Nordberg Feature — Technician 3/7/19

TECHNICIAN M A RC H 7, 2019

VOL . 99 | NO. 24

NORDBERG FEATURE

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CULTURAL AWARENESS

RACIAL CLIMATE TOWN HALL

Student Government held a town hall to foster discussion about initiatives working to promote inclusivity --See Page 5

PACK BASEBALL

NC STATE REMAINS UNDEFEATED

Patrick Bailey’s extra-inning home run lifts to 12-0 start --See Page 11

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IN BRIEF:

POLICE BLOTTER 3/5/19

A quick look at the headlines outside of NC State

Cooper unveils plan for teacher pay raises

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, proposed the budget for 2019-21 on Wednesday. In previous years, Cooper had little chance to effectively veto Republican-led budgets passed by the legislature due to the supermajority that existed within the General Assembly. According to The News & Observer, the proposal included raises for teachers and state workers in 2019 and 2020, help for college students and uninsured individuals as well as economic development projects. The budget did not call for an increase in taxes and called for a 9.1 percent average raise for teachers spread out over two years. Additionally, Cooper called for a $4 billion bond to build new schools, community colleges and university buildings.

Fraternity and sorority Standards Program promotes Greek life excellence, pg. 3

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OPINION The Department of Education has failed student loan borrowers, pg. 6

DNC bars Fox News from holding candidate debate for 2020 election Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said in a statement that Fox News “is not in a position to host a fair and neutral debate for our candidates,” according to The New York Times.

Bill Sammon, managing editor of Fox News’s Washington bureau, said in a statement that he hopes the DNC reconsiders its decision, saying the journalists on their network offer candidates an opportunity to reach the largest TV news audience in America. When making the announcement, Perez cited ties between the news network and President Donald Trump, deeming their relationship “inappropriate.” Trump later tweeted about the decision, saying, “Democrats just blocked @FoxNews from holding a debate. Good, then I think I’ll do the same thing with the Fake News Networks and the Radical Left Democrats in the General Election debates!”

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Alternative Service Break returns for spring break 2019, pg. 8

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Duke Energy settles with homeowners after coal ash spill Over five years ago, over 39,000 tons of coal ash spilled into the Dan River from a Duke Energy Plant in Rockingham County. As of Wednesday, the company has settled with families affected by the spill. Exactly 33 property owners were covered in the settlement, and the specific terms have not been released. In 2014, a breach in a containment pond dumped ash and millions of gallons of toxic water into the river, which carried up to 70 miles downstream. After the spill, the North Carolina General Assembly pushed Duke into closing its coal ash ponds. According to WRAL, attorney Bryan Brice said the settlement will encourage Duke Energy to act responsibly in protecting the environment in the future.

SPORTS Nordberg establishing herself as a superstar, pg. 10

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10:17 AM | SAFETY HAZARD Coliseum Deck Units responded to report of a vehicle leaking gasoline. Gasoline was cleaned up.

10:24 AM | LARCENY Dail Softball Stadium Student reported personal property stolen from a parked vehicle.

11:34 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Tucker Hall NCSUPD assisted Morrisville PD with an interview.

11:46 AM | VOLUNTARY TRANSPORT Research II Officers transported student to hospital.

11:52 AM | ASSIST PERSON Western Manor Student reported loud verbal altercations in a nearby unit. Officers were unable to make contact.

12:11 AM | DOOR ALARM - FORCED Hudson Hall Security responded to door alarm and determined the door was secure.

7:38 AM | WELFARE CHECK Caldwell Hall Officers responded to report of a professor’s concern over the behavior of a student.

9:07 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST Poe Hall Units responded to and transported injured staff member.

11:44 PM | WELFARE CHECK Tower Hall Student reported concern about an interaction with another student. Officers responded and attempted to make contact with student to no avail. Follow up in progress.

2:37 PM | HAZMAT INCIDENT Polk Hall Units responded to a water spill during a mercury and asbestos abatement. Third party was contacted for cleanup.

3:08 PM | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Brooks Hall Lot Officers responded to report of a person occupying a vehicle with a parking boot on it. Area checked.

Unable to locate vehicle or person.

3:37 PM | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR Off Campus Parents requested an officer’s assistance with their student’s behavior. Report filed.

COVER PHOTO BY CALLA VEAZIE AND DAVID TRACEY Junior utility player Brigette Nordberg has become a vital hitter in the NC State softball lineup. The transfer from Maryland leads the Wolfpack in several offensive stats, helping the team to an 11-7 record.

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Fraternity and sorority Standards Program promotes Greek life excellence Julia Robbins Correspondent

The Fraternity and Sorority Standards Program was created in 2004 to create a set of rules and expectations that Greek life organizations must abide by and follow. The main goal of the Standards Program, according to the Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) website, is to challenge fraternities and sororities to have a positive impact on their communities.

There are 10 different areas in which the Standards Program sets expectations, called the shared principles. The principles listed are: academic achievement, alumni/graduate chapter engagement, campus leadership and involvement, council involvement, educational and learning, financial stewardship, leadership training, membership development, outreach and civic engagement, and responsibility, health and safety.

Julie Bryant, associate director for FSL, believes that this program is effective because the students helped create and determine where standards were to be set for Greek life organizations.

“It was student-driven to create the program, which I think is important to us because we want to make sure that a program like that is coming from the students,” Bryant said. “They’re saying that we want standards to be in place for organizations and have expectations for organizations on this campus.”

Sarah Choffin is a first-year studying applied nutrition who also is involved in the service sorority Omega Phi Alpha. She said the sorority has made it very clear to her what the expectations are to become a member. She also believes that it is important for fraternities and sororities at NC State to uphold the Standards Program because they should be a positive reflection of the school.

“You’re influencing new-coming students, whether or not positive or negative,” Choffin

The Fraternity and Sorority Life office is located in room 5261 at Talley Student Union.

said. “You want to represent the school in a good light.”

Shelley Brown Dobek is the Director of FSL and has been working with Greek life at NC State for 18 years she said that the Standards Program has been revised four times in order to adapt to university and student changes in fall 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2017.

Brown Dobek also explained that the biggest problem with Greek organizations upholding the Standards Program is filling out the proper forms and failing to document their work.

Both Bryant and Brown Dobek mentioned that there are ways, however, that fraternities and sororities can better keep up with their requirements, including portfolio coaches, the Standards Checklist and the Helper

Helper app. Portfolio coaches are staff members within the FSL Department who meet Greek organizations to discuss the work in their portfolio.

The standards checklist is also available on the FSL website that allows organizations to keep track of what they have done throughout the year. The Helper Helper app is another resource where students participating in NC State Greek life have found places to volunteer.

Constantine Boardman Katsoudas, firstyear studying human biology and a member of the fraternity Beta Theta Pi, said that he has found the Helper Helper app to be is a way for him and the fraternity to find service opportunities.

“It has all the opportunities, and it shows

“You’re influencing new-coming students, whether or not positive or negative. You want to represent the school in a good light.”

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the commitments and the times,” Boardman Katsoudas said. “It has the stats on there too, and all of my hours.”

Bryant said that if a sorority or fraternity were to continuously not uphold the Standards’ expectations, there are possible consequences, such as having their approval from NC State’s Fraternity and Sorority Life revoked. However, according to Bryant, that has not been an issue thus far at NC State.

“There is the expectation that they continue to meet that standard, and after multiple years [of not meeting that standard] maybe their eligibility for student recognition, for registration approval through us would be revoked,” Bryant said. “But that is not something we have had to do in the years that we have been having the standards process. No one has not met their standards and lost recognition through the university.”

Bryant said she thinks that Standards Program is also a helpful way for the university to see all of the great accomplishments that fraternities and sororities have made throughout the year.

“I think the [Standards Program] is our rewards program as well,” Bryant said. “It’s a way that we recognize our organizations and want to show what good work they are doing in the community.”

For more information about the Standards Program and Fraternity and Sorority Life at NC State, visit their website.

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Hillsborough Street development anticipates smoother traffic PHASE TWO FINISHED: WHAT’S NEXT? With the growth for Hillsborough Street in terms of retail stores, increase of offcampus student housing complexes and the addition of roundabouts, city officials are confident that Hillsborough Street can handle an increase in traffic.

Eric Lamb, transportation planning manager with the Raleigh Department of Transportation, said the Hillsborough Street Renewal Project was the solution to the street’s growing problem of pedestrian safety in the 1990s. Lamb outlined the project and addressed potential concerns that more apartments would create more traffic on the street.

“Back in the late 1990s, Hillsborough Street developed a reputation for being particularly hazardous for pedestrians,” Lamb said. “At one point it had the highest pedestrian crash rate for any major street in North Carolina.”

The goal of the project was to make Hillsborough Street a destination for residents and less of the four-lane thoroughfare that it had become. To do this, Hillsborough Street would have to become pro-pedestrian and reduce the street’s footprint while adding roundabouts to keep traffic moving.

Phases one and two of the renewal project have been completed as of fall 2018.

These phases added roundabouts at Pullen Road, Brooks Avenue, Dixie Trail, and the intersection of Rosemary Street and Shepherd Street. The phases also added enhanced sidewalks, raised medians, bike lanes, on-street parking and underground utilities.

Lamb said the two phases were completed at a combined cost of around $30 million.

“One of the things we’ve noticed now that phase two is complete is that traffic moves a lot better through the corridor in general,” Lamb said.

The use of vertical mixed-use development, such as apartments on top of other stores and restaurants, minimizes the traffic impact on the street, according to Lamb. The apartment residents of Hillsborough Street have access to several amenities without need for a car.

However, the improvements do not make Hillsborough Street immune to congestion, Lamb explained.

Heavy traffic flows through Hillsborough Street on Monday, March 4, 2019.

“It certainly does get congested at certain parts of the day,” Lamb said. “It’s not necessarily a bad thing when you look at what we were aiming to do, which was to im-

Mike Kennon, assistant director for planning and operations at NCSU Transportation, worked for the city of Raleigh during phase one and joined NC State staff

“It’s not necessarily a bad thing when you look at what we were aiming to do, which was to improve pedestrian safety and to improve the economic vitality of Hillsborough Street. The crash rate is way, way down from what it used to be. From an economic development standpoint, there has been millions of dollars’ worth of new investment in the corridor.” prove pedestrian safety and to improve the economic vitality of Hillsborough Street.

The crash rate is way, way down from what it used to be. From an economic development standpoint, there has been millions of dollars’ worth of new investment in the corridor.”

during phase two.

Kennon said that there has been little impact to NC State as a result of the construction.

“There’s now a restriction at Dan Allen and Hillsborough — it’s now a left in and right out — but I really think that has

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been minimal as far as impact to us,” Kennon said. “It has had minimal impact to Wolfline because we have Founders Drive, which is a parallel transit way.”

Kennon added that the additions have changed the Hillsborough Street environment for the NC State and Raleigh communities.

“I think the road now has more of an urban character and feel, which is appropriate for what’s going on on both sides of the road,” Kennon said.

According to Lamb, future phases look to add a roundabout at Hillsborough Street and Gorman Street, redevelop the road from Hillsborough Street and Gorman Street to Interstate 440, and improve the roads from Oberlin Road to Morgan Street.

With the recent additions and future improvements, Lamb is excited for the future of Hillsborough Street.

“I think we’re seeing Hillsborough Street grow up,” Lamb said. “It’s going to continue to evolve. Everything is trending really positively, and I think everything is moving in the right direction.”

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Racial Climate Town Hall: fostering a more inclusive campus Staff Report

As the 98th Student Government session nears its end, a Racial Climate Town Hall was held to discuss several ways in which Student Government could push to create cultural competency and awareness on campus to facilitate a safe learning environment.

The Diversity Outreach Department of the executive branch of Student Government co-directors Sam Chan, a third-year studying political science and business administration, and Shelsey Hall, a fourth-year studying philosophy and political science, hosted the town hall, where they explained their proposed initiatives to encourage cultural competency on campus.

The three proposed solutions for improving the racial climate on campus are cultural competency training, amending the Student Code of Conduct or Code of Ethics and restructuring the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) on campus.

Below are descriptions of the proposed solutions, as presented by Chan and Hall: Cultural Competency Training The basic level of this training includes an online summer component. Similar to Al-

cholEDU, Title IX and hazing modules, this online diversity training would be required for all first-year students to complete before coming to classes in the fall.

The intermediate level includes an in-class spring component, which involves incorporating diversity training into already existing classes, like USC 101 and other collegespecific courses.

The mature level of the training involves an in-person student leader session. Here, students on a student organization e-board will be required to complete a seminar on being an inclusive leader. This type of training will be similar to the financial training that student organization presidents, treasurers and vice presidents have to complete.

If the student e-board does not complete this training, it will impact the organization’s registration and their appropriations process.

Amending the Student Code of Conduct or Code of Ethics According to the slideshow shown at the town hall, the first amendment of the Student Body Constitution does not currently allow for there to be major changes at a publicly funded university. However,

AFTER DISCRIMINATORY MESSAGES SPREAD AMONG STUDENTS, STUDENT GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS student government wants to change this precedent and foster a better community where students and faculty are accountable for their words and actions.

In order to create this community, Diversity Outreach Department wants to amend the Student Code of Conduct and include specific language that does not allow for hate speech. In addition, they want to incorporate repercussions for hate speech and for other acts of bigotry.

For example, a student will get suspended from the university if they are issued three warnings for underage drinking. The department said their plans were to implement similar repercussions if a student shows inappropriate and or hateful behavior.

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Shelsey Hall, a fourth-year studying philosophy and political science, and Sam Chan, a third-year studying political science and business administration, lead the Racial Climate Town Hall on Wednesday, March 6 at Witherspoon Student Center. NC State Student Government hosted the event and informed attendees of plans to implement proactive strategies like cultural competency training to promote awareness of cultural diversity.

Restructure of Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) Currently, the mission of BIRT is to address the outcome of bias-related incidents that negatively affect NC State’s community climate. However, Hall and Chan brought up concerns that BIRT may not be visible to the entirety of NC State’s campus as a resource.

Hall and Chan stated that the department’s next steps in this process is to set up follow up meetings with the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, NC State’s provost, the college deans, and diversity coordinators of each college.

During the open comments and discussions portion of the town hall, students brought up concerns about the retention of black students and faculty on campus and how to address faculty or staff that may make a learning environment uncomfortable in regards to diversity for students.

Hall said that through cultural competency trainings and the expansion of BIRT, the hope is that faculty and staff will be held accountable for their actions if concerns were to arise.

In addition, students were concerned about resident advisors and how some may neglect their diversity trainings while giving tours and or settling roommate arguments.

However, the biggest issue presented at the town hall was that many students are not aware of the resources on campus they can report to, if an incident of hate speech or bigotry occurs on campus. Faculty in the audience brought up the importance of talking to and communicating with their colleges’ diversity coordinators, who are equipped to handle those situations. In addition, students can submit reports to BIRT online.

All of the information and topics discussed at the town hall will be relayed to development resources for further planning.

Right now, logistics such as how these initiatives will be funded, when they will be implemented and how long they will take are currently unclear, according to Chan and Hall.

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The Department of Education has failed student loan borrowers For the millennial generation, the greatest economic problem we seem to face has become the almost inescapable student loans necessary to fund our Kevin Moye education. With tuition at 4-year colleges continuing Staff Columnist to skyrocket and wages for most households continuing to stagnate, loans have become a necessity for many to gain access to higher education.

North Carolina borrowers from the class of 2017 had an average debt of $26,164, with 58 percent of total graduates having some amount of debt. While slightly less than the state average, NC State graduates from the class of 2017 still had an average of $24,053 piled in debt. Even though student loans have proven themselves to be a clear hallmark of the millennial economy, regulation of the market continues to be poor.

A recent report by the oversight arm of the federal government, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), found that the Department of Education has demonstrated great negligence in regulating student loan companies. The Office of Federal Student

Aid is responsible for ensuring that student loan providers act in accordance with their rules. FSA’s incompetence in checking these student loan companies has resulted in significant blows to both loan borrowers and taxpayers who subsidize these companies.

Student loan companies have been driving borrowers into higher-cost plans by failing to show them other payment options. In addition, the OIG found evidence that companies incorrectly calculated monthly payments based on borrowers’ income, resulting in borrowers paying loans at rates that were disproportionate to their monthly earnings.

To add insult to injury, FSA has done almost nothing in punishing these companies for their malfeasance. Despite their mishandling taxpayer money and overcharging desperate borrowers, FSA overlooked the violations. Instead of punishing these reckless companies, FSA disregarded their behavior and assigned them additional loans to manage.

The treatment of these loan providers shows a very evident discrepancy in the consequences they face versus borrowers.

These loan servicers were given a slap on

the wrist for what is, at best, negligent loan management.

By contrast, when a borrower fails to repay a loan, the consequences can have crippling, long-lasting effects. Defaulting on a loan severely limits your financial freedom by substantially impacting your credit and appearing on your credit report for years to come. Those who default on loans may also lose eligibility for future loan forgiveness or the option to choose repayment plans. Defaulting on private loans can even result in the loan servicer suing the borrower.

The Depar tment of Education owes it to both current and past students affected by these violations to adopt a more encompassing policy of loan forgiveness.

There are currently ways to achieve loan forgiveness, but those programs are few and far between. The Department of Edu-

cation should punish reckless loan providers in a way that also pardons borrowers.

An example of this would be implementing negative interest rates for loan providers that violate federal regulations.

Students borrow ing loans must remain vigilant of the actions their loan servicers are taking.

The current Department of Education has shown who they prioritize in the loan provider-borrower relationship. To ensure that loan providers are no longer able to get away with such improper behavior, students and borrowers still in debt should bring their frustrations to lawmakers in upcoming elections. Borrowers deserve politicians that will represent their interests over those of irresponsible student loan providers.

“The Department of Education owes it to both current and past students affected by these violations to adopt a more encompassing policy of loan forgiveness.”

NC State should offer a crisis text line for students In the United States, approximately one in every four college students has a diagnosable mental health condition, and Skye Sarac 73 percent of t hose Correspondent students have experienced a mental health crisis on campus. Last year, I was one of those students, and I ended up reaching out for help through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline because that seemed like the easiest thing to do at the time.

In addition to the Lifeline, the Counseling Center has a 24-hour hotline for students in need of therapy and consultation, and there are also local resources. However, due to the ur-

gent nature of a mental health crisis, as well as the sheer volume of students in need of help, calling a phone number is not always an effective option. To make it easier for students to easily receive the help they need, NC State should provide an internal crisis text service.

Texting is something that most college students are able to do quickly and easily, which is important because in times of crisis, it can be very hard to think clearly, and simple tasks such as dialing a phone number can be difficult.

Also, for those who might already experience anxiety, dialing a number on a phone and making a call can be an extremely difficult and even impossible task.

Also, because the majority of college stu-

“While speaking with someone on the phone can be incredibly helpful, some situations require more help than what a single phone call can provide.”

dents live in dorms or apartments, it can be difficult to find a quiet, private place to make the call. While speaking with someone on the phone can be incredibly helpful, some situations require more help than what a single phone call can provide. A text message, unlike a phone call, can be made from anywhere and can be done discreetly, which allows the student to retain a sense of privacy.

Also, it can be difficult sometimes to share problems with a stranger, especially when you don’t know who could be on the other end of the line. In addition to a campus hotline, a crisis text line would allow students to connect with trained counselors, campus police, or even their peers.

While Wake County does have a crisis text line, the high prevalence of individuals using the line often means long wait times, which during a time of crisis can have devastating effects. In my experience, there were 53 people ahead of me when I attempted to reach someone via text message, and I ended

up not speaking to anyone at all. In critical moments such as a mental health crisis, time is always of the essence. However, an internal text line carries the potential to be more effective than a regular phone line.

Most importantly, an internal crisis line that is only accessible for NC State students could make it easier to access help in a timely manner. Even if there is a wait time, students could still be redirected to resources such as the campus police or the regular phone line if the wait is too long.

While the regular suicide prevention hotline can be an incredibly helpful resource, it is not effective or useful for everyone and should not be the only resource available for students who are experiencing a mental health crisis. In addition to the suicide prevention line and the resources provided by the Counseling Center, a crisis text line that is only for NC State students will help create a campus environment where each and every student has the ability to ask for and receive help when needed.

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Housing should better serve non-local students over spring break With spring break approaching, I found myself searching for the cheapest flight to visit my family during the week-long vacation.

After countless Expedia searches, I found the cheapest flight for SatZack Jenio urday, March 9. After my last set of exams at the end of this week, I Staff Columnist thought it was a great plan to depart Saturday evening to give myself time to pack and depart for the airport.

However, this past weekend I received notice from my RAs and University Housing that all students needed to be out of their residence halls (not including apartments) by 10 a.m. on March 9. Although slightly inconvenienced since I’ll have to carry my luggage around Talley for a couple of hours, I thought about what might happen to out-of-state or international students.

Even though I’m an American citizen, I’m technically an international student, since I graduated high school in the Middle East. For me, going home is not a realistic option due to the astronomical flight fees to travel across the world. Luckily, I have family in North Carolina, so this wasn’t a large problem for me.

However, University Housing is not very accommodating for out-of-state and international students during breaks due to the shutdown of residence halls.

With the break and notice that the halls were going to close, I was curious what would happen if someone didn’t have anywhere to go for spring break; if they were an out-of-state or international student and couldn’t afford to fly home for the break. Upon calling the main office, I found out

that students have to pay an additional $200 to live in Avent Ferry in a room that isn’t theirs for a week.

I was taken aback by this because it seems that University Housing is taking advantage of students that have nowhere to go during spring break by taking their money. I tried to find information about what the woman had told me on their website, but could only find a 2014 article about housing accommodation during breaks.

The article outlined that it’s $32.50 per night to stay in Avent Ferry, and you have to request the room up to a week early. I understand there are safety and liability issues which is why students can’t live in their normal residence halls without RAs, but the need for students to pay extra is discomforting.

Spring break isn’t as simple as a two-hour car ride home to another North Carolina county for all students, and it can bear an immense financial burden on families that live further away from the East Coast.

Even for students that are from North Carolina, there can still be a financial burden to return home (e.g., paying for gas, train tickets or other means of transportation), so this University Housing rule has the ability to affect all students with varying levels of inconvenience.

University Housing should do more for non-N.C. students. Possible solutions include decreasing the cost to stay in Raleigh or increasing the length of time that residence halls are open at the beginning and end of the break. Simple solutions such as these are crucial to implement so that the housing needs of students are met during breaks. Housing at NC State must not be as difficult as it sometimes is, and these simple needs from students are not high-maintenance.

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Alternative Service Break returns for spring break 2019 Bryan Cambra Staff Writer

With spring break just around the corner, students and staff alike have been planning out how they’ll spend the week, whether it be vacationing or taking time to relax at home.

For some, community service and outreach is to their tastes, and Alternative Service Break offers plenty of programs for that.

Alternative Service Break is a student-led program coordinated by Leadership and Civic Engagement. Every fall and spring break, student volunteers and team leaders embark on trips to engage with communities and assist them in various ways, addressing everything from housing and food insecurity to LGBTQ+ issues.

Over this year’s spring break, ASB has students participating in more than 20 trips, each tackling different issues in unique locations.

The sites can be local to North Carolina or as far away as Trinidad and Tobago.

“A question we often ask ourselves is ‘How can you use the knowledge you’ve gained at

NC State and utilize your life experiences to cultivate growth?’” said Adam Culley, assistant director of Leadership and Civic Engagement.

“ASB provides its participants with the perfect opportunity to answer that.”

Culley spoke about his previous experiences going on an ASB trip.

“For me, my first experience was probably the most impactful,” Culley said. “It made me realize the little ways I can make an impact. It doesn’t have to be some grand gesture in order to help someone.”

Culley, who has been participating in ASB since he was an undergrad, also advises the service trip to Hoonah, Alaska. For its duration, volunteers engage with the native Tlingit community by working in public school settings, the Boys & Girls Club and the area’s senior center.

The Alaska service trip is one of the most popular, and is now more of a tradition for both sides. Each year, the Tlingit people welcome NC State’s volunteers with open arms. While they engage with the community, students gain cultural lessons from them and knowledge about the Tlingit language and community.

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The team doesn’t take their positive interactions with the people for granted. As Culley mentioned, rather than having a liaison from the area to coordinate trips with, the Hoonah partnership is based on community relationships to ensure that the volunteers respect the boundaries the people have in place. Every site is handled the same way.

According to Culley, participants of ASB trips have always been careful enough to ensure that they haven’t had any negative impacts on the communities they visit. Each year, they go back over every program with insight from members of each community to make sure they’re utilizing their resources in the best manner.

“We want to know the best ways to be in partnership and service of these communities,” Culley said. “We always go back and evaluate partnerships to ensure that we’re succeeding in doing both of those

as efficiently as possible.”

Some ASB teams delve into sustainability issues as well. For example, the Trinidad and Tobago trip, whose team is composed mostly of students in the Goodnight Scholars Program, has a site located near the Arima River and focuses on engaging local schools and community organizations in environmental education.

“My favorite part was experiencing the biodiversity of Trinidad,” said Jeremy Park, a fourthyear studying foreign languages and literature and computer science, who has volunteered at the site in the past. “The hundreds of hummingbirds, the swamp boat rides, swimming in a waterfall; it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had with nature.”

Though the registration dates for next year’s trips have not been released yet, information and applications for ASB’s trips can be found on Leadership and Civic Engagement’s website.

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Women’s Center hosts program on masculinity Sana Sheikh Correspondent

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The Masculinities Project meets in the Women’s Center in Talley Student Union.

An event series being hosted at NC State’s Women’s Center is working to bring focus on the perception of gender in today’s society.

The Masculinities Project is an ongoing program hosted by the Women’s Center.

Consisting of several different sessions over the course of the semester, it aims to define and discuss the topic of masculinity, including how it came to be and how it has impacted society.

“Within the Women’s Center, part of what we do is working with survivors of sexual violence,” said Carlyn WrightEakes, the rape prevention education coordinator at the Women’s Center. “We’re also working on expanding what the center is known for. We want it to not feel like a space that’s exclusively for women-identified students.”

The project has also spawned a cohort for students to discuss issues raised by the project. The group, which currently consists of 12 students, meets every other Thursday of each month and participates in written self-reflections during off weeks.

“It started to look at the development of masculinity and understanding of how masculinity impacts student experiences,” Wright-Eakes said. “We’re looking at it from different angles of how that’s related to interpersonal violence and sexual violence within the work that we do. We’re also looking at how we can bring more people into the Women’s Center by looking at masculinity and kind of understanding the creation of masculinity and femininity as opposing.”

Bradford Hill, an academic success counselor and one of the key individuals who worked to make the Masculinities Project Cohort come to life, shed some light on how he views the program.

“For me personally, I see it as an opportunity to have really nuanced conversations around the topic of masculinity,” Hill said.

Hill also spoke about how students have been personally impacted by the cohort.

“I’ve seen a lot of worldview shifting and worldview widening, which I think is really good when we’re talking about trying to understand people better and understand human interaction a lot better,” Hill

said. “I think these opportunities through content and through exploration through the writing prompts, I’ve seen a lot of that from the students and from myself.”

The Masculinities Project Cohort offers students an opportunity to discuss what masculinity looks like in 2019, as well as what has shaped society’s modern-day depictions of masculinity.

“I think it’s bringing the opportunity to kind of question what’s going on around them,” Hill said. “Kind of evaluate and think critically about what’s happening right now in society and what’s happening right now on campus, and how views of masculinity or attitudes related to masculinity are impacting relationships, interpersonal dynamics and the way people interact with each other.”

The Masculinities Project Cohort explores all different aspects of masculinity and gives students a chance to evaluate the topic of masculinity, including what roles they play with regard to masculinity.

“We started looking at gender and definitions and what we think masculinity is,” Wright-Eakes said.

From there, the cohort has gone on to discuss how masculinity developed in different cultures and how the ideals of masculinity have developed over the course of history within these cultures and with regard to colonization.

“We started with looking at images and descriptions of groups from around the world, precolonial, that had communities that had third genders or genderqueer identities,” Wright-Eakes said.

The Masculinities Project Cohort has also explored topics such as masculinity and power, including what the formation of masculinity looks like within modern day society.

“The creation of the ‘other’ has very much been what has formed masculinity, even though the idea of masculinity has shifted over time,” Wright-Eakes said.

Wright-Eakes confirmed that the Masculinities Project Cohort will happen again during the next school year. Those interested in participating in this project, keep a lookout for emails and advertisements to start popping up again at the end of fall 2019.

More information on the Masculinity Project Cohort can be found at Women’s center website.

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Brigette Nordberg establishing herself as a superstar player Jake Caccavaro Staff Writer

It was a few weeks into her first few practices under new head coach Jennifer PatrickSwift that Brigette Nordberg realized her enormous potential.

The junior transfer from Maryland had never been a power hitter in college; she hit just two home runs in 91 games in College Park. Now, she’s hit eight in her last seven games and 11 on the season, third-most in the entire country, and was just named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Player of the Week for Feb. 25 through March 3 after hitting .750 with eight home runs and 19 RBIs. “When I first got [to NC State], I thought learning a new swing was going to be hard,” Nordberg said. “The new swing adds so much more power… The swing works; it’s crazy.”

Upon arriving in Raleigh, Nordberg quickly bought into the coaching staff’s “home-run mindset” and embraced the idea of developing into a power hitter. Since buying in, she’s quickly established herself as not just a power hitter, but one of the best hitters in the NCAA, period. “[Brigette] has just been locked in,” PatrickSwift said. “Her timing is on, and she’s done everything we talk every day about doing.”

Nordberg leads the Pack in almost every offensive category, hitting .451 on the season, with on-base and slugging percentages of .462 and 1.029, respectively. She also leads the team with 11 home runs, 23 hits, two triples, 27 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

“It’s been great seeing Brigette up there,” said sophomore outfielder Sam Russ. “It’s

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Junior utility player Brigette Nordberg swings at the ball on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 at Dail Softball Stadium. Nordberg had one home run and two RBIs. The Wolfpack lost 6-3 to Wisconsin.

crazy to see how hot she’s been.”

The biggest individual recipient of Nordberg’s production has been Russ. The sophomore leadoff hitter has been on base for eight of Nordberg’s home runs and has been driven in by Nordberg ten times. Although Russ is more than capable of hitting for power (she has two home runs, a triple and a double),

having Nordberg behind her has shifted her approach at the plate.

“My mentality now is I’m trying to incorporate the bunt a little more,” Russ said.

“Making sure I’m swinging at good pitches, because the last few games, almost every time I’ve gotten on base [Nordberg] has hit a home run.”

Although Nordberg hits second in the Wolfpack’s lineup and has a power hitter in sophomore infielder Logan Morris (five home runs, .455 slugging percentage) behind her, the slugger is beginning to see pitchers throw around her, making the business decision to give Nordberg one base by walk rather than four bases by home run. Nordberg has been walked six times in her last five games, including three times in a row after hitting a first-inning home run in a 6-0 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday night.

“It’s frustrating because obviously, I want to hit a home run,” Nordberg said. “But if [pitchers] are going to walk me or pitch around me, I know that someone behind me is going to hit a home run.”

The junior from Exton, Pennsylvania isn’t built like a typical home-run hitter. With average height and a slight frame, Nordberg relies heavily on her approach and her new swing rather than pure strength, citing a 5050 split in importance between the two.

“I knew coming in I was going to buy 100 percent into [the approach],” Nordberg said.

“But the swing is definitely 50 percent of my success.”

Her counting numbers thus far on the season would constitute a successful complete season for most softball players, but Nordberg isn’t one to get complacent with her early-season success. The ACC’s leader in home runs, slugging percentage, RBIs and extra-base hits is ready to keep her and the team rolling.

“I hope I keep going like this,” Nordberg said. “It’ll all come together. We’re going to shock a lot of people this year. I can’t wait to show the world what we can do.”

Undefeated Wolfpack to take on Pittsburgh Emma Sheppard Correspondent

With the pressure of being one of four undefeated teams left in the nation, the NC State baseball team will play a series against Pittsburgh at Doak Field to kick off ACC play

this weekend.

After coming off a three-game series takedown against Minnesota last weekend and a comeback, extra-inning win against North Carolina Central, the Pack (12-0) remains undefeated going into its series against the Panthers (6-4). Pittsburgh is coming off a 4-3

loss to Central Michigan last Sunday and a postponed game against Youngstown State.

As for Pitt’s 2019 season so far, the Panthers had a five-game winning streak up until their loss to Central Michigan, so they will be prepared to bounce back against the Wolfpack this weekend.

Senior Connor Perry is the team’s leading scorer with 10 runs, two of the team’s five homers and a batting average of .406. Close behind is junior Nico Popa, who has scored nine runs and has a batting average of .368.

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Wolfpack wins instant classic to remain undefeated Will Thornhill Correspondent

NC State came back to beat North Carolina Central 11-10 in 10 innings on Thursday night at Durham Athletic Park in downtown Durham.

The dramatic rollercoaster game was sent to extra innings and was ended by a home run from sophomore catcher Patrick Bailey in the tenth inning, giving the Wolfpack (12-0) a lead that it would not give back to the Eagles (5-8).

The Eagles’ bats started hot in the first inning when Corey Joyce, the Preseason MEAC Player of the Year, hit a solo home run to right-center field to give Central a 1-0 lead.

The starting pitcher for the Pack, junior Alec Barger, was pulled from the game early after only recording two outs, walking three and allowing two hits, including the home run. NC State head coach Elliott Avent called on freshman Baker Nelson to take over for the Wolfpack in a basesloaded jam. The Eagles’ Caleb Coyle drew

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a two-out walk off of Nelson to give them a 2-0 lead.

The Eagles extended their lead in the second inning, when Carter Williams hit a two-run home run to right field to bring the score up 4-0.

NC State got its first run of the game in the third inning on a single to center field by junior shortstop Will Wilson, scoring sophomore outfielder Terrell Tatum, which cut the deficit to a 4-1.

Sophomore pitcher Nick Swiney came in for NC State in the third and was efficient out of the bullpen, striking out the first six batters he faced. However, in the fifth inning, he ran into some trouble in a bases-loaded, one-out jam.

A fielder’s choice to second base made it 5-1, and the next batter for the Eagles hit a clutch three-run homer to give them an 8-1 advantage.

The Wolfpack came back in the sixth and added two runs of its own to make it an 8-3 game on a double to left-center field by sophomore David Vasquez, scoring freshman Vojtech Mensik and junior Brad Debo.

NC State was at it again in the seventh inning, when senior first baseman Evan

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Sophomore catcher Patrick Bailey bats against Bucknell on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at Doak Field. Bailey went 1-5 with two strikeouts, one RBI and one run scored in the Wolfpack’s 8-2 win.

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Junior pitcher Dan Hammer was recently named Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week after allowing only four hits and one walk in six innings against Butler. Hammer is one of only six starting pitchers in the conference with at least 15 innings of work, and he ranks 13th in the league with a 1.76 ERA. The Wolfpack will look to senior infielder Evan Edwards, who has scored 16 runs, four of which are homers for the Pack, and has a batting average of .373. Freshman infielder Tyler McDonough has shown potential with a stellar start to his freshman season, totaling 17 hits and a batting average of .354.

With a win against North Carolina Central on Wednesday, the Wolfpack’s 12-0 start this season matches the best start in program history, dating back to 1992.

Friday’s game is set for a 3 p.m. first pitch, Saturday for 2 p.m., and the series will end Sunday at 1 p.m. at Doak Field.

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Senior infielder Evan Edwards rounds third base on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Doak Field. Edwards went 4-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI in the Wolfpack’s 5-4 walk-off win over Minnesota.

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Wrestling gears up for ACC Championships Jaylan Harrington Staff Writer

Redshirt sophomore Hayden Hidlay and redshirt senior Sean Fausz will attempt to repeat as ACC champions when NC State travels to Blacksburg, Virginia on March 9.

The No. 10 Wolfpack went 4-1 against ACC foes in the regular season to secure a share of the dual conference title.

Several Wolfpack wrestlers went undefeated in ACC play, including Hidlay (5-0), Fausz (3-0), redshirt sophomore Tariq Wilson (2-0) and redshirt senior Jamel Morris (4-0), all of whom were awarded byes in their respective double-elimination tournaments. Four of NC State’s 10 wrestlers received top-two bids, including one-seeds Morris, at 141 pounds, and Hidlay, at 157 pounds. The two-seeds, 125-pounder Fausz and 133-pounder Wilson, round out the wrestlers with a match off.

At 149 pounds, three-seed graduate Justin Oliver draws six-seed Dallas Bulsak of Pittsburg, their first meeting of this season.

This will be Oliver’s first time wrestling in the ACC tournament.

Three-seed redshirt sophomore Thomas Bullard takes on six-seed Tommy O’Brien of Pitt at 165 pounds. Bullard earned a 6-1 decision over O’Brien in their regular-season meeting.

Also in the third spot at 174 pounds is redshirt sophomore Daniel Bullard, who will take on the six-seed Robert Patrick of Virginia. Bullard scored a 6-4 decision over Patrick in their regular-season meeting. Bullard has secured victories in five of his last eight mat appearances.

At 184 pounds, three-seed redshirt sophomore Nick Reenan will wrestle Will Schany of Virginia, the six seed, in their first meeting of the season. Reenan has been nursing a leg injury during the second half of this season, but with the time off should be rela-

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Edwards scored on a fielder’s choice to make it 8-4. Then, on an infield single by sophomore Devonte Brown, Bailey scored to make it a three-run game.

In the eighth, Wilson smacked a double to deep left-center field to score sopho-

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Hayden Hidlay, a redshirt sophomore in the 157-pound weight class, wrestles Brown senior Christian LaBrie on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at PNC Arena. The Wolfpack won 29-10.

tively healthy.

Redshirt senior Malik McDonald, the three seed in the 197-pound bout, draws the six-seed Brandon Whitman of UNCChapel Hill. McDonald scored a key 3-1 decision over Whitman in their regularseason meeting.

At 285 pounds, five-seed freshman Deonte Wilson takes on four-seed Tyler Love of Virginia. The two did not meet in the regular season, as Love won a 4-2 decision over freshman Colin Lawler. Wilson and Lawler have both seen time on the mat as head coach Pat Popolizio searched for a starter at 285, but a strong finish at the National Collegiate Open last week secured the spot for Wilson.

The tournament begins at 11 a.m. with semifinals at 1 p.m. and championship matches at 7 p.m, with live coverage by ACC Network Extra.

Sean Fausz, a redshirt senior in the 125-pound weight class, wrestles UNC-Chapel Hill freshman Joe Heilmann on Friday, Feb. 15, in Carmichael Arena. The Wolfpack beat the Tar Heels 20-14.

more Jonny Butler. The very next batter, Edwards, hit a single to left-center that scored Wilson, and a freshman outfielder Tyler McDonough sac fly to center field scored Edwards to complete the seven-run comeback and make it an 8-8 game.

With two outs in the ninth inning, Wilson hit a double to left field, scoring Butler and Brown, to give the Wolfpack a 10-8 lead, its first lead of the game. Redshirt sophomore Dalton Feeney came in to close

out the game, but the Eagles put the ball in play, forcing NC State into two errors. A single made it 10-9, then a single off junior relief pitcher Kent Klyman tied the game.

Central would’ve won the game if it wasn’t for the throw from Brown that made it home in time to get the runner trying to score from second. Klyman was able to record a strikeout and a pop out to send the game into extra innings.

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last inning was Bailey, who hit a monstrous home run to right field to give his team an 11-10 lead. It was Bailey’s second go-ahead home run in extra innings this season.

In the tenth inning, Klyman gave up a two-out single but was able to shut it down.

The Wolfpack was led by Wilson, who had a game-high four hits.

NC State is back at it this Friday when it begins ACC play with a home series against the Pittsburgh Panthers.

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Pack looks to start new winning streak entering Charleston Anderson Brewer Staff Writer

NC State softball looks to have a busy weekend, as the team will play five games in three days at the College of Charleston tournament in South Carolina. The Pack is entering the tournament following a 4-0 shutout loss to Valparaiso, putting its overall record at 11-7 on the season.

That loss broke an eight-game winning streak that started on Feb. 24 with a 2-1 win against UMBC. The Pack will try and regain its momentum in Charleston, as five wins would have the team sitting in great position with ACC play approaching.

Friday, March 8 The Wolfpack will open play against the College of Marist, a private college situated in New York. The Red Foxes have the best winning percentage of the teams the Pack will face in Charleston.

Marist’s record sits at 3-3 on the year, but having only played six games also makes them the most unproven. The Red Foxes will look to break a three-game losing streak against the Pack when the two teams meet at 10 a.m.

NC State will not have much time to rest, since right after the conclusion of the Marist game, the Wolfpack will take on Rhode Island at 12:15 p.m. The Rams will also be looking to break a losing streak of their own, as they have not won a game since Feb. 16. Losing six games in a row, Rhode Island will be a team desperate for a win. With the Rams having fresh legs by playing their first game against the Pack, this will be one of the trickier games NC State will play this weekend.

Saturday, March 9 The Wolfpack will open play on Saturday against the Bryant Bulldogs at 6 p.m.

The Bulldogs come into the tournament with a 0-9 record, batting an abysmal .173 with only eight runs scored in nine games. This will be one of the Pack’s easier games not just of the tournament, but of the season. The game should fare as a nice warm-up for the team, as it takes on another opponent that night.

After the conclusion of the Bryant game, the Pack will face the College of Charleston around 8:15 p.m. The Cougars are arguably the best team the Pack will face during the weekend. Charles-

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Sophomore outfielder Sam Russ hits against Campbell on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Dail Softball Stadium. Russ went 1-2 with one run scored and one walk. The Wolfpack won 8-0.

ton will begin the weekend with an 8-9 record but will be using its home-field advantage throughout the course of the tournament. With six of their wins coming at home, the Cougars will be looking not only to compete, but to finish the tournament with a winning record. The winner of this game will most likely win the tournament, making this matchup arguably the most important for the Pack.

Sunday, March 10 NC St ate concludes t he tou r nament with a 2:30 p.m. game against Youngstown State. Like Br yant, the Penguins have also failed to pick up a win this year. Batting an average of .166, the year has not started off the way Youngstown State wanted. The Penguins will be hungry for their first win coming into Charleston, so the Pack will have to come prepared as they wrap up the weekend.

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Junior outfielder Angie Rizzi relays the ball back to the infield on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 at Dail Softball Stadium. Rizzi went 0-2 with one walk in the Wolfpack’s 6-3 loss to Wisconsin.

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Five Wolfpack qualifiers to compete in NCAA Championships

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Sophomore sprinter Dejah Arnold hands the baton off to freshman sprinter Gabriele Cunningham at the first exchange in the 4x200-meter relay at the 2016 Raleigh Relays held at Derr Track on March 26, 2016. The relay team placed 11th overall in the event with a final time of 1:39.05.

Leigha Bruce Staff Writer

Five competitors from the NC State indoor track and field team have qualified to compete in the 2019 NCAA Championships that will take place March 8-9. The University of Alabama will be hosting the two-day event, and ESPN3 will be streaming it live.

Let’s take a look at the qualifiers from this year: Cravont Charleston Junior Cravont Charleston will be competing in the 60-meter dash with a personal record time of 6.54. So far this season, Charleston has broken three school records and won three of four finals, all in which he earned podium finishes. The junior has compiled two honors as ACC Performer of the Week this season, ending with a First Team All-ACC award. Last weekend when the Pack competed at the ACC Championships, Charleston took

home the bronze medal.

Lauren Evans ACC Women’s Shot Put Champion, redshirt senior Lauren Evans, has broken the school record twice as well as led the conference with three honors as ACC Performer of the Week. With a personal and season best of 55’3.75”, Evans was an easy selection for the NCAA qualifiers list. She’s sported eight first-place finishes in the shot put and has collected podium finishes in all nine competitions.

Jamar Davis Competing in the triple jump, freshman Jamar Davis is proudly representing his class as the only freshmen to qualify for the triple jump in the NCAA this season.

Last weekend at the ACC Championships, Davis earned silver-medal honors and walked away with First Team All-ACC credit. It was a big weekend for the freshman, as he also carried out his career-best jump by over two feet, recording a 52’6.5”.

Gabriele Cunningham

Senior Gabriele Cunningham will be representing the Wolfpack in the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 7.25 and 8.05, respectively. Cunningham was a 2018 NCAA All-American in the 60-meter hurdles as she holds the record at 8.05. Going into the championships, the junior sports Second Team All-ACC honors for both the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles.

Elly Henes Junior Elly Henes will be competing in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter posting

a personal best of 9:01.72 and 15:41.63, respectively. Henes’ legacy with the 3000-meter gave her a silver-medal finish at the ACC Championships as well as first-team All-ACC honors. As for the 5000-meter, the junior broke the school record clocking in a 15:41.63 and was a 2018 NCAA First Team All-American.

These five members from NC State will compete in seven different events in hopes to bring home a title. In order to qualify for these events to begin with, each individual must have recorded a top-16 national mark.

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