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Protesters move ‘Forward Together’ Jason Katz Staff Writer

Hours af ter President Obama spoke at a Washington rally to help mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “March on Washington,” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held 13 rallies throughout the state of North Carolina. The Raleigh event was led by the Rev. Portia Rochelle, president of the Raleigh and Apex branches of the NAACP. The rally, called the Forward Together Movement, brought a crowd of people who wanted to remember King for his contributions and show their disapproval of North Carolina’s Republicanled government. Although no official attendance estimates were available, police officers on the scene estimated around 250 people were in attendance. Although the crowd at this event was not in the thousands, as several of the Moral Monday crowds had been, MaryBe McMillan,

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Christopher Hill, director of the N.C. Justice Center speaks at the Forward Together Movement Rally Aug. 28, 2013 outside the Wake County Courthouse.

secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina State AFLCIO and a speaker at the rally, said she was impressed with the showing. “When you take into account that there’s a rally in Chapel Hill and in 13 other places, it’s a good crowd,” McMillan said. McMillan said that that people of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds were

banding together because they were unhappy with their leaders in the government. “We see all these attacks on workers in this state–cutting unemployment benefits, denying Medicaid, attacking workers right to organize and our voting rights—and it’s very important that all of us stand together, because that’s the only way we can affect change here,” McMillan said.

The For wa rd Tog t her Movement gave supporters of the Moral Monday demonstrations another chance to voice their concerns about the slew of law changes and bills introduced since Gov. Pat McCrory took office. Although McMillan was upset about the government’s recent decisions, she said she

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A protester holds a sign at the rally. The event was coordinated by the NAACP and celebrated the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

NCSU home to Graduate students at risk of two NSF labs dropping out, study shows Sarah Ray

Danielle Cullen

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The National Science Foundation is currently funding 20 percent of collegiate research across the United States, according to the NSF website. N.C. State, however, is the only university or college in the nation to maintain two active NSF Engineering Research Centers. Each university interested in initiating such a facility must apply for the funding, but only the most competitive institutions receive the National Science Foundation’s approval. Launched in 2008, the center for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) led by Alex Q. Huang has done most of its work in advancing renewable energy sources. “The green energy hub [FREEDM has developed] is now operational,” Huang said. “Our roof is 40,000 kilowatts of solar generation. Currently it is powering about one third of the Keystone Research Center’s electrical usage.” Once completed, the one-megawatt energy hub will be able to power the entire facility, and FREEDM will be one step

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Most students on campus know someone who has dropped out of college, but how many know someone who withdrew from their chosen graduate or doctoral program? Demetrius Richmond, the new director of graduate student mentoring and success for the College of Education, outlined some contributing factors as to why such students don’t complete their programs, and emphasized how students at the graduate and doctoral levels can successfully complete their program by creating a support networks for themselves. “There is a huge move across higher education administration. The top 25 schools figured out that you have to have just as much support for your graduate

students as for your undergraduates,” Richmond said. This statement may come as a shock to undergraduates who may be contemplating furthering their education and those unfamiliar with graduate and doctoral programs. Graduate students are usually older and working for several years in the field they are currently studying, Carter said citing recent research. There also is a greater emphasis at the graduate and doctoral levels on independence and being a self-starter than there is for undergraduates. Students often forget that faculty learn just as much from them and that support from each other is ongoing, even after graduation. “I can learn from [students] as well. The least I can do is work with them,” said Richmond. Graduate students are more likely to

live off campus, have families and be more removed from the action of oncampus activities than they were as undergraduates. These factors have also been proven to add stress to incoming graduate or doctoral students. Richmond said that for students going through stressful times, social support, socialization and building relationships–what’s happening in real life–are key. “[Have] a mentor who understands what you’re going through and [is] able to help create a support system or point you in the direction of valuable resources,” Richmond said. “[This] is vital to not only surviving, but thriving while pursuing higher education.” Mike Carter, associate dean of the N.C. State Graduate School said graduate

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Bike rental service opens Joseph Havey Deputy News Editor

PHOTO COURTESY OF BENJAMIN MARKOCH

Carlos Vega, a senior in civil engineering and Brian Iezzi, a junior in textile and material science engineering cut the ribbon at the QuadBikes opening. Vega and Iezzi started the program due to problems with the WolfWheels program. The two students entered last year’s Think Outside the Brick competition and won second place. They starting working on the project after they surveyed students in the Honors Village and found 80 percent of them were interested.

The Wolf Wheels QuadBikes Pilot Program officially launched Wednesday evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the N.C. State Honors Village. More than 40 students attended to celebrate the new bike share program. The QuadBikes program is the brainchild of Carlos Vega, a senior in civil engineering, and Brian Iezzi, a junior in textile and material science engineering. Vega and Iezzi initially thought up the idea after suffering personal bike mishaps—Vega nearly crashed into a student on a bike with no brakes and Iez-

zi’s bike was stolen. sity Transportation. Vega “[Our bike troubles] just and Iezzi surveyed students got the conversation start- who lived in the Honors Viled,” Vega said in an opening lage—where they both live— speech before the ribbon- and found that approximately cutting. “We already have a 80 percent of students were bike rental interested in program on a bike-sharcampus, but ing program when we based right started talkoutside their ing about it, dorms. we star ted T he pa i r finding there then enDavid Crye, were incontered last WolfWheels director veniences to year’s Think the program Outside the that needed to be addressed.” Brick competition and won This prompted conversa- second place. The $500 prize tions with representatives formed the basis of the Quadfrom the offices of Univer- Bikes program. David Crye, sity Recreation and Univer-

“This campus is getting more bike-friendly every year.”

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Friday: Friday night, the community of Raleigh was struck with a whirlwind of emotions when Leesville Road High School junior, Nick Niedrich was hit by a car after a high school football game, and suffered serious injuries as his family decided to put him into a medical coma and pray for a miracle. Because of the strong bond Raleigh natives have with their community, #prayfornick has gone viral. Not only is it spreading on social media sites, but also on college campuses such as Appalachian State University, East Carolina University and our own campus. Not only has the “pray for nick” hashtag been made public, but so has “wear red for Nick.” On Aug. 27, people all over, especially in local high schools, wear red in hopes for a miracle. People have contacted the Niedrich’s from all around the United States, including North Carolina, California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Michigan. “Support for the Niedrich Family” has been set up so money can be raised for medical bills and other expenses. The link to the fund is www.gofundme.com/42l4bo

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was encouraged by the crowd of diverse people who came together to support the cause. “We are going to stand together and move forward together until we get our state back and everybody has justice and freedom,” McMillan said. One of the supporters of the movement was Kevin Sheridan, a 25-year-old employee at Cisco

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who directs the WolfWheels program at University Recreation, donated six bikes and helped develop software that allowed students to register and check out a QuadBike. “It’s honestly been a lot of work on University Transportation and University Recreation,” Iezzi said. “David Crye has done so much. [N.C. State] has just been super supportive of everything. That’s definitely a good sign for the future of the program.” Vega also praised the University for its help in launching the program. No one really turned us down, and that’s something I’m really grateful for,” Vega said. “I couldn’t have made it this far if they hadn’t have been willing and helpful.” The QuadBikes program is a pilot program and only

Systems who is also working toward his master’s degree at UNCGreensboro. Sheridan dressed in a Captain America-like costume to get his message out, which drew a lot of attention, as he was constantly being asked to pose for photographs Sheridan said that he dressed that way because he wanted to make sure that people saw his message—and they did. “As you can see from the pictures, I think it worked out well,” Sheridan said. Sheridan said he was unhappy

available for students who live in the Honors Village. After attending a short safety class, students can register to use the bikes at any time during the semester. If things go well, Vega and Iezzi think the program will spread to other dorms. “Hopefully, after the six months at the end of the semester, [N.C. State] will say ‘We’ll expand to Bragaw or the Eco Village’ or something,” Iezzi said. Crye emphasized that student response would likely determine the future of the program. “We’ll see how it goes, and if we see the need, if students like it and students want it, we’ll see how we can expand it,” Crye said. In the meantime, Crye described the program as “a step in the right direction” in terms of sustainability. “This campus is getting more bike-friendly every year,” Crye said, noting

with lawmakers because the “sensible economic polices” that were always being talked about were not actually sensible. “The policies that [lawmakers] are doing are harmful to North Carolina, they’re harmful to the poor, [and] they’re harmful to the middle class,” Sheridan said. “The only people that [policies] help are a very few wealthy people, and that’s not sensible economics—that’s not the driver of the recovery.” Christopher Hill, director of the Education & Law Project at the North Carolina Justice Center and

N.C. State’s designation as a Bronze-level “Bicycle Friendly University” by the League of American Bicyclists. “Our Wolf Wheels program has been expanding and growing, and hopefully encouraging more use of bikes. It’s an exciting program, and I’m looking forward to seeing how we’ll continue to grow.” After the opening speeches and ribbon-cutting, University Recreation provided free Clif and Mojo bars, and drawstring bags for attendees. A few eager students grabbed a bike and made the first official ride on what are now QuadBikes. Iezzi said he was optimistic about the program’s future. “I think if this works, I can see students becoming healthier and less likely to use other forms of transportation that might be less environmentally friendly,” Iezzi said.

a speaker at the rally, said that education was being hurt as well. “We need something that encourages student achievement and that is not done with vouchers, that is not done with a proliferation of charter schools, [but] that is done by ensuring that teachers are paid,” Hill said. “It shouldn’t take [teachers] 15 years to make $40,000, and it also should ensure that what we do keep student achievement first so we don’t put pressure on kids—that their teacher may lose their job because they don’t do well on a standardized test.” As speakers from different back-

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closer to reaching its goal of supplying clean energy for Centennial Campus. Since its creation, FREEDM Systems Center has grown to partner with more than 50 companies, including Duke Energy, Samsung, Siemens and Cisco. It also contributes to the education of precollege students. “The educational outreach programs reach thousands of middle- to high school students in an attempt to excite [younger generations] about the job opportunities and the importance of renewable energy,” Huang said. FREEDM’s undergraduate and graduate programs also offer enriching research capabilities through its facility as well as edifying travel opportunities to its partner universities, both domestic and international. Just last year, the center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) opened and joined FREEDM

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students deal with problems relative to their age. “The average age of graduate students is 31,” Carter said. “Instead of problems 18-to-21-or-22-year-olds have, they have problems that 31 year olds have. We have recently hired someone in the department for thesis and dissertation support services.”

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grounds and different races each spoke their piece, many of the people who were arrested through Moral Mondays were honored, and a few government officials made an appearance. Rep. Bobbie Richardson, D-District 7, Rep. David Price, D-District 4, and Rep. Rosa Gill, D-District 33, each came to the podium to show their support. The rally ended with a recording of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

to take N.C. State’s research to new heights, effectively making N.C. State the only one across the United States to support two active NSFfunded centers simultaneously. ASSIST strives to develop health-monitoring nanotechnology and to understand the role the environment plays in fitness and wellbeing. With the guidance of Veena Misra, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, it has advanced nano-processor and chip technology with lower power analogs. ASSIST is also working on achieving continuous healthmonitoring devices using materials like hydrogel that can be placed on different parts of the body for a variety of sensors. These can take the shape of chest patches, wristbands, tooth caps, and the like depending on what is being monitored “[These innovations are] pieces of a bigger picture that will ultimately lead to a more radical discovery,” Misra said. “This could include new ways to understand medical conditions or human anatomical processes.”

“ASSIST stands on three legs: research, industry connection, and education—all of which benefit from and also contribute to the unique culture N.C. State possesses,” Misra said. She said this combination of features is able allowed N.C. State to support two active centers while other institutions cannot. Si m i la rly, Dr. Hua ng stressed that a major reason N.C. State received funding for two different centers is its ability to network with industries. “We have a strong institution of support that helps with team and proposal development,” Huang said. Furthermore, the infrastructure is crucial in the success of these research centers. “Ultimately it comes down to the team and its leadership,” Huang said. “All we need to figure out down the road is how to make this kind of institution sustaining. We need more local government and more state level support, not just the federal level, ” Huang said.

Retention and graduation rates are measured and recorded every year and grouped by cohorts. Doctoral students’ graduation rates are broken up into six- and two-year cohorts, and master’s level students are divided into four-year cohorts, Carter said. For doctoral-level students at the six-year census in 2006-2007, there was a 48.5 percent completion rate. The two-year report for the 20022003 academic year reported that 63 percent had graduated

after 10 years. For graduate students in 2007-2008, the graduation rate was 83.9 percent. “NC State was one 10 universities who participated in a recent study directed by the Council of Graduate Schools,” Carter said. “There was a 60 percent 10-year completion rate for all of the universities that participated. Of completion rate for master’s and doctoral students, N.C. State’s rate was higher than the national average.”

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Goodnight, Raleigh BLOGGERS SPOTLIGHT RALEIGH AT NIGHT STORY BY EMMA CATHELL PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY AUSTIN BRYAN AND SARAH CATHERINE SMITH After three years of exploring Downtown Raleigh, John Morris had a feel for the city–and boxes upon boxes of pictures. These were the photos that first inspired his blog, “Goodnight, Raleigh,” which started in 2007. “When I first moved to Raleigh in 2004, I knew next to nothing about the place,” Morris wrote in the very first post on the blog. “Seeing as though I had nothing better to do with my time, I went downtown and started taking pictures.” The blog, unexpectedly, was a huge hit. “What started out as an experiment in 2007 to discover my new city became a place of reference and communication,” Morris wrote in his last regular post there

on Jan. 4, 2013. “Our readers have thoughtful discussion and many folks have been reunited with long lost friends through article comments.” After five years at “Goodnight, Raleigh,” Morris had to say goodbye when he got a job offer in Chicago. But Morris left “Goodnight, Raleigh” in the hands of N.C. State retiree Karl Larson and Ian F. G. Dunn, who had started helping with the project in 2008. “Since I’m from Raleigh, I knew about a lot of the things [Morris] wrote about, and I would comment on his posts and give a background of his photo,” Larson said. “This went on for a few months, and finally I emailed him, and he wrote back ‘I’m glad you finally contacted me.’”

COURTESY OF JIM MORRIS

Top: The NC School for the Blind and Deaf is one of Raleigh’s last examples of Victorian Raleigh architecture. Above:The Garland Jones Office building is demolished to make room for a new justice center.

Dunn’s introduction to “Goodnight, Raleigh” was also serendipitous. “I was riding down Hillsborough Street on my bike with my camera on my back, and John passed me on his bike,” Dunn said. “He then stuck out a ‘Goodnight, Raleigh’ card to me and said, ‘Do you take pictures? Check out this website!’ That night, I checked out his website, emailed him, and the rest is history.” After Larson retired from N.C. State, he got a part-time job downtown at the State Archives in the photography section, where he is able to discover and publicize photographs of Raleigh from 100 years ago. Larson is a huge fan of history and has his master’s in the subject from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. So he also writes two columns on “Goodnight, Raleigh,” one called “Flashback Fridays,” where he describes the history of old Raleigh postcards, and the other called “Reminiscences of a Raleigh Boy,” which is made up of photos from his adolescence. “I attended Hugh Morson Junior High School in Downtown Raleigh and, at the time, the state was demolishing all these buildings downtown, and it really peaked my interest,” Larson said. “On the weekends, my friends and I would come downtown, and I would bring my old Instamatic camera. I took hundreds of photos of Downtown Raleigh, mainly of the buildings getting demolished.” These photos from the 1960s are displayed next to a modern day photo of the same place for comparison. “I’ve been able to share those photos I took nearly 50 years ago and get feedback,” Larson said. “Those photos had been boxed away

The city lights can be seen from the top of the Garland Jones Office Building.

PHOTOS COURTESTY OF JOHN MORRIS

Top: Patrons dance to hits from the 1960s and 1970s on karaoke night at Two T’s. Above: Vandals have decorated the inside of an abandoned bakery.

for decades, but when I got involved with ‘Goodnight, Raleigh,’ I took them all out and had a rush of memories from them.” The blog has evolved since its inception, including more and more city history with its photography. “In the beginning, there was an emphasis on nighttime photography,” Larson said. “But over the past five years there has evolved less emphasis on nighttime photography and more on telling the stories of Raleigh by those who have experienced it, using photography as the visual medium.” “We used to write more about nightlife,” Dunn added. “But now it’s based more on our interests, which is history, architecture and photography. I’ve enjoyed seeing the progression of ‘Goodnight, Raleigh’ and having something to do with it.” This change in the blog also gave contributors the chance to start awareness campaigns for several local preservation projects. The Color Wall restoration project was to get the Color Wall, installed in 1972, working and shining again in D.H. Hill Library. “Goodnight, Raleigh” raised $30,000 to restore the wall and to keep it running.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN MORRIS

However, the team at “Goodnight, Raleigh” was not as successful at a historic building known as the Fabius Brigg’s Briggs House on Hillsborough Street, which was demolished in 2011. Dunn was disheartened, and he wrote an article about it in “Goodnight, Raleigh.” “I became obsessed with this house, because I found it very fascinating,” Dunn said. “I was in love with it, and that comes out in the article because I was so passionate about it.” Even though “Goodnight, Raleigh” found someone willing to buy the house, the transportation of the house was too complicated, the cost was too expensive and the house ended up getting demolished. Although “Goodnight, Raleigh” had a loss that day, they did win a Carraway Award of Merit in 2011 from Preservation North Carolina for promotion of historic preservation through social media. Another building that “Goodnight, Raleigh” fought to preserve was the Riddick Stadium Field House, which was near the SAS building. This was the last remaining building of the stadium complex dating from the 1930s. Larson wrote an article about Riddick Stadium Field House

to help a group of N.C. State students who started a campaign to save the Field House. Unfortunately, in 2013, that building was also destroyed. Never t heless, t hroug h photographs, “Goodnight, Raleigh” has helped preserve the places that its founders loved so much. Moreover, both Morris, who was from Asheville, and Dunn, who was from Northern Raleigh, were both new to Downtown Raleigh when they first moved here. After spending time with “Goodnight, Raleigh,” they felt more at home. “It’s a unique website, because I don’t know that a lot of cities have websites like ‘Goodnight, Raleigh,’” Dunn said. “In a way, I think it makes the city a lot more accessible and interesting to people. You can go on the blog and learn about Raleigh, which brings you closer to the city. I didn’t know much about downtown when I moved here, but now downtown seems like my living room, because I know every square inch of it.” “Goodnight, Raleigh’ is modern-day storytelling, in that it promotes passing down information from one generation to the next,” Dunn said. “I don’t know any other site like this that concentrates on Raleigh.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH MASCARAH

This abandoned satellite rusts at a forgotten communications complex.

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Public funding is and should be our primary fodder The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of the Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

.C. State University has lost $87 million in budget cuts in the last two years, and is expecting a cut of $21 million for the fiscal year 2013-14. But while this has been going on, our fundraising efforts have yielded more successful results―in fact, the University broke a fundraising record in the 2012-13 fiscal year, securing gifts and promises amounting to $198.2 million. Within the University, the College of Natural Resources reported a 263 percent increase in private donations and the College of Textiles reported a 390 percent increase. Alumni giving, which increased by 34.5 percent for the University at large, has also contributed to this influx of private donations. In general, the University is hard at work to offset the harm from budget cuts by increasing private donations. Yet, despite these increases, such gifts are expected to account for only 4 percent of the University’s revenue, while State

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What is your favorite restaurant on Hillsborough Street? BY DANIELLE SCHMIDT

“Gumby’s Pizza, the stoner’s pie is the best.” Camden Willeford freshman, business

“Chipotle because it’s good and inexpensive for college students. It’s right by the lecture halls.” Connor Powers sophomore, management

“Chipotle because they give you a lot of food. I like to eat a lot.” Erin Figgins freshman, animal science

“Well they took out Hot Box and I’m very upset about that because it was my favorite.” Kaitlyn Oliphant sophomore, animal science

“Zaxby’s because the food is good.” Tyra Barnes freshman, design studies

funding will count toward 47 percent. So drastic is the difference between the two figures, that even given recent trends, we have to realize that public funding is, and for a long time will continue to be, far more important to the University’s coffers than private donations. So, the Technician wants to assert―we should not get too happy about private donations. Yes, the money that they provide must be vital and far-reaching. But it’s not going to solve our problems. In fact, worrying a bit (more), and then doing something to protect our public funding by all sensible means possible could well be a more prudent approach. The University and its people―students, faculty and staff―need to put as much pressure as possible on the State

Pennies are coins disguised as pure evil

ccording to the U.S. mint, it costs 2.1 cents to produce a penny. Back when The Washington Post did the math in 2006, the penKatie ny cost a Sanders Deputy Features meager Editor 1.4 cents to produce, and we were already spending $115 million to keep them in circulation. It makes no sense. The ineff iciency confuses, even horrifies me. Surely, I thought, we must have a convincing reason for spending tax money on small circles of copper rather than something like education or research. Nope. A study by Robert Whaples estimated that fiddling with pennies creates about a $300 million per year loss in productivity cost because it adds an average of 2.5 seconds to every cash-register transaction. So, basically, we are paying money in order to lose more money. Besides, most places won’t take pennies any more—look at parking meters or soda machines. There is even a website called Copper Pennies, which is devoted to trying to sell you pennies so that you can take advantage of the fact their metal is worth more than their face value by selling your copper back to the government at a higher price (which is illegal, so don’t fall for it). You know something is wrong with your government’s coinage system when there are scam websites designed to take advantage of it. Why, then, do we have pennies? If we are losing money on pennies, we should stop making pennies. It’s a no-brainer. Two bills have been proposed to get rid of the penny, one whimsically called the Currency Overhaul for an Industrious Nation

(COIN) Act, but both were shot down. Why? Because people like pennies—twothirds of people, when polled, said that they didn’t want to get rid of them. There is even a group that has sprung up in their defense, called the Americans for Common Cents. Which is ironic, since there is nothing commonsensical about keeping the penny. Others worry that removing the penny will cause an increase in prices or a decrease in charitable contributions, but it won’t. We have precedents: Canada got rid of its penny (which cost it 1.6 cents to produce) earlier this year, and prices and charitable contributions there are doing fine. Something similar has happened in our history. The half c e nt c oi n was gotten rid of in 1837 because of inf lation. It had the same buying power as today’s d i m e a nd no ill-effects were felt by the general populace when its production was stopped. However, it is interesting to note that there was a similar emotional backlash to the axing of the coin as there has been to the prospect of axing the penny—businessmen even went so far as to produce their own “half cent tokens.” But they economically unfeasible and quickly went out of business. While our collective nostalgia does reflect sweetly on humanity, I hold by the idea that emotion should probably be ignored on issues of coinage. Spread the word. Death to the penny.

“If we are losing money on pennies, we should stop making pennies.”

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Christian O’Neal, senior in mechanical engineering

My ruined childhood

or mer D i sne y Cha n nel st a rs have ruined my childhood. From Selena Gomez’s and Vanessa Hudgens’ promiscuous roles i n Nicky Vaught Spring Deputy Features Breakers Editor to Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance, it’s difficult to salvage any of my shattered childhood. By the time you read this, the Internet will probably have moved on from criticizing Miley Cyrus to criticizing some other celebrity, but will it have offered me solace for my wasted fresh-faced years? I doubt it. Miley’s VMA performa nce Sunday nig ht brought forward polarized opinions about the former Disney star, effecting criticism about her inability to twerk properly, her tongue being stuck out too much and her outfit. All the criticism tends to reinforce one concern: our ruined childhoods. The 20-year-old’s use of black people as props to validate her “ratchet” behavior rarely makes it into the dialogue, and it shouldn’t. Racism has nothing to do with white, middle-to-upper-class citizens’ childhoods— that’s what’s truly at stake here—but sexuality does. I admit I did not watch the VMA, even Miley’s performance. But I saw enough on Buzzfeed and Tumblr to know it ruined the integrity of Hannah Montana. From Cyrus’ outfit to her getting low,

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government to give first priority to the people and public institutions. And it needs to create an educational environment which produces citizens who make their mark on a national level to ensure that the country does so as well, for which, again, a robust public university is necessary. And private gifts, while very valuable in economic times such as these, could actually play against such an ideal. While gifts from individuals and alumni would largely come without strings attached, the larger sources of private money could have a corroding influence on the educational quality of our University―it is natural for private and for-profit entities that are increasingly investing in the University to dictate terms in a way that modi-

fies and dilutes the educational process toward foremost their well-being. So, while it would practically be impossible and undesirable to distance ourselves from all private funding, the University must be very mindful and in touch with the big societal picture of university education while engaging with private sources of funding. Overall, the question “Why is our public funding decreasing so fast and what can we do about it?” should take precedence over “How can we get more private donations?” Given the reality of running a public university devoted to learning and knowledge-generation for the flourishing of civil society, private donations will and should only be something akin to a reserve fund. Let’s work on getting democracy to care more about education.

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it’s easy to see how she ruined her femininity. It wasn’t until I started writing this column (specifically, this paragraph) that I found out Robin Thicke also participated in the performance. You might wonder why no one shames the nearly 40-year-old man for getting down with a woman nearly half his age, but then, you’d be missing the obvious. The self-proclaimed feminist, famous for his song about women needing him—and a certain appendage of his—to “liberate” them, is doing just that: liberating her. Robin Thicke knew once Miley released the video for “We Can’t Stop” that she needed some help. He only grinded with her so he could set her free from the sinful path she’s treading down. If anyone’s going to save femininity, it’s Robin Thicke. But not even the “Blurred Lines” singer can save us from the blow to our childhoods that came with RavenSymoné’s coming out as a lesbian. That one hard hit. Following the That’s So Raven star’s tweet announcing her sexual orientation, her fans flooded Twitter, denouncing her and declaring #ChildhoodRuined. The fans’ backlash received some negative media attention, but they have a point. Having portrayed a heterosexual high school student, it is unbelievably selfish for the star to expect support from her fans. She should have changed her character’s name on the show—about a teenage psychic—so we could discriminate between fiction and reality more eas-

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Clyde Cooper’s captures Raleigh Clyde Cooper’s BBQ

Katie Sanders Deputy Features Editor

Clyde Cooper’s is a true hole in the wall, a tiny brick restaurant nestled between the two biggest skyscrapers downtown. It’s been a family barbeque place on Davie Street for more than 70 years, and every time I pass by with my granddaddy, he tells me stories of throwing a ball around in the restaurant’s back alley. The building was erected in 1884, and the restaurant opened in 1938, so the cooks have had a lot of time to perfect their recipes. The establishment has grown up with Raleigh, and the decorations certainly show it. Inside, above old wooden booths, there are as many black-and-white pictures of historic Raleigh that could possibly fit on the walls. A picture of a parade on Fayetteville Street from 1938 sit s next to a photo of a city trolley from 1909. There’s even a photo of t he state capitol when it was first built, along with many others. It’s not as if time stopped for Clyde Cooper’s, however. Signed posters of current N.C. State athletic teams are framed and proudly displayed, and along with an American flag that was flown in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. It is, in short, the quintessential Raleigh restaurant, and its food matches its atmosphere. Like any good traditional North Carolina restaurant, they serve barbecue. Pork skins, their specialty, come with everything

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free of charge. They do charge for hushpuppies, but considering the sandwiches are $3, another buck for a side of hushpuppies is well worth it. To add to the Southern authenticity, Clyde Cooper’s offers sweet tea so thick that the sugar settles on the bottom. The menu also includes slightly seasoned Cajun fries, and 10-cent candy at the cash register. North Carolina is known for two signature styles of barbecue sauce, v i negar-based a nd s we e t . While Clyde Cooper’s is located in the Eastern part of North Carolina, where vinegar-based sauces dominate the barbecue landscape, Clyde Cooper’s offers its patrons both styles. The style of the restaurant and its food is simple and slow. It’s what home cooking should be. For many N.C. State students, the friendly small-town atmosphere is like going home, and it gives out-of-state students an opportunity to experience a true cultural staple. With cheap, filling food that is just plain good, the restaurant is a college student’s dream come true. For those wanting a Clyde Cooper’s-fueled tailgate, they also sell in bulk.

“The restaurant opened in 1938, so the cooks have had a lot of time to perfect their recipes.”

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Clyde Cooper’s Barbecue was built in 1884 and opened in 1938. It’s filled with black and white photos of historic Downtown Raleigh. It serves barbecue with either vinegar or sweet sauce and is known for its pork skins which come with every meal. It will be moving from its historic building because of development in the area.

Unfortunately, while the restaurant won’t be closing, it will be moving from its historic location soon, as it’s being pushed out for develop-

ment. After September it may be gone for a few months, and when it reopens it will never be completely the same place, so I suggest visiting soon and

often. Even though parking near Clyde Cooper’s is a challenge, the restaurant is well worth the trouble. It’s only a few

miles from campus, and you can explore downtown while you’re there.

Computer science professor, Ph.D. candidates collaborate to write big data book Madeline Safrit

extracted from seemingly endless amounts of data found online or from other A handful of N.C. State sources. Analyzing big data students and professors col- has become essential to deterlaborated to publish a book mining trends, such as proexploring the process of ana- ductivity within a business. lyzing “big data” for learners Nagiza Samatova, a proat all levels. fessor of computer science at While progress in the field N.C. State, joined a group of of big-data analysis has im- four co-editors and students proved the lives of these the to create the big data guide. students and researchers “It’s basically like a textwriting it, the subject now book so that people who have has a bad reputation in some almost no experience can go circles thanks to recent me- to the book on their own, dia scrutiny of government without an instructor, and surveillance comprehend a nd datathe different gathering data m i ntechniques. ing graphs,” “It is quite Samatova intimidatsaid. ing to realize The book that all this is also de[Internet sig ned to traffic] is beassist those ing tracked who are now,” sa id more adArpan Chakraborty, graduate Arpan vanced with student in computer science Chakraborty, the topic. an N.C. State computer science doctoral Chakraborty said the book student and co-editor of the covers a wide range of inforbook. mation for beginners to those However, N.C. State stu- in an advanced level. dents and professors are look“The main purpose was ing to balance the public’s to create a book that beginperception of the field with ners can start using, and also a user-friendly tool anyone people who have been workcan use. ing in this field can use it as a Their book, Pract ica l reference,” Chakraborty said. Graph Mining with R, exCo-editor and N.C. State plains how patterns can be doctoral student Kanchana Correspondent

“It is quite intimidating to realize that all this [Internet traffic] is being tracked now.”

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Students and professor look over the new book from the computer science department on analyzing big data in order to find patterns.

Padmanabahn noted that the importance of big data keeps on growing. “The topic of big data is going to be there for a really long time,” Padmanabahn said. “The data is not getting smaller any day; it’s actually growing constantly. Find a graph. If it’s for Facebook, or Amazon, or any kind of human network it’s going to keep increasing.” The book’s contributors found that big data is becoming increasingly influential in everyday life, especially for larger companies. “Essentially, you want to find some depictive pattern in the data where the links, and relationships, and associations are important,”

Samatova said. “For example, it might be Amazon. It might be similar purchasing patterns.” The students working to discover these patterns said they became completely immersed in the writing and researching process. Padmanabahn, who began her career studying biology, said she was thrilled to be able to apply her research to another field. “When Nagiza gave me the opportunity to actually be part of this book, to actually write several chapters and also edit it, I got a lot out of it learning these techniques to use them in my research,” Padmanabahn said. SOURCE: CSC.NCSU.EDU

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University Theatre has begun enthusiastically crafting the stage production of The Spyglass Seven, a play by Michael Seebold, a senior in English and philosophy and the recipient of the 2012 Creative Artist award in theatre. The Spyglass Seven tells the story of a deceased Edgar Allen Poe and his quest to find his soul mate. This one-act melodramatic play features Poe’s ghost as it travels through various dimensions of the afterlife. He encounters SOURCE: NCSU.EDU/THEATRE an array of characters from Edgar Allan Poe will appear as a ghost in the new play The Spyglass Seven, written by Michael Seebold the receipient of the 2012 Creative Artist award in theatre. his past as he seeks to escape the loneliness that defined years in the making.” Once the play develop from script his life. This unnerving and the script was finished, See- to stage has been thrilling.” ≠ intriguing play takes place in bold was eager to unveil the John McIlwee, the direcone night and is filled with play to the public. tor of The Spyglass Seven both romance and mystery. “The full production has and many more University This re-imagined depiction come about as a part of the Theatre productions, is deof the legendary author is a NCSU Creative Artist Award, lighted to be a part of the work that University Theatre which the play was awarded project, calling the play an could not be more proud of, in 2012,” Seebold said. “Uni- exquisite work. as it is the first time it will versity Theatre put on a “Michael has created a produce a play written by a public reading of the script world of romance and mysCreative Artist Award win- in April, 2013, and the full tery that explores the magnifner. It was written by a hard- production will be performed icent words of Poe applied to core fan of the famed author on stage for the first time Sep- the situations and emotions and poet tember 6th.” of the women he knew and — Seebold Havoften loved,” McIlwee told said that his ing written University Theatre in an many years mainly prose interview for its website in of studying prior to this 2012. “He has given us a view Poe inspired project, of Poe that allows the audithe work. Seebold is ence to span the arc of his lit“I wou ld looking for- erary genius throughout his ascribe the ward to see- life and he has done it with gene si s of ing his work an entertaining conceit that Michael Seebold, senior in the project brought to has made his play this year’s English and philosophy to a lasting life on stage. Creative Artist Award winner fascination “The first in Theatre.” with the works of Poe,” See- time I heard the cast read Seebold’s immediate plans bold said. “The idea for the through the script, I was for the future include graduplay emerged after years of fascinated by the simultane- ate studies while continuing avidly consuming his pages ous sense of familiarity and to pursue his writing career. of dark romanticism.” estrangement in the words,” The Spyglass Seven will While Seebold has been in- Seebold said. “One becomes be presented by University terested in theatre for many so used to hearing the lines Theatre on Sep. 6 through 8. years, The Spyglass Seven is echoing inside one’s own Admission is five dollars for his first written work for the head during the writing pro- members of the community stage. He completed an early cess that when they are read or free with student ID. draft in 2011, and said that back to one from the stage, the project “has there seems a mirror like been quality to the words. They sound both unexpected and familiar to the ear and take on new life. Watching

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getting a whole lot smarter. We went out and got some real good players.” The Wolfpack will return several key components of last year’s team. Senior guard Kody Burke, senior center Markeisha Gatling and junior guard Krystal Barrett are expected to lead the way for State this season. Although the schedule has yet to be re-

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puts us in a position to have success in the fall. There are no players on the roster academically ineligible going into the fall. I am thankful not only for the work our players did, but for all of the academic support people who worked hard and made our guys do things the right way.” N.C. State’s performance in the 2013 Director’s Cup final standings has the athletic program on the cusp of reaching its goal of breaking into the top-25. “We try to match resources to expectations,” Yow said. “That means providing top-

leased, Moore is eager to get the season started. “I enjoy a challenge,” Moore said. “I like to say that it’s more fun to be the engineer than the maintenance man. This is an opportunity to build something new.”

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Surkamp overcomes injury, returns to the field Andrew Schuett Deputy Sports Editor

With advancements in modern medicine, injured athletes typically know exactly what’s wrong with their bodies. Ju n ior for w a rd Nic k Surkamp did not enjoy this luxury. Surkamp, the 2011 Atlantic Soccer Conference Player of the Year, started 19 of 20 games for Longwood that season. He led the team in scoring with 11 goals and 24 points. His transfer to N.C. State was a big get for head coach Kelly Findley and the Wolfpack soccer program. But Surkamp never saw the field for the Pack, sitting out the entire 2012 campaign due to an unknown injury. “I had a knee injury, which was kind of a medical mystery,” Surkamp said. “I had two surgeries and about eight injections into my knee over the course of nine to ten months without ever knowing exactly what was causing the pain. The whole time that I was out, I wasn’t able to rehab it.” Surkamp’s uncertain situ-

ation was made worse when the 2012 Wolfpack lost 10 of its final 14 games of the season, all while the junior looked on from the bench. “It was the worst experience of my life, by far,” Surkamp said. “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. Watching that season unfold the way that it did and not knowing if I was ever going to play again made it really hard because I wanted to help, but knew that I couldn’t and didn’t know if I was ever going to be able to.” Surkamp’s issue wasn’t solved until March, when doctors found the trigger source of the junior’s pain and swelling. But by this time, the Wolfpack’s 2012 season had been over for more than four months. Now the Manassas, Va. native is fully healthy and ready to play in competitive matches again. State’s coaching staff will be happy to see him on the field again. Surkamp gives the Pack something it was desperately missing in 2012: a lethal, goal-scoring striker. “He’s a finisher,” Findley said. “A lot of guys can get close to the goal and look

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flashy, but they can’t put the ball in the net. Nick likes that pressure. He loves being in front of goal. He likes having the burden of scoring and I think he’s really got a nose for it. Not everybody likes that pressure.” Surkamp says that as long as his team wins, he doesn’t care scores the goals. “I want to score at least a goal a game and put my team in the lead,” Surkamp said. “But if I don’t and someone else scores then that’s ideal too.” Surkamp is one of seven current student-athletes that have transferred to N.C. State since Findley’s arrival on campus three years ago. Senior midfielder Alex Martinez, a 2012 first team AllACC selection and the Wolfpack’s leading goal scorer last season, also transferred to State following the 2011 season. Surkamp says the ambition of Findley and the Wolfpack athletics department was a major draw to him when choosing his new school. “What made State so attractive to me is that Coach Findley was looking to establish himself at the top level

of ACC soccer, just like all of these transfer students,” Surkamp said. “They’re looking to establish themselves at the top with him. Since we’re all up-and-coming players in this program and he’s [Findley] an up-and-coming coach, it’s a great fit because we can feel his winning mentality in training. Even when we’re in film, it’s an attractive thing to be around because you know he’s going to be successful.” But the junior says he will never forget the humility his injury taught him. “Soccer was my whole life, it was literally the only thing that I had,” Surkamp said. “Taking a step back and realizing the bigger picture changed my outlook on the game and the way that I cherish it. Every time I step on the field now, I just look at it as a new blessing and a new opportunity to get better. I have a love and a passion for the game that I always had, but it’s that much greater now just because I appreciate it so much more seeing how it can get taken away.” Surkamp and the Wolfpack open its season Friday, on the road against Campbell.

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Women’s golf adds Jessica Yadloczky as assistant coach Jessica Yadloczky, a pro player on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Symetra Tour, has been hired as assistant women’s golf coach at North Carolina State. Yadloczky comes to NCSU having played on the Ladies European and LPGA Symetra Tours since 2011. She was the top American at the LET qualifying tournament in 2012 and has maintained a full playing card. She’s had two top 10 finishes on the LET and two additional top 25 showings. In 2012, she qualified as an alternate for the Ricoh’s Women’s British Open. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Debbie Yow brings Moore to the court FORMER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH RETURNS TO RALEIGH Luke Nadkarni Staff Writer

With the Wolfpack women going through a rough few years, it was time for a change. Athletic Director Debbie Yow’s refusal to accept the status quo landed a former Wolfpack women’s basketball assistant to lead the team back to where her late sister, Kay Yow, once had it. That man is Wes Moore. Moore, who served as an assistant under Kay Yow from 1993-95, returns to Raleigh after spending the last 15 seasons as the boss at the University of TennesseeChattanooga. In the 2012-

2013 season, Moore led the Lady Mocs to a 29-4 overall record, 19-1 in the Southern Conference, and an NCAA Tournament bid. In his 15 seasons at Chattanooga, Moore posted an overall record of 358-113, appeared in the NCAA Tournament nine times, and won the SoCon Coach of the Year Award six times, including in his most recent campaign. “C h at t a no o g a w a s a great place,” Moore said. “I coached some unbelievable young ladies, and I loved the city, so it was hard to leave.” “I have the opportunity to compete in the ACC, which I think is the toughest conference in the nation for

women’s basketball. Every now and then you need a new challenge.” Moore is a native of Dallas, Texas, but his wife of nearly 33 years hails from eastern North Carolina. He said that factored into his decision as well. “It’s an opportunity to get [my wife] back home closer to her family.” Moore said. “She sees them on a fairly regular basis.” In addition to Chattanooga, Moore has also coached at Division III Maryville College and Division II Francis Marion College. He led both schools to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances for their respective divisions,

making him the only coach in NCAA history to lead a team to postseason play in each division. Perhaps equally as impressive as the performance of Moore’s teams on the court is their performance off of it. In his final four years at Chattanooga, the Lady Mocs recorded perfect 1000 Academic Progress Rates on three occasions. Moore promises to make every effort to ensure that continues during his time at State. “I want to be proud of these young ladies in the classroom, I want to be proud of them on the court, and I want to be proud of them in the community,” Moore said.

“I’m worried about not just the four years that they’re here, but also the 40 years after they leave with a degree from here.” Moore takes over a program that finished 17-17 last season and lost in the second round of the WNIT to James Madison. The Pack has not qualified for the NCAA Tournament since 2010. Moore is no stranger to quickly turning programs in the right direction. “My first year at Chattanooga, we won 10 games,” Moore said. “My second year, we won 26. But it wasn’t me

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Athletics raises Directors’ Cup standings Rob McLamb Staff Writer

N.C. State Director of Athletics Debbie Yow has made it her mission to bring the athletic department to perennial top-25 status. Coming off a campaign where the Wolfpack finished on the cusp of reaching its goal, Yow has clear ideas as to how the athletic department will overcome the challenges it faces and ultimately attain its stated aim. Buoyed by a conference title in softball and the first appearance in the College World Series in 45 years by the baseball team, the Wolfpack finished 34th overall in the final 2013 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings— the second-highest finish in RYAN PARRY/TECHNICIAN school history, with a pro- The Wolfpack football team runs out of the tunnel at Carter-Finley Stadium before their game against No. 3 ranked Florida State gram-best 633.6 points. It was University. N.C. State upsetted the Seminoles 17-16 with the game winning touchdown with 16 seconds left in the game. an incremental, yet solid improvement over N.C. State’s nation to cross the finish line. build additional momentum challenge and that has nega- from Northern Illinois after 37t h place “We have to ever become a national tively impacted our student the conclusion of the 2012 ranking and made enor- top-25 program.” athletes. Additionally, when regular season to lead the 576.6 points mous strides, While the success of the coaching changes occur, there N.C. State football program. f rom t he overall, un- school’s teams in the spring is a usual amount of attrition, In his first game-week press 2012 athletic der the lead- was heartening, Yow said a which hurts the graduation conference on Monday, Doseason. ership of our key component for expand- rate. Carrie Leger [direc- eren touted his team’s perforEntering coaches and ing of its recent gains in the tor of the academic support mance in the classroom over her fourth the compe- Director’s Cup standing will program for student-athletes] the summer. year at N.C. tent support not come on the playing field believes we will break 70 per“The team is about a 2.80 State, Yow of the senior but in the classroom. cent [graduation rate] in the [GPA] for the summer,” Domixes pride management “We continue to focus on 2014 report, which would be eren said. “That has helped Debbie Yow Athletics Director at t he acteam,” Yow improvements to our overall an all-time high mark for our raise our team GPA and it complishs a id . “ We graduation rate,” Yow said. campus student athletes.” ments so far with a determi- must maintain our focus and “Transferring a major is a Yow hired Dave Doeren CUP continued page 7

“We must maintain our focus and build additional momentum ... ”