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Duke Professor lectures on Keystone pipeline and security issues Taylor O’Quinn Staff Writer
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Iraqi children gather around as U.S. Army Pfc. Shane Bordonado patrols the streets of Al Asiriyah, Iraq, on Aug. 4, 2008.
Iraq: 10 years later
Tim Gorski & Mark Herring Staff Writer & Editor-in-Chief
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the coalition of armed forces led by the United States. The war left a definitive mark on the lives and experiences of students across the globe and here at N.C. State. The war began in a time when global terrorism, for the first time, hit the U.S. at home and allegations of weapons of mass destruction were as genuine as they were ominous to the George W. Bush Administration. Faced with the perceived threat of Saddam Hussein’s prolonged tyrannical rule, the militaries of the U.S., Great Britain, Australia, Poland and Peshmerga Kurdish militia invaded Iraq to, in the words of George Bush in his radio address to the U.S. peo-
Raleigh hosts bluegrass festival Alden Early Staff Writer
Get ready for banjo music! Raleigh will play host to the annual International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass festival for the next three years. Previously held in Nashville, Tenn., the IBMA is planning a fiveday format for the festival and the 24th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Sept. 24-28 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. � Katherine Coe, an administrative and media assistant with the International Bluegrass Music Association and a former Raleigh resident, said the IBMA was attracted to the city because of the close proximity of conference venues like the Raleigh Convention Center and the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts. “The prices are very good in Raleigh,” Coe said. Coe said the IBMA estimated 13,000 people attended the event over a seven-day span during the 2012 festival. Nashville experienced a $3.7 million boost to its economy from the people who had visited the city during the 2012 event, according to Coe. World of Bluegrass, with its Wide
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ple, “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people.” Polls conducted by The Gallup Poll, CNN, and USA Today in 2003 indicated that most Americans were in favor of the war in Iraq under the condition that the United Nations would have approved of the invasion. This, however, was not the case: The U.N. Security Council found there was not enough evidence of weapons of mass destruction to authorize the use of force. March 19, 2003, the U.S. made the decision to invade Hussein’s Iraq. A decision a majority of Americans — 53 percent, Gallup Poll — today view as a mistake. Justified or not, those who were involved or directly affected by the war have insights unmatched by the general population. Russell Snyder, a graduate of N.C.
State, veteran of the Iraq War and author of his accounts of psychological warfare in Iraq, Hearts and Mines, was permanently changed by the war. “[The war] transformed me in ways I still don’t understand. The sort of sensory experiences and emotions that one struggles with in such an environment have a tendency to be intense and long-lasting. They infect my dreams and waking thoughts. I don’t really count years. Iraq is always with me, and probably always will be in some form,” Snyder said in an email. Mohammad Hamoudi, a sophomore in textile engineering who has family Iraq, has been personally affected by the war. His uncle, an Iraqi native, was killed in Syria by vengeful Iraqis. Hamoudi’s uncle was a pilot in Saddam’s military, and
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Stephen Kelly visited N.C. State Monday to discuss the logistics of the Keystone XL Pipeline and possible security threats from China because of Canadian oil. Kelly, a professor at the Duke Sanford School for Public Policy, said most Americans would be shocked to know the United States imports most of its oil from Canada. Canada accounts for a quarter of the oil the U.S. has to import, with Saudi Arabia being our second highest supplier, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “We are the only country that buys Canadian oil,” Kelly said. “Mostly because we have the industry to refine their heavy, crude oil.” Kelly said Canada currently has 98 percent of its oil reserves in the Oil Sands region of Alberta. All of the oil the U.S. imports from Canada comes from underground pipelines. Five years ago, Canada proposed a plan to build the Keystone XL Pipeline that would run from the Oil Sands through Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska to the Gulf Coast, Kelly said. Kelly said the pipeline has not been fully built yet, due to discussions concerning environmental issues around the Ogallala Aquifer in Nebraska. “If Keystone isn’t built, the
current pipelines will reach capacity by 2014,” Kelly said. Nebraska recently proposed a new route that would go around the aquifer instead of through it. The proposal is currently under review by the State Department, according to Kelly. Kelly said the United States’ decision to build the Keystone XL pipeline could help improve gas prices, especially on the West Coast where gas prices are currently higher than anywhere else in the U.S. He added that since national oil companies are controlling 80 percent of the world’s oil, Canada is a special case because its oil companies are open to the private sector. Canada currently owns 64 percent of its oil companies, the U.S. 12 percent and China 7 percent, according to the Environmental Information Administration. “Our energy security position is getting stronger and stronger,” Kelly said. China, as a current world power, could pose a threat to the oil industry if it continues to buy small shares in Canada’s oil companies, Kelly said. In 2004, China didn’t own any percentage of Canada’s oil companies, and now it owns seven. “I’m not sure if we need to be worried,” Kelly said. “It’s up to each individual, but this stuff is damn interesting.” Kelly said China completed its first purchase of an entire Canadian oil company in the Oil Sands region Feb. 25. This investment cost $1.4 billion — the largest offshore
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Cows and pigs and goats – oh my Jessica Hatcher Staff Writer
Cow moos throughout the Brickyard Monday signified the beginning of Agricultural Awareness Week, put on annually by the Alpha Zeta fraternity. The purpose of the event is to expose and educate students about agriculture’s role in the world, according to Tommy Batts, senior in horticultural science and head chair of Agricultural Awareness Week. “There are a lot of people who have never seen a cow,” Batts said. “We want to show people that there is more to food than a grocery store.” Cory Robbins, senior in animal science, said he agrees agriculture is often out of sight and out of mind for students. “There are a lot of misconceptions about agriculture,” Robbins said. “Very few people know where their food comes from.” Sheep, goats, cows, chickens and pigs are on display for viewing, along with a tractor and crop sprayer. There is also a roping dummy for students and curious passers-by to try their hand at the rodeo event. “Roping dummies are used as tools to improve roping skills or for practicing roping skills when a real horse or steer isn’t available,” April Boggs, sophomore in fisheries and wildlife sciences and treasurer of the Rodeo Club, said. Inside the information tent, students can speak with representatives from clubs like Future Farmers of America, Poultry Sci-
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Lisa Angermeier, junior in animal science, (right) and Taylor Jones, junior in microbiology, check out the poultry science club’s live exhibit in the Brickyard March 18, 2013. The exhibit, as a part of Agriculture Awareness Week, illustrates the genetic improvements made in meat-producing chickens over the past sixty years through selective breeding techniques alone.
ence Club, Rodeo Club and Horticulture Club. Each club will have a display featuring information about their organizations during the week. Events will be held throughout the week as well. On Monday, Alpha Zeta held an “ag. olympics” where two faculty members, Lynn WorleyDavis and Lori Snyder, participated in competitions like a peddle tractor race and an egg-on-a-spoon race. Tuesday, there will a milking contest at 11 a.m. between Elizabeth Gardner of WRAL and Joe Reardon, the consumer protection assistant commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Wednesday, an Agricultural Forum will be held in 341 Riddick Hall at 5:00 p.m. The forum will discuss food security and safety and will feature a panel of experts, like Reardon. The “Kiss the Pig” contest will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Up to that point, students can vote for who they want to kiss the pig by placing a donation in that person’s container. Among the contestants are Andy Walsh, student body president; Dave Doeren, football coach; Richard Linton, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Nancy Thai, president of the CALS Agri-Life Council.
In addition to educating people about agriculture, the event “gives people an opportunity to ask questions to people who have agriculture-related experience,” Lauren Mabry, graduate student in animal science and chancellor of Alpha Zeta, said Kathleen Wood, senior in animal science, agrees. “It’s especially important for people who are not agriculture-related majors to visit our exhibits. A lot of people hear about it, but they don’t know what we really do.” All exhibits will remain in the Brickyard until Thursday at 3:00 p.m.
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ilming a Harlem Shake video, Rebecca Goldston, junior in animal science, Brandi Cole, freshman in engineering, Alan Capps, freshman in agricultural business, Saba Khan, freshman in electrical engineering ignore Nathaniel Finney, dressed as ironman as he dances at the beginning of the song by Baauer. “It seemed like it would be good for student morale around exam time,” Finney said. Vicky Wright, a senior in zoology and organizer of the event, said it was a stress reliever for everyone after a long week back at school after spring break.
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Manufacturing: You don’t have to be a science major Emily Hatcher Staff Writer
New kitchen in the Chancellor’s Mansion on Centennial Campus
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Chancellor’s kitchen makes its mark Jacob Fulk Staff Writer
If you were to wander across Centennial Campus, on the far side of Lake Raleigh, you would find a large house nestled in the woods at the end of a long driveway. That house is N.C. State’s Chancellor’s Residence and contains the kitchen named “best new room in America.” The kitchen was named the 2012 Room of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders, as part of
the Best in American Living Awards. The award-winning kitchen was designed, along with the rest of the chancellor’s residence, by Marvin Malecha, Dean of the College of Design. As described by Malecha, the room exists with an familial aesthetic that is both inviting and distinguished. Vaulted ceilings create a great openness in the room, while bookshelves remain lower, allowing one to see outside and natural light to
penetrate inside. Malecha noted a key principle of the room’s design was the inclusion of as much natural light as possible. Natural light disperses throughout the room from all four cardinal directions; so much, that at any time of day, you can experience fresh sunlight. A white ceiling, complimented by white walls, KITCHEN continued page 7
The word “manufacturing” does not traditionally bring the arts, design and humanities to mind. Manufacturing is often characterized by large factories with technologies that incorporate science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But that may be changing. Brooks Raiford, CEO of the North Carolina Technology Association and alumnus of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, said the misconception could be attributed to the idea that outside of STEM, studies are non-technical. This perception is often untrue in the social sciences, according to Doug Gillan, head of the Department of Psychology. “Some disciplines within psychology are focused on life sciences, like cognitive neural science and biology,” Gillan said. “Any science that deals with living creatures is going to be interested in behavior and that is where psychology comes in.” CHASS Dean Jeff Braden said humanities are also relevant in the manufacturing world because they connect cultural implications to the technical aspects of manufacturing. “All commerce and social interaction takes place in a social and cultural context and those contexts are what we explore in the humanities,” Braden said. “You can’t be successful in the absence
of that understanding of the social and cultural contexts.” Many have revised STEM to STEAMD, adding arts and design because of their importance to the manufacturing sector. “Engineers are designing things for humans to use. Understanding anthropology, culture, sociology, etc. is pretty critical [for manufacturing],” Gillan said. The humanities answer the question, “How do we do manufacturing well?” by exploring the possible societal and environmental repercussions, according to Braden. Design plays a crucial role in manufacturing as well, according to Dean Marvin Malecha of the College of Design. “We are not just creating new technology, we are producing products that serve and improve people’s lives,” Malecha said. Malecha wants to rearrange STEM and STEAM and make them more than just an acronym. “I want to stop talking about ‘STEM’ and ‘STEAM’ and start talking about ‘TEAMS.’ We all need each other to produce great products. We can’t do it alone,” Malecha said. Braden said that arts, humanities and design each bring creativity into the manufacturing world. “Creativity will drive the economy of the future and arts are one way [to] stimulate the economy,” Braden said. “Design inquiry is the creative portion of manufactur-
ing. Designers make products that you don’t know you can’t live without. They have the ability to see what does not yet exist,” Malecha said. The humanities, arts and design already have established a role in manufacturing, although some people may not realize it, according to Raiford. “It exists and happens in real life. It doesn’t matter where you’re working. Military, law firm, bank or retail, there is always going to be a hierarchy of leadership,” Raiford said. “You can’t be a leader just by having the technical skills to do the job, you also have to have the ability to lead and inspire others. The humanities teach us those skills.” Gillan acknowledged the importance of liberal arts skills and said he used them in manufacturing with Loki Engineering and Science. He said daily communication, conferences and writing were all crucial skills in the workplace. Gillan said he also worked with General Foods in taste perception to identify the psychological underpinnings and discover how and why people react to certain tastes. A background in the liberal arts also provides career and leadership opportunities, according to Raiford. “Just look at the governor and CEOs of top companies,” Raiford said. Governor Pat McCrory has a political science degree. Sam Palmisano, CEO and former-president of IBM, and Dan Hesse, CEO for Sprint, both have liberal arts degrees.
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ILLUSTRATION BY BRETT MORRIS
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at Fincastle, Va. in 1965. Sometimes called “mouncontinued from page 1 tain music” or “country music,” bluegrass songs Open Bluegrass street festi- originally reflected the rural val, is estimated to draw more lifestyle of the early settlers of 16,000 to Raleigh with an im- Appalachia, according to the pact of $9.9 million. IBMA website. The IBMA is committed African American gospel to a network of people that is music and dance music and “working together for high ballads from Ireland, Scotstandards of professionalism, land and England have had a a greater appreciation for our great influence on bluegrass. music, and the success of the The banjo, fiddle and guiworld wide bluegrass com- tar are musical instruments munity.” brought together by bluegrass North Carolina and blue- country music, according to grass music have a long- the IBMA website. standing relationship that The IBMA has members in dates back to 50 states and when early 30 countries, settlers first according to sprawled the website. out across I n add ithe southern tion to the Appalachian classic style Mountains. born in 1945 According that is still to the IBMA performed website, widely, blue“The invengrass bands tion of the today reflect IBMA Website phonograph influences and the onfrom a variset of the radio in the early ety of sources including jazz, 1900s brought this old-time contemporary country mumusic out of the rural South- sic, Celtic music, rock & roll, ern mountains to people all old-time music and Southern over the United States.” gospel music in addition to Two North Carolinians, lyrics translated to various Earl Scruggs and Carlton languages, according to the Haney helped elevate the IBMA website. status and relevance of blueThe soundtracks from grass music across the United movies such as Deliverance States. and Oh Brother Where Art Scruggs helped develop a Thou showcased this unique unique style of banjo-playing subset of country music to a when he joined Bill Mon- wider audience. roe’s bluegrass band from Those interested in attendKentucky in 1945. His three- ing the International Bluefinger picking style became grass Music Awards festival his trademark. should consult the associaHaney, who is from Reids- tion’s website. As of March ville, is credited with creat- 1 non-members can begin reing and organizing the first questing tickets to this year’s bluegrass music festival, held festival.
“Working together for high standards of professionalism, a greater appreciation for our music.”
investment China has ever made, according to Kelly. Jonathan Ocko, head of the history department, said China imports 60 percent of the oil it consumes and is projected to increase that to 75 percent next year. This growth contrasts the U.S. since it’s beginning to import less foreign oil and produce more domestically, Kelly said. “Energy security should be our goal,” Kelly said. According to Kelly, there are predictions that the U.S. will be the world’s largest oil producer by 2020. According to the EIA, the U.S. is projected to rise from producing 7.3 million barrels a day in 2014 to 7.9 million, and the numbers will keep growing. He said China has been patient by only buying small shares of Canadian oil companies at a time so they do not trigger Ameri-
whether we buy it or not,” Kelly said.
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Raiford said there is a correlation. The idea of STEAMD serves as a personification of the idea of interdisciplinary collaboration as well. “It’s a big mistake to view [the humanities and sciences] as being in conf lict and it’s important that there’s a blend,” said Raiford. This is where STEAMD comes in. “Just in the field of psychology, we are working with people in engineering, computer science, management, agriculture and food science,” Gillan said. “We can’t do our jobs without making contact with people in other disciplines.”
Don’t miss Technician and the Institute for Emerging Issues’ student forum on manufacturing. ManufacturingWorks@NCState will present business leaders and will allow students to network and learn more about North Carolina’s largest business sector.
Cru makes a case for Christ Kevin Schaefer Staff Writer
Proving the Bible’s validity isn’t an unusual topic for a Sunday sermon, but for Cross Examined — an organization geared toward the “75 percent” of
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Christian-raised students travels to numerous college who leave the church during campuses to answer skeptics’ college — it is all in a day’s questions about Christianity. work. “My job is to give rigorous N.C. State Cru presented logical, scientific, historical “Jesus’ Resurrection: Myth, and evidential reasons for Hoax or Ultimate Answer” truth, the existence of God, in association with Cross the historical reliability of Examined as an attempt to the Bible, the resurrection of prove their faith, not just to Jesus Christ and other critical Christians, but to skeptics. Christian beliefs,” Turek said. Frank Turek, founder and While the primary subject president of Cross Examined, of his lecture was on the ressaid he conducts seminars urrection, Turek discussed like the one Monday to ad- everything from evolutiond re s s t he ary concepts concerns to a nc ie nt a nd quesh i s t or y a s tions of a means of non-Chrisformulattians. ing a concise “This and effective kind of argument. thing isn’t Turek last typically spoke on done on campus with college cam- Jordan Penley, intern with N.C. Cross Exampuses. We’re ined in 2008 State Cru here looking in Reynolds objectively Coliseum. He to find answers,” Turek said. said he tours the country not “Seventy-f ive percent of only to curb skeptics, but also students who are raised in to teach faithful Christians to church leave it upon enter- defend themselves. ing college, and we’re here to “Doing t hese lectures address those issues.” provides me with the opTurk is a Christian apolo- portunity to train students gist — a person who seeks to effectively defend their to provide rational evidence faith, as well as entice nonof biblical validity — who Christians to give the Bible a
“Society tells us faith and science are at odds, but we believe they are complementary.”
closer look,” Turek said. Cross Examined travels along Turek’s “apologetic” train of thought. Turek and several students said Christians do not blindly accept things, insisting substantial evidence toward the resurrection of Christ and biblical truth exists. “One of the purposes of this seminar is to demolish the lie that faith and reason are separate by showing that faith is grounded in reason,” Turek said. In addition to his involvement with Cross Examined, Turek authored three books that focus on apologetics, titled I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, Legislating Morality, and Correct, NOT Politically Correct. Upon concluding his main talk, Turek opened the floor for questions. “Society tells us faith and science are at odds, but we believe they are complementary,” Jordan Penley, intern with N.C. State Cru, said. “We believe the gospel is extremely credible and the claims of Jesus Christ are worthy of consideration.”
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Lessons learned in the Iraq War
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en years ago today, the United States invaded Saddam Hussein-controlled Iraq. Eight and a half years, 4,400 U.S. deaths, more than 100,000 Iraqi deaths and almost $1 trillion later, the Iraq War officially ended Dec. 15. This war defined foreign policy for our generation. We grew up with this war, and as we reflect on its impact today, we can only hope that it never happens again. You’d be hard-pressed to find an N.C. State undergraduate student out of middle school 10 years ago. Save for the true political prodigies, none of us even knew what foreign policy meant. War encompassed the British red coats and those guys that fought over slavery. It was the stuff of history books, and unless we had a family member actively deployed, it initially remained that way. But we grew up. As we graduated from the
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“ I think it was a terrible idea.“ Arthur Juliani senior, psychology
“Honestly, I don’t know much about the war, but I wish there wasn’t a war.” Delja Adams junior, criminology
“I feel like we were there longer than we should have been. “ Jaimie Rachels freshman, mechanical engineering
“I feel like it’s [been] prolonged. At first it was necessary, but now I feel like we just need to get out of there. “ Zery Harris, sophomore, English, language, writing & rhetoric.
ranks of middle school, the actions of our country began to matter. We paid attention in the 2008 election and took note of foreign policy’s prominent role in the campaigns — at least until the economy took center stage. Some of us began to express opinions against our Iraqi presence before quickly being labeled “unpatriotic.” Looking back, it’s clear that was one of the great problems of the Iraq War. From journalists to the ordinary citizen, the Bush administration had everyone convinced that opposition to its efforts was on par with American disloyalty. But after years of the weapon of
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He chose for His inherita nce.” — Psalm 33:12 The first time I read this, I doubted its truth, but now I am 100-percent sure a curse will come to Ziyi Mai a nation Staff Columnist whose god is a human being or other material. As a child growing up in communist China, I was taught to praise Chair Mao as a god, my brain filled with Marxist and atheist doctrines. It wasn’t until I came to the United States in 2009 that I heard about God. Many Americans who grow up here get used to the way of life surrounded by religious ideas — churches, prayers and ministries. Even non-believers can’t deny their behaviors are more or less influenced by the ideas of Christianity. But in my home country, it’s a totally different picture. Shortly after I came to the new land, I started paying attention to how Americans act differently than the Chinese. About love One striking thing is that Americans, regardless of their beliefs, always love to say “I love you” to their families and friends, sometimes with warm bear hugs. One time I was hanging out with my best friend, Tim, as he was talking to his mom on the phone. I was shocked when I heard “I love you” and “I miss you” several times. Shamefully, I never said “I love you” to my parents and sister before I came here, nor did I give them a hug. In China, these kinds of actions are considered weird — especially for guys. You may subscribe to the stereotype that Asians express their love elusively. But for me, the lesson I learned is that if I didn’t even have the guts to spell out my love for my family, I didn’t know how
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mass destruction absenteeism, we realized we’d been duped. Before we go any further, we’d like to pause and say this did not — in any way — diminish our respect for members of our military. It may appear as if we’re communicating two different messages here, but that’s because these are two different issues. The reasons for the Iraq War may have been misguided, but that doesn’t downplay a person’s decision to risk his or her life for our country. This is true patriotism, and it stands in stark contrast to blindly supporting the decision to go to war in the first place.
So did we go to Iraq for the oil? Did we invade to clean up former President George H. W. Bush’s mess? We could argue endlessly, but that’s not really the point. In the end, we just hope we’ve learned our lesson. An eightand-a-half-year lesson is a hard one to learn, but it’s a lesson no less. We hope we’ve learned to think more critically about the actions of our government — and to not fear labels such as “unpatriotic” amid our pursuit of the truth. We hope we’ve learned that U.S. involvement in foreign affairs is a good thing, but not in the form of an unfounded military invasion. We don’t have to make sense of what happened 10 years ago. What matters now is that we don’t ever blindly answer to an ambiguous war call again.
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to love at all. I was curious as to how this social norm came into being. I started studying the Bible and found that the Scripture is full of commands to love people — even people you are not familiar with. In East Asia, love only revolves around family and friends. Love is less likely go beyond the circle of your own kinship. People show their compassion to others’ sufferings, but few of them reach out to help. In contrast, American people are more willing to help the weak and get involved in volunteer work in various communities. About equality N.C. State students who commute by Wolfline every day may not be surprised to see a handicapped student hop on a bus. The driver helps by pulling up a row of seats, and students already on the bus leave their spots. This scene, regular to Americans, stuck in my head for a long time. In China, the disabled are not granted the same rights as able-bodied people. If this happened in China, people on the bus would complain that the bus was consuming too much of their time and that the handicapped student was a burden. In a hierarchical society, your fate is determined by the social status of your family. Why do Americans treat the handicapped in such a friendly way? It’s because the Founding Fathers’ idea that “all men are created equal” has been deeply planted in every American man and woman’s heart. Where does this idea come from? Obviously it comes from the belief that God gave life to humans —making everyone equal before God. After witnessing numerous stunning and wonderful stories full of love, grace, forgiveness and thankfulness, I am convinced the Scripture at the beginning of this column tells the truth. Through faith, I have learned the most important lessons of the rest of my life: how to care for and love people, how to respect each one as a human, and how to be a man with integrity. I would have never learned these things if I had continued to stay blind to God.
Matthew Clark, senior in arts application
My religion: It’s a long story
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cannot tell you how many times I have been to church with my family. Not because I’ve been too many times to count, but because I was so young that I don’t remember. My parents were raised Megan Catholic. Ellisor Catholic Deputy churches Viewpoint Editor in the United States have lost 5 percent of their members in the last decade, according to the National Journal. The church has lost many members due to its anti-abortion, antidivorce and anti-homosexuality stances, just to name a few. Although they have never completely explained to me why we stopped going to church, my parents have told me many horror stories of the nuns at their Catholic schools and the terrible cafeteria food. I assume their time in Catholic school, paired with their rigorous work schedules, left little desire or time to take my siblings and me to church. I have no problem with people who are religious. Indeed, religiosity is considered desirable here in North Carolina, the eighth most religious state according to a 2012 Pew Research Center study. It gives the impression of self lessness and commitment. Not only is Christianity accepted, it is
praised in the South. Growing up, I often felt uncomfortable when my peers and teachers talked about religion. Although my family celebrated Easter and Christmas, I didn’t belong to a church. In elementary and middle school, my peers described church as “this place that makes me wake up early on Sundays so I can listen to old people talk and sing.” But in high school, suddenly everyone around me started liking church. In fact, some students elected to attend youth group services throughout the week because one morning a week wasn’t enough for them. But these youth groups, not coincidentally, were hubs for popular kids — kids whose values I questioned. I began to realize that a person’s religion does not guarantee that person has certain morals preached by that denomination. Because I was not raised to be a member of a certain religion, I’ve had a few flings with different faiths. Whenever I slept over at my best friend’s house on a Saturday, her parents took us to their Lutheran church the following morning. They let me wear jeans and sometimes there was free grape juice, so, as a middle school-aged girl, I was OK with it. In another instance, while eating lunch at the Atrium last week, my roommate and I were approached by two girls from Texas A&M University who came here on their spring break to spread the word of God. The girls were perfectly nice, but rather aggressive — they shared my roommate’s phone number,
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without permission, with an N.C. State student so she could recruit her to join a church group on campus. I appreciate commitment, but we expressed no interest in learning more about the group. And then there’s my most memorable fling: Scientology. When I went to New York City for spring break this year, a stranger pulled me into the Scientology building to watch a film about dianetics. The rather dramatic film did not explain dianetics all too well, but I got the impression that it was anti-medicine. If it was a word in the dictionary, I could give you the real definition, but it’s not. I don’t trust words that Merriam-Webster doesn’t recognize. Nor do I trust Tom Cruise. Of these very few flings, I have found no true match. Whenever I went to church, I didn’t disagree with anything that was being said, but I just didn’t feel like I was missing anything by not going. Although at times I may have felt uncomfortable about my lack of religious identity, it has never felt like I was lacking motivation or morals or a purpose. My parents raised me in such a way that I don’t feel like I need a religion to tell me what is right or wrong — I know the difference.� I still don’t know if I believe there is a higher being. I can see how people who were raised in poor conditions or by less-than-great parents would find refuge in religion, but I have felt no such desire so far in my life. Some might say I’m confused, but a lighter term might be “agnostic.”
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City planners harness city growth
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Many students have noticed sounds of construction and renovation coming from beyond the vicinity of the Talley Student Center. For many city planners, the noise is a welcome sign of the city’s growth. In January, Forbes Magazine ranked Raleigh fourth fastest growing city in the country in terms of the rate of job growth, economic growth, population growth, unemployment rate and median salary. With such metrics increasing in relation to many other cities, it may not be surprising that many investors are building more residential units and expanding businesses. The United States Census stated that in April 2010, Raleigh’s estimated population was 403,892 people — a 46.3 percent growth since 2000. The City of Raleigh Planning and Development department also stated that investors added 55,425 new residential units to the city over the past decade — a 45.9 percent growth. City planners have seen areas such as downtown Raleigh, West Raleigh, North
Raleigh and midtown Raleigh grow in particular due to expanded interest and investment. All of these major hubs support Wake County’s economic success and prosperity. Russell Allen, hired in 2001 as city manager, has been responsible for managing much of this growth. “In 2001, the downtown was desperately undervalued and underutilized,” Allen said. Allen’s “5 and 5 plan” he created in 2001 outlined the ways he approached Raleigh’s weak areas in an attempt to change them. In the plan, he marked five major changes, including the opening of the Fayetteville Street mall to traffic, the construction of a convention center and hotel, reorganization of the building code, and increases in public sector and corporate investment. Allen said he has already accomplished many of these goals. “The residential, retail, restaurant, art and tourist scenes are all thriving now — all things you need for a vital downtown,” Allen said. Allen said he believes the city has grown through the parks system in Raleigh, such as the greenways, aquatic fa-
cilities and gymnasiums. He also said he believes some major businesses like Red Hat and most recently, Citrix, will add value and population to the city. “If you do first-class public sector investment — if you upgrade the infrastructure, putting in streetscape, under-grounding utilities, making it safer and more walkable, and deal with parking — these things can really leverage huge amounts of private sector investment and make it a better place for students and citizens,” Allen said. Matt Tomasulo, an alumnus who received his master’s degree in landscape architecture in 2012, is an urban planner and active community member of Raleigh. He created CityFabric, a company that uses city-skeleton maps in everyday fashion and household items to encourage social and civic engagement. Tomasulo also engaged the Raleigh community through his Walk Raleigh project. He hopes to spread his program through his Walk [Your City] initiative, a guerilla wayfinding project that directs pedestrians to popular locations around Raleigh based on walking time.
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Raleigh recently spent $1.3 million on a traditional wayfinding system downtown that included 146 signs and took about three years to plan. The signs are big, tall and inaccessible to pedestrians due to the fact that they are made for automobiles coming into and leaving town, Tomasulo said.“The city is going to be forced to grow differently than it has in the past. … We have to restrain ourselves from growing out and start growing up. … It is simply going to be too
costly to serve people on the periphery if we keep growing out,” Tomasulo said. Tomasulo believes that Walk [Your City] is about encouraging healthier communities in transitioning cities by simply changing the perception. In theory, the more people on the sidewalks, the safer and pedestrian-friendly urban landscapes become. Tomasulo said he saw an opportunity to complement these city resources and provide an enriched experience for pedestrians in cities for a
fraction of the cost and time. “When I first moved here in 2007, there was no life on the streets,” Tomasulo said. “Now you can ride through downtown and you can see life. You can see people interacting and engaging. That only spurs and attracts other people to do the same thing. That is the whole idea of life on the street and creating vibrant communities.”
CAM gets new leaders Holden Broyhill Staff Writer
Raleigh’s Contemporary Art Museum has new leaders after the Contemporary Art Foundation Board of Directors and its N.C. State partners decided to pursue new goals. A March 8 press release stated the Board, along with Marvin Malecha, dean of the College of Design, “decided to move into new areas of development requiring new leadership.” Elysia BorowyReeder has left the position of executive director of the museum after nearly two years of service since the museum opened in the spring of 2011. CAM is a joint effort between N.C. State’s College
of Design and the Contemporary Art Foundation. The partners’ mission is to creatively display contemporary pieces of art from a variety of artists to reflect the ever changing world that inspired the pieces. “The Contemporary Art Museum Project for the College of Design is very important … in terms of the way it allows us to extend the activities of this college out into the community,” Malecha said in a video on the museum website. During this period of transition, Kate Shafer has stepped in to serve as interim director. Shafer has experience in leadership with CAM, serving as gallery and exhibitions manager and curat-
ing 16 exhibitions since 2011 with nationally recognized artists. She also managed the renovations that transformed a warehouse into CAM Raleigh’s current facility. The museum also announced two new development team members. Marjorie Hodges was named the new director of the Contemporary Art Foundation of CAM Raleigh. Hodges’ work will be centered on fundraising and donor relations. In addition, Gab Smith has been named the new director of advancement and membership engagement. Smith is a NCSU graduate who has worked in the museum world for more than a decade. She aims to use new programs to acquire grants and grow a re-
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CAM Raleigh is looking to hire a new director after former director Elysia Borowy-Reeder left the position earlier this month.
lationship between CAM and the Raleigh community. CAM Raleigh has many education programs designed for a wide range of age groups. After school,
weekend and summer workshops are offered to middle and high school students to develop their creative potential. Throughout each month, CAM Raleigh has events open
to the community to display its latest pieces and encourage a growing relationship with the contemporary art world.
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A full life lived, but still too short
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Grains of Time sings the national anthem in Reynolds Coliseum before President Barack Obama’s speech Sept. 14, 2011. Ian Peterson, to the far right, was a lead performer for the group.
AFTER THE DEATH OF IAN PETERSON, HIS MEMORY RINGS ON STORY BY MARK HERRING & JOANNAH IRVIN
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n the spotlight and one on one, Ian Pe- in high school drama — he had the lead roll terson made people stop, watch, listen in Oklahoma as a ninth-grade student — and and remember. The college senior, who when he decided to come to the University was 6 feet 2 inches tall with untamed curly to study public relations, wanted to shift his hair, stood out as a performer — singing was focus to music. his forte and dancing was his hobby. Cindy “He was born to perform, but he didn’t want Peterson, his mother, described him as an to study drama in college,” Cindy said. “He invincible 21-year-old, with a bright future was a schmoozer. He could just walk into a ahead of him — even though he had cancer. room of random people and start a conver“He was not the kid to just sit around and let sation.” things just happen,” Cindy said. “And so, there During his freshman year of college, Ian auwas every expectation from the diagnosis that ditioned for the Grains of Time, N.C. State’s he’d get well.” most visible a cappella group, and got a spot While working multiple jobs at the same on the squad. The charisma he had in person time, singing in N.C. State’s premier men’s shined on stage, and he became president of a cappella group and shag dancing in his the Grains of Time his junior year. free time, Cindy said Ian was unstoppable. While in college, Ian took up dancing as a Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, Ian hobby, and partnered with his friend, Sarah tried to keep up his fast pace when he had the Craven. strength. “We would always go dancing together,” But after a five-month struggle against ad- Craven said. “He would come over to my place vanced Burkitt’s lymphoma, a cancer of B- and vice versa. We went salsa dancing, we’d lymphocyte white-blood cells of the immune do swing, we’d do shag. We’d do everything.” system, Ian died Feb. 27 Ian’s showy style and while fighting off an prowess on the dance acute strep infection for floor — he frequented nearly a month. North Hills Mall and Cindy said Ian took T.J.’s Shag Club — his same spirit for life caught the attention of toward his fight against many, and Cindy recalls cancer. A boy his mothrandom people in public er describes as “easy on asking him if he were a the eyes,” Ian charmed dancer. people even when he was “His d r ive, h is sick — a young nurse schmoozer personality slipped him her phone and him being kind of Cindy Peterson, Ian’s mother number once. cute — the girls were When doctors told Ian coming out of the woodhe had cancer Oct. 3, Cindy said he didn’t work — led to his popularity,” Cindy said. “He know immediately how to react. Within that never wanted to be famous, though. He was same visit, the doctor had to pump Ian with sociable, but he was humble, too.” two liters of saline to prevent his kidneys from Even when Ian was sick, he’d make time for failing. Cindy said it all happened too fast. friends and tried to keep up with dancing. But to fight a war, Ian had to pick an enemy, “I wasn’t going to treat him differently and when Ian returned to his family’s Cary just because he had cancer,” Craven said. home from his first visit to the hospital, he and “He wouldn’t have wanted that anyway. He Cindy got their battle plan together. and I would still make plans to hang out. “I said, ‘I think we should name the cancer,’” We went dancing several times when he was Cindy suggested. “We can have this tangible feeling well. All be it we had to cancel a lot thing to hate.” plans because he didn’t have the energy or A few minutes later, Ian came up with a he fell asleep from the medicine he was on.” name. “I’m going to name her Bessie,” Ian proBessie and chemo posed. To treat Burkitt’s lymphoma, doctors place Looking at her son in the eyes, Cindy re- patients on eight rounds of chemotherapy sponded, “Well we’re going to kick Bessie’s spaced 21 days apart. Ian’s doctors don’t know a**.” how his cancer came about, and the diagnosis was at first mistaken to be Philadelphia acute Big man on campus leukemia. Many students knew Ian as the guy who Doctors placed Ian on chemotherapy right could sing, the person who dominated solos away after his diagnosis, and after treating during a cappella concerts. He walked around him at UNC Hospitals’ oncology ward, doccampus with a skip to his step, and he would tors transferred Ian to Rex Hospital. For the hum melodies on his way to class. next five months, Ian was in and out of the Ian became involved in singing while he was hospital with round after round of chemo-
“When you’re 21, you’re invincible, but in his case he was faced with his mortality. The last five months of his life, there was a lot of soul searching...”
therapy. “When he got out of chemotherapy rounds, he looked like a prison-camp victim — he lost a lot of weight,” Cindy said. “The time between rounds was 21 days, but as his immune system got weak, it would take him longer and longer to get ready for the next round.” As Ian was immunosuppressed after chemotherapy, he was forced to spend time in isolation, away from friends, to ward off infections. “His body was betraying him, and he asked me one night, ‘What did I do wrong?’” Cindy said. “He was 21, but he was asking bigger questions. He had to. And we left him alone twice in the five months he was sick — we had a lot of alone time with him. Every patient needs and advocate, and we were there to help him fight.” The Peterson family embraces its faith overtly, and Ian’s parents work for the religious group Cru. As a child, Ian grew up in the Ukraine and Hungary as the son of missionary parents. “When you’re 21, you’re invincible, but in his case he was faced with his mortality. The last five months of his life, there was a lot of soul searching and returning to his Christianfaith experience.” While Ian was in the hospital, Cindy said Ian’s friends made an effort to visit him, but at times she had to limit his exposure. “My first thought was ‘I gotta go there, I gotta visit him,’ but I knew that I couldn’t because he was sick,” Craven said. “I knew that especially working in an ambulance — I’m an EMT — I could have stuff on me that could make him more sick.” After six chemo treatments, Ian seemed to be on track to complete his eight rounds of therapy — until he spiked a fever Feb. 5. Cindy was advised to take Ian to the hospital if his temperature got above 100.4 degrees. His temperature that night was 103 degrees, and Cindy and Ian went straight to the oncology ward, bypassing the unsanitary environment of the emergency room. He had to be rushed in to his room in a wheel chair. The next day, doctors placed Ian in the intensive care unit and kept him heavily sedated to conserve his energy to fight his infection. Though he was medicated, he was still conscious and had daily contact with his caregivers. For the 22 days Ian was in the ICU, a parent was with him. Cindy or his father John bent hospital visitation rules and slept in a chair by his side at night. The Grains of Time came to the hospital while Ian was in the ICU to lift his spirits. Brennan Clark, a sophomore in mathematics and math education and member of the group, remembers singing for Ian as one of his last memories of his friend who he considered a role model.
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Cindy Peterson holds a photo of her son Ian during a memorial reunion on the Brickyard on Wednesday. Peterson died Feb. 27, 2013 after battling with cancer for five months.
“We sang ‘Lean on Me,’ and during that song I think we all felt his energy with us, like he was singing with us,” Clark said. “We were all crying by the end of that song, and it was just a beautiful moment. We sang a few more songs and we said our goodbyes to him.” On Feb. 27, Ian’s family was present in his hospital room for his final breath. “From the time he was a little boy, he knew he was loved, and we didn’t leave his side,” Cindy said. “We were his advocates up until the very end.”
His resonant memory For the Peterson family, the dust is still settling. The month of February took a severe toll on the family, and the Petersons are still trying to find normalcy. “We went back and forth from the hospital so many times, I have mismatched shoes. I have pairs I cannot even find,” Cindy said. Ian’s oldest sister, Ashley, was to be married three days after Ian’s death. Respecting his wishes, the family went forward with the wedding. March 10, the Petersons held a celebration of Ian’s life after his memorial service at the Summit Church in Durham, which attracted more than 800 of his friends, family and hospital workers. “Losing a child has got to be the most hellish thing on earth. I can’t imagine anything worse,” Cindy said. “But I’m not grieving with no hope. There is an expectation that I will see him one day again. Dying at 21 rocks a community — it rocked our world. It’s just so early in the unpacking process. “Again, I’m just trying to find my shoes.”
“We sang ‘Lean on Me,’ and during that song I think we all felt his energy with us, like he was singing with us. We were all crying by the end of that song, and it was just a beautiful moment. We sang a few more songs and we said our goodbyes to him.” Brennan Clark, sophomore in mathematics and math education
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evokes a sense of spaciousness, as the kitchen extends into a family room large enough to accommodate as many as 125 patrons, according to Malecha. Another distinguishing feature of the room is a granite countertop island, suitable for hosting buffets for large receptions or smaller family functions. Malecha recanted remarks by Chancellor Randy Woodson, who found the island to be great for hosting a family or just having dinner with his wife Susan, noting that sometimes the best conversations take place in the kitchen. The $3.5 million house was
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his uncle’s involvement in the military was not because he was anti-American or proSaddam, but rather because he was a pilot. However, the effects of the death on his family was not the end of the war’s influence on Hamoudi’s life. Hamoudi was forced to bear the brunt of stereotypes at the hands of his peers at school in Raeford, a small town outside of Fayetteville. “No one really cared why we were going into Iraq.
built and funded through private contributions of money and building materials by N.C. State alumni and supporters. Malecha spoke highly of the contributors who were able to finance the project, despite a building industry that he considered to be “one of the worst in the past 50 years.” He elaborated further on the significance of such donations. “It was an honor to work on this project,” Malecha said. “I felt a real sense of love for the University through the contributions of funds and supplies made by the Wolfpack community.” The construction of the house was a collaborative effort with local interior designer Judy Picket and con-
struction company Rufty Homes Inc. Ntchwaidumela Thomas and Ryan Whitley, juniors in architecture, spoke of the value of collaboration taught within N.C. State’s design program, and how it made the chancellor’s residence project possible. “Design isn’t a field of isolation. You don’t want to have your idea confined, you want to be able to share it,” Thomas said. Whitley expanded upon Thomas’ thoughts. “You learn to feed off other people’s ideas and input. You have the feedback of teachers and peers, and meshing those ideas together makes your whole project a lot better,” Whitley said.
Where I was from, it was just about getting the enemy. Now I am the enemy,” Hamoudi said. “It was so different from before the war. People called me names or terrorist. I just went along with it, I just tried brushing it off. It just became the new normal.” Despite these unjustifiable insults, Hamoudi said he remains proud of his Iraqi heritage. Students in the Army ROTC program at N.C. State grew up in the midst of this war, and many recognize the possibility of deploying into combat zones as an inevitable part of their military careers.
“I understand the risks, I know that going into the Army this is what I signed up for,” Matt Williamitis, a corporal in ROTC and sophomore in aerospace engineering, said. Ma ny members of ROTC were motivated to join the military after the September 11th attacks. Charles Sessoms, a junior in ROTC, expressed that although he would have joined the armed services anyway, 9/11 influenced his decision to become an infantry officer.
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Senior forward Richard Howell tries to block a shot during the ACC Tournament first round game Thursday. Howell had 22 points and 12 rebounds in the Wolfpack’s win against the Hokies.
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Perseverance pays off for Wells Howell, Brown and Leslie named Coaches All-ACC Men’s basketball senior forward Richard Howell, junior guard Lorenzo Brown and junior forward C.J. Leslie were named to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s inaugural Coaches AllACC Basketball team. Howell and Brown were named to the first team and Leslie earned third team honors. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Burke finalist for Ashe Sports Scholar Award Women’s basketball junior forward Kody Burke was named a finalist for the 2013 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. Burke is a twotime Academic All-America third-team selection and has a 3.92 grade-point average. She led the Pack in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots in the 2012-13 season.
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Junior outfielder Bethaney Wells prepares to swing at a pitch during the second game of a double header against UNC-Greensboro at Curtis and Jacqueline Dail field March 23, 2011. State won the game 9-0 in five innings.
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Pack gets WNIT bid N.C. State women’s basketball will continue its postseason in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. The Wolfpack received an at-large bid to the tournament. The NIT is familiar territory for the Pack. State faced off against two local opponents in last year’s tournament in High Point and Appalachian State. The Pack’s season was ended with a loss in the second round of the tournament with its matchup against the Mountaineers, 66-62. SOURCE: WOMENSNIT.COM
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Knee surgeries in any sport are difficult to recover from. Many lose faith and shut down their careers after the second or third occurrence. Coming back from five is almost unheard of. But senior outfielder Bethaney Wells, plagued with injuries in her collegiate career, is the exception. During her time with the softball program, Wells has undergone five knee surgeries, including two the summer of her redshirt junior year to remove cartilage the size of a fingernail from her hamstring. Wells suffered her initial injury — a dislocated kneecap — at the end of her freshman season, when she caught her cleats in the lining of the fence at Dail Softball Stadium during practice.
The ligaments were stretched and the cartilage was torn, she said, but there was never a complete tear of any ligaments. “Some people would call me stupid,” Wells said. “We have probably bought four yachts for our surgeons.” In her sophomore season, Wells was forced to redshirt to recover from her two offseason surgeries. Wells, who refers to herself as a “computer geek,” was originally a computer engineering major, which prompted former head coach Lisa Navas to ask her to tape the team while she was recovering. “I used to do the whole computer thing — I’m kind of a nerd,” Wells said. “When most kids redshirt they just hang out. They come to practice, do what they can, and during games they just hang out.” Wells used to program and build computers, she said. Chipper Jones, former third base-
man for the Atlanta Braves and Wells’ favorite ball player, sparked her interest and inspired her toward competitive softball. According to Wells, she decided she would “be like Chipper Jones” when she played recreational softball as a kid. Wells is coming off her most productive season with the team, starting 53 of the team’s 54 games and finishing with a .293 batting average. She led the team with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs. The team’s overall record in Wells’ first four seasons was 100-106, a mark that influenced Navas’ dismissal following the 2012 season. “If we’ve had a winning season while I’ve been here, it’s been by one or two games over .500 but nothing spectacular,” Wells said. “We’ve had some cool wins, but we’ve had some ugly losses too. “I’ve had individual success, but we’ve never had team success.” The Wolfpack started the 2013
season strong under new head coach Shawn Rychcik. But eight straight losses have left the Pack at 11-13-1. Wells said that following her redshirt senior season, she plans on looking into the volunteer assistant position available on the team. “I don’t want to leave,” she said. “I know how awesome it is here now and it’s just something special to be a part of.” Despite the trials and tribulations of her time with the softball program, Wells believes it could all be worth it — she just wants to win, and believes this team has the ability. “We know what our expectations are and just get after it,” Wells said. “I think we have the team to go to regionals, and I definitely think we have the team to compete for an ACC title. “That would mean the world to me. It would make it all worth it.”
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Power conferences losing influence and bids Jeniece Jamison Sports Editor
For the first time since seeding began in the NCAA tournament, the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament champion has not received a No. 1 seed in the big dance. The ACC champion Miami Hurricanes garnered the No. 2 seed in the East region. Wolfpack men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried called the decision from the tournament’s selection committee a “bit of a slap in the face to our league.” Gottfried went on to say the league is perceived as being weaker than its RPI ranking of fourth in the country. The Mountain West Conference is ranked first in the country going into the tournament. The Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference received a No. 1 seed in the tournament, despite having the all-time lowest strength of schedule among No. 1 seeds. The lowest-ranked “power six” conference in the RPI rankings is the Southeastern Conference at No. 8. But, rather than a slap in the
face, it could be a sign of the times. now. The top seeds in each region– The 2013 tournament has mid- Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas and Loumajors splashed throughout the isville – have already shown they’re bracket that could possibly have a very vulnerable in comparison to large impact on its outcome. Af- the top-seeded teams in the past. ter the Zags, the Also, some midSt. Louis Billikens majors are already of the Atlantic 10 on their way to behave received the coming members of next highest seed the power six conamong the midferences. The Big majors at No.3. East as we know it is Mark Gottfried men’s basketball head coach T he a fore me ndone and four of its tioned MWC and notable programs – A-10 conferences received five bids Notre Dame, Louisville, Syracuse in this year’s tournament, one more and Pittsburgh – are making their than the ACC. way to the ACC. I’m still mourning Our generation remembers the the loss of the greatest conference runs Butler made to the national tournament in the nation. championship, falling short on a Did Gottfried have a point on the last-second heave against Duke and ACC being downplayed? I think losing to Connecticut in 2012, and he does. The league has shown Virginia Commonwealth’s run to throughout the year that anyone the Final Four. Memphis did make can lose on any given night. Mia run to the national championship ami’s streak of an unblemished game, but the program was consid- conference record was stopped by ered a powerhouse by then. Wake Forest, a team that finished It’s time to stop dismissing these third-to-last in the league. teams as Cinderella stories and Duke also fell to two non-tournarecognize that great basketball pro- ment teams in the ACC. The Wolfgrams do lie outside of the power six pack also proved that no team is an conferences. easy win in the league after it went If there’s a time for a mid-major to to overtime against Virginia Tech make a run at the national title, it’s and lost to four non-tournament
“...bit of a slap in the face to our league.”
BIDS BY CONFERENCE: BIG EAST: (8) BIG TEN: (7) ATLANTIC 10: (5) MOUNTAIN WEST: (5) ACC: (4) SEC: (3) WEST COAST: (2) SUN BELT: (2) MISSOURI VALLEY: (2) SOURCE: STAR TRIBUNE AND ESPN.COM
teams. Seven of the ACC’s 12 members finished with an overall record of more than .500. Virginia, which was considered a “bubble team” by ESPN, did finish with an 11-7 record in a tough ACC. The ACC should have been given the respect it deserved in the form of a No. 1 seed for Miami, but it is time to understand that the landscape of college basketball is changing and mid-major programs will soon mesh completely with those of the power six leagues.