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Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton used a personal email account while in office to send messages to department officials, which could be a breach in the Federal Records Act. The Federal Records Act ensures all business emails are archived as a public record but does not guarantee an archive for emails sent via personal accounts. Clinton’s use of her personal email account brings about questions about her ethics and transparency, further supporting the notion that her and her husband, Bill Clinton, play by their own rules. Clinton’s aides dispute that she did anything illegal or improper by using her personal email to conduct government work, citing she was not the first secretary of state to do so. SOURCE: AP
House of Representatives approves funding for Department of Homeland Security
The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would fund the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year, a decision that enraged House Republicans. The last step for the legislation is the signature of President Barack Obama. The bill prevents the shutdown of the administration and laying off of thousands of workers. The legislation does nothing to address Obama’s executive orders on immigration, which is why Republicans opposed the bill. The debate over the bill has lasted more than a week, and Speaker of the House John Boehner told his members they had run out of options to pass a bill that would rein in on the immigration executive orders. SOURCE: CNN
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Prosecutors plan to seek the death sentence for Craig Stephen Hicks, the man accused of killing Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha, all former NC State students. If Hicks is convicted of first-degree murder, Durham County District Attorney Roger Echols filed the paperwork in court that said he plans to pursue the death sentence. The families of the victims said religious discrimination was the reason their children were killed, but police say the shootings were due to a long-standing parking dispute at the apartment complex. If Hicks is convicted, a hearing on Echols’ request for the death penalty is set for next month. SOURCE: The News & Observer
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Ticket. Cyrus and Harrison both expressed enthusiasm for the continuation of the campaign, though the the extension gives them an extra day. “I’m looking forward to it. We’re still in campaign mode,” Cyrus said. “A week with good weather would be plenty. Maybe a week beforehand to prepare for the campaign and set
Beginning fall of 2015, Africana studies and women and gender studies will no longer be available for undergraduate majors at NC State. Both courses of study will become a concentration under interdisciplinary studies. The reason for this change is to consolidate a few smaller programs into a single program. The merger of the two degrees into interdisciplinary studies prevents the two majors from having to take the time and energy to defend themselves to the Board of Governors for the risk of program closure due to small numbers, according to Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences Jeff Braden. The UNC Board of Governors requires all universities to review programs every two years. Programs with small numbers of students and/or graduates are identified and asked to take steps to ensure they will meet system-wide productivity and enrollment standards. “The university should provide appropriate funding [and] faculty lines so we can hire for the programs and [have] time to increase our numbers,” said Smith McKoy, program director of Africana Studies. The Africana Studies program has been around since 2006. There have been 44 graduates during the past eight years, but the program
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Student body presidential candidate Khari Cyrus shakes hands with student body presidential candidate Chris Becker after Cyrus and his running mate Nate Bridgers made it to the Runoff Thursday along with Gavin Harrison and his running mate Meredith Mason in Talley Student Union Tuesday evening.
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CYRUS-BRIDGERS AND HARRISON-MASON TICKETS BUMP BECKER-ELDER FROM PRESIDENTIAL HOPES Zeke Hartner Correspondent
Although the election announcements were announced Tuesday evening, the final presidential office positions will not be known until Thursday. 4,044 students voted in the election. Gavin Harrison and Meredith Mason received 1,493 votes, or 37.95
percent of the vote . Khari Cyrus and Nate Bridgers received 1,244 votes, or 31.62 percent. Neither candidates received the 40 percent of the vote needed to win. The two tickets will be in a runoff election for the Student Body President, having bested the ticket consisting of Chris Becker and Kelly Elder, which received 1197 votes, or 30.42 percent, falling 47 votes short of the Cyrus/Bridgers
Professors study mental health, homelessness Brenden Parsons Correspondent
About 25 percent of children without homes need mental health care, according to a study conducted by NC State psychology professors and Community Action Targeting Children who are Homeless (CATCH).
Mary Haskett, a professor of psychology, and Jenna Armstrong, a psychology graduate teaching assistant, led the research in the developmental status and social-emotional functioning of homeless children in infants to children up to six years old. The purpose of the study was to under-
stand the functioning of children’s social-emotional adjustment and their functioning in language, motor and cognitive skills. “I got involved in this area of research when I was working with a local community agency that seeks to support the mental health of children who are homeless,”
Haskett said. “The incredible need was apparent, and I felt my students and I had some expertise to offer.” Haskett said she feels there has not been much of an investment in the needs of homeless families and that the public does not know much about their needs because they are of-
ten invisible to the general public. “The aim of our current work is to draw attention to this invisible population of children experiencing homelessness right here in Raleigh,” Armstrong said. “I think this is the surprising part for many people. You do not have to leave country,
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Greek Village to foster more community Dierdre An Staff Writer
With Sigma Nu and Kappa Delta moved into their new Greek houses, the rest of the planning and construction for the new Greek Village is currently underway. The original Greek Village was built in the 1960s, and since then, some of the facilities have become antiquated. “There is only so much you can do with an old shell,” said Shelly Dobek, the director of Greek Life. “The systems are quite inefficient for heat and for water, and some of the rooms are set up as quads and triples, and students really prefer singles and doubles these days, so that will be a change. They were also built with a communal style bathroom, and a lot of what is being replaced is suite style.” Greek Village, which will contain 20 new houses and provide 800 new beds to campus, will allow each chapter to design its own facility and space to meet its own needs, according to Dobek. The chapters can customize their square footage and amount of beds in the house to a size that fits
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The Delta Gamma house, set to break ground on March 22 with a fall 2016 move-in date, is one of 20 different houses in Greek Village set for renovations. NC State has allocated $12 million toward the total construction, and each chapter is able to design its own layout and aesthetics.
their chapters and also control aesthetic choices such as furniture. The outside appearance of the Greek houses will also be different.
“From a finished standpoint, we have seen with the first two houses that have opened, Kappa Delta and Sigma Nu, have great finishes so they look like a private residence versus block, con-
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up the appropriate meetings before the real campaign begins.” Gavin Harrison, Student Body President candidate said that he expected a runoff. “We’re not gonna give up, but reach out to more organizations,” Harrison said. Voting for the runoff election will take place from 8 a.m until 8 p.m. Thursday. Cody Long, the incumbent Student Senate President, was re-elected. Karli Moore, head of the appropriations commit tee, was elec ted Student Body Treasurer. Thomas Pulliam was elected Student Body Chief Justice. Hunter Stag was elected Senior Class President. Blaise Bolemon was elected Union Activities President. Carter Long was elected Student
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Centers Board of Directors President. The elections were not extended due to the new campaign schedule this year said Guy Lampe, a member of the Elections committee. “We have to factor in time for run-off elections and spring break is next week. Logistica lly we couldn’t make that happen,” Lampe said. Regarding the new campaign cycle, Harrison said he felt there were both positives and negatives to the new system. “One big problem with it this year was all the snow. We really only had 3 days to campaign,” Harrison said. Due to inclement weather, candidates had three days to campaign during normal university hours.
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Student body presidential candidate Gavin Harrison shakes the hand of Zack King, who lost his bid to become the next student senate president in Talley Student Center Tuesday night. A total of 4,044 students voted resulting in a runoff election between the Harrison and Cyrus tickets. A new round of voting Thursday will decide which of the two will be the new president.
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generally has more students minoring in the studies. The students currently in the major will continue to take courses and have the opportunity to finish their degrees. However, instead of their diploma stating they have a degree in Africana studies or women and gender studies, the diploma will state students have a degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in Africana studies or women and gender studies, according to Braden. With six current Africana studies majors, there are two students graduating in May. Those two students will have Africana stud-
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crete buildings,” said Dobek. In addition to aesthetic choices and comfort, chapters have also expressed interest in owning properties rather than renting to build equity and control their own rents. NC State has committed $12 million toward the construction, but each Greek organization will have to reimburse its construction costs in either a lump sum, or 50 percent up front and 50 percent financed over 10 years, according to a University Housing financial statement. “Because the university will not be paying
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state, city or local community to find children who are in desperate need of mental health services that merit our attention.” According to Armstrong, few homeless shelters have the screening tools and processes available to detect delays and social-emotional problems that may be subclinical and the tools CATCH uses are not costly or difficult to administer. A group of community leaders in family homelessness and experts in young
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ies stated as their degree. Jelytza Padro is one of the two seniors in Africana studies and said that her concern is for the future students wanting to study Africana studies. “The job market in Africana studies is hard already, and to me it seems like a hindrance that future students will not only have to explain what Africana studies is, but also explain interdisciplinary studies,” said Padro. “By making Africana studies a concentration under interdisciplinary studies, it does not feel that it truly reflects the curriculum that it takes to graduate with a degree in Africana studies.” The dean recognizes a benefit of the merger of Africana studies and women and gender studies into interdisciplinary studies. “We have the potential to increase options
for smaller, but important, interdisciplinary programs in the future,” Braden said. “By offering programs as concentrations inside a larger interdisciplinary degree, we gain flexibility to create new areas of study.” However, McKoy disagrees that the merger will save resources. “The merger will cost as much or more as the current system,” he said. “At the present time, it looks as if CHASS will save one course buyout; however, we have been told that CHASS will hire two postdoctoral fellows, which will cost more than the $4,500 course buyout.” Another challenge the program is facing is the only full-time professor of Africana studies, Deidre Crumbley, is currently in the process of going on phased retirement.
“According to administration, the curriculum for Africana studies and womens and gender studies will stay exactly the same,” Padro said. “However, there is a good chance of classes being taken away. If they do not make a hire to replace Dr. Crumbley, they may not be able to staff all of the courses.” Padro also worries about the implications of taking away Africana studies and women and gender studies as a major. “At a predominately white institution where the focus and finances are directed at STEM programs, I worry about the importance this institution puts on interdisciplinary study majors,” she said. “I am also concerned with the fact that the majors that are being put in jeopardy are those that concentrate on marginalized groups in our society.”
full-cost infrastructure, it reduces the total amount of debt that the university has to carry and provide significantly,” Dobek said. “A big benefit is that we are getting university-owned housing without the university having to finance much of it.” Another part of the upcoming construction phase is the development of townhomes and apartments, which will also be a part of Greek Village. “The townhomes are meant to accommodate organizations that are smaller in chapter size and really to focus on our multicultural and National Panhellenic Council organizations,” Dobek said. “We want to provide space for those who can’t fundraise to build a $4 million facility and be inclusive of our entire
community.” Joshua Welch, associate director of Greek Life, hopes that with the inclusion of these alternative living choices, it will bring more communities together and help other groups find pride. “The opportunity is to give organizations that are both housed and un-housed an identity on campus,” Welch said. “Within the village, groups who choose not to have houses will still have the opportunity to display their letters and have pride. Greek Village will pull the community in closer to one and another and build bonds with other organizations.” Along with building community relationships, the construction process will also bring more alumni to their chapters.
“This project allows us to engage alumni on a much deeper level than we have in the past,” Welch said. “With this new piece, we are able to engage house corporations and alumni boards, which pulls alumni closer to the institution to strengthen those relationships.” The next house set for breaking ground is the Delta Gamma sorority. Breaking ground is scheduled for March 22, and the target movein date is fall 2016. “We are bursting at the seams of our current house,” said Rachel Walter, a freshman studying environmental sciences and a sister of Delta Gamma. “We have had to hold our chapter meetings on campus in classrooms because we just don’t have the space to conduct meetings in our own house.”
children’s mental health developed CATCH, the program that assisted Haskett and Armstrong in conducting the study. The goal of CATCH is to promote the social-emotional adjustment and developmental status of children without homes. “We go into the homeless shelters in the Raleigh area and do different assessments of the children and their mothers,” said Jasmine Davis, a senior studying psychology who participated in Haskett and Armstrong’s research. “We base research questions off the social worker’s data.” The sample included 328 children living with their parents in one of 11 emer-
gency shelters or transitional home programs for homeless families in Wake County. “Working with these children is challenging and rewarding,” Armstrong said. “These are not easy kids to work with by any means and working with them is not for everyone, but I find it the most rewarding when progress is made.” Davis said it is difficult to see the children on a regular basis because some are only there for 30 days or as long as they can stay. “Some days you will go and you never get to see them again,” she said. Haskett and Armstrong’s research is available in their
article, “Developmental Status and Social–Emotional Functioning of Young Children Experiencing Homelessness,” and is published online in the Early Childhood Education Journal. Jennifer Tisdale of CATCH co-authored the article. “This experience really made me want to go into social work, which is what I’m going to grad school for,” Davis said. “Just going in and getting to know these kids on a personal level, aside from the date, is really nice because you’re getting to see their faces and getting to know them and see how being homeless is affecting them.”
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ast week, succumbing to pressure from the White House and campaigning by media outlets and online communities, the Federal Kyle Ferriter CommuGuest Columnist nications Commission voted 3-2 to classify broadband Internet service providers (ISP) as “Common Carrier” entities under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, making the Internet a public utility. It’s worth noting that in this instance, the FCC followed public opinion. U.S. executive agencies of ten open for public comment before adopting policies. During this period, 99 percent of the record-breaking 800,000 submissions were in support of the decision, according to the Sunlight Foundation.
Even when considering the sampling bias that most who submitted comments were motivated by campaigns also in support of it, like after comedian John Oliver’s speech that inspired users to comment on the page so many times it crashed. The FCC will now regard these providers similarly to other common carriers like telephone, radio, television, water, in-home gas and power providers. Supporters of the decision hailed it as a major step forward for the idea of “net neutrality,” that all pages on the internet should be equally accessible by the Internet user, regardless of its content (excluding illegal activities). So a site publishing content critical of the ISP should be as equally accessible as one publishing content in support of it, and a site that is a
supporter of the ISP should be accessed just as easily as one who lobbies against the interests of the ISP. Net neutrality is a good thing. Even major opponents of this decision agree. Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and AT&T all released statements criticizing the FCC decision, yet supporting the idea of an open web. You might ask, how this is possible? Ta ke t he ex a mple of web development and the “ browser wars.” At one point, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer dominated the market and was able to dictate which web technologies would succeed. Progress halted. However, today, Internet Explorer is no longer on the throne and the Web is becoming standards-based driven through the collaboration of the market with
the W3 Consortium, which is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Was it government regulation that solved the monopoly and stagnation of Internet Explorer? No, it was the developers in the market who recognized a problem and created competitor projects like Firefox, Konqueror, Opera, Safari and Chrome. During the antitrust law case, United States v. Microsoft Corporation in 1998, a group of 240 economists wrote an open letter to President Bill Clinton urging the federal government to value the power of the market over legal regulation. Among the group who signed the letter were four economists from NC State. The U.S. Department of Justice did not side with them, but their argument is compelling.
The same applies to ISPs. The high startup cost for infrastructure, especially in remote areas, leads to scenarios where areas may only have one or two ISP choices because it requires a large amount of existing capital to fund the up-front costs and low initial profit. Over time, new and more competitive players may enter and replace less competitive ones, like what we have seen with the Google Fiber service. Clearly, it wasn’t government regulation that reduced prices and increased service speed in areas where Google Fiber has been deployed. A lthough the decision changed FCC policy, it did not change the law, as only Congress, not the FCC, can enact legislation. I disagree with the reclassification because be-
sides being a large change for an unelected executive agency to make, it applies an 80-year-old policy to what is very much a 21st century industry that could not have been foreseen by the policy’s original authors, and on which a huge part of the world economy is now based. Neutrality is driven by opposing ideas having the power to rise to visibility and the competition among those who broadcast them. This FCC decision furthers neither of those. Some would say it actually makes competition harder. Imagine only having one choice of home electricit y prov ider. No matter how badly that company behaved, for example, dumping ash into a river, it would still remain in business because there would be no one else for consumers to turn to.
The bigotry in choosing to not date a certain race I
hear it all the time on campus — “I’m just not attracted to black people.” And every time, it makes me cringe a little more. A re you a bigot for “not being attracted to Austin Bryan black people” Managing Editor or persons of a certain racial group? Quite simply, yes, you are a bigot. Many of us don’t even realize we are bigots, but questions like this push us in ways that are uncomfortable because they act as a reminder that we are all prejudiced. To understand why this is a form of bigotry, it is first important to understand the source of this sexual preference. There are different types of racial sexual preference: a preference for a certain race and a rejection of a certain race. Both are examples of bigotry. For example, a preference for white people and a rejection of black people are equally prejudiced. This is not to say that it is wrong to have a “type” when dating. Instead, it is
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n recent decades, the respective identities of each new generation have somewhat diminished. From the baby boomers, to Generation X, to millennials, to Generation Y, each successive culture has a f fe c te d a Mary Anna lesser impact Rice than its preAssistant decessor. As Opinion Editor members of Generation Y, we have little generational culture to claim as our own. To gain a basic comprehension of how society perceives baby boomers, one needs to look no further than the satirical movie “Forrest Gump,” which uses a projected glorification of the baby boomer generation and its “accomplishments” to hide a scathing message. This contrasts greatly with how society recognizes Generation Y, which is not very much at all. As members of Generation Y, college students today do not quite face the vitriol older generations direct toward millennials, who we typically imagine to be terrible hipsters and trustfund-gobbling 30-year-olds. Though we aren’t tied to such outwardly disparaging ideas, increasingly, it seems as though we are not tied to any cultural identity whatsoever. The most one could say to generalize a typical Generation Y persona is that,
usually, a member of this culture watches internet videos in extreme quantities. It’s also likely one has a strong opinion on pumpkin spice lattes. We are the generation of cat pictures, of YouTube vlogging, of hours spent drowning in nonsensical Buzzfeed articles that beg us to find some semblance of cultural dignity in the cartoons we followed in the 90s. Even the negative aspects of Generation Y are significantly milder than those marking previous generations. Our responses to societal conflict are certainly less radical; instead of picketing and protesting, we more often retreat to Twitter and Facebook to combat real issues in a lessthan-real way. I say this not to slight modern protest efforts, but rather to indicate that we haven’t coalesced enough as a generation to rival efforts of past generations. To this extent, the War on Terror hasn’t elicited as prominent a response as the Vietnam War triggered in the baby boomer generation. Although we are certainly able to draw attention to causes we support through the internet, the popularization and necessity of the internet in recent years have caused tangible manifestations of generational culture to taper. Generation Y’s identity suffers from an absence of a physical presence, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Our lack of a prevailing
generational identity opens up the possibility for Generation Y to be the most inclusive and progressive generation yet. Without strong ties to group-sanctioned identity, we can sympathize more easily with those who challenge our beliefs. In not being inextricable from Generation Y, we do away with the groupthinking that encourages the separation of “us” and “them.” While we lack the distinction of generations before us (a fact baby boomers will often hold over our heads— “When I was your age…”), this is more of a sign of cultural advancement rather than confusion. The gradual deterioration of these generational cultures marks a larger trend worldwide. It establishes the augmented unification of diverse people, primarily through the increased accessibility of technology and the internet (as well as through everyone’s shared interest in cute animals). The breakdown of the tradition of taking pride in one’s generation signifies the breakdown of differences people perceive amongst themselves. Thoug h members of Generation Y likely won’t proudly proclaim their heritage any time soon, hopefully our legacy will involve the eradication of obstacles that hinder empathy, including generational gaps.
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It is these environmental pressures that often lead people to say they are not attracted to people of a certain race rather than some innate personal preference. Often times the reasoning for this relies on generalizations of a race. “I don’t like the way their eyes look” or “we have nothing in common” are typical responses. In the South especially, it is common for white people to identify preserving “Southern Culture” as a reason for racial preference. “Southern Culture” is as much European as it is African American. It is exactly this preference for whites and disfavor for racial minorities that are examples of bigotry. Unfortunately, most societies in the world hold one race as being better than others. Hopefully not surprising to you, our country is really good at holding white people above all others. This inequality makes bigotry common. However, it is never acceptable. Next time you think you are not attracted to people of a certain race, please stop and ask yourself “why?” You’ll probably find you sound like a bigot — because you are.
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“I don’t know much about it. But looks like some people would have to lose more than others.” Julie Jacobs Sophomore, Natural Resources
“I agree with FCC’s proposal. It is a necessity. You get for what you pay. Internet should be treated like other utilities such as electricity and water.” Aravind Ramesh Kumar Graduate Student, Industrial Engineering
“I don’t agree with the concept of net neutrality because those who want faster internet speed should be able to pay more, otherwise Internet service providers are gonna lose out on revenue. ” Sanath Pavate Graduate Student, Operations Research
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the exclusionary nature of applying this statement only to race that is inherently prejudiced. Ruling out an entire race of people that are not homogenous as a potential partner based solely on race is not acceptable and is often the result of socialization. Like it or not, we are all socialized. In the United States, it is seen as normal for women to wear dresses while the same practice would be considered abnormal for men. It is not innate for women to wear dresses and definitely not in their DNA to do so. Instead, just like sexual preference for certain races, it is a result of the deep socialization we don’t stop to think about enough. Racial preferences are nothing more than a learned cultural bias, and these preferences are often subconscious and a result of the environment we come from. Rupert Nacoste, a psychology professor at NC State, said “I think there are people struggling with this at North Carolina State University because they come here with messages from families, friends and communities about who they should interact with and who they would be allowed to bring home.”
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Professor wins award for diabetes research Sam Roberson Staff Writer
Last month, the American Diabetes Association awarded NC State researcher Zhen Gu the Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award, which provides a $1.625 million grant to continue his research on the treatment of diabetes for the next five years. Gu, a professor in the joint biomedical engineering department between NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill, and his team have been developing a system to regulate insulin delivery in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The disease affects a person’s ability to produce insulin naturally, and one must rely on injections to receive insulin. Gu’s system would be biocompatible and dissolve into the body after use. “We seek to mimic the pancreas cells by creating an artificial system to monitor glucose levels and dispense insulin properly,” Gu said. Traditionally, diabetics have to monitor glucose levels by finger pricks and administer the proper dosage of insulin through shots or use an insulin pump implanted in the skin multiple times throughout the day. The new system would not need to be monitored by the patient, as synthetic material would be able to sense glucose levels and properly regulate insulin in the body for days at a time. This could result in a significant change in the daily lives of diabetics as well as greatly reduce the chance of
error for the patient. Gu said he was inspired from an early age to research the disease, as both of his grandmothers lived with diabetes. “As a kid, I would play with the syringe for insulin injections like a water gun,” Gu said. “Once I grew up, I understood it’s not a toy—it’s to inject something and can be very painful.” In his hometown of Nantong, China, Gu said diabetes was widespread not only in his family but also in much of the population. A 2013 study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 11.4 percent of China’s population, or 114 million people live with both types of the disease. By contrast, a 2014 paper published by the Centers for Disease Control found that 29.1 million people in the United States, or 9.3 percent of the population, currently live with the disease. Gu said that in many cases the disease would go untreated until significant health problems began surfacing. That same CDC study determined that 8.1 million people in the United States who live with diabetes aren’t diagnosed with it. Gu said he hopes his treatment will make it easier for anyone with diabetes to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Davis Ranson, a sophomore studying biomedical engineering, works in Gu’s lab. She is also a Type 1 diabetic. Diagnosed at 13, she
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Zhen Gu, an assistant professor in the joint biomedical engineering department at NC State and UNC Chapel Hill, is the recipient of the 2015 “Pathway Award” from the American Diabetes Association. His research focuses on creating synthetic materials that mimic the function of pancreatic cells to release insulin at the right time. He works with students from across the academic spectrum to help find new solutions.
regularly pricked her fingers to monitor blood sugar and administer insulin shots. When the insulin pump became widely available, the less intensive system made it easier to handle her diabetes. “When I got the insulin pump, I personally saw how much it changed the disease management for the better,” Ranson said. Ranson said the improvements in her own life led her to develop an interest in the
biomedical field and how technology can change the lifestyle of someone living with a disease for the better. In order to create his medical technology, Gu seeks to employ students from a variety of academic backgrounds. “We have people on the team from different areas of expertise, science people and engineering people,” Gu said. “I think it’s a good way to produce unique ideas.” Breakthroughs in the field
will often involve cutting edge research in engineering and medical fields. Gu said he seeks to keep all of the students in the lab aware of everyone’s work. “People are not so closed in on their own projects,” Ranson said. “They see how it interacts with other fields.” Gu and his lab hope the Pathway Award will propel their work and research to develop an easy and reliable treatment system for diabet-
ics to manage the disease. Gu continues to find motivation for his research by the possibility to improve the lives of those living with diabetes. “I was very touched by one email [from] a local nurse,” Gu said. “Due to complications from diabetes, she could not read her glucose measurements and relied on help from neighbors. After reading about the research she was very excited for the technology.”
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points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game. She ranks in the top three of the team in each of those categories. Additionally, she leads the team in defensive rebounds with 117, despite being the shortest player of the team, standing at just 5-foot-5. Wilson leads the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game and also averages 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Spencer also piles up the stat sheet with 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Assuming it wins against Virginia Tech, the Pack will play Pittsburgh (1910, 9-7 ACC) in the second round of the ACC Tournament. The first time these teams faced off, the Panthers staged a brilliant comeback on a 2910 run in the final 12:38 to top NC State in a 60-50 victory. If NC State wants to make it past that game, it will need to do two things: The first would be to slow down senior guard Brianna Kiesel, who averages 18.5 points per game and put on a show with 28 points in the first game against the Pack; the second would be to avoid scoring droughts like the one that effectively handed the victory to the Panthers Feb. 5 -- NC State scored just 10 points in the final 12:38. While the odds are against NC State, the team has a great chance to upset Pitt. The Pack’s guards have been playing at a high level, and the players still retain confidence after upset victories over Miami and Duke. However, if the Pack beats the Panthers, it will play No. 7 Florida State (27-3, 14-2 ACC), the No. 2 seed team in the ACC Tournament. The ‘Noles have won 14 of their last 15 games, in-
placed Piedmonte after three innings, with the latter registering two strikeouts and only surrendering two hits, but he wouldn’t last long as Avent brought in junior righthander Curt Britt after Stone loaded the bases in the top of the fifth. The South Carolina transfer dug the Wolfpack out of the scoring situation and registered two outs to end the inning and keep the score knotted at no runs apiece. Despite the fact that the Pirates were getting on base, the Wolfpack defense locked down and forced zero hits on six at bats with runners in scoring position. The Pirates continued to struggle, going 0-9 with RISP and 1-11 with runners on base for the game. Avent applauded his team’s effort to keep the Pirates off the score sheet, which allowed the Pack to notch its first shutout of the season. “We have a good defensive team,” Avent said. “We just haven’t been able to show it.” The Wolfpack was aided by the absence of Pirates junior designated hitter Luke Lowery, who was held out as a precaution. Lowery had registered four home runs and 12 runs batted in the nine games he has played so far. “The guy has four home runs on the year,” Avent said. “He is a great player.”
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After registering zero runs through the first four innings, Wolfpack senior designated hitter Logan Ratledge broke up the tie game with a two-run shot to left field. The homer was Rutledge’s first of the 2015 season and completely changed the game’s momentum. “Home runs don’t happen all the time,” Ratledge said. “Hitting is contagious. Once one person gets a big hit, it just keeps coming.” After pitching a stellar inning and a third, Britt was relieved by sophomore righthander Joe O’Donnell, who combined with junior closer Jon Olczak to complete the shutout. The Pack tacked on five runs between the seventh and eighth innings to stretch its lead to 7-0 and kill off the game. Ratledge led the Pack on the day, going 2-2 with three RBIs and one home run. The three RBIs in the game matched his prior his total on the season. Despite his good performance and a second consecutive win, the Charlotte native was nonchalant. “It’s important,” Ratledge said. “But we are just looking to field guys that can play.” The Wolfpack open ACC play this weekend in a three game series against Clemson and will do so looking to continue its first winning streak since the first two games of the season.
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Student-athletes take advantage of Wolfpack 1st and Goal More than 30 companies seeking to provide networking and postgraduate employment opportunities for NC State student-athletes attended the second annual Wolfpack 1st and Goal event Monday. The event, hosted by the NC State Department of Athletics, provided student-athletes with the opportunity to meet with employers while learning about and applying for potential jobs and internships. Representatives from NC State’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences were also on hand to offer advice regarding careers and graduate school. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Pack men’s tennis knocks off UNC-Wilmington On Monday, the No. 27 NC State men’s tennis team beat down UNCWilmington in its final regular season game of non-conference play by a score of 6-1. This was its first home game since it claimed double-header victories against Michigan State and North Carolina Central Jan. 18. In the victory, NC State started off by claiming the doubles point, with the No. 12 duo of Robbie Mudge and Ian Dempster finishing first with an 8-3 victory. Mudge, No. 62 Austin Powell, Simon Norenius, Thomas Weigel and Nick Horton all went on to win their singles competitions. SOURCE: GOPACK.COM
Pack softball travels to Elon In its first action since Feb. 22 due to inclement weather, the NC State softball team will travel to Elon for a midweek contest that starts at 5 p.m. The Pack goes into the game with a 7-6 record, while the Phoenix holds an 8-4 record. A victory would be NC State head coach Shawn Rychcik’s 350th career win. Additionally, the Pack enters the game on a four-game winning streak, with all of its six losses coming against ranked opponents. Elon is currently on a five-game winning streak after a 2-0 victory against Campbell yesterday.
Pack scrapes by against Clemson Drew Nantais Assistant Sports Editor
After a disappointing loss to Boston College Saturday, the NC State men’s basketball team got back on track, beating the Clemson Tigers 66-61. The Pack was bolstered by a dominant second-half performance by redshirt senior guard Ralston Turner, who finished with 23 points. With its possible NCAA Tournament bid in jeopardy, the Wolfpack (18-12, 9-8 ACC) helped improve its status after a hard fought win over the Tigers (16-13, 8-9 ACC) and earned its ninth ACC win in the process. Both teams played some of their ugliest basketball of the season in the first half, as the teams shot a combined 16-for-56 from the field, including an abysmal 5-for-21 from beyond the arc. State’s sluggish play from Saturday seemed to carry over to Tuesday’s game. Both the Tigers and Pack came out of the gate shooting ice cold; State missed its first six shots, while Clemson missed its first five. The first points of the game came in the form of a hook shot from redshirt sophomore Jaron Blossomgame, ending the lackluster play of both teams to start the game. The Wolfpack also committed five turnovers in the first nine minutes of the game, with sophomore guard Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber responsible for three of them. Threes were the name of the game for the Pack in the first half as 12 of the its 18 firsthalf points came from beyond the arc, with the Pack’s first two-point bucket coming with 5:50 left in the first.
Sophomore forward BeeJay Anya made his presence felt early, blocking two shots in the first eight minutes and altering many more. Entering the break, the Pack trailed the Tigers 21-20, as the teams shot 25 and 31.3 percent, respectively, in the half. The Wolfpack started the second half on the right foot, hitting five of its first nine shots, including 3-for-4 from three. After scoring just two points in the first half, Turner caught fire, scoring 21 of his 23 points in the second and giving the Pack some much needed momentum. Ignited by Turner’s sharp shooting and tenacious team defense, the Pack engineered a 25-5 run to go ahead for good. During the run, the Pack capitalized on a Tigers scoring drought of more than 13 minutes, where they shot 0-for-15 from the field and committed five turnovers. The Tigers made things interesting in the late stages of the game, but Turner was once again the goto guy, hitting several clutch free throws to help the Pack stay ahead. Freshman guard Caleb Martin made some clutch plays of his own, including a tough tip-drill to Barber for a crucial basket in the last minute of the game. The Tigers’ rally brought them within six with 14.6 to play. The last half-minute of the game saw both teams trade free throws, with a combined 42 shots taken from the line by both teams. Despite the fight the Tigers put up in the waning minutes of the game, the Pack was able to hang on for its 18th win of the season. Shooting 50 percent from the field in the second half, including 55.6 percent from three, and Turner’s 23 points were
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Sophomore forward Kyle Washington jumps to block a layup during the game against Clemson Jan. 28. The Wolfpack fell to the Tigers 68-57 at PNC Arena, but avenged its loss Tuesday night in Littlejohn Coliseum 66-61.
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Junior Brad Stone pitches in the baseball game Tuesday against ECU at Doak Field. In his 1.1 innings pitched, he struck out two batters. The Wolfpack won 7-0 against the Pirates.
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Wolfpack crushes Pirates, stays unbeaten at home Joe Ochoa Correspondent
The NC State baseball team coasted to a 7-0 victory against East Carolina Tuesday afternoon at a misty Doak Field. The game was bumped from the original 6 p.m. start to a 3 p.m. start due to weather conditions predicted to deteriorate as the day progressed in Raleigh. Six pitchers combined for the shutout win, which allowed the
Wolfpack (6-3) to continue its undefeated home record (4-0), while the Pirates (5-5) dropped their first road game of the season. “I thinks it’s good for these guys,” NC State head coach Elliott Avent said. “I think today is the best we have played all year.” Redshirt sophomore Johnny Piedmonte got the start on the mound for the Pack after recording five strikeouts in three innings pitched going into the
game. Through the first two innings, the contest remained tied at zero, with the Pirates 2B Charlie Yorgen registering the only hit of the game at the time. The Wolfpack didn’t record its first hit until the third inning when senior center fielder Jake Fincher beat out a small roller in the infield; however, the Pirates saved a potential run and ended the inning by throwing him out at home plate. Junior reliever Brad Stone re-
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After dropping its final two games to top-10 opponents in an up-and-down season, the NC State women’s basketball team finds itself as the No. 10 seed in the ACC Tournament. The Pack (16-13, 7-9 ACC) has been through a lot this season between graduating six players from last year and having four players suffer season-ending injuries. Despite the adversity, NC State has been able to compete with and even defeat some of the strongest teams in the conference, none bigger than the victory against then-No. 10 Duke on Feb. 22. However, the adversity was enough to cause the Wolfpack to have to play on the first day of the ACC Tournament after earning a No. 4 seed and a double bye last March. On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., NC State will take on Virginia Tech (10-19, 1-15 ACC) for the second time this season. The previous matchup, along with Virginia Tech’s unimpressive record, gives NC State a good chance to move to the second round. The first time the two teams met, the Wolfpack dug itself a 15-7 hole, before hunting down the Hokies and dominating the rest of the game to win 73-59. However, VT sophomore guard Vanessa Panousis is a dynamic threat who averages a team-leading 13.1 points per game and can single handedly change the outcome of a game if overlooked, and one of the keys for NC State to win the game will be to slow her down. With that said, the Pack’s ability to play well in the ACC Tournament lies in the hands of its three starting guards: redshirt senior Len’Nique Brown-Hoskin, redshirt sophomore Dominique Wilson and sophomore Miah Spencer. This tremendous trio leads the Wolfpack in points, but also has an impact in all other aspects of the game. Brown-Hoskin has put up a very productive season as the Pack’s point guard, averaging 10.5
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