RALEIGH N.C.
N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY January 30, 2020
Vol. 100
No. 20
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CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF STUDENT JOURNALISM AT NC STATE Rachael Davis
( Managing Editor )
Riley Wolfram
( Assistant News Editor )
Austin Dunlow
( Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor )
In the 1920s, the United States was evolving: Women gained the right to vote, the NC State alma mater was composed, and the Great Depression was starting up. Amidst all the change, Technician, NC State’s largest student newspaper, was born. From the iconic NCAA tournament wins in 1973 and ‘83 to the protesting of the Kent State shooting in the Brickyard in the ‘70s to the creation of NC State Student Government (SG) in the 1920s, Technician has been there. Over the past 100 years, Technician and its ever-evolving staff has been dedicated to providing the NC State and Raleigh communities with timely, pertinent news. According to Dan Gilliam, editor-in chief during Technician’s 100th volume, Technician is editorially independent from the university, allowing its students to publish content without prior review or censorship from university administration. “It is made by students and primarily for students, though it serves the entire university community,” Gilliam said. “Being in that position, Technician can hold the university accountable … That provides a point of contrast between us and [outlets like] NC State News.” Patrick Neal, director of Student
On Feb. 1, 2020, Technician turns 100 years old.
Media, said this editorial independence is crucial, because students provide a diverse perspective that Technician publicizes to build a community that represents all voices on campus. Gilliam agreed that Technician is different from prior publications, such as The Red & White and the Wau Gau Rac, which were discontinued in 1917 and were all explicitly voices of the university. “The reason Technician has survived for 100 years is because the students want it to exist,” Gilliam said. “It provides a benefit for the community, the students like to see it, and it provides a great learning experience
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for the students who work on it.” Editorial Adviser Ellen Meder said Technician, along with other student-run publications on campus, has a unique network that other local news sources lack, as well as NC State-specific coverage such as club sports and SG. “The need for student journalism is as strong now as it was 100 years ago in that first editorial staff’s board,” Meder said. “There’s no better way to report on what’s important to students than have students do it.” However, while Technician has remained constant as an entity, change has occurred within the institution,
especially in its adjustment from printing multiple times a week to prioritizing online content. “When I arrived [at Student Media] just eight years ago, we were coming out five days a week,” Neal said. “Once you put a paper out five days a week, there really isn’t time to do much else. We had a website, but we were just cutting things from the newspaper and putting them online, because that’s all we really had time to do. Now that we’ve gone once weekly and gone to a digital-first mindset, that’s the biggest change I’ve seen.” Neal said he is interested in seeing the next big technological advance and how it will ultimately “shake up” the newspaper industry, as well as how Technician will handle the change. However, Meder said, the one thing that will never change is students’ commitment to reporting quality journalism. “We might not have a huge group, and when we get our students at Technician, they have all different kinds of levels of experience, and inevitably, every year, people keep coming back.” Meder said. “People get excited, they want to learn more, they want to do better. Clearly, they are here because they want to be.” While change is inevitable, Gilliam is optimistic about the future of Technician and the voice it gives to students. “It’s a big step to hit the 100th birthday,” Gilliam said. “Who’s to say it can’t go on for another 100?”
Editorial: A century in motion “A paper that is entirely the product of the student body becomes at once the official organ through which the thoughts, the activities, and in fact the very life of the campus, is registered. It is the mouthpiece through which the students themselves talk. College life without its journal is blank.” —Technician, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 1, 1920
It’s been 100 years since the first issue of Technician was published. That’s 100 years of late nights, early mornings, skipped classes, stressful deadlines, sad stories, happy stories and everything in between. That’s 100 years of student journalism at NC State. For a student newspaper, continuity can be a strange thing. Over the past few months, we as an editorial board have spent a significant portion
of our time invested in the details of the past, noses buried deep within the archives and talking to alumni, piecing together as best we could an image of Technician as one continuous and changing entity. Each part of Technician is the work of only a few individuals at a time, but also belongs to a much larger collective. Today, we see the cumulative work of 100 years of student journalism, leadership and initiative.
With 100 years having passed, it’s not hard to feel pride, but also hope — the type of hope that comes with an extra dose of uncertainty about what the future will hold. The founding members of Technician probably felt something similar; pride in the accomplishment of creating new work, but uncertainty as to whether they had built an institution that could Editorial continued page 5
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1974 & 1983: Years of champions
Ink to internet Boz Kaloyanov
( Assistant News Editor )
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A Technician photographer captured the Wolfpack in action on March 25, 1974, as it beat the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Greensboro Coliseum to earn the team’s first NCAA championship. Left to right: All-American David Thompson alley-oops for 2 of his 21 points; State head coach Norm Sloan sings praises to his player.
Jake Caccavaro
( Assistant Sports Editor ) On March 25, 1974, NC State won its first team national championship in school history, with the 1973-74 men’s basketball team defeating the Marquette Golden Eagles just over an hour away at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. Two days later, Technician’s front-page headline read: “Marquette falls; Wolfpack reigns over all the land.” Under that headline was a picture of legendary guard Morris Rivers cutting down the net in celebration, and a story by Sports Editor Jim Pomeranz. But Pomeranz’s story wasn’t a typical game recap; everyone in the country already knew what happened two days prior. Pomeranz and Technician’s editor at the time, Beverly Privette, had already sat down prior to the national championship game and discussed the format of the story and what angle Pomeranz was going to have to take. “So we win on Monday night against Marquette to win the national title, and the story’s not until Wednesday’s paper,” Pomeranz said. “So it’s completely different, it’s a whole different approach. It’s not a game story — it was a feeling.” And a feeling it was. Pomeranz expertly wove a story guided by the game’s participants, coaches and players alike, detailing how they felt and what they saw. It was a collection of commentary and quotes from players and coaches experiencing the raw emotion of having just won the national championship. Or, in the case of former Marquette head coach Al Mc-
Guire, having just lost the national championship. “Everybody in the world will have seen the game on TV and read the paper,” Pomeranz said. “So what you print for the student paper … it’s got to be different.” Without the luxury of the internet or a daily printing service, Pomeranz was given an opportunity to write a story with almost 24 hours to reflect. Today content is key, and game stories are typically up within minutes of a game’s conclusion. It was much of the same in 1983 when the infamous “Cardiac Pack” went on miraculous ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament runs, emerging as champions of both and securing NC State’s most recent team sport national championship. After head coach Jim Valvano’s Wolfpack took down the 31-2 “Phi Slama Jama” Houston Cougars 54-52 to win the NCAA championship, it came time to write the story for Technician’s front page. Sports Editor William Terry Kelley had a whole 24 hours to workshop his story before it had to meet deadline for Wednesday’s paper. Kelley took a different approach from Pomeranz, beautifully crafting a traditional game story, one that highlighted the main themes of the game. The 1973-74 and 1982-83 men’s basketball teams are two of the most historic teams in school history. The ‘83 championship team even had an ESPN “30 for 30” documentary made about it, released 30 years after the run in 2013. Titled “Survive and Advance,” the film immortalized Valvano, who died of cancer in 1993, and was executive produced by ‘83 captain and guard Dereck Whittenberg.
For most of its history, Technician was primarily a print newspaper, but in recent years, as new technology like desktop publishing and the internet became accessible, the publication has embraced a truly “webfirst” approach. Colin Boatwright, the editor-in-chief of Technician from 1994-95, led the charge to publish Technician online for the first time in 1994. “I did a lot of desktop publishing parttime work; that’s kind of how I put myself through college,” Boatwright said. “So I thought, ‘Why don’t I do this here?’” Boatwright said he spent the year before he became editor-in-chief as a production manager and an editorial page editor, putting together physical copies of the newspaper. He said expanding to online just made sense. “It just seemed like the thing to do,” Boatwright said. “Moving it online was — I’m not going to say trivial — but once you fully digitize your production process, moving it over to a website was pretty easy.” Campus partners, including the chancellor, were supportive of the move, Boatwright said. Technician’s staff was given space on some of NC State’s servers, and for the most part Boatwright and Hunter Morris, design editor from 1993-96, were left to digitally publish on their own. “[Morris] was an engineer,” Boatwright
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said. “He had enough [knowledge], like me, to figure out all the coding and wiring it together. Probably it was a perfect storm of him being there and me being there, and we were able to bounce [ideas] off [each other] a lot. We knew we needed to make it relatively automated; we were already there late enough at night as it was.” Boatwright said all the pieces were there from previous years to fully move toward modern publishing, and he didn’t feel that he was making history so much as moving things along to the right place. “There was certainly the foundation [that] had been built over the past three or four editors before me,” Boatwright said. “I just took it across the finish line to get it to the desktop publishing suite and online. Once you’re digital, you can do so much more with it.” The transition to online publication has not been without its pitfalls, according to Patrick Neal, director of Student Media. Neal said not only has Technician had to adjust to publishing online, but the entire landscape of the newspaper industry has seen a massive shift. “It is not any exaggeration to say that the traditional business model for newspapers has collapsed in the last 10 years,” Neal said. “That’s not just us; that’s other college newspapers, that’s community newspapers, that’s national newspapers. No newspaper, to my knowledge, has gone unscathed. That has driven part of our actions over the past few years.” Technician’s non-fee revenue from advertising sales has plummeted from approximately $500,000 in 2003-2004 to under $100,000 in 2017-18, according to that year’s Student Media annual report. To respond to the drop in revenue and better meet reader
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Nubian Message Students create black newspaper to advocate for community after university dismissed demands, Technician published racist content
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About 200 students protest a racist Technician column in Brickyard on Sept. 24, 1992, by burning copies of the paper in a trashcan.
Austin Dunlow
( Arts & Entertainment Assistant Editor )
Rachael Davis
( Managing Editor )
In 1991, tensions were high on NC State’s campus when the African American Cultural Center (AACC) opened in the new Student Center Annex and white students began to complain about perceived “reverse racism.” A Technician column written by Nathan Gay, a white student, was published Feb. 8, 1991 and asked, “Why are three floors of the Student Center Annex allocated for an African American Cultural Center (AACC) when there is nothing of equal space for other races represented on campus?” Gay also expressed his
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First Nubian Message cover, published Nov. 30, 1992.
discomfort with displays of black pride in NC State’s Ebony Man beauty pageant, stating “One race is being singled out solely because of physical appearance. That sounds like racism to me.” Then, in 1992 NC State students joined UNC Chapel Hill students, including the Black Awareness Council (BAC), to rally to get free-standing black cultural centers on both campuses. On Sept. 22, black NC State students went to a Student Government forum to advocate for better management of the AACC, which had no budget at the time, and condemned the university for failing to complete its promise to give it a free-standing building. The Student Center Annex, where the center was housed, gave space to other departments, including Technician, which drew rebuke at the meeting for unfair reporting. The next day students criticized Technician’s coverage of the forum calling it unfair, further increasing tension. In the same issue Technician ran a piece by staff columnist Steve Crisp in which he criticized BAC and mischaracterized its efforts, saying the students’ goal was to assert black superiority. He even used a racial slur, describing the students as “Ku Klux Blacks.” Technician also ran a letter to the editor by student Jeff Rom who called the BAC members terrorists. The inflammatory edition of Technician was a breaking point. The next day, more than 200 black students gathered in the Brickyard to
burn copies of Technician. While the public demonstration lasted a day, the upheaval sparked the enthusiasm for an independent black newspaper that would endure. In an extended letter to the editor Technician ran the following week, senior Tony Williamson took apart Crisp and Rom’s ignorant arguments and elucidated how the use of “Ku Klux Blacks” was an affront “to African Americans as a whole.” He also expressed upset that their views were far from anomalous on campus. That public rebuke set the stage for Williamson to ensure that black students would have their voices heard and concerns taken seriously. Less than a month later, Nubian Message was born. The Campus Echo Editor-in-Chief Jason Williams at NC Central University, a historically black institution in Durham, gave the newly formed Nubian Message staff access to their facilities and help putting the paper together. A 12-student staff published the first issue of Nubian Message on Nov. 30, 1992. In the issue Williamson, Nubian’s first editor, addressed a letter to African American students on campus, saying, “It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally here and yes, we’re here to stay!” He was right. Several African American-centered publications existed prior to the creation of Nubian Message including the Minority Affairs Adhoc Newsletter, Peer Mentor Newsletter and Erudition In Black, but none lasted long. For the first two years of its existence, Nubian Message was not recognized as an official publication at NC State. In March of 1994, the NC State Student Media Authority unanimously voted to officially recognize Nubian Message as a permanent publication on campus and gave it funding and advisory support. Today, Nubian Message publishes every other week and recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. The paper’s office, along with the rest of Student Media and the AACC, are in the Witherspoon Student Center, originally the Student Center Annex. In 1995 the center was renamed to honor the university’s first African American professor Augustus M. Witherspoon, who helped students lead the charge for a cultural center in the 1970s according to an article in the first issue of Nubian Message. In the last five years the publication has expanded its coverage with a multicultural take to focus “on issues relevant to any underrepresented community at NC State” according to a recently updated mission statement, though it still “serves as the Black student publication at NC State.”
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expectations, the Student Media Board of Directors drastically reduced the frequency of print editions. Starting in 2018, Technician began publishing a physical paper just once a week, saving tremendous amounts in printing costs and furthering a web-first attitude. While publishing online was something Technician was familiar w ith for over a decade, the publication only began to dive into social media in the last few years, according to Sarah Catherine Smith, digital content editor for the 2015-16 academic year. Smith said that while social media platforms were used before her time as editor, she brought a stronger focus to them during her tenure. “When I took it over, I don’t think anyone really cared much about it,” Smith said. “It wasn’t a position, and it wasn’t something we really did, but at the time I was working at a creative agency, and I was like, ‘This is very important, and we should put emphasis on it, because most of our reader base is online.’” Sharing news through social media allows Technician to reach an incredible number of people, Smith said, recalling major events. “I just remember when the Our Three Winners incident happened, when the shooting happened, a bunch of our content went nationally viral,” Smith said. “That was the first time I had seen that. I remember some of our tweets, and some of our photos and galleries. I know our tweets were getting 300,000 impressions.” Though digital publishing continues to grow, Smith said print publications shouldn’t be put aside entirely. “I think online content, it was a big deal, and it still is a big deal,” Smith said. “I think print has a time and a place, and it has a specific audience. I don’t think that will ever go away.” Breaking news online has become critical, Neal said. Publishing breaking news online as opposed to in print is almost always the priority. “They’re adding content daily,” Neal said. “That has been the silver lining, and it is an enormous one, of cutting back on the print publication schedule.” While the reduction in printing is the result of a collapse of the news publishing industry, the decisions to reduce printing have had the side benefit of massively decreasing waste, according to Neal. “It has made us a lot greener,” Neal said. “When we were printing five days a week, 10,000 copies a day on a broadsheet format, that is a lot of paper, and a lot of paper was, frankly, not getting picked up. We were throwing away most of those because they were out on the stands for 24 hours, in most cases, and then it was time to switch it out with the new newspaper. Today, we print 4,000 copies once a week at a reduced size.”
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The birth of Technician
An editorially independent student newspaper created after two shuttered publications Lauren Greene
( Social Media Editor )
Under the sponsorship of the Athletic Association in 1899, the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts organized its first student publication, The Red & White. This literary magazine consisted mainly of poems and short essays. During its time, the student editors conformed to the viewpoints of the college in order to avoid conflict and backlash. In 1911, The Red & White expanded when the literary societies of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts took control of The Red & White, and the Athletic Association formed a new publication called The Wau Gau Rac. Both publications coexisted until 1915, when The Wau Gau Rac was discontinued by the college for financial reasons. In 1917, The Red & White ceased publication because of World War I. In May 1917, the Board of Trustees appropriated $100 to help with printing expenses, but the amount wasn’t enough to sustain the production of the paper, according to a 1920 edition of Alumni News. The only student media outlet to survive the war was Agromeck, the college yearbook. Then, on Feb. 1, 1920, Technician released its first edition as the new student newspaper on campus. Techni-
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Red & White board of editors, 1904
cian initially supported its production by offering subscriptions for 50 cents per term. Its first issue was modest: about 8 x 12 inches, only four pages and containing five advertisements. The next issue doubled in length and brought in 17 advertisements. Marion Francis Trice served as the first editor-in-chief and John Guy Stuart the business manager. In the first issue, the editors argued for Technician’s existence, saying that if a smaller student body could produce
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The Red & White, then the current student body of more than 1,000 students would surely be better equipped for a larger task. A piece of the inaugural editorial read, “College life without its journal is blank.” Unlike The Red & White, Technician functioned as an independent voice for the student body separate from the administration’s influence. The first issue described its function: “A paper that is entirely the product of the student body becomes at once
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Paul Isom, Journalism Minor Adviser and Senior Lecturer
Sylvia Adcock, NC State Magazine Editor
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Technician alumnae, journalism professors reflect on Technician progress ( Copy Desk Chief )
Christa Gala, Journalism Lecturer
the official organ through which the thoughts, the activities, and in fact the very life of the campus, is registered. It is the mouthpiece through which the students themselves talk.” The first year of publication was a struggle. On May 17, 1920, J.D. Miller was elected as the new editor-in-chief but then announced his resignation to the public on Nov. 15, 1920, and J.H. Lane resumed his position.
In 100 years, a lot has changed at Technician, but a lot has stayed the same. In addition to changes in the printing process and distribution of news media all over the world, NC State
has made changes in its journalism program and the way it handles Student Media. We talked to current NC State faculty and staff who are Technician alumni or have worked with journalism students for a long time to gain Experts continued page 5
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The first volume lasted more than a year, from Feb. 1, 1920 to Apr. 1, 1921. The staff then decided to change volumes each school year instead of on the date Technician was founded. E.C. Tatum, editor-in-chief from Oct. 15, 1921 to May 25, 1922, changed Technician’s flag from bold block letters to Old English typeface during the second volume and also added “The” to the official name. Technician has gone through many flag changes since then. Early Technician editorials expressed opinions about the need for a student government, a concrete sidewalk and a new gymnasium. The 1922 staff wanted to publish weekly because of the newspaper’s growth. However, the college trustees refused to allow the Technician staff to collect subscription fees from every student at registration, which prevented them from publishing more frequently. The staff encouraged current and former students as well as faculty to subscribe to the paper so they could achieve their goal. By the spring of 1922, Technician was able to print once a week with new subscription fees of $2 per school year. That year, Technician left a box in the dining hall for students to submit contributions to the paper, which said, “If you hear a good, clean joke, jot it down and hand it in; poems are also welcomed and especially original compositions. Your articles will receive due credit from the Managing Editor however short.”
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some insight into Technician’s changes over the years and what they hope to see in the future. Christa Gala, a journalism lecturer at NC State, was a staff writer at Technician in the early ‘90s. She discovered her passion there, she said, but at the time there was no journalism program at the university. So she transferred to UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating with a degree in journalism and mass communication in 1994. “It was really an incredible training ground, to be able to go out and report and write and have people edit things,” Gala said. “I really cut my teeth, so to
speak, writing at Technician. I was really active. I learned about different kinds of writing, editing, and I basically just got the experience. I got my feet wet.” Gala praised the transition Technician has made from physical print copies to online platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and the Technician website. “Going to the online platform and posting on social media, all of those
“How do you get yourself out in front of students when you only exist digitally and not physically -Paul Isom
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things are so relevant in today’s journalism industry,” Gala said. “Technician has done an amazing job changing with the times while still keeping the integrity of the original mission.” Paul Isom, adviser for the journalism minor and a senior lecturer, agreed. However, he said, the student newspaper also faces unique challenges at a school like NC State, especially with high turnover rates and retention of young writers. “It may be partly because we have a minor at NC State, and it’s not a major, so for a lot of students … it doesn’t seem like as critical a component of what they want to accomplish while they’re in school here,” Isom said. “Many of them come from different majors, and they don’t necessarily want to be journalists.” According to Sylvia Adcock, a former Technician features editor and current editor for the NC State magazine, this problem hasn’t changed. “With the Technician, when I was here, we needed people really badly, like warm bodies who can write,” Adcock said. Adcock graduated from NC State in 1981, when the newspaper printed three physical copies per week, and the production process was vastly different. There was no digital design software or PDF files; pages had to be assembled and sent to the printer “photo ready.” “We were in the old Talley [Student Union], on the third floor, before it was called Talley; it was called just the Student Center,” Adcock said. “We would type our copy and everything, and once it was copy edited, somebody had to typeset it. You had to type it into a machine that you could only see one line of type, and then it would spit out the column of type — it would be wet from ink, almost — and then you would take
the column of type and put it through a hot waxer, and then you would slap it on the page and roll it with a roller … It was weird. At the time it felt normal, but now, when I look back at it, I think that was really wacky. You’re literally putting it together like a cake.” Looking to the future, Isom said he would like to see students really run with the digital side of things and eventually develop a Technician app. “Ultimately, obviously, I think there won’t be a print paper anymore,” Isom said. “So I think the challenge for the Technician of the future is, how do you get yourself out in front of students when you only exist digitally and not physically?” Even as Technician continues to evolve, however, professors and alumni agreed it already serves a critical role for students. “Just continue to keep your finger on the pulse and to keep offering that hands-on opportunity to students,” Gala said. “It really summarizes that ‘Think and Do’ motto that NC State has, to bring students in, encourage them to get out in the field, and actually produce news in a way that is being produced in the real world, written and on social media … I think you guys do a great job. I love it, and it was one of my best experiences in college.”
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truly stand the test of time. Looking through the archives, it isn’t hard to tell that although we grew up in different times and cultures, there is some fundamental idea of what it means to be a student in this field that guides each generation. Even the earliest papers contain a level of humor and wit that conveys the youthful spirit only a student news organization can
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5 inject into journalism. Yet there are also remarkable differences. It may be true that the spirit of being a student has remained in Technician’s soul, but the qualifications for who could and could not be a student have changed dramatically. Race, class, religion, gender and nationality have all contributed to evolving what it means to be a student and what it means to work for Technician. The founding editors may have never envisioned an editorial staff of the future being as diverse as it is. Perhaps a centur y from now, a group of students much like ourselves will be tasked with reviewing the past 200 years of Technician. Perhaps they will publish their body of work in a manner we cannot yet predict and will likely never see. If the editorial board of 1920, who founded the student newspaper of their 33-year-old university, could see the Technician of today, it would no doubt be unrecognizable. It wasn’t until the sixth issue of Technician in 1920 that photos were published. Paper sizes have changed several times, the production process has evolved, and now, the mediums on which we publish have changed. For about a quarter of Technician’s 100-year history, it’s been present online. And now, Technician’s digital production is its priority, publishing digital photo galleries, videos and podcasts in addition to articles on both its website and social media. The future for an evolving form of media like our own is inherently uncertain. Regardless of what the future holds, the foundation set by our predecessors ensures that Technician will always strive to provide a mouthpiece for students and a journal for college life as long as it exists. Here’s to another century of Technician. This unsigned editorial is the opinion of Technician’s editorial board and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.
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Student fees cover majority of Talley Student Union operations Boz Kaloyanov ( News Editor )
NC State Student Centers collects over $100 per student in student fees every year to pay for operating costs, with the majority going toward Talley Student Union and staff members’ salaries. Tim Hogan, director of University Student Centers, said his department has three main sources of funding, the first being student fees. According to the Student Services website, Student Centers receives $132.39 from full-time students to cover operating costs. According to student fee summary documents, $100.39 of this goes toward the Campus Enterprises category, which supports operation costs and is set to generate just under $3 million for Hogan’s department in the 2019-20 academic year. This is by far the largest source of revenue, according to Student Centers’ budgets. Hogan said the second source of funding is known as retail revenue, which is charged to groups seeking to use Student Centers’ rooms. Retail revenue is also accumulated when larger events are put on. “If we rent the ballroom to an external organization, and they pay a fee, that would be a retail revenue,” Hogan said. “If the complexity of your event as a student organization is such that you want lots of A/V equipment, and we need staffing to run that equipment, that cost we’ll pass on to you.” The last major funding source comes from the state, Hogan said. “The third portion, we get a minor amount of state-appropriated dollars to help support usage of the student centers for departments and we provide some event support to a few event spaces in Hunt Library,” Hogan said. “For us to do that, we’re provided state-appropriated dollars
to fund that, so we don’t spend student fee dollars to support events at Hunt.” Hogan said the student fee allows Student Centers to provide services like room reservations at no cost to student organizations. “If you think about a weekly meeting in a meeting room for a student organization or department, there’s really no cost at all,” Hogan said. Costs associated with running Student Centers are primarily salaries and benefits, Hogan said. According to Student Centers’ budgets, the department is expecting to pay almost $1.3 million in full-time staff salaries during the 2019-20 academic year, with benefits for full-time staff totaling about $570,000. In addition, temporary salaries, which Hogan said are primarily for students, are about $390,000. Non-personnel costs make up a smaller portion of costs. Student Centers is budgeted to spend around $285,000 for utilities, meaning electricity, natural gas and water. Over $500,000 is projected to be spent on telephone, internet, video and other communication services. Around $209,000 is allocated toward paying for office supplies, food products, computer software, janitorial supplies and some computer equipment. Hogan said Student Centers is careful to section off student fee, retail and stateappropriated revenues. “We do that specifically to make sure that we maintain the integrity of the student fee that we collect,” Hogan said. “We want to make sure that the student fee we collect provides the most support to the Student Centers’ operation.” Student Centers also helps run events at other locations on campus, but because of how strictly funding is organized, none of those events are fee-funded, Hogan said. “We also provide some support at Park
Alumni Center and the Lonnie Poole Golf Course,” Hogan said. “Those fall completely into the retail environment. We charge money for services there, and that pays for us to help provide support there.” According to Student Centers’ budgets, the only locations supported by student fees are Talley Student Union and Witherspoon Student Center. As of December 2019, Talley’s revenue sits at just under $2 million, with $1.65 million coming from student fees, and Witherspoon Student Center’s revenue is approximately $450,000, with just over $410,000 coming from fees. Revenues not associated with the two locations sit at about $480,000. Hogan said none of this comes from student fees. Overall, Hogan is confident in the budget and believes the department is managing student fees responsibly. “The expenditures are a little bit less than last year,” Hogan said. “Revenue is just a little bit more, expenditures just a little bit less; I feel pretty good, but it’s only January. We’re halfway through the semester, and we’re in good shape.”
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A quick look at headlines outside of NC State Chapel Hill alumni and donors take legal action against Silent Sam deal
According to The News & Observer, a group of 88 UNC-Chapel Hill alumni and donors have filed an amicus brief in Orange County Superior Court asking the judge to void UNC’s deal with the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). UNC agreed to pay $2.5 million to the SCV and give the organization the Silent Sam Confederate monument. The N&O said the alumni and donors argue the settlement is a “misuse of university funds” that “seriously damages the reputation of the University, which should be committed to historical truth and opposed to modern-day white supremacy.” The 88 range from the classes of 1956 to 2015. Source: The News & Observer
Chinese New Year events cancelled in the wake of coronavirus outbreak
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, according to CBS17, a second Chinese New Year Event planned in the Raleigh area has been cancelled. The Triangle Area Chinese American Society had planned an event for Saturday at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, but called it off due to the concerns of performers and vendors. In a news release, the group said ticket holders can request refunds until Feb. 15. Another Chinese New Year event scheduled for Sunday in Chapel Hill has been postponed because of the outbreak. The organizers of this 2020 LightsUp Festival released a statement saying they made this decision “out of an abundance of caution.” As of Monday, five Americans have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, all of whom had traveled to central China. Source: CBS17
Cities struggling to keep cheap motels from turning into crime centers
Cities nationwide, including Raleigh, are struggling to keep cheap motels from turning into crime centers, according the The News & Observer. In a two-month investigation, The N&O found eight motels in Raleigh that averaged more than one 911 call a day since 2015. Reports from Raleigh police said that Budgetel, formerly the Knights Inn, has logged near-daily reports of assault, drug deals and prostitution. The motel also reported five overdoses in the last half of 2019. The N&O said this large amount of motel crime is taking a financial and social toll on Raleigh. It’s estimated by the RaleighWake Emergency Communications Center that responding to crime at these eight motels has cost more than $170,000 for the last five years. Source: The News & Observer
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Mayor Baldwin’s campaign proposal for affordable housing takes off Riley Wolfram
“There are a number of students who are homeless — actually a large number of students,” Baldwin said. “I think peoAccording to a study by psychol- ple would be surprised at how many stuogy Professor Mary Haskett in spring dents are impacted when dorms close, 2018, of the 7,000 NC State students she for instance … there are students that surveyed, 9.6% reported experiencing sleep in their cars, and so we’re working homelessness over the past year. with them through Oak City Cares to During her campaign, Raleigh Mayor try and find housing.” Mary-Ann Baldwin addressed the issue Baldwin formerly worked for the conof affordable housing in Raleigh with struction company Holt Brothers, Inc., a 10-point list of proposals she would according to her bio, as the vice presimake once in office, beginning with the dent of marketing and business develeducation of residents. opment. However, Nance said this may “We’ll be doing a housing bond, so influence how she goes about addressthat will require a total education ef- ing the issue of affordable housing in fort,” Baldwin said. “We’ll pull together Raleigh. a commission or committee that will “She worked for developers,” Nance serve as advocates who will work with said. “I would encourage you to look at us, who will do that education. They will that and think about how that might go out into the community, talk to dif- influence her approach to housing and ferent civic groups and educate people her take on what’s to be done. And perabout the bond.” sonally, for a bond issue, I want to know According to The News & Observer, when I go into that how that money will Raleigh staff outlined three options be spent, and if it would be easy for that last May for affordable housing bonds to just become a subsidy to developers, during a City Council meeting, rang- for whom she has worked.” ing from $37.7 million to $75.7 milAccording to Baldwin, these plans are lion. These bonds would require an ad- private-sector driven, meaning they are ditional half-cent to one-cent city tax not funded by taxpayers, so if a homerate. Each cent on the tax rate would owner wants to build, they spend the cost the “owner of $70,000 typically a $300,000 home spent on an ADU We are currently $30 a year.” and build. Baldwin Mark Nance, asonly about looking at our zoning said sociate professor 25% of a home’s in the School of cost is regulatory. laws and asking our Public and Inter“They can rent national Affairs, planning department t hem, or t he y said affordable mig ht wa nt to to look at ways we can build it because housing has become an issue as mom and support missing middle their housing has bedad want to move come increasingly housing. - Mary-Ann there, or maybe expensive in cermom a nd d ad tain places. want to build it so Baldwin “In t he early their kids can live 2000s, prices ... there,” Baldwin start going up and up and up, to the said. “What we’re trying to do is look point where people were living in them at what our regulatory process looks for a few years, in Raleigh, and then like and how we might be able to reduce selling them because they had made so those costs.” much money,” Nance said. “Rather than Although ADUs could potentially proexpand, for example, they just bought vide housing to students or those with bigger houses.” lower incomes, Nance said it’s not as One of the major points outlined by spectacular as it may seem. Baldwin in her proposal is the ability of “It’s naive and practically insulting to homeowners to build accessory dwelling think that ADUs are the answer and that units (ADUs) by right, which Baldwin people who can’t afford housing should said could appeal to college students, in be forced to live in a small place in my addition to building micro-units, which backyard and pay rent to me,” Nance are smaller apartments that rent for less said. “Ultimately, ADUs are going to money. drive up the value of property and make ( Assistant News Editor )
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A home with an accessory dwelling unit in the Historic Oakwood neighborhood on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin is encouraging residents to add accessory units to their homes. According to her website, Baldwin’s goal is “to make Raleigh an inclusive, welcoming city for all of our residents, a place where our children can afford to live, and a leader in innovative housing solutions.”
the problem worse.” However, according to Baldwin’s proposal, 80% of Raleigh is restricted to building only single-family homes. She argues there is a lack of middle housing that could partially be made up for by ADUs. Baldwin said this lack of middle housing is impacting the middle class, who are moving out of the city to avoid high home costs. “We are currently looking at our zoning laws and asking our planning department to look at ways we can support missing middle housing,” Baldwin said. Baldwin also said an important initial step toward diminishing the lack of affordable housing in Raleigh is improving transportation. She said by making public transportation more accessible and by creating walking communities, people will be more prone to live closer to downtown, as opposed to surrounding areas such as Cary. Baldwin said improving public transportation is both economically and environmentally beneficial. However, Baldwin and Nance acknowledge that a larger issue is at hand, which is heavily influencing the availability of affordable housing: gentrification. According to Nance, there is no official definition of gentrification, but it is a term used to describe the process of low-income neighborhoods facing rapid increase in housing prices due to new, wealthier groups moving in. Nance said people of color traditionally live in these neighborhoods, and affluent
white people move in to take advantage of “cheap housing.” The New York Times said white people, who were largely absent in the South Park neighborhood in Southeast Raleigh in 2000, made up 17% of the population by 2012, and since then have acquired nearly 90% of new mortgages. Baldwin said to address this issue, the Raleigh City Council will look to expand its home loan program and make the homes of those living in lower-income communities more livable and efficient. Additionally, they are looking at sending representatives door-to-door to inform people of their rights when it comes to housing. “One of the major problems we have is what’s called ‘predatory sales,’” Baldwin said. “It’s where unscrupulous people will try to purchase somebody’s house by threatening them in some way.” Nance and Baldwin both said student involvement in local government is extremely important in addressing the issue of affordable housing as well as other local issues. Baldwin said students can join certain committees, show up to city council meetings when they feel passionate about an issue, or just stay up to date on local politics. “Elected officials love it when students show up,” Nance said. “Honestly, there could be 50 working-class or poor people show up to a meeting and say the same thing as five students, and the students will carry the day.”
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Sorry, but 2FA is good for NC State If you are employed at NC State, you know the horrors of Google 2-Step and Duo Security — TwoFactor Authentication, or 2FA for short. We all scoff at 2FA, thinking, “Why Destry do we need this?” or “It’s Adams ( Staff Columnist ) so annoying.” I get it; it’s annoying having to pull out your phone when you try to log in on a different computer. However, it is there to protect our accounts from being breached by unauthorized personnel through phishing attacks. The NC State Office of Information Technology (OIT) describes phishing as attempts made by cybercriminals to steal a user’s information. Phishers often send emails, phone calls and text messages pretending to be someone legitimate, like a bank or a professor. 2FA can be a nuisance, even downright infuriating at times. Yet considering how
many cyberattacks and phishing attempts NC State potentially faces, it is necessary that students who don’t have 2FA enroll in the service to prevent hackers from breaching our accounts. Stan North Martin, senior director of communications and consulting for OIT, described the function of 2FA. “[Duo Authentication and Google TwoStep] are an additional layer of protection for your accounts,” Martin said. “You have to have a token or device with you that confirms, that says you are who you say you are.” Both Duo and Google 2-Step require students and staff to use an app or enter a code when accessing their accounts on different devices. If students and staff don’t have their phones with them, they can print out one-time use codes to access their accounts. Martin said 2FA helps prevent unauthorized personnel from breaching a student or faculty member’s account. Just because
your account has been compromised, or someone has your credentials, doesn’t mean they have full access to your account. If someone steals your credentials and you lack 2FA, they can gain access to your personal information, like addresses, bank accounts and social security numbers. With 2FA, these cybercriminals might have your credentials, but they can’t access your Gmail, Moodle, MyPack Portal or other NC State-affiliated services. One breached account from someone without 2FA can also put other information at risk. “We have had situations where an employee’s account has been phished, and the account was used to send out emails … to other individuals from that person’s contact,” Martin said. “It looks very legitimate. We have had situations where one account was compromised because of a phish, and that ended up compromising other accounts.” NC State is trying its best to prevent
phishing scams from reaching students. While NC State has developed AI to attack any phishing attempts, some manage to slip through the cracks. Luckily, OIT has listed several ways to detect phishing attempts, such as making sure the email address ends with ncsu.edu, hovering over suspicious links to see the web address, and never sharing sensitive information online. Unfortunately, some people will have their accounts compromised, but 2FA makes this much more difficult. If students or staff discover their accounts may have been compromised, they should contact the NC State Help Desk for further instructions. Although 2FA is not required for all students yet, it will be in the near future. Regardless, students should enroll in 2FA to prevent cybercriminals from stealing their data, even if it means pulling out our phones just to sign onto a different computer.
Raising the tobacco age doesn’t make sense On Dec. 20, 2019, President Trump signed a bill into law covering a vast array of topics, including a regulation raising the purchase age for nicotine products. Almost overGarrett Gunter night, millions of college ( Correspondent) students and young people were surprised to find the legal purchase age of nicotine products raised from 18 to 21. While states had 180 days to implement rules to enforce the new law after President Trump signed it, North Carolina quickly responded to the federal decree a few days later, and by Dec. 28, those under 21 could not purchase tobacco products from most reputable outlets. With a majority citing the health risks associated with cigarette smoking, vaping and chewing tobacco, the law has support from citizens and politicians on both sides of the aisle. The law was largely motivated by federal studies which showed that many high school students younger than 18 used vape and tobacco products by having sib-
lings or friends older than 18 purchase them. This, combined with growing concerns about the perceived mitigated health risks of vapes versus conventional smoking and increased usage among young adults 18 to 21, motivated the change. With at least 21% of college students in 2018 vaping on a regular basis, many young people are irritated with the new law. While passage of this law will marginally reduce the number of young people using nicotine products, a number of drawbacks accompany passage of this legislation. One article details the struggle a small vape shop owner will experience, as one-fourth of his customer base was adults younger than 21. From an economic perspective, this law will present a challenge for convenience stores, small smoke shops and other businesses selling tobacco products. One must also consider the bootleg alternatives sure to hit the market, the costly litigation associated with noncompliance, the hotly contested constitutionality of federally legislating an obviously state issue, and the concern that this law infringes Editor-in-Chief Dan Gilliam
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upon the rights of young adults. The argument concerning personal liberty and how the law fits into a justice system, considering 18 is the legal age of majority, is most compelling. Self-ownership and individual rights form the backbone of Western civilization; our nation was founded upon the notion of individualism, and nearly every struggle in American history has dealt with who would have set individual rights as well as how these would manifest themselves. The classical Western texts and our own Constitution clearly explain why governments ought not to regulate the behavior of private citizens whenever they do not infringe upon the rights of others; however, raising the purchase age to 21 does precisely this. Barring secondhand smoke exposure, which was mostly addressed with laws prohibiting indoor smoking, the only person harmed whenever someone vapes or smokes is the person smoking or vaping. The United States no longer has a consistent age of majority. Once someone turns 18, he or she is said to be a legal adult and
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experiences liberty to do a number of things, such as enlisting in the armed forces, taking out a loan for a car, signing his or her own lease, financing student loans, obtaining healthcare, and voting. Eighteenyear-olds can be held liable for all civil lawsuits and are always considered full-blown adults when tried in court. Therefore, why should 18-year-olds not be able to determine whether or not tobacco use is worth the risk? If the Trump administration is justified in its attempt to prevent individuals from doing unhealthy things, why not ban tobacco for everyone, as well as other potentially harmful and unnecessary activities, such as eating processed sugar, eating saturated fat, watching television, drinking alcohol, and unnecessary automobile travel? While a silly question, the answer is quite clear: Adults should be allowed to weigh the risks and rewards of potentially harmful activities themselves. It follows that if 18-year-olds are expected to act like adults, then we should be given the associated liberties. Technician (USPS 455-050) is the largest student newspaper of NC State University and is published every Thursday throughout the academic year from August through May except during holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the columns, cartoons, photo illustrations and letters that appear on the Technician’s pages are the views of the individual writers and cartoonists. As a public forum for student expression, the students determine the content of the publication without prior review. To receive permission for reproduction, please write the editor. Subscription cost is $100 per year. A single copy is free to all students, faculty, staff and visitors to campus. Additional copies are $0.25 each. Printed by Triangle Web Printing, Durham, NC, Copyright 2011 by North Carolina State Student Media. All rights reserved.
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Durham resident in duo band that spans east coast sing a little bit of backup. Guitar is both of our first instruments. Both of us play synths and other instruments. Whoever comes up with something, we’ll use that. We decided to start this thing up and really like what we’re doing, and we’ve figured out a little bit of a sound that we like. How would you describe your sound? It’s always hard to describe. We both like this indie pop with a spacey kind of vibe. We’ve been writing a lot of mid tempo, chilled out songs with a good melody. That’s sort of how we’re describing it, spacey, lounge-y pop.
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( Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor ) Roussett, a duo split between Durham and Pittsburgh, is made up of Bryan Bassett and Paul Rouse. The duo makes what they call spacey indie-pop music. Technician sat down with Bryan Bassett to discuss the group, its sound and what it’s looking forward to. Can you talk a little about the group as a whole and each of you individually? There’s two of us, me and Paul. We both individually have been playing music
for a long time. We met in college on the West Coast and lost touch for a little bit for a couple of years. I ended up moving to North Carolina a couple of years ago, and Paul was in Pittsburgh, so we reconnected. We decided to start making some music together. We both had our own projects over the years, and we wanted to start this one up. We decided to meet at Airbnbs in between Durham and Pittsburgh and rent out a cabin, usually in Virginia somewhere, and work on music together. Both of us play a little bit of everything. On the two songs we [recently released], Paul sings lead and I
As a group, who do you look to for inspiration? Paul is originally from Austin, and we both love the Pixies, so we first bonded over our love of their music. Our music doesn’t really sound much like the Pixies, but we’re going to do a Pixies cover in the future. Some of the bigger pop acts we both like are Beck, Grizzly Bear; Paul really loves Superdrag. Both of us have really eclectic tastes and listen to everything. A lot of oldies as well. I grew up listening to a lot of Buddy Holly and Rick Nelson, and Paul likes those as well. We both love Radiohead. We may have gone to a Radiohead show together at some point. When I went to college with him, I remember he used to cover Radiohead. We both love soul music, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, all of that stuff. There’s a lot of hidden gems in the soul genre.
Can you talk about your new music? Our goal is to put out this series of EPs that eventually culminates with a full-length album. This past weekend, we landed on three new songs that we like. They’re sort of on the same line of the spacey sound. There’s one slow one, one faster one. There’s one that’s called “This is Gonna Remind Me of the Stars Forever,” and it’s sort of like a lullaby. Hopefully, those will be done soon, and we’ll put that out next. Can you talk about the band name? I wish it was more creative, but it’s just our last names. We both just liked how that sounded. We thought it sounded like a French detective or something. Normally, I don’t like titles I come up with, but I like the name Roussett, even though it comes from such a simple place. What are your goals moving forward? Our goals are to put out these EPs. We’re hoping to build on our website a little bit. Our main goal is to put out as much music as possible this year. We want to play a couple shows. We would love to have some of our music get placed in film or television. Both of us have done a little of that in the past. That’s really what we’re hoping to happen. We both love film and television, and we’ve both had something placed before. It’s just so surreal. Definitely to write songs that we are proud of, that we feel good about putting out and sharing with people, and hopefully people will connect with it.
Sensory-Friendly Hours offer quiet contemplation for students Ben Wolf
( Copy Desk Chief ) As part of a new initiative to make the GLBT Center more accessible to all students, administration is introducing Sensory-Friendly Hours every weekday to create an environment more conducive to focus and productivity for those who appreciate calmer and quieter spaces. The hours run from 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday; and 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday. According to GLBT Center Program
Coordinator Geena Washington, these times are some of the highest traffic hours for the center, which was a deliberate decision. “One of the things that a lot of people had commentary around was the center not being accessible due to noise level,” Washington said. “So, in trying to figure out ways to have more people in and around and also have people in each other’s presence, in a community with each other, it made more sense during high-traffic times. So everyone is here, and we are making space at the same time.”
During Sensory-Friendly Hours, the center will turn off the lights, play soft sounds or white noise and project a still image on all screens. Washington said feedback for this practice has been overwhelmingly positive. “I think literally everyone who frequents the center appreciates the hours in some way, shape or form,” Washington said. “I don’t see any specific group of people benefiting, but literally everyone. We do have students who are on the spectrum; we do have students who only want to be in the center when it is quiet and study … and then they leave once
Sensory-Friendly Hours are over. Just everyone.” Assistant Director of the GLBT Center Andy DeRoin said the hours solve a problem which the center has been dealing with for an exceptionally long time. “It’s been a consistent point of feedback for years that it’s too loud,” DeRoin said. “So we’ve been trying to figure out an intervention for that that’s not, ‘Okay, now we’re a library.’” Sensory-Friendly Hours are still new and a work in progress. Washington said Sensory continued page 11
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she hopes to improve upon them in the future by adding activities in line with the quiet, introspective theme. “One of the things I want to work on is getting supplies for Sensory-Friendly Hours,” Washington said. “I would love to have fidget toys and whatnot that people can use … You don’t have to necessarily just be quiet and be still; you can be quiet and journal, color.” Washington said she has also noticed a decrease in the overall noise level of the center even outside Sensory-Friendly Hours. “Right before Sensory-Friendly Hours and sometimes even after, the mood sort of stays that way,” Washington said. “I would like to have a light area; we cut off all the lights, but we need lamps. That’s in the supplies. And a quiet bubblemaker.” Isaac Brown, a third-year studying psychology, said that as a regular at the center, they have appreciated the changes. “The center does get really rowdy sometimes, and that’s nice sometimes, but it’s not nice all the time,” Brown said. “So it’s nice to have that quiet where I can actually focus and get stuff done.” The hours have also caused some minor conflicts with other recurring events at the center, which has necessitated a
few moves. Brown cited Conversations with a Counselor as one example of this; however, they said the benefits outweigh any slight inconvenience. “It seemed odd to me when they had the counselors come right when [Sensory-Friendly Hours] began, but they changed that,” Brown said. “It helps me focus a lot more when it’s not so loud and rowdy all the time, so I can actually get some work done … I think they do a pretty good job.” According to DeRoin, the center will be looking in 2020 to facilitate more events which bring students into the center and encourage them to use it in different ways. They cited several examples including The Read, a pop culture podcast which records in the GLBT Center every Thursday from 12-1 p.m. Washington also suggested there may be a VR headset-guided meditation session in collaboration with Wellness and Recreation in the near future. “We’ve also started hosting, this year, more events in the lounge itself, instead of elsewhere in Talley,” DeRoin said. “So we have a film screening coming up that’s going to be in our space, but then also we’re working on ways to facilitate folks moving and using the space differently.” To keep up with all the new changes and events the GLBT Center will be implementing this semester, students can follow its Instagram @ncstateglbtcenter or sign up for the weekly newsletter on its website.
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Funderburk and Daniels shine while Bryce’s struggles continue Chandler Johnson The NC State men’s basketball team (14-7, 5-5 ACC) has now lost back-to-back games against Georgia Tech and North Carolina. Even though the Pack wasn’t at its best for these games, here are some of the biggest takeaways from these losses.
Daniels, has consistently turned in strong performances for the Pack. Funderburk continues to show consistency in not only scoring, but also on the glass. Funderburk grabbed five boards in the game against Georgia Tech and added another eight against North Carolina. He also scored 18 points against North Carolina on a night he shot 7 for 9 from the field.
Daniels and Funderburk continue to be strong forces for the Pack Redshirt junior guard Devon Daniels continues to put up strong performances for the Pack. In the Pack’s loss to Georgia Tech, he put up 12 points and shot 5 for 10 from the field while also adding eight rebounds. He had an even better performance against North Carolina, scoring 17 points and shooting 8 for 17 from the field with six rebounds and three assists. The one area of the game Daniels needs to improve moving forward is his 3-point shooting. Daniels finished a combined 1 for 6 from behind the arc in the games against Georgia Tech and North Carolina. Redshirt junior D.J. Funderburk, like
Johnson’s inconsistency continues Senior guard Markell Johnson has been one of NC State’s best players this season when he finds his shooting rhythm. The problem for the Wolfpack is that this does not happen often enough. This twogame stretch against Georgia Tech and North Carolina was a perfect example of this. Against Georgia Tech, Johnson put up one of his strongest performances of the season, scoring 21 points while shooting 8 for 16 from the field. The performance against North Carolina on Monday was the complete opposite, with Johnson shooting only 6 for 19 from the field. Johnson’s shooting has been just like this all season; one game he is nearly
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unstoppable and the next he can’t find the basket. C.J. Bryce continues to struggle Redshirt senior C.J. Bryce did not score a single point against Georgia Tech or North Carolina in what was the worst two-game stretch of his collegiate
career. Bryce also only added five assists and turned the ball over three times during this two-game stretch. Over the last 80 minutes of game play, the Pack’s leading scorer for most of the season is 0 for 11 and is missing from all over the place — layups, mid-range jumpers and 3-pointers.
NC State swim looking to finish the regular season strong at Virginia Tech Marty Madar ( Staff Writer )
The NC State swimming and diving team will travel to Virginia Tech Saturday, Feb. 1 for its final meet of the regular season. The No. 7 Wolfpack men’s swim team (6-1, 3-0 ACC) is coming off a solid victory against No. 17 Virginia by a score of 169-131. The No. 3 Wolfpack women’s team (6-2, 2-1 ACC) is coming off a disappointing loss against then-No. 3 Virginia by a score of 173-127. Somehow, the NC State women switched up rankings with Virginia after losing to them. The No. 20 Virginia Tech men’s team (5-0, 1-0 ACC) is coming off a close 158-141 victory against Virginia. The Hokies’ women’s team (3-3, 0-1 ACC) is coming off a blowout loss against Virginia by a score of 111-186. The Virginia Tech men’s team is underrated, being undefeated this far in the season and beating ranked opponents Ohio State and Virginia. The Hokies don’t have as many standout swimmers as the Wolfpack, but is a well-rounded
team. One of its standouts is Antani Ivanov who has the No. 9 time in the 200-meter fly and the No. 28 time in the 100 fly. Another standout is Sam Tornqvist who has the No. 23 time in 200 back and the No. 39 time in the 100 back. The NC State men’s team outmatches Virginia Tech with the faster time in every event besides 200 Fly. Senior Coleman Stewart should dominate the backstroke events being No. 10 at 50 back, No. 2 at 100 back, and No. 3 at 200 back. Sophomore Nyls Korstanje should blow out the short-distance freestyle events with the No. 4 time in the 50 free and No. 6 time in the 100 free. He also has the advantage in the 100 fly with the No. 13 time in that as well. The Wolfpack also have the long-distance freestyle events on lock with Stewart and freshman Hunter Tapp having the faster times in the 200 free and junior Eric Knowles, freshman Ross Dant and sophomore Curtis Wiltsey leading the 500 free and 1000 free. The Wolfpack have an advantage in all relay events as well. The very strong NC State women’s team should dominate the struggling Virginia
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Tech women’s team. The Wolfpack has better times in every event and Virginia Tech only has one standout swimmer. Virginia Tech’s Joelle Vereb has the No. 19 time in the 50 free, No. 33 time in the 100 breast and the No. 43 time in the 100 free. There aren’t really any other standouts from VT’s women’s team. The Wolfpack on the other hand has several top times in the nation. Senior Ky-lee Perry, sophomore Kylee Alons and junior Sirena Rowe all have top times in
50 Free. Alons also has top times in 100 Free and 200 free, and Perry has a top time in the 100 free. Junior Julia Poole also has the No. 19 time in the 200 free and junior Kate Moore has the No. 15 time in the 500 free and No. 9 time 1000 Free. So, the Wolfpack will dominate freestyle. Freshman Katharine Berkoff, sophomore Emma Muzzy, Moore and Alons will hold down the backstroke Swim continued page 14
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NC State in good form prior to Ivy League matchups Joe Lingo
Zhu, however, is No. 88 in singles play and will be a tough matchup for NC State’s Alexis Galarneau. Princeton is undefeated, with two home The No. 14 NC State men’s tennis team will be on the road again this weekend, wins against Drexel and Buffalo, and is no facing off against two Ivy League oppo- doubt looking to keep that streak going nents. The trip will begin with a visit to when NC State comes to town. Princeton the University of Pennsylvania on Sat- is formidable in both singles and doubles play, finishing 7-0 urday, followed by in both of its wins. a trip to neighborNC State’s No. 32 ing New Jersey to NC State’s No. 32 doubles team of face Princeton on Sunday. doubles team of Tadas Tadas Babelis and Yannai Barkai will Unbeaten and Babelis and Yannai definitely be a chalhav ing a lready for anything passed a few early Barkai will definitely be lenge Princeton has to season tests with a win against No. a challenge for anything offer. Considering the 17 Michigan and fact that NC State No. 23 Virginia, its Princeton has to offer. started its season first win against a about a week beVirginia team since 1999, NC State is playing well and hoping fore both these schools and has had a to grab another pair of wins this weekend. more rigorous schedule, the Wolfpack Pennsylvania, while most recently is in prime position for a fruitful weeknotching a 7-0 win against Navy, also end up north. The match against Penn will begin suffered a 7-0 defeat at the hands of No. 18 Tennessee to begin its season. Having at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 1, and the match only played two matches so far, it’s diffi- against Princeton will begin on Feb. 2 cult to judge this team’s true skill. Kevin at 2 p.m. ( Correspondent )
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Redshirt sophomore Joseph Schrader winds up for a backhand during the match against USC Upstate on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. He won both of his singles matches with scores of 6-1 and 6-4.
This week in sports Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 Rachel Umbach ( Staff Writer )
It’s another busy weekend for Wolfpack sports. Take a break from your homework and come enjoy many exciting matchups all over campus!
Saturday, Feb. 1
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2 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Louisville (PNC Arena) The Wolfpack (14-7, 5-5 ACC) will be looking to bounce back against No. 6 Louisville (17-3, 8-1 ACC) after an unfortunate loss at home earlier in the week against UNC-Chapel Hill. This is the first ranked team the Pack has played since its road loss to Auburn back on Dec. 19. 7 p.m. Women’s Gymnastics vs. UNCChapel Hill (Reynolds Coliseum) The Wolfpack women’s gymnastics team (2-3, 1-1 ACC) will be competing at home this upcoming weekend against UNC-Chapel Hill (4-1, 2-0 ACC). These
two teams most recently met each other in a quad meet at Kentucky earlier in the season, where NC State lost to the Heels 194.625- 194.425. Any sporting event against the Pack’s Tobacco Road rival is sure to be exciting, and this matchup surely won’t disappoint.
Sunday, Feb. 2
Rifle vs. Nebraska The NC State rifle team (4-6) will return home to host the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-8, 2-4 Big 10). This is the second of two times the rifle team will be playing in Raleigh this season and their last event before NCAA qualifiers later in the month. 11 a.m. Women’s Tennis vs. Kansas (J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center) The No. 8 women’s tennis team (8-0) will be returning home from a trip to Atlanta to host the Kansas Jayhawks (2-2). This will be the last time the Pack will be playing at home until Feb. 28, so be sure to come watch an exciting matchup.
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NBA Pack Pros: T.J. Warren pushing Pacers to playoffs Tristan Tucker ( Staff Writer )
The NBA season is slightly past the halfway point, edging near the All-Star break and the trade deadline, with teams aiming to lock down their rosters for playoff pushes or prepare themselves for the lottery once more. Let’s take a look at how some former NC State players are faring in the NBA and other leagues. T.J. Warren, Forward, Indiana Pacers Warren started the first handful of games on a rough note for the Pacers, but has completely turned the page. Warren is now averaging 18.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game and is shooting an impressive 51/38/82 line. Warren’s 38% shooting from deep on 3.1 attempts is a good sign that he has turned the corner as a 3-point shooter, as it is a consistent figure from his shooting from last season, and shows that his shooting mark last season was not a fluke. Warren has started all 47 games he has played for the Pacers, who are sitting at 3017 in the East. The Pacers are now slated to get superstar Victor Oladipo back, which will only help further propel them into the playoffs. The fact that the Pacers are only three games out of the second seed without their focal point player is a testament to how well Warren, Malcolm Brogdon, Domantas Sabonis and others have played this season. Dennis Smith Jr., Guard, New York Knicks Smith began his time as a Knick a year ago with the potential to be a star for the team. Despite the team striking out in free agency, the Knicks still accrued enough young talent that figured to be competitive this season. Unfortunately, the Knicks are 13-35, good for 13th in the Eastern Conference. Also unfortunate for the Knicks, Smith has been injured for a good chunk of this season and has not looked like his former self. Smith is averaging five points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game on an awful 33/29/50 shooting line. This is
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events as well, all having top times in backstroke. Sophomore Sophie Hans-
down from 14.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists with the Knicks last season, and has landed Smith on the trade block once again. Cody and Caleb Martin, Guard/Forward, Charlotte Hornets Cody Martin has seen limited minutes but is averaging 3.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.4 minutes per game for the Hornets. Cody has only spent five games on assignment for the Greensboro Swarm, the G-League affiliate of the Hornets, and averaged 18.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, five assists and 1.8 steals in such games. Cody and Caleb started together in all five games. Caleb, on the other hand, has been assigned to the Swarm for most of the season and is averaging 20.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game for the Swarm, starting in all 24 games he has appeared in. The forward also shoots 35% from deep on 6.1 attempts per game, but struggles from the charity stripe, shooting 62% from that spot. Cat Barber, Guard, College Park Skyhawks (G-League) Barber is currently helping to push the Skyhawks to the playoffs, averaging 16.3 points, 6.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game, having started nine games for the club in 27 total games played. The 25-year-old is still struggling from deep, shooting 24% from that area, but the Skyhawks are 16-15 and just 1.5 games out of the playoff picture, with Barber leading the way in the team’s first season under its new moniker. C.J. Williams, Guard, Long Island Nets (G-League) The Long Islands Nets have struggled this season, similarly to their NBA counterpart, the Brooklyn Nets, and sit at 10-18 on the year. Williams has had a relatively average season, scoring 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks per game on 39% shooting, but his 37% shooting mark has been impressive, seeing as he takes nearly seven of his 10 shots per game from that range. son should blow the competition out of the water with the No. 4 time in the 100 breast and No. 10 time in the 200 breast. Neither team is great at butterfly, but the Wolfpack still has the advantage. The Wolfpack has the clear advantage in IM events and all relays.
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Sophomore forward T.J. Warren dunks the ball during the game against North Carolina in PNC Arena Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. The Wolfpack fell to the Tar Heels in overtime 85-84.
Trevor Lacey, Guard, Wisconsin Herd (G-League) Lacey, who played with the Wolfpack in the 2014-15 season, was picked up by the Herd, the G-League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, in the offseason. Lacey is currently averaging 3.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15.3 minutes per game for the Herd. The Herd is currently the best team in the Eastern Conference, mirroring the team’s parent club, and Lacey’s 43% shooting mark from deep is helping to keep the team afloat. Wyatt Walker, Forward, Salt Lake City Stars (G-League) Walker was drafted in the first round of the 2019 NBA G-League Draft by the Oklahoma City Blue, but the draft has little stock in the case of the G-League, as Walker was cut prior to appearing in any games for the club. Walker was then picked up by the Stars, the G-League affiliate of the Utah Jazz, but only played in two games before subsequently being cut. The young center went unclaimed on waivers.
From the diving team, senior James Brady looks to continue his impressive season against VT. In the last meet against Virginia, Brady achieved a season-best score of 369.15 on the 3-meter. Freshman Bayne Bennett also had a season-best score against Virginia. Se-
Allerik Freeman, Guard, Shenzhen (Chinese CBA) Freeman continues to dominate in his post-NC State playing career, averaging 20.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists for Shenzhen on a roster that has included a plethora of former NBA players this season. Among these players are Dwight Buycks, Pierre Jackson, Jarell Martin and Shabazz Muhammad. The fact that Freeman is among the top scorers for the club is impressive considering Martin played in the NBA just last season, and Muhammad was the 14th overall draft choice in 2013. Ted Kapita, Forward, HKK Zrinjski (Bosnian BiH Liga) Kapita left the Wolfpack after the 201617 season to enter the NBA Draft, but was not selected by any team. Kapita spent training camp with the Bayhawks of the G-League in 2017-18 and the St. John’s Edge in 2018-19, where former NC State guard Dez Lee played, but did not crack either team. Now, Kapita is on his first professional team since leaving NC State and is averaging a solid 11.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in Bosnia. nior women’s diver Madeline Kline is also coming off a season best on 3-meter, with a score of 299.55, and had two second place finishes in 1-meter and 3-meter. The meet will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
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BACK COVER PHOTO BY SARAH COCHRAN Redshirt junior guard Devon Daniels attempts a layup during the game against UNC on Monday, Jan. 28, 2020 in PNC Arena. Daniels scored 17 points and had 6 rebounds against the Tar Heels. NC State lost to UNC 75-65.
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