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IN BRIEF UNC inspects data from sexual assault survey

The results from a national survey about on-campus sexual assault show that many assaults go unreported. Less than a third of the women who suffered penetration by force reported the event to an agency or organization. Only 17 percent of women who were incapacitated at the time of assault made a report.

Female undergrads said they felt like even if they did report the crime, campus officials would not conduct a fair investigation, or the offender would not be prosecuted.

The university is looking at ways to intervene and prevent sexual assaults on campus.

SOURCE: The News & Observer

RDU may say bonjour to Paris The Triangle is getting a direct flight from RDU International Airport to Paris, WNCN confirmed Wednesday. An official announcement will be made Thursday at 10 a.m. Currently, RDU only offers one flight to Europe: a direct flight to London.

RDU used to have a nonstop flight to Paris, but that ended in 1988.

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Pope Francis’ plane circles NC before landing in DC

Images from a website that charts flights from one destination to another showed that Pope Francis’ flight circled eastern North Carolina about three times before landing in Washington, D.C., to meet the president. Some media outlets reported the pope was circling the area because President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were running a few minutes behind, but the administration denied the claim.

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NC bill may ban the sale of fetal tissue

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Exoneree fights for criminal justice reform Ashleigh Polisky Correspondent

About 300 people gathered in Dabney Hall Wednesday evening to listen to a man who had 20 years of his life stolen from him and is now working to reform the criminal justice system in the United States.

Darryl Hunt, who is black, was 19-years-old when he was wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering a white newspaper copy editor in Winston Salem, North Carolina, in 1984.

Hunt would go on to spend the next two decades in prison until the Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal organization that looks to reverse wrongful convictions, worked to get Hunt out of prison.

“If you haven’t seen a miracle, you’re looking at one today,” Hunt said.

Hunt spoke in conjunction with Richard Rosen, UNC-Chapel Hill professor of law emeritus, who had previously directed the Innocence Project chapter at the UNC School of Law. Since being released from prison 10 years ago, Hunt has sought to raise awareness of holes in the criminal justice program by advocating for prisoners who he believes are innocent through the Innocence Project, as well as his own organization, the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice.

Since the inception of the Innocence Project in 1992 at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York, 329 people have had their convictions overturned, Hunt said.

Despite that 20 years of Hunt’s life had been stolen, he said he is

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Richard Rosen and Darryl Hunt smile while fielding audience questions after their presentation on Wednesday about Hunt’s struggle to prove his innocence. Hunt was wrongly convicted in 1984 of the murder of 25-year-old Deborah Sykes, and while DNA evidence proved his innocence in 1994, the appeal process took 10 years. The Innocence Project’s message, Rosen said, “is not that there are angels out there waiting to be saved, it’s that we don’t know — that this is an uncertain world.” The event was part of the Park Scholarships Social Justice Series.

dedicated to a message of forgiveness. While in prison, he discovered Islam. This gave him the power to let go of the bitterness. Religion gave him a better understanding of what it meant to forgive, and he said he couldn’t have survived without it.

“You have to be willing to forgive those who hurt you,” Hunt said.

Rosen said that the hardest part of working with the Innocence Project is knowing that somebody is innocent, but not being able to do anything for him or her because DNA evidence is only available for a small amount of cases, or it gets lost after years have gone by. If there is

no testable evidence, lawyers cannot help.

Hunt said that it is important for people to ask questions and never assume somebody is guilty when they are arrested. He also said that the best thing people can do to help those who have been exonerated is to try to be understanding.

“We can do better, but the only way we can do better is for us to treat each other with respect,” Hunt said.

The program was part of the Social Justice Series presented by students in the Park Scholarship program.

Anna Paschall, a senior study-

ing biology, organized the event.

Paschall said she first became interested in the criminal justice system after she heard Hunt speak to her high school and is interested in raising awareness on the topic.

Student Body President Khari Cyrus said that the evening’s proceedings touched him on a personal level as somebody who intends to attend law school. Cyrus said that he believes Hunt’s example of being able to adapt and grow despite his circumstances is an important lesson for students.

“What really resonated with me was his message of forgiveness and acceptance,” Cyrus said.

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The Senate Rules Committee began discussions of possibly banning the sale or donation of fetal tissue from abortions. The name of the proposition is House Bill 297 and was approved by a voice vote. The proposition is headed to the Senate floor. House Bill 297 would make it a Class I felony to sell or donate fetal tissue, so the tissue could only be buried or cremated. Planned Parenthood in North Carolina said it does not transfer fetal tissue from any of their North Carolina clinics.

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FEATURES The story of Tinkerbell, the mini horse with dwarfism See page 5.

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Sophomore running back, Jaylen Samuels, rushes 12 yards for a touchdown against the Colonels. Samuels finished the game with three carries for 24 yards and six receptions for 88 receiving yards. NC State shutout the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 35-0 in Carter-Finley Stadium on Sept. 12.

NC State’s brewery boasts wild yeast to create better brew Meghan Shope Correspondent

The NC State Brewery, located on the ground level of Schaub Hall, provides beer to more than 50 oncampus events per year. However, it does not yet have the license to commercialize the beverage.

The 500 square-foot microbrewery uses a new wild yeast that considerably reduces time needed in the brewing process. The yeast creates sourness by itself, so the addition of bacteria in the beer recipe is no longer needed.

“There has been some interest with our yeast from local breweries, but we haven’t given it to them yet be-

cause of this intellectual property issue with the university,” said John Sheppard, a professor of bioprocessing and the undergraduate coordinator for Bioprocessing Science.

However, Sheppard said he thinks the beer will eventually make it to the market due to the innovative yeast.

NC State’s brewery produces five to six different types of beers on a regular basis. It also brews seasonal beers such as Wolf-toberfest that will be served at Centennial Rocks, a concert for Centennial’s employees, on Oct. 1.

Raleigh has numerous craft beer brewers and retailers, and the industry in North Carolina is booming.

North Carolina is attracting bigger

breweries such as Sierra Nevada and Oskar Blue.

“Craft beer bars are popping up every day, and they are constantly growing the community,” said Josh Germeroth, general manager at Paddy O’Beers.

Niall Hanley, owner of Raleigh Beer Garden, described the Raleigh beer scene as “very progressive, very innovative and very rapidly moving.”

The demand for beer has shifted in the past years, according to Germeroth.

“Craft beer is going back old school — using good ingredients, reviving old recipes and pushing things for-

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The Raleigh Beer Garden offers 344 craft beers, 144 of which are locally brewed in North Carolina.

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ward,” Germeroth said.

Thomas Clawson, a graduate student studying food science, said Raleigh’s beer scene is hard to describe.

“It’s even harder to predict how it will evolve in the next few years,” Clawson said.

Hanley said he predicts the wine industry will see some competition within the next five to 10 years.

“It’s a perfect time to be a craft beer drinker in the history of America,” said Zack Medford, director of marketing at Paddy O’Beers in downtown Raleigh. “Never before has there been so much variety available to the common guy.”

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There’s a time and a tunnel T

he Free Expression Tunnel is a landmark unique to NC State. Most colleges don’t have a spot on campus for Missy students to say whatever they Furman want for all to see. Living out Correspondent one of the most exciting, influential and dynamic times in their lives, students have the opportunity to express new passions, promote their organizations and simply communicate their thoughts to the Wolfpack community.

NC State wants you to share your ideas. Hey, even the Constitution wants you to exercise your freedom of speech (well, most of the time... but that’s a whole different story). Buy a can of spray paint and literally make your mark on the tunnel that thousands of students pass through on a daily basis.

To all the artists out there, wow. Some of your designs make me question if you’ve already graduated and are working professionally at Pixar, or if your latest masterpiece is already in the MoMA. Seriously, which exhibit?

I’m sure you noticed last week that the tunnel was completely red and black. First, I applaud you on your ability to paint literally the entire tunnel. That’s a lot of time and definitely a lot of paint. Second, keep on trying to spread that school spirit.

Advertisements aren’t just informative, they are often helpful too. Although we all get emails about the latest meetings, clubs and events on campus, I’m sure the majority of students rarely read them from beginning to end, or even open them for that matter (you know who you are).

It happens. But you can’t get involved or be a part of all the events that interest you unless you know about them. When you walk through the tunnel, and the who-what-where-when-whys of the university are right there in front of you, it’s hard not to notice them and you should notice them.

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Along with countless other positive messages, the Free Expression Tunnel is a solid representation of the vast diversity on NC State’s campus.

So… what’s the problem?

If you forget what the word respect means, look it up on Google or have Kelly Clarkson spell it out for you. You can voice your opinion without being offensive, and you can be funny without being inappropriate. Don’t be outright discriminatory or profane. I’ll admit, I grew up as one of the more sheltered teenagers, but I’m not fond of having to divert my eyes or walk a little faster to avoid seeing some of the X-rated pictures, racist comments or derogatory words.

Even if they aren’t directed toward me, it’s still uncomfortable, and it’s still not necessary.

NC State becomes a more prestigious school every year. Remember that time you toured campus and your tour guide didn’t fail to mention the famous tunnel? Every prospective student takes notice of the types of people who already go to school here. That’s our chance to give them the best first impression we can. Let’s not make it one that’s tacky and unprofessional.

There’s nothing wrong with putting an idea out there for everyone to see, but you should be mindful of the fact that everyone really does see it. Fellow students, professors, future Wolfpackers. Just because you leave your name off of it, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t take the responsibility for it.

Have pride in what you want to express, and have pride in how you express it. If you want others to be able to appreciate your artwork, I say go for it. If you want to spread a little Wolfpack spirit, don’t hesitate. And if you want to recruit new members for your club, I hope that you can help get more students involved. But if your idea of “free expression” is purposely offending other people, then please, save it for a different tunnel.

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on the coast as a whole.

Unfortunately, under President Barack Obama’s Draft Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, our coast may be opened up to all of the risks of offshore oil drilling. However, if enough of us speak up, we can protect North Carolina and remove our state from the plan. That’s why I urge you to call Gov. Pat McCrory and the Obama Administration and let them know that you oppose offshore oil drilling in North Carolina.

I have many wonderful memories of our North Carolina beaches even though I haven’t lived on the coast. I truly appreciate how refreshing and clean the ocean along our coast is. I’m glad that I can surf, swim and enjoy many other activities whenever I’d like.

I worry that one day our coast could look similar to what occurred after the BP oil spill.

More than 100,000 animals were affected by this tragedy, not to mention the toll it took

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Who’s being persecuted?

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epending on who you ask, these are dangerous times to be a Christian in the United States. Kim Davis, the Tennessee county clerk briefly jailed Bryan for declaring that her staff Maxwell would not grant same-sex Correspondent marriage licenses, is the face of discrimination against the majority religion.

Impassioned supporters of her beliefs are praising her martyrdom. Republican candidates are lining up to follow her into jail; greenhouse gases aren’t the only thing heating up the climate around marriage and faith. Persecution is in the air. State-sanctioned equality has awakened the Four Horsemen and God’s winding up a fiery smackdown for his follower’s amoral oppressors.

Then again, maybe these are all just growing pains of, well, growing up.

The awkward hypocrisy of Christian persecution right now is that it is the result of trying to end actual discrimination toward another group.

Not having the right to discriminate protected by the government does not count as persecution.

Not having your beliefs be a state-sanctioned reason for blocking individual rights doesn’t smack of the same suffering as a crown of thorns. And really, in America, what experience does the majority religion have with persecution?

Where are the believers who have been turned away from businesses for showing up looking too “believer-y”? Where are the souls kicked out of the house by their own family and struck with homelessness after coming out of the Christian closet? What are the unsung names of those who faced crimes of hate for being a Christian, harassed during school for being “pray”?

The status quo doesn’t have a deep background in persecution. It’s not alarming that any efforts toward equality are met with hostility and fear by some. For having held the power structure for so long, the white Protestant male is oddly insecure of losing his hold on the reigns. Introspection is not the same as persecution. Meanwhile, real persecution has been and continues to happen

toward the LGBT community — real and actual persecution. The kind that throws the f-word at you like a spit to the face — America has a robust vocabulary of six-letter slurs. The kind that gives you less rights simply for who you are.

The kind that vandalizes NC State’s GLBT Center with words of hate. The claims of persecution may just be the fears that karma does exist, and you do reap what you sow, although the “Good Book” is no stranger to conceding penance for transgressions. The turbulence felt landing into equality is really the result of our country’s jilted citizens for years crying out “But that’s not fair,” and having to look into the indifferent, blank eyes of the drooling majority and being told: “It doesn’t matter.”

There will be hurt feelings. There will be lawsuits. Progress rarely comes without its bumps and bruises. But this is the inevitable conclusion of oppression, the sum of slurs. America and the world have dragged our feet on the path toward emotional maturity and tolerance. We landed a man on the moon before we started treating each other like humans. It took entirely too long. This is the amount due on the blank check our nation wrote to its less privileged citizens by turning its back on discrimination and hate crimes.

Three years ago our own state put the marriage question on a ballot as if equality can be put to a vote. Our state showed what real discrimination looked like, and we fell on the wrong side of history yet again. If your state puts equal rights up to a popular vote, your democracy is probably broken and failed its original purpose. What we are seeing now is the spent tolerance for centuries of bigotry and willful ignorance that diversity shows itself, not just through color, but gender and romance as well.

Does the punishment fit the crime? Hardly. So far, all that’s been asked for is to start treating people with equal dignity and rights. For all of our offenses, I’d say that’s a pretty lenient sentence.

No one asks to be sexually assaulted T

hey say there are three sides to every story: her side, his side and the truth. In the last two Emma* weeks, there Guest columnist have been two Wolf Alerts about sexual assaults that have happened on campus, or to appease some of you, I should say “allegedly” happened. Two students have reported being sexually assaulted by someone they know in two different residence halls.

As someone who has personally called the police after being physically and sexually assaulted by someone I know, I have a few things to say about the some of your reactions to the reports. On social media sites, specifically Yik Yak, anonymous posters called the victims “slut,” blamed the vic-

tims and said they were faking their claims by “calling rape.”

Yes, there is an incredibly statistically irrelevant number of people who make false reports of rape, and I despise those people for taking the credibility away from those of us who were actually assaulted but, victims shouldn’t be accused of faking their claims when they make the incredibly difficult decision to come forward.

It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make to call the police and to continue to fight for justice in the court system. When I was assaulted, it happened off campus and was responded to by the police, but I was never part of a WolfAlert, which I’m thankful for; I didn’t have to read the remarks of the ignorant people in society who didn’t believe me

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or would have called me a slut for what happened. It wasn’t my fault. It is never a victim’s fault when someone violates his or her body without consent.

Victims should not be blamed for a crime perpetrated against them. No one asks to be sexually assaulted.

It’s hard enough to come forward and report the assault, but it is a long, draining process that takes great endurance: from the court system that can take years to bring justice, to the victim’s own recovery mentally and physically.

It’s a long ordeal that for me is still ongoing more than a year and a half later, mentally and in the court system, and I don’t know if I would have reported it knowing how hard it would be for me to go through it and to be constantly questioned and

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say publically that I’m lying or that I’m a slut. I can only assume that the same things that people were saying about the victims from the situations in the last two weeks would have been said about me if it had been in a WolfAlert. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, 68 percent of sexual assault reports go unreported, and 80 percent of victims know the perpetrator. One major reason assaults go unreported is because victims know there’s a possibility people will think and say nasty, untrue things about the victim, even going as far as blaming them.

As a community we should be trying to eliminate this as a reason to not report an assault, not working to shame and silence victims. What I am asking of the Wolfpack family

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doubted by police, lawyers and everyone in between.

But there was no WolfAlert, so I wasn’t questioned and doubted by the Wolfpack family, which I would have hoped would be there to support me when I needed it, instead of making assumptions and criticizing me. When a WolfAlert about sexual assault comes out, we should be there to support one another and let that person know that he or she has support if and when he or she needs it.

It’s hard enough to go through something like that — to have the strength to report it to the police so that hopefully the perpetrator doesn’t do it to another girl — and then on top of that, to have people who don’t know me, don’t know about what really happened and clearly know nothing of consent or assault to

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is to reserve your judgements until you actually know all of the facts, refrain from blaming the victim of a crime and curb assumptions and criticism. Instead, be supportive when people are in need of that support. As someone who has been in these victims’ unenviable situation, I can personally empathize with them. But you don’t have to be a survivor of sexual assault to put yourself in their shoes and realize that hearing needlessly rude, insensitive, mean-spirited, false and downright nasty things is the last thing they need. *Editor’s note: Due to safety concerns, the columnist’s name has been changed. It is the Technician’s policy to allow survivors of sexual assault to remain anonymous if they wish.

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Tinkerbell lays on an X-ray table while Ben Shrauner , a surgery resident, and Dr. Bennett Deddens cut off the casts on her hinds legs at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Six weeks ago, Tinkerbell, the miniature horse , had life-saving surgery so that one day she may be able to walk on her own.

The story of Tinkerbell, the mini horse with dwarfism Alix Vo Correspondent

Having a horse the size of a beagel is not what anyone has in mind when she thinks of taking care of a rescue

animal. Tinkerbell is a 3-month-old miniature rescue horse who was born with dwarfism, and because of it, has two health problems: a loose joint that was dislocated in both of her back legs and a metatarsal bone angled off to the side.

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Tinkerbell, a miniature horse with dwarfism, returns for a check-up on Sept. 18 after a life-changing joint surgery six weeks ago at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dwarfism is a recessive genetic trait passed on from the mother and father and could also be a host for other congenital effects. Miniature horses may grow up to about three feet tall, and Tinkerbell, due to dwarfism, might only grow to about three-quarters of that size. Tinkerbell also has a problem with her front legs from shifting her weight to the front, causing damage to her skin.

The surgery that took place for Tinkerbell’s hind legs was to connect two bones using bone plates and screws. It was performed by Benjamin Shrauner, equine surgery resident at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Denis J. Marcellin-Little, professor of orthopedic surgery and Rich Redding, equine surgical specialist. Shrauner said that if the surgery had not taken place, the joint would have become infected.

“This procedure allowed to lock the joint that was dislocating in a fixed, more normal position,” Shrauner said.

“The dislocation caused her to walk on the sides of her joints instead of her feet

ALBUM PICK FIDLAR, “Too”

Matt Brown WKNC General Manager FIDLAR’s second record, the appropriately named, “Too,” is a bit of a departure from the happy-go-lucky skate punk sounds of their previous record titled “Fidlar.” Their first fulllength album was regarded by most as feel good party music.

With chorus such as “Cocaine running round in my brain,” and “I drink cheep beer, so what, f--you,” repeated ad nauseam, it’s not hard to see why. The breakneck pacing and wild energy is still in “Too,” but the lyrics are certainly more angsty and jaded.

In both lyrics and energy, “Too” seems to represent life after all the cheep beer and cocaine of the first record. Most of this can be attributed to Zac Carper’s newfound sobriety. Most of “Too” was written as the front man of FIDLAR was dealing with kicking his heroin, cocaine and meth addictions. Almost every song either reflects on Carper’s life while he was using various substances or his attitudes toward life without these substances and distractions. This is especially evident in the song “Sober,” when Carper screams out, “I figured as I got older that

life just sucks when you get sober; I figured out when I got sober that life just sucks when you get older.”

Despite the heavy subject matter in most of the songs, FIDLAR still manages to pack in catchy hooks throughout the album. “40 Oz On Repeat” is meant to be screamed at the top of your lungs, and the chorus to “West Coast” is just “ahhh ahhhhhh ahhh.” Listening to this album won’t challenge your idea of what music is or even require you to think too much about anything, but the songs will be stuck in your head for days.

While I’m a sucker for a catchy hook and I thoroughly enjoy listening to “Too,” the beginning of “Sober” makes me cringe every time I hear it. The song starts off as a one-sided phone conversation that sounds like something I would hear coming out of my middle-school sister’s mouth. The lyrics are so angsty it’s almost laughable.

FIDLAR will be playing with Dune Rats Sept. 29 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina.

Tracks to check out: “40 Oz On Repeat,” “Leave Me Alone,” “Stupid Decisions,” “West Coast” Recommended if you like: Wavves, Green Day, Blink-182

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which, if were prolonged, would be a life-threatening problem.”

Shrauner said they had screened Tinkerbell for some of the more significant potential problems that would have precluded her from the surgery, such as a heart defect. She will likely have various problems throughout her life associated with her dwarfism, but the hope is that these can be anticipated and minimized through veterinary care.

Currently, Tinkerbell is under 90 days of stall rest, meaning she will be in a stall of the barn with her mother at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

“She can’t run freely outside yet because her bones are healing,” Marcellin-Little said. “We’ll see how healing is progressing, and we’ll adjust her activity based on that assessment.”

In the meantime, there is still work to be done to make sure she can use her legs fully, such as corrective shoeing that provides support. Corrective shoeing is when a horse that doesn’t have the flat feet of normal horses gets proper care to ensure that they will,

often due to irregular feet shapes.

Tinkerbell is currently being cared for by the Dunbar and Newsome families. The Dunbar family said that so far, Tinkerbell is doing very well, and they are hoping for a long and healthy life for Tinkerbell. Because she was rescued at two weeks old and required so much attention, she is more comfortable with humans than with other horses.

The families also mentioned that the only issue Tinkerbell has medically now is to try to strengthen her ligaments from the fetlock to the hoof.

The Dunbar family started a GoFundMe campaign in order to pay for the surgery, as well as private donations and outsource funds.

The Dunbar family said it’s pleased Tinkerbell is recovering so well and that she will be able to run freely when her bones have healed in about three months.

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lived in an area for centuries, neither can Palestinian Arabs. As for other criteria of indigeneity, Palestinian Deputy of Jerusalem Affairs Salwa Palestinians speak Arabic, which is not a language Habib recently asserted that the “Palestinian people specific to Palestine, nor had they identified as has been present in Jerusalem for thousands of years Palestinians before Egypt’s President Nasser so . . . centuries before the Jewish religion.” Such dubbed them in 1964. In reality, there is no ethnic attempts to delegitimize Israel’s connection to the difference between Palestinian Arabs, Syrians and Holy Land disregard abundant archaeological, Jordanians. Likewise, Palestinians have no culture historical and genealogical evidence that confirms a peculiar to Palestine, nor do they have strong continuous Jewish presence in Palestine dating back religious ties to it. The Koran, for example, never to the Hebrews’ return from Egypt, circa 1200 BCE. mentions Jerusalem, which has been the capital of By contrast, Arabs first arrived in Palestine around the Holy Land for several 640 CE, first became a thousand years. Finally, dominant population The Jews’ return to Palestine despite claims by some there in the twelfth of a century and first called reflects an indigenous people’s self- Palestinians relationship to Canaanites, themselves Palestinians determination to create a state on there is no genealogical or only in 1964. genetic evidence The U.N. defines an the site of its ancestral kingdom. connecting Arabs to indigenous people as extinct Biblical peoples. having a) continuously Are Jews indigenous to Palestine? The ancient occupied ancestral lands, b) common ancestry with Jewish connection to Palestine is confirmed in the original occupants, c) a distinct common culture, d) Jewish Bible, the Christian Gospels and the Koran, as a distinct language, e) a religion that emphasizes well as by countless Jewish antiquities and copious spiritual ties to the land, and f) a genetic connection scholarly research. Genetic studies show that today’s to a specific people.

Jews—whether the Diaspora cast them to Europe, Are Palestinian Arabs indigenous? Comparisons of North America, Africa or other parts of the Middle Palestinians to indigenous Native Americans fall East—are related genealogically to Jews of Biblical short, as do claims that Palestinians are indigenous times. Jews also have a distinct language, culture and to the Holy Land. Unlike American Native People, religion that are linked inextricably to Palestine.

Palestinian Arabs were not the aboriginal nor ever Indeed, for thousands of years Jewish liturgy has the sole inhabitants of this land. In addition, the expressed the yearning of Jews to return to the land population of Native Americans after white conquest of Israel: “Next year in Jerusalem” is uttered by every was decimated by massacre and disease, while the observant Jew at Passover, and Jerusalem itself is a Palestinian population has thrived and expanded major character in the Torah, cited more than 600 dramatically over the past century. Finally, Native times. Finally, of course, like Native Americans, Jews Americans were never offered a state of their own, were dispossessed of their ancient lands—by the whereas Palestinian Arabs have been offered a state Romans, Christian Crusaders, Muslims, Babylonians many times, starting in 1947, but have refused these and Ottomans. Surely just because Jews were offers in favor of futile attempts for nearly 70 years to deprived of their aboriginal lands doesn’t mean they expel the Jews. have no claim to them. Rather than colonialism, of Arabs began to dominate the Holy Land when they which Israel is accused by anti-Zionists, the Jews’ arrived as Muslim conquerors in 1187 CE, especially return to Palestine actually reflects an indigenous during Mamluk rule, from 1260-1516 CE. However, people’s self-determination to create a state on the just as white colonists in the Americas cannot call site of its ancestral kingdom. themselves indigenous people simply because they There’s no doubt that Jews are the legitimate indigenous people of Palestine. That’s not, however, to deny Palestinian hopes for a sovereign state. In fact, Israel has many times offered to support such a state, if only Palestinians would abandon their jihad against Israel’s legitimacy and accept the right of the Jewish people to their own state.

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As we transition to Week 3 we look at who to pick up, who to trade for, who to sell quickly and who to hold on to for just a little longer.

Top Waiver Additions: Dion Lewis- Running Back, Patriots If Lewis is still available in your league, grab him immediately. Owners were right to be hesitant to add the former Pittsburgh Panther after Week 1 as LaGerrette Blount was returning in Week 2. After his performance in Week 2, there should be no doubts about Lewis.

Tyrod Taylor- Quarterback, Buffalo Bills Taylor has owned his chance to start in Buffalo and can own his chance to start on your fantasy team as well. He scored 25 points this week, throwing for three touchdowns and 242 yards. Adding to his value are his 84 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown through two games.

Who to Trade For: Dez Bryant- Wide Receiver- Dallas Cowboys Yes, I know that the superstar receiver is sidelined with a foot injury and his quarterback just broke his collarbone, but that makes him even more appealing of trade bait. If Bryant can be poached for a cheap price, then grab him because he will return and be a beast for the playoffs.

DeVante Parker- Wide Receiver- Miami Dolphins Continuing with the trend of buying

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With ACC play imminent, the NC State football team looks to wrap up nonconference play with a win in Mobile, Alabama, over the South Alabama Jaguars.

The Pack (3-0, 0-0 ACC) meets the Jaguars (2-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) after a convincing road win last weekend at Old Dominion, 38-14. The Jaguars needed overtime to escapr San Diego State , 34-27, in their most recent contest.

“For us, it’s about going on the road and playing another night game,” NC State head coach Dave Doeren said. “We’ll wait all day to play again, and I know our guys are excited for the opportunity.”

Led by senior quarterback Cody Clements, the Jaguars have only lost once this season, a 48-9 blowout at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Clements is having an average season at best, throwing for 725 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions while only completing 55 percent of his throws.

Sophomore running back Xavier Johnson leads the Jaguars’ ground attack with 291 yards on 33 carries for three scores. Junior running back Tyreis Thomas is not far behind, with 27 carries for 119 yards.

Junior tight end Gerald Everett and junior wide receiver Josh Magee head up the Jaguars receiving corps, combining for 24 catches, 488 yards and four touchdowns.

Defensively, the Jaguars aren’t rock solid. Allowing an average of 32.7 PPG in its first three games of the season, the Jaguar defense will

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have its hands full this weekend when the Pack comes to town.

Senior quarterback Jacoby Brissett leads a potent Wolfpack offense that has averaged 40.7 PPG in its first three games of the season. Grounded in a strong rushing attack led by senior Shadrach Thornton and junior Matt Dayes, the Pack looks to keep rolling this weekend in Mobile.

“I’d love to see us get a few quick scores too where we can get on the board [in fewer than] 12 plays,” Doeren said. “The most important thing is not turning the ball over and scoring points. As long as we can keep doing those two things, that’s what matters the most to us.”

Although Brissett has had a stellar season so far, he’s relied heavily on the short passing game. If the Wolfpack wants to be a contender

in the Atlantic Division this season, Brissett needs to start throwing the deep ball consistently and accurately.

A major question mark for the Pack last season was defense, but it looks like that question mark has turned into an exclamation point just after three games this season. Defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable’s defense ranks third in the nation in total defense, allowing 11.7 PPG and 188 total yards per game. With three dominating performances, including a shutout of Eastern Kentucky and holding the nation’s leading rusher to 15 yards last week, this veteran Wolfpack defense looks better than ever.

“All you can control is yourself,” Doeren said. “Don’t worry about [the little things], and handle what you can handle and control what

you can control.”

With a win Saturday, the Wolfpack will have won five consecutive road games dating back to last season.

“It’s a great challenge for our team,” Doeren said. “[We] haven’t had a team at NC State win five in a row on the road since 1973.”

After the matchup with the Jaguars, the Pack returns to CarterFinley Stadium Oct. 3 to kick off ACC play against the division-rival Louisville Cardinals.

“I think our guys have handled what’s come at them really well,” Doeren said. “We’re playing with confidence. We’re in the right place. We have a good challenge this week.”

Ramos proves his worth both on and off the field Daniel Lacy Assistant Sports Editor

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University Recreation to revive ‘Game of the Week’ Cole Bass Correspondent

In an effort to raise awareness for intramural sports, University Recreation is reinstating a “Game of the Week” series that was first introduced last year.

The series will focus on a different sport each week and channel in on one specific game each time.

The games are chosen based off a number of stipulations and interesting storylines, which can include information given by referees, the history of a team or even the rivalry between two teams.

This is the second year the series has been implemented. In the fall of 2014, the “Game of the Week” program only ran for a few weeks.

University Recreation has plans of continuing it longer this year.

Justin Hall, a junior studying business administration, works for University Recreation and is in charge of organizing and promoting the series.

“We’re looking to improve from last year, so we’re focusing on promotion and organization this time around,” Hall said. “I’m working on completing a full schedule, and this is just one of the things we are doing to improve the system.”

University Recreation is currently trying to get more people involved with intramural sports.

About 5,500 students have already participated

this year, compared to 7,000 students during all of fall in 2014.

“We’re looking to get everyone involved and give people a chance,” Hall said. “It’s a healthy and active way to bring everyone together, and this is the message we want to send.”

The series is already underway this year. Last week’s “Game of the Week” featured the defending men’s competitive soccer champions. This was an obvious choice because of the team’s success last season.

This week, the spotlight remained on soccer, but honed in on the co-rec league instead of just men’s. The featured teams consisted of the 336 Mafia and Godsquad, two sides that have opened their seasons with wins.

The two teams went head to head Tuesday night. After a thrilling contest, Godsquad eventually pulled away to prevail in this week’s game, winning by a score of 7-3.

“We were hyped up so much more knowing that this was the game of the week,” said Godsquad captain Nick Valore, a junior studying business administration. “We look forward to these games as a team, and we were excited to be out there.”

Brandon Smith, 336 Mafia captain and a sophomore studying sport management, said

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Entering the season, the NC State football team lost three of its top-five wide receivers from last year, leaving plenty of questions at the seemingly depleted position. However, junior Jumichael Ramos has silenced those questions with stellar play early in the season.

During the offseason, wide receivers Bo Hines, who led the team with 45 receptions for 616 yards and a touchdown, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling transferred to other schools, while Bryan Underwood graduated. However, when his name was called upon, Ramos was ready to fill the void left by those three players.

“I didn’t feel any pressure,” Ramos said. “I felt like I needed to step up and be a role model, be the guy who the team can rely on. I have stepped up and become a leader now, showing guys how to do things correctly so they can play for future success.”

Ramos currently leads the Pack with 13 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown, putting him on pace to best Hines’ total from last season. He is confident in his performance and what he has to offer.

“It’s going pretty smooth,” Ramos said.

“Right now, I’m just trying to make all the plays I can to make this team better and put us in a position to win.”

Ramos showed promise his freshman year, totaling 24 catches for 352 yards and three touchdowns, with nearly half the production coming in the final three games, highlighted by a five-catch, onetouchdown performance against Boston College.

However, he tallied just one catch for seven yards last season as he struggled to get on the field. After considering to transfer, Ramos put that behind him and worked to be a consistent force at the wide receiver position.

“I have just focused more on having fun,” Ramos said. “I ask myself ‘What can I do better?’ while fighting fatigue

and being positive about every situation.

That was the biggest step I took to improve this season.”

The 6-foot-2 Lovejoy, Georgia native portrays a prototypical possession receiver. He isn’t going to blow anyone out of the water with his speed or measurables. However, he has great hands, and he is a solid route runner who does a good job separating himself from defenders. He also has an excellent work ethic, according to multiple members of the coaching staff.

“He’s working at a high level every day at practice, which you see in the results on Saturday,” wide receivers coach George McDonald said. “He does a really good job of adjusting to the ball down the field and making contested catches in traffic. We want to get better every game and work on being more consistent as a group.”

Ramos’ skill set makes him a primary target for quarterback Jacoby Brissett, as he doesn’t always look for the risky highlight-reel-type plays, but the reliable plays that will move the chains on critical third-down conversions and keep the drive alive. Ramos also credits Brissett for some of his early season success.

“He’s great; he puts the ball right where you need it to be,” Ramos said. “We have great chemistry, and he’s very accurate.

We make sure to communicate where we want the ball to be so we can make the play.”

Ramos added that consistency is a key part of his game.

“I have to be the same guy day-in and day-out and make the critical plays,” Ramos said. “I want [Brissett] to know that I am the guy he can rely on in thirdand-long situations, and when he needs someone to step up, he can count on me.”

Ramos’ presence on the field has been huge for the Wolfpack. The establishment of the go-to wideout is important for every offense, and it will be vital for the team as ACC play nears and games become more and more important.