Native American Heritage Month 2022 — Technician 11/17/22

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USDA Chief Scientist to deliver fall commencement address

Chavonda Jacobs-Young, chief scientist and under secretary for research, education and economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will deliver a commencement address at NC State’s fall com mencement Dec. 17. Jacobs-Young is the first Black woman in the United States to earn a doctoral de gree in paper science, and she is a three-time gradu ate of NC State’s College of Natural Resources.

SOURCE: NC STATE DINING

Infectious disease experts warn new COVID-19 strain is likely to spread in NC

A new set of Omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and BQ 1.1, are already the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S. and are poised to become the most prevalent variant in North Carolina. Symptoms from the BQ variants are similar to those of previous variants, but these subvari ants can evade immunity better than previous variants. Experts said the bivalent booster vaccine can reduce the risk of severe illness.

SOURCE: THE NEWS & OBSERVER

Bad Bunny makes Grammys history

Bad Bunny, who scored three nominations for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, became the first artist to be nominated for album of the year for an album completely in Spanish. His album, “Un Verano Sin Ti,” was the first album nominated for album of the year at both the Grammys and the Latin Grammys.

SOURCE: CNN

World’s largest commercial plane will be rebuilt

After the world’s largest commercial plane — nick named “Mryia,” Ukrainian for “dream” — was de stroyed in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Antonov Company, the plane’s manufacturers, an nounced plans to rebuild the aircraft. The plane was built in the 1980s to carry the Soviet space shuttle, and it is the heaviest aircraft ever built. The Antonov Company said the plane will cost more than $502 bil lion to rebuild.

SOURCE: CNN

THE RADAR

Events to keep an eye on for the week of Nov. 17

SOUL

FOOD THURSDAY

Thursday, Nov. 17, 6-7:30 p.m.

TALLEY STUDENT UNION, 4280 Free

Join the Black Students Board for a stress-free space to learn about Black history and Thanksgiving while enjoy ing free soul food.

WOLF DEN

Friday, Nov. 18, 5:30-7 p.m.

JAMES B. HUNT JR. LIBRARY, DUKE EN ERGY HALL Free

Head to Hunt Library to hear student business pitches at a “Shark Tank”inspired competition.

KWANZAA FEAST OF FAITH

Friday, Nov. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

TALLEY STUDENT UNION, COASTAL BALLROOM

Free

Join the African American Cultural Center for their final Kwanzaa celebra tion centering “imani,” faith. The event will feature live performances, food and recognition of graduating seniors.

HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR

Saturday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FRANK THOMPSON HALL, CRAFTS CENTER

Free to students and children under 10, $3 for public

The Crafts Center’s annual Holiday Craft Fair is here. Browse for hand made gifts such as pottery and jew elry and connect with the artists who made them.

CRISPR Hub project uses quantum machine learning to detect Alzheimer’s

Heidi Reid Assistant News Editor

ForgetMeNot is a project that focuses on early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. The project will use quantum machine learning and will be used for MIT Hacking Medicine Grand Hack 2022 and iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) 2022.

ForgetMeNot began from The CRISPR Hub (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) at NCSU. According to Neha Suresh, a fourth-year studying biological engineering and founder and co-president of The CRISPR Hub, the CRISPR Hub is a student organization in which upperclassmen work to gether to understand genetic engineering and how it can be used in human disease modeling.

“[CRISPR] is the easiest way to program a genetic sequence to be cut and harnessed so that you can edit the genetic sequence,” Suresh said. “It basically is easily programmable. It’s actually a system that is inherently found in bacterial systems.”

Suresh said Alzheimer’s disease was the chosen focus of the project because of the lo cal connection it had.

“We were talking to stakeholders in the community, the End Alzheimer’s Association and rally,” Suresh said. “And they were talking about the challenges that they faced, and we were actually looking at a very rare, rare type of Alzheimer’s, early-onset Alzheimer’s when we started out, modeling a project, but then

we realized, this actually has more widely ap plicable uses for our project itself.”

According to Suresh, the project began by focusing on a very specific prototype of Al zheimer’s. The team later decided to broaden their scope to make the project more applicable to other genetic prototypes.

“We started with a very early onset, very niche disease prototype of Alzheimer’s, basi cally,” Suresh said. “And that didn’t pan out, because we found we were going after this very niche genetic prototype. We didn’t have the resources to work around it. So we just de cided that the broader Alzheimer’s, you know, the amount of information we had about Al zheimer’s was workable, whereas this one has a genetic disposition that was not.”

Seeva Cherukuri, a second-year studying biomedical engineering, said participating in ForgetMeNot has helped her gain research ex perience early on in her college career.

“I thought I could get some more experience,” Cherukuri said. “Because I joined as a fresh man, and so I decided I worked on the neuro logical reports, and they hadn’t had too much of the actual wet lab experience yet.”

According to Suresh, the planning for this project began in December of 2021, and they started working the following January.

”We started looking for [the] principal in vestigator needed to mentor us and help us find our way through the project,” Suresh

said. “Then we decided to incorporate a dry lab aspect to our project in March 2022. We started looking at other people’s projects, other universities’ projects, how detailed they were, how in depth they were, and we kind of decided that he wanted to go for the gold.”

According to Cherukuri, the team wrote a neuroethical report that detailed the ethics of the genetic engineering of CRISPR, what it means to edit genes and what it means for future projects.

“We want to make sure that our experiment is something that’s ethical, and is not going to cause future consequences down the line, especially for genetic engineering, which you don’t necessarily [have] a ton of research on,” Cherukuri said. “You don’t necessarily know the off target effects as well, which are effects that aren’t intended on the patient. So you want to make sure that is met with something ethi cal as well, which is why we incorporate that neuroethical report.”

Student Body Officer explains purpose of student fees

In addition to tuition, full-time students cur rently pay approximately $2,600 in student fees per year. Miles Calzini, the Student Senate Pres ident, gave insight into the purpose of student fees and addressed the concerns of the Graduate Student Workers Union, which wishes to reduce or completely eliminate student fees for gradu ate student workers.

Calzini, a doctoral student in chemistry, said student fees are often confused with tuition. While tuition funds academics, Calzini said student fees cover everything else.

“Anything that is not directly academic, even if it’s essential services, is a fee-funded service,” Calzini said. “So that’s like a lot of things, like the gym, Student Health Services is funded by these, athletics gets a lot of funding, obviously from private sources but also from fees.”

According to the Student Government web site, full-time undergraduate student fees are $2,593.25 per academic year, and graduate stu dent fees are $2,605.25 per academic year. The student fee review process for the 2023-24 fiscal year is underway, and the union is urging the University to reduce or completely eliminate fees for graduate student workers.

Shannon McAvoy, a doctoral student in the Center for Geospatial Analytics, is on the union’s working committee for student fees. McAvoy said the committee’s purpose is to make the University aware of the union’s con cerns regarding student fees.

“We have been working on bringing aware ness to University administration … about the acute financial distress that students are under here at the University,” McAvoy said. “[Gradu ate student workers] are technically employees of the University, even though the University does not like to pay us that way. So, having to pay student fees back to the University to be able to work here doesn’t really seem like a fair system.”

Along with being teacher’s assistants, McA voy said graduate student workers also par ticipate in assistantships in which they help produce the research that classifies NC State as an R1 university — meaning the University is involved in extensive research activity.

“A lot of the background work that upholds this institution is done by graduate students, and that’s oftentimes a little bit invisible,” McA voy said. “That’s what we’re advocating for — to be front of mind for University administration.”

The Student Fee Review Committee, which

Calzini co-chairs alongside Dr. Doneka Scott, Vice Chancellor and Dean of DASA, decides the distribution of student fees. Other members of the committee include faculty members, mem

bers of the budget office and a few students who are mostly in Student Government.

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Matthew Burkhart Staff Writer

Students share experiences, concerns regarding mental health resources at State of Wellness forum

Hayden Driver Correspondent

Editor’s Note: This article contains reference to death.

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Student Government hosted the State of Wellness Discussion and Open Forum. This event allowed students to voice their opinions and concerns about NC State’s efforts to support student mental health.

The forum began with moderator Whitney Becker, a graduate student in applied social psychology, directing questions toward a panel of individuals representing campus services including Campus Health, Pack Essentials, the Counseling Center and Prevention Services.

Dr. Monica Osburn, director of the Counsel ing Center and Prevention Services, said the Counseling Center understands the crucial needs of students.

“The top concerns we hear from students in the Counseling Center [are] depression and anxiety,” Osburn said. “And we know that there are major themes and major needs that we need to continue to address with students and for students.”

Osburn said a main goal of the Counseling Center is to be accessible to all students.

“I will never forget a conversation that I had with a former director of the LGBT Center who said, ‘Monica, students don’t feel safe coming to the Counseling Center,’” Osburn said. “That was 10 years ago. And I am working every day to change that narrative to make sure that all students have a place at the Counseling Center.”

Next, the panel allowed questions and com ments from the audience.

Several students raised concerns about the University’s decision to establish a wellness day Thursday, Nov. 3.

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman, a graduate stu dent in international studies and sociology, hu manities and social sciences, said the wellness day was an inadequate solution to poor student mental health.

“In this manner, this response, a wellness day, does two things: firstly, it puts pressure on faculty and students alike, and secondly, it

FEES

Student fees are designated to fund 21 pro grams, facilities and services.

The bulk of the $2,600 student fee cost draws from the Student Center Operations Fee ($156.39), University Wellness and Recre ation Fee ($175.50), Student Center Program ming Fee ($240.70), Intercollegiate Athletics Fee ($232.00), Student Health Services Fee ($445.00), Education and Technology Fee ($439.28) and Transit Operations Fee ($209.00).

Thirteen smaller fees, which are less than $100, include the Student Publications and Media Fee ($26.25), Student Government Fee

takes away the main distraction that many of us have from our acute and intrusive thoughts,” Pulgar-Guzman said. “All of this successfully puts the impetus off and away from NC State’s bureaucracy, leaving the institution to rub its hands clean and say that the teachers and stu dents will take care of it.”

Pulgar-Guzman said attending classes can be productive for some students who are strug gling with mental health.

“Can you not see that the very routine of school is the one thing that is keeping some students from dying?” Pulgar-Guzman said. “That the everyday school responsibilities and social engagement that comes with it all are the very things distracting them from the intense, harm-inducing thoughts? That many of us get up every morning because school demands it of us?”

In response to inquiries about how the Coun seling Center drives their decisions about what services to offer, Osburn said the center uses several data sources.

“NC State has … completed the Healthy Minds survey, which really gave us a great snapshot of what mental health and wellness looks like on campus,” Osburn said. “Addi tionally, we use benchmarking data through CCMH, Center for Collegiate Mental Health, and we look at what students who come to our Counseling Center look like compared to other institutions, to kind of compare their needs. And we use that data in a way to address, ‘What are the resources that we need to add to the Counseling Center?’”

Several students expressed concerns regard ing long wait times for care at the Counseling Center and the difficulty of scheduling ap pointments. Osburn said the center utilizes a stepped care model, which consists of nine stages, and this model helps the center meet student needs.

“Basically, our stepped care model is a way to look at what types of services a student needs to make sure that we’re making their recom mendations for the most appropriate level of care,” Osburn said. “It always starts out with a screening appointment, and that’s what we

($14.20), Student Legal Services Fee ($17.50), School Student Association Fee ($5 for under graduates, $17 for graduate students), Student Center Repairs and Renovations ($47.80), Sus tainability ($5.00), Association of Student Gov ernments ($1.00), Campus Security Fee ($60.00) and five indebtedness fees.

Five indebtedness fees totaling $499.00 sup port the Carmichael Complex’s construction and expansion, the renovation of Talley Stu dent Union and renovations to Intercollegiate Athletics facilities.

Calzini said indebtedness fees are the result of the University taking out loans to build new buildings.

“Indebtedness fees are basically [when] the University takes out a loan to build a building,

often call our triage services, where a student will fill out some paperwork and they’ll meet with a triage counselor.”

Osburn said scheduling a triage appointment is easier than ever, since the process is entirely available online.

Kaurwaki Babu, a second-year studying computer engineering, said the most difficult part of starting counseling was finding time to fill out the online triage form.

“It was difficult to remember to do it during the times that I would normally be thinking about going to class,” Babu said.

Babu said once she began counseling, she had an overall positive experience.

“I specifically requested that my counselor was a woman of color, and they did a good job of finding me a counselor that fit that, and I’ve had a great experience talking to her,” Babu said. “I would say I’m low-risk, so I think that might play a factor in how I was able to get a counselor so that I can have such a good ex perience.”

so Talley is a really big example,” Calzini said. “It’s [$260] dollars per semester — that is basi cally our current students paying off the loan, the construction of Talley, which was approved by students in 2014. And so we’ll be paying that off for 10 more years — it’s basically us mak ing the loan payments for the construction of buildings.”

Calzini said indebtedness will work differ ently in the future, as North Carolina’s State Legislature recently voted to introduce a 3% cap per year on student fee increases.

“That means that big projects probably can’t be funded with student fees anymore,” Calzini said. “Which is probably a good thing in some ways, because it means that it’s not coming on the backs of students. But it does mean that ev

If you or someone you know is having a mental health emergency, the Counseling Center can be reached 24 hours a day at 919-515-2423. If you are in a crisis situation and need immediate help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. In the case of a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

The Counseling Center’s website offers free on line screenings, a plethora of self-help resources regarding mental health and wellness concerns and a comprehensive list of campus services available for those who need guidance. To view an exhaustive list, visit counseling.dasa.ncsu. edu/resources.

If you’re seeking professional counseling or other mental health services on campus, visit the Counseling Center’s Getting Started page at counseling.dasa.ncsu.edu/about-us/getting started to complete paperwork, set up an ap pointment and more.

ery time there’s a big project, it has to come from state funds, and so we’re more at the mercy of the state legislature in terms of getting build ings done.”

McAvoy said other local universities have lower student fees, and they should be used as models for NC State to base student fees on.

“Other universities have much lower student fees, and they cover all of this either under tu ition or through university endowment funds,” McAvoy said. “If this programming is so es sential, it should be covered by the University itself. The University has a huge endowment with discretionary funds that are just not being used at all, and some of that really should be go ing towards benefiting students, grad students and undergrads alike.”

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Midterm takeaways — the good, the bad and the ugly

HOW RESULTS BREAK DOWN LOCALLY, STATEWIDE AND FEDERALLY

cans in the next election cycle, making for the most devastating development of the 2022 election.

The midterm elections have come and passed; here’s our breakdown of the re sults locally, statewide and federally.

It is very likely that the next few years will see Republican legislators draw ing new districts to restore the GOP’s national advantage. With conservative courts now leading North Carolina, it seems as if fair maps have had a good run in the state. Republicans will also have greater control on decisions surrounding abortion access, education funding and

races was the contest between Wiley Nickel and Bo Hines in the 13th Dis trict. Nickel pulled out a slim victory over the Trump-endorsed newcomer Hines, whose affiliation with the former presi dent may have sunk him to defeat. The race is emblematic of a national trend seeing more extreme Trump-affiliated Republicans lose elections they were fa vored to win.

The Hines loss appears to be anoth er piece of a national narrative mov

rounding her tenure as a liberal judge, something that was portrayed as a soft stance toward crime. Additionally, she was criticized for supporting increased spending for a wide swath of government programs yet provided little rebuttal.

Beasley was the more promising, intellectual candidate, but as evidenced by the aforementioned North Carolina Court flip, Democrats massively ignored the electorate’s concerns over crime. From Beasley’s camp, little was done to publicly rebut the claims that she personally released a child rapist from prison in one of her decisions.

three years she has held office. Despite a recall effort, Baldwin has remained rather unapologetic and consistent in her stances with the city. The final tally in the mayoral election saw her win by over 9,000 votes, but the total cast against her amounted to over half the vote. With more voters opposing than endorsing the mayor, the results may serve as a wake-up call for Baldwin to be more engaged with all her constituents.

In one of the more dramatic occur rences of the midterms, Republican ju dicial candidates swept every election in North Carolina. This included the State Supreme Court, where victories for Rich ard Dietz and Trey Allen flipped control of the state’s highest judicial authority from a 4-3 Democrat majority to an over whelming 5-2 GOP majority. While legis lative elections garnered more coverage, the red wave on judicial seats will have an equal, if not larger, impact on the future of the state.

The flip of the Supreme Court all but guarantees the return of a visciously gerrymandered advantage for Republi

Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power. For the time being, Democrats will live to fight another day in North Carolina.

In the elections for federal office, Democrats performed beyond expecta

In comparison to Nickel’s messaging on a broad range of issues from inflation to fairly moderate gun control and police reform, Hines was particularly single-minded. His platform

In one of the more dramatic occurrences of the midterms, Republican judicial candidates swept every election in North Carolina. ... While legislative elections garnered more coverage, the red wave on judicial seats will have an equal, if not larger, impact on the future of the state.

tions, in part due to the aforementioned court-drawn maps. The maps imposed by the Democrat-controlled court material ized in a 7-7 split of US House seats for North Carolina, effectively conveying the partisan demographics of a purple state.

The most prominent of these House

mirrored the Mar-A-Lago House’s plat form nearly word for word.

The Senate race, however, displayed severe failures in some of Democrats’ messaging, particularly surrounding in flation and crime. Much of the critiques lobbed toward Cheri Beasley were sur

Nationally, Democrats fared quite well.

tained control of the Senate, marking sig nificant failure for what can only truly be described as a red ripple rather than an anticipated tsunami. Democrats have a very real chance of gaining a seat in the Senate this midterm cycle, a generally uncommon achievement for the party in control. The House meanwhile is still up for grabs and will very likely turn red, but it could possibly be the tightest it has ever been in American history.

Concerns remain as to the health of American democracy. Candidates in tight races like Kari Lake, the Republi can candidate for Arizona governor, are continuing Trump’s tradition of claiming fraud and questioning the correctness of longstanding electoral practices. For now, though, the surprising victories for Democrats both in North Carolina and across the country signal hope that our electorate has the resiliency to withstand increasingly hostile and authoritarian politicians.

Koen Rodabaugh Correspondent

Justin Welch Correspondent &

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Introverts, you’re not less worthy than extroverts

and are known as being talkative and outgoing.

Lauren Richards Staff Columnist

For one moment, the crowded classroom falls silent. A straight forward question just finished escaping the mouth of my sociol ogy instructor, and my mind quickly scrambles to prepare an answer — but there’s a problem. As I watch my peers arm their raised hands with thoughtful responses, I sit hands by my side, ashamed I can’t muster one.

If you’re an introverted student like me, this scene isn’t only familiar for you, but it’s also unavoidable. In col lege, social expectations and pressures are everywhere you go. For an intro verted student, failing to fit the mold of the outgoing, extroverted student can feel like a drawback, but the truth is far from that.

First conceptualized by psychologist Carl Jung in 1910, the concepts intro version and extroversion refer to the different ways in which people receive their energy. Introverts gain energy from spending time alone, they are characterized as being reserved and thoughtful. This doesn’t mean that all introverts are shy, a common mis conception, but that they prefer inter nal, rather than external stimulation. Extroverts tend to be the opposite, as they thrive in social environments,

Critics may argue these personality traits are over simplistic and don’t en capsulate human complexity. However, personality psychologists identify ex troversion and introversion as two ex tremes on a spectrum. In fact, most in dividuals fall somewhere between the two and aren’t strictly one or the other. Some people even fall in the middle of the scale, known as ambiverts.

Furthermore, there is neurological evidence to support a distinction be tween extroversion and introversion. In one study from Cornell University, researchers assessed differences in do pamine responses to rewards between extroverted and introverted individu als. Compared to introverts, extroverts experienced a more robust dopamine response, which accounts for their so ciable and positive dispositions.

Applying these concepts to the col lege environment, it’s obvious which trait is valued more. In many classes, there is a large emphasis on collabo ration and participation, one or both of which makes up a significant por tion of your grade. Moreover, there’s no escaping the enormous pressure to get involved, network for job opportu nities and cultivate people skills. For students that thrive in social contexts, these expectations aren’t that gruel

ing of a task, but the same isn’t true for those that struggle around others. However, being an introvert can be a great strength in a stressful, aca demic environment. Research suggests that introverts have greater academic achievement, succeed in leadership roles more in a proactive environment and are more creative.

Furthermore, there are plenty of pro fessions where introversion is an asset. Among the careers that are tailored to introverts’ strengths, some include accounting, architecture and of course engineering.

While being an introvert isn’t a weakness by any means, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t push yourself out of your comfort zone, or that you can’t. Engaging with other people isn’t only beneficial for professional success, but also personal success, as it boosts sat isfaction and well-being. In addition, only engaging in introverted behavior, such as staying in your dorm or keep ing to yourself, may cause you to un intentionally limit yourself from new experiences.

With that being said, forcing intro verted students to adopt extroverted traits can be damaging to their mental health in the long run. In order to miti gate this and foster an environment where both introverts and extroverts can succeed, instructors and profes

sors must adapt their coursework to meet introverted students’ needs.

One way to accomplish this is to re define what class participation looks like. Introverts typically take time to reflect on their responses, so putting students on the spot can lead to dis jointed answers, which aren’t a true reflection of their intelligence. For this reason, having other ways students can demonstrate their willingness to learn is important. Some other participation options for students include online discussion boards and attending of fice hours.

Another way is to restructure the ex pectations behind group work. When every student is asked to present in a group, it can place an unequal amount of pressure on the introverted student. Instead of requiring every student to speak, instructors should make this optional, while still putting measures in place to make sure everyone is doing their part. For instance, in my sociol ogy class, not everyone is required to talk during the final presentation, but we all have to complete forms assessing each other’s contributions.

Let’s face it — we live in an extrovert ed world. As an introvert, it’s easy to feel discouraged and less valued than our more outgoing counterparts. Yet, we have so much to offer, and it’s time that everyone sees it.

Talley Student Union should be a voting location on Election Day

There was a lot at stake on this year’s mid term election ballot. The overturning of Roe v. Wade put many of the rights Americans have fought decades for at risk of being lost. From women’s health care rights to LGBTQ rights, casting your ballot during this election was more important than it’s ever been.

As college students, it can be incred ibly difficult to find a convenient time to vote. Election Day cuts close to mid term exams. For most students, find ing two to three hours to wait in line to vote isn’t convenient. Talley Student Union was an early voting site for stu dents from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5. However, it wasn’t a voting location for students on Election Day.

Convenience is critical when it comes to mobilizing the youth vote. Young vot

ers saved the 2020 election, with nearly 10 million youth ballots cast early, play ing a pivotal part in Biden’s victory. En suring the vote of these young voters is essential to key election outcomes. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22% of younger voters cite logistical concerns as a reason for not voting during elections. Creating conveniently located voting locations is critical to tackling some of these logisti cal challenges that keep young people away from the polls.

While it’s incredibly convenient for Talley to be an early voting location, many students are ill-informed about early voting opportunities and choose to vote on Election Day. Election Day voting sites for students vary based on their registration. Those registered in Raleigh vote on Centennial Campus at Centennial Campus Middle School. This adds another level of logistical challenges for students who live on or

near North campus. Taking the bus to Centennial just to wait in line at their voting location isn’t a practical choice for many students.

A common concern among students and staff is the traffic and congestion that comes with having Talley as a reg istered Election Day voting site. Talley was a successful early voting location for 15 days of early voting with minor interruptions on campus.

Reynolds Coliseum had specific park ing for voters, and most voters entered Talley through the back stairwell or the outdoor elevator. This minimized any contact that voters would have with high-traffic spots within Talley. If we were able to host hundreds of early voters for the two weeks leading up to Election Day, there’s no reason why we wouldn’t be able to accommodate them on actual Election Day.

Talley Student Union provided an added level of convenience for many

students. While encouraging early vot ing within the student body would be ideal, many people will continue to put off voting till the last minute. I believe this should be taken into consideration when choosing voting locations on and around campus. If establishing Talley as an Election Day site isn’t feasible for the University, at the very least, specific Wolfline buses should be reserved solely for the purpose of transporting students to the polls.

Our University should invest in ex panding the resources it provides to students around election season. Vot ing is the cornerstone of our American democracy, and it’s important that we make voting as convenient as we can for our students. It’s difficult enough for us to have to attend a full day of classes on Election Day, the least that NC State and North Carolina could do is provide conveniently located voting locations for all students.

Anu Mishra Correspondent

Simple Joys

Avery Szakacs, staff cartoonist

A second-year studying art and design

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and Comet: Coffee Pearl Knight, staff cartoonist

A fourth-year studying art and design

Sick Day

Sophie Gabriel, staff cartoonist A second-year studying art and design

Season’s Pickin’s: Pomegranates Wylie Phu, staff cartoonist A second-year studying art and design

Made with Love Lucy Osborne, staff cartoonist A second-year studying art and design

Student-Made connects campus artists to Wolfpack community

Elizabeth Dull Correspondent

Student-Made connects student art entre preneurs to their college campuses, giving artists a platform to sell their creative goods.

Founded in 2021 by Lindsay Reeth, a graduate of Elon University, Student-Made is a new organization that aims to create a low-key environment for university art ists to showcase their work while making a profit. The creative organization’s platform makes artistic endeavors accessible to all students.

Student-Made joined the Wolfpack this semester, and current NC State students and recent alums are eligible to join the organi zation. The process is pretty straightforward — applications are available on their website and you don’t need any artistic background to join.

Once accepted, artists can schedule when

they participate in pop-up events — there is no requirement for which events to attend. There is also no minimum selling product count, which puts less stress on the creators.

Nina Susann, a third-year studying sci ence education and founder of Nina Knits, spoke highly of the flexibility Student-Made offers her.

“When I started with Student-Made, they told me there is no pressure to develop new products constantly,” Susann said. “They realize that you are a student, so StudentMade’s flexibility is great.”

Artists appreciate the low-stakes busi ness Student-Made provides. Student-Made creatives don’t deal with the nitty-gritty of finances and advertising, which puts less pressure on them. Instead, they have an of ficer board with positions in finance, social media and success, to name a few, that cover these time-consuming tasks that can lead to burnout in art entrepreneurs.

Lauren Miller, a third-year studying art and design and founder of Laurlines, aspires to expand her business to pop-ups in the area but appreciates the relaxed environ ment of Student-Made.

“Student-Made is very low-stakes com pared to the pop-ups, where you pay for a spot to sell products while being unsure that you will profit that day,” Miller said. “We also get to keep all our profits at StudentMade, which is nice.”

Student-Made’s understanding of busy schedules opens creative career opportuni ties to all students, regardless of their major. Mackenzie Marino, a fourth-year studying industrial and systems engineering, uses Student-Made as a creative outlet for her engineering classes by making polymer clay earrings for her brand MG Jewelry.

“I started dabbling in polymer clay, and my friends started to buy my products, so it expanded from there,” Marino said. “There

is so much freedom with the clay. You can really print whatever you want. It’s so fun to make new 3D cutters.”

Student-Made creates a mutually benefi cial relationship with their artists. Posting student artwork to the page and encourag ing the entrepreneurs to make business art accounts helps to ease the anxiety of dis playing their art on the internet.

Vicky Tang, author and recent NC State nutrition science graduate said StudentMade helped her become more confident while advertising Vicky Tang Books.

“It’s been a pretty interesting experience because I’m very introverted,” Tang said. “I wouldn’t say I like selling myself, but I’ve had to learn how to. I’ve come a long way from my first pop-up.”

of Unclaimed Property

Any person who may have or claim any interest in any of these items must call the NC State Police Department at (919) 515-5300 or submit an inquiry via email to ncsupdproperty@ncsu.edu no later than December 17, 2022, which is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. These items will be disposed of in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-12 after that date.

Commemorating Native American Heritage Month: local events

Myra Bari Culture Editor

Annually commemorating Native and In digenous roots, Native American Heritage Month is an annual observance celebrated through recognition of historical events and connection with peers. From musical performances to arts and crafts, there are a myriad of events for everyone to attend in the surrounding community for the remain der of November.

NC State Global Excursion: Ameri can Indian Cultural Celebration

Date: Saturday, Nov. 19, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Location: Talley Student Union, Technol ogy Tower

Interested in heading to the North Caroli na Museum of History’s 27th Annual Ameri can Indian Heritage Celebration with the Office of Global Engagement? Check in with other students at the Talley Student Union’s Technology Tower and head to the museum at 10:30 a.m. You’ll return later that after noon, at 1 p.m.

North Carolina Museum of His tory: 27th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration

Date: Saturday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: North Carolina Museum of His tory

Chock-full of artful exhibits, storytell ing demonstrations, state-recognized tribe and organizational roll calls and delicious food vendors, the North Carolina Museum of History’s 27th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration this Saturday contains a plethora of activities for anyone of any age to engage with and participate in.

AIC Celebration: Heritage Month

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 30, Noon to 4 p.m. Location: UNC American Indian Center Lawn

Concluding the end of American Indian Heritage Month and the last day of class at UNC, the American Indian Center is cel ebrating with a variety of activities, includ ing fun games, a delicious catered lunch and peer connections.

American Indian Cancer Control & Health Equity

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 30, Noon to 1 p.m.

Location: Live Webinar

The UNC Lineberger Cancer Network will be hosting a webinar assessing health policy implications for American Indians, showcasing solutions and steps forward to further health equity outcomes.

STUDENT-MADE

The shop-local aspect of Student-Made is an unintended bonus of the organization. As sustainability is a given when you shop locally, some Student-Made artists are in corporating eco-friendly practices in their business.

Caitlin Hicks, a fourth-year studying fashion and textile management, upcycles for her brand Odysea Skate Co. Hicks’ sustainable designs have a beachy-cool vibe, drawing inspiration from her coastal hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina. They’ve been a big hit, as she sells her decks to local businesses in the Triangle.

“I started making custom skate decks, up cycling an old deck I wasn’t using anymore by painting and customizing it,” Hicks said. “There was a lot of traction with them, and I just recently started selling them to coffee shops and breweries. I also create upcycled streetwear to spread awareness on sustain able fashion.”

Not only are Student-Made artists enthu siastic about connecting with their campus community, but they also have the oppor tunity to meet other participants from vari ous college campuses. This past summer, a Charlotte meetup cultivated friendships and professional connections among officers and artists from different campuses.

The Charlotte meetup was Student-Made NC State’s first networking event with other campuses, and it was so successful that the club intends to hold more in the future.

Elizabeth Clark, a fourth-year studying marketing, the campus manager of StudentMade NC State and founder of Elle Sheri dan, said the meetup fostered a network between students at different campuses.

“It was so crazy to meet artists from dif ferent Student-Made campuses,” Clark said. “We worked really hard to make it happen, but the outcome of the meetup was amazing, and we got to create so many new network ing opportunities for our participants.”

For more information, updates and in volvement opportunities related to StudentMade, check out their Instagram and web site, where you can shop for creative goods.

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Mackenzie Marino, a fourth-year studying industrial and systems engineering and a Student-Made creator, talks to interested students at the NC State Student Made pop-up shop outside Talley Student Union on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. NC State Student-Made works with student creatives to offer them a platform to sell their artwork and reach a larger audience.

Culture Best nap spots on campus

Fjellman Correspondent

For college students, sleep schedules can resemble a newborn baby’s: sporadic and insufficient, with lots of crying. Sometimes, you just need to reset your own battery, and you don’t always have time to run back to your dorm to do it. Here are the best plac es on campus to strategically float off to dreamland and catch those hard-earned Z’s.

D.H. Hill Library

A favorite napping spot of mine is the D.H. Hill Library. There’s something about being surrounded by books and having hours of work to do that makes students doze off. Procrastination is a powerful sedative, and one I’ve experienced on the regular. If you want a more comfortable sleeping

experience, I recommend the blue couches on the second floor of the library. However, if you’re a shy public sleeper, I have found that slumping over one of the private desks in the bookstacks works equally well. Just make sure you bring an extra sweatshirt to double as a pillow.

Caldwell Lounge

If you like to people-watch, the massive windows in Caldwell Lounge are a great place to see and not be seen. It’s also home to numerous comfortable couches and chairs and, sometimes, live piano music. Working in that room makes you feel like Elle Woods studying to become a lawyer at Harvard University, even if you’re just responding to two other classmates’ forum posts and then taking a nap. After a hard day of discovering the meanings of life through the wonderful

world of literature, it’s nice to kick back and snooze with students bustling around you.

Lecture halls

There is an art to sleeping in those hun dred-person classes. You have to be careful not to slump over onto the person next to you, or lean your head too far back to avoid snoring. Unless you know the person next to you well, it can be quite awkward to wake up on a stranger’s shoulder. Although, if you play your cards right, it might be the start of a budding romance.

Talley Student Union

Talley is likely the most common place where students say they have slept on cam pus. With food right downstairs and nu merous little corners to hide away in, the

space feels comforting. The red benches built into the fourth floor are a favorite of mine, and every other floor provides a couch to snuggle up on as well.

If you ever find yourself embarrassed for napping in a public place, know you are one in a long, proud line of students who have done the same. Whether due to dedication or procrastination, it’s a right of passage to forgo the privilege of bed in order to com plete an assignment. Either way, it’s part of the college experience, and you have to make up for it when and where you can. I myself have fallen asleep in Talley before, so don’t worry — you’re not alone. Just learn from me and make sure that wherever you choose to sleep, there will not be a tour group walking by.

TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE

William Pilgrim, a first-year studying mechanical engineering, sleeps peacefully in D.H. Hill Library on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2016. D.H Hill is an excellent place for students to study.

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NC State football looks to bounce back against dangerous Cardinals

Gavin Gallimore Correspondent

NC State football begins its two-game road stretch with a matchup against the Louisville Cardinals in Cardinal Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 19.

This marks the 12th all-time meeting between the Wolfpack (7-3, 3-3) and the Cardinals (6-4, 3-4). The Pack has won three of the past four meetings between the programs, including a 52-10 victory the last time NC State visited Louisville.

This season has been one of ups and downs for the Cardinals. After beginning the season 1-2, they proceeded to win five of their next seven, with victories over Vir ginia, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest.

The Cardinals are fresh off a 31-16 loss at Clemson. Junior Brock Domann filled in for senior quarterback Malik Cunning ham, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury, and threw for a modest 175 yards, one touchdown and one pick. Senior re ceiver Tyler Hudson had an outstanding performance, recording 11 catches for 163 yards. Their defense, however, allowed 439 total yards, which helped lead Clemson to victory.

For the Wolfpack, this game signifies the chance to right the ship after a disappoint ing performance against Boston College last

week. The status of freshman quarterback MJ Morris is currently up in the air after he sustained an injury in last week’s game.

If he’s unavailable, graduate quarterback Jack Chambers will presumably start. Re gardless of who lines up behind center, the offense will look to improve their decisionmaking and efficiency — two main factors that withheld NC State’s victory last week.

Morris and the receiving corps look to im prove on last week’s performance in which they only posted 135 total passing yards. Most of these yards came via graduate re ceiver Thayer Thomas and redshirt junior tight end Trent Pennix.

The Pack definitely looks to get more peo ple involved this weekend. Graduate wide out Darryl Jones and junior receiver Keyon Lesane were relatively quiet last weekend, posting a combined total of 12 yards. NC State will face a Cardinal defense that cur rently only allows 207.6 passing yards per game.

Over the course of the season, NC State’s running attack continues to develop. The team had a very strong performance last week after posting 200 yards as a collec tive unit. The Wolfpack has seen numerous contributions from junior Jordan Houston and freshman Michael Allen. The duo emerged as leaders of the unit during the continued absence of sophomore phenom Demie Sumo-Karngbaye, who returned last

week only to suffer a left ankle injury early in the Boston College game. NC State looks to take advantage of the Louisville run de fense, which allows a promising 145.2 yards per game.

The offense will need to take note of Car dinal linebacker Momo Sanogo, who’s had a very solid season so far — logging 74 to tal tackles and 3.5 sacks. The Pack will also need to look out for linebacker YaYa Diaby, who posted an impressive total of 6.5 sacks on the season and 31 tackles. Another area of concern is the Louisville secondary, with five different players reeling in multiple in terceptions so far this season.

On the other side of the ball, the Pack de fense will meet a team that averages a very impressive 421.2 yards of total offense and 28.8 points per game. Something has to give for a Pack defense currently allowing an av erage of 321.2 yards of total offense and 18.1 points per game. It will continue to look for contributions from junior Drake Thomas and the rest of the hard-hitting linebacker core.

The Pack’s passing defense is coming off a solid performance last week after coming away with two turnovers. NC State faces the difficult task of covering wide receiver Tyler Hudson, who’s posted a notable 866 receiv ing yards so far.

The Cardinals also have a pair of shifty receivers the Wolfpack needs to keep an

eye out for — Ahmari Huggins-Bruce and Marshon Ford, who have a combined 704 yards and four scores this season. This is a relatively even matchup for an NC State defense allowing 228.9 passing yards per game compared to Louisville’s 224.2 passing yards per game average.

Lastly, the Wolfpack’s rushing defense will face perhaps its biggest test of the sea son. Stuffing the run is the crown achieve ment of the defense, since NC State cur rently leads the ACC in yards allowed with an impressive 92.3 per game. However, the Pack will hope to halt a Cardinal rushing attack which averages 197 yards per game.

The Pack will need to keep an eye out for running backs Tiyon Evans and Jawhar Jordan who have a combined 973 rush ing yards and seven scores. The Wolfpack also needs to monitor Cunningham if he’s healthy, considering he’s one of the most versatile quarterbacks in the conference with 561 yards on the ground along with 11 rushing scores.

NC State’s upcoming trip to Louisville will be a solid test for both sides of the ball. The Pack is currently the four-point un derdog, looking to flip the script from its devastating loss a week ago and spoiling the Cardinals’ own senior day.

Kickoff against the Cardinals is set for 3:30 p.m. at Cardinal Stadium.

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Graduate wide receiver Darryl Jones celebrates a touchdown during the game against Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Jones scored two touchdowns. NC State beat Wake Forest 30-21.

Tobacco Road arrives at PNC:

History of the Governor’s Cup

Joey Biancone Correspondent

For over 100 years, next-door neighbors UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State have had one of the most deeply rooted and bitter rivalries in all of North Carolina. Sepa rated by just 25 miles, these schools have had many classic and memorable games in a variety of sports.

Football, basketball and baseball are what most fans think of when they think of these two central North Carolina schools going to battle. However, one more sport has been exploding in popularity over the past few years around the Triangle and is cementing itself as one of the key games in this Tobacco Road rivalry.

Hockey is a relatively new sport around North Carolina. It never truly found its footing in the region until the emergence of the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. The Canes’ recent success — making the NHL playoffs every year since the 2018-19 season — has only accelerated the excitement and engage ment in the sport of hockey in the state.

NC State and UNC hockey massively ben efited from the Hurricanes coming to town. Around the same time the former owner of the Hartford Whalers Peter Karmanos an nounced that the team was moving south and changing its name — later announced as the Carolina Hurricanes — the Tar Heels became one of the very first members of the Division II Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL) in 1996. The Icepack followed closely after, joining the league in 1998.

The relationship between professional and collegiate hockey in North Carolina extends further than the development of teams and leagues. One of the most must-see events spawned from the Canes’ relationship with club hockey in North Carolina is the annual Governor’s Cup at PNC Arena.

Third-year Icepack head coach Tim Healy believes this game boosted engagement for all parties involved in the conception of this matchup.

“David Olsen, who at the time ran PNC Arena along with former Icepack coach Mike Gazzillo and current head coach of the Tar Heels, Jeff Volkman, saw the game as a way to showcase our rivalry but also grow the game of hockey in Raleigh by bringing people in to PNC Arena,” Healy said. “By having this game at PNC Arena, it could accomplish two different objectives. Fans of either NC State and UNC, but not nec essarily hockey fans, would come and see a hockey game on a grand stage, so maybe they’ll come back to see a Canes game. On

the flip side, it was a way to bring hardcore hockey fans who don’t really know much about collegiate club hockey and introduce it to them. Then they’ll keep going to the Governor’s Cup game and show up to our other regular season games.”

The Monday before Thanksgiving break is always one of the biggest matchups marked on the schedule for the Icepack. More than 5,000 NC State and UNC fans fill up the lower bowl of the Carolina Hurricanes home stadium to watch this classic college rivalry extend to new realms. It has even attracted so much attention that Gov. Roy Cooper, who is an avid supporter of the growth of hockey around the state, will come to drop the puck and present the “Governor’s Cup” to the winning team.

The Icepack have won each of the five Governor’s Cup games since its creation,

but expect UNC to threaten NC State’s un defeated streak this year.

“UNC has really ascended from the first time we played them last year to this year, so I definitely want to give credit to them,” Healy said. “They’ve improved their pro gram, and they’ve stepped up. They’re play ing a more competitive schedule, which ul timately is good for us. We play them four times a year, and if they’re not great, that kills our strength of schedule. It hurts us in the long run. So it’s great that they’ve stepped it up. Ultimately, it’s good for the rivalry to be more competitive.”

The Tar Heels won the first NC State-UNC matchup of the 2022 season 5-3 at Invisalign Arena back on Sept. 30.

“Our team saw the celebration from UNC at the end of the last game, and it was like their Stanley Cup,” Healy said. “They hadn’t

beaten us 13 times in a row before that. We would have probably done the same. We’ll never see that because we’re not going to lose to them 13 times in a row. But our guys saw that celebration on our home ice, and I think that’s going to set a different tone for us in the PNC game.”

There will be a ticket distribution for the Governor’s Cup in the Brickyard on Thursday, Nov. 17 between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Student tickets will be free with a valid Student ID. Student tickets will also be available at either of the two remaining Icepack home games at Invisalign Arena Nov. 18-19 versus the Cincinnati Bearcats.

For non-students, tickets are available on Ticketmaster for $10. Use promo code “GONCSU” for 50% off.

Puck drop is at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 at PNC Arena.

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Second-years Cam Rhinehardt and Ashley Martin celebrate one of the Wolfpack’s goals in its first hockey match of the season at Wake Competition Center on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. The Icepack defeated the Tar Heels 10-3.

Pack Pros: Chubb and Dolphins taking over AFC, MVS heating up

Griffin Cunningham Staff Writer

Week 10 of the NFL season followed a pattern of unpre dictability. Several former Wolfpack players are impacting offenses and defenses around the league to add to the chaos this year.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling – Kansas City Chiefs, WR

The Kansas City Chiefs have been on a tear this season, but what’s new. Valdes-Scantling, who spent two years in Dave Doeren’s offense, is in his first year with the Chiefs and fifth overall in the NFL. Valdes-Scantling has been productive this year, but put up his best stat line of the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

MVS scored his first touchdown of the season, catching three passes for 60 yards. He was a deep threat for Aaron Rodgers for four years and proved he’s still dangerous with Patrick Mahomes throwing him the ball. MVS ran free into the secondary for an 18-yard touchdown to put the Chiefs up two scores in the second quarter. Fellow receiver Juju Smith-Schuster was forced out of the game with a head injury. If Smith-Shuster is to miss time, MVS should see a boost in targets alongside Travis Kelce and Kadarius Toney as the Chiefs continue to truck through opponents.

Jacoby Brissett – Cleveland Browns, QB

The Browns fell to 3-6 on the season after going up against a red-hot Miami Dolphins team. Brissett threw for 212 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with Tua Tagovailoa and company.

Brissett has filled in as a starter this year for the Browns, and he’s been serviceable. Brissett has proven that at his core, he is a backup quarterback and will look to keep the Browns afloat until Deshaun Watson comes back from his suspension in week 13 versus the Texans.

Ikem Ekwonu – Carolina Panthers, OT

The Panthers dominated the Falcons on Thursday night. They beat Atlanta by forcing Marcus Mariota into difficult situations and pounding the ball with running back D’Onta Foreman. Foreman carried the ball a season-high 31 times for 130 yards and a touchdown. Foreman has been surpris ingly great as the new starter in the Carolina backfield in the post-McCaffrey era, going over 100 rushing yards in three of four starts. This all starts with good blocking from the front five, Ickey included.

It’s hard to tell what the Panthers are as a team. Star players have been traded, coaches fired and quarterbacks benched. Through all of this, Ekwonu has started all 10 of the Panthers games, providing a source of consistency and hope towards the future for the franchise. The Panthers are 3-7 on the season, but are still in playoff contention in the lowly NFC South.

Bradley Chubb – Miami Dolphins, LB

Chubb and company ran rampant on Brissett and the

Browns Sunday afternoon. Chubb stood out with three QB hits, three total tackles and half a sack. In addition to holding Brissett to one touchdown through the air, the Dolphins defense held arguably the best running back in the NFL, Nick Chubb, to a modest 63 yards, 33 of which came on a garbage-time touchdown at the end of the game.

The Dolphins are contenders. The offense has been the

best part of this football team, but with Chubb the defense is catching up. Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle will draw a lot of attention as the season goes on, but keep your eye on Chubb and company, especially when they go up against mediocre offenses such as the Browns.

Duke at Pitt

Houston at ECU

Montana at Montana State

No. 24 NC State at Louisville

Stanford at Cal Boise State at Wyoming

No. 22 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

Syracuse at Wake Forest No. 7 USC at No. 16 UCLA

No. 10 Utah at No. 12 Oregon

NICK FAULKNER/ARCHIVE Junior defensive end Bradley Chubb comes away with the fumble recovery in the first quarter against UNC-Chapel Hill on Nov. 25, 2016 at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Wolfpack won 28-21.

NC State men’s basketball packs on more talent with 4-star recruit

Wyatt Yount Correspondent

On Nov. 9, NC State’s men’s basketball head coach Kevin Keatts announced that four-star prospect for the class of 2023 Den nis Parker Jr. signed with NC State’s basket ball team for the 2023-24 season.

Parker recently made it official that he will be donning an NC State jersey in his college basketball debut. This four-star wing attended John Marshall High school in Richmond, Virginia, starting his fresh man year on the varsity squad and tacked on impressive stats year after year.

After receiving offers from Florida, Kan sas, Oklahoma State, Georgetown, Illinois, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri and count less others, NC State stood as the final choice for Parker, who looks like a great addition to the program. He’s a proven winner and plays his heart out on both sides of the ball.

“I think Dennis is one of the top twoway players in his class,” Keatts said. “He can score in a variety of ways offensively, either blowing by his man to get to the rim or knocking down the jumper if they play off of him, and defensively can really lock down and frustrate his opponent. He’s a willing defender. He has a lethal combina tion of athleticism and intelligence. He is a heady player that continues to get better every time I see him play. He’s an extremely

gifted

AAU programs in the country.”

In his senior year, Parker averaged 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Along with a solid stat line, he led John Marshall to a 22-4 record to cap off the season. Parker also led his team to Virginia’s D2 state championship where John Marshall notched a W in the champi onship bracket. Parker sent 24 points to the scoreboard for Marshall and pulled down 10 rebounds in the championship game, while hitting six of eight 3-pointers to win. Not only did Parker make a splash in the high school basketball scene, he also played AAU basketball for Team Loaded. Starting off playing AAU basketball while only in the second grade, he towered over many of his teammates by seven or eight inches. Despite this obvious size ad vantage, Parker took on the task of learning to become a dangerous ball handler in his own development as a player, instead of simply sticking to a role of playing in the post.

According to 247Sports, this de termination to learn how to handle the ball instead of staying in a post position, put Parker high in the rank ings of many high school basketball

players. Parker was rated at No. 85 overall on the national scale, and No. 3 in Virginia for the class of 2023.

The Pack community should definitely be excited to see a 6-foot-6 wing who can shoot from deep and finish around the rim and play for NC State next year.

basketball player that has been de veloped by one of the top high school and

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A basketball sits in James T. Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. This was during the annual Heritage Game at Reynolds. The Wolfpack won 65-48.