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THROUGH BRYAN’S LENS

NEWS NC State libraries win highest honor, pg. 3

FEATURES Animazement celebrates spage with Soichi Noguchi, pg. 6

Kickin’ it PHOTO BY BRYAN MURPHY

oseph Pate, a junior studying mechanical engineering juggles a pass from his friend Nick Valore, a senior studying Marketing and Psychology, on Harris Field on June 1, 2016. Pate and Valore said they usually like to go practice drills and play pick up games on Miller and Lee fields. However, because of the storms and rain the past few days, the fields were closed because they were too wet. Pate is living in Raleigh this summer taking classes and Valore, who just returned from studying abroad this past semester, is in town to hang out with friends before heading up to Washington, DC for the rest of the summer.

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POLICE BLOTTER

IN YOUR { WORDS }

OPINION

If NC State was pressed for money and had to reduce one of the colleges, which one woud you choose and why?

We expect better, WRAL, pg. 8

BY VITUL VARSHNEY

“CHASS. I feel like everything already stands out. I don’t hear anything groundbreaking coming out of CHASS” David Via Senior, Engineering

“College of Natural Resources because I don’t really hear much about it.” Ann Chen

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4:59 AM | DISPUTE Varsity Research Building Officer responded to report of verbal dispute. Nonstudent was located and advised there had been an argument with friend who had left the area. 11:16 PM | ARREST/TRESPASS Biltmore Hall Report of subject sleeping in room. Officers located non-student who had been previously trespassed. Subject was arrested for 2nd degree trespassing and issued new trespass warning.

SPORTS NC State baseball to host NCAA regionals, pg. 9

April 16 4:01 AM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Council Building Officers found two non-students and three juveniles camping in the area. Subjects were advised they needed to leave.

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Hunt Library, which opened in January 2013, is a fully modern, LEED-certified library with cutting-edge technology .

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NC State libraries win highest honor Hessa Al Maghlouth Staff Writer

NC State Libraries received the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from first lady Michelle Obama and the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Kathryn Matthew, Wednesday in the East Room of the White House. The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is awarded to 10 institutions from across the country for exceptional service to their communities. This annual event is considered the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries. “Day after day, year after year, our nation’s libraries and museums are here for our communities. And at the end of the day, you all don’t measure your impact by the number of books on your shelves or pieces in your exhibits, but by the young people you inspire, the lives you transform, and the impact you have every single day on your communities,” Obama said during the ceremony, expressing the

importance of our nation’s libraries and museums. NC State Libraries vice-provost and director of libraries Susan Nutter and associate professor Marsha Gordon accepted the award on behalf of the university. During the ceremony, one member of the community representing each institution shared how that library or museum impacted their life. Gordon has taught graduate-level film study classes for 14 years at NC State. She described how the libraries helped her energize her class research projects with their cutting-edge technology, such as the large-scale digital displays. “The North Carolina State University Libraries have really thought about what it means to be a 21st century library,” Gordon said. “It’s a perfect combination of offerings that help students learn and experience intellectual and creative flexibility.” The IMLS is a primary source of government funding for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums. They give

grants and develop policies to help libraries and museums serve their communities. The 2016 winners of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service were selected from 30 finalists across the country. The finalists were selected by the Director of the IMLS with the National Museum and Library Services Board based on their impactful programs and services that go beyond their communities. “This year’s National Medal recipients show the transforming role of museums and libraries from educational destinations to full-f ledged community partners and anchors,” Matthew said. “We are proud to recognize the extraordinary institutions that play an essential role in reaching underserved populations and catalyzing new opportunities for active local involvement.” This is the 22nd year for the award. The director of IMLS encourages community members to share their stories of how local institutions impacted their lives on social media. StoryCorp, a national nonprofit, has

begun recording and sharing the stories of community members of the winning institutions by visiting each institution. StoryCorp has produced over 1000 films, which can found in the Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.In her remarks to last year’s winners, the first lady expressed how proud and grateful she was for the roles these institutions play in their communities. “In many communities, our libraries and museums are the places that help young people dream bigger and reach higher for their futures; the places that help new immigrants learn English and apply for citizenship; the places where folks access a computer and send a job application so they can get back to work and get back to the important process of supporting their families,” Obama said. “So every day, you all bring so much hope and so many life-changing opportunities to folks across this country.” The recipients of the medal will receive a $10,000 award to continue the work in their communities.

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Animazement highlights Japanese culture Adam Davis New Editor

Starting May 26, over 13,000 fans of anime, video games and Japanese culture filled Raleigh Convention Center for the 19th annual Animazement, a four-day Japanese culture convention. Last year, Animazement had a sales impact in Raleigh of over $1 billion, and the event is run entirely by volunteers. The convention is host to a variety of panels, workshops and performances. Like many other conventions, it is an opportunity for cosplay, an activity where people dress as characters from different series, video games or movies. But for many, Animazement does more than satisfy interests — it’s about the people. “It’s just such a good community,” said Sandie MacLachlan, a mother dressed as Dana Barret from “Ghostbusters.” “Everyone’s just here, where you don’t have to explain why, because we’re all the same.” Sandie MacLachlan’s husband, Gordon MacLachlan, felt similarly about the community. “You know, you get to dress up and represent things that you love,” said Gordon MacLachlan, who was dressed as Louis Tully from “Ghostbusters.” “It’s such a supportive community and everyone is so open-minded and welcoming … You know that when you’re here, you’re with your people.” The MacLachlans come to Animazement every year with their children. “My son goes to school in Maine, and my daughter lives in Durham, and this is the one thing where I’m like, ‘I don’t care where you’re at, this is our con,’” Sandie MacLachlan said. “This is our fifth year doing it together. So my son flew in from Maine, he’s roaming around somewhere, and we take our Christmas card picture in our costumes every year.” Costumes at the event ranged everywhere from anime, to video games, to zombies, to cardboard boxes. Cameron Bajus, dressed as Naked Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series, came from Rochester, New York to attend Animazement with his girlfriend. Bajus also had a cardboard box with the words “not Snake” on the side, mimicking the video game character’s stealth tactic. “People really love my costume; everyone’s got a great sense of humor about it,” Bajus said. Bajus said his favorite part about the character is his “accidental humor.” “[Snake] honestly thinks that running around in a cardboard box will make it so people won’t be able to see him,” Bajus said. “And in the game it works, but in real life it doesn’t quite equate. So I have the box with me, and I’ve been running around and hiding in it and just watching people’s faces.” Beyond the cosplay, Animazement seeks to teach its attendees about Japanese culture. “Animazement is primarily a cultural convention,” said Matt Holmes, Animazement’s

external media coordinator. “So we use popular media — like animation, video games, music, that kind of thing — to get people in the door. We do like to entertain our attendees … but we’re also trying to push Japanese culture, language.” To reach this goal, the event hosted a Japanese astronaut, a famous Japanese composer, various martial arts groups and demonstra-

between Japan and America.” Japanese composer Toshiyuki Watanabe performed with the Duke University String School music from “Space Brothers,” a series for which Watanabe writes musical scores. Alongside the performers were two screens showing scenes from the series, helping to depict the themes of discovery, courage, wonder and sibling relationships.

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Vendors sell entertainment-themed merchandise in the Dealer’s Room at Animazement held at the Raleigh Convention Center. Over 13,000 people attended the convention featuring performances, panels and cosplay.

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Animazement is an annual convention held in downtown Raleigh that celebrates the world of Japanese visual culture through anime, manga, video games and more.

tions of traditional tea ceremonies. When possible, these demonstrations encouraged audience participation. “[Our guests from Japan] really enjoy the ability to come and showcase their talents, but also to talk about them with people who aren’t familiar with Japan at all,” Holmes said. “They love this interchange, and that’s really what Animazement is all about, interchange

“I could relate to it a lot because I’m a younger brother too and I have an older brother,” said James Matlock, who watched the performance. “I could relate to the show a lot in terms of me being ahead of my older brother … I haven’t seen Space Brothers, but watching [the performance] definitely made me want to.” Randy Williams of Greensboro, a six-time attendee of the convention, found the perfor-

mance particularly moving. “I think that [the Duke University String School] did a very good job,” Williams said. “It’s a very moving score. I had tears in my eyes the very minute I walked into the room … I thought it was a really dynamic performance. I didn’t hear a missed note, but then again, I’m a drummer.” To teach about martial arts, the Bushido Judo School, one of the largest Judo schools in North Carolina, showed off its moves. The group began by forming a sort of human pyramid and having its students dive and roll over each other. The group also demonstrated various throws and defenses. All the while, sensei Darian Stokes taught the audience about Judo and encouraged cheering and shouting from the audience. “Judo translates to ‘the gentle way,’” Stokes said jokingly, as one of his students slammed another to the floor. Although that is the literal translation, Darian said Judo could better be described as “the art of hitting someone with a planet.” Overall, Stokes stressed that Judo can be for anyone. Jamie Robbins, who watched the demonstration, said that she was surprised at how easy the group made it seem. The sensei brought up members of the audience and taught them how to throw someone with only about 30 seconds of instruction. Other groups, such as Triangle Kendo & Laido and the Jacabal’s, gave the audience hands-on experience as well. These two groups taught forms of fighting with swords, as well as the principles that their practices teach. Triangle Kendo & Laido taught about Kendo, a traditional Japanese sword martial art. The group highlighted themes of discipline, while keeping their backs straight and always staring into the eyes of their opponents. The Jacabal’s, on the other hand, had a stronger focus on entertainment. When an audience member has had bested one of the Jacabal’s, the Jacabal would fall to the ground with comedic shouts of pain. Animazement is a 501c(3) charitable organization, donating money to charities such as Kumamoto, Japanese earthquake relief, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC and local Japanese teaching associations, according to an Animazement press release. “We are a 501c(3) charitable nonprofit, so that is our primary purpose,” Holmes said. “So we get everyone in the door, and then once they’re here we have all sorts of things like traditional instrumentation concerts, Japanese language lessons, how to live in Japan, … all this kind of cultural information they wouldn’t be able to get easily somewhere else.”

See pgs. 6 & 7 for more Animazement coverage

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Spellings, BOG won’t enforce transgender law Staff Report

The UNC System told a federal court Friday that it will not enforce a component of the law commonly referred to as House Bill 2, which requires transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding with the gender on their birth certificates. UNC System President Margaret Spellings has been under fire since the bill was announced, with many asking her and the UNC System whether they would enforce the state law. Spellings and the Board of Governors have previously come out saying that the law isn’t enforceable. Spellings says HB2 does not include a method to actually go about enforcing the law. “I have no intent to exercise my authority to promulgate any guidelines or regulations that require transgender students to use the restrooms consistent with their biological sex,” Spellings wrote to The Associated Press.

Since the law has been passed, several lawsuits have been filed against the UNC System and the North Carolina state government. Spellings and the UNC System have asked a federal judge to halt these legal proceedings until after a ruling is made in a lawsuit being heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, involving a transgender student and what bathroom they should be allowed to use, according to The News and Observer. That appeals court decided not to hear the case on Tuesday and is sending it back to a federal court in Virginia, according to The Washington Post. Spellings formerly served as the secretary of education under the George W. Bush administration, and is known for having conflictive thoughts on the LGBT community. Spellings has not released her personal opinion regarding the matter. The lawyers for the UNC System have also said that there has been no change in their decision since the law was passed because

the law still doesn’t contain an enforcement mechanism. “There is nothing in the act that prevents any transgender person from using the restroom consistent with his or her gender identity,” the lawyers wrote. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has said he believes that the law protects the privacy of people, and has attacked President Barack Obama concerning a directive that the federal government has passed to defund schools that don’t allow transgendered students to use the bathroom they prefer. “School systems throughout our nation should be allowed to make sensible accommodations for students whose gender identity conflicts with their own physical anatomy,” McCrory said. “Yet the extreme Obama courts and administration deny this common sense flexibility at the expense of privacy for millions of boys and girls in our schools’ restrooms, locker rooms and shower facilities.”

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Margaret Spellings, former secretary of education and current president of the UNC System , speaks with Hannah Fennell, a senior studying applied mathematics, during her visit to NC State on April 20. Fennell was among the students protesting Spellings’ appointment as president.

Secondary primaries to take place next week Gavin Stone Staff Writer

For those of you who thought your vote counted in the March primaries, you were partially right. At least you voted, and you got to vote for the big names you recognized from the news. But as far as those other bubbles you filled in, the slate has been wiped clean. You get to vote again because the North Carolina legislature got scolded in February for drvawing the voting districts around racial lines to intentionally disenfranchise voters. June 7 is the date of the remaining congressional primaries to be reconsidered now that North Carolina has its new district layout. Most voters will be casting ballots for their congressional candidates again, depending on which district you live in, but everyone gets the chance to vote for one of the four North Carolina Supreme Court justices, with the top-two candidates to appear on the ballot again in November. “The congressional primary [in March] didn’t happen,”

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS This article, “Counseling beyond the Center,” published May 26, initially included the line “Lisa Zapata, who joined the CC staff at the same time as Osburn…” which is true but misleading as she was not a member of the “staff,” but rather in an executive position. The full context of the quote is that Zapata said she became involved with the Counseling Center in 2012 as vice provost of Student Development, Health and Wellness in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs around the same time that Monica Osburn was hired as director of the CC. The explanation of Zapata’s connection to the CC was omitted in the course of editing. The article has been edited to reflect these changes online.

said Jen Jones, communication manager for Democracy NC, a non-partisan policy advocacy group that has been busy fighting against the confusion at the voting booths over the last few months. It was only on May 31 that the votes from the presidential primary were finalized due to a statewide audit conducted to verify the extent of the damages from the newly approved voter ID laws, which revealed that some county boards of election violated state law in the handling of ballots, delaying the statewide canvass by two months. Jones said that the new laws intended to combat voter fraud, which moved polling sites off of college campuses, shortened the early voting period by seven days, eliminated same-day registration and require multiple forms of identification, are creating a bureaucratic nightmare for poll workers and a democratic nightmare for voters. “Tens of thousands of voters have been affected by these laws, either by not having the requirements or just the confusion of how to get their vote counted,” Jones said. “What you’re looking at with the voter ID law is, like

[House Bill 2], is that it doesn’t do just one negative thing.” J Hallen, a junior studying business administration with a minor in Russian studies, is working to make sure that as many students as possible are aware of the election changes. “The student vote is one of the most important ways t hat we, as younger individuals, can take part in the political process,” Hallen said. “Pa r t icipat ing in politics, whether by voting or talking to legislators, is one of the best ways to create social change.”

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Animazement celebrates space with Soichi Noguchi Kevin Schaefer Staff Writer

Amidst the thousands of cosplayers and attendees who flooded the halls of the Raleigh Convention Center from May 27-29 for the annual Animazement convention, one of this year’s biggest guests was not a writer, artist or actor, but an astronaut. Soichi Noguchi, a JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut known for being a part of NASA’s Space Shuttle mission in July 2005, after the infamous Columbia disaster, discussed his space experiences during a panel on Saturday afternoon. The theme of this year’s Animazement was space. While in years past the convention has focused mostly on themes related to various aspects of Japanese culture, the organizers wanted to do something a little different this time, with next year being the 20th anniversary of Animazement. Matthew Holmes, Animazement’s team coordinator for external media, said that the space theme provided enough of a departure from what they have done previously, but remains consistent with the convention’s core principles. “Foremost this is a convention about education,” Holmes said. “So we use animation as a means of getting people in the door, but then we have things like the Noguchi-san panel to inform our attendees about other things they can look into in terms of what Japanese culture has to offer them.” As Noguchi took to the stage, he greeted the audience by asking where people were from, and found himself elated when several people said they were from Japan, and replied with “Konnichiwa!” From there he posed another question to the audience: “So who wants to go to Space?” During the first part of his presentation, Noguchi showed footage of both the launch from his 2005 mission, as well as

another clip of him and his crew members inside the shuttle. Over the course of his career, he has logged a total of 177 days in space. “Growing up, it was my dream to fly in a space shuttle,” he said during the panel. In terms of describing what it takes to properly mold an astronaut, he used the analogy of cutting open a pizza. He said that just as you have to look at a pizza from the inside to determine if it’s good, the same principle applies to astronauts, as you have to look at their internal qualities to see that they are fit for space travel. As Noguchi outlined key qualities which he believes every good astronaut should have, he said that beyond the basic skills and knowledge of the equipment you need, one of the most important factors today is cross-cultural experience. Whereas it used to be that American astronauts would only fly on American spacecraft, Japanese astronauts would only use Japanese spacecraft, etc., the increased diversity in the field today requires astronauts to be able to adapt to other cultures and learn multiple languages. “We have to talk to each other and understand each other,” he said. Yet Noguchi’s space experience was not the only reason he attended Animazement. In 2012, he voiced himself in two episodes of the popular anime series, “Space Brothers” which he showed a clip of midway through the presentation. “I’m pretty sure I’m the only astronaut in the world who has been in an anime,” he said. Speaking with the Technician after the panel concluded, Noguchi said that as anime has become more popular in both Japan and in the U.S., it provides a way for science to intersect with pop-culture. “It’s happening in Japan, because we always grew up in an anime generation,” he said. “We interact with this anime and

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Soichi Noguchi, a JAXA astronaut known for being a part of NASA’s Space Shuttle mission in July 2005.

manga culture, so it’s an easy access to a younger generation. And it’s the visuals that really help our presentation; by visualizing, we can more easily convey our message directly, not just for younger generations, but older generations as well.”

Alumni’s novel soon to be Amazon Prime tv series Laurie Howard Correspondant

Therese Fowler didn’t always count on a career as an author, nor did she lovingly pour over pages of “The Great Gatsby” as a teen. Rather, the subject of her 2013 novel was an unanticipated idea — an idea that later developed into plans for an original Amazon series. “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald” explores the lesser known — albeit alluring — half of the Fitzgerald couple. Though not a North Carolina native, Fowler was educated at NC State, initially receiving her bachelor’s in sociology with a specialization in cultural anthropology. Before moving on to her Ph.D., she received positive feedback from her professor regarding a short story she had written. Prompted by his encouragement, she used the period of time she had planned on going to graduate school instead as an opportunity to write her first book. She cites this first manuscript, which was never published, as the experiment that really pushed her into the direction of a writer. Later, she earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at NC State. After writing several romance novels, Fowler decided to shift to a different genre in the wake of lower sales. The idea to focus on Zelda Fitzgerald “fell into her head.” “What about Zelda Fitzgerald?” Fowler said. “What about Zelda — has anyone written about her? There’s something very perennial about the Fitzgeralds.” Whether it is a Halloween costume or a prom theme, people

are quick to remember the fringe and feathers of the Fitzgeralds and ‘20s culture, but slow to uncover the more brooding reality of the time, something “Z” is not frightened to examine. “Zelda was the artist … she was the flapper … she was the actress … she was the ballerina,” said Willie Thompson at the F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum. “Though priorly apparent, the latter ‘persona’ really was the first major showing of Zelda’s bipolar nature. A series of events furthered her mental decline into the ‘30s. She would enter and leave clinics and hospitals periodically after breakdowns prompted by failed ventures into performing or writing. She was never cured of her mental illness. In a morbid tragedy, she died in a fire in a mental institution in Asheville.” “Z” is not a novel that deals heavily with the “dark side” of Zelda, though her mental complexities do remain in focus. Though a work of fiction, Zelda Fitzgerald’s lesser recognized, veritable facets are brought to light. Fowler sought to give Zelda the attention her story begged to receive. About a year after deciding on Zelda as a topic, she began extensive research. What she found was limited, often studded with inaccuracies or constrained to surface detail, diluted by repeated reinterpretation. Though certainly less studied, Zelda was by no means a flat character — she was reputed to be impulsive, bold and wanton. “[Scott] Fitzgerald needed a partner who was full of ideas,” Thompson said. “[He] felt Zelda exemplified the spirit of an age and allowed him to chronicle — to be the great voice of an

entirely new generation.” Once her story and character were established, it was a question of what to put in and what to leave out. Making the call of what to include from a 20-year span can be difficult, especially when focusing on molding a narrative arc. Fowler met the challenge, and the novel has received extensive attention. Four years after it was published, Fowler was contacted by Amazon about a television adaptation. “It’s like the dream come true for writers,” Fowler said. “TV is a great medium. Especially now — you’re seeing high-quality, high-budget adaptations being produced.” A television show gives Fowler’s novel a chance to expand, leaving space for the depth that a movie sometimes fails to fill. If the show is successful, producers have the option of reaching out beyond “Z,” taking advantage of further information that has been recorded concerning the Fitzgeralds’ lives. Amazon has released a pilot, which is available on their Prime service. Beyond proving to be a fun watch, the show represents a number of accomplishments in itself. After Amazon gave the green light for the show, Fowler said, producers and writers were expected to have the completed episode ready in only about six weeks. Another accomplishment was simply managing to escape the “development hell” — a kind of novel purgatory where future movies or shows slowly perish. Filming for the show resumes June 16 in Savannah, Georgia, with plans to later move filming to New York City.

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PEOPLE OF ANIMAZEMENT Hosted each year at the Raleigh Convention Center, Animazement is a convention centered on the celebration of Japanese culture and animation. Animazement encourages attendees to dress up as their favorite fictional characters from anime, manga, movies and video games. Sword fighters, magicians, video game characters and more can be seen walking the floors and hallways. Some attendees even organize group cosplays, such as a Pokémon trainer with his or her team or a Joker-Harley Quinn power couple. Here are some of the weekend’s costumes.

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Zerik Hite, Sandie and Gordon MacLachlan cosplay as Dr. Peter Venkman, Dana Barrett, and Louis Tully from the 1984 Ghostbusters movie during Animazement on Saturday.

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Leonda Hill, a Charizard cosplayer, is photographed by another convention attendee during Animazement on Saturday.

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Walter Milowic cosplays as Hawkeye from the Marvel Cinematic Universe during Animazment on Saturday.

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Jigoroh, Kazuma Takeo, Ryo Shigezumi and Jyunya Tabata of THE*JACABAL’S do the can-can during the intermission of Animazement’s Annual Masquerade Contest. This was the sword-fighting stage troupe’s third year at Animazement.

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We expected better, WRAL Student-run media from the students’ perspective

n May 30, WR AL published a piece titled “Despite declining newspaper revenue, student journalists hopeful about future,” in which it discussed the monetary difficulties that college newspapers, namely the Technician, face. Although the piece had good intentions, WRAL misrepresented who we are as a student-run publication. The story had only two quoted sources, both of whom are administrators who do not lead the Technician, do not produce our content and do not speak on our behalf. By failing to contact even one of the 100-plus student journalists working for the Technician, WRAL’s reporters did not give us the opportunity to speak for ourselves. We’re not surprised that this happened. In the context of higher education, ad-

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief. ministrators are often seen as more reputable; university students, despite being predominantly adults, are still seen as less competent and immature. In addition to poorly selecting sources, not mentioning our new tabloid format and only having a brief footnote for other universities, the story did not get at the heart of the truth. We are seeing a decline in revenue, like the rest of the industry. Classifieds are now posted on Craigslist, and advertisers have valued digital over print media for years. But attributing our decision to move to publishing a physical paper twice a week to budget cuts was a severe oversight on the part of the

reporter. We were not financially forced to make this call. We do not see this change as a burden, but rather as an opportunity for growth. Student newspapers allows students to actively experiment with the medium and grow personally and vocationally. As we explicitly outlined in last week’s Letter from the Editor, published five days prior to WR AL’s story, we chose to reformat our production schedule to redefine ourselves as a web-first publication. Readers no longer access their news primarily via print. When you could have up-to-the-minute information at

the ease of a click, why would your first choice be to pick up a newspaper that’s been sitting on stands for hours? In the coming year, we want to focus our efforts toward producing a paper that is physically easier to read, f lexible for new design elements and filled with more engaging content, all with the goal of making ourselves relevant in the time of smartphone applications and social media. Though your work is disappointing, WRAL, nobody is perfect. Far too often, articles are misleading or full of holes. But we all can do better. As members of the press, we must strive for quality coverage if the art of journalism is to stay relevant.

Our troops deserve more for Memorial Day “We are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free.” –Ronald Reagan. Luke Perrin

ike many other holidays in the countr y, celebrating Memorial Day has morphed into something that Correspondent doesn’t represent the original intentions of the date. Major League Baseball adorns its players in camouflage uniforms, friends drink beer at the lake and partisanship seems to vanish in wisp of patriotism for one of the very few times throughout the year. The day of remembrance for the women and men who have died so that we have the freedom to enjoy the Memorial Day staples is one that binds Americans together. On the last Monday in May, similarly to the Fourth of July, we love our country once again. That’s not to say that Americans as a whole refrain from affection toward our land on the other 363 days, but rather that it is the day for outward patriotism. We show patriotism on these two days because it’s the cool thing to do. Instagram accounts are filled with pictures that have “Star Spangled Banner” lyrics as captions. We claim to honor the sacrifices of those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom and honor our veterans, but by the next day, we forget about them completely and return to our lives. This is unacceptable. Our veterans deserve better. For starters, the members of our military have no need to die in unnecessary conf lict. Hawkish foreign policy in the past decades left many young Americans dead over needless war. Iraq was a mistake. Today there are children who are mourning their mother or father due to

intervention. It seems that the lesson may have not been learned either, as a presidential nominee from a major party has repeatedly spoken up about much greater intervention in the Middle East to combat Islamic extremism. The American heroes that actually do the fighting have little say as to where they go, and unnecessary offensive engagements lead to casualties. War has consequences, and the glorification and political rhetoric over time seems to have diluted the fact that families are torn apart due to the decisions of predominately old white men in suits. The men and women that we send to fight our battles also deserve the right to live when they return home. Post-traumatic stress disorder is an ongoing problem, and with close friends currently serving overseas, I pray that I never have to see the results of any potential conf lict leading to death at their own hands. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs ran a study in the early 2000s, concluding that roughly 22 veterans commit suicide every day. In a nation that has access to arguably the best mental health facilities in the world, there have to be better solutions. Whether that simply be awareness among the public for the time being, our warriors deserve full support from the public when they arrive home and to be nurtured by their friends and family in their times of need. In terms of other solutions, Congress needs to step up. Just two weeks ago, a bill passed in Congress lifted the federal prohibition on marijuana for medi-

cal usage in Veterans Affairs hospitals to combat PTSD and depression. While it is a phenomenal step in the right direction, Congress, with a Republican majority who claim so earnestly to love and respect our military industrial complex, needs to ensure that soldiers don’t die when they arrive home. VA hospitals remain a nightmare by many standards, and many veterans suffer due to long lines and extensive wait time. Just last week, the secretary of the VA downplayed these wait times by comparing them to the lines at Disneyland, which isn’t a laughing matter. People don’t croak in line at Disneyland on a regular basis. Veterans deserve the privilege of using their VA benefits at private doctors and hospitals, if they are unable to be treated by a VA hospital before their conditions threatens their lives. Whatever the costs may be, whether it be taxpayer funded or not, they should be paid without question. If Congress has the ability to declare war, they should have the responsibility to protect their army afterwards. Veterans deserve more than just a day of praise. They deserve benefits that they currently don’t receive. They deserve our respect, and even if you aren’t forced to do so in our free country, their sacrifices are the sole reason as to why you are given the privilege to disrespect them. For there is a cost of war, and it is our nation’s duty to ensure that the men and women honored on Memorial Day have not died in vain, or due to lackluster treatment upon reentering society.

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Sophomore infielder Joe Dunand gets a hit during the first game of the ACC Baseball Chamionship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park May 25. Dunand had one hit in three at bats. The Wolfpack lost to Florida State 7-3.

NC State baseball to host NCAA Regionals Christian Candeloro Staff Writer

Despite a 1-2 finish in the ACC Baseball Championship last week, Wolfpack head coach Elliott Avent was confident that the NCAA Selection Committee would award his program a regional. On Sunday night, Avent got his wish. Boosted by the second-toughest schedule in the nation and a fifth-place conference finish in the brutal ACC, the Wolfpack earned the No. 9 overall seed and the right to host its first regional since 2013, when it defeated Rice on its way to Omaha for the College World Series. “It was a tough year because of the strength of schedule,” Avent said. “I’ll applaud the NCAA. They talk about merit, and this was a year that geography could’ve played a big part because the West needed host sites. They stuck to their guns, and they practiced what they preach.” However, after playing an incredibly tough schedule, the Wolfpack is rewarded with an incredibly tough regional. The Wolfpack — the No. 1 Raleigh Regional seed — will take on four-seed Navy Friday night. In the other matchup, two-seed Coastal Carolina will face three-seed St. Mary’s. Each team brings something different to the table that makes it dangerous,

starting with Navy on Friday night. The Patriot League Champion, Navy has reached the NCAA Tournament on the backs of its pitching staff. As a whole, the Navy pitching staff has a 2.78 ERA, and the Wolfpack will likely face the toughest arm that Navy has to offer in senior lefthander Luke Gillingham. Gillingham finished the season 8-3 with a 1.96 ERA and eight complete games, four of them complete-game shutouts. The southpaw allowed only one home run in 87.1 innings pitched this season. It will be a battle of goliaths when NC State’s high-powered offense matches up against Navy’s ace. Coastal Carolina will be a familiar opponent for the Wolfpack, as the two teams met in the second game of the season back in February, a 13-10 Wolfpack victory. The Chanticleers finished with a 44-15 record and are No. 12 in the RPI, boasting wins over regional host Virginia and tournament teams Ohio State, Duke, Wake Forest and UNC-Wilmington. The Chanticleers can flat out hit, having mashed 89 home runs this season, and are one of the few teams that will be able to match the potent Wolfpack offense hit for hit. The matchup should be a high-scoring fun affair when the two teams meet in the regional. St. Mary’s will be making its first ever ap-

pearance in the NCAA Tournament after winning the West Coast Conference. The Gaels boast a strong pitching staff and are another formidable foe lumped into the regional. The winner of the double-elimination Raleigh Regional will face the winner of the Baton Rouge Regional, which features LSU, Rice, Southeastern Louisiana and Utah Valley University. If the Wolfpack wins the Raleigh Regional, they will travel to LSU for the Super Regional should the Tigers win, but will host in Raleigh if Rice, Southeastern Louisiana or Utah Valley can upset the nationally-seeded Tigers. “We play well at home, having our own fans here,” catcher Andrew Knizner said. “It’s definitely not an easy regional, but postseason baseball is never easy.” The Wolfpack’s road to the Super Regional will depend greatly on the performance of its starting pitching, and a major theme of the Regional will be the health of junior starter Ryan Williamson. On May 29. NC State sports blog Backing the Pack posted that Williamson would need Tommy John surgery and would not pitch in the NCAA Tournament, which was backed by a post on Williamson’s social media accounts that claimed he had torn his UCL. Avent noted that Williamson was indeed injured, but that there may be a chance that

he could pitch this weekend. “He does have a little bit of an injury,” Avent said. “It is an injury that he can pitch with but it’s an injury that’s going to need to be fixed. That’s going to be his and his parents’ call … I don’t want him to make an emotional decision; I want him to make a smart decision.” Whether or not the report is correct, losing Williamson would be a devastating blow to the Wolfpack’s pitching staff. Sophomore lefthander Brian Brown has struggled lately, and it is not a guarantee that he will revert back to his dominant form he showed earlier this season. Avent will need to lean on junior righty Cory Wilder to pitch a game this weekend, but he would have with or without Williamson in the rotation. The real question is whether Avent will turn to junior righthander Johnny Piedmonte, who looked dominate during his save against Georgia Tech, to start a game or if we will see another starter-by-committee approach that Avent used against Miami. Either way, the pitching staff will be an interesting storyline to monitor as the regional wears on. With four tough teams battling it out in what are undoubtedly going to be highly contested and skilled games, expect whoever advances to have thoroughly earned it.

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Seven qualify for track and field outdoor nationals Parth Upadhyaya Correspondent

The NC State track and field team advanced a total of six entries to the NCAA Championships this past weekend at the NCAA East Preliminary in Jacksonville, Florida. That totals seven Wolfpack athletes who will be participating in four different events at outdoor nationals in Eugene, Oregon. Two members of the Wolfpack qualified for the NCAA Championships on the very first day of regional competition. Both redshirt senior Luis Vargas and redshirt junior Sam Parsons took top-12 finishes in the men’s 10,000-meter to grab their spots at NCAA outdoor nationals. Vargas finished fourth with a time of 30:03.74, and Parsons made a late push to take the 11th spot at 30:05.60. This will be the first NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance for both runners. The men’s 4x100 meter relay team punched its ticket to Eugene in outstanding fashion, winning its heat with a PR of 39.24. The group, made up of mostly underclassmen, also dropped 20 seconds off its PR and came within .15 seconds of the school record. The relay consisted of freshman Nyheim Hines, sophomore Shannon Patterson, sophomore Quashawn Cunningham and senior Jonathan Addison. “They’ve all showed me a lot of growth over the last year,” Addison said. “I knew they had the mentality to stay in there and actually compete well, so I actually felt really comfortable with them. I’m really confident; I really feel like we haven’t ran our best race yet.” Along with the men’s 4x100 meter relay, Addison also quali-

fied for the NCAA Championships in the men’s long jump. Addison sat in 16th place and out of the qualifying spots going into the final frame. On his third jump, on the last day of competition for the men’s long jump, Addison leaped to a mark of 26 feet, his best mark of the outdoor season and enough to take the top spot and advance. The senior track star beat out his closest opponent by 8 1/2 inches to take the win. “I tried to make it not seem so big and tried not to get too nervous,” Addison said. “I was kind of sitting back and thinking, if I don’t somehow do this, my long jump career at NC State is over. I just kind of went for it, and luckily I made it out. It was a blessing, but it was also pretty nerve-wracking.” Not long after the 4x100 meter relay team qualified, Alexis Perry hit her qualifying mark for the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a PR of 12.90. Perry finished second in her heat as she clinched the qualifying spot. The senior standout has dropped under 13 seconds three times this season and has improved her PR in each of the last three races. Perry headed into the postseason with a PR of 13.14 for the 100-meter hurdles but has impressively knocked .24 seconds off of that time in just the last two meets. “I went into regionals with a much more relaxed attitude,” Perry said. “I just told myself whatever happens, happens. So that was a very, very big part of it. I tried to not make regionals more than it was.” Perry was also able to seal an appearance in the NCAA Championships for the women’s long jump with a fifth-place finish in the event, jumping 20-8 1/2 to secure her bid. The Durham native did it in dominant fashion, earning her mark on

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Senior hurdler Alexis Perry flies past the rest of her competitors in the 100-meter hurdles final during the 2016 Raleigh Relays at Derr Track on March 26. Perry won the race with a final time of 13.23 seconds, just shy of her personal best of 13.18 seconds, which she ran in the previous day’s prelims.

just her first jump of the competition and obtaining a 15-spot improvement from last year. After just missing qualification last year, this is Perry’s first time advancing to outdoors in the long jump. “That usually would not have happened to me,” Perry said. “It was very surprising to get it in on the first jump, just because that typically isn’t my jumping style.” The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will take place from June 8-11.

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Smith Jr., Yurtseven vital to basketball’s future success Parth Upadhyaya Correspondent

Mitchell Davis Correspondent

Of the many players the NC State men’s basketball team has acquired during the off-season, Dennis Smith Jr. and Omer Yurtseven are expected to have the biggest impact for the team next season. In November, point guard Dennis Smith Jr. announced on ESPN that, along with being committed to NC State, he was going to graduate high school early so he could enroll at State in January. Along with the rehab benefits this provided in his torn ACL recovery, it also allowed Smith to bond and connect with his coaches and teammates. Smith spent much of the season sitting with the bench during games and would occasionally hoist up a shot or two during the pre-game warmups. With former State star Cat Barber leaving after his junior year to enter the 2016 NBA Draft, Smith is poised to fill the role of starting point guard. Smith was the Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina in the 2014-15 season, averaging 21.8 points per game, leading Trinity Christian School to the North Carolina Class 1A state semifinals.

Smith is NC State’s highest-ranked recruit since 2000 according to “247 Sports” and many consider him to be the Wolfpack’s second-best recruit of all time behind the legendary David Thompson. Smith is also widely regarded as a “one-and-done” and

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Junior guard, Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber, shares a moment with freshman guard, Dennis Smith Jr., on Jan. 16 in the Dean Dome. The Wolfpack suffered a 67-55 loss marking their fifth-consecutive conference lost.

is projected to go No. 3 overall in the latest version of NBADraft.net’s 2017 NBA Mock Draft. Smith’s scoring, playmaking and leadership abilities will be crucial for the Wolfpack next season as it looks to rebound from a

losing season which ended without an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in the Mark Gottfried era. With a floor general like Smith leading the way, the Wolfpack should be a top-five ACC team next season. Last season the Wolfpack lacked a strong offensive presence down low. The addition of 7-foot Yurtseven should help fill that void. The Turkish five-star center, who is regarded by some as the top player at his position in the recruiting class, announced just a few weeks ago his commitment to NC State and shortly thereafter signed his letter of intent. Although it is hard to compare Yurtseven’s talents to other players in the 2016 class, the big man has proved himself on many occasions — most notably, scoring 91 points and grabbing 28 boards in a Turkish U-18 basketball game earlier this month. Yurtseven, who recently told ESPN he compares his game to NBA all-star Tim Duncan, also has played against NBA talent. In this past NBA preseason, Yurtseven’s Euroleague team, Fenerbahce Ulker, competed against the Brooklyn Nets where Yurtseven had eight points and seven rebounds in just 15 minutes of playing time. Yurtseven’s scoring ability combined with his length will make him a great all-around player, as he will have a major impact on both the offensive and defensive sides of the

ball. With a facilitator like Smith, Yurtseven will receive the ball in the paint early and often. The offense could potentially be run through him because his presence down low will draw defenders, opening up the Pack’s shooters like sophomore Maverick Rowan and redshirt senior Terry Henderson. While Smith is a lock for next season, as he’s been enrolled in school for a semester, Yurtseven’s status isn’t exactly set in stone. Yurtseven’s coach at Fenerbahce Ulker claims that the big man has been taking money from the club for three years. However, Yurtseven disregarded those allegations, saying he has not touched any money from the team. The most notable and recent Turkish basketball player to attempt the move from the Euroleague to the NCAA was Enes Kanter. Kanter played for the same basketball club as Yurtseven and committed to Kentucky; however, he was deemed permanently ineligible for receiving more than $33,000 from Fenerbahce. Yurtseven’s situation may be a bit different, if in fact he has not touched any money received. Wolfpack fans are optimistic for the first time in a while, as the additions of Yurtseven and Smith could potentially push NC State into the top 25 next season, a substantial rebound from last year’s disappointing season.

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