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The biannual Col-lege Republi-can and College

Democrat debate series demonstrated that rep-resentatives of typically polarized ideologies on campus could find soli-darity on at least one is-sue.

Both organizations stood in disagreement with Senate bills 666 and 667, which could shorten the early voting period and deny families the opportunity to claim de-pendents that vote at an address other than that of the family claiming the deduction.

“I don’t like this bill,” Republican debater Giancarlo Lookman said. “Though I do agree with the fact that more stu-dents should be voting in the places where they’re going to move to later or where they have a big interest in, I don’t agree with the foundations of this bill. This bill doesn’t take a step in the right direction.”

The next morning, Watauga County Demo-cratic Party leadership gathered in Plemmons Student Union to an-nounce a campaign against potential laws in the General Assembly that could make it harder for students to vote near

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Editor’s Note: The following is the second part of a four-part series on the behind-the-scenes employees at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State University’s Water Plant Supervisor, Don Lusk, keeps students safe every day when he walks into work.

Lusk has worked at the uni-versity for 18 years and started in housing maintenance. Eventual-ly, he came across a job posting as an operator at Appalachian’s wa-ter plant, and through his quali-fications received the position as supervisor 12 years ago.

The job is heavily chemistry-based and requires three differ-ent levels of licensures, which took Lusk three years to achieve

in order to be qualified for his job.

Even though many students may dislike the chlorine taste from the fountains, Lusk de-fends this chemical by explain-ing the benefits of having it in our water systems.

“Chlorine keeps bacteria from growing, so it is the lesser of two evils,” Lusk said. “And it’s kind of a juggling act for us to not let the chlorine levels get too high or too low.”

This plant operates 365 days out of the year and is continu-ously motoring Appalachian’s water systems. There is a lot that can go wrong that Lusk said never leaves his mind, even when

Water plant supervisor keeps Appalachian water safe, clean

(Top Left) Boone Town Mayor Loretta Clawson and (Top Right) Boone Town Councilman and Appalachian alumnus Andy Ball address the kick-off press conference for the College Democrat-sponsored ‘I Vote’ campaign Wednesday in Plemmons Student Union. (Bottom Right) Members of the College Republicans react to a statement made by a College Democrat at the debate on Tuesday evening.

campus.Mollie Clawson,

president of the College Democrats, presented a firm stance against the bills, saying that “voters choose politicians, poli-ticians don’t choose vot-ers.”

“It really scares me to death that students’ rights would be taken away, because I have

fought for years in this town to make sure that students had the right to vote,” Mayor Loretta Clawson said. “I cannot believe what is happen-ing in Raleigh right now.”

Boone Town Council-member Andy Ball said the bills infringe upon the voters’ rights by mak-ing it harder to vote.

“It’s putting more ber-

ries in place,” Ball said.Attendance at the con-

ference was sparse, with mostly College Demo-crats present; however, members of local press were on hand to cover the event.

“I do think that [the press conference] will make a difference, but we have to stand up,” Loretta Clawson said.

“[Students] have to stand up; we have to stand up as elected leaders.”

Ball said there will be a photo shoot for people to come in and take pictures holding signs in support of the “I Vote” campaign.

“This is just incredible to me, to see this hap-pening in this wonderful state,” Loretta Clawson said.

by NINA MASTANDREAIntern News Reporter

The Department of Math-ematical Sciences will offer a one-semester-hour course for transfer students that enter Ap-palachian with three semester-hours of quantitative literacy starting spring 2014.

“This way, students can take just the right amount of classes without having to spend extra time in a class that they really don’t need,” said Kristin Hyle, assistant director at the Office of General Education. “It also helps because the time that a student may devote to a four-semester-hour class, they can use to take a class in their ma-jor.”

The available courses will in-clude versions of MAT 1010 and STT 1810.

“The classes are open to transfer students, and transfer students only,” said Rick Klima, assistant chairperson of the De-partment of Mathematical Sci-ences. “Both courses will house about 100 seats, and are for those that are looking to com-plete that last hour of quanta-tive literacy without having to take another whole course.”

The Office of General Educa-tion decided to begin the proj-ect because of the large volume of student requests, Hyle said.

“Over 100 students a year come to Appalachian with only one semester hour to go,” Klima said. “We need to start tending to those that come from other colleges.”

Though the development of

such classes is still underway, it will not be until spring 2015 that the courses will have an of-ficial number and title.

In order to be considered of-ficial, new classes undergo a multi-step process. Prospective math courses must pass through the College of Arts and Science, the General Education Council and the Academic Policies and Programs Council.

The Office of General Edu-cation plans to begin sending emails to inform students if they have one semester-hour left of quantitative literacy starting next year.

Appalachian to offer single semester-hour quantitative literacy courses to transfers

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Town council opposes tax distribution

changeby CHELSEY FISHER

Managing Editor

Watauga County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday night to change the sales tax distribution for the county, even though it was op-posed by Boone Town Council.

The commissioners proposed the change after the town council ap-proved the housing ordinances last month. These changes will not be official until May 1, so the town and county have time to come to an agreement.

The changes will go into effect July 1 if they are not changed be-fore the May 1 deadline.

The new sales tax distribution will be ad valorem. This method favors areas that pay more in prop-erty taxes, according to the Watau-ga Democrat. The current method used is called the per capita meth-od, which benefits areas with larger populations.

If implemented, the Town of Boone will lose $2 million in rev-enue. This cut will make it more difficult for the town to provide services to residents of Boone, ac-cording to a statement released by the town council.

During 2008-09, two-thirds of the sales tax in Watauga County came from Boone, according to the statement.

Boone receives 25 percent of the revenue from the sale taxes with the current distribution method. If the new method is implemented, Boone would only receive 12 per-cent of the revenue, according to the statement.

Thirty-two percent of Boone property does not pay taxes because it is either a government entity or a non-profit, including Appalachian State University. But these orga-nizations still use the services pro-vided by taxes such as police, the fire department and snow removal, according to the statement.

During a town council meet-ing April 16, the council asked for mediation between them and the county commissioners in a closed session.

The county commissioners re-jected the invitation, according to the statement.

The county commissioners said the meeting would be a violation of North Carolina’s open records law, but the town cited a 2006 N.C. Court of Appeals case between Asheville and Buncombe County that said if a lawsuit was threat-ened, there could be mediation in a closed session.

Commissioner Chairman Na-than Miller threatened a lawsuit against the town in the Watauga Democrat, according to the state-ment.

“We are very disappointed that the Watauga County Commis-sioners rejected our invitation to participate in a mediation to try to resolve the county’s threat to sue the Town of Boone to challenge the recently enacted ordinance, which was designed to increase housing opportunities for moder-ate-income people in Boone,” ac-cording to the statement.

The town said that a compro-mise could easily be reached, so long as the county wanted to reach one as well.

“If the county commission ma-jority actually wanted to reach a compromise that met the legiti-mate goals of both entities, it could

Appalachian State University’s Water Plant Supervisor Don Lusk has held his position of keeping the campus safe from toxic chemicals in the university water supply for 12 years. Lusk holds three levels of licensures to stay qualified for the job.

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A new one-semester-hour course will be offered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences for students who enter Appalachian with three semester hours of math cred-its in spring 2014.

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Appalachian State Uni-versity’s LGBT Center sponsored a discussion on sexual assault in the LGBT community to raise aware-ness and prevention Monday night.

The discussion started with an interactive period dealing with what consti-tutes intimate partner vio-lence.

Karen Arthur, graduate student in the clinical men-tal health counsel, led the presentation with Angela Brooks-Livingston, an Ap-palachian alumna and em-ployee of Daymark Recovery Services.

“There are a lot of people who are excited about this discussion because it is the first event we have had that is of this nature,” said Elaine Blevins, a senior anthropol-ogy major and a key part of organizing the event.

Ben Wacker, a junior French and education ma-

LGBT Sexual Assault Discussion offers help for community victims, spreads awareness

jor, said that sexual assault in awareness for non-hetero-sexual relationships is very important.

“This is an important event for LGBT because it brings awareness to an issue that some people don’t al-ways look into,” Wacker said. “The truth is that violence exists in all relationships.”

The attendees of the dis-cussion were all engaged and were eager to ask questions.

Arthur and Brooks-Liv-ingston talked about statis-tics regarding sexual assault in the LGBT community and spoke of the myths that exist in discussions of vio-lence in LGBT relationships.

“It is a very difficult topic to discuss for a lot of people,” Arthur said. “But it is very important for our campus community to address sexual assault in diverse communi-ties where perhaps the ex-posure isn’t at a level that it should be.”

At the conclusion of the discussion, Arthur presented all of the options for anyone

in the community suffering from any form of sexual as-sault.

Legal options as well as help lines and safe havens for discussions and advice were provided.

Arthur said that the event went well and that is should open up healthy discussion regarding sexual assault in

the LGBT community and beyond on Appalachian’s campus.

“It is very important for us to continue to discuss and be aware of violence of all kinds,” Arthur said. “No one in the LGBT community or anywhere else deserves to be forced to live in fear of vio-lence in their relationship.”

Graduate student Karen Arthur presents at the LGBT Center-sponsored discussion on sexual harassment.

Mark Kenna | The Appalachian

easily have done so without resorting to threats and ac-tions explicitly stated by Commissioner Miller as intended to ‘penalize’ the town,” according to the statement. “The town is

still open to reaching such a solution.”

The town said they will reconsider allowing other municipalities to use the second water intake proj-ect Boone is currently funding and allowing the long-term leases of county recreational programs if the tax redistribution goes into effect.

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he is not at work.“We take our job pret-

ty seriously,” Lusk said. “Water can cause people to get sick if not properly treated.”

Lusk works 40 hours a week using high-tech equipment such as the membrane filtration sys-tem, which uses micro-scopic membranes to filter out pollutants.

Lusk has lived in Boone his whole life and lives on a farm that has been in his family for six generations. Between work and a wife and two daughters to take care of, he tries to find the time to ride his Har-ley Davidson Super Glide around Boone.

Occasionally, Lusk will lead tours of the water

plants for teachers and students in the science-related fields.

Being that the universi-ty is known for their many sustainability programs, it came as no surprise to Lusk in 2003 when Ap-palachian implemented a water usage program.

“When App started a program that used low-flow flush meters and shower heads, they cut their use of 800,000 gal-lons of water a day to half-a-million gallons a day,” Lusk said.

Physical Plant Director Mike O’Connor knows how important Lusk’s work is to the university.

“[Lusk] ensures that we have great quality wa-ter 24/7,” O’Connor said. “[This is a] major [util-ity] we take for granted, and yet folks have no idea what it takes to keep these operations up and running to support the campus.”

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Mayor Loretta Clawson reads the town council statement.Chelsey Fisher | The Appalachian

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by EMMA SPECKMANA&E Reporter

Entropy Dance Crew

will host their second an-nual “Dance For a Dif-ference“ showcase this Saturday at 7 p.m. in Legends.

The showcase includes performances by dance groups from all over North Carolina, includ-ing UNC Chapel Hill’s Kamikazi, Momentum Crew from Wake For-est, Appalachian State University’s App Khi Bhangra, the High Country Cloggers and many more.

Proceeds and donations from the weekend events will go toward the West-ern Youth Network, a prevention and interven-tion program for youth in the High Country.

Last year’s showcase benefitted the Hospital-ity House and raised ap-proximately $1,000.

“We use our dance to give back,” said junior

Second annual ‘Dance for a Difference’ to be held at Legends

psychology major Josh Carr, who founded En-tropy Dance Crew in 2011.

In its early days, the group was small and rela-tively unknown on cam-pus.

“It’s exploded,” Carr. said “We’re only 2 and

a half years old. It’s still very fresh.”

“Dance for a Dif-ference” has developed greatly since last year, Carr said.

“Last year Legends was almost full,” he said. “It’s kind of amazing how that one came together.”

Junior dance studies major Jane Bowers practices for the Entropy Dance Crew’s second annual ‘Dance For a Difference.’ The showcase will be held in Leg-ends on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Brandon Norris | Courtesy Photo

by LOVEY COOPERSenior A&E Reporter

Every third Saturday in April since 2007, Record Store Day has been celebrated through the release of exclusive collectable vi-nyl records, special performances, sales and festivities at media out-lets worldwide.

Famous bands release limited-edition records on Record Store Day and distribute them ran-domly to participating shops. The result is a mixed bag of both pop-ular and unheard-of music spread out among the stores.

“It’s a clusterbomb,” said Kevin Frith, owner of Fat Cats Books, Music and Video.

Boone’s Fat Cats, an official Record Store Day host location, will also host live, local music in and around their shop all day Sat-

International Record Store Day celebrated in Booneurday in order to tie records sales with the Boone-area music scene.

“It’s one of the bigger days we have, and people really come out of the woodwork,” Frith said.

He hopes to use the store’s commercial success on this day, which initially caught him by surprise on the first Record Store Day, as a springboard to promote Boone-area music.

“A few of the people who are playing have voiced their frustra-tion that they haven’t been able to get a foot in the door to play around here,” Frith said. “I’ve al-ways been surprised that [Boone] is such a closed market for mu-sic. There are so many interesting people around here. I don’t un-derstand it.”

The musical lineup for the day was organized by Fat Cats em-ployee Evan Schantz, who will

also perform alongside local hip-hop act C. Shreve the Professor. C. Shreve the Professor is fronted by Chris Shreve, a lecturer at Ap-palachian State University, who stepped in to help find and pro-vide equipment for musical acts at the last minute.

“He really made this thing happen in a short period of time,” Schantz said.

The day is usually extremely busy for Boone in terms of record sales, with many customers com-ing to the stores without having stepped in them before.

A number of uneasy factors play into the town’s events for the weekend, one of which is that the weekend falls on counterculture holiday 4/20, an aspect that the promoters have emphasized on flyers and posters.

“It’s just a coincidence, but

there could be a lot of nonsense going on,” Frith said.

Another aspect organizers have had to consider is the town noise ordinances that are often more rigorously enforced on days like 4/20.

At Fat Cats, where the music is extended to surrounding busi-nesses as well, the police keep a watchful eye on the crowds. Last year, a few hundred people at-tended the store’s events, Frith said.

For the organizers, the week-end’s events serve as a reminder that local music and record stores are still in existence.

“Vinyl is alive and well,” Schantz said. “People just need to show their love.”

For a schedule of performances and deals, search for Boone on re-cordstoreday.com.

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by COLIN MOOREA&E Reporter

Editor’s Note: The following reflects the opinions of the author.

Before the release of “Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze,” most critics interpreted Kurt Vile as a ste-reotypical stoner/drifter.

This interpretation mostly fit the low-key, shimmering acous-tic rock Vile released under his name.

Albums like the critically ac-claimed “Smoke Ring for My Halo” projected a lonely, slightly paranoid persona, augmented by Vile’s rambling lyrics and hazy, lo-fi production.

On “Pretty Daze,” however, Vile stepped it up a notch, de-livering an assured, confident collection of breezy folk that proves he’s got a little more up his sleeve.

For one, the songs on this al-bum aren’t afraid to unfurl be-yond typical pop-song length. Four of the album’s tracks clock in at more than seven minutes, with the opening and closing tracks reaching around 10 min-utes.

Where a song like the semi-title-track “Wakin’ on a Pretty Day” might have served as a shorter interlude on previous albums, here it’s stretched out to an atmospheric slow-burn.

The result is an album heavy on sustained mood, but it’s de-cidedly upbeat, vivid and color-ful.

Musically, “Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze” works best as background sound. Its dreamy vibe is un-obtrusive and executed exceed-ingly well, making it perfect for summer drives.

Upon closer inspection, “Pretty Daze” is a multifaceted record, carrying often-heavy lyrical themes about integrity in art and everyday life.

This concept elevates “Pretty Daze” above the drifting ston-er-friendly sound of Vile’s past, revealing him as a true power-house songwriter.

“Was All Talk,” driven by an insistent rhythm that gives en-ergetic life to Vile’s guitar ar-peggios, directly addresses the unfairness of a perceived slacker persona.

The bare, drum-less “Too Hard” is a manifesto of sorts for intentional living coexisting with moments of spontaneity and whimsy.

The 10-minute closer “Gold-tone” is one of Vile’s best songs to date. Its chiming, carefree chord progression belies the song’s message of deep commit-ment to making meaningful art.

Vile breaks up these longer, more introspective stretches with fantastic rockers like “KV Crimes” and “Shame Chamber.”

Both of these songs deal with similar subject matter but pres-ent it with a revved-up energy akin to both early Lou Reed and modern garage rockers like Ty Segall.

“Pretty Daze” is not an eas-ily pigeonholed record, which is likely exactly what Vile in-tended.

The widescreen production is saturated with a kind of sunny psychedelic, and Vile’s vocal melodies resemble classic coun-try more often than not.

It’s saying something that this album sustains a consistent, expressive atmosphere over its massive 70-minute running time.

“Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze” is likely too long and repetitive to appeal to all listeners, but it stands as an impressive, cohe-sive statement from an artist clearly bent on making a name for himself.

Kurt Vile’s album is

expansive mood music

by R. SCOTT MORRISA&E Editor

Author and humor-ist Garrison Keillor told stories from his

life and performed songs at “An Evening with Garrison Keillor: A Brand New Ret-rospective” on Tuesday at the Holmes Convocation Center.

This was the final event of this year’s Performing Arts Series.

The event, hosted in col-laboration with the Appa-lachian Popular Program-ming Society’s Heritage Council, began with a per-formance by the Mountain Home Bluegrass Boys, a bluegrass band that per-forms as a member of the non-profit organization Mountain Home Music.

Mountain Home Mu-sic founder and executive director Joe Shannon in-troduced the band and per-formed in two of their five songs, including one song dedicated to Boston.

After the band com-pleted their five-song set, Joe Shannon came back onstage to introduce the second opening band, the Forget-Me-Nots.

The Forget-Me-Nots include band members Willa Finck, Maura Shawn Scanlin and Ledah Finck on violins, as well as David Finck on backup guitar.

The band played three songs, each of which was

Acclaimed author, humorist Garrison Keillor visits, sings with Appalachian

an original piece written by one of the band’s vio-linists. After their set, they received a standing ovation from the crowd.

That’s when Keillor took the stage.

Instead of introducing himself, Keillor began by leading the audience in singing the songs “America

the Beautiful” and “Home on the Range.”

“Isn’t that a great song?” Keillor asked the audience between verses of “Home on the Range.” “It’s in praise of flat places.”

After the song conclud-ed, Keillor told stories and anecdotes from his own life, beginning with things

he’d supposedly learned af-ter turning 70 years old.

“A person ought to learn something by the age of 70, and I have learned a few things,” Keillor said. “I have learned… acts have their consequences. Step on a crack, break your mother’s back. Nobody knows why it happens, but it does.”

Interspersed between his stories, Keillor broke into numerous other songs, some of which he’d written himself.

“Why a person lives to be the age of 70 is to become a repository of old jokes,” Keillor said. “I guess that’s why you’ve come here, is to see that.”

Joining him on stage were pianists Richard Dworsky and Rob Fisher, as well as singer Christine DiGiallonardo, who Keillor claimed his daughter loved more than Lady Gaga.

During the course of the night, Keillor spoke often about his young daughter, whom Keillor had at the age of 55. He also recited poetry and sonnets and spoke about his past experi-ences as a young man, with an occasional reference to Lake Wobegon, Minn., the fictional town where the majority of Keillor’s books are set and where Keillor also claims to be his home-town.

Instead of having the customary intermission, Keillor instead proposed a “standing intermission,” where the remaining audi-ence stood and sang songs while those who needed to get up and move around were allowed to.

Keillor concluded the event with a duet between DiGiallonardo and himself of the hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” by Robert Robinson.

Garrison Keillor sings hymns with his audience during a standing intermission at his show ‘A Brand New Retrospective’ on Tuesday night at Holmes Convoca-tion Center. Keillor, known for his NPR program ‘A Prairie Home Companion,’ shared stories from his life after the event began with a performance by the Mountain Home Bluegrass Boys.

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Goals for the next “Dance for a Difference” are even higher.

“Next year we’re shoot-ing for Farthing,” Carr said. “There are 1,734 seats in Farthing Audito-rium. Legends can safely hold up to 1,000 people.”

In addition to the show-case, the hip-hop dance crew will also provide two dance workshops in the Varsity Gymnasium for dancers and non-dancers alike later.

The Friday workshop will be hosted from 2-6 p.m. by Entropy dancers and the Sunday work-shop will be taught by visiting dancers and be-gins at 10:45 a.m. and lasts until 4:45 p.m.

“If you enjoy dancing, we want you there,” said crew member David Ru-dow.

Rudow, a sophomore interdisciplinary studies major, played a major role in the advertising process for “Dance for a Differ-ence.”

“I took an arts man-agement and promotions class, which gave me a good idea of how to pro-mote events like this,” Rudow said.

Graphic design ma-jor Brandon Norris has worked with Entropy since their formation, de-signing their T-shirts and flyers.

Norris also created their iconic “E” logo, which is used on the tees.

Not a dancer himself, Norris said he prefers watching the dances and is looking forward to the show. Norris also works behind-the-scenes, pro-viding the logistics that help the showcase week-end run smoothly.

“We provide accom-modations – hotel stays and food – for dance crews, which a lot of peo-ple don’t,” Norris said.

After the showcase, guests and dancers are in-vited to attend the after-party from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Char.

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ppalachian ewsA N‘Gasland’ next Sustainability film“GASLAND”, the next Sustainability Film Series presentation will be shown April 23 at 7 p.m. in the I.G. Greer Auditorium. The screening will be free and open to the public.“Gasland”, an award winning documentary investigation into the truth about environmental impacts of hydraulic fractur-ing, called “fracking,” for natural gas. Filmmaker Josh Fox embarks on this journey after being asked to lease his land for drilling. Gasland was an OSCAR nominee in 2011 for Best Documentary. This film is hosted by the Sustainable Development program.The spring Sustainability Film Series is designed to raise awareness of current environmental issues and help provide solutions. Each film will be followed by a panel discussion with local activists, community leaders, academics and students who will answer questions and discuss ways of personally getting involved on local, national and international levels.The fourth annual Sustainability Film Series continues January 29 with films focusing on issues relating to sustainability. The Department of Geology, Belk Library, Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS), and the Office of Sustainabil-ity sponsor the series. ‘Thank you’ to the series’ generous sponsors.‘Girls on the Run 5k’ set for May 4Registration is open for the ZAP Fitness Girls on the Run 5K to be held on May 4 at 10 a.m. The non-competitive run will begin at Appalachian State University’s Kidd Brewer Football stadium and follow a mostly flat course through campus. The event is sponsored by Appalachian’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Institute for Health and Hu-man Services. This is the first time that the 5K is open to the public as a community event since Girls on the Run of the High Country started in 2009. Director Mary Sheryl Horine explains, “This is such a fun and energetic event; we wanted to be able to share it with the larger community. We’ve kept the registration fee very low hoping that kids, families and Appalachian students will want to join us and get active on a beautiful Saturday spring morning.” To register, please visit http://gotr.appstate.edu/5K Anyone under the age of 14 will need a running buddy to register and run with them. Regis-tration fees are $15 and include a T-shirt if fees are received by April 17. Registration will also be accepted on the day of the event starting at 8 a.m. In addition to the run, there will also be warm-up activities, a happy hair station, an art table, visits from Yosef and the Appalachian cheerleading team and food provided by Earth Fare, Chili’s and Panera Bread. For more information on this event or volunteering for Girls on the Run, please visit www.gotr.appstate.edu or contact Mary Sheryl Horine at Appalachian’s Institute for Health and Hu-man Services at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. ACT to sponsor May eventAppalachian & the Community Together (ACT) at Appalachian State University will sponsor an International ASE May Break event May 13-28, in Thailand and Ghana. Sign up now in the new ACT Outreach Center located in Plemmons Student Union. A $500 deposit and your ID is required.APPS Films ready for spring showingsThe Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Films Council is pleased to announce its remaining schedule for the Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G. Greer SuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed movies of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, and a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy, reflect some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the tales of unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1. Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema Popular Film Series: (All Showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m., except where otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 18-20 - Rise of the Guardians; April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies.Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at 7 p.m.; Admission $1.); April 17 and 19 - The Fox and the Hound (‘81); April 24 and 26 - Cinderella (’50); May 1 and 3 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show times are subject to change. If you would like to have some input on what movies are brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m. Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons Student Union. If you would like to suggest a film for viewing on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements for you to come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown.24th Morgan Lecture Series to startThe 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Series in the Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in coopera-tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24, to deliver a public lecture, The Chemistry of Food and Cooking. McGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining the chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium.Lastly, the committee is finalizing a visit to ASU by Dr. Jerry Coyne, Professor of Biology at the University of Chicago on Thursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored by the Departments of Biology, Geology and the External Grants Program from the UFC. He is the author of a textbook on speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evo-lution is True,” which is also the title of his extremely popular blog on science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne will give a scientific presentation on speciation (his research specialty) at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr. Coyne will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Science, Religion and the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union.Faculty Last Lecture set for April 22The Faculty Last Lecture will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. Nomina-tions are being collected from students for the Last Lecture.We will extend the invitation to speak at the Last Lecture event, which includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty members who have the most nominations. These invitations will go out to nominated faculty the first week of April. The Faculty Last lecture is an event based on the book The Last Lecture, written by Randy Paush. Paush was a professor

of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University who was dying of pancreatic cancer. On Sept. 18, 2007, he stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon Uni-versity to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” His lecture has become a phenomenon and the inspiration for this event.Homegrown Film Festival on May 1The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability in the High Country will be held May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway Ballroom, Room 420 Plemmons Student Union. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Sustainability endeavors are growing strong in the High Coun-try, where you share a rich history of working together to ensure that your mountain region will forever be a wonderful place to call home. The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some of these efforts through a series of eight mini-documentaries, each spotlighting local people and organizations, including: 350 Boone (climate change); Appalachian Mountain Brewery (small business sustainability); ASU Office of Sustainability (campus sustainability); Biophilic Art Installation (sustainability art); Blue Ridge Conservancy (land protection); Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (sustainable agriculture); Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation (sustainable tourism); and National Committee for the New River (water protection). At-tend for film, food and fun. Representatives of many of these organizations will be on hand to tell more about their work and how you can support it. This event is hosted by participants in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England (englandle@appstate.edu).Tom Moore 5K planned for May 4The 8th Annual Tom Moore 5K Run/Walk will take place Saturday, May 4, at the Boone Greenway Burnley-Clawson Park. If particpants register on or before May 1, the event will be $15. On the day of the event it will be $20. There will be a pasta dinner at F.A.R.M Café Friday, May 3, from 6-8 p.m. for early packet pick-up. This will be a pay as you can donation dinner to contribute to the Tom Moore 5K event as well as help F.A.R.M Café in their mission. Registration on the day of the event will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K will start promptly at 9 a.m. There will be long-sleeve t-shirts available to those who have registered on a first come, first serve, basis. After the race, there will be a raffle with lots of fun prizes and refresh-ments. Parking will be available at the Burnley-Clawson Lot.Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s dis-ease (HD) 10 years ago. Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which currently there is no cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to walk, talk and reason. Someone with HD will eventually rely on family members for his or her care. Huntington’s Disease does not affect just one person, but a whole family and community.One out of every 10,000 Americans has HD. After the onset of the disease someone usually only lives for 10-20 more years. The younger you are when onset occurs, the faster the disease progresses. The Huntington’s disease Society of America is a non-profit agency dedicated to finding a cure. They are here as support, guidance and a resources to families, friends and those with HD. All of the proceeds from this event will go to the society for research.For more information or to register for the event, go to 5k.appstate.edu.‘Persepolis’ discussion April 30A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be held April 30 at 6 p.m. in Room 114, Belk Library. Admission is free and open to the public.Students, faculty and community members are invited to read the graphic novel “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies of the book on 24-hour reserve. There will be a showing of the film “Persepolis” Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards.“Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Sa-trapi’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The film received numerous awards including being a co-winner of the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for many awards including a Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee Scherlen, who will also lead discussion on the film and book following the showing. Dr. Scherlen is a professor of political science at Appalachian State University; comparative politics, foreign policy, international politics, and gender are among her areas of specialization. The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with the ASU Humanities Council and the Muslim Students As-sociation, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program. This is the fourth in a series of programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim Journeys Program.Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi col-laborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique at-titude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic Revolution.The Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” and goes on to note: “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure of narrative, rarely found in modern cinema or indeed fiction: a gripping story of what it is like to grow from a lonely imaginative child into an adult, and to find this internal tumult matched by geo-political upheaval.”For more information contact Allan Scherlen, Belk Library, atscherlnag@appstate.edu.CU Thrive program for ASU studentsToday’s college students face unique challenges that when combined, can negatively impact their overall success. In order to succeed, students must find ways to successfully juggle their academic studies with their social life and financial responsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balanc-ing act would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress level to rise. The American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 per-cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it was “difficult to function” at some point during the past year. Depression can lead to lethargy, irritability, social isolation, and disturbances in eating and sleeping cycles. It takes a concerted campus effort to adequately address issues such as depression and the ways that it impacts our students.In response, ASU’s Counseling Center has teamed with

NAPSA to provide the campus community with a new web based resiliency program called CU Thrive. All currently enrolled ASU students are eligible to take part in this exciting opportunity! By utilizing the CU Thrive program, students will have access to a large database of helpful information. CU Thrive offers articles, videos, courses, and other information that will help students adjust to campus life, stay healthy, enhance study skills, and build relationships. And this is just a quick sampling of the types of topics covered by CU Thrive! You can set up your own account today using your App State username and password. Simply visit www.appstate.cuthrive.com/ for more information. The first 80 students who sign up for an account will automatically win a free t-shirt! Any ques-tions or comments may be directed to Mary Cantrell via email at mc74237@appstate.edu.Act Out hosting 2nd annual Farm DayIn celebration of Earth Week, ACT OUT is hosting its second annual Farm Day April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help local sustainable farms, such as Moretz’s Mountain Orchard, Horse Helpers, Spring House, and Foggy Likely Farm. For more information and to register for the event, please visit the ACT Outreach Center in Plemmons Student Union. Transporta-tion to and from the farms will be provided. Lunch will also be provided at each farm.Operation Medicine Cabinet plannedOperation Medicine Cabinet will take place April 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a time for a spring cleaning on your medicine cabinet. Operation Medicine Cabinet gives you an environmentally safe method of disposal of outdated, unused and unwanted over-the-counter and prescription drugs, sy-ringes and other medical supplies. Any prescription or over the counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. Clean out your medicine cabinet of outdated/unused prescription and over-the-counter meds. Bring to Plemmons Student Union Friday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. near info desk. If you miss this collection, participate in the Watauga County collec-tion on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations: Food Lion - Hwy 321 near WalMart; Food Lion - Hwy 421/Old Hwy 421; Food Lion - Blowing Rock; Foscoe Fire Dept (Hwy 105). These collections are held in coordination with Watauga County Sanitation Department’s Household Hazard-ous Waste Collection Day, Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Watauga County Landfill. Items include: paint, household batteries, niCad batteries, lead acid batteries (car batteries), antifreeze, ethylene gasoline, lighter fluid, solid and liquid pesticides, oxidizers, used oils, household cleaners and fluorescent lights.University Housing hosts ‘Last Lecture”University Housing is pleased to present the “Last Lecture.” This banquet-style event will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. in the Plemmons Student Union. It will be catered by Casa Rustica and an RSVP is required to attend. The Last Lecture is an opportunity for selected faculty to tell the world what they’ve had on their mind and what they would say if this were their “Last Lecture.” The campus community is invited to attend at no cost, but reservations are required and will be approved on a first-come/first-served basis. With our limited seating, please consider making your reservation today. To RSVP for this event, please visit http://housing.appstate.edu/lastlecture. You will receive a confirmation email and mailed tickets to your campus address prior to the event.APPS’ annual Spring FlingThe Appalachian Popular Programming Society, APPS, will host its annual Spring Fling on Friday from noon to 4 p.m. on Duck Poind Field. There will be inflatables, henna tattoos, tie dye, a DJ Foam & Paint Party, food and fun!! And it’s all for free.‘Through My Eyes’ contest at BelkBelk Library is sponsoring its “Through My Eyes” photography contest. It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library photo-graph. Upload it to Instagram and tag it #BelkLibraryContest. Make sure your app is set to allow public posting of photos. Go to Edit Your Profile, and turn “photos are private” to off. The winning snapshot will will a $50 University Bookstore gift card. Have fun and be creative! Show us a feature that you love or a part of the library that is special to you. Here are some ideas to get you going: Belk Library in the spring; Get collaborative in a group study room; Find the library’s best keep secrets; Relax in the Fox Reading Room; Go digital in the Digital Media Studio; and, Find your inner child in the Instructional Materials Center. The public is encouraged to enter the Belk Library Through My Eyes contest often by tagging multiple Instragram photos with the hashtag #BelkLibraryContest. The snapshot can include a few words or a single line caption. The library’s public relations committee will choose the winning snapshot. The contest will officially end on April 28. The contest winner will be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library Instagram account. The winner must respond with their email address in order to be eligible to receive the book store gift certificate. The photographs must obey all laws, including applicable copyright and privacy laws.Muslim students to host conversationA panel of students from the Muslim Student Association will host a conversation with first-year seminar faculty, interested University community members and Summer Reading dis-cussion leaders regarding the summer reading selection for 2013-2014, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar. The panel will be held April 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Tater Hill (Room 155), Plemmons Student Union. The University is privileged to host this author and highlight his work. He was just awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his stage drama, Disgraced. This panel of diverse Muslim students will introduce topics related to Islam and Muslim-American identity. It will provide a good beginning to initial thoughts about teaching American Dervish and leading discussions surrounding it. The student panel will be moder-ated by Dr. Samuel Avery-Quinn. Dr. Avery-Quinn earned his PhD in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Master’s in Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA from the University of Tennessee.4th Blue Mountain Festival tonightThe fourth annual Blue Mountain Documentary Festival will present the best student documentary projects on campus Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Belk Library Room 114. The event is free and open to the public. The festival highlights audio and video documentaries created by currently enrolled students at Appalachian State University. Subjects for the short films range from local artists and Olympic wrestling to mar-riage equality. Winners will be announced at the festival. The Blue Mountain Student Documentary Festival is sponsored by University Documentary Film Services. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Tom Hansell at University Documentary Film Services, 828-262-7730 or hansellts@appstate.edu.

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Al Jazeera English reported this week that guards in the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention facil-ity have forced prisoners into sin-gle cells to try and break a hunger strike that has been going since February.

The conditions at Guantanamo Bay undermine the United States’ image and moral weight both at home and abroad. They are a dis-

grace to our stated commitment to human rights and justice.

This hunger strike draws at-tention to the terrible conditions that inmates face. According to the Guardian, a British prisoner in Guantanamo has claimed that they are regularly denied water, and that whenever he passes out due to hunger, the guards step on his fingers.

This prisoner has never been charged with anything, or had any chance to defend himself in court during the 11 years that he’s been held in Guantanamo. This practice of indefinite detention is one of the most egregious abuses by the U.S.

The methods used to force-feed some of the inmates have also been called torture by lawyers, the

Hunger strike draws attention to failures at Guantanamo BayWashington Post reports. These methods involve strapping a pris-oner into a chair for several hours, during which time a tube is forc-ibly inserted down the prisoner’s throat and nutrients are forced into the his body. Lawyers for the inmates have called these tactics cruel and degrading.

Guantanamo has a long his-tory of abuses. In 2005, Amnesty International called Guantanamo Bay the “gulag of our times” due to the policies of indefinite detention and the religious humiliation of captives. How can America speak out against human rights abuses in other nations when we run the modern equivalent of a gulag?

When President Barack Obama took office, many individuals hoped that he would shut down

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Guantanamo Bay for good. And indeed, Obama promised to shut it down several times during the 2008 election and early years of his presidency, according to an ABC report.

This was several years ago. And yet, Guantanamo is still open to-day. Although Obama has en-countered significant obstacles in Congress to close the detention facility, he deserves the lion’s share of blame for its continued exis-tence. As he advocates for other, more “relevant” issues, the system-atic abuse of prisoners at the hands of our military appears to be de-prioritized.

Vashaw, a sophomore mathemat-ics major from Apex, is an opinion writer.

It is sometimes fright-ening to think our corpo-rate economy and ways technology have evolved to create a world that very often seems odd.

One of these issues, the patenting of certain altered

genes, will soon be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The case involves Myri-ad Genetics’ patent claims over two modified genes, which have been used for breast and ovarian cancer research, according to The New York Times. Myriad’s patent claim is being chal-lenged by a group of phy-sicians, patients and other assorted medical profes-sionals.

There are a number of reasons to be skeptical of gene patenting.

The legal question is

whether or not such pat-enting of altered genes violates the specification in patent law that no “law of nature” can be patented.

There are the ethical questions and questions of where this could lead.

The general rule about limiting ownership over new technology and sci-entific discoveries should be individual liberty and control.

Furthermore, gene pat-enting entails other nega-tive outcomes.

The current patent sys-tem is causing harm to the

research field.A 2010 study by a com-

mittee from the U.S. De-partment of Health and Human services found that doctors and research-ers had been blocked from doing testing on impor-tant diseases because of the patent restrictions, ac-cording to The Huffington Post.

A survey in 2003 showed that “53 percent of the di-rectors of genetics labs had given up some research due to gene patent con-cerns.” The current system both limits competition

and the availability of tests to those who need them.

We should all be weary when corporations try to claim extensive rights to things so intimately important to all people. We should be vigilant in protecting individual rights against technologi-cal or corporate encroach-ment.

The current debate over gene patenting is an excel-lent place to start.

Griffin, a freshman jour-nalism major from Madison, is the opinion editor.

Gene patenting case comes down to individual liberty

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On Monday, two bombs made with pres-sure cookers and filled with metal shrapnel were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Mara-thon. The explosions caused three fatalities, injured 175 people and put 17 of those injured in critical condition, accord-ing to The Boston Globe.

These attacks happened in one of the United States’ oldest cities on Pa-

After bombings, Americans should come together for Boston triots’ Day.

I grew up around Bos-ton and can remember Patriots’ Day. As some-one who has stood on the marathon’s sidelines, I can say that Patriots’ Day is celebrated with pride and a sense of invincibility that comes with watching athletes finish the race.

Boston is the kind of city that tells a story. Not only does it tell the story of those who have lived there throughout the years, but it tells the story of the origins of our country. The people who live there know that, and take pride in the city’s past, present and future.

The city itself is proud of what it has seen. Any-one can still walk to the Old North Church and

see the steeple where Paul Revere held his lantern. Anyone can walk by Bos-ton Harbor, the very place the famous Boston Tea Party occurred.

Boston belongs not just to Bostonians – any United States citizen can claim a connection to the beloved city.

There have been vary-ing reactions to the bombings. President Barack Obama used the word “heinous” to de-scribe the attacks, but no matter how you describe it, everyone in America should unite in solidarity for Boston.

I think everyone can come together over the heroism that has come from the tragedy.

According to NBC

News, runners and spec-tators who were not hurt gave blood at area hospi-tals to help the injured. Surgeons ran to help with the first responders. The first responders ran to-ward the explosions and into the smoke when ev-eryone else was running away. There are pictures of people using the shirts off their backs as bandages, and others helping trans-port the injured to safety.

The New York Yankees, the rival team of the Bos-ton Red Sox, paid trib-ute to Boston by playing “Sweet Caroline” at Yan-kee Stadium and held a moment of silence.

Any Red Sox or Yan-kees fan can tell you that that is one of the great-est acts of solidarity be-

tween the two teams. If two long-time rivals can come together, anyone can.

These acts of kindness should not only restore faith in humanity during a time when faith is eas-ily lost, but also remind us of what national unity looks like.

Obama has said the event is being investigat-ed as an act of terrorism, and that those respon-sible will see justice. No one can predict what will happen, so I urge every-one to take this time to continue to come togeth-er for Boston.

Sansoucy, a freshman journalism major from Raleigh, is a senior news reporter.

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Chief of Police: Gunther DoerrDate: 04/12/2013

Subject: Unclaimed Property

The Appalachian State University Police Department is herby giving no-tice that they have had in their possession unclaimed items belonging to unknown owners for at least 180 days (60 days for bicycles). Notice is further given that, under provisions of Article 2 of the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 15, all persons who may have or claim any interest in said property must make and establish such claim or interest not later than 30 days from the date of the publication of this notice or in default thereof, such articles will be destroyed or turned over to a non-

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Bud Fowler. Moses Walker. Jackie Rob-inson.

Fowler is credited for be-ing the first black person to play baseball. Walker is credited for being the first black person to ever play in the Major League. Rob-inson became the modern era hero for all African -Americans in baseball by starting at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

Robinson inspired many African-Americans to play baseball, and the MLB honors him by displaying the number 42 on April 15 every year, which is crowned Jackie Robinson Day. His story is now a major motion picture, “42,” which is in currently in the-aters.

But the percentage of black players on MLB rosters Opening Day has dropped to 7.7 percent from the 8.5 percent since the start of last season. Over the past 10 years, the high-est percentage was 10.2 percent in 2008, according to USA Today Sports.

Appalachian State head coach and former Oklaho-ma State recruiting coordi-nator Billy Jones said that the trend is disturbing.

“I hate to see a large por-tion of such an important

Baseball star looks to past legend for inspiration in his own career

segment of our population not participating in our game, no matter what the reason might be,” Jones said. “I applaud Major League Baseball for its re-cent initiatives to increase participation in baseball.”

True freshman outfielder Jaylin Davis said Robinson means a lot to him.

“He paved the way for me and many more Af-rican-Americans in the sport,” Davis said.

Davis’ favorite player now is Derek Jeter and his favorite team is the N.Y. Yankees. Like most chil-dren growing up, Davis played many sports, excel-ling in both basketball and baseball.

Davis said that he had a friend who played basket-ball and baseball with him growing up, but his friend gravitated toward bas-ketball while Davis chose baseball.

This has been a growing trend in baseball.

Davis said that his most memorable game was his first college game against N.C. State.

“I hit a three-run home run at my first college at-bat,” he said.

Davis hit a three-run home run on his very first pitch ever thrown to him in a college game off the potential first pick in 2014 MLB draft, Carlos Rodon.

So far this season, Da-

vis has a batting average of .328, has 41 hits, 11 doubles, three triples, four homeruns and 28 RBIs.

Davis said he began real-izing he was good at base-ball during his sophomore year in high school when colleges began scouting him. He plans to take his skills to the major league in the future.

Regardless of the statis-tics and what the MLB is planning to do, Davis is ex-cited to play college base-ball.

SoftballApp State (21-5, 13-5 SoCon) at UNC-G (29-11, 9-5)5-3 (L)

Runs: Allie Cashion (2)RBIs: Meghan Smith, Cashion, Alex Sohl (1)

Sunday April 14

BaseballApp State (21-11) at High Points (18-20)8-5 (W)

Runs: Will Callaway, Dillon Dobson (2)RBIs: Hector Crespo (2)

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He doesn’t care who he plays for in the future. If he continues with his level of play collegiately, he could be the next Andrew Mc-Cutchen or Matt Kemp, who are his other two fa-vorite players.

Davis is prepared for the challengesas he follows the best advice he’s ever re-ceived.

“Baseball is a game of failure,” Davis said his old coach taught him. “If you couldn’t accept [failure] then it wasn’t for you.”

Freshman outfielder Jaylin Davis stands ready to bat at a game earlier this season. Davis hit a three-run home run in the season opener against N.C. State.

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