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Professors seek to make office hours more accessible Vishwas Rao Correspondent

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The use of digital textbooks is on the rise at N.C. State. Digital textbooks have several distinct advantages over traditional textbooks including lower costs and “adaptive learning,” which can help professors gauge their students’ knowledge.

NCSU goes paperless with rise in digital textbooks Joseph Havey Staff Writer

N.C. State is on the cusp of a digital textbook takeoff, mirroring bookstore trends across the United States.

In two to three years, the number of digital textbooks offered at N.C. State could be much higher, according to Anthony Sanders, associate director for the NCSU Bookstores.

The two forces driving the conversion from print to digital are reduced student costs and enhanced learning outcomes, according to Sanders.

“With digital textbooks, you can negotiate with vendors,” Sanders said. “We can promise to deliver students and increase market share for content providers if they promise to lower the cost of the textbook, so I can see it lowering prices.”

Sanders said the enhanced learning aspects include all the bells and

whistles not available with a printed textbook.

“I’ve seen a couple of pilot programs that include ‘adaptive learning,’ which allow professors to evaluate their students’ proficiency before giving a test or quiz,” Sanders said.

Sanders said he is beginning to see a “more dramatic movement” on campus and throughout the country toward digital textbooks, and he expects we’ll reach a tipping point in two or three years. This is true regardless of discipline.

“The use of e-textbooks is scattered now, but I think the saturation of digital texts is spread across all disciplines,” Sanders said.

For example, anyone can visualize how a literature book could be turned into an e-book. However, currently about 1,300 Physics 211 and 212 students have access to an open physics e-textbook, which is offered free online but can be

printed for $40.

Sanders said he has been participating in a taskforce of 11 people from college stores throughout the U.S. and Canada as part of the National Association of College Stores. He said he has evaluated several pilot programs, including Educause and Internet 2 E-content, which originated from Indiana University. The Educause program concluded that students currently want reduced textbook prices, prefer to choose their medium (print, mobile, computer, ereader) and see digital textbooks as “the way of the future,” Sanders said.

Even so, not everyone is a fan of digital textbooks. According to Sanders, 48 percent of students prefer print to digital. Another major setback is that most digital textbooks are limited license and

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Office hours held by faculty members are some of the most underused opportunities available to students, according to Gary Comstock, a professor of philosophy.

Professors hold office hours as a time for students to come meet with them if they have questions about class material or simply want to talk to the professor.

“I can’t say that I have a lot of students that attend office hours,” Comstock said. “Only a small percentage come. Those students who do come tend to be either high achievers or students who are struggling in the class.”

Likewise, Jeremiah Feducia, teaching assistant professor and co-director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry, said his office hour attendance is also low.

“Office hour percentage for chemistry probably as a whole is

less than 5 percent,” Feducia said.

Comstock said the most valuable benefit that students can attain from attending office hours are not necessarily measured by the grade they receive, but by the confidence they gain in comprehension of the material.

“Usually what stands in the way of a good grade in a class is just confidence,” Comstock said. “And typically, an instructor or professor is just going to boost your confidence when you go speak with them and make you feel like you understand more than you did before you talk with them.”

However, compared to Comstock, Feducia said his students who come to office hours perform differently.

“The type of student that I usually get end up, not start as, really good students,” Feducia said. “Normally, their first exam will be a dumpster fire. For the rest of the time they get

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Lecturer talks about human-rights double standards Susan Johnston Correspondent

Citizens of established democracies must advocate their governments to enforce human rights in less established nations, according to Joel Voss, a postdoctoral teaching scholar in interdisciplinary studies.

Voss gave a lecture hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Wednesday in the 1911 Building.

Voss spoke about his paper “Naming and Shaming Countries in the United Nations Human Rights Council: Do ‘Bad Apples’ Matter?” which he co-wrote with Amanda Bell, a graduate student in statistics and political science.

According to Voss, “Bad Apples” are states that participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council and criticize less established states for how they uphold human rights.

However, Voss said the leaders in the states that make the criticisms

often fail to take meaningful action in the improvement of human rights.

Voss said the United Nations Human Rights Council decides which human rights treaties are created by voting on them.

“The human rights council is facing some of the same problems that the commission of human rights also faced, and ultimately what the problem is, is that it’s not a change in structure of how the institutions work,” Voss said. “What matters most if you’re going to protect human rights is changing preferences of states and not the structure of the system.”

Voss discussed his own findings on whether or not the “Bad Apples” in the United Nations Human Rights Council really matter.

The hypothesis Voss developed from his research was to consider and compare the actions of established democracies to those of emerging democracies.

From his research, Voss con-

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Joel Voss gave a presentation on the Human Rights Council Wednesday afternoon, which presented data about the trends between the states and the types of human-rights issues they violated.

cluded that “Bad Apples” do play a significant role in the Human Rights Council.

Voss also discussed the importance of the United Nations Human Rights Council by explain-

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ing its origin. The United Nations Human Rights Council used to be the United Nations Human Rights Commission from 1945-2005 until several problems arose. One of these problems was the politicizing

of states.

“States start pointing fingers at each other,” Voss said.

Another problem that arose within the Commission was the selectivity of states against other states.

“Some states were picked on overwhelmingly more than other states,” Voss said.

Another problem was that the Commission only met once a year for three weeks. The United Nations Human Rights Council now meets three times a year for four weeks.

The United Nations Human Rights Council passes two types of resolutions: thematic resolutions and country resolutions. Thematic resolutions include access to water and freedom to identify one’s sexual orientation. A country resolution is one that is enacted when a state is unwilling to protect its citizens.

Voss explained the reasons why the public should care about the United Nations Human Rights Council and the importance of why “Bad Apples” in the system matter.

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their stuff together and figure out what my level of expectations are.”

Feducia said the level of expectations teachers have is a standard students should understand and work toward.

“When a student gets to a test, they might think that what they see in class is the

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arrett Frank and Tollen Ebbens, graduate students majoring in landscape architecture, set concrete forms for a construction project between Owen and Turlington Residence Halls Wednesday. These forms are being used to build large rain gardens which will act as a stormwater conveyance system. This project is known as Design Build Artists’ Backyard and is currently in the 4th phase. Logan Free, fellow teammate and another graduate student majoring in landscape architecture remarked, “So much work is spent on actually designing inside so it’s rewarding to build it and see the process.” The ribbon cutting for this endeavor is set to take place on April 24th.

level of expectation for the test, and that’s certainly not the case,” Feducia said. “The idea is that you take what you learn from class and you build upon that on your own time, whether that’s going to SI, tutorial or coming to office hours and then we set some level of expectation with any assessment, be it a quiz or test.”

But sometimes these tutorial services and other aid may

not be as effective, according to Feducia.

“They can lead students astray,” Feducia said. “Ideally, the number one place students should go is office hours.”

Nikita Chintalapudi, a freshman studying biology and organic chemistry tutor, said she considers herself a frequent office hour attendee.

“It was probably the most helpful thing I could have done for myself,” Chintalapudi said. “I think that tutoring is to complement resources like office hours, SI and the textbook – not meant to replace them.”

Chintalapudi said tutors are taught to act like guides, where they can direct students to information, rather than give information to students.

“The goal is to help the tutees become more independent learners, not to necessarily get them a good grade in the class,” Chintalapudi said.

According to Chintalapudi, office hours and tutoring have different goals. Office hours are a time for the instructor to take time to explain concepts again to students and give them problems to work through.

Tutoring helps a student

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figure out what resources to use and how to use them with other aid on the side, Chintalapudi said.

“Honestly, office hours are more helpful in terms of trying to understand the material,” Chintalapudi said.

According to Lisa Bullard, a professor of chemical engineering, professors are changing the face of office hours and the way in which they are being held.

“Some professors hold online hours with a chat or message board, where someone might post a message,” Bullard said. “The professor might say, ‘between 3 and 5

I will be checking the chat. I will make comments or try to respond to questions.’”

Bullard said this could be very beneficial for students who live off campus and cannot attend office hours in a professor’s office or if students have classes during a professor’s office hours.

Nonetheless, despite the different disciplines, there seems to be a consensus among faculty members.

“We have office hours because we want people to come to them,” Bullard said.

of Moodle and Wolfware), Registration and Records, NCSU Libraries and the CIO, about where digital textbooks are headed at N.C. State.

“Right now, there are several pilot programs we can adapt to easily, and I see us being able to link to the digital textbooks through our LMS [Learning Management System] system, which, at N.C. State, is Moodle,” Sanders said.

Students still could obtain print textbooks, though.

“We’ve brainstormed that if a student wants to keep a hard copy of a digital text, they can use our Wolf Xpress print

shop to print a library-quality book for a very low cost,” Sanders said. “We’ve asked students in focus groups how much they’d be willing to pay for something like that, and most students said less than $20.”

It all goes back to giving students a choice of platform, including print, Sanders said.

“I strongly propose student choice offered through the Bookstore’s distribution channel,” Sanders said. “I think we’re on the cusp of a digital textbook boom right now. It’s about to jump to a larger scale.”

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It’s also possible that a student could rent or purchase a used textbook from the Bookstore or online vendor for much less than purchasing a digital textbook, Sanders said.

Sanders said the Bookstore has already had several meetings with different stakeholders on campus, including Distance Education and Learning Technologies Applications (which is in charge

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Meet the candidates THE QUESTIONS 1. Why are you running for student body president?

2. Why are you qualified for the position?

3. If elected, what will be your greatest challenge?

ALANNA PROPST, JUNIOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

1 I am a very passionate person. Coming to N.C. State, even in the first few seconds that I was on campus, I knew that I loved it, and this is where I was supposed to be. I’m a first generation college student by every definition of the meaning—you know, parents, grandparents, everyone. I came here, and I quickly became very involved with a lot of things on campus. I almost did the shotgun effect (where I just tried everything out), and one of the things that stuck, that I realized I was very passionate about, was student government.

2 I’ve worked in student government since I stepped on this campus, and I’ve been a part of the legislative and the executive side, being a senator and deputy chief of staff, and most recently director of communications. I’ve had leadership positions all across campus, being president of Dance Marathon, one of the largest and quickly growing student organizations on campus. I have a lot of service experience. I’m very dedicated to this University, and I love N.C. State more than anything. I mean it is my home.

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I think that my greatest challenge will be really showing students what student government is capable of. I think that the potential has not been reached yet in student government, and I think that starts internally. What I’ve recognized, since I was a freshman up until now, is that sometimes when students go into student government it’s with the mindset that it’s only there temporarily. The retention rate in student government is so low, and it’s because some students will go in and not really care about the impact of the legacy that they’re going to leave behind.

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I would say one of my favorite quotes is that you’re part of every person that you meet. For me, the most significant thing I’ve done at N.C. State is I’ve met

4. What has been your most significant accomplishment during your time at N.C. State?

5. What are the top three things you want to accomplish?

6. Do you think your goals are realistic?

7. How do you plan on making use of your vice president?

RUSTY MAU, JUNIOR IN ECONOMICS

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so many people and I’ve really been able to craft a perspective that has allowed me to look at the university and Student Government in a different light. One that I’m well qualified and willing to change and bring about the advocacy that is needed. Part of that is being president of Dance Marathon.

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Advocacy, communication and diversity.

Advocacy is absolutely huge because its something most students understand about student body president. It’s about being there with the Board of Trustees, with the Board of Governors, with ASG, with N.C. State faculty and administration, and really listening to your constituents, and being the voice of students, of all students. I think that communication is key with new technology implementations like the PackApp, and the website. Reforming the structure, getting people that are really passionate involved, that’s key to being successful and following through with your promises, and diversity is very close to my heart. Student Government should be listening to all students, not just the ones with the loudest voices, and together we are louder and we are stronger.

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I know that they are. And I don’t want to sound overly confident, but I am because I wouldn’t have put them on the platform if they weren’t. What has bothered me in the past is that people will propose things and people will tell organizations what the organizations want without consulting the organizations first.

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The vice president will be there to help lead the executive cabinet, but we’ll also be working together to reach more students and have more effective results.

The vice president is going to be there to support and help me tackle this platform along the way and that comes with building an amazing team.

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chair of the Krispy Kreme Challenge where we raised $184,000 for the children’s hospital. I’ve worked with Student Government securing $8,000 from ASG. I’ve worked as Tuition and Fees chair helping to keep our tuition-andfee costs low. I’ve also served as a chancellor’s aide, which has allowed me to build relationships with Chancellor Woodson and other university administrators.

I’m running for student body president to put students first. My running mate Devan Riley and I feel that Student Government can always do more. Each student pays over $20 to the organization each year and Student Government doesn’t go far enough to include all students, to work for all students, to advocate for all students to the N.C. State University Board of Trustees, to Chancellor Randy Woodson and to our North Carolina elected officials.

5 We want to fight for an extra hour of tailgating.

We want to work to increase meal equivalent at Talley Student Union, and we want to keep tuition and fees as low as possible.

2 I have proven leadership, established relationship with university administrators and demonstrated results. In Student Government, I’ve had the opportunity to serve as an Association for Student Governments delegate with our goal of reforming the organization and receiving more funds. In this role, I’ve helped us acquire $8,000 for student groups here at N.C. State. As Tuition and Fees chair, our goal was to keep tuition increases as low as possible, and we kept them at the lowest in over a decade at 4.16 percent, and that’s the start. We want to keep momentum and keep them coming down. It’s what I’ve already done on campus that makes me qualified for this position.

6 I think our goals are absolutely realistic, and I wouldn’t make them our goals if we didn’t believe that couldn’t accomplish them. Tuition fees will only be increasing 4.16 percent.

Although that seems like a lot, it’s the lowest in over a decade, and that’s a start. And after already serving as an ex-officio nonvoting member of the Student Fee Advisory Committee, I understand the procedure, what it takes to really let university administration know that students can’t continue to pay for increasing student fees and the same with tuition. With the meal equivalencies, this is an already an issue that dining is aware of. They’re trying to either increase meal portions or meal equivalencies, and this is something that already has momentum, but it needs someone with a strong vision to carry through. With the extra hour of tailgate, it’s something that just benefits student life. It may not happen next year, but we can work on it, and it is something that can be a lasting achievement and help support Wolfpack athletics and help students enjoy their weekends when they’re outside of class.

3 The greatest challenge as student body president is the greatest challenge with Student Government in general, and that’s communication. It’s difficult for an organization that has over 30,000 constituents to get institutional buy in from each student. It’s difficult to make the organization matter to each student, and it’s difficult to show those students that it’s important for them to know what’s going on with Student Government and that Student Government actually cares about them. It’s a challenge every student body president will face for the next few years and that is continuing to improve the reputation of Student Government and that Student Government will always put students first.

7 If elected, my student body vice president, Devan Riley, is committed to putting students first. He would serve as the internal president of Student Government. He would make sure that we follow through on all of our promises.

He oversees the entire organization whereas the president is on the Board of Trustees, interacting with elected off icials and university administrators.

4 I would say my biggest accomplishment during my time has been my involvement and leadership around campus. I’ve served as co-

THE QUESTIONS 1. What will be the responsibilities of the student body vice president?

2. What precedents do you plan to set if you are elected the student body vice president?

GRANT DO, JUNIOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

1 This is a new position, and what’s great about it is it takes some of the weight off the president. So now, as a team, we’ll be able to advocate more for students and work with more faculty and administrators.

2 We really want to find out from the student body what they want so we can advocate for them, so for any precedents that need to be set, we want to find out from them.

One of the precedents [we want to set] is to reach out to every student and to be very transparent in our communication…

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[Alanna and I] have already spent an entire year being a team [as co-directors of communications for Student Government], and we know we work well together.

Alanna, since day one her freshman year, she knew she wanted to pursue the Student Body President position, and after she told me about her ambitions she asked me if I would run for office with her. I see my role as being that support system to her so we can support the greater good for the student

3. What made you decide to run for student body vice president instead of student body president?

5. What do you think makes you qualified to be student body vice president?

4. Why did you choose to run with Propst/Mau?

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body because we have the same goals.

4 Alanna is great; she has this energy and this passion. When I was [at UNC-Wilmington] I was minoring in leadership, and the key word you hear all the time is passion, and that’s what I value the most when I meet people who are leaders are individuals in general, and Alanna has that.

5 My background in Student Government qualifies me. By having that Student Government background since freshman year and having it now as the director of communications I’ll be able to effectively communicate with the student body. That role has prepared me because through my experience I’ve heard the students’ voices, and I know what they want and what they want to change; I know how to advocate for them, and I believe that qualifies me to make changes at State that the student body wants.

1 One thing I want to do if elected is to work with everyone on the executive branch to make their roles more clear. I want to make that executive branch more efficient and more executive, to use the word literally. I want it to execute the things that it needs to accomplish.

2 If I’m elected Student Body Vice President I want to set a precedent of hard work and dedication in that role. If something goes wrong, it always comes back to that top level leadership and I want to take on that accountability. That’s just the type of person I am; I take full responsibility for the things I’m in charge of.

3 I’m a very results-oriented person, and personally, I don’t like to have a lot of loose ends. The eternal role of Student Body Vice President is something I’m more interested in.

I think I’m better suited for that role because there’s a narrower scope that I can focus my

DEVAN RILEY, JUNIOR IN ACCOUNTING

efforts on. It takes a lot of responsibility off the shoulders of the president for the vice president to take over as the internal president.

4 I owe it to this university—I owe my time, I owe my service—because this university has given me a lot and I owe it back to them, and I owe them my full potential and that is to serve in the highest position possible, and Rusty feels the same way.

5 I have the leadership experience necessary.

Right now I’m the general director of Triangle Youth Leadership Services which is a student-led organization here on campus that sponsors a yearly leadership conference.

We have me, the general director, and I have a board of directors that all have a job to do to plan the conference, so I have a lot of experience presiding over people with a very important job to do, and I have a lot of experience working with those people and helping them get it done.

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What the Technician wants in an SBP O

n Monday, Alanna Propst and Rusty Mau began campaigning for the position of 2014-15 Student Body President. Here’s what the Technician editorial board wants to see from the next student body president: Kill Wolfpack Students—the Facebook page, that is. According to the Facebook page, Wolfpack Students is meant to be used “as an interactive forum for the discussion of concerns, ideas and questions from members of the group, as well as a resource for Student Government to share current legislation, policy, events, decisions and also… as a tool

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief. for gauging public opinion on various issues.” However, more often than not, the page is rife with posts that accomplish none of the above, and when there are serious posts, they usually receive comments that stray off topic. By the time the commenting is over, a post asking for chemistry professor recommendations has somehow turned into “Western Bojangles’ for SBP.” Furthermore, Student Government does a poor job policing this page. There have been posts on

Wolfpack Students in which students threatened violence against other students. Student Government says it monitors the group to ensure posts don’t violate Facebook Guidelines, the N.C. State Code of Conduct and the UNC System Code of Conduct. Posts that threaten other students violate all three of these.

We don’t blame Student Government for not policing the page—it shouldn’t be responsible for the group in the first place. If students want to create their own Facebook

group, then fine, but Student Government shouldn’t have to waste its time drafting bills regarding its use, and it definitely shouldn’t waste time policing it. We recommend deleting the page altogether, but at the very least, disassociate Student Government from it.

Have a backbone, and stick to your morals. Just because you hold a position at N.C. State doesn’t mean you always have to agree with the administration’s decisions. In fact, if you care about N.C. State, you

have an obligation to disagree with the Administration when you think it’s making decisions that are not in the best interest of the University.

Don’t succumb to pressure from the administration. Your job is to represent students and voice their opinions to the Administration, not to sell the administration’s decisions to students.

Elections will take place from noon on March 31 until noon on April 1. Until then, read the Technician for updates regarding the Student Body President debate so you can make an informed decision on Election Day.

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Davis Leonard, senior in technology, design and engineering education

College admission based on merit or race?

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alifornia, one of the most prog ressive states in the nation, is regressing from its long effort to eliminate policies that treat people differently based on their skin color or ethnic identity. The fight for equality was victorious in1996 when Ca lifornia voters outlawed the use of racial preferences in state institutions by overwhelmingly passing Ziyi Mai Proposition Staff Columnist 209, wh ich banned discrimination and preferential treatment based on race, color, sex, ethnicity or national origin in public education, contracting and employment.

In late January, however, the state Senate voted to put a Senate Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot. If passed, SCA5 would allow all state universities to consider race and gender when making admission decisions. According to Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), the motive to repeal Proposition 209 is that the percentage of minority students in the University of California and California State University systems has declined dramatically since Proposition 209 was passed.

In 1995, 38 percent of California high school graduates were minorities, whereas 21 percent of freshmen in the UC system were minorities, according to The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. But in 2004, the number of high school graduate minorities increased to 45 percent, while the number of minority freshmen in the UC

system decreased to 18 percent. Though SCA5 doesn’t explicitly limit the enrollment of Asian students, the proposed amendment apparently is aimed at doing so, given the statistics that this year’s class is 43 percent Asian American, 28 percent white, 21 percent Latino and 4 percent African American.

The percentage of Asian students in the UC system is more than twice the percentage of California’s overall Asian population.

SCA5 has stirred strong opposition in Asian-American communities. AsianAmericans took to the street and expressed their furor not only because of the bill itself, but also because three Asian-American senators voted for SCA5. Wielding political power against Asian immigrants is nothing new in the United States’ history. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which deliberately prevented Chinese laborers from migrating to the U.S. White American workers at that time complained that the influx of Chinese laborers downsized the average wage in the labor market. The bill was smoothly passed because there were barely any representatives advocating for Chinese Americans’ interest in Congress.

Much progress has been made in the battle for equality under law, but most AsianAmericans still stick to their tradition when it comes to politics: avoiding political activity or passively engaging in it. In a country where laws are played out by political negotiation, apathy in politics does no good in protecting an ethnic group’s rights. In the case of SCA 5,

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it has no longer been a problem of pure education policy anymore with politics coming in. Ideally, college admission should put the largest weight on an applicant’s academic record. Asian students are well known for their tough discipline and hard work at school, rewarding them in a way that a large number of students are admitted to the most selective schools in the UC system.

But working hard and being outstanding is not enough to guarantee privilege in the college admission process. State colleges have a responsibility to give other ethnic groups an equal opportunity to receive higher education. The best way to settle the balance between merits and race in college admission is through political process. That’s why actively engaging in politics is important to Asian-Americans to keep what they deserve. Unfortunately, many Asian-A mer icans aren’t familiar with the political process in the U.S. or are not interested in participating in practicing rights such as voting. Those who like to vote have loose principles when it comes to partisan support and will swing to whichever party if politicians promise policies that are in their favor.

Despite having minority status, much could be achieved by the Asian-American community with wise involvement in the political process. If the Asian-American communities cannot unite and fully exploit the political system to forge legislative agent and protect their rights, other ethnic groups will do so to protect their own, and they will eventually win more bargaining power over AsianAmericans.

ithin liberal-orfurther-left advocacy and activism on campus, struggles beginning with the earth and ending with people—the environmental and food justice movements—seem to garner more participation than t ho s e t h at Ishan sta r t w it h people but Raval Staff Columnist wou ld end up helpi ng the earth too, i.e. social justice movements. In general in the United States, such earthcentric movements are composed of a college-degreed demographic—whiter and richer than the overall population—more so than social justice movements are, with the possible exception of the gay-rights movement.

The general tilt toward earth-centrism rather than people-centrism, on and beyond our campus, among the more-privileged-thannot and conscientious makes sense. The liberal environmental movement offers the safety of not being forced to confront one’s own privilege because it requires no critique of power structures. But this movement, with its own shallowness and the underlying complacency of those involved in it while being uninvolved in addressing social iniquities, is bound to fall flat on its face.

Environmental exploitation goes hand-in-hand with various forms of social exploitation. Environmental crises take place within a social context. They are caused by the actions of some groups of people, affecting other ones. In North Carolina, all proposed fracking sites are in rural, poor and/or predomi-

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nantly black counties. Would fracking be happening at all if classism and racism didn’t exist in our society, if no one group was powerful enough to frack over the lands of the oppressed? No view of an environmental issue is complete without looking at the forms of social exploitation that accompany it and, in a society with oppression, these forms on which it’s based. That’s one shortcoming of liberal environmentalism, which sees humanity harming the earth and appeals to society and its institutions to prohibit this harm.

But there’s more than the fact that environmental problems today stem from politico-economic issues.

Concentrating on people is also strategically better. Currently, power lies in those groups who will be least affected by climate change or food crises. But if power is dispersed among the heterogeneous masses, particularly those most disenfranchised and likely to be affected, these issues will be solved organically.

History attests to this: The most significant and ongoing class-based example of this comes from Argentina.

Since its economic crisis in 2001, there has been a movement of workers’ reclamation and self-management of bankrupt factories that lied in disuse, while the workers sat unemployed. By 2005, thwarting the workings of capitalism and globalization from impoverishing their communities, about 15,000 Argentine workers cooperatively ran about 200 factories and built robust economies. An even better example is that of women’s empowerment: Wherever in the world patriarchy has been structurally challenged and women have attained

economic power, their communities—and humanity overall—have benefited. Increased income control, for example, gives women more power to influence domestic, business and reproductive decisions, as well as more of a say regarding land use and conservation.

Point being, the best way to protect the environment is by empowering the people, especially those most marginalized, because it’s to the collective advantage that the ecosphere remain healthy. So, to fix ecological crises, we need to deal with racism, economic exploitation, patriarchy, etc.

Or, to put it in terms of the scale of existing earthcentered ca mpa ig ns on campus and beyond, if their predominantly liberal, white and middle-class participants don’t concentrate on fighting the axes of oppression from which they themselves benefit, they either hold to an unintelligent understanding of the situation, or are only concerned with appearing savvy and fashionable as per their cultural background.

And to resolve these axes of oppression, radical critique and politics are necessary.

I can support local farmers all I want and then cross Hillsborough Street with a tote bag full of organic eggs over my shoulder to my cozy, 1940s-built home to lament the lack of carbon-limiting legislation while listening to a Pete Seeger record—while stopping at Global Village and pontif icating about baby steps and purity for a bit—but then, I’d be fooling myself. Structures and institutions of power have led to our environment crises, and only their elimination or fundamental transformation will “save the world.”

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Wolves in sharp clothing: stunning spring sandals Megan Stitt Staff Writer

With frozen trees and school delays, it may seem a bit too early to bring up a discussion of spring and summer sandals, but with the weekend looking bright and sunny we might as well prepare. Stores are already showing off their best selections of phalange-showing footwear, so it’s time to paint those toenails a pretty shade.

Now before you start asking, I’ll point out that I’m not going to talk much about flipflops in this article. They’re cute, but not particularly classy, and unless they are de-

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signer, they’re probably not in fashion.

Surprisingly, sandals come in all shapes and sizes; there’s always a spinoff of some sort, leaving the ‘fashionista’ in us all to be discontented with just one pair. Specifically spotlighted in this article are sandals that are strappy, simplistic, flat and heeled. And let’s not forget about the embellishments: Valentino even has a line of studded sandals!

I’m unsure of what to label the first type of sandal on this list that has come into style.

It’s a mix between a fishing sandal a huarache and a tstrap. The sandal is flat, with an ankle or t-strap to hold it on your foot. The toes are either fully enclosed, like a fishing sandal, or show only a bit of peep toe. In this region of the foot the material is often woven, like a Huarache, but can also be plain with cutouts.

Think Zooey Deschanel and vintage-looking. A great place to find these sandals is the online store, ModCloth, though they classify them as flats because of the closed toe. You’ll most-

ly find these shoes in muted colors, but I also think you can’t go wrong with white for a nice clean look.

Platform is a popular decision when picking out the perfect sandal. There’s always the wedge option, both for nights out and for more casual situations depending on what clothes you wear with them. Neutral colors, like brown and nude, are a simplistic choice to wear with boot-cut pants. Espadrilles, a wedge with a rope wrapped heel, are also good for a casual occasion, and they emit beach vibes.

But if you’re looking to draw attention, you’re going to want a print, whether it’s just the wedge part or the entire shoe. When limited to the heel region, patterns come in tribal prints, stripes or chevron. Make sure your outfit doesn’t contrast it too much. While canvasing the whole shoe, the pattern is often floral, but don’t worry, there are many varieties to choose from!

Another form of platform emerging onto the scene is the f latform shoe. Unlike the usual platform, where the heel is higher than the toe though both are elevated, the flatform shoe has one almost -even platform underneath the entire foot.

This platform can be either tall or

short, depending on your comfort zone. It’s made to look a little funky, but for the fashion savvy adventurer, this is the trend to conquer before summer arrives. Don’t let it scare you; after all, it is just a sandal.

My favor ite emerging sandal trend is somet hing I l i k e to ca l l t he “simple a nd straight.”

This sandal often has an ankle strap and a straight strap across the base of the toes.

Simplistic and stunning with a stiletto heel, you can wear this shoe to formal events or fancy dinners.

When in f lat or perhaps short-stacked heel form, the “simple and straight” sandal can have added straps between the toe and ankle.

Unlike its stiletto sister, these straps are more fun when varied in color and pattern.

Metallics, f lorals, animal prints, pastels and bright colors are all popular choices to add some extra pizazz to your classically comfy sandal.

So whether you will be sticking to the sandals you know and love this spring and summer or trying something new, I hope this trend report has shown you what

shoes to buy in preparation of the warm weather. After all, a girl can never have too many.

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Visitors to The North Carolina Arboretum will be instantly transported to a lush, tropical world as they have the pleasure of seeing big blooms and big ideas at the 15th-annual Western North Carolina Orchid Society’s Orchid Show.

Graham Ramsey, president of the Western North Carolina Orchid Society, said the orchid show is something the society works toward all year.

“We’re a very memberdriven organization, and it’s [the orchid show] totally put on by our members,” Ramsey said. “All the energy and everything is done by our members.”

The Orchid Show will be open to the public March 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

“The North Carolina Arboretum is such an awesome place, and we have a wonderful relationship with it,” Ramsey said. “This is one of their largest events

of the year, and they use it to launch their springtime exposure.”

According to Ramsey, the Orchid Show is one of the largest orchid shows in the southeast and usually cycles about 4,000 to 6,000 people through the arboretum.

“We have nine vendors coming, and most of these vendors are world-class orchid growers and breeders,” Ramsey said. “At our show we will have a lot of the cutting-edge, latest and greatest breeding that’s been going on.”

This year’s theme, “Trails of Orchids,” will be shown in carefully created displays.

Ramsey said the vendors will be creating with the best-ofthe-best of the orchid world.

“The Orchid Show is a judged event on a sort of national level,” Ramsey said.

“The American Orchid Society will be looking at things and possibly giving out some AOS awards for orchids that might possibly be the best they’ve seen of that breed.”

According to Ramsey, visitors will be able to see thousands of blooming orchids with a variety of everything from a bloom a couple of millimeters to blooms the size of a grapefruit.

“The variety of t he vendors and their displays are all so unique,” Ramsey

said. “It’s an amazing event.”

Vendors will offer orchid supplies and plants for purchase, including rare and hard-to-find orchids.

Ramsey said visitors will have the opportunity to attend educational programs given by professional orchid growers and hybridizers.

“A ll of this is free,” Ramsey said. “Other than the $12 gate fee for parking the arboretum charges because they’re a separate entity, the only other thing you would have to pay for are the orchids you purchase.”

Ramsey said the WNCOS will also be hosting a raffle table where visitors have the chance to win one of 10 prize packages.

“The WNCOS is a nonprofit, and we work to raise money during this show,” Ramsey said. “This is our primary fundraising opportunity to continue to fund the Orchid Society and the show.”

According to Ramsey, the WNCOS relationship with The North Carolina Arboretum is a great partnership, and the two hope to attract people from all over to attend the show.

“The orchids on display, for anybody out there if you’ve never been to an orchid show, don’t underestimate it,” Ramsey said. “It will blow your mind.”

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State finds its bearings heading into second round Luke Nadkarni Assistant Sports Editor

One win down, six more to go.

That’s the sentiment of N.C. State fans, as the 12th-seeded Wolfpack men’s basketball team continues its NCAA Tournament push. On Thursday, the State team will suit up in Orlando, Fla. To take on No. 5-seed Saint Louis. Tip-off at the Amway Center is set for 7:20 p.m., and the game will be televised by TNT. The Wolfpack (22-13) dispatched Xavier, 74-59, on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio in the tournament’s first round. Thursday’s game presents a quick turnaround, but coming off of last week’s ACC Tournament in which the Pack advanced to the semifinals, fatigue will not be an issue.

Sophomore forward T.J. Warren led the way as usual for State on Tuesday, scoring 25 points. However, Warren was helped tremendously by his supporting cast. Junior guard Ralston Turner had 17 points, and sophomore guard Tyler Lewis distributed the ball brilliantly, finishing with eight assists compared to only one turnover. Lewis’ production was particularly important, as freshman guard Anthony “Cat” Barber, State’s other primary ballhandler, spent most of the game on the bench due to an undisclosed illness.

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Sophomore forward T.J. Warren throws down a vicious fastbreak dunk agaisnt 12th-seeded Xavier in Dayton, Ohio Tuesday night. Warren finished the game with 25 points, his 30th game of the season with at least 20 points.

ally-suspect defense harassed the Musketeers, forcing 13 turnovers, and limited Xavier to 41 percent shooting, including just two-of-14 from beyond the arc. Senior center Jordan Vandenberg totaled four blocks, while freshman forward BeeJay Anya had three.

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him to the bench, players like Lewis and freshmen forwards Kyle Washington and Lennard Freeman picked up the slack.

Tuesday’s game took place in the same building the Wolfpack’s season ended in 2013 with a loss to Temple in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. This year’s Wolfpack squad couldn’t be more different than last year’s group.

The 2013 State team, led by former Wolfpackers C.J. Leslie, Lorenzo Brown and Richard Howell, was much more talented than Warren and Company. However, they didn’t play together as a team, but instead as five players, and State’s season finished in disappointing fashion.

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The Billikens, out of the Atlantic 10 Conference, went on a 19-game win streak earlier this season and rose as high as No. 10 in the AP poll.

However, they limped into the tournament after losing four of their last five games, including a last-second loss to St. Bonaventure in their first A-10 Tournament game. The Saint Louis team plays tough defense, holding opponents to 39.9 percent shooting and just 28 percent from three.

No. 12 vs. No. 5 is a historically popular upset pick by pundits across the country. A 12-seed has pulled off the upset in every season since 1990 with only two exceptions – 2000 and 2007. Can the Wolfpack continue that trend? It won’t be easy, but with one win under its belt and an opponent on a bit of a slide, the stage is set for another upset.

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• Men’s basketball takes on Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament tonight in Orlando, Fla.

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SOFTBALL

Wolfpack rebounds against Jackets Moore earns Coach of the Year nomination N.C. State women’s basketball head coach Wes Moore was selected as a Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist after leading the Wolfpack to a 25-7 season in his first year as head coach.

Other candidates for the award include Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma and Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw, both of which led their teams to undefeated seasons. The Naismith Coach of the Year winner will be announced during the NCAA Women’s Final Four on Apr. 6-8.

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Ouellette garners second Gymnast of the Week honors On Wednesday, senior Stephanie Ouellette was named EAGL Gymnast of the Week, marking the second time this season that Ouellette has won the award. In Saturday’s meet against New Hampshire, Ouellette won the all-around competition with a careerhigh score of 39.525 and lifted the Pack to a victory by a slim margin of one-tenth of a point.

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Today MEN’S BASKETBALL V. SAINT LOUIS Orlando, Fla., 7:20 p.m.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Minneapolis, Minn., All Day WRESTLING AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Oklahoma City, Okla., All Day Friday MEN’S TENNIS AT FLORIDA STATE Tallahasse, Fla., 5 p.m.

BASEBALL AT MARYLAND College Park, Md., 6 p.m.

TRACK AT CAROLINA RELAYS Chapel Hill, N.C., All Day WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Minneapolis, Minn., All Day WRESTLING AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Oklahoma City, Okla., All Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s been kind of a slow start, but it feels good to get back into the swing of things.”

Bryan Underwood, redshirt senior wide receiver

Rob McLamb Assistant Sports Editor

In 2013, N.C. State began its surge toward an ACC Championship after being swept by Florida State. The Wolfpack hopes history will repeat itself this season and took steps towards that goal Wednesday.

State hosted the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Dail Softball Stadium and took both games in a mid-week doubleheader after being swept in Tallahassee, Fla. over the weekend. The Wolfpack prevailed, 5-4, in the opener and closed out the evening with a 10-3 victory in the nightcap. With the wins, N.C. State improved to 17-9 overall and 8-3 in the ACC. Junior right-hander Emily Weiman was the winning pitcher in each contest for the Pack. The reigning ACC Pitcher of the Year hurled 12 innings total, allowing seven runs (four runs earned) on 19 hits with nine strikeouts and five walks.

Last season, N.C. State head coach Shawn Rychcik pointed to his team’s showing against the Jackets as the turning point in the campaign. Prior to winning the series finale in Atlanta on March 30, 2013, N.C. State had lost 14 straight games to Georgia Tech over a five-year span.

“I am really glad we bounced back like that,” Rychcik said. “We had a tough time down at Florida State. We were playing well and now we can get another winning streak going.”

N.C. State struck immediately in the opening game. Junior shortstop Renada Davis scored in the first inning when freshman right fielder Molly Hutchinson reached on a fielder’s choice then advanced on a throwing error.

Georgia Tech immediately responded in the top of the second inning to tie the game, but the Pack answered back in the bottom of the frame. State took a 2-1 lead when senior catcher Kirsty Grant

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In a display of teamwork, Renada Davis and Chelsea Tate try to turn a double play. The Wolfpack went on the win this game 5-2 and sweep against Virginia.

reached on a fielder’s choice. Grant then attempted to steal second and a throwing error brought home junior left fielder Sara Lippard, who had reached via a double to left-center field.

The game went back-and-forth and, entering the bottom of the sixth, was tied at four runs apiece.

Senior second baseman Chelsea Tate opened the inning with a walk then moved to second base when freshman outfielder Hannah Yeager sacrificed. Senior first baseman Leah Jones singled, advancing Tate to third. Lippard then drove Tate home with the winning run on another fielder’s choice.

In the nightcap, N.C. State fell

behind early, 2-0, after one inning.

The Pack responded in the bottom of the second when Jones doubled home Tate to push across the first run of the game for State. The Wolfpack tied the game at two apiece later in the frame on single to left field by Grant.

“I felt pretty relaxed,” Jones said.

“I was ready to play these games after a tough weekend. The only thing you can do really is come back, play and keep swinging. I was picking sides. I was swinging early in the count. I think we played great.

Georgia Tech is a really good team.”

The Jackets scored a run in the top of the fourth to regain the lead.

State answered back in the same in-

ning with three runs to take a lead it would not relinquish, highlighted by doubles from Hutchinson and Grant. The Pack then added five runs in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.

“We were playing at home, and we are protecting our field,” Rychcik said. “We came back from behind five times in the doubleheader. That is some good resiliency. We could have laid down.”

N.C. State will continue its home stand against conference foes Saturday when the Pack hosts Virginia Tech for a three-game set, with the opening game of the series set to begin at noon.

FOOTBALL

Underwood looks to return stronger than ever Zack Tanner Assistant Sports Editor

After breaking his collarbone against Florida State, an injury that kept him sidelined for the final five games of the season, redshirt senior wide receiver Bryan Underwood is ready to make his comeback for the N.C. State football team.

In the games before his season-ending injury, Underwood led his team in receiving yards and still managed to finish in the top three at the season’s end with 382 yards. Against Wake Forest, Underwood snagged a personal-best of 11 receptions. The University Heights, Ohio native also hauled in the 13th touchdown catch of his career against Central Michigan, tying him for 10th-most in State history.

On Mar. 5, the Wolfpack began its spring practices.

Having taken the necessary three months to fully recover from a clavicle fracture, Underwood has participated in full-contact drills during the three practices the team has had so far.

Underwood said he feels he is on track to be back in full next season.

“It’s been kind of a slow

start,” Underwood said.

“But it feels good to get back out here with the guys and get back into the swing of things. After I get that whole stage out of the way, I’m pretty sure I’ll be ready to go.”

During practice, Underwood is under the direction of offensive coordinator Matt Canada and widereceiver coach Frisman Jackson, both in their second years with State. Underwood said that Canada and Jackson have helped the squad by letting the players know what they needed to do before spring workouts began.

“They knew exactly what routes they wanted us to run and what plays they wanted certain guys to run,” Underwood said. “They came back in the winter workouts and let us know what we had to work on. It all benefited us because it was all stuff that we knew we could do.”

Former Wolfpack quarterback Pete Thomas and Underwood developed strong chemistry during the 2013; Underwood caught at least four passes in games that Thomas started. However, the Pack will be undergoing a change under center, as redshirt junior quarterback Jacoby Brissett, a transfer from Florida, will be the starter for State in 2014.

Underwood said that the quarterback change will not affect his play, as he has become familiar with Brissett’s playing style. “[Brissett is] a great leader with a great arm and good precision,” Underwood said.

“He came out wanting to throw every Saturday before spring ball got here, and we all got on the same page before camp. We’ve been ready to go since camp started.”

Brissett is not the only beneficial addition to the 2014 team, according to Underwood, as the receiver said that he has seen great things from his team in the squad’s practice sessions.

“Compared to last year, we look completely different,” Underwood said. “We’re all more conditioned, and we all know the plays now that we’ve had a year with [head coach Dave Doeren’s] system. We know what we can and can’t do. The coaches know what our strengths and weaknesses are. As a collective team, we all look really good.”

On and off the field, Underwood acts as a mentor to younger receivers, giving them tips on how to succeed at the college level. Underwood said one of his main points of emphasis was on the little parts of practice.

“You can’t dwell on the small things,” Underwood

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Redshirt junior wide receiver Bryan Underwood jumps to catch a pass against Richmond on Sept. 7. Underwood had 21 receiving yards in the Wolfpack’s 23-21 win over the Spiders at Carter-Finley Stadium.

said. “If you drop a pass, you can’t let it beat you up for the rest of the day. I tell them just keep going, keep pushing forward, focus in the meetings and come ready to go for the day.”

Looking forward to next season, Underwood said that his goal from both a

team and individual standpoint was to be “better than last year.”

“Obviously the record that we had [in 2013] was not good enough,” Underwood said. “We need to do more as a receiving unit to get more plays for the offense and succeed for the team.”