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OIT addresses data-breaching threat Jake Moser New Editor

Data breaches can cost millions of dollars due to hefty fines, settlements, forensic consultants, lawyer fees and call centers. Though the more lucrative breaches tend to involve businesses and their credit card data, universities have also been the target of such cyber attacks.

In February, the University of Maryland announced that an unknown perpetrator stole more than 300,000 personnel and student records—some dating to the late ‘90s—from

its data system.

According to Mardecia Bell, director of security and compliance for the Office of Information Technology, the UM scenario represents a major breach, where hundreds of thousands of documents were stolen.

Likewise, minor breaches generally consist of about 200 pieces of data to several thousand, such as the data breach at UNC-Chapel Hill last year. More than 6,000 files containing names, Social Security numbers and other personal information from current and former students and faculty members were exposed for almost four months, according to

a press release.

Bell said the cost of cleaning up a data breach comes out to about $100-$150 per record and has seen some breaches cost as much as $15 million total.

“The threat is very real, and it’s a threat to all universities,” Bell said.

Though OIT has measures to protect the University’s data, preventing this type of cyber attack starts with awareness within the N.C. State community, because many data breaches target individual people as opposed to large servers of data.

“The thing that you have to guard against is

the users have to be careful about what they click on; they need to be careful not to fall for phishing attempts and provide their credentials,” Bell said. “They need to guard those very closely. OIT is the custodian of the university’s data, but all of campus is responsible for protecting the university’s data.”

Bell said N.C. State has had one minor security breach and doesn’t use a third party to keep its data safe, like many schools.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the cost of a security breach is largely

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Professor and student make documentary for a cause Staff Report

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aptain of Space Jam and N.C. State alumnus, Matt Cooper, pressures Globo Gym Purple Cobras player Tyler Kosh, sophomore in management during the Co-Recreational B League Championship Game In Carmichael Gym Monday. Going into the game, the two teams were undefeated in the regular season intramural play. The first four minutes of game play resulted in only two points being scored, both in favor of the Globo Gym Purple Cobras. when the clock ran out, the Globo Gym Purple Cobras defeated Space Jam 50-25.

A documentary film about the role of African-American men in preventing sexual violence will screen on campus tomorrow.

The film, written and directed by associate professor of counselor education, Marc Grimmett and recent graduate and filmmakers, David Hambridge, will be shown Wednesday at 7:30 in Witherspoon Cinema.

The film received a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. Grimmett was also honored at the 2014 North Carolina Counseling Association Awards for his work on the film, according to the Bulletin.

The campus screening is sponsored by the NC State Counselor Education program and Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society. Cosponsors include the Department of Social Work, University Housing and First Year College.

Sigma Chi raises money for special-education children Sarah Catherine Smith Correspondent

Members of nine N.C. State PanHellenic Sororities have raised more than $12,000 for a Raleigh-area institution that serves children with special-education needs.

N.C. State’s Delta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi held its 40th annual Derby Days competition this past week. Derby Days is a week-long competition during which members of the nine PanHellenic sororities at N.C. State participate to raise money for the Frankie Lem-

mon School & Development Center.

“There are over 277 chapters of Sigma Chi throughout the nation,” said Winston Senter, a junior in business administration and Sigma Chi’s philanthropy and Derby Days Chair.

“Every year, each chapter hosts a week long philanthropy event. Ours at State is Derby Days.”

Sigma Chi has donated more than $100,000 to the Frankie Lemmon School since it first began the partnership. The Frankie Lemmon School is a center in Raleigh for children with special-education needs. The school provides

life-changing education and support that leads to successful participation in family and community life for the children, Senter said.

It aims for the achievement of each child’s full potential, according to Senter. The school is located on Glenwood Avenue, and Senter said 70 members of the fraternity volunteer at the school and provide financial aid.

“The week leading up to Derby Days is service week at the Frankie Lemmon School for the fraternity,” Senter said. “My favorite part of the whole thing is being there and seeing the kids. A lot of students have never heard

COM Week starts with political lecture Casey Oldham Correspondent

of the school, which is surprising since it is so close to campus. I think that the best part of Derby Days is having these girls realize that this organization exists and that it is close enough for us all to easily help out.”

The actual Derby Days competition consists of five days of competitive events among the nine PanHellenic sororities on N.C. State’s campus. Sororities can earn points for winning different competitions, along with gaining bonus points for attendance and general

Architect discusses income inequality Joseph Havey

A Raleigh-area professor came to N.C. State Monday to address problems with politics, specifically how the general public tends to be uninformed despite being bombarded by political advertisements and information.

David McLennan, a professor at William Peace University, kicked off COM week with a lecture entitled “The Sagging State of Political Communications in North Carolina.”

Data show that voters have become significantly less informed about the actual platforms of political figures for numerous reasons, according to McLennan, who said we’re at a crucial turning point— not only in politics—but in the way it’s presented to the public and coming generations.

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David McLennan, a professor at William Peace University speaks about the rise in “low-information voters” Monday in Caldwell Lounge as a part of the “Sagging State of Political Communication in NC” discussion.

McLennan discussed how despite a rise in political advertisements and increased ease of access to candidate information, there has been a rise political misinformation.

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The United States is split by income inequality, racial inequality and housing subsidy inequality, but one architect is trying to make a small difference. Michael Pyatok, principal of Pyatok Architects in Oakland, Calif., detailed how he designs affordable housing for low-income families to more than 100 students and faculty members Monday.

Pyatok has designed more than 35,000 units of affordable housing since first starting his career in 1984, including locations in the Philippines and Malaysia.

Before delving into the specifics of his work, Pyatok gave the audience a brief lecture about economics, specifically income inequality in the United States.

“As poets, we [Pyatok’s col-

leagues] want to make the world look like it would with a just and fair economy,” Pyatok said. “Unfortunately, we don’t have that. Occupy Wall Street was just the tip of the iceberg of what could happen when people become aware of how unfair things are here.”

Pyatok showered the audience with a wide range of statistics demonstrating the vast inequality in the U.S. Forty percent of the population owns only 20 percent of a percent of the wealth in the country, which is “virtually nothing,” according to Pyatok. Twenty percent of the population owns 85 percent of the wealth and accounts for 60 percent of consumption.

U.S. prison populations per capita dwarf those of every other nation, including Russia, Egypt, China and Iran. CEO income is more than 400

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McLennan told the audience, so far, $10 million have been spent for the United States Senate race.

He explained that this is due to many trends in the way that political messages have been exploited lately.

Several trends involved the balkanization of political communication such as politicians only communicating with others who have the same views.

“It makes sense that people who support President [Barack] Obama would follow significantly more close to his messages as opposed to someone who does not support him,” McLennan said.

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tual substance in political messages and the increasing amount of almost personal stabs from one politician to another.

There was also a lot of attention to the trend that people have started paying more attention to the medium as opposed to the actual message. To explain this concept, McLennan used the example of the episode in Between Two Ferns, where host Zack Galifianakis interviewed Obama.

According to McLennan, most people watched the interview for its entertainment value, as opposed to the Obama’s plug about Obamacare and Healthcare.gov.

Taking a more optimistic turn, McLennan explained how the newer generations are tired of the negativity and shear numbers of political attack advertisements, especially during election season.

McLennan predicts that this

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new trend will start, in his opinion, the “fourth period” of political communication.

McLennan described the first period of political communication to be the Golden Age, right after WWII, leading up to the 1960’s. In this period, political communication was largely controlled by political parties, newspapers and people actually watching and attending political debates.

The second period of political communication, according to McLennan, lasted until the late nineties. During this time, the main venues for political communication were television and talk radio. The newspapers were changing the name of the game with political stabs and what really sent us into the present period was the internet.

After the 1990’s and into current times, McLennan described how the internet and technology in general have completely taken over political communication.

He then explained how the negative change in the presentation of messages to the

public concerning politics has started this craving in younger generations of substantial messages that they can agree with.

McLennan said the public seems to be growing tired of attacking political opponents and wants to change this to rallying behind messages they agree with.

Using the conflict in Egypt as an example, McLennan shed light on how people were more concerned about using sites such as Twitter to get their message out in opposition to the glamour of these social networking sites.

McLennan encouraged the audience to actively take part and push this new period of communication.

“Stay optimistic about the message,” McLennan said.

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times that of average worker income. Housing and transportation in suburbs, which requires a car as an extension of the home, can consist of 70 percent of a person’s income, leaving only 30 percent for food, clothing and “other essentials,” according to Pyatok.

“The lower classes are living in a dysfunctional circumstance,” Pyatok said.

“People have no hope.”

Pyatok also referenced the murder rate in the U.S., which, at 16,000 a year, is much larger than the 6,700 soldiers killed in both Afghanistan and Iraq in the last 10 years.

“It’s a pretty bizarre society,” Pyatok said. “Income is skewed. Crime rates are so high, and society is in very serious trouble.”

To combat this, Pyatok works to design homes for low-income families “trying to raise kids on a peanut salary,” he said.

“But despite however poetic my work may sound, we’re spitting into the wind in terms of tragedies,” Pyatok said.

After presenting the audience with a “healthy dose of realism,” Pyatok moved on to show his designs, which included housing for Native Americans, low-income families and senior citizens.

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Michael Pyatok, an architect and professor of architectural design, gave a lecture as a part of the College of Design lecture series in Burns Auditorium of Kamphoefner Hall Monday. Pyatok talked about his projects that involve designing affordable and efficient housing for lower income neighborhoods in California, Washington and Arizona.

One housing unit was built above a Native American clinic so that families could be near health care services.

The 36-family structure includes a 40-car garage, cultural center and rooftop balcony. Builders adorned the outside with Native American designs, including a giant eagle feather and basket patterns.

Another housing unit— this one for senior citizens— took the place of an old battery factory in downtown Oakland. The new unit has a vegetable garden and a small apple-tree orchard.

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“People learn, we get a better project by learning more about the people we’re serving, and we’re able to organize people into the political process,” Pyatok said. “They are more likely to appear in front of City Council hearings if they are invested in the project from the start.

Income isn’t a barrier to good citizenship or good design.”

Pyatok ended by advocating for housing for rich and poor alike in the same areas. He said he can envision a world in which the “poor teach the rich on how to best live on a planet of shrinking resources,” he said.

Pyatok’s lecture was part of a “Situated Modernisms & Global Practice” series hosted by the College of Design.

“He is one of my absolute heroes,” Robin Abrams, head of the school of architecture, said. “He represents a side to the design profession that we can all be very proud of. He practiced sustainable design long before the profession came to support it.”

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dependent upon the type of attack.

“The first thing you might think about is forensics,” said Cathy Bates, chief information officer at Appalachian State University and a member of the Higher Education Information Security Council. “Do you have the capability to do it in-house, or will you need to call in forensics expertise? That might be your first outlay of cash. It can be expensive. But again, it really depends on the type of security breach that you are working with.”

Bell said colleges and uni-

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participation, Senter said.

Raleigh-area businesses also participate in Derby Days. El Cerro, a Raleigh-area Mexican restaurant, and Krispy Kreme have helped to sponsor the competition annually.

On Monday, the first day of the competition, students participated in standard field game competitions, includ-

versities also buy cyber security insurance to lessen the impact of dealing with a data breach. However, that’s only in the future plans for N.C. State.

“We don’t currently have it, but we are in the process of investigating it,” Bell said.

“The state of North Carolina is heading up an investigation for that type of insurance for its entities, and we’re not sure how much it’s going to cost.”

Bell said a good way to combat this issue is through awareness in education.

“We do have securit y awareness, and that’s a big portion of this that impacts the university as a whole,” Bell said.

ing tug-of-war and egg toss.

Tuesday, the sororities competed to see who could turn in the most box tops. Sigma Chi collected more than 10,000 box tops through this competition for the Frankie Lemmon School. These box tops were not included in the tally for the total amount of money that Derby Days raised. Other competitions included a banner painting competition, judged by the staff of the Frankie Lem-

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Though OIT has a system to keep university data secure, analysts at N.C. State encourage students and faculty members to take preventative measures to assure that personal information and pay checks are kept safe.

mon School, and a karaoke contest.

“I really enjoy the karaoke competition,” said Olivia Roberson, a sophomore in textile and fashion management and member of Sigma Kappa. “You are there to cheer your chapter on, but it is a nice way to see girls from other sororities. The week is highly competitive, but events such as the karaoke contest serve as some relief from that.”

The final event of the competition was a dance contest held at the McKimmon Center on Sunday. The N.C. Delta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi was victorious this year.

“My favorite event is probably the dance competition,” Senter said. “We have the dance team as well as staff and the president of the Frankie Lemmon School judge the competition, it is a lot of fun to have everyone together. Everyone gets a

chance to hear directly from the president of The Frankie Lemmon School at the dance competition. It is a great way to end the week.”

This year’s overall winner of Derby Days was the Iota Phi chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha. The sorority has won the competition the past 14 years they have competed.

“I think everybody looks forward to it all year,” said Meagan Briley, vice president of programming for ZTA.

“The whole chapter participates. Everyone knows it is going to be stressful, but it brings the chapter together for one goal and a great cause.

It is also genius way to raise a lot of money in a fun way. We get to spend a week doing silly things with friends for a good reason, what more could you ask for.”

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Election endorsements

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of the Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

WHAT’S INSIDE: Student Government election polls open at noon today, and that means it’s time for the Technician editorial board to make its endorsements.

We are only endorsing candidates for the positions of Student Body President, Student Body Vice President and Student Senate President, as these are the only positions for which we feel we have enough information to make educated endorsements.

To cast your vote, visit vote. ncsu.edu. Polls close at noon on April 2.

STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT We endorse Alanna Propst and Grant Do. Propst seems to care sincerely about the issues on her platform, which include getting graduate students more involved, increasing sustainability and promoting diversity. Also worth noting is her plan to make the Student Government website more user-friendly. The Technician staff spends hours on the website every week trying to find information to write our stories, and we still can’t navigate it efficiently. An improved website will increase transparency between Stu-

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dent Government and the rest of the student population.

Furthermore, we see a lot of potential in her running mate, Grant Do. This is the first year that Student Body Vice President has been a position, and whoever is elected

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will be the model for future vice presidents. Propst and Do demonstrated during the debate that they work well as a team. This, paired with Do’s enthusiasm, gives us reason to believe he will be very involved as SBVP, and this is an important precedent to set.

We think Propst and Do are devoted to the students and will stand strong to advocate for student needs, regardless of whether the administration is in full support.

We endorse Alex Grindstaff. We are familiar with the name “Grindstaff” because he has been proactive in drafting bills worth reporting. Though Grindstaff has sponsored fewer bills than his opponent, Alex Yadon, this academic year, the

bills he did sponsor were of great importance. Most notably, Grindstaff sponsored a bill opposing the sale of the Hofmann Forest and a bill to make the University admissions process more inclusive for students of LGBT status.

Let’s bring the Vatican into the 21st century

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row ing up, attending a Catholic school was a unique experience. I never attended public school. I had to wear a uniform to school every day. This is the first school year of my life that I’ve been allowed to wear whatever I want to class.

Bei ng i n Jacqueline college now, Lee I h ave to Staff Columnist take the initiative to go to church on Sundays—my parents can’t make me go, and there’s no mandatory school-wide Mass.

At the beginning of the school year, I honestly didn’t make the effort to attend Mass. A main reason for this is because I have conflicting views with some of the major social teachings. I’ve since realized how much I missed going to church and that I do love being Catholic, because it’s what I was raised as, and it feels like a home to me.

Having a constant source for guidance, support and love is incredible, especially in college.

But the church doesn’t make everyone feel as wel-

come with major issues that are both social and political.

According to a 2009 Pew Research poll, 1 in 10 American adults raised Catholic stop practicing the religion, and more than half said reasons were the church’s stances on same-sex marriage and abortion.

One major church teaching as stated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that ‘homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.’”

It goes on to say, “They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.” This is very confusing and contradictory for members of the church who are homosexual, because they’re hearing that God loves them and they are accepted, but acting on their feelings is a sin.

In today’s modern society, the church’s opposition to same-sex marriage is turning many Catholics away from the religion and is not inviting to new members.

I remember hating discussing this teaching in religion class and thinking that some of my friends who are homo-

Erin Holloway, senior in English and anthropology

sexual must have felt angry or rejected because of it. I can’t imagine growing up in the church, receiving each sacrament while growing up and then feeling rejected or shunned by the religion that gives me a sense of security.

Another problem in the Catholic Church has been the number of cases of priests sexually molesting children. According to The New York Times, 384 priests were defrocked in 2011 and 2012 because of cases of sexual abuse. This needs to be openly discussed in the church and addressed. Ac-

cording to the Times, Pope Francis has already started to do so by starting a commission to find ways to deal with this problem.

Pope Francis has been more open to discussing major social teachings. When he was asked a question about homosexuality, he responded, “Who am I to judge?” The Pope has further encouraged open discussions about topics such as this with the 2014 church agenda, which has the topics of family, contraception, abortion and same-sex marriage. He’s already starting to help bring a sense of

open-mindedness for other people in the religion to follow.

Many women are also turned off from the Church because of the disapproval of the use of contraceptives.

This is an archaic belief I do not agree with that isn’t aligned with today’s modern society at all.

“Data shows (sic) that 98 percent of sexually experienced women of child-bearing age and who identify themselves as Catholic have used a method of contraception other than natural family planning at some point

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Nap time: an argument for siestas

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leep is i mpor ta nt.

St ud ies per for med by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that physical exhaustion, memory loss or lack of retention of new memories, confusion in absorbing new information, disorientaRichard tion and incoordination Fenimore are all sympContributing Columnist toms of foregoing a good night’s rest. But I don’t have to tell you that. If anyone understands the consequences of pulling an all-nighter, it is the college student. Often past midnight, both D.H. Hill and Hunt libraries are occupied by students studying or finishing last-minute assignments. I hardly think this is a

habit that will ever be broken by most of us who are often offenders, so instead I suggest the idea of a siesta.

The term is familiar in areas of the world where afternoon temperatures can be uncomfortably warm. It is also heavily associated with Hispanic countries, whose languages the word “siesta” originates from. However, napping is not only reasonable in those places where nobody wants to go outside in the middle of the day. According to SiestaAwareness. org, countries that employ the practice of an afternoon snooze have been shown to have a lower risk for their populations developing heart disease and other coronaryrelated issues, including high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. In addition to the physical benefits, they are also rated as being gener-

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ally happier or more content when compared to similar countries. Here in the United States, our workers are rated as being some of the most productive in the world, but there are also high amounts of reported cases of these and related conditions in most high-stress jobs. This is in no way a commentary on hard work, but rather its taxation on the body.

A power nap is a period of rest lasting anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes. Its purpose is to help those on the groggy side to feel awakened and reenergized. Just a short nap like this can help to keep a person alert and increase performance shortly after waking for up to the next three hours. But a siesta is often a two-hour period. So what does a two-hour period in the afternoon following lunch accomplish? Or to

rephrase, why would such a long period of time be necessary? In short, it would be a period of time when a student would not be expected to do any work.

A two-hour period would allow us to take a break to eat and sleep, or otherwise rest and relax and reboot the system. It would also allow time for those in need of a longer period of rest to engage in such. The benefits of a short power nap are increased when a person engages in a longer period of rest. In an article for Natural Society, Elizabeth Renter explained the benefits that come with different napping styles. Renter said 30 minutes of sleep make us more tired than before napping, in an effect called “sleep inertia,” where your body is not yet ready to wake up. However, when engaging in a nap 60

in their lives,” said Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher Institute.

This teaching is obviously out of step for modern women.

One of the most controversial social teachings is the church’s pro-life, anti-abortion stance.

Yes, I’m Catholic, but not everyone is. The church can’t step into politics and rule abortions illegal, just like the Catholic religion can’t be forced on every person.

W hen Time magazine named the Pope 2013 Person of the Year, it was reported he has a 79 percent approval rating among Catholics and 58 percent approval among the public. Pope Francis is just the right person to begin a gradual process of modernizing the church.

If I weren’t raised Catholic, I’m not sure that I’d be encouraged to join the religion. I do like being Catholic because I was raised on the basic teachings of having acceptance, compassion and love for others. I believe it has made me the person I am today. However, I do wish the church would modernize itself so it can have the image of being a more inviting and accepting community.

to 90 minutes in length, the body has the time to go through an entire REM sleep cycle. Not only are the effects lengthened beyond a few hours after waking, but REM sleep has been proven to be vital to sustained and improved memory functions, as noted by the University of Pennsylvania researchers, making it very important for those about to take midterms or finals.

Even if a person chooses not to sleep, they would still be encouraged to relax and breathe away from the stress of a formidable workload.

Overall, implementing a siesta into the schedule could result in a happier, healthier and more afternoon-productive student body.

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“Mau because I’ve seen his advertisements, and I don’t know anyone else.”

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Kamau Bell brings Oh, Everything!

Kaitlin Montgomery Staff Writer

With accomplishments like his critically acclaimed late-night comedy series Totally Biased, praise from The New York Times and Salon.com naming him one of 2012’s sexiest men, it’s no wonder W. Kamau Bell has officially kicked off his Oh, Everything! tour.

Known as a socio-political comedian, the American Civil Liberties Union named Bell an Ambassador of Racial Justice.

“I think the whole idea for this tour is there’s a lot of people who like the idea of comedy, it’s a little more in the moment and it can break us apart and bind us together,” Bell said. “What I’ve found through the tour is that I draw a diverse audience. It’s cool to go out to all of these places and see diverse groups of people coming together just to laugh.”

Already halfway through his tour, Bell will be stopping at the Triangle’s DSI Comedy Theatre in Chapel Hill April 6 at 9 p.m.

“With the first leg already done it’s been a lot of fun,” Bell said. “After doing the show Totally Biased for over a year, I’m really excited to get back into live performances and stand-up comedy.”

Preforming live and doing standup is completely different from what he was doing on his show Totally Biased, according to Bell.

“Even though you’re doing a lot of the same material and everything, it changes based on who shows up and who’s in the audience it’s all about how we interact,” Bell said. “The fact that you don’t have things like ‘you can’t say this’ or ‘don’t say that’ or ‘you have to stay in one place,’ it’s a lot more freeing. You can talk to the audience and they can talk back to you, you can all have your individual experiences.”

Bell said his performance at DSI will be his first time both performing in and visiting North Carolina.

“I think that’s sort of the nature of being a stand-up comic, performing in places you’ve never been before and not knowing what to expect,” Bell said. “I have to go in with the mindset of, ‘Alright, let’s see what

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Professional comedian, Kamau Bell, is bringing his latest tour to the DSI Comedy Theatre April 6 at 9 p.m. The tour, Oh, Everything! is already half way over but fans of Bell’s and comedy alike should expect a great performance. Bell has seen recent success in the past years and still says there is more to go. The American Civil Liberties Union named Bell an Ambassador of Racial Justice.

“To paraphrase Drake: ‘I started from the bottom, now I’m sort of in the middle.’”

W. Kamau Bell, comedian

happens’. I’ve had great shows in places that didn’t look like they were going to be great, and I’ve had horrible shows in beautiful venues and everything in between.”

Comedy, Bell said, has always been something he’s enjoyed.

“I think growing up, there were

just three jobs I wanted to have: superhero, Bruce Lee and stand-up comedian,” Bell said. “Being a superhero isn’t really a job, the job of Bruce Lee had already been filled, very well, by Bruce Lee, but there was room in stand-up comedy. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve always liked stand-up comedy.”

However, being a comedian isn’t always an easy job, especially when it comes to paying the rent, according to Bell.

“It can be a lot of fun, but it’s also a very stressful way, especially when you first start, to try and make a living,” Bell said. “I have a wife and a 2 [and a half] year-old daughter so it certainly can be a lot of fun, but also there are more secure ways to

pay your rent. It’s a little bit crazy, but you have to go for it.”

Bell said he feels it takes someone having something “broken” inside of them to want to be a comedian.

“I say that for someone to be a stand-up comic there’s something broken inside of them, because if we weren’t broken, we would just be the funny guy at the office,” Bell said. “You could also look at it like, a lot of comedians are that guy that people look at weird in the office and always gets called into HR where they say, ‘Hey, could you not say that kind of stuff?’”

Though he’s had great accomplishments in his career, he still has more to go. Bell said, after working with Chris Rock on Totally Biased,

he realized that, as in any business, there will always be people ahead of him.

“I’m still trying to figure it out and get it,” Bell said. “To paraphrase Drake: ‘I started from the bottom, now I’m sort of in the middle.’”

Claiming that it’s a good era for comedy, Bell said no matter what there’s nothing like performing for a live audience.

“It’s about being able to take a moment away,” Bell said. “Especially if you live in places where you don’t see a lot of people like you, where if you come out to see someone like me you’ll probably see a lot of people like you.”

Karen Joy Fowler discusses the joy of writing Chelsey Winstead Correspondent

Among the numerous talented writers gracing the rooms of James B. Hunt Library April 3-6 will be The New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Joy Fowler.

Known for the book and movie adaption The Jane Austen Book Club, Fowler has written six novels and three short story collections.

According to Fowler’s, her success came later in life, after she remembered her childhood ambition of being a writer.

“W hen I was litt le, I thought I would be a writer, and I lost track of that ambition along the way,” Fowler said. “I went to school, got a couple of degrees I have never been able to use and had a couple of kids. When I was 30, I asked myself again what I wanted out of life and remembered that when I was little I had wanted to be a writer, and that still sounded pretty good.”

Writers often have habits and methods included in their creative process, according to Fowler. She said she believes great writers have those habits, but thinks her habits are appalling.

“I truly believe real writers write at the same time every day, they are very disciplined and have daily goals that they

do their best to meet,” Fowler said. “I am not that kind of person and am not that kind of writer; I wish I were. I write in fits and starts. I’ll write for a period, I’ll write every day and then I won’t. It’s not very efficient. I do a lot of teaching and a lot of ‘do as I say not what I do.’ Everyday I wake

“I truly believe real writers write at the same time every day, they are very disciplined... ” Karen Joy Flower, author

up and think that’s what I’m going to be like from now.

When she’s not writing, Fowler said she teaches aspiring writers some of the wisdom she has gained.

“I do a lot of workshops and teach a lot in the summer,” Fowler said. “It is pretty much impossible for me to teach and write at the same time, but I like doing both and try to find a balance between the two.”

Fowler attributes much of her success with The Jane Austen Book Club to perfect timing. She shared that in the

writing process, the book is being worked on long before and after it is written, making it hard to gage if the book will have tremendous success when it is released to the public.

In reference to The Jane Austen Book Club, Fowler said, “That book came out right at the height of the book club movement, and there were a lot of book clubs. I just thought it would be fun to read a book about a book club in their book club.”

Fowler also believes the “Jane Austen frenzy” helped boost her book to the Top 25 of The New York Times Bestseller list. She recalls learning about her success when she was on a book tour.

“I was at a tour event in Denver, Colo. that was not very well attended and the weather conditions were snowy and awful,” Fowler said. “I was feeling a little bit discouraged. I went back to my hotel and found a bottle of champagne and note telling me I was on the list. It was a position I never thought I would find myself in. ” The surprise continued when she was approached to have The Jane Austen Book Club made into a movie.

“Several of my books have been optioned for the movies, and I think that is true for a lot of writers,” Fowler said. “Usually what happens

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Karen Joy Fowler, the New York Times Bestselling Author responsible for the book and movie adaptation of The Jane Austin Book Club, will be speaking at the NC Liteary Festival.

is somebody options your book, pays you quite a small sum of money and talks to you very passionately about the vision of what the movie will be and how much they love your book.”

Often nothing comes from a book being optioned because the production team

cannot find the resources to make the film before the timeline of the option runs out, according to Fowler.

“That was the model I was used to and that’s the model we were all functioning under, so to move forward from the option to the movie, I could not have been more

surprised,” Fowler said.

During the film adaption, Fowler was writing another novel and did not work on the production. She said she believes she made the best decision for the production team and herself, and when she saw the film she found it delightful.

Fowler’s biggest piece of advice for new and growing writers is to find one’s individual voice and purpose.

“You are going to get a lot of feedback all your life from people who like or do not like what you have done and you do not want to be knocked off your course by feedback that is not relevant or useful to you,” Fowler said. “I think that the clearer you are about what you are trying to do, the easier it will be to figure out what reactions are helpful to you and what kind of reactions are not.”

Fowler’s latest book We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves debuted on The New York Time’s Bestseller List at #19, when it was released in paperback. Fowler plans on speaking about the themes of the novel at the NC Literary Festival when she speaks alongside Therese Anne Fowler from 11:30-12:30pm in the Hunt Auditorium.

Fowler’s novels can be found on Amazon.com and in several bookstores.

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Sci-fi fans form new student group Katie Sanders Assistant Features Editor

Alicia Moreira, who graduated in 2013 with a master’s degree in English, is in Ravenclaw, and her favorite Doctor is Tom Baker, because of his curly hair and giant scarf. Christopher Ruocchio, a junior in English, considers Gandalf his favorite Lord of the Rings character, and his favorite spaceship is either the Serenity or the Normandy. Both said they have loved science-fiction and fantasy since they were kids and wanted to share their enthusiasm.

Last semester, the two started the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Club, which has been meeting to watch films and read books about quests in space and through mythical lands ever since.

“We actually started online — like a lot of nerd clubs do — because we’d never met in person,” Moreira said.

Ruocchio and Moreira met through the group because they were both members of the Dr. Who at NCSU Facebook page, Moreira said.

When Ruocchio made a post about someone starting a more general science-fiction and fantasy club, Moreira said she loved the idea.

“So I messaged him and I was like ‘Well then, let’s do it!’ and bullied him into making the constitution,” Moreira said jokingly. “Three months later, right before the club was about to meet, we

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Christopher Ruocchio, a junior in English, foudned the Science Fiction and Fantasy Club and currently serves as the club’s president. Ruocchio founded the club last year after discovering that a similar club was not already located at N.C. State. The Sci-Fi Club meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in SAS Hall.

finally met in person, and I was like ‘Yep, that’s enough social interaction, we’re done for the year.’”

The club’s only goal is a good, nerdy time. Moreira laughed about pitching it at the Brickyard during the Campus Crawl.

“We were telling everyone, ‘We have no idea what we’re doing, but come out and we will just geek out for an hour a week,’” Moreira said.

Ruocchio said there wasn’t any purpose-driven mission — they just want to hang out and watch movies, as well as

a few other occasional activities such as book readings.

“We did a book reading and [Ruocchio] did the riddle exchange between Gollum and Bilbo Baggins and it was Gollum’s part and all of a sudden he hops up in a chair like that and it was fantastic — he does a pretty mean Gollum impersonation,” Moreira said.

Ruocchio said the club is interested in anything nerdy, though he said they do try to stay away from what the anime club and the table-top gaming clubs already do.

“We don’t really need to ac-

complish anything — it’s just so it exists,” Ruocchio said.

Last week’s meeting began with an energetic conversation about Klingon pronunciations, while people wrote on the whiteboard, filling out the “Great recommendation list of doom” for books, movies, television shows and videogames.

The club members then watched part of the sciencefiction mini-series Dune, which, according to Ruocchio came out in 2000 and is the mostwatched production SciFi channel has ever done. The

second-most-watched SciFi channel production was its sequel, Children of Dune, he said, and third-most-watched production, unfortunately, is Sharknado.

“If you like a show and you want other people to see it, you can throw it out there and see if other people have seen it, if they like it, or if no one’s seen it — we’ve had a couple shows where it was like an introduction meeting, and we would pick, like, Battlestar Gallactica, and we watched it because lots of people hadn’t seen it,” Moreira said

Though the first meeting had about 60 participants, the numbers have dwindled since then to about 10 due to initial disorganization.

“It’s just like a group of friends that happen to borrow a classroom,” Ruocchio said.

Even as a n a lu mnus, Moreira comes back every week.

“It really is fun and we’ve made quite a few friends, and we always joke that this is more social interaction than we normally get,” Moreira said.

Hayden Russell, junior in English, said he just started attending the club because of his interest in Tolkien.

His favorite dragon is Smaug and favorite mythical beast is a griffin.

“I don’t remember ever thinking slaying dragons or fighting in space wasn’t cool,” Russell said.

Moreira said she became interested in the genre for similar reasons.

“It shows that there could be other species and all this other stuff—it’s not all clean cut like today’s world,” Moreira said “It’s just interesting because, like a lot of literature, there are things that aren’t realistic and probably won’t ever happen, but it’s nice to have that creativity and imagination.”

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Lewis’ departure: unfortunate but not fatal The news of sophomore forward T.J. Warren’s likely departure from N.C. State and ascendance to the NBA disheartened Wolfpack fans everywhere, regardless of the fact that it was anything but unexpected.

Since then, the gossip surrounding Warren has been overshadowed by the recent news of Jake sophomore point Lange guard Tyler Lewis, Correspondent who a n nou nced Saturday night that he would be leaving N.C. State to attend another school.

The initial thought that had to pop into the minds of many Wolfpack fans should have been “Purvis.”

Former Wolfpack guard Rodney Purvis decided to transfer in early April 2013 to Connecticut, catching many fans off guard. Lewis’ decision, however, didn’t surprise me.

Lewis could have left under a variety of circumstances, but the prevailing thought is that Lewis felt his future minutes would be limited by the progression of freshman point guard Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber.

But what seemed odd about Lewis’ decision was that the sophomore won the battle for playing time after starting in the last 15 games of the season.

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goal after a cross from the left flank.

The shift in momentum carried over to the second half, when Carolina capitalized on missed clearances to tie the game in the first five minutes of the final period. The game became frantic in the last half hour, but neither team managed another goal.

“We had a poor giveaway in a bad

Barber had a tremendous freshman season. But Lewis channeled his inner ‘Pistol Pete’ Maravich throughout the late portion of the season, showing off his x-ray court vision, impenetrable ball handling and pinpoint passing that could only be executed by a select few collegiate players.

If anything, Barber seemed to be the player most likely to move on at the end of the season. A potential transfer by Barber was even rumored throughout campus, as Barber was assumed to be considering the idea.

A major contributing factor in Lewis’ departure was likely the notion that he would no longer be feeding passes to T.J. Warren. Lewis and Warren seemed to have a great on-court connection, as Warren’s scoring positively correlated with Lewis’ minutes.

Three McDonald’s All-Americans comprised N.C. State recruiting class of 2012 (Warren, Lewis and Purvis). But none of these players will be attending the school for their junior year.

Here is the most telling statistic: seven players have transferred from N.C. State since head coach Mark Gottfried took over the program in 2011.

It’s unlikely that the school or coaching is causing State’s bas-

spot,” Findley said. “We had an opportunity to win the ball, gave it away and that led to their first goal.

The second was off a counter attack.

Anytime you foul players, you create an opportunity for them to put a ball in the box, and I don’t think we managed those situations as well as we should have.”

Despite conceding a two-goal advantage, Findley said he would look at the game’s positives, such as Knudson’s promising debut. The freshman got stuck in just seconds

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Sophomore guard Tyler Lewis takes the court before State’s game against N.C. Central at PNC Arena Nov. 20, 2013.

ketball players to leave. From the variety of reasons players seem to come up with for leaving, it seems to simply be a case of bad luck.

It’s a shame that Lewis’ final play for the Wolfpack was a missed midrange buzzer beater jump shot against Saint Louis. But few should worry about the impact the team is taking by losing him.

The Pack has an incoming trans-

“We created more than enough chances to be able to finish the game off ... ” Kelly Findley, head men’s soccer coach

fer, junior guard Trevor Lacey, who will be eligible to play next season after sitting out the 2013-2014 season as per NCAA regulations.

State’s incoming freshman twins, Caleb and Cody Martin, will also strengthen Gottfried’s young team.

I can envision Lewis making an impact on a smaller, yet relatively prominent team. The sophomore could excel at schools such as But-

ler, Vanderbilt or Xavier. It can also be possible that he decides to attend an in-state school such as Davidson or ECU. Tyler Lewis has had a spectacular two-year career at N.C. State, and he will be missed by the Wolfpack faithful. Wherever he ends up, State fans will hope Lewis finds better opportunities than he did in Raleigh.

after making his first collegiate appearance, doling out two crunching slide tackles to assert his presence.

Knudson also showed off his offensive capabilities and was particuarly impressive in combination play with Bajza down the left flank.

“I think [Knudson] had some great moments and he solved problems,” Findley said. “He created the first goal with his ability to win the ball and play in Bajza, so he had his hand in a lot of good moves. He looked like a freshman at times, but

he’s also playing against a pro team.”

Although only two games into the preseason, Findley said he was proud of the team’s continual improvement as part of the long-term project.

“Last year we lost 3-1 and 2-0 to the pro teams we played, and this year we beat one and tied one,” Findley said. “It’s one thing to play well, but in the end you’re playing to get results, so I’m pleased with how we’ve progressed.”

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Resilient Pack earns draw Jordan Beck Correspondent

Mark Armstrong @ArmstrongABC11 Whoa – Tyler Lewis transferring? I thought Gott had juggled that position well enough to keep both of them around next season. Too bad.

T.J. Warren @T24Warren You my boy @tylewis_12! #family

Joe Giglio @jwgiglio Not a real mystery here: Between Tyler, Cat and Lacey, there wasn’t enough minutes to go around

Austin Johnson @austin_johnson Hey guys let’s start caring about the rate of Gottfried’s transfers when he actually starts losing, yes?

Jordan Vandenberg @jpv14wolfpack Pretty sure @T24Warren gets his jersey in the rafters when he is done at state since he was an All American

Mark Gottfried @Mark_Gottfried @Forbes ranked @PackMensBball 12th most valuable program in the nation… w/ the “largest growth in value of any team”

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Goals from senior striker Nick Surkamp and sophomore attacking midfielder Michael Bajza secured a 2-2 draw for N.C. State against the Carolina Railhawks Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.

The Wolfpack struck first through Surkamp in the 32nd minute and extended its lead soon after, with Bajza converting a penalty kick in the 39th minute after junior forward Phil Carmon was hauled down by a Railhawks defender in the box.

The Railhawks, a professional team from the North American Soccer League, leveled the score at two goals apiece, with goals on either side of halftime. But despite piling on heavy pressure in the last half hour of play, the professional side could not find a way past the Pack’s junior goalkeeper Alex McCauley.

“I was pleased with the result,” N.C. State head coach Kelly Findley said. “[The Railhawks] brought their first group on for the last 20 minutes, so I was very pleased with our ability to finish out the game.”

The friendly started at an unfriendly pace, and both teams looked to defend high up the field.

N.C. State players hunted in packs, continually pressuring their opponent in groups of three, while the Railhawks relied on professional experience, individual quality and a high speed of play.

The result was an open game that moved end to end, characterized by alternating periods of possession dominance, attempts to build from the back, physical challenges and swift counterattacks.

“I thought our pressing was good,

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Redshirt junior forward Nick Surkamp passes the ball during N.C. State’s soccer match against Davidson at Dail Soccer Field Sept. 24, 2013.

Surkamp, State’s leading scorer in 2013, scored the Wolfpack’s first goal Friday against the Carolina Railhawks, helping the Pack secure a 2-2 draw.

and we did a great job in the first half,” Findley said. “We opened them up and got what we wanted.

We created more than enough chances to be able to finish the game off, but we just didn’t take advantage.”

Both sides created scoring op-

portunities. Sophomore midfielder Yanni Hachem hit the post early, but the Railhawks’ attackers forced the Wolfpack’s defense into a number of last-ditch tackles.

Despite the game’s intensity, both teams attempted to accurately play out of the back, although they used

different strategies to do so.

The Railhawks, arranged in a 4-42 formation, played tight combinations in midfield to escape State’s pressure; however, the Railhawks were forced to rush final passes in the attacking third, and McCauley frequently sprinted off his line to smother through balls in the box.

State’s success passing out from defense was largely due to its formation. Findley’s 4-2-3-1 gave the Wolfpack a man advantage in the middle of the park, and junior defensive midfielder Holden Fender was often free to drop deep and receive the ball on the half-turn.

The Wolfpack’s numerical advantage in midfield and commitment to transition – Findley’s major concentration when preparing for the game – were key in both of State’s first-half goals.

Freshman midfielder Zach Knudson won the ball down the left flank and found attacking midfielder Bajza in between the Railhawks’ midfield and defensive lines. Bajza’s brilliant use of space gave him time to slip a pass in behind the defense for Surkamp to finish smartly from 10 yards out.

State’s second goal also originated with the Wolfpack winning the ball down the left-hand side, but this time it was Fender’s turn to open up Carolina’s defense. The junior played a pinpoint diagonal pass some 40 yards into the path of Carmon, who was taken down in the box just seconds later to earn the penalty, which was converted

by Bajza.

But the Railhawks struck back just before half time, when a Wolfpack turnover led to a well-taken headed

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Tomorrow BASEBALL V. EAST CAROLINA Raleigh, N.C., 6 p.m.

Luke Nadkarni

SOFTBALL V. CAMPBELL Raleigh, N.C., 6 p.m.

Friday TRACK AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL Palo Alto, Calif., All day TRACK AT TIGER TRACK CLASSIC Auburn, Ala., All day TRACK AT HIGH POINT INVITATIONAL High Point, N.C., All day WOMEN’S GOLF AT LIZ MURPHEY INVITATIONAL Athens, G.A., All day WOMEN’S TENNIS V. DUKE Durham, N.C., 3 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS V. BOSTON COLLEGE Raleigh, N.C, 4 p.m.

Saturday TRACK AT HIGH POINT INVITATIONAL High Point, N.C., All day TRACK AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL Palo Alto, Calif., All day TRACK AT TIGER TRACK CLASSIC Auburn, Ala., All day WOMEN’S GOLF AT LIZ MURPHEY INVITATIONAL Athens, G.A., All day SOFTBALL V. SYRACUSE Syracuse, N.Y.,12 p.m.

BASEBALL V. CLEMSON Clemson, S.C., 1 p.m.

Sunday WOMEN’S GOLF AT LIZ MURPHEY INVITATIONAL Athens, G.A., All day

Assistant Sports Editor

Atlantic Division: 1. Florida State: This season has been business as usual for the Seminoles, which swept Boston College on the road this weekend and stand at 10-2 in conference play.

The ‘Noles also retained their No. 1 ranking in Baseball America’s Top 25. Not too shabby.

2. Clemson: The No. 16 Tigers took two games at Maryland this weekend before the finale was called off due to inclement weather. Clemson is also the only team in the ACC to have defeated FSU this season.

Home games against Furman and Winthrop precede a three-game home set against a struggling N.C. State squad, which begins Saturday.

3. Wake Forest: A six-game win streak has the Demon Deacons as potentially the hottest team in the conference, though five of those wins were against lowly Boston College and Notre Dame. Wake hosts Maryland this weekend in a three-game battle to try and create some distance in the top half of the division.

4. Maryland: The Terrapins cooled off after sweeping N.C. State this past week, managing only two runs against Clemson after an offensive explosion against the Wolfpack. At 16-8 overall, Maryland is still very much in the hunt for its first postseason berth since 1971.

5. N.C. State: The reeling Wolf-

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Freshman pitcher Joe O’Donnell throws a pitch during N.C. State’s game against Miami Sunday. O’Donnell allowed one run and two hits in three innings of work, but the Wolfpack fell to the Hurricanes, 12-5.

pack has lost nine straight conference games, a mighty fall from its preseason top-five ranking. Out of the polls for the first time this season, State is in danger of failing to qualify for the ACC Tournament, much less the NCAAs. 6. Notre Dame: The Irish were swept by Wake at home during the weekend, dropping their conference record to 1-11. After a midweek game against Valparaiso, the grueling gauntlet continues as Notre Dame hits the road for Tallahassee.

7. Boston College: BC also stands at 1-11 in the ACC, but has two fewer wins than Notre Dame, landing them in the Atlantic’s cellar. The Eagles have scored just 10 total runs during their six-game losing streak.

Coastal Division 1. Virginia: After a couple of head-scratching losses out of conference to begin the season, head coach Brian O’Connor’s club seems to have righted the ship. The Cavaliers swept rival Virginia Tech during the weekend and also won a series at second-place Miami a week ago.

2. Miami: The Hurricanes waltzed into Doak Field during the weekend and swept N.C. State, doing it with defense Friday and Saturday and offense Sunday. Freshman catcher Zack Collins led the way with two homers in Sunday’s game.

3. Duke: The Blue Devils kept pace with Virginia and Miami this weekend, as they swept UNC-Chapel Hill in Durham, the first time

they have done so since 1994.

4. Pittsburgh: Like Duke, the Panthers also got a sweep during the weekend, taking all three games from Georgia Tech. Pitt has a huge chance to improve its division standing and NCAA Tournament hopes when Virginia visits for a three-game set beginning April 5.

5. Georgia Tech: With a 5-7 inconference record, the Yellow Jackets are one of three teams tied for last in the Coastal Division, but taking two games over UNC on March 22 gives them the edge for now. Reeling after being swept at Pitt, Georgia Tech can get right back into the thick of things when Duke visits Atlanta this weekend.

6. UNC-Chapel Hill: What a difference a year makes for Carolina, who lost a ton of pitching and offense from last year’s team that went to the College World Series.

Like their Tobacco Road rivals, the Heels are in danger of watching postseason play instead of participating in it.

7. Virginia Tech: The Hokies are reeling after being swept at Virginia and continue this tough portion of their schedule when Miami visits for three games next weekend. The good news is that so little separates VPI from several fellow Coastal members that a hot streak could propel them right back into the middle of the fray.