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N.C. environment activists converge on Raleigh Ishan Raval Staff Writer

“Denial ain’t no river in Africa,” said Bob Bruck, N.C. State professor of plant pathology and forestry, while speaking to a rally at the first annual Climate Convergence on Raleigh.

The event, which took place downtown this Saturday and Sunday, is an independent project affiliated with the international environmental organization 350.org. Taking place the weekend preceding Earth Day — which is today — the purpose of the Convergence was to bring together environmental groups from across the state, discuss common concerns and collaboratively organize for greater effectiveness.

The emphasis among all environmental challenges was on climate change, reducing our dependency on fossil fuels and crossing over to renewable energy in North Carolina. The sessions on Saturday, which took place at the Church of the Good Shepherd and the Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh, featured such themes as well as a session each focusing on celebrating the natural world, growing food in an era of climate change and community art.

The more politically-directed of the Convergence’s activities were planned to take place on Sunday, at Halifax Mall, the four acre-large lawn outside the State Legislative Building. A rally, called the Climate

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PHOTO COURTESY OF RALEIGH’S BOSTON MEMORIAL RUN

Thousands of people run through Raleigh in Sunday’s Boston Memorial run. The run raised funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing Monday, April 15.

Raleigh runs for Boston Sam DeGrave News Editor

After waking up early Tuesday morning haunted by horrific bombing of the Boston Marathon, a Raleigh resident who finished the race a mere 10 minutes before the explosions decided he had to do something to help the victims of the blasts.

The result of Kaz Yahyapour’s nightmares—the Boston Memorial Run. Thousands of people gathered at Moore Square Sunday afternoon before running a threemile track through downtown Raleigh to show support for all of those affected by the bombing.

Participants ranged from children who had never run more than a mile to seasoned marathon runners, some of whom ran in this year’s Boston Marathon.

Yahyapour, who identified himself first as a runner, then as the event’s organizer, said he thought a memorial run was the best way to honor the victims, whom he frequently pointed out are also runners.

“We needed something to show the whole world that runners are resilient people and we will not stop,” Yahyapour said.

Yahyapour attributed the success of the event, which was put together in six days, to the help of “a lot of good people.”

Several local businesses sponsored

the event, including Tobacco Road Marathon and Tir na nOg, which donated 10 percent of all sales Sunday to the victims of the bombing.

According to Paula O’Neal, owner of RunRaleigh Races and friend of Yahyapour, 100 percent of the proceeds from the event, which came mainly in the form of donations, raffle ticket sales and T-shirt sales, will be given to the victims and their families.

The official Boston Memorial Run shirts, which were being sold for $10, sold out within two hours.

O’Neal said another batch of shirts will be printed by mid-week and will be available for purchase at Capital RunWalk in Cameron Village.

As of Sunday afternoon, organiz-

ers of the event did not know how much money they had raised and still unsure about how they are going to get the money they raised to those in need. However, O’Neal made sure to specify, “All proceeds are being funneled toward Boston.”

Before the race Yahyapour, who finished his ninth consecutive Boston Marathon Monday, led the crowd in a chant, yelling, “Boston!

Boston! Boston, be strong!”

Yahyapour then encouraged the thousands of people in the audience to “keep running,” and he intends to follow his own advice. Yahyapour said he plans to return to Boston next year to continue his streak.

Cancer Walk: ‘Know it, fight it, end it’ Jessica Hatcher Staff Writer

More than 1,200 volunteers and participants gathered on Centennial Campus Saturday morning for Purple Stride, an annual 5K organized by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Pancreatic Cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer in regards to the number of people it affects, but only 2 percent of government funding is allocated for pancreatic cancer research.

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s goal is to increase funding through events like Purple Stride. The event helped raise more than $131,000, overreaching the goal of $100,000.

“It’s important for people to support the cause because there is such a funding gap between the government budget and what we actually receive,” Susan Decker, co-chair for Purple Stride Raleigh-Durham, said.

Dr. H.J. Kim, a surgeon and professor of surgery at UNC-Chapel

Hill, said that the event “gets bigger each year.”

“It’s an incredible testament to the people involved,” Kim said.

At the event, participants enjoyed refreshments, face and nail painting, and corn-hole. Some people also signed the memory wall in honor of love ones who have died from pancreatic cancer.

The slogan of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, “know it, fight it, end it,” was as the theme of the event.

Melanie Sanders, a news anchor from NBC-17, served as the emcee for the event. Sanders recognized pancreatic cancer survivors, sponsors and volunteers.

Kim spoke at the event. He said he believes that increasing public awareness and raising money for research are the best ways to make an impact and find a cure.

Kim also encouraged people to follow the lead of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and “purple wash” products to raise awareness.

“Everyone knows what the pink ribbon stands for, and we want that

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On 21 Apr 2013 on Centennial Campus, over 1,200 people gathered to fight Pancreatic Cancer, the 4th deadliest cancer in the United States, whose receives only 2% of federal cancer funding. The Pancreatic cancer survival rate is 6% in 5 years; these 14 survivors were in attendance. Taoufik Zerrad, a student at Wake Tech, won the 5k race, running a 6 minute mile.

to be the case with the purple ribbon,” Kim said.

Decker reiterated this idea when she shared her experiences with the audience. Decker’s mother, Jaff

Rovegno, was a breast cancer survivor, but she lost her life to pancreatic cancer.

“Breast cancer is something people can relate to because they know

what it is and how it affects you.

When my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, I didn’t even

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Bronies fawn over ponies Jacob Fulk Staff Writer

If the name Twilight Sparkle or Princess Celestia holds any significance in your everyday pop culture palate, you may very well be a brony.

Brony is the title given to adult enthusiasts of the children’s animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Spawned in the depths of the internet, bronies endure the stigma of their fandom through interpersonal relationships with other bronies in closelyknit virtual communities.

Members of the website ncbronies.com gathered in Talley Student Center Saturday for a non-ponybrony meet-up.

“We’re meeting today to keep our community involved and help our fellow bronies to find new passions while the show is on hiatus,” Dennis Crenshaw,

founder and moderator of the NC Bronies website, said.

The bronies experimented in expanding their tastes by collectively watching new television shows like AMC’s The Walking Dead and The Disney Channel’s Gravity Falls. Snacks and confectionary provisions were abundant as the bronies gathered and partook in the rituals of fraternal bonding.

Concerning the show’s ability to assimilate large, usually unrepresented audiences, Crenshaw noted that, “My Little Pony is a show about learning and friendship that has the ability to bring people together on a large scale.”

Approximately 30 North Carolina bronies attended the meet-up on Saturday, though Crenshaw noted the community regularly has 60 members or more at most events and an online presence of more than 200 members.

Crenshaw went on to acknowledge the event could not have taken place without

the help of N.C. State’s Brony According to Crenshaw, “Best Club, Bronies of North Car- pony” a phrase concerning a olina-Raleigh, who reserved brony’s favoritism towards the room for Saturday’s shin- a particular character, is dig. guaranteed to spark debate N.C. State student and and controversy within the B.O.N.C. club member “Shir- community. ley” mentioned his discovery Controversy also arises of the brony between phenomplatonically enon ocenthusiastic curred after factions of exposure to t he comMy L i t t l e munity and Pony memes those whose on the notopenchants rious imagefor the show board webdiverge into site 4chan. s e x u a l fe “It comes tishism. with a stigMa ny of ma,” Shirley the bronies Shirley sa id. “But in attenthrough dance Saturthis forum I’ve met a lot of day spoke of their affinity for normal, cool people who are the show’s pop culture referundeserving of such a stereo- ences and praised the show’s type.” creator Lauren Faust. Outside Though the bond of bronies the world of magical ponies, remains strong in opposition Faust is more notably known to internet trolls and critics, a for her animation on The feud exists within the group. Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s

“...through this forum I’ve met a lot of normal, cool people who are undeserving of such a stereotype.”

Home for Imaginary friends.

“The show is really hit or miss with people,” N.C. State student David Johnson said.

Though initially surprised at the show’s humor, Johnson’s fandom developed into a podcast with a fellow brony suitably titled The Brohoof Podcast. Last summer, Johnson and his podcast hosted a panel at a Brony Convention in Austin, Texas.

Primarily a domestic phenomenon, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic expects to extend its brony fandom overseas, Crenshaw said.

Syndication to Japanese audiences is expected in the near future, which according to Crenshaw is an elusive indicator of My Little Pony’s staying power.

Those interested in immersing themselves in My Little Pony or pursuing the brony lifestyle should check out equestriadaily.com for more information on magical ponies.

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know where the pancreas was,” Decker said.

This is why part of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s slogan is “know it.”

“People have to understand what it is and how it can be prevented,” Decker said.

The gene that causes pancreatic cancer has yet to be discovered. The current survival rate of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is only 6 percent.

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network wants to double the survival rate for pancreatic cancer by 2020, according to Decker.

Participants chose to create fundraising groups in memory or honor of someone.

Bobby Baker and his family chose to create a team in honor of his brother, Mike “The Fred” Baker.

Ba ker shared that his brother was first misdiagnosed with pancreatitis. Six months later, his brother was properly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At that point,

his brother had Stage IV pancreatic cancer which had spread to his liver, kidneys, lymph nodes and stomach.

“He did one chemotherapy session and threw in the towel,” Baker said. “That really wasn’t like him to give up, so that tells you a lot about the ferocity of the cancer.”

Effie Bailey said she volunteered at the event because of the impact of pancreatic cancer on her life. Bailey had two sisters and a brother diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

“I knew I had to join the fight against pancreatic cancer. Unlike the war that my siblings fought, this war has hope and promise,” Bailey said.

Pancreatic cancer survivors led the course, followed by runners and then walkers.

Zerrad Taoufik was the first to cross the finish line.

He said he chose to run in the race because he was a runner and someone from his family had cancer.

“Unfortunately we didn’t have any student groups from N.C. State, but hopefully we will next year,” Decker said.

Res Hall Week makes a comeback Sara Awad Author

The first Residence Hall Week since 2009 came back last week with more than 20 events of dancing, food, games, freebies and entertainment.

Inter-residence councils at universities across the nation put on Residence Hall Week each April, as suggested by the National Association for College and University Residence Halls.

IRC President Wesley Lo said the Residence Hall Week took a hiatus after 2009, when the council only organized six events for the entire week and student interest decreased.

Wesley said he wanted to bring the week back to his standards with more events and partnerships University-wide, while also recognizing the staff of University Housing and all of the units within the Division of Academic and Student Affairs.

“There’s nothing in the springtime that I guess brings this campus together,” Lo said. “In the fall, the University hosts

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both Wolfpack Welcome Week and Homecoming Week, but in the spring, the University only plans two major events — the Krispy Kreme Challenge and Service Raleigh, neither of which last an entire week.”

University Housing Director Susan Grant said she is happy to see students reviving the weeklong event that builds community among students in residence halls.

“This year’s leadership team has been very focused on connecting with traditions, and they would like to reinstate Residence Hall Week with panache so that it becomes a neat tradition that people can look forward to,” Grant said.

Grant said she encouraged students to participate in the week’s activities to support the values of living and learning together in residence halls. IRC asked every area of campus to sponsor an event, Grant said.

“From what I’ve gathered, the students are participating in them,” Grant said. “They know what their students want to go to and so they turn out.”

Lo said he would estimate that about 500 students attended PackFest Saturday evening, a concert hosted

by IRC, the Union Activities Board and University Recreation that featured the bands The Ready Set and Outasight.

The concert brought an end to the week’s activities, and students, without ado, rushed to grab free food from local eateries, spike beach balls, play baseball, and of coursed dance, jump and holler in true Wolfpack fashion as the music got underway. Attendees received free, commemorative PackFest T-shirts among other prizes.

Sarah McGrath, a junior in biological sciences, and Amber Perk, senior in environmental science, said they attended PackFest because it was fun in the past, but were not even aware of its ties to Residence Hall Week.

“What is Residence Hall Week?” they asked.

“I had no idea that was going on,” McGrath said.

IRC spent about $11,000 on the week’s events, $4,000 under its budget, according to Lo. The money spent was not worth it, McGrath and Perk said.

“We liked last year better because there were rides and more things to do at PackFest,” McGrath said.

McGrath said she noticed events happening on campus, but did not realize they were part of Residence Hall Week and said the week needed more advertisement.

“It definitely needed more emails,” Perk said.

Residence Hall Advisor and junior in political sci-

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“I think $11,000 for seven days ending with a Ready Set and Outasight concert, that’s totally worth it,” Hertling said.

RA Alzabeth Roman, a junior in accounting, said students pay for the events through boarding fees, so these types of events are good ways to give back to the students and bring residents together. Seven dollars of each student’s University Housing rent splits evenly toward hall councils and IRC, Lo said.

“It brought a different aspect because it was telling residents to appreciate the fact that they live in a residence hall and what they can do while they are here at State,” Hertling said. “It was also appreciating them for the year they had, so it was a little give and take and I like that.”

Hertling said he helped organize Central Campus’s event for the week which had inf latables, including a slip ‘n’ slide and jousting, while Roman worked on an event for East Campus, which had similar offerings, as well as a service component with Feed the Pack and a booth for students to write cards to soldiers in combat zones.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Convergence Speak-Out, kicked off at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, and featured activists from organizations such as NC WARN, NC Interfaith Power and Light, Greenpeace and 350.org.

A young member of the environmental movement, 10-yearold Hallie Turner of the iMatter Youth Council, also addressed the crowd, saying, “We have only one Earth, a very beautiful Earth, and it is our generation that will inherit this Earth, [our leaders] will have taken care of, or not taken care of.”

Artists such as the singing ensemble known as the Raging Grannies and Carrboro Poet Laureate Jay Bryan also performed at the rally. Besides activists and artists, other environmentalists, from Bob Bruck of N.C. State to fifth-grader Maylin Miller of Boone, also spoke at the rally.

Despite plans to follow up the Speak-Out with action to pressure state legislators, Climate Convergence on Raleigh ended on a soft note. A total of about 150 people were present at the Mall in the afternoon, which was not enough to encircle the Legislative Building, as was the original plan. The crowd couldn’t outnumber the General Assembly, either, which is composed of 170 state legislators. Not even a march was held following the rally, which extended well beyond the time that had been allotted for it.

This statewide Climate Convergence, having been organized for the first time, can be seen as a step in the right direction for environmentalists.

However, though it was not yet an established event, this may not be an adequate explanation for the lacking numbers it brought in for substantive political action.

Beginning his address to the crowd with a point about denial, N.C. State professor Bob Bruck stressed the importance of being aware of the gravity of the situation and bringing people into the movement.

“You pay your bills [to Duke Energy and other energy companies], they hire lawyers and lobbyists to fight environmental legislation,” he said to the rally. “[But] global climate change is real. The air you’re breathing has more carbon dioxide

than it has had in 2.1 million years. The mean temperature of our planet is warmer than it has been in the last 2.1 million years.”

Bruck said that N.C. State, an engineering school, should be at the forefront of renewable technology advancement, comparing N.C. State’s efforts negatively with those at Appalachian State University.

Regarding the participation of environmentally minded University students in the environmental movement, Bruck related student participation to the lacking number of people at the Convergence.

“Get involved. Get involved.

It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Where are they?” Bruck asked.

However, even if both the Convergence and the rally could have done better with more participation, the core of activists that was present through the two days and spanned different organizations across the state included a base of student organizers from schools in North Carolina. Representing seven colleges and two high schools, more than 30 organizers met for two student assemblies.

The first took place Saturday evening, in which they discussed the campaigns on their respective campuses and their common vision. Different schools reported varying levels of organization – Appalachian State University and UNCChapel Hill, for example, talked about their strong ongoing divestment campaigns to make their university endowments cease supporting fossil fuel companies, while the representative from UNC-Greensboro said the focus on his campus was mainly toward raising awareness.

Ryan Thomson, graduate student in sociology at N.C. State and one of the organizers of Climate Convergence on Raleigh, reported back on the actions of Fossil Free NCSU, which formed this year and also aims to cut the university’s financial ties with Duke Energy.

This particular energy company was identified as the big enemy to environmental progress on campuses, and during the student assembly on Sunday

Profs convene to talk about new media Staff Report

N.C. State’s communication, rhetoric and digital media program hosted its fourth annual research symposium, which took place this past Friday and Saturday.

The research symposium, “Emerging Genres-Forms, Narrative — in New Media Environments” brought together experts from all over the world to engage in inquiry and discussion about the evolution of communication and the impact technology has had on human culture.

David Herman, arts and humanities distinguished professor in the department of English at The Ohio State University, gave the keynote address in Hunt Library Friday evening. His talk, “Narrative Worldmaking in Words and Images,” chronicled his investigation into how stories can be used as both a target of interpretation and a resource of “sense making.” Herman discussed how ideas developed by scholars can inform, and not just be

informed by, developments in the sciences of the mind.

Herman was formerly a professor in N.C. State’s English department before his tenure at Ohio State.

Following the talk Friday evening, a series of digital installations were placed on exhibition in Hunt Library. Digital installations are selections of artwork and practices that require digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process.

Artists included students and faculty from all over the United States, including many submissions from the University.

Talks on Saturday addressed the move of places of knowledge, such as encyclopedias and print newspapers to the digital world.

Panel discussions included “Digitized Genres” and “Social Media and the Personal,” which addressed subjects such as the emergence and assimilation of new forms and genres in education, science, religion and politics.

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Environmental activists from across North Carolina gathered in Fairfax Mall on Sunday for the Climate Convergence on Raleigh to call for forceful conservation in the state.

morning, organizers devised of means to team up and take action against Duke Energy. They decided that Tom Ross, President of the UNC System, was already somewhat sympathetic to environmental concerns. But to pressure Duke Energy, they designated Thursday, April 25 as a call-in day for students to tell the company to “consider the true cost of coal,” in Thomson’s words. Duke Energy currently has a wind and solar energy portfolio of 2.7 percent, which students are encouraged to question by calling in on Thursday. Also, it prohibits universities that depend on its energy (i.e., all universities in North Carolina) from investing in third-party vendors of alternative energy sources. The organizers hope that a coordinated blitz of calls to Duke Energy Thursday by students across North Carolina will work as a form of direct action and pressure it to divest from destructive fossil fuels, increase its investment in renewables and permit third-party sales.

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Thinking beyond Earth Day

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arth Day is a funny idea. It doesn’t take a national holiday to remind ourselves of the homes we live in or the roads we drive on. This is because in ou r m o d ern world, many of these invent ions have replaced the Erik environVosburgh ment in our Staff Columnist minds. For ma ny reasons, we are more in touch with the padded walls of modern life than the earth it all sprouted from. U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-RI) originally created the holiday in

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response to the Santa Barbara Oil Spill of 1969. It marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement and was meant to draw attention to the deteriorating impacts human activity has had on the planet.

Even with the negative consequences that come along with this disconnect, there are two sides to every coin.

Without the advent of cheap energy, we would probably not have the Internet, globalization or many of the other widespread mechanisms for enlightenment and progress that have emerged in recent decades. Our species has molded a once harsh and unaccommodating world into a

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ing a different story. When billions of individuals consume enough resources to pole-vault their entire species onto what seems to be a path to growth and progress, there is no longer any utility in a segregated view of the environment. At our rates of consumption, we have changed the ecology of the planet in fundamental ways.

With the current annual rate of species lost estimated to be at least 1,000 percent higher than it should be, many reputable scientists have acknowledged that we may be the cause of the sixth and latest mass extinction in the planet’s history. This is not bad just because the rain-

forests and coral reefs that are disappearing are “pretty” (which they are). Ultimately, it is bad news for us.

What the environmentalists forgot to add is that “environmentalism” is really about protecting humans.

We are playing Jenga with the natural world. There is no telling which extinction will send entire ecosystems crashing down, but no amount of money will be able to build things back up once that does happen. With few exceptions, our economies would reach the same fate through this outcome. There is utility now in seeing the environment for what it really is: an interconnected system made

up of millions of species, each with specialized roles that are crucial for the whole.

It would be a shame if our talent for such incredible progress was also our undoing. Fortunately, this argument has been made thousands of times before, and will likely continue to be heard. People are learning to look at the world differently, and a holiday like Earth Day is evidence of that. In the spirit of change, let’s do our best to carry its message with us beyond today.

Smart makes smart decision

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ith the possibi lit y to sidestep college and make millions of dollars a year ahead of him, freshman Marcus Smart decided to return to Oklahoma State Tyler Gobin University.

Staff Columnist Personally, I am proud of the choice Smart made to pursue more education amid freshmen from around the country deciding to commit to the NBA Draft. Unfortunately, I can’t elaborate on whether Smart’s decision was motivated by more education or another year in basketball, because he did not explain his reasoning. Nonetheless, it’s a good decision, especially given the recent one-anddone popularity.

The University of Kentucky’s basketball program is most notorious for gathering high school seniors and sending them into the draft after one season. Following their national championship in 2012, the Kentucky roster was gutted as three freshmen, two sophomores and one senior transcended to the NBA. They were left with a team which lost in the first round in the National Invitation Tournament this past season, but is still sending two freshmen to the NBA Draft.

Nowadays it seems college is merely an obstacle between high school and the NBA for some basketball players.

Back in the day of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, players remained with their college teams into their senior seasons. College rivalries were more intense, games were higher scoring and entering freshmen were intimidated by upperclassmen. The most consistent remark from the broadcasters and analysts during this year’s NCAA Men’s National Basketball Tournament was regarding the low scores in each game. The broadcasters and analysts from the tournament are

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nurturing platform for global economies to thrive on. And we have become so good at dominating the natural world that the largest barriers standing between ourselves and the resources we desire are usually political. We have our supplies on tap.

In this way, the environment has really become an external idea. Whether its value to us is aesthetic or economic, it is always “out there.” And while the occasional natural disaster challenges this assumption, we have largely gotten away with pulling through such events.

But now, the same science that starts our engines and turns on the lights is tell-

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used to highly competitive struggles between older teams, causing them to comment on the low scoring affairs in recent tournaments.

The level of play in college has fallen from where it once was because players don’t seem interested in classes when millions are waiting for them.

I understand millions of dollars are appealing, and they are something I surely don’t have experience being tempted with, but players have to remember the NBA doesn’t last forever. If you’re lucky, you will play until you’re between 35 and 39 years old, while accumulating an average of $5.15 million a year (the average NBA salary according to Forbes).

You’re right, $5.15 million over a possible 15 years is a lot of money, but according to a GQ piece about the modern professional athlete, 60 to 80 percent of NBA and NFL players go bankrupt within five years of retiring.

The numbers speak for themselves. Players can enjoy the high life for 15 fantastic years and escape bankruptcy, or simply put in two to three extra years in college to learn how to manage the money they will receive while playing professionally. $5.15 million a year for at least 10 years can be lived off of if utilized the right way, and college teaches those skills. In some instances, college athletes are being paid through education to play in college, so why not get your money’s worth and finish it up? An unfinished degree unfortunately doesn’t hold its ground in the real world. Yet after Smart’s decision to remain in college, during the past week analysts dissected his choice arguing over whether it was the best decision or not. Are you kidding? I can’t believe an anchor would honestly claim Smart made a bad decision, except for the sake of producing good entertainment.

I don’t know Smart’s reasoning for his decision. He could have an array of explanations, but I hope it’s that he enjoys his team, wants to compete next year and recognizes the significance of completing his education.

Whether he returns the following year or not, I don’t think it’s a coincidence Smart made a smart decision.

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Ink in the workplace

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hat is completely permanent, a job landing preventer and a social taboo? Bikers, convicts and marines all have them, rebels and rejects want them, and the sight of t hem Taylor on a teenQuinn ager’s skin Staff Columnist sends parents in a fit of rage.

They are tattoos, but the description above is outdated. Tattoos have evolved into their new term of endearment — “body art” — and are slowly making their way to acceptance in the workplace.

It’s interesting to think about it broken down into simple terms because it’s not the tattoos that are causing the problem; it’s the stigma that comes with them. A tattoo is — in literal terms — defined as a “mark with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin.”

Personally, I can’t think of an instance when a drawing on someone’s body affected his or her work productivity, personality or anything about them for that matter. If we took a CEO and drew a half sleeve with sharpie on his or her arm, would it affect the way that he or she works? I can’t be com-

pletely sure, but I’m going to guess that the answer is no.

When I was going to get my first tattoo, the thoughts “Will this affect my job acquirement?” did go through my head, and I was worried about it for a while. Though I was not getting anything crazy, just three words on my wrist, I was still uneasy about how it would affect the rest of my life in the work aspect. But, when I did some research, I was pleasantly surprised to see how many compa nies did not have a tattoo policy.

Ba n k of America is one of the most popular corporat ion s t h at is tattoo friendly, and it has no policy and has expressed its disagreement regarding discrimination.

Popular retail stores such as Best Buy, Gap, Target and Walmart are also among those employers that don’t see a problem with ink in the workplace. Multiple technical jobs also allow for tattoos such as Microsoft, Verizon and Apple.

Though it can be said that tattoos are slowly making their way into the workplace because they are becoming more acceptable, it could also be said that the employers have no choice. According to the U.S. Food and Drug

“Personally, I can’t think of an instance when a drawing on someone’s body affected his or her work productivity...”

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Administration, 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo — discriminating against such a workforce is impossible. So, if a company has strict policies on tattoos, it could be missing out on 45 million perfect candidates because of a simple “drawing” on their bodies.

The number of “inked” citizens in the United States is not only high but is also on the rise. According to a 2 010 Pe w Research Center study, only 15 percent of baby boomers have tattoos, while 32 percent of Generation X and 38 percent of mi l lennia ls have body art.

Half of those tattooed millennials say they have two to five tattoos. With the way in which our society is going, that number may only increase as time goes on. Soon, tattoos will become completely mainstream, and a new alteration of the body will take its place.

I’m not saying that everyone in corporate offices is going to start looking like the famous tattoo artist Kat Von D in a few years, but I’d like to believe our society is progressing toward judging job candidates solely by the ink on their resumes and not the ink on their skin.

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The rise of digital socializing

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Undergrad builds his own electric guitar Holden Broyhill

Lindsey Schaefer

the rise in communicating Staff Writer through this site and meeting new people online has caused With the rise of the Internet social interactions to change. and smartphones, breaking “A lot of research indicates news has become most acces- that we can’t continue to sible through a small device think about online-off line you slip into your pocket or a divisions anymore,” Elizalaptop that you carry around beth Craig, assistant profesin a book bag. With a single sor of communication, said. click, students can be filled in “We have generations where on their weekend plans, re- technology has been readily sults from elections and their available to people at a young class schedule for the day. age. Mobile technologies have “I watch it every day. Stu- been integrated into everyday dents come out of class- living. There is no longer a rooms and d iv ide for don’t talk to who you are each other online and anymore,” who you are Rupert Naoffline.” coste, proNacoste fessor of believes that psychology, in the digital said. “They age teens and are looking young adults Elizabeth Craig, dow n at a are growing assistant professor of phone and up in, comcommunication literally will munication walk up the and interachall without looking at any- tion has decreased in quality. body.”

“The interdependence theWith that kind of access to ory that I follow says that the digital information, it is no essence of any interpersonal surprise that smartphones, relationship is face-to-face laptops and social network- interaction,” Nacoste said. ing prompt such compulsive “Anything that is not faceuse. The question remains if to-face has less impact on this is just a convenience or the people trying to develop if technology in the digital a relationship or maintain a age has taken away the abil- relationship. Socializing over ity of young teens and adults technology loosens the ties as to communicate with people opposed to bringing people face to face. together.”

According to a study by Contrary to Nacoste’s bethe Pew Research Center, liefs that technology is hinthe number of those using dering interactions between social networking sites nearly people, Craig believes techdoubled from 2008 to 2011. nology has become part of With the surge of popularity how people interact. and trends being set in social “The technology is embedmedia, it became difficult for ded in how we are maintainresearchers to keep up with ing our relationships and interactions and changes over there is no real separation bethe Internet. tween face-to-face interaction With Facebook being one of and technology,” Craig said. the most popular social net- “I would argue against the working sites currently avail- idea that there are no deepable to students and adults, level relationships formed

“There is no longer a divide for who you are online and who you are offline.”

through technology. We have a lot of relationships supplemented through the use of technology and are creating deeper relationships for us.”

Craig believes that the problem with communicating in the digital age is the ramifications and consequences that can come out of communication gone wrong over the Internet.

With the Snapchat app, you can send a picture to someone for up to 10 seconds and then it is supposedly deleted forever. Craig is distressed by the fact that people believe they are sending pictures under the guise of privacy.

“Even though the photos are deleted, screenshots can be taken or if the photo isn’t opened, you can hook your phone up to your computer and download the unopened photos,” Craig said.

“Social media is not quite as private as many users may believe. Psychological or personal harm can result from people turning private communication through texting, such as sexting, into a public thing on popular social media sites.”

For college students, it is becoming essential to remain up-to-date with the latest apps and technology.

Whether the argument is for or against the use of social media and technology to interact with others, there is no denying its growth in popularity.

“The most basic fundamental thing that we do in life is interact with other people, so we want that to be authentic, don’t we?”

Nacoste said. “If you don’t learn how to do that at the [college] age, you will be crippled in life.”

Staff Writer

N.C. State students let their creativity shine in a number of unique ways.

Rick Hopper, a sophomore in computer science, recently started building guitars.

After five years of playing the guitar, Hopper set his eyes on a new challenge: building his own. While this might seem like a daunting task for those not musically gifted, Hopper described the experience as rather enjoyable.

The whole process took Hopper roug h ly eig ht months. Hopper only spent a fraction of his free time on constructing his guitar.

Hopper said if he had focused solely on building his guitar it would have taken only a few weeks, but his grades would have dropped drastically.

Hopper said the few weeks it would take to build a guitar include roughly 80 to 100 hours of actual labor.

The remaining time is spent waiting for glue to dry.

Hopper was looking for a new guitar to upgrade to and after a disappointing search, decided to build his own electric guitar.

Hopper built his guitar from African Padauk, a wood very similar to maple in terms of tonality. Hopper chose Padauk because it has an aesthetically-pleasing appearance in color and grain. Hopper found the Padauk after searching through three different wood stores.

Designing a guitar proved to be a long process. Hopper first had to design the different pieces while keeping the scale length where certain pieces would have to go in mind. With electric gui-

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Ricky Hopper, a sophomore in computer science, has built his own guitar. “I wasn’t satisfied with any guitar out there and wanted something unique,” Hopper said.

tars, there are very few limitations in terms of design, as long as the controls still fit.

Then you take the pieces and join them together into a big enough piece for the body and cut it out. The rest is mainly routing and sanding.

The control cavity has two channels going to each pick up through the body. This is the area of the guitar where the electrical work is stored.

“Acoustic guitars have more limitations since the shape affects the sound,” Hopper said. “Basically, the good acoustic guitar designs have already been made. With electric, there is more room to be creative.”

Hopper said he wants to take what started as a hobby and turn it into a business. He wants to work with people to design their guitars. Instead of having a basic list of body shapes for people to choose from, Hopper’s goal is to let people help design their instrument. Hopper wants the customer to incorporate his

or her own ideas into the final product.

Hopper described his minor in arts entrepreneurship as a great way to prepare for his future business plans.

“The minor basically teaches students how to market the arts in an effective way,” Hopper said.

Hopper is still working on how to design the neck of the guitar and wants to wait until he perfects that aspect before he starts building guitars for other people. In addition to designing the neck, Hopper also wants to have better access to a workshop.

Students interested in designing their own guitar can get into it the same way Hopper did. Hopper was able to find detailed instructions online that helped guide him through the process. Anyone who is willing to put in the time and effort — and who has access to a workshop — can build hir or her own guitar.

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this week NC State Jazz Combos Tuesday, April 23 at 7pm • Titmus Theatre

One evening, four great combos. The NCSU Jazz Combos, coached by Dr. Wes Parker and Mr. Jason Foureman, will dazzle your ears with a variety of music from upbeat salsa to swingin' ballads.

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Spring photo contest

Gregg Museum Closing Reception Wednesday, April 24, 6-8pm • Gregg Museum of Art & Design

THIS IS IT: the last big event before the Gregg moves out of Talley!

There will be ice cream and cake and all kinds of other goodies. This event also marks the closing of our current exhibitions: Peter Goin’s Humanature photos, and Farfetched – Mad Science, Fringe Architecture and Visionary Engineering. In keeping with the sci-fi theme, lab coats, deely-bobbers and goggles are encouraged! The best mad science or space alien look will win a prize.

Want to see your photos published in Technician on Wednesday, April 24?

Submit your photos to editor@technicianonline. com. Add “photo contest” in the subject line.

NC State Jazz Ensemble Thursday, April 25 at 7pm • Talley Ballroom

The NC State Jazz Ensemble gets the last word… err… note. This will be the final concert in the Talley Student Center before the building closes for renovation. Dr. Wes Parker directs a program of classic works by unforgettable artists, including music by Chick Corea, George Gershwin, Thad Jones and Frank Foster.

State of Brass

Sunday, April 28 at 4pm • Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre This free concert will include a wide variety of original brass quintet literature and classic transcriptions.

COMING NEXT WEEK:

NC State Campus Photo Walk

Monday, April 29, 6:30-8:30pm • Begins at The Crafts Center A free stress-busting event open to all NC State Students.

Grains of Time

Tuesday, April 30 at 7pm • Jones Auditorium at Meredith College The Grains will be releasing their newest album, Shades of Grains.

Ten percent of all funds raised by ticket and merchandise sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society in memory of Ian Peterson.

Ticket Central 919-515-1100 2nd floor, Talley Student Center ncsu.edu/arts

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TECHNICIAN

Students take a bite out of China

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Guests try a dish called “The Traditional Firewood Raft Fish Balls” at A Bite of China, an event hosted by the China Cuisine Association and Confucius Institute Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Four chefs gave demonstrations after a presentation in Bostian Hall, where guests were allowed to ask questions and taste the food.

Lindsey Schaefer Staff Writer

Connecting different cultures through education is a prominent goal for the Office of International Affairs and the Confucius Institute of N.C. State. Doing so through the medium of food makes this task easier.

Last Wednesday, the Confucius Institute teamed up with the China Cuisine Association to host “A Bite of China.” Four master chefs traveled from the Shunde district in Guangdong Province, China to demonstrate their techniques in Cantonese cooking.

Through outreach activi-

ties and interactive events, students on campus have been able to experience Chinese customs. Students are able to immerse themselves in the activities and develop an understanding and appreciation for the values and importance of Chinese traditions and language.

“China is a country of wonderful and important cuisine,” Wu Ziqun, deputy chief of Shunde recreation, said.

The China Cuisine Association, founded in April 1987, is a nationwide organization of chefs, social groups and others relevant in the hospitality industry. They are centered on research for solving practi-

cal problems, creating good operating environments for the industry, training students at universities and colleges about the importance of the hospitality industry and hosting food festivals.

The associations is also focused on cont inua l ly communicating with other countries to increase the modernization of the Chinese catering and hospitality industry, a goal served by “A Bite of China.”

Ziqun explained that the art of cooking in the Shunde district represents diverse, raw local foods, masters who specialize in certain types of cooking, the importance of nutrition and varying dishes

the way you want to live.

in a meal.

“There are many rivers and lakes in the Shunde district that are used to grow rice beside,” Ziqun said. “They are very convenient to use raw materials, fresh foods.”

The four master chefs, Luo Funan, Lin Chaodai, Lian Gengming and Ma Chenggen, each represented themselves with two traditional Cantonese-style dishes that they were familiar with cooking.

The use of fresh herbs, vegetables and spices was prevalent in all of their dishes. The master chefs demonstrated their wide range of knowledge in cooking techniques as they boiled, fried and prepared dishes ranging from a whole chicken with head attached in four seasonings, to ginger-infused fish balls to

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Chef Lin Chaodai, a senior chef and nutritionist, prepares a dish at A Bite of China.

Fengcheng fried milk, a traditional dish in their community.

“There are many cooking masters of chicken in the Shunde district,” Ziqun said.

As members of the audience were called up to try the many dishes the chefs were cooking, a translator explained the importance of each dish and the culture that lies behind their cooking techniques and how the dish is represented.

Through the art of cooking, students of N.C. State were able to have a first-hand look

into the lives of these master chefs from the Shunde district. Without the outreach of the Confucius Institute and the Office of International Affairs, programs centered about Chinese culture would not be available to the majority of students at N.C. State.

“A big aspect of reaching out to students is to give them an introductory course,” Anna Lamm, China director for the Confucius Institute, said. “Something interactive that gives back to other cultures and educates them.”

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After the Red team was forced to punt, redshirt sophomore quarterback Garrett Leatham went under center for the White team on the next drive and fumbled on the second play, turning the ball over.

Sade kicked a 36-yard field goal for the Red team to end the game’s scoring.

high jump and redshirt senior Brian Himelright also finished third in the steeplechase. Both were also named All-Conference performers.

Geiger also said a critical fall in the men’s 4x400-meter relay caused the Wolfpack some much needed points.

Geiger thought a foul should have been called on the ex-

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change, but none was called.

N.C. State’s next event will be in Philadelphia for Penn Relays April 25-27, but Geiger said the team is now pointing its efforts toward qualifying for regionals.

“Most important thing we can do is qualify to the regional championships and you put your athletes in position for the NCAA’s,” Geiger said.

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eighth, including Turner’s homer, but the day belonged to Rodon, who struck out at least eight for the ninth time this season. He improved to 4-2 on the season, while Georgia Tech’s Dusty Isaacs fell to 4-4 with the loss.

Game Three The Wolfpack completed the sweep in dramatic fashion Sunday, scoring a pair of runs in the ninth inning off of Georgia Tech closer Zane Evans.

The third inning provided plenty of fireworks for both

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teams. The Pack opened the scoring with five runs, highlighted by a grand slam by Clyde. But the Yellow Jackets bounced right back with four runs, two on a base hit by Evans, who served as Tech’s catcher for the first seven innings.

The Jackets forged ahead with single runs in the next three innings, while the Wolfpack scored one in the sixth, making the score 7-6.

Neither team scored again until the decisive top of the ninth.

Clyde led off the inning with a double to left and Williams drove him home with a single, advancing to second

on the throw. A sacrifice bunt

by Adametz put Williams on third, and Armstrong followed with a sacrifice fly to right, breaking the tie. “[Zane Evans] is one of the best in this league,” Avent said.

Senior right-hander Chris Overman pitched four innings, including the ninth, to earn a win in his first decision of the season. Overman allowed just two hits, holding the Yellow Jackets scoreless after the sixth inning, while walking one and striking out one. Evans took the loss for Georgia Tech.

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Doeren, Pack kick off 2013 season

Weiman shuts out ‘Hoos Led by the arm of sophomore right handed pitcher Emily Weiman, N.C. State completed a threegame sweep against Virginia in Charlotesville this weekend.

Weiman pitched two shutouts in the Pack’s second and third wins of the series. The Wolfpack has now won five games in a row and 12 out of its last 14 games.

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Choi wins Wolfpack Spring Open Men’s golf finished in second at the Wolfpack Spring Open at Lonnie Poole Golf Club. Junior Albin Choi finished the event in first place with a score of 7-over. Senior Mitch Sutton also had a top-10 showing.

He finished in a tie for eighth place with a score of 1-over 145.

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Head coach Dave Doeren walks off the field before the start of the Kay Yow Spring Game Saturday, April 20, 2013. The Red team defeated the White team 20-10 at Carter-Finley Stadium.

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were the fumbles that occurred,” Doeren said.

Both defenses had major contributions in the contest. Sophomore linebacker M.J. Salahuddin led the Red defense with eight tackles and a fumble recovery.

For the White team, redshirt freshman linebacker Drew Davis led with 12 tackles. White team redshirt senior defensive end Forrest West led both teams in sacks with two for 14 yards.

“We had a lot of excitement going on,” Salahuddin said. “All throughout the winter, we had been working on taking away the ball, ball security and stuff like that as well as being enthusiastic on defense. We really did a good job with that today.”

There was little action in the first half as both teams only managed to score field goals off of the foot of junior placekicker Niklas Sade.

The second half began with a fumble by Creecy and a Stocker pass picked off by redshirt sophomore cornerback Juston Burris in

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Wednesday SOFTBALL AT ELON Elon, N.C., 6 p.m.

Thursday MEN’S TENNIS AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Cary, N.C., TBA WOMEN’S TENNIS AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Cary, N.C., All Day TRACK AT PENN RELAYS Philadelphia, Pa., All Day Friday BASEBALL V. NORTH CAROLINA Doak Field, 6 p.m.

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Redshirt junior Pete Thomas prepares to throw the ball Saturday April 20, 2013 at Carter-Finley Stadium during the Kay Yow spring football game.

The Red team defeated the White team 20-10.

Head coach Dave Doeren gave students and fans a first look at his new football team Saturday afternoon as N.C. State hosted the annual Kay Yow Spring Game.

“There were about 29,000 fans, and we raised close to $20,000,” Doeren said. “That says a lot, not just about their excitement for our football program, but also their generosity toward a great charity.”

The money raised was donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

The team was divided into two teams, Red and White. The Red team, led by redshirt junior quarterback Pete Thomas, took the victory, 20-10.

“Every single meeting, we are getting better,” Thomas said. “The summer is going to be huge for us.

We cannot take any steps back. We need to keep getting more comfortable so when we show up for fall camp, we will be out there playing

and reacting.”

Thomas completed 15 of 26 passes for 168 yards while his White team counterpart, sophomore quarterback Manny Stocker, threw 11 passes on 20 attempts for 96 yards and a touchdown.

Junior transfer student quarterback Jacoby Brissett also saw time under center for both teams, combining for four completions on 10 pass attempts for 59 yards and a touchdown.

Redshirt junior half back Tony Creecy led the Red team in rushing with 75 yards on 20 carries and a fumble. The White team was led by redshirt junior running back Milton Hall. Hall carried the ball 18 times and gained 50 yards. Hall also scored a touchdown for the Red team.

S ophomore r u n n i ng bac k Shadrach Thornton struggled on the ground, only mustering six yards on 10 carries while fumbling the ball three times.

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the end zone.

Thomas and the Red team took advantage of the interception and drove the ball 70 yards down the field on a drive that culminated with a four-yard run by Hall for the first touchdown of the game.

The White team went three-andout on the next series, and the Red team received the ensuing punt.

Four plays later, Brissett connected with redshirt junior wide receiver Bryan Underwood on a 39-yard touchdown pass to give the Red team a 17-3 lead.

Following another White team punt, the Red team turned the ball over on downs after eight plays and a previous fourth-down conversion.

Stocker and the White team took the ball on its own 40-yard line and reaches the end zone on nine plays, capped off on a fourth-and-17, 36yard pass to freshman wide receiver Bra’Lon Cherry to cut the deficit to seven points.

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Women have strong showing at ACC’s

Pack sweeps Jackets

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N.C. State women’s track and field garnered its best finish since 1986 this weekend at the Atlantic Coast Conference’s track and field championships. The women finished in third place behind conference champion Clemson and runner-up Florida State. The team totaled 82 points during the three-day event.

“There were three main successful parts to the program,” track and field head coach Rollie Geiger said.

“It was Karimah in the jumps, Trim in the throws and Andie.”

Men’s track and field took home an eighth-place finish in the events with 39 total points.

Senior Andie Cozzarelli finished second in the women’s 10,000-meter finals with a time of 34:15:47. She was the only member of the Wolfpack to get a top-10 finish in a distance event.

Cozzarelli also picked up a fourthplace finish in the 5,000-meter event in 16:03.82. She was named to the ACC All-Conference team from this weekend’s performance.

“Each year she’s raised her level,” Geiger said. “Andie’s just an athlete.

Anyone’s who’s been a part of the program from five years will get better each year.”

Freshman Alexis Perry also saw success in the 100-meter hurdles.

She finished in fourth with a time of 13.73 seconds.

The State women had a strong showing in the field events. Redshirt freshman SeQuoia Watkins took second-place in the discus event and redshirt sophomore Tremanisha Taylor also had a second-place fin-

The No. 15 N.C. State baseball team traveled to Atlanta over the weekend and came away with a sweep against No. 14 Georgia Tech, extending its winning streak to 14 games.

Game One Friday’s contest was an offensive showcase for State. The Wolfpack scored in every inning except the second in a 13-4 victory against the Yellow Jackets.

The two teams traded blows through the first three innings.

The Pack scored one in the top of the first inning and four in the third, including a three-run home run by senior Tarran Senay. Georgia Tech countered with two runs in both the second and third innings to make it 5-4.

“I took some good swings,” Senay said. “Those hits don’t mean anything if nobody’s on base.”

In the fourth, the Pack increased its margin to 6-4 on a single by sophomore outfielder Jake Fincher, scoring sophomore Jake Armstrong who had led off the inning with a single. State increased that lead to 7-4 in the fifth on an RBI fielder’s choice from Bryan Adametz.

State wasn’t done yet. Senay came through again in the sixth, doubling down the right field line with the bases loaded to score two more runs. Clyde added a sacrifice fly to double the Pack’s cushion.

“This team’s been really focused for the past three or four weeks,” manager Elliot Avent said. “And they’re loose when they need to

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Redshirt juniors Erin Mercer and Samantha Norman come out of the water hurdle during the womens 3000 meter steeplechase race at the Raleigh Relays Friday, March 29, 2013. The Wolfpack women’s team finished third in the ACC Outdoor Championships Saturday in Raleigh, it’s best finish in the event since the 1986 season.

ish in the shot put. Senior Karimah Shepherd picked up State’s lone first-place in the field events with a 6.43-meter jump.

Geiger also said injuries led to a disappointing finish for the men’s team.

“We went into the contest not at full strength, and it was evident,” Geiger said. “We had some issues prior to going into the race with some of our better athletes and it showed up on the score.”

“We have an outstanding thrower in Nate Williams and he has a bone bruise on his throwing hand,” Gei-

ger said. “You can’t throw a discus if you have a bone bruise. Things like that at the end of the day are going to cost you on the performance level.”

Redshirt junior Andrew Colley stood out for the team. He finished the 5,000-meter event in third and garnered All-Conference honors.

Redshirt freshman Graham Crawford rounded out the top-three in the 1,500-meter race.

Senior Kris Kornegay-Gober had a third-place finish in the

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be loose.”

State added single runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to seal the win. �Junior righty Anthony Tzamtzis took home the win, bringing his record to 2-1. Tzamtzis did not allow a hit through his 3.1 innings in relief of starter Ryan Wilkins, striking out two Yellow Jackets in the process. Georgia Tech ace Buck Farmer took the loss to drop to 7-2.

Game Two Sophomore left-hander Carlos Rodon was as good as advertised Saturday, striking out 10 in a complete game effort �as the Pack clinched the series with a 6-2 win.

“I just had to go out there and give my team a chance to win by throwing strikes,” Rodon said.

The win also featured a milestone for sophomore shortstop Trea Turner, as he swiped his 17th base of the season and the 74th of his career, setting the N.C. State career record for stolen bases. Turner also homered in the game, his sixth of the season.

The Wolfpack drew first blood in the top of the third inning. With two outs, Senay singled home Turner for the game’s first run. Williams singled, driving Senay to third, and promptly stole second base to put two runners in scoring position.

Clyde followed with yet another single to plate Williams and Senay.

The Jackets got some two-out production of their own in the bottom of the inning, getting a run back on an RBI single by Kyle Wren. Neither team scored again until the sixth when Turner singled in Armstrong.

State put two on the board in the

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