TECHNICIAN
monday october
20 2014
Raleigh, North Carolina
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SG releases new ‘It’s on Us’ PSA
THROWBACK WITH THE PACK. SEE PAGE 8
Coleen Kinen-Ferguson Staff Writer
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Head Coach Mark Gottfried talks to the media after Throwback with the Pack in Reynolds Coliseum Friday. “I thought the idea to have a throwback-type game and bring the legends back was perfect for what’s going to happen,” Gottfried said.
In conjunction with the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign, geared toward ending sexual assault on college campuses, NC State released a PSA video Thursday addressing sexual assault that features a variety of students, faculty and staff from across campus. Carson Shepherd, student government director of University Affairs, a junior in political science and the driving force behind the creation of the video, said she thought it would be beneficial for NC State to have a personalized version of the national PSA released by the White House.
“You can watch it and say ‘Oh that’s my roommate, my professor, the chancellor, or athletes on campus,’” Shepherd said. Student Health Services, the Counseling Center, the Women’s Center, the GLBT Center, Multicultural Student Affairs as well as NC State’s students, faculty and staff all appear in the PSA as advocates of sexual assault prevention. The variety of people in the video reinforce the idea that sexual assault is not a singular issue, and everyone on a college campus plays a vital role in helping to prevent and spread awareness about sexual assault. Professors, athletes, members of the administrative staff, Greek life, student media and student govern-
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Hagan at NC State today, event closed to the public
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dents excited about NC State Basketball,” Mau said. With basketball season just around the corner, students are doing what they can to earn extra tickets and interact with fellow sports enthusiasts. This event offered attendees a chance to earn six loyalty points towards acquiring basketball and other athletics tickets.
Senator Kay Hagan, an incumbent Democratic candidate for the upcoming senatorial midterm elections, will be visiting NC State today at 3 p.m. for an education press conference. The conference is closed to the public, but about 50 people who were personally invited by Hagan’s campaign will be allowed to attend the event. Organizers wanted to keep the conference small for the press, and due to space restrictions, no more than 50 attendees are allowed into the conference while Hagan is at NC State. Because it is a campaign event, only supporters of Kay Hagan were invited to attend. In addition to Hagan, two students will speak at the event. Hagan will then hold a Q&A with the press. The conference is set to last about one hour. Hagan will discuss education during the conference. The event is part of her education tour across the state and she will be speaking at other schools in the UNC-System later this week. Hagan is seeking to be reelected
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Cole Bass, freshman in design studies, sets up his tent as he prepares for the rest of the evening during Campout 2014 Friday evening on the lower Miller Field. This event was organized by Union Activities Board and it took place on Miller field on Friday. Campout, an NC State tradition, takes place every year where students gather, set up their tents, and enjoy inflatable rides.
Students camp on Miller Field for basketball tickets Lindsay Smith Correspondent
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Since the late 1970s, eager sports fans have gathered for the student-wide Campout in hopes of receiving NC State basketball tickets. This year’s Student Government, along with University Athletics, the Union Activities Board and University Recreation, hosted Campout and Throwback with
the Pack in Talley Student Union, Reynolds Coliseum, and Miller Fields Friday. Although both Campout and Throwback to the Pack took place Friday night, the events were separate from each other. Student Government was responsible for running Campout, according to Student Body President Rusty Mau. “The most important part about Campout is preserving the tradition of camping out, to get stu-
Campus Police releases 2013 crime statistics in annual report Coleen Kinen-Ferguson Staff Writer
The 2014 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report shows that drug and alcohol offenses are some of the most commonly reported on campus. The report, which was released this month, includes crime statistics at NC State from 2011 to 2013. NC State Police Chief Jack Moorman said larceny still remains the biggest crime on campus, although larceny statistics are not included in the annual report.
Campus Police reported 479 disciplinary referrals for liquor law violations, 68 disciplinary referrals for drug abuse violations, 17 burglaries, and six sexual offenses for 2013 in the 2014 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Since 2011, Campus Police have made 48 drug abuse and 111 liquor law arrests. Also since 2011, 274 people have been referred for disciplinary action for drug abuse and 1,538 people have been referred for liquor law violations. The number of reported drug- and alco-
hol-related arrests has decreased since 2011. Campus police made 74 arrests for drug abuse violations and 37 arrests for liquor law violations in 2011 and made only 48 for drug abuse violations and 19 for liquor law violations in 2013. While nationally considered to be vastly underreported, Campus Police has reported 20 forcible sexual assaults since 2011. However, statistics from the White House suggest 22 percent of college women have been victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse or threats of physical violence.
The categories of different crimes included in the report are all based on the definitions listed by the Department of Education, which all Campus Police are required to follow. “For us, any incident or report of violent crime is too many,” said NC State Police Chief Jack Moorman. “We do not want crime to occur on our campus.” Moorman said crime prevention begins
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