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THROUGH GLENN’S LENS
NEWS Education Center to bring Howling Cow production full circle, pg. 3
OPINION
Community Ride participants gather at Crank Arm Brewery
Letter from the editor: Continuing coverage, accessibility, pg. 5
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ikers stand outside of Crank Arm Brewery enjoying local craft beer before a community bike ride on Wednesday. Crank Arm Brewery has become known around the Raleigh biking community for their Wednesday cruisers. The community ride planned by the brewery takes a different route every Wednesday, exploring the many parts of the City of Raleigh.
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How did you celebrate beating Duke?
Venue Spotlight: Watts & Ward’s ode to the speakeasy, pg. 9
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POLICE BLOTTER 01/09/2018 2:27 A.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Lee Residence Hall Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. Transport refused. “I stormed the floor and rushed to the Belltower to see it lit up red.” Loren Johnson First-year Zoology
9:29 A.M. | ASSIST MOTORIST North Residence Hall Lot Officers responded to assist student locked out of vehicle. Officers determined student’s license was revoked. License was seized. 9:45 A.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Talley Student Center Officers provided assistance at back to school rush without incident.
SPORTS Beverly’s toughness leads Wolfpack back court, pg. 11
“I went to the Belltower.”
“I rushed the court and went to the Belltower.”
Stephanie Lee First-year Zoology
Zafir Alam Third-year Biology
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COVER PHOTO BY GLENN WAGSTAFF Cows graze in a pasture outside of the Dairy Research and Teaching Farm on NC State’s campus on Wednesday. The dairy farm is opening the Dairy and Food Education Center to educate both students and the public about the processes of making and distributing Howling Cow products.
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Education Center to bring Howling Cow production full circle Mary Dare Martin News Editor
NC State’s dairy industry plans to break ground on the Dairy and Food Education Center this spring, which aims to educate visitors on Howling Cow production from farm to table. NC State’s Feldmeier Dairy Processing lab is housed in Schaub Hall, where all production for Howling Cow milk and ice cream is done. But the Dairy and Food Education Center aims to look inside the entire Howling Cow manufacturing process from beginning to end, starting on NC State’s own dairy farms. Gary Cartwright, the director of the Dairy Enterprise System at NC State, said the education center will be a place for visitors to not only learn about how Howling Cow milk and ice cream is processed, but also how the cows on NC State dairy farms are taken care of and raised. “The culminating component of this is to create a venue for the public to see full circle,” Cartwright said. “How does Howling Cow and milk and ice cream … get processed? What does it take to take care of your animals?” Officially branded in 2007, Howling Cow production has benefited from the growing milk production on the farm. With nearly 300 Holstein and Jersey cows on the farm, Cartwright said NC State’s herds are consistently in the top five for milk production in the state. “I have an incredible respect for dairy farmers the more I learn about them,” Cartwright said. “Incredibly hardworking. Total dedication to what they do. They love their animals and take care of them. It’s a story that isn’t fully
understood by the public so if we can tell the public what every dairy farmer that I’ve ever met seems to do with their cows and how well they take care of them, it’s a good story for us to be telling.” According to Cartwright, the center will contain educational videos, hands-on activities, a cafe and virtual reality experiences. “Envision TV screens that you can walk in,” Cartwright said. “And suddenly you hit a button and you’re amongst the cows or you’re milking animals or you’re watching a calf being born. And it’s around you. We hope to not only put this experiential component in there but be very creative in how we do that.” Along with visits from NC State students, Wake County school groups and the general public, Cartwright said they hope to receive visitors who pass the building while driving on Lake Wheeler Road, where the center will be located. The cafe will feature Howling Cow milk, ice cream and other dairy products, but Cartwright said they’re hoping to have more. “University Dining produces their Yates Mill line of bakery goods that you can buy,” Cartwright said. “We’re hoping that University Dining will supply croissants and muffins and things like that. In that aspect, again, as people come in there, they’re going to learn about NC State.” Another goal of the Dairy and Food Education Center is to educate the public about where the food is coming from. James Edwards, a fourth-year studying biological engineering and international studies and a former student worker on the dairy farm, said that people need to be more knowledgeable about where their
food is coming from. “I consider it to be important for people to know a little bit about where there food comes from or how it’s produced,” Edwards said. “I don’t think the average American really knows anything about that. You have a lot of big corporations producing and manufacturing food and for the majority, that’s it.” GLENN WAGSTAFF/TECHNICIAN Cartwright said Cows graze in a pasture at the NC State dairy farms on Wednesday. that the public not The dairy farm is opening the Dairy and Food Education Center to educate both students and the public about the processes of only needs but also making and distributing Howling Cow products. wants a place to be properly educated about food production and “For Howling Cow specifically, it’s part of NC that a university-based center is an ideal place State’s heritage,” Edwards said. “The dairy farm to learn. actually has a pretty rich history with its cows “They really want to know what’s the truth and how the farm started and where the cows about the food and where it comes from,” came from. For people to be able to see how this Cartwright said. “Today you are bombarded university started as a land-grant university for by information — some of it true, some of it agriculture, is still actually something that’s still false. People want to know what’s real and relevant in the university today.” what’s fake. It’s time for something like this. Cartwright said that the center is planned to The university is like neutral ground. They feel break ground in mid-April and that it should like they can come here and get real answers to be complete within two years. their questions instead of questioning whether “The support on campus has been incredsomeone is spinning it one way or another.” ible,” Cartwright said. “It takes a lot to get these According to Edwards, NC State students things through and we’ve aggressively pushed and the public can benefit from learning about our concept. The good thing is, there’s somethe connection between NC State’s farm and thing about ice cream. Butter fat provides the food production. grease to the gears of progress.”
Senate welcomes new director of Student Involvement, prepares for spring elections Timothy Willard Staff Writer
Student Government met for the first time since November on Wednesday evening to welcome the new Director of Student Involvement and pass legislation to prepare for the upcoming spring elections. The meeting began with Justine Hollingshead, the former interim Director of
Student Involvement and current Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA) chief of staff, introducing Jessica Murphy, the new Director of Student Involvement, to the Student Senate. Murphy said that she was excited to begin working with Student Government this semester. “I’ve worked with [Student Governments] in the past,” Murphy said. “But as some of you are well aware [Student Government] is different at every institution.”
Lauren Siegel, a fourth-year studying economics and computer science and the new Appropriations Committee chairperson, announced that the appropriations process for spring break 2018 to fall break 2018 period will be beginning soon. The application for student organizations opens on Jan. 22 and closes on Feb. 4. Sen. Ryan Dunn, a second-year studying political science and chairperson of the Government Relations and Oversight Committee, introduced and made
a motion to fast track a bill, GB66 Spring Elections Timeline Clarification Act. The bill’s purpose is to clarify the spring election rules to allow for elections to occur before spring break, according to Dunn. “This [new] statute really just clears up [Student Government election rules] so that there will be an election before spring break, which is when they always occur,” Dunn said. Dunn also introduced and made a motion to fast track another bill, GB67 Senior
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Campus efforts mark Stalking Awareness Month Sebastian Riley Staff Writer
January marks National Stalking Awareness Month and across NC State’s campus efforts are underway to commemorate the month and reduce interpersonal violence. “Stalking is any kind of repeated unwanted contact,” said Sara Forcella, rape prevention education coordinator at the NC State University Women’s Center. “It would have to be unwanted, if this person is totally fine that their former partner is waiting for them every day after class then that’s not stalking because that person is fine with it. If it’s causing that person some undue level of stress or fear then that’s the point where those behaviors become problematic.” The Women’s Center will host events throughout the month designed to educate students on healthy relationships and reduce interpersonal violence including Stalking 101, Healthy Relationships 101 and Bystander Behavior 101. The dates and times of the events can be found on the Women’s Center website. “It’s a month to raise awareness and for folks to get connected to the Women’s Center and to get connected to some of the interpersonal violence work that we do,” Forcella said. “We will definitely continue to do work that focuses on culture change on campus, getting folks connected with resources [after January].” Students affiliated with The Movement Peer Educators, a student organization created within the Women’s Center, took the lead in organizing many of the activities around Stalking Awareness Month. “We meet around two times a month, sometimes three, in an awareness month to discuss what’s going on in our organization, we have around thirty peer mentors,” said Maggie Schroder, a fourth-year studying social work and foreign languages and literature and president of The Movement Peer Educators. The Movement Peer Educators plan to host workshops throughout the month within the
Women’s Center on healthy relationship behavior and active bystander participation. “Stalking Awareness month is a high priority for us and so is Sexual Assault Awareness Month which is in April,” Schroder said. “It’s very normalized in the culture, not just on TV but in music and in the language people use. People will say things like ‘oh I’m going to Facebook stalk them’ when stalking is a serious crime and it’s not funny to survivors of stalking.” The Women’s Center provides on-campus
resources to students dealing with stalking or other interpersonal violence. “Some things that a student that is dealing with stalking may find beneficial are getting things like class accommodations, connecting them to their professors, changes in housing if they live in this one place on campus and they’re feeling unsafe because of stalking is something we can do,” Forcella said. “Connecting them with other offices if they want to make a Title IX Report are the main ways we can help someone that is dealing with stalking.”
Class President Election Removal Act. The bill removed a position titled “Senior Class President” from Student Government election rules entirely. The position has not existed for the past few sessions and has no relation to Student Government anymore, according to Dunn. Student Senate President Mitchell Moravec, a fifth-year studying materials science and engineering and psychology, commented that the Student Senate has nine seats currently open. These vacancies include three open seats in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and two open seats in College of Design delegations, as well as four other seats. Moravec is currently reviewing applica-
tions for those positions through the Student Government website. “I have received lots of applications for the CHASS and PCOM seats … and I would really like to see more applications,” Moravec said. Zac Lentz, a graduate student studying biological and agricultural engineering and the Student Senate legislative secretary, made a final comment to remind senators to be mindful of their current duties as elected representatives as the spring elections begin to come underway. “Elections are upcoming, it’s very exciting,” Lentz said. “And if you’re running, I’m excited for you. That being said, don’t forget you have a job right now.”
The new first-year undergraduate Senate members sit front row during the Student Senate meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 in the Senate Chambers in Talley Student Union.
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NC State’s Women’s Center is on the fifth floor of Talley, and is one of the four Campus Community Centers. The Office of Institutional Equity Diversity (OIED) created the space in order to house a community of allies for social justice and gender equality. The Center has events such as: Book Club, Winter Fellowship and time for Counseling.
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Additional resources to go to off campus are also available to students encountering interpersonal violence. “If this person ended up filing a protective order and needed to go to court or needed to go to the police station to do any kind of legal action we could physically accompany that person to be there for them to be their support person,” Forcella said. The first event that the Women’s Center is hosting for the month is Stalking 101 on Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Letter from the editor: Continuing coverage, accessibility The end of the first week back to class is met with resolutions broken, stamina down and a sudden rerealization that being a student is a difficult, demanding and oftentimes discouraging job. Though our lives as students can often seem disheartening, it is important to understand why we’re here. While all of us have different reasons for attending university, we are driven by Jonathan the same inspiration to work toward Carter accomplishments of massive scale, to Editor in Chief improve our own individual standards of learning and to encourage our fellow students to reach their own individual goals. In doing this, we are all sustaining a university atmosphere that breeds impressive academia and provides personal support to all of its members. We all have a commitment to our fellow students and a duty to work toward the common good of our community. Technician has that same commitment. Above all else, we are students dedicated to the success and
prosperity of a university atmosphere conducive to free thought, expression and existence without the fear of misrepresentation, backlash or hatred. However, this atmosphere has not yet been achieved. A newspaper that does not strive to represent all students it serves is doing its community a disservice. This volume, I have committed myself to corresponding with organizations and groups who have not gotten the treatment, and coverage, they deserve. Both myself and the entirety of our editorial board are continually committed to providing our fellow students with a newspaper to make their own and, subsequently, a newspaper deserving your readership. Our pages exist to tell the stories and news dictated to us by our university community. In addition to connecting with members of the community and student groups and organizations, I will be happy to talk with any member of our campus community about any issue you see fit to discuss. I also encourage everyone who wishes to make their voice heard publicly to send me a Letter to the Editor or OP-ED. Letters to the Editor are reserved for people
to talk about something specifically to do with Technician while OP-EDs exist as a platform for anyone to use to convey messages they want our community to hear. I can always be reached at technician-editor@ ncsu.edu. I am wholly devoted to working toward a campus atmosphere where all voices are represented, an atmosphere free from hate and discrimination and an atmosphere that not only tolerates, but celebrates the differences all of us bring to the table. Because that atmosphere does not yet exist on our campus, it is the responsibility of our student newspaper to secure the trust, respect and guidance of our community necessary to make those goals, and all other goals shared by fellow students, a reality. Last April, I told you that Technician is your journal to write and I would serve as your editor. That mission will remain the same until my last day in office. We all have a commitment to support this community and I assure you, through whatever hardships the spring semester may bring, I will be unwavering in dedicating your student newspaper to serve its part.
OP-ED: Re: Why the college football playoffs should not be expanded Tuesday, Tech nicia n published a sports commentar y in which t he aut hor cited ev idence against claims which have persisted since its inception — that being that the Luke College Football Playoff Perrin should expand to allow Guest Columnist more teams access to collegiate gridiron superiority. In the fifth paragraph, the author says that “neither team truly deserved to make the playoff, but one of them had to be chosen” in reference to Ohio State and Alabama, which is contrary to the belief that both Alabama and Ohio State deserved to be included in the illustrious group. Alabama proved Monday that they were the best team in the nation, and Ohio State handily won their bowl game, after a season of domination minus a miscue against Iowa. However, this isn’t to debate the team that deserved to be in more so than an-
other, but rather to contradict the idea that having debate about which team should enter the playoff is bad for the entire system. “They have it [debate] every year in the NCAA tournament, but nobody complains about expanding that. If you expand to eight teams, why don’t you just expand to 16? 32? Where do you draw the line?” The line was drawn, and it allows for 68 of the eligible 351 Division I institutions, meaning that almost 20 percent of college basketball teams have an opportunity at the Big Dance. Contrary to this, 129 FBS schools compete for four slots, meaning that three percent can soak in at least one game of illustrious glory, and since its inception four years ago, only nine teams have had an opportunity to play. Which isn’t to say that the playoff has produced bad results. Some of the games, such as this year’s Rose Bowl have been instant classics, and the author recognizes it in the final paragraph, but this contra-
dicts a claim made earlier that the “best part of the playoff is the regular season.” There have been a share of duds since the playoff was birthed. Oregon beat Florida State 59-20 in 2015. Alabama beat Michigan State 38-0 in 2016. Clemson beat Ohio State 31-0 to 2017. And, just last week, Clemson was only able to muster an abysmal six points against Alabama, the team at the center of a debate on whether their inclusion was warranted. 50 percent of the semifinal games so far have been second-rate football. There will undoubtedly be bad games, as is the case with … you know … sports in general, but there are teams such as Ohio State who deserved a chance this season to contend against the likes of Clemson. And of course, you can’t forget poor UCF, the true national champion who mustered a perfect season just two years removed from an imperfect season of 0-12. It should be a reasonable expectation that a team should have a chance to com-
pete in the playoff if you do what you’re supposed to do, and winning 13, including beating an Auburn team who beat both Alabama and Georgia, should solidify UCF’s claim. The commentary says that there should not be three- or four-loss teams competing against the best teams in the country, since the resulting games won’t be entertaining, ignoring the fact that there has been a bad semifinal ever single year since the playoff was birthed. This isn’t some slippery slope that will result in 16 or 32 teams being added to the playoff. Since the debate began, the near-unanimous solution has been the Power Five conference champions, plus three at-large bids. The guesswork comes out of it, and teams such as UCF and Wisconsin would have the ability to decide the winners and losers on the field instead of Twitter. And yes, the debate will continue about which team should be the eighth team in, but hey, that’s all part of the fun.
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NC State fees and fines are unconstitutional
If you ever go to court (and let’s hope you don’t) you’ll likely find that part of the reason court is so expensive are the fees and fines that you’re required to pay. Fines are essentialJoseph Rivenbark ly monetary punishments for breaking the law and Correspondent fees are costs for using the courts. A criminal case in North Carolina will cost you at the very least $178 in fees and fines. That’s the bare minimum for using the courts and more fees are added depending on the circumstances. The end result of these additional fees can be a court debt above $1,000, which is … well, it’s a lot. But, some people just can’t pay these fees and fines. Research by the North Carolina Poverty Research Fund outlines the process in the case that the defendant is unable to pay the required costs by the required date. First, the courts increase the cost of the fees with a late fee. This makes it even harder for the defendant to pay off the debt. After that, often times in North Carolina they’ll revoke the defendant’s driver’s license, which can easily result in the loss of a job or inability to secure one. Finally, if the defendant still can’t pay the costs, the courts will even go as far as to sentence the defendant to jail time.
That’s right, jail time. Jail time which can destroy families, relationships and contracts. Jail time that’s served not because of the actual crime committed, but just because the defendant was too poor to be able to pay. In short, the punishments for the inability to pay the cost of court easily destroy the foundations of living for a low class defendant. Furthermore, when considering the fact that the rates of crime are higher in poverty stricken areas, it’s clear to see how these fees and fines heavily disfavor those who are poor. It’s for this reason that they are unconstitutional, immoral and unnecessary. Fines and fees should be decreased and abolished respectively. The constitutionality of these costs can be compared to that of the Supreme Court landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, which confirmed the right to a public defender under the Sixth Amendment and equal protection of the law under the 14th Amendment. In the final opinion of the court, Justice Black wrote the majority opinion: “the noble idea” of “fair trials before impartial tribunals in which every defendant stands equal before the law... cannot be realized if the poor man charged with crime has to face his accusers without a lawyer to assist him.”
The court’s argument relies on the 14th Amendment, which states that no state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Black argues that in this case there was unequal protection based on wealth and class, which inhibited the “noble idea” of fair trials. This same logic of Justice Black can be applied to the fines and fees of North Carolina’s judiciary. Fines and fees are laws, laws which do not equally protect the citizens of the state of North Carolina. Therefore, under the 14th Amendment and backed by the precedent of the Supreme Court’s Gideon vs Wainwright decision, these laws are ultimately unconstitutional on the grounds that they do not equally protect lower income defendants. In fact these laws actively work against lower class individuals rather than provide any “protection” at all. In the last 20 years the cost of fees in North Carolina has risen 400 percent, almost a third of defendants are unemployed before their arrest, 36 percent of people entering prison have been homeless at some point and 60 percent reported less than $1000 per month in income (per the North Carolina Poverty Research Fund). College students aren’t immune to poverty either. According to Talk Poverty, 14
percent of community college students are homeless and data suggests that food insecurity affects one in two students nationwide. Nor are they immune to criminal charges: college students regularly face drug possession, driving violations and disorderly conduct charges, and in 2015 the NC State University Police Department had 262 arrests. Just last month, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law that made it even harder for judges to waive those fees if they feel the defendant was too poor to pay them (something that previously only happened 8 percent of the time anyway). If you needed proof that the General Assembly is actively working against the less fortunate, this is it. Fines, fees and the laws of North Carolina regarding them are clearly unconstitutional, they are certainly immoral and beyond that they’re actually unnecessary. Court is a basic function of government. It should therefore be funded by tax dollars to ensure that it acts in a fair and just way rather than disproportionately preying on those living in poverty. We need to encourage the North Carolina General Assembly to act in the public’s favor by reducing court fines, abolishing court fees and using tax dollars to fund the courts in order to create a more fair judicial system.
Myths in disguise: Inaccurate factoids should not be tolerated
With the first week of classes underway, most students will have gone through a number of course introductions. While not all courses are the same, the general expectation is that the dayRasheed one class will involve going Harding over the syllabus to some Staff Columnist extent, as well as provide an opportunity for students and teacher to become acquainted. The standard formula for this first class includes a joke or comment about the weather or
traffic, a reference to the professor’s reputation or background, getting-to-know-you questions and a dialogue on course expectations and class rules. Occasionally, to put the course highlights and expectations into an easily digestible context, certain professors will impart some conventional wisdom or relevant factoid to their class. This icebreaking tactic is typically harmless, as long as the information is more accurate than it is well-known. You’ve heard them before. They can take the form of a clean, simple and often eye-catching “statistic” or succinct conventional wisdom as
a clever play on words. A perfect example is the infamously deceptive “humans only use 10 percent of their brain potential,” the falseness of which has thankfully gained significant traction world-wide. With the astronomically increased rate at which we now discover, exchange and disprove information comes a frantic, and sometimes unbalanced, transformation of the media through which we consume knowledge. Trendy phrases, clickbait-y headlines and “top 10” listicles are among the most prominent, and therefore most widespread and influential, byproducts of this mechanism.
The intense race between fact and fiction has never had such high stakes. Now that anyone can say anything and be heard and believed in an instant, information that sounds right to people, or sounds like it should or could be correct or true, permeates our society. Eventually, it becomes easier and easier for the everyman to skip over and effectively bury undisputed truths, relevant concerns and significant doubts. Once this happens, there’s no stopping this impure information from entering and es-
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Students should prioritize health over grades Procrastination is often hailed as the main reason that work piles up on us, but the truth is, as college students, long nights are inevitable. Tests, quizzes, assignments and projects come at us so Colin quickly that we feel like we McKnight have no choice but to put Correspondent sleep to the wayside and spend whole nights in the library, chipping away at the work. This practice, along with other similarly detrimental practices, can contribute to poor health in the long run. I’m sure that quite a few students were feeling the blowback from bad health choices over the holiday break. College students need to start deciding to put their own health first over some numbers on a paper. As previously mentioned, the most popular unhealthy habit amongst students is staying up to three or four in the morning to complete assignments. An article published in Neuro-
psychiatric Disease and Treatment states that the average recommended amount of sleep per person is “between 7 and 8.5 hours per day.” However, many students I know, myself included, are guilty of getting little more than a solid 5 hours per night on busy days, if that. This study finds, however, that the effects of such sleep deprivation can be severe, and can have a negative impact on short-term memory, long-term memory and performance of tasks. Similarly, all-nighters are the extreme versions of late-night work sessions, which involve no sleep at all. Of course, most people, including the individual pulling the all-nighter, already know about the negative impacts of this. Consequences include all previous mentioned cognitive effects, along with exhaustion, difficulty paying attention and lack of motivation. In order to counteract the natural processes in the body that tell them not to stay up late, many students turn to caffeinated beverages. As an avid coffee-drinker myself, I wholeheartedly agree that many caffeinated drinks are
miracle workers, and can help turn a mountain of work into rubble in no time. However, it is extremely important that we do not forget the side effects that beverages like coffee and soda can have on the body. Besides the obvious per-drink cases of little nutritional value and harmful chemicals, caffeine itself is something that must be handled carefully. An article published in Food Additives and Contaminants found that some of the various health impacts of caffeine include higher blood pressure, increased chance for bone fractures and increased anxiety. Additionally, as most people already know, caffeine can have a severe impact on sleep. In order to cut out a lot of the unhealthy habits that students are prone to, the best place to start is with pacing yourself and your work. Previously I stated that work can pile on even if you are not procrastinating, so it might seem fruitless to try and pace yourself. However, I think that, oftentimes, many students become so overwhelmed by the amount of work staring
them in the face that they try to tackle it all at once without a proper game plan, and in the process, begin to pick up some of the previously mentioned bad habits. The key here is block out your time precisely the way you want and to tackle each assignment in the order you desire. Personally, I arrange my work in order of importance or grade impact, so that I can knock the “have-to-do” early on and can then later focus on less important work when I’m beginning to run low on energy. However, you might have your own way of doing things, and should do whatever is most efficient and least stressful for yourself. Prioritizing your own health and well-being, whether it be physical, mental, emotional or any other form, is far more important than any grade. And even if you excel in all your classes, if you do so by putting yourself second, then eventually, it will start catching up with you. Learn to hold yourself responsible for maintaining healthy habits, because it will pay off in the long run.
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famously debunked myth, that our attention spans have become shorter than those of goldfish (less than nine seconds). This confusion stemmed from a flurry of articles and blogs written in 2015, including Time magazine and the Telegraph, based on results from a Microsoft study conducted by Canadian researchers. After plenty of statistical deconstruction and marketing agenda spotlighting, the claim was exposed for being highly inaccurate. Understandably, I now have less confidence in the validity of any “factoids” about attention spans, and educators boldly stating them in front of classes of 300+ students add to the concern. Similarly, I had a professional development course (M 100) that operated entirely on the concept of individualistic profiles. While ideally this format would make sense, the emphasis on a wide range of personality identifiers was quite surprising. On day one, I balked at the ease with which
the teacher casually yet proudly mentioned their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The Myers & Briggs psychological questionnaire is an extremely popular personality identifier, providing detailed descriptions of a range of different cognitive processes, trends and compatibilities. It offers a compilation of “12 personalities” that are each denoted by an assembly of four letters, such as INTP or ENFJ. According to Vox’s Joseph Stromberg, an estimated 2 million people a year take this test. It is also used by 89 of the Fortune 100 companies as a supplementary hiring mechanism to assess the right “types” for the right “positions.” The descriptions are quite straightforward, simplified, generally positive and offer no spectrum or middle ground. It is also largely disregarded and heavily criticized by most modern psychologists. According to Adam Grant on “Psychology Today,” “[w]hen it comes to accuracy, if you
put a horoscope on one end and a heart monitor on the other, the MBTI falls about halfway in between.” While this test’s reassuring, simplified and descriptive nature can serve as a fun tool to meet like-minded people, its unstable inconstancy should be more than enough for schools, companies and governments to take it less seriously. There is no justification for the nonchalance that is applied to inaccurate factoids and conventional wisdoms. Whether these are throwaway comments in conversation or a college educator’s confident statement, it is upon each and every one of us to protect society from being desensitized to such stealthy falsehoods. We must draw a line once inaccurate-yettrendy one-liners become the respected norm and invade our classrooms and industries. Correct your teachers, correct your peers and never take any statistic for granted. You never know how wrong it could be tomorrow.
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tablishing itself within the educational structures and mentalities of academia. Professors, teachers and instructors are observably more than comfortable with nonchalantly mentioning these factoids and conventional wisdoms in their classes. This is a dangerous habit, especially when the core takeaway or theme of said factoid becomes integrated and interwoven into the course material. This tends to happen in introductory, exploratory or developmental courses that plenty of majors require. I had a scare when my MIE 201 teacher (an all-encompassing business course) mentioned that the average audience attention span is around seven minutes. This proclamation was entirely too similar to the common misconception, now
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College should have a preset block of time for classes their courses in such a way that their schedule seems more or less constant on all days of the week, but there are others who have no choice but to enroll in whichever classes and sections that are available and open. It is a well-known fact that first-years and second-years are at the bottom of the enrollment food chain, as their enrollment dates are much later — while enrollment for the Spring and Summer of 2018 started on October 18, first-years and second-years did not receive access through the MyPack Portal until the first week of November. This would cause most of the popular courses’ time slots to fill up and close much earlier, resulting in the majority of students forming pretty scattered schedules. While my schedule for the spring of 2018 isn’t absolutely horrible, I did end up with some of my daily class timings being inconveniently spread out through the day. As a second-year limited by the enrollment dates, I could have avoided this if we followed a predefined time period for classes. On some days, you could have lectures
throughout the day with little or no gaps between two consecutive ones, whereas on others, you may just have a single 50-minute lecture before you’re done for the day. You could also have odd spaces of time between two classes — too short to go back home and return, and too long to directly attend your next lecture. This causes a lot of non-uniformity due to having a different timetable for each day of the week. Having all of your heavy classes on just one or two days of the week can get pretty tiring. Also, an entire day of lectures leaves no time for self-study, since there’s a high chance that homework assignments will demand your immediate attention the minute you reach your dorm. Occupied evenings mean no time for extracurricular activities like club meetings or even socializing or maybe just unwinding either. According to NC State’s attendance policy, most courses allow only one or two unexcused absences — so in all practical purposes, attendance is compulsory. So, you’re already stuck with a bad schedule,
and to make things worse, you don’t have the option to not attend a particular lecture and devote that time to studying on your own — unless you’re willing to lose participation credit. There’s a lot of scope for this uneven balance to wreck your sleep schedule, which, to be honest, is already messed up for the average college student. Sleep deprivation causes daytime fatigue, which can hinder your academic performance. Ultimately, it would be much better if there were an option to organize college classes out by having a preset amount of time during in which all classes on campus are held. I fully understand that the way college classes are scheduled has been carefully thought of and reviewed, and I am not denying that it is meticulously organized, but I do believe that a system in which students are continuously engaged as opposed to abruptly interrupted by breaks at irregular intervals would provide more ways to utilize everyone’s time and energy more efficiently.
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Getting used to life at college after more than a decade of studying in primary and secondary school can be tough. The academics are more rigorous and there’s much more presShivani sure to perform well. Most Shirolkar students live on campus, so Staff Columnist they also have a lot more newfound freedom to do whatever they please with their time. However, the worst adjustment of all is to the class scheduling system. I think the system followed by primary educational institutes (elementary, middle and high schools) to plan all classes for all students within a certain period of the day provides for the best optimization of time. Schools follow it, and most work environments follow it as well; so why not college? At NC State, classes are offered from 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. during the five working days of the week. Some students are fortunate enough to be able to enroll in all of
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Venue Spotlight: Watts & Ward’s ode to the speakeasy THE FACES
Sarah Gallo
Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor
For those looking for a go-to speakeasy to hide in from the cold weather, look no further. Watts & Ward acts as Raleigh’s very own 1920’s inspired bar, with all the classic tropes associated with your favorite speakeasy: a warm, accepting atmosphere, an impressive array of cocktails, wine and brews, and a friendly staff dedicated to serving not only exceptional drinks, but also an experience one is unlikely to forget. Here’s everything one should know about the much talked about hidden gem:
THE DIGS As with the best-hidden spots around town, Watts & Ward is located underground, just beneath Caffe Luna Italian restaurant in downtown Raleigh. After descending the metal staircase and making it through the intimate entryway, customers are immediately transported into the past. Dark chocolate-colored leather couches and futons line the bar’s interior, along with lavish armchairs and lamps, complete with leafy plants and a shelf full of vintage looking books running across the wall. Situated along the back wall lies the bar, fully stocked for creating the best of cocktails. Down the hall lies another, larger space filled with just as many cozy spots to kick back and enjoy that much-deserved Manhattan. Here lies more romantically dimmed lighting, leather accents and another full bar equipped with the good stuff. Perfect for an intimate date or a night on the town with close friends, Watts & Ward’s aesthetic is simply exquisite. While the interior space is aesthetically impressive, it is the accepting atmosphere that stands out the most when taking in all the local hotspot has to offer, an idea Watts & Ward’s co-owner Patrick Shanahan reinforced. “We don’t ‘tell’ people how they should be,” Shanahan said. “We create an environment for patrons to explore whoever they ‘want’ to be.”
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An assortment of alcohol line a portion of the bar at Watts & Ward, a craft cocktail speakeasy located in downtown Raleigh, on Wednesday. The bar offers “bar bites” including caprese skewers and a house made charcuterie.
THE DRINKS What makes the speakeasy stand out among the rest of Raleigh’s thriving bar scene? The cocktails. With an impressive lineup of specialty drinks such as the “Carolina Lily” blend of vodka, sparkling rosé, strawberry rhubarb syrup and lemon, have become house favorites. Additionally, the fruity “Pamlico” — a must-try for those looking for the full Watts & Ward experience — features aged rum, bourbon, pineapple demerara syrup, tiki bitters and grapefruit zest. Essentially, it’s all the musings of a tropical summer vacation in a cup. Shanahan noted that the cocktail list is dynamic in nature, frequently changing to encompass seasonal variety. It is, he explained, a craft that continues to grow
and develop daily. The menu also hosts an impressive palate of wines, from classy chardonnays to pinot grigios to the sparkling Hillinger Secco Rose. Other sparkling options include a wealth of champagne options for those looking to celebrate — whether it be for a new promotion or, simply, because it’s Friday. The cozy speakeasy has no shortage of local Carolina brews, either. With selections like Bold Rock Cider — which has become known as a go-to North Carolina cider — to White Street Emmalynn Blonde Ale, a Wake Forest-based ale, to the Appalachian Mountain Spoaty Oaty Pale straight from the mountainous Boone, North Carolina, Watts & Ward has a beer for just about any set of taste buds.
Watts and Ward’s inclusive atmosphere is almost palpable. Customers of all kinds frequently inhabit the local hang out, which is made possible by the faces behind the magic. Shanahan described the spot’s community-centered mission as a whole. “Watts & Ward was always intended to be a meeting place that welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life,” Shanahan said. “Being an underground cocktail bar lends itself to having a speakeasy feel which is bolstered by our craft cocktails, but we don’t want to be too secret or exclusive. We really see Watts as having a welcoming, cozy environment where patrons can come in and have a unique experiences.” Niall Hanley, co-owner of Watts & Ward, descried the bar’s versatile usability. “Watts & Ward offers that cozy table with an incredible drink perfect for conversations, relaxation and meeting people,” Hanley said. For a new business, the bar’s success is impressive, as more and more locals are hearing about the space. For Hanley, watching this growth flourish has been especially rewarding. “It’s been great to see how people interact with the space,” Hanley said. “It’s been an amazing first year so far just seeing how well Raleigh has received us and comes to visit.”
THE GRUB Every good drink deserves a just-as-tasty bar snack to go along with it. For those craving a classic spread, opt for the pickled plate, which hosts stuffed sweet peppers, pickle brined olives and beet pickled eggs. Other viable options include the caprese skewers, a classic Italian appetizer that consists of tomato, basil and mozzarella. For a more individualized food-related experience, an order of the shrimp & crab ceviche won’t disappoint… and with a unique blend of shrimp, crab, mango, peppers, lemon, lime, cilantro and additional spices, how could it? Another possibility for hungry bar-goers is the Butcher’s Board — a take on the everpopular, and delicious, charcuterie trend. The board features sliced meats, cornichons and chutney, making it perfect for sharing.
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In their DNA: NC State Genetics Club combines science, service Carolyn Thompson
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For students whose love of science is simply in their genes, the Genetics Club at NC State provides opportunities for learning, networking, research and more. The undergraduate genetics major was established in 2010, and is the first genetics program as a major area of study in the UNC System. The Genetics Club brings together students inside and outside of the rapidly growing major to complete service projects, go on lab tours, visit museums and listen to speakers both on and off campus. Alease Daniel, a fourth-year studying genetics and current Genetics Club president, talks about involvement with the organization. “I became involved in the club my freshman year,” Daniel said. “I wanted to major in genetics so I thought it was a good way to learn more about the major. I also had to do a class assignment about clubs on campus, so that gave me an extra push to go. I started just as a member of the club attending the meetings and participating in events and then ran for officer positions as they opened up.” Connor McKenney, a fourth-year studying genetics and the Genetics Club’s current vice president of service and outreach, also became involved during his first year when a class required students to go to events on campus. The Genetics Club had an interesting presentation on plant genetics, according to McKenney. Kelly Roche, a third-year studying genetics and current secretary of the Genetics Club, heard a peer talking about the club in a genetics class and since became involved. It is not known how or when the club originally started up, but the club currently has the largest group of students since Daniel has been involved, according to Daniel. “After my freshman year, when I became an officer, only our president had been on the board before, so she and now our current president have done a lot to add to our club, which is something I
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Alease Daniel, a fourth-year studying genetics and biotechnology and the president of the Genetics Club, stands with Genetics Club Secretary Kelly Roche, a fourth-year studying genetics and psychology. The NC State Genetics Club can frequently be found doing service projects, going on lab tours and visiting museums around Raleigh.
wanted to be involved in,” Roche said. “The club has slowly but surely become a lot more structured and larger as a result, which enables us to do more fun things like volunteer for the day at the Carolina Tiger Rescue, tour a lab downtown, and get to know our fellow students that are interested in genetics.” The organization participates in many science-related volunteer activities, such as Darwin Day at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as frequent visits to local elementary schools in order to talk about science with elementary school students, according to Daniel. “This year the Genetics Club has been involved in Shack-A-Thon to help raise money for the homeless, we have gone to the Carolina Tiger Rescue to volunteer and maintain the sanctuary and we are doing other activities involving local elementary schools and museums,” McKenney said. “It has been very rewarding to be able to help organize these events and make a difference in the community. The club also has guest speakers come in to talk about various genetics-related topic as well as their own personal re-
search, according to Daniel. In addition to volunteer activities, the club tries to inform their members about research opportunities for involvement. “Many of the upperclassmen in the club are very experienced in research, and can provide advice and share opportunities related to research, graduate school and various careers,” McKenney said. “It is also a great place to expand your knowledge and learn about aspects of genetics and biology outside of your expertise.” Students can get involved with the genetics-focused group by going to meetings, which are hosted on the second Tuesday of the month. Students can also email Roche at kmroche2@ncsu.edu to be added onto the email list, and/or to ask questions concerning the Genetics Club. “The goal of the club is to provide an environment for people who love science, and give them a place to talk and make friends,” Daniel said. “We also want to help the community by making science fun and teach[ing] the public more about science.”
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY: “PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION” THE DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 8 P.M. Not Free: Tickets are $11 with a student ID. The North Carolina Symphony will present classical masterpiece “Pictures at an Exhibition,” by Mussorgsky, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, as part of their classical series.
MUSICAL EMPOWERMENT 2018 BENEFIT CONCERT STEWART THEATRE SUNDAY, 7:30 P.M.. Not Free: $5 for NC State students. Musical Empowerment, an NC State student organization that provides students at local elementary schools with complimentary music lessons, will be hosting a benefit concert on Sunday. The concert will feature all of NC State’s a cappella choirs as well as the NC State Jazz Combo.
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Beverly’s toughness leads Wolfpack back court Andrew Schnittker Sports Editor
With 2:47 left in the NC State men’s basketball team’s 96-85 upset win over the then No. 2 Duke Blue Devils at PNC Arena Saturday, freshman point guard Braxton Beverly pulled up and nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key, putting the Pack up 82-76 and sending the sellout crowd into a frenzy. Beverly made his mark on a moment Pack fans will remember forever, and etched his own name into NC State history. Turn the clock back to the day before, and Beverly is spending the team’s postpractice media availability reflecting on what’s already been a whirlwind season for the first-year transfer out of Ohio State three games into ACC play. Beverly admitted that, earlier in the season, when the NCAA was still debating his eligibility and he was sitting on the bench, he couldn’t have imagined a moment like the one against Duke, or any that came before it. “I didn’t,” Beverly said. “It’s crazy how things work out. But I’m glad it worked out the way it did. I’m glad I’m out here and able to help out my team, help out my brothers and get some wins.” There’s a chance Beverly could have never taken the floor for NC State this season. His original plan was to play college basketball at Ohio State University. However, after the Buckeyes fired head coach Thad Matta, Beverly decided he wanted to play elsewhere, and transferred to NC State to play under head coach Kevin Keatts, who coached at Hargrave Military Academy where Beverly had spent the previous two years. Things weren’t as simple as the Hazard, Kentucky, native swapping one red jersey for another, however. Beverly took summer classes while at Ohio State before Matta was fired. The NCAA initially ruled that he was ineligible because of this, and ruled that he had to sit out a year. Of course, that wasn’t fair. It wasn’t Beverly’s fault his coach was fired, and he had just tried to get a jump on his education. However, the NCAA has more than once in the past not been interested in playing fair, and it seemed Beverly would be another victim. However, hours before a game against Bryant University on Nov. 14, the NCAA cleared Beverly. He played that night, putting up two points, two rebounds and an assist in 16 minutes. Facing down the prospect of a year away from the game he loved has given Beverly an even greater appreciation for the opportunity in front of him.
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Freshman guard Braxton Beverly breaks around Duke’s Grayson Allen. Beverly dished out five assists to go along with 14 points during the 96-85 win over No. 2 Duke in PNC Arena Saturday.
“It makes you really not take it for granted,” Beverly said. “Not even that, even with that, I would have been able to play last year. Just, even say you get hurt, it’s taken away from you. Just make sure you can’t take it for granted. You’ve got to enjoy every second that you get with it.” It was certainly difficult at times for Beverly to see the light at the end of the tunnel during the drawn out NCAA saga, but he
had a strong support system in place to help him stay focused and positive. “I give a lot of credit to my coaches, my family and my teammates here,” Beverly said. “There was times it just kind of got tiring. You want to play. I wanted to play and it was just kind of hurting that I had to sit out. The way that my teammates stayed positive for me, my coaches, my family. It was hard at times, but they all just stayed
positive. However it works out, it will work out. They just kept me informed that they were going to have my back no matter what.” The payoff for staying with it has been worth it for Beverly. The team eased him in to start the year, but that was no longer an
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Men’s Basketball to host Tigers PACK FACES SECOND STRAIGHT RANKED OPPONENT
Robert Brooks Correspondent
Coming off its 11-point victory over the Duke Blue Devils (and second win against the second-ranked team in the country), the NC State men’s basketball team hosts red-hot No. 19 Clemson at 9 p.m. at PNC Arena Thursday night. Clemson (14-1 overall and 3-0 in the ACC) has won 10 games in a row and stands half a game behind the Virginia Cavaliers for first place in the ACC. The Tigers are coming off a narrow 74-69 overtime home victory over the Louisville Cardinals. Redshirt junior Marcquise Reed led all scorers with 24 points and willed his Tigers to their 10th-straight victory. Reed’s performance against Louisville marked his fourth 20-point game of the season as he continues to be the Tigers’ best scorer at 15.9 points per game. Junior forward Elijah Thomas accounted for his fifth double-double of the season, and senior forward Donte Grantham had double-digit rebounds for the fifth time this season. The strength of the Tigers comes from the balance their starters provide. Each starter averages over 11 points per game, including the big man Thomas who nearly averages a double-double at 11.6 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game. Reed remains their go-to scorer when they need him, averaging a team-best 39.7 percent from three and 84.3 from the free-throw line. The Tigers’ balanced attacks is complimented by a top-25 ranked scoring defense, and the combination has led them to one of the best starts in school history. For the first time in program history, NC State has beaten two teams ranked No. 2 or higher in the regular season. The scene against Duke was a familiar sight for Wolfpack fans; when the Blue Devils entered PNC Arena on Jan. 15, 2015, they were handed an 87-75 defeat. Duke started off well, controlling the first portion of the game. NC State hung around, and eventually took the lead with 7:29 left after a 12-point run that was emphasized with a clutch 3-pointer from graduate guard Sam Hunt. The rest of the seven minutes was back-and-forth, until sophomore center Omer Yurtseven put an exclamation on his 10-point and sixrebound first half with a two-handed putback slam that gave the Wolfpack a 43-41 lead at the half. The Wolfpack managed to hold off the Blue Devils the entire second half, despite
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Sophomore center Omer Yurtseven slams home a huge dunk. Yurtseven put up a team-high 16 points and nine rebounds during the 9685 win over No. 2 Duke in PNC Arena Saturday.
Duke’s best attempts to go on a devastating run. Redshirt junior Torin Dorn led the Wolfpack early in the second, and ended up with 12 points in the half and 16 total. Clutch 3-point and free-throw shooting late in the game cemented the Wolfpack’s lead and had PNC jumping. Dorn hit a big three at the 2:02 mark, and freshmen guards Braxton Beverly and Lavar Batts Jr. added two free throws each within those two minutes to put the Blue Devils away.
The Wolfpack only committed 10 turnovers compared to the Blue Devils’ 16, a margin that will need to happen again in order to have success against the veteran Clemson lineup. Yurtseven finished with 16 points and nine rebounds while senior Abdul-Malik Abu added 10 points and two rebounds. The two big men will look to capitalize on that performance in order to compete against Clemson’s dynamic forwards in Thomas and Grantham.
The key matchup of the Thursday night showdown is the Wolfpack’s senior guard Allerik Freeman versus Clemson’s Reed. Freeman is averaging 15.3 points per game compared to Reed’s 15.9, and both of the veteran guards lead their respective teams in minutes per game. The Wolfpack’s road does not get any easier after Thursday as the team travels to Charlottesville, Virginia, to face the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers Sunday at 6 p.m.
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Gymnastics heads to Chapel Hill with high hopes Kailee Jurnak Correspondent
The NC State women’s gymnastics team will be traveling to UNC-Chapel Hill for its first EAGL competition this Friday at 7 p.m. The Wolfpack has had a strong start to the beginning of its season. The Pack competed against Illinois-Chicago and Northern Illinois for the Tri-Meet, where the team earned its first wins and a clean 2-0 record. The team has demonstrated strong performances in all disciplines but shined in the floor routine. Four of the Pack’s members placed in the top five ranks. Senior Mackenzie Itcush, junior Alexa Phillips and sophomore Drew Grantham all scored fourth place. Senior Chelsea Knight placed first with a 9.800 score. Knight was a large contributor to the Pack’s success, picking up four wins as her performances really helped the team have a clean start. Not only did Knight place first on the floor but also in the vault with a 9.800 score and first all-around with an overall score of 39.075. Knight’s fourth placement was on the beam at second with a 9.800 score. There are high hopes for Knight’s continued performance of excellence based on previous years. In 2017, Knight made the All-EAGL first team for the vault, bars and all-around. She was also a qualifier for all-around in the NCAA regional championship and All-EAGL second team for the beams. Junior Caitlyn Fillard also placed allaround at fifth with a cumulative score of 37.925 and placed fifth on the vault with a score of 9.700. Despite the win, the Pack was only 0.5
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option after sophomore Markell Johnson, the team’s starting point guard for the first 10 games, was suspended stemming from charges of felonious assault. It was baptism by fire for Beverly at that point, who has averaged 36 minutes per game since, including at least 33 per game in three games of ACC play. Beverly has both enjoyed that challenge and handled it well, averaging 12.6 points and six assists per game in that span despite the difficulties of starting at point guard in the best conference in college basketball. “It’s a big difference,” Beverly said.
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Junior gymnast Chelsea Knight flips into the air, showing her flexibility and great balance at the balance beam event at Reynolds Coliseum on March 18, 2017. Knight receives 9.775 in the vault event, 9.750 in the bars event, 9.775 in the beam event and 9.875 in the floor event which she won second place in. She also won third place with her all-around results of 39.175. The Wolfpack won third place with the score of 194.875 in the meet with George Washington University, University of New Hampshire, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh and Towson University.
points higher than second-place IllinoisChicago and 1.425 points above Northern Illinois. Last season, the Wolfpack was defeated by UNC by 0.65 points. The all-around members that placed were Grantham in third
and junior Paris Phillips in fifth. Knight only placed in two events, the bars with first and the vault in fourth. But the Wolfpack had scored higher than the Tar Heels in individual events such as the floor, which was a highlight for the Pack
in its recent competition. The close loss will help to motivate the team and its performance this upcoming Friday in hopes of claiming a third win of the season and first EAGL competition to remain undefeated thus far.
“You’re playing against grown men out there. It’s helped me mature early and be ready a lot earlier than a lot [of players] have to be. It’s been great. I’ve got great teammates that encourage me and believe in me. Great coaches I can learn from, playing at a great school, great program. It’s all been really good.” Two years at Hargrave Military Academy have helped prepare Beverly for the rigors of college basketball. He’s not the only one around NC State basketball who understands the value of spending time at Hargrave. Keatts spent 10 seasons as Hargrave’s head coach before coaching at Louisville and UNC-Wilmington. He’s been impressed with what his fellow Hargrave product has offered the Wolfpack this season.
“He plays with toughness,” Keatts said. “When you see a freshman who can come in and play right away; he’s a guy who’s a little bit different than a typical freshman because he spent those couple years at Hargrave Military Academy as a senior and as a post grad. He plays with a lot of toughness for us.” As the team’s primary point guard, Beverly’s first responsibility is setting up his teammates, particularly the team’s complement of bigs down low. One of the Pack’s longest-tenured members has liked what he’s seen from his young teammate so far. “One thing about Braxton that I realized from the moment I stepped on the court with him is he has great vision and great passing ability,” senior forward
Abdul-Malik Abu said. “Honestly you could always ask for more but these guys are young; it’s their first time playing in the ACC ever. I remember my first time; it was crazy. I’m proud of them for what they’re doing, for going out there fighting every night.” As the season continues, Beverly, who has already experienced some high highs and low lows in his young career, has a simple goal: continue to improve in all aspects of his game to help NC State basketball on the first steps of its path under Keatts. “I can’t really pick out one certain thing I want to work on the most, because I want to maximize every possible angle of my game to become the best player I can,” Beverly said. “I learn as I play.”
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Pack headed to TYR Pro Series in Austin Alex Sawyer
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A large contingent of NC State swimmers will be headed to Austin, Texas, from Thursday to Sunday to compete in the TYR Pro Series event hosted by the University of Texas. For the Wolfpack, ranked third nationally for the men and 14th for the women, the event will be a good opportunity to get a much larger chunk of its roster in the pool for competitive swims, rather than just its top swimmers. It will also serve as a chance for NC State swimmers to get experience swimming a longcourse meters format, like at the Olympics, opposed to the NCAA short-course yards pools. NC State is fielding swimmers in 33 of the 34 events at the meet, with the one exception being the women’s 200-meter butterf ly. In a strong field scattered with former Olympians, the Pack is still persistently atop the qualifying timesheets. Of the 34 events, NC State has at least one swimmer with a top-10 seed time in 21 of them. The Pack has multiple top-
10 swimmers in 10 events, and three swimmers in the top 10 in the women’s 800-meter freestyle, men’s 100-meter freestyle and the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle. Perhaps the strongest event of the meet for NC State is the men’s 100m free. Senior Olympian Ryan Held leads the 12man contingent of Pack swimmers in the event. Held has the second-fastest qualifying time in the field, behind only five-time Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian. Held’s time is slightly over half a second behind Adrian. Behind Held is junior Justin Ress, who comes in with the fifth-best seed time, and freshman Giovanni Izzo in eighth. Nine other Wolfpack swimmers are on the psych sheet for the race, including junior Andreas Vazaios. Another very strong event for the Pack is the women’s 1,500m free. Senior Hannah Moore, freshman Tamila Holub and sophomore Ariel Finke all enter the meet with top-10 seed times in the event, led by Moore’s 16:08.68, good for fifth best. Moore also fronts the Pack in the women’s 800m free. Her seed time of 8:27.58 is
second to only Leah Smith, a former ACC rival at Virginia and Olympic bronze medalist. Finke and Holub again have top-10 seed times in the 800m free as well, with Finke in sixth and Holub in eighth. In the women’s 400-meter individual medley, Moore again has a very strong qualifying time and will be seeded seventh. Moore’s other strong event is the 400-meter freestyle, where she has the fifth-fastest seed time. Another NC State swimmer set to have a good weekend in Austin is senior Olympian Anton Ipsen. Ipsen has one of the 10 fastest seed times in four events at the meet, highlighted by his fourth-place seed in the men’s 400-meter freestyle. While the Pack should have significant success across the board, one other event that should see NC State near the top is the men’s 50-meter backstroke. Ress, who competed for the United States at the 2017 World Championships in the event, has the third-fastest seed time and could be poised to take gold. Right behind Ress is senior Hennessey Stuart, with the seventh-best time.
Football finishes at No. 23 in final AP poll The NC State football team has been rewarded for its 9-4 season, its second most wins in program history, and 6-2 ACC mark, the team’s most conference wins since 1994. Following a dominant 52-31 win over Arizona State in the Sun Bowl, the Wolfpack finishes at No. 23 in the final AP poll of the 2017-18 season. This is NC State’s highest ranking since 2002 (No. 12), and the first time it has finished in the postseason rankings since 2010 (No. 25).
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Evans, Davis earn ACC Field Performers of the Week nods NC State track redshirt junior Lauren Evans and redshirt senior Joshua Davis have been named ACC Women’s and Men’s Field Performers of the Week, respectively. For Evans, this marks the first time in her career she has received the honor, while Davis picks up his second ACC Field Performer of the Week nod. Evans won gold at the JDL College Kick-off Classic in the weight throw. Her throw of 67’ 8” is a new personal best and the secondbest throw in NC State history. Evans also finished second in the shot put. Davis also won gold in the weight throw at the JDL College Kick-off, breaking his own program record with a toss of 76’ 3”.s
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Big weekend for No. 21 Gymnastics The No. 21 NC State gymnastics team is on a roll as of late, especially after defeating Northern Illinois and Illinois-Chicago on Sunday. The Pack finished with a team score of 194.025, placing as the second-best squad in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League and fourth-best in the South East Region. Senior Chelsea Knight nearly posted the best all-around score in the EAGL with a score of 39.075. The Waldorf, Maryland, native’s scores of 9.800 on the floor, vault and beam which placed her second, third and fourthhighest, respectively, in the EAGL. Junior Alexa Phillips, junior Maggie Tamburro and freshman Lauren Kent all tied for third in the EAGL in their respective events. Kent and Tamburro tied in the uneven bars with scores of 9.775 while Phillips finished tied for third in the floor exercise in 9.775. NICK FAULKNER/TECHNICIAN
Junior Ryan Held practices his kicking inside of the Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center on July 7, 2016, to prepare for the Olympics. “I’ve always said I want to go to the Olympics but the dream never really became tangible until about last summer at the U.S. Open when I swam a 49.1 and I was about a top-15 time in the country and then it kind of hit me like ok, actually, you know this could be a reality. I could make the Olympic team,” Held said. Held won a gold medal for the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay.
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