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Nonprofit alters aid plan, speaks at NCSU Jake Moser News Editor

SCREENCAP COURTESY OF KEVIN DEHAVEN

Above is a screencap from Ian’s Dance, a short film by Kevin DeHaven, a senior in art and design. His film was featured along with others written and directed by students at N.C. State.

Students shine at film show Katherine Kehoe Staff Writer

In films less than four minutes long, student filmmakers were able to produce laughter, nostalgia and inspiration from the audience of the fourth annual Student Short Film Showcase in D.H. Hill auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Adam Rogers, an emerging technology services librarian, got the idea to hold the Showcase after hearing about Campus MovieFest, which also gives N.C. State students the opportunity to produce a short film and enter it into a campus-wide competition. However, the SSFS features films produced for courses at N.C. State.

“The idea was to lead up to Campus MovieFest to showcase the cool film and video work that was already being done on campus,” Rogers said.

“We wanted more people to be inspired by film.”

The showcase featured films produced by N.C. State students in video, film and animation classes chosen by professors in the College of Design and the Department of Communication.

Marian Fragola, NCSU Libraries director of Program Planning and Outreach, said the professors select the films that they thought were the best representations of the assignment or were particularly well-made and interesting.

“We are proud to be able to celebrate the creativity and incredible talent that students produced throughout the semester,” Fragola said.

The beginning half of the event featured animated films, most of which were about 30 seconds long.

The second half featured live-action

films. After each half, filmmakers took the stage to describe and answer questions about their work.

“It’s really amazing how these students were able to totally capture a mood or emotion in as little as 30 seconds,” Fragola said.

Many of the featured animated films were produced using a technique called rotoscoping, which is when animators film live sequences and then go back and trace the action frame by frame, creating the animated effect.

According to student filmmaker Alyssa Barrett, sometimes experimenting with different animating techniques, such as rotoscope, can produce unexpected results.

“I spent so long animating the people moving that I didn’t have time to draw the background frame

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Since the 1940s, the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere has used the same overall strategy to get food to needy people: shipping it from the United States.

Now, the international nonprofit plans to change its approach by overseeing community networks to “boost local support,” according to Jonathan Mitchell, the chief operating officer of CARE. Nonprofits at N.C. State sponsored an event at the University Club, which featured Mitchell and Abby Maxman, the vice president of International Programs and Operations for CARE, discussing the history of the organization, specific CARE programs in Bangladesh and

Madagascar and its new strategy.

According to a CARE video played at the event, about half of every dollar meant for aid is used to transport food from the U.S. to remote locations, and the shipping for this vital aid can take as long as four months.

Instead, Mitchell and Maxman said CARE wants to send money to developing countries, where it will be used to buy supplies and food from vendors in that area. This will also stimulate that area’s economy and help 4 million more people.

A major step in accomplishing this goal will be training workers living in developing countries.

“It’s no longer about us supplying poor countries with resources directly,” Mitchell said. “Now it’s

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N.C. A&T prof. points out historical misconceptions LaMecca Knoll Correspondent

A professor from North Carolina A&T explained the way AfricanAmerican milestones in athletics are used to shape and interpret African-Americans in history in a lecture titled “Who’s on First?

Sports, Philosophy and the Concept of African-American ‘Firsts’.”

The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity hosted Stephen C. Ferguson, an associate professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at N.C. A&T “If we teach people about AfricanAmerican firsts, they can’t be racist anymore – they have facts,” Ferguson said.

He said the way in which facts

“Does every incident where blacks break through the color line represent historical progress” an associate professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at N.C. A&T

are presented strongly impacts the views people have about AfricanAmericans.

Less than a week into Black History Month, Ferguson discussed the way African-American firsts in sports are regarded in American so-

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Hunt screens controversial THROUGH SAM’S LENS film in front of full audience Rizwan Ward Correspondent

After the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences refused to screen the documentary film, Shored Up, the film was shown at the James B. Hunt Library instead for a packed house.

A host of students, faculty members, community members and environmental activists and others attended the event at 7 p.m., which discussed the troubling relationship between humans and the environment.

Environmentalists said the museum didn’t want to show the film because it’s funded by the state legislature, which has been “hostile to climate change science,” according to the News & Observer.

Ben Kalina directed the film which documents the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and the con-

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tinuing battle between humans and nature. The documentary was filmed on the coast of New Jersey and showed the effects of urban development on the coasts and how these same issues have now traveled south to haunt our own shores.

North Carolina’s coasts are being threatened by developers and coastal communities that are lobbying for reversals of North Carolina Legislature protecting our shores from any such development, the film claimed.

Unlike North Carolina, New Jersey developed their shores and put in place measures to try and combat rising sea levels. Unfortunately, they have been fighting a losing war.

With sea level rates projected to rise in the future due to a mix of global warming and melting ice caps, many shores are predicted to be submerged. Money has been used

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.C. State’s College of Engineering hosts the Engineering Career Fair in the fall and spring semesters. This semester, 197 companies were present in the McKimmon Center Wednesday. Cole Boroughs, a sophomore in civil engineering, meets with representatives from the J.E. Dunwn Construction Company. The company is a leading provider of construction management services, design-build and integrated project delivery. Other companies present inlcuded General Electric to Imangi Studios.

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by frame,” Barrett said. “It resulted in the background being one kind of image while the movement was animated.”

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about sharing knowledge and resources and working with these countries as a partner.”

Maxman said this strategy is revolutionary and is an attempt to influence the field of humanitarian non-profits.

“CARE’s goal is to move from boots on the ground to partnerships,” Maxman said.

“We want a strategic reliance with the countries we work with.”

Maxman also discussed the CARE-run Jita program in Bangladesh, where 4,000 “ultra marginalized” women have been given the opportunity sell shampoo, soap and other domestic goods.

According to Maxman, corporations wanted to sell its products in developing countries but didn’t have the network to do so effectively. CARE partnered with these companies, and, as a result, thousands of women

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ciety. Ferguson said “[They] should be the beginning but not the end; the focal point but not the only point.”

Ferguson highlighted famous and influential black athletes, which he described as a “small sampling of iconic figures”.

The lecture further explained some of the misconceptions Ferguson believes surrounds African-American firsts in athletic history. His first example brought attention to Darryl Hill, the African-American football player, who is widely thought to be the first African-American to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference at a Division I school in the South.

Ferguson explained the actual first was N.C. State ACC tennis player Irwin Holmes, not Hill.

According to Ferguson, far too often, value is placed on

Groth, the Showcase MC and N.C. State librarian, having the two different effects in the film was a happy accident.

“It may have been unexpected, but I loved it because it added to the mystery of the scene,” Groth said.

Along with being produced using various mediums of filmmaking, the films also

varied in the subject matter and emotions they were attempting to evoke. Some, such as a 30 second animated visual poem containing Katy Perry’s I Kissed A Girl lyrics read in a serious tone, which was produced by Kevin DeHaven, were intended to make the audience laugh.

Others, such as a live action

improved the financial situation for their families. One woman, Maxman said, increased her monthly income from $6.50 to $26.

Most importantly, however, that woman, and the others in the program, became accepted in their community both socially and economically.

“The main problem at first was social acceptance,” the woman said, according to Maxman’s presentation.

“Men didn’t think a woman should do this sort of work and they thought I was selling fake products, but now I’ve been accepted in the community.”

Maxman said the men in the developing communities in Bangladesh recognized the women as social and economic equals and this reform could be expanded to similar countries, as well.

Mitchell said CARE is currently a “top-down” organization with a hierarchical structure, and by 2020, it

will be a global network supported by workers in the area that needs aid.

“CARE will no longer have a headquarters office in the US. when this plan is complete,” Mitchell said. “We will have some kind of coordinating entity in developing countries that need help, and CARE USA that will still play an incredible important role, but it’ll just be a network.”

Mitchell also discussed the evolution of CARE. During the 1950s, CARE primarily supplied aid directly to countries in need and started expanding into more developing countries, Mitchell said. The nonprofit then started technical-based programs to train and educate people so they could “engage in their own development.”

CARE has since developed programs to empower women and expand rights while still providing aid.

popular but incorrect history.

“Does every incident where blacks break through the color line represent historical progress?,” Ferguson said.

There are various AfricanAmerican firsts thought to be accurate that weren’t actually first, according to Ferguson.

What Ferguson calls, “contributionism”, is a reason for the alarming but common misconceptions about African –American firsts in history. He defines “contributionism” as the desire to emphasize inclusion.

“What value assumptions do we make when we access history?” Ferguson said.

He emphasized the importance of being mindful when looking at the history of sports, and more importantly, the broader conceptions of African-American history.

Following the lecture, Ferguson took a question from the audience asking how to identify misconceptions in African-American history, which prompted him to ex-

plain the proper approach of determining factual history.

“I would reject this social consensus model that dominates, particularly in sports,” said Ferguson. “We should focus on making a conceptual distinction between equality and fairness”.

Alexandra Blough, a sophomore in sport management, said the lecture made her reevaluate the way the thought about the history of sports.

“I was surprised to see how much I didn’t know about the way African-American firsts in history are conceptualized,” said Blough. “It’s interesting to think about racism being a product of ignorance, and that we use history to present information in a certain way.”

Ferg uson is current ly teaching a course and doing research on the philosophy of sports, as well as working on a book focusing on a philosophical analysis of Afrocentrism.

film produced by Hannah Bower, depicted more serious and emotional topics such as young love, heartbreak and suicide.

Neal Patel, a sophomore in biological sciences, said he was surprised at just how much the filmmakers could convey in so little time and without using dialogue.

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“I laughed at clips that were 30 seconds long,” Patel said.

“They used music and moving images to tell the story instead of having the characters talk. It was different, but I was pleasantly surprised.”

Because of the lack of time available to showcase every chosen film in one night, a second event is being held on

Thursday, Feb. 13 in James B. Hunt Jr. Library Auditorium at 7 p.m. More student films produced using different techniques will be showcased at this event.

“I’ll definitely try and go next week too,” Patel said.

“I want to see more of what student filmmakers have to offer.”

places as money begins to play politics with our shores.

Many people in the film were North Carolina residents, including professors and politicians that have a keen interest in seeing the preservation of our coasts.

With the recent legislation changes that have occurred and the mounting scientific evidence of the sea levels rising, this issue will be a hot

topic for the North Carolina General Assembly, the film said.

Fortunately, for those who missed the viewing, the film will be played again Thursday at the Full Frame Theatre in Durham at both 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The event will be hosted

by Capitol Broadcasting Co. and a feature a panel led by Kalina.

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Economic mobility and the unfairness of freedom

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here has been a great deal of emphasis on issues pertaining to income inequality and economic mobility within our country lately. The concern remains so great that it crosses party lines, with a study done in Januar y by the Pew Research Center revealing that Josiah more t han Keilson Guest Columnist 60 percent of both Democrats and Republicans say they believe income disparity is a problem and the income gap continues to grow. It is clear the majority of Americans view these as matters that cannot be ignored.

But ultimately, this agreement about the issue of income disparity is revealing of an agreement about a much deeper issue. This root problem isn’t the deep variance in wealth; it’s what this severe variance represents. The variance reveals the lack of equal opportunity in this country.

E qua l oppor t u n it y is among those ideals on which many feel the United States was founded. We are all born and created equal in this country, so we should all have equal opportunity as well. Is this not among the things we strive, fight and die for?—the American dream that suggests I have a fair chance to rise up by the labor of my hands? These are ideals that remain intensely held within the psychology of the American people. Therefore, it is unsurprising that a staggering disparity in income is seen as a matter of public concern. This disparity seems to represent a threat to the fundamental and American value of equal opportunity.

There’s a clear problem here. Even though equal opportunity is sought after in this country, we all know it doesn’t exist in any real form.

In fact, I would argue that we will never get close to it.

This is because we have another basic American value that we deem even more important. This other value is our freedom of choice. In the States, we believe inherently in autonomy.

Naturally, it is preferable to look at the upside of this freedom of choice. This is the vantage point that shows a personaldesiring and choosing to better themselves within society through avenues of starting their own business, building and supporting a family, or working a respectable job. Indeed, many exercise their freedom of choice to make good decisions like this all the time. However, many also utilize this freedom to make poor decisions. They have the ability to choose to break laws and, in turn, go to jail. They have the ability to make a choice, possibly rooted in racism or sexism,

to deny a job applicant.

They are able to use their freedom to get a woman pregnant and leave her to raise that baby on her own, creating another child that will go fatherless.

All of these choices that we make as citizens, both good and bad, lead to different standings, incomes, classes and education levels for ourselves within society.

This seems rightfully so and fair to us. Not nearly as fair, though, and most importantly, those same choices we make directly lead to different standings for our children. We intuitively understand this, as our parents’ decisions and their parents’ decisions to a large extent affect our generation’s current standing

“ ... we all know [equal opportunity] doesn’t exist in any real form.” within society. These differences in privilege from birth for our children don’t create equal opportunity for the next generation. We clearly strive toward equality of opportunity, but it is something we never have come close to realizing.

This lack of realization for things, such as equal opportunity and fair distribution of income, reveal something we are unable to admit to ourselves. We say we value fairness and equality. But we also know we ultimately value freedom of personal choice far more. In making a decision to live in a society like this, we naturally give up other things. That is the basis of understanding economics and our lives. Any time we choose something, in this case the freedom of choice, we are giving up an alternative path.

Does this mean I believe we ought not to aid those in need within our society?

Absolutely not. We ought to give each person the best chance possible. But no matter how well our policies are designed or implemented, we will never be able to fully combat the destructive choices of those within society through legislation. As difficult as it is to say, this is the price we pay to live in this country of freedom. In a way, this is the only thing in this country that even approaches fairness in life: that everyone, no matter where they come from, no matter how hard or easy it might be to do so, no matter how unequal the choices that lay before them, has the innate and human ability to decide how they will choose for themselves.

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The Federal Reserve is still a necessary evil O

n Monday, all eyes were on Janet Yellen, as she was sworn in as the first female chair of the Federal Reserve Bank since its founding in 1913. Yet at the same time, the stock market plunged. As the most important person governing the most powerful central bank in the world, anything she says in any occasion will heavily influence industrial sectors and economic agents’ expectations. In the same way, the market reflects people’s confidence in, or pessimism about, the Fed by stock commodity prices fluctuating.

People today see the role of the FedZiyi Mai eral Reserve in a way Staff Columnist that departs from the original purpose of its founding. In 1913, Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act and President Woodrow Wilson signed it into law.

The Act “provide[s] for the establishment of Federal Reserve Banks, to furnish an elastic currency, to afford means of rediscounting commercial paper, to establish a more effective supervision of banking in the United States, and for other purposes.”

But the Fed’s role has evolved from creating a way to regulate banks more effectively to stabilizing the economy, ensuring full employment and controlling inflation.

The creation of the Fed didn’t come without any controversy and opposition, but the concerns of the idea that the Fed is the biggest root of an unstable macroeconomic environment has been growing stronger after the stock market collapse in 1929. Every time a financial crisis comes along, the

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“The expansion of the Fed’s power has become the main reason that it bears plenty of criticism from the public.”

Fed always bears the blame. Doubts and fears of the Fed again were spreading after the supreme mortgage boom was busted in 2007. Many economists argued that it’s the Fed’s fault for keeping the interest rate artificially low for too long.

It’s necessary to reinvestigate the reason why the Federal Reserve System came into existence by looking at the banking history in the late 19th century.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the U.S. didn’t have any federal law to regulate banks and other financial intermediary firms. All banks were regulated at the state level, and even at county level in some states. Thanks to the second industrial revolution in the late 19th century, different industries in the U.S. were booming and demanding more liquidity to fund their expanding projects. While still sticking with the Gold Standard, the supply of gold was no longer able to support a fast-growing economy without new discovery of gold.

According to Ellis Tallman’s research of financial panic history, a group of New York brokers usually bought gold from England to temporary liquidate the excessive demand of currency. But when the economy grew up to a point that the brokers couldn’t afford to do this anymore, a limited amount of gold caused deflation in an expanding economy.

The primary function of the Fed in its first 20 years was to rediscount—that is, to make loans—to its member banks when the banks were short of liquidity.

It has changed the fundamentals of how banks should be run in the U.S. From then on, the regulations of banks have not only been at the state level but also at the federal level. Some believed that this change would prevent the financial panics from happening because banks failed to self-regulate. But during the Great Depression, devastating bank failures still shocked many who supported the Fed. A tougher scrutiny on the Fed was on the rise, which led to a stronger regulation on the banking industry: the Banking Act of 1935.

Given all the history in the banking industry, the founding of the Federal Reserve System was a necessary evil.

The establishment of the Fed was to meet the demand of a new level of economic development in the U.S. Though the notion that if the Fed is the root of many the financial crises is still an open question, the Fed absolutely plays an indispensable role in influencing the world economy to a large extent. As one of the government branches, the Fed would also grow dramatically without checks and balances. The expansion of the Fed’s power has become the main reason that it bears plenty of criticism from the public.

The professional nature of the jobs in the Fed also causes tremendous problems of supervising its action. Critics of the Fed are mostly from academic intuitions that have little say about the political process. But that doesn’t mean Congress can do nothing imposing more supervision and improving transparency of the Fed’s policy.

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Do you believe equal opportunity exists in the United States?

Why or Why not?

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“I think it’s better than what it was back in the day. When you compare from now and back then, I think we came a long way. Eventually it will get better.”

“Yes. I see it all around me, and I believe in working toward implementing it, and I see other people who also are working to implement it.”

“I don’t think that there is equal opportunity, but I think it’s a work in progress.

Women are gaining power, but, especially in business, men still have an upper hand.”

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Busting popular fashion myths Megan Stitt Staff Writer

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Above: Though it’s taboo in fashion to mix navy blue, black, and brown, it can be done. For instance, a navy blue dress looks great with black leggings.

Right: Though patterns are difficult to mix naturally, mixing a patterned skirt with a patterned blouse is the easiest and has been appearing in style magazines. You can try stripes with plaid or polka dots with floral.

Just as there are myths concerning beauty, health and life in general, there are also myths regarding fashion. Some people believe these myths firmly: sisters who cross their arms at your outfit and call you out for it, aunts who glare right down their nose at you, girls who stare at you as you pass in the hallway, and the critics who speak out on the Internet.

But I’m one of those who think these my ths stemmed from s ome one ju s t wearing it wrong one day, one time. I’ll give you some fashionable, trendy ways to wear denim on denim, black with navy or brown (or both), how to mix media of gold and silver and how to mix patterns.

Denim on denim is often linked with the “double denim” of the ‘90s, or perhaps Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears’ matching denim outfits at the 2001 American Music Awards. Safe to say—double the denim has a bad rep.

Now there are a variety of colors of denim, so it makes it easy to wear it both as a top and a bottom, but I’m still referring to the old blues. Get a light-wash

button-up denim shirt and your darkest pair of skinny jeans. The two will go great with a bedazzled necklace and your favorite pair of flats. You’ve just turned denim into a very J. Crew-esque, preppy look!

My basic rule for mixing black with either navy or brown is to make sure they are not too close in color. It’s when the lines between them get muddled that these hues go wrong.

There are really no basic outfit suggestions for this myth. Just know that mixing these doesn’t always look bad. Use your own good judgment, not some rule made up by strangers. Some examples: black tights are okay with a navy dress, brown boots are okay with black pants. Besides, its fashion!

You’re supposed to think outside the box anyway.

Now, concerning gold and silver: first of all, if the buttons on your jacket are gold and the accents on your boots are silver, don’t even worry about the rule.

They are so far apart on your outfit, it doesn’t even matter, and if someone is far away, they can’t even tell—both are shiny. For this rule I’m more referring to the jewelry aspect.

Mixing these two media isn’t really as bad as it seems. My favorite ways to combine the two are with bracelets and rings. A gold chain, a silver bangle and a friendship bracelet in whatever color matches your outfit can go a long way. You can add bangles or chains for more effect (and noise).

Especially because midi rings are in right now, pile on the rings in both gold and silver to add interest to any look.

Putting pattern next to pattern

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There are a few well-known rules of fashion, such as the myth that you shouldn’t mix brown, navy blue and black. But with some common sense and your own personal style, you can throw these guidelines out.

With a bit of creativity, any mixture of these colors can be fashionable.

is probably the trickiest of these tasks. Because of the juxtaposition of opposing images, it can be hard for mixing patterns to agree with the eyes. It is definitely an editorial trend, shown in magazines more than on real people.

Nevertheless, I encourage you to try it. I find that skirts make this the most feasible because they do not consume the entire lower half of the body in print. Try stripes and plaid, or perhaps polka dots

and a floral. If all else fails, turn to Google to search for inspiration.

The point is, don’t make your own personal style abide by the rules that someone else makes.

Give everything a try before throwing it out the window.

Consider these myths busted. Oh, and while we are on the subject of myths, it’s perfectly okay to show your socks every once and a while, especially in this cold weather.

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Natty Greene’s is a Raleigh-area brewery and restaurant. It has an ongoing roster of regular beers and a selection of rotating seasonal brews.

Hops by Hopper: Natty Greene’s natural charm Ricky Hopper Correspondent

Picture a run-of-the-mill sports bar: a collection of tiny tables clutter a labyrinth of a floor plan, big-screen TVs blare conflicting games at unbearable volumes, grease on every surface, washed-out colors pollute the view and an assortment of conflicting team apparel screams indifference.

Now forget all that, and instead picture a rustic, open space with a clear emphasis on brilliant brews and a good time for all.

Natty Greene’s Pub & Brewing Company, located on W. Jones Street in downtown Raleigh, differs from most breweries in that it is also a full pub, with a dining area, bar and a large game room with pool tables and other activities. It has two locations—Raleigh and

Greensboro—and a full production brewery located in Greensboro.

The dining area features a large window, which allows patrons to view some of the brewing equipment used for making beer.

The most prominent of this equipment is a giant tank located just behind the entrance.

Because of the giant tank, the establishment feels like a microbrewery, even though it’s a larger company than this feel suggests.

Natty Greene’s has an ongoing roster of regulars and a smattering of seasonal brews that go in and out of rotation. The Natty Greene brewers will also occasionally make experiments and put them on tap only at their breweries.

During my visit to Natty Greene’s, I decided to try both its food and its beer. If you plan to do this, one appetizer is enough to start off

a group of four, and though instinct may tell you otherwise, getting two of these monstrous portions is a decision you will immediately regret.

The food itself is high-quality, and Natty Greene’s offers a hefty variety to keep you coming back. Meals offered include barbecue sandwiches, fish and chips, burgers and salads. The chipotle barbeque sandwich was tasty and complemented the beers quite nicely, as proper bar food should.

As for the beer, the Buckshot Brown Ale had all the typical elements of standard brown ale, with some caramel and toffee flavors coming in toward the middle/end of the sip. It leaves a warm aftertaste and has a clear, dark brown color.

I also sampled the brewery’s Southern Pale Ale, which, like the Buckshot Brown, doesn’t

stray too far from the base recipe it replicates.

However, the hoppy flavor is much less prevalent in the initial taste than many pale ales, yet builds into an aftertaste that introduces the flavors prominently back into the mix.

Of the pale ales I’ve had, this one is near the top of my list.

Natty Greene’s provides a fun place for friends to get together, play games and enjoy good beer. On top of the typical bar experience Natty Greene’s specializes in quality at every turn, from its food to its beer. If you’re interested in the brewery’s happenings, it has an event calendar on its website and also sponsors activities such as poker nights. Its beer can also be found in select stores, for those who prefer to have fun on their own terms.

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College cookbook: Holy crepe!

Chris Rupert Photo Editor

Having pancakes on Sunday mornings was once a staple of my childhood. As I grew older my tastes became more refined, and I began to search for another food to satisfy my sweet and starchy cravings. That search ended when I discovered the crepe. Gone were the days of the boring, bland, tried and tired traditional flapjack covered

in naught but congealed corn syrup. Instead we ushered in a new era of dignified dining in which the crepe was king. Though that might sound a tad absurd, crepes are a great alternative to bland pancakes. Crepes are a much lighter breakfast option and are great to have for brunch.

Due to the crepe’s lighter taste, it goes well with both savory and sweet flavors. Try filling one with ham, egg and cheese for a heartier breakfast or spread with Nutella and raspberries for a flavorful dessert.

INGREDIENTS: Makes 20 5-inch crepes or 10 8-inch crepes Ingredient list: 1 cup flour 2/3 cup cold milk 2/3 cup cold water 3 large eggs ¼ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons melted butter, additional butter to coat pan

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Cook about 1/3 cup of batter on the pan until it’s golden-brown and cripsy around the edges.

DIRECTIONS: Step one: Make the batter by mixing all the ingredients until smooth using a blender. If you do not have a blender available, make sure to thoroughly mix the solution with a whisk.

Step two: Refrigerate the batter for at least 30 minutes. Refrigerating the batter allows for the flour molecules to absorb water, releases air bubbles and gives time for the gluten to relax. This is an important step. Though it might be inconvenient to wait half an hour, it is necessary for the mixture.

Not waiting the full half hour could result in poor-quality crepes.

Step three: Heat a non-stick skillet on medium heat. Coat the skillet with a small amount of butter. Be sure not to add too much butter or to let the butter burn. On the same note, be sure that you add enough butter to keep

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Crepes can be served with any of your favorite toppings. Fresh fruit and whipped cream work particularily well.

the crepes from sticking to the skillet.

Step four: Pour approximately 1/3 cup of batter into the pan, tilting it as you pour the batter to ensure the entire bottom of the pan is covered in a thin layer of batter. Cook until the crepe begins to brown on the bottom and the edges begin to peel away from the pan. Flip the crepe and cook until brown on opposite side. Be sure to carefully flip the crepes. In this stage of the process, it is very easy to break the crepe. If you’re feeling lucky, try to flip the crepe in the air.

Step five: Serve with toppings of choice. There are a variety of toppings to enjoy with your crepes. Fresh fruit and whipped cream are two of my favorite toppings. Nutella is also a viable option. Dress the crepes in whatever fashion you enjoy the most.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 2014 • PAGE 7

Pack ready for busy weekend Zack Ellerby Correspondent

N.C. State’s outdoor track and field team will participate in its fourth meet of the season as it travels to High Point Thursday to compete in the High Point Invitational, after which it will head to Blacksburg, Va. Friday to compete in the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, which lasts through Saturday.

N.C. State is coming off a strong performance last weekend at the two-day Bob Pollock Classic in Clemson, S.C. Junior thrower Tremanisha Taylor secured first-place honors in the women’s shot put event with a throw of 52’ 11.00.” Taylor broke the N.C. State indoor record for women’s shot put last weekend, throwing a record distance of 53’ 7.00,” and the junior will attempt to continue her hot streak at the High Point Invitational.

Freshman sprinter Will Krehnbrink topped his season-best time last weekend in Clemson, recording a superb time of 50.06 seconds in the men’s 400m dash. The freshman didn’t beat his personal best of 49.91 seconds, but his time was good enough to secure a first-place finish for the Wolfpack.

N.C. State’s women’s 4 x 400m relay team came in first place Friday,

with a time of 3:57.25. The team consists of senior sprinters Denae Ford and Colleen McGuire, junior sprinter Sharese Roberts and freshman sprinter Tatyana Glasgow. The Wolfpack ladies will hope to secure another first place victory in the upcoming meet.

Junior thrower Jule Rich finished in first place at the Bob Pollock Classic in the men’s weight throw for the second consecutive week. Rich has been putting up insane numbers this season, securing first place in the Bob Pollock Classic with a toss of 62’ 11.50” and will look to secure the top spot for the third consecutive event at the High Point Invitational.

Senior jumper Elizabeth Shuman, who finished in first place at the women’s high jump at the Gene Anderson Invitational, also secured top honors last weekend in Clemson for the Wolfpack with a leap of 5’ 7.00.”

Sophomore thrower SeQuoia Watkins, a 2013 All-ACC performer and NCAA Championship participant, also participated in the Bob Pollock Classic. The sophomore finished eighth in the women’s weight throw with a heave of 56’ 3.00” and seventh in the women’s shot put with a throw of 42’ 8.25.”

Sophomore multi-event athlete Alexis Perry, a gold medalist at the

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Watkins and Perry will look to continue to put up great numbers at the High Point Invitational.

Senior thrower Nathaniel Williams, a two time second team AllAmerican selection, competed in the men’s weight throw for State last weekend in Clemson, finishing in fourth place with a toss of 56’ 1.25”.

Last weekend, the Pack finished with five first-place winners and 13 top-five finishes at the 18-team meet. State’s track athletes will hope for continued success in the coming days both at High Point and Blacksburg.

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State finds solace in signing day

DOEREN WELCOMES NO. 22 RECRUITING CLASS IN NATION TO RALEIGH

N.C. State Compliance @NCSUCompliance “Signing day complete over at @ PackFootball congrats to all the newcomers of #Pack14”

Zack Tanner

Earl Wolff @Ewolff28

Despite a disappointing 3-9 record last season, N.C. State scored big on 2014 National Signing Day, as the Wolfpack football team had 33 studentathletes from across the nation officially committed to the Pack Wednesday.

A busy day for every college program, National Signing Day is the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding letter of intent to an NCAA football program.

This season, scout.com ranked N.C. State’s recruiting class No. 22 in the nation, its highest standing on the site since 2004.

Scout’s ranking was a huge improvement from last season’s recruiting class, which ranked 53rd in the country.

Of the 33 players who signed with State, 18 were recruited from within the state of North Carolina, and 11 of those 18 were ranked among the top 35 in the state. Head coach Dave Doeren said the staff’s goal was to “get everyone to stay home that we could.”

“Staying home and playing for your state university does a lot for you in life,” Doeren said. “I think it’s important that when they finish playing football, they have a network to reach back to, and the network of N.C. State people are going to take so much pride from these 18 in-state players staying home to help us win.”

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Thursday SWIMMING AND DIVING AT WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Knoxville, Tenn., All Day SOFTBALL V. OREGON STATE Tempe, Ariz., 6 p.m.

SOFTBALL V. STANFORD Tempe, Ariz., 9 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL V. WAKE FOREST Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m.

Friday TRACK AND FIELD AT VIRGINIA TECH ELITE MEET Blacksburg, Va., All Day RIFLE V. ARMY West Point, N.Y., All Day MEN’S TENNIS V. VCU Raleigh, N.C., 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL V. FRESNO STATE Tempe, Ariz., 7 p.m.

SOFTBALL V. ARIZONA STATE Tempe, Ariz. 9:30 p.m.

Saturday TRACK AND FIELD AT VIRGINIA TECH ELITE MEET Blacksburg, Va., All Day WOMEN’S TENNIS V. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Raleigh, N.C., 12 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL V. MIAMI Coral Gables, Fla., 2 p.m.

SOFTBALL V. BOISE STATE Tempe, Ariz., 5 p.m.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “They believed in us, they believed in N.C. State, and they wanted to be a part of it.”

Dave Doeren, head football coach

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main issue stemmed from mediocre play at the quarterback position. It took the team until its secondto-last game to determine that graduate student quarterback Brandon Mitchell would ultimately own the starting position over thenjunior quarterback Pete Thomas.

Redshirt junior quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who transferred from Florida following the 2012 season, will be eligible to play in 2014. Brissett, a dual-threat quarterback, will likely start

“Staying home and playing for your state university does a lot for you in life.”

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for the Wolfpack this coming season, but the Pack nabbed a potential quarterback of the future in quar-

terback Jalan McClendon, the No. 15 quarterback in the nation according to Scout.com.

Doeren said McClendon is a great pickup since his dual-threat capabilities are similar to those of Brissett.

“It’s important that we have someone like Jacoby [Brissett],” Doeren said.

“But if we have something where he can’t play a game or a series, we’re not having to change schematically [to put Jalan in].”

Another big area of concern last season for the Pack

was its secondary. To remedy the issue, State signed seven defensive backs in its 2014 class, including Troy Vincent Jr., son of five-time NFL Pro Bowl cornerback Troy Vincent.

The Pack also had to address the loss of its starting kicker and punter. While the team picked up a kicker and a punter in its recruiting class, Doeren said he was grateful the team has its current backups, so the new recruits will not have to face the pressures of playing right away.

Out of the 33 total N.C. State commitments, three were ranked inside the top 10 of their respective positions by either ESPN or Scout.com: center Tony Adams (ranked No. 7 by scout.com), fullback Jaylen Samuels (ranked No. 7

by Scout.com) and defensive end Kentavius Street (ranked No. 7 by ESPN), whom Doeren said was the “best defensive player in North Carolina.”

Samuels had the most impressive senior career of the three, with his high school finishing the 2013 season with an undefeated record and as North Carolina 4AA state champions. Samuels racked up 59 touchdowns in only 109 carriers—an average of one touchdown per 2.8 carries.

Doeren said the coaching staff let the athletes know that their time at State would be part of a rebuilding process.

“It’s not for everybody, but it was for these guys,” Doeren said. “They believed in us, they believed in N.C. State, and they wanted to be a part of it.”

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Q & A Thursday: Renada Davis Christian Candeloro Correspondent

N.C. State’s softball team enters the 2014 season with sky-high expectations after an ACC Championship campaign in 2013. One of the key players on this year’s Wolfpack team, which was picked to finish second in the conference by ACC coaches in a pre-season poll, is junior shortstop Renada Davis, who broke the school’s record for home runs in a season last year and was also named a first-team AllACC performer. The Technician sat down with the Tomball, Texas native to find out what she expects from the Pack in the 2014 season.

Technician: What was it like last season to have a new coach and no expectations?

Davis: After my freshman year, we came in not really knowing what to expect. We had ended pretty low in the season, so our mindset was just to get better every day. So as the season went along, we progressed and there were no expectations. We just wanted to get better as a team and see where we end up. After the first tournament, we kind of figured we could be better than that, and we just kept working hard and kept doing what we needed to do. Getting stronger, playing harder, and the season ended well for us.

Q: What does it feel like to win an ACC Championship?

A: Awesome. It still sometimes doesn’t click that we won in the

circumstances that we were in.

Q: What did you work on in the offseason?

A: Just staying consistent. For me personally, I started low, hittingwise, and really took off near the end of the season. This year I am going to start at an even-keel, and I just want to ride out on an even-keel. I don’t want to get too high or too low.

Q: Having one season with head coach Shawn Rychcik under your belt and lofty expectations for 2014, how do feel about this season?

A: We finished last season high, and with all of the ratings, we do have high expectations. But [Rychcik] told us, ‘Yeah we have a bull’seye on our back, but you just have to keep playing the same way. The game hasn’t changed, so keep playing our game. Keep getting better and it’ll work for us in the end.’

Q: Is there a lot of excitement to begin the 2014 season?

A: Absolutely. You can feel everyone is getting hyped up right now because we leave tomorrow [Wednesday] for a tournament in Arizona.

There are some nerves going around, especially with nine freshmen on the team, but we look confident, we feel confident, we are ready.

Q: Can this team compete for a National Championship?

A: Absolutely. We are a strong team. When we work as a team, there are very few teams that can beat us.

Q: What’s it like to play with [junior pitcher] Emily Weiman?

A: It’s great. When you are confident in your pitcher and you know

she is going to hit her spots, you k now t hat she is going to do what she needs to do. It makes our job a million times easier because we can just focus on what we are doing.

Q: What is the best thing about. N.C. State?

A: Everything. I love N.C. State.

I love everything about it. Everything from school to our sports to Raleigh to North Carolina. I love everything about it.

Q: What is your favorite thing about this team?

A: We work very hard. We believe in each other when we are on the field and push each other when we are off of it, and it showed last year.

We pushed each other really well.

We never accepted par, we always wanted better from each other and it showed on the field.

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Sophomore shortshop Renada Davis throws the ball to first base for an out against North Carolina April 13, 2013. Davis was a first-team All-ACC selection in 2013 and set a new N.C. State school record for home runs in a single season, racking up 26 homers over 56 games.