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How NC State handles sexual assault IN BRIEF Inez Nicholson

Two Air France Flights receive threats, diverted safely

Two Air France flights heading to Paris from the United Staes were diverted as a precaution after they received anonymous threats after takeoff. Both planes landed safely and without incident after receiving the threats at nearly the same time. In a statement, Air France said that a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Tuesday night was diverted.

The second flight took off from Dulles International Airport and was diverted to Halifax on Canada’s East Coast. Salt Lake Airport officials said that the diverted flight received the threat via phone, though there is no information available on the threat received by the other flight.

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Raleigh Police Department to hold face to face meetings with community

Police Chief Cassandra DeckBrown announced that the Raleigh Police Department will hold four “Face to Face” meetings with community members to give them an opportunity to sit down with Raleigh police officers and open a dialogue about policing in the city. In a press release, Deck-Brown said, “The Face to Face meetings will give everyone a chance to have a conversation about ways the community and the police can work together to build an even stronger relationship. The meeting series is an essential piece that’s being added to our community involvement efforts.” The events will start at 6:30 p.m. and will be held Dec. 2 at the North Raleigh Hilton on 3415 Wake Forest Road, Dec. 7 at the Hilton Garden Inn Crabtree on 3912 Arrow Drive, Dec. 15 at the Raleigh Convention Center on 500 S. Salisbury St. and Jan. 5 at the McKimmon Center on 1101 Gorman St. SOURCE: Raleigh Police Department

Wake County school board protest changes to judgements

The Democratic-led Wake County school board unanimously abstained from a vote on approving state-mandated improvements for schools now considered to be low-performing by the state on Tuesday. Board members wanted to send a message to the Republican-led General Assembly that they disagreed with the changes to the way in which the state identifies a school as low-performing. “I will be abstaining from voting on this action tonight to show my extreme displeasure with the whole process that we have had forced on us by laws that were put into the budget and never even appeared in any committees to be discussed,” said school board Vice Chairman Tom Benton.

Abstentions are considered a yes vote under board policy, so a vote of 0-0 means that the plans passed and will move on.

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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, better known as the Clery Act. This act paved the way for systems such as NC State’s WolfAlerts.

The act requires campuses that received federal money to publish an annual report of campus crime data.

Wol f A ler t s not i f y st udent s through e-mail and sometimes text messages of the time, location and a brief description of the report, as well as recommendations of how to stay safe in that situation.

Other Triangle schools have similar programs. At Duke University, these warnings are referred to as Duke Alerts, and at UNC-Chapel Hill they are called

Alert Carolina.

The Cler y Act requires that each university provide a timely warning to the community, which is why students of ten receive WolfAlerts in the early morning hours.

This past Saturday, University Police sent out its eighth WolfAlert of the semester, warning of an assault that happened offcampus.

Of the eight WolfAlerts sent out this past semester, five were

reports of alleged sexual assaults.

This semester, Student Conduct has handled four sexual assault cases. The Technician could not confirm the overlap between the sexual assaults handled by University Police and Student Conduct.

Since 2011, Student Conduct has handled 30 cases of sexual misconduct. As defined by Student Conduct, sexual misconduct is sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, sexual contact and sexual intercourse without consent and

relation.

“This is a very charged topic, not just from the perspective of the damage, the real and potential damage to the student and

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Student Senate to propose bill supporting Mizzou Gavin Stone Assistant News Editor

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During his talk, “Our Star Trek Future and Why it is Time to Become an Entrepreneur,” Vivek Wadhwa pointed out that today’s technology is advancing at an exponential rate. His talk was held in the Hunt Library auditorium Tuesday.

Speaker predicts future of technology Thiago De Souza Correspondent

One of TIME magazine’s 40 most influential minds in technology of 2013, Vivek Wadhwa, spoke optimistically about the future of technology at Hunt Library on Tuesday, predicting epidermal technology,

ingestible smart pills and self-driving cars.

He began by addressing papers that claimed that we as a society have run out of ideas. Wadhwa argued that the innovation in technology is alive and well and that

NC State’s Student Senate has drafted a bill titled the Missouri Solidarity Act to be presented at Wednesday’s meeting.

According to Sen. John Taylor Willis, a freshman studying business and one of the bill’s, the purpose of the bill is to “make a statement that NC State stands in solidarity with these schools and supports them through their current efforts to combat issues of institutionalized racism on their campuses.”

If passed, the bill will state the support of NC State’s student body for Ithaca College, Claremont McKenna College, Smith College and Yale University, along with the University of Missouri.

The University of Missouri has been embroiled in controversy after multiple racist incidents and rising racial fervor received little attention from the administration. System President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor of the University of Missouri R. Bowen Loftin were forced to step down when a graduate student began a hunger strike and the football team refused to play in the school’s next game.

At Ithaca College, students held demonstrations de-

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Students create short films for 16th Campus MovieFest Maddy Bonnabeaux Correspondent

Rolling a wheelchair inside the Venture II Building on Centennial Campus, Mark DeMaria instructed his team to get in the elevator. They were filming their entry for the Campus MovieFest, the world’s largest student film festival.

“In low-budget filmmaking, we do everything,” said DeMaria, a junior studying computer science. “If we push our cameraman, Cole Smith, in the wheelchair, we get walking shots smoothly. It prevents jerky camera movements; it’s a convenient trick.”

His team, the Filmmaking and Storytelling Society, shot the entirety of the film inside of the Venture II building. The lights were intense enough that they didn’t have to supply much of their own lighting.

Smith is the cameraman and a sophomore majoring in film studies, Patrick Pfeiffer, a

junior studying physics, controls the lights and DeMaria directs and edits.

“In earlier films I’ve made, I’ve had to take care of the camera, lights and editing; essentially, the only thing I wasn’t doing was acting,” DeMaria said. “Directing allows me to focus on Jimmy Spore, the actor, and let him know the motivation for the scene and what he needs to execute.”

Spore straightens his tie and prepares for the scene. After DeMaria implements a camera adjustment, filming resumes and the elevator closes.

The underlying concept of the short film is, “What if one pressed a floor button on the elevator and the door opened in a different time period?”

DeMaria began filming in high school and later attended UCLA’s Summer Film Production Intensive.

“I liked the storytelling aspect of it, and

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NC State Campus MovieFest team, the Filmmaking and Storytelling Society, shoot the entirety of its film, “Elevator,” inside of the Venture II building on Centennial Campus.

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November 15 1:50 A.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Thurman Dr Student was cited for stop light violation.

Today PASSPORT FAIR 126 Witherspoon Student Center 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

CAMPUS FARMERS MARKET Brickyard 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

2:10 A.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/Achievement Dr Student was cited for speeding.

INTERNATIONAL TEA AND COFFEE Hunt Library 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

3:48 A.M. | SHOTS FIRED The Greens Apartments Report of possible shots fired.

Officers did not locate source.

FUTURE OF FOOD SEMINAR SERIES: FARMHER - A NEW IMAGE FOR AGRICULTURE Talley Student Center 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

6:05 A.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Off Campus NCSU PD participated with RPD in Active Shooter training.

A COMMUNION OF SHADOWS: RELIGION AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA Park Shops, Room 201 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

10:26 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Western Manor Officer responded to alarm caused by cooking.

11:24 A.M. | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT University College Commons Student reported parked vehicle had been struck and damaged.

Wednesday WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY LECTURE 126 Witherspoon Student Center 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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12:46 A.M. | ALCOHOL VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Thurman Dr Student was referred for Underage Consumption.

GLOBAL ISSUES SEMINAR Withers Auditorium, 232A 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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Grilled Cheesin’” was an event put on by Lee Hall Tuesday in the Lee Lobby. The event offered free grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup and other snacks. Residents were invited to come not only for the grilled cheese, but also for Thanksgiving themed coloring pages that would be used to decorate the Lee Lobby for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. If coloring pages were not enticing enough, drawings were also exchanged for raffle tickets to be entered into prize raffles.

1:06 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Case Althletic Center Units responded and transported staff member in need of medical assistance.

Saturday ANNUAL CRAFTS FAIR The Craft Center 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Counseling Center offers support after Beirut, Paris attacks Staff Report

The NC State Counseling Center issued a statement Tuesday concerning the recent attacks that took place in Beirut, Lebanon, and Paris, France.

“As a multicultural community, the Wolfpack is directly and indirectly impacted by this crisis in different ways,” the statement said. “We encourage you to be aware of how you may be emotionally impacted and to support fellow Wolfpack members in need.”

In its statement, the Counseling Center asked students to remember that their personal “self-care” needs might be different from another’s. The center encouraged students to, instead of assuming, ask others what they might need and give them the space they ask

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we have surpassed the level of technology seen in shows such as “Star Trek” and continue to grow.

“If Spock and Bones visited us today, we would laugh at them,” Wadhwa said. “Information technology of all kinds doubles in power and performance every year or two” Wadhwa emphasized how the growth in technology has been exponential, rather than linear.

The most significant example he described was the phone. If a child of today was shown an old-school rotary phone, they wouldn’t know how to make a call. The first digital camera by Kodak was

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manding that President Tom Rochon resign after he failed to sufficiently address an incident at a panel discussion in which a black alumna referred to herself having a “savage hunger to succeed,” and Rochon, who is white, and another panelist, who is also white,

for to process their feelings.

“Listen from a place of compassion — we may be responding differently, but each member of the Wolfpack’s experience is significant,” the statement said.

Within the statement the Counseling Center mentioned six ways to “process these tragic events”: 1. Come to the Counseling Center for individual discussion and support 2. Request from the Counseling Center a time to discuss the attacks if you are a part of a student organization or another campus group that needs support 3. Reach out to campus partners such as Multicultural Student Affairs and the Office of International Services 4. Attend and/or participate in NC State or local events that rally

the community 5. Engage with religious or spiritual communities for individual and collective support 6. Connect with faculty and staff who are also directly or indirectly impacted “The attacks in Lebanon and France are grim reminders that violence knows no bounds — people of all cultures, communities, and religions are its victims,” the center said in its statement.

“The NC State Counseling Center suffers and stands with all Wolfpack members to condemn violence in all its forms.”

The Counseling Center accepts walk-ins between 9 a.m.

CONOR KENNEDY/TECHNICIAN and 3 p.m. Students can also use the after-hours on-call number NC State students carry the French flag to show support for those affected by the attacks in Paris on Friday. if needed, 919-515-2423.

released in 1975 and shot with .01 megapixels and took 23 seconds to save. Compared to the iPhone 6S’s 12-megapixel photos, the technology has come a long way.

“What you have in your pockets right now is a billion times better… What you have in your pockets right now is more advanced than what the film studios had 15 to 20 years ago,” Wadhwa said.

And while the technology doubles in performance, prices drop dramatically. GPS chips can be purchased for about $1 nowadays, something that would be unthinkable during its debut in 1981.

After discussing the history and the milestones of tech advancements, Wadhwa changed focus to future prospects.

Going beyond smartphones, epidermal technology and de-

vices inside your body will be possible in the 2020s. Epidermal technology will be like smartphones directly on your skin, complete with tattoo-like buttons to navigate through menus. And the medicine industry will benefit from ingestible smart pills capable of pinpointing the exact area in the body that needs treatment and high-definition videos from inside.

Wadhwa explained the concept of genomics as a situation where we have become data and our doctors are becoming software.

“Genomic medicine is tailored to individuals based on their genomes,” he said.

“This turns ideas such as 3-D printing organs that cater specifically to an individual into a reality.”

Surpassing simply reading

DNA, writing DNA has become a reality as well. Gene “editing” has been progressing with animals to the point where pigs have been genetically redesigned to be household pets. The military can use genomics to create exoskeletons for soldiers capable of carrying up to 900 pounds of equipment.

Wadhwa related today’s biotechnology to 1974 TV show “The Six Million Dollar Man,” in which the main character, Steve Austin, was worth $6 million because he was a cyborg with expensive bionic improvements to his vision, hearing and limbs.

“Here’s my prediction,” Wadhwa said. “Steve Austin becomes a reality by 2030.

Steve Austin doesn’t cost $6 million, he costs $6,000. Why so cheap? Because as technolo-

gy advances and becomes more powerful, it becomes cheaper.”

Another prediction he foresees pertains to self-driving cars. According to Wadhwa, self-driving cars will be on all of our roads in as little as fiveyears-time.

“That is going to be dramatic,” he said. “It is going to be traumatic for the industry because it is going to change our lifestyles.”

Along with cars, houses and other buildings will be able to be 3-D printed as well.

Wadhwa claims that Hunt Library could be constructed in a couple months through the technology. And by the 2030s, he states that 3-D printing construction will be possible with space stations as well.

Going off the topic of space, Wadhwa turned toward solar energy. Ten thousand times

more energy from the sun hits Earth daily than humans consume in a year. While the process of reserving solar energy is in place, the world will have more energy than it needs in fewer than 20 years. The surplus is only a matter of time and Wadhwa describes the process as being on autopilot.

This will be a 100 percent clean energy replacement over oil.

“One percent means you’re halfway there,” Wadhwa said, reiterating his exponential growth ideology. The current times involve an overwhelmingly large growing technological evolution. He said that if the world ends up like the Mad Max universe or like a beautiful utopia, it is up to how we use it.

continually referred to her as a “savage” even after she reminded them her name, according to The New York Times.

After about 200 students staged a walkout to support students in racial disagreements with administrators across the country at Smith College, a women’s college in Massachusetts, administrators called a town hall to allow students a chance to discuss the issues before

things got out of hand.

Claremont McKenna College and Yale University faced simi lar situat ions regarding insensitive Halloween costumes. At Yale, this issue evolved into a campus-w ide discussion on what free speech really means.

A group of about 100 NC State students held an informal rally in Wolf Plaza Thursday to show support for students nationw ide

who have faced racial aggression in their respective academic settings.

Willis said he and the other sponsors of the bill felt that it was important to extend support to the students of these universities because “a problem on their campuses is a potential problem on ours.”

“In our opinion, the issue at the heart of it all is that indifference regarding issues of racism and

diversity is not OK,” Willis said in an email. “Officials within college communities (or any community for that matter) should be held accountable for their responsibility to act in response to racial incidents.”

The bill cites two studies as support: One found that racial microaggressions hinder college students’ academic performances; the other found that people who don’t see themselves

as racially bigoted will take actions that contradict that image because of the existence of implicit biases.

Ot her sponsors of t he bill are Sen. Mia Connell, a freshman studying business, Sen. Logan Graham, a freshman studying political science, and Sen. Luke Perrin, a freshman studying political science.

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community; it’s a charged topic administratively at a lot of institutions because a lot of administrators are terrified to talk about this because it hurts the image of the institution,” said Paul Cousins, director of Student Conduct.

Reporting a sexual assault can be done through many outlets on campus, including the Women’s Center, Student Conduct, Student Health or University Police.

According to Cousins, once a sexual assault is reported, the university first ensures that the student who has reported the incident is safe.

Survivors can seek various services through the C ou nsel i ng C enter a nd Women’s Center.

“One of the things that happens when a student is a victim of this kind of behavior is often a sense of complete and total lack of control of choice involving a person’s body,” Cousins said.

Cousins explained that one of the things Student Conduct try to do is create a system that gives the control back to the survivor.

Otis McGresham, assistant director of the Women’s Center and head of Interpersonal Violence Services, said it takes a strong person to stand up and report an instance of sexual assault, and the Women’s Center is there to help them navigate through the process.

T he st udent t hen ha s the option to pursue the case through the criminal justice system or through Student Conduct. The decision is solely up to the student making the report, and he or she can decide to take either or both routes.

However, for the case to get processed through the criminal justice system, a certain amount of evidence is required for them to take the case, including a forensic examination report and a police report.

“The [district attorney] is disinclined to take that case because you rea l ly need a victim or witness to be successful in prosecuting sexual assault in the Court of Wake County,” Cousins said.

In goi ng t h roug h t he court system, the survivor must be prepared for the openness and attention the system requires.

“You’re standing on the

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witness stand, you’re talking to DAs, you’re being cross-examined — having to tell your story and all of that is sometimes traumatizing,” Cousins said.

Due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Student Conduct aims to make the process

less brutal and victimizing, Cousins said.

“It’s a much more attractive option for somebody who says, ‘I’ve been victimized by this student,’” Cousins said.

Within the Student Conduct process, fair treatment is given to both the survivor

and the suspect. Those reporting an incident of sexual assault, however, do not have to be an NC State student. As long as the suspect involved in the incident is, the case can be brought to Student Conduct.

Although both parties are treated fairly, Student Con-

duct administrators ensure the needs of the survivor are met. This could include separating contact and interaction with the suspect.

A pre-hearing conference is the next step in the process, which collects information from all involved parties. The survivor and suspect have access to attorneys if they choose.

Cousins then directs the hearing and is accompanied

by Jordyne Blaise, the director of the Office of Institutiona l Education Equit y and a Title IX coordinator, who acts as a consultant to Cousins.

Because of video technology like Skype, the survivor does not have to be in the room with the suspect during the hearing.

With the four cases that have been brought forward to Student Conduct and this process this semester, Cousins said he is pleased with the increasing numbers.

“I take it as a very good thing because my assessment of that is that it is still way under reported,” Cousins said. “If we are doing a better job, and people are feeling safer about reporting, that’s a good thing, a very good thing.”

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Let’s start to care about health care U

nderstandably, a column about North Carolina’s new health care policies under the Affordable Care Act is not exactly an exciting read on a Wednesday morning. But despite the fact many Logan Graham people reject hearing Correspondent about boring health insurance, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina has been troubling and if we keep disregarding health care in our state on the basis that it is too boring we will never be able to change North Carolina’s health care system for the better.

Beginning with its passage in Congress, the Affordable Care Act promised to insure thousands of previously uninsured people at low rates. In North Carolina, many saw the Affordable Care Act as a very possible step to insuring all North Carolinians in our state, but this has not been the case.

The Affordable Care Act in North Carolina

has not delivered on the high hopes many thought it would bring because it was never given a chance to succeed in our state. Due to no flaw in the act itself, Republicans took measures to ensure that it failed immediately after it was signed into law.

If the Affordable Care Act failed — an act championed by President Barack Obama, the leader and face of the Democratic Party — then the Democrats’ public approval would be tarnished, therefore proving advantageous to the Republicans. And so, a Republican-controlled General Assembly and a Republican governor made decisions to limit the Affordable Care Act. A state law returned $74 million to the federal government, money that was given to educate North Carolinians about the Affordable Care Act and how to choose the best plan. Another law barred the state from setting up its own Affordable Care Act exchange and another law forbids the North Carolina Department of Insurance from giv-

ing advice on how to shop for a plan under the Affordable Care Act. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act was doomed to fail in North Carolina before it even began. A national law that had the chance to have positive impacts on our state was never given a chance to succeed because one party saw it as a way to gain an inch on the other party in the next election. This is no way to conduct politics.

While in this case it was the Republicans strong-arming a Democratic policy, the Democrats also use this tactic quite frequently.

Both sides are so concerned with stopping the other party’s policies from working that they end up stopping many policies that could actually do great good. Both parties have policy ideas that can help move America forward, but these policies need support of the other party to be given the chance to succeed. Only when both parties support each other’s policies can we see if they actually work or not. By allowing

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Following the red brick road... to personal injury T

he Brickyard, usually associated w ith being the heart of NC State’s campus, is a beloved spot for many students and faculty to hold events and relax. For Marcus Blyden those of Correspondent us who were born without catlike agility, such as myself, it’s more like a huge minefield of pitfalls and uneven surfaces to trip over. A jigsaw puzzle of open cracks and treacherous corners.

I don’t believe I’m being presumptuous by saying that most of you know what I’m talking about, whether you’ve seen or experienced it for yourself. I say that because when I am not stumbling over a misplaced brick, I’m laughing in my head at someone who is.

Now some of you may be thinking, tripping is natu-

ral, it happens. To which I would say “sure,” but every day? Just think of going to class k now ing that you w ill stumble no matter what. Just think of happily walking to the Atrium and falling f lat on your face in front of half of the student body.

I know a lot of blood, sweat and tears went into building that Brickyard, which is a figure of speech, but I do believe my actual blood and tears are on those bricks from the amount of times I’ve fallen.

Now before you all go out and grab your grandfathers’ pitch forks and medieval torches from the “good ol’ days” I just want to say that the Brickyard area in itself is very beautiful. I do love how it brings the NC State community together. And despite it trying to kill me nearly every day, I’d rather

another party’s policy to run unhindered for a few years we can keep the policies which work and scrap the ones that don’t.

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina is a perfect example of what shouldn’t be done. Instead of immediately dismissing an opposing party’s policy and taking steps to ensure it fails, our state should take a step back, let the Affordable Care Act breathe and see if it truly helps or not. Only by doing this can we ensure that the Affordable Care Act works or doesn’t.

Leave the Affordable Care Act alone for a bit and if in a few years it has made a positive difference then keep supporting and making it better, but, if it hasn’t made a positive difference, then scrap it and try something different — but only scrap it if it has been given the chance to prove itself without the opposing party trying to make it fail.

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“What’s your favorite thing about the holiday season?”

have it than not, but it is a bit of a hazard.

Some days, t here a re more craters in that area than the moon’s surface, yet we expect students in wheel chairs or crutches to wa l k by u nscat hed.

What’s wrong with good old cement, other than it not being as attractive ?

It’s reliable, for walking at least, and doesn’t collect puddles of murky water when it rains.

Now I’m not anti-brick, I just wish the Brickyard was of a higher quality. There are days where there is not one brick out of place, but then there are days when it looks like a child’s unfinished Lego play set. Let’s keep the heart of NC States campus something we can be proud of, and more importantly, free of embarrassing falls.

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“The food and the people. I’m the only one of my family that lives down here, so holiday season means I get to see everyone.”

“Probably being around family.”

Shavana Green sophomore studying animal science

Chris Carnes sophomore studying engineering

“My parents do not live in North Carolina and therefore I do not get to see them a lot. This will be my first time going home this semester over Thanksgiving break to see my family.

My parents live in Houston, Texas.”

“Spending time with friends and family.”

Widmaier Francillon freshman studying animal science

Kobi Felton sophomore studying chemical engineering

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Christopher Hamby, sophomore studying construction engineering and management

Brooke White, graduate student studying mechanical engineering

A living wage is a human right W

ake County employees have received a pay bump to a $13.50 per-hour minimum wage.

This is a fantastic move, and a wage Connor increase is Bolinder long overCorrespondent due for everyone.

The Wake County Board of Commissioners got the $13.50 f igure from Universal Living Wage Organization’s “ liv ing wage” for Wake County — the hourly wage that someone can earn working full time while spending no more than 30 percent of their gross income on housing.

The Universal Living Wage

Organization reports the living wage of someone with a one-bedroom apartment in the Raleigh-Cary area as at least $14.88 per hour; a person can afford to live reasonably in Raleigh earning $14.88. This is roughly the same as many other metropolitan areas, such as Atlanta, Charlotte, Durham and Charleston, and it is only 12 cents less than many advocates, myself included, would like to see the minimum wage raised.

Opponents of the raise to $15 argue that it would place the salaries of minimum wage workers’ earnings nearly equal to people in supposedly more impor-

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tant careers, such as teachers and military personnel.

Working full time at $15 an hour yields a pay of $31,200 per year before taxes, while a first-year teacher in North Carolina earns $35,000 per year and Private First Class (E3) in the Army with less than two years’ experience earns just under $24,500, a l t hou g h t h e y re c e i ve healthcare and housing allowances. This assumption is inaccurate, and it dismisses the real people behind services we often take for granted. Not only are many teachers and military service members critically underpaid for their services, but the people who serve

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food and stock shelves are no less deserving of a living wage. Those people who serve food and stock shelves are not all teenagers either, contrary to many degrading and dehumanizing arguments. The average age of a person earning less than $10 per hour in the United States is 35 years old, and the vast majority of them are age 20 or older.

I could quote statistics all day, and I could talk extensively about the economic benef it s of ra i si ng t he minimum wage — not only would the cost of goods go up by only pennies on the dollar to cover the increase in pay, raises have no sig-

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The Oxford Friars Project: recreating medieval past Sooyoung Sohn Correspondent

With new 3-D visualization technologies, NC State English Professor Jim Knowles is closer to recreating how the past really looked in England. Knowles founded the Oxford Friars Project in 2011 to recreate the long-destroyed medieval English convents in Oxford that belonged to the Franciscan and Dominican orders.

“In Medieval Oxford, there were two major friaries, belonging to the Franciscans, or Greyfriars, and to the Dominicans, or Blackfriars,” Knowles said. “The buildings were knocked down at the time of the English Reformation, in the 1530s and ‘40s.”

Although the project was completed in 2011, it recently regained attention due to new archeological excavations of the sites in Oxford, according to Knowles.

“In the 1970s, there was a shopping mall built on top of the ruins of the medieval friaries in Oxford,” Knowles said. “This year they demolished the old mall to build a new one [Oxford Westgate Shopping Centre], and local law requires that real estate developers conduct an archeological survey whenever they do new construction in historic areas. They recently did another dig, even larger than the original one.”

Knowles’ project investigates the past of friars, who, Knowles said, are different from monks. He said that medieval friars were members of Catholic religious orders, similar to monks, but were urban rather than rural and took vows of poverty that forbade them for owning property.

“Thus the orders of friars were

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from there it developed into exploring different kinds of mediums,” DeMaria said.

The primary objective for the Filmmaking and Storytelling Society is to mesh as a team. Working together for the first time, the team said the competition pushes them to do their best work. A criterion of Campus MovieFest requires the film to be shot within a week.

“We were up until 3 a.m. shooting,” DeMaria said. “We intended to wrap at 11 p.m., but decided to power through it. It’s fun. It’s better to stay up until 3 in the morning doing something you love, rather than something boring. In that regard, it’s worth it.”

Augustus Vieweg, director of the Jokey Edgars team and a junior studying electrical engineering, shares a similar appreciation for film.

“I like editing a lot, because you don’t know if your footage is good until you get to the editing room,” Vieweg said. “So when it’s good, it feels awesome.”

Last year, the Jokey Edgars’ film was one of the finalists that made it to Holly wood. According to Vieweg, this year’s entry is about a private investigator, Wilson Walker, and his new assistant, Spivey Bricks, looking into a corporate anomaly amidst a city of colorful characters.

Addie Jackson, a junior studying industrial engineering and the team’s production assistant, favors the process involving casting and making props.

“During casting and filming we all get to hang out; it’s a lot of fun to be with people you actually like and get to work on a project together,” Jackson said.

The films for CMF can be about any topic and should be about five minutes long. Students do not have to be proficient in filmmaking.

“This is a festival for students who have a story to tell,” said Alex McGill, promotions manager for CMF. “We just want students to try something new and different.

Many people have not touched a video camera other than the one

called ‘mendicant,’ which means begging,” Knowles said. “In theory, they didn’t possess any material goods and had to beg for their sustenance.”

The Oxford Friars Project grew out of Knowles’ essay, “Great Houses Make Not Men Holy: A Study of the Franciscan and Dominican Foundations in Medieval Oxford,” written while he was a doctoral student at Duke University.

“I suggested to James Knowles that we develop a visualization based on his essay, working together with Michal Koszycki, a senior at Duke,” said Caroline Bruzelius, professor of art history at Duke.

Knowles collaborated with Koszycki, then a Duke University undergraduate, in the summer of 2010 under the mentorship of Caroline Bruzelius.

“I did the background scholarship and put together the historical narrative and Michal did the architectural modeling of the buildings themselves,” Knowles said.

As an English professor, Knowles was fascinated with the history of the friars in Medieval Oxford because of their connections with literary history.

“The friars’ buildings are interesting cases because they were the target of fierce criticisms by medieval English writers like Chaucer and Langland,” Knowles said.

Knowles said he wanted to confirm if the literary criticisms of the friars had any basis in architectural fact.

Through the historical visualization, Knowles and his team were able to confirm that these criticisms of the English friars were legitimate and were not just repeating what

on their phone.”

Students utilize professiona l equipment free of charge that they likely would not have the ability to access otherwise. If needed, 24hour training is available and tech support is on campus on selected days.

“For me, it’s a lot like being in a band; every instrument makes the other instruments sound better,” said Walker Powell, lead actor in Jokey Edgars and a sophomore studying engineering. “An actor’s dialogue and actions makes everything around it better and can make a really good film.”

According to McGill, students have three categories that they are judged on: overall quality, technical excellence and content. NC State student teams compete against one another and have the opportunity to compete nationally for $100,000 in cash and prizes. A panel of celebrities and industry professionals judges nationals. If a team wins, there’s an opportunity to attend the Cannes Film Festival in France as well.

McGill participated in CMF every year when she attended the University of South Carolina. She said her favorite part of CMF is providing students the chance to recognize a potential that they never considered before.

“Seeing their excitement is amazing; it makes me so proud,” McGill said. “Filmmaking can be far out of one’s comfort zone, and gaining confidence spreads to other fields of your life. CMF isn’t just about movies; it’s about growing as a person and doing more than you thought you could initially.”

On Thursday, the top 16 films will be shown, with four of them advancing nationally to Hollywood.

“I like seeing the finished product of the film,” said Patrick Povinelli, Jokey Edgars’ lead actor and a senior studying nuclear engineering.

“You put all of this work, time and energy into it, and at the end of it all, you’ve got something unique.

It’s pretty special.”

The CMF finale will be in Witherspoon’s Campus Cinema Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 7 p.m. Entry is free and open to the public.

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other European writers of the time were saying.

“The visualizations of the Dominican and Franciscan convents of Oxford, based on the excavations done in the 1960s and 1970s, confirmed the criticisms of the friars as the buildings were excessively large structures,” Bruzelius said.

Nonetheless, the project had its own difficulties, as it was impossible to recreate these convents to 100 percent accuracy.

“We had ground plans of foundations that only told where the walls were,” Knowles said. “That was it.

So we have no idea how tall these buildings actually were, and made educated guesses based on similar buildings from the same period.”

Still, the project is immensely important for its interdisciplinary methods, according to Bruzelius.

“This visualization brings togeth-

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Jim Knowles, an assistant professor of English, founded the Oxford Friars Project in 2011 to recreate the long-destroyed medieval English covents in Oxford that belonged to the Franciscan and Dominican orders. In July, excavations in Oxford found hundreds of medieval objects, shedding more light to Knowles’ project.

er literature with archaeological information, a profoundly interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary, study,” Bruzelius said.

The project showed the potential outreach of scholarly research to the interested public.

“As a website and video, it is accessible to the public online — a wonderful example of the potential outreach of scholarly research to the interested public,” Bruzelius said.

ALBUM REVIEWS Kevin Cossio WKNC Indie Rock Music Director Every week, WKNC receives dozens of new albums from all over the world, and it is up to the valiant heroes of the music department to listen and sort through them all. Here are six newly reviewed albums from the indie rock music department at WKNC. (Warning: These all rock incredibly hard. Caution is advised.)

Protomartyr

“The Agent Intellect” Dark gothic rock with pulsating drums and screeching guitars. Ominous lowrange vocals create a feeling of gloom and are accompanied with a fistful of emotion. Music this dark should not be as catchy as it is. Vocals permeate through everything else to deliver grand statements that lead singer, Joe Casey, pummels into your skull through repetition.

Recommended if you like: Viet Cong, The Fall, The Stooges

Slaughter Beach

“Love/Venice” This album occupies a space between dream pop and grunge. Spaced out vocals and euphoric guitars are drenched in reverb, leaving a melancholy and nostalgic mood. Some of the tracks sound like they belong on the soundtrack of the next indie-love movie hit. Low-fi, carefree and romantic.

Recommended if you like: The Raveonetts, Wild Nothing, The Radio Dept.

Spencer Radcliffe

“Looking In” (Review by the one and only Jake Davis, WKNC Operations Manager) After his split release with R.L. Kelly, Radcliffe has released his record label

debut. All sorts of instrumentation are sprinkled throughout, with junk percussion. Very DIY bedroom-pop vibes; focuses on that hazy, ethereal sound.

Recommended if you like: R.L. Kelly, Alex G, The Microphones

Babes

“Untitled (Five Tears)” The album is synth-heavy, bubblegum indie pop. Full of atmospheric ballads with an array of sweet harmonies. It’s easy to listen to although the lyrics deal with heavy topics such as lost love, drastic change and pain. This album draws the listener with beautiful tunes and hooks them with introspective lyrics.

Recommended if you like: Mutual Benefit, Camera Obscura

PWR BTTM

“Ugly Cherries” This is PWR BTTM’s first full-length album. They are a queer pop-punk band and are DIY as heck, consisting of just two members, the guitarist and drummer. This album is a document of their experiences with queerness, gender identity and adulthood over the course of their time in New York. PWR BTTM manages to keep it real while still rocking.

Recommended if you like: Pansy Division, Limp Wrist

Mantles

“All Odds End” Indie rock and roll with 60s rock influence and a beachy vibe. The Mantles take advantage of restraint and delicacy with every instrument adding to the lovely landscape painting created by the song. Warm, simple, full and catchy.

What more could you want?

Recommended if you like: Allah-Las, The Beets, Papercuts

For more music content check out WKNC’s blog at blog.WKNC.org

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‘Anon(ymous)’ showcases new talent, a refugee’s journey Carolyn Thompson Staff Writer

NC State’s Un iversit y Theatre is putting on its latest play in Titmus Theatre called “Anon(ymous),”

by Naomi Iizuka. The tale follows the story of Anon, a young refugee separated from his mother. The audience follows Anon’s journey through the United States as he navigates his chaotic surroundings and finds new hope for reuniting with his mother in this take on Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey.”

The first production meeting for “Anon(ymous)” began around the end of July and continued into August, according to Mia Self, the director of “Anon(ymous)” and assistant director of University Theatre.

“We started talking about images that were related to that idea of a journey, related to that more modern feeling of the show and kind of a visual reference for the issues that are really out there in the world today,” Self said.

The constant platforms used during the play are transformed into many different places and scenes with the use of lighting, ambient sound and other crafted props. The stage was transformed into a sweatshop with a cascade of woven cloth released from the ceiling area as well as an underground tunnel with low, blue lighting and a hollow, cave-

like ambience.

“There is an image of a dock — a board walk that’s been sunken into the water,” Self said. “It is sunken at various levels and that became the primary guiding image of the set — that idea of a multi-platformed set that was kind of falling apart and into the water — and that the journey would be dangerous, but there was this wonderful place to get to in the end.”

Cha rac ters d raped i n ghostly layers of cloth, the names that Anon goes by, combined with other uses of symbolism and plot events, contribute to a sense of facelessness and anonymity during the show.

“I really enjoyed how well the play was executed and how everything went along with being anonymous,” said Morgan Sanchez, a junior studying civil engineering.

The play follows Anon and his experiences, but the plot is nonlinear and weaves in and out of memories, dreams and events. This nonlinear style posed a challenge to the cast in terms of remembering the sequences of events, according to Self.

“It was nonlinear,” Self said. “It didn’t follow a chronological order. It was much more rooted in the way that memories and dreams work, which meant finding a logical way to remember what comes next was just about repetition.”

“Anon(ymous)” presents

subject matter that addresses topics relating to the experiences and treatment of refugees and humanitarian issues.

“We’re looking at a tremendous desire to make things very, very simple and reductive, and yet, we live in a very complex world,” Self said. “It’s really hard to stay centered and breathe deeply when you are confronting things that are difficult or confusing. The fact that this show is so very much about watching this young man learn to persevere through was what meant the most to me.”

To get involved in University Theatre, students from any major can audition for roles, work on technical crews or have part-time work. Eleven students perform as characters during in this production.

“They were a fantastic group to work with,” Self said. “A lot of the students were new to the program here, and they have just been so willing to just dive in and to really, really play.”

Anon(ymous) will continue running at Titmus Theatre in Thompson Hall until Sunday.

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“Anon(ymous),” a play presented by University Theatre based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” began last Thursday and runs until this Sunday. Austin McClure, a freshman studying engineering who plays Senator Laius, rehearses a fight scene with Jeremy Wesonga, a sophomore studying communication who plays Pascal, prior to Sunday’s performance.

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Boston native uses his speed and athleticism incredibly well, either taking a defender with his back to the basket or stepping out to shoot a clean 12-to-15 foot jump shot.

Caleb Martin The scoring sensation for the Wolfpack this season has come from sophomore Caleb Martin. With a career-high 21 points on Friday against William & Mary, Martin provided much of the offense for the Pack that night, joining Abu on the stats sheet. Martin followed up Friday’s career night with a 19-point performance Sunday. Shoot ing 7-of-10 from the f loor, Martin rarely missed against the Jaguars, especially from beyond the

arc. He went 4-for-6 on threepoint attempts, showing off a quickened release and excellent shot selection.

Averaging 20.0 PPG through t he Wol f pack ’s f i rst t wo games, Martin’s confidence is sky high right now, and it seems like it’s only getting higher. Martin worked on his shot in the offseason, and it’s clear Gottfried trusts his shot-making ability as he has let him run wild in the Pack’s offense this season. Since losing scoring guard Terry Henderson to a foot injury, State will need Martin’s scoring from the wing.

Maverick Rowan The Wolf pack ’s top recruit from the class of 2015 has started off his freshman season with two solid performances. Rowan dropped 16 points off the bench against

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William & Mary via a 6-for-15 shooting performance. While not incredibly efficient, he showed confidence and a silky smooth shooting stroke. He then followed that up with a 15-point outing on Sunday as he started in place of the injured Henderson against the Jaguars. Rowan shot 5-for-10 from the floor Sunday night, a much-improved performance in terms of efficiency.

His 21.4 percent from three isn’t good (owing almost entirely to his 1-for-8 showing vs. W&M), and his defense needs work, but with Henderson out the Pack needs scoring, and Rowan can f lat out score the basketball. His three-point percentage will definitely improve as he continues to carve out his niche in the offense.

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“It’s very nice,” Kemp said. “Last year we placed fifth [at regionals] and had to wait for an atlarge bid, which is kind of nerve-wracking. But this year the team got it done, and we [earned] an automatic bid [to nationals], so I’m really excited.”

Despite placing second at regionals, the result was bittersweet. While the Pack finished second and earned an automatic bid to nationals, it was outpaced by a strong University of Virginia program that also narrowly edged the Pack at the ACC championship.

“It’s unfortunate [Uni-

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versity of Virginia] beat us twice but we get another chance at nationals and I think we’ll really pull it together then,” Kemp said.

Ultimately, the Pack accomplished its primary goal.

“We really looked at this meet as just a qualifying round for NCAA Championships,” head c o a c h L au r ie He ne s said. “We were able to get through that with no issues, so we’re very happy.”

The overall depth of the team has largely contributor to its success this season.

“Our fifth runner today was Alyssa Rudawsky,” Henes said. “She was running in her first ma-

jor championship meet of this caliber and had a fantastic day. That’s one of the marks of a good team, if you have some people with an off day, you’re deep enough to have other people step up and take care of that.”

As NCA A Nationa ls quickly approaches, the team is focusing on meet preparation.

“We have seven days to get ready for NCAAs,” Hene s sa id . “At t h i s point in the season, we’ll be tapering, sharpening and getting ready for nationals.”

The Wolfpack women’s team will travel to Saturday’s nationa l meet ranked ninth in the latest USTFCCCA national poll.

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Wednesday

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Friday

Volleyball at No. 22 Chapel Hill 6 p.m.

Swimming at Nike Cup Invitational 9:30 a.m. (Prelims) 5:30 p.m. (Finals)

Volleyball at Virginia 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball at Liberty 7 p.m.

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Cat, Caleb Martin lead top performers Drew Nantais Assistant Sports Editor

Mumma wins conference honors NC State redshirt senior diver Rachel Mumma took home Atlantic Coast Conference honors this week for her undefeated performance over the weekend. For the second time this season, the conference office named Mumma the ACC Female Diver of the Week. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native swept the women’s diving events against Texas this weekend. She posted a season-best score of 325.95 on the one-meter dive and notched a mark of 332.40 in the three-meter competition, beating out seven other competitors in both events. Mumma and the Pack travel to compete at the Nike Cup Invitational Thursday in Chapel Hill.

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Women’s basketball defeats Radford

The NC State women’s basketball team defeated Radford 67-52 Tuesday night at PNC Arena to improve to 3-0 on the season. The Wolfpack dominated the boards, outrebounding Radford 4531. Redshirt junior guard Dominique Wilson led team with 17 points on 6-for-13 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range, while adding six rebounds. Junior guard Miah Spencer scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting while notching nine assists and snagging four rebounds. Junior forward Jennifer Mathurin scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Thirteen Wolfpack players saw time on the court, including six of the team’s seven freshmen. Read the full recap at technicianonline.com/sports.

The NC State men’s basketball team split its weekend games, losing to William & Mary on Friday night 85-68 before bouncing back with a 88-70 victory over South Alabama Sunday night. Here are the top performances from the Pack’s first two games.

Anthony “Cat” Barber Barber had an of f night on Friday, shooting 4-for-16 from the f loor en route to an 11-point performance. The real highlight of the weekend for the Newport News, Virginia native came Sunday night, when he recorded his first career double-double. Barber had 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in the Pack’s win over the Jaguars, falling just two assists shy of a triple-double. Although Barber’s shooting woes continued, he showed improvement from the free throw line, making 11-of-12 on the night.

Head coach Mark Gottfried praised his “f loor general” in the post-game press conference, noting Barber’s leadership and defensive focus. Playing 40 and 39 minutes in each game respectively, Barber’s proving he can be a dependable, durable player for the upcoming season, and he needs to be, given the team’s lack

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Junior guard Anthony “Cat” Barber dribbles past a William & Mary player Friday night in PNC Arena. Barber struggled in the opener but bounced back Sunday against South Alabama, notching a double-double in the win.

of depth in the backcourt.

Abdul-Malik Abu Abu’s start to the 2015-16 season couldn’t be going any better.

Posting a shooting percentage of at least 50 percent the first two games, Abu’s improvement in the offseason is evident in his play.

In Friday’s loss to the Tribe, Abu

logged 30 minutes while scoring 17 points on 8-for-16 shooting.

On Sunday, Abu ran into some foul trouble early against the Jaguars and played only 20 minutes as a result. He still managed to provide 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

With limited scoring options

in the paint, especially with the departure of Kyle Washington, Abu has elevated his offensive play. He’s emerged as a legitimate scoring threat in the frontcourt, showing diversity in his skill set.

While not the tallest, the 6-foot-8

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Wrestling wins Northeast Duals, ups team ranking Joseph Ochoa Staff Writer

Ethan Caldwell Correspondent

The NC State wrestling team got its season off to a strong

start at the Northeast Duals, going 3-0 in Troy, New York.

The Wolfpack came into the meet ranked 12th in the country and went up against Army, Sacred Heart and No. 16 Minnesota.

In the first matchup against Army, the team dominated the

mats, resulting in a 32-6 victory. Eight of the 10 wrestlers, including redshirt senior Nick Gwiazdowski and sophomore Kevin Jack, defeated their opponents, with five winning by double digits. The match also proved to be a breakout performance for sophomore Pete

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Freshman Pete Renda holds down Duke’s Trey Adamson during the 174-pound weight class bout Jan. 7 in Reynolds Coliseum. Renda defeated Adamson by decision 6-5. The Wolfpack narrowly lost to the Blue Devils 18-17. Now competing at the 184-pound weight class, Renda dominated the opposition at the Northeast Duals in Troy, New York this past weekend.

Renda.

The Topton, Pennsylvania native competed at the 184-pound weight class after wrestling at 174 during the 2014-15 season. While hesitant at first wrestling at the new weight, Renda gained confidence as the match progressed, resulting in a 15-3 major decision win.

“I was a little nervous when the year started,” Renda said. “I thought I would be a little undersized wrestling at a heavier weight class. But I think I got off to a solid start and came out with the win.”

Head coach Pat Popolizio also noticed the change in attitude as the match progressed.

“You could tell that he was starting to get more confidence,” Popolizio said. “He kept getting more confidence and came out with a big win for us.”

The next matchup pitted NC State against Sacred Heart, with the Pack securing a 32-13 victory, including eight of the 10 wrestlers winning their matchups. Renda continued

his dominant showing on the day, defeating freshman Mark Boyle by a tech fall 16-1 to give the Pack an insurmountable 26-7 lead.

The final matchup with Minnesota was NC State’s first of the year against a top-25 opponent, and the Pack proved it was ready for the test. The Wolfpack crushed the Golden Gophers 31-3 to seal an undefeated day in upstate New York. Nine wrestlers won their matchups for the Pack, including Gwiazdowski, who secured a 10-6 decision against No. 7 Michael Kroeils. Popolizio used the win as a lesson for the other wrestlers. “[Nick] is always gonna get the best that each opponent has to offer,” Popolizio said. “It’s sort of a reminder that if you want to be the best, you have to do all the little things right in order to win.”

In addition to Gwiazdowski getting the first pin of the year for the Pack, fellow redshirt senior Tommy Gantt made his return from a redshirt last season, winning in his match-

ups with Army and Minnesota.

Many on the team saw this return as a valuable asset and morale boost going forward.

“I think it’s a great addition to us,” Renda said. “To have a guy that can dominate like that is going to be huge for us going forward.”

Jack agreed with his teammate’s assessment. “[Tommy] wrestled with me in a couple tournaments last year,” Jack said. “It’s gonna be huge for us to have another guy like that in our rotation this year.”

Following the victories this weekend, NC State moved up in Flo Wrestling’s national rankings, jumping from ninth to fifth as a team. Jack moved up to first for the 141-pound weight class, giving the Pack two No. 1 ranked wrestlers in the country.

With the first duals of the season completed, the Pack will now turn its sights to the Wolfpack Duals Saturday at Cary Academy High School, followed by the Wolfpack Open Sunday at Carmichael Gym.

Cross Country teams qualify for NCAA Nationals Garrison Rountree Correspondent

The NC State men’s and women’s cross country teams both qualified for NCAA Nationals at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet this past Friday in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The men took fifth, while the women placed second.

The combo of redshirt senior Meron Simon and redshirt junior Sam Parsons led the Pack, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Redshirt sophomore Bakri Abushouk (23rd), redshirt freshman Zack Langston (50th) and redshirt junior Sam Roberson (66th) concluded the scoring for the Pack.

Despite redshirt sophomore Sebastian Hanson’s absence due to illness, the team managed to finish fifth and earn a bid to the NCAA National Cross Country meet scheduled for Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.

After missing out on the national meet last year as a team, this is a huge step forward for the program.

“It feels great,” redshirt junior Sam Parsons. “Last year I qualified for nationals as an individual. So it’ll be great to be back and also be there with the team.”

Parsons is also optimistic about his own capabilities.

“Individually, I feel great,” he said. “I’ve had the opportunity to race nationals the past two years. Each year I felt I’ve learned so much in the race, and this year I’m ready to run with some of the top guys in the country and make a name for myself. NC State has a long history of tradition and AllAmericans, so I look to continue that at nationals.”

Mental readiness and physical wellness are top priorities looking ahead to Saturday’s finale, Parson said. Luckily, just days before departure for Kentucky,

the team is finely tuned for competition. “[We plan to] drop the mileage down and make sure our legs are feeling fresh come Saturday,” Parsons said.

The Wolfpack men’s team will enter Saturday’s final contest ranked 17th in the latest USTFCCCA national poll.

On the women’s side, redshirt freshman Rachel Koon and junior Erika Kemp finished front of the pack, placing eighth and ninth, respectively. Redshirt junior Megan Moye (15th), freshman Ryen Frazier (17th) and redshirt sophomore Alyssa Rudawsky (27th) concluded the top five for the Wolfpack.

The team is now poised to make its 32nd appearance at the NCAA national meet and improve upon last year’s 16th place finish.

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Redshirt sophomores Bakri Abushouk and Sebastian Hanson lead the Wolfpack at the finish of the Adidas XC Challenge Sept. 18 at Wake Med Soccer Park.

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