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The Spring-semester Pack Poll indicated that most N.C. State students would prefer an equal distribution of wealth in the United States, about half disapprove of the government spying on civilians and 40 percent prefer eastern-style instead of western-style barbeque among other things.

Associate Professor of public and international affairs, Michael Cobb, and a number of his students conducted the poll that surveyed more than a thousand N.C. State undergraduate students, a representative sample, about their views concerning climate change, foreign policy and the National Security Agency’s data-collection practices.

The featured survey on the Pack Poll website concerned wealth distribution in the U.S. Respondents were shown a number of pie charts that represented the wealth distribution of the U.S., Norway and one that signified an almost equal distribution of wealth and were asked to choose which one represented the U.S. and which distribution would result in the most successful nation.

Almost 45 percent of the students correctly identified the chart that represented the U.S., but only 9 percent agreed that was the wealth distribution needed to be successful, according to the Pack Poll website.

Every semester, Cobb works with a group of his students to create a number of public opinion surveys that poll the opinions of other students regarding current issues. The polls have generated some fascinating findings, according to Cobb.

“Something interesting that we have noticed in the past few years is that students are incredibly liberal on social issues but call themselves conservative on average,” Cobb said.

“For one survey, we asked students to place themselves ideologically on social issues versus economic issues. The majority said that they

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Heartbleed, one of the biggest internet-security breaches to date, affected N.C. State servers and computers, sending campus IT scrambling to patch the vulnerability overnight.

The security breach was discovered April 7 at N.C. State and was patched on April 8. However, some information may have been stolen before the breach was patched.

Named after a “heartbeat,” or a virtual “handshake” between a computer and a server, Heartbleed affected OpenSSL, a security protocol that verifies the identity of a user and a server, according to Stan North Martin, director of Outreach, Communications & Consulting at N.C. State.

“Basically, it’s a bug in code that was used to encrypt our information that gets passed between file servers and your computer on the internet,” Martin said. “The interesting thing is that while it’s used for encryption, the actual bug itself had nothing to do with the encryption part of the protocol or the service that does the encrypting.”

The bug affected hundreds of services, such as Yahoo, Facebook, Instagram and many other major companies and social networks.

“The bug itself was a way of sending a request for a piece of information without giving you full verification of what you wanted, and you ended up getting more information than you requested,” Martin said.

Although that may seem harmless at first, the bug allowed people to obtain password information of other users, Martin said.

“Once it was patched, people could not use the bug to get any information, but there was still a

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SPORTS State pulls upset of No. 25 Demon Deacons See page 7.

SPORTS Harrell wins Wolfpack Open See page 8.

Visitors to the Hunt Library will notice there’s a new wolf at N.C. State beginning Friday, but this one might look a little different than Mr. or Mrs. Wuf. The Timber-Wolf, the finished product of Michelle Phillips and Kevin Young, both seniors in mechanical engineering, will be housed in the Hunt Library Technology Showcase room.

It stands at about two-and-ahalf-feet tall and is about four feet from nose to tail, Young said.

Constructed from treated wood, the Timber-Wolf will be able to raise its head, open its jaw in a howling motion and raise its ears.

“However, since the TimberWolf will be in a library, the howling will have to be silent,” Young said.

Phillips and Young completed the wolf as part of their capstone project as members of the University Honors Program.

Ph i l l ips sa id t he projec t stemmed from her interest in amusement parks, and after working at Universal Studios last summer, she was inspired to display the marriage between engineering and amusement parks for students to appreciate.

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Kevin Young and Michelle Phillips, both seniors in mechanical engineering, display their senior-design project, The Timber-Wolf. The Timber-Wolf is an animatronic structure, which will be displayed in the Hunt Library.

working on the new Harry Potter expansion, but I didn’t really get to design,” Phillips said. “So the idea was to create a student project and bring the amusement industry to N.C. State. The natural choice was a wolf. Kevin is really interested in control-systems-and-dynamics research. This project really brought together both of our interests.”

Phillips and Young said they began with a four-inch children’s toy

as a model of the wolf and used 3-D scanning software to scale the model to its actual size.

“A big part of our project was possible because of Hunt Library’s Maker Space, where we were able to conduct the 3-D scanning process,” Phillips said.

The mechanics of the Wolf is similar to a piston in a car attached to a motor, and all of those motors are controlled by a tiny processor, Phil-

lips said.

Phillips said because Hunt Library emphasizes human-technology interaction, she hopes the installation of the Timber-Wolf will not only inspire mechanical engineers but reach out to students of all majors.

The unveiling ceremony for the Timber-Wolf is Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Technology Showcase at Hunt Library.

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capellafest took place in the Talley Ballroom April 10, hosted by Mu Beta Psi, where a capella groups performed to raise money for VH1 Save the Music Foundation. Among various N.C. State a capella groups were the UNC-G Sapphires, who blew the audience away with their powerful performance.

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chance that people had already gotten some information from these computers,” Martin said. “We had little way of knowing if we had been impacted or not and whether someone used this bug to steal sensitive data from the university.”

As a result of the existing breach at N.C. State, students changing their Unity passwords is strongly recommended by the Office of Information Technology.

“Although we don’t think that the vulnerability was exploited on campus, we still encourage that everyone goes and changes their passwords,” Martin said. “We have no reason to think that passwords were stolen, but we strongly encourage that people change their passwords.”

N.C. State may have avoided a security disaster, but not everyone was as lucky.

“Yahoo said that some folks have been able to extract data from Yahoo before it patched the bug,” Martin said. “It’s a fairly lengthy process to get the data, but they were able to get some password-related information.”

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“We already started seeing phishing emails that have gone out and have taken advantage of this vulnerability,” Martin said.

The phishing emails pretend to tell users to change their password due to Heartbleed by telling them to follow a link designed to trick people into giving up their account information.

“We haven’t seen these aimed at N.C. State yet, but I got one over the weekend that claimed to be from an online service provider that I use,” Martin said. “We know we are going to see more of these out there, and we encourage people to be wary of phishing schemes that are going to exploit Heartbleed.”

Martin said N.C. State and OIT will never ask students for their password via phone or email.

“Phishing scammers can impersonate OIT, and that’s why we are very wary about sending out mass emails,” Martin said. “If a mass email came from OIT, you can go on the OIT website to verify it. We are not going to ask in an email to respond with your password or to give your password over phone.”

are economic conservatives but social liberals but if we just asked the generic question of ‘are you a liberal’ or ‘are you a conservative,’ they tend to lean toward conservative.”

Though there are 4-5 ot her pol ls conduc ted throughout the year, Cobb said they have one big poll per semester that contains a large number of questions and a larger sample size.

These small polls are typically about something that has just recently come out in the news. For example, the recent outing of the Duke University porn star was a topic that Cobb and his students surveyed N.C. State students about.

The Pack Poll is a representative survey of campus opinions about whatever we are polling about, and that is an important resource, Cobb said.

“I think that it is important for students to know where other students stand regarding current issues,” Cobb said. “So representative polling gives us a good example of the ideals of other people.”

Cobb said he teaches his students how to be better consumers and producers of polling survey opinion data.

“My job is to teach the students everything about the enterprise,” Cobb said.

“I teach them how to understand and measure the series of attitudes that are associated with this sort of blind polling.”

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Veterans should get in-state tuition in North Carolina

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onsidering higher education, it is understood that there can be considerable costs associated with attending college or university.

Between tuition, books, rent, food, transporRichard tat ion a nd Fenimore l o a n fe e s , Contributing not to menColumnist t ion ot her personal expenses, the bills for students can rack up quickly. This is not news to any of us here on campus, especially for out-ofstate students whose expenses can average $15,000 more per year than in-state students.

Though that seems an incredible gap, the rationale for charging students coming from other parts of the country more is not unfounded.

Like hospitals and police and fire departments, public universities are also funded with taxpayer money. This assumes then that in-state students and their parents have, on some level, helped to fund the campus through their residency and employment in the local workforce.

Out-of-state students belong to a population outside of the university’s tax pool, so for every out-of-state student they accept, they must ask for more upfront in tuition costs to balance the spreadsheet.

Typically, there are scholarships and other forms of subsidization to assist with this higher cost of education.

Students who choose to attend out-of-state schools should be aware of their commitment and should be willing to pay the increased costs for any number of reasons.

For example, the university may offer a program that is noted for being specifically

well designed and taught, it may have a reputation and clout that comes with earning a degree from a wellknown school (the Colleges of Engineering or Veterinary Medicine are two examples at N.C. State), or perhaps the student just wants to get away from home.

But what about those who don’t get to choose where they are moved? I am referring to the veteran population. The way members of the armed services are taxed in North Carolina, as laid out by the North Carolina Department of Revenue, is based on physical presence, location of bank accounts and property and income taxes. Typically, taxes on property and income

“The GI Bill does provide some relief, but even what it covers can be limited in some cases ... ” are based on residency, so if a service member’s permanent address, such as the one on his or her driver’s license, is from another state, he or she pays taxes to that state. Anyone who is familiar with the military knows that more often than not, military members are not asked where they would like to be stationed. Orders are given and followed.

This becomes an issue when a veteran stationed in North Carolina is discharged or attempts to take classes while on active duty at a community college or university and now has to pay out-of-state tuition. North Carolina is one of eight states that don’t currently offer exemptions

for military service in this manner, according to Eric Mennel at WUNC. In a state where the military population, active, retired and dependent, is expected to grow by as much as 60,000 as wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, this is a problem.

Citizens in military service already give up an enormous amount of time and energy to serve the country. Yet, despite this, they are expected to pay more for the higher education that may be necessary for them to find employment outside of military service or even for promotions within their own respective branch.

The GI Bill does provide some relief, but even what it covers can be limited in some cases, particularly out-of-state tuition. Even with the “support-ourt roops” movement, I would expect more from the state in this regard. As it turns out, there is now a bill proposed by Gov. Pat McCrory to allow for such an exemption, but the bill must be approved by state legislatures because it deals with budgeting. I urge you, especially those of you with ties to the military, to contact your representatives and let them know you support this bill to allow an affordable education for those who have served.

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rying to get home after exams? Do you live far away?

Are you short on cash?

Well, there is no need to worry because there is a new, free way to travel hundreds of miles without experiencing the perils of conventional transporTaylor Quinn tation. Just Staff Columnist snea k into t he wheel well of an airplane! Nobody will even notice. In fact, a 16-year-old boy just traveled from California to Hawaii Sunday night using the wheel-well method.

All you have to do is survive cold temperatures at 38,000 feet in the air and a lack of oxygen.

The boy from Santa Clara, Calif. is “lucky to be alive,” according to FBI spokesman Tom Simon.

Security footage from the San Jose Airport showed that the boy hopped a fence to hitch a ride in the wheel well of Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 for the duration of the five-and-a-half-hour flight.

But the scary thing about

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this whole situation is that he was just a kid running away from a fight he had with his parents.

If a 16-year-old kid can get into the wheel well of a plane, who is to say that someone who wants to harm the plane or the people inside can’t do the same? That boy could have easily had a bomb in his backpack. Innocent people could have died because of a careless airport staff.

Not to mention that the boy could have easily died.

The boy was unconscious for most of the trip and was disoriented when he got out of the wheel well, according to The Associated Press.

He is old enough to have known better, but he is still a kid, and the airport staff should not have allowed this to happen.

I understand that everybody makes mistakes and not every day can be one’s best, but securing an airport is a serious job not to be taken lightly.

“I have long been concerned about security at our airport perimeters. #Stowaway teen demonstrates vulnerabilities that need to be addressed,” tweeted Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat who represents the San Francisco Bay Area’s

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Any time someone proclaims, “We’re all human,” instead of truly accepting diversity, the problem emerges.

Saying “I don’t see color” denies people of color their racial background and the historic, systematic and institutionalized discrimination against them, much of which is still at work today.

Much in the same vain, saying “We’re all human” completely contradicts the notion of diversity, as it implies the speaker cannot accept all people without finding some level of connection. The phrase is a complete detraction from the issues at hand and encourages ignorance in a society built on the stratification of different groups of people and their social classes.

Aptly titled, Faking It pretends that discrimination against gay and lesbian people is a thing of the past.

In this hyper-fictional world,

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not only are people not bullied for being gay, they’re actually so revered that people would pretend to be gay just to make it to the top of the social hierarchy.

But this is not the case in the real world.

In the real world, 84 percent of LGBT teenagers report having been verbally harassed, and 25 percent of gay and lesbian teenagers report having been physically attacked due to their sexual preference or gender expression, according to the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network.

In the real world, young LGBT people account for 30 percent of suicides each year, according to Lambda Legal.

In the real world, gay and lesbian teens know to be cautious about coming out, lest they fall victim to bullying and harassment at the hands of their peers and friends.

They are left “faking it” in

a way MTV doesn’t seem to understand.

Of course, that’s not to say gays and lesbians never come out or that they aren’t sometimes lauded for their bravery. And this certainly is not to say that gay and lesbian people can’t be cool or praised on a network television show.

But a show about two teenagers exploiting homosexuality for popularity—in high school, no less—is just a distraction. It’s an ignorant and blissful distraction from the fact that 28 percent of LGBT high school students drop out due to peer harassment, according to one Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network study.

If we have a television program about two straight girls pretending to be lesbians, we won’t gain an appreciation for homosexual women but a deeper one for straight women who either “act gay”

through stereotypical behavior or hook up with one another, presumably to impress some guy.

If this is the case, not only does this dismiss lesbian women, but it also glorifies the perpetuation of stereotypes about them and turns female sexuality into something intended for men’s enjoyment.

Pretending problems don’t exist will never make them go away. It will just make them harder to address, as these sorts of attitudes allow people to brush problems under the rug.

The more people accept the idea that our society has no grand prevailing issues, the more they can dismiss those who wish to address them. But we must address them.

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Faking It won’t make anything better onight will see the premiere of MTV’s newest angst-driven slap to what the network once was. Faking It airs at 10:30 p.m. and narrates the lives of two fictional teenage girls who pretend to be lesbians to gain popularity in their high school.

Never mind the Nicky fact that Vaught this show’s Staff Columnist very premise preys on the stereotype that teenage girls will do anything for the sake of being liked. The show reflects a problem within our society that emerges at any hint of the word oppression.

It’s the same problem we see any time someone says, “I don’t see color,” whenever the topic of race in the United States happens to come up.

eastern cities and suburbs.

I was so confused about how such a ridiculous event could have occurred. I figured it was a freak event that had never happened before.

Well, I was wrong. Several people have stowed away in airplane wheel wells.

A 16-year-old boy died after stowing away on a flight from Charlotte, N.C. to Boston, Mass. in 2010, and in 2012 a man stowing away in the wheel well of a flight from Angola fell onto a London street as the flight began its descent, according to AP. More recently, a 13- or 14-year-old boy in Nigeria survived a wheel-well trip on a 35-minute domestic flight in August.

With all of the technologically advanced airport security that we have today, one would think preventing stowaways wouldn’t be a problem, and it shouldn’t be, but I guess all the technology in the world can’t make everyone have common sense. Regardless, airports should up their security for fear that a similar situation could result in multiple deaths or injuries.

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“Do you think grade inflation is a problem?

Why or why not?”

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“Definitely a problem. If there is no standard for excellence, everyone achieves it. It lowers the bar.”

Evan Jones senior , business administration

“I believe it can be good by helping students pass but bad by not inspiring others to work for their grade.”

Kephra Davis junior, zoology

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Marvel miraculously revives Miracleman Miracleman Issues #1-4 Marvel Comics

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Great comic books are ones that are viewed not as funny papers or cheap forms of entertainment, but as works of art. And when you have a great writer, such as Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman attached to a title, it is almost guaranteed that it will be a knockout read.

Miracleman is a classic title from the 1980s that has recently been digitally restored and reprinted by Marvel Comics. Now, longtime fans and newer readers have the chance to either relive or experience these stories for the first time.

The book follows the adventures of Mickey Moran, a middle-aged journalist who longs for something more than an ordinary life. Yet unbeknownst to the troubled freelancer, Moran was once a magnificent superhero in his past. Now, as a strange series of events unfolds, one magic word will lead Moran to this revelation, allowing him to reclaim his destiny as Miracleman.

The first few issues depict the character’s origin, which includes a nuclear explosion which caused Moran to not only lose his powers, but forget he ever had them. Then upon discovering his true identity and the nature of his abilities, the hero finds that

a former sidekick, Jonathan Bates, has become a supervillain, because the explosion awakened some demonic force inside the character.

The confrontation between Miracleman and his old apprentice is the high point of issue #3. This issue showcases Garry Leach’s art and compliments Moore’s excellent script. Much like Watchmen and Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, these books evoke a mythological and literary essence in the manner in which they are presented.

The plot also centers on the people’s reactions to the return of this long-forgotten legend. When Project Zarathustra, the organization responsible for the existence of Miracleman and his comrades, learns of his return, a skilled assassin is sent to kill him. This ultimately leads to the character getting to the roots of who he is and finding the long list of adversaries seeking to destroy him.

The history of Miracleman comics is long and controversial, involving a number of business-related fiascos that took place during the era of its original publication. Due to these extensive legal disputes, this title was out of print for nearly 20 years, much to the dismay of devoted fans.

Writer/artist Mick Anglo created the series in the ‘50s.

The character of Miracleman had a profound impact on the comic industry, even with the corporate affairs associated with it.

Regardless of these con-

troversies, the persistence of Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada has led to the return of this fan favorite. The republication has begun with Moore’s 16-issue run, which will continue from there with stories by none other than Gaiman.

Though it’s unclear whether the edited versions of these comics will make significant changes to the originals, Marvel’s ownership of the character does enable it to take whatever creative liberties it wants. Given that this title deals with extremely graphic content and tackles themes only appropriate for mature readers, it’s fair game for the Marvel executives to tone down future issues for the sake of appealing to a broader audience.

Whatever Marvel decides, fans can enjoy this title is being accessible to the public.

This series is a great choice for anyone that wants to start reading comics. Miracleman offers something fresh and exciting for newer and older fans alike and is made all the more appealing by the fact that it stands on its own.

Whereas being a DC or Marvel fan currently requires you to tackle several titles in order to have any understanding of the content within these universes, Miracleman is accessible to any number of readers.

So if you’re looking for a comic you could enjoy for its rich storytelling and adult themes, stop by your nearest store and give Miracleman a shot.

English professor reflects on career, body of work Chelsey Winstead Staff Writer

N.C. State is home to a multitude of talented and critically acclaimed writers within its Department of English.

Among these is Thomas Lisk, an English professor, said he started writing when he was 16 years old and has been at N.C. State for 20 years.

Lisk recently participated in a panel discussion about the future of poetry at the N.C. Literary Festival in the James B. Hunt Library. He said he has worked on the board for the Festival in the past and was happy to see its return to N.C. State.

Regarding the future of poetry, Lisk said he believes

“I think we all have imaginations, and we just do not tap into them as well as we could.”

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the writing style is moving to computers now instead of

paper but the writing style is still relevant. According to Lisk, there are more poetry books sold per capita in North Carolina than in any other state in the country. Lisk said he attributes this success to a strong community of poets in North Carolina that support one another.

Instead of a future Robert Frost or someone labeled as “the poet,” modern writers draw in a different crowd than those of the past, audiences for poets are smaller, but loyal. The goal of many poets now is to write material that audiences will love.

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MIracleman is being revived after more than 20 years of being out of publication. Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman, both acclaimed comic-book writers, are lending their talents to Miracleman.

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Hops by Hopper: Gizmo tinkers with brews Ricky Hopper Staff Writer

Opening a new brewery comes with a lot of challenges, such as, obtaining a proper space, installing a brewing system, hooking up the proper utilities, the list goes on. Most brewers handle these challenges by either hiring professionals or buying premade systems, but the owners of Gizmo Brew Works, a brewery with a taste for innovation, prefer a more hands-on approach.

Gizmo is the product of a small group of tinkerers from vastly different backgrounds, united by a love for invention and creation. Gizmo employees, built their brewing system from the ground up, including their own hot-water system, chilling unit and remote diagnostic application for checking and updating the status of their brew tanks from any Internet-enabled device.

One of the owners even built a laser for etching the bottoms of pint glasses using a single-board computer pulled from an Easter-eggdecorating robot. This etching can actually provide a nucleation point for the carbon dioxide in it, giving the beer a persistent head that other glasses don’t allow.

“Yeah, it’s cool to build a laser, but it does actually have a purpose,” said Tyler Cox, head brewer at Gizmo. “One thing I like to joke about is

that when you buy a pint glass from us, we etch it for free. So this is the only pint glass you can get that actually makes other people’s beer better.

That’s how good we are here.”

Gizmo is still in the early stages of development, and it’s currently concentrating on brewing beer rather than providing a tap-room with

“Our goal is to produce very clean, easy drinking beers.”

Tyler Cox, head brewer at Gizmo

an atmosphere that is similar to other breweries. Though Gismo has the standard taproom amenities, such as a bar, a sitting area and dartboards, it’s clear it is concerned with making the best quality beer it can, a goal that has gained it the acclaim of many, including myself. Its Black Stilleto Stout is one of the best stouts I’ve tried, and its Alternating Current Altbier is quite tasty as too.

“Our goal is to produce very clean, easy drinking beers,” Cox said. “. You look at these beers, and they look beautiful. They’re bright, the light goes all the way through them, they all have nice aroma, they’re f lavorful, and they’re simple. It’s very difficult to pull that off when you

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When it comes to the Department of English at N.C. State, Lisk said he is beyond proud.

In comparison to other universities in North Carolina, Lisk said he strongly believes the department is “the best.”

“I came here as the department head, and I served seven years and left the job with my allegiance in tack,” Lisk said. “I thought it was a great department when I came here, and I think it is a great department now. We have a huge department and [we] all respect each other, and talk to each other and I think that is a great thing.”

In his free time, Lisk said he enjoys playing guitar and making various forms of art. He said his guilty pleasure is reading mystery novels and Westerns, even though there are a variety of respectable works for these genres.

When it comes to writing styles, Lisk said he has an eclectic taste and enjoys poetry filled with emotion and meaning instead of straightforward prose. He also attributed the beginning of his literary career to a high-school teacher who gave him a copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Black Stilletto Stout is one of the featured beers at Gizmo Brew Works.

don’t have anything to hide the imperfections.”

Gizmo plans to expand its brewing operation consistently during the next few years, including the imminent addition of a new brew house and new bar for the tap room.

According to Cox everyone involved in the brewery likes to tinker and build during their free time, despite not having much free time while

“It is a complicated book,” Lisk said. “I couldn’t understand it, but I loved it. It was the beginning and the end for me.”

In fiction, Lisk said he finds enjoyment in the 18th century novel, The Life and Opinion of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemen by Laurence Sterne, for its dark humor. Lisk said the lateAmerican poet Wallace Stevens influenced him in writing poetry. Although Stevens influenced Lisk’s writing style, the English professor has written about Walt Whitman frequently and said Whitman is his favorite author. Lisk said he is also a fan of Emily Dickinson.

“I get to teach poetry and reread things,” Lisk said. “There are a lot of poets I admire.”

Lisk said his biggest piece of wisdom for aspiring writers is just to write, as to make a daily routine of writing. Lisk said he, like many authors, enjoys writing in the morning.

Lisk said that he pulls inspiration out of thin air.

“I think I have a habit of writing,” Lisk said.

“A lot of writing is never written because people keep thinking that they are going to do it and feel guilty and put it down and do something else. If you just write, stuff will come.

I think we all have imaginations, and we just do not tap into them as well as we could.”

running a small business.

Due to the owners’ various projects there is always construction cluttering their space.

Gizmo is also approaching its one-year anniversary, and throwing an elaborate celebration to commemorate the occasion.

According to Cox, Gizmo will be hosting their one-year anniversary on May 3. The event will features live music

from five bands, food trucks, and 10 of their brews on tap.

The owners of Gizmo will offically release their bestselling beer of the year: The Beekeeper Honey Wheat.

The event is scheduled for May 3, from noon – 8 p.m., at its brewery, located at 5907 Triangle Dr. According to Cox, Gizmo will be selling commemorative pint glasses, which can be used to get larger refills, and

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the event will be family-and pet-friendly. Gizmo’s unique inventions and drive for perfection in brewing make it a great place to visit if you’re ever in North Raleigh and want to grab a pint. Gizmo is open on Thursdays from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., Fridays from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. and Saturdays from noon – 10 p.m.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2014 • PAGE 7

State pulls upset of No. 25 Demon Deacons Luke Nadkarni Assistant Sports Editor

The No. 32 N.C. State men’s tennis team closed the regular season in an exciting fashion Saturday evening, bouncing back from a slow start in singles play to upset No. 25 Wake Forest 4-3 in Winston-Salem.

With the win, State improved its record to 16-8 and 5-6 in the ACC, securing the No. 6 seed in this week’s ACC Tournament.

The match, delayed for about an hour at the outset by rain, began with the Wolfpack sweeping all three doubles matches to go up 1-0. The No. 2 team of senior Sean Weber and freshman Nick Horton, ranked No. 49 in the nation, rolled over the Demon Deacons’ sophomore Romain Bogaerts and freshman Maksim Kan, 8-2.

The other two matches both went into tiebreakers, as the 25th-ranked team of junior Robbie Mudge and freshman Ian Dempster edged Wake’s 57th-ranked sophomore duo of Jon Ho and Pedro Dumont 8-7(3) at No. 1, while junior Austin Powell and sophomore Simon Norenius outlasted sophomore Anthony Delcore and senior Adam Lee by the

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Freshman Parker McGuiness relays the ball back at his opponent. Parker was defeated in the ACC match against Boston College. The Wolfpack won, 6-1, April 4 in Dail Outdoor Tennis Stadium.

same score at No. 3.

“We’ve had some good wins to finish off,” Wolfpack head coach Jon Choboy said. “Any time you go into a competitive environment, the more you’re experiencing that the better it prepares you for what’s next.”

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The Deacs quickly seized the momentum in singles play as Dumont made quick work of Dempster at No. 5, 6-0, 6-2. Wake forged further ahead shortly after when freshman Aws Laaribi knocked off Weber in two tight sets 7-5, 7-5.

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Norenius gave the Wolfpack its first singles victory of the match on Court No. 3, coming back from a set down to defeat Lee 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Horton followed him off the court, giving State the lead for good with a tight three-set victory of his own, winning 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 over Kan at the No. 4 position.

Powell, who the Wolfpack has turned to as a leader all season long, provided the win his team needed to clinch the victory. The 51stranked player in the nation recovered from losing the second set to defeat Ho 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3 at No. 2, giving the Pack an insurmountable 4-2 lead. It was Powell’s 23rd singles victory of the season, a team high.

Wake salvaged a three-set victory at No. 1 as Bogaerts, the No. 35 player in the nation, defeated Mudge 6-1, 6-7(6), 7-5 to make the final score 4-3. It was State’s fifth win in the past six matches following an 0-5 start in conference play, with the lone loss coming on the road at defending national champion Virginia.

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Harrell wins Wolfpack Open Jake Lange

Wolfpack wrestler wins gold at FILA Junior National Championships Freshman Pete Renda (174) dominated in Las Vegas, outscoring his opponents 54-2 and posting a 5-0 record in his weight class to win the 174-pound Championship. The freshman took the championship match by a score of 13-2 to underline his superiority at the Championships.

Other Wolfpackers at the FILA Junior Championships included freshman Chad Pyke (163) and freshman Lee Davis (174). Pyke and Davis finished fourth and sixth in their weight classes, respectively.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Rodon, Burke bring home honors at annual “Wolfie Awards” Junior pitcher Carlos Rodon and senior forward Kody Burke each received the H.C. Kennett Award, the highest athletic award at N.C. State, Monday night at Reynolds Coliseum. Rodon (3-6, 2.15 ERA) was named National Player of the Year in 2013. Sophomore wrestler and NCAA Champion Nick Gwiazdowski (285) took home the Male Performance of the Year award after beating two-time defending Champion Tony Nelson of Minnesota in the NCAA Finals, while former forward T.J. Warren won the Wolfpack Unlimited Individual Award after picking up All-American and ACC Player of the Year honors in 2014.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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N.C. State senior Logan Harrell was victorious at the Wolfpack Spring Open Sunday afternoon.

The Huntersville, S.C. native played brilliantly, shooting a 67 (-5) at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course on campus in Raleigh and coming away with a three stroke win.

The Wolfpack golf team shot a combined score of 298 (+10) and placed fourth out of 15 on the day.

Virginia, the overall leaders, shot 292 (+4), while ACC foe Clemson shot 295 (+7) and Loyola University shot 296 (+8) to secure third place.

The fourth-annual Wolfpack Spring Open was limited to one round of play Sunday due to heavy rain that canceled Saturday’s competition.

Harrell’s consistent play helped him climb up the leader board, registering six birdies and just one bogey through his round. The senior took advantage of par threes and fours, averaging a tournamentbest of 2.6 strokes per hole on par threes and 3.75 strokes per hole on par fours, also a tournament-best.

Harrell had four birdies in a row on the third, fourth, fifth and sixth holes, helping him shoot 32 (-4) on the front nine. After hitting a bogey on the 11th, Harrell secured his position atop the leader board by closing out his tournament play with two birdies on the 15th and 17th holes.

Sophomore David Cooke tied for 26th at the tournament and placed second for the Wolfpack, shooting

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Senior Logan Harrell practices his swing on the range at N.C. State’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course April 14.

76 (+4). Cooke hit two birdies and two bogeys on the front nine, but lost his even score when hitting two bogeys and a double bogey on the 14th hole.

Junior James Chapman tied for

40th and shot a 77 (+5). Chapman had birdies on the first and third holes but lost momentum at the end of his round, finishing with three bogeys and two double bogeys.

Junior Andrew Decker shot a 78

(+6) and tied for 48th on the day.

Decker had three bogeys and two double bogeys but ended the day with a birdie on the 18th hole to finish one shot behind his teammate Chapman.

Sophomore Carter Page tied for 59th place and shot an 80 (+8) on the course. Carter played uncharacteristically Sunday after accruing four bogeys and three double bogeys, but he birdied the first and 15th holes.

The Wolfpack’s second team placed 14th in the tournament with a combined score of 319 (+31). A notable participant in the tournament was sophomore Chad Cox, who tied for eighth place on the day and shot 73 (+1) for the B-team.

Cox led off with three bogeys on the front nine but hit a muchneeded birdie on the ninth hole.

The sophomore began poorly on the back nine after shooting a double bogey and a bogey on the 10th and 11th holes, respectively. But the sophomore recovered and finished the tournament exceptionally by, like Harrell, hitting four birdies in a row (15th, 16th, 17th and 18th).

The other players on the second team who competed Sunday included freshman Jacob McBride (T54th, 79), sophomore Wilson Day (T73rd, 83), junior Colby Lyles (T75th, 84) and freshman Stanhope Johnson (82nd, 88).

Sunday marked the Pack’s last tournament of its regular season.

The N.C. State golf team will compete in a three-day event for the ACC Tournament on April 2527 at Old North State Cub in London, N.C.

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Today SOFTBALL V. NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, Ind., 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL V. NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, Ind., 5 p.m.

BASEBALL V. CAMPBELL Raleigh, N.C., 6 p.m.

Wednesday BASEBALL V. UNC-WILMINGTON Raleigh, N.C., 6 p.m.

Thursday TRACK & FIELD AT PENN RELAYS Philadelphia, Penn., All day Friday TRACK & FIELD AT PENN RELAYS Philadelphia, Penn., All day MEN’S TENNIS AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Cary, N.C., TBA MEN’S GOLF AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIP London, N.C., All Day BASEBALL V. GEORGIA TECH Raleigh, N.C., 6:30 p.m.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Now we’re closing it out at points when, a few matches ago, we weren’t able to close it out.”

Jon Choboy, head men’s tennis coach

SOFTBALL

Pack recovers, downs Eagles on Senior Day Chris Nobblitt Correspondent

Postseason softball at N.C. State is approaching rapidly, marked by the last home game Saturday. The Wolfpack finished it series with Boston College on a satisfying note, winning 6-1 after giving up both contests in a double-header on Friday.

State dominated its home turf this season with 22 wins, only giving up three losses at Dail Stadium, two of which were added Friday by the Eagles.

Both teams’ ace pitcher threw a complete game in the first contest.

Wolfpack junior Emily Weiman faced off against Boston College’s graduate student Nicole D’Argento for an extremely low-scoring game.

However, the Eagles managed to scrape together a couple of runs for a 2-0 win.

Senior right fielder Kirsty Grant started game two with a bang by hitting a solo homer in the first inning, putting N.C. State up 1-0.

D’Argento started for a second time that day, but only ended up throwing two innings.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Courtney Mirabella kept the Eagle’s offense from passing first base in the first three innings, but BC used a pair of hits to take a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning.

BC scored two more in the fifth and their final in the seventh. A last ditch homer by senior second baseman Chelsea Tate put a second run on the scoreboard, but the call was not answered and the Pack fell, 6-2.

Saturday, the Wolfpack returned to Dail Stadium with a more concentrated effort.

“I thought we responded really well today after a tough day yesterday,” head coach Shawn Rychcik said. “We had a good game plan

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Sophomore third baseman Lana Van Dyken prepares to hit the ball during N.C. State’s first game of a doubleheader against UNC-Wilmington Wednesday at the Dail Softball Stadium.

today and we executed it. We took advantage of a few pitches up in the zone and we were able to put some

“Emily escaping the bases-loaded jam in the top of the first was a huge momentum shift for us.”

Shawn Rychcik, head softball coach

runs on the board.”

BC could only squeeze in one run against Weiman throughout the third and final contest. The Pasadena, Md. native put in a strong

performance, shutting down 13 consecutive batters from the third inning to the sixth and also getting the team out of a defensive jam in the first. This weekend, Weiman pitched a whopping 16.2 innings out of the 21 total innings played.

“Emily [Weiman] escaping the bases-loaded jam in the top of the first was a huge momentum shift for us,” Rychcik added. “The rest of the way she was really good and only gave up a few hits in the top of the seventh, so I was real happy with her performance.”

N.C. State accumulated six runs from 10 hits — a much improved performance from the day prior.

Junior left-fielder Sara Lippard put the first run on the board in the second with an RBI single, followed by a round-tripper from sophomore designated player Hanna Sommer in

the third, which was her fifth homer of the season.

Senior center fielder Scout Albertson got the go-ahead from third base when junior shortstop Renada Davis knocked a base hit into the outfield. The score stayed in the Pack’s favor at 3-0 at the end of the fourth.

Senior first baseman Leah Jones and Tate slammed back-to-back homers in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jones’ moon shot also brought in Sommer and was her sixth of the season. Tate’s homer flew over the left field fence, marking her seventh of the year.

Seniors Albertson, Grant, Jones, left fielder Hayley Stowe and Tate were recognized Saturday for their commitment to the softball program and N.C. State. The seniors ended on a good note with the win.