put in place more than a decade ago to prevent the flight of capital. Experts say the controls have crippled the economy and led to inflation reaching 56 percent, the highest in the world, according to The Guardian. Nicolas Maduro assumed the presidency in 2013 and has focused on maintaining the legacy of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, who was noted for his anti-American sentiments. He has been accused by anti-government media sources in Venezuela to be trying to silence the media and students in the
country, some of whom are among the loudest advocates for change. On Friday, social media site Twitter reported that the Venezuelan government had blocked images from being shared following the death of two student protesters at another large anti-government gathering. Before his surrender on Tuesday, Lopez led several t housand suppor ters in peaceful protests, giving a speech despite fears of fresh violence against anti-government protesters. “They want to jail Venezuelans who want peaceful, democratic change,” Lopez said. Of the protests, he said that “this is the first step in the construction of the road for change and it must, by necessity, be a peaceful process.”
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Anti-government protestors raise the Venezuelan flag as they walk through the streets of Caracas, Venezuela.
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Venezuela, a call for peace
Venezuela, una llamada para la paz
Kenneth Smith Lopez
Kenneth Smith Lopez
Staff Writer
“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.” This is a wellknown quote from Voltaire that is represented these days in Venezuela. The South American country is in tension due to the protests being held by the opposition against the government of Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela has been ruled by a government named “socialist and for the people”, but international statistics would argue the government is not working in the people’s benefit. Since the regimen ruled the country, Venezuela has one of the highest inflations in the world. Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, has the second highest murder rate in the world. Basic products are in shortage, Caracas, the capital, is the second city with the most murders, scarcity is present with almost 30 percent of the first need products and devaluation has produced an economic crisis in the country. On Feb. 12, students organized marches around the country. That same afternoon in Caracas, armed groups with ties to the government started to shoot the people in the protests that were already going to their homes after the march. That situation brought death and
dozens of injuries. Since then, the Venezuelan government has attacked protesters, violating Article 68 of the Venezuelan Constitution that says, “Citizens have the right to protest peacefully.” There are even videos in which the National Guard hits, shoots and tortures protesters, while also using tear gas, tanks and weapons against them. Not only that, last week the National Commission of Telecom mu nic at ions threatened TV channels and the press, saying it would get closed if it showed information about the protests. This is a violation of human rights and free expression. The media can’t show the mass demonstrations on TV because they adversely portray the government. As the situation escalated, international media started the coverage of the events, including NTN24, a news channel from Colombia. On Feb. 12, CONATEL ordered all cable companies to shut down the channel, once again removing access. With all the lack of information, Venezuelans have taken to Twitter and Facebook to plan protests, give information and show the stateled aggression to the world. However, on Thursday night, the government blocked all Twitter images in the country for almost a day, something
confirmed by officials from the social network. The government has also issued a capture order against opposition’s leader Leopoldo Lopez, blaming him for all the violence going on, even when there is video and picture footage showing that the National Guard is responsible for the violence. On Saturday night, the newspaper “El Nacional” reported that the local police from Chacao arrested seven members of the National Guard because they were robbing protesters. Lopez turned himself in to Venezuelan authorities Tuesday. Is this a democracy? Is this freedom? Just imagine living in a country where people are tortured because they don’t think the same way as the government, while TV and press hide the reality, and all information media is getting blocked. It is time for the world to know what is going on even as the government tries to hide it. As Bolivar said, “Since I love the freedom, I have noble and liberal sentiments; if I start to be severe, it is only against those who try to destroy us.” It is time to stop a government that imposes upon human rights. It is time to call for peace, freedom and to regain the rights of the Venezuelan people.
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“Es peligroso tener razón cuando el gobierno está equivocado.” Esa es una frase conocida del Voltaire, la cual está siendo representada estos días en Venezuela. El país Sudamericano está sufriendo tensión en los últimos días debido a las protestas generadas por la oposición del Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela en los últimos años ha sido liderada por un gobierno llamado Socialista y del pueblo, pero los datos internacionales revelan lo contrario. Desde que este régimen rige en el país, Venezuela sufre una de las mayores inflaciones del mundo, Caracas, la capital, es la segunda ciudad con más asesinatos. la escasez está presente en casi 30 por ciento de los productos básicos y la devaluación ha llevado que el país se encuentre en crisis económica. El 12 de Febrero, estudiantes organizaron marchas en todo el país. Esa misma tarde en Caracas grupos armados y afectos al Gobierno empezaron a disparar sus armas en contra de las personas que ya se retiraban a sus casas después de protestar. Dicho enfrentamiento trajo muertos y decenas de heridos. Desde entonces el gobierno venezolano empezó a arremeter contra todo aquel que protestara, violando así
la Constitución del país la cual acuerda en el artículo 68: “Los ciudadanos tienen derecho a manifestarse pacíficamente”. Hay videos en donde la Guardia Nacional golpea, dispara, tortura a los manifestantes, en donde se usan gases lacrimógenos, tanquetas y armas en contra de aquellos que protestan. Y si ya el hecho es de por sí en contra de los derechos humanos, la semana pasada Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones amenazó a los canales de televisión y prensa diciendo que serían cerrados si pasaban información de las protestas violando la libertad de expresión de los venezolanos. Ante esta amenaza ningún medio nacional transmite las protestas de la oposición. Medios internacionales en cambio tuvieron cobertura de éstas, entre ellas NTN24, el canal de noticias colombiano, pero el día 12 de Febrero, CONATEL mandó a las compañías de cable a retirar el canal. Debido a la desinformación en la prensa y TV, los venezolanos han recurrido a Twitter y Facebook para convocar gente, suministrar información y mostrar las agresiones contra la oposición al mundo. Pero la noche del jueves, los venezolanos volvieron a sufrir más restricciones. El gobierno bloqueó la visualización de imágenes en twitter en todo el
país por casi un día, algo que fue confirmado por oficiales de la red social. Incluso el gobierno ordenó una orden de captura contra el líder opositor Leopoldo López, culpándolo de la violencia del país, aun cuando hay pruebas en videos y fotografías que la violencia y el uso de armas vino de la Policía Nacional. Para más indignación, la noche del sábado el diario “El Nacional” reportó que la policía municipal de Chacao arrestó a siete miembros de la Policía Nacional por secuestrar o robar a los protestantes. ¿Es esto una democracia? ¿Es esto libertad? Imaginen vivir en un país en donde se les torture a quienes piensan distinto, que en la televisión se esconda la realidad, que bloqueen tus medios de información. Es hora de que el mundo se entere de lo que sucede, por más que quieran decir lo contrario, Venezuela no vive una democracia. Como dijo Simón Bolívar: “Como amo la libertad tengo sentimientos nobles y liberales; y si suelo ser severo, es solamente con aquellos que pretenden destruirnos.” Es momento de dejar que un gobierno así imponga por encima de los derechos humanos, es tiempo de pedir paz, libertad y reclamar derechos.
Peer Mentor Program looks for new mentors to guide incoming freshmen Paula Gordon Bienvenidos Editor
The Peer Mentor Program is looking for new mentors for the next school year. According to Mary Medina, the Graduate Adviser of the Peer Mentor Program, the goal of the program is to aid in the academic, emotional, and socio-cultural adjustment of first year students enrolling for fall 2014 at N.C. State. The peer mentoring relationship is designed to foster a network of support for culturally diverse students. Nury Castro, a sophomore in parks, rec-
reation and tourism management, participated in the program her freshman year and returned to the program in 2013 as a mentor. For some, the peer mentor program builds connections among students beginning in their freshman year that they often maintain throughout their time at N.C. State. For Castro, the program came full circle when she began working with her own students. “I remembered my first few days on campus and how overwhelming they were, which motivated me to be an even better mentor. As I put myself in their shoes I realized that
I’d grown a lot and I will never be too busy to serve as someone’s mentor,” Castro said. The program also asks mentors complete a course in student development and peer mentoring and suggest reaching out to a staff member to continue receiving guidance on campus. Carlos Vega was mentored his freshman year and became a mentor for three other students. Two of his students successfully continued as mentors in the program. As a new student, he remembers how useful the program was in getting to know other students and network on campus.
When he became a mentor, he valued getting to know new students and says the program helped him become more comfortable around higher education staff. “I really enjoyed having mentees, whether I was a good mentor or not, you can ask them,” Vega said. “On the whole having a chance to get to know a little more about people is what I cherished most.” The application deadline is Feb. 28, and students are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Student Association website to apply.
El programa de Peer Mentor busca estudiantes para participar en otoño 2014 Paula Gordon Editor de Bienvenidos
El Programa de Peer Mentor está buscando nuevos mentores para el próximo año escolar. Según a María Medina, el Asesor de Posgrado del programa de Peer Mentor, el objetivo del programa es ayudar en el ajuste académico, emocional y sociocultural de los estudiantes en su primer año que matricularán para el otoño de 2014 en N.C. State. La relación de tutoría entre iguales está diseñado para promover una red de apoyo para los estudiantes de diversas culturas.
Nury Castro, estudiante de segundo año en los parques, la recreación y la gestión del turismo, participó en el programa en su primer año y regresó al programa en el año 2013 como un mentor. Para algunos, el programa mentor construye conexiones entre los estudiantes que comienzan en su primer año que a lo largo conservan durante su tiempo en N.C. State. Para Castro, el programa cerró el círculo cuando comenzó a trabajar con sus propios estudiantes. “Me acordé de mis primeros días en la escuela y lo difícil que eran, lo que motivó que yo sea un mejor mentor. Como me pongo en sus zapatos me di cuenta que había crecido
mucho y nunca voy a estar demasiado ocupado para atender el mentor de una persona,” dijo Castro. El programa pide mentores completan también el curso en el desarrollo de los alumnos y la tutoría entre iguales y sugieren llegar a los miembros del personal para seguir recibiendo orientación en el campus. Carlos Vega fue apadrinado en su primer año y se convirtió en un mentor para otros tres estudiantes. Dos de sus alumnos continuaron los mentores en el programa. Como un nuevo estudiante, que recuerda cómo el programa fue útil para conocer a otros estudiantes en la escuela y de la red .
Cuando se convirtió en un mentor, que valoraba conocer a los nuevos estudiantes y el programa dice que le ayudó a convertirse más cómodo el personal de educación en torno a superior. “ Me gustó mucho tener aprendices , si yo era un buen mentor o no, usted puede pedir a ellos”, dijo Vega. “En general tener la oportunidad de conocer un poco más acerca de las personas es lo que yo aprecié más . “ El plazo de solicitud es del 28 de febrero, y los estudiantes se les anima a visitar la página de la Asociación Multicultural Student para aplicar.
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Double Barrel draws record turnout Emma Cathell Assistant Features Editor
WKNC, N.C. State’s student-run radio station, has won several awards in recent years, such as Independent Weekly’s “Best in the Triangle” and “Best College Radio Station.” To maintain these high rankings and to stay on the air, WKNC hosts its largest fundraiser, Double Barrel Benefit, which is an annual two-night concert event featuring North Carolina bands and artists. WKNC has continued the fundraiser because of past success and the enjoyment it brings the fans. “We just really want DBB to keep going,” said Michael D’Argenio, senior in electrical engineering and program director of WKNC. “It just brings great, local music to people consistently every year. It’s a great music festival and one that people look forward to. It’s really exciting to see the same people there every year as well as new people who just heard about us and want to support us.” Despite all of the snow, the bands, the station listeners and the WKNC staff all made it out to DBB’s second performance Friday at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. “I think DBB went phenomenally well,” said Zach Dorsett, senior in English and art studies and promotions director at WKNC. “We nearly sold out the show, garnering a massive crowd inside of Lincoln Theatre for these local bands to perform in front of. We surpassed our fundraising goal and did so by putting on an incredible concert for our supporters, everything I could have hoped for.” The groups Love Language, HNMTF, T0W3RS and Ghostt Bllonde performed at the first concert in Chapel Hill at the Cat’s Cradle on Feb. 7. The artists Mount Moriah, Bombadil, Loamlands and Daniel Bachman performed during the second event Friday. “This is my favorite lineup that WKNC has ever put together,” said Bri Aab, senior in English and general manager at WKNC. “All
eight bands, from the first weekend of DBB to the second, played the best shows I have ever seen them perform. Each of these bands could make it big, and that’s why we asked them to come play.” Since the opening of DBB in 2004, the festival has always been a two-day event located solely in Raleigh. This year, WKNC decided to take a risk, according to Aab, going from 250 capacity venues to 800. In addition, WKNC moved one night to Carrboro, N.C., taking sponsorships and paying the headlining bands. “We wanted to branch out and move to some bigger venues to get more people excited about WKNC,” D’Argenio said. “[WKNC has] listenership all across the triangle and across North Carolina, so we’re also trying to reach out to some of those people who haven’t gotten the chance to come out before.” According to D’Argenio, DBB normally counts for a sixth of the budget. D’Argenio and Dorsett said WKNC hosts DBB so it doesn’t pester its audience with something like a pledge drive or telethon to ask for money. “WKNC is kind of different form all the other radio stations in that they are commercial and they have the top 40s,” D’Argenio said. “Here at WKNC, we consider ourselves as an educational radio station where we educate people about new music, so our motto has been ‘playing music that doesn’t suck.’ We want them to turn on the radio station, and hear songs they haven’t heard before. We don’t want people to hear the same stuff anywhere else because we want to be different. We want people to listen to us because of that.” Not only is it a tradition for DBB to be a two-night event, it’s also routine for the event to have eight performances total between the two nights. Aab said she spends about a year organizing the event and choosing eight area bands the staff believes in and cares greatly about. “I think we have truly chosen some of the best and brightest local artists to perform this
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Bombadil’s James Philips sings and plays the drums during WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit Friday at Lincoln Theatre.
year” Dorsett said. “We’re incredibly grateful to them for playing and supporting our cause.” John Kovalchik, junior in biological sciences and operations manager, explained how WKNC chooses the bands that perform each year at DBB. “The formula for Double Barrel has always been taking the big bands that we really enjoy that a lot of people really enjoy and pairing them up with people we think are up-andcomers that have a lot less name recognition,” Kovalchik said. “Like Mount Moriah is obviously a huge band that has been around for a while and on Merge Records, but Daniel Bachman just moved here and plays a style of music that’s kind of inaccessible to a lot of people. By pairing these two people, the audience can see the bigger names while also
giving the smaller bands an opportunity to play a large house to get a lot of promotion that they wouldn’t normally.” No matter the location, bands or cities, DBB doesn’t only benefit WKNC, it also brings something to the community and its listeners. “We try really hard to make this a concert that benefits the station, not a benefit,” Aab said. “The difference here is that you’re getting something from the show. You’re not strictly giving back, although that is a big part of it for us. We want our listeners to gain something from Double Barrel beyond the average fundraiser. Our listeners know that Double Barrel is a festival put on by WKNC every year that will promote the absolute best in local music – the bands to keep an eye on as they grow here in North Carolina and venture away from it.”
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19, 2014 • PAGE 7
Wolfpack’s bats do the talking in road victory over Elon Christian Candeloro Staff Writer
Spencer Ellis Correspondent
The N.C. State (2-1) baseball team pounded the Elon Phoenix (2-1), 12-7, on Tuesday night at Latham Park in Elon, N.C.. The Wolfpack used a strong offensive start to bury the Phoenix and several big innings to keep the Phoenix out of striking distance. This is the second straight game the Wolfpack offense has scored more than 10 runs after being shut out, 3-0, in its opener against Canisius on Sunday. The Wolfpack defeated the Golden Griffins 11-4 on Monday. “To go back-to-back days scoring double-digit runs is definitely a step in the right direction,” junior centerfielder Jake Fincher said. “We still have to do better and find out our perfect line-up. But it’s a lot better than the opening day loss.” The Wolfpack jumped out on Phoenix sophomore starting pitcher Tyler Manez right from the beginning as the Pack loaded the bases with one out before junior first
baseman Jake Armstrong laced a single into right field to bring in two runs. Freshman designated hitter Kyle Cavanaugh followed with a double to make it 4-0. “I felt good in that first at bat,” Cavanaugh said. “I was just looking for a fastball and he threw it to me and I was able to do what I want with it,” That would spell the end of the day for Manez who gave up four runs on three hits. His replacement, junior right-hander Jacob Baker, would fare no better in the second inning. After Fincher was hit by a pitch, the Phoenix botched a tailor-made double play to place runners on first and second for junior left fielder Bubby Riley, who crushed a towering triple off the wall in deep center, pushing the Pack lead to 6-1. Riley scored on junior Logan Ratledge’s groundout to give sophomore lefty Brad Stone a comfortable advantage. Leading 7-3 entering the sixth inning, the Wolfpack again loaded the bases with only one out before Cavanaugh again came through. This time instead of a deep drive to centerfield, the fresh-
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man dribbled a groundball down the third baseline that barely stayed fair. “The first hit felt better but a hit is a hit,” Cavanaugh said. “I’ll take both of them.” Sophomore catcher John Mangum drew a four-pitch walk to bring the lead to 8-3. Junior right fielder Brett Austin would cap off the scoring for State in the inning with a two-out RBI single to give the Pack an 11-4 advantage. Stone gave the Wolfpack the quality start it needed on Tuesday night. The lefty went 5 1/3 innings, giving up six hits and three runs. The Wolfpack bullpen had trouble closing out the Phoenix as sophomore pitcher Joe O’Donnell relieved Stone and pitched 3 1/3 innings allowing three runs while striking out three. Sophomore pitcher Will Gilbert got the final out in the ninth to end the Phoenix rally and the game. The much-worried-about bullpen has given up just three earned runs in 8 2/3 innings during the State’s first three games. “We’re walking a lot of people. We walked a ton yesterday, we walked seven today,” Avent said. “I don’t know if we are this good of an offensive club or not but it’s hard
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Junior catcher Brett Austin hits a foul ball against Elon Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
to score this many runs in college baseball. We need to pitch better. [Stone] showed some maturity to get the win with not as good of stuff as I’ve ever seen him have.” Junior shortstop Trea Turner had another solid game at the plate and on the base paths. The speedster went two-for-five with a walk and three stolen bases. Turner scored four times and played solid defensively as well, tal-
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lying four assists. The game was delayed two hours as Elon grounds crew worked feverishly to get the field cleared of snow and ready for the teams. The Phoenix had played its opening series against Cincinnati at Doak Field on N.C. State’s campus during the weekend due to the unplayable conditions on its own field. After State’s 3-0 loss to Canisius on Saturday, Avent
hoped the shutout would be a wake-up call to his team. Two blowout wins later, Avent still thinks his team can be better. “They still need a wakeup call,” Avent said. “We are doing some uncharacteristic things in the dugout, on the bases. We have a ways to go, we’re not quite as mature as I thought we were going to be.”
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Women’s soccer places two on ACC All-Academic team Junior forward Caroline Gentry and senior defender Meagan Proper have earned spots on the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team, the league office announced Tuesday morning. Gentry and Proper are each earning the honor for the second time in their careers. Both student-athletes were also named to the team following the conclusion of the 2012 season. SOURCE:: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Women’s swimming and diving set for ACC Championships The N.C. State swimming & diving team is set to compete in the 2014 ACC Championships, which will be held Feb. 19-23 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. This week’s competition will include women’s swimming & diving championships, along with the men’s diving championships. State’s women’s team finished the season ranked No. 22 in the nation. Last season, the Wolfpack women’s swim team finished fifth in the conference meet. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Today SWIMMING & DIVING AT WOMEN’S ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Greensboro, N.C., All Day Thursday WOMEN’S BASKETBALL V. DUKE Durham, N.C., 6:30 p.m. Friday TRACK AT VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENGE Blacksburg, VA., TBA TRACK @ KENT TAYLOR INVITE Chapel Hill, N.C., TBA SOFTBALL V. GEORGIA Kissimmee, Fla., 1:15 p.m. WOMEN’S TENNIS V. SYRACUSE Raleigh, N.C., 3 p.m. BASEBALL V. APPALACHIAN STATE Raleigh, N.C. 3 p.m. SOFTBALL V. LEHIGH Kissimmee, Fla., 5:45 p.m. GYMNASTICS AT PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, PA. 7 p.m. Saturday TRACK AT VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENGE Blacksburg, VA., TBA SWIMMING & DIVING AT WOMEN’S ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Greensboro, N.C., All Day RIFLE AT NCAA QUALIFIER Charleston, S.C., All Day WRESTLING AT DUKE Durham, N.C., 10 a.m. BASEBALL V. APPALACHIAN STATE Raleigh, N.C., 1 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “To go back-toback days scoring double-digit runs is definitely a step in the right direction.” Jake Fincher, junior center fielder
Clemson suffocates Wolfpack Staff Report
Junior guard Rod Hall led the Tigers in scoring with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Clemson used a huge second half to turn a close game into a rout, dispatching visiting N.C. State, 73-56, on Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C. It was the Pack’s second straight loss after falling in a close contest against No. 1 Syracuse Saturday night. Sophomore forward T.J. Warren had 20 points for the Pack, shooting 8-for-15 from the floor and 2-for-4 from beyond the arc. The sophomore also grabbed five rebounds and notched two steals. Hall also grabbed three rebounds and dished out two assists for Clemson. Junior guard Damarcus Harrison added 14 points for the Tigers. The Wolfpack (16-10 overall, 6-7 ACC) hurt its chances of staying in contention for a first round bye in the ACC Tournament. With this second straight loss, the Pack has also hurt its chances on building an impressive resume for the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers started off strong, jumping out to an early 7-0 lead. Junior guard Ralston Turner saved the Wolfpack from a horrendous shooting start by sinking two three-point shots, keeping the Pack in the game. N.C. State got a lift off the bench from two freshmen, forward Beejay Anya and guard Anthony “Cat” Barber. Anya scored eight points in the contest and hit all four of his shots attempts. He also had had an early
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Sophomore forward T.J. Warren takes a shot against UNC Feb. 1 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
block that sent the ball into the Clemson student section. His defensive presence in the first half helped N.C. State crawl its way back into the game even when senior center Jordan Vandenburg faced early foul trouble.
Barber gave N.C. State another threat on the floor that Clemson had to respect. Though the freshman only scored two points, shooting 1-for-5, his dribble penetration created opportunities for other players. Barber dished out five assist in
the game. The Wolfpack inched its way back into the game and grabbed the lead before halftime on a jumper by Warren. At the half, N.C. State led 33-32, but it was all downhill from there. After halftime, the Tigers turned on the jets, jumping out to a 48-37 lead by the 13:57 mark in the second half. Hall had his way in the second half. The Wolfpack attempted to play a box-and-one zone defense to prevent junior forward K.J. McDaniels from having his way offensively, but Hall took advantage of this and relentlessly attacked the basket with all of his points coming in the paint. McDaniels, the Tigers’ leading scorer, finished with 12 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field. The high-flying junior grabbed six rebounds and had six monstrous blocks, including one on T.J. Warren on a fast break attempt. In addition to its starting five, Clemson also got a lift from its bench players. Sophomore center Landry Nnoko had nine points on 3-of-4 shooting. The sophomore had six rebounded and three blocks. Sophomore guard Adonis Filer had seven points shooting 2-for-7 and 2-for-4 from beyond the arc. After the loss, N.C. State likely has to win out if it has any chances of making it to the NCAA Tournament in March. The Wolfpack travels to Virginia Tech to take on the Hokies in a must-win game in Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Hoops-4-Hope is more than just a basketball game Rob McLamb Assistant Sports Editor
It is rare that a sporting event between two exceptional teams lives up to expectations. The 8,114 fans who watched the N.C. State Wolfpack battle the North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday in a spirited women’s basketball game on Kay Yow Court in Reynolds Coliseum in the ninth annual Hoops-4-Hope game were witness to something that exceeded expectations in more ways than one. N.C. State has justifiably taken some flak for its attempts to market itself with slogans and pregame poems that are eerily similar to those found at other schools. A midfield logo that attempts to mock a rival is also not exempt from criticism. In spite of any failures or mistakes N.C. State may have made during the course of a calendar year in terms of marketing or presentation, it will always be effectively neutralized whenever the women’s basketball team hosts the Hoops-4-Hope game. There is unquestionably no event held by the athletic department that has the unique combination of having a greater purpose than sports, a link to State’s heritage and an ambiance that brings supporters and emphasizes the importance of contributing. The most endearing aspect of the Hoops-4-Hope game is also the most redundant. The stirring sight of seeing cancer survivors on the court at halftime warms the heart. Many of the participants during intermission proudly brought out their loved ones, including children, to share in the special moment. Simply put, the warm glow of life created a palpable joy that supersedes any joy a mere victory can provide. The game on Sunday was outstanding. The Wolfpack entered the contest ranked No. 10 in the nation, buoyed by four come-from-behind
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The N.C. State bench, including sophomore guard Kaley Moser, freshman guard Ashley Williams, senior guard Breezy Williams and senior guard Myisha Goodwin-Coleman celebrate a basket during the Hoops-4-Hope game between No. 10 N.C. State and No. 17 North Carolina in Reynolds Coliseum Sunday. The Wolfpack fell to the Tar Heels, 89-82.
victories after the Pack had trailed by at least 10 points. State has shown a dogged determination when facing adversity that mirrors its coach, Wes Moore, who served as an assistant under Yow for three years in the mid-’90s. N.C. State has played with a resiliency that Yow would be proud of. The Pack has nine conference wins and has rallied from double-digit deficits in four of them. State is projected as high as a No. 4 seed in next month’s NCAA Tournament. Trailing 25-14 nearly 10 minutes into the game, N.C. State surged back to take the lead at halftime. When the Tar Heels used a second half run to lead by nine points with a little more than four minutes remaining, the Pack did what it has been prone to do all season and fought back within striking distance. However, Carolina had an answer that the other four teams State
surged past did not in freshman guard Diamond DeShields, who shined brightly in the second half with 27 of her game-high 38 points coming in the final 15:38 of action. Every time the Wolfpack seemed poised to make a rally, DeShields was there with a critical basket to keep N.C. State at bay. As disheartening as DeShields sensational performance was for N.C. State and its fans, it was oddly fitting in the context of the game and the grandeur of the event. It was a special occasion and there is a synergy to her display. Hoops-4-Hope is a celebration of overcoming and not giving in when the odds seem long. DeShields battled with a remarkable will that was also a sight to behold. North Carolina associate head coach Andrew Calder remarked afterward how playing in the Hoops4-Hope Game was an honor for his team. Calder is running the squad while head coach Sylvia Hatchell is
fighting, and winning, in her battle against leukemia. Calder’s words were undoubtedly sincere. Hatchell was offered the job in Chapel Hill after Yow recommended her to North Carolina administrators. Last season after playing the Pack at Carmichael Arena, Hatchell broke into tears describing Yow and the influence she had on her career— including a story of how Yow once shared her team’s athletic apparel with Hatchell’s team when she coached in Division II. State didn’t win its rivalry game in terms of points, but some would consider it a victory. It hosted a fantastic opponent in an event that was bigger than anything the two schools could ever pull off individually. There was a source of pride entering the game at how well N.C. State was doing after years in the women’s basketball abyss. Even in defeat, the school carried itself like a champion.