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Bell Tower Briefs Nacoste wins BOG teaching award

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Rupert Nacoste won the 2013 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching for N.C. State.

Nacoste teaches social psychology at the University and said he was required to submit student evaluations, two student letters and two letters from peers or professors to be considered for the award.

In a letter to Nacoste, Peter Hans, chairman of the UNC Board of Governors said Nacoste will be awarded a $7,500 stipend and will be honored at the Spring graduation ceremony.

Nacoste, who has won the award previously, will receive an engraved medallion in addition to other honors.

The Student Government Election Commission filed three applications for student body president by Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline. Matt Williams, Lauren Collier and Dwayne O’Rear applied. Student Government is processing these applications, which are subject disqualification, and running background checks on the candidates.

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A homeless man was arrested at D.H. Hill Library Learning Commons on second-degree trespassing charges Monday night, according to Sgt. Timothy Hammonds of Campus Police.

In an email from Hammonds, he stated Cameron David George was using public computers in the library when he was arrested for trespassing for the third time.

George had been arrested in December and again on Feb. 7, both on charges of trespassing.

Hammonds stated in the email George did not resist arrest and was escorted out of the library “without incident.”

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A man committed suicide at Wolf Creek apartments overnight Sunday, according to Jim Sughrue, a spokesman for Raleigh police.

Sughrue said the man’s personal information will be kept private until further notice, but said the man was 21 years old and his family has been informed of his death.

The Counseling Center is available for grieving students and those who think they may be facing anxiety and depression.

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Future of nuclear power: ‘uncertain’

Chancellor Randy Woodson will host an event to brainstorm economic growth this afternoon from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Hunt Library.

The event will feature speakers from other campuses and businesses around the nation including Jim Goodnight, CEO and co-founder of SAS as well as Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek of the University of Tennessee.

Topics will include industry partnerships, the University’s role in the economy and innovation.

The event will also allot time for networking between speaking sessions.

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Since the Japanese nuclear reactor crisis of Fukushima in 2011, the future of nuclear energy and public safety have reached questionable crossroads. An event Monday night aimed to inform students on the introcacies of a nuclear-powered future.

N.C. State’s School of Public and International Affairs hosted an event Monday to discuss the future and viability of nuclear power on a global scale.

Adam N. Shulberg, an associate professor of international affairs at Georgia Tech spoke on the subject.

Shulberg said nuclear-power scientists in the U.S. have used two contrasting definitions of nuclear power since the 1950s. He said he thinks nuclear energy has an iden-

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Adam Stulberg from Georgia Institute of Technology spoke on the future of nuclear energy, Monday, in Park Shops. “Fukashima was a confirmatory event,” Stulberg said. “Those countries that were for nuclear power are still pro-nuclear power. Those against stayed against. Those ambivalent remained ambivalent.”

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In Monday’s “Dance marathon raises $60K” the event actually occurred on Friday night to Saturday morning, not Saturday to Sunday as reported. The Dance Marathon is not the first of its type: For six year, the University hosted the Packathon until 2008. The UNC Dance Marathon has raised $3.7 million in total, but the registered 501c3 nonprofit revealed two weeks ago tits total for this year was $430,181.68.

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Economic segregation in education still persists Liz Moomey Staff Writer

North Carolina public school systems are facing a resurgence in economic segregation, a Duke University study found. Racial segregation within schools, however, has declined.

Wake County was an exception to the rise in economic segregation because of a policy created to end the imbalance 15 years ago, with mandatory busing to ensure diversity. The rule was to have no more than 40 percent of the students enrolled in the National School Lunch Program, according to Charles Clotfelter, a Duke economic, public policy and law professor. The NSLP provides students with nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunch each school day.

Mecklenburg, Vance, Hyde, Bertie and Forsyth counties have the highest rates of eco-

nomic imbalance, Clotfelter said. He claims that these counties could look to Wake County as an example. But for some, economic segregation isn’t a problem that needs to be severely addressed.

“Everybody is concerned about it, just at different degrees,” Clotfelter said.

In an interview with Indy Week, Clotfelter said he thinks economic segregation should be a concern because schools with high percentages of low-income students have a harder time recruiting and retaining good teachers. Lowincome students typically underperform compared to their affluent peers, but quality teachers can help offset this trend.

Wake County is an unusual county because the Board of Education had an explicit policy about economic balance, Clotfelter said.

In a 5-4 vote, policy ended in 2010 after a Republican

majority overruled the policy of busing students. The practice was still in effect for the 2010-11 school year, the last year Clotfelter collected his research data. Wake County may go back toward the diversity model now that Democrats regained control of the Board of Education.

Mecklenburg County had a similar busing policy to Wake County, but it was removed in 2002, leading to more neighborhood-centric schools.

Clotfelter said he thinks the reason Wake County concentrated on balancing the schools both economically and racially was to keep downtown neighborhoods attractive, which has paid off.

In 2011, Businessweek ranked Raleigh — the biggest city in Wake County — as one of “America’s 50 Best Cities,” using public education as a criterion.

In a n inter v iew w it h WUNC, Clotfelter said state

counties should consolidate Board of Education, Clotfeldistricts to improve diversity ter said. But school systems in their classrooms, a solution can diversif y themselves that would especially benefit based on income.

Halifax County, located in Nat ionw ide econom ic northeastern North Carolina, segregation is on the rise in and Davidson County, locat- neighborhoods as well. Aced south of cording to the Triad. t he Pe w Vance Research County, Center, 28 north percent of Wa k e o f l ow e r County, is income t he most houseeconomiholds in cally seg2010 were Charles Clotfelter, regated located in economic, public policy and law county in a majority professor at Duke University the state. lower in“Both of them have two come census district, up from city districts plus the county 23 percent in 1980. Eighteen district, and there are marked percent of upper income differences in racial composi- households were located in a tion among those,” Clotfelter majority upper income centold WUNC. sus district, compared to 9 Creating a more balanced percent in 1980. school in terms of race is not But things may not change allowed because of 1954 Su- in North Carolina. Gov. Pat preme Court ruling Brown v. McCrory named Tony Tata,

“there are marked differences in racial composition among [Wake and Vance County].”

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former Wake County School Superintendent, as the secretary of transportation. Under Tata’s tumultuous 20-month tenure on the board, he outlined a choice-based student assignment plan that would have “protracted dysfunction in the system’s busing of more than 70,000 students,” according to The News & Observer.

As Clotfelter’s research indicates, North Carolina schools and politicians have work to do before economic disparities improve.

“Although state-enforced school segregation is now a distant memory, significant disparities remain between schools, both racial and economic,” Clotfelter stated in a press release. “These disparities are among the most pressing civil rights issues of our time.”

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tity crisis in this context.

“Is nuclear energy this warm and fuzzy thing,” Shulberg said, “[or] this monster we made it out to be to intimidate the Russians?”

Shulberg said he believes nations invest in nuclear energy for a variety reasons including energy security and economic stimulation.

A nation’s political leanings are a major factor in how it uses its nuclear agenda according to Shulberg. He said authoritarian-led countries, like Iran, attempt to stockpile nuclear weapons to build a powerful reputation.

Shulberg attempted to dispel popular myths and falsehoods about nuclear energy. Shulberg said he does not believe in the “Siamese Twins” myth that there is a link between countries pursuing nuclear power initiatives and those seeking nuclear weapons programs.

He predicts nuclear energy use will experience a resurgence among established countries as opposed to a renaissance in the future. Shulberg said he expects there will be a “deepening rather than a widening” of nuclear powered nations going forward.

Korea, Russia, India and China are nations Shulberg said he believes will play a crucial role in the future of developing the energy source.

Six percent of the world’s total energy use stems from nuclear power and 13.5 percent of the global electricity gen-

eration currently comes from the source, according to Shulberg. He said 30 countries and Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China) have invested in this field of energy.

Shulberg said to the audience that while there have been very few nuclear power-related accidents, it is difficult to overcome lingering societal scars left by the nuclear catastrophes at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and most recently Fukushima Dai-ichi.

The “Fukushima Effect” quieted many supporters of nuclear power as the world took notice of a Japanese nuclear plant that leaked radioactive waste following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

The leakage led to a 30-kilometer evacuation zone around the facility and the closing of the plant in April 2011.

“The psychological impacts of Fukushima resonates in another part of the world,” Shulberg said.

What had been built up to be an “unbridled sense of optimism” had quickly turned to a “pervasive sense of pessimism,” according to Shulberg.

Shulberg also serves as the Co-director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy at Georgia Tech.

His latest book was released in Jan. 2013 and is titled The Nuclear Renaissance and International Security.

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Hunt lacks dining options Kevin Schaefer Staff Writer

The Hunt Library has touted itself as a center for students to interact, yet it lacks significant dining options.

Students who study at Hunt have few dining options during the day and must travel beyond Centennial Campus in order to purchase meals or coffee.

Common Grounds Café resides within Hunt and currently runs from 7:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. on weekdays, but plans on extending its hours in the near future. The library is open 24 hours a day with abbreviated hours on weekends.

In addition to extending Common Grounds’ hours to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Jennifer Holland Gilmore, Director of Marketing and Communication, said the area surrounding Hunt will see a new restaurant soon.

“We are currently constructing ‘On the Oval Culinary Creations,’ located at Wolf Ridge to meet the bigger need for foodservice on Centennial Campus,” Gilmore said.

Food trucks occupy Centennial during the day and the Innovation Café is also open on campus for breakfast and lunch.

James Park, an undeclared freshman, said he does not use Hunt as a place for studying partially

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The attrium on the main level of the Hunt Library features chairs and space for students to sit and relax with friends or work on homework.

because of the lack of dining options.

“I just wish they had some quality, inexpensive food. I feel like that’s the one thing they’re missing,” Park said.

“It’s an important aspect, especially for students who spend hours studying there.

Vending machines just aren’t enough.”

D.H. Hill is located conveniently above the Atrium on main campus in addition to food options adjacent to the library on Hillsborough St., providing suitable options for the 24 hour-a-day library on weekdays.

David Hiscoe, director of communications strategy for N.C. State Libraries, said the

current food options after 8 p.m. in Hunt are a snack machine and a drink machine on the fifth floor.

With plans in motion to implement better dining options, students will hopefully spend more time enjoying the innovative features of Hunt for work and study purposes.

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An award well-deserved W

e would like to give one of our professors the praise of which he is well-deserved.

Congratulations to Rupert Nacoste for winning the 2013 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. Thanks to his hard work inside and outside of the classroom, he has been named the best teacher at N.C. State for the 2012-13 school year.

Barring its tuition cost decisions and misrepresentation issues, the BOG got this one right.

Nacoste has taught at N.C. State since 1988. His list of accomplishments include time as vice provost for Diversity and African American Affairs from 2000-02, an admission to the Academy

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s of Outstanding racial tensions editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the Teachers in 1994 has led him to responsibility of the editor-in-chief. and the Alumni publish multiple Distinguished Despite N.C. State’s recent atessays on what he award in 1999. He is undoubtedly tempts to redefine the Univer- calls “neo-diversity.” His classes, qualified. sity as a mainly technical school, often called tough or intense, inRateMyProfessor.com, known Nacoste’s psychology courses are clude his thoughts on the false for hosting brutal comments part of the liberal arts programs to claim that we live in a post-racist about N.C. State professors, con- which Gov. Pat McCrory recently United States, and he challenges tains nothing but extreme praise proposed cuts in funding. This his students to confront prejufor Nacoste. N.C. State professors makes the award even more laud- dice on campus and within their average a 3.7 out of 5 on the site. able, as the Board of Governors personal lives. He seeks to genuNacoste has a 4.5, and comments deemed Nacoste the best profes- inely educate students about these often include “life-changing,” sor from N.C. State as a whole, not tough topics. “amazing” and “the best.” just the College of Humanities and “Wherever we are in America, Our favorite comment came Social Sciences. we have to learn to interact with from someone who was too exIn addition to his academic each other as individuals, not as cited to wait for the semester to achievements, Nacoste is a strong representatives of a group,” Naend: supporter of civil rights and social coste recently wrote in a guest “I’ve only had him for like, 1 justice. His research on interper- column in Technician. “If you month, but this guy is awesome.” sonal relationships and modern try to interact with someone as a

representative of a group, that interaction will go bad because your strategy will require that you rely on stereotypes.”

We greatly respect Nacoste and completely support the Board of Governors in their decision to recognize him with this award.

He is a model of both academic excellence — through the respect he garners from students — and civil rights activism — through his willingness to promote diversity and thoughtfully discuss hard topics.

So Nacoste, this goes out to you.

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Immigrants of ‘no lawful status’ to receive licenses

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he North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles announced two weeks ago that it will begin issuing driver’s licenses to immigrants, including some undocumented immigrants, beginning March 25.

State Transportation Secretary Tony Tata explained, “They will be able to come in and get a driver’s license.

We will know who they are.

They will have Megan Ellisor a license.

Deputy Viewpoint They will Editor h ave i nsurance, and it will make our roads safer.”

Both Republicans and Democrats agree that giving licenses to immigrants will make them better drivers.

However, our legislators are arguing about the specifics.

The immigrants the license would supposedly benefit are complaining about its design while Republicans are complaining about its legality.

First, some background.

The Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, implemented June 2012, blocks deportation and grants federal work permits to qualified applicants brought to the United States as children, according to The Associated Press. DACA participants have “legal presence” even if they do not have “lawful status,” according to the office of Attorney General Roy Cooper.

This relates to the DMV in that it will mar the immigrants’ licenses with a bright pink stripe across the top and the bolded words “NO LAWFUL STATUS.” This could stigmatize the cardholders, as most people do not understand the difference between “legal presence” and “lawful status.” The concept is difficult at best.

According to the U.S. Immigration Visa Center, “There are a variety of situations where a person may not be in lawful status (out of legal status), but is still not accumulating unlawful presence.” The center outlines more than 15 different scenarios in which someone

may have legal presence without lawful status.

The process is unclear, and most American citizens have no need to understand immigration policies.

American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina attorney Raul Pinto is concerned that the “unnecessary marker . . . could lead to harassment, confusion and racial profiling.”

Conversely, Rep. Mark Brody (R-Union) is concerned that despite the pink markings, the words “Limited Term” along the right edge and “DEFERRED ACTION” in the background, the cardholder could somehow find a way to use this license to register to vote.

Under current North Carolina law, anyone with federal documentation of his or her legal presence in the United States can receive a license. Republicans proposed a bill Thursday to prevent the DMV from issuing licenses to DACA participants before June 15, to give them time to change state law.

If the DMV implements these licenses, they need to first redesign them. The license can still identify someone as a noncitizen without blatantly stating it in bold capital letters. The words “no lawful status” can be moved under the “Restrictions” subheading on the back of the license.

If vote-registering agencies make it policy to check the back of the license, there won’t be a problem of voter fraud.

Concerns about the license’s design and voter fraud can be easily solved.

However, t he licenses themselves are unjustified.

They expire after two years, which does not give DACA participants enough time to gain citizenship.

Because it doesn’t lead to citizenship, the program only permits a license for immigrants in the limbo between unlawful status and illegal presence — they can be easily identified and deported in two years.

It’s a euphemism, in a way.

But after those two years, it’s all the same.

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Do you think the drinking age should be lowered?

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“At 18 we’re legally adults so we should be able to make the decision to drink alcohol on our own.”

Matthew Clark, senior in arts application

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he sundial in front of Primrose Hall, inscribed with the words “Class 1913,” will forever com memorate this century-old bunch of graduates. The Dan Allen Gateway — to the chagrin of many — stands as a tribute to the class of 2011.

Now when we think or utter, “How do I use this sundial?” or Ahmed Amer “Damn Viewpoint Editor this Godforsaken gate,” we’ll fondly reminisce about the classes responsible for them.

Soon-to-be graduates want rich memories of their time on campus, but we too want to be remembered. A senior class gift represents the combined effort to give back to the University and to cement a legacy. But it seems as if gifts made in solidarity are a thing of the past, thanks to the new “passion-based” gift-giving.

An email I received from the co-chairs of the Senior Class Gift Campaign explained that I could give a gift of $20.13 to a list of various funds and organizations. Instead of one large gift from many students,

the University will receive a myriad of smaller gifts from many students. According to the email, the options for where my $20.13 can go are endless — anywhere from the Finish the Bell Tower Fund to the J.C. Raulston Arboretum.

Seniors can also fill in a blank if they, like me, are not too passionate about the suggested items in the list of established funds. The possibilities are endless . . .

Or are they?

I was told that my gift m ig ht not go to its intended designation, a fund of my own creation for a cause I hold dear to my he a r t : The Install Partitions Between Ever y Urina l on Campus Fund.

Why not? This is a 21st Century campus, and we should upgrade our restrooms to reflect that. And excuse my potty language, but while we’re at it, I’d give another $20.13 to the Fix the Men’s Toilet on the Third Floor of Witherspoon Fund.

Chances are I’d be the only person donating to either of those funds, so my donation would have an infinitesimal impact. So it raises this question: Do the donations desig-

nated for unpopular funds still go to those funds? If not, to what do they go?

Why not collect the donations in a giant pot and use that money to make a real, visible impact on campus?

Past graduating classes have gifted green-spaces and scholarship endowments. Those are gifts that benefit future students and symbolically seal a bond between seniors and their soon-to-be alma mater.

Even if t he sum of all donations is sizable, future students and wanderers on campus will never know the impact the class of 2013 had on this University. Admittedly, I am being sentimental, and perhaps a bit egotistical. But the class of 2013 will be forgotten unless we each raise money to memorialize ourselves with statues.

With that said, I think I just found a fund I can passionately give to.

“A senior class gift represents the combined effort to give back to the University and to cement a legacy.”

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Allison Newbie sophomore, psychology

“Yeah. If you can be 18 and join the military, then you should be able to drink alcohol. ” Casey Mackey sophomore, social work.

“It doesn’t seem to be a problem in other countries where the drinking age is 18.”

Hunter Hendrick freshman, textile engineering

“I think it should be 21 so it’s not easier for high schoolers to get alcohol. ” Mollie Fitzgerald sophomore, elementary education

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Sustainability Office helps create ‘green’ classrooms Lindsey Schaefer Staff Writer

Environmental concerns remain important in the development and planning for new construction on campus.

After all, encouraging environmentally friendly ways of designing rooms and spaces on campus is a major role of the Sustainability Office.

To meet the University’s sustainability goals, the Office has charged Design and Construction Services Classroom Program Manager Angela Lord, among others, to find ways to become more sustainable.

“When I was a student here, all the classrooms looked identical,” Lord said. “I’ve been trying steadily to change that and put color in the classrooms. Every room that I do is different somehow.”

Design and Construction Services uses several avenues to stay eco-friendly during its planning, Lord said.

“Students are tough, and [they] keep giving me new stuff to dream up,” Lord said.

All the carpet vendors that the department is using have sustainable options to increase the eco-friendly aspects of renovation, including carpet recycling, Lord said.

With recent innovations, the University can install carpets without using glue, Lord said. And all the glues and paints that the University deems as necessary have smaller amounts of volatile organic compounds, chemicals that can evaporate at rel-

atively low temperatures and can be harmful to student and environmental health.

“I’m pretty tough to convince and I do try to break products. I will put products out in classrooms and let them be tried out,” Lord said.

In addition, when buying carpet, Design and Construction Services prefers a certain form of nylon, called 6.6 Antron, which has a tight, strong molecular structure to avoid residual dirt and dust getting trapped in the fibers, Lord said. It only requires hot water to be cleaned.

Many of the fabrics used on are also made to use less water when produced compared to older products. The fabrics have backing to prevent anything from leaking into the furniture.

The department also uses Crypton, which is made in North Carolina. Crypton is the only textile solution offering permanent stain, moisture, mildew, bacteria and odor-resistant protection, Lord said. State also uses a backing product called Nano-Tex, similar to Crypton and also eco-friendly.

One of the newest campus projects is the renovation of the Harrye B. Lyons Design Library. The department is planning to use a carpet called SmartStrand, the first new fiber on the market in a long time that isn’t nylon.

This new fiber is corn-based, fade- and stain-resistant. To produce, it requires 30 percent less energy and emits 63 percent less carbon dioxide.

Apart from carpeting, the library will be installing Marmoleum, linoleum-like flooring made with linseed oil. It needs just water to be cleaned. When the renovation is finished in the fall of 2014, the library will be transformed into an innovation lab with design studios.

“How appropriate to put this in the textiles school, which is always looking for new ways to use fibers and fabrics,” Lord said.

The department is always looking for ways to “green” a classroom even more as well.

Projects must now meet prerequisites for waste and indoor air quality.

The new projects also aim to divert at least 50 percent of construction or demolition waste from landfills. Lord said the University tries to avoid materials with added urea-formaldehyde.

Some campus buildings, including Sullivan Shops III and the Student Health Center Addition, are “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certified,” a nationwide rating system that ranks green buildings. Certifications in process include James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Talley Student Center and Wolf Ridge at Centennial.

“We are trying very hard to find ways to be green. [Many students] don’t know it. We just do it,” Lord said. “What would really be cool is if we could just put signs on everything, but everyone should know that we are doing it.”

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The N.C. State Office of Sustainability has renovated several buildings and rooms around campus with the goal of making them more efficient.

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Light switches adorn a wall in Schaub 114, a sustainable classroom. The N.C. State Office of Sustainability has renovated several buildings and rooms around campus with the goal of making them more efficient.

Vintage Dance revitalizes old style Katie Sanders Deputy Features Editor

It’s hard to experience history through the pages of a book. Dawn Imershein makes it much easier: She teaches historical ballroom dances, particularly from the Victorian and Ragtime eras, at Triangle Vintage Dance Studios in Carrboro.

Her husband, Chris Imershein, got started in vintage dancing simply because the classes were cheaper than normal dance classes, but ended up falling in love with the older styles. He had been vintage dancing for about 10 years before he moved to North Carolina. Finding himself without a group to practice with, Imershein decided to start his own.

Daw n Imershei n met Chris during his first year of teaching classes at Triangle Vintage Dance, and they now help run the studio and teach classes together. The dances they teach are almost completely historically accurate — Chris Imershein found some by reading older dance manuals and recreating them, and has learned others from dance historians and vintage dance teachers.

The Victorian era, one of the eras the Imersheins focus on, started as early as the 1840s and ended at the turn of the 19th century. The Ragtime dances were popular from the 1900s until about 1920.

The Victorian era was mainly characterized by dances like the waltz, schottische and polka, all of which are circular-moving couple

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dancing. However, they are a bit more spirited than people normally think, Dawn Immerishin said.

“It’s definitely faster than what you would think of as a modern day ballroom waltz,” Dawn Imershein said.

Dawn Imershein’s favorite dance of the Victorian era is the waltz.

“The Victorian waltz is very round — it’s a turning waltz that almost looks like the couples are spinning in little circles around the dance hall, but they are also doing little mini-circles, as if they were spinning around a pole,” Dawn Imershein said.

The polka and schottische are also quick turning dances, but have segments built into them where couples stray from the pattern and go into

military position, which is side-by-side dancing.

There are also less formal dances that were popular in the era called country dances that were called out to the dancers as they progressed.

“It’s similar to what a modern country dance would be today, but with dances from back then,” Dawn Imershein said.

The Ragtime era also included a waltz, but it is called the hesitation waltz and is less circular and faster than the Victorian era waltz. Ragtime dancers also practice the onestep, a dance in which couples take one step per beat; the blues, which is slower; and the foxtrot, which alternates in rhythm. The tango, which is known for its “attitude,” as Dawn Imershein put it, is also

a ragtime dance.

“The Victorian turning However, the school does waltz can actually make you have a modern flare — Dawn really dizzy after a while if Imershein says some modern you’re just starting new, and moves are just too fun to give so we try to make sure to give up. them some other things that “We actuthey can do ally incorpoin the beginrate some of ning so they the modern can still have s t y le i nt o f u n d a ncour classes ing,” Dawn at times, Imershein but we’ll tell said. people, ‘This The school is more of a l so host s a modernballs to bring folk-waltz together Dawn Imershein move,’” the vintage teacher at Triangle Dawn Imerdancing Vintage Dance shein said. community Adding — its most modern moves can also give recent Victorian ball was Jan. some of the more circular 26, with a Ragtime tea dance dances variety. the next day.

“It never gets boring, that’s for sure — there’s always something new to learn.”

Most of the participants dress up according to the time period for the balls.

Some buy period clothing, but most wear recreation costuming made from historically accurate patterns.

Men’s Victorian era clothing includes tuxedos with tails and cravats or bowties, while women wear ball gowns that vary according to the decade they are modeled after. Up until the 1860s ball gowns with large hoop skirts were popular, but this transitioned into ball gowns with trains, and ball gowns with straight skirts were in style by the 1890s.

“Usually we have a mix between the 1860s ball gowns that have hoops and the 1890s ball gowns that are straight. I think the reason that people gravitate toward those two decades is because the ball gowns are easier to dance in,” Dawn Imershein said.

Dawn Imershein loves the dances and costuming, but says that she has became so involved with vintage dancing because of the people.

“It never gets boring, that’s for sure — there’s always something new to learn,” Dawn Imershein said. “The people that participate in this type of dance are just a lot of fun.”

Triangle Vintage Dance hosts classes on Tuesday nights for beginners and intermediate dancers.

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Small businesses spice up the Triangle Andrea M. Danchi

are overf lowing with fresh fruits and vegetables. The walls are lined with shelves of Many students have heard preserves, bags of corn meal grandparents or parents talk and hanging dried meat. about the “good ol’ days” – Costumers could easily the days when customers forget where they are, except walked to the local grocery walking out the main shop store, stepped into the drug door reveals the PNC Plaza store and had a friendly chat skyscraper towering closely with the clerk behind the overhead. counter, or went to the marCity Market Produce isn’t ket to get fresh produce. new to Raleigh either.

They describe the clas“Been here a long time,” sic small-town, “Mayberry” said Ricky Davis, an emlife through rose-colored ployee. “Been in this building glasses. However, perhaps a about 27 years.”

“Mayberry lifestyle” is more Raleigh has been a good a matter of perspective and home to the market. choice than of “It’s like a time that has a bu nch passed us by. of friendly During the folks,” Dalast two years, v i s s a id . t wo of t he “There’s l a rge cha i n a l w ay s a grocery stores lot of cusin downtown tomers. We Mischelle Corbin Raleigh have know them closed. People by n a me obviously have been getting and everything.” groceries and supplies elseThe importance of reguwhere. However, many won- lar customers and knowing der where. them personally was echoed The fact is, while these throughout town. chain stores are shutting their The Square Rabbit is a doors, small local stores and locally owned bakery that businesses in downtown are serves cakes, pastries and thriving. cookies along in addition to Consider City Market Pro- lunch and catering. Though duce. Inside a garage-like it benefits from the business building on Blake Street, of new costumers, it depends boxes are stacked high and on the regulars that come in Staff Writer

“They come in the store. We know them by name.”

every day.

“I like being downtown.

It’s kind of a small-town feel,” said Ashley Crouse, an N.C. State student working at Square Rabbit. “I didn’t expect that in Raleigh.”

Like City Market Produce, most of these businesses have been in Raleigh for decades.

Hamlin Drugs is the oldest African-American-owned drug store in the nation and has been serving the Raleigh community for 108 years.

“We’ve been able to focus on personal service, and we have been serving two, three, four generations of folks,” said Dr. John M. Johnson, head pharmacist at Hamlin.

“A lot of people consider this home,” said Mischelle Corbin, Johnson’s daughter.

“They come in the store. We know them by name. We know how the grandkids are doing or how their children are doing or how their parents are doing.”

Hamlin has been in its current location on East Hargett Street since 1964. During a slow economic period in downtown Raleigh in the ‘60s, Johnson and his business partner built their new store.

“We were indicating our faith in the return of downtown,” said Johnson, now 83 years old. “So that’s when we built this building. And from

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Jerusalem Bakery and Grocery sells ethnic foods that are hard to find in the United States and is located in the Mission Valley Shopping Center off of Avent Ferry Road. Small grocery stores, like Jerusalem, are popping up around the Triangle.

that point there was sort of a renewal of downtown.”

One of the visionaries in that renewal has been Taiseer “Taz” Zarka, owner of three separate TAZ shops in downtown Raleigh. His goal was to be able to provide all the products that people need through his three stores.

From wine, cigars and flowers at his Tobacco, Wine & Gifts on East Martin Street to milk, bread, cleaning products and fresh fruit in his other stores, Zarka’s shops have a little of everything.

By caring and providing

for the community, these local stores have helped create opportunities for new startup businesses to join them downtown.

A good example of this is Seaboard Wine Warehouse.

The warehouse has consistently provided Raleigh with personally selected wines from all over the world for 17 years this March. When it first opened, it was one of only three main shops in that area of town.

“Especially being here in Seaboard Station, it’s grown a lot,” said Ty Wagoner, an

employee at the Warehouse.

“Now . . . we’ve got a bunch of shops [and] new buildings.”

The f lexibility to grow with the city is likely one of the reasons these local shops remain. Certainly, however, their small-town care that has stood the test of time is key.

It’s clear that these stores are run from the heart.

“We take our time and we serve the patient,” said Corbin. “That’s the only reason we’re here.”

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Club paintball shoots its way into nationals Ty Prentice Staff Writer

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Many people on campus have not heard of the N.C. State club paintball team.

Despite its obscurity, the club already has achieved a high level of success. In its first year as a recognized team at the University, it is already ranked in the national top 25.

The seven sharpshooters started competing in small Durham tournaments at Xtreme Kombat on Wake Forest Road.

“It’s a really nice field— the people are super nice and we’re also sponsored by Xtreme Kombat. So we try to play there as often as possible,” said Nicholas Isenhour, team captain and junior in mechanical engineering. “We also get to practice against ECU, and that helps us gauge

where we are at as a team.” el in competitive collegiate Each field is about the size paintball. of a regulation football field.

“We started to play together With five active shooters on in Durham at Xtreme Komeach side, the main objec- bat, and we got really good tive is to capture the oppos- together,” Isenhour said. “We ing team’s flag from its base made it to the finals in every and hang it at tournament your base. we played The front there, so we players acdecided to tively try to step it up to get the f lag. the NCPA.” The back N.C. players help State’s Club their teamPaintball has mates by had a great Nicholas Isenhour, positioning deal of succlub paintball captain them in opcess during timal places its first offifor a greater chance to either cial season, consisting of one shoot the other team or cap- first-place finish, two thirdture its flag. place finishes, two fifth-place This is also the team’s first finishes and a seventh-place year competing in the Na- finish. The first- and thirdtional Collegiate Paintball place finishes came at the Association, the highest lev- Xtreme Kombat tournaments

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The N.C. State men’s tennis team was tied in its Jan. 21 home-opener with then-No. 22 Indiana with one individual match remaining. Playing for State was freshman Simon Norenius, appearing in just his second team match for the Wolfpack.

“It was three-all, and I had to win that last match,” Norenius said.

“But I’ve played tennis my whole life, so it wasn’t too bad.”

Norenius performed like a seasoned veteran. With his teammates watching, the native Swede made quick work of his opponent, 6-2, 6-1, giving the Pack its second victory of the season.

Norenius is 5-3 in singles matches this season. He has played every position from No. 3 to No. 6 on head coach Jon Choboy’s ladder.

With tennis enjoying popularity across the globe, international recruiting is a key element to running a successful collegiate program. A Division-I roster often is composed of more foreign players than Americans. The Wolfpack has also attracted freshman Thomas Weigel (Germany), junior Ivan Sanchez Gomez (Spain), and seniors Rafael Paez (Brazil) and Dave Thomson (United Kingdom).

Norenius decided to commit to N.C. State after visiting the campus for the first time. He credits Choboy as one of the main reasons for his decision.

“I had a few options all over the States,” Norenius said. “I was in contact with the coaches here, and I

came here for a visit, and everything went just great.”

Norenius began playing tennis with his father at 6 years old and grew up rooting for all-time Grand Slam trophy leader Roger Federer.

But he didn’t limit himself as a young athlete. In addition to tennis, he played soccer as well as floorball, a popular sport in Sweden that is similar to hockey.

People often experience growing pains when they enter a new stage of life in an unfamiliar setting. But that hasn’t been the case for Norenius thus far, he said.

“It’s not that hard,” Norenius said.

“I’ve been playing tennis my whole life. It’s just another country, and I can go home during the summer and during the winter.”

Norenius has also managed to succeed academically while competing in tennis.

“Before I came here, I thought that might be a problem,” Norenius said.

“But when I got here, I ended up getting only one ‘B’ in all my classes and a 3.6 [GPA], so I don’t find it hard at all.”

On the court, Norenius feeds off the energy his teammates give him as they watch him play. He describes encouragement from teammates as a way to keep loose and prevent the pressure from getting to him. And when he’s a spectator, he has his teammates’ backs as well.

“We have really good team chemistry, and we pump each other up all the time.” Norenius said. “We try to relax and have fun when we’re playing.”

Norenius and the rest of the Wolf-

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Freshman tennis player, Simon Norenius, prepares to serve during the N.C. State opening home match against Northwestern University on Friday Feb. 1 2013. The Wolfpack fell to the Wildcats with a score of 4-3. The Pack’s next home meet will occur on Feb. 19 against Middle Tennessee State.

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Wrestling potentially removed from Olympics

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removal because it is one of the only purely amateur sports left in the Olympics.

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Some amateur athletes may not be allowed to represent their countries in the Olympic Games ever again.

On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee moved to remove freestyle wrestling—the oldest and most popular sport globally in the modern Olympic Games— from its 2020 Olympic lineup.

The sport is joining seven other sports fighting for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, including baseball, softball and karate. The IOC will propose a new sport in May, with the final vote coming in September.

One of the believed reasons for wrestling’s potential removal from the games is its drop in commercial appeal with the rise of professional athletes competing in the games.

“We do it because we love it.

Nowadays it’s so commercial,” said Mike Koob, a former two-time ACC Champion and All-American at N.C. State. “Our [1992 basketball] Dream Team—and I know people love to watch us kick the crap out of everyone else—but these are pro athletes. These guys are going to go out and make millions of dollars.”

The IOC is also considering changing the rules of the sport. Rule

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Wrestling in the 165 lb weight class, redshirt freshman Mardel Gabriel pushes his back off the ground as American Unviersity’s Phillip Barriero tries to pin him down Friday, Jan. 17, 2013. Gabriel was pinned by Barriero in 6:42 in the Wolfpack’s 24-16 loss to the Eagles at Reynolds Coliseum.

changes to elevate viewership would constitute a change in the overall culture of the sport, Koob said.

Jamill Kelly, an assistant coach for N.C. State’s wrestling team, was one of the few able to compete on the sport’s highest level. He earned

a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 games in Athens. He was undefeated in his 66-kg pool and fell to the Ukraine’s Elbrus Tedeyev in the gold-medal match.

“It was the greatest experience I’ve ever had,” Kelly said. “Just to

be able to compete and walk along the best athletes in the U.S. and the world—and being able to compete on the highest level on the highest stage—was the greatest feeling I ever had.”

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“T take that away is definitely just something that doesn’t make sense,” Kelly said. “It takes away the essence of the Olympic Games in my opinion.”

Its removal could also have implications on collegiate athletic departments, according to Kelly.

“We’re an Olympic sport,” Kelly said. “When you take it out of the Olympics, obviously it’s going to be a lot harder for some athletic directors to feel the need to keep the sport around if it’s one of the ones that’s on the bubble to be potentially dropped.

“I’m hoping that won’t be the case,” Kelly said. “I’m hoping that it has a strong enough base in the United States and can stay around.

It definitely does have big concerns.”

Koob, currently a high school wrestling coach, said the elimination of the sport from the Olympics could also be a catalyst in a decrease in interest from high school athletes.

He said many of his wrestlers are gravitating to mixed martial arts instead of traditional wrestling.

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