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RPD arrests student on charges of statutory rape, sexual offense Ravi Chitilla Assistant News Editor

Police arrested an N.C. State student on charges of statutory rape and sexual offense Tuesday, according to the Raleigh Police Department.

Sharka Anthony Holmes, a 22-year-old senior in agricultural business management, was taken into custody from his apartment in Wolf Village Way and charged

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with two counts of statutory rape and two counts of sexual offense, said Jim Sughrue, director of public affairs for the Raleigh Police Department.

Police arrested Holmes after receiving a tip from an unnamed adult who reported Holmes had allegedly raped two girls, one of whom is 13 years old and the other is 14 years old, according to Sughrue.

Sughrue said both offenses allegedly occurred last month in Raleigh.

According to Sughrue, Holmes, who was working as a pizza delivery person, met his victims during the course of his deliveries.

This arrest comes about a month af ter Campus Police arrested Holmes on charges of assaulting a female and damaging public property, according to arrest reports.

Kris Rawls, a senior in biomedical engineering, lived with Holmes last year and said he seemed like a normal guy and had a girlfriend at

the time.

“I was surprised when I found out about the arrest,” Rawls said. “It’s not something that I expected from him.”

Sughrue said Holmes is being held on a $2 million bond.

Holmes was living at 115F 3750 Wolf Village Way at the time of the arrest. He is currently being held at the Public Safety Center in downtown Raleigh.

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Panel talks about race, how to get a job Rizwan Dard Correspondent

The Black Business Student Association in Poole College, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and the National Association for Black Accountants hosted its Unwritten Rules: Being Black in Corporate America session in Witherspoon Wednesday.

The event consisted of an open panel discussion which covered some issues facing young AfricanAmerican job seekers in the corporate world. These unwritten rules covered numerous aspects of seeking and accepting employment including interviews, presentation, rejections and acceptance.

The panel consisted of Nadia Shirin Moffett, founder and executive

director of The Queen’s Foundation, Inc., and Miss North Carolina USA 2010, Carlo Laurore, associate director of gift planning at N.C. State, alumna Christina Moss, university program specialist for Cisco Systems, Denesha Haigler, Sarbanes Oxley of the Eaton Corporation and alumnus Otis Ricks, advisory services senior at EY. The panelists advised the attendees about specific pitfalls and barriers that African-Americans should consider if they get involved in the corporate world. Though the forum was directed to African American students, their advice crossed racial barriers. The tips panelists offered for seeking employment and being

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Sasha Afanasyeva Staff Writer

It’s not just professors who can conduct cutting edge research with newsworthy results. Graduate and Ph.D students at N.C. State helped develop various types of flexible body-powered sensors that can detect strength, pressure and monitor health, as part of an ongoing project.

Amanda Myers, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, is working on such sensors under the direction of Yong Zhu, an assistant professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering and one of the lead researchers of the project.

“I work on creating, developing and testing sensors that we use on the project,” Myers said.

“The health monitoring project is part of the ASSIST Center and is funded by the National Science Foundation. We are working on a common goal to create a bodypowered sensor.”

According to Myers, the Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies Center is an NSF-funded engineering research center with funding going to individual research projects in different departments and universities.

“The idea is that you have a system you want to create, and there are components to the system with different research groups working on different components of the system,” Myers said.

The research done by various ASSIST Center teams can be combined to make different kinds of sensors, according to Myers.

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The Black Business Student Association of Black Accountants and Kappa Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted an event Wednesday night in Witherspoon about the unwritten rules of being black in corporate America. The event included a panel that answered questions to help guide students through career choices.

First-year student wins Mr. Engineer Pageant Jacqueline Lee Staff Writer

Matthew Tompkins, a first year engineering student, was crowned “Mr. Engineer 2014” in the Witherspoon Cinema on Wednesday night.

This was the fifth annual Mr. Engineer Pageant coordinated by the Society of Women Engineers Program. Contestants were selected from each branch of engineering, chemical, mechanical, aerospace, computer, civil, material and first year to compete for the crown.

“I had a lot of fun tonight competing with everyone,” Tompkins said.

“It was a really tough competition.”

Nick Bavrer, a senior in mechanical engineering “Mr. Engineer 2012,” officially crowned Tompkins when he won. Bavrer was a judge along with professional members of SWE. Maggie Rabiipour, a senior in biological and agricultural engineer-

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Matthew Tompkins, a freshman in engineering, was crowned ‘Mr. Engineer’ at the 5th Annual Mr. Engineer Pageant in the Witherspoon Cinema, Wednesday.

He was ‘Mr. First Year Engineering’ as well.

ing, helped with the pageant for her fourth year. She was an event announcer and asked attendants questions for the interview portion.

Rabiipour said the event is a way for SWE to help out the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life, because all ticket and raffle sales went to the organization.

“I always have a good time,” Rabiipour said. “I enjoy being up here and talking to the contestants.”

For the talent portion of the competition, Tompkins made Kool-Aid “the engineering way.” He made the judges laugh as he inspected grains of sugar with a pair of tweezers before adding them to the mixture.

He had constructed a stirring device made of a remote control car with a spoon attached to the wheel that stirred the drink extremely fast, which also made the Kool-Aid spill on the stage.

Roderick Cox, a senior in civil engineering was named “Mr. Civil

Engineering”, won second place in the competition as well as the people’s choice award. Cox sang and played the guitar for the talent portion.

Cox was asked which engineering skills he has been able to apply to his life outside of school. At first he joked and asked if he could phone a friend or have a lifeline.

“I’ve learned the importance of teamwork and making connections and networking with friend,” Cox answered.

“Mr. Computer Engineering”, Roman Ruiz-Esparaza, a senior in computer engineering, performed a comedy act for his talent. One of his jokes started with, “My first sexual encounter was at D.H. Hill,” to the crowd’s enjoyment.

Contestants answered questions related to engineering and their

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Duke professor predicts Students lead ‘Blacks in Wax’ for first time future of energy policy “It helps me Brittany Bynum Staff Writer

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Tana Johnson, a political scientist and the Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Duke University’s Sanford School, spoke about international energy policy and her

participation in the Global Governances Futures Program.

On Wednesday N.C. State hosted the Triangle Institute for Security Studies Energy and Security Initiative Luncheon Series

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Students and faculty members will get a unique and interactive glimpse into African-American history this weekend as it’s acted out in front of them.

Dozens of N.C. State Students in costume and makeup will make famous African Americans come

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remember where I came from.”

John Miller IV, chair of the Blacks in Wax committee and junior in psychology

to life in the annual Blacks in Wax Live Museum. The event will take place between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Witherspoon Student Center February 22.

Saturday will be the seventh year The African American Cultural Center collaborates with student volunteers to create the Blacks in

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at the 1911 Building, a discussion of energy and policy on the third Wednesday of every month, usually led by local scholars.

Johnson participated in the Global Governances Futures Program from 2012 to 2013, working with a group to explore the varying issues surrounding global energy policy, particularly emphasizing the possible role foreign countries and international organizations might play in finding a solution to the upcoming energy challenges.

“One of the things that was fascinating to me was how different the focus was depending on the person,” Johnson said. “Chinese and Americans were more interested in output, contrasting greatly from the Germans, who were interested in the process of making the energy.”

Every few years, the Global Governances Futures Program calls young professionals to action from countries such the United States, Japan, and India. Professionals, such as Johnson, apply for the program, and if chosen become part of a 25 member team aimed

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at examining global challenges and policy.

According to Johnson, the Global Governances Futures Program had its scholars travel to Berlin, Germany in 2012 and Beijing, China in early 2013 to work within their multicultural groups, discussing process, output and the power of energy.

Nearing the end of the year, Johnson and her group would be presenting some of the discussion points and conclusions, as well as creating a value report about international energy policy for the future.

Participants work, discuss and plan for the future based on various scenarios that impact international policy’s climate change agenda, said Johnson.

“Very much like China. Americans were realists, while Germans were constructivists,” Johnson said.

Johnson said doing research in Germany helped with her factor analysis. While in Beijing, she said she was able to “realize some of the sorts of things that would have to be overcome,” such as the overuse of coal. She was in Beijing during record breaking air pollution levels.

In May, Johnson and her colleagues went to Washington D.C. to present ideas and in-

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terview people in government, such as those working in the state department. She and was able to speak to many people in various parts of the U.S. government.

According to Johnson all sectors of the government are currently involved with energy issues.

Johnson said the visit to Washington D.C. helped her and her group write a value report concerning international energy policy.

Johnson discussed some of the key points of her value report that was completed in September.

The report includes a Venn diagram illustrating two possible 2022 worlds; one was a fragmented world and the other a world of international market integration.

“By looking at these two [worlds] separately, we are able to see how we would handle the extremes on both sides,” Johnson said.

Johnson said it was a good idea to look backwards from the possible futures of 2022 in order so see what the game changers would be over time.

“Those kinds of turning points are the things we are trying to anticipate and look for,” Johnson said.

Following her presentation, Johnson took

questions, which consisted of energy policy scholars and graduate students.

Johnson also spoke about alternative energy, calling it “one of the most protected and least economic to systematize bilateral free trade in trade agreements.”

Johnson said that the future of the Global Governances Futures Program would looking to add India and Japan to its list of country participants in order to add a more global view to the program.

She also highlighted the importance of including other countries, such as certain countries in Africa.

According to Johnson, she is currently doing research concerning various topics such as global governance, international organizations, energy and environmental policy and U.S. foreign policy.

Johnson said she is currently writing a book.

“The book involves looking at another overlooked actor – researching the people that work in corporations, both in the private and public sectors, to see just how they end up becoming important political actors,” Johnson said.

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students, their advice crossed racial barriers. The tips panelists offered for seeking employment and being successful in that trade were in invaluable.

Having worked as employers, many of the panelists had been in hiring positions and offered advice about impressing interviewers.

Moffett said that “being intentional and authentic” in interviews is key to distinguishing yourself from the dozens of other candidates.

Ricks said students should know their resumes well and be able to extrapolate and elaborate with “passion” about key components of their activities in order to emphasize their unique characteristics.

The panelists made the point that because AfricanAmericans are a minority,

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combined to make different kinds of sensors, according to Myers.

“The sensors have a wide range of applications,” Myers said. “They can be used for antennas, in pressure sensing and in strength sensing.

There are definitely a lot of different applications. I focused on the health monitoring aspect in my preliminary work, but we also have others in our research group that are working on other applications.”

While there are many other kinds of sensors, Myers was only able to comment on the ones she worked on.

“The pressure sensors have silver nanowires in a layer,” Myers said. “When you have two layers of the nanowires that are separated by, say, a substance or a separate mate-

many of the attendees would face discrimination and experience unfortunate working circumstances.

However, Moss told the audience to ignore racism.

“Just move on” Moss said.

“If they are not willing to treat you with the appropriate dignity and respect due to every human on Earth, than that employer does not deserve your employment.”

In an interview, when employers ask the elusive question concerning the prospective employee’s strengths and weaknesses, Haigler said you should never feign a strength as a weakness and to always be honest.

Laurore said students should make an effort to learn mostly about themselves compared to studying the company.

“Know 90 percent of yourself, and 10 percent of the company,” Laurore said.

The event took a lighter tone when discussing hair

issues, and general attire at interviews. Moss said make sure that hair should not aggressive nor distracting, and make sure to look polished for your interviews.

Moffett stressed a point in regard to appearance, and how, unfortunately, the world still judges employees by their physical appearance. In the interviews there is no need to set up extra barriers by the manner in which we dress, but rather dress appropriately for the appropriate business audience, Moffett said.

The panelists discussed at length how to utilize your potential to land a job in the corporate world of the United States.

Laurore echoed Moss’s sentiment and said that by having employers act in an inappropriate manner, they actually do candidates a favor by saving them future discomfort of working for that person.

rial, pressing down will cause the distance between the two nanowires to change, and you can correlate that change in distance with pressure.”

Shanshan Yao, a Ph.D student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, also worked with Myers on the body sensors research.

“We worked on the silver nanowire for the wearable sensor,” Yao said. “We used silver nanowires to create stretchable electrodes, and then we used that to make wearable sensors.”

Yao said the silver nanowires are unique since they are biocompatible and non-toxic, and unlike more frequently used unrefined carbon nanotubes, they are safer for medical applications and health monitoring.

According to Yao, a more commercial use for such sensors could be for athletes to monitor their vitals while exercising. Additionally, they

can be used to detect bioelectric signals and work as conductors.

According to the ASSIST Center website, other ASSIST Center research involves working on ways to harness energy from the human body and convert it to usable forms or store it in capacitors, developing wearable interfaces and other components related to the body-powered wearable sensor research.

According to Myers, the sensors are very f lexible, comparable to a rubber band. Both Myers and Yao said they are optimistic about this eventually becoming publicly available in the near future.

“It definitely has the potential. It just depends on certain companies being interested in taking the research and developing it for commercial use.” Myers said.

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went to the White House several times for robotics team competitions.

Aaron Shapiro, a senior in mechanical engineering was named “Mr. Mechanical Engineering” and was asked what personal characteristics an engineer needs.

“People skills are very important,” Shapiro said. “Because working with people can help you better yourself as a human being and help society as a whole.”

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future work in the field.

Topics included alternative energy sources, clean water sources and underrepresentation of women in the field.

Tompkins was asked what technical skill was his best asset, which he said was his leadership skills that he gained especially through working with his high school robotics team.

Tomplins said he also

scheduled to perform at intermission, but for reason unknown could not attend so the contestants performed the “Wobble” dance.

Tompkins won a $100 gift card. The second and third place winners were also given gift cards and a raffle was held to give members of the audience prizes too.

Patrick Hoon, a senior in mechanical engineering was named “Mr. Mechanical Engineering.” Hoon came in third place overall in the competition.

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Wax Live Museum. But this is the first year that the museum is being held by a student committee, according to John Miller IV, chair of the Blacks in Wax committee and junior in psychology.

Miller said the committee was formed to take on the Blacks in Wax Live Museum as a student project. It is composed of six AYA Ambassadors from the AACC. “It’s an amazing feeling to be a part of this event,” said Miller.

According to Miller, guests will walk around all three f loors of the Witherspoon Student Center and enter different rooms to meet a “wax figure.” The figures will act out their lives and roles in history, and some portraying entertainers will perform a song.

Miller said students will also be placed along the hall of Witherspoon’s first floor stretching from the Cinema to the Washington-Sankofa Room to engage the visitors of the museum.

Guests will check into the Washington-Sankofa Room to get their materials and instructions for the event. Then they will be assigned to a student tour guide or they can choose to tour the museum on their own, according to Miller.

Miller said the AfricanAmericans being portrayed include singers, inventors,

political leaders, athletes and more. Students are going for a close representation of their character by using make-up and wearing costumes, according to Miller.

“As an African-American student on N.C. State’s campus, we do not see a lot of things that ref lect our culture,” said Kinesha Harris, outreach chair on the committee and sophomore in human biology, said. “We also don’t see a lot of things that teach people about our culture.”

Harris said the Blacks in Wax Live Museum is a good way to educate people outside the African-American culture. Harris said she is excited that the event is student-run and is ready to share her culture with others.

“We get to showcase what we can do and share it with N.C. State and the community.” Harris said.

Miller said, after guests tour the museum, they have the option to participate in the reflection area of the Washington-Sankofa room which will rotate between educationa l v ideos a nd documentaries. Students and faculty will also lead a discussion of topics about African-American history and its impact.

“Learning about AfricanAmerican History and experiencing it helps me to reflect on myself as a student now,” said Miller. “It helps me remember where I came from.”

Miller hopes for students and guests to see something

within a figure they can identify with in themselves and relate it to their lives.

The program is also an opportunity for people to learn something they didn’t know about a character, according to Miller.

“I hope it will inspire people to do more research and become greater in an area that they choose.” Miller said.

The committee recruited participant by asking students they knew to volunteer. Miller said they are expecting 40 participants.

The event is free and open to the public, and according to Miller, the committee invited area schools and others in the community.

Miller said he plans to go for more guests this year.

He said the event has averaged about 300 guests each year.

With the event being under a different structure, Miller said the museum will be more engaging.

Rooms of the museum will represent a certain theme pertaining to people’s interest. Miller said guests will be able to go through rooms specifically with characters related to education and literature in the African American Cultural Center Library.

Characters related to entertainment, fine arts, sports and inventions will be in room 201. Law, politics and movement characters will be in room 356.

Matthew Tompkins a freshman in engineering “makes coolaid the engineering way” during the fifth-annual Mr. Engineer Pageant in Witherspoon Cinema Wednesday. Tompkins was crowned Mr. Engineer, beating eight other engineering students.

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ollege is the new high school. Though this is not an original statement, it seems it is becoming truer than ever. Traditionally, a college educat ion was meant as an extension to learning, a way to refine academic Richard Fenimore skills and reGuest Columnist search. Now it seems that any decentpaying job that doesn’t come with a stigma requires at least one four-year degree and two to three years of experience for an entry-level position.

Forget even trying with just a high school diploma or, even

worse, a GED. That leaves a choice of enlisting in the military or working a construction job.

But back to my original statement: College is not just an extension of the K-12 education system in its nature as a standard requirement, but also in the nature of environment. So you want to be an engineer; how many classes have you had to take that didn’t make any sense for you to learn? History, psychology, music theory, religion. In no way is this an attempt to diminish the value of these subjects. There is a reason they maintain their respective areas of study. But why should you have to learn

about Beyoncé and her contribution to women in music when you want to graduate knowing how to design an automobile engine for maximum efficiency? I understand the concept of wanting graduates to be well-rounded and not ignorant about a number of topics. However requiring classes that often add more than a year to the college experience is almost unfair to the student paying for that degree.

And that is another thing.

How many of you have made your way through a class using Yahoo Answers? Not to call anyone out, but there is a reason that sites such as that exist. If students don’t see a

point in learning the material, they resort the path of least resistance just to get past the class and brain dump for the next mickey. It is the same experience I had in high school when it came to busy work.

The college education system is far from unnecessary, but there are ways it could be improved. For starters, removing the unfavorable connotation implied by the title “trade school” would help those students who are unsure about what they want to do to learn a marketable skill and reduce preventable strain on their bank accounts.

It would also allow them to work in a field where they are capable of taking home more

than a teenager employed at a part-time job earning minimum wage. In recent decades, the economy of the United States has shifted from one of production to a service based structure where 60 percent of jobs are there to do something for somebody else; mechanic, doctor, plumber, lawyer, stock broker, and salesman just to name a few.

Trade schools work with this existing framework to teach students valuable and practical life skills. Traditionally labeled as blue-collar work, there is no reason why someone should have to have a four-year degree to make sure your car gets you to work in the morning or ensure your

air-conditioning system is going to keep your summers cool.

Asking kids just out of high school to have all this figured out with what limited life experience they have is absurd.

Some adults with established careers deal with issues regarding who they are often enough to give credit to the phrase “mid-life crisis.” I’ve known more than one student to go a little crazy over the idea. Instead of soliciting the idea that a degree is good for the sake of the degree, we should consider what the purpose of education is and keep its value at a realistic level.

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hile reading a book concerning Freudian thought, I came across the following quote from philosopher and psychoanalyst Jonathan Lear: “A bat t le may be fought over Ishan Freud, but Raval t he wa r is Staff Columnist over our culture’s image of the human soul. Are we to see humans as having depth—as complex psychological organisms who generate layers of meaning which lie beneath the surface of their own understanding?

Or are we to take ourselves as transparent to ourselves?”

Reading that line, I made the connection that the theme of many of my own columns, perhaps most vehemently those regarding service activities such as the Krispy Kreme Challenge or Shack-A-Thon, is a variant of this “cultural war.” In my columns, I argue for looking at the root of problems—whatever conceptual apparatus one may adopt for that!—and targeting these fundamental structures. Those service activities cannot, even over time, make enough of a dent to justify engaging with them instead of efforts that can actually solve the problem.

This line of reasoning—I think it’s fairly simple—is frequently misunderstood.

It is sometimes responded to by constructing straw men, such as responding to me as if I were arguing that courses of action are by themselves “good or “bad,” while I’m always only looking at the opportunity cost of choosing one over the other.

Other arguments frequently hold null intellectual weight in rational debate, such as the “ask the families” card. (Er-

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ror: Anecdotes have no place in proving hypotheses.)

I’ve been baff led about whether such misunderstandings occur out of an inability to think critically or out of a jingoistic and/ or sycophantic attachment, whether conscious or unconscious, to something one can associate oneself with.

Now, these are qualitatively two different explanations: The former is a mere surfacelevel explanation (“Well, the guy’s just stupid”) while the latter digs a bit deeper (“Ahh, he might have done that to fulfill a desire to…”).

Both these reasons are possible. But not, someone else may contend, if I include the possibility of unconscious motivation in the latter explanation.

This person, in reference to the quote above, would be denying the complexity of humans.

But if someone could hold the view for the human mind that the only phenomena that exist—or at least the only ones worth examining—are those that are clearly apparent and reject the possibility of latent processes, that person could also extrapolate such a conceptual framework to other aspects of reality; for example, to society at large, believing that there aren’t complex systems at play beneath the plain and obvious.

So, there’s also a third possible explanation for misunderstandings, not just of such columns, but of all systemic analyses: because of a certain perception of what reality is like, there is a psychological block that prevents people from going along with any explanations that rely on a critique of the underlying workings of society. Thus necessitating, as a defense mechanism, the type

of ridiculous, vacuous opposition described above.

The view that human acts are rational-intentional is very deeply embedded in our culture, stemming from En l ig hten ment t houg ht and continuing to form the basis of today’s neo-liberal economics. The assumption that underlies it, that nothing exists beneath the surface, could very well get extrapolated to society at large. And this could lead to the automatic rejection of critiques that connect the invisible norms of our society—such as how people are classified and the simplest conceptions of what value is derived from and how people are classified—to the overt problems we face.

So, perhaps, for a significant part of our society, if critiques based on Marxism, queer theory, etc. are to be even unconsciously considered, maybe the simplistic myth about the human mind that conditions our thinking has to be repaired. Hence the importance of Freudian psychoanalysis and other systems of thoughts that present a complex picture of each person.

There’s a lmost a lways something beneath the surface: For instance, there could well be something more to these very words than superficially appears. In this age of rampant anti-intellectualism that genuflects to social entrepreneurs and Malcolm Gladwell, using macro-level conceptual apparatuses to argue for the importance of systemic analyses is of utmost value. But to use them, maybe a return to Freud is necessary, to show the viability of penetrating, comprehensive conceptual apparatuses in the first place.

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“Everyone has the liberty to speak out, and I don’t think anyone should shy away from expressing their opinions.

They have the ability to educate others. They should stand up for thier beliefs, because it wouldn’t get in the way of their research.”

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“If professors become involved in public policy debate and speak out about their political beliefs , do you think the reliabilty of their research will be affected?”

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merican colleges and universities store the sharpest, greatest and smartest minds in the world. But most professors and t hinkers in universities keep a low prof i le in debates that Ziyi Mai shape the fuStaff Columnist ture of this country. Few professors are able to come out of the ivory tower to communicate with the public about their research.

Academic results today are less accessible to the general public than they were four decades ago. It’s not that researchers don’t want to make them accessible. Rather, today’s academics have become so specialized that it takes a tremendous amount of time to explain in plain English what work the professors do. Many of them consider explaining to the masses a distraction from research.

Anne-Marie Slaughter, former dean of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton and current president of the New America Foundation, pointed out that “all the disciplines have become more and more specialized and more and more quantitative, making them less and less accessible to the general public.”

Milton Friedman, a Nobel laureate and a former professor at the University of Chicago, probably had more

fervor than any other professors about bridging the gap between academia and the general republic. He was not only successful in research, but also in spreading his word to average Americans.

In the 1960s, he appeared on “The Phil Donahue Show” to discuss capitalism and freedom, bravely answering sharp questions from people who ideologically refused to accept his ideas. He has also published a number of books, including Free to Choose, which have greatly influenced and inspired young people around the world.

But today’s academic institutions have less tolerance for professors like Friedman, and the publish-or-perish tenure process discourages professors from communicating with the public. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof notes that the Ph.D. programs in the United States have fostered a culture that “glorifies arcane unintelligibility while disdaining impact and audience.”

The fact that peer-reviewed publication has become the most important standard to receiving tenure is elusively penalizing young professors reaching out to people. It seems the only answer to get closer to the highly specialized academic work is to go to graduate school.

The ultimate goal of doing research is to generate new ideas that revolutionize the conventional wisdom or to invent new technologies that

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open the floodgate to explosive growth of productivity. Our current knowledge comes from the academic work accumulated by scholars hundreds of years ago.

It takes time for the most advanced thoughts and innovations to pass down and educate the public.

Indeed, research needs intensive endeavor, extraordinary talents and enormous time. Professors, especially young professors, have limited time to spend explaining their first-hand discoveries beside time they devote to research. Interpreting the most advanced and complicated wisdom in a language that laymen can understand is no less challenging than research itself. But demand of accessing knowledge from the public will be able to foster more professional journalists who are trained to have deeper understanding of the academic work but with the excellent writing skills needed to communicate with average people.

With more professional journalists in different academic fields, professors will have their representatives spreading out their ideas and having a stronger connection with the public. This might place some hope to stop the trend that the U.S.’s greatest minds are marginalizing themselves from the mainstream and reduce the sentiment of anti-intellectualism in American life.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 • PAGE 5

Leather jackets: still staples of men’s style Dane Hall Correspondent

Every man should own a jacket made of leather.

Though there have been many subcultures that have made the leather jacket part of their uniform, it truly can be worn by anybody and with many different styles. There are few articles of clothing that are simultaneously so functional, durable, versatile and undeniably cool.

Leather has been used to make clothing for thousands of years, but the leather jacket as we know it started with the United States Air Force in the early 1900s. There was a need to keep pilots warm as they flew, because the cockpit was open to the air. From this need came the bomber jacket style that is popular to this day.

Bomber jackets tend to be cut short, approximately waist level, and fit close to the body. This was originally to keep the cold wind away from a pilot’s core, but convenient-

ly matches the men’s clothing trend of being more formfitting. This style of jacket is available in many colors, but brown is the most common, followed closely by black.

This type of jacket is probably the most versatile in terms of style. It can be worn with everything from jeans and a t-shirt to slacks and a button-down. This is because they tend to have minimal frills — the bomber jacket is classy in its simplicity.

It also tends to be the warmest style, often featuring fur or fleece lining, making it best for winter.

Very similar in fit and function is the “moto”, or motorcycle jacket. Also sometimes called a racing jacket, this style was made specifically for high-speed motorcycle racing. It protects the rider from wind and, should an accident occur, abrasions from concrete.

Moto jackets are usually thinner and lighter than bomber jackets, which makes them perfect for a spring or

fall jacket or as a top layer in the colder winter months.

Then there is the other side of the moto jacket — the biker jacket. Typically more of a fashion statement than anything, these feature more zippers, buckles and buttons than their more subdued counterparts. Due to this, biker jackets have a more intimidating quality about them.

Another key feature that distinguishes biker jackets from moto jackets is the exaggerated lapel. Typically, these fold down and leave the neck open, but can be zipped up for more coverage when riding a motorcycle. These have long been a favorite of greasers, metal heads and other bad boys throughout recent history.

Whatever style of leather jacket fits your personality, each serves the same purpose.

By its nature, leather doesn’t breathe like cotton, wool or other fibrous materials. This means it protects against wind as well as a windbreaker

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Though leather jackets, such as this one, need maintenance to protect them from excess moisture, water is about the only thing that can damage them. Leather actually tends to look better after it has been broken in.

made of synthetic materials and looks better doing it.

A leather jacket can also protect from rain and snow, though excess moisture can damage it without proper treatment and maintenance.

Water is about the only

thing that should worry you, though. Leather is a rugged material and actually tends to look better when broken in.

There is a reason that the leather jacket has been a favorite of so many men throughout the years. It is

classic, iconic and can give any wardrobe a needed dose of charisma. A well-worn leather jacket has character that is hard to find in other pieces of clothing.

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College Cookbook: flipping an omelet Holden Broyhill Features Editor

Breakfast foods are one of my favorite things to prepare, and there is never a bad time to have them. Growing up, one of the first things I learned to cook was scrambled eggs. They’re quick, easy and delicious—any novice cook can easily prepare them. Eggs can be used in so many dishes it is almost a shame to only learn how to scramble them. It was in this spirit that I decided to try and make an omelet, the next step when it comes to cooking eggs.

Omelets require a bit more work, but they’re well worth it if prepared right. There are endless options when it comes to omelets, as various breakfast meats and vegetables can be included to spice up the meal. Of course, bacon should always be added to an omelet—given that there’s bacon around to add and you eat meat. The steps to preparing an omelet depend on the various ingredients available. Additional steps may be necessary if more complicated ingredients are being used.

The most challenging step of preparing an omelet is flipping the eggs. While it looks cool to flip the omelet out of the pan that may cause it to end up in a pile on the floor, so start with the spatula method. Be sure to allot enough time to prepare the omelet so none of the steps are rushed. An under/overdone omelet is not worth having.

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Ingredients : -Eggs, two to four per omelet -1 stick of butter -Various seasonings -Cheese -Additional breakfast meats or vegetables

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anything other ingredients you’ve prepared to add to your omelet to avoid salmonella poisoning.

3. Mix the yolks and the egg whites until they are completely mixed. A fork or a whisk is ideal to mix the eggs. At this stage, add various seasonings, such as salt, pepper and other herbs.

1. Prepare all of the ingredients prior to starting the eggs.

Eggs do not take long to cook and there won’t be enough time to prepare everything once they start cooking. Each omelet takes roughly two to four eggs, so make sure there are enough supplies.

4. Prepare some butter in the skillet over medium heat. Pour the eggs evenly onto the pan—a spatula works great for this step. Add a splash of milk or water at this stage to make the eggs fluffy.

2. Crack all of the eggs into a bowl. Be sure to avoid getting shells into the mixture. Wash your hands before handling

5. When the bottom layer of the eggs becomes firm and a little runny on the top, the various fillings should be added,

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except the cheese.

6. Continue cooking the eggs until the top layer bubbles.

The eggs should appear opaque before you flip them, and the edges of the omelet should be beginning to crinkle and separate from the pan. The omelet should basically be cooked all the way through before you flip it. This prevents it from separating and keeps it creamy in the middle.

7. Gently flip the omelet with a spatula to let it brown on the other side. If you prefer runnier omelets, don’t be afraid to skip this step.

8. Add cheese to the center of the omelet and use a spatula to fold the omelet in half over the cheese.

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Crank Arm Brewing Ricky Hopper Correspondent

Crank Arm Brewing, a microbrewery located downtown on Davie Street, looks as if it used to be an old auto shop, with a large garage door, painted brick walls and concrete floors. Exposed ventilation and rafters further contribute to the minimalistic atmosphere, and sparse but effective lighting create a dim and somewhat old-timey feel.

The brew tanks and other equipment the brewers use are stored in the back of the room in plain sight, leaving no doubt that the beer is made anywhere else.

Crank Arm also has many board games on the premises, as well as an oversized Jenga tower near the entrance, which I was too afraid of completely destroying to mess with during my visit.

It’s clear the guys who own Crank Arm like bikes and other renovated mechanical items. Much of the art and styling of the space is crafted with stray bicycle parts, including chains hanging behind the bar and bicycle frames melded together into a much larger frame on the wall, accented with lush neon lighting. Nothing about the decoration is complex, but it is very well done. Crank Arm uses a little to seem like a lot.

As for the beer itself, I sampled a few of their offerings and had only good things to report. The first brew I tried, the Icycle (intentionally misspelled, as they name most of their beers after bikes and other “green” transportation methods), was described as a winter warmer Belgian Brown with ginger, carda-

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mom and orange zest. It certainly did have a warming taste toward the end, with heavier flavors than are typical of a Belgian Brown. The various ingredients used in the beer served as very nice accents, complementing rather than overpowering the beer in any way.

The next beer I ordered was somewhat of a personal experiment: the Holy Mole Porter. This was a smoked porter made with Videri chocolate (from a Raleigh-area chocolate company) and habanero included in the recipe. Now, I’m not usually a fan of porters, but the chocolate and habanero f lavors overpowered any other elements the beer had, resulting in a brew comparable to smooth chocolate syrup with a kick. The habanero flavor gently builds in the back of your throat until a pleasant burn lingers for a short while after the beer is finished. It’s a very interesting flavor—and one that is definitely worth experiencing, though not something I would order on a regular

basis.

Another recipe I tried brief ly was the Derailleur.

This was an American-style barleywine that clocked in at 10.8 percent ABV. It definitely tasted strong, but went down much smoother than I would have expected. It was also somewhat drier than many beers.

Crank Arm Brewing opens at 4 p.m. on weekdays and noon on Saturdays and Sundays. It usually stays open sufficiently late for most people, but complete hours can be found online. They also have a listing of food options at their bar, which is simply a book of menus from nearby restaurants. If you find yourself hungry while on premises, they’ll send out a delivery guy on a bike to go get you what you ordered.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 • PAGE 7

Q & A: Watkins looks to improve in 2014 Zack Ellerby Correspondent

N.C. State track and field teams enter into the 2014 outdoor season with high expectations after a year that produced 7 All-American performances, and 9 All-ACC performers. One of the Wolfpack returning AllACC performers, sophomore thrower SeQuoia Watkins, looks to improve upon last season’s success in this upcoming 2014 track and field outdoor season. The Technician caught up with Watkins to learn about the sophomore and to discuss the upcoming season.

Technician: Where did you attend high school and was

the competition like?

Watkins: Competition in high school was pretty good but it was nothing compared to the competition I see now.

Q: Describe your transition from high school to college.

A: My transition was pretty easy. I attended the early transition program and I got to meet a lot of other athlete’s during that time. I am very social so getting to know everyone was not hard for me.

Q: Why did you want throw for N.C. State track and field?

A: I was always a Wolfpack fan growing up, partly because my uncle, Brendan Brown, ran track for State. I can remember watching him workout and practice, he was a great athlete.

Q: You earned All-ACC honors last season and you were a qualifier in the NCAA East Regional. What are your personal goals for the outdoor season?

A: I want to do a lot better than I did last year. I am a great athlete, and I know this year what it takes to get to nationals. I did not make it to the finals and I do not want to miss my opportunity this year. I am going to continue to work hard and put in the time to make myself better.

Q: What is assistant coach Tom Wood like, and what do throwers do during practice?

A: Coach Wood is not your typical coach. He is like a father figure and he cares about how you are doing personally,

academically, and he strives to make us better athletes. I was highly recruited out of high school, and when I visited N.C. State, Coach Wood was one of the reasons I decided to come to N.C. State.

Q: There are 78 athletes on the roster; with such a large team is it hard to get to know everyone?

A: You would think it would be hard because our team is so big, but it’s not hard at all.

We have regular team meetings and there we are able to introduce ourselves to each other. Those of us who have been on the team before become peer role models to our younger teammates.

Q: Many athletes have pregame routines to get them

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ready to compete, what do you do to prepare yourself for a track meet?

A: Everybody on the team has a different way of getting ready for the meets. Runners like to shake but we throwers like to eat before a meet.

When we wake up we put on loud music to get us hyped, were like a family within a family. We always support each other, last week my teammate Nicole told me she needed to hit 20’ to advance. She said if I can get 18’ she would get 20’, so I went out and did just that. Then she threw for 20’ just like she said.

Q: Besides track and field, what is your favorite sport to watch?

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Q: Do you have a favorite professional basketball team?

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I was highly recruited out of high school and no other school gave me the same feeling N.C. State did. I love it here.

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Today SWIMMING AND DIVING WOMEN’S ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS/MEN’S DIVING Greensboro, All day

No. 6 N.C. State earned a comprehensive 15-0 win over North Carolina A&T at Doak field Wednesday.

It was the largest margin of victory for the Wolfpack since a 25-4 rout over Wagner last February. Junior second baseman Logan Ratledge went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs. “We played the best game of the season by far,” N.C. State head coach Elliot Avent said. “We showed a lot of respect for the game today.”

N.C. State (3-1) came into the game following a dominant victory over Elon on Tuesday, while A&T (11) entered with a win over Radford in its first game of the season.

Both teams started out slow, going scoreless in the first two innings highlighted by some slick fielding, notably by junior shortstop Trea Turner and Ratledge.

State got on the board in the bottom of the third when Turner stepped up to the plate with two outs and down two strikes laced a single that sent junior catcher Brett Austin home. Junior centerfielder Jake Fincher also scored after sliding to third off a steal and then turning home after a mishandled throw to third base.

Avent said two-strike batting was something the team had been working on in the offseason. “[We need to] put the ball in play with two strikes, no punch-outs,” Avent said. “That’s been a big focus.”

State did not let off the gas, scoring on a home run in the fourth inning from junior first baseman Jake

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Junior outfielder Bubby Riley dives for a fly ball Monday Feb. 17, 2014 at Doak Field at Dail Park against Canisius.

The Wolfpack defeated Canisius 11-4 finishing the series 1-1.

Armstrong. The solo shot over the left field wall marked the Pack’s first homer of the season.

After the Aggies removed junior pitcher Mitchell McQueen in the fifth inning, sophomore pitcher Justin Godette faced a Wolfpack batting order that had found its rhythm. State came out swinging as Austin and Fincher hit consecutive singles to the outfield, bringing in two more runners. A three-run rocket over the left field fence from Ratledge extended the Pack’s lead to eight.

The Pack was not finished. In the same inning, a grounder from

freshman third baseman Andrew Knizner sent freshman outfielder Nathan Hood to home plate and an overthrown ball from A&T freshman shortstop Timothy Revare allowed two runners to score on a separate play. The Aggies committed four errors in the bottom of the fifth inning alone, boosting the Wolfpack to an 11-0 lead.

“Baseball is streaky, hitting comes and goes,” Ratledge said. “Once you see a few guys get a couple hits, it usually tacks on after that. It’s just a matter of getting that first guy going.”

Wednesday’s victory for the Pack

was marked as a win for junior starting pitcher Patrick Peterson. In 5.2 innings pitching, P. Peterson struck out two batters and allowed three hits, while not allowing any runs or walks. After 64 pitches, P. Peterson was pulled for his twin brother, junior pitcher Erik Peterson, who also pitched well.

N.C. State faces the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a three game series beginning Friday at Doak Field at Dail Park, with the opening game set for 3:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. DUKE @ DUKE Durham, 6:30 p.m.

Friday TRACK VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENGE Blacksburg, VA. , TBA TRACK KENT TAYLOR INVITE Chapel Hill, NC, TBA SWIMMING AND DIVING WOMEN’S ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS/MEN’S DIVING Greensboro, All day SOFTBALL VS. GEORGIA Kissimmee, Fla., 1:15 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. SYRACUSE Raleigh, 2:30 p.m.

BASEBALL VS. APPALACHIAN STATE Raleigh, 3:00 p.m.

SOFTBALL VS. LEHIGH Kissimmee, Fla., 5:45 p.m.

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS @ PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, PA., 7:00 p.m.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Baseball is streaky, hitting comes and goes.

Once you see a few guys get a couple hits, it usually tacks on after that. ” Logan Rutledge, junior second baseman

Paintball bursts onto the scene Colin Phibbs Correspondent

After placing third in a competition and beating out rival East Carolina, the N.C. State club paintball team has high hopes for this season.

The club of 16 members has set their sights on victory for an upcoming regional tournament, beginning Saturday, March 1.

Led by co-presidents, sophomore Chase Knox, a first-year college major, and Brian Palmer, a junior in electrical engineer, the club is young with its core shooters being underclassmen. The club will not lose any members after this season is over, giving them high hopes for a national championship squad next year.

The team is sending two five-man teams to the upcoming regional tournament in Canton Ga. March 1 and has high expectations for their top line.

“Our A-line hopes to come in first or at least make the last game or everyone is going to be pretty irritated,” said Knox.

Not only is the outlook high for the A-line but also for its young Bline, which consists of new members who have recently joined the squad and were able to compete in a few tournaments last semester to gain experience. Knox and Palmer have seen a lot of improvement in the second line and hope to see the hard work pay off in this upcoming tournament.

“Out of 20 teams, I hope they place in at least top eight,” Palmer said. The team learned a few things from its performance that they hope to take to the regional tournament in Georgia, according to Palmer.

According to Palmer, the team learned to mix up their game plan, in response to last season’s finals run.

Knox agreed, adding, “We didn’t have any intensity in that last game because we had a two-hour break between games due to our high seeding.”

The Pack competes in short format competitions, which consists of teams composed of five players, with points scored when the flag is captured or all opponents are eliminated. The games are fast paced.

Shooters on average fire 12.5 times per second. Most rounds of play average between one or two minutes but are capped at five minutes.

The conference has strong competitors including: No. 21 East Carolina University and No. 1 Liberty University. State has been developing a solid rivalry with East Carolina and has high hopes that more in-state schools will add club teams to compete against.

The NCSU team had a strong 2013 season with its first national tournament experience. The Pack finished fourth out of 50 teams on the national stage. In the local arena, State finished in 10th place or better in the last five tournaments of the 2013 season.

“We were very happy with our performance at nationals last year, it was definitely a breakout for us,” said Knox.

Knox and Palmer want to see the team jump up to the class-A affiliate, either next year or the year after.

Moving to Class-A, the team would be able to compete in better tournaments and get more national recognition, including a few televised events.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN PALMER

Members of the paintball club take aim and shoot during a competition.

The team will return to action March 1 in Canton, Ga.

The Wolfpack has been growing exponentially and are able to take more than one team to the tournaments. They are always looking for new members even if they don’t have

any tournament experience. The club goes to Greensboro, N.C. once every other week to work on strategy, precision and have a little fun.