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New restaurant to open in downtown Raleigh next week

Court rules that modern house is allowed to stay in historic Oakwood neighborhood Despite some controversy among homeowners in Oakwood’s historic neighborhood, the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a ruling Tuesday that a modern house will be allowed to remain in the neighborhood.

Two years ago, the owners and designers of the home submitted an “Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness” to the Raleigh Historic Development Commission to see if their design aligned with the City of Raleigh guidelines.

A few months later, a hearing approved the design. A month after it was approved, a neighbor appealed the Commission’s decision, stating that its design did not match the neighborhood’s personality. The homeowners appealed the neighbor’s statement, and the North Carolina Superior Court ruled in their favor on the grounds that the neighbor did not have the legal standing to challenge the design’s approval.

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Students place 3rd in Disney Imagineering competition

IN BRIEF Provenance, a new Southern cuisine restaurant in a contemporary, casual setting, will open next Monday on the first floor of the new Skyhouse luxury apartment complex on East Martin Street. The menu will feature “hyper-local and hyperseasonal” items, according to its chef, Teddy Klopf. Nearly all of the liquor and wine on the bar menu will be from North Carolina. Prices of menu options will range from $10 breakfast items, $9–$18 lunch items and $19–$32 dinner items.

The restaurant will be able to seat about 80 people, and when the patio opens in the spring, it will seat another 50. Klopf wants to eventually start a dinner series that will feature different cuisines and cultures. The first in the series will be a “Don Quixote” dinner that will highlight Spanish food and wine.

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required them to look ahead to March primaries, where North Carolina will be a battleground between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

The volunteers outline the Sanders campaign’s strategy moving forward in North Carolina and highlight the importance of volunteer phone bank-

Four NC State students won third place in the Walt Disney Imagineering 25th Imaginations design competition at Walt Disney Imagineering headquarters on Jan. 29 in Glendale, California. Third place was awarded to Simon Park, Kevin Lee, Chandler Williams and Emily Wise for “Ostium: An Adventure Behind Every Door.”

“It actually just kind of fell into our hands,” said Emily Wise, a senior studying industrial design. “Myself and Kevin were asked to join a team with two other students, not Chandler and Simon … but both of them were studying abroad this semester, and they didn’t want to join the competition.”

The challenge this year was to design a traveling experience that could tour small towns across the United States for families who do not have the opportunity to travel to a Disney park.

“This temporary venue would only operate in each community for two to three days, should take no more than a day to set up and break down, and embodies the kind of family entertainment that Walt Disney envisioned when he first built Disneyland,” according to the Disney Imaginations press release.

The attraction was an expandable, portable experience using interactive media and real-world character greeting experiences to allow guests to step into their favorite worlds, inspired by the magical Disney and Pixar stories of “The Lion King,” “Frozen,” “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.”

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NC State students involved in the “Feel the Bern” campaign participated in a “Bernstorming” event to promote Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

‘Feel the Bern’ at NCSU prepares for NC primary Nathan Marquard Correspondent

NC State student volunteers are now organizing and “Bernstorming” for the Bernie Sanders campaign to kick off the campaign’s expansion into North Carolina ahead of the March 15 primary. While the campaign had been focused on early primary states, the results of Iowa and New Hampshire have

Researchers find gender bias in Disney movies

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Sasha Afanasyeva Staff Writer

Researchers from NC State and Pitzer College in southern California recently discovered that many Disney films have a major problem — the number of female speaking roles and percentage of words spoken by female characters has been on a decline.

In Disney princess movies released in 1937 and the 1950s, where women’s roles weren’t necessarily empowering, the amount of words spoken by men and women were about equal. However, starting in the late 1980s, that changed with the release of “The Little Mermaid,” where the percentage of words spoken by women went down to 32 percent.

Although “The Little Mermaid” is a movie about a princess who literally loses her voice, that trend continued with

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Thousands of people brave the cold to attend the 10th annual HKonJ Moral March on Raleigh and HKonJ People’s Assembly on Saturday. The theme of this year’s event was to promote voting in response to the controversial voter ID law.

Raleigh applies for grant to get self-driving pods BIENVENIDOS Meet Melissa Betancur: MSA’s new program coordinator

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An early prototype of ecoPRT. Seth Hollar and his team believes that this automated small light weight vehicle could one day transport hundreds of students in minutes.

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Traffic along Avent Ferry Road and Western Boulevard could be significantly cut back with separate lanes for futuristic-looking golf carts that would connect Centennial and Central Campus and traffic lights that would change based on the traffic f low, according to The News & Observer.

This would all be possible if Raleigh is granted the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $40 million “smart city” grant that will be awarded to the most forwardthinking city. Raleigh plans to be a forward-thinking city by launching eco-friendly transportation

around NC State.

The average American is stuck in traffic for about 40 hours a year and the transportation sector makes up 28 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The federal government wants to change this by providing America with more efficient, sustainable transportation options.

City planners partnered with NC State engineers to complete the grant application. They have been planning ecoPRT for years, a transit system made up of electric, self-driving pods. These pods would first be installed around the

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POLICE BLOTTER February 14 12:17 AM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Sullivan Dr/Varsity Dr Student was cited for registration violation.

Officer conducted field interview with student and juvenile located in vehicle. No action taken.

4:20 AM | ALARM DOOR HELD Timber Hall Officer responded to door alarm. No one was located.

1:03 AM | WELFARE CHECK Lakeview Hall Report of non-student in emotional crisis. Officers located non-student in Oval parking lot and transported for voluntary evaluation.

7:38 AM | FIRE ALARM Western Manor Units responded to alarm caused by smoke. It was determined HVAC unit caught fire inside. Power was shut down to unit and smoke cleared from the area. Appropriate notifications were made.

1:03 AM | ALARM DOOR HELD Hudson Hall Officer responded to report of door held open. Two students visiting another student were found smoking cigarettes.

11:14 AM | SPECIAL EVENT Off Campus Officers provided law enforcement services for men’s wrestling event.

2:51 AM | SUPERVISORY ALARM Materials Mgt Warehouse Officers responded to alarm at this location. Fire Marshal was notified and responded.

3:14 AM | FIELD INTERVIEW West Lot

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oval on Centennial Campus and then expanded to Western Boulevard to connect to Central Campus.

The pods are still in the conceptual phase, but engineering students have built a few pods. Now the design still has to be refined so it can be massproduced. Each pod would weigh around 500 pounds

12:18 PM | SPECIAL EVENT Off Campus Officers provided law enforcement services for women’s basketball game.

12:32 PM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Partners I Two students were involved in traffic accident.

and would have four-wheel d r ive, c ra sh-avoid a nc e technology and air conditioning.

Smaller grants have already been given to ecoPRT, but the DOT grant would give it the funding to make it a reality.

Avent Ferry has higher bus ridership t ha n a ny other corridor in the city.

Also, as part of the grant, Raleigh would launch selfdriving buses along Avent Ferry, equip city vehicles with the same self-driving

News 12:40 PM | FIRE ALARM Metcalf Hall Units responded to alarm.

Cause unknown.

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9:25 PM | DRUG VIOLATION Carmichael Gym Officers assisted student with starting vehicle. Marijuana was detected coming from vehicle.

Referral was issued.

9:40 PM | FIRE ALARM Plaza Hall Units responded to alarm caused by cooking.

11:14 PM | DRUG VIOLATION Carroll Hall Officer responded to reported of drug violation. Student was cited for possession of paraphernalia and possession of hashish. Two students were referred to the university.

February 15 7:38 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus Officer came upon disabled vehicle and stopped to assist.

Officer stood by until Zebulon PD arrived.

technology and traffic sensors to the local road network.

Raleigh is one of 77 cities applying for the grant.

The U.S. DOT will choose five finalists on March 21 and decide on the winner sometime in June. Cities applying for the grant must have a population between 200,000 and 800,000 people, already have a public transportation system and t he proposed strategies must be realistic within that system.

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lizabeth Carter,a junior studying microbiology, hands Riki Dows, a freshman studying communication , a Service Raleigh sticker on Tuesday in Talley Student Union. Service Raleigh is an organization that partners groups and individuals with nonprofit organizations for Raleigh’s day of service. “I’m in Girl Scouts at home and I have been missing service projects since I came to Raleigh,” Dows said.

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ers and canvassers to help get the word out about Sanders.

“We do not have super PAC money, so we rely on volunteers to get the message out there,” said Masha Mendieta, the campaign’s national strategist for Latino outreach.

Sanders has distinguished himself from Clinton and the rest of the field by being the only candidate without a super PAC, relying instead on small donations from more than 3.7 million contributions. Rather than hiring many paid staffers like other campaigns, Sanders relies on volunteers to make calls to voters and spread his message. The “Bernstorm” serves as a call to action for volunteers to host phone banking events and meet fellow supporters.

Andrew Arden, president of Feel the Bern at NC State and a sophomore studying psychology, said the club is currently focusing on reaching out to Latino organizations on campus, and will work to promote Sanders’ ideas to the Latino community on campus. Arden stressed the relevance of Bernie Sanders’ platform to college students, including implementing a $15 minimum wage, offering free public college, comprehensive single-payer healthcare and reducing carbon emissions.

“To make the changes our country needs, you have to think big,” Arden said. “We will get Bernie Sanders elected, we will help elect a congress that better represents the people, we will help involve young people in the political process who have never been involved before.”

Aisha Dew, North Carolina state director for the campaign, highlighted the importance of college student involvement in phone banking and activism.

“Given that Sen. Sanders resonates with so many younger voters, it is important for college students to get involved,” Dew said.

She encouraged college students interested in Bernie Sanders to get involved with the College Students for Bernie group and “Feel the Bern @ NC State” Facebook page to volunteer at campaign events. “Feel the Bern @ NC State” has been hosting phone banking events on campus since mid-October. College Students for Bernie has been organized at 10 different schools in North Carolina so far.

While calls have primarily been made in

Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, the campaign has recently begun calling March primary states such as North Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota and Texas.

The campaign has also added a Spanishspeaking option for phone bankers to help reach the Latino community.

“Spanish phone banking will be very important moving forward in western states and in Latino populations,” Mendieta said.

She explained that the Latino, primarilySpanish communities present a challenge for the campaign, so bilingual volunteers

“To make the changes our country needs, you have to think big.”

— Andrew Arden, president of Feel the Bern at NC State

are an important element of the campaign strategy in this demographic.

Other “Bernstorming” events have taken place in North Carolina, like when organizers rallied in Charlotte earlier this week. According to Mendieta, the response from North Carolinians has been especially enthusiastic, and she is surprised at how mixed the crowds have been.

“Every type of demographic is represented,” she said.

The campaign focuses on spreading volunteers and the campaign’s ground game all over the state, as most democratic voters in North Carolina are concentrated in cities such as Raleigh, Charlotte and Asheville. Organizers stressed the importance of volunteering with campaign, but Mendieta said the key to winning in the state “more than anything, is about voter turnout.”

Dew highlighted the importance of the college student vote.

“College students always play a huge role when they decide to participate and can change the tide of an election,” Dew said.

Dew explained how college students can play a role in Sanders’ message and election by attending a phone banking event with “Feel the Bern @ NC State,” finding a volunteer event at berniesanders.com or by helping at the campaign office opening soon in downtown Raleigh.

According to the most recent High Point poll, Clinton currently leads Sanders by 26 points in North Carolina.

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women having only about 25 percent of words spoken until 2010, when “Tangled” was released and the percentage of words spoken was about even again.

In movies following “The Little Mermaid,” women spoke only 29 percent of the time; in “Beauty and the Beast,” 10 percent of the time; in “Aladdin,” 24 percent of the time; in “Pocahontas,” 23 percent of the time; in “Mulan” (including when Mulan was impersonating a man) women spoke 24 percent of the time.

However, when it came to speaking roles assigned to cast members, researchers found that it tended to be heavily skewed toward men.

Starting with “The Little Mermaid,” the number of speaking roles assigned to men rapidly outgrew women’s. Even in “Tangled,” in which men and women had about an equal representa-

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“All of us grew up with Disney mov ies w ith the Disney channel television shows … so it was so exciting to have the opportunity to participate in the competition,” said Chandler Williams, a senior studying art and design.

Each of the four students took on designing the different realms. Wise was assigned to “The Lion King,” Park to “Toy Story,” Williams to “Frozen” and Lee to “Finding Nemo.” Together, they created a story using Disney’s intellectual properties from each film and “Monsters Inc.” to create an attraction that was “diverse enough to appeal to younger people, older people, teenagers and toddlers,” Wise said.

“Ostium” is the traveling world that comes to your hometown because Mike and Sully from “Monsters Inc.” need the guests’ help.

The monsters have been ex ploring ot her rea lms, and they have been having so much fun and now they can’t find their way back.

The attraction, given the name “Ostium,” which is Latin for “door,” would be made of inf latable architecture to create their attraction. As a design, the inf latable structure was feasible even though the teams were told they had an unlimited

tion in words spoken, less than a quarter of speaking roles were actually women’s.

In “Frozen,” the most recent Disney princess movie released, only about a third of speaking roles were women’s.

Karen Eisenhauer, a graduate student studying linguistics at NC State and one of the researchers on the project, hypothesized that growing casts played a part in speaking roles favoring men.

“The animated cast of the films grows by a lot in the 1990s, whereas the originals had 15 characters, the newer films have 40 or 50 roles,” Eisenhauer said. “The guards and shopkeepers, most of those roles, if not all, are assigned male parts. When you add up all those tiny speaking roles it gives the overwhelming speaking majority to men.”

Eisenhauer was surprised by the findings.

“The information that we saw there was in some ways surprising in that we knew Disney films weren’t doing as good of a job at fairly representing women, but we

budget.

“We have interactive floor tiles that pop-up with the monsters so while the kids are playing they can retrieve the monster and show them the way back to the door,” Williams said.

The team cited their greatest strength as the ability to critique one another and play off of each other’s different skill sets.

“We’re all very logistically minded, particularly Emily and Kevin, who are in industrial design,” Williams said.

In contrast, their greatest weakness was that they entered the competition fairly late.

“We overnighted our USB to make sure it got there on time,” Williams said.

Twent y students f rom eight universities were finalists, decided by Walt Disney Engineers. Each finalist team got to spend five days in Glendale, California, at Disneyland where they went behind the scenes of the offices and design studios of Walt Disney Imagineers.

“There were so many aspects of everyone’s projects that were completely out of the box,” Williams said.

Kevin Lee, a senior studying industrial design and a member of the team, said his favorite attraction came from the second place winners from the University of Texas at Austin for “Hueroic,” an attraction that would

didn’t expect the discrepancy to be as large as it was in some cases,” Eisenhauer said.

Eisenhauer worked with Carmen Fought, a professor of linguistics from Pitzer College on the project.

“This was originally her project that I signed on and expanded,” Eisenhauer said.

“Her motivation, which is also mine, is that there is a lot of discourse, academic and nonacademic, about the Disney princess movies and other Disney films about how sexist they are at representing gender to young children.

There wasn’t really a quantitative voice being added to the discussion, so we wanted to employ some of the sociolinguistic methods that are used in our fields to back conversations people were having about these Disney movies.”

Eisenhauer said that she has since expanded to topics related to advertising, different movies, and also conducting research as to how Disney operates in order to contextualize films on the company and on the reception side as well as the cultural environment

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that the movies are released into.

“I would like people to know that this is barely the start of what we are looking at and that we were looking forward to publishing more results as we find them,” Eisenhauer said. “I hope these topics and findings can open more conversation about linguistic representation because we talk about

how people look, but there are few conversations about how people sound. How people sound, how much they talk, it’s just as vital as how people look in their representation in the media.”

Students expressed surprise about the findings of the study.

“I f ind that extremely shocking,” said Amanda Mosely, a senior studying

supply chain and marketing.

“When I looked at Disney movies when I was a little girl, I always thought that females were the main roles in the films. As a little girl it felt empowering that I wanted to grow up to be a princess. It’s shocking to see movies like ‘Frozen’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ that women have fewer speaking roles than men.”

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Chandler Williams, Kevin Lee, Emily Wise and Simon Park present “Ostium,” an ineractive traveling world where riders help Mike and Sully from “Monsters Inc.” find their way back to their door after visiting the realms of “Frozen,” “The Lion King,” “Toy Story” and “Finding Nemo.”

explore the beauty of art and imagination. Williams also noted that “Hueroic” team did not use any of Disney’s intellectual properties.

“Their illustrations were very incredible,” Lee said.

Given the opportunity, Lee, Williams and Wise said they would all love to work for Disney.

“It was an incredible experience,” Williams said.

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These interviews are open to the public, and we encourage anyone with an interest in our organizations to attend.

The students will be interviewed by members of Student Media’s Newspaper, Broadcast and Business Office advisory boards, which include students, faculty, staff and industry professionals. There will be time set aside for questions and comments from the public before the advisory board members adjourn to executive session.

The dates and times for the advisory board meetings are as follows: • Newspapers Advisory Board – Monday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., Witherspoon 324 (Student Media Conference Room) – Nubian Message Editor In Chief candidate: Stephanie Tate, sophomore, political science.

• Business Office Advisory Board – Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m., Witherspoon 324 (Student Media Conference Room) – Student Business Manager candidate: Mary McPhatter, junior, international political science.

• Newspapers Advisory Board – Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m., Witherspoon 324 (Student Media Conference Room) – Technician Editor In Chief candidates: Gabe DeCaro, junior, nuclear engineering and international relations; Katherine Kehoe, junior, English; Mary Anna Rice, junior, English; and Rachel Smith, junior, design.

After considering each candidate, the advisory boards will submit their recommendations to the full Student Media Board of Directors, which will make the final decision as to next year’s leaders. That meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, in Room 356 of the Witherspoon Student Center. (Room 356 is located in the African-American Cultural Center.)

For more information, please contact Director of Student Media Advising Patrick Neal at pcneal@ncsu.edu or (919) 515-1515.

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uail Ridge Books of Raleigh enlisted me to help with a set of open discussions about neoRupert Nacoste diversity issues in Guest Columnist t he R aleigh community. We have had two of these “What’s Going On” open forums in the bookstore. Forum 3 was to be “Islamophobia in the Raleigh Community” but that had to be canceled because of Winter Storm Jonas.

Since I had announced Forum 3 on my Facebook page, I felt obligated to announce the cancelation. I did so with this post: “CANCELLED! Islamophobia discussion at Quail Ridge Books this Sunday, January 24, 2016 is CANCELLED. Too much ice, travel too treacherous. I will let everyone know when it is rescheduled. By the way, I wish we could just CANCEL Islamophobia. But it’s not that easy, so always stand up for each other’s humanity ... that is the interpersonal answer.”

Just after I posted that announcement, I found on my university account this email from a student asking for help.

My student wrote: “Dr. Nacoste, I am in your PSY 411, Interdependence and Race class. I am emailing you in hopes that you will be able to help me better respond to, and understand, a situation I found myself in this past weekend. I know that I will learn more throughout our course and if I have to wait until then it’s fine! I just wanted you to know that my experience so far in your courses has changed my mindset and I didn’t notice until the situation below presented itself.”

Then she described the interpersonal situation she experienced: “This past weekend I found myself spending quality time with my roommates, watching movies, when we came across the very popular film ‘American Sniper.’ Now, my roommates are very right winged political advocates and thus voice their love for films such as these. I, a little more moderate, enjoy all types of films and also take pride in my country as Americans should. Thus, I

thought the film would be enjoyable.

However, as the movie went on I found myself becoming quite uncomfortable and slightly angry when bigoted comments regarding the entire Islamic community were voiced by my friends. Comments such as “they should all die,” “they are taught to hate us, and we’re taught to tolerate them” and “they want to allow THEM into our country, they just need to LEAVE.” Being exposed to the diversity on campus, and even attending several events that allow me to interact with those who are different from me, has shown me that this type of attitude is unacceptable. I tried to intervene and focus on the fact that the actors in the movie were portraying terrorists, not the Muslim population. They didn’t care. I knew I had to walk away as the anger was consuming me. I love my roommates and I know that they are all amazing people. But how can I better help them get rid of these crazy ideas and comments?”

In a way I was surprised to get an email like this so early in the semester. Usually it takes a bit longer for the lessons of the course to start hitting my students, but I have already noticed that this class of 46 neo-diverse (a mix of biracial, female, male, Arab, white, Latino/Hispanic, black, bisexual) students is more ready to learn than is usually the case. Early or not, whenever I get an email from any of my students about this kind of situation, I respond quickly.

To this student I wrote: “Believe it or not, you handled that very well. Yes, as the semester goes along I will teach you and the class strategies for handling interpersonal moments like the one you described. Understand that this is the fundamental interpersonal-intergroup problem our whole country is struggling to weather, and not just ice storms aimed at our American Muslim brothers and sisters. Pick a group, say women, and somebody will let their group-prejudice blow cold into languagebehavior and worse forms of bigotry (behavioral expression of anti-group prejudice).

Again, you handled your situation in one of the ways I will teach. Sometimes you just have to walk the hell away. No one has to tolerate intolerance.

The strategy I will teach the class avoids telling people they are wrong. That never works.

The strategy I will teach you and your class is to indicate to the persons you are interacting with how much it hurts you to hear that kind of stereotype, that kind of bigotry expressed toward a whole group of people. Just say something like, ‘I’m sorry, but I find that kind of language/stereotype offensive. It hurts me.’

That’s it. If the people you are interacting with care about you and your feelings, that kind of statement should matter.

By the way, part of what I teach is that you cannot change people in the moment. Speak for yourself, speak your feelings, and that’s all you can do in the moment. If the person or persons tell you that you are wrong to feel that way, or clearly doesn’t care about what you feel, don’t argue, just walk the hell away. I am very proud of the way you handled yourself. And I am so happy you are in my class.”

When I posted the cancelation of the Islamophobia discussion that was to happen at Quail Ridge Books, I ended my post by saying: “By the way, I wish we could just CANCEL Islamophobia. But it’s not that easy, so always stand up for each other’s humanity... that is the interpersonal answer.”

Pained by the necessity of thinking about “Our Three Winners,” Deah, Yusor and Razan, I say again with firm commitment: We must cancel this winter storm of Islamophobia moving across America. And now you have a strategy that will help. In your everyday social interactions, stand up for the humanity of all people. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The greatest tragedy of this age will not be the vitriolic words and deeds of the children of darkness, but the appalling silence of the children of light.”

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t’s time to abolish North Carolina’s “Ag-gag” law. A coalition of national interest advocacy groups recently sued in a North Carolina court to get the newly effective “PropSoumya erty Protection Act” declared Nadabar unconstitutional.

Guest Columnist This law, in effect as of Jan. 1, punishes employees that document, record or reveal company data to uncover company wrongdoing. Employers can now sue these “whistleblowers” for up to $5,000 per day in damages.

This bill became a law last summer after Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto was overridden by both the House and the Senate in less than an hour, despite McCrory’s objections. The governor was concerned that this environment would discourage employees from reporting illegal activity in the workplace due to potential civil penalties.

Primary sponsor of the bill Rep. John Szoka (R-45) justified the bill by citing an event from 1992 where ABC journalists secured employment at Food Lion to allegedly release sensationalist fictional stories on the sale of spoiled meat and fish. Despite citing the need for protection from these acts, he failed to provide any more recent or specific examples to suggest that this is a widespread or pressing issue in North Carolina.

It’s clear that this isn’t about protecting property. This law is about protecting businesses from the general public and the press. It squashes awareness of criminal and inhumane action within factory farms, elderly homes and daycare centers, to name a few. Just last year, McCrory signed a bill that would prevent abuse at social service facilities after Burt Powell, a special needs adult, was sexually abused by a manager in a nursing home. With the Property Protection Act in place, employees that report such actions will now face lawsuits from their employers. How does this help protect vulnerable populations?

Now coined the “Ag-gag bill” by the opposition, this law effectively chokes First Amend-

ment rights by violating free speech, freedom of the press, right to petition and due process, among others. Nathan Runkle, president of Mercy for Animals, posits that this law clouds transparency in food production, perpetuates animal cruelty, violates worker rights and threatens environmental safety.

Mercy for Animals, a major animal activist group, had recently produced video footage of a worker at a North Carolina poultry plant kicking, throwing and stomping on chickens. The poultry company thanked the group for bringing to their attention what they called “clear animal abuse” and the courts successfully prosecuted the worker. Under the new legislation, this would no longer be possible; the undercover activist who filmed the abuse would be sued.

This legislation demonstrates a clear alliance between legislative interests and corporate animal agriculture interests. It is no surprise, given that industries such as hog farms are so prominent in this state, but it is disappointing that they have so easily infiltrated our legislative process, putting human and animal bodies at risk to protect corporate interests.

Paul McCartney’s famous quote rings true: “If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian.” If factory farms operate ethically, why would they go to such lengths to ensure the average consumer knows nothing about their procedures?

Furthermore, if we as consumers choose this kind of ignorance, what does that imply about our own abilities to permit this kind of cruelty and abuse? Who can stomach such a meal knowing their pork chop or chicken breast is a product of months of agony, violence and, ultimately, systematic killing?

To hold ourselves accountable is to hold our legislators accountable. Other states such as Iowa and Idaho are now seeing their “ag-gag” laws challenged in court on constitutional grounds.

With any luck, North Carolina’s will be next.

Why college shouldn’t be free W hen I first heard that Bernie Sanders wants to make tuition free at public colleges and universities, I laughed because I thought it was a joke. Then, I realized it was literally one of his campaign’s planks. Suddenly, it wasn’t so funny anymore. ColMissy lege is a privilege, not a right.

Furman College isn’t one of those onStaff Columnist the-fly decisions. A prospective student shouldn’t wake up one morning and think, “Hey, why not try that college thing?” The decision to go to college should be planned in advance so that the student can work toward this goal. Effort in high school needs to be demonstrated in order to earn the privilege to continue one’s education in college.

Universities need to uphold their reputation that gives degrees their value. How many more students would decide to go to college just to have fun? Just to get out of the house? Regardless of the reason, not all students go for the education, and other people shouldn’t have to pay for someone else to party. College candidates need to be people who wanted to attend college, worked hard to get there and are working even harder to stay there. College isn’t for everyone. Making it affordable for everyone will increase the chances of people choosing college simply because they can.

Having grown up in the Northeast, where even all the in-state public schools are more expensive than out-of-state ones, I know all about the struggle to find a college that is affordable. Of course there are plenty of students out there who live in middle- or low-income families who really just can’t afford college.

But there are certainly other options to pay one’s way instead of passing a national law.

When opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.

That’s where scholarships come in. If a student genuinely desires to attend college, he or she will put in whatever it takes to make it happen.

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Schools recognize this initiative, for scholarships are earned and not handed out. Many scholarships require students to continually earn their privilege to be granted this money they are being rewarded with. Scholarships can often be retracted if a certain GPA isn’t maintained or other requirements are not fulfilled. If all those students got their money no matter what, it is difficult not to think that they would put in the same amount of effort knowing that no matter how hard or little they studied for finals would affect their wallet. Where is the incentive?

I’ve definitely noticed a familiar pattern among the scholars at NC State whether it be the Parks, the Goodnights, the Caldwell Fellows, etc. These students don’t just excel because they have an intelligent mind but because they also value the opportunity they were presented with. The opportunity they earned and created through their previous successes. The scholarship students whom I’ve encountered in my classes have been the ones asking questions in class by participating and actively engaging themselves in the classroom and working diligently till the early hours of the morning to get all their assignments completed to the best of their abilities.

When students choose to miss a class, they are simultaneously choosing to throw money out the window. You just paid for something (really expensive, I might add) and got nothing for it. It motivates students to get the most out of their education.

Without having to pay the full price or earn the more affordable price, college students will have a greater chance to incorrectly prioritize their future options. Students will put the most effort into an education they have earned or an education they are paying for. I find it difficult to believe, however, that students will apply this same work ethic if they are simply handed this education for free, regardless of their intentions.

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El comité de FLOC exige cambio en HKonJ Caitlin Neal Escritora de Personal

Banderas rojas estuvieron dispersas por los multitudes de las manifestaciones en el centro de Raleigh en la mañana del sábado en el décimo anual Moral March on Raleigh and Historic Thousands on Jones Street People’s Assembly Coalition. Las banderas rojas mostraron la presencia del Comité de los trabajadores agrícolas, FLOC, y su apoyo a los campesinos y la comunidad latina en total.

Seg ún el sit io de web FLOC, las dos metas centrales son “para proveer los trabajadores agrícolas una voz en las decisiones que los afectan” y “traer todos los partidos a la mesa para dirigir los problemas a través de la industria.”

FLOC ha tenido una presencia en Carolina del Norte desde 1998 y es conocido por su cinco años de boicot

de trabajadores agrícolas contra Mount Olive Pickles.

A causa del boicot, FLOC ganó un contrato de tres vías con Mt. Olive y la Asociación de cultivadores de Carolina del Norte en 2003 que ayudaba trabajadores en muchas industrias agrícolas, además de solamente los pepinos, y proveía “trabajadores invitados” de H-2A el derecho para juntarse con las uniones.

Los representativos de FLOC en la manifestación HKonJ incluyeron individuos de los condados de Wilson, Bailey, Warsaw y Dudley, además de miembros jóvenes de la organización.

Durante la protesta, el vicepresidente de FLOC, Justin Flores, dijo que el comité estuvo presente en HKonJ para hacer cambios en el estado para derechos de trabajo, derechos de inmigrantes y derechos de votación, que es el tema central de la protesta.

“Desafortunadamente, tenemos problemas en un nivel nacional y de estado,” dijo Justin Flores, el vicepresidente de FLOC

“Estamos aquí juntos con la gente por el estado que están tratando hacer algunos cambios para mejoras,” dijo Flores. “Nuestros problemas particulares son sobre los derechos de trabajo, la explotación en el trabajo, los derechos inmigrantes y la habilidad para los trabajadores indocumentados que contribuyen tanto en la economía para poder obtener un permiso de conducir y conducir sin miedo. Estos son nuestros problemas y son porque estamos aquí hoy. También estamos aquí para apoyar la agenda en total y los objetivos de otros que están tratando hacer el estado un lugar mejor.”

Según a, “A state of fear:

Human rights abuses in North Carolina’s tobacco industry,” una investigación de FLOC y Oxfam America, 22 de 86 trabajadores agrícolas repor taron que se pagaron menos que el salario mínimo federal, y 57 por ciento de los sujetos del estudio dijeron que no pueden hacer las necesidades básicas. En adición, el estudio encontró que 90 por ciento de los campesinos son indocumentados. Este ha sido acreditado a las complicaciones y el precio alto del programa visa H-2A para los cultivadores.

Organizadora de FLOC, Cynthia Castillo, dijo que ella “ le gustaría ver los trabajadores agrícolas ser

reconocidos y respetados porque nuestra comida es debido a ellos.”

Aunque la organización claramente anunció que no promocionaría políticos específicos y sólo los asuntos, Flores dijo que espera que el gobierno escuchará a los argumentos y realizar cambios.

“Desafortunadamente, tenemos problemas en un nivel nacional y de estado,” dijo Flores. “Aquí en Carolina del Norte, los gobiernos loca les han tomado pasos tontos para hacer cosas difíciles para los trabajadores indocumentados y los trabajadores en general. Tenemos personas haciendo el salario mínimo y recibiendo dos o tres multas de tráfico cada mes por el costo de 200 y más dólares porque necesitan conducir a trabajo y recoger sus hijos de la escuela sin un permiso de conducir.

“Esto es especialmente

un problema del este de Carolina del Norte y en los condados este de la calle 95, pero se puede ver por todo el estado. Estamos diciendo a la asamblea que necesitan hacer algo. Ellos necesitan pasar una ley que permite a todos que viven aquí el derecho de obtener un permiso de conducir y hacer las calles más seguro para todos.”

Por l a m a n i fe s t ac ión HKonJ y por otros esfuerzos, como la campaña actual de FLOC sobre el negocio de Reynolds Tobacco, la organización continúa abogar para cambios y mejorar las vidas de trabajadores agrícolas.

Mientras Castillo agarró su bandera roja de FLOC alta, arriba de los multitudes de HKonJ, ella dijo, “Nuestro logo es “Hasta a la victoria.” Queremos cambio, y vamos a luchar para el cambio hasta que lo alcancemos.”

Copa Unidos prepara estudiantes latinos para éxito Caitlin Neal Escritora de Personal

Aproximadamente cien estudiantes desde la costa a las montañas de Carolina del Norte están preparando para el cuatro torneo anual de fútbol, la Copa Unidos. Los estudiantes universitarios, además de los estudiantes desde 8º hasta 12º grados de los condados de Sampson, Wayne, Yadkin, Wake y Forsyth estarán participando en el torneo.

Situado en los campos Miller de NC State en el 16 de abril, los competidores jugarán con persistencia hasta que los campeones lograrán el primer premio estimado, un trofeo de una copa a medido de los imprimadores 3D de NC State.

La meta de los patrocinadores, Juntos y el Departamento de jóvenes, familia, y las ciencias comunidades, es que todos los estudiantes obtendrán el premio real del evento, la oportunidad para ver una universidad e inspirarlos a ver la universidad como una realidad.

Juntos fue establecido en 2007 de la Extensión cooperativa de NC State y ha sido elogiado por la Casa Blanca en 2015 mientras continuando expandir nacionalmente. El programa, en coordinación con 4-H, provee los estudiantes latinos de 8º hasta 12º grados y sus padres el conocimiento y los recursos para promocionar graduación del colegio y la educación más alta.

“El objetivo de Copa Unidos es para que los niños de condados diferentes

vengan juntos, comparten sus experiencias, jueguen el fútbol y conecten uno con el otro,” dijo David Rashidi, un estudiante del último año estudiando la educación del diseño ingeniero de tecnología y el líder para el evento de Copa Unidos.

Directora de Juntos y una coordinadora del Departamento de jóvenes, familia y las ciencias comunidades, Juana Hernandez-Urquiza, dijo que este torneo es excelente para muchos de los estudiantes jóvenes porque deportes y fútbol es un motivo para ellos.

“Sabemos que el fútbol, sino también el aspecto de comunidad, es un interés común para muchas familias latinas,” dijo Hernandez-Urquiza.

“Copa Unidos no sólo es sobre el fútbol sino también es sobre unificación.

Es un ambiente divertido donde los estudiantes tienen la oportunidad para visitar una universidad y sentirse más cómodos en esto medio ambiente con estudiantes universitarias actuales.”

En la planificación del evento, Rashidi dijo que los coordinadores están organizando equipos de diez personas. Los jóvenes de Juntos de los condados diferentes se mezclará, y por lo menos tres estudiantes universitarios estarán emparejados a cada equipo.

Estudiantes universitarios de Meredith College, Appalachian State University, UNC-Wilmington, Durham Tech, Sampson Community College, East Carolina University y NC State han venido para participar en los juegos en el pasado. Este año, los

organizadores están tratando tener algunos de los jugadores de fútbol de los equipos universitarios del primer equipo y del club a participar en el torneo también.

“Creo que los jóvenes de Juntos tendrán una experiencia poderosa,” dijo Rashidi. “Yo sé cuando conocí mi joven para guiar, él era tímido y se mantenía a sí mismo. Se puede ver la pasión que él tiene para el fútbol y deportes en general, entonces cuando él juega puedes verle abrirse. Por el fútbol todos empiezan a abrirse más y más, ya que es un bono común.

Para algunos que no tienen interés en jugando fútbol, otras actividades estarán disponible alrededor del torneo. Recreación Universitaria será previendo talleres como Zumba y TRX como una actividad alternativa.

Además, hay esperanza para tener otras organizaciones latinas del campus como Sube Ritmos, Mi Familia, Lambda Theta Phi y Lambda Pi Chi en asistencia para quedar tiempo con los estudiantes.

Rashidi dijo que este torneo anual es importante porque permite que los estudiantes universitarios construían relaciones con estudiantes de escuela secundaria y el colegio para educarlos sobre la universidad.

“La meta ultima es para que los niños piensen en la universidad y para que ellos estén expuestos a la universidad,” dijo Rashidi. “Muchos de los estudiantes no piensan que tienen la potencial para ir a la universidad y muchos padres latinos son reticentes

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El torneo de fútbol ocurrirá el 16 de abirl y los patrocinadores son Juntos y el Departamento de jóvenes, familia, y las ciencias comunidades.

o tienen miedo de enviar sus niños a una universidad porque no saben lo que incluye.

“Hablando de mi experiencia, soy la primera generación de mi familia para asistir a la universidad. Voy a pagar por cinco años de escuela solo con el ayudo de becas y ayuda financiara, y eso ha sido enorme para mí. Es súper tener la oportunidad para compartir mi historia y conectar con estos estudiantes en este nivel. Veo mucho de mí a dentro de estos niños y puedo relatar a ellos.”

El ejemplo de Rashidi de conexión y de ser un modelo es exactamente lo que Hernandez-Urquiza dijo que ella espera ver en el evento de Copa Unidos.

“El impacto más grande es que los estudiantes vienen a la universidad y ven que otros latinos asisten la uni-

versidad,” dijo Hernandez-Uquiza.

“Ellos salen con la mentalidad que se pueden lograr una educación más alta también.”

Hernandez-Urquiza dijo que mientras el equipo de Juntos y el Departamento de jóvenes, familia, y las ciencias comunidades organizan el evento, están esperando reclutar más voluntarios y participantes de la universidad en el torneo en preparación para la Copa Unidos más grande aún ha sido.

Hay una cuota pequeña de $10 para la registración en el torneo, y este dinero va a las becas para los estudiantes, pero todos son bienvenidos ser involucrados.

Los campos de Miller de NC State en el 16 de abril, de 9:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m.

Copa Unidos prepares young Latino students for success Caitlin Neal Staff Writer

About 100 students from the coast to the mountains of North Carolina are preparing for the fourth annual Copa Unidos soccer tournament.

College students as well as students ranging from eighth to 12th grade from Sampson, Wayne, Yadkin, Wake and Forsyth counties will participate in the tournament.

Located on NC State’s Miller Fields April 16, the competitors will play relentlessly until the tournament champions achieve the esteemed first-place prize, a custom NC State 3-D printed trophy cup.

The goal of the sponsors, Juntos and the Department of Youth, Family and Community Sciences, is that all the students will obtain the real prize of the event, the opportunity to see a university and inspire them to see college as a reality.

Juntos was established in

2007 from NC State’s Cooperative Extension and has been praised by the White House in 2015 while continuing to expand nationally. The program, in coordination with 4-H, provides eighth to 12th grade Latino students and their parents the knowledge and resources to promote high school graduation and higher education.

“The objective of Copa Unidos is to get kids from the different counties to come together, share their experiences, to play soccer and to engage with one another,” said David Rashidi, a senior studying technology, engineering and design education and the leader for the Copa Unidos event.

Juntos director and program coordinator in the Department of Youth, Family and Community Sciences, Juana Hernandez-Urquiza, said this tournament is great for many young students because sports and soccer motivates them.

“We know that soccer, but

also the aspect of community, is common interests for many Latino families,” HernandezUrquiza said. “Copa Unidos is not just about the soccer but also about unity. It is a fun atmosphere where students have the opportunity to visit a university and get more comfortable in that environment while networking with current college students.”

In planning the event, Rashidi said the coordinators are organizing teams made up of 10 members. The Juntos youth from the different counties will be mixed up, and at least three college students will be paired to each team.

College students from Meredith College, Appalachian State University, UNC-Wilmington, Durham Tech, Sampson Community College, East Carolina University and NC State have come to participate in the games in the past. This year, the organizers are trying to have some of the NC State

varsity and club soccer players become involved in the tournament as well.

“I believe the Juntos youth will have a powerful experience,” Rashidi said. “I know when I met my mentee, he was shy and kept to himself. You can see the passion he has for soccer and sports in general, so when he plays you can see him open up. Through soccer, everyone starts to open up more and more, as it is a common bond.”

For those not interested in playing soccer, other activities will be available surrounding the tournament. University Recreation will be providing workshops such as Zumba and TRX as alternate activities.

In addition, there is hope to have other Latino organizations on campus such a Sube Ritmos, Mi Familia, Lambda Theta Phi and Lambda Pi Chi in attendance to spend time with the students.

Rashidi said this annual tour-

nament is important because it allows college students to build relationships with middle and high school students to educate them about college.

“The ultimate goal is to get kids thinking about college and to be exposed to college,” Rashidi said. “Many of these students don’t think they have the potential to go to college, and many Latino parents are unwilling or scared to send their children to college because they don’t know what it is.

“Speaking from my experience, I am the first generation of my family to go to college. I will have paid for five years of school by myself with the help of scholarships and financial aid, and that has been huge for me. It is great to be able to share my story and connect with these students on that level. I see a lot of myself in these kids and can relate to them.”

Rashidi’s example of connecting and being a role model

is just what Hernandez-Urquiza said she hopes to see happen at Copa Unidos.

“The biggest impact is that students come to the university and see that other Latinos attend college,” HernandezUrquiza said. “They leave with the mentality that they can do it too.”

Hernandez-Urquiza said that as the Juntos team and the Department of Youth, Family and Community Sciences organize this event, they are hoping to recruit more volunteers and college participants in the tournament as they prepare for this to be the largest Copa Unidos has ever been.

There is a small $10 registration fee for the tournament that goes toward scholarships for students, but all are welcome to get involved.

NC State’s Miller Fields on April 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Farm labor organization demands change at HKonJ Caitlin Neal Staff Writer

Red flags scattered through the crowds in downtown Raleigh on Saturday morning at the 10th annual Moral March on Raleigh and Historic Thousands on Jones Street People’s Assembly Coalition. The red flags portrayed the presence of the Farm Labor Organization Committee, or FLOC, and its support of farmworkers and the Latino community.

According to the FLOC website, its two major missions are “to provide farmworkers with a voice in the decisions that affect them” and “bring all parties to the table to address industrywide problems.”

FLOC has had a presence in North Carolina since 1998 and is known for its five-year boycott of Mount Olive Pickles. From this boycott, FLOC won a three-way contract with Mt. Olive and the North Carolina Growers Association in 2003 that helped workers in many crop industries other than cucumbers, including sweet potatoes, potatoes, Christmas trees and more, as well as providing H-2A “guest workers” the right to join unions.

The FLOC representatives at the HKonJ rally included individuals from the counties of Wilson, Bailey, Warsaw and Dudley, as well as youth members of the organization.

During the assembly, the vice president of FLOC, Justin Flores, said the committee was present at HKonJ to make improvements in the state for labor employment rights, immigrant rights and voting rights, which is the overarching topic at the rally.

“We are here together with folks around the state that are trying to make some changes for improvements,” Flores said. “Our particular issues are around labor employment rights, exploitation on the job, immigrant rights and the ability for undocumented workers that contribute so much to the economy to be able to get a driver’s license and drive around without being afraid. Those are our own issues of why we are here today, we are also here to support the whole agenda and everyone else here that is trying to make the state a better place.”

According to “A state of fear: Human rights abuses in North Carolina’s tobacco industry,” a research study by FLOC and Oxfam America, 22 out of

86 farmworkers reported that they were paid less than federal minimum wage, and 57 percent of the subjects said they could not meet their basic needs. In addition, the study found that 90 percent of work growers do all year is credited to someone else. This has been accredited to the complications and costliness of the H-2A visa program for growers.

FLOC organizer Cynthia Castillo explained that she “would like to see farmworkers be acknowledged and respected because we all eat due to the work of farmworkers.”

Although the organization made it clear it was not endorsing specific politicians and only issues, Flores said he hopes the government will listen to their arguments and conduct change.

“Unfortunately, we have problems on a national and state level,” Flores said. “Here in North Carolina, the local governments have taken a foolish approach to make things difficult for undocumented workers and workers in general. We have people making minimum wage and getting two or three traffic tickets a month for 200 or more dollars because they have to drive to work every day and pick their

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Gregorio Morales, an immigrant justice advocate and representative from el Comite Popular Somos Raleigh, speaks on the Fayetteville Street stage after the HKonJ Moral March on Raleigh Saturday.

kids up from school without a license.

“This is especially a problem in eastern North Carolina and in the counties east of [Interstate] 95, but can be seen around the state. We are telling the Assembly they need to do something. They need to pass a law that allows everyone who lives here to get a driver’s license and make the streets safer for everyone.”

Through the HKonJ protest and

through other efforts, such as FLOC’s current Reynolds Tobacco Campaign, the organization continues to strive toward change and to better the lives of farm workers.

As Castillo held her red FLOC flag high above the crowds of the rally, she said, “Our logo is ‘Hasta a la Victoria’ [‘Until the Victory’]. We want change, and we are going to fight for change until we reach that victory.”

Meet Melissa Betancur: MSA’s new program coordinator Emma Cathell Bienvenidos & Features Editor

Since her freshman year, Melissa Betancur has been involved with Multicultural Student Affairs. Starting as a mentee in the Peer Mentor Program, she later became a mentor in the same program.

She then became a symposium counselor to welcome incoming freshmen of Latino backgrounds at the Symposium for Multicultural Scholars and even a student worker at MSA. In 2015 Betancur graduated with a degree in parks, recreation and tourism management and in 2016 she stepped into the role of MSA’s program coordinator. Currently, she holds her coordinator position while fulfilling the duties of assistant director of Hispanic Student Affairs.

Nelson Santiago, the former assistant director of Hispanic Student Affairs, officially announced his departure from the MSA Jan. 27. According to Betancur, her first day as program coordinator began Feb. 4.

That same day she also began her duties as a temporary fill-in for the now empty position of assistant director of Hispanic Student Affairs.

In an email to introduce herself and her new roles to the Hispanic/Latino Collaborative at NC State, Betancur wrote Feb. 9, “Currently, I am filling the vacant Hispanic/Latino Assistant Director position in the office [of MSA]. For the

meantime, I will be the person of contact if/when you need anything.”

Betancur said she is overseeing Latino organizations and programs such as Mi Familia, Mi Placita, Somos, UNIDOS and the Hispanic/Latino Collaborative, as well as being involved in the Hispanic/Latino Advisory Group. She explained that she is making sure to be connected to the Hispanic/ Latino faculty and that she is assisting all of the staff at MSA as much as she can.

With her roles as program coordinator, Betancur said she assists the MSA with social media, advertising and promoting events. Currently, her main projects are promoting the Tunnel of Oppression, an MSA event that will take place March 15 and 16 in Talley Student Union, and promoting Black History Month events.

Jennifer Brown, interim director of MSA, said it is important that the programs and services the MSA provides to students are not impacted when there is any transition in the office. Brown explained that finding the right person to fill a position is essential.

“As a recent NC State alum and former student worker in MSA, Melissa Betancur is a perfect fit for MSA,” Brown said. “During her undergraduate career, she was very active in the Latino community and provided assistance with many MSA programs and initiatives.

I approached her about working in MSA as the program

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Melissa Betancur is the new program coordinator for Multicultural Student Affairs.

wcoordinator because I knew she would be the ideal person who could assist with providing a smooth transition for our students.”

Betancur agreed with Brown saying it is important transitions go smoothly within MSA for the students and that programs shouldn’t be impacted just because changes occur.

“Our plan isn’t for things to die out because someone left,” Betancur said. “We still want Mi Placita and these new initiatives to keep going, and we want them to keep going strong.”

Betancur said one of her biggest goals as program coordinator is to get student participation to increase in the Hispanic/Latino Collaborative. This collaborative is a group of all the students who hold leadership positions in Hispanic/Latino organizations on campus. Betancur said the collaborative seemed like it was “dying out” because participation was so low.

“I really want students to become one, united and work together,” Betancur said. “What I envision is that all of us can go out to support each other instead of having, let’s say, Mi Familia and SHPE [Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers] on the same day, that we’re able, as Latinos, to go out and support every single event, to make sure that we’re there for each other — not just, ‘I have to pick one, and that’s the only thing I can stick to for the rest of my four years.’”

Betancur, who is from Kings Mountain, North Carolina and of Colombian descent, said another goal she has is to make sure students fell comfortable and find her relatable.

“Making sure students know that they have someone here in the office that looks just like them, that has gone through the same experiences — not all the same experiences, but very similar ones,” Betancur said.

According to Betancur, it is important that Latino students feel like they can connect with someone at MSA, particularly with a similar background, because the Latino population

is small within the university.

“I mean we’re a very small percentage here at the university, and it’s already hard finding people that look just like us,” Betancur said. “I think having someone that is willing to plan on your side and help you [is beneficial]. I personally think it would help me feel comfortable coming to that person and letting them know if I have anything going on, any problems. I could go to them and feel comfortable doing that.”

Betancur said that what she is looking forward to the most is to meet and converse with the students.

“I think it’s because I don’t want to feel like I’m stuck behind a computer all day and planning programs without knowing who my audience is that I’m planning programs for,” Betancur said. “Just having that human interaction is really what makes it personal and fun.”

Nelson Santiago Although Santiago is no longer at MSA as the assistant director of Hispanic Student Affairs, he still remains at NC State. University Recreation recently offered him the position of assistant coordinator of Sports Programs, which he accepted. Yesterday was Santiago’s first official day at University Recreation.

According to Santiago, he will be overseeing the program assistants of all sports, officials, evaluators, State Officials Association and other components of officials’ development and training.

Santiago said this position at University Recreation interested him because he was greatly involved with intramural sports during his college career at the University of Central Florida.

“I am in higher education because of my experience in intramural sports,” Santiago said.

“I started as a IM referee my freshman year of college and quickly advanced to IM supervisor from sophomore to senior year. I then served as a graduate assistant for IM sports, and my first professional experience was an IM coordinator. With that being said the opportunity to return to my original roots in IM and have the flexibility to also pursue my dream of becoming an NBA referee was a combination I had to pursue.”

Santiago said his goal, as assistant coordinator of Sports Programs, is to align his job with University Recreation’s desire to provide a “premier experience” for all of its par-

ticipants.

Santiago said he is eager to incorporate his officiating experience as well as his cultural competence in his new position. He also said he is excited to work with the referees of University Recreation to share his experience with both the sport their officiating as well as their personal experiences.

“I mostly look forward to helping with the officials’ development with my new role,” Santiago said. “I feel I have a lot to offer to the young officials of all sports, regardless of their aspirations of how far they want to go in officiating. I also like that I can be a part of the staff’s holistic development that will include touches of my previous role regarding social justice and cultural competence.”

Since the official announcement of his departure with MSA, Santiago has made clear that he wanted to stay in Raleigh, if not at NC State. Santiago said he was excited to receive a position at University Recreation because he would be able to continue the relationships he made with students at MSA. “NC State has become my home away from home, and there are still many students I want to connect and work with from my previous role as well as develop connections with the new students I will be working with,” Santiago said.

Brown also said that Santiago made meaningful connections with students during his time at MSA that she expects will last even though he has stepped down.

“Nelson had a great relationship with the students that he served,” Brown said. “I am certain those relationships will maintain even though he is no longer working in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.”

While Betancur is filling the role of assistant director of Hispanic Student Affairs, Brown said MSA is in the process of filling vacant positions at the office and plans to fill them by June 1.

“Currently, we have two assistant director position vacancies in MSA,” Brown said.

“I am excited about assembling a team of assistant directors that will continue to design and implement programs and services that will enhance the academic success of our amazing scholars.”

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the Killbuck, Ohio, native flamed out and lost 10 of his final 13 matches to close out the year.

According to Rohskopf, part of his decline at the end of the year was due to overworking himself in preparation for his matches.

“Traditionally, for me, in high school and my first few years in college, I felt that the harder I worked, the easier success was going to come,” Rohskopf said. “I’ve always over-trained, so this year we’ve been focusing on making sure that I’m fresh and the best I can be.”

The change in training approach has taken Rohskopf’s game to new heights. Though he has improved every year, the change from his sophomore year to his junior year was drastic, jumping from a record of 25-16 to 12-2, with only one of the two losses coming at the end of the season.

The calling card in Rohskopf’s matches has been his stellar ability to keep opponents in check. Excluding his 6-1 loss to Missouri’s Dan Lewis, Rohskopf has been shutting down his opponents, outscoring them 27-7 in his last six matches. For Rohskopf, his trick to domination is staying calm under pressure.

“Whenever I go out there, I always tell myself that I’m ice-cold,” Rohskopf said. “I want to go out there relaxed and calm. When I’m too pumped, that’s when I don’t wrestle my best.”

With his best regular season under his belt, Rohskopf and the other wrestlers will begin the postseason with a dual against the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes at the National Duals, as well as the upcoming the ACC Championship and the NCAA Championship, but Rohskopf seems to be ready for whatever is thrown his way.

“I might not be the best wrestler in the country, but I’m definitely the toughest in my weight class,” Rohskopf said.

“And I think that’s dangerous.”

(twice), No. 11 Miami, No. 7 Virginia, a resurgent Syracuse team and rival NC State on the road.

The other three top seeds in Lunardi’s bracketology average over seven wins against the RPI top 50 while the Tar Heels lag behind at this point with just three such victories. Of their remaining opponents, only NC State ranks outside the top 50.

Therefore, coming up with at least four wins is a must for the team to hold onto its seed — it may even take five wins depending on the performance of other teams competing for high seeds, such as Virginia.

The Cavaliers already have eight wins against top-50 RPI teams, tied for second in the country, and five wins against top25 teams, which ties for first. Their early struggles in conference play seem to be sticking in the minds of the AP, who continues to slight them in the polls respective to UNC despite their much more accomplished resume.

Even Miami has better proven itself against top competition, with a 7-1 record against the RPI top 50 — UNC is 3-3 against such opponents.

With Selection Sunday now less than a month away, the Tar Heels are running out of time to show the committee they can beat the best teams in the country. The coming weeks will be highly consequential to theirs and Virginia’s chances at a top seed.

below the Hurricanes, the team is two points up on the Philadelphia Flyers, who have a game in hand, two up on the Montreal Canadiens, who have played the same number of games and four above the Ottawa Senators, who the Hurricanes have two games in hand on.

That may seem like a lot of teams to catch and ground to make up, and it is.

However, the fact that the Hurricanes have maintained such a strong level of play for nearly two and a half months should give hope. Of course, when you start so poorly, in addition to picking it up and playing at a playoff pace, you need at least one extended winning/point streak. Already on a four-game point streak, to use a tired cliché, there is “no time like the present” for the Hurricanes to do this.

The team has eight games remaining in February, six of which are at home (including games against the Flyers, Bruins and Lightning.) The Hurricanes own a home record of 13-9-6 on the season, including 7-1-3 in its last 11 home games.

To put it plainly, the Canes have played well at home this season, particularly of late, and if they can continue to do so, they should continue to climb in the standings.

Of course, winning themselves will not solve everything for the Canes. In order for them to make up ground, the teams in front of them will also have to lose.

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However, the team has a golden opportunity to make this happen.

The team has 26 games left, and plenty of those are against the teams it is battling with for playoff position. The Canes play the Bruins three times, the Islanders, Devils, Canadiens, Lightning and Senators twice and the Penguins and Flyers once the rest of the season. That leaves more than half of the team’s remaining games against fellow playoff competitors.

If the Canes are able to win the majority of these head-to-head games, making the playoffs starts to look more and more likely.

The Canes currently have 60 points in the standing. In order to make the postseason, the team will likely need a minimum of 95. To do that, Carolina needs to get close to 17-8-1 in its remaining games. That is certainly a tall task, but if the Canes can start by going on a hot streak to end February, and continue by winning most of their head-to-head games, it is definitely attainable.

The Canes definitely face an uphill battle to end their six-year playoff drought, but it is certainly achievable. The team’s recent celebration of the 10th anniversary of its 2005-06 Stanley Cup Championship is a reminder of what the team’s ultimate goal should be. Hopefully, this reminder will serve as a motivation for the Canes to be firing on all cylinders down the stretch and find their way back to the promised land of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Women’s swimming and men’s diving ACC Championships 10 a.m.

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Men’s golf team looks to capitalize on 2015 success Cole Bass Staff Writer

The NC State men’s golf team returns to action Feb. 21 in the Puerto Rico Classic after completing a phenomenal year of golf in 2015.

The first half of the season resulted in the Pack picking up five top-5 finishes in all five tournaments, and the team ended the season with three top-three finishes.

The golf team has been spectacular in Raleigh, thanks to the performances of the Wolfpack freshmen who have put together many impressive performances so far this season.

They seem to play with no fear, and it’s no surprise that the team ranks No. 2 in the nation in Golfstat’s Freshman Class Impact Ranking.

This is a group of golfers who does not rely on individual talent, which is one of the reasons why it has been able to play as well as it has. The golfers count on each other and support each other, and it is this internal connectedness that has propelled them to respectable finishes in all five tournaments this season.

The one thing missing is a first-place finish, and the Pack will have six more tournaments in 2016 to claim the elusive top spot.

In order for this to occur, the team will have to play with more consistency than the first half of the season. This is something NC State has already done well, but it could be better.

Senior and co-captain David Cooke struggled early, but has since grown into his game. Freshman Stephen Franken also improved as the season developed.

With underclassmen and upperclassmen all playing at a high level, this is a team to be scared of. It has proven its worth in 2015, but half the season remains for it to demonstrate that it can continue to play good golf.

The two-month break has been productive for the Pack, as three new additions have been made to this young team. This includes two South Carolinians, Christian Salzer and Dwight Cauthen, and Benjamin Shipp out of Georgia.

Now the team must turn its focus on 2016, starting with the Puerto Rico Classic which begins on Feb. 21. This three-day tournament will no doubt test the Wolfpack, as it will be up against tough competition.

Through five tournaments in 2015, the Pack faced three top25 opponents. This tournament alone features seven schools in the top 25.

Puerto Rico looms large, but with the way the golfers have been playing, they will be entering the tournament looking to prove that they indeed can hang with the best.

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Junior duo makes mark on Pack Joseph Ochoa Staff Writer

For the NC State wrestling team, the first people that fans tend to look at in terms of great wrestlers are redshirt seniors Tommy Gantt and Nick Gwiazdowski, as well as sophomore Kevin Jack, all three of whom are in the top five in their weight classes.

For juniors Max Rohskopf and Pete Renda, they too are integral parts of NC State’s historic wrestling season.

For Renda, the season was one of change for the wrestler. During his sophomore season, the Topton, Pennsylvania native went 20-16 on the season, a slight decline from his 27-11 record in his freshman season.

To prepare for the season, Renda packed on 10 pounds to jump from the 174-pound weight class to 184-pound weight class, a change Renda said wasn’t much of a difference.

“It’s not a huge difference, because my

strength coaches have done a great job of putting some size on me,” Renda said.

“But for me, it really wasn’t much of a change.”

Despite the change in weight class, Renda significantly improved his record from the year before. Renda finished the regular season ranked as the 18th best wrestler at the 184-pound class according to the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

Renda also drastically improved his dual record from the previous season.

He went from being 9-9 in dual meets in 2014-15 to a resounding 14-4 record this season. For Renda, the biggest difference has been the ease of schedule as an individual and the excitement for the season.

“Last year I had a really tough dual meet schedule; I think three-quarters of the guys I faced were ranked in the top 20,” Renda said. “And I’m a lot more excited about dual meets than I was last year.”

The change in attitude about the dual meets could be seen in one of the team’s biggest wins in program history.

Renda was pivotal in the team’s second top-five win of the year against the No. 5 Missouri Tigers. Renda got an 11-0 major decision over No. 11 Willie Miklus, which allowed Gwiazdowski to secure the 18-17 win two bouts later.

For Renda, the match was a culmination of all the hard work he had been putting in the last two years.

“I haven’t really been able to step up for my team a lot this year,” Renda said following the match against the Tigers.

“But I got an opportunity to step up, and I just went out there and won it for the guys on my team.”

As for Rohskopf, his mantra has been working on his consistency during the season following the 2014-2015 campaign. After winning 18 of 21 matches during a stretch of the season last year,

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UNC-Chapel Hill must prove itself to get No. 1 seed The UNC-Chapel Hill basketball team is currently slated into Joe Lunardi’s bracketology as the top seed in the South bracket, but it might not have the most impressive tournament resume in its own conference — nor the second best.

Despite coming into the season stacked with talent (ranked No. 1 by the AP), the Tyler Horner Tar Heels’ (21-4, 10-2 ACC) Correspondent nonconference schedule was a walk in the park compared to their usual standard. The team played just two tournament-caliber teams, Maryland and Texas, and split those games, 1-1. It also had

an inexplicable loss to a Northern Iowa team that started off just 2-6 in the mediocre Missouri Valley Conference.

Perhaps the reasoning for the cupcake nonconference slate was that the ACC is loaded this season; surely North Carolina would get the opportunity to build up its resume facing a conference that’s set to put more teams in the NCAA Tournament field than any other.

However, the team has come away from its four games against tournament-bound ACC teams with just a 2-2 record.

The Tar Heels otherwise took care of business against the lesser teams of the conference, the reason for which they remain ranked No. 5 nationally. It was easy to give them a pass

for their two losses because their talent-loaded roster scores off the charts on the eye test, but perhaps more damning to this illusory perception than the two losses was a nail-biting 68-65 victory over Boston College (7-18, 0-12 ACC), this year’s winless punching bag of the ACC. A big part of the Tar Heels’ struggles has been their inability to hit the 3-point shot.

The team currently ranks last in the ACC in three-point efficiency (28.1 percent). Junior guard Nate Britt was the most efficient shooter in the nonconference (44.7 percent) but has been shy in conference play, hitting just four of his 18 attempts (22.2 percent).

Marcus Paige, who ranked sixth in the con-

ference in 3-point shooting last season, has hit just 31.5 percent of attempts in ACC play thus far. During a four-game span in mid-January, the senior point guard went just 1-for-22 from beyond the arc — four of his six single-digit scoring games on the season came during this stretch. UNC simply cannot endure such inconsistent play from its star players if it has any hopes of making a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

During its remaining six regular season games, North Carolina will have to prove itself worthy if it has any hopes of getting into the field as a top seed. The team plays No. 20 Duke

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NHL playoffs within reach for the Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Schnittker Staff Writer

The past six years have not been kind to the Carolina Hurricanes. Since advancing to the Eastern Conference finals in 2008-09, the team has failed to reach the postseason. In fact, the Canes have really only come close once, when they missed their chance by two points after dropping their last

game of the season in 2010-11. However, this year, that could change.

Since another tough start to the season in October and November, the Hurricanes have been playing exceptional hockey. Since the start of December, the team has compiled a record of 17-9-6. That pace of 40 points in 32 games would be good for 102 points over a full 82-game season, and would easily put a team into the

playoffs. However, due to their rough start, the Canes do not occupy a playoff spot, but they are close.

The new NHL playoff format that started in the 2013-14 season sees the top three teams in each division, along with two additional wild card teams from each conference qualify for the postseason. Currently, the Canes are four points back of the New York Islanders and six behind Tampa Bay

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Lightning, each of whom occupy the East’s two wild card spots, though both teams have two games in hand.

The Canes sit four points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are the only team outside the Eastern playoff picture in front of them, though the Pens have two games in hand. Third in the Metropolitan division is also possible, as the Canes are five points back of the New Jersey Devils, who

currently occupy that spot, and have a game in hand.

As often as the third seed in the Atlantic Division and wild card team flip-flop this year, it is also important to note the team is six points back of the Atlantic third-seeded Boston Bruins, with the teams even in games played. In terms of teams in the race

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