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IN BRIEF Applications open to apply for SBP Lindsay Smith

Friends of fallen KKC runner pay tribute

Former Navy shipmates of Jeffrey Woods, the 58-year-old man who collapsed and died Saturday morning at the first mile of the Krispy Kreme Challenge, commemorated him on their Facebook page after hearing the news of his death. Woods was a resident of Garner, North Carolina, but was a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to his friends, he served on the U.S.S. Farragut during the 1980s. Friends posted things like, “I had the pleasure of serving with him on the Farragut in the early ‘80s.

RIP shipmate,” and “may he now always be in calm seas.”

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Court orders redrawn congressional maps

The State Board of Elections committee and NC lawmakers submitted emergency requests to delay in redrawing congressional districts, after two were deemed unconstitutional by favoring white voters. NC Supreme Court judges said that congressional district maps had to be redrawn by lawmakers by Feb. 19 and declared that no U.S. House elections could be held until the maps were approved and put in place. Lawmakers and election officials say that the order will jeopardize the March 15 primary since more than 8,600 absentee ballots have already been sent out. The State Board of Elections has already filled out and sent back 430 of them. However, the North Carolina Supreme Court has approved the redrawing of congressional and legislative maps twice before, even against groups that complained black voters were intentionally packed into select districts.

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Amtrak to update Piedmont trail

Amtrak is improving its railways along the Piedmont, which connects Charlotte to Raleigh and stops along seven cities in between. The project will cost about $520 million and is expected to be completed late next year. Bridges will replace crossings on a dozen roads. The project also increases the amount of times the train runs between Charlotte and Raleigh, running every three hours during the day. With state and federal help, Raleigh will open a new Union Station that will be ready for use in 2017. The ongoing improvements will allow Amtrak to cut off a few minutes of travel time within the next couple of years.

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Applications for 2016 – 2017 Student Government leadership positions opened Monday morning and will close Feb. 15.

Open positions include student body president, student body vice president, st udent senators and executive board. In order to run for any Student Government position, students must go online and fill out an intent form. Students must be in “good standing” with the university, meaning that they have to be void of any academic probation, past or present suspensions or academic integrity probation.

Those who wish to run do not have to have any experience with Student Government.

“One of my biggest goals

in the Chair of Elections is for people outside Student Government to run,” said Gavin Harrison, a senior studying biological sciences and chair of the Board of Elections. “We always have the same members running, and it’s open to everyone. There are 78 seats, so there is definitely room for a lot of people to run.”

Once all students have f illed out the necessary materials, they can begin their week of campaigning Feb. 22. The week-long campaign length is a recent change from the former campaign time, which was longer.

“People would be campaigning so hard,” Harrison said. “We think it’s necessary that, while it’s good for students to be involved in Student Government, we want them to do well in their classes too.”

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Zachary Goodman, a senior studying mechanical engineering, takes a post-win selfie with Khari Cyrus, a senior studying biological sciences, after the announcing of the student body president results on Stafford Commons March 3, 2015. Goodman served as the campaign manager for the Cyrus and Bridgers campaign.

President Khari Cyrus offered some advice to those during campaign week.

“My biggest recommendation for all those looking to jump in the race for

student body president is to remember why you’re r u n n i ng ,” Cy r u s s a id .

“Campaigning may very well be one of the longest, most-stressful weeks of

your college career, but if you think back to why you’re running and what

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‘Stop the stigma’ aims to change mental health talks Kat Kirby Correspondent

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Chamberlain Collier, a senior studying political science, dances on stage during Rave Hour of Dance Marathon Feb. 27, 2015, in the Talley Ballroom. Collier’s personal fundraising contribution was $3,259.

“It’s not just easy to come up to someone and say ‘I want to kill myself. I want to die.’”

Dance Marathon prepares to raise $85k Ashleigh Polisky Staff Writer

Dance Marathon kicks off in a little over two weeks, with a goal of raising $85,000 for Duke Children’s Hospital.

The event is a 16-hour celebration of nonstop dancing that will be held Feb. 27 in Talley Student Union.

Dance Marathon is expecting this event to grow, and it is on the track to be a bigger event than last year, according to Cassidy Graham, president of NC State’s Dance

The Order of Omega and the National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus at NC State hosted You are Not Alone — Tackling the Stigma of Mental Illness and discussed changing the conversation of mental illness with about 200 students Monday at the Mountains-Piedmont

— Claudia McDonald, a sophomore studying management

$67,001 raised by Dance Marathon last year Marathon. This year’s slogan is “every kid is a part of the pack,” Graham said.

NC State’s Dance Marathon started February 2013, and last year it raised $67,001.24. Overall, the charity has

Ballroom in Talley Student Union.

The event featured a keynote speaker, a panel of various individuals on campus and assistant director of outreach for the Counseling Center.

The event was inspired by member of Order of Omega and Delta Sigma Phi, Jean-Luc Banks’ Facebook article titled “An Open Note to Those Considering Suicide,” about his struggle with depression, which gained much publicity when it was shared on social media. Banks then sought to create a mental health awareness event.

“Mental health issues are always present, on college campuses and here at NC State,” said Mary Chamblee, vice president of programming for Order of Omega. “It’s important for NC State students to understand what they or a friend might be going through and what their resources are.”

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Pink and Green week promotes neo-diversity Kat Kirby

FEATURES Adopted Students Union makes campus debut See page 6.

SPORTS Pack performs swimmingly at UNC See page 8.

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NC State’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will be hosting a Drake-inspired Pink and Green Week until Saturday, with various programs ranging from topics of environmental ownership, fiscal responsibility and the importance of neo-diversity.

The sisters hope to showcase programs that fulfill the sorority’s targets, specifically educational enrichment, health promotion, family strengthening, environ-

menta l ow nership and globa l impact, according to Toluwalope Oyelowo, a senior studying biomedical engineering the president of the Kappa Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Today’s event, “Energy,” will allow participants to test their physical f itness by competing against members of ROTC. It is from noon to 2 p.m. in Talley Student Union.

Tomorrow there will be a program entitled “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” at 7:08 p.m. in Park Shops 200 to provide information

about fiscal responsibility.

On Thursday, attendees will learn about the importance of neo-diversity at “Make Me Proud” in Park Shops 200 at 7 p.m.

Friday’s event, “Jumpman,” will be a social event held at 7:08 p.m. at Sky Zone Trampoline Park.

The week will conclude with “The Motto,” which will be community service at The Oaks at Whitaker Glen Resting Home at 11 a.m.

“The week is intended to unite the campus community, educate others about important and rel-

evant topics and personif y the importance of service to all mankind,” Oyelowo said.

Students, faculty, staff and community members can get involved by coming to events that will be happening throughout the week.

The program will present distinct information, and attendees will be able to take something positive away from each day, according to Oyelowo.

“It is imperative to participate in Pink and Green Week to provide

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February 6 1:57 AM | INTOXICATED PERSON North Hall Report of subject in need of medical assistance. Officers checked area but did not locate anyone.

February 7 1:36 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus NCSU PD responded to request

by RPD regarding fight. Two students were referred for Alcohol Violations and creating a safety hazard by throwing beer bottles.

1:45 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST Talley Student Center Units responded to non-student in need of medical assistance.

Transport refused.

2:02 AM | DRUG VIOLATION Cates Ave/Pullen Rd Officers conducted traffic stop in regards to heavy Marijuana odor coming from vehicle. Nonstudent was cited for simple possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Student was referred for drug violation.

10:48 AM | SAFETY PROGRAM Daniels Hall Officer conducted alcohol

1:22 PM | HIT & RUN Talley Student Center Student reported parked vehicle had been struck and damaged.

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3:35 PM | DRUG VIOLATION Bayview Hall Officer responded to possible drug violation. Two students were referred for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

6:47 PM | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Mann Hall Student reported suspicious subject. Officers check area but did not locate anyone.

8:04 PM | FIGHT Western Manor Report of possible fight. Officers met with staff member who stated family was watching Super Bowl and yelling at TV. 9:25 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Main Campus Dr/CCMS Non-student was cited for speeding.

10:59 PM | DRUG VIOLATION Tucker Hall Officer responded to possible drug violation but did not locate any problems.

10:37 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Western Blvd/Gorman St Non-student was cited for stop light violation.

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he Goodnight Scholars Program presents an eye-opening presentation by Ainissa Ramirez, the co-author of “Newton’s Football: The Science Behind America’s Game “ and the creator of Science Underground , to discuss the science behind football. Appropriately after the Super Bowl, Ramirez uses her witty humor and passion for both the sport and science behind it in order to give student’s a behind-the-scenes look at what really goes on on the field, anywhere from making a tackle, to coordinating plays, to recruiting that first draft pick. Kevin Hernandez, a freshman studying life sciences with a microbiology intent as well as a Goodnight Scholar says that after the presentation, “I thought it was a great way to connect the game America loves to the science behind it.”

One Health strives to unite human, animal medical care Adam Davis Staff Writer

This past December, a team of professionals from different scientific fields, led by coauthors from NC State, won a competition to have their new case study published in the Association of American Veterinar y Medical College journal last Friday.

The competition, as a part of the AAVMC One Health initiative, brings attention to connections between the health of humans, animals, and the environment.

“The One Health initiative is a program that understands the connections between animal, hu-

man and environmental health.

So it seeks to promote collaborations between those disciplines,” said Erika Rost, a co-lead author of the case study.

Rost, along with co-lead author Erin Brewer, are members of the NC State Clinica l Veterinar y Pharmacy Residency. Other members of the team come from NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the Banfield Pet Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.

“When you think about it, human medicine ty pically starts w it h a n i ma ls,” Brewer sa id.

“When we do drug trials, they all start with animals — looking for

safety, toxicity, finding appropriate doses, whether it’s absorbed.

So it’s def initely a l l related.

There’s no reason why you can’t benefit from all of that information for all species.”

The case study, titled “A Veteran and His Dog,” highlights issues that can cause common symptoms in both humans and animals.

“The case is about a man named Robert, and he is a veteran and has PTSD,” Rost said. “So he has a service dog, Siri, for PTSD.” The case study is directed toward professional students who receive medical records for both Robert and Siri. They watch videos of Robert speaking with a doc-

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peer support and obtain valuable knowledge about the various motifs that will be explored,” said T’Yasah Walser, a freshman studying exploratory studies.

Many chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority have one to two weeks of events during the academic year. The graduate chapter of Raleigh will also be collaborating on Wednesday’s program about family strengthening and fiscal responsibility.

“This week is important to both me and my organization because this weeks give us, the Kappa Omicron Chapter, a chance to showcase and enlighten the students at NC State about our national targets of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,” said Jasmine Jack, senior studying biological studies and vice president of the Kappa Omicron chapter.

To keep up with the details of the week, follow @KappaOmicronAKA on Instagram and Twitter.

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tor and a veterinarian about his and Siri’s health respectively.

When similar symptoms arise, students must come up with a diagnosis and a plan to treat the two companions. In addition, the complexities of their health are interloped with various financial and social issues that could also be playing a role.

“The reason this is important for students is, back in the 80s, the World Health Organization found that students who participated in inter-professional studies such as this one were more likely to collaborate later when they were out in practice,” Rost said.

Brewer agreed, saying, “Every-

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motivates you, you’ll find that energy to push through. You may be tempted to spend all day campaigning, but go to class, sleep, eat and stay healthy.”

However, some students thought this change would make it harder to gather information prior to voting.

“It seems like voters would have less time to evaluate candidates, but it’s still likely most will make an informed decision,” said Benjamin Newman, a sophomore studying electrical engineering.

Students can learn more about candidates during the campaign by attending some of the debates, according to Harrison.

body has their own specialty. We spend four years learning specifically about drugs, so we might have something to offer another profession who only gets a couple of hours of that kind of instruction. And the same with anybody’s specialty, you have something to bring to the table that everyone can benefit from.”

Brewer encouraged others to participate in the competition in the future.

“If anyone’s interested in it, it’s a great opportunity, a great experience, to learn from other professions and to come up with something really unique,” Brewer said.

The Technician will be hosting a student body president and vice president debate Feb. 25 in the Talley Governance Chambers at 6:30 p.m.

Harrison said some items candidates are likely to discuss include diversity and University Dining.

Voting begins Feb. 29 and ends March 1.

Voting is conducted via an online ballot. This year, the Student Board of Elections plans to allow students access to a list of all the candidates with more information on their stances on issues and their overall platform while voting.

For more information on candidate requirements and dates, students can go to sg.students.ncsu.edu.

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raised over $168,000. The total amount for this year will be announced at the end of the event.

Last year, dance marathons at universities across the country raised a total of more than $8 million, and the movement has raised more than $106 million since it began in 1991 at Indiana University. Now, the movement has spread across the United States and Canada, with 450 high schools and colleges participating. All of the money raised by these schools go to the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

“It goes to help make the experience better for the kids,” said John MacMillan, the codirector of the Morale committee. “So they buy more kidfriendly lab equipment, toys for the kids and also things to help

the parents while they’re at the hospital. Some of it goes to research too.”

Dance Marathon’s mission is to “inspire students to join hand in hand with families in order to empower kids at Duke Children’s Hospital by raising funds and awareness throughout the NC state community,” according to its website.

For the entire year, Dance Marathon raises funds and awareness. Efforts include reaching out to groups and asking them to register and donate, according to Graham.

“We’ve done percentage nights at restaurants, bake sales, a 5K run and a day-long social media campaign with the goal of raising $15,000 in one day,” MacMillan said.

The year of fundraising ends with the Dance Marathon event in Talley, where there will be an opening ceremony with speakers and families.

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The event began with a powerful video titled #StopTheStigma with NC State students sharing their personal struggles with mental illness.

“It’s not just easy to come up to someone and say ‘I want to kill myself.

I want to die,’” said Claudia McDonald, a sophomore studying management.

Following the video, Barry Bryant, executive director of Hopeline, a crisis call center, shared his personal struggles of the hopelessness and burden he felt when his nephew committed suicide six months before graduating law school.

“We have to create that comfort zone for people to speak freely,” Banks said.

According to Banks, 1,100 students die because of suicide on college campuses each year.

Following the keynote speaker, the

“There is the ceremony where we all stand together,” Graham said. “During the 16 hours, we don’t sit down at all.

The motto is ‘we stand for those who can’t.”

There will also be performances from different groups on campus. Fusion Dance Crew, Just Cuz Crew, DanceLife, Dancing with Wolves, Sube Ritmo, Nazaare, DanceVisions, Zumba, Acappology, Break-Fast Club, the Juggling Club, Sonido Planetaire and ABR will be performing at the event.

“We do theme hours so dancers can change their clothes to match the theme; there’s a photo booth — the morale song and choreographed dance will be performed periodically,” said Riley Meek, director of digital media for Dance Marathon at NC State.

Families of the children in the hospital are invited to come

panel of judges spoke on the importance of asking the right questions, genuinely listening and doing what you can to stop the stigma of mental illness. They also shared some of their personal experiences.

“I had people in my life that did ask the questions,” said Daniel Goldstein, a licensed clinical social worker from the Counseling Center and a panelist who spoke on his experience with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Banks said he received many positive responses to his article from other people who were struggling or people who wanted to help friends who were struggling.

The panel then took a few minutes to answer questions from the audience. When asked what the biggest mental health challenges on campus were, many panelists said feeling inadequate, not feeling OK, feeling anxious about the future and relationship concerns.

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The crowd emulates the dancers as they perform in harmony at the 2015 Dance Marathon.

Dance Marathon started in February 2013. The Dance Marathon is an annual event hosted to raise money for the kids who suffer from illnesses, in collaboration with the Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center. The event has successfully raised about $100,000 in its first two years.

to the event and share their stories, according to Meek.

“I just want to encourage people who are curious to check out what we actually do,” Meek said. “It’s an amazing

OK to not be OK,” Goldstein said.

Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Chris Jefferson addressed the expectations many students, especially those involved with Fraternity and Sorority Life, think they must meet.

Many students feel like they have to “live up to perceived expectations to look or certain way or to exude a certain character,” Jefferson said.

The panel then discussed ways that the NC State community can “ask the right questions.”

When asking someone if they’re OK, “it’s following up and saying ‘Are you really OK?’” said Justine Hollingshead, chief of staff for the office of the vice chancellor and dean for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs.

To stop the stigma, the panel agreed that the conversation surrounding mental health needs to be changed.

“We can change the language,” said Jamila Simpson, assistant dean for Diversity and Student Services. “Don’t

feeling, knowing you’re doing something to make the life of someone suffering easier. Everything we do is for the kids.”

Students can register at http://dmncstate.org/learn/

say words like ‘man-up.’”

Elizabeth Nelson, assistant professor of communication, also emphasized the role professors can play in creating this environment. Students should be able to “be who they are and where they are in classroom spaces,” she said.

The panel stressed the importance of treating mental health like all other illnesses of the human condition.

“You don’t have to apologize for your feelings,” Jefferson said. “Emotions are a part of the human condition.”

Following the panel, Angel Bowers, assistant director of Outreach for the Counseling Center, discussed resources available on campus. These include individual and couple groups, care for depression, anxiety, substance abuse, relationship concerns and eating disorders, psychiatry and medication management, drop-in groups and others. She also noted that there is a counselor on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

dance-marathon-ncsu/. Registration is open up until the day of the event.

When Bowers asked students why they were hesitant to visit the Counseling Center, they said “counseling is for crazy people.” However, she quickly refuted this claim.

“I can’t think of anything less crazy,” Bowers said.

When students are struggling, they reach out to the people beside them, which is why it’s important for students to be aware of the resources available to them, according to Bowers.

“I am hoping that somehow this event sparks conversation,” Chamblee said. “Conversations surrounding mental health are not always easy ones. They can be hard conversations to have, but they are necessary ones.

The more we talk about, the more we can de-stigmatize it.”

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very week, usually Friday or Saturday, I’ll sit down with my laptop and begin writing my opinion column for the week. Often, this is a difficult task for me. There is Kathleen a wide variety of topMaxwell ics that I could cover, Correspondent so narrowing down the topics is often the most difficult portion of the process.

Then comes any research that might be needed if I want to cite any studies or reports. Then comes actually writing out my column, which, depending on how tired I already am, might take some time. At times I grow frustrated with trying to come up with an article for every week. Sometimes I even question why I keep writing, even when it gets difficult for me to keep coming up with new ideas.

Yet, even with all the frustration it sometimes causes me, I keep writing. It’s because writing is a cathartic process, especially since I get to vent my frustrations about a particular topic. Studies have shown a correlation between writing and improved moods and lower stress. Studies have concluded that writing about thoughts and feelings of negative events has a positive correlation on mood. I have often been angered and frustrated by sexism and racism, so having an outlet to vent my frustrations has been uplifting.

Writing opinion columns has also made me more knowledgeable about the world around me. Since I am always trying to find new topics to write

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my articles about, I am constantly looking at different news outlets. In doing so, I have been able to expand my knowledge about different issues that I would have never known about.

Writing expands your mind and your ability to learn. By beginning to learn about one topic, writers are often also exposed to different topics.

But the best benefit of writing opinion articles is that I have been able to become more confident in myself. Although I have always been opinionated, I have always struggled with anxiety about public speaking. The best of part of writing opinion columns is that I can express my views and reach large numbers of people without making myself uncomfortable.

Of course, there have been times when my columns have had some backlash. I once criticized an online movement in a piece that got a lot of negative backlash from the movement’s members on Reddit. Yet, I overcame how embarrassed I was by the attention, and handling that criticism has made me more open to other criticisms. Being so harshly criticized has actually made me more comfortable with expressing my opinions.

Starting to share my opinions in the Technician has made me more comfortable speaking up in my day-to-day life. It has made me more willing to express myself and has given me a new opportunity to develop myself and my thoughts. Even though it can get frustrating, writing has become extremely beneficial to me.

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Be thankful There is so much for which to be thankful. Every single person with whom you cross paths tomorrow is fighting a battle about which you know nothing. There are people with broken hearts, those who have lost loved-ones, who battle depression or anxiety, who can’t find any hope, who feel lost — we all have battles. Some days are amazing: full of life, change and opportunity. Some days are dark and difficult. So, we have the choice: hide and concede to life’s challenges, or take arms against a sea of troubles. It starts with being grateful and ends with being thankful.

I do not acknowledge all the things I am thankful for every day, and I should.

However, I feel I think about them more than the average person, and it is lifechanging. The great Maya Angelou said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” What a simple yet important lesson. Since I heard that quote first more than five years ago, I have yet to find a situation to which it does not apply. The change I want to see is the change I intend to be, so you can count on me to be grateful and thankful. Find something for which to be thankful every day. Whether it be the rain, a simple compliment or act of kindness, your parents, your friends, your professors or yourself, be thankful, be grateful, be kind — for life is too short not to be.

Colin Beamer junior studying political science

Mental illness I wanted to attend the event at Talley, the event that some speaker would talk at, that some people would discuss on a panel, that some video made by some experts would play.

But tonight I am tired, and tonight I don’t want to leave my little dorm couch and my tea and walk through the rain to hear about “stopping the stigma.” Tonight I am feeling the weight of the struggle in my heart again, and I need to rest. And I don’t want really want to hear about the stigma any more.

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I didn’t know that a stigma about mental illness existed until this year.

It never affected me before. Maybe I was naive, or maybe I just grew up in a community that accepted people for whom they were, no matter where their minds wandered to. You see, my family loves me. My friends support me.

My sweet boyfriend listens to me. And my counselor hears my heart. None of these people had ever uttered the word “stigma” around me.

I never felt that shame until I pushed through enough obstacles to finally make it to college, stable, and hear that there must be something disgraceful about the way that I am. Because everyone is trying to stop the stigma that follows me.

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’ve heard it expressed that certain actions are morally wrong because they are illegal. This sort of sentiment is Chase surprising given McLamb the political cliGuest Columnist mate of the past few years. We’ve seen the downfall of the ban on gay marriage, and real progress has been made in some states toward ending the war on drugs.

People who subscribe to law as the primary determinant of morality are then left in a precarious position. Is gay marriage now magically permissible because it has been legalized? Is smoking weed immoral in certain states but then becomes permissible by crossing some imaginary line to enter a different state? A moral theory with the written law as its centerpiece is incredibly inconsistent and fickle, as you may find by attempting to answer the two questions above.

I aim to show that law is irrelevant to morality. Both good and bad actions would continue to be so with or without laws banning or encouraging them.

For example, distributing food to the homeless without some special permit or license is illegal in Raleigh. Love Wins Ministry, according to its website, had an encounter with police officers in Moore Square back in 2013 when they showed up as they had every weekend for six years to provide biscuits and coffee to the home-

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“I’d have to say Coldplay because I like their songs and I like them a lot.”

Kelan Gash freshman, exploratory studies

“I think Beyoncé was the best performer, mainly because she sends a really powerful message especially [with] it being Black History Month and the way she came out and sang ‘Formation’ which has been really iconic since it came out like, two days ago, so I think she was the best in that regard.”

Shiela Cato sophomore, international studies

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may find yourself in a jail cell.

In July of 2015, an illegal nightclub was raided and seven people were arrested, according to ABC 11. What could make a nightclub illegal, you may ask? The nightclub was accused of selling alcohol without a permit. This nightclub was presumably doing everything that other nightclubs do, but because they didn’t pay several hundred dollars for a special permit for each type of alcohol they were selling, they were raided. The permit to be a legal liquor importer/bottler is $500 alone. There are even permits for things like a winery special event ($200) or a spirituous liquor tasting ($100). These are all from the North Carolina ABC permit website if you would like to go look them up yourself. Fun fact: Nearly 30 percent of Americans must be licensed to work. This is up from the 5 percent of the ‘50s.

The nightclub in question, Luc Lounge, cla ims to have been transitioning to a “bring your own beer” establishment, but they were still raided, seven people were arrested and over $20,000 was stolen from the business by police. The first question should always be, “Were they hurting anyone? ” I would say Luc Lounge was not, and Love Wins Ministry certainly wasn’t by feeding the homeless. In the end, some laws just aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.

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So, to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (even though I don’t know who you are) who organized this event, to the Counseling Center professionals who view students as more than a job, to the parents who pay for countless therapy sessions, to the friends who selflessly listen, to the significant others who unconditionally accept, to all of you who speak up about what you struggle with, from one who was fortunate enough to escape the stigma: Thank you for making it possible for the hope of a day when people will never have to hear the phrase “Stop the Stigma” because there will be no more stigma to stop.

There will be no more shame, no more disgrace, for anyone.

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less. A crowd of about 70 people had lined up for breakfast that day, but officers informed the church group they would be arrested if they attempted to distribute food. However, the church would have been more than welcome to distribute food if it had purchased a permit for $800 from the city (this would amount to $1,600 per weekend).

Unfortunately, the officer with whom they were speaking indicated the city would probably not approve the permit anyway.

Less than a year after the incident, the ministry decided the best way to continue its mission of feeding the homeless was to open what is essentially a free restaurant (I guess you could also call it a soup kitchen). Because of coercive licensing and permit laws, this church is now confined to a building instead of being able to bring food to the hungry directly. All that money it spent on acquiring the building could have been spent on food for the hungry, but given the legal situation, it was probably the best choice it could have made.

If the law dictates what is morally right, giving private charity without paying ridiculous fees to obtain permission must be evil. On a side note, it’s not farfetched to claim that private charity would be much more effective if it weren’t slowly being banned. Think twice before you help someone in need, or you

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t’s nearly time again for the excellent sheep to run for positions that nobody cares about, as filing for candidacy opened Monday.

Wit h NC S t at e pre Gabriel paring to DeCaro find its newAssistant est f ig ureOpinion Editor head who sucks up to the administration, the Technician spoke with Student Body President Khari Cyrus, the Great of the Achaemenid house, to discuss his lack of accomplishments thus far and what he plans to do in his final semester away from the helm.

Q: What were some of the highlights of your presidency last semester?

A: I’ve had a time serving as student body president.

The pay is really nice; plus, I get my student leader parking pass. Being able to sit on the Board of Trustees and nod approvingly so I don’t step on any toes is an amazing experience. People will debate about what the most important aspect of the office is, but a major highlight for my term was being able to send out repetitive mass emails that nobody reads.

Q: What do you have planned for this semester?

A: This semester I really want to focus on trivial initiatives that we’ll probably still not be able to accomplish before the year’s end. I’ve charged each of the executive departments with planning and executing a diversity-related event that will probably end up just being a sanctimonious documentary screening that four people will show up to.

Students pay fees toward Student Government that they have little clout in determining, so my numberone goal is to appease them w ith bread and circuses so that they don’t rise up against me. But then again, this is the Wolfpack we’re talking about here. Sports are the only thing it’ll get uppity about. Some amount of my time will also be dedicated to telling people that I’m following up on the Student Government town hall on racial climate. I was serious when I told people that the town hall would not be the end of the conversation, but rather the start to more pretentious social justice echo chambers.

Q: A big tenant of your platform during your campaign was inclusion.

What have you done to foster this on campus?

How do you feel it has gone?

A : Inclusion was i ndeed a major portion of the platform (mostly just

to be pedantic and marginally different than the other candidates who were running) and it’s something I’ve mentioned in passing to the executive cabinet to think about in the shower as we plan events. Our first half-baked effort for inclusion was with Respect the Pack at the beginning of the semester. We held it in Talley and made students complete several mundane tasks before they could receive the brand new Respect the Pack T-shirts made in Guatemala by little children who get paid 10 cents per shirt. I think this model helps people realize that liberal attempts to strive for social justice are often hypocritical and generally superficial. While Respect the Pack is my only barely subs t a nt ive e x a mple , I think it speaks to what I’ve been trying to do all year: enough to get by.

Q: In an interview with the Technician last April, you said you had plans on: • revitalizing UNC Rivalry Week for both fall and spring • having TransLoc monitors installed at bus stops across campus • creating dual-lot parking passes and reaching the goal of obtaining $10,000 in grants from the UNC Association of Student Governments.

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Do you expect to make any more progress on those?

A : Our U NC R iva lr y Week has just been nominally rebranded into a contrived Traditions Week that will incorporate even more aspects of NC State’s sugarcoated mythos. The week is being planned as we speak by the Traditions Department, and I’m conf ident that all students will find free food at the silly events.

As far as the Association of Student Governments, we’ve done a decent job of making sure that at least 12 people know of its existence. We haven’t hit the $10,000 mark, but we have submitted multiple requests to ASG to receive funding for various projects, like

they have anything better to do. There’s a proposal current ly being draf ted that might push us over the $10,000 mark, but we’ll have to see how that plays out over the next couple of months. Finally, in regards to our ‘innovative’ ideas on transportation, we’ve yet to see much progress, thanks to the paraly tic muck of bureaucracy and my lack of political will. With that being said, it’s something that students have consistently cited as one of the things they’d most like to see, so again, I want to encourage the next student body president to continue to pass the buck. A year in office isn’t a significant amount of time.

I quickly realized that this was yet another means for the administration to suppress student agency. The

year isn’t over yet, so I will continue to say I’m working to achieve all of the items on my platform.

Q: You also said you were working to get discounts on Hillsborough Street by using the debit card feature on the Wolfpack One Card. How is that going?

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Adopted Students Union makes campus debut Taylor Ledbetter Correspondent

Introducing a new club on campus can be a challenge, but a few NC State students felt that the work was worth it.

In December of 2015, Olivia Zalecki, a freshman s t ud y i ng i nt e r n at ion a l studies, said she decided she needed to connect with other people in the Triangle area who were adopted, as Zalecki is an adoptee herself.

Coming from an Asian background, Zalecki said she went to Asian nationality clubs on campus to connect with other students, but in her experience, she still felt slightly out of place.

“There are tons of Asian nationality clubs on campus … I went to a few events, a nd t hey were f un, but there’s always that slight feeling of being out of place

as an adoptee,” Zalecki said.

Zalecki, the club president, said she helped found t h e A d o p t e d S t u d e nt s Union, a new university organization, in the hopes to give other adoptees on campus who felt the same displacement as she did a place to come and share their experiences.

“I was lacking the [comfort] of feeling like other people understand,” Zalecki said. “I wanted something that was a little more in depth. I noticed a lot of other adoptees on campus and thought that maybe they would be interested in the same things I am.”

After really getting the organization started at the beginning of the spring semester, Zalecki said there are already about 20 regular members.

This semester, Adopted Students Union is planning on partnering with Duke

Universit y’s China Care Program, as a vast majority of current members are adoptees from China, according to Zalecki. So far, most Adopted Students Union members are international, but the organization welcomes adoptees from all parts of the world.

T he Adopted St udent Union’s mission statement is to support adopted students of all nationalities while also helping adoptive families and non-adopted st udent s i mprove t hei r understanding of what it means to be adopted and t he d if ferent situat ions adoptees face.

“While not all aspects of growing up are different from a biological model, many of us do have unique ex per ience s spec i f ic to our situations,” said Téa Blumer, a sophomore studying art and design and the public relations chair of the

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Jo Himes, Zoe Shirk and Sarah Wong, members of the new organization, Adopted Students Union, decorate cookies with the symbol for adoption to hand out in Talley Student Union.

Adopted Students Union.

Meetings of Adopted Students Union normally consist of casual dinners and talking about experiences and will continue to grow and change as the organi-

zation develops, according to Zalecki. She also said the club plans on connecting with more related philanthropies, partnering with the Family Resource Center and doing a school supply

drive for the Black Mountain Home for Children in Western North Carolina.

For more informat ion about the Adopted Student Union, visit its Facebook page.

Zooarchaeologist offers fresh perspective and inspiration Camille Bernon Correspondent

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A zooarchaeologist from Rice University visited NC State Friday to kick off a series of talks about race, culture and politics, which was held by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Eréndira Quintana Morales received her undergraduate degree in anthropology from Washington University in Saint Louis and a Ph.D. in archaeol-

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ogy from the University of Bristol in England. During her talk, she spoke about her recent studies on fishing practices in the Indian Ocean, particularly on the Swahili Coast of Eastern Africa.

Jo h n M i l l h au s e r, a n a nt hropolog y professor, opened t he meeting explaining the connection bet ween zooarchaeolog y and anthropolog y, shedding light on the work of Morales.

“She studies the remains of animals, but in the context of human cultures and past human societies specializing in the subfield of marine zooarchaeology,” Millhauser said.

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To conduct her study, Morales said she analyzed and studied bone remains from more than 20 sites, with the help of the National Museums of Kenya and the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

To understand more about the consumption habits and how they evolved, she also engaged with the communities in the Swahili Coast.

From her fieldwork, Morales said she was able to see hands on the various social interactions related to fish and gain an understanding of how the history of the region was shaped.

Morales first explained that fish were an abundant cultural resource and a key factor in the development of the first settlements. She discovered a wide range of fish were exploited. However, they were not equally distributed, and a link can be drawn between the type of fish consumed and social status. Fish was a social tool and is still ref lected in today’s practices.

Morales underlined the impor tance of sharing food in those communities. Eating, serving and cooking food expresses different social dynamics. However, these results are still limited by data.

Even t houg h Mora le s had access to more than

35,000 fish remains, it is not enough to draw a clear portrait of how fish were related to human societies. She said she has future plans to continue her studies on the Swahili Coast and is returning this summer to do some more analysis and excavating.

When asked why she decided to specialize in such a complex field such as zooarchaeology, Morales said she enjoys the challenges the field brings.

“I like how diverse and challenging it is, it makes it fun,” Morales said. “It is like solving a mystery every time that you have a bone, you try wondering what it could be and imagining the whole world that it represents.”

Morales said how much she enjoyed sharing work w ith others in hopes to inspire students and professors to find interest in research.

“That is something actually that I really enjoy in this type of work, the many different types of things that I get to do from being out in the middle of the ocean and fishing, and cooking and talking to people, but also working in a lab and looking at all of these little fish bones and also coming to talk about it to people,” Morales said.

Millhauser said Morales

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Zooarchaeologist Eréndira Quintana Morales spoke on Friday about her research on the Swahili Coast of Eastern Africa, which is highlighted in green on this map.

inspires others to ask questions and learn about research.

“It is exciting to get someone to come in and talk about something they are passionate about, and something they are an expert in,” Millhauser said.

The talks challenge professors to go outside of their comfort zones and networks as they strive to bring a fresh perspective to students, according to Millhauser.

Nora Haenn, professor of anthropology and international studies at NC State, described the importance

of diversity in universities.

“The cross-fertilization of ideas is what universities are all about,” Haenn said.

“If we don’t have a crossfertilization of ideas, then we are not growing, we are not changing.”

It is from this diversity t hat bot h students a nd professors are challenged, gaining a new way of approaching an idea, according to Haenn. In the end, both professors and speakers are looking to encourage and inspire students to open their minds and look at the world from different viewpoints.

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with a time of 1:02.25, which got her the thirdfastest time in school history.

In the 100 backstroke, sophomore Caroline Estep came in first place for the women with a time of 54.84, while the men took three of the four top spots.

Burkett took first place with a time of 47.48, freshman Parker Campbell took second with a time of 49.20 and freshman Justin Moore took fourth with a time of 49.92.

In the last day of the competition, the Wolfpack continued to shine when Estep won the women’s 200 backstroke with a career-best time of 1:58.61 and Campbell won the men’s 200 backstroke with a career-best 1:46.74.

NC State also took the

top two spots in both the men’s and women’s 1,650 freestyle, and all had career-best times. For the men, Revis won with a time of 15:29.62 and Poff took second with 15:39.39. For the women, Fogleman won with a time of 16:34.30 and Jahns placed second with a mark of 16:34.77.

For the 200 breaststroke, Witzke finished second for the women with a careerbest and program top-10 time of 2:17.42. For the men, Carter took first with a mark of 1:59.76, Graber finished third with a time of 2:01.24 and Stuart finished fourth with a time of 2:01.26.

Next, the Wolfpack will compete in the 2016 ACC Women’s Swimming/ Men’s and Women’s Diving Championships, which will run Feb. 17 – 20 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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be in the conversation of teams that will consistently be early-season Super Bowl favorites.

One major concern will be the handling of contract negotiations between Pro Bowl cornerback Josh Norman and defensive tackle Kawann Short before the start of free agency in March.

While Norman’s stats don’t necessarily show that he is an All-Pro (seven interceptions in his four year career), Norman is well known across the league as being one of the top defensive backs in the league after he held opposing quarterbacks to a 54.0 rating, which was the worst in the league when targeting a specific cornerback. Additionally, he had four interceptions this season, two of which were returned for touchdowns, as well as 18 pass deflections and three forced fumbles.

As for Short, he was drafted in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, one round before Panthers defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. This season was a breakout year for Short, who had 11 sacks in 2015

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after only having five sacks in his first two season combined.

Short has clearly outplayed his rookie contract, but Norman is ready to hit free agency to get paid. Hopefully with Panthers general manager David Gettleman not strapped by a salary cap issue, there will be a way to keep both players and possibly bring in a big name free agent wide out such as Alshon Jeffery.

Gettleman can look at the Broncos as a business model to make it back to the Super Bowl. Just two years ago, the Broncos got smoked by the Seattle Seahawks 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII and general manager John Elway made the moves to improve the weakness of the team, which at that time was the defense.

Elway signed Ware, Ward and cornerback Aqib Talib and turned the defense into the one we saw on display Sunday. I have no doubt that the Panthers are going to be in the conversation for Super Bowl favorites for years, and hopefully the team can learn from the mistakes and from the Broncos.

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Staal and Ward aren’t the only players who could be on the move, as other teams around the league will probably make offers for other players. As a general rule of thumb, if the offer made is fair and the player is in the final year of his deal, the Hurricanes should jump all over it.

I realize that by doing so, it could end the Hurricanes’ chances of making the postseason this year. But in the long run, it makes much more sense to gain as many pieces to help build for the future so that the Canes become a team that competes every year for the Stanley Cup, not just every few years.

A substantial reason why the Hurricanes are in the position they are in now, not having made the playoff since 2009, is that under former general manager Jim Rutherford, they failed to trade players at the deadline, letting them walk without getting anything at all in return. If they want to change that pattern of missing the playoffs, they must learn from those very critical mistakes.

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Mitchell Davis Correspondent Here are some of the NC State alumni who made a major impact for their teams during the 2015– 2016 NFL season.

Russell Wilson The quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks ended his fourth season in the NFL with a loss to the Carolina Panthers in the divisional round of the playoffs. Although Wilson didn’t return to the Super Bowl for the third-straight season, he did achieve a career-high quarterback rating of 110.1, which was best in the league behind starting quarterbacks. Through the second half of the year, Wilson moved his way into the MVP conversation and also became the first Seahawk quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in a season, with 4,024 yards, 34 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

It may not mean much due to the dwindling importance of the game, but Wilson received the ProBowl MVP award after throwing for three touchdowns.

Philip Rivers The quarterback for the San Diego Chargers completed his 12th season in the NFL with arguably the best numbers of his career.

Rivers ended the season with a career-high 4,792 passing yards, good for second in the league behind Drew Brees, as well as 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

He has now become a member of the 40,000 career pass yards club with a total of 41,447, currently 14th all-time.

Jerricho Cotchery The wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers had a successful 12th NFL season. Throughout the regular season, Cotchery was reliable on third downs and hauled in 26 of his 39 receptions for first downs.

This prompted Cam Newton to give him the nickname “Jerricho Clutchery.” He finished the year with 485 yards and three touchdowns.

The Carolina Panthers are Cotchery’s third NFL team in 12 years, and he made his first-ever Super Bowl appearance Sunday, as the Panthers fell 24-10.

Steven Hauschka The kicker for the Seattle Seahawks had a rather efficient ninth NFL season. Hauschka pounded 29 of his 31 field goal attempts through the uprights this year.

He made all six of his 50+ yard attempts, seven of his nine 4049 yard attempts, all seven of his 30-39 yard attempts and all nine of his 20-29 yard attempts. With the new extra point length of 33 yards, Hauschka made 40 of his 44 attempts.

David Amerson The Oakland Raiders cornerback finished his third NFL season with his highest level of production yet, despite getting cut by Washington after two games. Amerson totaled four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, as well as one forced fumble. He also racked up 58 combined tackles and defended 25 passes, which was second in the league.

This weekend the NC State swimming and diving team earned wins in 10 events and recorded a handful of recordbreaking times at the Carolina College Invite at UNCChapel Hill.

The Wolfpack faced off against several teams including the Tar Heels, Towson, Duke, JMU, William & Mary, Virginia Tech and Old Dominion.

On day one of the competition, the Pack came out strong in the women’s 500 freestyle, with freshman Allie Fogleman finishing second with a time of 4:50.49 and freshman Anna Jahns finishing third with a time of 4:52.16.

In the men’s 500 freestyle, freshman Trey Poff came in first with a time of 4:24.90, and freshman Mason Revis came in third place with a time of 4:27.98.

In the men’s individual

medley, junior Geoffrey Carter won the men’s 200 individual medley after stopping the clock at 1:48.93, while freshman Quinlan Stuart finished second with a time of 1:49.81.

Day two of the competition was even better for the Pack when junior Natalie Labonge broke the school record and the 15th-fastest time in the nation in the women’s 100 butterfly, as she took the top spot in the overall standings after touching the wall at 52.47.

Also in the butterfly, senior Mariah Hamil came in second behind her teammate for a career-best time of 54.59 and in the men’s butterfly, freshman Jon Burkett took first place as he touched the wall at 46.63, which stands as a career-best and the thirdfastest time in school history.

Jahns placed second in the women’s 400 individual medley with a time of 4:20.56, which stands as a top-10 mark in program history. Fogleman also earned a

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Junior Jason Deana plows down the lane while competing in the 100-yard butterfly during NC State’s meet with rival UNC-Chapel Hill Jan. 31, 2015, at the Casey Aquatic Center. Deana placed third in the event with a time of 48.58. 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.

top-five finish in the event, as she finished fourth with a mark of 4:28.12. Both times were career-best performances.

In the men’s 100 breaststroke, NC State took first,

second and third, with Carter finishing first with a career-best time of 54.55, freshman Daniel Graber finishing second with a time of 54.74 and Stuart taking third with a time

of 55.64.

In the women’s 100 breaststroke, junior Maddie Witzke finished second in the event

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COMMENTARY

Issues with the Panthers post-Super Bowl The Carolina Panthers were defeated by the Denver Broncos 24-10 Sunday night at L ev i ’s Stadium i n Sa nt a Clara, California.

Joseph Ma ny of Ochoa the issues Staff Writer from Panthers training camp were brought to light again during the biggest game of the year.

From the first offensive snap for the Panthers, the Broncos defense exposed two major problems for the Panthers, led by 2011 No. 2 overall draft pick and outside linebackers Von Miller

and DeMarcus Ware. These problems included an offensive line that doesn’t handle quick pass-rushers well and subpar receivers who struggle catching the ball in traffic.

The offensive line in the game was overmatched throughout the evening.

Miller was feasting upon Panthers right tackle Mike Remmers on almost every snap, one of which resulted in a sack fumble that resulted in Denver’s first touchdown of the game.

By the time Remmers got adjusted to the speedy moves of Miller, it was too late, and it freed up the former Texas A&M standout to use pure power moves on the offensive line. Rem-

mers, however, was not the only one on the offensive line to look overmatched in the Panthers first trip to the Super Bowl in 12 years.

Left tackle Michael Oher (yes, the “Blind Side” guy) is not absolved from blame just because Remmers looked like a rag doll against Miller. Remmers and Oher were responsible for a lot of false starts on drives for the Panthers and at one point simultaneously false started during a pivotal drive to attempt to get Carolina back in the game during the fourth quarter.

Another key problem for the Panthers during the drubbing they received from the Broncos was the sub-par receivers that had

been in the fold for the team since mid-August.

Kelvin Benjamin, the team’s leading receiver in 2014, went down with an ACL injury for the season during a joint practice with the Miami Dolphins. The first couple of weeks, the receivers were dropping passes from quarterback Cam Newton, and while they stepped up their game over the last few months, the drops reared their ugly head in the Super Bowl.

Don’t get me wrong: I like Ted Ginn. I think that he really helped out a depleted receiving corps by giving them a speedy deep threat, but he’s not nearly the talent that Benjamin is. The corps all around, especially

NC State alumnus Jerricho Cotchery, had crucial drops on major third downs during the game. Ginn himself had a ball slip right through his hands in the redzone and land in the hands of Broncos strong safety T.J. Ward for a drive-killing interception.

W hile the Panthers’ receivers and offensive line were able to play well enough during the regular and post-season to get the team to the Super Bowl, there are still a few things missing in both units that must be addressed during this offseason if the Panthers want to continue to

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Why Canes should sell before trade deadline David Kehrli Staff Writer

With the NHL trade deadline, Feb. 29, quickly approaching, the Carolina Hurricanes organization has crucial decisions to make regarding the futures of pending free agents currently on the roster. Those decisions will, without a doubt, shape the trajectory of the franchise moving forward, for years to come.

The predicament Carolina currently finds itself in is further complicated by the fact that for the first time in years, the Hurricanes have a legitimate shot of making the playoffs, and as of Monday afternoon are only two points out of the final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference.

This presents an intriguing question that general manager Ron Francis must answer: Should the Canes hold on to their players in the final year of their contracts, in hopes of keeping the team together for a playoff run, or should he risk the opportunity of making the playoffs this season by trading those players to get assets in return that would help further build the team for long-term success?

The dilemma starts with two players who have been staples and faces of the organization since the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in 2006: captain Eric Staal and goaltender Cam Ward.

Both players, who at one time were two of the best in the league at their respective positions, are in their final season of multi-year, hefty contracts. And while they

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are on the backend of their careers and haven’t always played up to their exorbitant salaries, they still have plenty to offer.

But at the end of the day, as much as it pains lifelong fans who saw firsthand what the pair provided for the team when it won the Stanley Cup in 2006 and in years since then, they currently have more to offer to other teams than they do to the Hurricanes.

The truth of the matter is that right now, the Canes are being led, at least production wise, by youngsters and not by veterans like Staal and Ward.

While Ward has improved his play significantly since December, he hasn’t been much better than fellow netminder Eddie Lack, whose numbers are slightly worse

in the same timeframe, yet carries a salary $5 million cheaper than Ward’s.

Staal is currently one of the highest-paid players in the league, earning $9.5 million this season, yet ranks outside of the top 100 in points.

While his leadership value is certainly worth something, it’s hard to argue he deserves that type of salary based on his production this year and in the past few seasons.

Both players will be sought after at the trade deadline by teams looking for that missing piece they believe will help them make a run deep in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Because of that belief, those teams around the league will be willing to pay a substantial price — whether it be draft picks, top-level prospects or both — to the Hurricanes that Carolina can in turn

use to further build the team.

What the Canes can’t afford to do, is let either Staal or Ward play out the final year of their contracts, and then leave for another team in free agency, without Carolina getting any kind of return at all. That is not how continual winners are built.

Yes, the Canes could sign them to extensions before the trade deadline, but is it really worth it? Both would probably take a pay cut, but would most likely still demand a dollar amount higher than what they are currently worth to the team.

If Ward and Staal are traded, the Hurricanes could receive draft picks and prospects in return, and still have the opportunity to sign them

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