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Amazon reveals latest drone prototype

Amazon revealed the latest of the prototype drones the company plans to use as a part of its Prime Air service Sunday. Amazon said the drones weigh about 55 pounds, can carry packages weighing up to five pounds and will be able to deliver packages in fewer than 30 minutes. The drones fly under 400 feet and use “sense and deploy” technology that will allow the carrier to dodge obstacles.

“We are testing many different vehicle designs and delivery mechanisms to discover how best to deliver packages in a variety of environments,” reads the statement from Amazon. “We have more than a dozen prototypes that we’ve developed in our research and development labs. The look and characteristics of the vehicles will evolve over time.”

In March, the Federal Aviation Administration granted the online-based company approval to fly drones for research into the Prime Air service after the company revealed its plans to work with drones for deliveries more than two years ago.

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Raleigh, North Carolina

Poll shows State students support Syrian refugees

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The Bikini Bottom Bubble Blowers, a Freshman Engineering Design Day team, presents their bubble-blowing machine to a judge at the 2015 Freshman Engineering Design Day. The Bikini Bottom Bubble Blowers bubble machine built a solar powered bubble machine that featured three different speeds, and they created an original bubble elixir recipe.

According to the most recent Pack Poll, 55 percent of NC State students are in favor of accepting Syrian refugees in North Carolina.

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, many citizens and politicians have debated whether or not the United States should allow Syrian refugees. While President Barack Obama announced in September that the U.S. will accept 10,000 Syrian refugees during the next year, 31 U.S. governors, including North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, asked the president to not send refugees into their states.

The Pack Poll invited 4,038 students to participate in the survey. The survey had a 26 percent

Student Senate passes 1,038 Missouri Solidarity Act Lindsay Smith

UNC-CH football player arrested, suspended from team

the issue at the heart of it all is that indifference regarding issues of racism and diversity is not OK. Officials within college communities (or any

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Tyreece Jiles, a senior cornerback at UNC ChapelHill, was arrested at about 3 a.m. Sunday morning and charged with simple assault after he was involved in an incident outside the Mirage Nightclub in downtown Raleigh, according to Raleigh Police records. UNC-CH announced Sunday afternoon that Jiles, a reserve who has played eight games this season, has been indefinitely suspended from the team for violating the team’s conduct rules.

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In the days leading up to Thanksgiving break, the Student Senate passed the Missouri Solidarity Act after much debate among senators, concerned students who were in attendance and Student Body President Khari Cyrus over an amendment to the bill that characterized protesters in an unfavorable light. The amendment to the bill ultimately failed.

The bill is meant to serve as a statement of solidarity with the students of the University of Missouri and specifically names several other institutions including Ithaca College, Claremont McKenna College, Smith College and Yale University, all of which have held demonstrations against the lack of attention given by administrators to institutionalized racism on their campuses.

Senator John Willis, a freshman studying business and a co-sponsor on the bill, said in an email, “In our opinion,

Obama pays tribute to Paris terrorist attack victims

President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris shortly after arriving in the city Sunday.

Obama, who is in Paris for today’s international talks to curb climate change, was joined at the Bataclan, the concert hall where the deadliest attack took place Nov. 13, by the French president François Hollande not long after Air Force One touched down about midnight local time.

SOURCE: The Guardian

“We really shouldn’t have to qualify our stance on this bill” - Student Body President Khari Cyrus

community for that matter) should be held accountable for their responsibility to act in response to racial incidents.”

Many NC State students not affiliated with Student Government attended the meeting to share their personal trials with institutionalized racism and the student body’s need to reach out to those in Missouri and nationwide who are fighting this problem.

Several aspects of the bill were heavily debated, one being a proposed amendment to the bill. This amendment included a clause stating that NC State supports “peaceful” and

55%

of 4,038 invited students competed the Pack Poll of students say North Carolina should accept Syrian refugees

“nonviolent” actions against institutionalized racism.

Cyrus expressed his concern for these semantic differences.

“We really shouldn’t have to qualify our stance on this bill,” Cyrus said. “If this amendment is in there it is going to be hard for me to give them that call or statement of support — we either need to stand in solidarity or not at all.”

Much of the thinking by those against the amendment was that the use of “peaceful” and “nonviolent actions” in the bill was offensive, because it implies that Missouri’s protests thus far had been violent.

Student Senator Luke Perrin, a freshman studying political science and a co-sponsor of the bill, said the protests at the University of Missouri had been peaceful.

Most threats came from outside the communities in question. There were several reports of death threats directed at protesters at the height of the tension, though police never established any imminent danger to the campus, according to CNN and

response rate, with 1,038 students completing the survey.

Students were asked one of two questions: (1) “What is your attitude about allowing Syrian refugees to come into North Carolina?” (2) “Republican Governor Pat McCrory is asking the Obama administration to cease sending refugees from Syria to North Carolina. What is your attitude about allowing Syrian refugees to come into North Carolina?”

The first question received slightly less support overall, with 54 percent of students in support of Syrian refugees being relocated in North Carolina.

• Twenty-nine percent of students said they believe the state should encourage Syrian refugees to come, even if it means raising the country’s immigration quotas.

• Twenty-five percent of students said they believe the state should encourage Syrian refugees to come, but do not believe immigration quotas should be raised.

• Twenty-nine percent of students said they believe that with conditions as they are now, Syrian refugees should not be allowed in North Carolina.

• Sixteen percent of students said they do not have opinion on the subject.

The second version of the poll found that students were more likely to express their opinions on the issue when McCrory and Obama were mentioned, with 57 percent of students in sup-

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‘Unhealthy’ name for children’s clinic sparks controversy Staff Report

Since the announcement last month, UNC Health Care’s decision to rename the children’s clinic to the Krispy Kreme Challenge Children’s Specialty Clinic has received criticism from the medical community at UNC-Chapel Hill and elsewhere.

Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at UNC-CH, told NPR, “For them to name it this way — to give advertisement to a very unhealthy food, high in added sugar and unhealthy fats and refined carbs with no nutritional value — was quite surprising to people around the nation.”

A number of critics say

that the decision to rename the clinic is in poor taste because North Carolina ranks poorly in measures of childhood obesity.

The name comes from NC State’s annual Krispy Kreme Challenge, which challenges participants to eat a dozen donuts and run five miles in less than an hour. The event, which was

created more than a decade ago, is held in February and has grown in size over the years, now including more than 8,000 runners. Last year, the race brought in $195,000 in donations for the children’s clinic, bringing the cumulative donation to nearly $1 million.

For the doughnut company, the advertisement is

free and unintentional, according to Leslie Nelson, head of fundraising and communications at UNC Children’s Hospital.

Nelson told NPR that the corporation is not a part of the name.

“The name of the doughnut happens to be in the name of the race,” Nelson said. “But at the heart of it,

it’s about the race and about these kids.”

The UNC Health Care system is now reconsidering the name, according to Nelson, because an online petition to ditch the name has gathered more than 13,000 signatures.

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Separating fact and rumor regarding the ‘coywolf’

NC State Dance Team to perform at Cowboys game

Pack falls to Heels in home finale

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POLICE BLOTTER November 22 12:19 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Centennial Utility Plant Student was stopped for stop sign violation. After further investigation, student and passenger were issued citations and referrals for Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia.

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Senator Jesse Grady, a freshman studying agribusiness management, also addressed the amendment, saying that the terms “peaceful” and “nonviolent” were the terms used by Martin Luther King and other activists of the civil rights movement. He felt this clause was necessary and that the amendment should be added to the bill.

Senator Kelly Elder, a senior studying political science and a secondary sponsor of the bill, said that including the “peaceful” and “nonviolent” qualifiers in the bill was equivalent to “talking down to [the protesters] when we are same age.”

“They have more institutionalized racism at their

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Appropriate personnel notified.

10:49 AM | DRUG VIOLATION Carter Finley Stadium Two non-students were cited for Possession of Marijuana and trespassed from university.

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1:42 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST ALCOHOL Sullivan Hall Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. Student was referred for Underage Alcohol.

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6:50 PM | FIRE ALARM Hudson Hall Officer responded to alarm caused by cooking.

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schools than we do,” Elder said. “I really think that we shouldn’t be offended by what they are doing. They are trying to create an equalized institution.”

The amendment did fail after much debate. The majority of those who voted against it thought it would send the wrong message, and if NC State was going to make a statement, it needed make a strong one.

Debate continued after the amendment failed. Several students discussed their views of institutionalized racism on campus and a majority who spoke felt that it is a problem on NC State’s campus, as well as others.

Chancellor Randy Woodson echoed this sentiment in his Chancellor’s Letter Nov. 12, saying, “Recent events around the country and within the NC State community have

4:25 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/Partners Way Non-student was cited for not having motorcycle registered with DMV. 5:45 PM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Talley Student Center Report of four to five subjects

served to remind us all that we have not progressed as much as we would all hope in our journey toward cultural competency.”

In his letter, Woodson said the Council on Undergraduate Education is reviewing the diversity component of the General Education Program.

He said he has asked Provost Warrick Arden and Vice Chancellor Mike Mullen to “insure that the student voice is part of this discussion as the committee and the faculty consider the best approach to insuring diversity and inclusion are a meaningful part of our curricula at NC State.”

P.J. Adams, a psychologist and the multicultural coordinator at the Counseling Center who attended a rally in support for the cause against institutional racism along with several other faculty members, said that in order to

walking into rooms and screaming. Officers check area but did not locate anyone.

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7:36 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Morrill Dr/Cates Ave Non-student was cited for Driving while License Revoked.

make lasting change, administrators have to be proactive in addressing racial disparities on campus.

“Institutionally, to me, it’s about stepping beyond our policies,” Adams said. “A lot of systems or universities will have something on paper whether that’s like a ‘diversity statement’ — but how do we live those values?”

Barbara Kirby, associate vice provost of Academic Programs and Services, said in an email that the Council on Undergraduate Education is “evaluating the diversity component of the General Education Program” and that “the subcommittee is still working on its report.” She added that the discussions will likely last through the end of the semester.

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port of Syrian refugees being relocated in North Carolina.

• Thirty-two percent of students said they believe the state should encourage Syrian refugees to come, even if it means raising the country’s immigration quotas.

• Twenty-four percent of students said they believe the state should encourage Syrian refugees to come, but do not believe immigration quotas should be raised.

• Thirty-three percent of students said they believe that with conditions as they are now, Syrian refugees should not be allowed in North Carolina.

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• Ten percent of students sa id t hey do not have opinion on the subject.

Overall, the study found that NC State students differ with the American opinion on the topic of Syrian refugee relocations in the U.S., as 55 percent of NC State students are in support of North Carolina accepting refugees. A Bloomberg poll conducted Nov. 16 and 17 found that 53 percent of Americans oppose accept i ng Sy rian refugees into the U.S. Twenty-eight percent supported resettling 10,000 refugees without religious screening. Eleven percent said the U.S. should resettle only Christian refugees from Syria, and 8 percent said they are not sure what the best approach is.

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FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN DAY SHOWCASES STUDENT INNOVATION

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Above: Andrew Smith, a freshman studying mechanical and electrical engineering, helps a young visitor play a pinball machine he and his group members built for the 16th annual First-Year Engineering Design Day event Tuesday. Smith, Mart Fowler, a freshman studying mechanical engineering, Joshua Kayani, a freshman studying computer science, and Alec Rohloff, a freshman studying computer science, worked together on the project and designed the targets to have pictures of notable NC State rivals. They presented their project to judges, friends and other visitors at the event held at the McKimmon Center.

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Left: Brian Liberatore, a freshman studying electrical engineering, drops a weight which catapults a ball across the room at a target while his teammates, Matthew Sutterby and Jordan Brooks, both freshmen studying mechanical engineering, as well as event judges look on for the 16th annual First-Year Engineering Design Day on Tuesday. The event was held at the McKimmon Center where freshmen engineering students presented their design projects to event judges, friends, family and visitors.

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Donning a Hawaiian lei, Jesse Tart, a freshman studying mechanical engineering , explains to a young visitor how his self-circulating water fountain works at the 16th annual First-Year Engineering Day Tuesday. “We wanted to wear Hawaiian shirts today for our beach-themed project,” Tart said. “But our teacher said we had to wear professional attire, so we went with leis instead.” Tart, along with Adam Luck, a freshman studying computer science, and Calvin Shanahan, a freshman studying chemical engineering , all designed the project for the FEDD event, which was held at the McKimmon Center.

Left: Members of the “Hugh Construction” team add marbles to their cement canoe at the 2015 Freshman Engineering Design Day. Students in the cement canoe category had to construct a canoe using cement. Team Hugh Construction’s canoe held more than five pounds before it sank underwater.

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Gabriel Carrion , a freshman studying engineering, explains to Kesha Entzminger, instructor for Academic and Professional Preparation for Engineering I, the programing behind the animatronic hand that his group constructed for the 2015 Freshman Engineering Design day on Tuesday.

Freshman Engineering Design Day is an annual event hosted by the College of Engineering that allows freshmen to showcase an engineering project they made during the first semester.

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Three minutes to midnight E

very year since 1947, a group of scientists has congregated in the fall to tell humanity Kathleen how close it Maxwell is to destroyCorrespondent ing itself. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, composed originally of the scientists behind the Manhattan Project, created a symbolic clock that was meant to show, based on varying nuclear and political factors, how close the world is to destruction. Since its founding, the clock has moved forward or backward depending on the climate of the era.

In 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decided to move the clock forward to 11:57 p.m. This is the closest the world has supposedly been to ending since 1984 during the Cold War era.

So what has brought humanity so close to its destruction?

According to the Bulletin, nuclear warfare is not the only major threat we face anymore.

After 2007, scientists began to factor climate change into their “Doomsday Model,” and they believe that the current levels of climate change are pushing humanity to its limits. Richard Somerville, a research professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, says greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change have risen more since 2000 than in the past three decades combined. Even so, Somerville said legislators have not done enough to push a successful global climate deal.

Meanwhile, nuclear threats are still an issue. According to Science and Security Board’s Sharon Squassoni, nuclear weapons disarmament talks have all but stopped. Meanwhile, countries are continuing to grow and develop their nuclear weapons program.

Yet, there is still time to move back the clock. The Board, in charge of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, has called for some serious changes. Its suggestions include capping greenhouse emissions, reducing the spending on nuclear weapons and continuing to push for disarmament of all nuclear weapons.

There is still time to fix the issues of nuclear warfare and climate change that are currently affecting our society.

If anything, the “Doomsday Clock” should serve as a reminder of how our actions are impacting the sustainability of human life on this planet.

It should remind us that it is not too late to change the way things currently are.

So can we do what is necessary to sustain humanity? The clock is, quite literally, ticking.

To cleanse or not to cleanse A

fter gorging ourselves with rich, heavy and delicious foods during this Thanksgiving break, Katherine we drag Hughes ourselves Correspondent out of a life of stuffing our faces and back to the reality of smaller, less comforting meals.

For some, this means that we don’t miss a beat and take ourselves straight to the gym, so eager to burn off the calories that we consumed in the past week that we run tirelessly on the treadmill and lift weights like we’ll never put them down.

Another method to rid ourselves of the calories is to do a diet cleanse.

I’ve always heard of cleanses, whether it was a celebrity swearing by them in a magazine or hearing my really healthy friends talking about how great they were, addressing both how cleanses made them not only lose weight but feel healthier as well. But, to me, the idea of not eating any tangible food and drinking gallons of water mixed with lemon and mint leaves seemed like a recipe for creating a very “hangry” and overall unpleasant version of myself. If cleanses do result in these benefits that people often rave about, would they be worth it? I’ve always wondered what’s true and what’s not when it comes to cleansing.

To research, I read an article in the Huffington Post

by Woodsen Merrell, physician, chairman of the Depart-

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ment of Integrative Medicine and author of “The Detox Prescription.” He talks about how one of the major benefits of cleansing the body is to allow for major components of the digestive system to rest and revitalize. Drinking juice concoctions of fruits, proteins and vitamin supplements make the stomach, liver and cells’ jobs of breaking down foods easier. So, in doing less work, they can rest and gain energy for when the cleanse is over.

This can, presumably, improve their overall function and increase metabolism. Since most people eat highly saturated and processed foods every day, the liver is often working overtime to break down the foods that we consume.

Additionally, it helps to rid the body of these extra toxins that have accumulated in our body over time. Oftentimes, people lose pounds of fat and extra water weight in a cleanse.

“The romance of unhealthy foods is powerful,” Merrell said. “It is essential to break the cycle of dependence of saturated foods, refined carbohydrates, excess caffeine and alcohol.”

All of these sound like great benefits, and it makes sense to think that. Because of all of the bad and fattening foods we eat every day, our bodies could benefit from taking a break and flushing out toxins. But, when reading through Merrell’s article, I also noticed that there may be some major downsides

to doing a cleanse, especially for people who are living in our college environment.

For starters, in order to cleanse in the right way, where you’re not essentially starving yourself, you need to have protein powders and all organic fruits and vegetables. This can be pretty expensive if you consider that you need enough to last a minimum of three days.

In a world where all we can afford is fast food and late-night, half-off deals, this may not be practical for us financially.

Also, most people who have done cleanses say that it is definitely not a pleasant experience. Not to eat anything while also being on your feet all day walking to class, working out or staying up to work on assignments seems like it would be exhausting. Without any caffeine, it would be hard especially to stay alert in a morning class when sometimes even after a cup of coffee it’s hard to stay awake. I’ve often replaced a meal a day with smoothies, but I imagine it would be really hard to do for all three.

Overall, for anyone willing to try an all-juice cleanse, I applaud you. It could have amazing benefits for the body and general health, and scientifically it makes complete sense.

But, looking at it practically and considering the late hours and cost, cleansing is just not the best solution for burning off those holiday calories.

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Sarah Ishida, graduate student studying technical communication

Why I love UNC B

efore you douse the paper in lighter f luid and set it ablaze, have some sympathy for the “devil’s advocate.”

F i r s t l y, I think we can all agree that our two schools have a rivalry. The evidence for Gabriel this is overDeCaro whelming Assistant Opinion Editor — although some may wish to be aloof and defy this objective social fact.

At the formal level, we are paired off together during rivalry week — as are other “University of Blank” and “Blank State University” pairs. At the informal level, we refer to UNC-Chapel Hill as “the school down the road/over the hill” and make frequent jokes: the best signifier of a relationship. For example, in light of t he recent academic scandals, members of the Wolfpack use the platitude “U NC-CHeaters.” Furthermore, if there were no rivalry, then there would have been no outrage these last two years in the absence of the publication of the “Daily Tar Hell.”

So, what are the implications of this rivalry?

My more c y nica l lef tist friends would contend that the purpose of such a rivalry is a clever way for the administration to distract us, a la “Bread and Circuses.” W hy concern ourselves with rising educational prices or the soft suppre s sion of c r it ic a l thought when we can worry ourselves with the outcome of a football game?

This line of argumentation asserts that an authori-

tarian figure constructs an image of some “enemy of the people” as to divert the politica l attention away from other problems. In a way, our identity is partially def ined externally in our existence antithetical to this “other” — some group or person that carries an essential difference.

This ideology can similarly be found in the constantly shifting national enemy of the United States : Mexicans, Germans, Russians/ communists, to now the even more abstract notion of “terrorist.”

This paradigm does hold a kernel of truth; however, since I’ve been trying to live my life more optimistically,

“We should avoid at all costs a demonization/ xenophobia of UNC; doing so is toxic and blinding.”

I will try to hold off from pessimism in my analysis.

A wise philosopher from modern day Palestine once said, “You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself.” Thus, when viewed through an alternate lens, riva lries can be seen as a mode of friendship — tough love. Think about it, are you always gregarious and polite with your true friends or your significant other? Of course not. You jaunt, you jest, you tease and you bicker.

We should avoid at all costs a demonization/xenophobia of UNC ; doing

so is toxic and blinding.

We should instead use the Tar Heels as a mirror to ref lect on ourselves and the path of our own university and student body. In other words, by using UNC as a competitive foil, we can prune our own tree of its weakest branches.

The common cu ltura l perception characterizes the education at NC State as practical and vocational education while UNC as liberal — in the sense of learning a diverse body of knowledge to develop oneself as an educated citizen.

From this, we can learn that multi-disciplinarity rather than hy perspecialization will be the key to resolving the problems of the 21st century.

Furthermore, UNC has a vibrant student activist movement, and the student body cares deeply about social issues. Maybe here at NC State, we can take a page out of its book and think long, hard and critically about issues of justice and oppression and how to fix them on our campus.

Finally, cooperation in the academic sphere will only work to enhance the relevance of North Carolina and advance the body of human knowledge further.

Now, presuming you got this far through the column without using the paper as pet litter out of spite, we must strike a balance with our rivalry/friendship with UNC. We must not drift extremely toward either idealization or dehumanization but find a golden, virtuous mean. Through this, we can all improve ourselves and our student bodies.

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How do women and men differ in their language?

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“In my opinion, men try to be more concise when they speak. They like to get directly to the point as opposed to women, who like to elaborate when they speak to prove their point.”

“In my opinion, men are more unfiltered with their opinions and what they say, and I feel like women put a little more thought and effort into making sure they say the right things in some moments.”

Amanda Edmonds sophomore, exploratory studies

Charleston High freshman, aerospace engineering

“Men are less descriptive than women, have more casual language and use more slang in their speaking.”

Grace Drescher sophomore, fashion and textile management

“I feel like women are much more descriptive, and they use more adjectives and they expand on their ideas. I feel like men are more straightto-the-point. I feel like I have that first-hand with my boyfriend. Whenever we have conversations, I feel like I always seem to be talking much more than him.”

Noelle Buttrey junior, science, technology and society

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Above: High Cotton, a men’s apparel and accessory store in downtown Raleigh, holds its annual Collegiate Design Competition.

The company looks to NC State students to submit paisley designs for consideration. The designs are voted on, and the winning design will become part of the spring collection. Pictured are four of the submissions for this year’s competition.

High Cotton: designing with local ties Noah Russ Staff Writer

High Cotton, a men’s apparel and accessory store in downtown Raleigh, is providing NC State students an opportunity to demonstrate their design talent.

The store was founded in 2010 after Judy Hill began making washable, cotton bow ties for her son, Cameron, who was a medical student at the University of Virginia. Cameron had always worn bow ties but was unable to wear the typical silk bow tie because the delicate material easily gathered bacteria. Other doctors at UVa began to show interest in Cameron’s cotton ties, and soon they became Hill’s first customers.

The original High Cotton store was in Charlotte, but Hill always wanted to move back to Raleigh, her native town. In 2013, Hill was able to move High Cotton’s flagship store to downtown Raleigh, just a few miles away from NC State, where her father taught for 45 years.

“I grew up here in Raleigh and went to Broughton High School,” Hill said. “I was trying to figure out how to get back to Raleigh and draw upon NC State talent for my designs.”

After the move, Hill started an annual paisley contest, which immediately began to incorporate NC State talent.

The Collegiate Design Competition is open to NC State students studying textiles or design. Each participant is

“I was trying to figure out how to get back to Raleigh and draw upon NC State talent for my designs.”

- Judy Hill, founder and owner of High Cotton

given a pallet of colors he or she is allowed to use to make a six-by-six paisley pattern for a bow tie. Hill and her sons, who are co-owners of the store, then narrow the patterns down, leaving eight finalists. Finally, the general public will vote for its favorite finalist to select the winner.

“We really look for something that would make a good bow tie,” Hill said.

“We take into account how hard the students work on the design.”

This year, more than 75 students entered the third annual contest. The finalists’ designs demonstrate their individual creativity.

Lizzy Lawrence, a junior studying design, wanted to create a design that represented Raleigh.

“I wanted my motif to be representative of Raleigh, so I included acorns for the City of Oaks, and cardinals, the North Carolina state bird,” Lawrence said. “I realized cardinals are kind of paisley shaped because of

their crests, so that made it fun to incorporate.”

The winner of the competition will be announced on Friday at High Cotton’s First Friday event, and his or her design will be made into a bow tie for High Cotton’s spring line.

“I’m really excited by the prospect of seeing something I worked hard to design come to life and sold at an actual store,” Lawrence said. “I keep thinking about how cool it would be to run into someone wearing my bow tie.”

In addition to having his or her design incorporated in the spring line, the winner will receive $250 and the opportunity to show off his or her portfolio at the store.

Win or lose, students are

rewarded with the opportunity to develop their talent.

“This is the f irst time that most students have the chance to practically apply what they have learned,” Hill said. “It makes them more marketable.”

The contest also helps students connect with the Raleigh community. The f inalists get exposure to thousands of people who might otherwise never see their work.

“I think this competition is a great way of showcasing the great talents that NC State students have to offer, as well as connecting the college crowd with the Raleigh community,” said Sydney Jones, another finalist and a junior studying art and design

Separating fact and rumor regarding the ‘coywolf’ Alexandra Goodfred Staff Writer

Throughout the east coast of North America, people have started to notice a new threat to small pets — the so-called “coywolf.”

The media has latched onto the inaccurate name of the animal, hyping it up as a new species that could wreak havoc. While not entirely accurate, there is a new presence on the East Coast that combines the genes from coyotes, wolves and dogs.

Roland Kays, a research associate professor in the NC State Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, said we should not call the genetic blending within the Canidae family the “coywolf ” — doing so gives the impression that they are a new species. Using such an inaccurate name leads to confusion.

But L. Scott Mills, a professor who focuses on fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology in the same department as Kays , has different opinion.

“The name is descriptive, but it doesn’t really resolve anything for management of the animals,” Mills said. “Calling them coywolves or coydogs is fine, as long as the name is not used to make it seem as though they are inferior.”

Hybridization of species is not a new concept, and Mills said we should remember that hybridization is natural, normal and something that has always happened.

“They are not freaks of nature, and there is no bad blood,” Mills said. “We are certain hybridiza-

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Genetic hybridization has led coyotes, wolves and dogs to form a sub-species that many people refer to as the “coywolf,” though Roland Kays, a research associate professor in the NC State Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, said he prefers to call the predator the “eastern coyote” to avoid confusion.

tion has occurred, but it does not make them less biologically important or relevant.”

The genetic hybridizations between dogs, wolves and coyotes have consistent genetic, behavioral and physical differences.

The three species rarely breed together, and when they do it is a last-ditch effort to perpetuate their genes.

“Hybridization occurs when one species is really rare and can’t find

any of their type to mate with, so they look to similar species as a sort of last-chance prom date, the best they can get,” Kays said.

Kays prefers to call the predator the “eastern coyote” as it has colonized the east coast from Florida up into Canada. Eastern coyotes are a mix of dog, wolf and coyote, though the ratio of each species varies depending on the test used and the geographic location of the animal. Kays does not believe the

three species are still hybridizing — he said the populations of the three have been stable and large enough that they would not need to interbreed.

“If there has been hybridization within a species, such as between dogs and coyotes, the first generation offspring is genetically 50/50,” Kays said. “The eastern coyote is about 8 percent dog — it is a tiny amount that has been diluted and spread across the

population.”

Kays believes the best way to describe the eastern coyote is by calling it a sub-species, as it is a variation of coyotes. Mills is uncertain if the eastern coyote will ever become a new species.

“Sometimes it does happen,” Mills said. “Species are complex entities—there is the question of when does it have a distinct enough lineage that we should care about it [as a species].”

The eastern coyote is an adaptable animal. According to Kays, eastern coyotes are generalists that prefer a mix of forest and fields, though they are starting to move into cities.

“Right now, they are in every county of North Carolina, and all coyotes here have the genetic mixing, probably 90 percent coyote and a smattering of the other two species,” Kays said.

Despite their growing presence in cities, Mills does not believe them currently to be a threat. The coyote is one of the most adaptable species, and wolves do well in the wild. For Mills, it is a question of human tolerance of the eastern coyote.

“They are not a threat to humans — wolves are virtually never a threat,” Mills said. “Elephants, spiders and tigers are more of a threat than the eastern coyote.”

Mills said a global panel of experts will meet in April to discuss the emergence of the eastern coyote.

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NC State Dance Team to perform at Cowboys game Katherine Hughes Correspondent

Kylee Wideman, captain of the NC State Dance Team and a senior studying polymer and color chemistry, dreams of one day becoming a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.

As an effort to pursue her dreams, Wideman sent an audition video of the dance team to “Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team,” a reality show on CMT. The show chose the NC State Dance Team as the “best college dance team,” earning the members the oppor tunit y to perform with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Dec. 19 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The win came as a surprise to the rest of the team, who didn’t know Wideman entered the competition.

Howe ver, t he members were thrilled when they found out they were in the top three and even more excited Sept. 10 when they found out they had won.

“Ever yone had a d i fferent response. Some of us cried, some just stood there in shock, but we all were completely filled with excitement,” said Cameron Elliot, a member of the team

The NC State Dance Team performs at the beginning of the NC State vs. UNC-Chapel Hill football game Saturday.

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basketball routines now so that we can put all of our focus on the Dallas routine when we receive the choreography video,” Elliot said.

Starting as early as 6 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, with additional practices on Wednesday a nd Friday afternoons, the dance

“Everyone had a different response.

Some of us cried, some just stood there in shock, but we all were completely filled with excitement.”

- Cameron Eliot, a member of the dance team and a sophomore studying architecture

and a sophomore studying architecture.

Before the competition, the team will be sent a choreographed routine from the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders that it will learn before the departure to Dallas Dec. 17. Once the team arrives, it will practice the routine alongside the Cowboys cheerleaders before its live performance Dec. 19.

Until then, each member of the dance team has been working out individually and continuing to practice four days a week for other obligations, such as dancing at the basketball games.

“We are preparing several

team works for more than two hours at each practice.

Members are required to run an eight-minute mile at the beginning of each practice to ensure they are in the best physical condition and to learn discipline.

Coach Amanda Roediger believes that requiring the team to run is not only a tradition that has continued for 21 years, but that it takes that amount of physical endurance to perform a two-minute dance routine.

She believes discipline and endurance are a critical part of having a successful dance team.

Winning t he competi-

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The NC State Dance Team performs during the pregame festivities at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday. Pregame festivities included a tribute to the senior class.

tion has led the team to gain more recognition at the university level. Elliot said the team has observed amazing support from the fans and NC State community. She said the team was excited to learn that funds for the trip are coming from NC State Athletics, which usually does not contribute

to the dance team’s funding.

“Hearing that they contributed made us feel more appreciated in the work that we do, as well as knowing that the university is backing us makes this trip even more special,” Elliot said.

In addition, the team has been recognized by several major news organizations

in the Raleigh community, such as The News & Observer, and has appeared on WNCN’s “My Carolina Today.”

On the show, Roediger talked about how honored the team feels to represent the school on such a big platform, and she is grateful for the exposure this

process has given the team.

“First and foremost, make sure that we are representing our university — that’s why we are v isible, and that’s why we go out and enter competitions like this,” Roediger said. “The goal is to bring a positive light not only to our program but the university as well.”

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fumble that was recovered by graduate cornerback Juston Burris at the 12-yard line. However, the Pack only came away with a field goal to make it a 35-17 game.

NC State once again gained momentum, driving 97 yards down the field in nine plays that ended in another touchdown rush by Brissett. After a failed two-point conversion, the score was 35-23 with 3:45 remaining in the third quarter.

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kills.

Wake Forest came out stronger in the second set and took it 2522. Needing the win, State took the third set after taking an immediate 11-5 lead. The Wolfpack kept the advantage despite the Deacons edging the score to 2019. State won the set 25-22.

Again in the fourth set, NC

run by Hood to extend their lead to 42-23 with 14:29 left in the game. It was the first time UNC scored since the first quarter.

On UNC’s next possession, the Pack forced yet another fumble, this time on Williams. Sophomore linebacker Airius Moore recovered at the 25-yard line, but again, NC State settled for a field goal to make it 42-26 with 9:35 remaining.

The Wolfpack’s onside kick attempt failed, giving North Carolina great field position on the 31-yard line. The Tar Heels then kicked a field goal to once again make it a three-possession game with 5:30 left in the game.

Hood garnered 21 carries for

220 yards and two touchdowns while Logan gained 100 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries for UNC. Brissett passed for 206 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and led the team in rushing with 128 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.

“When you give up 374 yards rushing, even though we ran for over 300 yards, it’s difficult to win a game,” Doeren said. “I don’t think I’ve ever been a part of a team that won [while allowing that many yards].”

The Wolfpack looks to bounce back in a to-be-announced bowl game after becoming eligible for the second-straight season under Doeren.

State took an 11-6 lead early on.

The Pack advanced to a sevenpoint lead at 17-10 before Wake Forest regained momentum.

Cormier kept a set point away from the Deacons with a kill at 25-24 and an error by Wake Forest gave the Wolfpack the win at 26-24, taking the match 3-1.

“We can’t make errors down the stretch, and we have to learn that,” Bunn said. “We just have to keep learning.”

Cormier left it all on the court

against the Deacons, hitting a .346 attacking percentage and tallying 14 kills.

Hranicka and classmate Kassie Kasper stepped up contributing double-digit kills and digs, respectively.

State will lose two seniors, Cormier and Tanna Aljoe, going into the 2016 season and will look to gain more experience for its young team.

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Moreover, State ranks 35th in the countr y in free throws against; clearly the strategy is paying off in these respects, but the team is paying for it elsewhere.

The Wolfpack’s increased usage of zone defense has resulted in just 6.3 steals per game, good for 303rd nationally. This brand of defense also comes with the side effect of more open three-pointers, something opponents are taking advantage of. Through six games, only 18 schools are allowing more points to opponents off of shots from beyond the arc — and at a 35.7 percent clip, schools are shooting against State efficiently.

Barber has the adequate recovery speed to fit the scheme, but Rowan and the Martins are less natural fits beside him on the perimeter, though head coach Mark Gottfried will have to manage with those three until Henderson returns.

Offensively, State simply has to start making more of its shots. Despite taking good care of the ball, the team isn’t finding open shots in

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Much was made of Barber’s improving shot, but he is 0-7 on the season and despite the efficiency of Caleb Martin — 40 percent — the team plainly needs more volume.

Rowan is adding eight attempts per game but at just a 33.3 percent clip. If he can’t quickly adjust to the deeper college arc and Barber doesn’t regain his confidence, the offense will struggle mightily until Henderson, a career 38.5 percent three-point shooter, returns to the lineup.

Clearly, the unforeseen loss of Henderson is causing issues for the Pack on both sides of the ball, but with an estimated return still four to six weeks out, those issues won’t solve themselves any time soon.

Gottfried is known for engendering impressive growth in young players by season’s end, but he has his work cut out for him in terms of getting this team to a fifth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

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Pack falls to Heels in home finale Daniel Lacy

Hranicka named to AllACC Freshman Team

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NC State freshman volleyball player Blayke Hranicka was named to the AllACC Freshman Team, the conference office announced Wednesday. At time of the award’s release, Hranicka, a middle blocker, led the Wolfpack in scoring with 393 points on the season and was second in both blocks and service aces, with 136 and 35, respectively. The Denver native matched a program record 12 blocks in the Pack’s 3-0 win against Tennessee, the most blocks in a three-set match by a player in the ACC this season and most by a freshman in the NCAA. She sits in first place in attacking percentage among all freshmen in the ACC. This is the second-straight season a Wolfpack volleyball player has earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors, with Kaitlyn Kearney taking the accolade last year.

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Women’s basketball splits games at Cancun Challenge The NC State women’s basketball team earned a split in the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico, Thursday and Friday, falling to Seton Hall 58-55 Thursday and defeating UAB 67-56 Friday to finish third in the tournament. The Wolfpack (6-1) got dominated on the boards against the Pirates (7-0) but bounced back with a solid win against the Blazers (2-4) that saw the team turn the ball over a season-low eight times.

Junior guard Miah Spencer, didn’t miss a beat following a hand injury suffered against Davidson last Sunday and had a big tournament, finishing with 13 points and five rebounds in the first game and nine points and a careerhigh 11 rebounds in the second game.

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The NC State football team’s comeback efforts were halted after falling in a huge first quarter hole against UNC-Chapel Hill, losing 45-34 to its bitter rival Saturday.

This game seemed over before it truly got started, as the Heels (111, 8-0 ACC) took a 35-7 lead over the Wolfpack (7-5, 3-5 ACC) at the end of the first quarter. From the second quarter on, State outscored UNC 27-10, but it wasn’t enough.

“I take ownership for the first quarter,” head coach Dave Doeren said. “We weren’t ready for it. Our players kept fighting, our coaches made adjustments and I thought we played a lot better [as the game went on]. We were down 35-7, but our guys just kept battling.”

The Tar Heels totaled 308 yards in the first, 214 of which came on the ground, while NC State tallied just 134 total yards. North Carolina ended the game with 374 rushing yards and four touchdowns while averaging 9.1 yards per carry.

“It was just the tackling,” graduate defensive end Mike Rose said.

“When you look back on why we lost this game, it was [poor] tackling.”

UNC scored back-to-back touchdowns to take an early 14-0 lead with 9:06 remaining in the first quarter, traveling 164 total yards in its first two drives that resulted in a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide

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Junior cornerback Jack Tocho fails to make a diving tackle during a long UNC-Chapel Hill touchdown run in the first quarter. Tocho finished the game with four total tackles. The Wolfpack fell to the Tar Heels 45-34 in the last home game of the season at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday.

receiver Quinshad Davis and a 42yard touchdown rush by running back T.J. Logan.

The Wolfpack then fired back on the next possession. Sophomore fullback Jaylen Samuels got wide open in the seam for a 64yard pass, and senior quarterback Jacoby Brissett finished with an acrobatic 4-yard touchdown run to close the gap 14-7.

However, NC State couldn’t keep the momentum going, as an unnecessary roughness penalty against the Pack on third down kept the Heels’ next drive alive and

led to a 53-yard TD pass to wide receiver Mack Hollins. North Carolina once again scored on backto-back possessions, with Logan scoring on a 40-yard rush to take a 28-7 lead with 1:48 left in the first quarter.

Just when the first quarter was coming to a close, linebacker Andre Smith intercepted Brissett’s deflected pass and took it to the 4-yard line. Running back Elijah Hood scored three plays later to give UNC a 35-7 lead with 51 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

The Wolfpack finally stopped the

Heels in the red zone, with redshirt sophomore linebacker Jerod Fernandez intercepting quarterback Marquise Williams’ pass on the 9-yard line. NC State then drove 79 yards in 14 plays, capped off by a 16-yard touchdown pass from Brissett to redshirt junior tight end David J. Grinnage to cut the lead to 35-14 with 49 seconds left in the half.

On the Tar Heels’ first play after the break, sophomore defensive tackle Kentavius Street forced a

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Early observations from NC State’s season so far Tyler Horner Correspondent

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Sophomore middle blocker Kaitlyn Kearney sets to block a spike from a Duke opponent at Cameron Indoor Stadium Wednesday. Kearney had eight kills during the match. The Wolfpack lost the match 3-0.

Volleyball ends season with loss at Duke, win vs. Wake Taylor Peers Staff Writer

The NC State volleyball team concluded its 2015 season on the road against ACC rivals Duke and Wake Forest during the holiday break, falling to the Blue Devils Wednesday before downing the Demon Deacons Saturday.

It was a tough straightset loss to Duke (16-13, 11-8 ACC) last week, as the Wolfpack (16-16, 5-15 ACC) came close each time (25-23, 25-23, 25-21).

“We played with good energy, and we were right there competing in every set,” head coach Bryan Bunn said. “Unfortunately, we’re still making some young errors and not recovering well from them.

Senior Morgan Cormier had seven kills against Duke to maintain a .400 attacking percentage.

Sophomore Perry Ramsey

tallied her fourth doubledouble of the season with 10 kills and 10 digs.

Both juniors Maggie Speaks and Rachel Eppley had a solid game against Duke, Speaks making 40 assists, eight digs and two kills and Eppley with 21 digs.

State kept it close in the first set with the Blue Devils, tying it at 20 after winning 10 of the next 15 points down 1510. Duke took the two-point lead before State trimmed the lead to 24-23. Ramsey made a kill saving set point once but it wasn’t enough. Duke took the first 25-23.

The Blue Devils couldn’t keep up with the Wolfpack’s hitters, trailing with a second set attack percentage of .179 compared to State’s .250. Hitting kept State in the running for the second set, as the Pack trailed 16-12 before making a 7-4 point run to force a Duke timeout. Cormier made a kill

to tie it at 22, but Duke came back to take the set 25-23.

NC State looked to take the third set after coming back from an early deficit to take the lead 15-13. Duke slid by and took a 19-18 lead, which the Wolfpack was never able to regain. The Blue Devils won the set 25-21 and the match 3-0.

The finale of the season pitted the Wolfpack against the Demon Deacons (12-20, 4-16 ACC) Saturday afternoon.

Both teams fought for control but State took the lead after a seven-point run in the first set at 18-8. A kill by freshman Blayke Hranicka along with Deacon errors clinched the set for the Wolfpack 25-15.

State had an impressive .361 attacking percentage with 17 kills in the first set compared to the Deacons’ .227 and eight

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The NC State basketball team has already dropped two games early in the season, making it one of just five teams in the ACC to do so. Last week’s quality win over No. 22 LSU, however, has cast a more optimistic tone on the team’s 4-2 record.

An opening-night defeat to William & Mary transcended the scoreboard; it was a morale-killer for many who saw the team’s wea k non-conference slate as an opportunit y for g row t h before facing a grueling conference schedule. A severe ankle injury sustained by junior guard Terry Henderson had Wolfpack fans’ heads collectively spinning as they wondered who would pick up the scoring load.

Follow-up games with lowly South Alabama and IUPUI gave the team an opportunity to solve that problem, a nd t he Pack came up with four answers: A nt hony “Cat” Ba rber, Caleb Martin, Maverick Rowan and Abdul MalikAbu, all of whom averaged 15 points or more during the first three games.

Rowan, the only freshman of the bunch, was undoubtedly the biggest su r pr i s e . A lt houg h he was known for his scoring prowess in high school, it’s not typical to see any true freshman, let alone an early-enrollee, assume such an integral offensive role this early on in his career.

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Junior guard Anthony “Cat” Barber drives past a Winthrop defender at PNC Arena Friday. Barber’s 37 points and 39 minutes of playing time led the Wolfpack in scoring and minutes played. The Wolfpack won the game 87-79.

State, the Wolfpack looked more confident and seemed to be in control for most of the first half. However, the team’s lack of frontcourt depth revealed itself as an issue in the second half, as Abu, Lennard Freeman and BeeJay Anya all appeared exhausted by their opponent’s up-tempo style. Each of the big-men got into foul trouble early, and the Sun Devils f inished with an 18-10 advantage on the offensive glass while shooting over 50 percent on twopoint shots.

The Wolf pack needed to bounce back against a ranked LSU squad the following night and did exactly that in a back-and-forth affair that culminated in a dominating overtime performance where NC State scored the final 10 points to w i n 83-72 . Ba rber’s perfect 12-for-12 display at the free-throw line was integral, but it was sophomore Cody Martin’s gritty defensive play and efficient scoring that likely boosted the team to victory.

A n 87-79 w in against

Winthrop on Friday propelled the team to 4-2 on the season and included a career-high point total for Barber (37), but after such an inconsistent streak of basketball, what are we to make of this team, and where must it improve moving forward?

If the Wolfpack has any identity thus far, it is mistake-free offense and lowpressure defense. With only seven players an active part of the rotation until Henderson returns from injury, the Pack cannot afford to play fast-tempo, up-anddown basketball, so the team is keeping the ball in the sure hands of Barber and allowing opponents to move the ball around t he perimeter and ta ke shots far from the basket, where fouls are unlikely to be committed and shorten an already diminutive rotation.

State’s 14.9 percent turnover rate places it 39th out of 351 Division I schools.

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