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Wolfline drivers have allegedly been instructed not to speak about December incident.
Will BrooksStaff Writer
First Transit, the company who contracts Wolfline employees, is al-legedly barring drivers from speaking with students about the death of an employee.
Joann Sewell was a Wolfline employ-ee who died in December, just three days after an incident on the job in which she was taken to the hospital.
Katina Gad, senior in fashion tex-tile management, spoke to four bus drivers after hearing about Sewell’s death. According to Gad, she wanted to learn more about the incident in which Sewell was taken to the hospi-tal. Some of the drivers were willing to speak with Gad anonymously, while others requested not to comment.
While some drivers were willing to provide information about work-ing conditions and relations with the Wolfline’s contractor, First Transit, Gad said they seemed reluctant to speak with her.
“I totally got the impression that they were scared to lose their job over speaking about it,” Gad said. “Two [drivers] were completely against talking to me.”
Two of the bus drivers Gad spoke with explained they were instructed by First Transit not to speak about the incident at all.
“[One driver] said that their main-tenance people, who go through man-agement, told them not to talk about it,” Gad said.
Some of the drivers didn’t mind speaking with Gad, but they would not talk in depth about Sewell’s death.
“[One driver] was okay with telling
me what their schedule is and her ex-perience working with First Transit, but she wouldn’t talk about what hap-pened [with Sewell],” Gad said.
According to Gad, some drivers ex-pressed concerns about being over-worked.
“They don’t get a break, they come in early in the morning and they
leave late at night and they do not get a break,” Gad said.
University Transit Manager Kim Paylor said she did not instruct driv-ers to do anything specific regarding Sewell’s death, but that she could not speak for First Transit or their policies.
“You have to remember that N.C. State University and First Transit are
two completely different entities, so I cannot speak for what First Transit has said to their employees. What I can speak for is myself and any of my colleagues and we have not in any way conveyed to First Transit or their em-ployees to keep quiet about anything,” Paylor said.
Paylor said her staff, which is com-
posed of University employees, rather than First Transit, expressed sympa-thy for Sewell’s family, but have no di-rect association with the work-related incident.
“I wouldn’t imagine that they would tell them to stay quiet, I don’t know
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Hillsborough businesses raising money for Yow Cancer FundMonthlong fundraising effort kicks off tonight at the Alley with Bowl 4 Kay event.
Elise HeglarNews Editor
The Hillsborough Street Communi-ty Service Corporation has partnered with various Hillsborough Street busi-nesses to help raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund this month.
Yow spent 34 years as a coach at N.C. State and was consistently active in raising awareness for cancer research throughout her life.
The month of fundraising officially kicks off tonight with a Bowl 4 Kay event, held at the Alley, from 9 p.m. until midnight. There are a wide va-riety of events that will be happening throughout the month, including the annual Hoops 4 Hope basketball game, which takes place this Sunday at 5 p.m.
Anthony Baldinelli, who is helping
with public relations for the events, said Hoops 4 Kay is one event that stands out to him personally.
“I graduated from N.C. State, so I enjoy giving back to that community. Hoops 4 Hope is really significant be-cause that’s where it all started,” Baldi-nelli said.
In addition to working with various businesses on Hillsborough Street to put on events, the Corporation has also been working directly with Wolf-pack Sports and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Jeff Murison, executive director
for the Hillsborough Street Commu-nity Service Corporation, said he has been very happy with the partner-ships.
“They’re all great partners. Very cre-ative, very dedicated,” Murison said.
Murison said events like these give University students a chance to see Hillsborough Street as a place that fosters school spirit and unity.
“This type of thing hopefully helps build awareness of Hillsborough Street as a center for Wolfpack pride,” Murison said.
Megan Smith, a representative from the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, said these events are exciting because they pro-mote cancer awareness in an interest-ing way.
“Events like these unify the commu-nity. It’s a really unique promotion, it’s the first one like this we have done,” Smith said.
The events that will be held this month include the 2012 4K 4 Kay, Ka-raoke 4 Kay and Play 4 Kay. Play 4 Kay
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Housing choices expanding on campusRenovations and new housing opportunities for sophomores in the pipeline for Fall semester.
Elyssa DornicCorrespondent
University on-campus housing is slated to take on a bit of a different look this year, starting with renova-tions in Sullivan Residence Hall.
This will be the first renovation project in Sullivan since 1979 and only the second to take place since the building opened in 1966. The dormi-tory will be closed for the duration of the summer, with the renovations commencing May 14 and wrapping up sometime in August.
At 12 stories high, Sullivan provides a 24-hour computer lab and occupan-cy for 713 students. Yulisa Lin, assis-tant director for University Housing, explained renovating a building of this magnitude can be considerably time consuming for the University.
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Ryan PaRRy/TechnicianOver the summer, Sullivan Hall will be closed for renovations while Wolf Village will take on more students to fill the spots not available in Sullivan.
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proven sTraTegies For TeaChing aT a DisTanCeNoon-1 p.m.D.H. Hill LibraryWhat works in distance learning? This question is regularly posed by instructors who are planning a “DE” course (or working to revise one for a future semester.) This seminar draws upon seminal research in the field, as well as on the experiences of NCSU instructors, to provide participants with a list of effective teaching strategies for online courses.
Campus movieFesTNoon-5 p.m.Reading Room, D.H. Hill LibraryCampus MovieFest (CMF), the world’s largest student film festival, is coming to NC State as part of its 11th annual world tour. Students who sign up for CMF can receive everything they need to make a five-minute movie in a week – including an Apple laptop, Panasonic HD video camera,
training, and support – all for free.
ThursdayexperienCe anD Temporal asymmeTry4:30-5:30 p.m.331 Withers Hall“Experience and Temporal Asymmetry,” a public lecture in the Philosophy Colloquium Series by Laurie A. Paul, University of North Carolina and the National Humanities Center.
researCh speeD DaTing5-7 p.m. Talley Student Center
FridayCounCil on unDergraDuaTe eDuCaTion1:30-3 p.m.200 Park Shops
researCh unpluggeD2-3:30 p.m.Clark HallResearch Unplugged is a conversation between faculty and students, where speakers explore the narrative behind their research, articulate the questions which drive them to know, speak about how knowledge is generated in their field, and offer what they believe will be their unique contribution.
valenTine’s Day Dinner6-9 p.m.Case Dining HallShare the love of great food with a friend or a date on Valentine’s Day. We’ll be accepting reservations for this special night as seating will be limited.
poliCe BlotterFeb. 62:02 a.m. | assisT oTher agenCyWake County JailRPD requested NCSU PD meet at jail after arresting subject for DWI. Investigation revealed subject was not student. 7:11 a.m. | TraFFiC sTopMain Campus DriveStudent was issued citation for speeding.
11:10 p.m. | suspiCious personTalley Student CenterStudent reported suspicious incident with another student. Investigation ongoing.
12:24 p.m. | larCenyPartners IThree non-students were observed taking scrap metal from bin. All parties were cited for larceny and trespassed from NCSU property.
8:08 p.m. | larCenyD.H. HIll LibraryStudent reported unsecured bag and laptop were stolen.
9:03 p.m. | Damage To properTyWeisiger-Brown Athletic CenterStaff member reported tires had been cut on state vehicle.
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Looking through the glassPHoTo By leanna osisek
Mary Boerner, a senior in graphic design, takes a few minutes to clean the lenses in the laser cutters, Tuesday, Feb. 7. Located in Leazar Hall, the machines require regular cleaning in order to remain functional. “I hold the lens up to the light
so I can see the debris on it. Smoke will build up on them and eventually burn a mark on them; they can cost over $1,000 so you’re supposed to clean them whenever they get dirty. I’m just using acetone on these,” Boerner said.
Campus CinemaIn TIme - In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage -- a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.
Thursday, Feb. 9 - 9:30 p.m.Friday, Feb. 10 - 7 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 11 - 9:30 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 12 - 7 p.m.
The Rum DIaRy - American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1950s and struggles to find a balance
between island culture and the expatriates who live there.
Thursday, Feb. 9 - 7 p.m.Friday, Feb. 10 - 9:30 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 11 - 7 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 12 - 9:30 p.m.
Wall-e - In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Friday, Feb. 10 - 11:59 p.m.
ImmoRTals - Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
Thursday, Feb. 16 - 9 p.m.Friday, Feb. 17 - 7 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 18 - 9 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 19 - 7 p.m.
Puss In BooTs - A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends.
Thursday, Feb. 16 - 7 p.m.Friday, Feb. 17 - 9:30 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 18 - 7 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 19 - 19 p.m.
shRek - An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.
Friday, Feb. 17 - midnight
For future movie listings, go to ncsu.edu/cinema.
talley ConstruCtion sCheduleDeep FounDaTions/unDerpinnings/FooTingsStart Spring 2012, complete early Fall 2012This phase will be marked by mass excavation, underpinning the building and pouring footings. As soon as the basement excavation has progressed to allow deep foundation work to commence, drill rigs will be mobilized to install auger cast foundation piles. Approximately 550 holes 16- 24 inches in diameter will be drilled on average 60’ deep and filled with concrete to support the new building addition. Footings will be formed on top of these piles to provide a surface to anchor structural steel forming the “skeleton” of the new additions.
sTruCTural sTeelStart early Fall 2012, complete late 2012
Approximately 1200 tons of structural steel will be used to create a framework for the new addition.
ConCreTe slabsStart Fall 2012, complete late 2012Concrete slabs will be poured to provide a foundation for the building’s floor.
uTiliTy serviCe insTallaTionStart late 2012, complete summer 2013We will install the exterior walls and features, which include glass, brick, terra cotta and metal panels.
builDing inTeriorsStart early 2013, complete Fall 2013This will include the installation of drywall, finish ceilings, paint and flooring, along with the interior construction. The finishes are available for view at Talley Student Center. Just ask the front desk staff.
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what information there is to give, the basic knowledge is al-ready out there that she passed away,” Paylor said.
Currently, t he Occupa-t iona l Safety and Health Ad-ministration is investigating Sewell’s death because it is a work related incident. The cause of Sewell’s death is still uncertain, but according to a spokesperson for OSHA of
North Carolina, the case will finish the investigation within months.
“I think that if anything [at work] that would ever happen like that, that it would be inves-tigated by OSHA, I think that is
pretty common practice,” Pay-lor said. “From my understand-ing, everything that they have found so far has been fine.”
Timothy Stokes, compa-
ny spokesperson for First Tran-sit, wouldn’t speak to what the company told their employees, but said they do not represent
First Transit.“Bus drivers are not spokes-
people for the company,” Stokes said.
Stokes said that there is still no cause of death, but ex-plained he believes the inves-tigation will prove to not be First Transit’s fault.
“I don’t believe that the cause of death would be coming from us, but at this time we continue to operate and continue with OSHA as they continue their investigation,” Stokes said.
Paylor said she didn’t think that any fault had fallen upon First Transit. “They haven’t found any negligence or fault anything at all, and that is all I know for now,” Paylor said.
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“This project has been in the works for about a year or so. There’s a lot of work that has to go into it, including getting it approved and get-ting everyone that we need involved in order to move forward,” Lin said.
Since the build-ing hasn’t been up-dated in ove r 3 0 years, nearly ever facet w i l l re -quire at-tention, according to Lin.
“Things that we will be addressing are ceiling tiles, furniture, the wall between two rooms and putting in new floor tiles throughout rooms and hallways,” Lin said. “We need f lexibility and time to get it all done.”
In past summers, Sul-livan has housed Univer-sity campers and incom-ing freshmen during the
orientation process. This year, campers and freshmen will be redistributed among other dorms, including Lee and Bragaw. Similar renovations are expected to take place in Lee Residence Hall in 2013.
This isn’t the only major change on the agenda for University Housing. Direc-tors and staff at Wolf Village Apartments are gearing up for
the addition of a sopho-more resident bui lding in the fall 2012 semester. In the past, Wolf Village has only of-fered accom-modations to a select few sophomores
who roomed with junior, se-nior and graduate student residents.
The decision was made fol-lowing a steady increase in the number of sophomores living on campus. Tim Blair, asso-ciate director of University Apartments, emphasized these new arrangements are intended to aid students in their devel-opment.
“We’re looking to put in
support mechanisms to make them successful,” Blair said.
The building reserved for sophomore residents will in-clude a computer lab, tutorial center, a front desk and staff on site who will offer help and guidance tailored to this age group.
“It’s really about being pro-grammatic and giving them the tools they need to be success-ful in their sophomore year,” Blair said.
Sophomores interested in making this move will have to be invited to Wolf Village Apartments after applying through N.C. State’s Housing Application Renewal Process online. In order to be eligible for the HARP sophomore ex-emption, students must have lived on campus for at least two terms with no judicial record. In addition, a total GPA of 2.8 or higher will be required.
Rising sophomore students interested in Wolf Village resi-dency should email their name and student ID to University Housing at [email protected]. Those interested in applying as a group of four should select a group leader to submit the names and student ID numbers of all candidates in one email to [email protected].
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is an ongoing event; it consists of Wii, Xbox, trivia, pool and corn hole tournaments held at the Brickhouse. The pool and corn hole tournaments are be-ing held Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. The video games and trivia will be held on several nights, starting Feb. 12 at 9 p.m.
“We’re going to have some throwback old arcade games, like Donkey Kong, available to play,” Will Chriscoe, account executive for Wolfpack Sports marketing, said.
Chriscoe said partnering on these events has been a good way to honor the late Kay Yow.
“The late Kay Yow obviously played a huge role in N.C. State athletics. We owe it to her dedi-cation and her time and effort to make this University a good place not just to play, but to be at, to do something like this,” Chriscoe said.
Smith said the support from the University and the town of Raleigh has been excellent for not only this event, but for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund as a whole.
“It’s been unbelievable. The support from not just N.C. State but from the Raleigh community as a whole for the foundation has been amazing,” Smith said.
One of the reasons events like these are important, according
to Smith, is that cancer affects everyone in some way.
“Cancer is something, un-fortunately, that touches all of us. Coach Yow was willing to be a platform for that cause,” Smith said.
Murison said one of the best parts about this particular fundraising effort is the wide variety of events they were able to offer.
“We are planning and pro-viding a whole range of ac-tivities. It’s a good way to have fun while helping a good cause,” Murison said. The complete schedule of events can be found on www.hillsboroughstreet.org.
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{ }Our view
N.C. State is almost completely self-sus-tainable. We have our
own systems for police, educa-tion, housing, dining and gov-ernment. And, with the Uni-versity’s construction of heat recovery steam generators, we are taking a step toward be-coming sustainable in our en-ergy needs.
Until the construction of the steam generators, the vast ma-jority of electricity used at the University was purchased from Progress Energy. Our energy needs came to cost us $22 mil-lion per year. In a time where a recession has departmen-tal budgets in a vice-grip, any promise of savings is welcome.
The initial cost of the steam generators, $61 million, can be jarring and seem counter in-tuitive in a time of cutbacks;
however, the construction en-tails no risk to the University. The company behind the proj-ect, Ameresco, guarantees a re-turn on investment in terms of savings, and will make up the differences if it fails to provide the return. The return expect-ed in our construction is $4.3 million during our first year.
Savings due to progress should always be preferred to savings due to cuts. To achieve a similar level of savings through budget cuts would no doubt have a crippling effect. The generators are a perfect marriage of progress as they are a step forward in the Uni-versity’s pursuit of sustainabil-ity and they promise to save us
millions.The impact of the steam
generators construction is not exclusively confined to the University’s pocket books--it promises an impressive envi-ronmental impact. The gen-erators will reduce greenhouse emissions by 8 percent, which on the surface doesn’t sound like much. However, on a cam-pus this size, the 8 percent re-duction turns into 2,500 met-ric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Saving the environment while saving money—what could be better?
The construction does pres-ent a set of concerns, one of them being fracking. Fracking is a process used to expedite
the excavation of natural gas. The concerns with fracking have to do with cases where the process contaminated the ground water in the area it was extracted. However, David Dean, outreach coordinator of N.C. State’s Office of Sustain-ability, says there is no cleaner option for the University.
The construction of the gen-erators does not release us from our own energy-related responsibilities. The money the project will save should propel us to find other ways we can conserve energy around campus. Simply switching the light off or not converting your room into a sauna during the winter months can go a long way. A little conservation here and there from each of us can go a long way and the savings incurred can go even further.
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the
responsibility of the editor-in-chief.
Sustainable savingsThe FacTs:Our University currently spends $22 million every year to meet its energy needs. To combat this, our University is constructing heat recovery steam generators to meet nearly half of our energy needs and save $4.3 million in their first year of operation.
Our OpiniOn:In a time of tight budgets, we welcome the construction of the generators and its promise of savings with open arms. And, while the construction will reduce our energy consumption by 30 percent, it should inspire us to do what we can to reduce our own energy consumption.
wednesday, soon enough to start eating doughnuts?
Matthew Clark, senior in arts and applications
By AlEx SANChEz
If you could say one thing to the Occupy
movement, what would it be and why?
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“I agree with what you’re doing, but you need to figure out solutions. You can’t say that there’s something wrong and not offer a solution.”
Jonathan Walkersenior, political science and criminology
“Good luck. I went past the Occupy Raleigh site two weeks ago and I don’t know how effective it is.”
Kritika Joshisenior, human biology
I hate V-Day almost as much as I love Nutella
In less than one week, a cloud of musk and pheromone s w i l l
hang over campus. Men and women will be prepar-ing themselves for a night of
awkward formality, uncom-fortable clothes and regrettable spending. As couples cross arms t o f e e d each other
across the dinner table, there will be many more single people crying about their debilitating feelings of loneliness with their com-fort food of choice in hand, and they’ll most likely be wearing Snuggies—I know I will be. We’ve all read col-umns in magazines that discuss all the dimensions of a healthy relationship, es-pecially around Valentine’s Day, but rarely is there any relevant information for the perpetually single man or woman, so I’d like to take this opportunity to talk to the “forever alone” crowd.
Traditionally, single peo-ple celebrate Valentine’s Day by not getting out of bed and asking, “Why not me?” as they sob to The Notebook playing in the background. This year the Julian calendar is going to make our agony public by having V-Day on a Tuesday. That means we have to get out of bed to go to work and
class, and on the way it’s very likely that you’ll see couples doing gross coupley stuff like looking longingly into each other’s eyes, swaying slowly as they embrace in front of D.H. Hill, or high-fiving.
We all have friends in rela-tionships and we can’t stand to be around them because they are physically attached. I, on the other hand, am per-fectly content knowing the only spooning I’ll be doing in bed on Valentine’s Day is with a jar of Nutella.
Valentine’s propaganda isn’t limited to the physical actions of couples, or Feb. 14 for that matter. It seems that in the preceding weeks, every morn-ing I wake up, alone, and step out of the shower, alone, I turn on the TV, alone, only to see a Kay Jeweler’s or Zales commer-cial. “Buy her a diamond ring for that special day,” they say. Why, I ask. What purpose does a Valentine’s Day ring serve?
If I were a woman, this is what that ring would say to me: “Hey Cuddley Buns, I was on my way out of the door to the grocery store so I could buy some essentials. Our house is in need of some food and toi-let paper so we can maintain homeostasis. However, on my way out I saw a Helzberg Dia-monds’ commercial. It brought about an epiphany. Why go to the grocery store when I could take out a second mortgage to buy you this rock instead? Happy Valentine’s Day!”
Not many things taken from a relationship last forever, so what’s the point of a VD dia-
mond? You can’t even eat it. I’d be much happier with a jar of Nutella, and I’d feel less guilty knowing that no one died in the hazelnut spread production process.
Then there are movies like The Notebook, Dear John and Twilight that make us all want to vomit ‘til the cows come home. The mov-ies portray a false image of love; no couple caught in the rain is going to stop to make out. Today’s couple would run for cover while shouting expletives, exple-tives that I can’t print, but you know which ones I’m talking about. The only way to enjoy these movies is turn down the volume and dub them over with another single friend while you have a threesome with a jar of Nutella.
Side note: my relation-ship with Nutella is strictly platonic…except when it’s eros.
I realize this column is the final nail in my love life’s coffin, but that’s ok. I will never change my negative attitude toward the accursed day because it’s a very empty “holiday.” I urge my single readers to grab a friend and hate the day together. Go out to din-ner and pay for each other’s meals. Go see a romantic movie and laugh at its ab-surdity, or you can stay in by yourself and enjoy a day in alone. Whatever you do, don’t be ashamed to be single on Valentine’s Day.
Ahmed AmerStaff Columnist
The power is yours
Truth be told, I am a ha-bitual eavesdropper. If someone is talking
loud enough for me to hear what they’re saying, I’ll listen. Class, library, bus—no one is safe from my wandering ears. Lately, there has been a lot of complaining. Graduating
seniors ta lk about their on-going, fruitless job searches. Others joke about being b r o k e a n d their need to either get a job or stop party-ing hard. The
upcoming presidential election even has people getting down-right political. Even the talk of another tuition hike has people talking, but how many people cared enough to talk to Chan-cellor Randy Woodson about it in the Brickyard last Wednes-day? It’s time people stop com-plaining and do something to fix their problems.
I’m not the biggest fan of the Occupy move-ment, but I re-spect what they are try ing to do. They realize social and eco-nomic inequal-ity is an ongoing problem a nd they are trying to fix it. Yes, the middle class is disappearing but a lot of that blame falls on us. As consum-ers, we feed the giant corporate machines. Every time someone goes to Walmart, McDonalds or any other major corporation they are helping to fund that which they fight against. Bottom line: Stop buying their product and they’ll notice.
An alternative to the corpo-rate giants are the small, local businesses. For example, in-stead of going to Food Lion, go food shopping at the local farmers market. They are open every day and often sell supe-rior produce and other goods for less than the chain grocery stores do.
I grew up experiencing a unique economic structure. We operated on a bartering system. We only have a hand-ful of major corporate chains in our area; thus, small businesses thrived. People find their niche and often trade their goods and services for other goods and services. I used to prepare meals for the commercial fish-
ermen to take out to sea with them, and in return I would get a pick of their fresh catch when they came back. I once used my mediocre hair and makeup skills to prepare two girls for prom and in return I was rewarded with a few free dinners from their family’s restaurant. Not only does an economy based around small businesses form a tight-knit community, but it also keeps the money in the community rather than in the pockets of Fortune 500 CEOs or other countries.
In response to all the job complaints, people need to start making their own jobs. I am truly disappointed in the number of young people that seem to settle for a medio-cre, semi-tolerable job. What happened to dreams, people? Now is the time to follow your dreams, while you’re young and have minimal responsi-bilities. If you have an idea for a product, make a prototype. If you have a special skill, get oth-ers who don’t have that skill pay
you for yours. Get creative.
Last ly, in response to your political woes and all other woes for that mat-ter, I urge everyone to get educated. Learn about t he i s sues , for m you r own beliefs and find your best fit for a
candidate. But don’t just vote for presidents, vote on the lo-cal level too. If there is no one candidate that meets your needs, try running for office yourself. Many states have their own age of candidacy require-ments. Most have a minimum age of either 18 or 21—which is why that poor little 11-year-old from Crabb, Texas was never legally recognized even though he won the election.
This country was founded on the principle that the power would be in the people’s hands. Far too often, there are many complaints that go without any corrective action. There is power behind one vote. There is power behind one protest. There is power behind one call to your local representatives. There is power behind follow-ing your dreams.
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“I don’t know. I don’t really have an opinion on the matter. I’m part of the 99 percent, but I’m still in school and I’m not trying to find a job yet.”
Bridget Flahertysophomore, chemistry
“I support their stance. Money should not control politics, and I’m not for spreading the wealth, but I think people should have a chance to get an education and earn money.”
Jill hattawayfreshman, molecular and cellular biology
FeaturesAlthough the Africa Reception is over, the work of students and faculty continue to help Africa.
Crystal M. StromanSenior Staff Writer
N.C. State students and fac-ulty participated in several programs they are focused on innovation and development in Africa. These efforts were showcased for the public at last week’s Africa Reception event.
Chantell LaPan, program coordinator with the Office of International Affairs, helped organize the event.
“The Reception was devel-oped as way to get faculty, staff, graduate students and ad-vanced undergraduate students who are working and engaged regionally in work and research in Africa together,“ LaPan said.
With so many students and faculty congregating in the same place with the same goal, many connections and networks developed. These re-lationships that were developed hold promise for g reater awareness of and greater response to the struggles of Africa.
“I am pas-sionate about A f r ic a be-cause it is a huge conti-nent with so much diver-sity and his-tory that I feel like the rest of the world sometimes forgets about it or puts it on the back burner. It is an amazing conti-nent,” Julia Maurer, senior in international studies, said.
The relationships are a natu-ral extension of an event like the Africa Reception, but it is also one of the ongoing mis-sions of the Office of Interna-tional Affairs.
“It is the goal of the Office of International Affairs to locate some strategic partners in areas across the globe to have more meaningful partnerships in certain locations,” LaPan said. “The goal is to get people from across campus together so that they know what other people around campus are doing in Africa so that they can possi-bly collaborate in the future.”
The University has ties to several academic programs
in Africa, as well as several study abroad programs. In South Africa the Universi-ty of Pretoria is one of the University’s most engaged partners. N.C . St ate also has inter-national part-nerships with
IMAGINE South Africa, Stel-lenbosch University in Cape Town, Ahmadu Bello Univer-sity in Nigeria and Kwame Nk-rumah University.
Sharon Joffe, an English
professor, is a native of South Africa and contributed to the African reception by reading a poem she wrote for the occa-sion. The poem was a tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winners Wangari Maathai and Nelson Mandela. She also teaches an honors course in South African literature.
Joffe said a few of her stu-dents have been inspired to do work in South Africa because of her class.
“Some have gone to South Africa and done outreach work. One of my students did a re-search project on South Africa and has visited twice for her research,” Joffe said.
Joffe said the ties the Univer-sity has to Africa are very im-portant and should be valued.
“I think that we have a lot to contribute, and African univer-sities have a lot to contribute to us, so I think it is wonderful that we can form these partner-
ships with different universities in different places in Africa,” Joffe said. “We can learn from them and they can learn from us.”
Maurer does work concen-trated in Africa and agrees the ties the University has to the continent are very significant.
Maurer has studied abroad in Ghana and is currently work-ing on research concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to LaPan, if stu-
dents want to get more involved in programs that were present-ed at the reception, the doors to the Office of International Affairs are always open.
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Jordan Moore/TechnicianSharlene Simon, assistant director for research proposal development, looks over information about pine saplings that were being given away at the Africa Regional Reception, Tuesday, Jan. 31. The reception was held by the Office of International Affairs, and featured free pine saplings for faculty and students who visited the event. "My daughter is in a wheelchair, so I think [the plant] will be a good project to work on together," said Simon of her tree.
Is Korean music here to stay, or is it just the latest international trend?
Jennifer JungCorrespondent
Rafsan Khan, a senior in sci-ence, technology and society, was browsing through what he considered a random genre on Pandora when he first heard Korean pop music, oftentimes referred to as “K-pop.” He eventually began branching out to different Korean artists due to his growing interest.
“I found it enjoyable because I enjoy the upbeat tempo of most K-pop songs. I also feel that many Korean artists put a lot of feeling into their music that makes it more personable,” Khan said.
Rafsan is not the only s t udent at t h e U n i -versity who has noticed the growing popularity of international mainstream music.
Last week, Girls’ Gen-e r a t ion , a popular girl group from Korea, made its debut in the U.S by performing on the David Letterman Show and Live with Kelly. They have followed in the footsteps of the Wonder Girls, another Korean girl group that debuted in the U.S. two years ago and have opened up for the Jonas Broth-ers and recently finished film-ing a Teen Nick movie.
However, some students feel the Korean trend, while grow-ing in popularity, may not spread throughout the U.S. as easily as artists from Britain have.
“We had the British invasion that included the Spice Girls ,that continued with artists such as Adele, Lily Allen and Lady Sovereign,” Adrienne Frye, a junior in international studies, said. “Then came the ‘Korean Wave,’ which slowly started gaining popularity since 2003.”
The ‘Korean Wave,’ which developed post-American boy-band era, led to a wide expan-sion of popularity of Korean artists internationally. Several Korean artists who have tried to expand their horizons to the U.S market catch on here. These include failed attempts by Rain and Se7en, both ex-tremely popular male Korean artists.
“There are many reasons that I feel these artists couldn’t
make it,” Frye said. “They use their vo-cal cords dif-ferent ly, so the way they sing is differ-ent from most American ar t ists that sing main-stream. Their style of dress is also hard to accept by U.S. standards.”
“I think K-pop has its roots and is heavily influenced by our culture in the United States,” Michael Ramos, a junior in bio-logical sciences, said. “In a way, it has made K-pop very popular in Asia, but most Americans here don’t know anything about these bands. If you go to Korea and say Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Michael Jackson, Kore-ans know who they are, but un-less [K-pop artists] really reach into mainstream of the U.S cul-ture, I don’t know if they’ll be immediately popular.”
That is not to say that the pop
stars from Asia do not have a chance to make it in the U.S. market. Charice Pempengco, a young musician from the Phil-lipines, has gained popularity in the U.S. from her appear-ance on Glee and in the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Utada Hikaru, a Japanese American singer, gained massive popularity through her work with Square Enix and Disney for singing the theme songs to the hit video game Kingdom Hearts.
“I think [the popularity of Korean music] is growing more and more,” Ramos said. “It’s still in its infancy. It’ll take some time before it explodes onto the scene here. I don’t think [the American mar-ket] will be swooned over like with Justin Bieber, but Korean musicians are unique, they’re new, and I think they will be able to make it. I don’t think it will happen this year or next year, but maybe in the next five years.”
Students and faculty continue to show support for Africa
Korean artists who have american releases:2ne1 - A four member hip-hop inspired girl-group
Girls Generation/SNSD - A nine member girl-group
Big Bang - A five member hip-hop inspired boy-band
Rain - a male pop singer who was featured in the movie Ninja Assassin
Wondergirls - A five member girl-group
Boa - a female pop singer
JYJ - a three member boy-band known for ballads
Source: adrienne Frye
Korean artists continue to try to break into the
American market
“Korean
musicians are
unique, they’re
new, and I think
they will be able
to make it.”Michael Ramos, junior in
biological sciences
“I think it is
wonderful that
we can form these
partnerships... in
different places
in Africa”Sharon Joffe
african universities with n.c. state programs:
- Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology, Nigeria- University of Pretoria, South Africa- Stellenbosch University, Ghana South Africa
Features
The culture of hip-hop that was born more than 40
years ago has spanned from inner city New York to the rest of the world. However, many may not know the roots of rap have been fed since the birth of this country.
According to North Carolina native Patrick Douthit, more popularly known as producer, professor and DJ 9th Wonder, the idea of a spoken word art-ist or “rapper” has always been present in African culture. One of the earliest incarnations of a rapper is the West African griot, who was the storyteller in a tribe. This simple gesture of storytelling is the basis for all African American music,
including jazz, blues and soul.However, the storytelling
aspect of contemporary rap music has seemed to die off. With contemporary rap music little more than materialism laced over samples, the classic rags-to-riches tale that was so prevalent in classic hip-hop is now reduced to only tales of riches. The irony of this is in this transformation, the most central aspect of a griot, which is cited as a root of rap, is lost in contemporary hip-hop.
“The thing about the griot, you could only be one if you told truth in your tribe or your sect,” Douthit said. “You couldn’t be deemed a griot if your stories weren’t true. A lot of African culture and even black culture is moved through word of mouth, and that word of mouth had to be true or a lot of things would have gotten messed up.”
Douthit has worked with Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige and Drake. He has had a hand in nearly every aspect of the hip-hop world. Despite all his contributions in the hip-hop phenomenon, he still has mixed feelings when confronted with contemporary hip-hop.
“[The traditions of hip hop] is why it was so important to tell the truth when you told your stories. Now with [con-temporary] hip-hop, it seems the truth is not as exciting any-more,” Douthit said. “Every-body wants to create an alter-nate reality or a fantasy world where everybody is talking about the same fantasy, so that becomes everybody’s truth.”
Still, artists in underground Raleigh seem to take a new per-spective on the way hip-hop is today. Groups like Kooley High and solo rappers like RaShad
have created the trend of speak-ing from the soul. Morris Wayne Ricks II, also known as King Mez, is also part this new wave of “soulful” musicians.
“When people ask me what kind of music I do, I don’t even say rap, I say sou l music be-c ause i t comes from me, and i t ’s not pushed by money,” Mez said. “It’s giving people my percep-tion of the world and my feel-ings and my past rather than making money being my main goal.”
Still, many find it unfortu-nate that this “soulful” hip-hop is not the norm. Instead, many only hear about materialism.
Materialism has always been a part of hip-hop,” Douthit said. “It’s just different now
t hat it ’s being magni-f i e d b y the media to ma ke everybody like ‘that’s
all it is’…Now, is it important for it to be true now? Not so much. Just because of the so-cial impact we have, I think it’s very important for us to tell the truth.”
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Evolution of Hip-HopWestern African Spoken Word:In this society the griot was the storyteller and the counselor of the tribe. “In ancient African communities the griot was the historian, performer, the emcee. They carried their tradition, their history, the mourning of their people through storytelling and through songs.” -Pierce Freelon, Emcee of The Beast
Spirituals:Spirituals were developed by enslaved African-Americans in the early centuries of the country. Sometimes songs of praise would be encoded with directions of escape. For example, “Wade in the Water” had the underlying message that bloodhounds could not smell you if you were in the water, which would help on the trail to the Underground Railroad.
Sampling:Used originally for spirituals, sampling would consist of taking something from a previous work and applying it to a current one.“[Enslaved African-Americans] were sampling the Bible, they were using taking something that would keep them in place and using it towards emancipatory ends. Plus, that is so black. That’s called a quilt; my grandmamma was sampling. You know, a little bit of Jeans, a little bit of potato sack and weave it together, and we just sampled ourselves a blanket. [Laughs]” –Pierce Freelon, Emcee of The Beast
Jazz & Blues:Originating in French New Orleans, Louisiana Jazz was a mixture of African improvisation and European classical.Blues was a simple response to oppression in the Memphis area, made up of only three simple chords played differently every time. This is exactly what gave birth to these everlasting music genres.
Hip-hop:Hip-hop in its most recognizable form was born in the South Bronx and consisted of four main foci that contribute to one of the most influential movements to hit America, if not the world.“I think hip-hop started with the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, which launched the black power movement… Rapping is just lyrics over various percussion” –Pierce Freelon, Emcee of The Beast
tHE four arEas of Hip-Hop as dEfinEd by dJ afrika bambaataa:B-Boying (Breaking)- The dancing style seen by many famous stars like James Brown and many other from Afro-Brazilian intensity.
Graffiti- An quick and spontaneous art style used to speak for political activists and claim territory between gangs. This is also an art style that would turn trains and walls into canvases.
DJing- To use vinyl on two separate turntables to create “turntablism” by scratching and breaking in mid song to create a backbeat used in early rap and dance that is still used in hip-hop today.
MCing (Rapping)- To use spoken word over a beat or any type of music. This is the most economically successful, and most pursued area of hip-hip. This would be nothing without the three other corners that hold up the walls that are hip-hop today.
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As stated before, the Wolf-pack’s primary partner will be Wake Forest, meaning the De-mon Deacons will be the only team the Pack is guaranteed to play twice each year.
In other words, N.C. State is no longer certain to play archrival UNC twice per sea-son.
The Wolfpack nation is furi-ous.
Andrew Snyder, sophomore in sports management, was not shy to voice his opinion after hearing the news.
“I’m very upset about it,” Snyder said. “Some people may look at it as it giving us an advantage because we get to play weaker competition, but I think to be the best, you have
to beat the best.“Back in the day when N.C.
State was strong, with Jimmy V., they were playing and beat-ing Carolina,” Snyder added. “I think Mark Gottfried said the same thing; you want to play Carolina, you want to beat them. Now we don’t have as many opportunities to do that.”
Not all students were already awa re of t he s itu-ation, in-cluding Mark Rose, junior in finance. Upon ex-plaining the new conference realignments, Rose was taken aback.
“Well, that sucks,” Rose said, seeming to be at a loss for words. “You look forward to playing them twice a year. Now we can’t, and that’s kind of lame.”
The two students continued to stand their ground regard-ing the primary-partner system when asked if it would have an
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ACC wants to kill that and John Swofford is doing a terrible job as [ACC] commis-
sioner, I think.”Rose agreed, but had addi-
tional reasoning.“I think it’s a little bit worse
for the conference, because the State/Carolina games, just like the Carolina/Duke games, are some the most highly televised, watched and attended games,” Rose stated. “To take one of them out, that takes away from the vendors, the RBC Center, the Dean Dome--that just takes
funds from them, as well as the excitement from the students.”
Madelynn Campbell, a student at North Carolina and former sports writer for The Daily Tar Heel, said she feels the new realignments are robbing the students of both universities.
“As a UNC student, I don’t see the State/UNC rivalry as being as strong of a rivalry as State claims it is, but the games have so much pas-sion from students from both teams,” Campbell said. “State enjoys hating UNC and UNC enjoys play-ing State. I know it’s always one of the games I especially look forward to, so the fact they may not play every year is extremely disappointing.
“Whenever there is such strong chemistry between teams and such strong en-thusiasm, you hate to see anything separate that. Sports are all about passion and enthusiasm, so taking any of that away is never good.”
7. Maryland (13-9, 3-5 ACC; LW: 6) - Maryland has slid, losing five of its last six. The Terps could have had two more wins this week, but couldn’t get past Miami in double overtime and blew a nine-point second half lead against North Caro-lina. (Upcoming games: 2/7 @ CLEM, 2/11 @DUKE)
8. Clemson (11-11, 3-5 ACC; LW: 7) - With two losses by a com-bined seven points, Clemson lost an opportunity to climb up the ACC and jeopardizes its chances at an NCAA tour-nament bid. The Tigers have struggled on offense thus far, ranking 238th in the nation. (Upcoming games: 2/7 MD, 2/11 @WAKE)
9. Virginia Tech (13-10, 2-6 ACC; LW: 10) - The Hokies split their two most recent games, a 75-60 loss to Duke and a nail-biting 65-63 win over Clemson. Wins against both Miami and Bos-
ton College could help put the Hokies in the postseason discussion sti l l. (Upcom-ing games: 2/9 @ MIA, 2/11 WAKE)
10. Wake Forest (11-12, 2-7 ACC; LW: 9) - The Deacs now find themselves below .500 for the first time this season. It doesn’t get any better for Wake with their next game at Virginia.
11. Georgia Tech (9-16, 2-7 ACC; LW: 12) - Tech snapped a six-game losing streak, defeating Boston College 51- 47. The Yel-low Jackets have the opportuni-ty to sweep the Wolfpack when they play in Atlanta this week. (Upcoming games: 2/9 ST)
12. Boston College (7-16, 2-7 ACC; LW: 11) - Boston College de-scended into the bottom of the ACC after two losses in the past week where they averaged only 49 points on offense. It won’t get easier for the Eagles with Florida State coming to town and a road game at Virginia Tech following. (Upcoming games: 2/8 FSU, 2/12 @VT)
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“I have a bunch of people in my ear about different things like girls and other stuff, but I don’t let them get me off track,” Purvis said.
Purvis has demonstrat-ed his ability to keep cool about all the attention he received during the re-cruiting process. Since the eighth grade, coaches have been trying to convince him to come to their respective schools.
“I wasn’t ever nervous af-ter I got my first scholarship offer,” Purvis said. “It was definitely a humbling and great process.”
Purvis’ character has caught the at ten-t ion f rom his fel low teammates as well. Ju-nior forward Sharwyn McGee said he not only looks up to Purvis on the basketball court but also admires how he carries himself off the court as well.
“He’s a leader,” McGee said. “I look up to him on and off the court, and he’s a great player.”
According to junior guard Faquan Dunn, Purvis is also a person who is strong in his faith and is willing to help those who are not so strong in theirs.
“He made me want to come [to Upper Room],” Dunn said. “He helped me become a better person with God when I wasn’t really that strong in my faith.
“He really pushes you to be the best person you can
be on and off the court.”Avie Lester, head coach of
Upper Room, had nothing but praise when he spoke about Purvis. Lester referred to Pur-vis carrying himself as a regu-lar person who didn’t change when he received a vast amount of attention from the media.
“To be as popular as he is out-side of the school, if you didn’t know it, you would not be able to tell,” Lester said. “[Purvis] just blends in.”
Purvis has no problem buy-ing into what the coaches are saying. According to Lester, Purvis carries himself in a way that is comparable to Broncos
quarterback Tim Tebow.
“My advice to Rodney has always been, ‘Be humble and be hun-gry,’” Lester said. “‘Carry yoursel f in
such a way that people will always want to support you.’”
Purvis has that support through his mother, according to Lester. His mother was also the person who wanted him to enroll in Upper Room in the first place.
“[Purvis] and his mother are really close, I can tell,” Lester said. “I know that’s why she wanted him to stay here for high school. She liked the fam-ily atmosphere that we have at Upper Room.”
Purvis has shined with his basketball team at Upper Room and State fans can only look ea-gerly towards his arrival next year.
COUNTDOWN• 13 days until men’s basketball faces UNC-Chapel Hill
at the RBC Center.
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athletic schedule
ThursdayMen’s BasketBall at GeorGia techAtlanta, Ga., 7 p.m.
WoMen’s BasketBall vs. lonGWoodReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
WrestlinG at old doMinionNorfolk, Va., 7:30 p.m.
Fridaytrack at husky classic, tyson invitationalSeattle, Wash., Fayetteville, Ark.; All Day
softBall vs. utah state & st. JohnsAthens, Ga., 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
SaturdayMen’s tennis vs. south carolinaRaleigh, 12 p.m.
WoMen’s tennis at dePaulMadison, Wis., 12 p.m.
softBall vs. caMPBell & arMyAthens, Ga., 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.
GyMnastics vs Penn st., WilliaM & Mary, Geo. Wash.Raleigh, 7 p.m.
SundayWoMen’s Golf at lady Puerto rico classicRio Grand, P.R., All Day
Men’s tennis vs. WilliaM & Mary, unc-GreensBoroRaleigh; 10 a.m., 4 p.m.
WrestlinG vs. indiana & vMiCardinal Gibbons H.S., 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
WoMen’s tennis at WisconsinMadison, Wis., 12 p.m.
softBall at GeorGiaAthens, Ga., 3 p.m.
WoMen’s BasketBall vs. Wake foresthooPs 4 hoPeReynolds Coliseum, 5 p.m.
Top recruit brings more than just talentbasketball recruits
N.c. state signee rodney Purvis lays the ball up during a scrimmage at the Nba top 100 camp at the university of Virginia June 17.
teammates aNd high school coach giVe iNsight about rodNey PurVis’ PersoNality.
Anyone who follows N.C. State Athletics has probably heard the name Rodney Purvis, but few know the kind of leader and the
type of person he is off the basketball court. The 6-foot-4-inch guard from Upper Room Christian Academy said the hardest thing for him to do on a daily basis is stay focused.
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Technician analyzes how teams around
the ACC performed over the previous week. Florida State sits on top of the ACC as Duke falters against Miami in overtime.
1. #15 Florida state (16-6, 7-1 acc; last Week: 2) - No, this is not a football power ranking. The Seminoles are the best and hottest team in the ACC right now. Florida State has won their last sev-en games, all in ACC com-petition. (Upcoming games: 2/8 @ BC, 2/11 MIA)
2. #5 North carolina (20-3, 7-1 acc; lW: 3) - The Tar Heels pulled off an impressive comeback at Maryland after trailing at the half. If they could play every game at home, they would probably be undefeated at this point. Center Tyler Zeller av-eraged 22 points in two games last week. (Upcoming games: 2/8 Duke, 2/11 UVA)
3. #10 duke (19-4, 6-2 acc; lW: 1) - The Blue Devils uncharac-teristically lost another game at home, their second home loss of the season to an unranked team. Duke has taken a step back from last year and needs to establish a floor leader. (Up-coming games: 2/8 @ UNC, 2/11 MD)
4. #19 Virginia (18-4, 5-3 acc; lW: 4) - After being down by 13
with eight minutes left in the second half, the Wahoos came up short in the upset bid at Florida State, losing 58-55. Virginia committed 20 turnovers in the game, an unacceptable number for any team. (Upcoming games: 2/8 @ WAKE, 2/11 @UNC)
5. N.c. state (17-7, 6-3 acc; lW: 5) - The Wolfpack re-bounded this week picking up a tight win at Boston College and a home win against Wake. N.C. State must win against at Geor-gia Tech, a team it lost to earlier in the season before it plays Duke, Florida State and North Carolina all in a row. (Upcoming games: 2/9 @ GT)
6. Miami (14-7, 5-3 acc; lW: 8) -The Hurricanes surged to the top half of the league with two overtime wins this past week. The Sunday night victory at Duke was Miami’s first win at Cam-eron Indoor. (Upcoming games: 2/9 VT, 2/11 @FSU)
SToRy By Brian k. anderson
Fans unhappy with new ACC alignmentN.C. State no longer guaranteed to play UNC twice per season in basketball.
Nolan EvanStaff Writer
With Pittsburgh and Syra-cuse entering league competi-tion, the ACC announced its plan for conference realign-ment Friday afternoon, as well as the future sched-uling formats for all sports. Cuse and Pitt, the 13th and 14th members of the ACC, are projected to begin conference action in 2014.
In football, the Pittsburgh Panthers will be joining the Coastal Division, while the Or-
ange of Syracuse will be joining N.C. State in the Atlantic Divi-sion. There will be a nine-game conference schedule, allowing teams to play every opponent in their division, two rotating opponents from the other divi-sion, and an annual crossover matchup.
The ACC is adding two games to the men’s and women’s bas-ketball schedule, bringing the grand total to 18 per season.
Every team wil l have a singular pri-mar y par t-ner they are guaranteed to play twice per season. The pairings h ave b e e n made rather
geographically. Syracuse has been paired with Boston Col-lege, while Pittsburgh will face Maryland. The remaining
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“I look up to
him on and off
the court.”Sharwyn McGee, Purvis’
teammate at Upper Room
“I feel like it’s
killing ACC
tradition.”Andrew Snyder, senior in sports
management
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Swimmer named ACC Performer of the Week
Sophomore swimmer Jonathan Boffa was named the ACC Performer of the Week by the ACC on Tuesday, becoming the first Wolfpack swimmer to be named as Performer of the Week this season. in the previous meet against No. 15 Virginia, Boffa won three individual and two relay events. The men’s swimming team (9-2, 6-2 ACC) has been ranked as high as No. 23 in the nation this season, the first time they have been ranked since their 2005-06 season.
Source: N.c. STaTe aThleTicS