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Chicago chief of police forced to resign

Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, announced that he asked for the resignation of Garry McCarthy, Chicago police superintendent, Tuesday morning. According to Emanuel, the dismissal was justified. The fallout from a highprofile police shooting led to the public’s loss of trust in the police.

After over a year, a court order last week released a dashcam video showing officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black male, 16 times, leading to a first-degree murder charge. The video showed McDonald walking away from the police when Van Dyke opened fire, contrary to the Police Union’s statement that the suspect lunged at the officers.

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Zuckerberg announces birth of child and fortune donation Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, announced the birth of his daughter, Max, via a letter on his Facebook page.

Although the child was born last week, Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, waited until Tuesday to share the news publicly. Along with the birth, the couple announced that they will be giving away 99 percent of their share in Facebook, currently valued at $45 billion, over the course of their lifetimes to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a charity dedicated to personalizing education, curing disease, and connecting people and communities together. The child weighed 7 lbs 8 oz.

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Kerim Balci, a Turkish writer, journalist, and academician, gave a speech at Talley Student Union on Tuesday. Balci’s talk, titled “Evolution of Freedom of Expression in Middle East,” filled the room past capacity.

Turkish journalist talks freedom of expression Ashleigh Polisky Correspondent

Kerim Balci, a journalist and academic from Turkey, spoke about the evolution of freedom of expression in the Middle East Tuesday in Talley Student Union. The event was sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ lecture series.

“The main message I am trying to spread, particularly in Western countries, is that things are not as good as what many people may imagine in my country,” Balci said.

Balci spoke about the corruption present in the Turkish government as well as its freedom

of the press.

“The Turkish media, I can say, was quite free,” Balci said. “I’m not going to say as free as the American media, but was quite free compared to the past.”

After Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s current president, took over, Balci said he began acting like a dictator and wanted more control. He changed the system, and there were no checks-and-balances the way there are in the United States, according to Balci.

“Under those conditions, the media became the only free opposition in the country,” Balci

Climate Action Pack renews NCSU support for change

Housing Raleigh’s homeless, one bed at a time See page 6.

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Three students sustained minor cuts after two of the students, who are roommates, got into an argument on the fifth f loor of Valentine Commons. One of the students broke a bottle and began “swinging it around” at which point the third student intervened, according to Raleigh Police Department Watch Commander D. G. Bean.

One of the injured students was carried out of the building on a stretcher, though this does not suggest that the injuries were serious, Bean said. Rumors circulated among residents and on social media that drugs were involved, though no authorities verified this.

“At this time, our concern is with our students,” said Matt Woods, property manager for Valentine Commons.

The full investigation is still ongoing. Three students, who were neighbors of the students involved in the tussle, were taken away in a police car to give a statement.

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Climate Action Pack, a student-run, climate-conscious group conceived by former intern for the Climate Reality Project at NC State, Emery Kiefer, reached its goal of 5,000 student signatures on a petition that asks President Barack Obama to pursue a strong agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Paris Climate Change Conference, which kicked off Monday.

“We know that climate change is one of the greatest challenges our planet has ever faced,” the petition reads. “We have one simple demand for our leaders: take climate action now.”

Kiefer, a junior studying natural resources with a focus

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Police question neighbors of injured residents outside Valentine Commons on Tuesday. No charges have been filed in connection with the altercation.

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IN BRIEF During rush hour on Tuesday, a pipe bomb was detonated on a highway overpass near the Bayrampasa metro station in Istanbul, Europe’s largest city by population. According to Atilla Aydiner, district mayor, the explosion injured five people.

This blast comes in the wake of a suicide bomber attack in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, this October that killed 100 people.

As of yet, no organization has taken responsibility for the pipe bomb. Recently, the actions of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front (DHKP-C) have been threatening Turkey’s internal security with ISIS exerting pressure from the South.

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In mid-November, NC State participated in the national It’s On Us Week of Action for the second consecutive year. The goal of the campaign is to educate the student body about sexual assault and the resources available for students, such as the Women’s Center, the Counseling Center and University Police. The Technician sat down with Carson Shepherd, chief of staff for NC State Student Government and a senior studying political science, to discuss how the student body has received the campaign, the prevalence of rape on college

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Sergeant Timothy Hammonds speaks to students in the Honors Village during the annual Night Walk event Tuesday. Mallory Goan, a junior studying biological engineering, said, “I learned a lot about the precautions that the campus police and the university is making and how we ourselves can make the campus safer.”

Groups also walked around campus pointing out various places where student safety could be compromised.

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Chancellor Randy Woodson announced Tuesday that Scott R. Douglass, executive vice president and treasurer at the University of Delaware, has been named vice chancellor for finance and administration at NC State.

Douglass, who will take over the position in January, will replace Charles D. Leffler, who retired in September.

“Scott Douglass has a wealth of experience and a track record of success in both university and state government settings,” Woodson said in an NC State news release. “Scott’s experience in strategic resource management combined with his financial and administrative skills will make him a strong addition to NC State. We look forward to his ideas and passion

for making our business operations run even more strategically and effectively.”

Douglass said he is excited to join the NC State administrative team.

“The Office of Finance and Administration’s core values of integrity, excellence and respect are paramount and will guide us in everything we do,” Douglass said in an NC State news release. “I’m honored to be selected for the position and eager to get started.”

During his time at the University of Delaware, Douglass served as the chief financial and administrative officer managing an operating budget of $1 billion and a team of 1,000 staff.

At NC State, Douglass will oversee the university’s $1.4 billion budget and more than 1,800 employees.

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POLICE BLOTTER November 30 9:45 AM | LARCENY Carter Finley Stadium Non-student reported money stolen from purse during football game.

9:24 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Western Blvd Non-student was cited for displaying expired registration.

10:19 PM | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Avent Ferry Rd/Varsity Dr Report of suspicious vehicle.

Non-student was cited for possession of marijuana.

11:50 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST Tompkins Hall Units responded to student in need of medical assistance.

Transport refused.

11:07 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Sullivan Dr/Varsity Dr Student was cited for stop sign violation.

1:35 PM | MEDICAL ASSIST 1911 Building Units responded and transported staff member in need of medical assistance.

12:09 PM | DOMESTIC DISPUTE The Greens Apartments Report of domestic dispute. No physical contact. Non-student was trespassed from university property and concerned behavior report completed.

2:01 PM | LOST PROPERTY Tower Hall Student reported lost passport.

Student later called to report passport had been found.

3:05 PM | HIT & RUN DH Hill Library Student reported parked vehicle had been struck and damaged.

9:15 PM | HIT & RUN Dan Allen Dr/Yarborough Dr Report of pedestrian hit by vehicle. Officer made contact with caller who stated pedestrian had jumped up and got into vehicle and drove away. It appeared to be prank.

Officers checked the area but did not locate anyone in need of assistance.

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12:26 PM | SEXUAL ASSAULT Off Campus An anonymous student reported on September 1, 2015 via Clery Report (CFS# 36573) of being sexually assaulted at an off campus location by another student. The student came forward today and was provided with the appropriate resources.

Investigation to follow.

12:36 PM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Cates Ave/Pullen Rd Student, staff member, and nonstudent were involved in traffic accident.

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ydia Ashburn, a freshman in the college of engineering, solders an ECG kit at the Engineering World Health club build day that took place on Tuesday. “I’m soldering an ECG kit to be sent to medical students in developing countries. I joined Engineering World Health because I am interested in world health and healthcare in developing countries,” Ashburn said. NC State’s chapter of Engineering World Health is an engineering club that meets twice a month and is part of a global organization that focuses on global health.

ANNUAL NIGHT WALK PROMOTES CAMPUS SAFETY

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Sergeant Timothy Hammonds, crime prevention sergeant of University Police, points out a burnt out light outside of Thompson Hall to students and explains the dangers of the lack of light during the annual Night Walk event on Tuesday. The Night Walk event has been held every year for 20 years and has helped improved campus safety in a multitude of ways, including implementation of better lighting, the cutting back of overgrown shrubs, and other such improvements.

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in policy and administration, started with the Climate Reality Project by reaching out to Jasmine Fuller, an organizer for Climate Reality. The organization’s goal is to expedite the search for a solution to the climate crisis by making action a necessity across all levels of society. Fuller, along with nine other people with her position in various swing states, organized students to act in preparation of the Paris Climate Change Conference.

Kiefer said she hopes that, in addition to reducing gas emissions, the conference nets an increase in investments in renewable energy research.

“For the first time at a climate summit, I feel strongly optimistic,” Kiefer said. “President

Obama, along with nearly 200 other countries that attribute to 95 percent of the world emissions have submitted more ambitious plans than ever before.”

The Road to Paris campaign, organized by Climate Action Pack, has been taking place on over a dozen college campuses across the U.S. From the 10 swing states in which they have been organizing, the goal has been to collect 50,000 petition signatures, with 5,000 of those coming from North Carolina.

Marissa Ni xon, sophomore studying environmental technology and an intern for Climate Action Pack, said that their work has allowed students to have a voice in a global issue.

“Students can and do talk about these issues plenty, but at the end of the day if you have 5,000 signature on an issue, that’s going to make a lot more of an impact,”

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Sergeant Timothy Hammonds pushes the button on the blue light emergency phone tower to demonstrate to students how it works during the annual Night Walk event on Tuesday. The walk helps promote safety by showing students ways to stay safe while walking around campus.

Nixon said.

Another intern for Climate Action Pack, Shawn Blazer, a junior studying environmental sciences, felt that the message of this petition had to reach as many people as possible.

“The outcome of t he Paris talks will set the course of our collective future,” Blazer said.

“Our generation has had the opportunity of raising its voice to demand the future it needs, and apart from raising awareness, this petition has channeled that collective voice.”

Climate Action Park works with many organizations on campus including Fossil Free NC State, Wolfpack Environmental Student Association, the EcoVillage, Students for Sustainable Solutions and Roots and Shoots to educate students about the impact of climate change and ways they can get involved.

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said. “The parliament was not doing its job, the judiciary was not doing its job, so the media was the only feasible opposition to the president.

We started to change our position from a supporting newspaper into an opposition newspaper, and that started the victimization.”

Balci described his experience working as a journalist for the largest newspaper in Turkey. He said that because of the Turkish government’s control over many of the businesses that supported his newspaper, Balci’s paper faced the threat of bankruptcy many times.

Balci said the few small businesses that would try to support the journalism industry ended up receiving threats from the Turkish government, and ultimately had to revoke their support.

Balci said there are only about 100 journalists who are willing to speak out on this issue, and many of them are being arrested in Turkey, including a close friend of his. Balci said his friend has been in jail for more than a year and that his case has never been reviewed by the judicial system.

“I could either stay outside the country and spread my message or I could sit in jail and do nothing,” Balci said. “As a journalist, it sounds more clever to stay outside the country and at least continue the fight.”

Balci hopes that the U.S., an ally of Turkey, will apply pressure on the Turkish government to allow more freedom of the press and freedom of expression and media. Balci said that because the U.S. has invested so much money into bringing democracy to Turkey, it should want to protect its investment.

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recently walked into a classroom where a student who sat behind me had their feet propped up on my chair. And despite being upset by this, I refrained from yelling “What are those!” and politely asked Marcus for this student to remove their Blyden shoes from the head of my chair, Correspondent which caused this individual to roll their eyes at me and sigh heavily.

When did this become socially acceptable?

When did it become cool to prop your feet up on the back of someone’s chair? Not only is it rude and inconsiderate to the people sitting in the row ahead of you, but it’s just downright disgusting.

Every classroom has this problem. There’s always that one person who feels that the soles of their feet are too good for the floor so they’d rather rest them on the back of your chair as their toes point up directly below your nape. Or, there’s the person who’s obnoxious enough to hang their entire shoe over the empty chair beside you, tapping away haphazardly as their dirty laces swing back and forth near your face.

And for those of you who do this, I mean no offense. I’m sure you’re a decent person most of the time when you’re not defacing school property with the bottom of your shoe (you filthy animal).

Just think of the things we walk through going to and from class every day: manure-filled sidewalks, gum, spit, bathroom stalls. Then, imagine having that stuff inches from your face because someone behind you never learned how to sit properly.

In a classroom of over a hundred students where we’re already packed in like sardines, the last thing I want to see are the soles of someone’s rotten sneakers staring me in the face.

And it’s not that hard to resist from using the chair in front of you as a personal foot stool. I know that some classrooms are crowded and the rows are really close together, but that’s still no excuse.

I’m over six feet tall, and 80 percent of my body is all legs, yet I never prop my feet up on another person’s chair.

We are no longer high schoolers and should act as such. Let’s take a little pride in how we conduct ourselves in a classroom setting, and have a little respect for our fellow classmates whose idea of a good day is going through it without having their ears groped by your mucky shoe laces.

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Resolving religion and terrorism T

he most succinct response to Ziyi Mai’s column “The bottom line of religions” is “citation needed.” No facts are offered to support his wild assertions that Muslim immigrants Jonathan are less likely to assimilate Otten Guest Columnist into mainstream society or that they represent a disproportionate security threat.

I am not Syrian, Muslim, or a child of recent immigrants. I’m a gay atheist, the type of person certain ideologies only care about when there’s another group (primarily darkskinned refugees) who they want to demonize even more. My predominantly German family has lived in this country for generations. However, this raises an interesting point. During World War I, anti-German sentiment predominated. Theodore Roosevelt, in a phrase that should sound familiar, denounced “hyphenated Americanism.”

German areas of American cities changed their street names, German-Americans changed their names to sound less Germanic, and churches stopped conducting their services in German.

My family’s home church in Charleston, St. Matthew’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church, was one of them. Now, however, it’s solidly in the mainstream. Its steeple, the tallest from Maryland to Florida, soars over the city’s central Marion Square as testament

to its prominent place in that city’s religious life. It wasn’t always that way, but this shows how America works.

At the best of times (and we don’t always live up to this ideal), we accept all people to build a better life while valuing their own traditions and contributions. While my ancestors faced prejudice, they were ultimately accepted. The places Germans primarily settled, including Iowa, Missouri and Ohio, are now courted by politicians as America’s heartland. Why should current refugees be denied this?

To counter a few other points, no evidence is given that Islam is inherently more violent than other religions. Some Muslims are violent, yes, but the same can be said for Christians, atheists, and others. The article alludes to Sharia law and the repugnant practice of stoning women accused of adultery, but I don’t see Ziyi citing Leviticus 20:10 as an excuse to deny Christians citizenship . This is likely because we give them credit that religions can evolve past what’s written in holy books. Our current secular laws also forbid most illegal actions, even if they’re inspired by religion, or people forcing their religion on others (see Obergefell preventing religious regulation of civil marriage or Roe establishing a woman’s right to privacy and autonomy in making her own healthcare decisions over others’ religious objections ).

Why should refugees be violent? They’re fleeing the people who’ve killed their families and threatened their lives. As Lydia Wilson reports in the Nation, many ISIS fighters aren’t with ISIS because they agree with their theology but because they have no other choice due to coercion by ISIS, lack of stable government, and the destruction of that region by American military action.

We already place very high boundaries in front of refugees, and it’s far easier to come as a tourist or on a temporary visa. Why should small children, the remnants of terrorized families, and queer people come to America and turn to the same murderous ideology that drove them from their homes in the first place?

According to the FBI and academic researchers , right-wing terrorism, from the Olympic bombing in Atlanta to the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado to the murders at Mother Emmanuel in Charleston, is a far more pressing risk than Islamic extremism. But those perpetrators, of course, aren’t described as dangerous terrorists. They’re all white men from North Carolina , so they’re seen as mentally disturbed lone wolves. They aren’t tied into a xenophobic clash-of-civilizations narrative like that deployed against refugees. It’s about time that hateful narrative is stopped.

Clarifying the generalizations of Islam I

n his opinion essay “The Bottom Lines of Religions,” Ziyi Mai ref lects an anxiety about Islam in light of recent events. But Mai’s piece also generalizes about Islam, Islamic law, the societies in which extremist interpretations of Islam have taken root and the complexities of religio-political identities in ways that, while they seem shared by many U.S. citizens these days, do not help us to understand the tragedies in ParAnna Bigelow, Ph.D. is, Beirut, or Sharm el Shaikh.

By relying overly on statements Guest Columnist about what “they” believe or do and claims that “it is well known that” such and such is true without attribution or source, Mai allows Islam to appear as a monolithic faith without history, context or variation. This kind of undifferentiated approach to Islam in the name of exposing the so-called bottom lines of religions (plural in the title but not so in the essay), does little to help students understand the complex and disturbing events that we are all challenged by these days.

What must be recognized is that in historical terms religions do not exist independently of their adherents or out-

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side of the times and places where those adherents live. For example, Mai evokes the example of Afghanistan, saying that there “they teach them to hate the West and get ready to sacrifice themselves in the name of Allah.” What Mai does not explain is that Afghanistan is a country struggling through numerous simultaneous transitions in terms of politics, the economy, and society — many of which are a result of U.S. actions inside its borders.

All too often the portrayal of Afghanistan does not allow media consumers in the USA to understand that there are many highly educated, modern and progressive Afghans whose schooling — whether Islamic or secular — taught the values of human rights, egalitarianism, tolerance and democracy. These Afghans have fought (literally and figuratively) for generations against the Taliban and similar militant groups and their ideologies — and at a higher cost to themselves and their children than most of us in the USA could begin to imagine. And many of these brave people are devout Muslims.

For example, Najla Ayubi is a lawyer and civil rights activist who has served in the Afghan government, in the judicial system, and is an internationally known peace

activist. She has worked for women’s rights and against the kinds of interpretations of Islamic law (such as the cutting off of hands or the stoning of women) that the Taliban and such groups (selectively) apply. There is not adequate space or time to explain the difference between the literal application of certain punishments stipulated in the Qur’an and the reality of Islamic law as it has been argued and debated and variably interpreted over the centuries. In fact most Muslim majority countries do not agree with such applications of the law and have hybrid legal systems drawing also on European and American legal traditions.

I hope that students will take advantage of their time here at NCSU to enroll in courses in History, Political Science, Anthropology, or my own department of Religious Studies and allow themselves to be exposed to more nuanced discussions of the many ways in which religions (Islam included) are deployed by their adherents in order to achieve various goals.

Anna Bigelow is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies.

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Bringing new life to the iconic Varsity Theater Alix Vo Correspondent

To most current students, the empty movie theater building across the street from Patterson Hall and Ricks Hall has always been vacant, donning an old, marquee awning. A few years back, it was Neebo, a resale textbook store and has also housed McDonald’s.

Now, it is currently under construction to accommodate a new restaurant set to open in the first half of 2016.

It will be significant addition to Hillsborough Street, as it will be a sit-down type restaurant instead of another fast-casual dining restaurant. The restaurant, still unnamed, will seat 240 and offer American cuisine, ranging from $8 - $18 for entrees.

The old Varsity Theater has been vacant for a couple of years now.

And though the property owner had a number of inquiries about the space, they didn’t have any conceptual ideas that they felt would be successful.

“The property owner, Michael Sandman, and I knew each other for a number of years and we got together and started chatting about opportunities for the space,” said Gary Bryant, a 1984 NC State alumnus who founded the Bear Rock Cafe, a sandwich shop, in 1997 and the restaurant’s executive.

“There was a survey done by about 1,500 students last year in 2014 by Live It Up! Hillsborough Street and the results showed that the students thought what Hillsborough Street needed was a quality full-service restaurant,” Bryant said. “There’s a lot of fast casual establishments that do very well; there’s a lot of smaller concepts that do pretty well so this is an opportunity to kind of create something that needed to be done.”

Jeff Murison, executive director of Live It Up! Hillsborough Street, said the businesses work together to attract customers.

“One of the interests was to diversif y the business mix on the street so it’s a well-balanced blend of establishments that play off each other,” Murison said.

“The new restaurant opening at the old Varsity Theater will add to that blend of vibrant, high-energy

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The former Varsity Theater has served multiple functions over the years, most recently a used book store. In the first half of 2016, the building will be renovated to house a restaurant. According to the resturant design, it plans to keep the marquee awning on the front of the building.

food and bar venue that you would expect at a university.”

In addition to the renovation of the former theater, Live It Up! Hillsborough Street also has six to eight projects that have either started or are already underway with four to six more starting next year. One of the projects completed this year was Gonza Tacos y Tequila, a casual dining restaurant connected to the Aloft Hotel that opened in late October.

“I think that the new restaurant will just continue the more casual and fine dining establishments,” Murison said. “The majority of the restaurant hospitality tends to cluster around each other and play off each other, which allows people to come back again and again.”

The interior of the space has been gutted out and will undergo renovations to accommodate a kitchen and dining area. According to architectural plans and sketches, the old marquee awning will remain and be incorporated into the design of the new restaurant.

There will also be valet parking available to customers as well as

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A rendering of the Varsity Theater expected to open in the first half of 2016. The restaurant will seat 240 and will offer casual American dining.

the street parking and campus parking lots, which are free after 5 p.m. on weekdays and free on weekends.

“I don’t feel like I’ve ever left [NC State]; I’m still a season ticket

holder for games and my daughter just went to undergrad at state and got her masters in accounting there,” Bryant said. “However, it is exciting and fun to have the opportunity to work on something

that is close to my heart and that it’d be fun for existing alumni and students and future graduating students.”

INSIDE ALOFT HOTEL’S W XYZ BAR AND LOUNGE

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The bar situated in the lounge of the Aloft hotel is open to the public.

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Aloft Hotel’s on-site bar and lounge, W XYZ, has an open balcony overlooking of Hillsborough Street, with a prime view of the Bell Tower. The hotel also has street-level businesses.

Aloft hotel, which opened on Oct. 26, includes a modern decorated bar and lounge area that is open to the public. The hotel also includes a fitness center, swimming pool, outdoor deck and signature restaurant.

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Housing Raleigh’s homeless, one bed at a time April Smith Correspondent

On t he heels of November, Homelessness Awareness Month, and as temperatures drop, finding a place for Wake County’s more than 1,100 homeless people is increasingly imperative. That number is decreasing with help from organizations such as Healing Transitions and Pan Lutheran Ministries (PLM) Families Together.

David Fitzpatrick, a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at NC State, teaches a class about hunger and homeless research methods.

He has been involved in Healing Transitions for more than 11 years. Healing Transitions is a shelter and long-term sobriety program. The building is located just off the south side of Centennial Campus and is typically filled to capacity; that’s 280 beds with another 60 people on the waiting list.

The program is progress- and cooperation-based, meaning that the harder an individual works and more serious they are about cleaning up their life, the more benefits they receives and more comfortable the living conditions become.

According to Fitzpatrick, if a homeless individual comes to Healing Transitions and completely finishes the program, he will leave sober, with a job, a place to live, and a 70 percent chance that he will still be sober one year later.

“That high number is due to the strong community and social aspects the program offers,” Fitzpatrick said. “Healing Transitions’ success is due to its peer lead and socially based nature; it isn’t run

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campuses, and how students can take part in It’s On Us. Technician: Could you describe the background and history of It’s On Us? Carson Shepherd: It’s On Us was started about a year ago. The White House created a specific task force about sexual assault on college campuses and how to address it. They sent larger colleges some information about getting involved and NC State was one of them.

T: Have you seen any changes on campus in the treatment of sexual assault since It’s On Us

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Healing Transitions is a shelter and long-term sobriety program. The building is located just off the south side of Centennial Campus and is typically filled to the capacity of its 280 beds with another 60 people on the waiting list.

by hired professionals.”

A similar organization in Raleigh is PLM Families Together.

The nonprof it provides shortterm housing and rehousing support for homeless individuals with a spouse and children.

“Everything we do centers on the most basic and important need that a family has: a home.

We work hard to empower families and assist them in their move

was started?

C S : I’ve seen a huge change, just in how people on campus have received it. It’s been less of a victimblaming situation and more of a dialogue that goes on between students. It’s not talking about what the girl was doing or where she was or how she was dressed, it’s talking about who did this and how can we stop it.

T: Have you had any negative reactions to it?

CS : On campus, there have been negat ive attitudes. You can’t always have everyone be a fan of what you’re doi ng. I’ve seen negat ive feedback about crazy feminist ideas and “Oh, why is this girl by herself ? What’s she doing in this situation? Was she drinking?” College students

from homelessness back to independent life in the community,” PLM Families Together executive director Lisa Rowe said in the organization’s 2014-2015 annual report.

The organization’s mission is to move Wake County families to stable homes through mentoring, housing support and connecting to community resources.

The Wake County Snapshot, a

drink alcohol. It’s a reality, it’s not a bad thing.

T: In your opinion, how prevalent is sexual assault and, to a larger extent, rape culture, both at NC State specifically and in other college environments more generally?

CS : Col lege ca mpuses clea rly have a problem with sexual assault because one in five women will be sexually assaulted while in college. That’s an awful statistic… like, how many girls are in each class you’re in? Also, 80 percent of all sexual assaults happen between two people who know each other. The rape culture tends to point towards the viewing of a rapist as someone you don’t know, someone faceless in a white

report on various socioeconomic factors in the area, said 110,000 residents live below the poverty level, a typical minimum wage worker must work almost three full-time jobs to afford his rent, and t here are 4,000 children homeless annually.

In just this past year, PLM has housed 66 families, averaging one family every five and a half days.

It has served 102 families and 346

van who will drug you or kidnap you. But it’s really the person sitting next to you in class, or with you at a party, or riding the bus with you. It’s terrifying for girls on a college campus.

You go to orientation and they tell you not to walk alone, to not drink, to carry pepper spray and a knife to fend off sexual assault when we’re really not telling people not to sexually assault other people, and that’s a problem.

T: Many people say there is no college rape culture. Why do you think people may be hesitant to admit that there is a phenomenon of sexual assaults happening in college environments?

CS : I feel li ke people have a hard time admitting there’s a problem. Universities are painted as these utopias of learning and openness, but the thing is that so many women and men and people of color a nd tra nsgender people and gay people are getting raped. But people are trying to cover that up because the university is also a profitmaking system. It’s hard to say why exactly, but there are so many reasons why someone would tr y and cover that up.

But at NC State we really do have a good administration that’s extremely receptive to the ideas of students, and especially It’s On Us, because it’s so prevalent at all colleges.

T: Why do you think such a large number of sexual assaults go unreported?

individuals.

According to Rowe, PLM Families Together could not have made this difference without strong help from the volunteers Wake County. This year, 749 individuals volunteered 3,120 hours with PLM. Fitzpatrick encourages volunteering as one of the best ways to help with the problem of homelessness.

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Carson Shepherd

CS : I feel like a lot of people are scared of reliving their sexual assault. They’re scared of reta liation, of what people will think of them, and what people will tell them. They’re scared of telling their parents or f r iends bec ause t hey ’re scared they’ll be judged, which is true. People are going to judge you if you say you’ve been raped, and that’s part of the problem.

People should feel comfortable bringing it to someone who’s going to help you, whether it’s a police officer, counselor, or one of your friends. I’m really glad we’ve worked on this because I’ve seen an outpouring of people who won’t judge you when it happens.

If that happens to someone here, I want them to know that they can report it. They have resources.

List of resources: Student Health Center, Counseling Center, RA’s are trained to help with rape crisis, the women’s center with a specific rape crisis prevention hotline /counselor, GLBT Center, multicultural students associated, SG, just about anyone with a heart at NC State.

T: How can students get

CS: Just let people know that you are a resource to t hem. L et you r f r iends k now t hat if somet hing happens to them you’ll be there to listen, and if you can’t help them someone can. Be an active bystander and learn how to recognize situations in which sexual assault can or even might occur, because it’s not ok at all. Just becoming an active bystander in situations like that can be a huge help.

T: Do you think it’s important to report sexual assaults, and other crimes of this nature, to the police?

CS: I think it’s very important to report crimes.

I totally understand being scared to tell someone or admit that you were assaulted because there’s such a large stigma around it, but when you think about the other people that are being assaulted on campus, it really comes full circle.

When you report it, the system of reporting gets better — it gets more accurate and everyone can feel more encouraged to get help. When someone gets a WolfAlert text saying that someone’s been assaulted, it’s not a good thing but it gets your mind moving. It really brings light to the situation on campus. It allows people to enter the conversation regardless of who you are. Sex-based violence is a problem in every community. It’s not just a heterosexual thing; it can affect anyone regardless of your gender or gender expression.

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team, in this case, would remain in the running for the final two spots? Realistically, it would be North Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford, and still Clemson.

Ohio State doesn’t play this weekend, so its resume is set and in solid shape coming off a demolition of Michigan.

Stanford will play an unranked USC in the Pac-12 championship Saturday, but even with a win, it’s hard to imagine them jumping the Buckeyes in the rankings. There’s also a veritable chance that USC beats Stanford, rendering these considerations null and void. For our scenario, Stanford is out.

Let’s then compare UNC’s prospective resume to that of Ohio State. Both would have just one loss, with Ohio State’s being more recent but to a much higher-quality opponent — potential playoff team versus SEC bottom-feeder. UNC would have the most impressive win (the hypothetical one vs. Clemson) but the remainder of their schedule would be

too weak to compare; Ohio State gets one bid.

The only team left to compare to would be Clemson, which would be coming off its first loss of the season. The Tigers would boast many more quality wins (at Louisville, Notre Dame and Florida State), but could the committee give them the bid over the team they just lost to head-to-head?

The committee would undoubtedly be split on this issue and it would likely come down to how each team looked Saturday night; Clemson would have a hard case to make if they were blown out the night before.

Putting all of the previous explanation in perspective now, the Tar Heels stand little chance of making the playoff.

There are simply far too many potential roadblocks to their dream scenario that could put it to an end before they even take the field at 8 p.m., the most obvious being the requirement that Alabama loses to a muchless impressive Florida team.

But, with all of these variables in play, there’s one thing to be sure of: Saturday will be monumentally entertaining and a timely distraction from the impending first week of finals.

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The Pack executed at the line, sinking six straight free throws, before a 3-pointer from the previously quiet Caleb Martin cut the score to 46-39. The Martin brothers would add the next three points to cut the Wolverine lead to just four at the halfway mark in the half.

With the momentum, the Pack forced turnovers and created transition opportunities. However, a mishandled ball by Kirk on a fast break that could have cut the Michigan lead to two took the air out from underneath State. Michigan countered with consecutive 3-pointers and a 50-46 game quickly turned into a 10-point margin with under five to play.

NC State didn’t cut the lead to less than

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Honorable Mention: Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals

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seven from there, as Michigan guard Caris LeVert hit his final six free throws to suppress any hopes of a Wolfpack comeback.

The game would end at 66-59, sending NC State to 4-3 on the season. Only Barber and Caleb Martin would score double-digit points for the Wolfpack, with 16 and 19 respectively. Rowan and Abu combined for just seven points on 1-of-17 shooting.

“Maverick struggled,” head coach Mark Gottfried said. “For a freshman, he’s played really, really well. Tonight he just had one of those nights.”

Despite gaining a 13-to-2 advantage on the offensive glass and winning the turnover margin 7-to-11, the Wolfpack was unable to capitalize on these extra possessions, shooting just 33 percent from the field.

“We’ve got to score the ball better than

that,” Gottfried said. “We couldn’t even get an offensive rebound to get in the basket it seemed like, but our kids played really hard. They never quit; we just had a difficult shooting night.”

Michigan finished the night 50 percent from the field with LeVert and Robinson leading the scoring charge with 18 and 17 respectively.

“Michigan’s a very good shooting team,” Gottfried said. “They spread you out. You’re so concerned with their shooters at times and then they use their pick-and-roll and dive down the middle of the floor and we were late on our rotations a couple of times.”

The Wolfpack returns to action Saturday, hosting Bucknell (3-3) at PNC Arena.

1,081 yards through 11 games. Hopkins dipped below double-digit points only once this season and was a model of consistency for wide receivers across the league.

Honorable Mention: Jarvis Landry, Miami Dolphins

yard performance in Week 9. Brown is a bona fide No. 1 receiver in any lineup but only when his quarterback is healthy and playing and Ben Roethlisberger has missed four games this season. Brown’s production has dipped severely when Landry Jones is in the pocket, and with so many other options in the Steelers offense, Brown was just too unreliable for his talent level.

Honorable Mention: Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

Least Reliable: Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers

Most Reliable: DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans

Brown is the No. 3 ranked wide receiver on ESPN PPR Leagues and has the potential to go off on any given week, evidenced by this 17-catch, 284-

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Thursday

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Saturday

Women’s Basketball at (RV) Nebraska 8 p.m.

Wrestling at Appalachain State 7:30 p.m.

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Wolfpack falls to Wolverines in PNC Arena Drew Nantais Assistant Sports Editor

Tyler Horner Correspondent

An abysmal shooting night doomed the NC State men’s basketball team as it fell to the Michigan Wolverines 66-59 at PNC Arena Tuesday night.

The Wolfpack (4-3) came out playing aggressive man defense, forcing two turnovers in the first two minutes against the usually sure-handed Wolverines (5-2). The offense came out quick as well, with a 3-pointer from Caleb Martin putting the team up 5-0 to start the game.

The Pack continued to play strong defense well into the first half, with BeeJay Anya picking up two blocks in consecutive possessions. The team also moved the ball well on offense, avoiding turnovers and finding opens shots, though its inability to find its range from beyond the arc allowed Michigan to keep the score close.

With NC State leading 11-7 at the 11:31 mark, Michigan caught fire from the field, making seven of eight shots, and the Pack was unable to keep up after point guard Anthony “Cat” Barber was forced to the bench with two fouls.

Walk-on Michigan forward Duncan Robinson made his first three attempts in close succession, all

3-pointers, which extended the Wolverines lead to 24-18 with 5:03 left in the half.

Freshman forward Shaun Kirk was subbed into the game to lock off Robinson, who had been guarded by freshman guard Maverick Rowan, but he picked up two fouls in just 16 seconds of play and was pulled after just a minute of court time.

Rowan, who came into the game second on the team in 3-point field goals, missed his first three attempts before finally connecting to end a 10-0 Michigan run at the 2:52 mark, with the score 28-21.

A flurry of made baskets by both teams advanced the score to 34-26 in Michigan’s favor before the half.

Notably absent from the box score in the first was sophomore forward Abdul-Malik Abu, who entered the game fourth on the team in scoring average but went 0-5 from the field.

Barber led the way with 10 points on eight shots.

The Wolfpack came out ice-cold to start the second half, missing its first four attempts from the field and allowing Michigan to extend the lead to 40-30.

However, the disciplined Michigan defense that committed just three fouls in the first half began to falter, putting NC State in the bonus just seven minutes into the half.

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Sophomore guard/forward Caleb Martin drives past a defender to the hoop in the Wolfpack’s 66-59 loss to Michigan on Tuesday. Martin made 5 of 12 field goals, three of his nine 3-pointers and had one assist in the loss to the Wolverines at PNC Arena.

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Fantasy football superlatives Joseph Ochoa Staff Writer

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Head coach Bryan Bunn talks to sophomore middle blocker Kaitlyn Kearney during the annual Wolfpack Challenge intrasquad scrimmage at Broughton High School.

Bunn is stepping down after six years in charge of the Wolfpack.

Volleyball coach steps down after six seasons Staff Report

NC State women’s volleyball head coach Bryan Bunn announced his resignation today to pursue other professional opportunities, according to a release from NC State Athletics.

Bunn headed the program for six seasons, posting a 108-83 mark and a 45-73 record in ACC play. In 2012 he coached the team to an appearance in the NCAA tournament.

“We appreciate Bryan’s contributions to NC State volleyball and to our studentathletes,” said Director of Athletics Debbie Yow. “We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

Bunn and the Wolfpack finished with a 16-16 record (5-15 ACC) in 2015.

“It is with great sadness that I resign my

position as NC State University’s head volleyball coach,” Bunn said in a statement. “I want to thank the University for the opportunity to represent them on the court and in the community. The future is bright for NC State and its volleyball program, and I wish them all the success they deserve.”

With the team’s season completed this past weekend, the search for a new head coach will begin immediately in order for the team to prepare for next year. Sherard Clinkscales, the senior associate athletic director for sports administration/student services, will lead the search.

Pete Hoyer will remain as assistant coach but will lead the team until the head coach position has been filled.

Falcons Dishonorable Mention : Pey ton Manning, Denver Broncos

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Comeback Player of the Year: Adrian Peterson

With the playoffs starting for most teams next week, it’s time to hand out some post-season hardware for the fantasy term.

Peterson only played one game for the Vikings last season before being placed on the commissioner’s exempt list and never playing again in 2014. Since then, “All Day” has been a monster on the ground, leading the NFL in rushing yards with 1,1164 and averaging 18 fantasy points per game in PPR formats.

Honorable Mention: Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals

MVP: Devonta Freeman, Atlanta Falcons This was a tough decision, but the former Florida State running back gets the nod here. Freeman has averaged 20 points per game in PPR formats with four games of 30 points or more. In short, if you had Freeman on your roster, you had a pretty good shot of winning your matchup every week.

Honorable Mention: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Biggest Surprise : Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers Who had Cam Newton being a top-five fantasy quarterback without his top receiver, Kelvin Benjamin, and what was a sub-par offensive line? Anyone? Anyone? “Super Cam” has been dabbing on opponents all season long, posting only two games below 15 fantasy points this season.

Honorable Ment ion : Devonta Freeman, Atlanta

Next Man Up Award : Charcandrick West, Kansas City Chiefs The loss of Jamaal Charles to an ACL tear would have been enough to doom the Chiefs’ season, but West proved he was capable of handling the extra workload.

Since his matchup against Chicago, the Abilene Christian graduate has posted three games of 20 points or more in PPR formats, allowing the Chiefs to win five straight in the process.

Honorable Mention: Jeremy Langford, Chicago Bears

Most Disappointing Player: Sam Bradford, Philadelphia Eagles

This one hurts, especially since we picked him to be the biggest fantasy surprise earlier this year. Despite all the hype surrounding the former Sooner’s potential in the Chip Kelly offense, Bradford has been the model of mediocrity in fantasy, scoring double digit points in five of the 11 games the Eagles have played.

Honorable Mention: C.J. Anderson, Denver Broncos

Rookie of the Year: Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders The former Crimson Tide receiver has been, as Randy Moss once said, “Straight Cash, Homie.” Cooper has been a top-20 PPR receiver this season, dropping below 12 points in only four of the Raiders 11 games.

Honorable Mention: Todd Gurley, St. Louis Rams

Super Senior Award: Tom Brady, New England Patriots At the age of 38, not many people thought Brady would continue to compete at an MVP level. Brady has done nothing short of destroying almost every team he’s played against, averaging 23 fantasy points per game, and he has eight games of 20 points or

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Assessing chances for College Football Playoff hopefuls Tyler Horner Correspondent

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Redshirt sophomore running back Dawka Nichols gets swarmed by UNC defenders in the second half of the football game Saturday. Nichols had four carries for 10 yards and 1 catch for 4 yards in the last home game of the season.

With its 45-34 victory over NC State last weekend, UNC-Chapel Hill’s football team preserved some hope of earning a place in the College Football Playoff’s field of four, which will officially be announced Sunday at noon.

The No. 10 Tar Heels have rolled through 11straight opponents, with their only loss of the season coming in the season-opener against South Carolina. However, given the pitiful state of ACC’s coastal division this year, that streak includes very few quality wins, the most impressive of which was likely the most recent in Raleigh. The playoff committee is also unlikely to overlook that the team’s

single loss came against the lowly 3-9 Gamecocks.

Despite all of this, UNC remains alive in the playoff race because they have an opportunity to knock off the nation’s No. 1 team, Clemson, when the two meet for the ACC Championship on Saturday. But before we examine their likelihood of victory in that game, let’s look at what outside help the Tar Heels need to get a shot at the playoff.

Practically speaking, only two of the four playoff spots are left up for grabs. Oklahoma secured one spot by dominating Oklahoma State en route to a Big 12 championship last weekend and another spot will go to the winner of the Big Ten championship between No. 4 Iowa and No. 5 Michigan State.

UNC already received some good fortune over the weekend when the ACC’s own Florida State thrashed No. 12 Florida, which would have made the SEC championship (Saturday vs.

No. 2 Alabama) essentially a play-in game with a win over the Seminoles.

Now, a victory over Alabama would likely only accomplish knocking the Crimson Tide out of the playoff as the 10-2 Gators simply have too much ground to make up.

For argument’s sake, let’s say Florida and UNC win their respective conference championships — if either of these doesn’t happen, the Tar Heels playoff aspirations are dashed. Which

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