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CALS announces new dean The search committee has settled on a new dean for CALS and welcomes Richard Linton to the University. Jessie Halpern News Editor
After a months-long national search, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Search Committee tapped Richard Linton to replace former CALS Dean Johnny Wynne. Linton is currently chairman of the Food Science and Technology Department at The Ohio State Uni-
versity. Prior to that, he worked with Chancellor Randy Woodson at Perdue University. Wynne, an N.C. State graduate and researcher, retired July 1 after seven years as dean of the program. Jonathon Smith, a senior in agricultural education and undergraduate student representative on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Search Committee, said he was excited about the selection. “Linton is coming to CALS with a fresh perspective on the goals we should possess to strengthen the fields of agriculture and life sciences,” Smith wrote. “CALS and
N.C. State have a lot of important establish a strategic vision for the objectives to complete in the years next decade of CALS.” to come in order to ensure that the Smith said Linton is most interworld has an adeested in engaging quate food supply, with students. clean water, a safe “His philosophy environment, and is ‘Students first,’” the research and Smith wrote. “In extension systems his current posiin place to support tion, he has offered and promote these town halls for stuJonathon Smith, senior in advancements. Lindent s, a l low i ng agricultural education ton has experience them an avenue in all three areas of through which to the land-grant mission (academ- express their opinions and suggesics, extension and research) and I tions directly to the administrabelieve he is in a great position to tion.”
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Students protest in Chile Students around the world suffer through unaffordable tuition and increasing debt.
Farm Bill has yet to pass As Congress comes to an end, it is uncertain whether a farm bill will pass this year. Jessie Halpern News Editor
Editors note: This is a new section connecting N.C. State students to students outside North Carolina and the struggles they face. Noah Rouse Correspondent
The cobblestone streets of Santiago, Chile, were once again colored this summer with the f lags of protestors calling for education reform in the city’s central square before state police in riot gear were called in to clear the plaza. The June 29 protest was just one of the many anti-government demonstrations staged in the past year. All are part of a movement that has been dubbed by its leaders as the Chilean Winter, a student-led protest aimed at increasing access to public education and ending forprofit schools. Since its inception in May 2011, however, the Chilean Winter has gained support from both leftists and unionists and evolved into a criticism of Chilean society as a whole, with demands that more attention be given to the Andean nation’s growing inequality and struggling lower classes. The current situation in Chile is a product of its recent history. Existing for years as one of the most
Smith said Linton hopes to continue that tradition when he arrives at N.C. State, and he wants to use the Agri-Life Council on a regular basis to get student feedback. “Linton is committed to developing a more inclusive college that provides better accessibility for all students,” Smith wrote. “He is known around the world for his work as a professor and understands the value of national and international experiences. He wants students to experience more of these opportunities as well.”
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Chilean students form a circle around a group of prominent university leaders to protect them from possible relatiation from police. College students in Chile have been protesting for the past year for affordable education.
isolated colonies in the Spanish Empire, Chile made a name for itself after gaining independence by becoming one the largest mineral producers in Latin America. It slowly accumulated wealth, but political power remained firmly in the hands of aristocrats and industrialists. Chile found itself at the center of the world stage during the Cold War when, after the election of a Marx-
ist president in 1970, both the CIA and the KGB began a covert war that ended with the 1973 coup by the infamous U.S.-backed General Augusto Pinochet and the suspicious death of President Salvador Allende. During his reign, Pinochet undertook a purge of all Marxist influence from Chilean society, a brutal crackdown on dissent and a suspen-
sion of democracy, but also led the nation to prosperity through economic liberalization. Pinochet sold off state-owned mining companies, welcomed foreign investments, and signed free trade agreements with many of the world’s largest manufacturers who sought Chile’s minerals.
The U.S. Senate’s bill to cut farm subsidies and land conservation spending by almost $2 billion per year was revised in the House to include applied research and extension grant matching. But as the legislative session comes to an end, some are uncertain as to whether the bill will pass. The 2012 Farm Bill considered by the Senate in June was designed to transform the subsidy system for farmers, according to the Associated Press. The bill passed in the Senate 65-34 and moved on to the House, where House members immediately began making revisions. The Environmental Working Group reports subsidies provided by the federal government are designed to give a “safety net” to agricultural producers, including helping them deal with unpredictable weather conditions that affect their industry. The New York Times reported the Senate bill would cut $23.6 billion from present spending, including about $4.5 billion from food stamps. Barry Goodwin, a professor
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Turfgrass professors prepare for a nnual Field Day Alex Petercuskie Correspondent
Registration is now open for N.C. State’s Annual Turfgrass Field Day, an event that benefits hundreds of turfgrass professionals in North Carolina. This year’s field day is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the Lake Wheeler Road Turfgrass Research Lab. It will attract a diverse crowd, from golf course superintendents to homeowners. Professors at N.C. State, through the University’s land-grant mission, research various crops to see
which varieties thrive most in what conditions. During the field day, attendees have the opportunity to see actual trials done by faculty in order to learn more about specific crops and fertilizers of interest. The turfgrass industry is one of the largest agricultural industries in North Carolina, and N.C. State boasts one of the top turfgrass programs in the country. “Our mission at N.C. State is to improve management practices for everyone who’s a turf manager. What we do applies to turf managers in all of the Southeast,” Rich Cooper, a professor in both crop and turfgrass science, said. The University’s research works to make North Carolina’s agricultural business more lucrative by develop-
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ing more efficient growing tech- terning at WakeMed Soccer Park, niques. This year, N.C. State crop said he has heard about the event, science professor but it falls on a Susana Milla-Lewis weekday a nd is is working on turfexpensive for stugrass breeding in dents, so he is unorder to produce efsure whether he’ll ficient varieties that be able to attend. specifically address “I would like to Nor t h Ca rol i na go if I can get out conditions. of work,” Lawing A lt houg h stusaid. “I believe it dents who major would be a good in turfgrass science experience for stuRich Cooper, CALS professor are encouraged to dents to go to.” attend, some say The field day also the price is too steep. Registration excludes students who are not in the is $30, with lunch provided, and Raleigh area during the summer increases to $35 after Aug. 3. months. Andrew Lawing, a senior in turfCooper said while he encourages grass science who is currently in- students to attend, it is mostly a
“Our mission... is to improve management procedures for everyone who’s a turf manager.”
large gathering of professionals in the field of turfgrass and lawn care. Cooper said the field day is enjoyable for people in the industry and seems to be very popular. “Last year we had about 800 people,” Cooper said. “Our turf managers will attend the field day to find out the newest and best recommendations. We try to maintain them using as little pesticide as possible.” Not only does the field day provide the latest research for local and state professionals in the industry, but with 23 varsity sports teams, N.C. State must also work to maintain its own athletic fields. Cooper said the University’s research also emphasizes finding ways to reduce the
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effects of pesticide use. Turfgrass science professor Charles Peacock said this year’s research is scheduled to include a range of issues. “The field plot work will
highlight research on turfgrass cultivar evaluation, disease, insect and weed control, breeding activities, and other issues,” Peacock said. Peacock also recommends checking out a free lawn care application for people with iPods and iPads called the NCSU Lawn Care App.
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ndrew Whitcomb, a recent graduate, helps Katie Gray, a current participant at Design Camp, on Tuesday, July 17. Campers spent the day designing graphics for mobile apps. This is Whitcomb’s second year being an instructor at Design Camp. This year he is running the graphic design rotation for the camp. Whitcomb recently completed his masters in graphic design with a concentration in interaction design—which encompasses mobile application development. “It’s going really well. We gave the kids the challenge of sketching out a graphic of a mobile app design, and they are really pulling it off.”
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feel that research in general is being overlooked. “There’s huge returns for research and development continued from page 1 spending, and yet there’s not of agricultural and resource very much money that’s put economics, described that as- there where it would generpect of the bill as extremely ate a large return,” Goodwin said. controversial. Goodwin worries that the “They are cutting funding from food stamps and sup- House and Senate drafts of porting nutritional support the farm bill will differ too to preserve subsidies for often much for the two houses to very wealthy farmers,” Good- reach agreement before the win said. “Basically, they’re session ends. “It’s looking less likely that cutting from the poor and we’ll get one depending on giving to the wealthy.” Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D- what the House does,” GoodMich., chairwoman of the win said. “The Senate approved its verSenate Agriculsion. They’re ture Commitbot h similar tee, disagrees. [but] with im“It cuts subpor t a nt d i fsidies, it cuts ferences. The the deficit, and House Agriculit creates jobs,” tural CommitStabenow told tee approved The New York a markup to Times. be sent to the Matt Peterf loor, but the son, director of federal re- Goodwin, CALS profesor amount of time left in session is search affairs for the University, sent out a pretty tight.” Familiar with the complexfederal update that indicated the bill’s potential effects on ities of government spending agricultural research at N.C. and agriculture, Goodwin realizes the gravity of the bill’s State. According to the update, passing. “This is a big decision,” the House revisions to the bill require that applied research Goodwin said. “It’s almost a grants and extension grants trillion dollars over 10 years.” Goodwin predicted that be matched with other funddirect payments to farmers ing sources. “N.C. State Federal Affairs would eventually end. “There are a set of basic prois working closely with Cornerstone, APLU and other gram commodity crops that land-grant universities to ed- were established in the Great ucate members and commit- Depression, and that’s where tee staff about the impact this the vast bulk of government provision would have on N.C. payments go,” Goodwin said. State University agriculture “There are different mechanisms for making payments, research,” the update said. Goodwin said he hasn’t but the direct payments are specifically focused on effects the most controversial. At $5 for the University but does billion per year, it’s hard to
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“It’s looking less likely that we’ll get one depending on what the House does.”
justify.” Goodwin said more of the money and support is being directed toward crop insurance, an area that is traditionally heavily subsidized. “The ambition of Congress is to raise the support level there,” Goodwin said. “There’s a lot of noise about shallow losses and increasing the coverage level that growers are afforded under the crop insurance program. That’s available for nearly every crop, from corn, wheat and cotton to dairy, and minor crops like strawberries, raspberries and pecans.” Kayla DeWald, a junior in middle grades education and the owner of a small farm, supports these subsidies in theory, though not always in practice. “The government gives bigger subsidies to crops like corn and cotton,” DeWald said. “Pretty much, if you’re not a major agricultural provider, you’re going to get barely anything from the government.” Ginny Daniels, a junior in biological sciences, agrees. “My family has a tobacco farm, but crops are an important industry and should receive government help,” Daniels said. Nicole Arnold, a junior in food science, said her experience at the University has given her a greater appreciation for the farming industry. “As a Food Science major and also someone who is minoring in agricultural business management, I have a much deeper appreciation for farmers,” Arnold said. “They are hard workers and have very little monetary support.”
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University leaders call for immigration reform Woodson one of 140 leaders saying United States’ innovation edge at stake. Andrew Branch Staff Writer
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Young Chileans people destroy a local telephone company store. They were cleared out minutes later from heavy tear gas by police special forces. While the majority of protester were peaceful, a small group of a few hundred people cause damage to both property and the image of the movement.
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The reforms put a halt to inf lation, cut poverty rates in half, and nearly tripled the country’s GDP. Yet Pinochet’s reforms proved to be his downfall after the empowerment of Chile’s civil society led to his ouster in 1990 and the rebirth of democracy. Chile now stands as one of the richest economies in Latin America-the world’s largest copper producer, a regional hub for banking and finance, and a growing middle class that is now the prime driver for growth. The country, however, is still dealing with its troubled past.
Since the fall of Pinochet in 1990, no universities have been built, despite massive growth in class sizes that have come with Chile’s burgeoning middle class. Tuition can reach nearly 40 percent of the average Chilean household’s income per student. The Economist also cited Chile as having one of the lowest levels of public funding for higher education, no comprehensive system for student grants and subsidized loans, and a flat job market to boot. The result is a crippled system that produces much less than is put in, much to the ire of the less affluent. Fernando Vásquez Tellechea, a junior in business at Universidad de los Andes, said the cost of studying isn’t worth the student debt it cre-
ates. “To study for a year at my school is about $7,200 to $8,200, depending on one’s major, and tuition to study medicine or dentistry can go up to $12,300 a year,” Vásquez said. “The problem is credit and debt, because the loans aren’t from the state but from banks. Students have to pay after they finish college, and the interest rates are high, more than 6 percent before, and now 2 percent.” To an American student, this might not sound too expensive, but to the son of a middle-income Chilean family, it is almost too much to bear. “My father earns $7,200 a month, and because of that, my family pays $3,280 a month to send me to uni-
versity and my sisters to private high school,“ said JoséAndrés Duran, a junior in medicine at Universidad de Valparaíso. “The protests have lasted more than a year, and last year many universities were on strike,” said Duran. “The role of the government with respect to the protests has been to ‘negotiate’ with students to satisfy them. This government of Piñera principally has undone what many of the policies of past governments that had put Chilean education in jeopardy.” Despite over a year of protesting, little has been done by Chile’s government to meet the protestors’ demands, but there is no sign that they intend to stop any time soon.
U.S. science and engineering companies are short more than 200,000 advanced-degree workers thanks to the United States’ onerous immigration policies, university leaders say. That’s why leaders from 140 universities, including the Triangle’s Big Three, wrote a letter in collaboration with the Partnership for a New American Economy earlier this month to President Barack Obama and Congress requesting immigration reform for foreign-born graduate students trained at American universities. They asked for a “clear path” to a green card for students with advanced degrees in science, math and engineering, calling current laws “antiquated.” The shortage of advanced-degree workers is attributable in part to members of the “baby boomer” generation retiring and leaving the workforce. University leaders argue that there aren’t enough qualified Americans to fill those vacant jobs. Science and engineering
companies project a shortfall of 230,000 workers by 2018, the letter said. Chancellor Randy Woodson said Tuesday that foreign workers used to fill the gap, but the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks changed the face of U.S. immigration law and made it more difficult for skilled workers from other countries to find work here. “So they are taking all their American ingenuity and know-how we generate here at the universities and going to other countries that are recruiting them,” Woodson said. Students on temporary visas in 2009 accounted for 45 percent of all U.S. graduate students in engineering, math and the sciences, according to the letter. That number is 51 percent in the N.C. State College of Engineering. While out-of-state tuition covers the cost of education, a public university still ends up spending additional time and money beyond those tuition dollars on a PhD’s education in the College of Engineering, according to Jay Narayan, a professor of material science and engineering. For him, it’s about return on investment. “If they go back, that is our total loss,” Narayan said. “It is not a good investment if we let them go.” While many international students would like to work
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level 80 high elf, arch mage Maybe if gay people were to level up and raise their disposition, they’d be able to talk their way into gaining their rights. Or they could increase manna and then cast a strong beguile spell, then their opponents would like them.
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qual marriage is an issue I’ve satirized in a few of my past columns (and maybe it wasn’t so well done since I still managed to upset a few progay readers). It a divisive issue; it shouldn’t be, but it is. And it just seems no matter how I approach the issue; it doesn’t make sense that there are still a considerable number of American citizens who do not have all of their rights. LPAC, the first lesbian super PAC, was formed earlier in July with the help of Billie Jean King and Chicago Cubs co-owner, Laura Ricketts. The goal of the super PAC is to raise $1 million in order to give gay women and men a voice in congress. In an interview with Huffington Post, LPAC spokeswoman Sarah Schmidt said, “Women’s voices get lost a lot and get overshadowed in almost all settings…I think there’s a real opportunity here to engage women who haven’t been engaged before” This super PAC serves as a counter-argument to those who say the GLBT community is not being oppressed. If inequality weren’t an issue, then donors wouldn’t be giving hundreds of thousands of their hard-earned dollars to have their voices heard, let alone feel the need to form a super PAC in the first place. Although I’ve used this column to discuss inequality based on sexual orientation, there are many facets to discrimination: gender, race, ethnicity, religiousity, the list goes on. However, this is the only one that has legislation supporting the discrimination. It has been fun satirizing this issue, but my inner
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satirist (you know I had to make a 50 Shades of Grey reference somewhere) isn’t as aroused by the absurdity of this issue anymore. Writing about it for the first time was a lot of fun; the second time was good, too. But at a certain point, the law of diminishing returns comes into play. Be it needlessly said, I won’t be devastated when poking fun of this issue is off the table. It’s time we free the GLBT community of their legislative bondage and officially nullify the sadistic contract forced upon them. We can’t, as a nation, continue watching people get hurt for the benefit of a few (unless you’re into that sort of thing). Millions of dollars and countless hours have been spent on an issue that’s done nothing more than polarize communities. We all know our money and energy could be used to solve important issues, like building better schools, reforming our failing foreign policy and making America a leader in innovation again. It seems a bit trite to be arguing for equality in the 21st century. It’s almost impossible to read a news article or flip to a news channel without hearing about massacres in the Middle East or death in Iran as a result of economic sanctions; yet deciding whether or not to oppress our own citizens is the hot-button issue we’ve chosen to focus on? With that, I’d like to introduce you to my many personalities (no, I don’t have multiple personality disorder). This is my attempt at thinking about this issue from different perspectives. So far we all agree that gay marriage should be legal. Yes, I know there aren’t 50 “shades,” but we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to piggyback on the fame of the overblown erotic novel. Without further ado, I’d like to introduce…myself?
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The sun’s dark deeds STORY BY JENNIFER JUNG | PHOTO BY CHARLIE HARLESS | GRAPHIC BY EMMA PTAK
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atrina Frye suffered from two cases of skin cancer from too much exposure to the sun. As a young girl, Frye and her family lived along the Florida beach, where Frye spent much of her free time enjoying the sand and sun. When she was in her early 20s, Frye, who now serves as a bilingual family advocate for the National Head Start Association, noticed a dry, itchy, red patch on her leg. Doctors subsequently diagnosed it as the early stages of Basal Cell Carcinoma— skin cancer. Summertime outside is not all about fun and relaxation; it also demands caution. Unprotected exposure to the sun can lead to wrinkles, sunspots, a suppressed immune system, eye damage and skin cancer. The most damaging solar radiation comes in the form of the sun’s ultra-
violet rays, commonly known as UV rays. Even UV rays coming through a glass window can damage the skin. Tanning beds are no safer said Lisa Her, a professional make-up artist behind the popular Promuanetwork Channel on YouTube. She said tanning bed bulbs emit mostly UVA rays, which make it more likely for a person to develop melanoma, which accounts for over 75 percent of deaths resulting from skin cancer. Removing the cancerous tissue does not provide full protection for skin cancer victims. After doctors removed the cancerous cells from Frye’s leg, they told her to report anything that seemed abnormal, such as a mole changing shape, as that could be a sign that the cancer had returned. When a dark patch began to develop on Frye’s shoulder, it turned out to be skin cancer returning for a second time. “This can happen to anyone, so always use skin protection, always,” Frye said.
One way to protect oneself from such dangers is by identifying the appropriate skin protection and using it consistently. According Her, the severity of a sunburn has to do with not only the amount of time spent outside, but also the amount of pigment in one’s skin. The darker the skin, the higher the protection one naturally gets from the rays. However, dark skin is not enough to completely protect the skin; sunscreens or sunblocks offering the right amount of protection, which is measured in a sunscreen’s sun protection factor, or SPF, should always be used when heading out. “The best is around SPF 50, but if you do not need as much protection, you should use SPF 20 or 30 for regular days,” Her said. “During the summer, I would suggest for the products you use to all have SPF, such as lip balm, sunscreen for the face and all over the body. It should be applied every two or three hours.”
Her also recommends that sun lovers drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. One of Her’s favorite sun protection brands is Neutrogena, an affordable brand that dermatologists like Dr. Fernando Puente of Raleigh Dermatology also recommends. “Drugstore brands like Neutrogena works just fine,” Puente said. “If you buy more expensive brands, you are buying the cost for how cosmetically elegant the product is, such as how it smells and how it spreads on your skin.” According to Puente, the highest SPF consumers should go for is SPF 50. He said researchers have found that sunscreens claiming an SPF higher than 50 do not provide a significant increase in sun protection. Aside from applying sunscreen, there are other ways to protect oneself from the sun, most notably wearing protective clothing. While the conventional wisdom is that lighter-colored clothing helps cool
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the skin and darker-colored clothing absorbs heat, the type of cloth is actually more important than the color. Puente recommends the brand Solumbra, which tests its fabrics for UV protection. Sun can damage more than the skin. It is possible to develop cataracts in your eyes from overexposure, so be sure to wear sunglasses on a sunny day and, if possible, a hat to shade your face.
Tales from a troubled time
Cute enough to die for Spelunky succeeds by being brutally difficult and unabashedly cute. Jordan Alsaqa Associate Features Editor
Spelunky Derek Yu
Since it was first released in 2008, the freeware PC game Spelunky has gained a fair amount of cred in the indie community. Combining elements of dungeon crawlers and roguelikes, Derek Yu’s action adventure game has been praised for randomlygenerated levels, old-school design and 8-bit graphics. The game has also earned a fair amount of infamy for its brutal difficulty and steep learning curve. The reputation Spelunky carries with it actually makes the entire design of the Xbox Live Arcade remake downright brilliant. This doesn’t have so much to do with the actual gameplay, which remains largely the same as it was in the freeware edition. No, the true stroke of brilliance in this updated version comes down to the revamped graphical style Put simply, Spelunky is a very cute game. The aesthetic is all about creating
an inviting atmosphere, one that distracts from the sheer brutality on hand. From the main character to late-game threats like yetis and aliens, every design elicits a sense of whimsy and fun. What makes the art style so brilliant is the fact that it manages to pull people in, possibly never letting go. The cutesy graphics belie the real difficulty of the game, and all it takes is those first few plays for Spelunky to sink its teeth in and drive ga mers to try for better and longerlasting runs. The thing that makes Spelunky’s design so effective is that the game’s inviting nature never feels like a trick. Instead, it’s a legitimate way to involve gamers in a truly rewarding experience that they may have otherwise passed over. The challenge of Spelunky makes for a high barrier of entry, but the charming aesthetic provides a helpful way in. It may not seem like much, but that aesthetic helps players deal with the constant deaths that will plague them. Being killed by a bat for the third time in a row hurts a little less when that bat looks so friendly.
Get used to those happy bats, too, because you’ll be seeing them for several hours. A great deal of Spelunky relies on trial and error. Whether facing off against your first snake or taking on the final boss, every enemy will be a challenge the first few times you run into them. Figuring out at what distance a scorpion will lunge or how far a snail’s poison bubble will spread takes a bit of research–and that’s assuming there aren’t several other enemies in the area trying to kill you. Of course, all you have to do is make it to the exit door, and everything will be OK. In fact, killing things in Spelunky brings no rewards other than the freedom to explore every nook and cranny of each level, and if the goal is just to get to the exit, you might wonder why you’d bother looking for anything. As the title suggests, Spelunky is all about exploration, despite the simple “get to the goal” objective. As you master each of the game’s levels, you’ll find that there’s always more to each one than meets the eye. Exploration means more treasure, hidden items, and
“Put simply, Spelunky is a very cute game.”
damsels in distress, all of which help to build your little explorer into a more efficient spelunker. You may spend more time in the early levels, but that commitment will pay off deeper in the game, when enemies who are immune to the whip fall before the might of the shotgun. Spelunky is all about getting back what you put into it. Kill a shopkeeper in one level and you’ll face hostility throughout the rest of the game. Hold off using certain equipment early on and it can be used to build permanent shortcuts to later levels. Even experiencing each type of death is useful, as it helps fill up the game journal with new information. Spelunky is another example of the unique, independently-developed experiences that define the downloadable market. It hides its devious nature under a candy coating, but those who give it a try will find a rewarding game that stays fresh no matter how many times they die.
Emmy-winning filmmaker raising money for Black Panther documentary.
members of the party marching into the California state legislature armed to protest pending gun legislation which would have made it illegal for them to carry Young Lee weapons, James said. James Associate Features Editor said it is unfortunate that Until the lion has his own many people do not recall historian, the tale of the hunt similar images of the many will always glorify the hunter, children to whom the Party or so says an African proverb. gave free breakfasts or the Dante James, an Emmy group’s many voter registraAward-winning independent tion drives. African American Cultural filmmaker and Assistant Director of the African Ameri- Center director Sheila Smith can Cultural Center, said he McKoy, however, said she has tried to apply that prov- does recall those other images. erb to his filmmaking. “The Black Panthers were Last fall, James began talking with David Hilliard, part of my upbringing, as a founding member of the were other aspects of what Black Panther Party, and the we piece together and call the Civil Rights pa i r be ga n Movement,” work on a s a id Sm it h documentary McKoy, who f i l m about was born in Huey P. New19 5 8 . “ We ton and the were in a time Black Panther in our human Party. r ig ht s h i s James said tory when the the film will be the first to Sheila Smith McKoy, African rights of AfAmerican Cultural Center tell the story rican Ameriof Ne w ton cans were not and the Black Panther move- recognized or respected, so ment from the perspective of people could commit crimes the organization itself against the population in “He who pays the fiddler terms of just day-to-day inhas the right to call the tune,” teractions. But there were James said. “If you take that also policies in place that led and apply it to the story of the to a situation where there was Black Panther Party, the peo- literally a time for a change. ple who have the wherewithal The 1960s was a time of chaos and the control of the media and change.” are the people who control Even so, many students the images of it.” may not know what the Black The most popular and Panther Party stood for, and iconic image of the Black Panther Party is a picture of DANTE continued page 6
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many others have never heard of Newton. Lauryn Collier, a junior in animal science and chairperson of the Black Students Board, had never heard of Newton or the Black Panther Party until college. “The extent of my education in black history from elementary through high school was the standard Black History Month and Martin Luther King Jr.,” Collier said. “It wasn’t until college that I got a completely different perspective on the Civil Rights movement.” Had it not been for events such as Pan-Afrikan Festival and classes such as Africana studies, Collier said she might have never known.
“Being uninformed or being misinformed is a huge problem, not just at N.C. State but everywhere,” Collier said. James said misinformation is also prevalent because the United States is still struggling with equality. “Many people are misinformed because issues of race and class and gender and sexual orientation are still firmly imbedded in American culture,” James said. “It boils down to individuals who need to take a look at themselves. It boils down to government policy that can be discriminatory. It boils down to an economic system and a tighter economy which makes people react in ways that are oftentimes not in the spirit of equality and justice for all Americans.” Similar to the United States in the ‘60s, Smith McKoysaid
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Dante James, an Emmy-winning filmmaker, is raising money to fund his film on the Black Panthers.
she believes this current decade is also a very critical time. “There is a great opportunity for change,” said SmithMcKoy. “Students are graduating in a time when all things aren’t right. This is a time when they can be engaged with making things
right—just like the young people who were engaged in the Black Panther Party and all the other aspects that got us to the level of social justice where we are today.” According to James, fighting for social justice takes courage and strength. For James, this courage to confront oppressive and exploitative forces was something that Newton and the Black Panthers embodied. “I would hope that young people can find the courage and the internal fortitude to stand up for what it is that is important to them in the context of making this an equal and just society and demanding that this country live up to its promise of equality and justice for everyone,” James said. As of now, there is no formal relationship between James’ film and the African American Cultural Center or the University. James is still raising money to fund the film.
once a student visa expires, such students have 60 days after the end of their full-time studies to leave the country. The only way for international grads to obtain a work visa is if a domestic employer sponsors them. But according to Michael Escuti, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, generally only large companies have the resources or persistence to do so. “That is unfortunate because there are so many jobs in small- and medium-sized companies for Ph.Ds, especially the ones that I train,” Escuti said. Work visas are time-limited to three to nine years, and to obtain them, advanceddegree workers compete in the same category as fashion models under current immigration law. Getting a green card for permanent residence can take the full nine years or more, according to the university leaders’ letter. Vish Kulkarni, a recent Ma sters g raduate f rom Mumbai, India, found a job in Michigan but said others are not so lucky. “Not a lot of companies, especially in this economy, are willing to sponsor a work visa,” Kulkarni said. Tingting Ji, a junior in French from China, wants the same opportunity Americans have. “We are like other American students,” she said. “We get our diploma our degree and everything, but we aren’t treated the same.” Woodson said that while the U.S. remains the world’s leader with regard to innova-
tion, a failure to modify current immigration policy governing highly skilled foreign graduates could jeopardize that status. “If Congress doesn’t consider the immigration issues that we currently face, 20 years down the road that won’t be the case,” Woodson said. The reasons behind the shortage of American graduate students in science are many. Most graduates of N.C. State’s engineering departments receive job offers after they graduate with undergraduate degrees, many of them for more than $60,000. “That pulls them away to never return, generally,” Escuti said. To Narayan, however, American culture and education doesn’t value math and science enough. “There’s a big prize at the end of a PhD, but it requires a lot of hard work and a good background,” he said. Regardless of the reason, university leaders say that until American numbers increase, American companies need access to the best candidates. “They are in global competition now,” Narayan said. “They have to hire the best people they can hire.” Woodson said the letter’s intent was to plant a seed, recognizing international Ph.Ds represent the world’s best. “To not capitalize on their intellectual potential for America—because they are the ones that start companies and build jobs that employ our citizens—then we’re going to wake up one of these days and find that we’ve lost the edge that we had,” he said.
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Putting chaos in State College to rest Why I no longer care about Penn State football Andrew Shuett Staff Writer
Let’s start with a simple statement. I’m sick of reading and hearing about the Penn State scandal. If I never saw another news report about it, it wouldn’t be soon enough. It disgusts me to think that grown men would put money before morals. You may be thinking, “Since when did the Penn State conversation become about money?” Everything in sports revolves around the almighty dollar in some way, shape or form. From an early age I’ve been told to follow the money in learning why decisions were made. For example, the New York Knicks are reportedly not going to re-sign journeyman sensation Jeremy Lin because I think the Knicks have a much cheaper long-term alternative in Raymond Felton.
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While it is undeniable that Tennessee has a far more storied program than State, the present is all that matters in this debate. It has been five seasons since the Volunteers finished with a winning re-
The Penn State scandal was all about money. Why else would top university officials go through the trouble of a coverup operation as stated in the Freeh Report? For those who don’t know, the Freeh Report is, as stated on its website, an “Independent report by Judge Louis Freeh into the actions of The Pennsylvania State University surrounding former employee Gerald A. Sandusky.” I’ve been dancing around my point so I’m going to lay it out for you: When head football coach Joe Paterno heard Jerry Sandusky was sexually abusing minors, he told top university officials (his “supervisors,” if you will) what was going on. The officials Paterno told about the scandal knew if they brought this to the attention of the public, Penn State’s reputation would take a massive hit. This would have lead to the Nittany Lions losing a few top recruits and money, both sponsorship dollars and university
donors. When these officials decided to cover up Sandusky’s actions Paterno said nothing to the police, yet he kept recruiting top talent to his football program on the basis of Penn State valuing morals over everything else. To continue in this fashion shows complicity on the part of Paterno, covering up a major scandal so the university could continue to profit from their football program at the expense of underage boys. This is why I no longer care about what Paterno “stood for” or what Penn State “stands for” as a university. Both Paterno and the university claimed they valued morals much more than they cared about anything else. In light of recent events, I think it’s fair to say that Paterno’s legacy is forever tarnished. I also think it’s fair to say that there is a culture in State College, Penn., that the football program supersedes all else, including moral justice. By
not informing the police of Sandusky’s actions after university officials failed to do so, Paterno was a willing accomplice in the cover-up operation. In continuing to recruit players on the basis of moral justice taking precedence over all else, I believe that Paterno and all involved with Penn State football at the time were, for lack of a better word, liars. Joe Paterno is dead, as is his legacy. Jerry Sandusky, if he doesn’t commit suicide, will pay for his actions in prison one way or another. Everything that Penn State football stood for is demolished. They are essentially starting over anew with a blank slate, and I don’t think this is right. If anyone deserves the NCAA’s so-called “death penalty” (a ban on competition all athletic activities for a given sport for at least one year), it’s Penn State football. I believe that a university cannot be allowed to conduct itself in such a fashion with-
cord after the regular season and two seasons since they last saw the field of a bowl game, which was a doubleovertime loss to UNC in Nashville. State has racked up 17 wins over the past two seasons, including back-to-back bowl wins. The team is returning 17 starters to the roster led by highly touted NFL prospects
in QB Mike Glennon and CB David Amerson. If Bill insists on talking ancient history, though, I would be happy to show him the all-time winning record State has amassed against Tennessee. Don’t get me wrong, Tennessee is a great team with potential to crack the top 25 this year. They have a firstround draft pick in Tyler
Bray who has strong targets in wide receivers Da’Rick Rogers and Justin Hunter, assuming he can stay healthy. However strong the offense may be, the Pack should be able to counter that. The passing game is likely to be much less effective than Tennessee fans expect with Amerson and C.J. Wilson in the backfield. They’ll have to
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University of Kentucky basketball program, 1952-53 season University of Southwestern Louisiana, now University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1973-75 seasons Southern Methodist University football program, 1987 and 1988 seasons Morehouse College (Division II) men’s soccer program, 2004 and 2005 seasons MacMurray College (Division III) men’s tennis program, 200506 and 2007-07 seasons
What is the “death penalty?” The harshest punishement that can be given out by the NCAA, which includes at leats a one year probation for any sports program. SOURCE: ESPN
out being punished swiftly and justly by the NCAA. Common sense would dictate that a program should be punished if it doesn’t report a blatant disregard for human rights that occurs on its own campus and in its athletic facilities to the police. If Penn State football doesn’t receive the death penalty, then the NCAA should be disbanded entirely for completely losing control of its universities.
figure out ways to move the ball other than passing. My message to Tennessee fans: Don’t sleep on the Wolfpack. The name on the uniform isn’t playing the game. That is left up to the players.
However, I have a feeling that the NCAA will not give Penn State the death penalty because, as depressing as the thought is, the Nittany Lions make too much money for the NCAA to deal without. That is why I no longer care about what happens with Penn State football, because I have no belief in the NCAA to do the right thing and give Penn State the death penalty.
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1-1 all-time record State in the first meeting 16-0 in 1911 and Tennessee won 13-0 the last time the two teams played in 193 SOURCE: ESPN
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Soccer looks to continue success Wolfpack looks to build upon last season
N.C. State rising junior and Toronto native Albin Choi earned the victory at The Investors Group Ontario Amateur championship on Friday following a single-hole playoff at Summit Golf and Country Club. The Team Canada member led the tournament through the first three days and teed up his final round with a fourshot advantage. As the round progressed, several players made a charge to try and catch the 20-year-old former Canadian Amateur champion, setting the stage for an exciting finish. Choi was able to hold onto his frontrunner status all the way through to the 72nd and final hole of the tournament, when Mackenzie Hughes caught up to him and forced a playoff, while Corey Conners came within two shots of Choi and Hughes.
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After finishing with a 10-8-2 (17-2, ACC) record, members of N.C. States women’s soccer team are optimistic they can build upon last season’s successes and becomee a force to be reckoned with for season s to come. Head coach Steve Springthorpe said that with the completion of specific goals this season, the Wolfpack is more than capable of making some noise. “Our goals are going to be built from the successes that we had last year and how we finish as a program,” Springthorpe said. “When we were in the process of rebuilding the program, we set a specific five-year plan of what we wanted to accomplish ... each year, you try to make some baby steps.” With the completion of those “baby steps,” Springthorpe said the team has set its sights on loftier prizes. “We always have two major goals for our team,” Springthorpe said. “That is, at the end of the season, you want to be at a place where you can be in the ACC tournament and also being in the NCAA tournament.” Although the Pack finished with a winning record last year, they were unable to reach the postseason. Playing in what is arguably the hardest conference in the country, State’s conference record, 1-7-2, kept the team from reaching their goals. “Last year we were close to reaching both of those, specifically the NCAA tournament, but we finished with an RPI of 41, and we were on the bubble of making the tournament, [but] unfortunately we weren’t selected,” Springthorpe said. “With our conference, the ACC, we’ll probably start the preseason with at least eight teams in the top 25; you can imagine, the conference
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The team celebrates their win over the Clemson Tigers on Thursday, Oct. 20. Although the Tigers were the first to score, the Pack tied the game in the second half and eventually sent the game into overtime. During overtime, Forward, Tanya Cain, scored the game winning point, and the ability to compete in the ACC Tournament.
schedule is going to be a challenge.” Springthorpe said the team will start looking at smaller, more manageable goals to help move them closer to their larger goals. “We need to look at some smaller successes, winning a few more games and putting ourselves in a better position,” Springthorpe said. “We’ll sit down with our team and talk to our players and, hopefully, as a group, we’ll decide what our smaller goals will be and what the end goals will be.” One of those smaller goals, and perhaps the most important, is identifying the team’s leaders. Redshirt junior Meagan Proper was named the team’s captain last spring. Academically a senior, Proper redshirted and will have two years remaining to lead the Wolfpack to victory. “Megan is very mature,” Springthorpe said. “She’s a great student [who] academically gets it done. From a soccer prospective, she’s been a starter for us, played a lot of
minutes and she’s one of the fittest, if not the fittest on our team, and she does everything right” Springthorpe said he ultimately expects some of the younger players to learn from Proper and accept a leadership role on the team. “I know she’s going to be a great leader for our team, and now we just need to get a couple more to follow in that same path,” he said. The team will face its first test of the season when they face off against William & Mary on Aug. 11 at Dail Soccer Field. No exhibition game was scheduled last year, so the team didn’t have that opportunity to evaluate the team going into the season. “This year we decided we’d play an exhibition because our team is young, and we’ve got 10 new freshmen here, so we’ll need to look at those players in a game-like environment,” Springthorpe said. “There will be a lot of different things going on during that game, different players in different positions, trying to figure out what our
lineup might be.” Springthorpe said there will be many different types of challenges throughout the season, but he hopes the team will rise above them. “I think for us, at least early in the season, we will be replacing six seniors who all started at the end of last year,” Springthorpe said. “We’re going to have a challenge replacing those players from last year and doing it all in a short period of time.” With just two weeks of preseason play, the time to evaluate players and find leaders among the team is limited, so the early-season contests will be very important to the team’s overall success. “Every game matters, every game counts, and we need to be able to win right away,” Springthorpe said.
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Freshman makes All-ACC Academic Team Austin Powell receives honor after outstanding freshman campaign Jonathan Stout Staff Writer
Freshman Austin Powell was named to the All-ACC Academic Men’s Tennis Team last month, along with now-graduated senior standout Jamie Pulgar. A total of 22 ACC student-athletes were named to the team, with Powell being one of eight freshmen. To become eligible for the honor, a student-athlete is required to maintain a 3.0 grade point average his previous semester and maintain a cumulative 3.0 average during his entire academic career. “It really means a lot to me, going through the list, seeing the other guys who were a part of that; it’s a pretty cool thing to be a part of,” Powell said. “To be quite honest, I didn’t even know such a thing existed. It’s something that I definitely
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want to try and duplicate over the next three years.” Being successful both on the tennis court and in the classroom is a battle, but Powell is nothing if not determined. Finding the right time to balance the two is difficult, as being a top-tier tennis player involves a lot of travel and countless hours on the court, but Powell said finding time to study is something he and the rest of the team strive to accomplish. “It’s just one of those things that you try and stay on top of and allot some time each night to work on your classes,” Powell said. “It’s definitely tough, especially in the spring when we’re traveling and playing all of our matches.” Powell said the team’s culture is structured around the twin pillars of maintaining stellar grades and working hard on the court. “There are a lot of guys on our team who put a lot of time into academics, and I know our coach emphasizes ... not only are we here
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for tennis but here for an education, and we really need to put a lot of effort into that,” Powell said. “At the end of the day, a good balance between the two is what we work toward.” Finishing with an overall record of 16-7 in his first season with the Wolfpack, Powell was an essential part to the team’s success in maintaining a national ranking and reaching the NCAA tournament. State finished with a record of 20-10, finishing 39th overall and reaching the first round of the NCAA tournament before eventually falling to the Washington Huskies. “That was a big step for us in the right direction, but I think most of all we just want to get back there and take the next step forward,” Powell said. Powell said he’s looking forward to being around his teammates, enjoying the camaraderie and working hard every day to reach their goals. After losing four seniors to graduation this past year, the Pack will
be looking for new leadership among the group. “People are really going to have to step up this year and take the reins,” Powell said. “Our leaders who were on the team last year are gone, so it’s one of those things where there’s going to have to be somebody who steps up.” Powell was quick to acknowledge that, as a sophomore, he may be looked upon as a part of the younger core of the team, but he has the heart and desire to become a leader. “I want to lead by going out and practicing hard, and try to set the tone in practice,” Powell said. “Everybody holds themselves accountable, and as a team I think we’re going to be great.”
A message to Volunteer Nation Nolan Evans Senior Staff Writer
On July 2, YouTube user “bill4volz” uploaded a video entitled “Volunteer Boy calling out N.C. State football.” The video features a University of Tennessee fan (who conceals his identity using a comic book-like camera effect) expressing his disdain about the Volunteers’ opponent in the Chick-Fil-A Kick Off game in Atlanta – the Wolfpack. The video has clearly angered many State fans and has left me wondering what pitcher of KoolAid this guy has been drinking from. I realize Tennessee has six National Championships, and all of its fans must think they are high and mighty due to past success, but I think some information needs to be clarified for them. “Bill” begins by expressing his utter disappointment in having N.C. State on the Volunteer schedule, stating that Tennessee deserves a better opponent. From there, he degrades the Pack with one insult after another. Bill seems to believe that Tennessee deserves to, at the least, play the best that North Carolina has to offer, arguing that NCSU isn’t the marquis athletics program in the state. Fair enough. Duke and North Carolina have had our number in most sports since the Jim Valvano days in basketball. However, Bill seems to be missing a couple pieces of key information. State has defeated UNC, a team currently under heavy NCAA investigation, five consecutive times. And then there is Duke. Duke is ... well, Duke. The Devils have amassed a whopping total of 25 wins over the past decade in football. So, go ahead. Let them play the Tar Heels or Blue Devils if that is what Bill believes his program deserves. It sure doesn’t say much about the Volunteers. Bill also can’t escape the argument that Tennessee is one of the best programs in the nation’s history. Can someone remind me what year it is? I keep thinking it’s 2012, but Bill seems to think it’s 1998.
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