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IN BRIEF:
Meet Your
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A quick look at the headlines outside of NC State
Student
Government
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POLICE BLOTTER
Candidates
Meet your 2018 Student Body President and Vice President candidates, pg. 3
House speaker plans to create school safety committee Republican Tim Moore, the North Carolina House speaker, plans to appoint a bipartisan committee next week in the wake of the high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people. Named the House Select Committee on School Safety, the group will review current safety protocol and make recommendations to improve safety levels. Moore will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. on Tuesday where he will name the members.
“Hamilton” DPAC dates revealed The Durham Performing Arts Center’s lineup has been revealed. The touring version of “Hamilton” is set to run from Nov. 6 to Dec. 2, followed by seven other shows, including “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Anastasia.” “The Book of Mormon” is also set to run between Aug. 7 and Aug. 12 in an encore performance.
Kay Yow Run/Walk raises awareness, funds, pg. 7
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Tucker Carlson appearance at UNC journalism school criticized
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Tucker Carlson, a Fox News TV political commentator, is listed as the featured speaker in a lecture series at the UNC School of Media and Journalism in April. Alumni and students spoke out on social media to criticize the choice of speaker. The annual lecture has featured four Fox News representatives since 2012. One journalism faculty member responded to the outcry in a blog post writing that Carlson’s appearance is intellectually valuable.
You should be an entrepreneur, pg. 9
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Families displaced after Raleigh apartment fire SPORTS Konig, Maize lead pack to win over Wake in Play4Kay game, pg. 11
Multiple families are displaced after a fire broke out early Saturday morning in a Raleigh apartment complex. Thirty firefighters responded to the call at Roselle Court and quickly contained the fire. No fatalities were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The Red Cross is currently helping the displaced families.
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5:33 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Sullivan Residence Hall Student reported two suspicious persons. Persons left prior to officer’s arrival. 8:18 A.M. | WELFARE CHECK Bragaw Residence Hall Contact made with student who sent concerning text messages. Student transported to Counseling Center and issued welfare referral. 1:48 P.M. | WELFARE CHECK Plaza Hall Parent requested welfare check on student. Officers attempted to make contact with student who was not located. Parent called back advising they had made contact with student who was ok.
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5:10 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus NC State University Police Department referred student to the university after they were charged by ALE for resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer and drunk and disorderly conduct on 2/10/18.
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1:59 P.M. | ASSAULT D.H. Hill Library Staff member reported having been assaulted by nonstudent. Staff member did not wish to pursue charges for the assault. Nonstudent was issued a trespass warning. 10:26 P.M. | NOISE COMPLAINT The Greens Apartments Officers responded to report of loud skateboarders in the area. Caller called back to report the skateboarders had left the area. 12:12 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Kilgore Hall Officers responded to report of person going through a dumpster. Caller reported they later learned it was a professor. No further action taken. 12:53 P.M. | ASSAULT Riddick Hall Student reported having been assaulted by another student on 10/18/2016. Student does not wish to pursue charges. 7:10 P.M. | INFORMATION UNIVERSITY Off Campus Nonstudent reported another nonstudent had made a concerning social media post. A concerning behavior report was completed. 8:06 P.M. | SMOKE/ODOR COMPLAINT Innovation Hall Security reported the odor of burning materials. Officers responded and found the source of the odor to be a student appropriately utilizing a vent duct. COVER PHOTO BY DAVID TRACEY Mr. Wuf cheers on the Wolfpack during the 13th annual Play4Kay game on Sunday at Reynolds Coliseum. NC State beat Wake Forest 74-61 to improve to 21-6 overall and 10-4 in the ACC.
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Meet your 2018 Student Body President and Vice President candidates
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Isaac Bjerkness Assistant News Editor
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Kennedy McCutchen Assistant News Editor
With the Board of Elections releasing the names of the 2018 candidates last Wednesday and campaigning beginning Friday, student body president and vice president candidates are preparing for the upcoming election on Feb. 27. Technician spoke to all of the president and vice president candidates about their past experience, platform and why they deserve students’ votes.
STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT: Alberto Quiroga, fourth-year studying aerospace engineering Experience: I was in Student Government for three years, both in the executive and the judicial aspects. I was a student conduct board judge, and I was part of the government relations committee up until I became a director during Paul Nolan’s administration. Platform: Zach and I have a very expansive platform. There are five highlights; the first one is the visibility and inclusiveness of student leadership. Making sure that
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Student Government is working for the students and that things are getting done so that students feel free to come talk to us to voice their concerns and issues about the university, and we can see how
we can help them out. We want to expand mental health resources by making sure that students are getting the best out of their education and at the same time, their health. Making sure that resources are well funded for mental health. Another one is to further sustainability initiatives. We want to see NC State keep being a leader in the country by saving
Jess Errico, fourth-year studying mechanical and aerospace engineering Experience: My first year at State, I came in wanting to be a part of something. The judicial branch is what attracted me the most. The peer-to-peer accountability, discussions and the stage for interacting with students was very attractive to me, so I have been involved in the judicial branch for all four years. I worked my way up, and I am currently the serving student body chief justice.
Platform: We have merged [our platform] into four big pillars, PACK: Professionalism, Advocacy, Communication and Kinship. Thinking about those four items, we are looking to advocate for all students and be professional in our student-to-student and student-toadministration working relations. Communication is critical; we want to have open two-way communication where
energy by being a clean university. Expanding on affordable class resources is another point. Students are already paying a lot for tuition and fees, so making sure they don’t have to pay more for class resources such as WebAssign and textbooks. We are exploring options to make class more affordable. Lastly, to increase faculty diversity and overall for the whole
university. Why You Should Vote for Us: Zach and I believe that we want to do the best for NC State because we are driven and passionate leaders, and we want to be sure that we are taking talks into actions and that visibility and accountability are brought back to Student Government.
we reach out to students so they understand what we are doing while actively listening at the same time. Kinship is important because we are all ultimately a part of the Wolfpack. We want every student to feel a part of the Pack and are aware of the resources. Why You Should Vote for Us: We are two students who have experience that are advocating for students on a wide range of scales and platforms who are ready and wanting to do that for the whole student body. JESSICA HERNANDEZ/TECHNICIAN
Mia Connell, third-year studying sociology
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Experience: Currently, I am the student body vice president. So I am in charge of the executive branch. Prior to that, I have been a senator for two years. My first year, I represented first year students, and my second year, I represented Poole College of Management. Both of those years I served on the finance committee, and my second year, I was the chairperson of the tuition and fees committee.
Platform: Our platform is built around Student Government’s mission statement. I was at a leadership development workshop, and we talked about how if you want your organization to thrive and bring in members that you value, you have to be true to your mission statement. That really resonated with me. So we broke down our mission statement into a few sections which would be supporting students, advocat-
ing for students and improving student government. Why You Should Vote for Us: I believe that the student body should vote Gabby and I because we have the most successful Student Government experience, and you can see that through our initiatives that have been implemented in the university.
Taylor Pulliam, third-year studying political science Experience: We have no experience in Student Government. Part of what we wanted to do for running is make Student Government more accessible for students who aren’t necessary in Student Government. We found that a lot of the Student Government meetings seem to be, not necessarily a closed off group of people, but just maybe, well for a lack of a better word it’s closed off. We just want to make that accessible for the student body. Student Government’s supposed to work for the students and be a voice for the students, and who else better to do that than
a normal student who goes to class just like everybody else. Platform: We’re running off the slogan, “A Pack That Works for Everyone.” One of our main goals is just making sure we’re highlighting diversity and inclusion and making sure that there’s a place for everything and there’s a spot for everybody and that everybody’s voice is heard, no matter whether you’re in Student Government or you’re out or you’re a minority or you’re in the majority. No matter what it is.
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Why You Should Vote for Us: Just because I haven’t been in Student Government doesn’t mean I don’t have a track record of getting
things done, and that’s all that my track record and past experience has shown. If I know I’ll do it, I know it’ll get done.
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STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT: Zach Lewis, third-year studying statistics Lewis is running alongside Quiroga.
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Experience: I have been a senator for the last year. Within that, I have been on the tuition and fees committee, student relations committee and I am also the Student Senate representative on the faculty athletics committee.
Platform: Our platform covers pretty much everything from diversity to mental health and more inclusion. We are looking for more affordable academic resources as far as textbooks and homework. We are also looking for a more visible and transparent Student Government.
Why You Should Vote for Us: Alberto and I are going to bring a new level of visibility and transparency to Student Government so that connection between Student Government and students is no longer like a campaign idea or platform — it’s an expectation.
Meredith Spence Beaulieu, fourth-year Ph.D. student in entomology Spence Beaulieu is running alongside Errico.
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Experience: I got involved with Student Government this past year. I was elected to the role of Graduate Student Association vice president of Student Government relations, which is a joint role within the Student Government executive branch as the director of graduate student relations. It is a new role this year, so I have been working to get grads excited about Student Government, keeping
Senate seats filled and working to let the grad students know what is happening in Student Government and why they should care. Platform: The thing that I would like to emphasize is that we do have specific platform items beyond our core tenets of PACK that are available on our website and our Facebook. When working to form our platform, we wanted to do that in the same way we would run the offices if we
are elected to hold them. So we would want to get feedback from students about what issues are important to them and see how we can help with that. That is how we formed our platform in implementing change in those aspects. Why You Should Vote for Us: The goal of Student Government is to represent students with ethical and accountable public service, and I think Jess and I embody ethics and accountability.
Gabby Dauntain, second-year studying philosophy and political science Dauntain is running alongside Connell.
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Experience: I joined as a first-year senator. My freshman year, I ran in a runoff election for the seat, so that was pretty nerve racking. I ran again for the CHASS senator this year, and I got it […] was appointed to students relations chair. I deal with issues that revolve around student life such as Greek life and housing.
Platform: Our main points are campus diversity, sexual assault and Student Government improvements. For diversity, I am working on the Women of Color Village. That has been my project this year, as well as regalia rentals and accessibility issues. We want to re-engage students and make sure they are taking the consent education course training against sexual assault. As far as Student Government, executives have done a pretty good job with communication with students compared
to other years, but I want to see it increase. Also, finding out what Student Government’s role at this university is going to be. Because some people say it’s a programming body, and some say it is to elevate the voice of the students. Why You Should Vote for Us: I have the experience and initiatives that have been successful. In one sentence, I guess that can be that I get things done.
Cat Duble, third-year studying business administration and communication Duble is running alongside Pulliam.
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Experience: Taylor and I both don’t have any Student Government experience. That’s kind of why we wanted to get involved and go right to the top as soon as we started getting involved. We realized that the Student Government group of people is kind of closed off. It’s really hard to break in to that circle unless you start right at your freshman
year. As far as other experience that I have in leadership positions, I am currently the vice president of professional development for the Society of Human Resources at NC State. I’ve also been director of programs for my sorority […] looked over all programs and events to make sure everything ran smoothly. Platform: Overall our mission is just to unite the Pack
and make a Pack that works for everyone. We really want to get more opinions from the general student population and try to cater to the students so that we can satisfy as many people as we can. Why You Should Vote for Us: Someone should vote for Taylor and I because we’re both trustworthy, we’re both dependable and we will get things done.
STUDENT MEDIA TO HOST STUDENT GOVERNMENT DEBATE Staff Report
Student Media, including Technician, Nubian Message and WKNC, are set to host the Student Government debate of student body president and vice president candidates. Students are encouraged to submit questions via direct message on Technician’s Facebook and Twitter. The event will be recorded live by WKNC and streamed via Facebook by Technician’s
social media team for those unable to attend in person.
WHERE:
Talley Student Union 4140, Student Governance Chamber
WHEN:
Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 8:30 p.m.
PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT CANDIDATES:
Jonathan Carter, Technician editor-in-chief
MODERATOR:
Alberto Quiroga and Zach Lewis, Jess Errico and Meredith Spence Beaulieu, Mia Connell and Gabby Dauntain, Taylor Pulliam and Cat Duble
Anahzsa Jones, Nubian Message editor-in-chief; Mary Dare Martin and Lorcan Neill, Technician news editor and social media analytics manager, respectively.
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What’s on the Table serves as a safe space for student dialogue Katy Chappell Correspondent
What’s on the Table is a weekly discussionbased event held on Friday afternoons in the African American Cultural Center (AACC) that encourages students to openly share their perspectives. The event began in the spring semester of 2015 and now hosts about 20 to 30 students weekly. Naturally occurring conversations in the cultural center about pertinent issues motivated the former AACC program coordinator, Toni Thorpe, and student ambassadors to create What’s on the Table to introduce a wider range of NC State community members to those conversations. Jordan Anderson, a fourth-year studying environmental technology and management, is the president of the AYA Ambassadors in the cultural center. Anderson stressed the importance of creating a safe and open environment for students. “[During What’s on the Table] everyone is on the same level; we don’t use titles,” Anderson said. “If a doctor walked into the room, we wouldn’t refer to them as doctor... everyone is on a first name basis just to keep the conversation natural.” Erin Elliot, a graduate student studying educational psychology, is an intern at the cultural center and participates in What’s on the Table weekly. “The most important thing that I like about What’s on the Table is that the people who are leading it and the people that are constantly attending are usually really vulnerable,” Elliot said. “That allows other people to feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable.” Anderson facilitates the sessions and helps ensure people attending are both speaking and treated with respect. “We make sure that everybody has a chance to speak,” Anderson said. “We want to make sure that people are not speaking for other groups they don’t belong to, so you can share your perspective, but you can’t speak for someone else.” Rahel Griffith, a second-year studying fashion and textile management, recently started attending What’s on the Table and plans on continuing to do so. “The conversations are interesting, and it’s cool seeing different perspectives on topics,” Griffith said. “I like to expand [from my opinions].” Marriah Decosta, a first-year studying engineering, has been participating in What’s on the Table since her first year at NC State. “Being someone who is of color on this campus, this is a PWI (predominantly white institution), so I feel out of place,” Decosta said. “With
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Naomi Ejim, a fourth-year student studying interdisciplinary studies and genetics , expresses herself during What’s on the Table in the African American Cultural Center Living Room on Friday. What’s on the Table is a weekly meet-up held for members of the NC State Community to share perspective, provide support and discuss pressing issues in a safe environment.
What’s on the Table most of the people who attend look like me and it’s a safe space.” Decosta recalled conversations during the program surrounding Black History Month, but said they were not a focus of the session. “Black history is our life, not just a month,” Decosta said. Elliot’s perspective on Black History Month echoes that of Decosta. “I wish that Black History Month wasn’t necessarily a month, but that black history was integrated into our curriculums and policy and society, so that it isn’t just a 28-day thing,” Elliot said. Anderson and other ambassadors on the leadership board work to relate What’s on the Table and black history throughout more than just February. “The African-American’s experience has been a major topic that’s overarching throughout the semester,” Anderson said. “We try to bring in specific [Black History Month] events occurring across campus just to make sure dialogue isn’t getting shut down as soon as the program is over.” The dialogue Anderson refers to is rooted in his experiences as an African-American in the United States. “A lot of African-Americans don’t have a strict definition of where they come from, that was something that was stripped from us,” Anderson said. “In order to fully understand [African-Americans] as a people, we should allow these stories to be told.” The African American Cultural Center is located on the third floor of Witherspoon Student Center. What’s on the Table events are held every Friday from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
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Kay Yow Run/Walk raises awareness, funds KEEPING THE COACH’S LEGACY ALIVE the Kay Yow Cancer Fund’s run/walk was a unique learnAssistant Arts & Entertainment Editor ing experience worth embarkClad in pink workout attire, ing on. a flock of students, faculty and “I feel like it’s really imcommunity members filled p or t a nt to c ome to a nd Stafford Commons Saturday volu nteer at t hese k i nd s morning with a palpable eno f e v e nt s ,” G i n e s s a i d . ergy in support of lives lost “I’m not actually from Rato women’s cancers. The Kay leigh, so I haven’t heard about Yow Cancer Fund ’s second Kay Yow yet before. I’m from annual 4K Celebration Run/ Argentina actually, so I’m reWalk aimed, and succeeded, ally excited to find out about at ra isi ng awa reness a nd everything.” money for all women’s cancer According to Womack, all research, in honor of former too often the difference beNC State Women’s head bastween life and death is how ketball coach Kay Yow, who soon cancer is caught. Studied of breast cancer in 2009. dents should be practicing Race runners and walkers preventative measures like braved t he chi l ly weat her maintaining a healthy diet, Saturday morning before the filled with fresh fruits and race began at 11 a.m., sipveggies, and getting at least SARAH COCHRAN/TECHNICIAN ping coffee and snacking on Runners line up at the starting line at the 2nd Annual Kay Yow Celebration Run/Walk at NC State University’s 30 minutes of exercise in bananas and Duck Donuts Stafford Commons on Saturday. The Kay Yow Celebration Run/Walk was started in 2017 order to support women each day. Learning one’s fambefore the run. Also in atten- and families who are battling cancer and fund research to end cancer. ily history is also important. dance were representatives According to the American from the Women’s Center, who handed To get the crowd warmed up before the As the race start time approached, Cancer Society, women should begin out pamphlets, stickers and stress balls 2.5 mile run, representatives from Jazzer- runners and walkers alike lined behind yearly breast cancer screenings starting to attendees, as well as a REX Hospital cise Cary Fitness Center led a routine a blue and pink balloon arch, ready for at age 45. Young women should be pracmobile mammogram truck, which pro- that resulted in many laughs and friendly takeoff. When the whistle blew, legs were ticing breast self-exams monthly. Living vides free mammograms to uninsured competition as participants moved to moving with the beat of the NC State a healthy lifestyle is something young and underinsured women. Most promi- the beat and let their inner divas shine Pep band, which played energetic tunes women can do to, hopefully, prevent a nently, Stafford Commons was lined with through. throughout the race, powering the Pack diagnosis later in life. Kay Yow Cancer Fund tables, volunteers Students across disciplines and back- from start to finish. Womack, who played basketball for and representatives that work to honor grounds came out for the cause, proudly The on-campus race course was lined Yow’s youngest sister, holds a special rethe much-loved Yow through fundraising lationship to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. and educational efforts. Sarah Womack, Since its start, the non-profit organizaKay Yow Cancer Fund’s communications tion has raised approximately 5.6 million director, talked about the national nonfor women’s cancer research, through profit’s overarching goal for events like Play4Kay basketball games nationwide, said by Sarah Womack these. donors, sponsors and additional fund“All of our events have an element raising efforts, like the recently-added that’s survivor-centric and we want to, sporting the race’s complimentary grey with peppy volunteers shaking bubble- run/walk event. in everything we do, honor survivors,” and bright pink Nike shirts which read gum-pink pom poms as walkers and runThrough the Kay Yow Cancer Fund’s Womack said. “Celebration Kay Yow Cancer Fund’s ners passed by. Fueled by the fight for efforts and all of the lives she touched, Before the race, cancer survivors were Run/Walk,” mingling with other runners women’s cancer, racers powered through Kay Yow’s legacy is far from forgotten. called to the front of the crowd and gifted and holding up handmade signs with the course and to the finish line, where It is honored. It is celebrated. And it is a with a light pink cowboy hat, to be worn words of encouragement like “when life they were met with water bottles, pizza constant reminder that, each and every during the race as a symbol of their per- knocks you down, let it knock you for- and intrinsic satisfaction. day, more women are in need of a cure. severance through a tireless fight that ward.” Abbye Jones, a first-year studying Womack said that, although the race “The thing that sticks with me is what has affected far too many. engineering, is one of many who came worked in order to raise f unds for an amazing person Coach Yow was,” “In this country, a woman is diagnosed out in support of Yow and women’s can- women’s cancer research, there lies an- Womack said. “There’s always people with cancer every minute,” Womack said. cer research as a whole. other mission behind the run/walk that that, when they found out that I knew “I think that’s a staggering statistic [...] “I think Kay Yow is really awesome,” remains equally as important — culti- her, tell me ‘I always thought she was thinking that somebody’s mom, sister, Jones said. “Supporting women’s cancer vating an energy and atmosphere that such a great person’ and I always say, wife, whatever it may be, is affected. [awareness] is a really important thing unites and rallies women and families ‘however great of a person you thought There is no student at NC State that will to me because it’s affected a lot of family for a cause that affects all. she was, she was even greater than that.’” not be brushed with cancer either di- members and friends, so I think it’s really For Maria Gines, a first-year master’s To get involved with the Kay Yow Canrectly or indirectly.” important to bring awareness to that.” student studying international studies, cer Fund, visit https://kayyow.com/.
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“All of our events have an element that’s survivor-centric, and we want to, in everything we do, honor survivors.”
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Mental and physical care is of utmost importance in the lives of everyone, especially students. Yoga is a way to combine both the practice of mental focus and physical fitness into one, healthy exercise. Technician had the pleasure of sitting down with yoga and cycling instructor Renee Harrington, who gave insight on the benefits of yoga and how yoga can positively impact the lives of every student at NC State. How does yoga help you combat stress? Yoga helps you to understand that there is a greater whole. We think that our path has to go a certain way — this is my major, this is my path, this is what I am supposed to do — and when something disrupts that you feel lost. Yoga brings you back into the present moment and causes you to appreciate the moment and what is happening to you. Yoga reminds you that even if you go sideways, or take a different route that, that path will eventually lead to where you should go. Where did your love for fitness come from? We grew up going outside all of the time. I ran my first race; it was a Turkey Trot when I was 16. I took first place; I got a trophy. Everyone is at their own pace with it and my pace is not the same as someone else. Yoga is one of my goals every week. It helps me to make sure that I am not getting injured [when cycling]. Do you believe yoga helps improve mental focus? It does because with yoga it’s more than just physical, it’s also mindful. So being able to be calm and relax [...] to turn inward instead of being distracted by those things around you. Yoga helps to tap into your breathing by doing a kind of diaphragmatic breathing. The word ‘yoga’ comes from a Sanskrit origin that means ‘to unite.’ Do you believe that by unifying your mind and body through this practice that it helps improve your overall physical and mental performance? With every sort of physical activity we are
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Lecturer Renee Harrington does the tree pose in front of her class on Friday at Carmichael Gym. As an instructor of yoga and other health and exercise studies classes, some of Harrington’s focuses include stress management and sports performance. Harrington has also instructed other classes such as cross training, run conditioning and water aerobics.
taught to ignore what our bodies are telling us, to just check out and go as hard or fast as you can. Like with running, you jump on the treadmill, pop in your headphones and just try to pass the time. Whereas with yoga, you connect the mind back to the body so you are able to do things that are good, healthy and restorative to your body. You push when you know you can and take it easy when you know you should recover. What, if anything, have you learned from your students? My students inspire me; I credit them with my happiness. If I am having a bad day and I teach a class it turns it around. Yoga is about connection and connecting with them [does that for me]. Multiple forms of group yoga classes are offered for free through University Recreation group fitness in addition to the two 200-level yoga courses offered at NC State. A full schedule for these groups is available through the University Recreation website.
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You should be an entrepreneur
What if you could spend your life doing what something you love, getting paid for it and doing it as close to how you want to while still making money? Joseph That’d be a pretty great Rivenbark gig, and it’s not too far Correspondent from reality. Entrepreneurship has a number of fulfilling and practical benefits that can make your dream come true as long as you have the passion to make it into a business. One of the biggest draws to entrepreneurship is the ability to pursue your dream. That may sound cheesy, but in 2012 there were 805,985 small businesses in North Carolina; that’s at least 805,985 passions realized. And it’s not just North Carolina that’s beneficial, it’s our university too. NC State has the resources for entrepreneurship. Just on campus we have two Makerspaces (one at D.H. Hill Library and one at Hunt Library) for you to create unique products using resources ranging from sewing and embroidery machines to help you create products by hand, to Raspberry Pi and Arduino circuit boards to help you craft electronic creations, to 3D printing and scanning to bring ideas into physical form. The university also has an entrepreneur
clinic and an eGarage available to students. Students can use the clinic to observe other entrepreneurs, helping inspire and create high quality entrepreneurs. The eGarage is a physical space reserved for students to lay out prototypes of their products and talk to other members of the garage, all you have to do is fill out an application and take a short introduction. Lastly, NC State actively encourages that these resources be used to their full potential with the Lulu eGames (which are starting up this month) and Entrepalooza. The eGames are a start-up competition here at State with over $100k in prizes. Entrepalooza is an innovation festival known for its “Minute to Pitch it” event which gives students a minute to pitch their idea to an audience, with the winner receiving a prize. These events give those with limited resources financially a way to get past those limitations. The resources at NC State, combined with the dreams of students has been an effective combination too. Startups like Cree (LED company), Xanofi (nanofiber company), Agile Sciences (biopharmaceutical company) and WebAssign can trace roots to NC State. Over 100 startups can trace their beginnings to NC State; the universitykeeps a list. NC State also keeps statistics on those start-ups, with a combined economic impact of $1.2 billion on NC. NC State is all for entrepreneurship;
if you think your university is holding you back from achieving your dreams, it’s not. But if you’re still not convinced, there are plenty of practical advantages to entrepreneurship you should know about too. For starters, you get more flexibility in your hours and your location as an entrepreneur. Nothing can tell you that you can’t take the day off or go on a vacation except for your budget. Beyond the flexibility provided by entrepreneurship, it has some benefits to college students particularly. Almost every job application has a section for experience and education, and companies of course take these qualities into consideration when choosing an employee. Often times experience and education measurements fail to capture true potential and ability to work. Plenty of successful individuals lack a college education. Take Steve Jobs and Bill Gates as some of the more well-known examples: college dropouts who conquered industries. When you’re an entrepreneur, education means less and your actual ability means more. Another of the largest practical benefits is the control over your fate given to you by entrepreneurship. If you want to earn more, you work more. Compare that to a regular job, where you would have to put in an extreme amount of work to get a
raise or a promotion, and your great work benefits your boss before it ever gets to you. Beyond money, though, is a control over your own worth. Consider the following scenario: you graduate and spend a few years in some industry. Then comes along a new technology and your field is obsolete. You get laid off because your company wants to keep with the times and you can’t get a job for the same reason. This isn’t unlikely either; a study by PwC estimates that as many as 38 percent of U.S. jobs could be automated by 2030. But, if you’re an entrepreneur, you’re not the one getting laid off when the world changes, you’re the one changing the way your company works, and the one who lays people off if need be. Risk is a currency and taking a risk is like spending money: do it too often and you likely won’t be able to keep it up, but just like never spending money, never taking a risk means never getting what you dream of. Often times we get stuck in a pattern, working just to pay rent and going to class so that we can get a better job. Maybe you’re OK with that, maybe you just want to get by, that’s respectable. But a large amount of students, especially at NC State, have been proven to have the desire and the ability to take the leap. Why not you?
Stricter gun control is common sense S e v e nt e e n d e a d , o f whom 14 were students and three were instructors. Headlines like that have brought chills to my spine since Valentine’s Day, the day we supposShivani edly celebrate love. On Shirolkar Staff columnist Wednesday, 19-year old Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjor y Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Cruz was known to be psychologically aff licted. We’ve barely made it through the second month of the year, and we’re already at the 17th school shooting that the United States has witnessed in 2018. Not so long ago, on Feb. 10, 2015, three students were shot in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Two of them were NC State students, and one attended UNC Chapel Hill. The shooter, Craig Hicks, unsurprisingly, had a history of mental health issues, which were obviously neglected
when he went to buy his weapons. He claimed that he had an ongoing parking dispute with his neighbors, but the victims’ father believes they were targeted because they were Muslims. Though we have rightfully honored Our Three Winners every year at NC State since then, it’s not going to bring them back. The fact that horrifying events like these not only repeat time after time, but without any kind of action having taken place, is no less than gruesome. It pains me to even voice that gun violence is so common that I’m extremely scared it can happen to me or someone I love. I don’t understand why a civilian — much less a 19-year-old kid — needs a gun. I also don’t understand how people can just walk into a store and buy a gun within minutes. According to the owner of a gun store a mile away from Douglas High, the whole process, including paperwork, of purchasing arms takes no more than 15 minutes.
Cruz, who had been diagnosed with mental illness and claimed that he heard “voices in his head” telling him to carry out the massacre, had legally bought an AR-15 rif le in Florida. He had posted something about wanting to be a “professional school shooter” last September. If this wasn’t enough, his teachers at school had mentioned that he had issues regarding erratic behavior. How could all of these warning signs have been ignored? As the Second Amendment states, Americans have the right to bear arms. In my opinion, the best, most impactful solution would be to repeal it. It may sound extreme, but at the rate things are going, prohibiting guns will be more effective than strengthening mental health services and other weak methods like taxing weapons. Times have changed, and the common man does not need arms. However, not everyone is for the movement of banning guns entirely for civil-
ians, so it would be a tremendous step to, at the very least, thoroughly check whose hands a weapon with the power to kill is landing into and ensuring that only those who are authorized can gain access. Mental illness can affect anyone on the planet, and it needs to be medically treated. The NC State Counseling Center on campus provides such services for students in need. Yet, for some reason, it’s only the U.S. that allows it be manifested into the deaths of other innocent people. For instance, in Australia, mental health issues among young teens are on the rise with about 22.8 percent of people aged 15 to 19 showing symptoms of being affected. But how many times do you hear of an unstable student shooting up a school in Australia? It took Australia only one major incident in 1996, when a man called Martin
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Staying well in the fluctuating weather is paramount
The weather in Raleigh has been pretty extreme and variable this year. This is the general statement of those who braved the weather. Since I come from a relatively moderate Paritosh climate, this entire period Gaiwak was no less than an ordeal Staff columnist (and an adventure). However, it’s not all as adventurous as it would seem. There are many problems associated with both extreme weather as well as rapid fluctuations in weather. In extreme weather conditions (in our case, extreme cold), prolonged exposure leads to adverse effects like fever and in some cases can have more serious effects. This effect is more evident when a major chunk of the student population consists of international students. For example, while I have been to extremely cold areas, I’ve nev-
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Bryant killed 35 people in a cafe, to step up and enact one of the largest gun reforms the world has seen. There haven’t been any mass shootings since. In the
er had snow near my residence itself. And from what I have gathered after talking to the native population of Raleigh, it snowed rather frequently this year as compared to the previous years, which is itself an indication of the kind of temperature our city has withstood this year. Aside from the direct effects, there are also indirect effects of drastic change in weather. For example, consider the recent flu outbreak. Raleigh faced an extremely cold winter season this time. During cold, the immune system of the body is at risk, which increases the chances of catching the flu. The f lu outbreak in the country has claimed many lives throughout the country, claiming 165 lives in North Carolina alone. The situation is grave, and the slightest negligence can have severe consequences. The situation is worsened by the fact that the flu shot is only protecting one in three people this year, meaning that in six or
seven cases out of 10, it won’t have much of an effect. (Note that the vaccine being ineffective does not imply that one will develop the flu. It only means that the probability of flu vaccine stopping the vaccinated from acquiring the flu is less substantial). However, flu vaccines still can reduce the chance of getting sick and the severity of the illness. The NC State health department has done a commendable job by offering flu vaccinations and giving fliers and information about the outbreak. I feel that the students need to be particularly cautious, because we come in contact with a lot of people and environments and the flu is contagious. It can be transferred by as far as six feet, simply by transfer of sneeze droplets (disgusting and dangerous). And it may be transferred by a person who has the flu but is unaware. Precaution is better than a cure and since the success rate of the flu vaccine is not very encouraging, it becomes extremely impor-
tant to take the necessary precautions. The most basic prevention is avoiding any environment/contact where germs can get exchanged. A few basic precautions to prevent flu are to maintain cleanliness, particularly the hands. Pay close attention to your daily routine, and if any symptoms like cough or sore throat exist, take immediate action. I also suggest that we take care of everyone around us. If a person is seen with symptoms of the flu, they should be made aware of it. If one is sick, one should stay indoors as much as possible until the situation clears. I am living a great life at NC State and I am grateful for the experiences that I have had here and continue to have. The entire Wolfpack is my family and I will not hesitate to help any member of my family. Hence I wish to request all of you to understand the gravity of the situation, and not take it lightly. Remember, the strength of the wolf is the pack.
U.S., there have been so many such incidents, with many more casualties, that it’s hard to keep count. It has become normalized. The same cycle repeats itself time and again — a mass shooting occurs, social media blows up, the world sends thoughts and prayers and we forget about the whole thing until another one
happens. According to NC State Campus Police, a few of the safety tips for dealing with an active shooter on campus is to leave the area immediately, if possible, and to keep yourself out of sight or take cover behind concrete walls, thick desks and anything else that can give protection
from bullets. Gun reform is more than required in the U.S. today. Citizens don’t deserve to feel unsafe in their own country. If appropriate action isn’t taken, this will happen again, and like you have in the past, in no time, you’ll be reading columns similar to this one.
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Konig, Maize lead Pack to win over Wake in Play4Kay game Kailee Jurnak Correspondent
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In the 13th-annual Play4Kay game, NC State earned its 10th ACC win of the season and gave its seniors a great parting gift with its 74-61 victory over Wake Forest on an emotion-filled senior day in Reynolds Coliseum. Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig played the entire 40 minutes and led the team with 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting from distance. It was her second time hitting 20 points this season, with the last time also coming against Wake Forest (12-15, 4-10 ACC). Senior center Akela Maize had an efficient shooting day as well, contributing 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while getting four blocks to become tied for eighth in single-season blocks at NC State (21-6, 10-4 ACC). This would mark Maize and fellow senior Chelsea Nelson’s last home games, unless the NCAA Tournament committee places a regional in Raleigh. Head coach Wes Moore commented on the seniors’ play and Konig’s shooting towards the team’s win. “Akela had four points at halftime and she ended up with 18, so she did a nice job there,” Moore said. “She’s improved so much and she was really consistent for us today. When we got the ball inside, it was usually a good result. And then Chelsea almost had a double-double, I think one rebound shy. Chelsea is Chelsea, she plays extremely hard and makes things happen […] Aislinn knocked down some threes for us at some pivotal times. I think a lot of people contributed to getting it done today.” Wake Forest got off to a fast start as it went 4 for 4 from the 3-point line in the first five minutes to storm out to a 14-7 lead. The Wolfpack couldn’t get going offensively and kept throwing errant passes, resulting in five turnovers within six minutes. But once State found its rhythm, the team came back quickly. Nelson ended the Wolfpack’s almost four-minute drought with a mid-range jumper, and prompted an 8-2 run to finish out the quarter. The run ended with an and-one bucket by redshirt junior Kiara Leslie with one second left to bring State within one, 18-17. The second quarter started off similar to how the first ended, with Leslie getting a layup, which gave the Wolfpack its first lead since 2-0. The pace visibly picked up in the second, with both teams at-
tempting to get buckets early in the shot clock. This was especially evident over the one-minute stretch from three to two minutes left, when Wake Forest scored six, with two 3-pointers by Elisa Penna, and State scored five, with a three from Konig and a layup by Nelson. Overall, the second quarter was a big improvement for the Pack as it managed to take care of the ball and turn it over only one time. The biggest problem for State came from the inability to stop Penna, who dropped 20 points in the first half. She went 5 for 6 from long range and a perfect 3 for 3 from the free-throw line to keep Wake Forest in the game. The half finished with the Wolfpack up 40-34. The third quarter was when State started to pull away. It began with Maize getting an and-one layup to give the Pack its biggest lead of the game at nine and never stopped from there. The Wolfpack followed it up with a 12-2 run where it hounded Wake on defense, only allowing two points in the first seven minutes. Konig and Maize had 18 of the Pack’s 21 points this quarter as they took advantage of the hot shooting to free up Maize down low. “By Aislinn hitting shots and a lot of players hitting threes, they had to guard them,” Maize said. “So they didn’t collapse as much on me and Chelsea, so we were able to hit a lot of our shots.” State did a good job getting to the line and made seven free throws in the quarter, which equaled its total from the first half. They also did a much better job guarding Penna, as the Pack only allowed her to score five points and took a 61-45 lead heading into the fourth. The fourth quarter began with some hot shooting by Konig, who drained her first two 3-pointers to give the Wolfpack an 18-point lead. After a free throw by Leslie and a layup by Maize, the Pack had its largest lead of the game at 21, with a score of 70-49. Over the next f ive minutes, Wake would go on a 12-2 run of its own, that saw Penna hit three perimeter shots to bridge the gap and make it an 11-point game wit h two minutes remaining. Penna would finish with a game high 34 points and tie the Wake Forest record for threes in a game with nine. Fortunately for the Wolfpack, that would be the last basket the Demon Deacons scored, and the Pack would hold on to win by 13. The team will go on the road for its final two ACC conference games of the season. Moore commented on the importance of the team’s win on its last home game. “I think it was really important. We needed to get the 10th win in the confer-
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Redshirt sophomore guard Kaila Ealey dribbles past a Wake Forest defender at the Play4Kay game on Sundayin Reynolds Coliseum. Ealey played a total of 40 minutes and had 6 rebounds against the Demon Deacons. The Wolfpack beat Wake Forest 74-61.
ence and maintain our position,” Moore said. “This team’s played well on the road so we need to continue to do that. But there’s no doubt that we needed to protect the home court.” Moore further explained his hopes for the team in the near future. “Couldn’t be prouder of this group,”
Moore said. “Hopefully we can keep it going, keep the momentum going, continue to get better. That’s what the good teams do. Hopefully in March we’ll be playing better than we are right now.” The Wolfpack will play next against Pittsburgh this Thursday in Pennsylvania at 7 p.m.
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NC State wrestling suffers second loss of the season to Ohio State
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The No. 6 NC State wrestling team was defeated by No. 2 Ohio State 29-6 in Reynolds Coliseum Sunday afternoon, as NC State couldn’t muster much against the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes (14-1) won eight of 10 bouts. While just two bouts were won by more than seven points, Ohio State never looked to be in trouble of losing against the Wolfpack (15-2, 5-0 ACC). “It was a disappointing outcome,” NC State head coach Pat Popolizio said. “Obviously when you get the chance to wrestle one of the best teams in the country, you gotta be ready in all aspects and it didn’t happen for us. This atmosphere is something that we are trying to create and this fan base, that part of it was extremely positive for college wrestling.” The match began with redshirt senior Pete Renda, ranked third, facing off with No. 2 Myles Martin. Martin got two early takedowns, but one was overturned to make it 2-0. However, Martin held on for an 8-1 victory. The highlight for NC State was redshirt
senior Michael Macchiavello, ranked seventh, beating top-ranked Kollin Moore in the 197-pound division. “I just went into the match with the same attitude I go into every single other match,” Macchiavello said. “The preparation stays the same, so I wasn’t feeling any different, wasn’t feeling any more excited or less excited than any other match. I think you get used to preparing to wrestle everybody the exact same way.” After going into the third period down 3-1, Macchiavello cut the lead to just one with an escape. Macchiavello then got a takedown after a stalling penalty on Moore to take a 5-4 lead. Moore tied the match late with an escape but just as time was about to expire, Macchiavello got a takedown to win by decision, tying the team score at 3-3. “Third period, I was down and I knew I had to score points,” Macchiavello said. “I started getting my motion going a little bit and I saw he was starting to get tired, so I tried my best to take advantage of that opportunity and it worked out in my favor.” The Pack then lost five straight bouts. In the heavyweight division, Pack senior No. 19 Michael Boykin lost to No. 2 Kyle Snyder. Snyder, an Olympic gold medalist, got five takedowns in the first two periods on his way to a 23-8 technical fall. NC State redshirt junior Sean Fausz, ranked fifth, started off his match with No. 4 Nathan Tomasello with a takedown,
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Redshirt senior Michael Macchiavello was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal showing for the Pack. Macchiavello picked up his biggest win of the year with a pair of take downs in the third period to win 7-5 over No. 1 Kollin Moore. The Wolfpack fell hard 29-6 to No. 2 Ohio State in Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday.
but Tomasello outscored Fausz 5-1 in the remainder of the first en route to a 12-6 decision. Wolfpack redshirt freshman Tariq Wilson, ranked 13th, fell 7-3 to No. 3 Luke Pletcher. No. 2 Kevin Jack, a senior on the Wolfpack, and No. 7 Joey McKenna contested in the 141-pound matchup. McKenna got two first-period takedowns on Jack. With the score 4-2 heading into the third period, Jack was unable to get any points despite his aggressiveness and lost the dual 6-2 making the score 17-3 in favor of Ohio State. Ohio State’s Ke-Shawn Hayes, ranked sixth, got an early takedown on Pack redshirt senior Beau Donahue, ranked 13th, and took a 2-1 lead into the second period. Hayes held on to win 11-5 with two takedowns in the second period and a ridingtime bonus. Pack redshirt freshman Hayden Hidlay, ranked third and undefeated, was down
2-1 at the end of the first period to No. 7 Micah Jordan, but got a two-point near fall in the second period to take a 3-2 lead. Hiday got an escape and takedown in the third to win 6-3 and keep his undefeated season alive at 20-0. The match ended with Pack redshirt senior Brian Hamann falling to No. 14 Te’Shan Campbell and redshirt freshman Daniel Bullard being pinned by No. 6 Bo Jordan to give the Buckeyes a 29-6 win. “We gotta just keep focusing on what we do and improve on the things that we made mistakes,” Popolizio said. “We got exposed here tonight, which I’d rather have happen here in a dual meet against Ohio State, who’s the best team in the country, than be at the ACC [Championships] or NCAA [Championships] because we’re going to see these guys and we got to adjust now.” NC State is back in action March 3 at the ACC Championships in Chapel Hill.
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What we learned from Pack baseball’s opening weekend
Alec Sawyer
Assistant Sports Editor
The NC State baseball team got off to a hot start on its new season Friday with two wins over Seton Hall, but fell to the Pirates 8-6 in the series finale Sunday. Despite the loss, a two-win opening weekend against a respectable opponent is a solid way to start a season, as the Pack looks to make the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year. Here’s just a few of the things we learned about the Wolfpack after three games: Seniors leading the way It’s rare to see high-profile college baseball programs with multiple impact seniors, but this year’s NC State team is an exception. Four of the regular position starters, as well as the front two guys in the starting rotation and the main arm out of the bullpen are all seniors; and they played a big role in both Wolfpack wins Friday. Offensively, senior outfielder Brock Deatherage was the catalyst for the Pack. Deatherage hit two home runs on the day, after hitting only three in all of 2017, and had four of the Wolfpack’s 10 RBIs over the course of the two games. Deatherage, along with fellow senior outfielder Josh McLain who hit a towering two-run homer Sunday, were selected in last year’s MLB Draft, but elected to return to school; a decision that will pay out huge for NC State this year. On the mound, senior lefty Brian Brown and graduate righty Johnny Piedmonte collected the two wins on the mound for the Pack on Friday. Brown and Piedmonte both had fantastic outings, with Brown throwing six innings and Piedmonte throwing seven and both only allowing one earned run. Those seniors, along with infielder Shane Shepard, who hit a home run in the first game of the series, and relief pitcher Joe O’Donnell, who collected the save in game two, led the charge for a strong opening weekend for the Pack.
The bullpen was a question mark coming in, but a strength during opening weekend There weren’t too many unknown variables coming into the season, with most of last year’s starters across the board returning. However, the one big question was how the bullpen would hold up, with Cody Beckman, Tommy DeJuneas, Tim Naughton and Sean Adler all leaving the program to either the draft or graduation. Despite the turnover, the Wolfpack bullpen performed well over the first series; totaling 9.2 innings pitched and allowing just three earned runs and nine hits, while striking out 10 batters. Another big success for the Pack bullpen that was a problem last season was handing out free passes, as the Wolfpack pen only walked two batters over the course of the three games. Redshirt junior righty Nolan Clenney appeared in two games, throwing 2.1 innings while allowing just three hits, one earned run and no walks. Sophomore righty Michael Bienlien, who was last year’s third starter, threw two flawless innings to end the game Sunday. O’Donnell, sophomore lefty Kent Klyman, freshman righty Reid Johnston and freshman lefty Nick Swiney also got time on the mound over the weekend.
Brock Deatherage bouncing back? It was just one series, and included an 0 for 4 performance Sunday, but Deatherage looked more comfortable and dangerous at the plate against the Pirates than he did last season. Deatherage hit the infamous junior slump as hard as anyone, going from a .317 hitter in 2016 to struggling to a .218 average in 2017. However, Deatherage looked great on Friday, powering two home runs out of the park to go along with two hard-hit singles. Deatherage said the home run he hit in the second game was the hardest he had ever hit a ball and judging on how far the ball flew that’s easy to believe. Deatherage made the decision not to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who drafted him in the 29th round last year, and return to NC State. While Friday was a small sample size to say the least, if Deatherage can find his form from his first two seasons he will improve both the Pack’s chances for success and his draft stock at the end of this year.
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Junior centerfielder Josh McLain jumps up to catch a long hit during the 7-5 loss to Miami on March 19, 2017 on Doak Field.
Breaking down the Pack’s win in Winston-Salem Nick Sinopoli
Asistant Sports Editor
Head coach Kevin Keatts notched another marquee victory in his first year at the helm with the NC State men’s basketball team. While it was not against a ranked opponent nor a Quadrant One win for an NCAA Tournament resume, the Wolfpack (18-9, 8-6 ACC) defeated Wake Forest in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 90-84, for the first time since the 2011-2012 season. The win also rounds out Keatts’ record against Tobacco Road rivals to 4-1 on the regular season.
The victory should serve as a microcosm as to how far the Pack has come in Keatts’ inaugural season; however, let’s just take a snapshot of Saturday’s game and analyze what the Wolfpack did well. Yurtseven taking more shots Sophomore center Omer Yurtseven posted his fifth 20-point outing in ACC play on Saturday against the Demon Deacons. He scored 21 points on 9-of17 shooting, including 3 of 6 from the beyond the arc. Since Yurtseven sunk five 3-point-
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Sophomore point-guard Markell Johnson rounds the Wake Forest defense at the NC State vs. Wake Forest men’s basketball game hosted at Wake Forest University in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. The Wolfpack won against the Demon Deacons with a final score of 90-84.
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Wolfpack falls to Seton Hall in series finale despite six-run third inning Jason Bacherman Staff Writer
Despite a six-run third inning in the third and final game of the season-opening series for NC State baseball, the Wolfpack couldn’t overcome three unearned runs as it fell to Seton Hall, 8-6, Sunday afternoon at Doak Field. The Wolfpack (2-1), despite the loss, took the series win after sweeping the doubleheader Friday, but the Pirates (1-2) held NC State scoreless in every inning except the third in Sunday’s game as they picked up their first win of the season. “We saw some bright spots today,” head coach Elliott Avent said. “It’s a loss, won the series. Seton Hall’s a good baseball team… that’s a well-coached team.” Freshman left-hander David Harrison got the start for the Pack and was greeted in the first inning with a trio of Seton Hall runs. The Pirates strung together two singles to put runners on first and second. Seton Hall first baseman Matt Toke grounded a ball to his positional counterpart, junior Evan Edwards, who threw the ball low and into left field past sophomore shortstop Will Wilson at second base, allowing the Pirates to get their first run and put runners on second and third. Edwards was charged with an error. A sacrifice fly drove in a run and a single and double brought in a third run. Seton Hall brought eight batters to the plate in the first, scoring three unearned runs. Seton Hall starter Ricky DeVito cruised through two innings before the Wolfpack bats came alive in the third inning. Batting leadoff, freshman designated hitter Terrell Tatum drew a base on balls and Wilson followed with a free pass of his own. Junior outfielder Brett Kinneman smacked a 2-1 pitch for a double to the left-centerfield gap, scoring Tatum and Wilson to cut the deficit to 3-2. Edwards flew out to center for the second
out of the inning, but senior center fielder Josh McLain got a hold of the first pitch he saw, driving it over the left-field wall for his first home run of the season to put the Wolfpack up 4-3 and prompting Seton Hall to pull DeVito from the game. “I was geared up for a fastball,” McLain said. “He threw me one in there on the inside half.” The Pirates called on right-hander Ryan McLinskey to limit the damage, but the Wolfpack bats remained hot. Sophomore backstop Brad Debo yanked a single to right and came in to score after freshman Devonte Brown’s triple off the right-field wall. An error by Seton Hall allowed Brown to score. The Pack sent 10 hitters to the dish in the third inning, compiling four hits and scoring six runs to grab the lead, 6-3. Seton Hall designated hitter Sebastian Santorelli took Harrison deep to right field to start
the fourth frame and cut the lead to just two runs at 6-4. A leadoff walk in the fifth inning set the stage for a big inning by the Pirates. The free pass and a fielder’s choice put Pirate runners on first and third. Toke launched a 1-1 pitch off Harrison over the right-field wall, putting Seton Hall up, 7-6, in the fifth inning and bouncing Harrison from his collegiate debut in favor of redshirt junior Nolan Clenney. “We’re a little thin in the bullpen,” Avent said. “We’re trying to get our starters to go a little further.” Harrison, who was charged with the loss, ended the day with 4.1 innings pitched while striking out five and giving up seven runs but just four earned runs. Clenney gave up two straight doubles and a run, the second double being off the bat of
Santorelli, who had previously homered. After the fifth frame, the Pirates led 8-6. Freshman Nick Swiney and sophomore Michael Bienlien combined for 3.2 scoreless innings to finish the game. In the ninth inning, sophomore first baseman Steven Oakley was hit by a pitch but was called back by the umpire after he ruled that Oakley had leaned into the pitch. Avent argued the call, leading to an ejection. Oakley would eventually fly out to center field. Senior Shane Shepard drew a walk later in the inning, but the Pirates took the final game of the series, 8-6. “I thought we looked pretty good right now for early in the season,” McLain said. “You need these wins early, you can’t take any games off.” The Wolfpack will be back in action Tuesday when it squares off against NC A&T at Doak Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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was by five points to Miami and Yurtseven scored 28 points, his second most in a game, on 12-of-16 shooting.
ers against Clemson on Jan. 11, he had made only three shots from deep until Saturday. Keatts has encouraged the Turkish center to shoot early and often on the hardwood, and when he warms up it bodes well for NC State. In the six conference games where Yurtseven has shot the ball at least 14 times, the Wolfpack is 5-1. The lone loss
Johnson continues to dish dimes In six of the past eight games, sophomore guard Markell Johnson has recorded 10 assists or more which included a five-game stretch of double-digit assists, setting a new program record in the process. Johnson doesn’t mind racking in dimes instead of points, and neither does the Wolfpack. Against Wake Forest, the Cleveland
native garnered 10 of the team’s 13 assists. Though freshman guard Braxton Beverly is serviceable at the point, Johnson’s playmaking ability is obviously superior. Since Johnson’s return from a seven-game suspension, NC State’s play has improved leaps and bounds.
Now, after a five-game absence from the starting lineup, Freeman has returned to the starting five in the past three games due to an increase in his shooting efficiency; in fact, he’s shot 51.4 percent from the field in the last three games combined. Freeman has finally morphed into the sharpshooter NC State needed and hoped he would be for the 2017-18 season. Since his initial removal from the lineup, he’s taken better shots, and it’s resulted in an impressive 48.7 percent clip from long range.
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Brock Deatherage, a junior outfielder makes a dash towards first base on Feb. 24, 2017 in Doak Field. The NC State Woldpack beat the Austin Peay Governors 9-3, winning their first home game of the season.
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Al Freeman has finally settled in When graduate guard Allerik Freeman was benched midway through conference play, NC State fans rejoiced. The balldominant guard was forcing shots for too long and Keatts finally did something about it.
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