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A quick look at the headlines in and outside of NC State

Dog tested positive for COVID-19 after dying at NC State On Tuesday, Aug. 11, state officials reported a dog that died last week at the NC State Veterinary Hospital tested positive for COVID-19. The cause of death is still undetermined. However, the dog was showing signs of respiratory distress. The owner claimed a family member had previously tested positive for the virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence animals play a significant role in spreading COVID-19, and the risk of animals spreading the virus to humans is considered low.

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Judge rules with Gov. Cooper, can continue issuing COVID-19 orders A Wake County Superior Court judge ruled Gov. Roy Cooper has the authority to continue issuing statewide COVID-19 orders Tuesday, Aug. 11. Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who is running against incumbent Cooper in the gubernatorial race, sued Cooper over his executive orders, saying the governor shouldn’t issue orders on his own.

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On Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris of California to be his running-mate in the 2020 presidential election.

Harris was previously in the race for the Democratic nomination until December 2019, when she dropped out, citing a lack of funds. Since dropping out, she has vocally supported Biden’s campaign.

Harris is the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office by a major party.

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Russia approves COVID-19 vaccine; first in world On Tuesday, President Vladmir Putin of Russia announced Russia is the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has yet to complete late-stage clinical trials. Putin said the vaccine has passed all required checks and his daughter had been administered the vaccine. According to CNN, Russian officials said at least 20 countries and some U.S. companies are interested in the vaccine.

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Parents and Families Services suggest quarantine essentials Cassidy Englund News Co-Editor

In the event of self-isolation or quarantine on campus, students may not have all the amenities of their original housing.

While students who need to self-isolate will be encouraged to return home and do so, there are limited numbers of quarantine housing units on campus. In such units, students will be checked on daily

by Student Health Services as a part of the contact tracing program and will have meals provided through Campus Enterprises, according to the Parents and Families Services website.

To make students more comfortable in case of an unexpected move to a self-isolation unit, parents can send their students off with living essentials.

NC State Parents and Families Services have created a list of items one might put together in a “preparedness pack” for students who are in quarantine. The list can be found on the Parents and Families website and is among many other COVID-19 resources available through Parents and Families Services.

Parents and Families Services Director Kerri Fowler likened the pack to a first-aid kit or other resources to have on hand in the event of an emergency.

“There’s hurricane prep packs, and there’s first-aid packs and things like that,” Fowler said. “This is for parents

who have an idea of items to send with their students who may end up self-quarantining by choice or by recommendation and just kind of a little kit for them.”

The list includes everyday items such as toiletries, nonperishable snacks and earplugs. In addition, it lists items that will be helpful to students who become sick with COVID-19, like cough drops, hand sanitizer, wipes and Tylenol packets.

Preparing the kit is meant to be a way for parents to feel more confident in their child going to campus, according to Fowler.

“This is a nerve-wracking time for everyone, so we want to make sure that [parents] feel as comfortable as they can and their students as well,” Fowler said. “So, this was just another piece of resource for them as a starting point.”

Along with preparing for quarantine, Fowler said students should be proactive and keep the health and safety of themselves and others in mind as the semester begins.

“NC State cares about our students, and we’re doing everything we can to create an environment that is as healthy as possible,” Fowler said. “But, at the end of the day, it’s up to all of us to take that personal responsibility and to have the conversation with your student about the importance of wearing a mask, and taking precautions and doing everything that they can.”

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Assistant Director of Programmatic Operations Valerie Oti also stressed the importance of communication between parents, families and students as people return to campus. “[Parents] have received a lot of infor-

mation from the University, and I think they have to take that information and have those conversations with their student, in terms of what students can do to make sure that they are healthy, and, of course, they are safe,” Oti said.

10th annual Respect the Pack encourages students to speak out against hate speech

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On Thursday, Aug. 6, Student Government held its 10th annual Respect the Pack event, highlighting free speech and how it interacts with NC State, specifically at the Free Expression Tunnel.

The event, held over Zoom, started off with opening speeches by McKenzy Heavlin, student body vice president and a third-year studying electrical engineering; Katelyn McInerney, social justice chair at Hillel at NC State and a fourthyear studying genetics and statistics; Katie Shaffer, a fourth-year studying

materials sciences and engineering and member of OSTEM, a professional organization for LGBT+ students in STEM fields; and Kita Adams, a fourth-year studying psychology and director of University Affairs.

Heavlin said the Free Expression Tunnel is one of the most notable locations of free speech on NC State’s campus. The tunnel was built in 1967 to be a space for students to freely express themselves and is usually painted with club advertisements, murals or motivating quotes.

Heavlin said there have been instances of hate speech, derogatory slurs and death threats to marginalized communities

inside the tunnel.

“To speak on the tunnel and skip this disgusting aspect would be ignoring the complex history of this space in relation to freedom of speech,” Heavlin said.

Heavlin said he encourages all NC State students to speak out, seek change and hold their community to a higher standard against hate speech.

McInerney spoke about how many Jewish students face microaggressions, despite universities striving to be safe and inclusive. In May 2019, a swastika and other anti-Semitic messages were spraypainted in the Free Expression Tunnel.

“The onus is on each of us to recog-

nize and call out microaggressions and threats to ensure that isolated events don’t become patterns,” McInerney said.

Shaffer also discussed microaggressions students in the LGBTQ+ community face at NC State. She relayed her own experiences, saying that she has seen various microaggressions towards LGBTQ+ students at NC State.

Adams talked about the effect the Free Expression Tunnel has had on the Black community, especially earlier this year, when many hateful, racist messages were painted in the Free Expression Tunnel.

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Prevention Services offers virtual support, encourages exploring Counseling Center Skye Sarac Staff Writer

Prevention Services, which offers resources related to suicide prevention as well as case management, has shifted most of its services, including walk-in appointments, to Zoom meetings.

According to Emily Anderson, suicide prevention coordinator, there will always be at least a few Prevention Services staff members available at the Student Health center. Students can also file concerning behavior reports online through CARES if they notice worrisome behaviors with one of their peers, whether or not either person is on campus.

The Mental Health Ambassadors, a student group which is part of Prevention Services, has traditionally led events on campus, including the Annual Candlelight Vigil during Suicide Prevention Week and Fresh Check Day. Ali Sapp, a fourth-year studying psychology who joined the Mental Health Ambassadors in 2019, said while events may look a bit different during this semester, there are still ways to get involved for those interested in mental health and suicide prevention.

“One thing that the Mental Health Ambassadors do, that the Counseling Center

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She said that while the University encourages respect and learning in free speech, hate speech is still protected on campus.

Adams added that protected hate speech can hinder marginalized communities from showing up in any space, can contribute to a decreased retention rate of those students on campus and can leave a bad impression of the University on others.

“Free speech does not mean freedom from consequences, but we are in a time, especially today, where hateful ideologies are now being considered as valid political opinions,” Adams said. “As the University Affairs director of Student Government and as a Black student pursuing an education on this campus, I want this university and this campus to feel like home. For this to happen, not only should the University continue to create Black forums where Black students’ voices are heard, but work to make sure those voices aren’t being lost

does, that anyone can do actually, is QPR training,” Sapp said. “It teaches people how to approach in certain situations where someone may be contemplating suicide, to ‘question, persuade and refer’ them to a professional.”

Anderson is currently facilitating online QPR trainings, and there are specific trainings for students, faculty, staff and resident advisors.

The Counseling Center, a separate entity from Prevention Services, is discussing the possibility of holding some face-to-face events, with limited people in attendance to minimize social contact.

Sapp said now may be a great time to explore the Counseling Center’s services, even for students who will not be on campus this fall.

“Try something new,” Sapp said. “If you were thinking about attending an event in person at NC State, if there’s a Counseling Center drop-in event, if you were going to do it in person, why not try it online?”

Anderson said the Counseling Center can connect with students via Zoom or with off-campus resources if needed.

Students facing mental health emergencies can still walk into the Counseling Center from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Counseling Center is always voluntary, Anderson said, and for students

in a void.”

Adams also encouraged students to support the Petition For the Advancement and Support of Black Life of Campus, which demands several changes from NC State administrators in order to support Black students at the University.

After the speeches, attendees could choose between three different breakout sessions: “The Freedom of Hate Speech; a Call for Civil Dialogue,” “2017 Brave New Voices - Chicago ‘America’s Next Top Model’” and “Allyship is the Key to Social Justice.”

Chancellor Randy Woodson and Student Body President Melanie Flowers, a fourth-year studying communication, gave closing speeches to the event attendees.

Woodson discussed institutionalized racism evident in the U.S., North Carolina and even at NC State. Woodson encouraged students to visit the Diversity landing page on NC State’s website to understand what the University is doing to address institutionalized racism on campus and make NC State a more inclusive and welcoming place.

Flowers encouraged students to listen

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who choose to seek services, there is no obligation or long-term commitment involved.

“If they only come for one session, they only come for one session,” Anderson said. “We’re never going to hold it against

them if they say they don’t feel like it’s a good fit, or if they prefer a different resource. We’re happy to still make those connections, but we encourage them to try.”

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and empathize with each other.

“As you embark on this very unique semester, listen and learn from those around you, especially those who hold identities that you might not share.”

Flowers said. “This is a community that can lean on each other, but we are vulnerable when we aren’t informed on the

experiences of those around us.”

Flowers said students will have an impact on NC State based on how they interact with the other students.

She said if students can listen to each other and move throughout the community with empathy, “we will respect the Pack.”

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To party or not to party? Dr. Casani answers your COVID-19 questions

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Welcome back! We are so glad to have you on campus again. I am so happy to see you all wearing face coverings and taking this so seriously. Here is this week’s set of questions I’ve been hearing from students: Why shouldn’t we just have a COVID-19 party and get it over with?

While I wish it was all that simple, here are a few reasons why not to do this: First, while most cases of COVID-19 in young adults are relatively mild, we are learning a lot more about the real numbers of people who get sick. The part of the population with the fastest growing rate of new infections is young adults. We still see young adults who are very ill, and we cannot predict who will be very ill or only have a mild case. Even if you are not very ill, you

still feel bad. There is also new evidence that there may be long-standing heart and lung damage even with mild cases.

Second, if you are sick, you are isolated for 10 days — no classes, no visits with friends, moving out of apartments and residence halls. Your close contacts, roommates, maybe some classmates and close friends are in quarantine for 14 days.

Quarantine is essentially the same as isolation, and you are not sick while in quarantine, so you may feel even worse about being so isolated.

Third, if you get infected, you can easily pass it on to someone who is not a young adult like you and who may be more susceptible to a serious case.

Fourth, if a lot of students and subsequently faculty and staff get ill, especially all at once, we may have to shift and move campus operations to the way it was at the end of spring term. Do you want to be responsible for making people go back home and miss out on classes and campus life?

Finally, we don’t know for sure that once you have it, you will never get it again.

There is not enough information right now to say there is long-term immunity after infection.

What is the status of the vaccine?

There are a lot of interesting, very different approaches that are being applied to creating a vaccine to this novel coronavirus. There are several in-clinical trials right now that will determine if there is persistent, measured immunity and what side effects may occur with larger numbers of administration. Once these answers are clearer, production will start, and the vac-

cine will be rolled out publicly. Because of the time it takes to wrap these steps up, we will likely not have a vaccine before the end of the calendar year.

Even though this seems like a long time, the genome was published very quickly after the virus was isolated in February.

Developing a coronavirus vaccine is different from creating a new influenza vaccine because we did not have a vaccine platform to start with like we do for influenza, and the virus itself is different in many ways.

My roommate tested positive but wasn’t sick at all. Why are some people sick and others are not?

More and more data and evidence is rolling in about the body’s reaction and the pathophysiology of clinical cases.

Our body’s immune system reaction to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, drives the clinical manifestation. This is different from other pathogens, which themselves attack cellular or organ structure and function.

This reaction or overreaction may explain some of the severity differences related to baseline health status, age and even racial and ethnic groups. The exact mechanism is still being worked out, and looking at people who have serious disease and comparing them to those that don’t is exactly how this evidence is being gathered. There are cellular models for researching this response, but currently there are no good animal models to help us.

As you can imagine, there are difficulties doing research on people as human subjects while they are so ill and during a disaster that is related to resources, col-

lection of data and ethical concerns. Reviewing published data is also hard when the rush to publish is not reviewed for strengths and flaws in data analysis, study design and conclusion making. This opens data to critique and questions, all the while recognizing the need to get information out quickly.

Are people on campus contagious?

We have identified cases on campus in students, faculty and staff. Student Health Services continues to test students who are seen, who are sick and who are close contacts. Students, staff and faculty have self-reported that they have tested positive or are close contacts. We advise everyone to either self-isolate or self-quarantine, whichever is appropriate. Some people are infected and infectious and do not have symptoms. We are starting the Wolfpack Surveillance Program to see just how many people might be asymptomatic carriers.

However, there are also people who are sick and may not know if it is COVID-19 or something else, and are still socializing, going to class and eating in contact with others. Everyone needs to be especially careful during this pandemic. Stay home, watch for 24 hours and see if the symptoms resolve or get worse to better define what is wrong, and, as always, you can come to Student Health Services or see any health care provider and get seen so we can figure out what is wrong.

Next time…. Why do I isolate for 10 days but quarantine for 14? Can I play sports?

Why do some masks work and others not?

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Black Lives Matter is not a quirky aesthetic to virtue signal With massive protests happening around t he c ou nt r y, a p a nd em ic sweeping local communities and secret police k idnapping people lef t and right, what am I doDestry ing since the world is curAdams Staff Columnist rently on fire? That’s easy: I’m watching the YouTube beauty drama surrounding Tati Westbrook, Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson because I am trash, and trash is attracted to garbage.

For a short recap, last year, YouTuber James Charles was accused by Tati Westbrook of tricking heterosexual men into thinking that they were gay. As a result, many people branded James Charles as a sexual predator, resulting in the loss of many subscribers and brand deals. Now, Tati Westbrook claims Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson fed her this misinformation, leading to this whole dumpster fire.

Unfortunately for Jeffree Star, he has also been accused of racist behaviors by Black YouTubers such as Jackie Aina. Of course, he made an apology video that looks like it’s straight out of a Vogue magazine, where he kind of acknowledges his past controversies but not really. But, out of nowhere, he says there are more important things to focus on, like the Black Lives Matter protest, and the fact that Breonna Taylor’s killers are still on the loose.

To me, this feels disingenuous because

not only does it not relate to his overall apology, but he uses it as a prop to distract from his racist behaviors. It’s like “I cAN’t bE RAciST, i’M sUPpoRtINg THeSe MoVeMenTS,” while not linking to any petitions or organizations where people can donate. But it got me thinking about performative activism, or the appearance of standing up for a cause but doing nothing to promote the cause or actively hurting the message.

We have seen this before. For example, during Pride Month, we see a bunch of companies changing their logos with a rainbow aesthetic. But once the clock strikes midnight on July 1, they all revert back to their boring company logos. Often, these companies don’t donate some of their wealth to organizations that support LGBTQ+ causes, and they may engage in some homophobic and transphobic acts.

For example, Forbes reported companies like UPS, Comcast and Home Depot have donated several million dollars to U.S. politicians that promote an anti-LGBTQ+ agenda, despite the fact that these companies change their logo to the pride f lag and claim to champion gay rights.

These corporations don’t care about gay rights and actively try to harm the community, but they will happily try to profit off of them.

But even on a lesser note, regular people can engage in performative activism as well. A while back, a lot of people, including NC State students, were post-

ing black squares on Instagram, which was known as Blackout Tuesday. However, this act received criticism because it was initially posted with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, which made it difficult for people to find information on what organizations to support, protests to join or people’s experiences with rac-

“I’m watching the YouTube beauty drama surrounding Tati Westbrook, Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson because I am trash, and trash is attracted to garbage.” ism or police brutality.

That hashtag was then changed to #BlackoutTuesday. But in my opinion, it’s just empty service. Oh, you posted a black square and changed your social media profiles to Black Lives Matter?

Congratulations, you solved racism! I know these people mean well, but it just seems like empty gestures without addressing the problems at hand.

It’s not just saying “I’m not racist; therefore, I’m not a part of the problem.”

It requires a lot of deep introspection,

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such as how do you treat people from different backgrounds, what policies do you enforce that have disproportionate outcomes on certain groups of people, what explicit and implicit biases do you have and so on.

I know, as college students, we are broke, busy with class and other activities, and stressed out about the pandemic. But there are ways we can support causes with our limited resources. The easiest way is to vote in the upcoming election. There are a lot of seats up this time around, including the presidency, so vote for someone whose agenda you agree with.

Another way to be an activist is to join an organization or volunteer. Granted, most clubs and organizations might not be operating or have limited capacity because of the pandemic, but this is college. You are bound to find something that can help local communities or bring awareness to certain social issues. For example, holding the police accountable for their actions, helping various communities impacted by the pandemic and so on.

There are other ways to engage in social and political discourse, but these are some that come to mind. Regardless, we have the power to stand up and fight for causes, despite the limited means to do so. So instead of putting on a performance, let’s change society so that everyone is protected. After all, the world is our stage.

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For the last time, put on your masks For most of the summer, I stayed on campus as a part of my job. Due to most of campus staying empty throughout those summer mont hs, w it h Shilpa the few folks on campus Giri wearing masks and social Assistant distancing, I had begun Opinion Editor to hope that this level of precaution on our campus would allow us to enjoy a full academic year, keeping NC State relatively free of COVID-19.

However, once students started moving back on campus, I fear my hopes were extremely naive, and our students are still unable to grasp the severity of this pandemic.

Within the span of one short walk to Talley and back to my residence hall, I noticed multiple groups of students playing frisbee on the lawn in front of

Witherspoon Student Center, huddling together and under the trees, playing volleyball on the Tucker/Owen Beach, and inviting numerous friends to their rooms. And before you lash out. No. They were not wearing masks. They were not social distancing. And I highly doubt they washed or sanitized their hands before or after group hugging their friends.

I don’t want to be a buzzkill. I am a very physical person, and hugging my friends has always been my love language. But y’all, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic that has infected 20,445,252 people worldwide and resulted in 745,229 global deaths. The United States has consistently been the worldwide leader in COVID-19 cases since March 26, with more than 50,000 new cases per day.

Students have had many precious things taken from us because of this pan-

demic. We have been denied in-person education, some have been denied their graduation ceremonies, some have been denied a proper start to their college experience. Some of us have lost internships, some of us have faced homelessness or were forced to go back to abusive households, some of us are facing financial issues, some of us have lost jobs, some of us have lost loved ones, some of us live in daily fear of losing a loved one. This pandemic is not something to be taken lightly, and I don’t know how much we all have to suffer before we all understand the gravity of the situation.

We are supposedly a group of the smartest young scholars from North Carolina, the United States and the world. And yet, we aren’t even fully done with move-in and this is the situation on campus. Every day, my friends and I keep fake betting on how long it will be before

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campus shuts down again and we are sent home. And sadly, everyday, that date gets pushed forward to an earlier one.

It’s not too hard to do your part to protect the pack. The University is doing so much to help us, with arrows on the f loor telling us where to go, increased sanitizer stations, a mix of online and hybrid classes, increased frequency in the cleaning of public spaces, contactless ordering of food, amongst many others.

All you need to do is wear a mask when you’re around people, even your friends, and maintain physical distancing.

Nothing in this column is news to you.

You have heard all of this before. You’ve read all of this before. And just like you, I am tired of reading, hearing and writing about COVID-19. We at NC State are better than this, and it is not too late to start making amends, so I implore all of you to step up and do your part.

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Hillsborough restaurants have to cut costs, but not quality Noah Buck

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Local restaurants have been fighting to regather, adapt and survive as a reaction to restrictions put in place by Gov. Roy Cooper in response to COVID-19. Restaurants on Hillsborough Street are no exception.

Now, as students return to campus and stay-at-home restrictions continue to relax, restaurant owners are finding new ways to cut costs and make customers safer.

According to Camilla Fernandez, cashier and family inheritor of Guasaca South American Grill, the past five months of quarantine consisted of stress and uncertainty, with Gusasaca closing for two weeks earlier this year. Fernandez said jobs at Guasaca are the main source of income for most of their employees, which made letting go of some of their nonessential employees challenging.

Fernandez said government aid was a key component in the decision to reopen. With services such as the Payroll Protection Pro-

gram, Guasaca was able to retain employees through government-funded salary raises over the course of two months.

Roger Pelayo, owner of Umami Asian Bistro, said his restaurant was forced to close for the summer due to the high overhead costs of the building. He said he was put in a very difficult position when choosing which employees to keep and which to let go.

“The first two weeks after the shut down, I feel like I lost everything,” Pelayo said. “I remember sitting down with my staff, some of them having worked with me for almost 18 years, offering to help them apply for unemployment.”

Pelayo said Umami’s situation became even more uncomfortable when he realized the amount of money he was paying his staff was less than the unemployment checks his former employees were receiving.

Despite the major setbacks, Pelayo said he managed to find new ways to keep people employed and keep his restaurant afloat.

After losing all of his corporate catering

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Caroline Schollaert, a first year from Elon University, and Teagan Hackim, a first year from South Carolina University, both enjoy their meals at Guasaca on Hillsborough Street on Aug. 10, 2020. Many restaurants have been taking steps in order to insure the safety of their customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

accounts with companies such as IBM, Umami began serving from a food truck to supplement income.

In order to make customers feel safe and to cut costs amidst financial stress, restau-

rants, including Guasaca and Umami, that are now open to students and the public, have made a number of changes.

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Guasaca has made it a daily procedure to take the temperature of every employee clocking in for work. If a restaurant suspects an employee has contracted the virus, the whole staff is required to get tested before reopening. Fernandez said this happened at one of their locations, and despite the negative COVID-19 test results, they still shut down the restaurant for a week. In addition, all employees are required to wear masks.

“I think people are finally starting to recognize the seriousness,” Fernadez said.

“Everyone’s starting to do their part in stopping this virus.”

According to Pelayo, Umami has found ways to keep customers safe while also cutting costs by transitioning to single-serve packaging to reduce the risk of infections.

However, Pelayo said, if customers are paying $20-30 a meal, they are expecting porcelain plates or something nicer.

“We’ve ordered new disposable bento boxes for our meals,” Pelayo said. “They look nice, and they aren’t styrofoam. Hopefully customers can accept it.”

In order to help customers feel comfortable, Pelayo said there are plans to open the anterior windows of Umami to allow fresh air in and make customers feel like they are sitting outside.

Pelayo said he understands students don’t have big budgets, and he’s completely modified his menu to make Umami’s food more affordable. Gusasaca continues to abide by new safety precautions, while still keeping the lights on.

“Acknowledging the things I still had in the midst of this pandemic helped me come to terms with the situation,” Fernadez said. “It taught me to appreciate what we still have.”

On Hillsborough Street, restaurants have been attempting to work around the pandemic, both from a safety and financial standpoint. Upper Left: To-go orders have become the primary way to purchase food on Hillsborough Street, as shown by this customer carrying multiple bags of takeout. Restaurants like Umami, Guasaca and Coco Bongo are only a few of the many restaurants on Hillsborough that allow this option. Lower Left: Many restaurants on Hillsborough Street have prepared for incoming customers with precautions like employees having to wear masks and gloves, during both the process of making the food and during checkout. Restaurants have also sectioned off tables to fit social distancing requirements and, as per government mandate, when there are an influx of customers, restaurants will even make them wait outside. Upper Right: Cj Falchi, a fourth-year in business administration, prepares to pay as his to-go order sits in front of him at Guasaca.

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The State of the Arts: How Raleigh theatre is surviving the pandemic Emilie Osborne Correspondent

The very nature of theatre is intimacy.

Audience members peer into the lives of characters and their portrayers with such a degree of closeness that one can hear their breath or see the slightest crinkle around their eyes. Unfortunately, these experiences, particularly within Raleigh’s local theatre scene, have become difficult to partake in during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heather Strickland, executive director of Raleigh Little Theatre, understands, now more than ever, how having a community to rely on is vital and must be preserved through any available means. Jerome Davis, artistic director of Burning Coal Theatre in downtown Raleigh, said, agrees, adding how the most important thing now is to ensure these virtual productions still feel live.

Burning Coal Theatre has experimented with new presentation techniques, including streaming performances through

Twitch and a drive-in performance of “Selene & the Dream Eater” by Erin Amlicke.

Meanwhile, Raleigh Little Theatre found a way to make summer workshops virtual, while still keeping children’s attention.

Knowing it would be difficult for kids to stay on the computer for the length of a full-day class, sessions were split into partial days or offered in small chunks throughout the week. Strickland said, even with the limitations of meeting virtually, the programs were a great success.

Raleigh Little Theatre said the most sensible decision was to postpone their 2020-21 season to 2021-22. In this interim year, they are able to select shows one by one to adapt to our constantly changing environment.

“If state restrictions are lifted a little bit and we can get an audience of more than 25 outside, we might be able to do a one-person show out in the amphitheatre,” Strickland said, referring to Stephenson Amphitheatre.

“And then, of course, we’re looking at lots of different virtual options for the upcom-

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Raleigh Little Theatre recently presented showed “She Kills Monsters: Virtual

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tion of the original “She Kills Moncontinued from page 10 sters.” The theater sold links rather than tickets and virtually “sold out” the show every night.

“For our final performance, we sold over a hundred links,” Strickland said. “[That] means we probably had more people watching virtually than we would’ve been able to actually get into the theater.”

Though it seems these local theaters have adapted well to recent circumstances, they are eager to return to a traditional style. Davis and Strickland were in agreement that

performing virtually or to a sea of cars for the foreseeable future is less than ideal.

“The value of theatre is the relationship between the audience and the actor, which is not static,” Davis said. One would hope that watching a play on their computer could give the same artistic fulfillment as seeing it live, but as Davis said, “The finished product is never as good in two dimensions as it is in three.”

Like most local operations, Burning Coal Theatre and Raleigh Little Theatre have taken a hit from the loss of ticket sales because of the pandemic.

“We are estimating that this next season

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nary playwrights.

For many, community theatre is not a fulltime job. And yet, it serves as a meaningful creative outlet for people who may not get a chance to express themselves otherwise.

Raleigh Little Theatre has yet to announce their next production, but their core value of community remains.

For more information about Raleigh Little Theatre and Burning Coal Theatre Company, visit their websites.

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could potentially be at 60% of our normal operating budget,” Strickland said. “It’s just kind of a dance, and I don’t know how long we can hold out.”

Thankfully though, both theaters plan to continue staging productions virtually for the community to enjoy. Beginning Friday, Aug. 14, Burning Coal Theatre will be kicking off “The 19th Amendment Project,” a collection of 14 10-minute plays about the impact of the 19th Amendment, each produced by a different local theatre company.

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As football season quickly approaches, Technician Sports has already taken a couple looks back in the past and wanted to flashback to our staff’s favorite NC State football memories. From 2010 to just last year, our writers all had very unique experiences from their favorite games.

Kevin Sebastian, Correspondent Oct. 8, 2016 - NC State 10, Notre Dame 3 At the risk of being kicked off the writer’s staff, I’ll have to admit I’m a lifelong Notre Dame fan and was rooting for them to win this game. But despite the loss my Irish took, this game was very enjoyable for me and one I’ll never forget. Usually, entertaining football games feature high scores, turnovers, rapid change of possession and maybe a game-winning drive, but an oft-forgotten aspect that makes these games entertaining is the blooper reel produced by both teams, which, in this game, happened to be very long.

This game will be remembered foremost for being played in the middle of Hurricane Matthew’s descent on the Carolinas, so of course it can be hard to laugh at a play on the field if it resulted in a player being injured. But with the benefit of hindsight and the knowledge that no one was seri-

ously injured, it’s a different story. It’s easier to chuckle when normally automatic field goals barely creep over the crossbar, footballs slip out of the hands of quarterbacks, punters see their punts either fall short or

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Ben Ellis (middle) with his family at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Sept. 25, 2010.

get blocked altogether or the weather conditions turn the Carter-Finley Stadium field into the world’s largest slip ‘n slide. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say this was the best water polo match I’d ever had the privilege of watching. But even after four years of thought, I still think it might be.

Ben Ellis, Correspondent Sept. 25, 2010 - NC State 45, Georgia Tech 28 As a sports fan, it doesn’t get much better than going to a road game and watching

your team win. I’ve done this several times, but no game I’ve been to sticks out more than when NC State went down to Atlanta, Georgia to take on Georgia Tech on Sept.

25, 2010. Future Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson led the Wolfpack to a 45-28 victory with a career-high 368 passing yards and four total touchdowns, while linebacker Nate Irving (my favorite NC State football player of all time) was a beast on the defensive side of the ball, with 16 total tackles and two sacks. What made this game so much fun was being in the NC State section of the stadium, cheering along with other fans wearing red, and watching the Pack get a big road win.

Marty Madar, Staff Writer Oct. 5, 2017 - NC State 39, Louisville 25 There are so many different, phenomenal games to choose from in my many years as a Wolfpack fan. However, one definitely stuck out. The 2017 Thursday night home game against No. 17 Louisville, featuring Heisman QB Lamar Jackson, was a game like no other. The seats were more packed than I’ve ever seen, the fans were louder than I’ve ever seen, both teams were top 25, and both teams were 4-1 to start the season.

Both the offense and defense was top notch for the Pack that game, containing the high-powered Louisville offense to 25 points

while scoring 39. Ryan Finley passed for 367 yards on 20 of 31 attempts while throwing for one touchdown. Nyheim Hines rushed for 102 yards with two rushing touchdowns.

Kelvin Harmon, Jaylen Samuels and Stephen Louis combined for 336 receiving yards. The entire offense was clicking and so was the defense. The loudest I’ve heard Carter-Finley was when Germaine Pratt intercepted Lamar Jackson and stiff-armed him near the end zone to complete a pick six. Not to mention the stadium was rocking all four times Jackson was sacked, and fans taunted the Heisman winner. It was a truly chaotic and euphoric experience.

Rachel Bilenki, Senior Sports Writer Sept. 1, 2018 - NC State 24, James Madison 13 Back in the fall of 2018, I entered NC State as a freshman, and nothing could prepare me for NC State football. On Sept. 1, I attended my first ever game, our season home opener versus James Madison University. I woke up at the crack of dawn to get ready for the noon game, then packed myself onto a Wolfline bus and headed towards CarterFinley. As soon as I stepped off the bus, I was hit with a sea of red and about 50,000 of my closest friends, screaming things about JMU that I can not repeat.

As soon as one person would scream

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Bobby Dodd Stadium on Nov. 21, 2019 when NC State took on Georgia Tech.

“Wolf,” they would get a “Pack” response within seconds, by hundreds of people, which only got louder as the game went on. Every touchdown induced cheers by thousands as cannons shot. By the end of the fourth, NC State had its first win of the season, 24-13. Crowds poured out of the stadium in joy, driving home with their Wolfpack flags tied to their cars. Never in my life have I seen such school spirit and a group of people who are so passionate about their school like our NC State fans. That was just one of the many nights that we could “light it red.”

Will Thornhill, Staff Writer Nov. 3, 2018 - NC State 47, Florida State 28 Not growing up an NC State fan, my football memories are restricted to two years, shorter than most of the sports section at Technician. However, one game does stick out from my freshman year in 2018, the 47-28 drubbing of Florida State on homecoming in front of a packed Carter-Finley Stadium.

It was a perfect day for tailgating and football, and the Pack jumped out early with a quick 17-0 lead at the beginning of the second quarter after a Kelvin Harmon touchdown catch from Ryan Finley. The Pack did not look back, as it pushed its lead to 26 points at one point. Finley finished with three touchdown passes, as the Pack cruised to victory and clinched its fifth straight season of bowl eligibility.

Bryan Pyrtle, Correspondent Oct. 6, 2012 - NC State 17, Florida State 16 As many Pack fans know, following NC State football can involve a good bit of heartbreak. However, my favorite memory of NC State football is the upset against 3rdranked Florida State in 2012. I remember I went to school the following week, and for the first time that I can remember, I had an edge over my Duke - and UNC-loving peers. Usually, I got the short end of the stick in terms of Research Triangle team banter, but that week, I had something to

flaunt in the Wolfpack’s victory over No. 3 FSU. From then on, I was more confident in my collegiate fandom, which eventually landed me here at NC State University.

Tristan Tucker, Assistant Sports Editor Nov. 8, 2018 - NC State 23, Wake Forest 27 My favorite football memory has to be the first game I covered with Technician, against Wake Forest in 2018 for Military Appreciation Day, during my first year at NC State. Even though the Pack ended up dropping this game due to a second-half skid, the atmosphere in the press box was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

As soon as I entered the arena, I felt a dif-

Tristan Tucker in the Carter-Finley Stadium press box after Wake Forest vs. NC State on Nov. 8, 2018.

Chubb as he was welcomed up to the press box, and interviewed Dexter Wright and Kelvin Harmon after the game.

When I think back on my time with Technician and at NC State thus far, this moment is one that sticks out above most others.

Nicholas Schnittker, Assistant Sports Editor Dec. 1, 2018 - NC State 58, East Carolina 3 My favorite NC State football memory is from the second game I got to cover my freshman year. When I started at Technician, my older brother, Andrew, was the sports editor and the football beat writer. I got to cover two games with him that year, but the second, the 58-3 demolition of ECU

“As soon as one person would scream ‘Wolf,’ they would get a ‘Pack’ response within seconds, by hundreds of people, which only got louder as the game went on.”

-Rachel Bilenki ferent kind of adrenaline, motivated to be able to cover the team I love and have loved for a good part of my life. It was really great to experience such a professional environment up close, and I even got to see Bradley

in 2018, was Andrew’s last time covering a game for Technician in Carter-Finley, and I am really glad I got to share that experience with him. I’ve gotten to cover a few NC State football games since then, but I don’t think

anything will beat getting to be there with Andrew for his last home game.

Camden Speight, Sports Editor Nov. 21, 2019 - NC State 26, Georgia Tech 28 In what feels like a short two and a half years with Technician so far, I’ve had so many amazing experiences with some of my best friends. Particularly coming out on top over Lamar Jackson and Louisville in 2017 and the experience of covering a bowl game in Jacksonville, Florida with my buddy Andrew Schnittker, but this Friday night loss to Georgia Tech really sticks out.

It was a rough year for NC State last year, but this was still a winnable game on a gorgeous Thursday night in Atlanta, Georgia as I walked into historic Bobby Dodd Stadium with Jaylan Harrington. There was an open-air press box and a great view of the surrounding Atlanta area. The students packed into the student section and stayed the whole night, despite a game between losing teams. After falling behind 28-10, NC State came storming back with 16 unanswered, but the two-point conversion to tie with five minutes left was no good, and the Pack lost another heartbreaker. It was a disappointing game for the fan side of me but an amazing experience in a great city, and the weekend continued with a trip to Wilmington for a club flag football tournament, so it’s a stretch of days I will never forget.

Jaylan Harrington, Multimedia Managing Editor Dec. 31, 2018 - NC State 13, Texas A&M 52 One doesn’t often get to cover a bowl game as a freshman, let alone a top-tier game like the Gator Bowl, but I got that opportunity as NC State took on Texas A&M on New Year’s Eve 2018 in a send-off game for one of the best quarterbacks in NC State history: Ryan Finley. I shot video on the field for the game, and it was an amazing experience to see Texas A&M and their 12th man up close and personal. As I walked around during warmups, I remember being struck by the Aggies’ size and athleticism. I’ll never forget walking up the field to get in position for a shot and seeing Kellen Mond run past me for a 62-yard touchdown on just the second play of the game, or getting a great shot of C.J. Riley’s touchdown grab which gave NC State a 10-7 lead. Though I would’ve preferred not to cover an NC State loss to bring in the new year, I had a blast watching it unfold up close and personal, and I’m glad I got to cover one last game with Andrew Schnittker, the sports editor at the time.

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Head coach Dave Doeren encourages his team through warmups before playing Boston College on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack won 28-23.

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With NC State’s fall academic semester beginning Monday, football players are back to juggling their studies and practice two weeks earlier than usual. Fall camp is typically considered to be the team’s August practices before school starts, meaning the Wolfpack only got a week of that and none of those practices in full pads.

“Our focus right now has just been on our install,” said head coach Dave Doeren at Wednesday’s Zoom press conference.

“We’ve backed off on some things contactwise with the players and made it more about operating our systems, the knowledge base, the mental stuff that goes on with it, and keeping them in physical condition.

We’ll get back into, this weekend, putting helmets and shoulder pads on and full pads Saturday is kind of our plan.”

One major concern is the players being away from the Murphy Center and on campus, which is presumed to be the biggest danger for them getting COVID-19. Several players have in-person classes and experienced the safety measures NC State has including mask requirements, glass coverings in front of professors and socially distant seating.

“Our message to them was ‘Go to your first class. If you don’t feel safe, then go to your academic advisor and see if you can switch to an online class,’” Doeren said.

“The guys that I’ve talked to that had class yesterday were very happy with the setup that they had in their classrooms. They were

completely OK with it. I haven’t heard from one player yet that didn’t feel that way.”

This year’s offseason will likely go down as the most hectic in the history of the sport, and while returning players can use their existing knowledge to stay fit and ready to play, the August enrollees of the incoming class never got that. Just now learning of the rigors of college workouts and the nutrition practices necessary to maintain or gain good weight, they have to be resilient.

Doeren praised the group as “one-timers,” quick studies who only need to be told the proper way to do something once. In a normal year, having players like that would be a luxury for a coach, but this year, that’s a necessity.

“Our freshmen were in Wolf Village dorm and there was no one else there,” Doeren said. “Imagine being dropped off by your family, ‘See you later,’ and you’re the only one on campus. It’s been hard, and they’ve really, really handled it. I think what it did is, it brought that class together. They have really good chemistry; they look out for each other. They have a good bond that shared adversity creates.”

If things continue the way they have, this freshman class will have an iron-clad bond by the time this is all over. The Big Ten and Pac-12 canceled their fall seasons in hopes of spring football, with the ACC, SEC and Big 12 standing firm so far. While not privy to the information that caused the former conferences to pull out, Doeren reiterated the ACC’s Tuesday statement that its medical advisors haven’t suggested against a season yet.

“We’re all listening to the medical advisory boards, and all their information flows through our medical staff and then to us, so everything that we know we’re doing,” Doeren said. “I think you guys all know that this thing evolves on what the best practices are. And, as they change, we change with them. So, we’re doing everything that we know how to do because of the experts and following their guidelines. And [if] all of a sudden, they change what they think we should be doing will change with them.”

With all the uncertainty surrounding this season, it’s been very important to keep the athletes in the loop with all decisions being made. Athletics Director Boo Corrigan spoke to the team on Sunday to answer pressing questions, and Doeren said the team appreciated his honesty even though information is changing and becoming outdated at a daily rate.

“I think that’s the hardest thing for all these young people right now, is they really struggle in the unknown,” Doeren said. “Tell them they’re playing or tell them they’re not playing. They may not like not playing but at least they know. When you’re sitting there thinking you’re going to play and the next day you’re not, then you are, then you’re not, that’s hard on the mental well-being of these guys.”

After reports initially broke Sunday, Aug. 9, that the Big Ten was planning on canceling or postponing fall sports, the conference’s official announcement came Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Big Ten was shortly followed by the Pac-12, who canceled all sports through the end of 2020, which, unlike the Big Ten’s announcement, also impacts the beginning of basketball season and other winter sports.

However, both the ACC and SEC, and later the Big 12, released statements with their intentions to continue with current plans for the fall season. All of a sudden, the Power Five conferences are split in opinion, and there are boatloads of questions that need to be answered on both sides.

The ACC’s current plan for football, released Wednesday, July 29, will see each team play an 11-game schedule, comprising 10 conference games and one out-ofconference game, which is required to be played in the team’s home state, and the opponent must meet the ACC’s medical protocol requirements.

Men’s and women’s soccer will both play six conference games while volleyball will play 10 conference games, and schools can schedule cross country regular-season competitions at their own discretion. Football, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and cross country can all begin competition the week of Sept. 12.

On Aug. 9, when Big Ten reports were showing the season might be over, players from around the country started the #WeWantToPlay movement on social media.

Some of the biggest stars in college football posted in support, including Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields.

Members of the NC State football team also joined into the discussion in support of the season on Twitter, including head coach Dave Doeren, offensive line coach John Garrison, redshirt sophomore Devin Leary, redshirt junior Isaiah Moore, junior Alim McNeill, senior Emeka Emezie, junior Tanner Ingle and redshirt junior Thayer Thomas, among many others.

At this point, it looks like college athletics is completely split in its decision and there are more questions than answers, especially about postseason play and making up fall sports in the spring.

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