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Cary to add new grocery chain

Cary may be adding a new grocery giant in the 90-acre site across from Cary Towne Center.

Wegmans Food Markets, the No. 1-ranked grocery store by Consumer Reports based out of Rochester, New York, is in negotiations with Columbia Development Group. The Cary Town Council has called the new project a “destination” and “the next North Hills.”

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Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump for president

Presidential Candidate Donald Trump gained a high-profile endorsement Tuesday, with former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin announcing her support for the candidate at a rally at Iowa State University. The announcement comes 13 days before the Iowa caucuses and could potentially boost Trump’s polling numbers as Palin is a wellrecognized Tea Party sensation.

“Are you ready to stump for Trump? I’m here to support the next president of the United States — Donald Trump,” Palin said. Also on Tuesday, Iowa’s Republican Gov. Terry Branstad said he hopes that Trump’s main challenger at this point in the race, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, loses the Iowa primary.

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Education Secretary expands financial aid

Acting Education Secretary John King announced two new proposals Tuesday that would expand the Pell Grant program, the biggest pot of federal money for students with financial need, and add a bonus for students taking a heavier course load.

Currently, students can only be eligible for two semesters of Pell grants. The Year-round Pell proposed Tuesday would add a third academic session of Pell eligibility. Also proposed is a reward of as much as $300 for students who take on more than 15 hours in a semester to encourage more students to try to complete their degrees sooner.

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1 year later, NCSU to hold ‘Our Three Winners’ memorial

IN BRIEF The NC State Sustainability Council is hosting a Sustainability Town Hall today from 9 – 11 a.m. in room 126 of Witherspoon Student Center. The purpose of the event is to gather ideas about the future of sustainability at NC State, as the Sustainability Strategic Plan is in need of updating for the next five years. The event is open to all members of the NC State community and will feature an interactive gallery walk format.

The town hall will focus on the council’s five working group areas: campus operations, planning and design; community and culture; academics; communications and student leadership.

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Junior guard Anthony “Cat” Barber goes underneath a defender for a layup in the Wolfpack’s 8578 loss to Florida State on Jan. 13. Barber made 6 of 14 field goals, 2 of 5 three three-pointers and had a total of 16 points in the loss at PNC Arena.

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The NC State men’s basketball team upset Pittsburgh Panthers Tuesday 78-61 on the road, earning its first ACC win of the season and breaking out of a five-game losing streak against one of the league’s better teams.

Pittsburgh (15-3, 4-2 ACC) tallied the

opening basket, but the Wolfpack (11-8, 1-5 ACC) quickly countered with a 12-2 run behind the efforts of sophomore Cody Martin, who hit the team’s first shot and followed up with two assists and a steal leading to a basket, all coming before the under-16 timeout.

Defensive intensity was the difference early against a Panthers team that came into the

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The one-year anniversary of the shooting in Chapel Hill that claimed the lives of NC State alumni Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and architecture student Razan Abu-Salha, Yusor’s sister, will arrive on Feb. 10.

NC State has planned to memorialize these students, now known as “Our Three Winners,” on Feb. 10 and 11 through several events around campus.

“Our Three Winners Memorial: A Day of Light” will be held on Stafford Commons at 6 p.m. on Feb. 10 unless the weather is a problem, in which case the event will be moved to the lobby of Talley Student Union. The memorial will include a call to prayer, guest speakers and a candlelight remembrance.

At 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 at Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Union, NC State alumnus Mohammad Moussa will perform “Shattered Glass,” a 45-minute performance that will blend poetry, images and video in a tribute to Deah, Yusor and Razan. “Shattered Glass” will be a continuation of the conversation around the shooting and a reflection on what it means for the community, while also celebrating the victims and their legacies.

Moussa posed a question in a post on Facebook, “After our nightmares come alive, how do we remember how to dream? In this piece, the audience goes through a journey of loss, emptiness, comfort and growth as they try to find some answers.”

The story behind the Engineering Oval Maddy Bonnabeaux Staff Writer

Adjacent to Hunt Library on Centennial Campus lies an overgrown plot of land.

Although it may seem bare, it will one day host the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.

Although some students have speculated its unkemptness as a fundraising catalyst, that’s actually not the case.

“I’ve definitely noticed the weeds and dirt, although I can’t speak for student conspiracy theories,” said Brian Campbell, assistant dean for development and college relations and executive director of the NC State Engineering Foundation. “It contrasts with Hunt, but then again, it wouldn’t make sense to execute maintenance work when the land would have to be overturned anyways.”

On March 15, citizens will be asked to approve a bond for the Engineering Oval building. Half of the costs will be provided by the bond whereas the other half will be the under the commitment of the university.

As of now, one-third of the money has been raised through fundraisers, and the remainder will be raised in the next few years. According to Campbell, this will be the first new building at NC State built under a public-private

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A digital representation shows the final product of the Engineering Oval. The building is predicted to be open for academic use by the 2018-2019 school year. The building has been in the planning phase since 2008.

partnership.

“While there was private philanthropy involved in one or two other buildings, such as SAS Hall, there hasn’t been a building to the degree which the entire planning emerged from a public-private partnership,” Campbell said.

Looking forward, the timeline for its academic use is 2018-2019, according to Campbell. The Engineering Oval is planned to

provide over 100 classrooms and updated laboratories to further research and educational needs. Additionally, it will house an engineering education center that will accommodate academic advising for students across all engineering departments, including Women in Engineering and Minority Engineering Programs, the K-12 outreach-focused

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SPORTS Grading the 2015 Wolfpack defense See page 8.

Election season is in full swing, and those on the long list of presidential candidates are gearing up for the first round of primaries in Iowa. On Feb. 1, they will see the fruits of their non-stop campaigning play out among the American population to decide who will represent each party in the general election in November.

What is a primary?

A primary is intended to give

citizens more say in who represents the parties in the national general election by either allowing them to vote directly for the candidate of their choice or vote for the state delegate who will ultimately cast their vote for their respective party’s nominee.

What are the rules?

In an open primary, citizens may vote in either the Republican or the Democratic party in the state in which they are reg-

istered, regardless of their party affiliation In a closed primary, citizens can only vote within the party they are registered in, meaning that a Republican can only vote for a Republican candidate and a Democrat for a Democratic candidate However, citizens may only vote in one primary for one party.

The North Carolina primaries are in March, so here is a quick rundown of what you need to

know if you plan to make your voice count: • Feb. 19 @5 p.m.: Voter registration deadline for March Primary • March 3: Early voting begins • March 8 @5 p.m.: Deadline to request and absentee ballot • March 12 @1 p.m.: Early voting ends • March 15 from 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Election Day, Primary Election

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January 17 12:22 AM | ALCOHOL VIOLATION Ocracoke Hall Officer responded to loud music.

Student was cited for providing alcohol to persons under 21. Meredith student was issued trespass warning. Eight students were referred for underage alcohol violation.

1:16 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Centennial Pkwy/Nazareth Dr Non-students was cited for no operator license and safe movement violation.

1:41 AM | NOISE COMPLAINT Alexander Hall Officer responded to report of loud party. Seven students were referred for alcohol violations, disorderly conduct, and violation of university policies.

12:50 PM | TAMPER W/ FIRE EQUIPMENT Aurora Hall Officer responded to report of removing and deploying fire extinguisher. Housing staff and fire marshal were notified.

6:07 PM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON ES King Village Report of suspicious subjects in parking lots. No one matching description was located.

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9:35 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Sullivan Dr Student was stopped for stop sign violation. Three students were issued citations for drug violations.

January 18 12:43 AM | DRUG VIOLATION Delta Zeta House Officer made contact with student and non-student. Non-student was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Trespass warning was issued. Student was issued referral for drug violation.

1:31 AM | ALCOHOL VIOLATION Free Expression Tunnel Student was referred for underage alcohol violation.

3:57 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Sullivan Dr Non-student was cited for expired registration.

4:50 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus NCSU PD was contacted regarding non-student transported for alcohol poisoning. Non-student was affiliated with university.

8:35 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Sullivan Dr Staff member was cited for stop sign violation.

12:57 PM | WELFARE CHECK Bowen Hall Officers conducted welfare check on student experiencing emotional distress. Student was issued welfare referral.

10:21 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Lake Wheeler Rd/Dairy Lane NCSU PD assisted SHP with traffic control after traffic accident. Dairy Education Unit notified of damaged fence.

11:51 AM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT University College Commons Student struck parked vehicle belonging to non-student.

2:02 PM | FIRE ALARM Innovation Hall Officers responded to alarm caused by cooking.

6:22 PM | FIRE ALARM Grove Hall Units responded to alarm caused by cooking.

8:45 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/Trailwood Dr Non-student was cited for speeding.

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axwell Myers, a freshman studying polymer and color chemistry, watches the NC State basketball game against Pitt with Ameer Desilba, sophomore studying paper science engineering, on Tuesday in Talley Student Union.

“I watch about three games a week in Talley,” said Desilba.

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Engineering Place and the First-Year Engineering program.

“We’re just beginning the planning phase.

We still have to execute the whole design, and we have just begun that process,” said Morton Barlaz, distinguished university professor and head of the civil, construction and environmental engineering department.

The building will provide infrastructure allowing faculty members and students to facilitate research and innovation. In the past 10 years, engineering undergraduate enrollment has grown by 22 percent, and graduate enrollment has more than doubled.

“Our current facility is 50 years old; just

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game with the sixth most efficient offense in the country. The Wolfpack forced Pittsburgh to make its shots from the perimeter and the home team struggled mightily to do so.

After a Sterling Smith jumpshot with 17:16 left in the first half, the Panthers missed their next 10 shots from the field, allowing the Wolfpack lead to balloon to 25-6.

The shooting of Maverick Rowan was a boon to NC State’s offense; the freshman guard hit three of his four shots from beyond the arc, finishing the first half with nine points.

As usual, Anthony “Cat” Barber led the offense in scoring with 14 first-half points while

think about how much electricity you needed 50 years ago compared to what you need today with all of the computing requirements,” Barlaz said.

Nevertheless, once the building is constructed, the Department of Nuclear Engineering will still be on North Campus.

With a reactor in Burlington Engineering Laboratories, the department isn’t necessarily in a rush to move over to Centennial, according to Campbell.

“Ultimately, the goal has always been to migrate the College of Engineering to Centennial Campus; all nine departments,” Barlaz said.

Planning originated around the recession of 2008, when there was planning for what was then known as Engineering Building IV and Engineering Building V. As the recession hit, the project was put on the backburner, as both buildings cost hundreds of millions of dollars. In the past, the state

adding four assists. Behind his efforts, the Wolf pack ’s lead reached its summit at 44-16 with just 41 seconds remaining in the half.

Pittsburgh cut the lead to 25 going into halftime, but nonetheless, NC State dominated in nearly every way possible for the first 20 minutes.

The Panthers, who came into the game shooting 49 percent on the season, shot just 25 percent in the first half and totaled just six points in the paint, where they tend to be most comfortable. Meanwhile, the Wolfpack shot 58 percent, with 20 points in the paint, and won the rebounding battle 24-11.

However, the Panthers were not about to roll over in the second half on their home court.

With the score 51-26 at the 17:35 mark, Pittsburgh went on a 13-2 run in just six minutes to the cut

paid for such capital projects, but the majority of states have estranged from this method, according to Campbell.

“Our dean of engineering, Louis A. Martin-Vega, worked with Chancellor Randy Woodson to try to figure out some ways that may introduce this project to the legislature in a nonconventional means,” Campbell said.

Consequently, Woodson talked to a legislative group and the governor proposed a bond package, which was ultimately scaled back. The new proposed building got moved into that bond package. Providing that the bond passes on March 15, fundraising efforts will be put forward.

“I’m excited to be in a new facility,” Barlaz said. “We’ve outgrown the building; the infrastructure is old and I’m excited to join the rest of engineering on Centennial.”

the deficit to 16.

Junior forward Jamel Artis accounted for seven of those points and appeared to have put Pitt in striking distance. That is, before Barber had his say.

The star junior point guard caught fire from the field, scoring nine points in under three minutes to battle off the Panthers’ surge and extend the lead to 66-48 with 8:00 remaining.

From there, the Wolf pack dragged the pace to a near halt and Pittsburgh failed to add any points until there was just 3:25 left on the clock. At that point, there was simply not enough time left and State would ultimately claim victory 78-61.

The v ictor y couldn’t have come at a better time for the Wolfpack, who came into the game winless in ACC play and with no tournament-quality wins to their name.

Barber was the clear MVP of the game, finishing with 31 points, including a 14-for-14 performance at the free throw line. But the Wolfpack could not have won without the dominating rebounding performances of Abdul-Malik Abu (10) and Lennard Freeman (14). Abu also added 16 points, capping off his ninth double-double of the season, good for 14th nationally.

NC State looks to keep rolling on Saturday at 2 p.m. as it hosts the No. 20 Duke Blue Devils, who are coming off their first three-game losing streak since 2007. The Blue Devils are looking to prove that their recent slide is a fluke, but the Wolfpack is playing with refound energy and looking to keep its postseason chances alive.

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Advantages of walk-in advising A

few weeks into the semester, it’s not unusual to start second-guessing just about everything. Anything from “I can’t see anything from this seat in the classroom, what was I thinking on the first Missy day?” to “Am I in the right maFurman Staff Columnist jor?” are questions that circulate in our minds all too often.

Fortunately, NC State has an awesome service that can help you with the more serious concerns that can make or break your semester.

I was that student who couldn’t decide what I wanted to major in and flip-flopped like a fish out of water between NC State’s different schools.

Obviously, a big issue here was I didn’t know what I wanted. But the bigger issue was that I didn’t have anyone to help me figure it out. Going off of speculations and assumptions about certain courses got me somewhere, but you can’t plan out the rest of your future on a hunch.

Of course, I technically had an adviser, but once you realize a major isn’t for you, you’re kind of on your own in an awkward limbo. Understandably, your original adviser doesn’t know much about your new intended major, but in the process of switching, that’s when you need one the most. It’s hard to make a schedule with courses for a new major without an adviser. Trust me, I would know.

Finally, I heard about the advising services on campus, and it made all the difference. Academic Advising Service has walk-in advising hours every single weekday. You literally just walk up to the second floor of FYC Commons and sign in.

You can ask about all your questions with the friendliest, most welcoming staff you can imagine. Even if you have an adviser assigned to you already, sometimes it’s more convenient to ask

a quick question by just dropping by instead of setting up an appointment a week in advance for a two-minute conversation.

It’s essential to have faculty on college campuses who not only help guide your future, but advisers who are accessible and willing to help you. After not feeling like I belonged in previous meetings with my old advisers (let’s face it — I didn’t belong since I was planning to switch out), walk-in advising was exactly what I needed to be reminded that there are plenty of people at NC State that truly care about the success of each and every student. These advisers aren’t specialized for one department or school, so they are a great resource to answer any type of question — super specific or as general as it gets.

By the end of each meeting that I’ve had with one of these advisers, I felt as if they took the time to listen to my previous problems and were truly invested in my future plans and genuinely helped map out a clearer picture of what I needed to do. Even though I didn’t know the adviser 10 minutes ago before I walked in, by the time I left I knew that he or she made a positive difference in my academic experience at State and played an important role in my educational accomplishments.

Without a doubt, many questions arise in the beginning of a new semester: What’s worse, an F or a W? Is it too late to drop? Pass/Fail is still an option … right? Don’t cross your fingers and hope for the best. I mean, you should always hope for the best, but it never hurts to get a second opinion from the advisers themselves. And if you can’t find a time to meet with your assigned adviser, I assure you that there are several others just waiting to help you and the rest of the Wolfpack.

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“To go on adventures and just do things that make you happy. ”

“To have fun and do good.”

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Environmental injustice tastes like Flint’s water W

hile the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has recently been discussed by various news outlets, this tragedy certainly isn’t Chauncey anything Bowden new. AccordCorrespondent ing to ABC News, in April of 2014 Flint began getting its water from the Flint River instead of Detroit.

The goal of the switch was an initiative to save money. However, residents immediately noticed a change in the water, complaining about its color, taste and smell. In addition to complaints about the water quality were reports of rashes and hair loss, along with other health problems.

On two occasions in 2015 Flint officials said the water had been tested and was safe for residents to use and drink, yet in September of that same year, a group of doctors led by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha found high levels of lead in the blood of children and urged Flint officials to stop using the Flint River. On Jan. 5, 2016, Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint.

Snyder took to his Twitter account where he said, “Political statements and finger pointing from political candidates only distract from solving the Flint

water crisis.” This is an oddly convenient remark for Snyder considering that on Dec. 29 Dan Wyant, director of the Department of Environmental Quality resigned.

It is not name calling, Mr. Snyder, when you are responsible, at least in part, to a gross injustice committed against such a helpless group of people, the very same people who you are supposed to protect. It is not name calling when, for two years, people have suffered from a poisonous water supply.

While greed is inarguably a pertinent factor in the Flint water crisis, race is as well.

Famous filmmaker Michael Moore called for a rally in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, where he called for the arrest of Gov. Snyder. “Let’s call this what it is. It’s not just a water crisis. It’s a racial crisis. It’s a poverty crisis. It is a crisis created by the Republican governor and visited upon a city that is majority black and majority poor.”

According to the State of Working America, AfricanAmericans have the highest poverty rate, and 45.8 percent of black children below the age of six live in poverty, compared to 14.5 percent of white children.

NBC reported that 10 people

recently died due to a direct correlation with the water crisis and dozens more are ill with Legionnaires disease.

Yes, the Flint water crisis could happen anywhere. At any given time our politicians could decide to cheapen costs and poison our water supply, but the likelihood of that happening is very slim. Why? Because we matter.

Sadly the Flint and Michigan politicians and administrators did not deem this group of people as worthy of a clean water supply. This ordeal would not have gone on for two years if the predominant victims were white or affluent citizens. And the decision to knowingly use contaminated water would certainly never have been made if the predominant victims were white, affluent citizens.

The actions of the politicians in Flint are a direct representation of the way the poor are regarded in the eyes of our government. For two years, people have been drinking lead-contaminated water, believing that the system would take care of them and it failed them as it does in so many other ways. Serious actions need to be taken against all parties involved in this disgusting display of injustice. People should be fired, and people should be prosecuted.

You are what you eat: biopower F

or those of you who were blissfully unaware, University Dining mandates that all first-entry students living on campus purchase a meal plan.

This policy is an absurd exGabriel ample of the DeCaro University’s Assistant progressively Opinion Editor more intensive regulation of our daily lives.

Food, acting as a social lubricant, plays an important part of our culture and our ability to be human beings.

The hearth is the essence of the home. College students are often seen gathering at

coffee shops or pizza places.

As free humans, it ought to be our right to determine the manner in which we eat, for it is the way that we live.

However, Modern institutions, in an effort to discipline increasingly larger populations, exert greater control over the way we live our lives.

Michel Foucault refers to this tendency as “biopower” defined as “an explosion of numerous and diverse techniques for achieving the subjugations of bodies and the control of populations.” The regulation of nutrition is such an example of this perverted power.

Throughout K-12 schooling, we were told when, what, where and how to eat. In elementary school, we were told

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to stand in nice, pretty, straight lines to walk to the cafegymatorium. Progressively, we were given more freedom; or rather, less was taken away. For example, in my high school, upperclassmen were granted the privilege to eat off-campus because God forbid a human being have the ability to walk wherever and nourish their self as they please.

In my younger and more vulnerable years, college represented freedom, a release from the shackles of K-12. But yet, even in 2016, universities still act in place of parents and meddle in the way we live.

But we aren’t children anymore, and we shouldn’t be treated as such.

We deserve the option to

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eat as we please. However, students who live on campus have this ability suppressed.

Residence halls (minus the apartment layout ones) are constructed on the assumption that residents will make use of University Dining’s facilities; hence Sullivan Residence Hall’s adjacency to Fountain Dining Hall.

Therefore, halls aren’t set up to allow people to cook on their own. Anyone who has visited the public kitchens of the residence halls knows of their mediocre state. Oncampus residents are so infantilized that we aren’t trusted to have hot plates or toasters in our own rooms and have to check out pots and pans from the front desk, at many halls.

The administration naturally presumes that we are nasty, childish buffoons incapable of handling our freedom. Thus, University Dining assumes the duty and “feeds the Pack” rather than offering an opportunity for food education or constructing a grocery store to allow people easier access to ingredients. Viewed through an economic lens, it doesn’t make sense for University Dining/Housing to educate students on how to cook as supporting an alternate competitive route subverts the institution’s market share. Why would the fishmonger teach their customer how to fish?

The primary justification for the existence of the policy’s mandate is that paying off

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debts and ensuring low prices via economies of scale necessitates a guaranteed number of students on meal plans. Other universities also make use of this policy; but then again, just because other people do an action doesn’t make it right.

At the core though, any institution predicated on mandatory subscription ought to have its manipulative tactics critically examined. Instead, University Dining should reform to be more convivial in the sense that participation is entirely voluntary without coercion and it works to amplify rather than restrict the freedom of students.

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The libraries offer more than books to rent Sam Roberson Features Editor

Libraries have always been a place of lending. In the 21st century, libraries are playing a different role on college campuses as students rely more on online databases than the actual physical book stacks. Today, the libraries are not only lending books, but electronics as well. Many are familiar with the technology lending options at NCSU Libraries for short term, such as laptops and phone chargers. Less explored is the plethora of advanced and experimental technology available for up to a week at a time. Here are a few of the rental options available: MindWave Mobile Brainwave Starter Kit MindWave Mobile is a piece of technology by Neurosky which claims to measure the brainwaves of the wearer. The technology utilizes sensors in the headset to calculate alpha and beta waves that the brain emits at different frequencies that correspond with certain actions. Using these waves and the movement of the wearer’s eye-blinks, MindWave Mobile monitors the user’s relaxation or attention levels. The makers suggest using it while listening to your favorite music to see how your brain is affected. Another use could be monitoring studying habits, although, thus far, there is no available shock option if a user’s attention levels fall.

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MindWave Mobile Brainwave Kit

Lytro Camera Traditional cameras capture a two-dimensional image in front of the lens. Lytro is the first consumer camera to capture the entire light field in front of the lens. This allows the camera to capture a scene and then lets the user go back and adjust aperture, focus and the depth of images. Lytro is an experimental photography tool that steps between the traditional process of capturing a photo and editing it with software like Photoshop.

Lytro Camera

Oculus Rift

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Oculus Rift If you have not already heard about the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality goggles that futurists have been dreaming of are here. When using the Oculus Rift, the user is immersed in a virtual world through the goggles that responds to the wearer’s head movements. The device can also be connected to other technology like controllers and touch sensors to further increase the capabilities in the virtual world. There’s a budding online community of programs with everything from practical applications to gaming for download to use on the Oculus Rift.

E4 Thermal Imager

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E4 Thermal Imager Instead of using light waves, thermal imaging creates an image from heat. The device then displays an image based on this heat map. Basically, it’s that device from spy movies where they detect people from their body heat. While the E4 Thermal Imager may not be powerful enough to detect people through walls, there are still a lot of interesting uses that could come from this $1,000 piece of equipment. For instance, you could finally find where that draft is coming from in your dorm room.

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New volleyball head coach set for success Taylor Peers Staff Writer

The NC State women’s volleyball team welcomed Linda Hampton-Keith to replace Bryan Bunn as the new head coach.

Hampton-Keith is joining the Wolfpack after five years with Arizona State University.

She was associate head coach in her last three seasons with the Sun Devils, leading the team to the NCAA tournament multiple times. She also had six seasons with Texas Christian University and 12 years with the USA Volleyball Development Program.

“The transition has been a whirlwind; my family isn’t even permanently here yet,” Hampton-Keith said. “What’s been awesome has been the support from the program.

As crazy as it is, it’s been the most exciting and fulfilling part of my career. From the moment I stepped on campus it became clear that under Dr. Yow’s leadership, NC State athletics has moved in a

direction that supports success at the highest levels. I am looking forward to partnering with the administration, our staff and our team to move our volleyball program in a direction befitting of the NC State vision.”

As well as addition of Hampton-Keith, the team also added Kevin Campbell and Nicki Holmes as assistant coaches to the roster for the 2016 season.

Hampton-Keith, Holmes and Campbell have toured the athletic facilities, as well as Reynolds Coliseum, which is slated for completion in August of this year; technically, before the start of the official volleyball season.

Spring training has started as of Jan. 14, but with a onehour time limit, the new staff will take its time getting to know the team.

“Practice was great; obviously it was not a ton of time, but we have to maximize the time we do have,” HamptonKeith said. “Spring is a great period to focus on yourself [as

an athlete] and get better as a team.”

As for the upcoming weeks, Hampton-Keith has big plans for NC State women’s volleyball.

“We’re in an evaluation phase; we’ll take the rest of January for team time,” Hampton-Keith said. “Come February, we’ll help each athlete individually. A little after spring break we’ll have what we call a mini-season, where we can practice 20 hours a week and four days to compete. It allows us to see where we are at as a team but in a much less stressful environment.”

NC State finished the 2015 season 16-16 overall and 5-15 in the ACC conference. Bunn then stepped down at the conclusion of the season. With plenty of talent on the team, Hampton-Keith will have to implement the changes she and her staff feel necessary to flip those previous statistics around for the fall season.

At this time the 2016 volleyball schedule has not been

released.

“It’s about as good timing as you can get with a change like this,” Hampton-Keith said. “We’re really fortunate that the administration made volleyball a priority and was able to get staff in here quickly. Having the spring with the team meant we were able to hit the ground running as opposed to instead of coming in part way through.”

State lost two seniors at the conclusion of the 2015 season, Tanna Aljoe, Morgan Cormier, setter Maggie Speaks and libero Rachel Eppley return as the team’s only seniors this year.

“I look forward to really getting to know the team, each player individually, and just spend more time with them,” Hampton-Keith said. “They’re already a fantastic group of women and COURTESY OF GOPACK.COM I look forward to being able Linda Hampton-Keith came from Arizona State University to to coach them and help them coach the NC State women’s volleyball team. achieve their goals; I just cannot wait.”

The panini press: heating up your lunch choices

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A Turkey Jack Panini sits on a panini maker in the Student Media break room. The Turkey Jack Panini is a combination of colby jack cheese, sliced roast turkey, horseradish mustard and freshly cut red onion.

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An old standby of the American lunch has always been the sandwich, but cold cuts and lettuce can only go so far before boredom breaks out. Enter the panini. This hot, pressed sandwich greatly enhances anyone’s lunch repertoire.

Anyone who can take the initiative to boil a pot of water and add ramen can make a decent panini. Simply make your choice of sandwich. In this example I use deli turkey, colby jack cheese, tomato and onion, but there are many other options to be explored. Personally, I only believe chicken should be eaten on a hot sandwich. Throw on some mozzarella pesto, drizzle some olive oil and you have a delicious meal. Even without meat, a caprese sandwich with mozzarella, tomato and basil pressed into a panini can always impress.

A decent panini press can be purchased for about $30. The benefits that come from this investment: priceless. The panini press makes for a great cooking aid for college students because even with a lack of culinary skills and equipment, a high-quality lunch can be made in 10 minutes.

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skewed from four early season games against non-conference cupcakes, plus games against Boston College and Wake Forest (both rank in the bottom 11 nationally in offensive yards). When the Pack played average-to-good teams, it often gave up big passing plays. In the games the defensive backs didn’t give up a ton of passing yards, they tended to give up a passing play when a stop was needed the most. The defense ranked 104th out of 128 FBS teams in passes defended with 32.

Special Teams Grade: B As expected with multiple freshmen in key roles, NC State special teams saw their struggles this season, especially early on, but ulti-

mately the good far outweighed the bad. Freshman kicker Kyle Bambard struggled, connecting on just 7-of-14 field goals with a long of 37 yards.

While he was wildly inconsistent with his accuracy, Bambard has all the tools to be successful when he gets that part of his game down.

A.J. Cole proved to be one of the top freshman punters in college football, averaging 41.7 yards a punt with a long of 72 yards, while the punt coverage team did its job as the Pack finished 29th nationally in net punting yards. The Wolfpack excelled in the return game as freshman Nyheim Hines averaged 26.3 yards per kickoff return (19th nationally) and scored one touchdown. Junior Bra’Lon Cherry averaged 13.3 yards per punt return (12th nationally).

Cherry and Hines each earned AllACC honorable mention on special teams as voted by the media.

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State while the single loss came on the road to UNC. The Tigers followed up this stretch with the equally daunting task of taking on two of the three top-ranked teams in the conference, Miami and Duke, in a four-day span. They came out unscathed, sending their league record to 5-1 and vaulting themselves into position for an NCAA Tournament bid, at least for the moment.

Early season losses to lowly Massachusetts and Minnesota teams remain sore spots on Clemson’s resume, as does the 71-48 drumming at the hands of Georgia, but the committee

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can’t ignore that it is now 5-2 against likely NCAA Tournament teams.

The difference for Clemson in these surprising victories, which have mostly come down to the wire, has been made at the free throw line. The Tigers are first in the league in free throw percentage and second in proportion of scoring coming at the charity stripe. They also put opponents at the line less than any other team in the ACC and, fortunately for them, those opponents are shooting poorly when they get the opportunity (67.1 percent).

Louisville has the best defense in the country While most of the top teams in the ACC this season are offensive-oriented, the Louisville is the exception. The Cardinals

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North Carolina may boast the top resume in the conference for the moment, but the Cardinals are quickly closing in, making the Feb. 1 matchup in Louisville one to watch for.

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Grading the 2015 Wolfpack defense David Kehrli

Pack rifle tops No. 3 Kentucky

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The No. 12 NC State rifle team earned a victory over No. 3 Kentucky 4665-4653 Sunday in the Tronsrue Marksmanship Center at the U.S. Military Academy. The Pack is now 17-3 (4-2 Great American Rifle Conference) after effectively handing the Wildcats (8-1, 5-1 GARC) their first loss of the season. NC State broke school records in total score (4665), air rifle (2354) and small bore (2311) by 11, four and seven points, respectively. Individually, 16 Wolfpack shooters broke personal-best records, while junior Lucas Kozeniesky set program records for total aggregate score (1185) and small bore score (591).

Additionally, he earned first place honors in both categories, as well as air rifle (594). As a team, the Pack outscored Kentucky 2311-2291 in the small bore category, and was outscored by just eight points in air rifle to secure the victory.

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2016 football season tickets on sale The season tickets for the NC State football team went on sale Tuesday for the seven-game home slate, as it celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the opening of Carter-Finley Stadium.

Season tickets will be priced at $361, which comes out to be the price per game as it was last season. The Pack opens the season hosting Notre Dame, in addition to hosting Old Dominion and William & Mary in September. In conference play, it hosts Florida State, Boston College, Wake Forest and Miami throughout the remainder of the season.

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Here is a position-by-position analysis of the performance of the 2015 NC State football team’s defense.

Defensive Line Grade: B+ The Wolfpack sacked the opposing quarterback 32 times, ranking 33rd in the country and tied with Florida State — a team with multiple four- and five-star recruits on defensive line. Of the Wolfpack’s 32 total sacks, 27.5 came from defensive linemen, led by graduate defensive end Mike Rose, who ranked 12th nationally in sacks with 10.5. But Rose wasn’t alone, as many younger members of the defensive line produced as well, pointing to a bright future for years to come.

Sophomore Bradley Chubb recorded 5.5 sacks in his first year as a defensive end, freshman Darian Roseboro had four and sophomore B.J. Hill finished the season with 3.5 sacks. Additionally, the defensive line was able to stop rushers behind line of scrimmage often, ranking 35th among 128 teams with 6.8 tackles for a loss per game.

Linebackers Grade: C+ The linebacker group was a difficult one to judge because it didn’t seem to stand out; while it wasn’t necessarily a weakness, it

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Graduate defensive end Mike Rose pressures Wake Forest quarterback Kendall Hinton. Rose finished with three sacks for a total loss of 20 yards. The Wolfpack came back from a bye week to win 35-17 on Oct. 24 on BB&T field at Wake Forest.

lacked in dynamic game-changers. Everyone who played meaningful snaps did an admirable job and they certainly have the potential to grow from young, solid players into guys who can take a game over and alter the game plan of opposing offenses.

Sophomore Airius Moore led the Wolfpack defense with 77 tackles, including eight behind the line of scrimmage. The coaching staff rotated redshirt sophomore

Jerod Fernandez, freshman Riley Nicholson and redshirt junior M.J. Salahuddin perhaps in an effort to find one to really take a stranglehold on the position.

For the most part, the linebackers were good against the run (sans the UNC and Clemson games) and had their inconsistencies on the occasions they dropped into pass coverage.

Secondary Grade: D+

The secondary was without a doubt the biggest weakness of the defense. When two of the team’s top-four tacklers are safeties, it usually means cornerbacks are getting beat in coverage far too often. Some will point to the team’s yards allowed rankings as proof that the defense was good. But when you look at individual games, those stats are

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COMMENTARY

What we learned last week in ACC men’s basketball Conference play is now in full swing, and while you’d usually expect an additional week of play to better sort out the league’s peck ing order, t h is pa st week did anything but. Instead, three Tyler Horner of the four undefeated teams comCorrespondent ing into the week dropped their f irst games and slid further downhill from there, compiling a total record of 1-6.

Meanwhile, middle-of-the-road

teams Notre Dame, Clemson and Syracuse combined to go 7-0, with each taking down the previously vaunted Duke Blue Devils in succession.

Those are the CliffsNotes of an exciting week in ACC basketball, but what can we logically glean about the conference’s teams with this additional sample of games to learn from?

UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kennedy Meeks is officially back After missing seven games due to a knee injury, Meeks returned to limited action (14 minutes

“The Cardinals lead the country in defensive efficiency and held Pittsburgh to 41 points.” played) on Jan. 9 against Syracuse, but he didn’t make his presence felt as we’ve come to expect, reel-

ing in no defensive rebounds for just the fourth time in his 81-game career.

The storyline changed as the Tar Heels hosted in-state rival NC State one week later. North Carolina struggled to widen its lead on the Wolfpack early in the second half before Meeks took over. The junior center finished with five offensive boards and a game-high 23 points as his team claimed a 67-55 victory.

Meeks will be integral to the Tar Heels’ success going forward. He’s part of a big-man rotation that the

team would like to keep just three players deep — the others being Brice Johnson and Isaiah Hicks.

While Meeks was out, sophomore forward Justin Jackson filled in, but at 6-foot-8, he’s undersized and a poor rebounder.

Clemson could be for real Clemson got out to a quick start in ACC play, winning three of its first four against some of the most impressive teams the ACC has to offer — the wins came against Louisville, Syracuse and Florida

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Pack men’s tennis opens season with three straight wins Taylor Peers Staff Writer

The NC State men’s tennis team had a winning opening weekend at the J.W. Isenhour tennis center against Elon and the Citadel.

The Wolfpack (3-0, 0-0 ACC), ranked 40th, opened its spring season on fire despite the cold weather that forced the team to play indoors.

The Wolfpack is a young team after the loss of seniors Robbie Mudge, Beck Bond and Austin Powell at the conclusion of last spring season. Even with a young roster, the teamf inished the 2015 fall season with 33 wins and for the second year in a row, State picked up the ITA Carolina Regional Doubles title.

NC St ate added fou r f reshmen to the lineup : Chris Mikrovas and Georgiy Malyshev competed for

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Sophomore Ian Dempster returns a serve from his Virginia Tech opponent in doubles with senior Robbie Mudge at J. W. Isenhour Tennis Center on March 22, 2015. The pair lost the doubles match by a 7-5 tiebreaker. The Wolfpack lost the meet 4-3 to the No. 16 Hokies.

the Pack in the fall season, and twin freshmen Ivan and Igor Saveljic joined the roster for the beginning of the spring schedule with redshirt freshman Michael

Ogden.

“The twins are doing really well,” junior Nick Horton said. “They haven’t lost a match, and they’re coping really well. I really like

them; they’re great guys.”

T he men s t a r ted out strong again, winning their 12th home opener as well as continuing their undefeated record against Elon.

State took the doubles poi nt aga i nst Elon a nd dominated in singles to take the day in a 5-2 decision Sunday. The upperclassmen rocked the singles competition with Simon Norenius and Thomas Weigel winning in straight sets.

Saveljic won in his collegiate debut in singles and scored the winning point for the Wolfpack.

The morning and afternoon matchups against the Citadel Monday were shutout 7-0 wins for the Pack.

“It was pretty weird playing the same team twice,” Horton said. “It was the f irst time we have ever done that; it just kind of worked out that way. I felt it was quite competitive in the singles, but I feel like we took care of business thoroughly in doubles.”

Clinching t he doubles point early in both games, NC State came out to another quick start against

Citadel in the af ternoon match. Singles proved to be more difficult after already playing a morning match.

“Both sets of my singles were quite tough,” Horton said. “I managed to pick it up in the second set of the singles.”

Horton was not the only one in his battle with Matthew Henson ; the twins both had hard-fought wins against the Citadel’s Jackson Pride a nd Nicholas Bradley.

“We have to get the guys in the mindset that our bodies are going to be hurting the rest of the season,” Horton said. “We’re going to be playing tired almost every day, and that’s why this doubleheader was a good start.”

NC State will travel to Chapel Hill for the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The team will face Drake and Indiana or UNC-Chapel Hill.