TECHNICIAN
monday february
10 2014
Raleigh, North Carolina
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HBO seeks to adapt N.C. State professor’s novel into TV series Kevin deMontbrun Correspondent
Though professors typically publish their work, one N.C. State professor may get the opportunity to showcase his literary work on the small screen. Wilton Barnhardt, an author and a creative writing professor at N.C. State, signed a contract with HBO to potentially create a television serious based on his latest novel, Lookaway, Lookaway!
The novel was published last year, on July 1, 2013, and it took about five years of careful writing and editing. Since then, it has garnered attention and critical acclaim as a New York Times, National Public Radio and Indie Bound bestseller. Now, HBO has optioned it as potential comedy TV series. The novel follows the lives of a southern American family living in Charlotte, North
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Sixteen-year-old Jarod Nizen carries his box of doughnuts while he finishes the first leg of the Krispy Kreme Challenge Saturday in downtown Raleigh.
Krispy Kreme Challenge sets fundraising record Sasha Afanasyeva Staff Writer VICTORIA CROCKER/TECHNICIAN
More than 80,000 protesters stand on Fayetteville Street, listening to Rev. William Barber II during Saturday’s “Mass Moral March,” which started near Shaw Univeristy and ended in front of the North Carolina State Capital.
‘Mass Moral March’ draws 80,000 people Chris Hart-Williams Staff Writer
Tens of thousands of people marched through downtown Raleigh to express their discontent with policies implemented by Gov. Pat McCrory and the N.C. General Assembly Saturday. Rev. William Barber II, president of the N.C. Chapter of the NAACP, and members of 150 other advocacy groups participated in the Historic Thousands on Jones Street “Mass Moral March” to protest policies partaining to voter ID, Medicaid expansion, cuts to education, women’s reproductive rights, LGBT rights and fracking. Though the City of Raleigh permit was
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Rev. William Barber II speaks during a press conference after Saturday’s march.
only for 20,000 attendees, the march, which began at Shaw University is estimated to have drawn between 80,000 and 100,000 people, according to the N.C. NAACP. “We return to Raleigh with a renewed strength and a new sense of urgency,” Barber said. Barber said students are important to what he called a “movement for social justice,” and without their support, marches such as the one that occurred on Saturday would not have continued, no would they carry the same power. Barber encouraged students to con-
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Double Barrel Benefit concert begins first night in new venue Grant Golden Staff Writer
Every year WKNC, N.C. State’s student-run radio station, holds its Double Barrel Benefit Concert, a showcase of the finest acts that North Carolina has to offer. In previous years the event was typically a back-to-back, two-day event held in Raleigh, most recently at The Pour House downtown.
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Marc Kuzio (left) and Chris Bennett (right), of the band Ghostt Bllonde, perform at Cat’s Cradle Friday night.
More than 7,700 runners participated in the 10th annual Krispy Kreme Challenge Saturday, raising exactly $200,000 for the N.C. Children’s Hospital and setting a new record for the fundraiser. The Krispy Kreme Challenge was started by a group of N.C. State Park Scholar students to help fund the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. To date, more than $750,000 have been raised to help the hospital, with more than 25 percent of that sum being raised this
year. Michael Harrison, a junior in industrial engineering, was the main organizer and director of the event. “Ultimately, it was a fulfilling experience organizing this race,” Harrison said. “We put in a lot of hours. We had a number of challenges such as seeking sponsorship, fundraising and logistics. All of this somewhat difficult to do as a student, but at the end of the day it was a very worthwhile experience.” Some of the participants dressed in costumes for the costume contest, making the
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Anthropologist discusses ethics of service, medicine Steven Denny Correspondent
Medical professionals working for Doctors Without Borders must consistently make choices about which patients they can treat in their field of work, according to Peter Redfield, an anthropology professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Redfield, the author of Life in Crisis: The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders, spoke to students and faculty members Friday afternoon in the 1911 Building. According to Redfield, DWB faces turnover rates of about 30 percent during doctors’ and nurses’ first year of work. In addition to
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high-turnover rates, DWB faces problems on a different front, Redfield said. If the media emphasizes a single crisis, putting others on backlog, DWB must react accordingly. This can force the hand in where DWB’s aid is placed. According to Redfield, a seemingly independent nonprofit is thus forced to become reliant on the media. Medical professionals from France founded Doctors Without Borders in the early 1970s to promote humanitarian aid for international crises. According to Redfield, the organization proclaims that its mission is to contribute impartial-humanitarian
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