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Professor awarded for sustainable home design Mona Bazzaz Staff Writer
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Blake Hinton and Salim Taylor, both seniors in wood products, use a testing machine to evaluate the strength of solid wood to determine the effect of species or growth rates on the strength of the material.
College of Natural Resources replaces wood products major LaMecca Knoll Correspondent
The College of Natural Resources at N.C. State is offering a sustainable materials and technology major in the Department of Forest Biomaterials. The program replaced what was formerly the wood products major, which similarly concentrated on biomaterials, but with less emphasis on environmental and economic impacts.
According to Rick Lemaster, a research professor of forest biomaterials, students seeking this major will use a strong foundation in economics, sociology, environmental science and engineering to design, manufacture and sell natural sustainable biomaterials. Stephen Kelley, head of the Department of Forest Biomaterials, said it is the perfect time to introduce such a major. “Overall, the University has been slower than others to fully embrace
the opportunity to get sustainable technology into our classrooms,” Kelley said. “The wood products major has done a good job of documenting environmental impacts. However, new recognition of environmental benefits as well as recognition on campus calls for a new degree program.” According to Kelley, students currently in the wood products major can either finish their current degree program or switch to the SMT major. After this group of students;
however, the wood products major will no longer be available to incoming students. “Right now our traditional wood products students that are switching over to sustainable materials are getting multiple job offers for the spring and fall,” Lemaster said. Kelley said, in terms of the job market, it’s all about the long-term value. “In the short term, the majority of
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Staff member charged with assaulting student Staff Report
An N.C. State faculty member allegedly assaulted a student Tuesday after a road-rage incident according to a spokesperson for the Raleigh Police Department. The assault, which was report-
ed shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, stemmed from a road-rage incident that occurred on Hillsborough Street, said Jim Sughrue, director of Public Affairs for RPD. The victim, Zackary Henry King, a Junior in English, reported the suspect, who was a passenger in
another vehicle, got out and came to his vehicle, opened his door and punched him in the face. The victim sought medical attention for facial injuries. A Follow-up investigation led to the identification of Tyreese Breanna Williams, who works for Dining and Catering
Operations at the University, as the suspect, and she was arrested at her place of employment on campus. King declined comment and Williams didn’t respond by press time.
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture recently awarded adjunct N.C. State architecture professor Vincent Petrarca the Faculty Design Award, for his modern single-family home design. Petrarca, a co-owner, designer and contractor of Tonic Design, was the mastermind behind the awardwinning, environmentally-friendly house located in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Petrarca, an adjunct professor at the University, said N.C. State had a huge impact on his success as an architect. “I attended the University and was a freshman in 1990,” Petrarca said. “I have received two degrees from N.C. State. Since I have stayed in Raleigh, N.C. State is integral to almost everything we do each week.” Petrarca said the design school especially played a huge role in his current architecture firm and career. “N.C. State allows us to stay current in our field through the lectures of the design school,” Petrarca said. “It is extremely helpful because the College of Design at N.C. State is highly renowned and top-notch.” Petrarca said he strongly believes N.C. State will continue to play a vital role in his career as an architect in the future. According to Petrarca, this honor means a great deal to his firm because it strives to be as critical as a practice as is possible and that this comes through critical teaching. “The link between school ideas and work ideas is vital,” Petrarca said. The ACSA Faculty Design Award was awarded to Petrarca, but he said there were more people than just him involved in the production of the award-winning project. “The people in my office helped bring this project to life as well as our client,” Petrarca said. “Without a great client, it is difficult to do great architecture.” Petrarca said his firm is continuously working on new environmentfriendly designs. “We are working on precast concrete house with large window open-
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Lecturer discusses legacy of famous Harvard professor Brittany Bynum Staff Writer
Philosophy professor Timothy Hinton discussed the dispute between radicals and liberals through the views of John Rawls, a famous recently deceased professor of politics from Harvard. The event, titled “The Significance of Rawl’s Original Position in the Dispute between Radicals and Liberals” was a part of the Philosophy Colloquium Series and took place in Withers Hall Thursday. Michael Pendlebury, the head of the department of philosophy and religious studies, welcomed faculty professors and other guests to hear
Hinton’s view on Rawls’ argument. The event, primarily for professors, was open to the public. Timothy Hinton, an N.C. State professor of philosophy, was the featured speaker of the series event. Hinton also works in political philosophy and is writing a book, which will include a chapter about Rawls. Hinton said Rawls’ approached the problem of justification and objectivity in political philosophy by explaining his support for liberal freedoms. According to Hinton, liberals have dominated philosophy. Hinton’s purpose was to give a counter argument to Rawls’ liberal views in political philosophy, which lead to the differences between radi-
cals and liberals. Hinton also brought attention to the question of race in politics. Hinton discussed two principles of history that affected the way people viewed justice. One being the ideal historical approach, which is a representation of history where there are no major historical injustices. The other is to offer an account of historical developments between people including racial domination of whites over others. Through white domination, Hinton said two groups were formed; whites, the people with political power and non-whites the people MOLLY DONOVAN/TECHNICIAN
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Timothy Hinton, a professor in the Philosophy department, hosts a talk on Radicals, Rawls and Race in Withers Hall, Thursday.
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February 26 The article titled Duke Energy proposes plans for a brighter, cleaner in Wednesday’s edition of the Technician, claimed that Duke Energy must generate more than 50 percent of its power using renewable means by 2021. The actual figure is 12.5 percent.
11:05 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Phi Gamma Delta Staff member reported nonstudent in the area who had been previously trespassed. Officers checked the area but did not locate subject. 12:49 A.M. | LARCENY Owen Hall Student reported bicycle stolen.
In Wednesday’s issue of the Technician, in the story “Speaker stresses link between technology, financial success” we reported 25 people attended the lecture. We meant to say 125 people attended.
February 25 4:32 AM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Tucker Hall Student reported receiving disturbing document under dorm room door on 9/24/13. Incident was not reported until now. Investigation ongoing.
Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Sam DeGrave at technicianeditor@ncsu.edu
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n explosion of color is found on bike racks outside of The Raleigh Times on the corner of Hargett St. The culprit? Drop Stitch Duo, an anonymous group of yarnbombers. Yarnbombing is a form of nondestructive graffiti. “The yarnbombs on the bike racks serve multiple purposes”, says one of the anonymous members. “For one, they are fun and whimsical, but they also can protect a parked bike from being scratched by the rack. We are planning another big drop in the next few days. It will be in the Five Points area, so be sure to check our Facebook page.”
CAMPUS CALENDAR Today REMNANTS OF THE FLOATING WORLD: JAPANESE ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Chancellor’s Residence All Day
Talley Ballroom 2:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Student Center 10:00 P.M.-11:30 P.M.
KAT ROBICHAUD, THE VOICE OF DESIGN Burns Auditorium Kamphoefner Hall 6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M.
Saturday REMNANTS OF THE FLOATING WORLD: JAPANESE ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Chancellor’s Residence All Day
MOVIE: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Campus Cinema - Witherspoon Student Center 7:00 P.M.-9:30 P.M.
OPENING: CEDARS IN THE PINES -- THE LEBANESE IN NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Museum of History - North Carolina 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
PMC LECTURE SERIES:”MUSIC, CONFLICT, AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE CONGO” BY DR. CHÉRIE RIVERS NDALIKO Thompson Hall - Titmus Theatre 7:00 P.M.
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MOVIE: GRAVITY Campus Cinema - Witherspoon
OPENING: CEDARS IN THE PINES -- THE LEBANESE IN NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Museum of History - North Carolina 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. DELTA ZETA’S TURTLE TROT Centennial Campus 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M. MOVIE: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Campus Cinema Witherspoon Student Center 10:00 P.M.-12:30 P.M. Sunday MOVIE: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Campus Cinema Witherspoon Student Center Ends at 12:30 A.M. BREAK THE SILENCE 5K RUN / WALK FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS Centennial Campus 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M.
10:20 AM | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Carmichael Gym Report of suspicious subject loitering in the area. Officer did not locate anyone. 1:25 PM | UNIVERSITY PLAZA University Plaza Report of suspicious package in the area. It was determined box was part of experiment for student project. Student complied to remove box. No further action taken. 3:26 PM | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR Atrium Food Court Staff member and student were involved in road rage incident that occurred off campus. Staff member had punched student. RPD investigated incident and staff member was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault. Appropriate personnel notified.
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IBM cuts as many as 15,000 jobs in Mathematician gets $50,000 grant, Triangle, shifts employees to Lenovo Sloan Fellowship Staff Report
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An N.C. State mathematician joined an elite group of scholars when he received the prestigious 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship last week. Jonathan Hauenstein, as assistant professor of mathematics, became a Sloan fellow for creating new algorithms that have aided researchers studying biology, statistics, engineering, chemistry and other disciplines, according to the NCSU Bulletin. Only one other N.C. State faculty member has been named a Sloan fellow since the award was created in 1955. Thomas Gunnoe, an associate professor of chemistry won the award in 2004. The award is given to young
researchers whose work is expected to strongly benefit society, according to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation website. Hauenstein will receive $50,000 during a two year period to fund his research, according to the NCSU Bulletin. Hauenstein also works with the N.C. State Symbolic Computation Group which attempts to use algorithms for computer science and mathematics related problems. He also won the 2013 Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for his contributions to data analysis.
IBM began to reduce its workforce by cutting jobs in Research Triangle Park and other parts of the United States Thursday, The News & Observer reported. According to the N&O, Alliance@IBM, a workers’ union that attempted to organize IBM workers in the past, reported employees
in RTP and nine other sites nationwide were informed by their managers that they were being let go. Analysts estimate IBM could have cut as many as 15,000 jobs. In RTP, employees in the global business ser vices and systems and technology group were laid off, Lee Conrad, the national coordinator of Alliance, told the N&O. Conrad said the mag-
nitude of the layoffs in RTP and nationwide are unclear and that IBM adopted a new policy that makes it unclear how many people were actually laid off. “Those are independent business decisions,” IBM spokesman Jeffrey Cross wrote in an email to the N&O. “Unrelated events, in other words.” These layoffs come after
IBM announced last month that 7,500 employees would be shifted to Lenovo when the PC maker completes its $2.3 billion acquisition of a line of servers from IBM. Conrad said it’s unclear what impact the sale of the servers will have on the scope of company’s job cuts.
Students to protest Keystone XL in D.C. Staff Report
About 10 students from N.C. State will go to Washington, D.C. on March 1 and 2 to protest the Keystone XL pipeline that, if built, would carry more than 800,000 barrels of tar sands oil through the middle of the United States each day, according to XL Dissent. All participants in the XL Dissent protest are required to attend a nonvio-
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ings to be built to passive house standards,” Petrarca said. “Our firm does both design and construction so we have several projects on paper and in the ground.” Patricia Morgado, an associate professor of archi-
lent direct action training and legal briefing Saturday. On Sunday, protestors will march from Georgetown University at 10 a.m. to the White House, where a rally is planned to protest the Keystone XL pipeline will begin at 11 a.m. Many protestors are planning to participate in organized civil disobedience on Sunday. According to Ishan Raval, a junior in philosophy and
lead organizer for the N.C. State students attending the protest, three out of the ten students going are planning on getting arrested on Sunday during a mass organized civil disobedience in front of the White House. Raval said this protest is not being put on by any one organization in particular, but is nationally endorsed by 350.org. The protest is also endorsed by the N.C. State Students Advocating for a
Democratic Society. According to XL Dissent, building the pipeline would be an ecological disaster that would cause numerous human health and environmental problems in communities throughout North America. Any students who want to attend the protest should contact Ishan Raval at israval@ncsu.edu.
tecture, said Petrarca has been a huge success and an important part of N.C. State’s College of Design. “He is a former N.C. State student, so it is very meaningful, especially to us, for him to receive this award,” Morgado said. “His firm has been receiving numerous honors just like this one in the past five years, so it is
wonderful to have someone related so closely to the University to be so successful.” Petrarca is not the only N.C. State faculty member to have received an award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Patrick Rand, an alumni distinguished professor of architecture, received the ACSA Distinguished Profes-
sor Award, while Sara Queen, an assistant professor of architecture, received the ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award. The three architects will be traveling to Miami Beach this spring where they will receive their awards at the ACSA’s 102nd Annual Meeting.
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Speakers address the problem of homelessness Susan Johnston Correspondant
Advocates Doug Kemp and Issel Masses gave a presentation about the importance of aiding the homeless to members of the Amnesty International club in Daniels Hall Thursday. Kemp, the pastor of Church in the Woods, an outreach ministry of volunteer prayer teams that help homeless communities in the Raleigh area, spoke about his concerns for those affected by homelessness as well as the reasons why they need and deserve help. Kemp said it is important to not overlook the issue of homelessness because of the broad range of people it affects, including veterans, single women, immigrants, refugees and even families with newborns. According to Kemp, because they are poor and homeless, people on the streets are targeted as something to be afraid of. “They are the lepers of today’s society,” Kemp said. Kemp discussed the many situations homeless people face and displayed images of the make-shift homes made mostly out of billboards, tarps or cardboard that homeless people often live in. “Some people are living out of their cars,” Kemp said. Masses, a graduate student at Duke University, referenced the poor living
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without political power. According to Hinton, the racial formation of groups made it harder for individualism to thrive. Hinton said that according to Rawls, individual sovereignty is enjoying the rightful authority over yourself in society, something that can only be done when other people recognize and fully affirm your status as a self-determining individual. Hinton said new perspectives can be made by being informed of differences between radicals and liberals and that because disagreements are significant, they can lead to a search for more information. Hinton said it is more important to look at the assumptions people make of one another rather than the disagreements between them. Hinton said that in order
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Doug Kemp of Church in the Woods talked to N.C. State students Thursday in Daniels Hall about the lives of those who are homeless in the Raleigh area. The organization aims to improve the lives of the homeless and provide a support service for them.
conditions in the slums of Bangalore, the third most populated city in India and said homelessness is an issue seen around the world. Kemp said, because it is more difficult for the justice system to reach into the lives of these people, it is important for everyday individuals to reach out and help the homeless communities. For example, Kemp said if a couple cannot afford to have a child, the mother or father could end up murdering the
baby in order to escape the responsibilities of keeping it. An act like this would more than likely go unnoticed by the United States justice system. Kemp said there are a few problems preventing getting aid to the homeless. For example, feeding the homeless is illegal in Raleigh according to Section 9-2022 of city ordinances regarding parks. Kemp and Masses said another issue preventing the aid to homelessness is the new re-
to comply with Rawls’ theory of justice, people have to set aside their basic convictions. Hinton said when alive, Rawls believed religious intolerance and racial discrimination to be unjust. Based on Rawls’ beliefs said people shouldn’t consider their own values when seeking beliefs including the times they feel hesitant or fearful. In a counterargument to Rawls, Hinton said people’s principles are basic judgments that should function as a normative argument for the convictions that are set aside. In a counterargument to Rawls, Hinton said that once you set aside your own beliefs and judgments, new convictions will take the place of past beliefs and become your normal argument. According to Hinton, this is a way to filter out unreliable or bias reasons that may be proposed to support principles of justice. Hinton said that in Rawls’ argument, the
principles of justice couldn’t be justified by morally inaccurate beliefs. Hinton said there is no need to bother with the constraints of an argument, and it was better to follow your own initial convictions instead. “Why not make inferences directly from initial convictions?” Hinton asked. Hinton said that in cases that principles and beliefs clash, people can either modify the account of the situation to fit their principles or can adjust their judgments to fit the situation. Pendlebury said the event was a way of encouraging people to think in order to become intellectually stronger. “Speakers in philosophy are always arguing for their own scholarly views and learning from each other,” Pendlebury said.
quirement of eviction notices for the homeless that ensures that people do not reside on private property. Kemp said this issue does further complicate the lives of homeless people in the community, because it gives them nowhere to go. Masses said about 5,000 people were evicted from their homes in Bangalore due to the development of malls and hotels. “Where you go at the end of the day is your home,” Kemp
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students will get a job in a more traditional manufacturing setting,” Kelley said. “In the long term, students will have success in that organization, in terms of new value opportunities for the company in sustainable and local filters.” Kelley encourages those who are interested in engineering and environmental science to consider switching to the SMT major. “The sooner you switch, the easier it is,” Kelley said. “It is an applied engineering degree. Anyone who is used to technology and not afraid of math should consider.” According to Kelley, as far he knows, the only university that offers a similar degree program in the UNCsystem is Central Carolina
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said. Kemp and Masses also discussed the ways people in the community can reach out and help. Kemp said it is essential to get involved with government groups, such as participating in town hall meetings and non-profits but also spending time with them. “There’s no us and them,” Kemp said. “The biggest thing is love. Your time spent with them is the biggest help they can get.”
Community College. “They have a similar program, and we are working to link our bachelors with their associates,” Kelley said. Kelley said the SMT major does differ from the wood products major in substantial ways. “The major has a complex array of disciplinary classes and content that all need to come together in order to allow the students to be successful,” Kelley said. “This requires some material science engineering but also focus on renewable materials.” The emphasis of renewable resources and sustainability sets this major apart from any others offered previously, Kelley said. The SMT major will work on analyzing environmental cost benefits and social perceptions, as well as material science technology, according to Kelley. “We’re bundling three things together – the life cycle and environmental
According to Kemp, roughly 50 percent of homeless people have mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, yet, because they lack health care, these diseases go untreated. Kemp said many homeless people have serious alcohol addictions that prevent them from trying to do better for themselves. “These people go to bed with a beer in their hand and wake up with a beer in their hand,” Kemp said. Masses stressed the importance of doing independent research by collecting data and becoming familiar with the issue of homelessness. Michelle Gardner, a senior in political science with a concentration in public policy and the president of the Amnesty International club, said she thought it was interesting to get a global and area perspective on the issue of homelessness. Gardner said she learned more about what she can do to raise awareness on the issue. Alex Wang, a senior in computer science, said he thought it was interesting to see images of the shelters that the people built themselves. “They are in our backyards and we don’t see them,” Wang said. “We have to dig a little deeper to actually find them.”
footprint, the social impact in an economic sense, and of course the technological and engineer-based aspect of the materials.” Kelley said. Lemaster said the Department of Forest Biomaterials is currently preparing a newsletter to give more details about the new major and provide student testimonies. According to Kelley, this major analyzes the environmental impacts of materials such as wood, bamboo and cork. Kelley said every material has a downside, and the SMT major will go into greater depth about just what that is and how it affects the market for that material. According to Lemaster, the majority of SMT students are on scholarship thanks to one of the largest scholarship endowments at N.C. State. The scholarships range from $500 to $5,000.
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he saying goes, “secrets, secrets are no fun, unless you share with everyone.” Well, a new app allows you to do just that — share your secrets with everyone — completely anonymously. “Be yourself. Secret is a space to openly share what you’re thinking and feeling with your f riends. Taylor Quinn Speak freely, share anything.” Staff Columnist Those are the words that grace a fairly new app’s website. It is called “Secret.” Secret is kind of like Facebook and Snapchat combined. Users post secrets, but there is absolutely no identification attached to them. Other users can “heart” and comment on these secrets, but those are anonymous as well. The app automatically adds people according to his or her contacts, so the user is not completely sure just who is
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telling secrets on the feed. This app is gaining popularity and, according to Forbes magazine, is ‘blowing up’ in places such as San Francisco, so is Raleigh next? I like the concept of this new app because sometimes people are afraid to post their true feelings on social media due to the fact that they want to please their friends or maintain a certain image (though I feel keeping up an image is ridiculous, but that is beside the point). Secret allows users to spill their guts on a public forum without spoiling their reputation. This is also a good concept because it allows users to comment on posts anonymously and provide support for the secret-teller. But on the f lip side, Secret can easily be used for evil. If you have ever seen the movie Mean Girls, you know that gossip spreads like wildfire. If Secret gets going, I feel like every other post will be “Sally is sleeping with Johnny” or “Johnny
is cheating on Peggy with Sally” or “Peggy is a loser.” And with the posts being anonymous, there could be zero truth to a post, but the person who posts it won’t receive any repercussions. This could be a major problem. Cyber-bullying is already a problem in the United States. According to bullyingstatistics.org, the i-SAFE foundation found that “more than one in three young people have experienced cyberthreats” and “over half of adolescents and teens have bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying.” Secret will only increase these horrifying statistics. A lot of the time, bullies will hold back on what they say or don’t say anything at all via the Internet because they are afraid they will get in trouble. Well, with this app there is no possible way of proving that the bully made the nasty comments, which could cause the person being bullied to feel helpless.
James Knight, freshman in computer science
I wish apps such as this could be used strictly for fun because personally I love knowing other people’s secrets — it’s thrilling — but unfortunately it can’t in the world we
live in now. Who knows? Maybe Secret will gain popularity without any major scandals, or maybe it will be just our little secret—but only time will tell.
Everyone deserves the right to marry
r i z ona G ov. Ja n Brewer vetoed the state’s proposed anti-gay bill Wednesday. The bill would have effectively legalized systematic discrimination of homosexual people as long as it’s done in Nicky Vaught the name of religion. Staff Columnist Senate Bill 1062, which the state legislature approved last week, goes above and beyond today’s usual institutionalized oppression in that it does not only restrict gay people from
marrying, but would have permitted Arizona businesses to deny service to anyone on the basis of sexuality. Wednesday also saw U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia’s striking down Texas’s proposed ban on samesex marriages, citing the ban as “state-imposed inequality.” These are victories, but they are bittersweet at best. At worst, these victories taste like Warheads candy. We, as a nation, should not have to endure the stinging sour of conservative reactionaries before enjoying sweet equality. Unfortunately, it seems as though we must face these systematic injustices before
the U.S. can walk the walk as well as talk the talk. Earlier this week, representatives from Young Americans for Liberty handed me a pocket constitution. Though I nearly tossed it in the most convenient garbage can, I ended up giving it a good read. It did not take long before I stumbled upon the Bill of Rights. As it turns out, the first sentence in the first Amendment holds, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” There is no if, and, but or unless about it. So why, then, have so many politicians across the nation and in North Carolina
worked almost their entire terms toward implementing discrimination laws, proudly citing the Bible as their guide? Could it be to distract us from the sickeningly abhorrent abuse and misuse of money? In my first column, I used a word of my own invention. Religiouslature, a portmanteau of religious and legislature, was meant to describe laws inspired by religion. In the column “NSA University or something,” I used the term in passing to describe the N.C. General Assembly as nonsensical and overzealously Christian. Anyone who has studied a lick of history might feel
a sense of déjà vu. Using the Bible to back sexual bigotry holds all too close a resemblance to the arguments posed in opposition to the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the late 20th century. I don’t mean to equate the plight of non-cissexual and non-heterosexual people to that of non-whites. However, I do mean to point out the similarities in styles of oppression. In fact, the only thing that’s changed is the subjugated group. By the late ‘60s, the civil rights movement reached a conclusion. Neither businesses nor government had any right denying people service or marriage (see: interracial
marriage) based on their skin color. So what makes denying people service or marriage on the basis of their sexuality any different? Personally, I will not marry until everyone in the country has the opportunity and freedom to marry the person they love. We have already fought this battle, and we won. At this point, conservative legislators are doing little more than embarrassing themselves. It’s like watching a child try to beat LeBron James in basketball. There is no way James won’t win. It’s just a waste of time to make him play.
Letters to the Editor Dear Editors, Let me get to the point. The Technician has long been a great staple of N.C. State’s history. For the past three years I have religiously read each article everyday, without bias or grievance. Yet, by now you must realize that our schools paper is slowly dying, that there remains only a handful of students such as myself who are willing to take the time to read the stories you publish on a daily basis. The one day each year that you get a giant following from students and the community alike is the day you publish “The Daily Tar Hell” personally I know many alums that take the time to drive to campus and pick up this coveted traditional edition. This year you made the decision that you are too busy to publish this prized tradition. For me this is the last straw. I have battled with others that while the Technician seems boring at times, never controversial, or taking stands on either side, that you all do a great job at getting the facts to the public. Yet after this years debacle I can do this no longer. I am no longer going to read the paper and wanted to send you this grievance that if the other small sector of daily read-
ers choose to do this as well the paper will slowly push towards further irrelevancy. Until I see that you are making an effort in rebranding the papers image and views I will no longer be able to support you. Next year I hope to see “The Daily Tar Hell” sitting in the distributor›s box. –John Wright Mr. DeGrave, Like many other students, I picked up a copy of the paper Wednesday morning expecting to see this year’s Daily Tar Hell. Instead, I found was a standard issue of Technician with no explanation as to why the decades-old tradition had been discontinued. That afternoon, a local sports reporter tweeted your laughable excuse: the staff was “too busy.” I recognize that the Technician, a student-fee-independent publication, has no official obligation to publish anything, but as a reader, I take the lack of any explanation beyond being “too busy” as an insult. Even after numerous letters to the editor in Thursday’s paper, I’ve seen no response (aside from the spiteful decision not to edit those letters for basic spelling and grammar mistakes, a courtesy typically afforded to most other letters).
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In response to “Duke Energy proposes plans for a brighter, cleaner future” Upon reading Thursday’s article “Duke Energy proposes plans for a brighter, cleaner future,” my peers and I at Fossil Free N.C. State were left feeling that it painted an all-too-rosy picture of Duke’s plans for North Carolina’s renewable energy prospects. Not mentioned was that Duke, the world’s largest electric utility, currently generates only 1 percent of its power through renewable means, with plans to increase to 3 percent over the next 20 years. This being said, they are not on track to meet their 50 percent of power generated by renewable means requirement by 2021. We found Duke’s proposed solar projects of 5 megawatts or larger to be problematic, as
the cap for solar projects on university campuses currently stands at that amount. This proposal blatantly excludes universities, Duke’s largest customers. We understand that moves toward 100 percent renewable energy are not instantaneous, but cannot be satisfied with efforts that exclude universities from participation. Additionally, while North Carolina does have “environmental conditions and tax incentives beneficial for solar,” Duke has taken an active role in repealing said incentives. Lastly, this announcement to double solar energy capacity in North Carolina came only two weeks after historic coal ash spill in the Dan River. While we are supportive of actions to increase renewable energy in North Carolina, we are asking Duke to take action beyond when it is “convenient” for them. Our future as a power consuming populous deserves more from a company worth more than $49 billion. –Kate Mueller
In response to “The Morality of Taxation” Josiah argues that taxation is moral by first observing that we frequently impose taxation to fund controversial issues. He tells us of
abortion, unjust wars and the death penalty: all funded, partly, by people who disagree with those issues. This is a red herring: It avoids addressing whether or not taxation is indeed moral. In fact, all of the transgressions Josiah mentioned may be unjust instances of taxation. It is a logical fallacy to say two wrongs make a right (or, in this case, many wrongs). The only real argument he makes is at the end of the article in which he writes, “By participating in and agreeing to live under this system, you agree to abide by its laws, whether they are your preference, the preference of the majority or both.” I don’t remember signing or saying anything that indicated my consent. In fact Josiah’s statement indicates that it is perfectly acceptable for a majority to simply enslave a minority. Further, his argument indicates that I’ve even consented to whatever the majority desires. It should be said that what is popular is not always right, and what is right is not always popular. Josiah may very well argue that if I don’t consent I should simply move away. This is not a sound argument. Consider the following analogy: I have just been the victim of robbery. A robber broke into
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Bioengineering professor improves bionic limbs Kevin deMontbrun Correspondent
Grabbing that morning cup of coffee may not seem like much at first, but with every movement, the brain sends thousands of neurological signals between it and the moving limb. Biological engineering researchers at N.C. State is working to harness these signals with electroencephalography, or EEGs, and use them to interpret the intent of patients with prosthetic limbs. Knowing this intent will allow the prosthetic limb to move exactly where the user wants it to, essentially creating a bionic limb that mimics the natural control of the body part it replaces. Helen Huang, an associate bioengineering professor at N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill, is very involved in working with this technology. She said her aim is to integrate brain signal detection into prosthetic limbs. According to Huang, most prosthetic limbs currently used are passive. A person must use their residual limbs to move the mechanical joints of a unit. This type of operation is less efficient than limb movement for an ablebodied person and requires much more energy. Recently, motorized prosthetic limbs have come into the market, providing people with the power to do more demanding activities than just walking or standing. These tasks could range from stepping upstairs to rising from a fall. The powered, robotic limb takes less energy to use than the more popular passive limbs. However, motorized devic-
es can be expensive, fragile, difficult to charge and don’t currently offer a user-friendly format of operation, according to Huang. “The problem we are trying to solve is control,” Huang said. “Whether it is passive or motorized, the person does not have that intuitive link with the device. We are trying to connect the user with the robotic device. If the person wants to bend the knee, the knee will bend. If the person wanted to switch from level walking to stair ascent, the knee and ankle could know right away.” However, there are a few features that remain to be developed in this technology. The interpretation of neurological signals for upper bionic limbs is much easier than that of lower bionic limbs. According to Huang, this is because the motion of a leg is different than that of an arm. When walking, the human brain is not actively thinking to put one foot in front of the other. It is a repetitive activity that takes an insignificant amount of thought, but once more complex activities are performed, such as lifting the body from a seated position, the brain becomes more conscious of the motion. Due to this, Huang said it’s important to keep the low level control, which is needed for walking, as an autonomous action and include neurological controls only when conscious action is necessary in lower limbs. Figuring out which situations require someone’s intentions and which need only automatic movement of the device is the next step in the development of this technology. “Reading EEGs to decode
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A prosthetic limb lies in the lab of Helen Huang, associate professor in the biomedical engineering department. Huang and her team work to find better ways for prosthetics and the brain to communicate.
intent is very difficult, especially during walking,” Huang said. “During the sequence, it is too noisy. The brain involves a lot of functions other than just walking. We have a lot of sensory signals. We see things. We think about things. So how do we detect anything that is correlated with a person’s intent to moving the lower limb? That is a question we are starting to look at.” Huang said she and her colleagues realize how robust the technology must be before sending it to the market, but in the future, it is possible that these new bionic limbs could give amputees the most efficient and user-friendly replacement limbs available.
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Wealthy farmers receive advantages from Farm Bill Page Harris Correspondent
Barry Goodwin, an agricultural and resource economics professor, is familiar with the new Farm Bill. He said the bill isn’t as helpful or beneficial as people may think. “If you listen to political rhetoric, [the bill’s purpose] is to ensure a safe and reliable supply of food and fiber for the United States,” Goodwin said. “This is a sort of ‘national defense’ argument. This assumes that without massive subsidies, we would not have said safe and reliable food supply. There is no rea-
son to believe this assertion. In reality, the Farm Bill is a mechanism that representatives from farm states use to garner political support.” According to Goodwin, one of the reasons food stamps were even included in the new Farm Bill was because something must be given to the urban portion of Congress or else the law would not be passed. “The rural segment of the United States is slipping in its political power, and I believe the debate over farm policy may finally be showing some cracks in what has been political support,” Goodwin
said. “You also hear a lot of nonsense about ‘Farm Aid’ and saving the family farm. The bill has little to do with this and, in fact, United States farms are currently enjoying record income, even with a big drought in 2012. Net farm income profits have doubled since 2009.” Goodwin revealed those who would be most impacted by the bill were typically the same as they have been in the past. He explained that generally wealthy farmers will receive the most from the program’s subsidies. “Landowners will become wealthier as asset values con-
tinue to increase,” Goodwin said. “Note that about 40% of farmland is operated by a tenant — landowners and farmers are often two distinct groups.” Goodwin said certain political interests would reap the benefits. “For example, much of the spending on subsidies in the Farm Bill is now going toward crop insurance,” Goodwin said. “The taxpayer spends about $10 billion each year on this program and the private companies that sell and service crop insurance face little risk and receive significant windfalls.”
Goodwin explained the likeliness of the United States being accused of unfair trade practices in the World Trade Organization. “This has already happened,” Goodwin said. “Subsistence farmers are most certainly damaged by United States subsidies. There are also many questions about how the subsidies distort production and marketing decisions. If I subsidize risk, farmers will assume more risk. They may plant on land that would not be planted without the policies. Higher asset values make it harder to enter agriculture.”
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Ultimately, Goodwin said taxpayers won’t benefit from the bill and won’t receive anything from the subsidies. “Like most all federal entitlement programs, spending is out of control and involves taking tax revenues and funneling the benefits to a politically-favored group — farmers,” Goodwin said. “United States farmers are simply phenomenal in terms of what they accomplish. I am a huge fan. However, cutting food stamps to preserve subsidies paid to a segment of society that is wealthier and has higher incomes is simply bad public policy.”
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Professor of English to compete on Jeopardy! Sara Awad Staff Writer
Robert Kochersberger, an associate professor of English, said he has watched the popular game show Jeopardy! for 20 years, and now he finally became a contestant on the show. As a journalist, he is used to asking the tough questions, but on April 28 at 7 p.m., you can watch Kochersberger as he competes to provide a few answers. The journey Kochersberger said he was tempted to get a spot on the show after the qualifying exam became available online. Four attempts later, representatives from the show got in touch with him in March 2012. Within months, Kochersberger said he was sent to New York for his in-person audition to take another knowledge test. The competition selects about 1500 people out of millions who take the online qualifying exam to attend the in-person audition, according to Kochersberger. After the audition, it can take about 18 months to receive word if producers want you on the show, Kochersberger said. Typically, about 350 people are selected as contestants. Kochersberger said he thought his dreams would not be realized, until Jan. 2014 when he received a phone call from an unrecognizable area code. “I thought, ‘Oh my god!
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After 20 years of watching Jeopardy!, Associate Professor of English Robert Kochersberger was selected to compete in the popular game show earlier this month. Kochersberger will appear on Jepopardy! April 28 at 7 p.m.
They want me on the show!’” Kochersberger said. After making sure the authorities had not convicted him of any felonies, Kochersberger said show representatives invited him to Culver City, Calif. for filming Feb. 4 and 5. The training “I didn’t try extensively to prepare,” Kochersberger said. “In three weeks, you cannot amass the knowledge of the world.” Given the number of newspapers he’s read, Kochersberger said he already had a solid amount of knowledge of the world. Still, he thought he
could brush up a little on his Shakespeare, the presidents and pop culture as these topics were particularly challenging for him. To strengthen these weaknesses, he said he frequented sites such as SparkNotes and Wikipedia and found himself looking up the names of recent American Idol winners, as well as the blogs of previous Jeopardy! winners. On set After arriving in California with his wife, Kochersberger said he decided to do some sightseeing at a few area museums. He said he arrived at the studio two days later
carrying two extra pairs of clothes. (Jeopardy! tapes five shows each day, so the champions change into new closes in between games.) Before the competition started, Kochersberger said he got his makeup prepped in order to “take off shine and add color.” He also filmed a promotional piece for the show, urging North Carolinians to drop their barbecue and watch Jeopardy! During the practice rounds, Kochersberger, who is 63 years old, said he noticed he was the oldest in a group primarily consisting of women. “I looked around and
thought there were a lot of quick ref lexes,” Kochersberger said. Soon it was show time and he was shaking hands with Alex Trebek, the show’s host. He said the studio seemed “shabbier” than he imagined, and the set was smaller than the one used for the practice rounds. Security was also on hand. “It was amazing to see that set,” Kochersberger said. “It was the real deal.” By Kochersberger’s luck, he said an outside agency had drawn his name from among the cards that determined who would play in the first
game, increasing his nerves. “It went by in a flash,” Kochersbeger said. “It’s funny how you focus in on a moment like that; I was oblivious to the audience.” Though Kochersberger said he could not spoil the results of the show, he said if he did win, he would donate part of the money to “worthy causes,” such as homelessness and hunger charities. When not competing on game shows or teaching journalism, Kochersberger said he has participated in a number of interdisciplinary and international programs at the University.
Saxbys Coffee continues to brew success Taylor Quinn Assistant Features Editor
Sa xbys Cof fee, which opened in November, seems as though it is here to stay, according to Frank and Lisa Cariello, owners of the Hillsborough Street location. The Cariellos, who have been married for 25 years, ventured into the business world separately, but more recently went into the franchise business together. While they still own one of their two previous businesses, The Goddard School, the couple moved to a different kind of franchise, namely Saxbys Coffee. This new venture is tucked neatly under the 2604 apartments, across from D.H. Hill Library. Though Saxbys is based out of Philadelphia, where the Cariello’s spent some of their years, they are originally from Chicago and didn’t know about the franchise until moving to North Carolina. Both the business and the couple being in the same place was purely coincidental. “We actually own another franchise here in town, The Goddard School, which is also based out of Philly — all this is just a coincidence though,” Lisa Cariello said. “We got to know them once we moved down here. We didn’t even know Saxbys Coffee when we were in Philly; it’s weird how things work out.” According to Lisa Cariello, owning Saxbys was a decision partially based on their two children because of the flexibility a franchise gives. “We were looking for something else to do because we started with Goddard 10
years ago when our kids were young, and now they are looking at colleges,” Lisa Cariello said. “They have always been involved in our businesses, whether it was sitting with us or passing out flyers.” Frank Cariello jokingly said, “Free labor.” Global Village Organic Coffee, Cup A Joe and Coffee Haven are also located on Hillsborough Street, but according to Lisa and Frank Cariello, the quality of their coffee is what sets them apart. “There is something special about all of the places, but we have a medium roast coffee which has a great taste,” Lisa Cariello said. “We always have people telling us how good the coffee is. It’s not over burnt like some places will do.” Saxbys’ signature blend is roasted to the company’s specifications and is roasted in Seattle. “It is made in small batches so they are able to control it really well,” Frank Cariello said. “We have southern pecan as our flavor today, and I mean I have had pecan coffee before, but theirs is really controlled while roasting and it is very good. I’d come here just for that, and I own the place.” In addition to the quality of coffee, Lisa said another trait that sets them apart is their variety. “We also have a huge variety of choices,” Lisa Cariello said. “All different types of f lavors like almond joy or Mexican chocolate — so there is something for everyone if you like flavored, but we also have sugar free coffee as well.”
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Saxby’s shows its support for N.C. State on the back of their employee T-shirts and photographs located in the coffeehouse. The Hillsborough Street location opened last November, 2013. There is one other Saxbys location in Raleigh.
According to Lisa Cariello, coffee is not their only specialty. “We also have two flavors of frozen yogurt,” Lisa Cariello said. “We can do a combination of the coffee drinks with the yogurt, and it’s our specialty.” Frank Cariello said Saxbys is different than its other coffee-making competitors. “We also have baked scones and cookies here everyday,” Frank Cariello said. “Some of our bakery is brought in from other sources and is fresh all the time, and our breakfast sandwiches are huge, low cost and are made to order on site from scratch. So, I think we
have a little more variety, oh and we are open later than our competitors, which we are drawing people in with that.” Though Saxbys is under apartments, they do not share much besides a landlord and some of their employees who live upstairs. “The people designing the apartments designed it to have one retail space underneath it and they thought that a coffee shop would be a good fit,” Lisa Cariello said. “We were looking for a spot at the time, and we found out about this. And having the apartments above we thought would be wonderful for employees and to bring people
through here.” According to Frank Cariello, the space really caught their eye. “Unlike other spaces we were looking at, we really liked the idea of being able to have floor to ceiling windows so it opens up to the sidewalk so it’s just like one big space,” Frank Cariello said. “We haven’t gotten to that point weather-wise but we will!” Business has been good according to Frank Cariello, but they had a few rough spots when N.C. State had breaks. “We opened, had a really great opening, then everyone went home for Thanksgiving,” Frank Cariello said. “Then we had a great time as
they went into finals studying in December, but then everyone went home for Christmas. But we are attracting more people every day which is really nice and we are getting a lot of regulars that come in every morning, so it’s a building process.” According to the Cariellos, they would just like for people to come in and give Saxbys a try. “Come on down, you know a lot of people know what Starbucks is and you know they’ve known Global down the street, but try something different — come on in,” Frank Cariello said. “We might just fit well into your rotation.”
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with No. 19 UCLA. Last June, the Bruins defeated the Wolfpack, 2-1, in Omaha on their way to a College World Series title. UCLA (4-4 overall) has lost three straight games coming into the tournament, but has benefited from the emergence of freshman infielder Luke Persico, who batted .333 with four triples and three RBIs. Wolfpack junior pitcher Logan Jernigan (1-0 overall, 1.80 ERA) is expected to start against the Bruins’ junior lefthander Grant Watson (1-1 overall, 4.09 ERA) in a tough battle between championship contenders. The Wolfpack will finish off their Irish Classic slate Sunday when the Youngstown State Penguins travel to Doak Field. The Penguins (0-5 overall) have had an extremely tough start to the season, after having their opening tournament in Charlotte canceled due to snow. The Penguins rely on senior catcher Josh White (.250 BA, three doubles) and senior outfielder Mike Ac-
cardi (.250 BA, 2 RBIs) to provide offense for their talented pitching rotation. The Penguins have a young roster, filled with newcomers who have shown their youth early in 2014, with their offense sputtering and the pitching staff struggling mightily. Wolfpack sophomore left-hander Brad Stone (1-0 overall, 3.18 ERA) is expected to get the start against junior right-hander Brandon Shoemake (0-1 overall, 6.23 ERA). With ACC play only one week away, the Irish Classic will provide the Wolfpack with a benchmark series to conclude the early series conference slate. Avent said he is happy with the team and sees them having success in the future. “I’m very proud of them,” Avent said. “I’m very proud of the effort and the way they’ve stuck together. A lot of people have played and they pulled for one another. We are going to continue to grow and get better. This team wants to win.”
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fans took to social media blaming the officiating for the loss. They didn’t blame costly turnover deep in overtime that allowed the Tar Heels to tie the game. There was no mention of a missed free throw with 7.7 seconds left. Pack fans also conveniently forgot how State’s defense rolled out the red carpet for Paige, allowing the sophomore to waltz straight to the basket for the game-winning score. Michael Jackson could’ve done the moonwalk down that lane and scored with no trouble. By the time Warren came over to valiantly contest the shot, it was too late. According to Wolfpack fans, it was clearly the officiating that caused N.C. State to lose to its biggest rival for the 22nd time in 24 meetings, just like it always is when State loses to a team wearing blue. Frankly, it’s embarrassing to see our fans spew stuff like that on the Internet. Here’s some news for you,
Wolfpack Nation: When you’ve only beaten a team twice in 10 years, it’s not the refs’ fault. And for State fans to be throw ing debris on the court at the end of the game is simply unacceptable. For as much as we brag about being great fans, we sure don’t act like it. Such a scene would never happen at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It would never happen at the Dean Smith Center. It would never happen at probably 99 percent of sports venues. Good fans don’t act like kindergartners when their team loses. Good fans don’t consistently point fingers at officials when things don’t go their way. And good teams find ways to win. The Wolfpack has been on the wrong end of too many close games this season. That isn’t to say State is a bad team, because if it was, the Pack would have a lot fewer than 17 wins this season. But the writing was on the wall when North Carolina Central came into PNC and beat the Wolfpack back
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Forward freshman BeeJay Anya tries to shoot the ball against North Carolina in PNC Arena Wednesday. The Wolfpack fell to the Tar Heels in overtime, 85-84.
in November. It was on the wall when the Pack traveled to cellar-dweller Wake Forest Jan. 15 and lost on a lastsecond layup. This just isn’t a tournament team, folks, and State has a very long way to go before it can call itself equals on the basketball court
with its fellow Tobacco Road schools. That’s likely not what State fans want to hear, but that’s reality. It’s about time this fan base has a done of reality anyway-- they’ve been out of touch with it for far too long .
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Pack pounds Pitt for 800th win
Pack bags brace of Gold Medals at ACC Championships
Rob McLamb Assistant Sports Editor
N.C. State’s men’s swimming team won two gold medals Wednesday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, taking top honors in the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. Seniors Ian Bishop and Barrett Miesfeld, junior David Williams and freshman Andreas Schiellerup set a new school record in the 200 medley relay, posting a time of 1:23.78, the fastest time in the nation this season and almost three seconds faster than the previous N.C. State record of 1:26.48. Senior Jonathan Boffa, Williams, sophomore Simonas Bilis and freshman Soren Dahl also set a new Wolfpack record in the 800 medley relay with a time of 6:15.58. SOURCE:N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Wolfpack hosts final quad-meet of regular season on Friday The N.C. State gymnastics team will take on Pittsburgh, Maryland and William & Mary Friday in Reynolds Coliseum. This will be the Wolfpack’s final four-team event in Raleigh this season. The competition will begin at 7 p.m. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
State takes on pair of top60 foes this weekend The Wolfpack (6-1 overall, 1-1 ACC) will play a duo of away matches this weekend, the first on Friday against No. 15 Clemson (8-3 overall, 1-0 ACC) and the next against No. 58 Georgia State on Sunday. State lost its first match of the season Sunday to No. 6 UNC-Chapel Hill after defeating Syracuse, 4-3, in thrilling fashion Friday. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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With a myriad of seeding ramifications for the upcoming ACC Tournament on the line entering the final week of the regular season, N.C. State did its part to make things clear heading into the weekend. The 13th ranked Wolfpack defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers, 79-68, in the penultimate game of State’s regular season. The victory marks the 800th win in program history for N.C. State (24-5 overall, 11-4 ACC). The Pack, which had not won 11 games in conference since the 19992000 campaign, also clinched at least a top-four spot in the ACC with the triumph, coupled with No. 14 North Carolina’s loss to No. 2 Notre Dame on Thursday, and will receive a double-bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament. N.C. State had five players score in double-figures, led by senior center Markeisha Gatling with 20 points. Junior guard Len’Nique Brown added 19 points and produced some clutch free throw shooting in the games final minutes. Freshman guard Miah Spencer and senior forward Kody Burke scored 14 and 11 points, respectively. Freshman for ward Jennifer Mathurin also posted the first double-double of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds for N.C. State. Mathurin has played extended minutes in the two games since redshirt-senior forward Lakeesa Daniel went down with a seasonending knee injury. “Five in double figures and then
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Freshman guard Miah Spencer protects the ball as N.C. State head coach Wes Moore shouts instructions from the sideline Thursday night at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. Spencer poured in 14 points, helping the Wolfpack beat the Panthers, 79-68. The Pack’s win over Pitt was also the 800th win in N.C. State program history.
for [Mathurin] to go out and have a double-double, she did an awesome job on the offensive boards,” N.C. State head coach Wes Moore said. “She had as many offensive boards as the rest of the team did, so good for her.” Mathurin said she is just doing her part to help her team. “I knew I had to step up, especially because [Daniel] is injured,” Mathurin said. “My main priority is to crash the boards and play defense.” The Wolfpack jumped out to an early advantage when Spencer drilled two early three-pointers to give State the lead. The Pack held a 12-point advantage at halftime, paced by a balanced attack with four
players scoring at least seven points. State stretched the lead to 21 points after senior forward Kody Burke sank a free throw with 16:18 left to cap a 14-2 run after intermission. But Pitt would not go down without a fight. The Panthers made a late push and went on a 12-1 run to cut the deficit to seven points with 1:37 remaining, after Gatling fouled out. Moore called a timeout and State stretched its lead back to doubledigits after four free throws from Brown. The Panthers forced State to commit 13 turnovers in the second half, and a late steal and basket cut the Wolfpack’s lead back to seven with 46 seconds remaining. Mathurin
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Friday MEN’S SWIMMING AT ACC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Greensboro, N.C., All day TRACK AT ACC TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS Clemson, S.C., All day GARC RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS Oxford, Miss., All day WOMEN’S TENNIS V. CLEMSON Clemson, S.C., 2:30 p.m. BASEBALL V. MICHIGAN Raleigh, N.C., 3:00 p.m. GYMNASTICS V. PITTSBURGH, WILLIAM & MARY AND MARYLAND Raleigh, N.C., 7:00 p.m. Saturday MEN’S BASKETBALL V. MIAMI Raleigh, N.C., 12:00 p.m. BASEBALL V. UCLA Cary, N.C., 4:30 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’m very proud of the effort and the way they’ve stuck together ... This team wants to win.” Elliott Avent, head baseball coach
sank a free throw and Brown followed with two more from the charity stripe to extend the lead to 10 points with 30 seconds remaining, and the Pack was never threatened again. “I hate to rain on the parade, but I was a little disappointed in the way the game finished,” Moore said. “We turned it over, we took some quick shots when we were trying to eat clock. You have to give Pitt credit. They kept battling and it would have been easy to call it a day.” N.C. State returns to action on Sunday when the Pack host undefeated and the 2nd ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Senior Day at Reynolds Coliseum. Tip is set for 2:30 p.m.
COMMENTARY
State faces tough weekend slate Wolfpack fans need to grow up
Christian Candeloro Staff Writer
Sitting at 7-1 overall, the No. 6 N.C. State baseball team has begun to find its stride early in the 2014 campaign. The Wolfpack won seven consecutive games and silenced the doubts created by losing on opening day. “We are ecstatic in the locker room right now,” senior pitcher Andrew Woeck said. “We are doing what we need to do. We’re on a roll.” During the seven-game winning streak, the Wolfpack received excellent pitching performances from its rotation and clutch hitting from players throughout its lineup. Junior shortstop Trea Turner has been terrific for the Pack, leading the team with a .419 batting average and seven stolen bases. The win streak wouldn’t be possible without the bullpen, which has quieted preseason concerns. Senior pitcher Woeck and sophomore pitcher Jon Olczak have combined for 12 2/3 scoreless innings and senior left-hander D.J. Thomas has eight strikeouts in only 3 2/3 innings. The Wolfpack will look to build on its hot streak this weekend as its welcomes three tough foes to Raleigh for the USA Baseball-Irish Classic, which pits six elite baseball teams in competition at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary. Defending College World Series champion UCLA Bruins headlines the field, which also features the Michigan Wolverines, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Appalachian State Mountaineers and Youngstown State Penguins. “Youngstown State, Michigan and UCLA, phew, that’s a mouthful,” Wolfpack head coach Elliott Avent said. “That’s going to be tough. We are going to have to play even better
Luke Nadkarni Assistant Sports Editor
Glines, who is hitting .344 with four RBIs. Wolfpack fans will most likely see State’s junior pitcher Carlos Rodon (1-1 overall, 2.57 ERA) pitted against Michigan’s junior lefty Trent Szkutnik (0-1 overall, 2.45 ERA). On Saturday night, the Wolfpack will make the trip to the USA Baseball Complex for a rematch
Another meeting between two longtime rivals is in the books, and yet again N.C. State fans are unsatisfied with the result. UNC-Chapel Hill effectively ended any chance of the Wolfpack grabbing an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with an 85-84 overtime win in Raleigh Wednesday night. UNC sophomore point guard Marcus Paige made a layup with 0.9 seconds left, breaking the hearts of the 19,500 State fans that packed PNC Arena hoping to see the Pack topple its archrival. Sophomore forward T.J. Warren played his heart out, scoring a career-high 36 points. If there’s a better candidate out there for ACC Player of the Year, I’ll eat my own underwear without salt or pepper. Junior guard Ralston Turner added 16 points, including a huge 3-pointer with 48 seconds left to answer a three from Paige at the other end. But when two players score well over half of your team’s points, your team has issues, period. State brought its best. Carolina brought its best. The Heels were simply a little bit better. That’s the long and short of it. It was a great college basketball game, and anyone who thinks otherwise should just quit watching basketball altogether. As usual, Wolfpack students and
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Junior second baseman Logan Ratledge throws the ball to first base during N.C. State’s 6-5 victory over Appalachian State at Doak Field on Feb. 21.
than we have.” On Friday, the Wolfpack will open up Irish Classic competition at Doak Field against Big Ten adversary Michigan. The Wolverines (1-5-1 overall) enter the Classic after a rocky start in the Texas State Tournament, but bright spots have emerged in the forms of junior utility man Kyle Jusick, who enters the tournament hitting .417 with 4 RBIs, and junior outfielder Jackson