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Juntos offers stable, supportive network for high school students

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

Over 70 attend student-organized ‘Vigil for Afghanistan’ to raise voices, spread resources At a vigil held on Thursday, students and community members gathered to pray as a community for Afghanistan, spread resources about staying informed and donate money and items to be sent to refugees.

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Man resists arrest by hiding in bathroom ceiling of convenience store A 34-year-old North Carolina man climbed into the ceiling of a convenience store bathroom to avoid arrest on an outstanding warrant. Deputies waited for the man outside the bathroom for 20 minutes before he stopped verbally responding. When the officers finally entered the bathroom, they found the man in the ceiling. He is now facing charges of resisting a public officer, second degree trespassing and injury to property.

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The star-studded Met Gala 2021 took place Sept. 13 The fashion world’s equivalent of the Oscars, the Met Gala celebrated the return to the red carpet. With many celebrities decked out in outfits following the American designers theme, the gala was like a return to normalcy. All attendees were required to submit proof of vaccination and a negative PCR COVID-19 test the day before.

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Wolfpack football looks to bounce back against Furman

Egyptian paleontology team identifies land-roaming whale fossil The fossil of a prehistoric four-legged whale that was discovered in 2008 has finally been identified and is believed to have belonged to a whale that lived 43 million years ago. The prehistoric whale was semiaquatic, as it lived in both land and water. The whale was named Phiomicetus Anubis, after the god of death in ancient Egypt.

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THE RADAR Events to keep an eye on for the week of Sept. 16

QUEER QUORUM Thursday, Sept. 16, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

TALLEY STUDENT UNION, GLBT CENTER, SUITE 5230 Free Head over to Talley Student Union this Thursday for a student-led discussion regarding queer life, identity and culture. Promoted as a “by-you-for-you program,” students from any community are welcome to join the GLBT Center for a thoughtful conversation.

NELSON HALL LATINX HERITAGE MURAL REVEAL Friday, Sept. 17, 4:00 p.m.

NELSON HALL, EAST PLAZA Free Join the Poole College of Management Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in unveiling a new mural in honor of Latinx Heritage Month 2021.

The artist will also be making an appearance to discuss his interpretation of the mural.

FRIDAY FILMS: “IN THE HEIGHTS” Friday, Sept. 17, Showings at 7:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.

WITHERSPOON STUDENT CINEMA Free Haven’t seen the summer blockbuster “In The Heights” yet? Catch the movie courtesy of the Wellness, Outreach, Leisure and Films (W.O.L.F.) Committee. Students will be able to attend either a 7:00 p.m. or 10:15 p.m. showing.

LATINX HERITAGE MONTH TUESDAY HANGOUTS Tuesday, Sept. 21, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

TALLEY STUDENT UNION, MULTICULTURAL STUDENT AFFAIRS, SUITE 4261 Free Need a quick break from schoolwork?

Join Multicultural Student Affairs, alongside the members and allies of the Latinx community at NC State, in relaxing and participating in games at Talley Student Union.

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Juntos at NC State offers stable and supportive network for high school students Tristan Tucker Managing Editor

At NC State, various student organizations are focused on providing aid beyond campus grounds. Juntos at NC State, a Latinx organization focused on helping high school students graduate, is one of those organizations, putting together a large network of NC State alumni to help out the local community.

According to Juntos alumnus Michael Nunez, a third-year studying computer engineering, Juntos is still growing, but former members and current members alike appreciate the relationships they have been able to develop as a result of being a part of Juntos.

“With the alumni that I have reached out to and I have heard from, it’s been a really good experience,” Nunez said. “And it just brings back the mentoring feeling that they gave me years ago, as well as nostalgia. So it’s totally a loving community when you’re around the alumni and people who are part of the program, as well as working with them.”

To go along with the organization’s objectives, Juntos lays out four key components that compose the club. The first, and “core component,” according to the Juntos website, is family engagement. Juntos and its members pride themselves on being able to help out families and bring forth community togetherness.

With the alumni that I have reached out to and I have heard from, it’s been a really good experience -Michael Nunez

“It’s an organization focused around the Hispanic community,” Nunez said. “We’ve seen that there’s a lack of representation on these campuses as well as at professions that are just dominated by just, only a few races.

So we want to provide, is, to allow the type of stewardship delegation, mentorship, and to provide an experience to enhance the character and the skill for each Hispanic to get to where they need to be and where they want to be.”

Juntos also provides 4H clubs, where stu-

dents and alumni are able to provide community service, as well as other practical skills such as tutoring. The organization also provides monthly one-on-one coaching sessions and summer programming, which includes the Juntos Summer Academy.

“With the workshops, they definitely try to reinforce skills and show you the path to learn new skills [that] allow you to have more opportunities along the way,” Nunez said. “The staff has shown that every single day, they face adversity. And that’s how they practice what they preach too. So that’s something, you know, if you have role models, I think that’s a big thing.”

According to the Juntos web page, the Juntos Summer Academy is a week-long program that allows students to engage in hands-on classes, structured activities and panels. As an alum, Nunez greatly enjoyed his time at Juntos, and attributes the organization with some of his success and admittance to NC State.

“Mainly, like, for my experience, they gave me a lot of mentoring,” Nunez said. “As well as a lot of workshops to gain a lot of skills to, to apply it to many different places that allowed me to reinforce the skills and to, to practically make a stronger, better, and allow me to get faster at it to the point that I was able to build the care to get to where I am today.”

Much like every other NC State organiza-

tion and club, Juntos found itself impacted by the onset of COVID-19, something the club struggled with, according to Jessica Aguilar, graduate assistant of Juntos.

“As soon as COVID hit, we were restricted to spaces we could allow our parents and students to be in,” Aguilar said. “So I did everything 100% virtual, with the exception of drive-through events… [We would] provide services, provide food donated from other nonprofit organizations, school supplies donated from other organizations.”

According to Aguilar, virtual participation for the regular events was not as high as it would have been in an in-person year.

Aguilar also said that it was hard to get students and parents to pay attention for longer than an hour, partly on the behalf of the virtual setting.

However, Juntos did have a successful food drive this past year, one of the few live events they were able to host.

“We’re pretty big on doing community service,” Aguilar said. “The community service that we did was my students. They did a food drive. So they were basically collecting canned donations, and we had a successful food drive, but that was the only community service event we could do.”

With the organization returning to inperson events, Aguilar said that Juntos has faced some unexpected difficulties.

“I would say at first, a lot of the students

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were eager, and so were coordinators, to be able to provide that service in person again to students,” Aguilar said. “Right now, I think we’re waiting to see if that’s still gonna stay the same. But a lot of students, they would rather do multiple events. … They need that in-person interaction. It’s very difficult to try to get them to be engaged through Zoom anymore.”

Aguilar said that the organization tries to help its students with “the little things,” with the organization offering hotspots and laptops to assist students with homework.

“Something to know is just like, trying to understand the resiliency of our high school students right now,” Aguilar said. “Trying to provide the best services for them to have resources to mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19. I think it’s going to be very difficult within the next couple of years as a lot of these students transition into the University. But right now, as an organization, we’re just trying to provide the safest resources because we don’t want to put any of our families in any kind of danger.”

Juntos’ office is located at 111 Lampe Dr. If you are interested in helping out with the organization, you can contact Juntos via email at juntosprogram@ncsu.edu or its hotline at (919) 515-3854.

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Can’t find a good parking spot on campus? NC State Transportation says you are not alone SHORTER STAY TIMES AS COMMUTERS CLAMOR TO PARK CLOSE TO CLASS

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With NC State pushing for a complete return to campus for the 2021 fall semester, it brought just under 45,000 students, employees and faculty back into the swing of inperson events, reigniting the yearly rush to obtain parking permits. With 20,000 total spaces at its disposal, NC State Transportation’s parking services operation controls the planning, sale and monitoring of parking permits across campus.

Prior to the fall 2021 semester, parking services planned for 100% capacity on campus after discussions with the registrar’s office and University Housing, according to Caitlyn Blakelock, parking services manager. It did so while “tremendously short staffed” due to furloughs during fall 2020, according to Chris Dobek, assistant director

of parking services and interim assistant director for facilities. The unit typically has 53 employees and let go of nearly a third of them and is yet to fill its staff as things return to normal.

Similarly, despite an envisioned return to normalcy for students, the effects of COVID-19 can still be felt in changing oncampus parking patterns. According to Dobek, due to the nature of residential permits, they’re sold 1:1, meaning one permit for each available space, but the commuter permits are typically oversold over spaces by 10-20%. The parking services unit was surprised to see that, due to changing parking patterns likely caused by the increase of hybrid classes and other COVID-19 measures, students are staying on campus for shorter periods of time.

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really 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. … If you go across campus now in any of our commuter lots between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m, you’re going to say ‘Why don’t they sell more permits, because there’s plenty of space?’” Dobek said.

“But by looking at the number of permits we’ve sold, people really shouldn’t fit in parking locations right now.”

According to Blakelock, the parking services unit has sold more parking permits for commuter spaces this year than it typically has over the past five years to account for the shift. Dobek said the process for adding more permits occurs “daily,” and that as of Sept. 8, 7,154 commuter permits had been sold.

“We can run patrol cars through several times a day, and monitor those peak parking days — that Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday — look at the aggregate parking and then say, ‘Okay, based upon this three-day analysis, we can add 20 more permits,’” Dobek said. “And then once you get another week, you can add maybe 50 more permits.”

Dobek said the parking services team has to make sure that it plans for the worst even as it expands permit access. It does so in order to ensure that when, for example, special events happen, the parking decks can accommodate both the event and usual permit holders.

The team also sees more use of on-campus paid parking spaces, contrary to expectations entering the academic year.

“We were worried that the students would see these hourly parking spaces underutilized and be upset because we weren’t selling parking permits for those locations,” Blakelock said. “But what we’ve actually found is the opposite. The hourly parking location especially at the Coliseum Deck, just earlier this week, was actually completely sold out at one point. It was completely full. So we are seeing quite a bit of students who have

opted to utilize that hourly parking instead of purchasing a parking permit, because they’re coming to campus so infrequently.”

Dobek said part of the demand for the hourly parking spaces also comes from students who have a permit for a farther away lot like the one on Varsity Drive, who are choosing to pay hourly to be closer to their classes. Blakelock said as more commuter permits are added, they are sold first to students already on the waiting list.

“One third of the people on our waiting list already have a parking permit,” Blakelock said. “So they might be parking in a place like Varsity that’s a little bit further away from the main academic areas, and people don’t really want to park there. So a lot of people who have Varsity permits are on the waiting list for places like Coliseum Deck or the Centennial Campus parking decks, because they want to be closer to those locations.”

With so much demand, not necessarily for parking in general, but for spaces close to the center of campus, Dobek encouraged students to look at alternative methods to get to campus such as utilizing the Wolfline.

“We have a park and ride location at Carter-Finley football stadium and then a second park and ride over on Dorothea Dix property with buses that run directly to campus so students could choose to park for free,” Dobek said. “Just pad your day with an hour so you allow yourself that 30-minute round trip where you can park for free at the park and rides, ride Wolfline and come to campus, do your business and then head back out.”

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Another Delta affects campus: Delta-8!

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With North Carolina being one of 13 states in the battle for full marijuana legalization, cannabis users at NC State can only own non-psychedelic CBD products. But delta-8, a psychedelic synthetic cannabinoid, is legal in North Carolina, and according to Thomas Hardiman, director of Student Conduct, delta-8 products are also allowed on campus.

“There’s no prohibition for delta-8 on our property,” Hardiman said. “It is legal in the state of North Carolina for any smokable forms of any delta-8 substance or CBD substance.”

Through a federal-level loophole in the

2018 Farm Bill, delta-8 products do not have to abide by legalized hemp’s THC limit of 0.3%, which is too low to induce a psychedelic effect. THC, the main psychoactive product in cannabis, is not federally regulated in delta-8 through the 2018 Farm Bill, allowing hemp farmers and retailers to distribute the synthetic cannabinoid near campus.

According to Hardiman, students who smoke delta-8 products on campus must still abide by NC State’s smoking regulations.

Like other products such as cigarettes and vapes, delta-8 users cannot smoke inside or near NC State buildings or vehicles.

“Obviously our smoking policies still apply,” Hardiman said. “Can’t do it indoors, have to do it at a distance from a building, and things like that. That would all still apply.”

John Boccela, store owner of The Hemp Company in northern Raleigh, said he recommends new users to start out on low delta-8 dosages, which are about 10 milligrams.

Unlike alcohol, strong reactions to THC are not necessarily dictated by body weight, but Boccela said things like eating meals before

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University experts weigh in on using ivermectin ‘horse dewormer’ as a COVID-19 treatment Avery Davis News Editor

As accounts of people taking “horse dewormer” as a treatment for COVID-19 surfaced, experts from NC State’s Student Health Services and the College of Veterinary Medicine explained what the drug does and why it is being taken as a treatment for the coronavirus.

The drug, commonly referred to as “horse dewormer,” is ivermectin. Ivermectin is a medication used to treat parasitic diseases in many animals including horses, cattle, dogs and humans.

According to Dr. Steven Vu, the pharmacy director at Student Health Services, ivermectin is used in humans to treat internal parasitic infections like intestinal roundworms, as well as external parasitic infections like head lice, scabies and rosacea.

Dr. Bruce Hammerberg, a professor of parasitology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, said the effectiveness and the versatility of the drug led it to win the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. “[It’s] highly, highly successful, and [its] therapeutic margin for toxicity is really large,” Hammerberg said. “So there’s very little risk of overdose or ill effects from the drug itself. … The status of it for the Nobel Prize is because of this dramatic range of impact on very common parasitic infections in humans.”

While ivermectin works effectively on parasitic infections, there are still many questions about its effectiveness on viral infections like COVID-19. A 2021 study shows favorable outcomes and decreased mortality of patients infected with COVID-19 in Peru.

Ivermectin is not FDA approved and, according to Vu, the few clinical trials that have been conducted are inconclusive. Merck, a pharmaceutical company that produces

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consuming delta-8 products helps the body metabolize the psychedelic impact.

“It’s not really a body weight thing where you say ‘Well, this person is bigger than that person, so they need twice as much,’” Boccela said. “It doesn’t really work quite like that, so we always say you have to start slow and see how it affects your body.”

While many users and health officials consider delta-8 a lighter form of traditional cannabis, both Boccela and Hardiman said new consumers should research the product’s side effects on the body. According to Boccela, delta-8 produces similar effects to traditional cannabis, including anxiety relaxation, pain reduction and a euphoric high. Hardiman said new consumers should watch out for

ivermectin released a statement that said in ivermectin they found “no scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against COVID-19.”

Though not FDA approved, Hammerberg said there is potential for future advances in treating COVID-19 with the drug.

“We know that it actually does block binding of some of the receptors that the

of efficacy,” Hammerberg said. “There’s that sort of feeling about it from the statements of the FDA ... which really doesn’t help establish all the things we might be able to do to try to minimize the effect of COVID-19. And so that’s a bit of a discouragement. It’s not encouraging an open investigation.”

According to Hammerberg, dosages of ivermectin intended for animals are formu-

COVID-19 virus would be attaching to,” Hammerberg said. “It might even have an effect on the amount of viral product after the cell is infected. ... So very broad potential for different aspects of ivermectin affecting COVID infectivity, COVID replication, COVID production and also, the inflammatory response that the virus causes.”

Hammerberg said he is disappointed by the branding of the drug that has come from the FDA. In August, the FDA tweeted: “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.”

“I think that the most important thing is not to have a system of regulation or a system of drug approval that wants to discourage, or ends up discouraging, doing proper studies

lated differently than ivermectin intended for humans and are more highly concentrated.

“It’s formulated differently for animal applications, when the size of the animal is 1,000 to 2,000 pounds for cattle, or at least 500 pounds for calves, same for horses,” Hammerberg said. “And so it’s more concentrated in those formulations as you might think if it’s going to be dosed by either injection or even orally. So for human use, or any animal use, it is basically paying attention to the concentration of the source of the product that you’re accessing.”

Problems arise when people obtain ivermectin from stores which sell the medication dosed for livestock. Vu said taking ivermectin as a preventative measure does not

adverse symptoms such as blood pressure hikes or drops, which cannabis can induce.

“You should be able to have an educated conversation with the person who’s trying to sell you these products so that they can educate you and learn a little bit more about what your needs are and kind of guide you,” Boccela said.

Both Boccela and Hardiman said it’s important to get delta-8 products from reputable sources to ensure purchases are entirely delta-8 and not laced with other substances.

According to Boccela, consumers should look for labels in delta-8 products to ensure they are not consuming other, more potentially dangerous substances.

“We have lab reports that are on hand or we have access to those so that we know exactly what’s in it, and more importantly, what’s not in it,” Boccela said. “When you are consuming these products, it’s important that you’re

getting something that’s going to be safe and effective.”

On the chance that students have negative experiences using delta-8 or any other alcohol or drug substance, Hardiman said students are encouraged to call 911 and receive help from NC State resources. Students in emergency situations or who make the call will not receive disciplinary punishment for legal or illegal drug and alcohol abuse, according to Hardiman, and 911 calls on campus will be dispatched to university departments such as Prevention Services and University Police for faster responses.

Howl for Help, an initiative within Student Conduct, aims to help students who need assistance from drug and alcohol consumption without academic punishment.

“First and foremost, we want that person to get help,” Hardiman said. “I would rather someone wake up in the morning than to not

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outweigh the risks, and use of the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 should be discussed with a health care provider and acquired from a legitimate pharmacy.

Hammerberg said while the medication is not FDA approved, people should consult with their physicians about the best COVID-19 treatment.

“It’s up to the physician and the comfort level with that drug in their practice,” Hammerberg said. “Because we’re a developed country, it’s not frequently used … but its worldwide application is so vast and so deep with regard to time and study for humans, that a physician who digs a little bit into the literature may decide they want to be able to try to use it as an off-label use, which is totally reasonable. But then they also take the risk of anything untoward happening. And so there’s less likelihood, if it’s not sanctioned by the FDA, to be able to prescribe it or use it for their patient, even though the literature and supporting data would say there’s probably very little risk.”

According to Vu, the initial laboratory tests that occurred in spring of 2020 found that ivermectin could kill the coronavirus, but just because something works in the lab does not mean it will work in the human body. Vu said some of the clinical trials that have taken place to test the treatment of COVID-19 with ivermectin have had methodological flaws, plagiarism and lack of safety data.

While there are many differing opinions regarding the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, the Nobel Prize winning drug is not simply a “horse dewormer” and has had a great impact on many diseases around the world.

Students who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have questions about treatment should consult their physician or Student Health Services.

wake up at all.”

Similarly, Prevention Services exists as a resource for students looking for assistance on substance recovery. According to Hardiman, students can work individually with alcohol and other drug specialists in their recovery. Pack Recovery, a free collegiate recovery program within Prevention Services, works as an organizational support group for students in recovery from substance use disorders.

“For students who are in recovery, they have meetings together, they have social events together and things like that,” Hardiman said. “And it’s really a peer support group to be able to navigate recovery on a college campus, which can be challenging.”

For more information on substance use and safety resources, visit prevention. dasa.ncsu.edu

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Tired of the heat? Take action against climate change As we all walk to class each week, we finally get to take in the campus scenery, but also the intense heat, whether we like it or not. Trust me, you are not the only one sweating on the way to class. However, Emily it is important to note that Cooney this is due to a greater issue: Staff Columnist climate change.

Climate change is the long-term change in the average weather patterns primarily caused by human activity such as burning fossil fuels and causing deforestation. This increase in temperature is also referred to as global warming.

While these acts may seem like they can only be fixed on a larger corporate scale, there are many ways we can help reduce the effects of climate change as students.

As for motivation to help, you can look forward to less scorching hot summers that seem endless. After these last few weeks, that is reason

enough for me. However, climate change poses even greater threats to humanity than extreme discomfort during the summer.

In addition to the higher temperatures throughout the world, climate change has caused air pollution to immensely worsen, according to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

This issue is so severe that anywhere between 3.6 million and 9 million premature deaths per year are estimated, as air pollution can induce strokes and heart attacks.

Heat waves have also become much worse due to climate change, and college students walking miles across campus can attest to this first hand. Contrary to popular belief, heat waves can become deadly if people are unable to reach air conditioning or somehow regulate their body temperature. It is fair to say that taking action against climate change should be close to the top of our priority list as we will suffer the consequences otherwise.

Although there is a great abundance of issues that climate change causes, there are real and easy ways we can help combat the impacts as young adults and students at NC State.

One way in which students can support sustainability and environmentalism is by joining EcoVillage. Housed in Bragaw Hall, students from all majors in this residential hub can participate in a wide variety of community service opportunities provided by the Village staff. Each resident must complete a certain amount of service hours per semester, which is not only a great way to help the environment and make friends, but also enhance your resume.

Additionally, we must vote for candidates in our state and federal government who plan to take action as well. More things you can do on a personal level include eating less meat and dairy, avoiding air travel and driving when possible, reducing energy use in your home, respecting and protecting nature and more.

NC State also has a sustainability program

that promotes equity and environmental justice. Their website contains an abundance of information on organizations and events students can participate in on campus, including educational podcasts and symposiums as well as academic courses related to environmental justice.

Another campus group dedicated to making environmental changes is the NC State chapter of the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG). Recently, they have started a “Break Free From Plastics” campaign that aims to get NC State to eventually eliminate singleuse plastics. All students who have an interest in making a difference in the environment are welcome to get involved in NCPIRG. Most of all, focus on what you can do as a student on and off campus to change the direction of our future. Dealing with climate change is not impossible if we act now. It’s important to remember that small steps on an individual level can make a difference and protect our planet.

The House of Representatives voted on a crucial military bill on Wednesday, Sept. 1 that included a section mandating all women ages 18-25 to register for the Caitlyn Selective Service System, Mahoney more commonly known as Staff Columnist the draft. This means that the majority of NC State’s women might soon be required to register for the draft if the bill passes the Senate floor. Requiring women to join the draft has been a controversial debate since 2016, but it is not the debate we should be having. Instead of wasting time and expenses debating this bill, Congress should be voting on a bill to end the draft altogether.

Historically, a military draft has been present in America since the Civil War, but our current Selective Service System wasn’t enacted until May of 1917. Since then, all American men,

with some eligibility exceptions, have been forced to register for the draft or face being charged with a felony. Refusing to register will also result in the person being excluded from government aid, including college financial aid.

At the time of its creation, the draft was critical for arming men to fight against the Central Powers, and it did an excellent job equipping the US army, but times have changed and the system has outlived its purpose.

In 1917, the U.S. Army consisted only of a small volunteer force of about 100,000 men.

Comparatively, the modern American military is one of the largest military forces in the world consisting of over 1.3 million active duty soldiers and 845,000 reserve soldiers, or part-time militants who live civilian lives but maintain training in case they ever need to be deployed.

This shows us that a draft was needed at one point in our history, but the U.S. military has

grown and evolved since then and is beyond capable of deploying against an enemy without a draft.

Additionally, the nature of war has also changed since the establishment of the draft.

War today consists of more special forces, drones and cyberattacks than war in 1917 did.

Our weapons are also more advanced than ever before. This change in war strategy means that fewer people are needed to fight. So if we already have more than enough people, why do we have to keep a system of draftees?

Some people make the argument that the Selective Service System acts as a third layer of protection just in case anything happens, such as World War III. However, America has already fought several wars since 1917 without needing to institute the draft. The First Gulf War, the war in Iraq and the conflicts in Afghanistan were all handled by enlisted soldiers with reserve soldiers left over. We have already

proven that we can efficiently suffice without the draft, so why do we need to waste time and money to maintain the Selective Service System?

America is not the only country in the world who has faced this controversy, but it is one of the only ones who are still holding on to an archaic military strategy. Eighty-five countries in the world do not have any form of laws mandating conscription. Furthermore, 23 countries that do have conscription laws do not actively follow them. Comparatively, the United States is only one of 60 countries that are still carrying out a form of conscription.

Congress should not be wasting any more time debating anything in regards to the draft besides its elimination. It is an unnecessary outdated system that no citizen should have to register for. Instead of forcing our NC State women to hop onto a failing train, Congress needs to take all of our names out of the draft.

The draft has outlived its purpose

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Let’s keep our residence halls clean

Coming to NC State, my ex pec tat ions for dorm life were pretty low. T he t houg ht of sharing a space with a not her person a nd showering a mong Lauren Richards st ra ngers in col lege, Correspondent w h i l e n o r m a l i z e d , seemed less than ideal.

Although the bar was never high to begin with, I never expected to encounter blood stains on the bathroom f loor and a poop-smeared toilet seat — yes, you read that right. And really, no one should ever have to experience that.

The Community Standards under University Housing places the responsibility for the upkeep of dorms and apartments on housekeeping. This means that residents are not required to clean up after themselves per say, but custodians should not have to bear the brunt of our mess. After all, housekeeping works hard enough and is not on standby at all hours of the day, so we must rise to the task.

Hopefully, it’s obvious to some of us why cleanliness is important. When we clean, we not only avoid germs, grime and the occasional pest but also create a space that is pleasing to the eye. Yet, there is another less obvious benefit which is perhaps just as, if not more, important: improved mental health.

Our mental well-being may ref lect the state of our environment. In a study published by Princeton neuroscientists, a messy environment overwhelms our visual cortex with stimuli, interfering with our ability to focus and process information related to pertinent tasks. Other negative effects of clutter include increased feelings of tension, stress, and a sense of loss of

control.

However, the mental pros of maintaining an organized, clean space far outweigh the cons of a cluttered one.

For instance, cleaning can uplift your mood by reducing feelings of stress, instilling feelings of calm, and heightening your attention span. As an added bonus, maintaining a neat environment does not have to be complicated, especially when there are many hands available to aid the process.

Approx i mately 45,0 0 0 students, faculty and staff makeup the vast NC State community. Whether you live in a traditional-style dorm, a suite, an apartment on campus or none of the above, we owe it to ourselves and each other to sustain a healthy and clean coexistence. Every person at NC State, regardless of major, year or role, has the power to contribute to the upkeep of our school. With enough participation, we can do just that.

Lucky for us, there are several quick and effortless ways to create clean spaces. The best and easiest place to start is with our own individual mess.

If something spills or falls on the floor, clean it up, or if your poop gets on the toilet seat — though gross — please do everyone the courtesy of cleaning it up. This will also prevent a perfectly functional stall from not being used.

Though it’s unfortunate, not everyone is willing to make the miniscule commitment to taking care of their mess. Sometimes we’ll find other people’s trash lying on the f loor or, as is the case in my dorm, bathrooms with paper towels overf lowing disposal bins and spilling out into the hallway.

Although it’s not ideal, try to pick up whatever trash you come across and stuff it into a trash can that is not al-

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Emma Reid, a first-year in exploratory studies

ready filled to the brim.

Another good practice is to limit the amount of trash we produce in the first place. Not only does waste reduction decrease the amount of cleaning involved but it also promotes sustainability. This could look like using less toilet paper or paper towels when we go to the bathroom, utilizing reusable bags for shopping and refillable water bottles instead of plastic ones.

In addition to cleaning up after yourself, take a moment to thank those who

typically do that work. This week is International Housekeepers & Environmental Services Week, which honors custodial workers across the globe.

Although NC State is considered home for many of us, that doesn’t mean we have the luxury of doing whatever we want. Because it’s a home that we share with others, we each have a duty to maintain it. So please, let’s all do our small part to make a big difference, or at least, make sure our poop actually goes in the toilet.

Being Latinx on a predominantly white campus

As L at i n x Her it age Month creeps forward, I sit back and reflect about what it truly means to be Latinx at an institution where it’s easy to feel alienated by those around Mariana you. I am not alone in my Fabian experience, yet, it someAssistant Opinion Editor times feels like I am.

First off, my identity intersects with two severely different cultures: Colombian and Mexican, which has made my heritage even more confusing. At one end of the spectrum, there are a vast amount of different areas in Mexico as Mexico is 1.7 times bigger than Colombia. Yes, 1.7. Mexico also shares a border with the U.S., which has

always made it more accessible and relatable as I grew up. When I was finally able to travel to Colombia, I learned about the beauty of the mountains, the different kinds of food and how intense the driving is.

Besides, Central American culture and lingo varies greatly from country to country and from South America. In a way, many other Latinx students on campus understand the diversity of having these combining ethnicities. Another thing for me is that I struggle with actually knowing my ethnicity, especially when filling out census forms. I’m sure I am not the only one who has struggled with this before.

The unfortunate part of having intersecting identities is that one thing remains the same — discriminatory comments always

get back to me. Whether it be a snarky comment about how my “English is very good,” “Did you just get back from jumping the border?” or asking if I know Pablo Escobar, these comments have delegitimized my identity for a long time. This all used to really eat at my insecurities, but now, I feel the most sure of my identity than ever before.

Regardless, I knew applying to NC State would be something new for me. I grew up in these very white spaces, so this wouldn’t be too difficult to adjust to. Even though NC State commends itself on diversity, the school is predominantly white. I was ecstatic when I received my acceptance letter, but I hoped I wasn’t a diversity choice.

Speaking of diversity, a past column ac-

tually called out NC State for its lack of diversity and how NC State’s graphs are misleading. This piece was from 2019, and things have looked up for diversity, but the discourse remains the same. The column showed that NC State overrepresented their diversity statistics and there were severe statistics issues. While this isn’t surprising of NC State, that’s for another time.

Being Latinx is one of the most unique things you could be. As you continue to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, make sure you engage with the Latinx organizations on campus. From Juntos to the Latin American Student Association to the various support groups on campus, there are many groups to talk to about your Latinx experience.

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Student Film Society sparks campus conversation Myra Bari

Assistant Culture Editor

Throughout its history, film has been a medium for artistic expression and creative storytelling, spanning hundreds of genres and languages, and providing audiences with one-of-a-kind experiences. At NC State, students interested in film can join Student Film Society, an opportunity for students to celebrate and discuss cinema from creatives around the globe.

According to president Emilie Osborne, a fourth-year studying communication, Student Film Society was founded five or six years ago, initially screening new releases.

“Since then, we’ve pivoted more towards older and international films because I want to give students an opportunity to see things that they might not see in other places,” Osborne said. “I wanted to give people a chance to maybe see some of their older favorites or something that they’ve never heard of on a big screen and be able to talk about and see it with other people.”

In the past, Student Film Society has partnered with on-campus organizations such as the University Activities Board to host events, including a virtual film festival last

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year that highlighted student filmmaking.

Films played during these weekly screenings are voted on by board members and chosen with a specific theme in mind, alternating between domestic and international films. This week’s pick is “The Host”, by Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho.

“Last week, it was camera angles, and so people can focus on that while they’re watching, and keep an eye out for anything they think is cool,” said treasurer Jacob Stutts, a

fourth-year studying biology. “That’s sort of a jumping off point for the discussion after the movie, but it’s really just about what people feel afterwards.”

Although COVID-19 prevented many oncampus organizations from gathering during the pandemic, Student Film Society has since increased in popularity with many students joining in search of something new.

“It was a really easy way for people to get a recommendation, watch something, talk

to some people and make friends,” Osborne said. “We really kind of built an online base there, and now that we’re in person, we have more people coming to our meetings than we did for previous in-person semesters.”

Of course, now that campus is back open, meetings are held in-person with preventative measures for COVID-19 being enforced consistently. Attendees are required to wear masks during the duraFILM continued page 10

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Multicultural Student Association - Talley Student Union, fourth floor The Multicultural Student Association (MSA) is your one-stop shop for programs and events emphasizing cross-campus diversity and collaboration for students of all backgrounds, especially African American, Native American and Latinx students.

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday Contact: 919-515-3835 or multicultural@ncsu.edu Juntos - 111 Lampe Dr. Juntos is a program aimed towards Latinx eighth through 12th grade students, providing preparation, guidance and resources for those interested in pursuing higher education. NC State students have the opportunity to mentor participants in reaching their academic goals while fostering lasting relationships and giving back to the community.

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Contact: 919-515-3854 or juntosprogram@ncsu.edu

diversity in the veterinary profession for Latinx students, providing networking opportunities and connection with peers.

Mi Familia Mi Familia has the goal of providing a social, cultural and political environment for students interested in sharing and promoting their identity and culture, created for and by Latinx students.

Contact: 787-955-9728 or latinxvma20@ncsu.edu

Contact: 919-348-0032 or ncsumifam@ gmail.com Latin American Student Association The Latin American Student Association (LASA) helps to encourage teamwork and interaction between students of all backgrounds interested in Latinx culture, tradition and values through events and activities contributing to NC State.

Contact: lasaatncsu-org@ncsu.edu Latinx Veterinary Medical Association at NC State The Latinx Veterinary Medical Association strives to promote inclusivity and

Sube Ritmo Latin Dance Team The Sube Ritmo Latin Dance Team is NC State’s only Latinx dance team, celebrating all forms of dance in Latin America and helping to unify students and rejoice in Latinx culture.

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Lambda Theta Phi Sorority Lambda Theta Phi is the first Latinx Greek organization on campus, supporting education, leadership, community service and history for Latinx students and the surrounding community, continuing to endorse their mission and objectives.

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Maddie Jennette, a fourth-year studying computer engineering, is the new general manager of WKNC 88.1, NC State’s student-run radio station. As general manager, Jennette is responsible for hiring, training and overseeing WKNC staff, as well as planning concerts and events.

“In terms of the day-to-day, I am here

to be available for the DJs and other staff if any of them have a question or need help with anything,” said Jennette from her decked-out office with years of concert posters, Christmas lights and plush chairs. “With more structured things, at the beginning of every semester, I read over applications, do interviews and then eventually train new hires.”

Music has always been a central force in Jennette’s life and something that has

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been an integral part of her college experience.

“It’s been my big main favorite thing in life since middle school, honestly,” Jennette said. “I started out listening to a lot of the music that my parents liked, Nickelback, Evanescence, Three Days Grace, things like that. Then I started playing guitar, and in high school I played in a School of Rock [band]. It’s always been my main focus and just favorite thing in life, so I’ve been involved with it in any way I can.”

Finding out about WKNC actually ended up factoring into her ultimate decision to attend NC State.

“When I first found out about WKNC, I was in high school and knew I wanted to do engineering,” Jennette said. “I already knew I probably wanted to go to State but was still considering some other engineering schools, but I found WKNC and thought ‘I need to go here because of this.’”

In her second semester at NC State, Jennette took the DJ training course and became a DJ for the station. In the spring semester of her second year, she heard about an opening for the local music director position. Music directors are in charge of selecting music sets to play when live DJs aren’t in the studio.

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“I had had an interest in local music for a while, and I knew a lot of bands, so I applied for the [local music director] position,” Jennette said.

After a semester in this position, Jennette applied for the position of daytime music director, a big step up in responsibility from her previous position.

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Paved Paradise brings ‘vinyl wonderland’ to Durham Sam Overton Culture Editor

Paved Paradise, the “part pop-up shop, part block party, and part roadside fruit stand,” made its way to Durham on Tuesday as part of a 15-city tour. Although the sun was beating down on this hot September afternoon, wooden bins were filled to the brim with colorful vinyls, and niche t-shirts lined two tents.

Ken Shipley, co-founder of the Numero Group, was seen buzzing around the stacks of vinyls and taking a minute to chat with customers. All in all, five record labels were represented at Paved Paradise: Dead Oceans, Ghostly International, Jagjaguwar, Numero Group and Secretly Canadian.

“We started thinking about how we can bring a record store to a bunch of different places and do it outside and do it COVIDsafe and have a good vibe,” Shipley said.

The result is a series of pop-up shops largely in the southeastern United States.

Paved Paradise began in Bloomington, Indiana on Sept. 9 and will end in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sept. 26. Although Raleigh is sadly missing from the lineup this year, it’s hard to imagine a more perfect spot as you browse through records than outside of Motorco Music Hall in Durham.

“We really thought venues were kind of

tion of the meeting and films are limited to two hours. continued from page 8 The Student Film Society has been Osborne’s favorite part of college so far, and she credits the organization for the chance to build lasting relationships with professors, including club advisor and assistant teaching professor of film studies Dr. Josie Torres Barth, and film studies director and professor Dr. Marsha Gordon.

“I think it’s really enriched my college experience to have the opportunity to watch these films and talk about them with people,” Osborne said. “ I’ve always liked movies, but I never thought about them in the critical way that I do now.”

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Osborne hopes that people will use the club as an opportunity to come out and experience something out of the ordinary and make some friends.

an interesting thing,” Shipley said. “Using breweries is a really interesting idea, because they have sort of a built-in audience already.”

Motorco Music Hall, an edgy space that primarily hosts niche events and indie concerts, is the perfect scene for Paved Paradise.

With a street-food eatery and bar located right next door, customers can mingle after browsing and have a drink or two.

Although business was a little slow in the early afternoon, Shipley expected it to pick up pretty quickly as people began to get off work.

“When you start in the early afternoon on a Tuesday, it’s always going to be slow,” Shipley said. “But the reason why we try to start early — let it set up, so it’s just ready to go when people get off work around 4:00.

The peak hours are right after work until dinnertime.”

In terms of the type of crowd, the wide range of music and merch at the event seemed to cater to a large demographic.

From Phoebe Bridgers to Bon Iver to Japanese Breakfast, there was something for every listener.

“I’ve always looked at this as an opportunity to turn people on to things,” Shipley said. “Across all five labels, we have something like 1,500 to 1,700 records, something

Stutts said that he joined the Student Film Society after hearing about an open board position this summer.

“I saw that there was an opening for a board position and I said, ‘Look, I know I’ve never been to a meeting but you know, I love watching movies. I love making movies. Can I run for a board position?’” Stutts said. “It’s been a really fun experience so far. It’s nice to have that kind of outlet where you can pursue something like that.”

Osborne hopes that people will use the club as an opportunity to come out and experience something out of the ordinary and make some friends.

“I also hope that everybody knows or understands that you don’t have to come to every meeting, you can only come to one meeting,” Osborne said. “If you just happen to not have homework that day and want to sit in a dark room and watch something with nice people that you know, we’re always going to be here every Thursday, so just come out and hang out with us.”

Student Film Society meets every Thursday evening in Caldwell; meetings include a film screening and a conversation afterward centered around a chosen film term and student reactions.

To learn more about the Student Film Society, check out their Instagram or join the email list by emailing vice president Allie Remhof at acremhof@ncsu.edu.

Allie Remhof is also an employee at NC State Student Media.

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like that. We have more records here than most record stores, and that’s just by five labels. You can never get your local record stores to carry the deep, deep cuts.”

In the future, Paved Paradise may look to expand to larger markets. There’s certainly an audience for it; with the cult following some of the artists on these labels have received, it’s hard to imagine the annual

event’s popularity dying down anytime soon.

“At a certain point, it’s hard to scale something like this,” Shipley said. “Because you need a certain amount of people to do it, it needs a certain amount of revenue to do it. So I think it probably stays like this, but it’s just more markets. Just go into different places, set up and see what happens.”

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music that plays on the radio? That’s a dream come true. GM is more about the people which has still been really fun so far.”

Jennette’s favorite part of the position has been planning concerts and events for the station. The opportunity for this has been somewhat slim due to COVID-19 restrictions, but she is excited for future events.

“I like reaching out to artists to plan events,” Jennette said. “I’ve been dreaming of the ideal lineup for the annual Double Barrel benefit for a while now.

It’s super exciting.”

The Double Barrel Benefit is an annual two-day concert featuring local NC bands to raise money for the station. After the 2021 benefit was canceled due to the pandemic, Jennette hopes that it will be held as usual in February of 2022, but its outlook is still unclear.

In addition to limiting concerts, COVID-19 has made it difficult for new employees to get to know everyone at the station. In the future, Jennette hopes to organize more events for DJs to get to know one another.

She also encourages anyone who is interested in getting involved to reach out to her via email, gm@wknc.org. DJ training happens at the beginning of every semester with the next interest meetings being held in January 2022.

In the meantime, Jennette looks forward to another year of being involved in what she loves.

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“Daytime music director is a bigger position [than local music director],” Jennette said. “I went from working five hours a week to 10. It’s kind of like the lead music director, so I was there all the time and was still DJing and getting involved.”

Music has always been a central force in Jennette’s life and something that has been an integral part of her college experience.

As daytime music director, Jennette was able to focus solely on the music that she was so passionate about, something she misses.

“Day time music director was t he dream position in some ways,” Jennette said. “Getting to pick out the indie rock

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Wolfpack football looks to bounce back against Furman Scott Gates Correspondent

The NC State football team is looking to bounce back from a rough outing in week two against Mississippi State and has an opportunity to do so against Furman. The Paladins come into the matchup undefeated, with wins over N.C. A&T and Tennessee Tech, two below average opponents.

“Obviously when you lose by two scores and you’re playing on the road and in a great environment like that, we have to maximize our opportunities, and we didn’t,” said head coach Dave Doeren. “It comes down to 11 guys playing together with great technique and effort. There’s a lot to learn from in [the Mississippi State] game for our football team. It is definitely a wake-up call.”

Furman pitched its first shutout since 2004 against Elon on Saturday in a 26-0 victory against Tennessee Tech. Running back Devin Wynn led the way for Furman with 93 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, quarterback Hamp Sisson won Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week in week one. Sisson went 17 for 29 for 196 yards in Furman’s last outing, though NC State will be by far the toughest opponent Furman has seen so far.

The Pack comes into Saturday night’s contest as the heavy favorite, with the line opening up with the Wolfpack at 29.5-point favorites. Furman should be a layup for this Wolfpack team that will hopefully get it back on track before Clemson comes to

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Redshirt freshman tight end Christopher Toudle runs through the end zone after scoring a touchdown during the NC State Wolfpack game against the South Florida Bulls at CarterFinley Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Toudle had 2 catches totaling 22 yards, with one resulting in a touchdown. The Wolfpack beat the Bulls 45-0.

town in week four, and then Louisiana Tech the following week.

NC State’s running game struggled in Starkville, Mississippi last week and will be looking to return to the form it saw in week one when it takes the field Saturday night.

In week one, both sophomore running back

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Zonovan Knight and redshirt junior running back Ricky Person Jr. had over 100 rushing yards. The duo combined for only 50 yards in week two against a dominant run defense, which contributed to the Pack’s offense coming to a halt.

“I just want [the offense] to be consistent and to execute,” Doeren said. “We need to eliminate mental mistakes. There’s too many of those. I just want to see 11 guys doing what the play caller asks them to do as hard as they can do it. That’s it. It’s really nothing more magical than that. If those guys will

do that, we have good enough talent to score a lot of touchdowns.”

The Pack’s defense will be without two of its starters for the rest of the season with redshirt sophomore linebacker Payton Wilson and graduate safety Cyrus Fagan both suffering season- ending injuries in Starkville. The Pack will need someone to step up and fill these holes, but replacing the defensive dominance of the two veterans will be a tall task.

As for the Pack’s signal-caller, redshirt sophomore quarterback Devin Leary, the third-year quarterback will need to get his rhythm back against a weak defense. Leary looked rattled in his last outing, unable to find any sort of rhythm, and missed receivers on multiple occasions. Leary will need to have an eye on Furman cornerback Travis Blackshear, who had two interceptions in week two and is up to three interceptions on the season. If Leary can get back to his week one form, the Pack should handle Furman easily this Saturday.

“We get to play against Furman this week,” Doeren said. “It’s a very disciplined football team. It’s a team offensively that does a lot. They are an option team. They are a spread team. They’ll get in the pistol and run downhill at you. Their quarterback can run and throw. Their tight end is a firstteam All-American and 20-yard per catch guy. They’ve got nine starters back, and defensively they are going to be where they are supposed to be. They’re very sound. They’re coached well. They’ve got good blitzes that they discuss. They try to stop the run. They put a lot of people in the box, whether in quarters or zone-blitz Cover-3.”

It is parent and family weekend in Raleigh, and Carter-Finley should be filled up for kickoff at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night in what should be a nice bounce back opportunity for the Wolfpack against the Paladins.

Triangle club hockey deserves your support Rachel Umbach Staff Writer

When it comes to the most popular sports in the Triangle, most tend to think of either football, basketball or baseball.

While hockey is becoming more popular with the resurgence of the Carolina Hurricanes, many tend to forget about the club hockey teams in the area.

NC State is home to the Icepack, the men’s club hockey team which competes in the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League and plays against teams such as UNC-Wilmington, Georgetown and Virginia Tech as well as a women’s club team.

The Icepack has been involved on campus since the late 1970s but has truly become a part of campus culture in recent years.

Some of my favorite memories from my freshman year are from the Icepack

games I attended those two semesters, including the big showdowns at PNC Arena against another notable team from the Triangle: the Tar Heels from UNCChapel Hill.

The team has only continued to improve in my time here at State, having won the ACCHL for the past three years in a row and qualifying for the ACHA D2 National Championship twice in the past three years. It earned a No. 8 national seed in its run this past spring, only losing to the top-seeded University of Mary.

Last season, the Icepack made the move over to the Wake Competition Center, a brand-new facility just 20 minutes from campus in Morrisville, North Carolina.

This will be the first full year fans will be welcome in the new complex as most of last year was closed to fans due to COVID-19.

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Josh Cannon, a fourth-year studying aerospace engineering, prepares to face a shot by UNC Ice Hockey on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 at PNC Arena. The Icepack won 9-3.

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Redshirt junior wide receiver Jakobi Meyers protects the ball while being tackled by an ECU defender on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 in Carter-Finley Stadium. Meyers broke the NC State record for most catches in a season in the game versus the Pirates. The Wolfpack beat the Pirates 58-3.

NFL Pack Pros: Former members of the Pack making impact in week one Wade Bowman

Assistant Sports Editor

Football fans across the globe were likely overjoyed for the return of the NFL for its first week of the 2021 season, which kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 9. With yet another NFL season officially underway, plenty of opportunity arises for Pack Pros to continue to establish themselves as some of the best in the league. Despite one of NC State’s most notable products, outside linebacker Bradley Chubb, being listed as inactive this week, there was plenty of action to go around for the former members of the redand-white.

Russell Wilson, quarterback, Seattle Seahawks Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson finds himself as the top performer for NFL Pack Pros yet again, something that football fans have grown accustomed to over the course of his career. Wilson is a certified stud, coming off of what is arguably his

best individual performance in a season to date. Last year, Wilson accumulated 4,212 yards on a 68.8% completion rate with 40 touchdowns in what was a remarkable performance from the 10-year veteran.

There weren’t many concerns regarding Wilson’s ability on the field coming into this year, with the NC State product proving year in and year out that he is a generational talent. In his first outing of the season, Wilson posted 254 yards on an extremely accurate 78.3% completion rate with four touchdown passes. Efficiency was the name of the game for the Seahawks this past weekend against the Colts, where Wilson was only called on to pass 23 times in a game where Indianapolis was simply outclassed

by Seattle’s offense.

The slogan “Let Russ Cook’’ has been gaining popularity amongst Seattle’s faithful, with the quarterback posting MVP caliber numbers for consecutive seasons. Concerns regarding head coach Pete Carrol’s offen-

sive schemes have been on display in recent years, with the Seahawks constantly focused on establishing a ground-and-pound presence despite having one of the most talented quarterbacks in NFL history. If week one was any indication of what’s to come, it seems as if Wilson is primed for a big year under newly-hired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron.

Nyheim Hines, running back, Indianapolis Colts Former Wolfpack standout Nyheim Hines returns to the Colts for his fourth year with the team, and despite suffering a 28-16 loss in week one at the hands of Wilson’s Seahawks, Hines saw an expanded role in the Indianapolis offense. Days after signing a three-year extension to his contract worth $18.6 million, with $12 million guaranteed, Hines exploded for 82 yards of total offense while serving as Jonathon Taylor’s backup.

Taylor seemed to have this backfield on lock following his performances to end last

season, but with the extension to Hines’ contract, it is clear that the Colts have big plans for the former member of the Pack.

Hines’ largest contribution to this offense comes in the form of his pass-catching ability, which he made clear with his six receptions for 48 yards on Sunday, Sept.

12. Hines also saw nine carries in the matchup against Seattle, which was more than many expected for the swiss-army knife of the Colts’ offense.

It is clear that Hines has been upgraded to the second-string running back for Indianapolis over Marlon Mack, who was expected to challenge Hines’ ability to see the field with the return from his injury that kept him sidelined last season. Things are looking up for Hines this year, who will have plenty of opportunities to succeed as a pass-catching back while the first-year member of the Colts, Carson Wentz, continues to learn the offense.

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Jada Allen, Taylor Rowland stepping up for volleyball Tristan Tucker Managing Editor

Fresh off winning the Rutgers Tournament in Piscataway, New Jersey, the NC State volleyball team is above .500 for the first time this season with a 5-4 record. Before the team returns to Reynolds Coliseum to prepare for the 2021 ACC-SEC Challenge, let’s take a look at some early season takeaways from the team.

Taylor Rowland breaking through So far, graduate opposite hitter Melissa Evans and senior outside hitter Jade Parchment have been exactly as advertised on the offensive side of the net. Both of the team’s star offensive players have delivered in every match, with the duo recently earning All-Tournament honors in the Rutgers tournament and Evans herself taking home the MVP award for the tourney.

But something the star-studded duo didn’t have last season was a strong third option.

To put it into perspective, Evans finished last season with 230 kills and Parchment with 219.

The next closest player last season was former opposite hitter Lydia Adam, who had 72.

However, the Pack has not one but two players that have already surpassed that mark just nine matches into the season, compared to last year’s 16-match stretch. Redshirt junior outside hitter Taylor Rowland is one of those players and freshman middle blocker Jada Allen is the other, more on the latter later.

Kills aren’t the end all, be all, stat to show offensive prowess, but they are a strong indication of the kind of impact a player is having.

Evans’ dominance and importance to not just the volleyball program, but NC State Athletics as a whole is marked by the several kill records she has broken. As for Rowland, the third-year player has stepped up in a big way, notching 107 kills through a fraction of the time she

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Redshirt junior outside hitter Taylor Rowland looks to score during the game versus the Wofford Terriers on Friday, Sep. 3, 2021 in Reynolds Coliseum. Rowland had 13 kills against Wofford. The Wolfpack beat the Terriers 3-0.

played last season, when she racked up 60.

Rowland’s breakthrough season is huge for the Pack for a number of reasons. The team could lose several veteran players next season to graduation, with Evans, Parchment, senior middle blocker Pam Chukwujekwu and graduate Kaylee Frazier all boasting senior standing or higher. It’s important for the Wolfpack to establish which players can lead the next wave of the program as head coach Luka Slabe begins to transition from the roster he inherited.

Secondly, and most importantly for this season, it’s extremely key for the Wolfpack to have more players who can complete offensive plays. Last season, the Pack offense had a tendency to get stuck in the mud, and it’s why the team had such an up-and-down end to the year. This year’s squad struggled early but has

since found rhythm and the wins over East Carolina and Wofford are nothing to sneeze at, especially considering both programs finished higher than NC State in last season’s RPI rankings.

Rowland had a rough going against ECU, but was huge in knocking off Wofford en route to a huge sweep. She finished that match with a team-leading 13 kills and 14.5 points.

The third-year has been outright fantastic to begin the year; her 3.34 kills per set are also a career-best, as is her hitting percentage.

Young corps stepping up As is the case with Allen, the team’s newcomers and younger players have been able to step in in the biggest of ways thus far. Not many have been more instrumental in helping keep the season afloat than freshman setter Maggie Jones, who stepped up in a big way

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against NJIT in the team’s tournament finale.

In case you missed it, Jones stepped in for the injured junior setter Kristen McDaniel, and delivered several beautiful passes to end up with a career-high 41 assists, good for 13.7 per set. It’s presently unknown how long McDaniel will be forced to miss with the injury she suffered earlier in the tournament, but the team has to feel good with a dominant insurance policy in Jones, who has seemingly picked up quite a lot from the veteran setter.

Freshman opposite hitter Amanda Rice has also stepped in and made her presence felt by delivering 13 kills in limited playing time.

Further, freshman libero Saskia Hernandez is a highly touted prospect from Miami, Florida who has a high chance to step in sooner rather than later. Technician’s Assistant Sports Editor Bryan Pyrtle recently got a chance to speak with Hernandez.

Jada Allen is the truth Speaking of young talented players, the Wolfpack has something incredibly special in Allen. Allen has popped off the page immediately, registering 79 kills (fourth on team), 98 points (fourth), 2.47 kills per set (fifth), a .418 hitting percentage (first), 24 blocks (first) and has just 15 errors to boot.

Allen has been nothing short of tremendous, as noted by her spectacular statistics, and her versatility to play both sides of the net at such a high level is perfect for the program.

The first-year Swiss Army knife’s dominance was on full display in the Rutgers tournament, especially in the last match against NJIT. In that matchup, Allen registered a ridiculously high .636 hits on 11 attempts with eight kills.

Allen, like Rowland, has significantly helped take the load off not only Evans and Parchment on the offensive end, but also Chukwujekwu and sophomore middle blocker Riley Shaak on the defensive side of the net.

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Jakobi Meyers, wide receiver, New England Patriots Starting receiver for the New England Patriots, Jakobi Meyers, got off to an ideal start with newly minted starter Mac Jones on Sunday, Sept. 12 against the Miami Dolphins. Despite dropping the first game of the season in 17-16 fashion, Meyers was able to establish a connection with Jones that will serve him and the team well as the year progresses.

Reeling in six of his nine targets for 44 yards, Meyers’ numbers don’t exactly jump off of the page. Regardless, nine targets is great volume for the third-year wideout, who is looking to finally break out as a true WR1 in the NFL. The majority of his potential to do so will be in the hands of his first-year quarterback, but that shouldn’t cause too much distress with Jones looking poised in the pocket in his first regular-season game as a professional.

Germaine Pratt, linebacker, Cincinnati

Bengals In his third year as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Germaine Pratt is looking as ready as ever to help elevate this lackluster defense to the next level. It’s a tall task, and one that one man could certainly not be called on to do alone, but his performance on Sunday, Sept. 12 against the Vikings made it clear that this Bengals team is different from those of years past.

In a 27-24 overtime victory, Pratt accumulated eight total tackles, six solo and two assisted, as well as forcing and recovering a fumble. The force and recovery were both career firsts for Pratt, who has established himself as a core component to this Bengals defense. He and his team will have the opportunity to build off of this performance in week two against a Chicago Bears offense that got shut down by Los Angeles’ star-studded defense.

B.J. Hill, defensive tackle, Cincinnati Bengals B.J. Hill is another member of this newlook Bengals defense with NC State roots.

Acquired from the New York Giants in the offseason, Hill is looking to find a long-term spot within this Cincinnati organization.

He got off to a great start in the previously mentioned game against the Vikings, where he accumulated three solo tackles and two sacks. It’s hard to find great pass rushers in today’s NFL, with quarterback protection getting more advanced with each year, but if this performance from Hill is a sign of what the future has to offer, he could be a key contributor to the Bengals’ defense this year.

A.J. Cole III, punter, Las Vegas Raiders Former member of the Wolfpack A.J. Cole’s performance against the Baltimore Ravens in Monday Night Football was too good to not mention in this article. Called on to punt six times in the game, Cole averaged an impressive 52.7 yards per punt with 67 yards being his longest. Cole also managed to pin the Ravens inside of their own 20-yard line twice on the night, setting the Raiders defense up with great opportunities to get the ball back to the offense in positive field position.

Cole and other Pack Pros continue to make a huge impact across the game on both sides of the ball, and are shaping up to have a dominant season in the NFL.

HOCKEY

Another highlight of the season is when the continued from page 12 I c e p a c k w i l l ho s t U NC at PNC Arena, an incredible event you truly don’t want to miss.

While any game against UNC is sure to be entertaining for any NC State fan, this season has plenty of other exciting matchups scheduled including series against Liberty and the University of Cincinnati.

Icepack games are always full of energy and excitement and are a perfect way to spend a Friday or Saturday night. Just $5 for students and $10 for everyone else, it’s also a cheaper entertainment option closer to campus.

The Icepack opens its season this Friday, Sept. 17 against the rival Tar Heels at 7:45 p.m. Tickets can be pre-purchased online at icepackhockey.com.

It’s been too long since the Icepack has been able to play in front of a full crowd of fans, and the team deserves your support this upcoming season.

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