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Duke conducts investigation in its computer science department

For International Education Month, NC State will be hosting a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony on Thursday from 9:30-10 a.m.

The ceremony will take place in the Talley Student Union in the Hatteras-Ocracoke Suite and is free and open to the public.

Since the 11th Annual Passport Fair will also be held on the same date, the new citizens can immediately apply for their first U.S. passports. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., representatives from the State Department will be at the event to process passports with two to three weeks as the estimated processing time.

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Registration for Krispy Kreme challenge opens Registration for the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge is now open. The race will be held on Feb. 14, marking the 11th year of the tradition. Originating from a dare between NC State undergraduate students in 2004, the challenge has since raised $758,000 for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

Participants begin at the Belltower, running to Krispy Kreme and eating a dozen doughnuts before running back. In total, that is 5 miles and about 2,400 calories, all with a deadline of one hour.

Participants can register as a challenger or a casual runner, but only challengers are eligible to win and must meet these requirements. A “Dynamic Doughnut Duos” couple category has been added to the race this year.

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Gonzales named senior vice president for academic affairs Junius J. Gonzales was named as the new UNC system senior vice president for academic affairs. Currently the chief academic officer of the University of Texas at El Paso, Gonzales will start his new position on Jan. 28, succeeding the current interim senior vice president, Warwick Arden. While at UTEP, Gonzales developed initiatives that included both online and blended-learning, and also made changes to the advising system. In his new position, Gonzales will be the leader of the educational and research programs for the UNC system.

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Academic misconduct is currently being investigated

by Duke University for its computer science class titled “Data Structures and Algorithms.” More than 400 students were enrolled in the class and received an email that was sent out by the computer science department that called for students to step forward to confess to any wrongdoings. The email was also published in The Chronicle, Duke’s student newspaper.

The email gave students until Nov. 12 to identify themselves and get a faculty resolution to the issue. The university is currently reviewing students’ written code assignments, targeting students who turned in answers from the Internet or that were the same as other classmates. Some students have voiced concerns over the ambiguity regarding policies listed on the course website on what kind of help is and is not allowed. It is uncertain how many of the students were involved.

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Professor Lindsay Zanno poses in her lab at the NC Museum of Natural Science. Zanno is an assistant research professor in the Department of Biology at NC State and the Director of the Paleontology and Geology Research Laboratory at the NC Museum of Natural Science.

Restoring the world’s rarest fossils Gavin Stone Staff writer

NC State professor Lindsay Zanno has been working on a study with an international team of researchers to restore one of the rarest fossils in the world employing high-resolution computed tomography (CT scanning) and 3D modeling software.

Zanno is an assistant research professor in the department of biology at NC State and also the director of the Paleontology & Geology Research Laboratory at the NC Museum of Natural Science. The fossil is the skull bone of a therizinosaur (Erlikosaurus andrewsi), a type of theropod dinosaur Zanno studies.

Ninety million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period, the 10-13 ft. tall therizinosaurs roamed Mongolia, and the only skull that has been found of this species has been kept in Mongolia. The political situation in Mongolia is the reason that it has not been studied before, according to Zanno. This is the first time that the western world has been able to dissect this fossil and learn about the life of the therizinosaur.

“This work is on the leading edge of digital innovation for the study of fossil specimens,” Zanno said. “This is the first time we’ve been able to digitally dissect a therizinosaur skull to view its interior

anatomy.”

The therapods are considered distant cousins of modern birds.

According to Zanno, the therizinosaur has very distinctive traits such as its pot belly, beak, claws that are over a meter long and wide, and flat feet. These are all characteristics that Zanno and her colleagues in paleontology have been able to determine through traditional fossil analysis methods.

The use of the CT scanner allows researchers to get a better idea of the internal structures of the fossils by measuring density differentials in the bones. By using a digital visualization program called Maya, they are then able to create a life-like model of the dinosaur.

Design and art students are also brought in to help finalize the model, according to Zanno. This data can give researchers insights into how these dinosaurs lived on a daily basis.

In one of Zanno’s summer courses, she takes grad and undergrad students to an active dig site in Utah where they gain experience using various paleontological field and lab methods.

“We are hoping that [CT scanning] will become a standard method for NC State grad students to use,” Zanno said.

Shannon Davis, associate dean of Undergraduate Programs, has launched a solution to promote sustainability and mitigate cap and gown costs for students with her project, Hand-me-Gown. A gown-recycling program led by the Poole College of Management, Hand-me-Gown enables students in the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity to collect graduation gowns worn by students to be used again at a later graduation.

“I am very committed to sustainability and minimizing costs for our students,” Davis said. “We have students throwing gowns away, and we have students buying gowns that they will wear only once.”

As part of the Poole College of Management Sustainability Initiative, the Hand-me-Gown program was established to advance sustainability and tackle financial, social and environmental challenges.

“Sustainability is a buzz word and it is a very important buzz word around the Poole College of Management,” said Christopher Pio, a junior studying business administration and vice president of faculty and alumni relations for Alpha Kappa Psi. “We really focus on sustainability in this project, and it is one of the main points we have.”

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Confucius Institute celebrates 10th anniversary Ian Grice Staff Writer

The Confucius Institute celebrated the 10th anniversary of the program worldwide along with the 7th year the Institute has been at NC State Tuesday in Talley Student Union. The Confucius Institute aims to present and share the Chinese language and culture with the University and the surrounding community.

The event included a Tai Chi presentation

by Tang Xiaozhong and Yang Xiaowen, both Nanjing Normal University visiting professors.

The Confucius Institute teaches Chinese language and culture on campus, said Anna Fay Lamm, the Confucius Institute director. The Institute offers resources and scholarships to students, including study abroad programs to China.

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Li Mo, a professor who teaches and studies conversational Chinese, paints a custom message on a paper lantern on the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute event held at Talley Student Union on Tuesday. The Confucius Institute at NC State aims to foster better understanding of Chinese culture among students.

“I came because I am interested in Chinese culture,” said Cynthia Molina, a junior studying international studies. “I am currently studying Chinese and am planning go to Nanjing, China to study abroad with the Confucius Institute for

my degree program.”

The anniversary is the culmination of the yearlong events, with past ones including a Chinese

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alvin Ferguson, a junior studying electrical engineering, and Brayan Garcia, a junior double majoring in computer and electrical engineering both work on constructing a programmable car. The goal of the project is for the car to be able to guide itself along a black line track. According to Ferguson, they are currently working on installing a GPS unit to the car and programming it to talk. Garcia said “It’s very challenging, but it will be exciting to see what it does when it’s finished.”

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Attendance goals exceeded at KAT’s Taco Tuesday Casey Oldham Staff writer

Expected attendance was nearly double the original projection of Kappa Alpha Theta’s Taco Tuesday philanthropy event and the sorority raised about eight thousand dollars Tuesday night, according to Jacy Barnes, a junior in communications and the KAT sister in charge of philanthropy events.

At the official house of KAT, sisters served tacos and beverages to those who purchased wristbands. All the proceeds from the night went to Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, Guardian Adlitem or the Theta Foundation.

“I was definitely thrilled with the way this event turned out,” said Anna Cole, a senior studying parks, recreation and tourism management and KAT’s president.

KAT also hosted two other philanthropy events that were held at local Raleigh restaurants Moe’s Southwest Grill and El Cerro. The event at Moe’s was held on Nov. 4 and the event at El Cerro was held on Nov. 11.

15 percent of proceeds from Moe’s and 10 percent of proceeds from El Cerro went to the organizations KAT is donating to.

“Our original projection for all the fundraisers was eight thousand dollars,” Barnes said. “Tonight alone

we made that much money.”

Neither Moe’s nor El Cerro has released an exact profit to KAT as of now.

All the sisters were surprised at the outcome. They even had to send sisters out to get more food.

“We definitely exceeded our expectations for tonight’s event,” Cole said. “Since this is our first philanthropy event of the year this is a great symbol of how the year will hopefully go.”

Nicole Malanaphy, a sophomore studying communications and a sister of KAT, said that she also thought the event went really well since they sold so many tickets at the door.

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Advocates is KAT’s national philanthropy organization.

Guardian Adlitem is KAT’s state philanthropy organization. Specifically, the organization that KAT is donating proceeds to in Guardian Adlitem is The Friends of Wake.

80 percent of last night’s proceeds went to The Friends of Wake, an organization dedicated to taking care of children in the court system without available parents or family members to care for them. Ten percent went to Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children and the last 10 percent went to the Theta Foundation.

CASA for Children is a network of community-based

programs that recruit, train and support citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in courtrooms and communities.

The Theta Foundation is KAT’s philanthropy organization that promotes and supports scholarships, education leadership consulting and Sisters Supporting Sisters. These are all programs for KAT sisters. SSS is a hotline for KAT sisters to call other trained sisters for advice or help on anything in their lives.

“I was happy about the support from the Raleigh community and especially the student body,” Megan Harman, a sophomore studying

neuro biology and a sister of KAT. “We were very pleased with the turnout and we are definitely excited for more events,” Barnes said.

Cole commented on how all the sisters in charge of last night’s event were all very efficient and how Barnes had everything under control, even considering twice the amount of people showed up that they were expecting for.

Barnes will not be in charge of KAT’s spring philanthropy event, but she did say that the event will be called Stars and Kites and KAT will be serving BBQ instead of tacos.

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The graduation gowns that NC State currently uses are made out of recycled bottles. It takes approximately 23 bottles to make each graduation gown. Since the switch to gowns made out of recycled bottles in 2011, graduates have saved more than 193,338 bottles from landfills.

Although the gowns have their own merits in terms of sustainability, this is not enough, according to Davis.

“From one perspective we are reusing bottles, but on the other perspective they will take a lot of years to disintegrate in a landfill. We have gowns that our university brags about on their website being so sturdy and strong and because they are so strong, they may have five or six life cycles ahead of them,” Davis said. “If we can make it become a graduation gown for six or seven more of our students, then that is a tremendous impact on our planet.

However, if every one of the gowns ends up in the landfills, it is just as bad as the bottles being there.”

Along with helping the university to achieve sustainability goals, another purpose for the launch of Hand-me-Gown was to aid students who had trouble affording a cap and gown for graduation.

A cap and gown set costs $47.95 for a basic package at the NC State bookstore.

“Students have communicated

that they were not going to participate in commencement because they could not afford gowns,” Davis said. “Those students are just as deserving if not more because they accomplished their academic goals with limited resources, and they deserve to celebrate like every other student in our college.”

Currently, Hand-me-Gown is still in the phase of collecting gowns.

The first collection took place after the May 2014 graduation when students from Alpha Kappa Psi set up collections bins outside of the Poole College of Management commencement.

“We are still working on the collection of gowns and need to have a higher inventory before we are able to start with the resale,” said Kristy Brader, a junior studying business administration and president of Alpha Kappa Psi. “Since this project is still in its trial phase, we are focusing on working with the Poole College of Management so we can work out any kinks and make the best process to hopefully be able to open this up to the entire university.”

Hand-me-Gown will begin advertising for the program more after the fall break.

“We have a couple of articles out on the Poole College of Management site, we have flyers out, and we are going to send an email to graduating seniors,” Pio said. “We have a lot of different angles on it, and we’re trying to reach people and inform them.”

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Avi Gomez, a senior studying business administration and international studies, Alex Milkes, a sophomore also studying business administration and international studies, and Shaila Gupta, a junior studying business administration with a marketing concentration, showcase graduation gowns recycled from last spring in a storage closet in Nelson Hall. These members of the fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi are participating in the “Hand Me Gown” project which will involve using these gowns for December graduation as well collecting gowns to be recycled for the next graduation. “We’re so excited to help NC State become a more sustainable community while helping our peers!” Gupta said.

is encouraging graduating students from other colleges to participate in the program as well. Students can donate their caps and gowns by bringing them to 2150 Nelson Hall any time after their ceremony.

Students in the Poole College of Management can simply drop off their gowns in the designated bins after their commencement.

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Students interact with members of the Confucius Institute and learn more about Chinese traditions at the event held in Talley to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute Tuesday. They took home customized lanterns and enjoyed free food at the event.

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Valentine’s Day during the Chinese New Year in the Brickyard, a dragon boat race at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre, a Chinese language competition and a martial arts troupe event, according to Lamm.

“We wanted to bring something to campus to teach students about what we are doing and to also share about diverse cultures,” Lamm said.

Hundreds of students passed by the tables and stopped to watch the Tai Chi performance.

November is International Education Month, and this is one of the many events that the Confucius Institute is offering to share Chinese language and culture.

In April, there will be a Chinese language competition on campus which will bring in students from all over the state and all the different ages that compete.

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There will also be a lot of conferences featuring many different language and culture groups, Lamm said.

Chinese New Year is an important time for the institute, with many different student organizations including sororities, fraternities and the Goodnight Scholars interested in learning about Chinese culture able to participate with other students.

“I came to NC State two years ago to participate in Chinese language competition,” Molina said. “I participated in the Confucius Institute at Central Carolina Community College and have continued participation with the Institute since transferring to NC State.”

There were numerous giveaways to students including cake, guava, crunchy peanut Chinese candies, sunglasses, as well as calligraphy and good luck charms to choose from, Molina said. Bao Bao the panda was also at the event to greet and take pictures with students.

Ideally, those involved with the program would like the entire school to participate in this project, Davis said.

“Once we do a pilot, I would certainly hope that this would be an opportunity for the entire college to work on this process,” Davis said.

“We are not at all saying that this is our project and we want to run the

whole thing, I would much rather prefer every student in every college has the opportunity to repurpose their graduation gown. My ideal goal is that no NC State cap and gown ends up in a landfill and that we will find another purpose for the gowns.”

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ith the events of last week, I vote we officially retire the old mantra, “We can put a man on the moon, but we can’t…” and replace it with “We can land a spacecraft on a comNicky et, but we Vaught can’t….” I’ll Opinion Editor get the ball rolling: We can land a spacecraft on a comet, but we can’t encourage equality in STEM fields?

Shortly after the European Space Agency landed its Philae spacecraft on a comet more than 300 million miles away, the scientists involved hosted a press conference to announce their achievement that had been more than 10 years in the making.

For the most part, the announcement was received with a great deal of excitement. However, some people quickly noticed a particular fashion choice of an involved scientist.

Matt Taylor, project scientist at the European Space Agency, donned a shirt patterned with sexy, seminude cartoon women, confirming the objectified view that permeates many STEM fields.

He might as well have worn a “Cool story, babe, now go make me a sandwich” shirt.

Though he first tried to excuse the controversy by letting everyone know a close female friend made it for him, Taylor eventually apologized, calling the shirt “a big mistake,” according to BBC News.

Apology aside, feminists have criticized his sexist clothing choice, paving the way for anti-feminists to

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criticize them in return.

“I don’t care what scientists wear. But a shirt featuring women in lingerie isn’t appropriate for a broadcast if you care about women in STEM,” astrophysicist Katie Mack tweeted shortly after the broadcast, serving as just one example of the type of criticism Taylor faced.

Some, such as Glenn Reynolds of USA Today and Nick Gillespie of Reason, asserted that the criticism about Taylor’s shirt detracted from the “years of effort” and work put into such a monumental success. But, hey, believe it or not, people are capable of praising an accomplishment while also pointing out the flaws in its presentation.

Reynolds and Gillespie, among many others, tried to call those criticizing Taylor’s shirt hypocritical. Evidently, some feminists advocating women’s rights to wear what they want (within reason) without criticism or shame somehow translates into the right for men to display downright harmful and objectifying material on their own clothes.

But there is a fundamental difference between a woman choosing to wear a short skirt and a man wearing something that borders on ecchi (the anime style with all the big boobs and panty shots).

In terms of sexual harassment in the workplace, there are two major types. One of which entails a “hostile work environment,” most often characterized by sexist attitudes and atmospheres that make it difficult for women to feel comfortable at their jobs.

One of the most common examples is that of a coworker who hangs up nude or seminude photos of women

in his office space—or, you know, wears them on his T-shirt. The images condone the objectification of women and suggest a “boys’ club” atmosphere in what should be a professional work environment.

So when Taylor, someone who works in a field that continues to lack proportional representation of women, wears a shirt laden with half-naked women during an international press conference, he is further demonstrating just how scientists view women.

Sexist shirt apologists seem to be under the impression that the shirt is harmful because it offends women.

“It seems to me that if you care about women in STEM, maybe you shouldn’t want to communicate the notion that they’re so delicate that they can’t handle pictures of comic-book women,” Reynolds wrote.

That it of fends only makes up for a small bit of why Taylor’s shirt caused a stir. In actuality, it agitated people because it expressed and represented a lack of concern for how the space agency views and portrays women.

It’s not that women can’t handle these images; in fact, they are bombarded with them constantly and in every outlet of the media.

It’s unfortunate that Taylor’s choice of clothing had to tarnish such a tremendous victory for the rest of his team. Let’s hope we can learn from this by the time we put people on Mars. If not, we might expect a sexy mud flap silhouette on the side of the ship that takes them there.

“If they were really your friends, you wouldn’t have to do anything to prove your friendship. So I think it is unnecessary.”

“I think it’s dangerous and people shouldn’t be forced to do anything against their will just to be a part of an organization.”

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Art is so relatable!

Erin Holloway, senior studying English and anthropology

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he most powerful compliment any review could possibly grant a work of art, literature or film has recently been to pra ise its so-ca l led “relatability.” It’s understandable that living in a culture that has been harrowed by discrimination based on economic class, race, Katherine gender, etc.

Waller Staff Columnist wou ld c a l l f o r r e l a table med ia . Howe ver, this all-inclusive attitude of valuing art debilitates our creativity and critical facilities.

Good art now apparently needs to mirror us.

I know that I have been trained to see myself in art—and this is what supposedly makes it “good.”

It con nec t s hu ma n it y through catharsis and an u nderst a nd i ng of ou r universal suffering. Honestly, taking a step back, that reeks of self-centered egotism typical of the human species. We need to feel like we are part of a community and that we are connected, that every hour of every single day we are connected to the world on a level unknown to generations before us.

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of art in a similar fashion.

For a book or movie to be well-accepted, it has to be “relatable.”

Art that is relatable is not challenging. If I want to see myself, I can look in the mirror. In art, I wish to see something new, something that is challenging and amazing because it is not merely a ref lection; instead it’s the child of true creative impulse.

Art that is universal fails to celebrate differences— this is the true malfunction of modern education and “political correctness.”

We refuse to celebrate differences and instead insist that humanity is just one assimilated identity all centered on the age-old human condition; we are all Sisyphus, pushing that rock up the hill only to let it fall.

Is it shocking to say we are different? We are not equal. But when did our standing compared to others begin to indicate our worth?

Lena Dunham’s recent book of essays, Not That Kind of Girl, is described as “relatable to all kinds of girls” in The Lantern. This makes her a “hero to women” for many millennial women. However, it begs the question about whether showing strange and quirky truths about yourself is art. It seems too easy, too self-centered, and seems to beg too much for approval

from others who can “like, totally relate.” By no means is Lena Dunham the only one — she is just a speck in the masses of people trying to do the same thing — but her recent buzz exemplifies that the main critique of art has become its ability to remind people of their ordinariness and collective human existence.

Rebecca Mead, in her 2014 The New Yorker article “The Scourge of ‘Relatability,’” relives the assent of the word in reviews, “Five years ago, Times writers resorted to ‘relatable’ on only sixteen occasions in a twelve-month period. By last year, the newspaper’s reliance on ‘relatable’ had surged: The word appeared in a hundred and sixteen articles in 2013.”

Mead suggests that the birth and rise of the word “relatabi lit y” i l lustrates how the modern viewer and critic expect art to accommodate them much more than in the past.

Art that accommodates for people to relate is not pure art; it is entertainment at best. Finding humanity and catharsis in art is not anything new, or an idea that should be completely forgotten—but the new attitude that art should be ref lective is boring. Relatability is overrated and symptomatic of the comprehensive, all-embracing culture we exist in.

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f you are asking the Internet whether or not you are in love, you probably aren’t.

A lifelong commitment, or even a passTaylor Quinn i ng f l i ng , should not Associate be subject Features Editor to arbitrary checklists on the Internet.

It seems as though I can’t scroll down my Facebook newsfeed without encountering links to lists such as “Am I in love or not? 10 signs that he’s the one,” or “18 signs he isn’t the man you should marry.”

Unfortunately, I’m sure some girls (and guys) read those lists and then question their own relationships. You can’t possibly consolidate love into 10 signs. It comes in all different emotional shapes and sizes. As much as I hate myself for saying this, love is like a snowflake; no two loves are the same.

Only the people involved in the loving relationship should decide what exactly love is. It’s not right to taint love with some checklist written by some person you’ve never met, and who — more importantly — has never met you.

These checklists validate bad relationships and tear

apart good ones. Some are vague enough that anybody in the whole world could fit the description. Some are so specific that not even Prince Charming could make the cut.

These kinds of lists get especially dangerous when the relationship is abusive and manipulative. For example, an abusive man could easily fit Cosmopolitan’s “18 signs you’re with the man you should marry.” He could “always brag about you” or “mean it when he says ‘I miss you,’” but he could also come home and be verbally or physically abusive. If a woman is being manipulated, she can easily look at this list

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and say, “Hey look, my relationship is fine; he fits all the requirements, so he must be the right one.”

That’s the problem. These lists make it so people are saying the he must be the right one. If he is the right one, you should know. These lists are making women (and men) everywhere settle for someone who they do not truly and unconditionally love, but yet they convince themselves they do because the Internet says so.

The most ridiculous advice award goes to a website called realbuzz.com, whose list starts with this gem of a self-confirming introduction: “If you’re looking for

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Prince Charming, but you’re not sure if the guy you’re dating is the one who’s going to sweep you off your feet and give you the happily ever after you desire, then you need to check out these 10 signs to prove he’s not the one.”

First problem : Prince Charming does not exist.

Second problem: Happily ever after is not real.

They may exist in a person’s own special way, but let’s be real. Nothing will ever be like a Disney movie. In the words of Disney’s own Ursula, it’s “sad, but true.”

The first indicator on the list that he’s not the one is if he buys you a goldfish. If a man gets a woman a gold-

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fish, that is completely fine. If he thought about it long and hard, but the woman did not like it, then that is the woman’s problem. We can’t read each other’s minds. Besides, what in the world do goldfish have to do with relationships?

As one can see, these lists should not dictate people’s relationships. But the sad truth is that they do, either consciously or subconsciously.

Let’s leave people’s use of the Internet to obsessing about what WebMD says their symptoms mean and leave the love lists out of it.

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Take a calm getaway before the exam storm Rachel Smith Correspondent

As the end of the semester draws closer, the stress of final exams, projects and assignments weighs heavier on students. This means students are starting to look for ways to get away from campus.

What better way to do this than a weekend getaway in downtown Raleigh or around the Triangle?

Get outdoors If you are brave enough to weather the cold, Eno River State Park has more than 24 miles of blazed hiking trails ranging in length and difficulty. Located just 35 minutes northwest of Raleigh, this State Park brings you straight into its river-wrought environment.

Nickolas Gregory, a freshman studying design studies, took a camping trip at Eno River State

Park this past summer. “[Eno River] is probably my favorite State Park in North Carolina,” said Gregory. “I would definitely suggest doing the Cox Mountain trail. The hike isn’t too strenuous and the swinging bridges that take you across the river are really cool. Also, the views at the top of the trail would be perfect for this time of year.”

A little closer to NC State’s campus is the William B. Umstead State Park.

Nestled between Raleigh and Durham, this State Park offers a natural community with a wide range of activities including hiking, picnicking and fishing.

This 5,579-acre park is easily accessible from Interstate 40, and is located just 21 minutes northwest of campus.

“I like hiking this time of year,”

Gregory said. “Even though it’s starting to get pretty cold, being the middle of the woods and away from campus and the city is incredibly relaxing.”

Admittance into each of these parks is free, however the park hours vary depending on access and entry points.

Be at ease in downtown Raleigh Rich in historical and cultural characteristics, our backyard has a lot to offer. Being minutes from the heart of downtown Raleigh provides endless opportunities to get away from campus.

Downtown caters to an extensive nightlife featuring bars, clubs and concerts to escape the bustle of school work.

If you are over the age of 21, the Trolley Pub of Raleigh offers a unique experience to tour the city via pedal-powered moving bar.

Downtown Raleigh also allows students to catch a bite to eat with friends at a number of collegebudget-friendly restaurants, food trucks and coffee shops.

“For me, downtown Raleigh is all about the food and the coffee,” said Mary Amron Lee, a junior in design studies. “I love the variety and the cool feel that downtown has to offer”.

Lee said she especia lly enjoys eating at some of the Ashley Christensen restaurants located throughout downtown. “Beasley’s Chicken and Honey, Joule Coffee and Chuck’s all offer such unique and relaxing atmospheres, in addition to amazing food”.

Gregory said he also enjoys the easy access and amenities of downtown Raleigh.

“Getting around is really easy, even without a car,” said Gregory.

“There is a lot I want to do that I haven’t had the opportunity to yet, like visiting Fred Fletcher Park or the Contemporary Museum of Art. Downtown also seems to host a lot of weekend activities worth going to”.

The city of Raleigh offers free weekend parking, and you can also take advantage of the NC State GoPass and Capital Area Transit buses for free and easy public transportation to and from downtown.

Once downtown, the R-LINE bus will connect you with the restaurants, retail stores, entertainment venues, museums and parking facilities of your choosing. The bus is free of fare, and runs approximately every 15 minutes.

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Dating Blind on the Internet Harrison Allen Staff Writer

A new, Chicago-based dating service is expanding to the Raleigh area.Project Fixup is a dating website which prides itself on providing an easier dating experience where their clients “meet people, not profiles.”

“My friends and I had tried conventional online dating websites, but these methods were too time intensive, which didn’t make sense to me,” said Sarah Press, co-founder and CEO of Project FixUp and a UNC Chapel Hill graduate.

This is what spurred Press to co-found Project Fixup, which aims to bring a certain level of ease to online dating.

“With Project Fixup, we really wanted to bring a level of ease to meeting someone, rather than dealing with messages and profiles,” Press said.

And that is exactly what Press has done with Project Fixup.

“We don’t consider ourselves ‘online dating’ because we don’t have a messaging platform,” Press said.

Press said that clients who join Project Fixup simply tell a “fixup specialist” what types of dates they want to go on, and the specialist will pair members of Project Fixup together based on their compatibility.

As for these fix-up specialists, Press said they don’t have to have experience with matchmaking.

“We look for people who are passionate about people and

their happiness,” Press said.

Members of Project Fixup don’t have to sort through profiles or message potential dates online. They simply let a fixup specialist set them up on a date with someone of potential compatibility in the area.

Once two people are matched together, Press said that each person is provided with a short paragraph about what the two have in common and why they would be a good match.

“We want the focus to be on meeting in person, rather than online through a detailed profile,” Press said.

Press said that not getting all of the details prior to going out on the date creates a sense of mystery and intrigue for both parties.

In addition to choosing the person, the fix-up specialist will also choose a venue where the date will take place.

Press said that letting a fix-up specialist set up the logistics of the date adds ease and efficiency to the dating process.

There is no fee to join Project Fixup, though each fix-up costs $20.

Additionally, Press said Project Fixup is a way for people to discover new places in the area by getting them to go on dates in these places.

Press said Project Fixup is looking for casual places that are good for conversation where they can send clients on fix-ups.

Project Fixup is currently available in Chicago, San Francisco and now Raleigh. It is currently looking to partner

with certain locations in Raleigh where it can send its clients on dates.

Raleigh was chosen ahead of cities such as New York City and Washington D.C. as Project Fixup’s first East Coast city for various reasons.

“The Raleigh area has a high density of young professionals, which is our target market,” said Press.

Some NC State students are open to the idea of using Project Fixup, like Gabriel Morales-Gagnon, a freshman studying management.

“If I had the chance, I would try it, but I have a girlfriend,” Morales-Gagnon said.

Kelly Clute, a sophomore studying nutrition science, thinks Project Fixup sounds efficient.

“I think it sounds more practical for people who don’t want to spend the time looking through so many profiles, but I wouldn’t use it; I think it’s more geared toward older generations,” Clute said.

Press said that after Raleigh, Project Fixup is looking to expand to New York City, as well as develop a mobile app to add even more ease to the dating process.

More information about Project Fixup can be found at

www.projectfixup.com.

Press said that with the code “wolfpack” all NC State students and alumni will receive a free fix-up credit worth $20.

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According to Lena Gallitano, winter hummingbirds are a rare sighting in North Carolina. The Ruby Throat is pictured on the left and the Rufous is pictured on the right.

Hummingbirds hover over NC for the Winter Alex Goodfred Correspondent

Three French hens, two turtle doves and a hummingbird in a pear tree?

On Jan. 9, 2004 Bob Horton found a very young female Rufous hummingbird using its beak to push aside snow that had fallen on his feeder in Raleigh.

It was caught and banded on Jan. 21 by Susan Campbell, whose research is affiliated with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Campbell confirmed that the bird was in its first migration from the Northwest. Horton and his wife proceeded to find at least one hummingbird during the years of 2005, 2008, and 2011 being pleasantly surprised each year they saw them.

Campbell says the phenomenon of wintering hummingbirds in North Carolina is one that we cannot really explain right now.

According to Campbell, some of the birds stay all winter but others only stay for a period of time. The birds can be in North Carolina from early November to around the end of March.

“We’ve known it’s been going on for quite some time, it’s not as unusual as we first thought, but it’s not a common thing. Most people recognize it as a special thing and spend a lot of time watching for it, especially inland,” Campbell said.

Campbell keeps track of reports of wintering hummingbirds using a database with photo documentation in the foothills of North Carolina, and tries to band winter hummingbirds.

Though, according to Campbell, it is impossible to get all of them because there are too many, and identification of the birds can be tricky.

“Sometimes you have to have the bird in your hand. Banding is impossible to track for the same location. Some [of the birds] decide to show up nearby, but not in the same location as previous years,” Campbell said.

The Rufous hummingbird is more commonly spotted during

the winter months than the Allen’s hummingbird and the Ruby Throat, the latter of whom tends to migrate about the same time as the Rufous appears.

The Rufous hummingbird adult male is a rusty brown color, with some orange-red toward the top of the body. The females and young males of the species do not look very distinctive according to Campbell, and it may be necessary for identification to look at the hummingbird and check its individual feathers.

Allen’s can be found on the westernmost part of the West Coast during the warmer summer months, and scientists are unsure as to how they end up on the East Coast. They have also proven difficult to distinguish from the Rufous, though close examination shows some differences in feathers.

“The Rufous hummingbird lives for about four to seven years, and uses the same winter location and/or feeder year after year,” Campbell said.

According to Campbell, wintering hummingbirds here in North Carolina are very unpredictable, and habitat can influence the length of their stays. Rufous hummingbirds in the Northwestern part of the state where it gets colder will leave when insect populations die or leave around December to January.

“Those that leave in January may have the furthest to go, possibly up to the upper Northwestern part of America or into Canada,” Campbell said.

Some Rufous may stay until early or mid-April, such as the Rufous that has shown up in James Harper’s yard for the past four to five seasons. She was spotted five years ago, if it is the same hummingbird, and was banded four winters ago.

“It’s amazing that this 3.5-inch-long bird can locate the same place thousands of miles from where it obviously came from, and can fly that far to begin with, twice a year and choose this place and keeps coming back to it; it’s just a natural occurrence that’s just very pleasant to be a part of,” Harper said.

Lena Gallitano was in agreement with Harper, saying that

the appearance of the winter hummingbird is a special thing that she looks forward to every year. Accordng to the News & Observer, Gallitano is a member of the National Audubon Society, an environmental group rooted in a love of birds, and has been recognized with its William Dutcher Award.

Five years ago Gallitano had three Rufous hummingbirds show up, one female and two males, and the following winter she had one of the birds returning. Last year she had one female and one immature male Rufous that came in November and did not leave until the end of March.

“People who do end up having winter hummingbirds, most of us feel they are pretty special,” Gallitano said.

Both Gallitano and Harper keep extra food out for the birds in large feeders, making sure it is not frozen and inaccessible.

Campbell attests that the birds will appreciate a feeder with a 4:1 water to sugar nectar solution, but it does freeze when the air temperature drops below 27 degrees Fahrenheit.

Harper gets around this problem by putting a modified Styrofoam minnow bucket around the feeder with a nightlight at the bottom to act as a heater, while Gallitano simply brings the feeder inside at night and puts it out again early in the morning.

Campbell says a 150-watt outside floodlight or spot lamp in a clip on utility fixture would also work to keep the water thawed, though the bulbs do need to be shatterproof. Still, even putting out a hummingbird feeder in the winter is no guarantee for the appearance of hummingbirds.

“These birds are here because they want to be here; not because somebody left up a feeder, but because the yard has insects and cover. They need shelter from weather at night and shelter from colder weather,” Campbell said.

According to Campbell, a couple of days of particularly cold weather will not be enough to phase the birds, but an ice storm will. As soon as the insects that make up a good portion of their diet are dead, they will begin to have problems, as will other insectivorous birds.

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One wish Sunda has is for there to be professional involvement in the Pack program. Unbeknownst to the general public, professional hockey teams often invest in college programs.

“Teams within the ACC in the Maryland D.C. area are sponsored by the Washington Capitals, to get more support from the Hurricanes would be awesome.” Sunda said.

Although the Hurricanes do not have a full sponsorship with the Pack, the assistant coach for the Wolfpack should sound familiar to those who follow hockey. State’s assistant coach is none other than Bates Battaglia, the former left wing for the Hurricanes.

As the UNC/NCSU rivalry is always present between the two schools, the competition between both schools’ hockey teams is no different. The Pack commandingly won the first match of the 2014-2015 season by a score line of 6-2.

The win was almost poetic, as it was in front of the largest home crowd in program history (600+) against a rival school, and it was also the last home game of the season.

“This was the last home game of the season.” Sunda said. “It was also a giant step in the right direction for our program. The support meant a lot and made a huge difference for the team’s play.”

The Wolfpack’s next two games will be at the University of Louisville this Friday and Saturday.

minutes left. The Hurricanes have looked like one of the stronger teams in the conference as of late, but this loss mathematically eliminates them from winning the division.

North Carolina (5-5, 3-3) – Last weekend, sophomore running back T.J. Logan scored a touchdown with 50 seconds left to seal a Tar Heel victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers, 40-35. Junior quarterback Marquise Williams once again put the team on his back, accounting for 398 total yards and four touchdowns.

Virginia Tech (5-5, 2-4) – The Hokies upset the division leading Blue Devils 17-16 to snap a three game losing streak dating back to early October. They look to end the season strong against struggling teams in Wake Forest and Virginia.

Pittsburgh (4-6, 2-4) – The Panthers just can’t catch a break. For the second week in a row, they lost due to an opposing team’s score in the final seconds of a game, and have lost six of the last seven games. On the bright side, sophomore running back James Conner ran for 220 yards and four touchdowns, and they face a weakened Syracuse team this week.

Virginia (4-6, 2-4) – The Cavs have a chance to finish the season strong coming off their second bye week. Their first bye week sparked a four game losing skid, and they simply haven’t looked like the same team that beat Louisville early this season.

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Sophomore forward T.J. Warren drives to the basket during the game against North Carolina in PNC Arena Feb. 26.

The Wolfpack fell to the Tar Heels in overtime, 85-84.

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the short-spanned stint was anything but a demotion. The true purpose of Warren’s cameo in the Development League was to rehab his thumb and get his juices flowing before playing amongst professional players.

Warren played like a man amongst boys in his two games in Bakersfield. In his first outing, Bakersfield lost 127-125 to the Texas Legends. Warren put up 40 points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists, while shooting 16-27. The Jam won 112-103 against the Grand Rapids Drive in Warren’s second game, where he was 12 for 19 with 32 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two assists, while shooting 3-6 from

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Following their second D-League performance, Warren and Ennis were recalled to the Suns roster.

Positioned to make his first professional appearance, Warren was substituted for Marcus Morris in Monday’s game against the Celtics, where he shot 3-5, and made his only three-pointer attempted.

Warren will continue to receive close to 12 minutes of playing time throughout the season as long as he remains healthy. A factor that contributes to his minutes is starting forward PJ Tucker’s off the court issues, which include his arrest for a DUI in August.

The sky’s the limit for the young talent, and with years of development, Warren could transform into an elite member of the association.

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Club sports spotlight: men’s ice hockey Dayes Emerges as All Purpose Threat

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Wolfpack sophomore running back Matt Dayes has shown off his versatility across the stat sheet, garnering 469 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 303 receiving yards, five touchdown receptions and 379 yards from returning kicks.

He is just one of two players in the country this year to eclipse 300 yards in all three categories. Additionally, he is one of 13 AQ-conference players in the last decade to rack up at least 300 rushing and 300 receiving yards and at least five rushing and five receiving touchdowns. Some of the other players to achieve that stat line are Randall Cobb, Demarco Murray, Percy Harvin, Giovani Bernard and Todd Gurley.

The NC State men’s hockey club is 10 games into its 26-game season as of Sunday, and looks to follow up last season’s successes.

The team is currently 8-2-0 (51-0 ACC) and is hoping to push through the rest of the season with the same momentum.

Junior Garrett Sunda said that team expectations were high coming into the new year.

“We were expecting to come out strong this season,” Sunda said.

“We finished first last season and second in the ACC tournament.”

On top of a strong finish last season, the team dynamic saw little alteration from the season before.

“We only lost a couple of seniors, covered by many strong recruits.”

Sunda said. “This puts us in the best possible place we could be this point in the season.”

The Pack credits its strong start to the season to its tactical play.

State, thanks to a very deep team, is able to rotate four lines of equal talent and work ethic.

In hockey, teams rotate “lines”

SOURCE: ESPN

Women’s tennis signs Blue Chip recruit The NC State women’s tennis team has signed Bianca Moldovan for the 2015-2016 season, first-year head coach Simon Earnshaw announced Tuesday. The Livonia, Michigan, native recently signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Wolfpack and is the highest-ranked American prospect in the 2015 class. She currently ranks 17th nationally among the 2015 class according to recent polls, earning the designation of a ‘blue chip’ recruit, given to the top 25-30 recruits in a year. Moldovan is Earnshaw’s first signing of 2015 and has been labeled an impact player to help replace three graduating seniors.

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Garrett Sunda , a 6’1” Junior from Winston Salem outskates the UNC hockey team for a 6-2 win at the Raleigh Iceplex on Nov. 7. The team is currently 8-2-0 overall and 5-1-0 in the ACC.

or combinations of three attacking players, with two defensemen that are subbed periodically, and are not subject to line change.

For the Pack, having four lines able to rotate is a key advantage, as many teams do not usually boast four lines that are all capable of

scoring.

“We are very well-rounded.”

Sunda said. “Every line is capable of scoring, as opposed to the last couple of seasons where only two really strong lines were present in the team.”

Looking to the Pack’s ACC play,

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “At the end of the day, it is a win against a team that’s going to win some games.”

Mark Gottfried, head men’s basketball coach

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TJ Warren makes NBA debut with Suns

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The NC State women’s basketball team defeated the Charlotte 49ers on the road 70-63 Tuesday night. The Wolfpack (3-0) were led by sophomore Miah Spencer with 19 points and junior Carlee Schuhmacher with 18 points. Redshirt sophomore Dominique Wilson and redshirt senior Len’Nique BrownHoskin also recorded double figures for the Pack with 12 and 10 points respectively. The Wolfpack shot 46 percent from the field, including 40 percent from three-point range, its best percentage of the season so far. The game featured eight ties and nine lead changes, but State eventually pulled away after holding the 49ers to just nine in the final 9:49 of the second half. NC State will return to action Friday vs. High Point at Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

the season has been somewhat of a dream so far. Incurring only one conference loss to UVA by a margin of 6-4, the Pack has been outscoring its ACC opponents 41-14.

Jake Lange Associate Sports Editor

will likely lose out and look to regroup in the offseason.

COASTAL No. 18 Georgia Tech (9-2, 6-2) – For the third week in a row, the Yellow Jacket defense came through in the clutch, intercepting three passes and returning two for touchdowns in a 28-6 victory over Clemson. The fourth ranked rushing attack was slowed against a stout Clemson defense, but still ended with 252 yards. The Yellow Jackets now have a bye week, and will have to win their season finale against Georgia, and have Duke lose one more time in order to take the Coastal division.

Duke (8-2, 4-2) – The Blue Devils were upset by the Virginia Tech Hokies in a 17-16 loss Saturday. This was bound to happen eventually, as they had been in a good position to lose late in the game in each of their previous four victories.

This loss means that they will have to win out to win the division. The Blue Devils will face their longtime rival Tar Heels in a Thursday night primetime matchup.

Miami (6-4, 3-3) – The Hurricanes blew a late lead in a loss to the ‘Noles Saturday night.

They led the entire game before allowing a 26-yard rushing touchdown with just three

Former NC State forward TJ Warren made his NBA debut Monday night against the Boston Celtics, where he helped seal the 118-114 victory by contributing seven points and three rebounds in 12 minutes played.

The former Wolfpack star endured a long journey in the offseason, which finally paid off as his first appearance on the professional court came to fruition.

As the 14th overall pick of the NBA Draft, Warren made a splash on the Phoenix Suns roster in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The Durham native averaged 17.8 points in five games played, though, his numbers were depressed by a 7-minute outing in game two when receiving stitches, and a poor final game where he was forced to play center.

Warren put on a trio of phenomenal performances in July, which left scouts swooning, and left many to believe that Warren was the most talented offensive rookie in the summer league.

On offense, Warren was ferocious and unstoppable. While flaunting a consistent shooting percentage from mid-range and beyond the arc, Warren was most impressive when routinely making strong plays inside, using terrific body control to finish shots.

As many saw the young forward as a future success in the big league, it was difficult to see him acquiring sufficient playing time over the hefty Suns roster, which lacked anything but depth. Due to tough competition for playing time, Warren was primarily seen as a backup to Suns’ forwards PJ Tucker and Marcus Morris.

Three months later, the Suns began preseason play. After five games played, Warren averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game, while making 50 percent of his shots. The young phenom’s NBA introduction was cut short after Warren suffered a thumb fracture against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 21. His injury was considered indefinite, putting the rookie’s season debut on hold.

Last week, the Phoenix Suns assigned its two first-round rookies, which included 18th overall pick Tyler Ennis, to play for a short stint in the Development League for the Bakersfield Jam. The news of former NC State forward TJ Warren’s assignment to the NBA Development League left many people baffled and doubtful of the rookie’s ability; however,

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Redshirt junior quarterback Jacoby Brissett throws a pass during the final home game against Wake Forest in Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday. Brissett threw for 83 yards in the Wolfpack’s 42-13 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

‘Noles lead rankings, GT tops Coastal Daniel Lacy Staff Writer

ATLANTIC No. 3 Florida State (10-0, 7-0) – The ‘Noles escaped yet another first half deficit to beat the Hurricanes, 30-26. They have a knack for pulling a rabbit out of the hat, as this was their sixth close contest of the season. With Mississippi State losing Saturday, the ‘Noles have taken over the top spot in the Associated Press Poll.

No. 24 Louisville (7-3, 5-3) – The Cardinals had a week off after beating Boston College to prepare for this week’s matchup against a Notre Dame team that has gone cold in recent weeks. However, with sophomore quarterback Will Gardner out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, freshman quarterback Reggie Bonnafon will have to step up and make an impact in his place.

No. 22 Clemson (7-3, 6-2) – The Tigers were trampled in their much anticipated matchup against the Yellow Jackets Saturday, losing 28-6. During his first game back in almost a month, freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson left the game with a knee sprain in the first quarter and did not return. Senior quarterback Cole Stoudt threw three interceptions in his place, two of which were returned for touchdowns, as the

offense simply didn’t have any rhythm with him under center.

Boston College (6-4, 3-3) – The Eagles spent their bye week digesting their biggest loss of the season after losing by 19 to the Cardinals. They have an even tougher matchup in the nationally televised game against the ‘Noles this weekend.

NC State (6-5, 2-5) – The Pack beat down the Demon Deacons in a 42-13 victory Saturday.

This was the team’s first home conference victory since upsetting Florida State back in 2012.

Junior running back Shadrach Thornton ran for 110 yards and a touchdown while averaging nearly seven yards per carry. The Pack has a bye week to prepare for what will be a much anticipated season finale against longtime rival UNC-Chapel Hill.

Syracuse (3-7, 1-5) – This season has not fared well with the Orange. Prior to their bye week, the Orange had lost seven of the previous eight games. The team has winnable matchups against Pittsburgh and Boston College in the coming weeks.

Wake Forest (2-8, 0-6) – The Demon Deacons were thrashed in a road matchup against the Wolfpack Saturday. Freshman quarterback John Wolford hasn’t looked bad, but has absolutely no supporting cast. He is the most sacked quarterback in the ACC, the running game is among the worst in the nation, and the defense has been unsteady. They