TECHNICIAN Raleigh, North Carolina technicianonline.com Jacob Fulk Staff Writer Advocates of women’s rights gath- ered Wednesday outside the North Carolina General Assembly for the “Not in Her Shoes” rally. The protest took place in response to a piece of legislature, Senate Bill 308, which enacts restrictive regu- lation on women’s health care and reproductive rights. Moderated by Hannah Allison, a graduate student in social work, the event featured an array of poli- ticians and pro-choice educators organizing to remind Republican lawmakers that they don’t walk in women’s shoes, and therefore shouldn’t make decisions that con- cern women’s health. Hannah Osborne, a senior history major, gave a speech on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice on the topic of “choice and activism.” She spoke about politicians who enact legislation that infringes upon the rights of women. “To say that someone else is bet- ter fit to make decisions concerning my body and my life undermines my education, insults my intelli- gence and mocks my citizenship,” Osborne said. Osborne also noted that activism is not a one-time gig, and chose to be a part of the pro-choice move- ment because the 2012 election brought to her attention an increas- ing number of legislative threats to women’s rights. “If a law, bill or act restricts re- productive rights, it impugns the freedom that all women rightfully deserve,” Osborne said. “Activism must prevail … I will not be quiet until North Carolina’s legislative at- tacks on my freedom cease.” The inability of politicians to make medical decisions for women was emphasized by all speakers, but was most aptly described by NARAL Pro-Choice supporters who donned shirts that read “Politicians Make Crappy Doctors.” Concerning NARAL Pro-Choice and its growing influence on cam- m 3 McCrory recommends cutting higher education Mark Herring Editor-in-Chief Gov. Pat McCrory’s 2013-2015 proposed budget will cut $138.5 million from UNC System fund- ing. The decrease, a 5.4 percent re- duction of this year’s UNC System budget, comes at the heels of a $400 million permanent budget reduc- tion UNC absorbed two years ago. During his budget announcement Wednesday morning, McCrory said his budget is concentrating on three major focus areas he mentioned in his February State of the State speech: the economy, education and government efficiency. What he didn’t mention was that education across the board would experience cuts. McCrory’s recom- mended budget — $20.6 billion —cuts funding from public uni- versities, community colleges and primary and secondary schools. Calling the cuts “transformations,” the governor hopes to reallocate re- sources to fund a pre-kindergarten program for 5,000 at-risk children and to add 1,800 more full-time teachers into public schools. “This budget will help fulfill my promise to empower [students to] succeed,” McCrory said in his bud- get announcement. To minimize the damage of the cuts to university budgets, the gov- ernor suggested raising tuition by 12.3 percent for out-of-state stu- dents from N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. A&T State, UNC-Wilm- ington, UNC-Central and the N.C School of the Arts. All other UNC System campuses would raise out- of-state tuition by 6 percent, off- setting the proposed cuts by $62.7 million, according to UNC Chief Operating Officer Charles Perusse. McCrory did not recommend in- creasing tuition for North Carolina residents. UNC System President Tom Ross raised doubts about the budget cuts in a press release Wednesday, im- plying that the current cuts to the public university system add insult to injury after the $400 million cut from two years ago. “I am very concerned by the mag- nitude of the new cuts proposed for our campuses … I worry about the impact additional reductions will have on our ability to provide high- quality educational opportunities to our residents and to assist in North Carolina’s economic recovery,” Ross stated. “The University appreciates the many fiscal challenges facing the state, including a stubbornly high unemployment rate. While parts of our economy appear to be rebounding, these are still difficult times for many North Carolinians, especially its families and students. And yet, the importance of educa- tion to our future remains clear and ever present.” One thing on which Ross seems to agree with McCrory is the gover- nor’s inclusion of the UNC Board of Governors 2013-2018 strategic plan in his budget, which will pour $63 million into the system for the next two years to “help guide further in- vestment in our public university [system],” Ross stated. The budget’s deepened cuts in education have come as a shock to state educators and students — N.C. State dealt with a 15 percent bud- get cut July 2011, and NCSU faculty and staff have received a 1 percent raise in the past five years — but Chancellor Randy Woodson said in a statement to Technician that he’s not bracing for further cuts yet. “The governor’s budget proposal is the first step in the process, so the final impacts won’t be known for some time,” Woodson stated. “However, further reductions in funding beyond what we have ex- perienced in recent years would certainly affect our ability to fulfill our mission of serving the people of North Carolina.” The State House of Representa- tives and State Senate will present ‘Technician’ hosts public forum for SBP candidates Brittany Bynum Staff Writer Student Body President candidates Mat- thew Williams, Lauryn Collier and Dwayne O’Rear, were able to share their personalities, perspective and platform at a debate Tuesday afternoon. The event consisted of two-minute intro- ductions, 45-second questions and an outro limited to one minute. Trivia questions were also added to lighten up the debate. The debate started out with Mark Herring, Technician’s editor-in-chief, asking the can- didates to introduce themselves and present their platforms. All three candidates expressed who they are and explained their overall purpose for want- ing to be student body president. The candidates stressed the importance of putting students first and making sure student voices are heard in administrative decisions. They also discussed how they intend to make themselves available to talk with students and address their concerns. Matthew Williams described himself as a Wolfpack family guy. Five of his family mem- bers have attended N.C. State University. Williams, a junior history major, is a trans- fer student from N.C. A&T. After finding that the school was not the right fit for him, he transferred to N.C. State because of his love for Raleigh and the University. “I bleed Wolfpack red,” Williams said. “The heart wants what the heart wants.” Lauren Collier, a junior in animal science, criminology and parks and recreation, was originally on her way to to the University of Florida for college before she visited her sister at N.C. State and fell in love with the campus. Dewayne O’Rear, a junior in business ad- ministration, came to play football at N.C. State. As soon as he moved in to Owen Hall, he became the dorm hall’s president. “I helped build a strong living community in Owen Hall,” O’Rear said. Students who commented in Technician’s “In Your Words” section posed the question of how the candidates will improve commu- nication around campus. O’Rear said he would like for there to be more collaboration among student organiza- tions. He emphasized the future combining of Wake school board battles with county government Professors seek answers to digital age problems Pro-choice rally criticizes Rep. politicians Alexandra Kenney Staff Writer In the digital age, almost ev- eryone has some interaction with computers or smart phones. Two N.C. State professors are trying to ensure it happens safely. William Enck and Emerson Murphy-Hill, assistant profes- sors in the department of com- puter science at N.C. State, re- cently received the Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Founda- tion. The award, commonly known as the CAREER award, is given to model teacher-scholars who are engaged in notable research in the science and engineering field. The award provides funding over the course of five years for the candidate’s study. The grant from NSF is valued at $400,000, according to the N.C. State De- partment of Computer Science’s website. Emily Weaver Staff Writer On March 7, 2013, Senate Bill 236 was filed in the North Caro- lina Senate concerning funding for school construction. The bill is an “act authorizing counties to assume responsibility for construction, improvement, ownership and acquisition of public school property.” Republican Senator Neal Hunt of Raleigh is one of the bills pri- mary sponsors, along with Re- publican Senators Tom Apodaca of District 48 and Peter Brunstet- ter of District 31. “The school districts should be focused on education and not acquisition of real estate,” Hunt said. Although all sponsors of the bill are Republican, all other parties in support or opposition are non-partisan. The legislation was created out of concern there was too much focus on school construction. Supporters of the bill believe ALEX CAO/TECHNICIAN Matthew Williams, junior, has a family history with N.C. State. ALEX CAO/TECHNICIAN Lauryn Collier, junior, is president of the UAB. ALEX CAO/TECHNICIAN Dwayne O’Rear, junior, used to play football for the Wolfpack. JOANNAH IRVIN/TECHNICIAN Laura Owens, a senior in theater and Women & Gender studies at UNC-Greensboro, makes her voice heard at Not in Her Shoes rally on Wednesday. CAREER continued page 3 WOMEN continued page3 SCHOOL continued page 2 SBP continued page 3 BUDGET continued page 3
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TECHNICIANRaleigh, North Carolina
technicianonline.com
Jacob FulkStaff Writer
Advocates of women’s rights gath-ered Wednesday outside the North Carolina General Assembly for the “Not in Her Shoes” rally.
The protest took place in response to a piece of legislature, Senate Bill 308, which enacts restrictive regu-lation on women’s health care and reproductive rights.
Moderated by Hannah Allison, a graduate student in social work, the event featured an array of poli-ticians and pro-choice educators organizing to remind Republican lawmakers that they don’t walk in women’s shoes, and therefore shouldn’t make decisions that con-cern women’s health.
Hannah Osborne, a senior history major, gave a speech on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice on the topic of “choice and activism.”
She spoke about politicians who enact legislation that infringes upon the rights of women.
“To say that someone else is bet-ter fit to make decisions concerning my body and my life undermines my education, insults my intelli-gence and mocks my citizenship,” Osborne said.
Osborne also noted that activism is not a one-time gig, and chose to be a part of the pro-choice move-ment because the 2012 election brought to her attention an increas-ing number of legislative threats to women’s rights.
“If a law, bill or act restricts re-productive rights, it impugns the freedom that all women rightfully deserve,” Osborne said. “Activism must prevail … I will not be quiet until North Carolina’s legislative at-tacks on my freedom cease.”
The inability of politicians to make medical decisions for women
was emphasized by all speakers, but was most aptly described by NARAL Pro-Choice supporters who donned shirts that read “Politicians Make Crappy Doctors.”
Concerning NARAL Pro-Choice and its growing influence on cam-
Gov. Pat McCrory’s 2013-2015 proposed budget will cut $138.5 million from UNC System fund-ing. The decrease, a 5.4 percent re-duction of this year’s UNC System budget, comes at the heels of a $400 million permanent budget reduc-tion UNC absorbed two years ago.
During his budget announcement Wednesday morning, McCrory said his budget is concentrating on three major focus areas he mentioned in his February State of the State speech: the economy, education and government efficiency.
What he didn’t mention was that education across the board would experience cuts. McCrory’s recom-mended budget — $20.6 billion
—cuts funding from public uni-versities, community colleges and primary and secondary schools. Calling the cuts “transformations,” the governor hopes to reallocate re-sources to fund a pre-kindergarten program for 5,000 at-risk children and to add 1,800 more full-time teachers into public schools.
“This budget will help fulfill my promise to empower [students to] succeed,” McCrory said in his bud-get announcement.
To minimize the damage of the cuts to university budgets, the gov-ernor suggested raising tuition by 12.3 percent for out-of-state stu-dents from N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. A&T State, UNC-Wilm-ington, UNC-Central and the N.C School of the Arts. All other UNC System campuses would raise out-
of-state tuition by 6 percent, off-setting the proposed cuts by $62.7 million, according to UNC Chief Operating Officer Charles Perusse. McCrory did not recommend in-creasing tuition for North Carolina residents.
UNC System President Tom Ross raised doubts about the budget cuts in a press release Wednesday, im-plying that the current cuts to the public university system add insult to injury after the $400 million cut from two years ago.
“I am very concerned by the mag-nitude of the new cuts proposed for our campuses … I worry about the impact additional reductions will have on our ability to provide high-quality educational opportunities to our residents and to assist in North Carolina’s economic recovery,” Ross
stated. “The University appreciates the many fiscal challenges facing the state, including a stubbornly high unemployment rate. While parts of our economy appear to be rebounding, these are still difficult times for many North Carolinians, especially its families and students. And yet, the importance of educa-tion to our future remains clear and ever present.”
One thing on which Ross seems to agree with McCrory is the gover-nor’s inclusion of the UNC Board of Governors 2013-2018 strategic plan in his budget, which will pour $63 million into the system for the next two years to “help guide further in-vestment in our public university [system],” Ross stated.
The budget’s deepened cuts in education have come as a shock to
state educators and students — N.C. State dealt with a 15 percent bud-get cut July 2011, and NCSU faculty and staff have received a 1 percent raise in the past five years — but Chancellor Randy Woodson said in a statement to Technician that he’s not bracing for further cuts yet.
“The governor’s budget proposal is the first step in the process, so the final impacts won’t be known for some time,” Woodson stated. “However, further reductions in funding beyond what we have ex-perienced in recent years would certainly affect our ability to fulfill our mission of serving the people of North Carolina.”
The State House of Representa-tives and State Senate will present
‘Technician’ hosts public forum for SBP candidatesBrittany BynumStaff Writer
Student Body President candidates Mat-thew Williams, Lauryn Collier and Dwayne O’Rear, were able to share their personalities, perspective and platform at a debate Tuesday afternoon.
The event consisted of two-minute intro-ductions, 45-second questions and an outro limited to one minute.
Trivia questions were also added to lighten up the debate.
The debate started out with Mark Herring,
Technician’s editor-in-chief, asking the can-didates to introduce themselves and present their platforms.
All three candidates expressed who they are and explained their overall purpose for want-ing to be student body president.
The candidates stressed the importance of putting students first and making sure student voices are heard in administrative decisions. They also discussed how they intend to make themselves available to talk with students and address their concerns.
Matthew Williams described himself as a Wolfpack family guy. Five of his family mem-
bers have attended N.C. State University. Williams, a junior history major, is a trans-
fer student from N.C. A&T. After finding that the school was not the right fit for him, he transferred to N.C. State because of his love for Raleigh and the University.
“I bleed Wolfpack red,” Williams said. “The heart wants what the heart wants.”
Lauren Collier, a junior in animal science, criminology and parks and recreation, was originally on her way to to the University of Florida for college before she visited her sister at N.C. State and fell in love with the campus.
Dewayne O’Rear, a junior in business ad-
ministration, came to play football at N.C. State. As soon as he moved in to Owen Hall, he became the dorm hall’s president.
“I helped build a strong living community in Owen Hall,” O’Rear said.
Students who commented in Technician’s “In Your Words” section posed the question of how the candidates will improve commu-nication around campus.
O’Rear said he would like for there to be more collaboration among student organiza-tions. He emphasized the future combining of
Wake school
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government
Professors
seek answers
to digital age
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Pro-choice rally criticizes Rep. politicians
Alexandra KenneyStaff Writer
In the digital age, almost ev-eryone has some interaction with computers or smart phones. Two N.C. State professors are trying to ensure it happens safely.
William Enck and Emerson Murphy-Hill, assistant profes-sors in the department of com-puter science at N.C. State, re-cently received the Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Founda-tion.
The award, commonly known as the CAREER award, is given to model teacher-scholars who are engaged in notable research in the science and engineering field.
The award provides funding over the course of five years for the candidate’s study. The grant from NSF is valued at $400,000, according to the N.C. State De-partment of Computer Science’s website.
Emily WeaverStaff Writer
On March 7, 2013, Senate Bill 236 was filed in the North Caro-lina Senate concerning funding for school construction.
The bill is an “act authorizing counties to assume responsibility for construction, improvement, ownership and acquisition of public school property.”
Republican Senator Neal Hunt of Raleigh is one of the bills pri-mary sponsors, along with Re-publican Senators Tom Apodaca of District 48 and Peter Brunstet-ter of District 31.
“The school districts should be focused on education and not acquisition of real estate,” Hunt said.
Although all sponsors of the bill are Republican, all other parties in support or opposition are non-partisan.
The legislation was created out of concern there was too much focus on school construction.
Supporters of the bill believe
ALEX CAO/TECHNICIANMatthew Williams, junior, has a family history with N.C. State.
ALEX CAO/TECHNICIANLauryn Collier, junior, is president of the UAB.
ALEX CAO/TECHNICIANDwayne O’Rear, junior, used to play football for the Wolfpack.
JOANNAH IRVIN/TECHNICIANLaura Owens, a senior in theater and Women & Gender studies at UNC-Greensboro, makes her voice heard at Not in Her Shoes rally on Wednesday.
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that schools boards should focus on the education of students.
Charles Coe, professor in public administration at N.C. State, believes the proposed action is “indeed uncom-mon [and] possibly unprec-edented.”
Those in support include the Wake County Board of Commissioners and the
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.
Todd McGee, Public Rela-tions Director of NCACC, ex-plained this bi l l would lead to ma-jor shifts in responsibil-ity because the school boards have always had this power.
“The NCACC has a goals process and individual counties submit what would benefit them, and this proposal was from Wake County and NCACC mem-
bers accepted,” McGee said. According to McGee, this
bill gives counties an option to consider whether they are
ow ners of the school property, not just t hose who will pay for it.
“ T h i s i s strictly over the owner-ship of prop-er t y. O ne of the driv-ing factors behind the
bill is that the school boards would be able to worry more about education and not business,” McGee said.
Joe Bryan, Republican chairman of the Wake Coun-
ty Board of Commissioners, told The News and Observer his support to the bill comes from the idea that, “it is just better government structure to link the asset with the li-ability.”
Groups in opposition in-clude N.C. School Boards Association and the Wake County School Board.
T h e l e g i s l a t i o n i s l i kely to pass due to the Republ ican major-ity in the General Assembly. On March 11, 2013, SB 236 passed its first reading and was then referred to the Committee on Education and Higher Education. If favor-able, the bill will be referred to the Committee on Finance once again.
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their own budgets in the near future, and once all of them are reconciled into a single budget for the governor to approve, North Carolinians will be waiting questioning the future of public educa-tion in the state. Until then, they can mull over McCrory’s platitudes from his budget announcement.
“Like any foundations that have stood over time, it starts getting cracks in the founda-tion, and it’s very similar to the foundation of our state in this point in time,” Mc-Crory said. “We have a strong foundation, but the founda-tion has some cracks in it…we need to fix the cracks, so we can have a stronger founda-tion for future generations.”
CSLEPS, Student Govern-ment and the University Activity Board.
Collier said she too would like to improve commincation among students and said her easy course load for her senior year will allow her to flex-ible to handle SBP rigors. She described herself as always being around cam-pus — she eats in the din-ing halls and speaks with students and staff mem-bers regularly for her job.
Williams plans to im-prove communication by creating a universal website on campus where students can blog and post forums for questions and concerns.
He also plans to have “Lunch with Leaders,” which is for all student
leaders to meet and have dis-cussions in a less intimidat-ing atmosphere.
Elizabeth Dimsdale, a sophomore in accounting, asked in “In Your Words” to know each candidate’s main goal for the 2013-2014 school year.
Collier stated that she would use her position as stu-dent body president by being the student body’s “number one fan.”
O’Rear pointed out that he we would make sure voices are heard for administrative decisions. He referred to him-self becoming the mouth-piece of the Pack.
Williams shared that he will make sure that students know where to go to voice their views to administra-tion. He also said that the future is endless, and new programs will be formed for better communication.
Another quest ion was broug ht up about t he $135-million budget cuts being made by Gov. Pat Mc-Crory.
O’Rear responded that he will work with ASG and con-
nect with higher authori-ties in order for changes to be made.
Williams said he wants to be a better advocate for student voices.
“I have no problem with working from the bottom to the top with students being at the bottom of the food chain. We have an opinion in our great state,” Williams said.
Collier agreed with Wil-liams and stressed that she will launch a fees aware-ness campaign for stu-dents. She said it’s impor-tant for students to know about fees because they affect the whole student body and community.
The debate ended with the contenders making their closing remarks. They all expressed their dedication to putting students first at the school that they love and cherish — N.C. State.
The debate was record-ed by Wolf TV and live streaming on Technician’s Twitter feed.
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Enck’s study aims to im-prove the security of operat-ing systems, with a focus on systems on mobile devices. His study is titled “Secure OS Views for Modern Comput-ing Platforms.”
“This five-year grant was designed to help young faculty start their research agenda, and is rather pres-tigious,” Enck said. “It is an honor not just for the fund-ing, winning the award shows you are among the select few.”
There have been more than 20 winners of CAREER in the computer science de-partment, which is one of the highest concentration of winners in any department in the United States, according to the CSC website.
“My research for the past five years, including my dis-sertation, has been looking at mobile operating systems,” Enck said. “I realized that operating systems need bet-ter security to end users. In most systems, any applica-tion that is running can be accessed by any other pro-gram you are running. This is less than desirable because of malware and trojans that can access your data.”
More and more people are using smart phones, but the common person does not worry about their security or know which app can ac-cess what. According to Enck, users shouldn’t have to.
“My study aims to sepa-rate apps so users can con-trol what data gets shared in a practical way,” Enck said.
“Everyone wants to protect your data, but you should not have to worry about it too much.”
Enck’s received his award Feb. 1, and the funding lasts until January 2018.
Murphy-Hill’s study, titled “Expanding Developers’ Us-age of Software Tools by En-abling Social Learning,” aims to make software developers more aware of apps that could be useful to them.
“One of the problems with software is that people do not know what is available,” Murphy-Hill said. “There are so many apps out there that people do not know what could be useful to them.”
Murphy-Hill used the ex-ample of looking over a peer’s shoulder. If they are using a helpful app, then you find out about it and can use it in the future. However, Murphy-Hill states that this phenom-enon is rare.
“The purpose of my study is to make this phenomenon happen,” Murphy-Hill said. “We take a look at software users and programmers and let them know what would be useful to them. We will create screen casts of different apps, so others can find out things they could use.”
Murphy-Hill’s study does not only focus on program-mers. His project includes outreach activities where use-ful programs and tools will be taught to middle school kids, helping them gain new digital skills.
Murphy-Hill also received his award in February, with the grant lasting until 2018 as well.
pus, Dara Russ, president of NARAL Pro-Choice at N.C. State, spoke highly of N.C. State’s pro-choice movement.
“I always get this feeling that State is a bit conser-vative, because the con-servative students have a strong presence and are very vocal on campus,” Osborne said. “Reception of NARAL by students has strongly contradicted my previous perception.”
The event culminated
with a legislative call-to-arms beckoned by Representative Alma Adams.
Adams critiqued Republi-can legislators for stripping state employees and teach-ers of comprehensive health care and passing “Choose Life” license plates in order to underhandedly funnel state dollars into Crisis Pregnan-cy Centers that deny women accurate information about their pregnancy options.
She also acknowledged that while the “Not in Her Shoes” rally was about women’s health at its forefront, it was also a rally for voter rights.
“Women stand to lose more
than anyone else if this legis-lature passes a voter ID law,” Adams said. “Women make up 54 percent of active vot-ers, but 66 percent of those are without a North Carolina photo ID.”
She finished her speech by encouraging those in atten-dance to get angry at the act.
“It’s all about power, and so let’s empower ourselves to make that difference,” Adams said. “The difference that we make ourselves will matter and it will impact women all over this state in a way that allows us to realign the dig-nity that this state legislature tried to strip from us.”
Supporters of the rally who were unable to attend donat-ed shoes that lined the walk-ways in Halifax Mall. Those shoes were later donated to a local organization serving women in crisis.
A follow-up event will be held on Women’s Advocacy Day, Tuesday, April 9 in the North Carolina General As-sembly Legislative Audito-rium. Kim Gandy, CEO and President of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, will speak at the event.
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Every major religion has been the butt of a thousand jokes, but
Southern Baptists nearly monopolize the punch line industry. Catholics get the
rape jokes, Muslims get the Muham-mad jokes a n d J e w s are labeled a s “ t ig ht-wads.” But the Southern Baptists cari-cature is the
gossiping, pie-baking, Bible-toting crazy person dressed in seven layers who stands on a street corner proclaiming the world is doomed to fire and brimstone.
Basically, the Brickyard preacher.
If you’re familiar with ste-reotypes, you may see a few parallels between stigmatized Southern Baptists and stig-matized Republicans. That’s no accident: Aside from being gay, the Baptist’s cardinal sin is voting for a Democrat.
From K-5 through my se-nior year of high school I attended a Christian school, of which the majority of students were Baptist. I re-ligiously—yes, that adverb was intentional—attended a Southern Baptist church. My grandfather is a retired Southern Baptist preacher. Upon revealing these aspects of my childhood to our edito-rial staff, my editor remarked, “Wow, that’s a lot of Baptist.” No doubt.
Before we go any further, let me say that I am still a Bap-tist. Though I did experience the alcohol-laden freshman year typical of goody-two-shoes church kids, this col-umn isn’t about my abandon-ing my faith. In fact, next year I’ll be president of the Baptist Campus Ministry here on campus.
However, I will admit that I grew up a complete snob. Despite the church’s em-phasis on community mis-sion work, it amazes me how culturally isolated Southern Baptist children grow up. We attend church camp, have church friends and play in church bands. It’s no won-der that Southern Baptists are labeled intolerant: We spend our entire childhoods essentially being told that we are right and the rest of the world is wrong.
As you can guess, when I first came to N.C. State, I was clueless. In effort to maintain some type of identity, I joined the BCM immediately. But I didn’t feel quite at home. There were the lighter things, such as the absence of fried chicken and collard greens, but there were also theologi-cal differences. For instance, the BCM was headed by a woman.
Again, let me cut you off. I do not—and Ashley Simons-Rudolph, director of the Women’s Center, will back me up on this—view women as unequal to men. But back then … like I said, I was na-ïve.
Nevertheless, I stayed at the BCM. But my whole life wasn’t wrapped up in that one building, and during my first semester at N.C. State, I was quickly overwhelmed with the incredible diversity on campus. I met gay people, people of different religions, people who didn’t identify with any religion, hardcore liberals, feminists and people who didn’t think that immi-grants crossing the Mexican border should be shot. I be-gan to loosen my grip on the intolerant notions I’d once held so dear.
Today, there are things I don’t like about most—I’ll avoid making a blanket statement here—Southern
Baptists, namely their in-tolerance, their utter resis-tance to change and their religious—again, that word is intentional—insistence that American law should be based on the Bible.
But there are so many ele-ments of myself that I owe to my upbringing. I owe my strong work ethic directly to Christianity’s emphasis on al-ways putting forth your best effort — though out of love for God, and not as a way to heaven. Also, it was through the church that I was able to develop my passion for mu-sic. To this day, one place in which I feel most at home is in front of a church congrega-tion, watching my hands run up and down the keys of a pi-ano. My love for family and my desire to actually make a difference in the community are other aspects.
Throughout life, I’ve cre-ated countless “describe yourself in five words” lists. The words have changed as I’ve matured, ranging from 5-year-old items such as “boy” and “alive” to the now 20-year-old words such as “realist” and “triathlete.” However, “Christian” has al-ways been on those lists. I say this to emphasize how central Christianity’s role has been. I would not be here today with-out my personal relationship with Jesus, through which I never have to worry about being a good enough to get to heaven … but I’ll keep the theology to a minimum.
So that’s me — a self-righ-teous goody-two-shoes who realized there was more to the world after I got to col-lege. I will probably always be a Southern Baptist, but you won’t find me silently judg-ing you after our first deep conversation. Last election, I even voted for Obama.
Tony Hankerson Jr., senior in arts applications
Marvelous life, amazing world — and nothing else necessary
I do not believe in God. I used to. I was born
into an open-minded Hindu family. I remember praying. The last memory I have of praying is before
a race in seventh grade. I t h i n k I c a m e second. I remem-ber rais-i n g m y eyebrows
about some opinions ex-pressing religious belief in ninth grade. Some-thing happened in eighth grade, I guess. I read Rich-ard Dawkins in 10th, but he was preaching to the choir by then.
I have a lot of friends who do not believe in God. One thing I find peculiar about their ex-perience in becoming an atheist is that at least for a lot of them, the transi-tion was rough — a lot of introspection, a lot of in-ternal conflict. This wasn’t the case for me. I think I just figured it out one day. It really wasn’t that big a deal. Maybe that’s because I already felt then that there are more pressing, attention-drawing things in this very world. Maybe that’s because of my toler-ant family background, or because Hinduism itself is very open — you can liter-ally be a Hindu atheist — but I lost my religion with-out any great emotional
upheavals. I don’t think that noticing the departure of a personal, anthropomorphic, all-controlling, all-seeing, supernatural creator entity from my life was even much of an epiphany. I must have shrugged. Life moved on.
That’s when I found mean-ing in life itself, in things around me that I had already felt, but whose simple yet monumental sufficiency for giving affirmation I had not completely recognized. In my first few years of irreligion, I found that I could still get the awareness of miraculousness and sense of humility that theists get from God, simply from the marvels of life and the majesty of the cosmos. William Blake’s words, “To see a world in a grain of sand / And a heaven in a wild flow-er,” rang true for me. I had been brought up to appreci-ate and respect nature — my grandfather was a scholar of Romanticism, my father has a background in ecology. Now, though, my wonder for nature and good ol’ reality could reach its consumma-tion, since I did not foremost have to devote my awe to an abstraction like God.
On the cusp of my 19th birthday, I got hit by a feeling that though I could regard the world with a non-divine sort of sacredness, existence held no appeal for me. It was less of a sudden deficiency of appeal caused by godlessness, and more of a realization that there were some times when I would be aware of an over-bearing eagerness to be alive
and others when there would be little.
But on thinking about it, I found that when I did find meaning in (my own) life, it was when I was aware of ex-isting in social contexts with activity and belonging. When you belong somewhere, you realize your worth as a part of a greater whole, and when surrounded by action, you see yourself as an entity that acts in the world and influences it — which, when you feel con-nected to the world, brings meaning to your existence. Thus, never having realized to such an extent how mean-ingful life is and without in-voking religion, I learned how to find enthusiasm for living merely through being in a wonderful world in which I can do things through my own agency.
I see why people are reli-gious. Religion brings mean-ing to life, and it’s a channel through which to pay one’s due for one’s existence. But the way I’ve experienced it, life itself can bring meaning to life. The fact that we live in such an amazing world and in which we have the abil-ity — whether out of free will or not — to consciously act and make a difference, is enough to fulfill both these purposes of religion. And this may just be me, but ground-ing such joy and reverence for my being alive in what is so evidently real and everywhere around us makes those sen-timents stronger and keener than religion ever did.
Judge not, lest ye be judged
McCrory versus universitiesGov. Pat McCrory must not read our
editorials. On Wednesday he released his first spending plan which includes
$138 million in cuts from the UNC System, according to the University of North Caro-lina General Administration. This adds more concern than just McCrory privatizing public education.
We first became concerned about privatiza-tion in February after McCrory’s interview with conservative radio host Bill Bennett. He remarked, “Frankly, if you want to take gender studies, that’s fine, go to a private school and take it. But I don’t want to subsidize that if that’s not going to get someone a job.” Tech-nician retaliated against his idea that techni-cal education reigns supreme to liberal arts education in our Feb. 1 editorial, “In defense of liberal arts.”
Although McCrory proposed spending $63 million over two years to implement the UNC System’s strategic plan which would increase efficiency, the state would acquire these funds through the $138 million cuts and an increase in out-of-state tuition.
McCrory recommended a 12.3 percent increase in out-of-state tuition for six of the UNC System’s 17 flagship schools, including N.C. State. He propo sed a 6 percent increase for the remaining 11 schools. The budget reasons that “Campuses identified for a 12.3 percent increase in nonresident tuition were selected because their combined tuition and fees were significantly lower than their peer average.”
Next school year’s out-of-state tuition at N.C. State is $19,493 per year, not includ-ing required fees. Nonresidents will see this number increase to $21,890.63 with the 12.3 percent increase. Art Pope, state budget direc-tor, says this will help compensate for the cuts. Despite the fact that Forbes listed Raleigh as the fourth fastest growing city in the United States in January, it is doubtful that the allure of Research Triangle Park will be enough to attract an adequate number of out-of-state
students to offset the cuts if tuition becomes more comparable to private schools than to public.
McCrory continues his support for techni-cal schools by appropriating $28 million over two years to increase technical education pro-grams at community colleges, according to WRAL. The budget also shows his loyalty to primary education, as he appropriated an-other $28 million over two years to improve third grade reading scores and planned to add 5,000 pre-kindergarten slots at the cost of $52.4 million over two years.
Primary education is important in teaching students the fundamentals, but most jobs that are respectable enough to be called “careers” require a college education, something the governor should support, if he listened to him-self. McCrory might argue that we should all attend technical school, but it’s the innovative minds and free thinkers found on a university
campus that will be the company creators and highly skilled employees. What makes RTP great is its proximity to some of the best uni-versities in the country. RTP, the economic model that transformed North Carolina from a textile and tobacco state into a research and technology marvel, thrives from public sup-port for higher education. The UNC System is still recovering from $400 million cuts from two years ago. This current budgetary insult has Tom Ross, president of the UNC System, up in arms.
“I worry about the impact additional re-ductions will have on our ability to provide high-quality educational opportunities … to assist in North Carolina’s economic recovery,” Ross said in a statement Wednesday regarding McCrory’s proposed budget.
The chancellors of each UNC System uni-versity will be responsible for deciding where to make cuts to meet McCrory’s new budget. Maybe Chancellor Woodson will read our editorials.
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Ishan RavalDeputy Viewpoint Editor
BY PATRICK WHALEY
Do you agree with Gov. Pat McCrory’s new
budget which would cut $138 million from UNC System schools?
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“I feel like this should be discussed with the UNC school system students. Let them have a say in it.”
Shaun Rossfreshman, agriculture education
“Spending takes tax money or debt, yet education is something we should strive for. The question is are you willing to pay for? You the taxpayer pay for it eventually.”
Stephen Christiefreshman, industrial design
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Young LeeAssociate Features Editor
Tomas Kubinek, a per-former based out of New York City, calls himself a “certified lunatic and master of the im-possible.” While what he per-formed on the stage of Titmus Theater may not have been impossible, per se, Kubinek and Arts N.C. State provided a more personal show than what many students are used to seeing from computer and television screens.
Featuring magic tricks, vaudeville acts, storytelling, foolery, dramatic physical comedy, singing and funny interactions with audience members, many students found Kubinek ’s perfor-mance hard to describe.
Tracy Anderson, a graduate student in communication, attended Kubinek’s perfor-mance Saturday and invited her friend Michael Jones, a senior in physics.
“[The performance] was very interactive for the audi-ence,” Anderson said. “It’s kind of like improv [come-dy] in a way. It’s very wacky. There’s physical comedy be-cause what he does with his body is very comical. And it was goofy, innocent and natural.”
Jones said he enjoyed the show because while it re-minded him of many com-edy shows, Kubinek’s show was less “raunchy and po-litical.” Instead, Jones said Kubinek provided a form of humor that was more direct and honest.
“We’re all more used to digital media, so when he was out there and grabbing peoples’ hands and invad-ing peoples’ space with his person, it was all really en-tertaining because we didn’t know what to expect,” Jones said.
During one part of his per-formance, Kubinek invited a member of the audience to give him a piggyback ride. Afterwards, the audience member helped Kubinek strap himself into a harness hung from the theater ceiling which Kubinek used to swing
around on while flapping yel-low “wings” strapped to his back.
While the cord that al-lowed Kubinek to offer the audiences an illusion of flight was visible to every member of the audience, Kubinek said it represented a type of purity he hopes his show exemplifies and is something that sepa-rates his show from many others.
“I’ve seen a lot of really amazingly produced shows on Broadway or in Las Vegas or on the West End, and a lot of it is icing on the cake,” Ku-binek said. “But I want to get to the core of what is happen-ing which is heart-based and happening in the air between the artist and the audience. You don’t need a fog machine or projections. It’s easy to get lost behind the gadgetry and production values. I like to strip it right down.”
During many parts of his performance, Kubinek stood in the middle of the audience, on top of seats. Anderson said during those times it was hard to deny that the experi-ence was more intimate than what she had seen of perfor-mances on YouTube.
“The basis of any type of performance or theater is the magic environment that is created, which we go through together as audience mem-bers and artist,” Kubinek said. “A lot of web-based stuff can keep you engaged and you can look anything up and you feel like you’re experiencing things, and it’s great, but on another level, it’s just as flat as a screen and as deep as it is in terms of actual human experience.”
Kubinek said he hopes his show gets across the impor-tance of direct human inter-action.
“You can meet a partner on the internet and you can see a photo and a write-up of them but it’s not the same as walking with them or sharing silence or feeling chemistry with them or smelling what they smell like,” Kubinek said.
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Timberlake’s return just short of a perfect visionGrant GoldenCorrespondent
It’s been nearly seven years since the world heard new music from Justin Timber-lake, the boy band sensation turned multimedia mogul. Taking a hiatus after 2006’s FutureSex/LoveSounds, Timberlake stayed busy by expanding his acting career and opening new business ventures like a New York res-taurant and the revitalization of Myspace.
However, with Timber-lake’s new album, The 20/20 Experience, this pop genius has teamed up with pro-ducer Timbaland once again to produce one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year.
The 20/20 Experience is an expansive project filled with sprawling production that runs the musical gamut. From Bollywood-inspired R&B tunes like “Don’t Hold the Wall” to the funky, soul-ful opener that’s lined with drug-addled metaphors, “Pusher Love Girl,” Timber-
lake crafts ambitious songs that feel well worth the wait.
There’s a clear sense of mat-uration within this album. While previous releases have focused on bringing out the club-bangers, The 20/20 Ex-perience focuses more on the jazzy soul that’s been brought to the forefront of contempo-rary R&B.
20/20 builds upon the strong futuristic-pop foun-dation that J.T. and Timbal-and established in FutureSex/LoveSounds. Each track i s def ined by a dense musical pal-let, soaring strings and explosive horns blend beautifully with the tight hip-hop style production.
Track s l i ke s ta ndout “Strawberry Bubblegum” delve into psychedelic-soul
territory. Timberlake is a modern-day Michael Jack-son as he croons and pines for a pretty girl to be the strawberry bubblegum to his blueberry lollipop. Clocking in at more than seven min-utes, much like most of the album’s track, “Strawberry Bubblegum” travels through multiple soundscapes for an adventurous and engaging listen.
The album is lined with subtle references to Timber-lake’s previous work, showing the depth and focus within this album. The “pops” of “Strawberry Bubblegum” feel like a nod to the N’Sync clas-
sic s whi le “That Girl” beckons to “take it to the bridge” much l ike “SexyBack.”
Timber-lake’s hiatus came from a
desire to wait until he could put out music he truly loves, and 20/20 is an album that’s brimming with the passion he was waiting for.
However, that passion may not always translate as well as hoped. While it’s clear that Justin was setting out to make an album that far exceeded expectations, one can’t help but feel like it’s a simple victory lap. While “Let the Groove Get In” displays the diversity found within Timberlake’s inf luences, boasting vivacious Latin rhythms, the lyrical content feels phoned in.
Another example of this comes in the eight grand min-utes of “Mirrors,” a track that feels like a Top 40 smash that drags on a bit too long. While “Mirrors” showcases more of the emotional breadth that brought him to fame in the first place, the chorus feels like it was ripped from a Katy Perry song and the rest feels like a watered down “Cry Me A River.”
Aside from the unneces-sarily lengthy tracks, The 20/20 Experience feels like a proclamation that Timber-lake is aiming to reclaim his spot at the top of the ever-changing pop game. While some tracks like “Spaceship
Coup” fall into ridiculous re-frains about sex on the moon, there’s an equal amount of jaw-dropping moments that make listeners remember why they were so excited about this album in the first place.
“That Girl” feels reminis-cent of the fellow returning R&B master D’Angelo and “Blue Ocean Floor” could easily be viewed as a nod towards the obviously influ-
ential Frank Ocean with its backwards synths and slow-brooding build.
Ultimately, The 20/20 Ex-perience is an invigorating lis-tening experience, and if you turn on the blinders to the unnecessary extravagance, you can find some incredible pop songs that truly push the genre forward.
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with most other things in Charlottesville, blends in perfectly with the communi-ty. The seven-year-old arena, like the campus, is understat-ed and, at a capacity of 14,593, is a significant increase over University Hall. The Cava-liers do not always sell out, but the crowd is typically boisterous. The noisy crowd is a big reason why basketball teams who travel to Charlot-tesville often go home with a loss to show for the trip.
Runner-up: Clemson (Lit-tlejohn Coliseum)
Worst ArenaWake Forest (Lawrence
Joel Veterans Memorial Coli-seum)
Entering the middle of the second decade in the 21st cen-tury, it is hard to fathom any-one actually operating a mo-tor vehicle indoors. Yet, the Demon Deacon mascot duly enters the arena and rides
onto the court on a mo-torcycle for every home game, while also idling during the announce-ments for the starting line-ups. The episode seldom gets the support-ers who bother to show up worked into frenzy.
In all honesty, it is hard to discern at this point if the listlessness is based on numbness to having seen too many poor displays over the years, complete apathy for head coach Jeff Bzdelik’s program, or a unique combination of the two. Opened in 1989, Joel Coliseum straddles the sad balance of being too young to justify being replaced and being too old to have modern amenities or charm.
Runner-up: Florida State (Tucker Center)
feature, driving the ball down the field and moving around in the pocket.”
Aside from Bible, Glennon also received help from for-mer Pack wide receivers T.J. Graham of the Buffalo Bills, Jay Smith and Super Bowl champion Torry Holt.
“[Holt is] so experienced, even I can take away some of the points from him be-cause obviously he’s a poten-tial hall of fame player. He did the right things in the NFL,” Glennon said. “He gives me advice here and
there, although it might not be quarterback-specific, just how to handle myself at the next level.”
Wolff said he wanted to participate in the workout to help keep other seniors, such as Mario Carter and C.J. Wil-son, motivated throughout the workout. Wolff also said he will participate in five in-dividual workouts with sev-eral NFL teams in Raleigh.
Unlike his counterparts in the secondary, Wilson was not invited to the combine, which placed much more emphasis on his Pro Day workout.
“I felt like it was another
opportunity where I can showcase my talent that God’s blessed me with and show them what I’ve got,” Wilson said. “I took full ad-vantage of the opportunity today. I felt like I did the best I could. That’s what’s impor-tant to me.”
Wilson also caught the at-tention of the Jacksonville Jaguars organization. Wolff was interviewed by Jaguars representatives following his workout.
“They asked me some personal questions,” Wil-son said. “They asked me questions about my family and how’s my family doing,
things of that nature. The best thing to do is to keep it honest with them, you know. Everything’s fine and leave it at that.”
The seniors on the offensive line, R.J. Mattes, Zach Allen and Camden Wentz also par-ticipated in drills under the instruction of a representa-tive from the New England Patriots.
Prospects are down to their final opportunities to im-press an NFL club with in-dividual workouts. The NFL Draft takes place April 25-27 in New York City.
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history competing versus each other, with the Pack holding a 6-1 edge in the se-ries.
Most recently, the two schools split two games of a home-and-home during
the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, which were Herb Sendek’s first two teams at N.C. State to reach the NCAA Tournament. Before that, the Wolfpack won back-to-back matchups over Temple dur-ing Jim Valvano’s final two seasons in Raleigh (1988-89 and 1989-90) when the Owls were led by John Chaney and featured one its greatest play-
ers in school history, Mark Macon.
N.C. State is continuing its return to relevance under Gottfried. The Pack’s second year coach is 48-23 overall in Raleigh and is only the third coach in ACC history to take his first two teams to the NCAA Tournament (along with Bill Guthridge and Roy Williams of North Carolina).
“[N.C. State] has done a phenomenal job of helping to build our program,” Gott-fried said. “So I am excited about [the overall record]. I am excited about some of the things we have accomplished here.”
“I am excited about play-ing,” Gottfried said. “I believe we can play with anybody, and we can beat anybody.”
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INSIDE• Page 5: A review Justin Timberlake’s new
album, 20/20
Rob McLamb Staff Writer
In its effort to bring you all the comings and goings of the N.C. State men’s basketball team, Technician staff writers have traveled the highways and byways to witness the action firsthand. Today we bring you the ratings of all the campuses, facilities, and, perhaps most importantly, the food the good people of Technician have en-countered along the way.
Best CampusVirginiaNear the Blue Ridge Moun-
tains, the University of Virginia sets the bar high for other ACC schools in terms of natural beau-ty. The campus is gorgeous yet understated, and it meshes well with the surrounding area. The campus is also easily accessible and subtly hints that blending in with the community is of huge importance.
Runner-up: Maryland
Worst CampusGeorgia TechTo be fair, Georgia Tech is
nestled right off the highway in At-lanta, so that does not lend itself to having much natural beauty. The biggest problem is that most things school-related are lined along a street, so there is not only a lack of
open room, but there is much walk-ing required. The school provides parking but, like most things in life, it is not free.
Runner-up: Clemson
Best ArenaVirginia (John Paul Jones Arena)The John Paul Jones Arena, along
Rob McLambStaff Writer
N.C. State returns to the NCAA Tournament for a sec-ond straight season Friday at 1:40 p.m. in Dayton, Ohio. The eighth-seeded Wolfpack will play the ninth-seeded Temple Owls in a game that will nation-ally broadcast on TBS, with the winner of this matchup to face the survivor of the game between top-seed Indiana and 16th seed James Madison, who defeated LIU-Brooklyn, 68-55, Wednes-day night.
Temple will enter the tourna-ment with a 23-9 record on the season, 11-5 in the Atlantic 10 conference. The Owls earned several marquee victories dur-ing the regular season, including wins versus Villanova and Syra-cuse, while suffering some tough setbacks to high profile opposi-tion, including single-digit losses at Xavier and at St. Joseph’s.
This is the Owls’ 30th overall appearance in the NCAA Tour-nament, and sixth straight berth for the Owls under the leadership of Philadelphia coaching legend, and native son, Fran Dunphy. Dunphy is in his sixth season at Temple after coaching Penn of the Ivy League for 17 seasons. He also was an assistant for several seasons La Salle before coming to Temple.
Temple is led by senior guard Khalif Wyatt, who averages 19.8 points and 4.1 assists per game. Wyatt is one of three players on the squad to posts double-figure averages in scoring, and he has N.C. State head coach Mark Gottfried’s attention.
“I think they have an elite player, elite level, high level guy in Khalif Wyatt,” Gottfried said
Sunday after the NCAA Tourna-ment pairings were announced. “He is a combo, point guard, off-guard. He is a terrif ic player.” Senior forward and Philadelphia-native Scootie Randall provides Dunphy’s squad with 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per contest. Sophomore forward Anthony Lee also has posted solid numbers, aver-aging 10 points and seven rebounds in his 30 games played this season.
“They are very well-coached, beating Syracuse and Villanova in the non-conference, they play in a tremendous league with Butler, St. Louis and VCU,” Gottfried added. “[Temple is] a team that is proven and has done it all year long. They have played very well.”
State and Temple have a limited
COUNTDOWN• One day until the Wolfpack take on Temple in the
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Former Wolfpack stars impress scouts at Pro DayJeniece JamisonSports Editor
N.C. State seniors went into the next stage of an extended job interview for various National Football League organizations yesterday. Wolfpack football players, along with a few partici-pants from other local schools, participated in Pro Day.
Scouts from NFL teams, in-cluding the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Bron-cos and New York Jets, came to evaluate State’s prospects.
Graduate student quarterback Mike Glennon, junior safety Da-vid Amerson and senior safety Earl Wolff participated in po-sition drills at the event. Both were looking to improve on their draft stock following their per-formances at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Ind., which was held Feb. 23-26.
Glennon’s drills were scripted with the help of former N.C. State offensive coordinator Dana Bible. Glennon said he planned the routes thrown to accentuate his skill set.
“I think the thing we wanted to feature today was driving the ball down the field and me mov-ing around a little bit,” Glennon said. “I think one of my strengths is that I can drive the ball down the field.”
“A big misconception of me is that I can’t move around in the pocket,” Glennon said. “So that was two things that we wanted to
State looks to stifle Owls
JOHN JOYNER/TECHNICIANNorth Carolina sophomore guard P.J. Hairston dunks the ball during the basketball game against North Carolina in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill Saturday, Feb. 24, 2013. The Wolfpack fell to the Tar Heels 76-65.
CHRIS RUPERT/TECHNICIANFreshman guard Rodney Purvis dunks the ball on Jan. 12, 2013 in PNC Arena. The No. 20 Wolfpack defeated the No. 1 ranked and previously undefeated Blue Devils 84-76
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DID YOU KNOW?North Carolina is tied with Pennsylvania as the state with the most teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Both states have five schools competing in the tournament. The next closest states are California, Indiana and New York, each of whom have four schools each.
N.C. State athletes visit local elementary schoolsWolfpack student-athletes will travel to local elementary schools during the week of March 18-22 as part of their annual Wolfpack Blitz event. Wolfpack Blitz gives N.C. State student-athletes the opportunity to speak to students about developing good morals. The State athletes have the opportunity to read to students, get involved in physical education activities and speak at assemblies.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
ASPA institutes Academic All-Stars ProgramThe N.C. State Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes has started a new program named the Academic All-Stars Program. The purpose of the Academic All-Stars is to recognize the academic accomplishments of five Wolfpack student-athletes each month.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
ThursdayWOMEN’S TENNIS VS. UNCRaleigh, N.C., 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. RICHMOND, WNIT Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
SWIMMING AND DIVING, WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Indianapolis, Ind., All day
WRESTLING, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Des Moines, Iowa, All day
FridayMEN’S BASKETBALL, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUNDDayton, Ohio, 1:40 p.m.
