Technician - Oct. 22, 2014

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Raleigh, North Carolina

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NC State will not adopt ‘Yes Means Yes’ initiative Ryen Ormesher Correspondent

Despite the recently revised policies of many universities around the country, NC State will not be implementing any changes to its sexual assault policy based on the “Yes Means Yes” movement. Instead, the school is working to combat sexual assault on a community-wide basis through outreach and advocacy programs. “From an education and advocacy standpoint, we’ve been on a ‘Yes Means Yes’ perspective and philosophy for the last few years,” said Otis McGresham, assistant director for Interpersonal Violence Services at the NC State Women’s Center. UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke Uni-

versity recently adopted new sexual misconduct policies centered on the “Yes Means Yes” campaign. The revised policies redefine consent as having both parties “affirmatively agree” before participating in sexual activity. In addition to changing the sexual misconduct policy, UNC-CH asked all incoming students to sign a form stating that they understood and would abide by the given definition of consent. The “Yes Means Yes” movement gained attention in California last month, when the state passed a law requiring campuses that receive state money to define consent as

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Gone fishin’ BY CAIDE WOOTEN

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auren Maynard, a senior in fisheries and wildlife sciences, and Lauren Clemency, a senior in animal science, cast from their canoe Tuesday afternoon at Yates Mill Pond during their fly fishing class. HESO 278, instructed by Terry Dash, introduces students to the sport of fly fishing, providing them with foundational information about types of rods, reels, lines and flies, as well as different casting techniques, basic canoeing skills, and good sites for fly fishing.

Feed the Pack targets hunger on campus Staff Report

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Dr. Peter Cowen, an associate professor of epidemiology and public health in the College of Veterinary Medicine, advises global health experts about the risk of animal infectious diseases. According to Cowen, the decision to put a dog in Spain down because of Ebola infection was a poor choice. Instead, he would have suggested that researchers take this opportunity to study the animal to learn more about this disease.

University Dining, in partnership with Feed the Pack, is hosting the World Food Day Drive from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Brickyard after the event was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The event aims to increase awareness of hunger on campus. Students are encouraged to bring canned goods to the University Dining tent to contribute to the event. Feed the Pack is a student-run food pantry that aims to provide food and toiletry items to students and employees of NC State who are

NCSU professor advises against quick judgments about Ebola Emily Duckett Correspondent

There should be no rash decisionmaking when considering the relationship between animals and Ebola, according to Dr. Peter Cowen, associate professor of epidemiology and public health in the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State. A nurse’s aide in Spain contracted Ebola and her dog was put down as a precautionary measure, even though it was unclear if the dog had contracted the disease. There was a missed opportunity to study the dog and learn a lot about the disease, Cowen said. “From what I can see from the outside—and all I saw was what was in the media—it seemed to me that there was a rush to judgment,” Cowen said. “There was an undervaluing of the ability to quarantine that dog and study it to see if the

nurse could even transmit it to that particular dog.” The transmission of disease between humans and animals can play a vital role in disease outbreaks, according to Cowen. “A good number of Ebola outbreaks start when a human being comes in contact with an infected chimpanzee, gorilla, or some kind of rainforest animal that can, in fact, get Ebola,” Cowen said. Disease outbreaks have to start somewhere, and wildlife is thought to be the source for human infection. Many diseases start in the animal population and “cross-over” or “spill-over” into the human population, Cowen said. “Out of all these new diseases that are occurring, and we are having more new diseases, ¾ of them actually have started in animals and spilled into humans,” Cowen said. Cowen emphasized the impor-

tance of the One Health approach to studying disease. “One Health is when we really don’t make hard and fast distinctions between what animals are involved,” Cowen said. “We actually study them all and try to understand the disease dynamics and the transmission dynamics in all the animals that are involved or could potentially be involved.” The One Health approach also involves ecosystems and the things people, animals and the environment do that cause or exacerbate the spread of disease, according to Cowen. The College of Veterinary Medicine places emphasis on the One Health approach, and many students and professionals in the college have a great interest in zoo-

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in need, according to an NC State press release. Since Sept. 19, Feed the Pack has served more than 1,000 visitors, according to its Facebook page. Donations are encouraged yearround to fight food insecurity. The pantry is in need of items such as canned fruit, breakfast and snack items, grains and canned proteins, according to Feed the Pack’s website. Feed the Pack is located in 379 Harrelson Hall and is open Monday-Friday.

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Who: Why: When: You! A $30 donation allows To help us reach our goal of November 21, you to pack 100 meals for packing 50,000 meals for 6pm-Midnight children in need. children in need. What: go.ncsu.edu/servicencstatemeals Where: 9th Annual Meal Carmichael Gym Packaging Event

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