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UNC faces dire threat

Did you know MJ went to Carolina?

Wolfpack Students becomes self-aware, terminates self

By Johnny Utah

Pretentious Asshole of a Sports Editor

That time of year has come: Our beloved North Carolina Tar Heels face our almost-rival school of NC State in basketball. In other words, just your typical Wednesday here in Eden Chapel Hill.

The Heels are coming off a masterful performance against the second-most pretentious school in the southeast, the University of Miami. This following our bullshit loss to our hated, despised, mediocre, good-for-nothing, arch-rivals, the Dook Blue Devils. (See how I spelled Duke there? By misspelling their name I’m making fun of their school.)

Carolina had three timeouts to burn on its last possession, but like any good Tar Heel team, we relied on true talent and grit to win that game. Calling a timeout would have shown a sign of weakness, and everybody knows we Tar Heels are not weak.

Regardless, Wednesday should be smooth sailing for head coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels. I mean come on, it’s State. The only thing NC State fans are good for is remembering academic scandals and the 1983 NCA A Championship game (that was a shot Derrick Whittenburg, not a pass, you and I both know it). Lest we forget, State went through an academic scandal of their own that resulted in the firing of Jim “Can we stop quoting his ESPYs speech already?”

Valvano. Fortunately, the Wolfpack nation’s selective memory protects its conscience and gives it the false sense that it never had an academic scandal of its own.

The real tragedy is, how does State have one ESPN 30 for 30 film and Carolina has none? Did you know Michael Jordan went to Carolina? He’s the greatest. Where’s his movie? Oh wait, he’s got “Space Jam,” and that’s the best work of historical nonfiction mankind, excuse me, HUMYNkind has ever produced.

But I digress. Carolina’s frontcourt should have no problem against the Wolfpack’s. State fans hate one of their players anyways. Whenever AbdulMalik Abu does anything good in a game, chants of “BOOOO!” fill the air. We’d never boo one of our players. We only recruit good players.

Did I mention Michael Jordan went to Carolina? And he’s the best basketball player ever.

Carolina leads the all-time series against State, 152-77. But every State fan knows their 77 wins are complete bullshit. Besides, we’re 2,140-767 alltime as a basketball team, and if you were to ignore those 767 losses, we’re technically undefeated.

Senior and all-around great guy Marcus Paige hasn’t played his best as of late, but that won’t stop him from trying his best. Marcus is a great guy, isn’t he? I bet he’s friends with Michael Jordan. He’s the greatest.

Come gameday, the sky will be Carolina blue, like it always is, because everybody knows God is a Carolina fan. He created Michael Jordan with the knowledge that he’d go on to play for the Heels. And Michael Jordan’s the best ever. He might be even better than Kanye.

When it’s all said and done, the Tar Heels will leave Raleigh victorious and return to Chapel Hill, and they’ll be celebrated like viking warriors arriving at Valhalla. Besides, even if we do lose (and we won’t), look at the bright side: at least we don’t go to State.

The source of the evil, the name of the game, a structure hell-bent on destroying what we hold dear and decent.

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By Gabrielle DeCarry-out

Assistant to the Assistant Sports Editor

A vag uely a nt hropogenic mass of fraying wires, cracked monitors and hatred toward political correctness began slowly advancing toward UNC-Chapel Hill early Tuesday morning, muttering over and over beneath its breath, “I … don’t … see … color.”

What was the threat, exactly?

The Wolfpack, of course.

After extrapolating the exact destination of the monster using her space computer, Dr. Candle Popper, who specializes in the popularization of hate algorithms, Love-Love and furry culture vis-à-vis the World Wide Web, determined the origin of the mean-wordsspewing creature. Based on its habit of feeding on the sadness and systemic oppression of minority groups, its tendency to be distracted by hentai and its enthusiastic appreciation for mediocre sports teams, Popper was able to pinpoint that the beast grew out of the NC State Facebook group, Wolfpack Students.

In a true example of freak accident, a bolt of lightning struck a mass of abandoned engineering computers at midnight while a black cat walked in front of a broken mirror and a Redditor in Utah repeated the name “Wolfpack Students” three times in their bathroom while spinning around. One of the computers had a screen permanently frozen amidst a scrolling session on Wolfpack Students, and this is what Popper believes to be key in the transformation.

In the morning, it rose, stumbling to its keyboard feet. It moaned before complaining about having to walk to class in the cold. It began its trek toward UNC-Chapel Hill, its screens glowing a garish red. NC State pride, you know.

That evening, professors gathered at the border of the university’s campus, anticipating an encounter with their newly born, highly formidable enemy.

Strapped for supplies, the doctors, soon-to-be doctors, hardworking graduate students and graduate students who might’ve,

like, wanted to go to Los Angeles to become actors but, you know, it’s fine, turned to their school lockers for equipment to protect themselves and their school against the imminent threat.

Don Donaldson of the Department of Women and Gender Studies used his stacks of specially made graduation certificates taped to his chest as makeshift armor, stating, “We soon won’t be needing so many of these anyway.”

Wendy Gullson, a wannabe novelist, but, let’s be practical, maybe also a coffee bar barista with a slight attitude, an ankle tattoo and a heart of gold, brandished a staple gun. She hoped to knock the monster out with a knee injury or maybe a deep f lesh wound. She tipped her bowler cap forward before saying, “I only own a staple gun because my papers are typically too thick for average staplers to get through.” Atop her shoulders she wore volumes one and four of Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” the pages splaying out almost like wings.

A Hans Farley actually had a firearm, to the surprise of many.

“I had a gun taped to the underside of my desk,” Farley said. “I think the beast would have supported that fundamental American right.” (We’d like to make it known that at this point in time, it is not obvious whether a Mr. Farley actually worked at UNC.) The undergraduates were sent to their rooms under strict curfew, unless they had tickets to the game, under which case it was fine.

For hours the group waited, crouching beneath the shadow of what they like to call the Bigger Bell Tower. As the monster finally approached the threshold of the university’s campus, and the prepared Chapellers prepared to make their final stand as a university one in togetherness, the creature’s extension cord stretched just too far, its life prongs ripping out of a socket some 25 miles away.

Popper came close enough to catch its last words: “But … what … about … The … Daily … Tar … Hell?”

You can ring my bell (tower)

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What started as a peaceful and typical Board of Governors meeting spiraled into a passive-aggressive dogfight as representatives from NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill became locked in a series of “one-uppings” regarding the sizes of each school’s respective bell towers.

The confrontation began when representatives from NC State unveiled their proposal for a 58-foot vertical addition to the iconic Memorial Belltower, making the structure one foot higher than UNC’s still sizeable Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower, even with its pointed dunce-cap tip. UNC representatives, visibly upset by the proposal, quickly drew up and released their own proposal, adding 2 feet to the Morehead-Patterson, thereby re-establishing UNC as having the biggest bell tower in the UNC System. Not to be outdone, NC State representatives doubled down, adding another 2 feet to the proposed addition. Representatives soon became locked in a quagmire of proposals, neither willing to give the other the coveted title of “Biggest Clock Tower in North Carolina.”

The fighting and bickering concluded 10 hours later when NC State’s final proposal for a 3,527-foot bell tower, nearly 1,000 feet higher than the Burj Khalifa, passed by a slim majority. UNC, whose proposal for a

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3,530-foot bell tower did not pass, was thereby forced to relinquish the title. However, the university still says it will go ahead with its plans to stretch the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower to 3,525 feet. The bell tower will be under wraps while the enlargement is underway.

UNC has said that there will be sweeping salary cuts to Tar Heel basketball and football players to pay for the new Bell Tower.

However, this doesn’t amount to much, seeing as the players don’t actually get paid. At press time, members of the NC State Board of Governors had not finalized a way to pay for the new structure, but an ominous “For Sale” sign had appeared on the outside video board on the newly completed Talley Student Union.

“These proposals have once again established North Carolina public universities as the national standard bearer [of really freakin’ big clock towers],” said UNC System President Delores Umbridge. “These new bell towers will serve as beacons of higher learning, extending light to the surrounding area, to outer space.”

Terry Kitchen, a sophomore studying construction engineering at NC State, said she was excited to attend a school that could claim such a prestigious accomplishment, but expressed malcontent at University Dining’s recent cost-cutting measures to help pay for the tower. “Sometimes I get frustrated at paying upwards of $800 a semester for

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a meal plan only to be served ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches,” Kitchen said, “but when I see that towering monument to NC State’s superiority over UNC, I know it’s all worth it.”

She continued, “I like to imagine it as a giant, 3,527-foot middle finger.”

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Possibility of tornadoes

Tuesday evening a WolfAlert with the title, “Safety Alert – Weather Update and Safety Information Reminder” was sent to students. The alert explained that the National Weather Service indicated the potential for severe weather, including the possibility of tornados. Visit the university’s severe weather page to review safety tips and weather forecasts.

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In an editorial published Monday in UNC-Chapel Hill’s newspaper, the editorial board called for the board of trustees to rename an on-campus residence hall that is named after former North Carolina Gov. Charles Aycock and UNC alumnus. Although he was a proponent of public education and built hundreds of schools, he pushed a white supremacy campaign in the early 1900s that aimed to disenfranchise black voters. Last year, the board started a 16-year initiative to rename other buildings named after white supremacists. The editorial states, “We cannot wait 16 years. We have a solemn duty to constantly re-examine our history and the people in it we choose to honor.”

SOURCE: The Daily Tar Heel

Lawsuit filed against Duke Energy and Florida Power & Light

A lawsuit filed in Florida accuses Duke Energy and Florida Power & Light energy companies of overcharging Florida customers on their power bills, which would go to nuclear power plants that might not ever be built. Florida regulators allowed the energy companies to bill customers $1.2 billion since 2008 to create revenue to build Crystal River nuclear plant. The construction plans were eventually cut.

The case seeks to recover and reimburse the increased costs to Florida customers, but Duke Energy says the case should be dismissed.

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Domestic assault charges against former Hurricanes player dropped

The Wake County District Attorney’s Office dropped Aaron Ward’s domestic assault charges Friday, according to court records.

Ward was a former member of the 2006 Stanley-cup winning Hurricanes hockey team. He was arrested in his home in Cary and was charged with misdemeanor assault on a female and interfering with emergency communication.

He took away his wife’s phone when she tried contacting the police after an attack. Tuesday morning, Ward tweeted “I am deeply humbled by my experience the last few months.

I want to thank everyone who has supported and prayed for my family.”

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67-55 Tar Heel victory. Although the game was tied at halftime, junior Kennedy Meeks erupted for 18 of his 23 points in the second half, and thus led his team to victory.

While the Tar Heels started out ACC play with eight-straight wins, they have since split six conference games with losses coming against No. 15 Duke, No. 23 Notre Dame and No.11 Louisville. The team continues to be led by senior Brice Johnson, who averages a double-double with 16.9 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game.

Johnson is tied for 12th in the country with 16 double-doubles in 27 games. He is considered an ACC Player of the Year can-

North Carolina has seen a devastating 27 percent drop in college students studying education from 2010 to 2014, with many blaming the stagnant teacher raises and having high criticism of those in the profession.

However, NC State’s College of Education has noticed a recent increase in students despite challenges facing many colleges in the UNC System.

According to College of Education Interim Dean Mary Ann Danowitz, the reason for this increase is because of the unique research opportunities available and the department’s innovative recruitment strategy.

“We have done much better,” Danowitz said. “Our drop has not been as severe. One of the main reasons for the drop is because teaching has a lot of challenges, and the earnings in North Carolina are not very high compared to elsewhere — it’s hard to make a living.”

Currently, about 9.5 percent of North Carolina teachers are NC State graduates, and about 92 percent of NC State graduates who studied education are now teachers. Danowitz credits that success to the department’s ability to recruit new students into the college every semester.

Last week, new UNC System President-elect Margaret Spellings held her first meeting with the board, identifying outstanding teacher preparation and good opportunities across all levels of education as being her highest priority, Danowitz said.

“That is very, very encouraging,” Danowitz said.

“She is the leading spokesperson for higher education, and we know that if we don’t have good teachers, and if we don’t have a good education as a result of that, we can never have a strong higher education system or a good workforce in North Carolina.”

Aside from the financial problems associated with those who go into the education profession, another

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Junior forward Isiah Hicks posts up junior forward, Beejay Anya, on Jan. 16 in the Dean Dome. The Wolfpack suffered a 67-55 loss marking its fifth-consecutive conference lost.

Wolfpack renews rivalry with Tar Heels Kyler Proffitt Correspondent

The rivalry will be renewed Wednesday night at PNC Arena as the NC State men’s basketball team takes on the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels for the second time this season.

The Wolfpack (14-13, 4-10 ACC) is coming off a hard-fought victory over the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, 77-74. After a devastating loss to Duke at home a week ago, the Tar Heels (22-5, 11-3 ACC) rebounded with a 96-71 drubbing of the No. 12 Miami Hurricanes on Sunday.

The Wolfpack is seeking revenge as the first meeting between the two ended in a

Syrian refugee crisis center of political lecture Randy Jaouhari Correspondent

NC State professors Robert Moog, Mark Nance and Andy Taylor discussed the global issues facing society, including immigration and refugee conf licts, Tuesday evening in Withers Hall. About 100 students attended to listen to the experts speak about these conf licts in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis.

Moog spoke of the issues in Syria such as the Russian Air Force’s presence in Syria and whether or not it is beneficial, the difficulties of setting up a no-f ly zone and who will en-

force it and the Islamic State.

He also elaborated on the countries around Syria and what they have been facing from the Syrian refugee crisis, mainly Turkey who has taken in the most refugees but has been in conflict with the Kurdish fighters within Syria.

Nance talked about the issues facing Europe corresponding to the refugee crisis. Nance focused his talk around European nations and the effect that immigration and the Syrian refugee crisis has had on them rather than the issues pertaining specifically to Syria.

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Robert Moog, an associate professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at NC State, lectures on the current state of Syria and its problems with war and terrorism. Moog’s lecture is a part of the second Global Issues seminar in a series started last month under the Great Decisions Program, which NC State has participated in for 16 years. The seminar took place at Withers Hall Tuesday.

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services has selected the NCSU Libraries as finalists for the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The medal is the nation’s highest award given to museums and libraries for servicing the community.

“As an academic research library, it is special to be recog-

nized as a finalist for the IMLS National Medal, because it means that we are not only serving as a competitive advantage for our campus users, but for the surrounding communities as well,” Susan Nutter, vice provost and director of libraries at NC State, said in a press release. “ … Being a finalist for the National Medal speaks to the quality of our staff, many of whom volunteer in the

community on their own time anyway. So the kinds of services and programming we provide are simply an extension, and a ref lection, of them.”

Each of the IMLS finalists will be featured in a promotional campaign throughout March. NCSU Libraries will be highlighted on March 11.

“We proudly recognize these museums and libraries for their

invaluable work to provide citizens with educational resources, 21st century skills and opportunities for lifelong learning,” Kathryn Matthew, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, said in a press release.

The winners will be announced later this spring, and representatives from winning institutions will travel to Washington, D.C., to receive the award.

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In Monday’s edition, the Technician incorrectly reported that the University Diversity Advisory Committee meets weekly. UDAC meets monthly.

The Technician regrets this error.

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ereck Armour, a sophomore studying statistics, performs his song “87 Benz” during an open performance in the Coastal Ballroom of Talley Student Union Tuesday. Anderson Burrus headlined the hip-hop-themed show and was accompanied by Lord D-Rock and DJ Konstantin. “I have been making beats since I was 15; I started rapping when I was 16,” D-Rock said.

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didate, alongside NC State’s Cat Barber, Duke’s Grayson Allen, Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon and Notre Dame’s Demetrius Jackson.

While Johnson has been in the spotlight, the biggest thing to note is the absence of Marcus Paige. During the first meeting, the lefthander shot just 1 for 9 from

the field and only recorded three points. Over his last two games, Paige is averaging just seven points per game while shooting 4 for 18 from the field.

While the Tar Heels run a high-powered of fense in which they average 84 points per game — ranking eighth in the NCAA — their defense sometimes seems non-existent. It ranks 140th in the NCAA and allows 70.3 points per game. Barber and

sharp-shooting freshman Maverick Rowan will look to attack this shaky Tar Heel defense.

Rowan is f resh of f a 20-point outing against the Tigers on Saturday in which he hit several clutch shots down the stretch to secure the victory for the Wolfpack.

The four-star recruit came in purely as shooter but has struggled to find the range this season, shooting only 34 percent from beyond the arc.

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factor contributing to the decreasing number of college students studying education is the high amount of criticism education systems receive.

“Education is likely to be criticized more than any area that serves the public,” Danowitz said. “This means people often think they have expertise, and that’s only what they know from friends who may not actually have the big picture about what education actually is.”

Olivia Reedy, a sophomore studying elementary education, talked about her apprehension in studying education.

“Teachers’ salary has definitely affected my decisions to become a teacher,” Reedy said. “When I tell people that I am an elementary education major, a lot of people respond by mentioning the lack of pay that I will get. It’s a constant struggle to decide whether or not I actually should leave. That’s because I know that if I leave, just like many other g reat teachers a re leaving the education system in North Carolina, then that may just leave teachers who don’t care as much for their students, or those who won’t be the best teachers for our North Carolina students.”

Students in the College of Education not only are engaged in various research projects, but weekly visits

He looks to ride his hot hand into the highly anticipated matchup Wednesday night.

The big men of NC State will have an opportunity to contain Johnson and Meeks and own the paint. Junior BeeJay Anya finished the game against the Tigers with eight points, six rebounds, three blocks and a couple of monstrous, put-back dunks.

Sophomore Abdul-Malik Abu finished the game with 17 points, 16 rebounds and

three blocks.

With the end of the season looming, every game appears to be a must-win for the Pack. It will have three games left: at Syracuse, home against Boston College and on the road at Notre Dame.

The Wolfpack has an opportunity to finish the season off strong and earn quality victories over high-level opponents before it heads to Washington, D.C., for the annual ACC Tournament.

to Wake County classrooms as early as their freshmen years. This is as a way for students studying education to know early on if it is a good fit, Danowitz said.

Sophie Hovag imia n, a sophomore study ing accounting, entered NC State as an elementary education major. She ended up switching to accounting at the beginning of her sophomore year after realizing teaching wasn’t for her.

“Education is a major that requires a lot of passion,” Hovagimian said. “Teaching isn’t really a profession that you choose for the money. People always make comments on how I will make so much more money now, but that isn’t why I changed. I mostly changed because I realized that I did not have the right qualities for the job. The good thing about the education program here is that they have you in major-specific classes by your second year … I was having a hard time seeing myself teaching in a classroom, so I decided to change.”

While financial dilemmas and frequent criticism of education continues, Danowitz remains positive at the direction North Carolina education is going.

“We know that there is a decline across the country in terms of people that are going into education, but what is really clear to me is that the people who want to go into it and who have the potential to be great teachers are intentionally seeking out outstanding opportunities, and that’s why

our numbers are going up,” Danowitz said.

Once a student is accepted into the College of Education, representatives from the college reach out to them and engage them in one-on-one conversations, both in-person and over the phone.

“We have the existence of a small community in the College of Education within a large university,” Danowitz said. “People who really want to go into teaching, they have a great deal of talent, but they will have a different experience here.”

Danowitz believes that the department’s Research Fellows Program has contributed to its success as well. The department has led the state’s North Carolina Digital Learning Plan, composi ng resea rch on technologies in the classroom and how they can contribute to the overall learning experience.

“B e c a u s e w e h a v e a unique mission in engaging in research, students at NC State are on the cutting edge of best practices and new approaches, especially digital techniques in learning,” Danowitz said.

Of the students who have graduated from NC State w it h education degrees, the vast majority of them have careers in the education field within three years of graduating, according to Danowitz. She said this is further proof of how NC State’s College of Education has remained successful.

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Couple becomes largest athletic donors in NCSU history Staff Report

Randy and Tiffany Ramsey are the largest single donors in athletic endowments in NC State’s history and have given the largest gift to the Equine Sports Medicine Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

The large athletic endowment is called the Randy and Tiffany

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Extreme right-wing parties who oppose immigration have been growing in Europe, though this has occurred even before the

Ramsey Men’s Basketball Team Endowment and will fund scholarships for the men’s team, which will free up other donations to the Wolfpack Club to support scholarships for other varsity sports.

A portion of the endowment will also help pay for a men’s basketball display in the Reynolds Coliseum Walk of Fame, which opens in August.

Syrian refugee crisis.

“How Europe approaches refugees is being driven in part by the politics of it, and that has some problems,” Nance said.

Taylor focused on immigration problems in the United States and spoke about the controversies of

The gift to the Equine Sports Medicine Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine is called the Tiffany and Randy Ramsey Equine Sports Medicine Program.

It will provide operational support for CVM’s equine program, which treats performance-related diseases in Olympic, dressage and pleasure-riding horses. The program will also endow professor-

the refugee crisis and illegal immigration, such as whether or not the U.S. accepts refugees and if so, how many?

“There are about 1 million legal immigrants who immigrate to the U.S. each year— mainly for family reasons,” Taylor said.

ships, fund equipment purchases and assist in building and renovating facilities.

A lt houg h not a n NC State alumnus, Randy fell in love with Wolfpack basketball as a kid. He now serves on the Wolfpack Club Board of Directors, the Athletics Council and the Board of Trustees. The NC State Alumni Association named him an honorary

Sam LaFell, a sophomore studying communication and Spanish, was intrigued by what he learned from the event.

“I d id n’t k now much about t he issue coming into this,” LaFell said. “It was ver y interesting for me to get three different

alumnus in 2015.

Tiffany graduated from East Carolina University but worked as a licensed veterinary technician in a College of Veterinary Medicine externship in 2010 and served on the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation Board.

perspectives based around Sy ria and based around America.”

LaFell noted that he usually attends these types of events to get more information on global issues.

The global issue seminars are usually held once a month to discuss different

issues we face in the world.

T he sem i na rs nor ma l ly include speakers from NC State who are experts on the topic.

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Why we decided to reinvent The Daily Tar Hell L

et’s be clear: Sometimes there will be a Daily Tar Hell and sometimes there won’t. Each year the decision is up to the Technician’s editor-in-chief a nd t hei r sta f f.

This year, after a lot of thought, we decided to bring Kaitlin back T he Da i ly Montgomery Tar Hell — just Editor-in-chief not the one people m ig ht have expected.

This year we decided to write The Daily Tar Hell because we at the Technician believe that satire — good satire — is a powerful thing.

We wanted to reinvent the DTH as what it should represent rather than what it came to represent in past years.

Sexism, racism and homophobia were the common t heme of joke s during the 1980s and ‘90s editions Megan of the DTH, which Ellisor is why, in recent Managing Editor years, some editors have strayed away from it.

We realized it didn’t have to be this way. This year, we wanted to create a marriage of tradition and progression. We saw that we could write jokes about things

other than UNC-Chapel Hill’s liberal arts programs and academic scandals. We could “punch up” instead of “punching down.”

Not only could we make jokes about the Tar Heels, but we could also make fun of the Wolfpack.

To make a joke, you’ve got to be able to take a joke. Sometimes it’s important to make fun of yourself.

So, we hope while reading today’s spoof issue, you’re able to laugh just as much at NC State as you do UNC-Chapel Hill.

As always, if you want to let us know what you think, you can drop us a line at technician-editor@ncsu.edu.

ife is full of clichés about getting over disappointments. “Everything happens for Chauncey a reason.” “You Bowden Staff Columnist live and you learn.”

Blah, blah, blah. As much as we hate them, they are often the only things that get us through hard times. As college students, we will experience the mundane. There we will be times when we are so engulfed in happiness that we question our consciousness. But there will also be days of sadness, clouded by a sentiment of melancholy.

Being disappointed by people and situations will never be as painful as being disappointed in yourself. Perhaps this is because, as humans, we are often inclined to forgiving those around us, but never afford ourselves the luxury of being kind, considerate and forgiving to ourselves. By admitting that we let our own selves down, we are forced to face many of our demons; when done successfully one should walk away with a better understanding of not only one’s self, but the world around us.

I do not believe that fear of disappointment should ever stop one from delving into the unknown. As a self-proclaimed idealist, I often find myself throwing caution to the wind and thinking as little about the “what ifs” as possible. It isn’t until I fall flat on my face that reality becomes a factor. I am constantly shuffling between an aspiring pragmatist and accepting myself for the ridiculously quixotic person that I am.

Fear is a response that was bestowed upon us by the oh-so-great Mother Nature as a survival tactic; fear kept us safe. Operating in a way that prevents you from encountering

disappointment is not only boring but will more than likely be unsuccessful. Your decision to come to NC State was a risk — one that I pray has been far more rewarding for you than anything else. For some of us, the risk was even greater.

Eliza Tabor, a writer from the late 1800s once said, “Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it.” Whether you are a hard fatalist

“I do not believe that fear of disappointment should ever stop one from delving into the unknown.” and believe that we have no control over the things that happen to us, or whether you operate on the belief that we have perfect free will, find peace in your beliefs and allow them to get you through the hard times.

Encountering disappointments means that you are living. With that being said, it may be worthwhile to reevaluate relationships and situations that result in more disappointments than anything else. But remember that every now and then, someone or something will let you down, and sometimes that person may be you. But failures and mistakes are just another chance to get things right. Don’t stay down for too long.

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s the middle of the semester gets closer, the struggle always seems to get Missy toug her. Spr i ng Furman bre a k i sn’t u nStaff Columnist t i l a not her t wo we ek s . Mos t of your midterm exams are next week. Which makes this week just a whole bunch of studying, so you don’t fail them all and can actually enjoy your week off. So close, yet so far, and it’s easy to let all of the overwhelming college stress get in the way of all the opportunities to be optimistic.

I was making my way toward the door of Poe Hall the other day, and I was focused on leaving class as fast as possible to get to my next class on time with a few extra seconds to scarf down my granola bar lunch between the middle of my five back-to-back classes on

Thursdays. Even on days without tests or rain showers, it doesn’t take much for me to get stressed out.

As I turned the corner after descending the staircase, I took a few steps and looked up to find the door already open. I was a good distance back, but a student ahead saw me coming and took an extra five or 10 seconds out of his day, just to save me a couple seconds.

I’m perfectly capable of opening a door, but with a heavy backpack and a hundred other thoughts on my mind about this assignment and that homework, it was touching to know that someone I didn’t even know decided to help me out.

I don’t know your name, Mr. Door Holder, but if you’re reading this: Thanks again.

When I approached the next door, I made sure to hold it open

“A happier you makes a happier everyone else. Smiles are contagious.” for the next person. It was that awkwardly distanced wait where you never know if you should hold it open or not. But someone did it for me, so I didn’t hesitate to pay it forward for someone else.

I felt great when someone helped me, and I felt even better when I helped someone else. Two awesome feelings, and all it took was two doors.

Without a doubt, this same experience happens all the time. But there’s no reason why it shouldn’t happen every time. From cars

slowing down to let me cross the streets of campus — let’s be honest, they definitely don’t all yield to pedestrians — to a wave from the kid on campus that you only know from seeing the back of his head in a lecture hall, can all brighten your day, no matter how small the acts of kindness are.

It makes smiling just a little easier on the days where you forget how powerful a smile can be.

A happier you makes a happier everyone else. Smiles are contagious. Seriously, how many times have you found yourself smiling for no reason other than because someone else was? As I learned in my interpersonal communication class, how you interpret behaviors affects the way you feel.

If you smile and acknowledge that as being happy, guess what?

Happy is exactly what you’re going

to feel. It might not be a lot, and it might not affect you instantly, but with enough effort to change your mood, I promise it’ll work.

So make yourself smile. Make other people smile.

Of course exciting events like earning an A+ on a midterm in your hardest class, or scoring tickets to a concert at PNC, will leave you feeling happier than usual.

But that door you didn’t have to open when your hands were full with books as you were about to drop your Port City Java coffee never fails to make your day better. Because for the most part, it’s the little things.

Wishing you well

Samantha White, graduate student studying aerospace engineering

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Raleigh Little Theatre extends ‘Sweeney Todd’ production Kevin Schaefer Contributor

Emma Cathell Features & Bienvenidos Editor

For anyone who loves musical theater, Sweeney Todd is practically a household name. The musical, starring the infamous Demon Barber of Fleet Street, first appeared on Broadway in 1979 with music and lyrics by Stephen Sond heim a nd book by Hugh Wheeler. It was also done as a film adaptation

by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp in 2007.

Now, Raleigh Little Theatre has produced its own version of the classic tale.

Running through March 6, “Sweeney Todd” features all the music, characters and eerie elements that fans of the show know and love.

Set in 19th-century England, the musical tells the story of the demon barber’s return after 15 years of exile.

Seeking revenge upon a corrupt judge and aligning himself with the promiscuous baker Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney sets up a barbershop above Mrs. Lovett’s business. Here, his customers get far more than a haircut.

The challenge for Raleigh Little Theatre was to appropriate this popular play for a modern audience by keeping the story true to its original script, while still making it applicable to the present.

Patrick Torres, the show’s d i rec tor, ex pla i ned h is t houg ht proc e s s about bringing the play into the 21st century.

“With ‘Sweeney Todd,’ I thought we had a great opportunity to take this really big show and make it very personal,” Torres said. “It is the same as Broadway in that we did not alter the script in any way, and we are honoring all of the music as written. It is different in that the actors and I worked to make sure they were applying their personal experiences and imagination to each character. We also stripped the

orchestra down to piano, strings, drums and reeds.

We hoped to create a more intimate and haunting feel in making this choice.”

In this show in particular, Torres said he wanted to highlight the religious aspects and ideas present. He said that the script is still presented as written and not significantly different from the original, but that there is a subtle undertone of religion and the pressing question of, “What does justice look like without grace and mercy?”

The ritualistic and religious themes were brought to life in the show through choreography, the set and the use of blood. However, Torres said he elected to not go for a lot of blood because he wanted something that felt “really unsettling and real rather than the comic effect of a lot of blood.” The set and scenery incorporated in the production is of a factory that resembles a church, according to Torres.

“A lot of people don’t use choreographers for ‘Sweeney Todd,’ but I thought that was really important because choreography and the movement that we incorporated really does help develop this ritual feeling,” Torres said. “It’s what makes it feel a little more like a church.”

Charles Phaneuf, RLT’s executive director, also stated that there are challenges with a smaller theatre producing such a popular work.

“There are certain aspects of producing a well-known musical that are easier than a lesser-known title and other aspects that are harder,” Phaneuf said. “Often, a theater doesn’t have to try as hard to promote better known titles. But, people show up with a preconceived notion of what it should be, so they might be more critical, which can hurt word of mouth. Lesser-known work can attract more press attention and be popular with people who feel that they’ve seen the classics plenty of

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David Henderson plays the lead role of Sweeney Todd in Raleigh Little Theatre’s production of the classic musical. Due to popularity, the run of the production has been extended until March 6.

times.”

However, RLT has been able to surpass these challenges, according to Phaneuf, as there has been a very high demand of tickets.

So much so, that the showings of “Sweeney Todd ” have been extended to an extra weekend, lasting until March 6. The original run ended this Sunday, but Phaneuf said that due to word of mouth and the popularity of this title, every single seat would be sold in the initially announced three-week run, and many people wouldn’t get to see it.

“The feedback from audiences has been extraordinary,” Phaneuf said. “I’ve heard people say it’s the best show they’ve seen here in years. I’ve heard many express particular appreciation for Patrick [Torres]’s vision, his focus on the religious overtones in the piece that are often underemphasized.

Many people have been impressed by the performers, including the leads and a current NC State student, Areon Mobasher, who plays Adolfo Pirelli.”

Mobasher, a sophomore studying communication, said the role of Pirelli is unlike any character he

has ever played. Mobasher has performed in theater since his senior year of high school and said he usually plays father figures in productions. His past musical roles include Jean Valjean in “Les Miserables,” Mushnik in “Little Shop of Horrors” and Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

“Pirelli is much different,” Mobasher said. “Pirelli is a con-artist and a rotten person at his core. He is pompous and a bit too quick to make a spectacle of himself. It’s overcompensation, as anyone who sees the show can agree and rooted in a deep-seated facade that he uses in order to survive the dog-eat-dog world that is 19th-century London.”

Mobasher has a special connection with “Sweeney Todd,” as he said it was the first musical he experienced and enjoyed seeing.

Throughout the years, Mobasher said his appreciation of musical theater and the works of Stephen Sondheim, the composer of “Sweeney Todd,” have grown. So much in fact, that when he found out RLT was holding auditions for this production, Mobasher “wanted to jump right on that opportunity.”

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The challenge for Raleigh Little Theatre was to appropriate this popular play for a modern audience by keeping the story true to its original script, while still making it applicable to the present.

“Ultimately, it was the music that drew me in,” Mobasher said. “Not so much the story, although it is, in my opinion, one of the only dark/serious musicals that actually works. Think about it, you don’t really see that much grim material in most Broadway shows.”

Torres said his hopes are that the audience will ask questions and make conclusions of its own. This is part of the reason he kept the original script and setting, as it allowed audience members to have the freedom to form their own opinions about the play and its themes. But in the end,

he said he wants audience members to have a good time and walk away entertained.

“This is a fun, entertaining and smart piece of theater that is enjoyable on so many levels,” Phaneuf said.

“If you’ve seen it before, you’ll enjoy what is unique about our production. If you’ve never seen it before, this is a great introduction to Sondheim’s masterpiece.”

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Year’s biggest blockbuster makes fun of blockbusters Kevin Schaefer Contributor

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 Deadpool isn’t your typical superhero. He loves killing his opponents, hates being a hero and is always ready to crack a highly irreverent joke about practically any topic. Now after years of development struggles, Fox finally gave the triggerhappy, katana-wielding, fourth wall-breaking “merc with a mouth” his own movie.

Now that it’s here, the question on everyone’s mind has been: Can an Rrated Marvel comic movie about a notoriously irreverent X-Men character stand on its own?

The thing about “Deadpool” is that it adheres so strictly to a generic superhero orig in stor y t hat’s part of the way it provides commentary on the genre.

Told in flashbacks while the main action is taking place, we see Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) as an ex-Special Forces operative turned s t re e t-le vel me rc e n a r y.

Upon finding an unexpected romance with a woman named Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), things are going great for Wade until he gets the news that he has cancer.

Soon after, Wade is recruited for a rogue experiment in which he is promised that his condition will be healed. This is of course where t he super natu ra l element comes into play, as this shady organization turns him into a mutant with regenerative abilities, hoping to make him a weapon. Once he escapes and is left with a grotesquely deformed body, Wade uses these newfound abilities to become Deadpool and seek vengeance on the organization’s nefarious leader Ajax (Ed Skrein).

The movie is at its best when it pokes fun at superhero movie and blockbuster tropes, particularly regarding Rey nolds’ infa mous failures “Green Lantern”

and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Fourth-wall jokes about characters showing up to advance the plot, or having only a couple of XMen appear due to a limited budget, will strike a chord with most viewers.

Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick provide a truly faithful adaptation of the source material. While t he y probably cou ld ’ve concocted a more watereddown, kid-friendly version, this movie was clearly made as a fan service, and as such, holds nothing back in terms of its relentlessly crude humor and violence.

Howe ver, de s pite t he script being a huge component of the movie’s entertainment level for the right audience at least its major flaw is the same Marvel syndrome we see over and over again. As a villain, Ajax is a walking caricature with no depth whatsoever. Perhaps this was a little more intentional so as to make fun of this cliché (he is introduced in the opening credits simply as “a British villain”), but still it’s past time for Marvel movies to fix this.

For his feature-leng t h debut, director Tim Miller creates a vibe and aesthetic which feels more indie and stands out from the typical f lashy superhero blockbuster. Aside from the red spandex, the film is pretty devoid of bright colors.

There’s a lot of grey, tight framing and close-ups, and even a few noir-like night scenes. Granted, “Deadpool” is a fun, action comedy, but Miller knows how to handle the dark humor, as well as the potty jokes.

After all, the movie makes audiences laugh at moments when bad guys are decapitated and there are limbs f lying in the air.

Yet, be yond t he gor y comic violence and raunchy humor, it’s Reynolds who carries the movie. Whether it’s his charming persona or simply his love of the character, the Hollywood favorite makes this performance one comic fans will remember. “Deadpool” co-creator Rob Liefield has described Spider-Man as his greatest inf luence for the character, which is extremely evident in the movie. Reynolds por-

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“Deadpool” is the kind of movie a number of audiences will appreciate and

others will scoff at. For fans of the character and those who like raunchy action comedies, this is the movie you’ve been waiting for.

But please, don’t take kids to see it.

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Walking the line of documentary filmmaking Maddy Bonnabeaux Correspondent

When Neal Hutcheson found himself contributing to his roommate’s film projects, he realized film was the outlet he was searching for. Shortly after, Hutcheson transferred from Appalachian State to NC State, which had recently established a film program.

Studying film as a creative discipline, Hutcheson grew fond of documentaries.

After graduation, the 1992 alumnus worked as a freelancer for English linguistics professor Walt Wolfram.

“I was interested in culture, and once I recognized that language is a projection of people’s cultural identity, it became pretty fascinating,” Hutcheson said.

Study i ng t he d ia lec ts around the North Carolina coast and Appalachia, he developed an interest in Southern culture and folklore.

Growing up, he frequented the mountains for camping and hiking trips.

CONTRIBUTED BY NEAL HUTCHESON “In hindsight, I’d pass these Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, was an expert moonshiner and the subject of three of Hutcheson’s documentaries — “Mountain Talk,” “A Hell of a Life” and “The little towns and wonder about Last One.” the people living there,” Hutcheson said. “I only had a wouldn’t be shown before his rescuing items that were on vague curiosity then; I had no death. Yet, after viewing the the verge of being tossed in clue I’d one day learn about footage, Popcorn liked what the landfill. mountain culture.” he saw.

Prior to his death, Popcorn According to Hutcheson, “I think it was at that point signed off his likeness, name mountain residents are no- it cemented our friendship,” and recipe to a Tennessee torious for presenting them- Hutcheson said. “It was only whiskey label, likely to take selves in a particular way. after he watched it that he al- care of his wife posthumousThis held true for Maggie lowed me to see his place in ly. Retrospectively, it was an Valley-native and possibly Tennessee and film his actual indicator that his life was Hutcheson’s most complex moonshine operation.” coming to a close, according and interesting subject to On a coastal filming trip to Hutcheson. date — Marvin “Popcorn” they took together, Popcorn “Popcorn told people he Sutton, an expert moon- requested to stop at every grew up in Maggie Valley, but shiner and star of three of thrift shop along the way, he also had a home in ParHutcheson’s documentaries spending the roll of money in rottsville, Tennessee, where — “Mountain Talk,” “A Hell his overalls. He was known his moonshine operation of a Life” and “The Last One.” to self-promote, charming was,” Hutcheson said. “He “People projected onto him strangers into buying his tried to deflect attention away CONTRIBUTED BY NEAL HUTCHESON that he was a simple guy who merchandise. from that by spending time in Neal Hutcheson and Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton in Raleigh.

Popcorn rarely left his wanted to play banjo by the “Popcorn had complete both areas. He claimed that Appalachian Mountain home region. Hutcheson recounts a trip to the NC coast with creek and make a little moon- faith in the universe to carry he had dual-citizenship.”

Popcorn; “We planned on staying three days and only stayed for 30 minutes. The color shine,” Hutcheson said. “That him through,” Hutcheson When filming, subjective drained out of his face, and he stopped talking; it was a culture shock. Popcorn had lived in wasn’t the case; he was bril- said. decisions are made that aren’t the mountains his entire life.” liant and calculating. That’s Even though the dialect always conscious. According why I used the footage I re- is so different, Hutcheson to Hutcheson, the final prodcorded to make that second found that the isolated fish- uct is a highly selective porfilm, ‘The Last One.’” ermen and people living in trait of the film subject.

“The Last One” complicates remote mountain commu“Popcorn allowed me to the distinction between au- nities had similar personali- go deeper into his world so I thenticity and performance, ties. However, after removing could see behind the ‘stage,’” according to Hutcheson.

Popcorn out of his environ- Hutcheson said. “To me, “If you’re performing your ment, he grew extremely un- that’s the most interesting own culture and accentuating comfortable. documentary experience that it, is that authentic, or fake?”

“We planned on staying I will ever have.”

Hutcheson said. three days and only stayed for Hutcheson’s latest project, In 2002, Hutcheson made 30 minutes,” Hutcheson said. “First Language: The Race to Popcorn a version of the “The color drained out of his Save Cherokee,” in collabofootage to sell along with his face, and he stopped talking; ration with Danica Cullinan, self-written book. However, it was a culture shock. Pop- received an Emmy nominathe television-appropriate corn had lived in the moun- tion, which will be decided version wasn’t available un- tains his entire life.” at the awards ceremony in til 2008. After its debut, “The By 2009, the law had caught Nashville Saturday. The film Last One” received an Emmy up to Popcorn. With a pris- concerns the efforts of the and inspired the Discovery on sentence and looming eastern band of Cherokee to Channel show “Moonshin- health complications ahead, preserve the endangered laners.”

Popcorn committed suicide. guage, which was twice as old The pretense of the film Lighting a cigarette on his as English. was to safely capture his way out, he died of carbon For more on Hutcheson’s COURTESY OF ERNESTINE UPCHURCH “last run” of moonshine. monoxide poisoning in his films, see talkingnc.com and Filming at Popcorn’s moonshine still in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee. The pretense Initially, it wasn’t for the beloved car, the “Three- suckerpunchpictures.com. of the film was to safely capture his “last run” of moonshine. Initially, it wasn’t for the purpose purpose of sharing; in fact, Jar-Ford,” named for being of sharing.

Popcorn only let Hutcheson traded for three jars of lifilm on the condition that it quor. Popcorn took pride in

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The Big 12 is inarguably the most solid conference top-to-bottom with seven of its 10 constituent teams virtually locked into the field — all are seeded at eight or lower in Joe Lunardi’s latest bracketology. No. 2 Kansas and No. 3 Oklahoma are each slotted into the bracket as top seeds right now, making this conference the greatest force to be reckoned with.

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have more meat around the middle — five Pac-12 teams are seeded between three and eight in Lunardi’s latest bracket and, between the two conferences, only the Big 10’s No. 6 Michigan State and No. 8 Iowa have a shot at a top-two seed. But both have missed on their opportunities for statement victories down the stretch.

Without the traditional strength at the top of this year’s tournament, “Cinderella” teams are likely to be more prevalent. Smallconference schools like the Horizon League’s Valparaiso (24-5) and the Sun Belt’s aforementioned Arkansas-Little Rock team could be the benefactors even though the selection committee typically gives unfavorable early matchups to such mid-majors.

Whether or not this is good or not for the tournament’s entertainment value is another question. There’s little doubt that Kentucky’s pursuit of a perfect record drove up ratings for last year’s tournament — the highest in 22 years — but a more even playing field should result in closer, and thus more exciting, games.

Consequently, this will also make predicting the results of the tournament more difficult. As frustrating as this may be for bracket fanatics, it should be welcomed by die-hard fans who are enthralled by the upsets and wild comebacks that March Madness will undoubtedly entail.

“It really is incredible,” Zevnik said. “Swimming your best time is always what you aim for, and standing on that podium is the cherry on top.”

The last day of the competition, the 400 freestyle relay team of Zevnik, Bonnema, freshman Courtney Caldwell and Labonge swam it way to a school, conference and ACC meet record time of 3:11.90 to capture the program’s second-straight event title.

“I know my swimming set the rest of those girls up, to get them going,” Zevnik said.

“Not just to give them a lead, but to give them my time and hopefully be fast enough to hype them up and get them to go just as fast, if not faster.”

In the 1,650 free, Moore took second place w ith a school record pace of 15:50.46, and junior Rachel Muller took third with a career-best time of 16:02.15.

In the 100 free, Bonnema

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placed third with a time of 48.50, while Labonge took fourth with a time of 48.51.

In the 200 backstroke, Zevnik earned her third runner-up finish of the meet, with a time of 1:51.26 to beat her school record.

“Every girl on this team was on a mission this year and worked hard for their success,” Holloway said. “We are definitely really proud of them and this weekend was a lot of fun.”

The Wolfpack women will return to Raleigh to prepare for the NCAA Championships in March, while the men will take its trip to Greensboro Wednesday through Saturday for the 2016 Men’s Swimming ACC Championships.

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LeGrant said. “I saw the ball well. Their pitcher is pretty good, and the ball fell in all the right spots.”

The game then became a grudge match as the Eagles battled back to tie the game at five and force Wilder out of the game. The Wolfpack eventually retook the lead for good in the fifth on RBI singles from both of the Shepard twins.

Senior pitcher Will Gilbert stole the show from there, providing a reliable arm for head coach Elliott Avent to lean on. Gilbert pitched four innings of relief, striking out six and stymieing the Eagle hitters as they tried to make up the lead.

“We went to Gilbert a little earlier than normal,” Avent said. “Gilbert comes into the game to settle the game down. He’s a real heady player.”

The defense behind Gilbert was spectacular, with LeGrant leading the way. The freshman turned two, slick double plays at second and charged behind the mound, scooped up a bouncer and fired a rif le to first base to retire the runner.

“He’s got a chance to be a real special player,” Avent said. “He’s a freshman trying to feel his way through a tough league, and college baseball at this level is extremely difficult. You talk about a guy that can make things happen, though.”

Weather permitting, the Wolfpack will welcome the St. John’s Red Storm to Doak Field Wednesday for the final game of the weekday slate. Junior pitcher Ryan Williamson (4-4, 5.17 ERA in 2015) will take the ball for the Wolfpack.

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ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

PAGE10 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Men’s basketball vs North Carolina 8 p.m.

Men’s tennis vs UNCWilmington 2 p.m.

Women’s tennis at Georgia Tech 3 p.m.

Women’s basketball vs Florida State 7:30 p.m.

Gynmastics vs George Washington University 7 p.m.

TECHNICIAN

COMMENTARY

Pack shines in pool at ACCs

Tournament field still up in the air as March looms

Rachel Clark Correspondent

The Wolfpack women’s swimming and diving team broke school records, won multiple ACC championship titles and took home second place overall in team standings this weekend in Greensboro.

On the first day of the competition, the team started off strong with senior Rachel Mumma taking home the gold medal and an ACC champion title for the one-meter dive. This title is the first since 2010 for the NC State diving program.

“We couldn’t be happier with Rachel,” said Yahya Radman, head diving coach. “What a boost of confidence for our senior, program and recruiting efforts. People are taking notice of us, and Rachel has played a big role in putting NC State diving on the map.”

Finishing off the day, the Wolfpack’s 200 medley relay team of senior Ashlyn Koletic, junior Kayla Brumbaum, junior Natalie Labonge and senior Riki Bonnema took home third place with a time of 1:36.43 and for the fifth year in a row, broke the school record in this event at the ACC Championships. “[Wednesday] was a lot of fun,” head coach Braden Holloway said.

“Congrats to our ladies for getting these championships off to a fantastic start. With getting on the podium in all three events tonight, I don’t think we could’ve scripted it any better.”

On Day Two of the competition, the 200 freestyle relay team of Bonnema, Koletic, Labonge and sophomore Krista Duffield posted a time of 1:27.50 to win the program’s fourth-straight title

Tyler Horner Correspondent

A year ago this time, Kentucky was 27-0 and tearing through the college basketball landscape like a knife through warm butter.

Yet, with March Madness now less than a month away, there is no clear favorite to win the championship, let alone a consensus on which teams deserve a one-seed.

No. 1 Villanova (24-3, 13-1 Big East) is the only lock for a top seed, but its resume may not have even earned a two-seed in last year’s field. According to Ken Pomeroy’s Pythagorean rating, a highly reliable predictor of future performance, there were six teams better than the Wildcats in 2015.

Villanova is tied with No. 5 Xavier and unranked ArkansasLittle Rock for the best record in the country in what will be the first season since 2008-2009 where no team enters the tournament field with two or fewer losses — not since the field expanded to 64 in 1985 has the team with the best record had any more than three losses.

That’s not to say that there aren’t plenty of good teams out there; however, by the same Pythagorean rating, the 40th best team this season would have been the 28th best in 2015. So, while the teams at the top are less dominant, the tournament field is set to be as deep as ever.

This depth is not coming from the usual mid-major conferences, but instead from the perennial Power Five conferences like the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 that are all set to place at least six teams in the tournament field.

The ACC is the most top-heavy of the bunch, with teams like No. 3 Virginia, No. 7 UNC-Chapel Hill and No. 12 Miami (FL) all vying for one- and two-seeds come March. No. 11 Louisville is on the same plane but will sit out from the postseason due to a self-imposed sanction while No. 15 Duke, despite its struggles, can match up with any team given its combination of talent and

NCAA continued page 9

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Sophomore Rachel Muller competes in the 1,000-yard freestyle during NC State’s meet with rival UNC-Chapel Hill Jan. 31, 2015 at the Casey Aquatic Center. Muller finished second in the event with a time of 9:58.09. The No. 8 Wolfpack men’s team remained undefeated, beating the No. 20 Tar Heels 180-118. The No. 12 women’s team just barely missed topping the No.5 Tar Heel women 146.5-134.5.

in the event. The mark stands as an ACC meet, conference and school record, as well as the second-fastest time in the nation.

“It was an amazing feeling defending our title again,” Labonge said. “We know that we have a strong relay, but knowing that we can compete on a national level gets us excited for NCAAs in a few weeks.”

Also on the second day, the Wolfpack had someone on the podium for every event, which has never happened before for the team.

In the 500 freestyle, sophomore Hannah Moore took third place with a time of 4:38.53. In the 50 free, Bonnema took second place with a time of 21.94 and Labonge placed third with a personal-best time of 22.23. In the individual medley, junior Alexia Zevnik

earned second place with a career-best time of 1:56.02.

On day three of the competition, the 400 medley relay team comprised of Zevnik, Brumbaum, Duffield and Bonnema, took third place with a school-record time of 3:30.58.

In the individual medley, Moore broke a school record and claimed third place with a time of 4:07.64 and earned All-ACC Honors.

In the 100 butterfly, Labonge placed third with a school-record time of 51.93. This top-three performance earned her All-ACC honors.

In the 100 backstroke, Zevnik took home second place with a school-record time of 51.27 and earned All-ACC Honors.

SWIM continued page 9

Wolfpack baseball wins third straight, stifles Eagles Chrstian Candeloro Staff Writer

The cold temperatures and rain couldn’t cool down the red-hot Wolfpack bats on Tuesday afternoon, as the NC State baseball team handled the Morehead State Eagles 7-5 on Opening Day at Doak Field.

The Wolfpack came into the game ranked No. 18 by Baseball America after earning two victories in the Baseball at the Beach Tournament in Myrtle Beach, including a 13-10 victory over then No. 24 Coastal Carolina.

NC State scored 20 runs over the last two games of the weekend and continued its torrid hitting into the week, registering 14 hits and smashing four doubles.

The pitching staff, on the other hand, continued to struggle, as junior right-hander Cory Wilder lasted only four innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits. His ERA for the year moved up to 6.00, and he has three walks in five innings, continuing his trend of wildness from last season.

The game started on a sour note as Morehead State grabbed the lead on an RBI groundout in the top of the first inning to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage. Wilder would retire the Eagles easily over the next two innings, allowing the Wolfpack bats to go to work.

Freshman second baseman Xavier LeGrant got the Wolfpack on the board with an RBI double to right field that brought home sophomore left fielder Shane Shepard from second base. Senior catcher Chance Shepard followed suit with an RBI-double three pitches later to bring home LeGrant. The Wolfpack capped off the inning when sophomore right fielder Brock Deatherage slipped a single past the drawn-in infield to score Chance Shepard.

The Wolfpack extended its lead to 5-1 in the third on a two-RBI single by LeGrant. LeGrant finished 2 for 3, with three RBIs, one run and one walk.

“I’m pretty happy with what I did today,”

BASEBALL continued page 9

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Senior outfielder Jake Fincher swings at a pitch in the Wolfpack’s home game against Clemson March 8. This marked Fincher’s second home run of his career. The Wolfpack beat the Tigers 14-6 at Doak Field.

State opens second half of season in Puerto Rico Cole Bass Correspondent

The NC State men’s golf team opened the second half of the season with an 11th-place finish in Rio Grande at the Puerto Rico Classic, a tournament which featured six top-25 teams.

This was the team’s first competitive action since early November, and there may not be a better place to come back to the game of golf than on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. The Wolfpack didn’t put together its best performance, but it was still able to play on an absolutely stunning golf course: the Rio Mar River Course.

The three-and-a-half month break from golf was evident in the Wolfpack’s Day One performance, as the team shot a combined score of 297 [+9] and

finished the round in 13th place.

Senior Carter Page from Waynesville was the lone bright spot for the Pack in an otherwise dreary day. He finished with a first round score of 71 [-1], the only player on the roster to shoot below par.

Despite the tough round one result, the Wolfpack strung together 15 total birdies on the day, five coming from Page and four apiece for senior David Cooke and junior Jacob McBride.

The team was unable to improve on Day Two, and although the round score of 295 [+7] was two strokes better than the first round, the Pack dropped to 14th in the standings.

Page was again the only NC State golfer who found a sense of rhythm, and he reciprocated his Day One result with a score of 71 [-1].

Freshman Stephen Franken also recorded a 71 [-1] on the day, a 10-stroke improvement from his first round score of 81 [+9].

Nine spots from a top-five finish, the golfers really had nothing to lose on the third and final day of the tournament. They came out firing and recorded their best score of the three-day tournament with a combined score of 285 [-3], which vaulted it into 11th place in the stacked field.

Page rounded off his terrific tournament with a stunning 66 [-6] which was enough to push him up to third in the individual standings. This score, the best of his career and for any Wolfpack golfer this season, marks the first top-three finish during his tenure with the Wolfpack. He finished behind two Alabama

golfers, both representatives of the school who went on to win the tournament by nine strokes.

Stephen Franken also impressed with a score of 69 [-3], and his overall score of 221 [+5] placed him second amongst the Pack.

The upperclassmen, Cooke and McBride, really struggled throughout the tournament and finished with double-digit scores above par.

Consistency again did not show for the Pack, which has been a talking point all season long. Without the unbelievable performance from Page, the result would have certainly been less than ideal.

The team will look to bounce back on March 7 when it travels to Aiken, South Carolina, for the 2016 Palmetto Intercollegiate.

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Junior David Cooke lines up for a putt on the 17th hole during the Spring Invitational. NC State took first place of 11 with a -17 score overall, and Cooke took first-place individual with a -10 April 19 at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course.

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Some News, Some Opinion

Gameday, February 24, 2016

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UNC student trapped in roundabout

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“I think it’s like so presch that NC State thinks we’re their rivals. Who do they think they are?”

Chastity Beldt, senior studying communicating

Kvetching board™

By Harry Pitts, fake@email.com

kvetch: v.1 (Yiddish) to complain Can they stop they stop selling Carolina merchandise at Walmart.

Like, I’m cool with Targét, but not Walmart.

By Washer Phoenix Emoticon Connoisseur

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Yesterday, a neighborhood search party confirmed that, for the past four days, UNC-Chapel Hill student Jenkins Maize has been continuously circling the new roundabout at Hillsborough and Sheperd.

Seemingly bewildered, Maize attempted to convince officials that his continuous circling was, in fact, intentional.

“I know what I’m doing,” Maize told officials. “If I wanted to leave this blasted circle, I would have done it already.”

Maize reportedly made his way to Raleigh in order to inform NC State students that they are not his school’s rivals.

“I just think it’s, like, really important that, like, everyone knows who our real rival is,” Maize told officials, while reportedly wearing a light blue “Beat State” shirt.

“If we don’t keep telling State that we’re not rivals, then they might think we actually care about them. Which we don’t.”

This is just one of 31 similar instances that have been reported since three new roundabouts spontaneously appeared on Hillsborough Street last Tuesday. University Police Officer James Pullemover said the new roundabouts may have sparked confusion among drivers.

“It’s no coincidence that there have been so many incidents with the traffic circles recently,” Pullemover said. “We just keep finding cars circling and circling around and not knowing how to get out.”

Pullemover explained that, on Monday night, University Police officially called in a special team of officers to be on constant duty at the new traffic circles in order to supervise and guide driving cars. They plan to have officers there until Sunday night.

“Most of the incidents start during the night or early in the morning,” Pullemover said. “So now we got officers located at every one of them to help drivers get through smoothly. We plan to be there all day, all night and all around.”

Just yesterday, and the day before that, NC State mechanical engineering student Chuck Styles spun around for a total of 37 hours.

“Trust me, I’m an engineer,” Styles told officials. “I know what I’m doing. If some communication major was in there for that long, then you could question it. But I’m an engineer; I don’t get confused by stuff like that.”

When asked why he chose to continue driving in continuous circles, Styles answered, “For scientific purposes. You wouldn’t understand.” Styles then proceeded to mumble something about friction and centrifugal force.

Other engineering students agreed that there was no way any of them could be confused by the roundabouts.

Beyond University Police, Director of the Student Health Center Hannah Healthey said the department is also concerned about the recent traffic circle incidents.

According to Healthey, all of the available appointments this week have been booked by students seeking medication for motion sickness who wouldn’t admit exactly why they had it. Due to the high demand, the Health Center has now completely run out of Demolish-dizzinessamine, which Healthey deemed “the goshdarned best way to keep your head from spinnin’.”

“We are concerned for the health of our students,” Healthey said. “Everyone goin’ in seems to be gettin’ stuck round in a circle. We advise everyone to take a break from goin’ counter-clockwise. Stick your car in reverse instead to prevent nausea until we get more medicine in. Always remember to switch directions when you feel the dizziness comin’ on.”

Healthey said the Health Center plans to get more Demolish-dizzinessamine by tomorrow, but they suspect no one will be around to receive it, as it doesn’t seem they will be getting out of the roundabouts anytime soon.

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Washer Phoenix rants about how the moon landing was entirely faked to cover up the JFK assassination.

LOL, NC State thinks they are rivals with us. What a load of ram sh*t!

It’s quaint how NC State thinks they’re so relevant.

Like any graduate of MooU could ever do anything noteworthy.

F*ck D00k.

Those Engineering students are always going on about hard their workloads are with stupid problem sets. Have they ever even tried to write a 15-page summary of Gadamer’s method of hermeneutics?

F*ck D00k.

The day NC State becomes our rivals is the same day they win a damn Nobel prize. I might be here waiting for a while.

F*ck D00k.

Technician runs out of content, fills pages somehow

By Meridian Willow

Wanna hear a joke? NC State’s activism culture.

Can NC State just get a Rhode Scholar already?

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

LOL, D00k is puke.

Flower Child

The Technician, will now be filled with coloring sheets due to a shortage of staffers to write content. Due to recent budget cuts, the paper can only afford for writers to be paid a paltry $.50 per article instead of $1 for their content. The writers would not stand for this underappreciation of their work.

By comparison, employees at The Daily Tar Heel are paid an ample $3 per article.

“I was happy when I was paid $1 for my articles, but I just can’t make ends meet on $.50,” said Gayle Webster, an NC State junior studying language, writing and rhetoric.

Kraplin “The full Monty” Montgumery, Editor-in-Chief of the Technician, could not understand why they wouldn’t want to write at least one article a week, or edit for six hours per production night, for multiple times a week.

Nevertheless, the Technician has decided to fill the blank pages with coloring sheets. It appears that this trend is all the rage. For over a decade, researchers, art therapists and small children everywhere have claimed there are calming benefits associated with

NC State’s students only care about football and free internet pornography.

These kvetches all suck.

You people aren’t creative whatsoever, it’s like you go to NC State.

Why are NC State students so religious? They should just deal with their problems like us and drink exorbitantly.

Hillsborough<<<Franklin The Daily Tar Heel is such an awful publication. It makes the Technician looks like the Atlantic.

DTHELL/ CHARLEZ DICKENDS

The height of journalism, pictured here. With children. And markers.

filling in lines.

These pictures could include hipster mandalas interwoven with peace signs and groovy letters, as well as pictures of Mr. Wuf and Ms. Wuf intercut with violent scenes from the Technician work environment (i.e. a picture of a certain assistant opinion editor in a fetal position on the floor).

“The Daily Tar Heel should be this creative,” Jacob Jacobs, a junior studying basket weaving, said.

Crayola, a childhood favorite crayon company, has gotten some serious grown-up attention lately.

According to the reliable Odys-

sey Online, the famous crayon makers just launched a set of markers, colored pencils and a collection of adult coloring books, Coloring Escapes, last month.

Everyone from researchers at Crayola College to gurus at Yoga Today are suggesting coloring as an alternative to meditation. On the off chance you open up a copy of the Technician, take your colored pencils, crayons and markers and embark on a journey to find your inner peace or maybe just your inner five-year-old. Or maybe pick up an issue of The Daily Tar Heel and actually learn something substantive.

There’s too many bricks on NC State’s campus, for God’s sake. Have they even heard of architecture?

Oh yeah, F*ck D00k.

NC State is full of too many ignorant libertarians who seem like 12 year olds who just read Fountainhead.

Why don’t they grow up and find an actual political stance?

I think our mascot is the best, it maintains just the right hint of vulnerability.

Our blue is both the majestic dawn blue of the morning sky and also the mournful, angry pulse at the core of a hot flame, we at UNC have range

UNC CRIED Committee offers comfort

Tearla Simpkins Born Again Goth

The Student Government unanimously voted to appoint a committee to support fellow UNC-Chapel Hill students in response to tragedy, such as what was seen with the recent devastating loss in basketball against Duke University last week.

Established as the Create Relief In Extreme Distress (CRIED), the new committee will be in operation as of next week. The committee fundamentally stands to represent the campus’ wide expression of emotions.

The potential establishment of this committee was brought to the student government’s attention by UNC Residential Director Henry Ray. “I felt so helpless watching students in my hall slumped over with disappointment,” Ray said.

“And when I thought about it, our school has the ability to bring those

together and comfort the community as a whole.”

Originally, Henry’s idea was targeted toward the past Duke game, although the brilliant student government was able to make this a sustainable effort for future situations.

In accordance with preserving spirit at all times, board members have established the prevention plan of “Bring Aid Before In Extreme Distress,” which will take several measures to prepare students for dire situations before they happen. This involves recruiting volunteers to provide relief blankets, tissues and hot cocoa to students impacted by future losses in sporting events.

An initial concern with the plan was finding vendors to distribute enough Tar Heel Blue blankets to students. Taking advantage of the university’s huge medical student

population, the student government noted the abundant supply of baby blankets in the maternity ward. The UNC medical center was inspired to help and has promised to loan 3,200 blankets for relief. In addition, the student government has gained support for a groupwide session with counseling services and the willing arrangement of a series of inspirational lectures.

To prepare for UNC CRIED’s first debut, a think-group of 25 students in various majors gathered to review reactions to possible scenarios of future defeats. Eighty-four percent of students were comforted by the proposed initiatives of the BABIED plan as opposed to only 18 percent of students declaring a state of emotional stability without any relief efforts. Satisfied with their efforts, the UNC CRIED committee is ready to support the community.

Many colleges have been rather

disrespectful to UNC’s new initiates. NC State University has been responsible for targeting UNC’s spirit with their rude tweets. Brandon Morris, a sophomore studying computer science, expressed his anger in stating, “NCSU is jealous of our school pride. If they could create a committee, it would be called the ‘Victory Achievements Involving NCSU’ since they’re so vain and too prideful to accept losing to us.”

In looking toward this week’s basketball game, some students responded to the NC State outrage out of pity for them. Chairman of the UNC CRIED Committee, Mike Thompson, beautifully sums up the integrity of UNC with his statement, “I can only imagine that we are going to crush NC State with the game this Wednesday. They would be stupid to not create a relief committee for when they lose.”