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A 10-foot alligator was spotted strolling through a neighborhood in Katy, Texas. A team captured the alligator and taped its mouth shut before using a tow truck to hoist the alligator into the back of a truck and safely relocate it.
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North Carolina detectives seized $2.6 million in fentanyl during Forsyth County’s largest ever drug bust. The search was part of an on-going investigation of Lakeith Rayvon Lindsay, who may be selling narcotics through the county. The 22 pounds of fentanyl seized would be enough to kill five million people.
Archaeologists in Orozmani, Georgia have discovered a 1.8-million-year-old human tooth which they say demonstrates the migration patterns of early humans. Archaeological evidence from Georgian sites indi cates that early humans migrated out of Africa to the region around two million years ago.
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Giancola also said the pandemic increased student need for these programs.
Last fall, the NC State Board of Trustees awarded Woodson this bonus for his work in a 2015 retention package. The goal of the package was to increase the University’s endowment, graduation rate and research enterprise.
“This chancellor has made the focus on scholarships for students a huge priority, not
NC State’s Chancellor Randy Woodson was the nation’s highest paid president of a public university in 2021. Woodson’s total salary was nearly $2.3 million, including a $1.7 million bonus, from which he donated $1.5 million back to the Woodsonschool.gave$1.15 million to a tuition scholarship fund for dependents of University employees, $100,000 to the Extraordinary Stu dent Opportunity Fund and additional dona tions to other university programs, including the Student Emergency Fund.
Ringler said the Employee Dependent Tu ition Scholarship has awarded more than 950 individual scholarships to over 400 students since its start in the fall of 2016.
Chancellor Woodson highest paid in nation in 2021, donated $1.5 million to NC State
just for himself, but also recently in the Uni versity’s Think and Do [the Extraordinary] campaign,” Ringler said. “And that has en couraged others to give — and it’s been trans formational in the types of assistance we can offer to students.”
they began college, rather than what they currently make now, according to Ringler.
“It’s a really complicated question, but it was the family income when they were a stu dent when they were applying for aid,” Ring ler said. “Now, the particulars of how you apply for aid and the year of income we’re looking at are somewhat complicated. But for traditional students who were providing parental information when they applied for aid, it would have been their parents income at the point they were attending school. So it does not matter what they make now at all if they had a Pell Grant.”
The Board of Trustees raised the money for the bonus, meaning no state or University funds were used for it.
Giancola said donations provide funds to support students experiencing food or finan cial insecurity with the goal of helping students not just survive — but thrive.
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“The $20,000 mark is for students who re ceived federal Pell Grants while they were in school; students who meet the income limits but did not receive Federal Pell Grants while they were in school can receive up to $10,000 in student loan forgiveness,” Ringler said. This income threshold is referring to the student or the student’s parents’ salary when
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“In the 2020 study, 23% of our student body had some form of food insecurity, and about 15% of the student body had some form of housing insecurity in the previous 12 months,” Giancola said.
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Mike Giancola, assistant vice provost of Stu dent Ombuds Services and Student Ombud sperson, shared how important donations are for the Student Emergency Fund.
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Krista Ringler, associate vice provost and director of scholarships and financial aid said Woodson’s donation has contributed to scholarship opportunities including the Em ployee Dependent’s Tuition Scholarship and the Extraordinary Opportunity Scholarship Initiative.
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“We’ve had over 6,000 applications [for Pack Essentials] since the pandemic started,” Gianc ola said. “The number of folks coming through the Feed the Pack pantry over the last couple of years has been dramatically increased as well.”
“Our Student Emergency Fund and Pack Essentials program wouldn’t exist were it not for the generous support of our alumni, our faculty and staff, and members of the Univer sity community,” Giancola said. “We rely on donations in order to be able to provide the support that we do for students.”
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President Biden’s administration has announced a plan to help those with stu dent loan debt transition into regular pay ments again as the pandemic-related loan repayment pause comes to an end on Dec. 31, 2022. This plan includes student loan forgiveness for middle and low income families.According to Krista Ringler, associate vice provost and director of enrollment manage ment and services, many details about the operational aspect of Biden’s plan have not come out yet, but the income limits in order to qualify for student loan forgiveness have been set. Individuals making $125,000 or less annually and married couples making $250,000 or less annually qualify for up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness.
According to Jamie Pendergrass, senior assistant director of enrollment manage ment and services, universities typically give Federal Pell Grants to the students in the lowest income range that the university accepts.“Astudent who has been graduated for 10 years now may still have student loans, and perhaps they’re doing very well now, but maybe it was a struggle while they were in school,” Pendergrass said.
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Giancola said NC State studies demonstrated student need.
As a member of the College of Educa tion, Stepp would be filling the last sen ate seat for that college. Bradley Quinn, a third-year studying education and po litical science and senator for the Col lege of Education, was asked if he would like to share any thoughts on the matter. Quinn said he hoped Stepp would be appointed because he could tell Stepp had a desire to be involved in student government.“Idefinitely think this person should be appointed to Senate because he seems eager and we don’t know how he feels or if he actually means what he said ver sus a joke,” Quinn said. “I’m more than happy to take him under my wing.”
in it, but right now NC State is well beyond that limit at around $300,000. Unspent money from last year added roughly $61,000 to the reserve. BB-01 initially would move $50,000 from the reserve into the budget for this year with 100% being allocated to appropria tions, but during the meeting, Andrews motioned to make that amount $60,000 instead.“Ourcash reserve right now is a lot larger than the minimum value,” An drews said. “In my opinion it’s not wise practice to let that build up.”
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Biden’s current plan does not affect un dergraduate students that still currently use federal aid, as loans that are eligible for forgiveness consideration had to have been dispersed before June 30, 2022, Ringler said.
“If [he’s] going to tell jokes as the way one would introduce themselves I think
“My response would be, ‘Thank you for your time, and I will find as many opportunities as I can to be involved in the Wolfpack community,’” Stepp said.
After introductions, the appointees were sent out of the room while the senators discussed. Stepp’s comment was at the forefront of the discussion.
After reports were read, Miles Calzi ni, a graduate student in chemistry and student senate president, called the 13 senate appointees to the front to intro duce themselves. The first introduction and the most debated was Lewis Stepp, a first-year studying education and sena tor for the College of Education. In his introduction, Stepp said he is a “fan of any type of leadership that lets [him] be the center of attention.”
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With no comments from the general student body, each officer and Student Government Delegation read their re ports which can be found in the agenda.
relief, it’s only the amount that you’re still up to the limits that the federal government hasThoseoutlined.”withstudent loans must apply to be in this program and will continue to have to make payments after Dec. 31, 2022 if they have not applied by then, Ringler said.
This motion and BB-01 passed unani mously including votes of the 13 newly appointed senators.
According to Ringler, because all loan forgiveness only applies to federal loans, there is no immediate impact on individual universities.“Coupledwith this legislation is the ex pectation that universities be mindful about costs,” Ringler said. “Now, traditionally, NC State has done a very good job at keeping tuition expenses very low for students. You know, there’s not been an increase for instate students for quite some time now.”
gible for forgiveness under this legislation.”
Senator Jackson Lods, a fourth-year studying chemical engineering and senator for College of Engineering and Sciences, said the comment was un called for.
“He has been the only person to come up to me multiple times in a context that wasn’t Student Government (to ask about getting involved),” Heavlin said. “I would encourage the body to consider if you really want to ding someone who has shown up, gone through an applica tion process and has come to confirma tion because we have gotten multiple people to the point of confirmation, and they just don’t show up. Showing up is
half the battle with this, and he’s shown up multiple times.”
According to Student Body Treasur er Harrison Andrews, a fourth-year studying communication and politi cal science, each student pays a $14.20 fee every year which goes to Student Government. Any funds Student Gov ernment doesn’t use or appropriate to clubs or student organizations goes into a cash reserve. Clubs and organizations request money from Student Govern ment to be appropriated to them, called appropriations.Reservemoney cannot be spent unless it is moved into the budget for the cur rent year. If any time money is moved from the reserve, 40% of the amount must be allocated to appropriations. The reserve must have at least $30,000
that demonstrates a lack of maturity,” Lods said.
Margaret Baker, a graduate student in communication and senator for the College of Humanities, was appointed at the last meeting. She said she did not approve of Stepp’s joke.
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On Wednesday, Sept. 7, student sena tors voted to confirm 13 new appoin tees and passed a budgeting bill for the current fiscal year. One appointee in particular was debated and questioned.
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does not have this [in legislation] and so it won’t be part of anybody who’s in North Carolina residence taxes. But any of our out-of-state students who might be receiv ing forgiveness will need to be mindful of their individual state and if they have to pay taxes on Accordingit.” to Ringler, there is no way for students to maximize or earn money through loan forgiveness. If an individual qualifies for maximum amount in loan for giveness but owes below that amount, they will only receive funding for what they still owe.“So for a student who owes only $7,000 in loans right now, and they do qualify for loan relief, they would only get $7,000 rather than $10[000],” Ringler said. “So there is no maximizing or cashing out additional
“I think the biggest thing is just to stay ap prised of information as it comes out,” Ring ler said. “That’s what we’re doing. Every day we receive releases of information, and we’re just trying to stay up to date. I think that’s the best thing that students and taxpayers can do while they’re waiting to see how this actually rolls out. And then once the process is clear, people should move quickly, to take advantage of this as quickly as possible.”
Other appointees included Drew Rud man, Harshal Vala, Vanadeep Kaluva gunta, Chazzlyn Jackson, William Ca leb Twigg, Raymond Villalobos, Nathan Gomez, Evan Martino, Karla Vicente, Hiral Patel, Nathan Passey, Bliss Point er, Liliana Trigilio, Lanadia Adams, Ronni Johnson and Camryn Kline.
In the past, forgiven loans could be classi fied as income and taxed as such. According to Pendergrass, the loan relief money will not be subject to federal taxes.
Heavlin was the last to speak before the vote and Stepp was confirmed 22-7, respectively.All13appointees were confirmed. The meeting then moved on to BB-01 for Budgeting Unbudgeted Funds.
“They received a Pell Grant while they were in school and now meet the current income limits in the legislation. They could get up to $20,000 in relief.”
GB-29, the Executive Branch Clarifi cation Act, was also passed by consent and amends the student body charter with some minor vernacular changes for discussing the executive branch in the charter such as referring to Chairs as Directors instead and Commissions as Departments instead. GB-29 was passed unanimously.
Stepp was sent out of the room again as the Senate conducted their final debate over his appointment. Some senators still firmly opposed his ap pointment, but Student Body President McKenzy Heavlin, a graduate student in electrical engineering, student body president and chief executive officer, said he supported appointing Stepp.
After the discussion amongst the sen ators, Stepp was brought in for further questioning. Senator Ryan Polk, a firstyear studying engineering and senator for the College of Engineering, asked Stepp how he would respond if the Stu dent Senate decided not to appoint him.
“For all of our freshmen that began this fall, their loans were disbursed after that date,” Ringler said. “And assuming they were not enrolled elsewhere prior to that date, they don’t have any federal loan debt. So as of right now, those students are not eli
“This forgiveness is not going to be part of that, but state and local taxes could apply,” Pendergrass said. “Now, North Carolina
“He is not the kind of person I would want representing me at any level of government, at any time,” Baker said.
“Something … that happens a lot with mi nority communities is imposter syndrome,” Rosa Padilla said. “We, as Latinx students, heard a lot during undergrad, ‘You’re not go ing to make it.’ I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. So like, I can’t count with my two hands
them to support us and kind of be vulnerable.”
“We want to give them a safe space to be themselves,” Rosa Padilla said. “So at our meet ings, you can talk your own language, which is mostly Spanish, and you can also embrace your culture, embrace your heritage without any hesitation. You don’t have to hide that. For people that move from different countries, [it] is really hard to get used to all the culture here. Even though United States is very diverse, it’s mostly American. So I don’t have my food, I don’t have my language, and I don’t have things like dancing or going out. It’s really hard to lose that. So the point is that we at LVMA are bring ing that to the campus. Let’s bring some of our food, let’s show people how we eat, let’s give them classes of Spanish, let’s talk about how to become an ally to our community.”
“Having people who understand and can em pathize with your situation is really important when transitioning from an undergraduate [to a] doctorate degree program,” Velez Contre ras said. “And just bolstering the importance of diversity within veterinary medicine, just knowing that you have people you can rely on makes this journey so much more easy.”
LVMA increases Latinx visibility within NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine
LVMA, said LVMA also works with other organizations in CVM to continue spreading awareness and inclusivity.
Rosa Padilla said LVMA gives resources and provides community for those in the Latinx community and teaches allies how they can offer support to their peers and co-workers.
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“The way that we’re [focusing on the Latinx community] is we’re being very inclusive with the CVM community,” Goveo said. “So we’re always reaching out to other organizations, whether those are within the minorities, or if they’re not. We’re always trying to collaborate and making sure that we are creating those relationships, building trust within other communities and organizations that are on campus, and developing that inclusivity and that welcoming environment.”
how many times I heard, ‘You’re not going to vet school. That’s really hard. You’re moving to the United States. That’s really hard. How can you change your culture?’ It’s really nice to have that moment, that hour, to let [students] know, ‘Hey, we’re here for you, you can do it because we did it, and these are all the things that you need to make it happen, including yourVelezpassion.’”Contreras said she thinks having people around that have actually gone through what you are going through is really important when going through these big transitions of moving to a new country, going through undergraduate school and then a doctorate program.
Rosa Padilla said LVMA allows Latinx stu dents to celebrate their own culture despite be ing surrounded by American culture.
“The goal of this club, as [Velez Contreras] said, it’s not only to welcome our Latinx com munity, but also all the people that want to be an ally,” Rosa Padilla said. “And for those that are Latinx, we want to give them the tools to feel comfortable, happy and be successful in their career. For those that are allies, we just want to let them know how we feel, what we need for
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Rosa Padilla said a big goal of LVMA is to ease the imposter syndrome aspiring Latinx veterinarians tend to experience.
“WhatState.LVMA strives to do is highlight the importance of diversity, especially Latinx communities within Vet Med,” Velez Contre ras said. “It’s really important that we create a safe space for us to have an outlet, have tools and just for mental health in general. So that’s what we wanted to do. We wanted to have an outreach program for Latinx veterinary stu dents, professionals, but also be able to cater to the needs of people who don’t necessarily identify themselves as being part of the Latinx community, but want to serve as advocates or just show support.”
Latinx Veterinary Medical Association (LVMA) brings students together to create an inclusive community within the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and the world of veterinary medicine as a whole. LVMA was created to increase visibility of Latinx veterinarians and to inspire current and future vet students. LVMA holds chapters at universities across the nation, including Texas A&M and University of Pennsylvania. Natalia Rosa Padilla, graduate student in veterinary medicine and president of LVMA, and Raisa Velez Contreras, graduate student in veteri nary medicine and vice president of LVMA, are two of the founders of the LVMA chapter at NC
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The term “Latinx’’ originates from “Latino”, and its usage began in 2018, per MerriamWebster. It is used by those who choose not to use Latino/a because they don’t want to be defined by gender. The Pew Research Center reports that approximately one out of four Hispanics have heard of the term, but only about 3% use it to describe themselves. I’ve already felt the critiques from those who have a certain disdain for the term, claiming that
For most of my life, I’ve seen the terms Hispanic and Latino used inter changeably and in conver sation with one another.
However,differences.thesecategories and binaries leave out the diverse, prolific indigenous pop ulations from Spanish-speaking countries; a group like the Maya, who practice their own language and culture which are distinct from the rest of Mexico, Guatemala and the other countries they populate. According to the World Bank, indigenous peoples constitute about 8% of the Latin American population, but still suffer from poverty, a lack of health care access, basic services and education. The fight for their existence and collective rights is still a necessary battle.
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As someone who wasn’t raised in a Spanish-speak ing household, I never had any concrete plans of learn ing the language later in life. Growing up, I would listen to my mom and grandpar ents who are Argentinian and simply not understand the words being spoken. I always found the language beautiful, but be ing raised in the United States like my mother, there was no urgency to learn.
It wasn’t until I visited Buenos Aires, Ar gentina to see my family when I was nine that I became truly interested in learning the language of my ancestors. It was my first time outside of the United States, and I had never been somewhere where I couldn’t com municate for myself in typical situations like asking a simple question or ordering food at
The correct answer is not so simple, un fortunately.Firstly,let’s talk about the history of these terms. Following a lot of Hispanic and Latino activism, The Census Bureau finally coined “Hispanic” to act as a broader terminology for Latinos and Hispanics, even though they are distinct from one another. According to Britannica, “Hispanic” is not as encompass ing as “Latino”; it only includes those from
a restaurant.Ididn’tnecessarily feel ashamed of not knowing the language, although my grand parents always say knowing Spanish is im mensely important in today’s society. How ever, I felt a deep desire to connect with my heritage in a way I didn’t back home. Hearing people in Argentina who spoke two, three or more languages inspired me. I also wanted to speak Spanish with my family members.
The U.S. Census Bureau started this trend and re gards Hispanic/Latino ori gin as the same idea, same concept, regardless of race.
While it’s true it can be easier for young chil dren to acquire a second language at a faster rate, it doesn’t mean anyone at any age cannot successfully do the same. In fact, learning a new language as an adult has shown to help maintain cognitive health, as it stimulates our brains with new challenges.
I started taking Spanish classes in middle and high school, and I immediately loved learning the language. Plus, hearing class mates tell me they thought I was a native
I stopped taking Spanish classes for a while. I regret doing so, but I was able to restart my Spanish learning journey when I started col lege and I’m now majoring in it. Thankfully, I always had a rather easy time picking up vocabulary, as well as writing and speaking skills. I credit this to hearing the language a
At the end of the day, Hispanics, Latinos/a or Latinx individuals may fall under some of these categories or they may choose to define themselves as where they feel connected to. In my experience, some Latinx or Hispanic indi viduals just answer like, “I’m Puerto Rican,” or “I’m from El Salvador” and vice versa. If they regard themselves as this, there’s no need to make them further explain their heritage.
Spanish-speaking Latin America, including some parts of the Caribbean and those from Spain. In the 90s, criticism for “Hispanic” arose, because it bore strong connections to Spain and colonization, thus, “Latino” was created to mitigate these issues.
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The term, “Latino” stems from the word, “Latinoamericano,” and loosely refers to those born in or whose ancestors come from Latin America. This distinction includes Brazilians as well. “Latino” doesn’t include Spaniards, as it’s not based on speaking Romance languag es, such as Spanish. In layman’s terms, this means Brazilians can regard themselves as Latinos but not Hispanic (since Brazil’s lan guage is primarily Portuguese). A Spaniard is only Hispanic and not Latino and vice versa. In my case, I am both since my mother is Colombian and my father is Mexican – both of these countries are Spanish-speaking and within Latin America. Basically, understand ing and distinguishing between the two is significant to not only respecting Latino/as and Hispanics, but also acknowledging their
Aslearn.we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month and our family history, let’s try to remember we should be proud of any level of fluency in Spanish. It’s never too late to learn the lan guage.
Use this Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month to educate yourself about these terms and the histories or people behind them. To my Latinos/a, Latinx and Hispanics on cam pus, NC State has an overarching amount of resources, clubs and events for this month.
it was created by U.S. English speakers, who have no stake in this fight. Others claim it as a more gender-inclusive term, especially for the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m glad there’s a term that people feel connected and comfortable to use — Spanish, like any other language, must evolve with the times and those who engage in it must be willing to do so as well.
speaker helped boost my confidence in my speaking skills, especially since my family or any native Spanish speaker could tell that I wasThisnot.is one of the many deterrents of learn ing another language later in life we need to put to rest. Especially if you have Spanish fam ily members, it can be daunting to attempt to speak the language without messing up or sounding “authentic” enough. Oftentimes, there’s a sense of wanting to show you’re a fluent speaker which hinders what should be a fun learning process that brings you pride in your heritage.
lot during my childhood, but there are many people majoring in Spanish who didn’t and are excelling in the language. This is not to say I am now magically fluent and talk to my mom or family members every day in Spanish, as I’m still very much learning new words and concepts daily in my classes. However, one thing I’ve definitely learned is that making mistakes is important and OK, it really is how we learn. No one is less authentic to their heritage for not knowing Spanish or not being fully fluent. It’s certainly important to try to speak correctly, but if you mess up on a word or two or need to ask for a translation, we shouldn’t let that keep us from continuing to
Race is an entirely different factor — which I won’t elaborate on — but it’s time more stu dents understood the key differences between these terms and when to use them.
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Large corporations that want to high light Latinx culture can create merchan dise or media that is inspired by Day of the Dead and donate the proceeds to Latinx-owned businesses, immigrant relief funds and Latinx-centered non profits.Oppressors have already stolen from Latinx and Hispanic communities over the centuries, and now it’s time to give back.
Dia de los Muertos — Day of the Dead — is a holiday celebrated throughout Latin America, though it’s largely asso ciated with Mexico, and was born from blending the traditions of Catholic mis sionaries and indigenous populations like the Aztecs. Taking place at the end of October and beginning of Novem ber, it’s a time to celebrate the lives of deceased loved ones.
This type of exploitation doesn’t just occur on a small scale with individu als. Well-known and powerful compa nies have attempted to reap economic benefits by commercializing Dia de los Muertos.In2013, The Walt Disney Company attempted to trademark Dia de los Muertos for merchandising purposes of an upcoming Pixar film. Disney did not gain the rights, and they eventu ally titled the film “Coco” which grossed over $800 million at the worldwide box office. “Coco” has won several awards since its debut in 2017.
ing? Who has the power in this scenario?
Celebrities like Kris Jenner who have posted pictures of themselves on Insta gram wearing Day of the Dead costumes illustrate this trend well. In one post,
The holiday has several traditions like decorating graves and putting together ofrendas for the dead. However, one of the most well-known traditions is the face-painted sugar skulls. The skulls symbolize courage and are meant to mock death, but many people who are not of Latinx descent don’t know this and simply view the tradition as an op portunity to get dressed up.
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plify Latinx culture and raise aware ness, but has it actually accomplished that? María Salud Ramírez Caballero, the 105-year-old woman who inspired Mama Coco’s character, has not received recognition for her contribution to the film. The town in which she is from, which also helped inspire “Coco,” and Caballero herself, may be becoming more popular locally, but the world doesn’t know how instrumental they were to the film’s production. Moreover, the film was not even set to feature an all-Mexican cast or authentic aspects of Mexican culture until public backlash resulted in the production team hiring Latinx cultural consultants. In reality, the only thing Disney wanted to amplify was its Mattelrevenue.isanother company that has profited from commercializing Day of the Dead. They released a “signature” Barbie doll in September 2019 that wears traditional Mexican-styled clothing and a decorative skull-painted face. Mattel charges $75 for this collector’s doll whereas other Barbie dolls can be bought for only $20. Corporations like Mattel are hiding under the mask of rep resentation to garner their own profit.
So, how can we celebrate a holiday like Day of the Dead without appropriating it? There are a few questions you can ask yourself before you decide to paint your face this Halloween: who is being honored when I do this? Who is benefit
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If something you are doing minimizes, mocks or exploits someone else’s culture for personal gain, it is cultural appro priation.There are also plenty of ways you can honor Dia de los Muertos without stealing from the Latinx and Hispanic communities. You can visit festivals and museums to observe and educate yourself about the holiday. The Lam’s Museum of Anthropology at Wake For est University currently has an exhibit to honor this celebration.
You can also try purchasing Dia de los Muertos merchandise from Latinxowned vendors. If you really want to paint a sugar skull on your face, go to Walmart and buy the make-up intended for this purpose from Regina Merson, a Mexican-American beauty entrepreneur who founded the brand Reina Rebelde. Make it a point for others to know you are supporting this culture rather than stealing from it.
Jenner wore sugar skull face paint and a mariachi band costume, yet she didn’t acknowledge the history and values be hind the holiday. Famous people are not the only ones exploiting the holiday. The #diadelosmuertos hashtag on Instagram has nearly three million posts under it, many of which feature people of nonLatinx descent using tone-deaf captions, demonstrating that people who have no connection to the tradition view it as “Instagrammable.”WearingDayof the Dead Hallow een costumes — despite the holiday having nothing to do with Halloween — is one of the most common ways in which Latinx culture is appropriated. Knowingly or unknowingly, it is done by non-Latinx people to look good in the public eye.
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Americans have a habit of stealing from other cultures. We have stolen the land we walk on, and we continue to steal the values and heri tage of minority peoples through cultural ap propriation. A perfect example of this type of appropriation lies in holidays celebrated by the Latinx and Hispanic population.
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Latinx Heritage Month runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 and provides students, faculty and staff an intentional space to celebrate Latinx heritage while connecting withThepeers.month’s celebrations will start with a tabling kickoff event on Thursday, Sept. 15 12-1:30 p.m. in the second-floor lobby of Talley. Latinx student organizations will have tables set up to interact with students and tell them about different ways to get involved on campus.
“Last year, at that table and kickoff, a lot of [first-years] were very excited because they had no idea that the orgs even existed,” said Gavin Bell, assistant director of Multicul tural Student Affairs (MSA). “Some people will freak out, shut down and maybe not en gage with every single thing that first week, which is totally fine. Once things simmer down and plateau for the semester before midterms, [the tabling event] allows them to be able to have a second look at organiza tions that could be available to them.”
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, MSA will hold a Chat n Chew where a limited number of students can enjoy a variety of different Latinx cuisines and have conversations
NC State’s only Latin dance team, that is a chance for everyone to kick back, have fun and connect.
“We reached out to a lot of the differ ent orgs on campus and got a mixture of folks,” Bell said. “What we’ll do is usually have different teams for each specific event that we do for the heritage month to where the students have an opportunity to lead, facilitate and just have some resume points at the end of the day.”
Roma Bustillo, a graduate student in higher education administration and the graduate assistant for MSA, is excited to see student organizations back in full swing at this year’s event.
Alumnus Saul Flores will give the Latinx Heritage Month keynote speech Monday, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Nelson Hall. Flores will speak about his experience walking over 5000 miles through Central and South America to raise awareness of the dangers faced by many immigrants traveling to the U.S. Tayah Butler, assistant dean of diver sity, equity and inclusion for the Poole Col lege of Management is the organizer of this year’s keynote event.
“I think the current student population … has lived through an incredibly traumatic and complicated experience,” Butler said. “My hope for my current students is that [they’re] going to eventually find the lessons of perseverance and resilience and strength that can come from living through some thing so traumatic. As Saul tells his story of perseverance and resilience, I’m hoping in my best case scenario that students will be able to make a parallel connection.”
To address this challenge, MSA and But ler are working closely with students to get input on what programming the student body needs. This allows students to have a say in how the University recognizes Latinx heritage while providing leadership and professional development opportunities.
“Oneprocess.ofthe things that we try to keep in mind is having a mixture between large scale programming and intimate program ming,” Bell said. “Things like the dance night, for example, that’s an opportunity for anybody to come in and you know, learn about the culture, be able to have some fun, meet people. Then there’s also things like the Chat n Chew where I think we cap it at 35 to 40 students to where that can be a little bit more of an intimate conversation, especially conversation as it pertains to the Latinx community.”
“It’s beautiful because I feel like all the orgs are more on their feet post COVID, and we’re also seeing other orgs come back,” Bustillo said. “There’s a lot more stability and everyone’s ready to take action and be a part of these events.”
MSA will continue the support and cel ebration of the Latinx community that is emphasized during the heritage month throughout the year, by connecting students to the community and supporting individu als, first and foremost as human beings.
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A piñata hangs in the atrium before the start of the Latinx Heritage Month kickoff event at Talley Student Center on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
To close out the month on Oct. 14, there will be a dance night with Sube Ritmo,
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The term “Latinx” includes a range of var ied backgrounds and cultures. Much of this year’s Latinx Heritage Month programming focuses on inclusivity and representation. According to Butler, it is important to be intentional about representing a range of identities and stories.
“The challenge that all of us have when we are trying to create space for marginalized voices is the oversimplification of a narra tive,” Butler said. “All of those experiences in [a] group of people are extremely diverse, extremely dynamic. They’re not a monolith. We have to be persistent in our efforts to resist the oversimplification and, by default, falling onto one single narrative. So we need a variety of events, we need a variety of ex periences that intentionally pull apart some of those stories and some of that narrative.”
Based on student input, Butler organized a VIP session with Flores where a limited number of students will be able to meet and connect with him in a more personal set ting. This balance between wide-reaching and smaller programming was an addi tional goal of Bell’s throughout the plan ning
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“We are really intentional about finding a group of folks who we feel are going to rep resent a broad range of the potential experi ences that participants have,” Garant said. “And we also know that all of our students don’t look the same, don’t think the same, don’t have the same majors, don’t have the same gender identity, gender pronouns, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, faith, religion, ability level, right? So we want to be as intentional as possible in finding folks who are going to be repre sentative of the students who show up to ourGarantprograms.”alsosaid the program utilizes a method called “fishbowl dialogue,” which allows students to participate in the con versation rather than simply listening to a lecture.“Theway that this event is designed is for folks to feel like their voices are welcome
in the space, and that their ex periences are just as important as our speakers’ experiences.”
The next dialogues will be held in the GLBT Center from 6-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6
“We all may look or be a little different in the future, but it’s only going to be elevated from where we are now — and I think the baseline is pretty high,” Simha said.
Empowerment leader Valerie Pymento, a graduate student in liberal arts studies, said it’s important to make an impact on youth interested in music while striving to provide instruments to the stu dents in Raleigh who are unable to pay for them.“We are a non-profit organization, and what we do is pair mentors with children in underserved areas, and we give them — not just the mentorship — but an instrument that they can take home and play,” Pymento said. “If they stay with the program for three years, they get to keep the instrument. Both the mentors and the students learn so much.
While this event is more suited to indi viduals who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, the GLBT recommends allies keep an eye out for information on Pride Walk.
Music has so many benefits.”
The first dialogue was held Sept. 8 and featured Martin and Simha as speakers. They each shared how their identities have impacted their lives.
Also holding true to community service, Mu Beta Si, which was founded at NC State in 1925, focuses on giving back to those in volved within the Department of Music by hosting charity events and raising money for different musical organizations every year. With a range of students from marching band to choir, Mu Beta Si’s goal is to utilize the sense of community it has built through music to help others do the same through acts of Accordingservice.to Day Steed, a third-year studying biochemistry, Mu Beta Si works closely with the music department to pro vide services of all kinds.
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Our Futures, hosted by the GLBT Cen ter, provides an open dialogue between LGBTQ+ community members and NC StateThestudents.dialogues feature local profession als Maddy Goss, Samanuel Martin and Anita Simha who discuss their identities, passions and interests once a month. The goal of the dialogue is to allow students the opportunity to converse with the speakers and co-create their futures in the LGBTQ+ community.RainGarant, assistant director of the GLBT Center, shared that the speakers are specially chosen to represent a broad range of identities NC State students may hold.
Simha’s response was equally positive.
The monthly dialogues focus on a variety of topics, all of which are focused on evidencebased learning outcomes to en hance well-being in members of the LGBTQ+ community.
“We volunteer with all of the music de partments and concerts, and we also have an annual concert called A Cappella Fest where we raise money for charity,” Steed said. “Last year, it was for a local Raleigh music organization that provides free music
“[I envision] a space where our commu nity can feel calm and comfortable — but it doesn’t have to be a queer space — it can be anywhere,” Blumell said. “I want students and our community to feel comfortable anywhere they go.”
“By participating in Our Futures, students will be able to identify LGBTQIA+ com munity members living and working in the Triangle and describe elements of queer adulthood for our local com munity,” Garant said. “This can be related to developing friendships, being out at work, dating and partnerships, com ing out, passing stuff, non-nightlife related social activities, health and healthcare and social political stuff.”
The All Music People club hosted the All Music Showcase on Sept. 2, sparking the interest of the musically inclined and pre senting five different performance groups. Each group provided information about their organization within NC State’s De partment of Music.
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Garant shared what students can expect to learn from their participation in the dialogue.
lessons to children who cannot afford to pay for it. We really think that music education is really important in schools and in homes, and since we all love music, it’s just a really good way to meet other people and to bond in that Towardsway.”the end of the presentation, La dies in Red also made an appearance to talk about their organization. President Abby Westover, a fourth-year studying market ing, said club programming varies for each semester.
“[Being queer] hasn’t changed my goals, but it has changed the way I navigate to find my goals,” Martin said. “Sometimes that’s being at work knowing what to share and what not to share. Maybe not sharing facts about myself or not engaging with cowork ers who may not be as accepting.”
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Kicking off the performance with the song “Salty Dog,” the Wolfpack Pickers brought a twangy bluegrass jam to Stafford Commons, where co-presidents and NC State alumni Leslie Dare and Susan West performed solos on the mandolin and the acoustic guitar. In addition to the accompaniment of a syn copated rhythm, a traveling baseline and the refined harmonies in the chorus of the song, the Wolfpack Pickers concluded their presentation with some information about their group.
Charla Blumell also shared their visions for the futures of LBGTQ+ communities.
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“We are a bluegrass jamming group for the campus, and we welcome students and employees, alumni and retired employees, and anyone who has an affiliation to NC State,” Dare said. “We meet twice a month here at Talley, and we play bluegrass music together.”Musical
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“If you’re into indie music, some hip-hop, rock and roll, I mean, it’s a great place to come out,” Poulos said. “You can see all different sorts of bands, move all around downtown and just have a good time. It’s a good Bartendervibe.”and
After a glorious return last year, Hopscot ch Music Festival reinvented itself once again this past weekend with an eclectic lineup of artists hailing from across the country, a nonstop schedule of live music for attendees from Sept. 8-10.
NC State alumna Victo ria Niemeyer said she began bartending for Hopscotch after an exciting experience
Hopscotch photo team member Garrett Poulos said he has been working at the fes tival for five years now, specializing in video production and music photography.
“I’ve been before … but this was my first time vending, and it’s a cool opportunity to watch the music and sell some prints and meet people,” Osetek said. “It’s been a little slower than in the past, but it’s been nice getting to meet people that stop and
Later that night, Amethyst Kiah played an even mix of hits and unreleased tracks to the spellbound crowd at Moore Square, packed with riveting guitar solos and a taste of the Americana.
Hopscotch’s legacy continues to evolve as the festival continues each year, with new venues, components and advertising opportunities for local businesses across the Triangle. Above all, it’s clear the fes tival values attendee experiences — from jam-packed live music performances to community connections.
artist MJ Lenderman performed Thursday evening, playing a va riety of country-tinged alternative tunes in a nearly hour-long toe-tapping set at City Plaza.“Itwas awesome,” said Ethan Baechtold, the bass player for Lenderman. “I played the stage before with an R&B project. It’s always great. … I’ve played with various bands for the past couple years. Good to be back at it.”
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“I’m very impressed with the layout and the vibe,” Niemeyer said. “I loved it the first year, and I love how it’s evolved in itself. But yeah, it’s like a bartending group. We all look forward to bartending this event each year. So I have been at the mainstage, the past four Hopscotches that I’ve worked at, so it’s just really an honor to help people have a good Asheville-basedtime.”
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Starting in the afternoon and ending early in the morning, performances ranged from day parties and club shows hosted at local breweries, bars and venues to the outdoor stages at Moore Square and City Plaza in downtown Raleigh. City Plaza served as the main stage while the makeshift sound stage at Moore Square provided a more laid-back atmosphere for families and those looking to shop vendors selling homemade wares.
interact.”Tasseomancer owner Tessa Tigges, an artist selling homemade soaps and can dles with hand-drawn labels, alongside art prints, T-shirts and pins, said she learned about the open market at Hopscotch very recently.“I’vehad friends who have talked about this festival for years,” Tigges said. “And I just learned that there was a market com ponent to it, just maybe a month or two ago when I was looking online for pop ups to do. … It’s been a little slower. But I think it’s just the weather, kind of the nature of the beast.”
Despite a downpour of rain on Saturday, Hopscotch went out with a bang, closing out with performances from Kim Gor don in City Plaza and Makaya McCraven in Moore Square. The weather didn’t stop crowds from rocking out to the groovy fi nal performances this year, making do with makeshift shelters and gear.
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 perform at Hopscotch Music Festival on Moore Square stage on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.
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“I got off a four-week tour a week ago, and I’ve had a few days off and I’m back at it again,” Kiah said. “I feel really great. It’s just a lot of fun tonight. … I love indie music. I wanted to have a chance to get in front of newOriginallypeople.”from Los Angeles, Wand took
Throughout the three-day festival, ven dors continued to advertise their products, from candles to refreshments. Moore Square’s perimeter was the quintessential shopping destination for festivalgoers, many taking advantage of the open stalls and catching a break from the nonstop live music
Nickperformances.Osetek,anillustrator and printma ker selling original pieces, commission art and prints on his digital storefront, said Hopscotch is the first festival where he has sold his art.
center stage at Moore Square as the sun set on Friday, playing an electric rock-tinged tracklist amid bright lights and an atten tive audience. During the performance, lead vocalist and guitarist Cory Hanson drew inspiration from renowned Led Zeppelin lead guitarist Jimmy Page, using a violin bow to play the guitar.
“It was great. I liked it when the sun went down; the mood started to get a little more romantic and nice,” Hanson said. “There’s people sitting on the lawn, and everyone seemed to be enjoying the set quite a bit.”
participating as an attendee six years ago.
Junior defensive end Bradley Chubb gets the crowd pumped up for the game on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 in Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack defeated Wake Forest 33-16.
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Jacoby Brissett – Cleveland Browns, QB Jacoby Brissett got his first taste of on-field action with the Cleveland Browns in Sun day, Sept. 11’s matchup against the Caro lina Panthers. Heading into week one, fans around the league had the game penciled in as Panther’s quarterback Baker Mayfield’s day for revenge against the team that decid ed to let him go in the offseason. However, it was Brissett and the Browns that walked out of Bank of America Stadium undefeated after the seventh-year signal caller set up a game-winning field goal attempt for Cleve land kicker Cade York.
as game manager for the Browns. Tossing for 147 yards and a touchdown on a 52.9% completion rate, the Pack Pro was able to do just enough for Cleveland to come out onLookingtop. ahead, the Browns will need more consistency in the pocket out of Bris sett in his assumed 11-game stint as the starter while Deshaun Watson serves the remainder of his suspension. For a veteran quarterback who’s bounced around like Brissett has in his playing days, it can be hard to find that balance, especially in the first year with a new team. However, the extended opportunity at starter could be Brissett’s best opportunity at extending his time as a pro.
Trenton Gill – Chicago Bears, P Called on to punt six times in the Bears’ 19-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, rookie Trenton Gill saw the third-highest punt count in the league in week one. De spite the high volume, Gill’s biggest high light of the day had to be a once in a lifetime unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for wip ing the field down with a towel in a deadball period.
offense experienced some kinks to be worked out as the season progresses,
Despite a 17-16 loss to the Seattle Se ahawks, Broncos linebacker Bradley Chubb pieced together the most impressive perfor mance amongst Pack Pros over the week end. Racking up six total tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble, Chubb looked like his 2020 Pro Bowl and First-Team AP All-Pro selfHavingagain.
Russell Wilson – Denver Broncos, QB Wasting no time in getting to theatrics, the NFL knew what it was doing schedul ing Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson’s return to his previous home in week one. After finally deciding to move on from Se attle after 10 years with the franchise, Wil son looked good in his new threads despite theDenver’sloss.
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which is to be expected under a first-year head coach and fresh face at quarterback. Wilson struggled especially with his new receiving core, due to a combination of both unfamiliarity and an energized Seattle sec ondaryWilsonunit.posted the league’s third-best 340 passing yards in week one with a touch down on a 69.1% completion percentage. The high yardage and efficiency with the football was quickly overshadowed by the lack of points attributed to the scoreboard, however, with Denver dropping a game in Seattle that many would’ve expected them to walk away with.
Protection was hard to come by for May field against his former team, however — Ekwonu alone was charged with four total pressures in the form of two sacks and two quarterback hurries.
In terms of opening-weekend action for the NFL, week one did not disappoint. From kickers around the league reminding every one how hard their job is to unprecedented upsets, big league football is back and here toLookingstay. at highlight performances around the league, a handful of NFL Pack Pros saw plenty of action. Some made the most of new opportunities and others strug gled in the face of adversity, but it can’t be denied that NC State football’s influence on the NFL continues to grow by the year.
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Ikem Ekwonu – Carolina Panthers, LT On the opposite end of Brissett’s win, Carolina’s rookie offensive lineman Ikem Ekwonu was given a warm welcome to the league from the Browns’ stout defensive front. After being taken off the draft board at No. 6 overall in the offseason, high ex pectations were set top Ekwonu to instantly plug in to the line to protect the Panthers’ circus wheel of quarterbacks.
missed a significant amount of playing time in his now five-year NFL ca reer, Chubb’s health is always the largest indicator of performance. As was shown in week one, when the Pack Pro can get himself on the field, he’s a handful for any offensive line.
In what was a fairly ugly showing of quar terback play for both sides, Brissett filled in
If NC State wants to end its streak of bad luck against nonconference Power Five schools, Texas Tech will provide no easy challenge. Although they are a far cry away from the gloried “Air Raid” days of Mike Leach, Kliff Kingsbury and Patrick Mahomes, the Red Raiders are always dan gerous out of the Big 12.
This will be the toughest test NC State has had so far this season. While spirits are up after last week’s blowout win over Charleston Southern, the Pack’s ugly win in Greenville to open the season is still fresh on everyone’s mind and serves as a constant reminder that if the Pack doesn’t take a team seriously, it will get beat.
The Wolfpack has also only played one other game against a Big 12 team during the regular season since 2003, which was a 44-27 loss to West Virginia in 2019.
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Texas Tech is in its first season under head coach Joey McGuire, who took over a program that went a combined 15-20 from 2019-2021. So far, it looks like McGuire is taking the team where he wants as the Red
However, in Shough’s absence, quarter back Donovan Smith showed out for the Red Raiders, throwing for 351 yards and two touchdowns. Most importantly, Smith came up clutch when his team needed him
Like always, Texas Tech’s offense is no joke. On top of Smith, the team amassed 468 yards of total offense last week. Addi tionally, the Red Raiders boast the running back tandem of Tahj Brooks and Sarodorick Thompson, who combined to rush for over 1,000 yards in 2021.
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The win over the Cougars came without quarterback Tyler Shough, who began the year as the starter but suffered an injury in the team’s season opener. Shough will also be out against NC State.
to, orchestrating the drive that set up the game-tying field goal at the end of regula tion, converting a 4th and 20 in overtime to keep his team’s hopes alive, and scoring the game-winning touchdown in double OT with his legs.
NC State is experiencing what it’s like playing with a target on its back this sea son and got a wake-up call to what that feels like in week one. Luckily, the Pack came away 1-0. After its dramatic win last week, Texas Tech will be playing loose and looking to knock off another top-25 team. If the Pack comes out the same way it did against the Pirates, the Red Raiders won’t be as Kickoffforgiving.isscheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 and will be televised on ESPN2.
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Since 2003, NC State has gone 0-7 against nonconference Power Five teams in the reg ular season. The Pack’s most recent matchup of the kind was last year, in which the team laid an egg in a 24-10 road loss against Mis sissippi State.
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Who was the said team that NC State beat in 2003? The same team the Pack is playing this weekend: the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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In trying to live up to the high expecta tions that many had leading up to the sea son, the No. 16 Wolfpack (2-0) will look to end its bizarre streak against nonconference Power Five opponents as it hosts the Red Raiders (2-0) in primetime.
A major theme of this NC State football season is ending negative trends, such as trying to end the 40+ year ACC title drought and finding a way to win ugly games that teams of years past would traditionally lose, such as the lucky escape from ECU in week one.Another one of those trends is the bad luck NC State has had in facing nonconfer ence Power Five teams, having failed to win a matchup of such variety in the regular season since 2003.
Raiders have won their first two games, including a double overtime thriller over then-No. 25 Houston last week.
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While the abbreviated season affords less opportunities for save situations for a given team’s closer, this rare deficiency in college baseball is nevertheless disappointing. With MiLB Pack Pros Evan Justice and Chris Vil laman, NC State baseball alone boasts its own recent tradition of high-end relievers. The 2023 season will bring a new slew of talent to college baseball and with it another opportunity to capitalize on what college baseball does best: cause a bunch of ruckus.
It’s no secret college baseball has a much bigger reputation of drama and showman ship than its professional counterpart. The fans, the culture, the rivalries, the passion — college baseball has the MLB beat in al most every facet of entertainment.
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Another factor that should work in college baseball’s favor is the talent. The fact of the matter is an entrance song won’t hype up the fans or intimidate the opponent if the closer isn’t any good. At the collegiate level, lack of talent is not a problem either. Stivors brought the talent to back up his antics by leading the country in saves last season. Smith, although a relief pitcher, put up a respectable 4.24 ERA in that 2019 season. Generally, collegiate relief pitchers are able to live up to the hype just as well as the pros.
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Over the past several weeks, New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz has revitalized the closer entrance song by selecting “Narco” by Blasterjaxx and Timmy Trumpet as his en try tune. In a season that’s already seen a re vitalization of the New York Mets’ fanbase, the ensuing frenzy over Díaz’s entrance song evolved into an online sensation.
The Major Leagues are no strangers to vi ral walk up songs. Mariano Rivera walked out to “Enter Sandman” by Metallica for years just across town with the Yankees. Out west, former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Eric Gagne entered to “Welcome To The Jungle” by Gun N’ Roses while former San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sauntered out to “Hells Bells” by AC/DC.
The list of legendary pairings of closer and entrance songs goes on and on, but the names are essentially exclusive to the MLB. This begs the question: where is the collegiate Edwin Díaz?
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It’s not like collegiate pitchers generally lack personality; in fact, it’s anything but. One of the most heated College World Series games in recent memory occurred in 2019 when then-Louisville Cardinals closer Luke Smith heckled then-Vanderbilt Commo
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dores infielder Julian Infante after striking him out, ultimately sparking a Commodore rally. On March 10, 2022, former Texas State right-hander Tristan Stivors set the college baseball world ablaze by performing the “horns down” gesture after an upset win over the Texas Longhorns.
So why doesn’t college baseball boast a bevy of Díaz and “Narco”-esque show ings? With the sheer amount of programs compared to MLB and an establishment penchant for greater degrees of drama and showmanship, the college game’s lack of hype-able closers is perplexing.
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