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KKC prepares for 84,000 doughnuts IN BRIEF Taylor Durham

UCB students sue Google for datamining

A group of current and former students from UC-Berkeley are suing Google for data mining their student Gmail accounts through the Google Apps for Education program for years before the technology company promising to stop the practice two years ago. The lawsuit argues that this collection of information was neither necessary for Gmail to function properly, nor was it incidental. Complicating the situation for Google is that before the data mining stopped, the company’s policies claimed that it was not collecting the type of information it is accused of gathering.

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Democrats agree on more debates

The Clinton and Sanders campaigns have come to an agreement on the dates, locations and number of future Democratic debates Tuesday after Sanders refused to participate in Thursday’s debate unless changes were made by the Democratic National Committee. Originally, there were only two more debates scheduled, but now there will be as many as five more head-tohead debates featuring the two closely contested candidates.

For months, the DNC refused to consider changing the debate schedule and was criticized for trying to protect Clinton by limiting the number of debates.

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Although it only takes a couple of hours for every Krispy Kreme Challenge runner to cross the finish line, the event’s planning committee began preparing for the event almost immed iately a f ter last year’s race ended.

The 12th annual Krispy Kreme Challenge, which will take place this Saturday, is expected to draw close to 7,000 runners to NC State’s campus and downtown Raleigh. During the race, participants will run from the Belltower to the Krispy Kreme on North Person Street, eat a dozen doughnuts and run back, a total of five miles.

The funds raised go to a program called the NC Children’s Promise Grants started by the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

Employees of the hospital propose grants when they see needs within the hospital in hopes to be able to provide better care and services to children and their families.

NC Children’s Promise Grants has contributed to programs that provide fun and distracting items to help children deal with invasive surgery. Surgery simulation programs improve the skills of surgeons and help to prepare and support families of patients for the challenges they may face, according to the program’s website.

Brantley Hovey, the external marketing department head for the challenge and a senior studying chemical engineering, said planning for the next race begins shortly after the current race is completed.

“As soon as one race is

over there is some planning that starts taking place almost immediately after,” said Hovey.

Hovey explained that preparing for 7,000 runners – and about 84,000 doughnuts – is more difficult than it looks.

“You don’t quite realize how many doughnuts 7,000 dozen doughnuts looks like until you see them all,” he said.

The Krispy Kreme located on North Person Street has called for extra help to prepare for the large a mou nt of doug h nut s required for the event on Saturday. Krispy Kreme Manager, Mike Dillion, said the commissary located in Concord helps make the extra doughnuts.

At 2 a.m. on the morn-

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Fallen tree limb causes campus power outages

Facebook deletes pages of medical weed dispensaries

Facebook has deleted the pages of three medical marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey, which angered the owners and patients who say they rely on up-to-theminute information on the latest strains to help cope with their debilitating symptoms. Medical marijuana is legal in New Jersey.

When the dispensaries tried to access their pages on Tuesday, they received a message from Facebook saying: “We remove any promotion or encouragement of drug use.” Peter Rosenfeld, one of the 5,668 registered patients in the state program. “It seems high-handed to simply shut down important resources for sick patients without even saying why or giving organizations a way to ask for reconsideration.”

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President Barack Obama addresses the nation at a mosque in Baltimore Wednesday.

Sitting next to the Presdient was Suzanne Barakat, the eldest sister of Deah Barakat.

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President Barack Obama visited a United States mosque for the first time during his presidency Wednesday in an effort to remind all Americans the important roles that Muslims play in communities all across the U.S. Before his speech, Obama sat down with young Muslim Americans who

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were doctors, educators, social workers and activists. Sitting next to the president was Suzanne Barakat, the eldest sister of Deah Barakat.

Near the end of his address, Obama mentioned the February 2015 killings of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu Salha, both NC State alumni, and Yusor’s younger

Avent Ferry Complex and Greek Village temporarily experienced power outages Wednesday after high wind speeds from the afternoon storm caused a tree limb to fall on a power line near the intersection of Dan Allen Drive and Fraternity Court.

Reports of the power outages in Avent Ferry Complex and Greek Village began to arrive about 11:30 a.m. As a response, bus routes were diverted, and the roads were closed to remove the fallen tree limb. As of 3:45 p.m., power has been restored to Greek Village, according to Joshua Welch, associate director of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Pete Fraccaroli, director of Facilities, IT and Asset Management for Campus Life, said power was also temporarily out in Western Manor. Whether or not the cause was linked to the incidents at AFC and Greek Cillage is currently unknown.

All of the outages have been resolved.

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No parking, backpacks at engineering fair Jonathan Carter

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Andre Milton, the assistant general manager of the downtown Krispy Kreme, picks a dozen doughnuts for a customer straight off of the production line Wednesday.

These doughnutswere freshly made for less than a minute by the time the customer has them in his or her hands.

The biannual NC State Engineering Career Fair attracted t housands of students to the McKimmon Center Wednesday despite new changes that have caused some distress, including restrictions on parking and the presence of backpacks within the fair.

“The shuttling system needs improvement,” said Graham W hitehouse, a f reshman study ing engineering who attended the fair. “I had to have a friend drop me off because he couldn’t park.”

Along with parking, student backpacks were prohibited from being taken i nside t he McK i mmon Center.

“It’s hard for some students that have class and must go straight to the

career fair,” Whitehouse said.

Neelam Modi, a career fair coordinator and junior studying biomedical engineering and economics, said, to combat the loss of parking, the fair worked to strengthen shuttle and bus services to the McKimmon Center.

Nevertheless, students were still somewhat dissatisfied with the efficiency of the shuttle schedule.

“I’m soaking wet because I had to walk to a shuttle stop,” said Zack Miller, a freshman studying engineering.

As far as the backpacks are concerned, the managers of t he fa i r have imposed the new rule in order to keep down clutter in the hallways, which is a safety hazard, and to ensure that students can move freely around the center without dodging

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Students search for thier dream employer at the spring Engineering Career Fair. This career fair, the second of this academic year, was held on Wednesday in the McKimmon Center and hosted over 200 companies.

backpacks.

“Safety is our main concern,” Modi said.

Aside from the new rules and regulations, the career fair went just as expected.

Many students were lined

up outside the door prepared with their best elevator speeches, buffed-up resumes and dressed to impress in order to land a job or internship with a potential employer.

“I went over my resume and bought a new suit,” said Staton Michaels, a sophomore studying mechanical engineering. “I

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NC State student Ziad Ali, a senior studying electrical engineering, will be featured on the College Cha mpionship quar terfinals of “Jeopardy” this Friday.

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sister Razan, who was an architecture student at NC State.

Speaking at the Islamic Society of Baltimore in Maryland, Obama praised the Islamic tenets of peace and the many contributions of Muslim Americans throughout American history.

In light of recent terror attacks in

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came here because I am very interested in finding a paid internship this summer.”

The Engineering Career Fair takes place twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and for years has been draw ing t housa nds of students and hundreds of employers to each fair.

More than 200 employers

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Paris and San Bernardino, California, many of the Republican candidates for president have called for a freeze on the resettling of refugees from the Middle East escaping the conflict in Syria, most of whom are Muslim.

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have even called for a screening process to allow Christian refugees into the country while leaving Muslims out.

Donald Trump has gone so far to call for complete ban on Muslim

from big-name tech companies such as Facebook, IBM, Lenovo and SAS were present Wednesday.

Many students, like Michaels, know what they want and have come to the career fair fully prepared for the positions they seek. Miller said he went to the fair his sophomore year looking for a co-op.

Many students are less sure about what they hope to find at the career fair.

“I’m just looking for ex-

perience,” Whitehouse said.

“I’m ready to go out there, talk to companies and make a good impression.”

In giving advice to new freshmen and other students have never attended a career fair, Modi said he encouraged everyone looking for an engineering career to come at least once.

“This career fair is incredibly valuable, and I want to say thank you to the students who come in and take the initiative,” Modi said.

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school when a teacher mentioned that college students were allowed to audition for the show.

Ali said he auditioned for the show once before, and although he didn’t make it that time, he didn’t let that get him down. Last year he decided to try again and he passed the online screening test. He then f lew to New York for a face-to-face audition, which is where he

travel to the U.S. “We have to reject a politics that seeks to manipulate bigotry,” Obama said.

While Obama did not call out specific Republican presidential candidates for their heated rhetoric, he called on all Americans not to be “bystanders to bigotry.”

During his address, Obama told the audience that former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams studied and owned their own Qurans, making the case that

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discovered that he would be featured on the show.

To prepare for competition, Ziad said the he “read a lot of old questions, watched some old episodes and looked up a lot of new subjects.” He said his studies in electrical engineering at NC State may have helped him in some categories.

Fif teen students f rom across the nation met up on

Muslims have been an integral part of the American story.

He added that Benjamin Franklin wrote, “even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach to us, he would find a pulpit at his service.”

Obama also spent a considerable time of his speech recognizing the daily challenges Muslims face in the U.S., discussing how many Americans had written him letters about their daily fears of being discriminated against. Obama said he was

Jan. 4 and 5 on the “Jeopardy” stage and recorded f ive different episodes a day. The students were organized into five groups of three students competing each day. Students who win the quarterfinals rounds will proceed to the semifinals.

The winner of the entire competition will receive a prize of $100,000.

particularly disheartened when he received letters from young children and teenagers who were anxious about feeling that they had to choose between being both Muslim and American.

“If you’re ever wondering whether you fit in here, let me say it as clearly as I can, as president of the United States: You fit in here — right here.

You’re right where you belong.

You’re part of America, too. You’re not Muslim or American. You’re Muslim and American.”

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Students and employers converse during the spring Engineering Career Fair, on Wednesday. The second engineering career fair of this academic year was held in the McKimmon Center and hosted over 200 companies.

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The Krispy Kreme doughnut machine automatically cuts the dough to be cooked into the circle shape it exhibits. The machine will cut 400 doughnuts in an hour, equaling 9,600 doughnuts a day.

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ing of the race, the machines begin making the doughnuts. At 5 a.m. 7,000 dozen doughnuts are ready to be transported from Concord to Raleigh.

On race day, volunteers a nd K rispy K reme Cha llenge team members prepare by checking people into the race, setting up barricades and making race routes.

“The most important and difficult part of the race is while the race is going on, making sure runners are running on the correct route and do not get lost while completing the race,” Hovey said.

Passing out the doughnuts

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In rows of six, the doughnuts go under the icing machine to be made into the original glazed doughnuts. Participants of the Krispy Kreme Challenge will eat a dozen original glazed doughnuts at the halfway point at the Krispy Kreme in downtown Raleigh.

to the thousands of runners also poses a challenge to the team, he said. “It gets messy very quickly.”

For Hovey, the best part of the race comes right after the gun goes off and the runners head toward Krispy Kreme.

“There is an eerie calm by the Bell Tower,” he said.

This year, for the first time, winners of the Krispy Kreme Challenge in each age and gender group will receive a medal.

The expo event will take place on Friday at Summit Church in Ra leigh where runners will be able to pick up their race packets and bibs. The race will begin at 8:30 a.m on Saturday.

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Dozens of rows of Krispy Kreme doughnuts at the Downtown Raleigh store wait to be packaged by employees at the end of the production line where they will then be driven to all of the stoes in the Wake Countuy and Johnston County areas for customers to enjoy.

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THE KRISPY KREME CHALLENGE IS A BELOVED NC STATE TRADITION. BUT IS IT ONE WORTH KEEPING?

Doughnut question the challenge

The Krispy Kreme Challenge is decadent and depraved W

e should be ashamed that we have let the Krispy Kreme Challenge become part of our institutional identity. This farce has masqueraded as seductive Gabriel service for 12 years and ought DeCaro to be abandoned as soon as Assistant possible.

Opinion Editor The Krispy Kreme challenge prides itself on raising money for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. This mutually beneficial relationship is tainted with hypocrisy. As every citizen should know, obesity is an epidemic. According to the CDC, 17 percent of all 2- to 19-year-olds in the United States are obese, essentially 1 in 6. This fact should terrify you, as children in particular will have to bear this weight for the rest of their lives.

The health effects of childhood obesity are dreadful. Besides the usual suspects of hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic inflammation, obesity in children can lead to mental illness and precocious puberty.

Due to the obesity epidemic, Type 2 diabetes has taken Type 1’s title of “juvenile.”

The body, as well as the wallet, suffers. Direct medical costs amount to $14.4 billion per year, according to the journal Health Affairs.

As the children age into adults, the consequences amplify costing the economy billions of dollars in treatment, job absences and lower productivity.

Obesity is entirely preventable. However, Krispy Kreme makes a profit by serving up grease and sugar, which amplify rather than solve this alarming social problem. The Krispy Kreme Challenge provides the company with marketing by putting them front and center on the title of the event, its promotional material and recently a wing of the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

Inadvertently, all of this free publicity props up the junk food industry which undermines the mission for a healthier population. While the money donated to the hospital takes us a step forward, the symbolic irony moves us two steps back.

In addition to affronting public health, the Krispy Kreme Challenge affronts the Wolfpack’s moral identity. Gluttony is a sin, not just against God, but against human decency.

The Krispy Kreme Challenge goes beyond conventional gluttony by moving from eating for the sake of pleasure to eating for the sake of eating. Competitive eating challenges confound athleticism and food in an obscene manner. Smashing multiple doughnuts together, dipping them in water, then cramming them down the gullet is the precise type of cultural debasement that would happen in our land of excess in this foul year of our lord, 2016. Food is meant to be eaten with moderation and reverence and not consumed with haste.

Beyond the act of gluttony itself, its consequences are also disgusting. The physical exertion of running five miles and consuming 2,300 calories, 130 grams of fat and 120 grams of sugar results in a devious cocktail of nausea that only the inane or the insane drink. When this cocktail is shaken up from the agitation of running, the only logical consequence is vomit. With 8,000 runners, the event lines the track with a putrid trail of stomach acid, last night’s carbo-loading pasta and a nice mound of barely digested dough. We proclaim the lucky fools who manage to keep the madness in their stomach as brave.

Yet, we, as members of a civilized society, pride ourselves in this. This absurdity is our tradition; it is who we are. Frankly though, I’m not surprised in the least.

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his weekend there will be a great opportunity for the students of NC State to have fun, get some exerjim Twiddy cise, build community pride and most imporCorrespondent tantly help kids in the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

It is hard to understand why anyone would take issue with such a beneficial event, but apparently some people do not understand the value in the Krispy Kreme Challenge.

One of the benefits of the Krispy Kreme Challenge that attracts many NC State students as well as people from the Raleigh area is that the event is just a lot of fun. Everyone who has participated in the challenge knows that it is quite an interesting experience. What makes the challenge so fun is that it allows you to make it your own. You can run the race very casually if you want. Lots of people like to dress up in all kinds of costumes that make the race even more enjoyable. Other people like to run the race as a very serious event and try to make a great time. A lot of people worry about completing the doughnut part of the challenge but you are not required to even attempt to eat all the doughnuts unless you want to. You can also do the challenge on your own or within a group based on your preference. There are a lot of ways to make the challenge your own and that’s why a lot of people have fun with it.

Another benefit of the challenge is that it motivates a lot of people to exercise. Speaking from experience, it can be difficult to get motivated to actually get physically active, so events like the Krispy Kreme Challenge that

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are really fun events are a lot more motivating to actually get moving. It could be argued that the doughnut portion of the challenge is ironically unhealthy, but again you are not required to eat all of the doughnuts or any doughnuts at all, and many people do only participate in the run.

The Krispy Kreme Challenge also helps to build community pride, both for the NC State community and for the whole Raleigh area. When members of our community come together, motivated by a particular goal, and participate in an event that benefits the community, it makes everyone in the community feel connected and it builds the community spirit. This is exactly what the Krispy Kreme Challenge does for our community. Everyone who runs the race is participating in a great cause and that makes them feel more connected to the other members of the community.

The most important benefit that the Krispy Kreme Challenge has to offer is the charitable aspect of the challenge.

This, of course, is the selling point of the challenge; all of the proceeds from the Krispy Kreme Challenge go to the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

This is obviously an undisputable noble goal and an effort that has greatly benefited the North Carolina Children’s hospital for years. So far, the Krispy Kreme Challenge has donated a cumulative $954,000, according to the Krispy Kreme Challenge website.

When this charitable goal is combined with the fun, health-encouraging and community-building aspects of the challenge, it is hard to deny the benefit of the Krispy Kreme Challenge.

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The transformation that has taken place on Hillsborough Street is exciting, vibrant and inviting! It reminds me of a college atmosphere, yet a growing urban metropolitan community.

The street appears to be keeping its traditions while adapting to a rapidly growing city living environment. From the roundabouts to the expanded sidewalks, landscape and the plethora of restaurant and shops, I certainly would have loved to have the Hillsborough

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Hillsborough Street has continued to develop and push its potential to new heights. Now as a young professional, I am more motivated to return and enjoy the community and university environment.

I look forward to seeing the street’s transformation after the Phase II renovations are complete and the effect it has on the street’s continued redevelopment. As we used to say, “Live It Up! Hillsborough Street.”

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OREd Lab helps school answer the ‘tough questions’ Carolyn Thompson Staff Writer

Members of each school district boards constantly f ind t hemselves ma k ing the final call on everything f rom complex decisions involv ing f uture school planning and day-to-day operations.

In ma k ing t hese decisions schools and boards enlist the outside help of NC State’s Operations Research and Education Laboratory, or OREd Lab, to provide data-driven solutions.

NC State Professor Raymond G. Taylor founded OREd in 1990. It was later incorporated into the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, or ITRE, which was established in 1976 and officially incorporated at NC State in 1978.

The process by which OREd carries out its numerous services is Integrated Planning for School and Community (IPSAC), and through IPSAC, the OREd Lab analyzes enrollment projections, school district growth potential and school siting.

Michael Miller, the OREd lab program manager, said every school district the lab works with is distinct, each having a different amount of students as well as challenges.

“We work with districts ranging in size from 5,000 to students to a district the size of Wake County,” Miller said. “We’ve been working with Wake County for more than a decade, and there’s 160,000 students there.”

Ac c ord i ng to M i l le r, OR Ed uses different approaches to address each district’s own unique set of challenges, but there are some tools that are central

to their analysis across districts.

“One of the biggest [approaches] is u si ng GIS data,” Miller said. “GIS stands for geographic information systems, and this is a newer development for OREd. The sof tware has only been available in a form that we can use for 15 to 20 years, so in the last decade we’ve really tried to push GIS analysis and use it to its fullest extent to help districts.”

GIS data is a common tool used in OREd’s districts. By using GIS data, along with data input directly from planning agencies within the district, OREd tries to determine how many students will be in that district over the next decade and where they are going to be located.

Another aspect of the lab is its operations research.

It is used to enable administrators to make decisions wisely, to articulate planning needs to the public and stakeholders, to thoroughly evaluate policy alternatives, and to gain public confidence on the decisions, according to the OREd Lab site.

“It still doesn’t make the decisions any easier,” Miller said. “I mean board members are challenged with ver y sensit ive decisions about where new schools are going to be and which families are going to go to that school, and those are tough decisions. What we [OREd] try to do is give them — using the best data that we have, the best methods that we have — we try to allow them to make these decisions based on data and based on our tools.”

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through word of mouth.

“Most of the boards that we work with are very open to this process — they love data, they ask great questions to OREd and that’s kind of the mark of a successful project,” Miller said.

“If you get a board that’s involved and wants to know how this process works, that’s kind of a hallmark of success.”

Although OREd has been involved w ith the Wa ke County school board for about a decade, it extends its services to districts outside of Raleigh and outside of North Carolina as well, according to Thomas Dudley, a research associate with OREd. “We also work with a lot of the counties that are around sort of outside of Raleigh — Harnett and Johnson and Chatham — those are

some of the major ones outside of Raleigh,” Dudley said. “Outside of North Carolina we do work with several [school districts].

The major ones have been Rock Hill, South Carolina; Stafford, Virginia, and we started working with Lawrence, South Carolina.”

Miller explained there are different challenges that these regions and districts face, but in general, they do share some common problems related to school planning.

“A lot of [these regions] have the same problems : where to f ind money to build schools, how to accommodate growth, but the way that they work is often very different from state to state and from district to district,” Miller said.

More specifically, Miller said the biggest challenge

OREd faces with each of the districts, no matter their locations, is to not only “make sense” of the numbers of the districts, but to “make sense” of the political environment as well.

“One of the challenges is to try to understand how dif ferent districts, w it h their own set of challenges, approach these problems,” Miller said. “And it’s our job to try to get the solution that not only makes the numbers make sense, but also ma kes sense in the political environment of that particular district.

That’s a challenge ; that’s hard. That’s not something that the numbers tell you all the time.”

During OREd’s work, the lab often teams with ITRE and has worked with people in transportation as well.

According to Miller, he has

also worked w ith North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation, and the operations research part of OREd can extend beyond school districting.

“T he major t h i ng for OREd is trying to help more districts and getting into the political climate and try to be that voice of the logic side and the math, you know, what do the numbers really recommend,” Dudley said. “We’re working with more clients, bigger clients and just really tr ying to help make schools be built in places where they really need it and help the kind of plans that are there, and logical and based on what’s best for the students.”

Recent BoG protesters explain their concerns Ryan Will Correspondent

Chants of “no justice, no peace” echoed throughout the UNC Board of Governors meeting on Jan. 26, as protesters grabbed microphones from the board members and threw their n a me pl ac a rd s on t he ground.

The demonstrators were protesting the recent hiring of Margaret Spellings as UNC System President, as well as voicing their general frustration at the recent administration of the board.

Micaela Arneson, a recent graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill with a double-major in global studies and political science, and Millie Rosen, a Durham Public Schools teacher, were among the protesters.

“I think it would have be en more ef fec t ive i f the protestors had stayed through the entire meeting in silent protest, so the board members could have physically seen the opposition to their decision,” Arneson said.

Rosen said she felt the frustration at the meeting too because “the board talked about the low numbers of teacher enrollment programs and then imme-

diately cut funding to one.”

There was “no debate on how to boost those numbers,” she said.

The UNC Board of Governors is the legislative body of the UNC System. This system is composed of 16 public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, or NCSSM. Of these 16 public universities, NC State is the largest.

Spellings is scheduled to take office March 1 as the newly elec ted president of the UNC System. She graduated in 1979 from the University of Houston and received an honorary doctorate and Distinguished Alumna Award from the university in 2006.

Spellings worked as secretary of education under former President George W. Bush and helped orchestrate the No Child Left Behind Act. Spellings has served on corporate boards, including the Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Ceannate Inc., the student loan collector.

“I think she’s terrible for educat ion,” sa id Rosen, regarding Spellings’ appointment. “She was a major proponent of No Child Left Behind, and as a classroom teacher I deal with the

negative effects of that law every day.

“Ask my kids on testing days — because they definitely happen many times a year, not just in May — if they feel left behind or not.

Whether it’s university level or K-12 public schoovl, I don’t think anyone who advocates for that much testing should be in charge of anything education-related.”

The previous president of the system, Tom Ross, of f icia l ly stepped dow n last month after five years.

There has been continual skepticism against the actions of the board and controversy surrounding the appointment of Spellings and the anticipated relocation of Ross to Duke University.

As a part of the outrage, many protesters, students and faculty alike are concerned with Spellings’ ability to take charge of this world-class public university system and effectively advocate for and represent minority groups.

“She’s been recorded referring to students as ‘consumers,’ she’s made money off of for-profit universities in the past and she very clearly doesn’t come from a perspective that many UNC System students share —

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Signs posted outside of the Board of Governors meeting on Jan. 26 to protest the recent hiring of Margaret Spellings as well as the administration of the board.

one that demonstrates any kind of solidarity with marginalized people,” Rosen said. “She’s also taken a firmly anti-LGBT stance, which doesn’t endear her to me or many students of the UNC System.”

Many protesters are frustrated in the lack of representation of universities, faculty and students in the appointment of the new president. However, t he fine print may provide some hope for the protestors who desire the reversal of her ap-

pointment.

The UNC Policy Manual on Selection of the President of the University of North Carolina 2003 states, “the procedures specified herein are intended to lead to the selection, from a diverse candidate pool, of the best qualified person to be president and result in that person’s full acceptance by the university community and the state.”

“UNC-Chapel Hill and the entire UNC System represent a diverse body of stu-

dents, and I doubt she will show sensitivity to minority groups,” Arneson said in a follow-up interview Sunday.

Rosen’s hopes align with most protesters who are against the board’s appointment of Spellings.

“Ideally, they would reverse her appointment and begin a search for a more inclusive leader whose installment would actually be supported by the majority of UNC System students,” Rosen said.

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The mystery KKC runner finally comes clean Christian Pike Correspondent

Feet pounding the pavement, lungs working on overdrive, sweat falling to the ground in rivlets.

The crowd cheers as a lone man with a mysterious name crosses the finish line at the head of the pack and runs off into the distance.

A legend is born. The mystery runner is written down in the pages of Raleigh history, forever embedded in the minds and hearts of Krispy Kreme racers and onlookers alike.

Every year, thousands of participants compete in NC State’s annual race, the Krispy Kreme Challenge. Those competing must run 2.5 miles to Krispy Kreme, eat a dozen donuts and run back to the starting line, racing five miles total — and all within an hour.

In 2009, one NC State student under the name Stephen Prefontine competed in the Krispy Kreme Challenge and came in first place. But instead of staying to recieve his medal and enjoy his victory, Prefontine raced through the finish line and continued to run ... away from the race, the awards and the spectators. Inter-

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estingly enough, this first-place, mystery runner never returned to receive his award.

As it turns out, the story behind the mystery runner is this: NC State alumnus and former track runner Eric Mack decided to race in the Krispy Kreme Challenge — but against his coach’s orders. So Mack signed up under the false name of “Stephen Prefontine” to run in the race.

“The reason for the fake name,” Mack said, “was because at the time I was part of the track team, and since I was injured, I was off of racing. The race was kind of my way of proving to myself that I could still do what I loved.”

Although Mack’s coach was opposed to the race, Mack said that his coach ended up laughing about the whole thing.

“Yeah, he wasn’t really mad at me for running, just that I ate so many calories and sugar,” Mack said.

Despite Mack not being able to enjoy his award, he said he had a great experience and that he will “definitely do it again one day.”

“I think the best part was the two and a half miles to the Krispy Kreme,” Mack said. “That togetherness has always been my favorite part, just having others around me to run with.”

Similar to Mack ’s legacy, the Krispy Kreme Challenge continues to run on and inspires more people like Mack each year to push their endurance — and their stomachs.

This tradition challenges runners and non-runners alike to run for tradition as well as run for a cause. The Krispy Kreme Challenge encourages teamwork and togetherness for a good cause, as the proceeds are donated to the North Carolina Children’s

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Hospital, according to Rebekah Millsaps, a junior studying business administration and accounting and the executive director of marketing for the Krispy Kreme Challenge.

“It’s so hard to pick what I’m most excited for because the whole day is just a really great time,” Millsaps said. “I think I’m most

looking forward to our donation, hearing our patient family speak and just to see all of our runners come out and be super excited for the race. It’s really an amazing experience to see so many people come together to support such an outstanding cause.”

Millsaps said her team does not set a fundraising goal, but it hopes

to have a great turnout of excited participants who are passionate about making a difference “in the lives of the patients and families of UNC Children’s.”

The 12th annual Krispy Kreme Challenge will take place Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Bell Tower.

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at some positions,” Doeren said. “Height and wingspan are very important. It’s hard to coach height and length, so that’s something we focused on.”

However, as it has done in years past, the Wolfpack coaching staff would prefer to redshirt as many players as possible, despite the confidence in the talent it has in its new recruiting class.

“You wanna fight the urge to be young, you want that experience to pay off. Some of these guys are going to be able to come in here and compete, it’s just [a matter of] what percentage. Out of the 22 guys coming in on scholarship, it’s been about 10 a year that we’ve played.

If we could get it closer to five or six, that would be

better.”

According to ESPN, the top-ranked recruit is tight end Thaddeus Moss, son of former NFL wide receiver a nd soon-to-be Ha l l of Famer Randy Moss. The younger Moss caught 54 passes for 831 yards and 13 touchdowns at Mallard Creek High School, and had some of the highlight-reel catches that resembled his father’s talent.

“Coming from his pedigree, he knows a lot about footba l l,” Doeren sa id.

“He’s a not her g uy who could’ve gone to a lot of different places but chose to stay home and build something special. Anytime you get a coach’s son or a player’s son, you get the intangibles that are hard to come by.”

The team didn’t hide the fact that its biggest needs were offensive line and de-

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fensive back, as it brought in seven and six players from each position group respectively.

“We red sh i r ted s ome guys the past few years, but we still had three starters graduate, so it was important that we address the position,” Doeren said. “We added four corners, three of which were over 6 feet 1 inch, and two taller safeties that are rangy. We felt like that was a very important part of what we’re going to do, make plays on longer receivers.”

Other notable recruits include quarterback Dylan Parham, wide receivers C.J. Riley and Kelvin Harmon, tight end Bryce Dixon, offensive tackle Justin Witt, defensive tackle Ben “Shug” Frazier, cornerbacks James Valdez and Nick McCloud and safety Isaiah Stallings.

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ential, whereas the Broncos finished in a three-way tie for 19th. Manning looked like a turnover machine, finishing with 17 interceptions in just 10 games. He may end up having his hands full when facing a strong Carolina secondary. Cornerback Josh Norman had a huge year and finished with four interceptions while safety Kurt Coleman finished with seven interceptions.

The Broncos finished first in the NFL in total defense.

Linebacker Von Miller may prove to be the key player on this Denver defense. He recorded 2.5 sacks and picked off Tom Brady in the AFC Championship game. Cornerback Aqib Talib, safety T.J. Ward and safety Chris Harris Jr. will all play cru-

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Not enough can be said about the major steps Cam Newton took this past offseason to get his team where they are now. Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to have 35 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. He finished with an overall rating of 99.4, the highest of his career. He also finished with a career-low 10 interceptions.

The dual-threat quarterback out of Auburn University highlighted this season with the many balls he has given to kids on the sideline and of course the famous “dab” he loves to do.

The injury report may also play a key role in deciding the outcome of the game.

Panther’s linebacker Thomas Davis broke his arm in the NFC Championship game against the Arizona Cardi-

nals, but even that doesn’t seem to hold him back as he says he will be ready Sunday.

Defensive end Jared Allen suffered a broken foot against the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional Round and missed the NFC Title Game.

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The secondary of the Denver Broncos came out of the AFC Championship game a bit beat up. Ward suffered an ankle injury, while safety Darian Stewart suffered a knee injury. Cornerback Harris has been suffering from an injured left shoulder but will be expected to play.

While the game is expected to be Manning’s last Super Bowl and Newton’s first, nonetheless, it promises to be an action packed competition come Sunday.

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Pack adds 23 new faces on signing day Daniel Lacy

Wolfpack swimmers receive ACC honors

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Senior Rachel Mumma and sophomore Hennessey Stuart of the NC State swimming and diving team both received conference honors after an impressive showing at the Wolfpack’s meet in Chapel Hill over the weekend.

Mumma was named Co-ACC Female Diver of the Week while Stuart was named Co-ACC Male Swimmer of the Week. This marks Mumma’s fourth time earning the honor this season and Stuart’s first. Mumma capped off her final year at State with 18 top-three finishes and 13 wins. Stuart notched four top-five finishes on the tri-meet and wins in the 100 and 200 backstroke.

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Pack track and field athletes earn ACC honors Senior Nicole Chavis, sophomore Wesley Frazier and senior Luis Vargas were all named ACC Performer of the Week, the ACC, announced Tuesday.

Chavis broke her own school record in the weight throw after recording a throw of 71’10.75”. The throw was 10.25” farther than the nation’s secondfurthest throw. Frazier ran a school record in the indoor 3k with a time of 9:01.26 while finishing third overall in the Camel City Elite. Vargas was the first to finish the 3,000-meter event at the same meet with a time of 7:48.8, the best in the NCAA and third best in school history.

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National Signing Day has come and gone, and the NC State football team ended the day with 27 new recruits, 23 of whom will play under a scholarship.

M a ny of t he s e ne w Wolf pack players pa rticipated with successful teams, with 19 of them making the playoffs, eight of them advancing to the championship game and four of them winning the championship. Additionally, many of the players individually had successful high school careers, as 12 participated in AllStar games, nine earned All-State honors, six were invited to the Shrine Bowl and five were team captains for their respective teams.

“I’ve always talked about how recruiting winners was rea l ly impor tant,” head coach Dave Doeren said.

The Pack recruited players from eight different states: 13 from North Carolina, three from Florida, Georgia and Virginia, two

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Redshirt senior quarterback Jacoby Brissett gets pulled from behind by UNC sophomore defensive end Dajuan Drennanwhile attempting to throw the ball. Brissett completed 17-of-37 passes for 206 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The NC State Wolfpack fell to the UNC Tar Heels in the last home game of the season, 45-34, at CarterFinley Stadium Nov. 28.

from South Carolina and one from Illinois, New Jersey and Missouri.

“My staff and assistant coaches did a great job working guys throughout the country,” Doeren said. “Our coaches battled hard, and I feel like we’ve done things the right way.

It is important for us to recruit in-state, but also get some from our target states such as Florida and Georgia.”

NC S t a t e r e c r u i t e d players from every position except running back and defensive end, which both currently have ample

depth on the roster. The class includes one quarterback, three wide receivers, four tight ends, three offensive tack les, four offensive linemen, one defensive tackle, three linebackers, four cornerbacks, two safeties and one kicker.

“We wanted to continue to build competitive depth,” Doeren said.

Additionally, 12 of these players are 6 feet 4 inches or taller.

“We wanted to get longer

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Panthers, Broncos look for edge as Super Bowl looms Kyler Proffitt Correspondent

As Super Bowl Sunday looms, the matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos is talked about more and more. But what’s to make of the NFL’s 50th playing of its annual championship game?

The Panthers (17-1) are in the Super Bowl for the first time since the devastating loss suffered against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII. The No. 1 offense in the league will be taking on Peyton Manning and the Broncos (16-4).

The Pa nt hers journey to t he Super Bowl t his season was capped off by their trouncing of the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC

Championship Game, 4915. The Broncos defense crushed Tom Brady and the Patriots’ offense in the AFC Championship Game 20-18, in which Brady was sacked four times and intercepted twice.

The Panthers, known for their defense, occasionally have their high-powered offense overlooked. MVP candidate Cam Newton looks to lead his team to its first-ever Super Bowl win in franchise history. The offensive attack is also led by wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., who caught a team-leading ten touchdown receptions this season, and r u nni ng back Jonat ha n Stewart, who finished with six rushing touchdowns and just under 1,000 yards rushing on the season. Greg Ol-

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catching seven touchdowns for over 1,000 yards.

Thirty-nine-year-old Peyton Manning looks to continue his legacy and win his second Super Bowl in four tries. After throwing four interceptions Nov. 15 against the Kansas Cit y Chiefs, many considered him done.

He sat out with a foot injury up until the season finale, a Jan. 3 game against the San Diego Chargers in which he was on the field for nine snaps. Fourth-year player and backup quarterback Brock Osweiler took over the reins for eight games where he led them to a 5-2 record.

Carolina’s lone loss this season came at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons 2013. Head coach Ron Rivera led the Panthers to wins against the Seattle Seahawks (twice), Green Bay Packers

and a blowout of Washington, 44-16. While at times the Panthers looked ready to destroy a number of teams, the defense broke down late in several games, giving up big leads to the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Giants, the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks. The domination of the Arizona Cardinals was a resounding response to those late-game breakdowns, as the Panthers never let their foot off the gas.

The Panthers turnover differential may prove to be crucial in the outcome of this game. Carolina finished first in the NFL this season with a +20 turnover differ-

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Rachel Clark Correspondent

The NC State men’s basketball team travels down the road to Cameron Indoor Stadium in hopes of evening the score against its in-state rival Duke.

The Wolfpack (12-11, 2-8 ACC) has been struggling to find its rhythm in ACC play this season. The Blue Devils (16-6, 5-4 ACC) have seen their fair share of struggles in ACC play as well, dropping four of their past six games.

Just Monday, the Pack faced Florida State on the road but fell to the Seminoles 77-73. This loss puts the Pack even further from the hope of going to the NCAA Tournament, and a win against Duke in this game is crucial for the Wolfpack to even have a chance of competing in March Madness.

Duke isn’t looking too hot either. According to ESPN.go.com, this is the first time in eight years that the Duke men’s basketball team has not been ranked

in the AP Top 25. When the season started, Duke was ranked No. 5 in the country, but fell not just out of the top 10, but off the list completely. But the team is coming off a win against Georgia Tech, so it will be fighting hard to get a second straight win.

Last time NC State played Duke, the Pack was up at the half, 43-36 but Duke pulled away in the second half to win it all 88-78. For the Wolfpack, Cat Barber had 19 points, AbdulMalik Abu and Caleb Martin had 14 each and Maverick Rowan went 5 for 5 at the free-throw line. For the Blue Devils, Allen had 28 points and went 5 for 5 at the free-throw line and Brandon Ingram had 25 points and went 4 for 6 from the 3-point line.

The Blue Devils are coming into this game off a win against Georgia Tech 80-71, where sophomore point guard Allen led the team in scoring with 27 points, Derryck Thornton had 15 and Ingram had 14.

Head coach Mike Krzyzewski missed Tuesday’s game in Atlanta due to health concerns. Assistant coach Jeff Capel coached the Blue Devils to a win in his

absence.

Along with Allen, Ingram has been the core of the Blue Devil offense this season. Especially with the lack of talent in the Duke frontcourt, the Blue Devils rely heavily on their underclassmen for most of their scoring.

Senior Marshall Plumlee has been the only low-post player for Duke this season and an effective one. Plumlee’s ability to crash the boards and score second-chance points has helped the Blue Devils stay in close games.

NC State is coming into the game af ter losing to Florida State 77-73. Junior Barber had 31 points, sophomore Caleb Martin had 14 points and sophomore Abu had 12 points. Barber’s recent play has catapulted him into conversation for ACC Player of the Year. It’s a two-man race between Barber and UNC-Chapel Hill big-man Brice Johnson, and it’s sure to be an interesting one as the season plays out.

The Wolf pack will have to bring their A-game to Durham on Saturday to have a chance of playing in the NCAA Tournament this March.

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Junior guard Cat Barber breaks into the paint for a quick layup against the Blue Devils defense. Barber wasn’t able to hit his average coming up with 19 points but was able to lead the game with three steals during the 88-78 loss to Duke Jan. 23 in PNC Arena.