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https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-softball-comes-back-to-beat-louisville-7-5-for-patrick-swift-s-100th/article_ce4837e6-b225-11ec-9739-43967be92fb6.html | The NC State softball team scored seven unanswered runs in a 7-5 comeback win over the Louisville Cardinals in the series opener at Dail Softball Stadium.
The Wolfpack (24-12, 4-9 ACC) fell behind 4-0 in the fourth inning, but quickly responded with four runs of its own in the same inning and added three more on top of that, which was enough to beat the Cardinals (18-14, 2-5 ACC).
“I called them in after that inning, and I was like, ‘Guys, that’s like one or two swings for us,’” said head coach Jennifer Patrick-Swift. “They know that. They believe that. We’ve been through this. They really believe there’s no deficit we can’t chip away at.”
After a scoreless first three innings, the party got started in the fourth.
Sophomore starting pitcher Aisha Weixlman didn’t give up a hit through the first three innings for the Pack, but the floodgates opened on her in the fourth as the Cardinals hit a solo home run and followed that up with an RBI single and a two-run homer with two outs to go up 4-0.
That was the end of the day for Weixlman as graduate pitcher Maddie McPherson came in to replace her.
But that was just the beginning of the fun as the Pack scored four runs of its own in the bottom of the inning. With two outs, graduate right fielder Taylor Johnson scored on a wild pitch to give the Pack its first run.
Then shortly after, fifth-year center fielder Brittany Jackson hit an equalizing three-run homer that scored redshirt sophomore designated player Libby Whittaker and freshman first baseman Michele Tarpey, putting the Pack right back in the game and tying the score 4-4.
“We trust our ability,” Jackson said. “We trust our bats. We trust what we’ve been prepping for all season. We did not panic. We kept the vibe the same. We kept believing in each other.”
After a scoreless fifth inning, the Pack loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth and Jackson stepped back up to the plate. Everyone in the ballpark would have gone berserk if she had hit a grand slam, but that was not the case, as she flew out, allowing Johnson to tag up from third to give the Pack its first lead, 5-4.
“Obviously, you want the grand slam, but whenever you can put your team in the lead, it’s always a happy feeling,” Jackson said.
The Pack then added some insurance runs as sophomore infielder Kaylee Lambrecht drilled a single that drove in both freshman infielder Maddy Schmeiser and Tarpey to make it a 7-4 ballgame.
Those runs proved to be critical as the Cardinals hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh, but that was it as the Pack won 7-5.
After coming in with her team down 4-0, McPherson pitched a solid game to get the win, giving up four hits and one earned run while her teammates did the rest. Jackson was the offensive player of the game as she had four RBIs in two at bats.
The win was also Patrick-Swift’s 100th in her fourth season as head coach of the Wolfpack.
“I’m one small piece of an amazing group of young women,” Patrick-Swift said. “To me, it’s a tribute to them and how hard they’ve worked, how bought-in they’ve been and receptive since I’ve been here. Hopefully it’s 100 with many more to come, but for me, it’s just about us getting a win tonight against Louisville, and let’s take the series tomorrow.”
The Pack is in action again tomorrow in game two of the series at 1 p.m. as it hopes to take home its second ACC series of the year. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220402 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-2-pack-women-s-tennis-suffers-first-acc-loss-fall-4-3-to-duke/article_817a0fbe-b22c-11ec-a660-0f52c67960c6.html | The No. 2 NC State women’s tennis team suffered just its second loss of the season as the team hosted No. 14 Duke in an intense match. After the Pack gained a 3-1 lead, the Blue Devils completed a determined comeback that took down NC State 4-3.
The Wolfpack, now 19-2, took its first ACC loss of the season, interrupting NC State’s seven-match unbeaten start to conference play. The Wolfpack was able to gain the clinch position due to its usual doubles domination, as well as solid singles wins, but the Pack could not finish off the Devils during crucial points late in the remaining matches.
“Yeah, I mean it's obviously very disappointing,” said head coach Simon Earnshaw. “First of all I thought we started out pretty well in doubles, but it's nothing different. Built ourselves a decent lead. I think the problem was we didn't really give ourselves enough of a lead.”
The Wolfpack earned an early lead in the doubles round. Freshman Priska Nugroho and sophomore Sophie Abrams took the first match 6-2, while graduate student Jaeda Daniel and senior Nell Miller took court one 6-3 to take a 1-0 lead.
In the singles round, the Pack quickly added to its lead as sophomore Amelia Rajecki won in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2 on court six. However, the Blue Devils responded by taking court one from Daniel, as the Pack still led 2-1.
NC State was able to increase its lead with Nugroho’s 6-2, 6-4 win on court three. While the freshman was able to put the Pack in clinch position, the Blue Devils won all three remaining courts in third set grudge matches, two of which included third-set tiebreakers to end the Pack’s nine-match win streak.
The three remaining courts went into intense, hard-fought play that came from both sides, but the Devils managed to win each in quick succession after a large break in any scoring changes. Sophomore Abigail Rencheli was first to fall on court two after splitting her first two sets and battling through a back-and-forth third set that led to a tiebreak. Abrams also fell in a similar match that went to a third set tiebreak, shortly after Miller fell in a tight third set to end the day for the Pack.
“I mean, we just didn't quite have the composure or the ability to control our emotions and you know, credit to Duke,” said Earnshaw. “I mean, I knew coming off last weekend, where they really struggled, that this was going to be what had to be a response from them.”
As the Wolfpack takes only its second loss of the season, this defeat will hardly be damaging to the Wolfpack’s overall standing as one of the best teams in college tennis. However, NC State will have possibly an even harder challenge in its next match against the No. 1 UNC Tar Heels. While UNC will give the Pack another fight, NC State will have the ultimate chance to rebound if the squad was to take down the best team in the nation.
“They're the best team,” said Earnshaw. “They've been just clocking everybody as it's been going through. You know, we've got to be better and I've been saying that for a few weeks now.”
The Tar Heels come to Raleigh on Sunday, April 3, as the Pack have a rematch with its cross-town rivals. First serve is set for 2 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220402 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-23-pack-men-s-tennis-stalls-out-in-louisville/article_bfe1e760-b207-11ec-b2af-8f3f69b488d6.html | The No. 23 NC State men’s tennis team fell 4-1 at Louisville on Friday, April 1.
The Wolfpack took a spot in the top-25 this week at No. 23, but after facing the Cardinals, NC State is just 2-5 in ACC play.
NC State only managed to take one singles court before play was stopped. Freshman Fons Van Sambeek delivered the win for the Wolfpack, taking court six with a stron 6-2, 6-3 performance. While other members of the Pack battled, none could add another point to NC State’s total.
The Wolfpack put up a fight in the doubles round, but was narrowly beaten out by the Cardinals for possession of the early point. Sophomore Braden Shick and graduate student Collin Shick won on court three 6-1, but Louisville took court one. However, the Wolfpack duo of junior Martins Rocens and Van Sambeek lost in a close 7-6 doubles match as the Cardinals took the early lead.
The remaining singles courts were all taken by the Cardinals. Braden Shick, senior Rafa Izquierdo Luque, and Rocens all lost their respective courts, while two members of the Pack left their courts unfinished. Sophomore Luca Staeheli was in his third set after splitting the first two and No. 108 junior Robin Catry was in his second set.
NC State is set to travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on Notre Dame on Sunday, April 3, the match is set to start at 12 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220402 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/pack-baseball-drops-series-opener-at-clemson/article_06286a1e-b22b-11ec-820c-e37f00df629e.html | The NC State baseball team lost 14-3 to the Clemson Tigers in its series opener on April 1 in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Wolfpack (16-9, 4-5 ACC) threatened early with two on in the first, but once the Tigers (18-7, 2-4 ACC) grabbed the lead in the bottom of that inning, they took over all the momentum and never looked back, scoring fourteen runs on sixteen hits.
Sophomore righty Matt Willadsen started on the mound for the Pack, but the Clemson bats tore him apart as they grabbed seven earned runs on nine hits in just three innings.
Those who came in out of the bullpen didn't have much better luck. Sophomore lefty John Miralia lasted just .2 innings and gave up four earned runs and freshman righty Jacob Halford allowed two more in his 1.1 innings. Freshman lefty Win Scott had two innings of work and was able to hold the Tigers to just one run and another freshman lefty, Jacob Dienes, struck out the side in the eighth to be the lone NC State pitcher without recording an earned run.
Clemson kicked off the scoring with four straight hits to start the bottom of the first inning and it added two more runs on two straight fielder's choices and an error for the 3-0 lead.
An RBI single in the third brought home the Tigers' fourth run of the evening, but it was the fourth inning in which the game was truly broken open.
Willadsen was replaced after allowing the first three batters on base on a hit-by-pitch, walk and single. Miralia was able to secure a quick first out but two singles, a double, a sac fly and a wild pitch allowed the Tigers to earn the first six runs of what would eventually be a seven-run inning.
A final single solidified an 11-0 lead for Clemson which wouldn't last long as it added three more runs in the sixth on two walks and another sac fly.
Solo shots from sophomore outfielder Noah Soles and senior outfielder Devonte Brown in the seventh and ninth gave the Pack its first two runs of the evening and it added one more on a freshman infielder Tommy White single but ultimately it was too little too late for the Wolfpack.
Sole Train solo shot puts us on the board 🚂 pic.twitter.com/R65502nUdT
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 2, 2022
Game two of the series will be Saturday, April 2 with first pitch set for 6 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220402 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/10-man-north-carolina-fc-wins-1-0-to-open-2022-season/article_ec74b880-b2f1-11ec-b8d3-bbeae4460a4f.html | North Carolina FC opened its 2022 USL League One campaign with a 1-0 road win over South Georgia Tormenta FC on Saturday, April 2.
Tormenta (0-1-0, 0 pts) held the majority of the possession, 72.2%, and outshot North Carolina (1-0-0, 3 pts) 14-4, but a 22nd-minute debut goal from Garrett McLaughlin gave the visitors all three points.
Capitalizing on a deflected cross from Oalex Anderson, McLaughlin was in the right place at the right time to head home the only goal of the game. Anderson did well to create the goal, forcing a turnover at midfield and driving the ball down the wing before going for the cross.
First game, first goal ⭐@GMclaughlin_ with the perfectly placed header for the @NorthCarolinaFC lead!#TRMvNC // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/AXvZVvJFbL
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 3, 2022
Tormenta picked up some momentum late in the first half and carried that into the second half, but could not capitalize on any of its 14 shots.
NCFC had to see out the final stage of the game with 10 men after Nelson Martinez was shown back-to-back yellow cards in the 78th minute. Martinez was shown the first yellow for a foul on Tormenta’s Josue Soto and the second for shoving Soto as the two got in each other's faces after the foul. Soto was also shown a yellow for the post-foul altercation.
McLaughlin and Anderson were two of eight players to make their NCFC debut in the game, with the majority of the starting lineup consisting of offseason acquisitions.
Goalkeeper Will Pulisic was another of the debutants, earning his first clean sheet for the club with four saves.
While it was far from a pretty win, taking all three points while being outshot by 10 and holding just 27.8% of the possession will give NCFC confidence going forward.
Next up for NCFC will be a midweek U.S. Open Cup game against USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley Toros FC on Wednesday, April 6. After that, NCFC continues its USL League One schedule, hosting Chattanooga Red Wolves SC for its regular season home opener on Saturday, April 9. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220403 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/canes-unable-to-muster-points-against-wild-as-fleury-outduels-andersen/article_d394431e-b2f9-11ec-a665-070d79e09de2.html | The Carolina Hurricanes suffered a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, April 2 in PNC Arena.
Even though the Canes (45-16-8) doubled the Wild (42-20-5) in shots, 38-19, goaltender Frederik Andersen simply got outperformed by Minnesota netminder Marc-Andre Fleury on the other end of the ice. Carolina avoided the shutout with a third-period goal by left wing Teuvo Teräväinen, the Wild simply had the upper hand all night.
“When he’s starting to feel it like he was tonight, he’s pretty tough to beat,” said center Jordan Staal. “We could have done a little better job of getting in his eyes. They did a pretty good job of keeping us out of the front of the net and keeping shots to softer ones from the outside.”
Special teams were an issue for the Hurricanes all evening. Carolina’s league-best penalty kill started on the wrong foot by allowing a power play goal to Mats Zuccarello in the first period to open the scoring, while Canes’ two power play opportunities mustered just one and two shots on goal, respectively.
The Wild extended its lead to 3-0 with one goal in each period, as Dmitry Kulikov and Kirill Kaprizov scored in the second and third, respectively. Teräväinen’s goal gave the Hurricanes a sliver of hope with under seven minutes to go, but a win just wasn’t in the cards for Carolina. The Canes nearly pulled within one in the final minute, but the goal was negated due to a goalie interference call on right wing Nino Niederreiter for standing in the blue paint.
Teräväinen’s night turned out to be a microcosm of Carolina’s as a whole. In addition to his lone goal, Teräväinen took a puck to the face in the second period that sent him to the locker room with an apparent facial injury. The incident didn’t seem to affect Teräväinen too much as he returned to the bench to start the third and eventually scored.
“That's the standard that our team plays to,” said defenseman Ian Cole. “He got his lip cut in half there, so coming back out and obviously, scoring was huge for us. It gave us little life there at the end, gave us a chance to come back.”
Although the loss was against Minnesota, a Western conference team, the Hurricanes lost a bit of ground in the topheavy Eastern Conference playoff race with the result. Carolina still sits atop the Metropolitan division, but only six points separate them from the third-place Pittsburgh Penguins.
With 13 games left on the schedule and just seven points separating Carolina and the Boston Bruins, who are currently slated as the seventh seed, there is hardly any margin for error when it comes to playoff seeding.
The Hurricanes will get their next opportunity to get back in the win column on Tuesday, April 5 when they hit the road to take on the Buffalo Sabres. Puck drops at 7 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220403 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/noah-soles-four-rbis-help-pack-baseball-beat-clemson-5-2/article_ee0d6fbc-b2f0-11ec-b2f3-7b04162a43b9.html | Looking for a big bounce-back performance after its loss on Friday night, the NC State baseball team grabbed a 5-2 win over Clemson in an exciting matchup in Clemson, South Carolina.
It was back and forth the first two innings, but sophomore outfielder Noah Soles took control of the offense for the Wolfpack (17-9, 5-5 ACC) and helped secure all five runs for the win.
The Tigers (18-8, 2-5 ACC) struck first, scoring on an RBI double in the first inning, but unlike game one of the series, NC State responded quickly, taking the lead in the top of the second.
Sophomore outfielder Dominic Pilolli got things started with a one-out double and senior infielder J.T. Jarrett also got on base by a walk, giving Soles the perfect opportunity to knock some runs in. Soles beat out a single and allowed Pilolli to score, and a throwing error following the play also gave Jarrett the chance to cross home plate and take the 2-1 lead.
A Clemson home run in the bottom of the second tied the game back up again, which concluded the scoring till Soles' next at bat in the fourth inning. With two outs, back-to-back doubles from freshman infielder Payton Green and Soles gave the Pack the lead once again.
ALL ABOARD 🚂Sole Train drives in Payton from second for his second RBI of the day (third of the series) and we take our lead back. pic.twitter.com/XcN8gUr5YW
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 2, 2022
Clemson threatened with the bases loaded and no outs in the fifth, but with senior lefty reliever Canaan Silver on the mound, two straight strikeouts and a line out sent them back on defense.
Soles continued his impressive night in the sixth, adding two more RBIs on the stat sheet with a single to center field, scoring freshman infielder Tommy White and Jarrett and raising the Wolfpack lead to 5-2.
.@NoahSoles2 is responsible for all five runs scored today 😅 pic.twitter.com/ZRhrNb4wmQ
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 2, 2022
Both the Tigers and NC State put runners on base in the final few innings, but neither team was able to produce any more runs after the sixth.
Pitching-wise, redshirt sophomore right-hander Logan Whitaker got the start for the Pack, with his night ending after just three innings. Silver got the win and pitched through a couple of jams in his 3.2 innings, while sophomore southpaw Chris Villaman came out for the final two, recording a save and grabbing five of those six outs by strikeout.
The rubber match of the series is scheduled for Sunday, April 3 at 1 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220403 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/wolfpack-softball-comes-up-short-in-high-scoring-duel-against-cardinals/article_d828eb44-b2c4-11ec-b634-7f9f1a0e03c1.html | The NC State softball team came out on the losing end of a back-and-forth game with the Louisville Cardinals, falling 9-7 at Dail Softball Stadium on Saturday, April 2.
The Pack (24-13, 4-10 ACC) broke the game open in the bottom of the second with a five-run inning, but the Cardinals (19-14, 3-5 ACC) retaliated with seven runs in the top of the fourth to surge ahead. NC State knotted it up at 7-7 in the fifth, but Louisville knocked a go-ahead, two-run double with two outs in the seventh to pull ahead for good.
Redshirt sophomore designated player Libby Whittaker led the charge for the Wolfpack in the batter’s box. Whittaker hit the team’s only home run of the day, a two-run moonshot to left to give the Pack a 3-0 lead in the second. Whittaker’s homer made her the only NC State batter to go yard and the only one to finish with multiple RBIs on the day.
B2 | BYE BYE! 👋@libbyAwhittaker adds to our lead with a two-run 💣🐺 3🔴⚫️ 0#GoPack | #HomeRunMindset pic.twitter.com/ulNBC13kyt
— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 2, 2022
Fifth-year third baseman Logan Morris and fifth-year center field Brittany Jackson also logged multiple hits for the Pack. Although graduate shortstop Randi Farricker, graduate right fielder Taylor Johnson and Whittaker all notched a pair walks as NC State found multiple ways to reach base, it still wasn’t enough to get the job done.
With both teams putting crooked numbers on the scoreboard, the pitchers’ ability to mitigate the damage proved to be the difference between winning and losing. For NC State, redshirt sophomore righty Aisha Weixlmann got the start after tossing 3.2 innings in the series opener. Weixlmann managed to hold off the Cardinals for a while, but eventually got pulled after giving up three runs to start the fourth.
Graduate southpaw Maddie McPherson entered in relief, but failed to stop the bleeding as she continued her recent slump. The Cardinals tacked on four more runs against McPherson to take a 7-5 lead before the lefty exited with only one out to show for her work. Going back to March 18’s series opener against Virginia, McPherson has given up 31 earned runs in her last 19 innings.
Redshirt sophomore righty Sam Gress took over from there, getting NC State out of the inning with no further damage, but the Wolfpack was never able to catch up. One out away from giving her team a chance to walk it off in the bottom of the seventh, Gress faltered by allowing a two-run double to center to finalize the scoreline.
Even with the sweep is now out of reach, NC State will get another shot to clinch the series in the rubber match on Sunday, April 3. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220403 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/j-i-d-kehlani-lil-baby-highlight-dreamville-festival-s-first-day/article_cf1198b4-b39e-11ec-875b-dfe8347c9cab.html | For the first time since 2019, Dreamville Festival returned to Raleigh inside Dorothea Dix Park. The first day of the festival opened its doors at noon on Saturday, April 2, featuring acts like Lil Baby and Kehlani.
With long lines and abundant photo opportunities, Dreamville drew in estimated thousands of attendees from all over. Performances ranged from old-school nostalgia to smooth hip-hop and R&B, held at three different stages throughout the sprawling park. Bars and food stands dotted the festival, with a ginormous lit-up ferris wheel centered in the middle of Dix Park.
The warm weather was the perfect backdrop for festival goers to relax and have a beer or two while listening to quality performances by their favorite artists.
Dreamville began with quick, 20-minute sets from Mikhala Jene, Mereba, Lute and Fivio Foreign, the latter of whom performed his hit feature from Drake’s “Dark Lane Demo Tapes,” “Demons.”
Attendee Anderson Do said while he was initially drawn to the festival by his friends, he was also impressed by the artists performing.
“The fact that we get to see people, not only like popular people but [see] people [on the] rise, you know, that too,” Do said.
Morray was next on the lineup, performing his hit track “Quicksand” and bringing a different flair to the event.
Blxst and Earthgang followed Morray, the first of many Earthgang appearances throughout the night. Fresh off the group’s new album “Ghetto Gods,” the two performed the self-titled track from that album, as well as hits like “Bank.”
One of the more unique inclusions on the first day’s lineup was the duo of Ashanti and Ja Rule, bringing early 2000s R&B to life at the event. Of course, the duo began with their hit song “Mesmerize” and went on to perform “What’s Luv?” both of which sounded fantastic live.
J.I.D. was one of the highlights of the first day, performing hits like “Never” and “Workin Out,” beginning his 40-minute set by playing the samples that composed his work and then performing his tracks.
Outside of the sample work, J.I.D. featured other surprises, such as bringing out Earthgang to perform some Spillage Village tracks and Mereba to perform “Sandstorm.”
For one of his last tracks of the set, J.I.D. brought out fellow Dreamville signee Bas to perform the hit single “Down Bad” and Earthgang’s Johnny Venus supplanted the J. Cole feature on the track with his own exclusive feature.
Nearly every artist performed unreleased or new music, which gave the event an exclusive feel.
Performing early on in the evening after J.I.D., Kehlani played some of her greatest hits during her 45-minute set, including “Honey” and “Distraction,” ending her set with an eclectic performance of “CRZY.”
Attendee Caitlin Bell said she enjoyed Kehlani’s performance the most, especially with her live performances known for being few and far between.
“Oh, her energy was amazing,” Bell said. “She really got the crowd pumped up. She did a good job of getting audience members from the crowd up on stage and caring about her audience and fan base. She was very cool.”
Do said his favorite performance of the day was Kehlani.
“Kehlani’s like a very powerful woman,” Do said. “So like everything she does is completely strong, you know.”
Moneybagg Yo made a brief but energetic appearance, performing his hit single “Time Today” and getting the crowd amped up for the closing acts of the night.
Wizkid performed at the Shine stage just after Moneybagg Yo, playing one of his biggest hits, “Essence.”
Headliner Lil Baby ended day one with the final and most anticipated performance of the night. The rapper featured several classics from his extensive discography, including “Baby,” “On Me” and “Yes Indeed.”
Dreamville’s triumphant return on Saturday promised even better performances on Sunday, continuing a legacy of live music and entertainment in Raleigh. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/academic-success-center-provides-tutoring-mentoring-services/article_6307f9fe-b3b9-11ec-97d4-cbfced14d8be.html | The Academic Success Center (ASC) offers a variety of free resources to NC State students to promote academic success, including peer tutoring, peer mentoring and writing support.
Barbara Windham, the director of the ASC, said the ASC programs aim to guide students in developing skills essential to academic success.
“The goal is to help students become independent learners during their university experience and we offer a variety of programs that allow that to happen,” Windham said.
The ASC offers peer tutoring for a variety of STEM classes, such as math, chemistry, physics and biology. Students can meet one-on-one with a peer tutor, attend group tutoring sessions or visit drop-in tutoring at the center.
According to Windham, the ASC also offers academic peer mentoring, in which students are paired with a peer mentor to improve academic success skills such as study techniques and organization. Students meet with their peer mentor once a week throughout the semester and can set weekly goals to achieve academic success.
The ASC also contains an undergraduate and graduate writing center. Megan Minor, a third-year studying psychology and a writing consultant in the undergraduate writing center, said the writing center connects students with one-on-one consulting services for any piece of writing.
“The writing center program is for students of any major and any discipline to come get help in their writing,” Minor said. “We do everything from poetry to personal statements to lab reports, so anything you could possibly need to get looked over.”
Additionally, Minor said the writing center seeks to provide students with the means to improve their writing skills long-term.
“Within the writing center, we have a bunch of different resources that you can actually take with you to look at,” Minor said. “It’s nice to have something tangible to look at when you’re feeling confused, so that you’re also learning how to help yourself through the writing process and learning where you’re struggling a little bit more, so you can focus on that and adjust and grow in your writing.”
Windham said the ASC is an important supplement to classroom instruction because it provides opportunities for students to develop skills critical to academic success, such as time management and goal setting.
“Everybody who comes to NC State is a successful student,” Windham said. “It’s difficult to get into NC State. That being said, there’s a lot of students who come not really having developed study skills — they didn’t have to study in high school — and college is a new ball game. It’s helping students make that transition between high school and the university environment.”
Minor said some students prefer to seek help from a peer because it can be less intimidating than asking an instructor.
“I feel like it’s a lot less scary sometimes to come talk to someone who’s your peer rather than your professor, because it’s a different dynamic talking to somebody who’s your age versus talking to somebody who’s graduated and already knows a ton about the subject,” Minor said.
Two years ago, the ASC moved into a new space on the second floor of D.H. Hill Library, which Windham said is ideal for student success.
“It’s a central location in the library where students can meet others, so it’s not just getting help on content, but it’s a great place to meet other students, especially drop-in tutoring in the evening,” Windham said. “It’s also a place to study outside of the Academic Success Center hours.”
To learn more about the ASC, visit its website.
Editor’s note: Megan Minor is also a photographer for NC State Student Media. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/courage-give-up-late-equalizer-draw-second-game-in-a-row-to-remain-undefeated/article_cbb21e58-b39b-11ec-8fea-6b230a4dfa88.html | The North Carolina Courage extended its unbeaten start to the 2022 NWSL Challenge cup to four, drawing 1-1 with NJ/NY Gotham FC on Sunday, April 3 in Red Bull Arena.
The Courage (2-0-2, 8 pts) took a 1-0 lead into the 84th minute, but a late header from Ifeoma Onumonu gave Gotham (1-1-2, 5 pts) a share of the points. Dominating for most of the game, North Carolina held 58.2% of the possession and outshot NJ/NY 19-9.
“I thought we were brilliant,” said head coach Sean Nahas. “Thought it was a really, really good performance by us, especially on the back end of a long trip. I'm just looking at the stats again, I mean, passing accuracy 84%, 466 passes. I was really proud of the group and how they did everything we asked of them in terms of the changes we wanted to make from the last game. … Still a little bit slow in our decision making in the final third, but I think that will come.”
With a long regular season still to come after the Challenge Cup, the Courage are more concerned with how they are playing than the results they are getting.
“As a whole, we're really pleased with the performance,” said goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland. “To be honest, I thought it was pretty dominating. Obviously, coming off a long road trip. Obviously, we're not focused on the points. We're focused on performance and performance wise, we're really, really happy with the progress we've been making. So we go home, we rest up and we go at it again, but we're really pleased.”
Debinha gave the Courage their lone goal, placing a free kick from the edge of the box perfectly into the side netting in the 25th minute.
Simply magic 🪄@Debinha7 | #CourageUnitesUs pic.twitter.com/EPCaPeBhJq
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 3, 2022
Gotham’s equalizer came from a Kristie Mewis corner, with Onumonu beating Abby Erceg to the ball and heading the ball past Rowland.
A set piece ✨spectacular✨ for the equalizer@GothamFC | #yerrrr pic.twitter.com/sMARCVDE3G
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 3, 2022
Onumonu’s goal set up a tense final few minutes, but neither team could break the tie.
One of four changes from the Courage’s midweek lineup, Meredith Speck made her first start of the season and played very well next to Denise O’Sullivan. The duo formed the base of the Courage’s midfield, which ran circles around Gotham for much of the match.
“Looking at the game video from the last game, I just felt that, making the changes, the player that we want to put in, we had to make sure that we really had someone disciplined in there in that role to protect the spaces and work off of[O’Sullivan],” Nahas said. “I thought [Speck] did a great job of clogging that space, the transition areas. She has a good mind. Great energy, closes things down well, reads the game in front of her.”
Nahas went on to praise Speck’s growth and professionalism during her time with the Courage.
“[Speck] has come a long way,” Nahas said. “One thing I love about Meri is, for six years, Meri didn't get a lot of time and never complained, was a great teammate, was the first person cheering the team on, was a great practice player in terms of the role she had. She's a true pro. And I feel like so often you hear stories, but every team needs a Meri Speck, because I think she sets the tempo and I think that type of attitude, where a lot of people [say]. ‘ I want time, I deserve time, I want time.’ She never once said that. Ever.
“She just got it when she got it and now she's earning it. It's not given to her. She's earning it. And I give her a ton of credit for that. And hopefully a lot of the team can see that how she carried herself and handled herself, it pays off. She never wanted anything. She just wanted to earn it and she has.”
NC Courage head coach @NahasSean on Meredith Speck after the team's 1-1 draw with NJ/NY Gotham FC."Every team needs a Meredith Speck. ... She never wanted anything. She just wanted to earn it and she has."#CourageUnitesUs #NWSLChallengeCup #NWSL pic.twitter.com/cqg8cJL4QA
— Nicholas Schnittker (@nick_schnittker) April 3, 2022
Coming off the bench in the 66th minute, Kerolin Nicoli made her debut in the win. The Courage signed Kerolin in January, but the forward’s arrival was delayed until this week due to the Visa process.
Despite the limited minutes, Kerolin showed exactly what she can do and why the Courage brought her in.
Kerolin hits the post in her NWSL debut!#NJNYvNC | 0 - 1 pic.twitter.com/Y3ToAYDKTA
— The Equalizer (@EqualizerSoccer) April 3, 2022
“She's brilliant on the ball,” Nahas said. She's comfortable. She's dynamic, her ability to draw opponents in and create spaces, I think she'll adjust to the speed of the game. But I felt that it was important to get her on the field, just to sort of break the ice a little bit and let her just sort of get a taste of it before she heads over to camp.”
The Courage are off next weekend, with multiple players heading off to join up with their respective national teams, but will return on Saturday, April 16 with a road game against the Orlando Pride.
“[The break] is huge, especially, with numbers gone, it gives a lot of other people more chances for reps, more chances for minutes in training,” Rowland said. “It's another chance for us to reset and go at it and I think it's huge for us. We take advantage of it and we keep working.” | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/intense-rivalry-weekend-battle-ends-in-close-4-3-loss-for-pack-women-s-tennis/article_5443809e-b3a2-11ec-bdf5-b7a94b2235e9.html | In an epic clash of the top-two ranked college tennis teams, the No. 2 Wolfpack women’s tennis team narrowly lost to the No. 1 UNC Tar Heels 4-3.
With five courts finishing in third-set grudge matches, the cross-town rivals battled until the very end, but it was the Tar Heels (21-0, 10-0 ACC) came out on top. This is just the third loss on the season for the Wolfpack (19-3, 7-2 ACC), two of which have come in straight matches against Duke on Friday, April 1, and now UNC.
“We could have folded after the match against Duke on Friday; I think it’s clear we didn’t,” said head coach Simon Earnshaw. “I think we started out well. A little bit like the Duke match though, we weren’t able to get enough first sets. We were fighting from a position to come back.”
While the Pack started the match off strong by winning the doubles point, NC State and UNC traded singles wins all match long. When tied at 3-3, the Heels were able to take court two from sophomore Abigail Rencheli, who battled through an incredible match but came up just short.
In doubles, freshman Priska Nugroho and sophomore Sophie Abrams made quick work in their match, winning 6-1. The other two matches were more competitive, but graduate student Jaeda Daniel and senior Nell Miller beat the No. 1 duo in the country 6-3 to clinch the doubles point and put the Pack up 1-0 to start the match.
To start the singles round, the Tar Heels were quickly able to strike back. Miller lost her singles match on court four to her UNC opponent, evening out the score at 1-1. Every other match was extremely competitive, all of which ended in dramatic three set finishes.
After a long break in scoring, the Heels took another singles court to go up 2-1, beating out sophomore Amelia Rajecki in three sets on court five. However, the Wolfpack was quickly able to even the score as Abrams won the final two sets after dropping her first and secured the first Pack singles win 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
At 2-2, another Wolfpack singles win was in order. Nugroho took court three in an amazing match as she put the Pack into clinch position with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 win. The Tar Heels were not far behind, however, as UNC took court one from No. 14 Jaeda Daniel in an intense battle between the nationally ranked No. 14 singles player and the No. 12 that represented UNC.
With the match on the line, the Tar Heels finished it off with one more three-set singles victory against Rencheli in yet another intense match.
Both of the Pack’s losses this weekend were tough and hard-fought. However, Earnshaw believes his team is improving.
“From a tennis standpoint, I think it’s clear we’re improving,” Earnshaw said. “As far as hitting the ball and the nuts and bolts of everything and the skills, we’re right there. We’ve just got to do a better job maturing and growing from this, being a bit more experienced and understanding how to manage our emotions.”
While these losses were tough, there is still a lot of tennis left to be played this season.
“I think we’re gonna be fine,” Earnshaw said. “If these matches occur at the end of the season, you end up thinking about them for a long time. The good thing is, from the Duke match to this match, you just can’t; you’ve got to move on to the next. We’ll move on and we’ll realize we’re close, but we’ve got a gulf still to get there. We can’t rely on luck; we’ve got to roll our sleeves up and keep working.”
Next up, the Pack travels for a road trip against Virginia Tech on Friday, April 8 at 2 p.m. and against Virginia on Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-men-s-tennis-takes-down-no-26-notre-dame-in-thrilling-4-3/article_d89add3e-b388-11ec-bfa6-3732c8687f67.html | The No. 23 NC State men’s tennis team took down the No. 26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-3 in South Bend, Indiana on Sunday, April 3.
The Wolfpack (14-7, 3-5 ACC) defeated the Fighting Irish (14-10, 4-6 ACC) in a hotly contested match that came down to the final game.
Despite coming away with the victory, the contest was anything but easy for the Wolfpack, which gave up the doubles point before taking four of the six singles matches into third-set tiebreakers.
Notre Dame managed to take the first doubles win of the match as graduate student Collin Shick and freshman Fons Van Sambeek fell on court two to the Fighting Irish duo of junior Connor Fu and graduate student Peter Conklin.
Sophomore Braden Shick and redshirt senior Joseph Schrader then took down graduate student Aditya Vashistha and junior Matthew Che 6-3 on court three but the Fighting Irish would take the first point of the match.
Sophomore Jean-Marc Malkowski and junior Matthew Halpin took down the Wolfpack duo of No. 19 junior Robin Catry and sophomore Luca Staeheli. Catry and Staeheli fell 6-4, but the doubles play was just the appetizer for what would be a thrilling singles contest.
The Wolfpack evened the score on court six of singles play. Braden Shick got his second win of the day when he took down Braeden Ho 6-2, 6-3. Then, the Wolfpack doubled its tally when Catry took down Conklin 7-6, 6-4 on court four.
Next, the Wolfpack secured another point after a back-and-forth match between junior Martins Rocens and Fu saw Rocens come out on top. The two traded 6-3 set wins, before Rocens closed out the match in the third set, winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on court three.
Court five saw the Fighting Irish get a point back. Van Sambeek fell to Malkowski in yet another third-set tiebreaker. Malkowski closed out the match, winning 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Then, Notre Dame managed to even the score at 3-3 when Aditya Vashistha took down No. 82 senior Rafa Izquierdo Luque 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
This meant the court two match between Staeheli and Che was the decider. Staeheli and the Wolfpack ended up coming out on top, as Staeheli won 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Pack 4, Fighting Irish 3LUCA CLINCHES IT! He defeats Che 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to seal the Wolfpack victory.#GoPack | #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/lLAnCweeRF
— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 3, 2022
Next up for the Wolfpack is a four-match home stretch, leading up to the ACC Championships on April 20. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/strong-hitting-powers-nc-state-baseball-to-9-7-win-over-clemson/article_3df8c656-b39c-11ec-958d-930f8efd1318.html | The bats of the NC State baseball team came to life on Sunday, April 3 as the Wolfpack clinched the series against the Clemson Tigers with a 9-7 win.
Neither the Wolfpack (18-9, 6-5 ACC) or the Tigers (18-9, 2-6 ACC) were able to generate much in the first inning as both starting pitchers made easy work of the top of the opposing order.
The Wolfpack struck first, however, in the second inning, as sophomore outfielder Noah Soles crushed a two-run homer to score himself and sophomore outfielder Dominic Pilolli to make it a 2-0 ballgame.
In the top of the third inning, the Pack continued to add to its lead as junior catcher Jacob Godman smacked a double, which served as a prelude to another two-run blast. This time it was from the bat of sophomore infielder LuJames Groover III.
.@groover_gino makes it a one-run game! He's had at least one hit in 14-straight games. pic.twitter.com/Z69W8eV86k
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022
In the bottom of the third, the Tigers scored their first run of the game as an infield error allowed the runner to get on base. The runner would eventually be driven home to make it a 4-1 NC State lead at the end of the inning.
The Pack did not score again until the top of the sixth inning. By this point the Clemson bats had warmed up and held a 6-4 advantage. The Wolfpack scoring resumed with a walk to freshman infielder Payton Green. Godman used a sacrifice bunt to move Green to second base. With two outs at the plate, Groover III hit a deep single which drove in Green.
After a single by redshirt junior infielder Josh Hood and an intentional walk to freshman infielder Tommy White, the bases were loaded. Next up to the plate was Pilolli, who drew a walk of his own to score Groover III and tie the game at 6-6.
With runners on second and third, senior outfielder Devonte Brown helped the Pack score two more runs in the seventh inning to put the Pack up 8-6.
DEVO DELIVERS! WE TAKE OUR LEAD BACK! pic.twitter.com/43svJVjV9b
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022
In the ninth inning, the Pack got on the board again as Groover III picked up his fourth RBI of the game with a single. This gave NC State a comfortable three-run lead heading into the bottom of the inning.
With their last three outs looming over their heads, Clemson did not go away quietly as they put up another run to cut the Pack’s lead to two. They had another two men on base but left them stranded, as NC State would win the game by a score of 9-7.
The game could have gotten ugly for NC State at multiple points had it not been for excellent pitching by some of its relief corps. Sophomore right-hander Sam Highfill pitched the first three innings of the game, but did not return after allowing four hits and one unearned run. The next three pitchers for NC State combined to allow three hits, four walks and four earned runs.
In a deep hole, sophomore right-hander Justin Lawson came in and pitched a brilliant 3.1 innings, only allowing two hits, no runs and forcing five strikeouts. In the eighth, sophomore left-hander Chris Villaman relieved Lawson and finished the game, only allowing one more run to earn his sixth save of the season.
With this win, the Pack have now won its second ACC series of the year and seven of its last eight games.
The NC State baseball team will be back in action on Tuesday, April 5 against Campbell at Doak Field at 6 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/wolfpack-softball-explodes-for-10-runs-takes-series-against-cardinals/article_e06ba542-b37f-11ec-9ab5-0b3d12e8f91c.html | The NC State softball team took its series finale against the Louisville Cardinals, beating them 10-6. NC State ends the series with a combined 24 runs.
The Wolfpack (25-13, 5-10 ACC) won the first and last games of the weekend to take the series, with Louisville (19-15, 3-6 ACC) winning the Saturday game.
Redshirt sophomore righty Aisha Weixlmann got the nod and pitched the first three innings. She gave up one earned run on three hits, recorded two punchouts. The one run came off of a solo shot in the second inning.
The Wolfpack came out hot in the first inning, scoring three runs on five hits. Graduate outfielder Taylor Johnson and freshman first baseman Michele Tarpey each had RBI singles to get the scoring going. Jonhson scored later in the frame on a wild pitch to make it 3-0.
Louisville immediately responded in the second inning with a solo home run from Vanessa Miller to cut into the Wolfpack lead. However, in the bottom of the frame, sophomore second baseman Kaylee Lambrecht launched a solo home run of her own for NC State to put NC State’s lead back at three runs.
B2 | Look what you just made me do 😆@kaylee_lamb15 hits a leadoff 💣 🐺 4⚫️🔴 1#GoPack | #HomeRunMindset pic.twitter.com/FWVjeOeP8A
— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 3, 2022
It was the third inning that blew the game open for the Wolfpack. NC State scored six runs to extend its lead to 10-1. With the bases loaded, fifth-year third baseman Logan Morris hit a three-RBI double before scoring on a single from graduate shortstop Randi Farricker. Then to put the icing on the cake, fifth-year catcher Sam Sack smacked a two-run home run.
Despite being down nine runs, the Cardinals did not back down. A RBI single from Jenna Servi, then a three-run home run from Taylor Roby put Louisville down just five runs in the fourth inning. Redshirt sophomore right-hander Sam Gress pitched the inning and was relieved by fifth-year lefty Maddie McPherson, who recorded the final out.
The score would stay at 10-5 until the seventh inning, when the Cards saw some light with another solo shot from Miller. McPherson made quick work of the next two batters, however, and stomped out any comeback.
NC State will be back in action Wednesday, April 6 at home against Longwood to complete the six-game homestand. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-gas-prices-are-not-controlled-by-the-president-ignorance-to-this-fact-is-telling/article_a9bede6c-b3a5-11ec-b234-ebdd8a087c89.html | Republican strategy for midterms in implicating President Biden for record high gas prices has gained commentary as an insult to voters’ intelligence, but the electorate's complicitness is proving the point.
While the inner-workings of the global oil market are not common knowledge, a simple Google search would overwhelmingly refute the notion that American political leaders have significant impact on gas prices. Otherwise, President Biden would press a button and kick back for seven more years as approval ratings carry him to another term. In actuality, the current global gas crisis is a result of several factors.
The past decade has seen the United States propelled onto the global stage of the oil market with a fracking boom, and in 2018 the U.S. became the top crude-oil producer in the world. This spurred a new partnership between OPEC and Russia to mitigate the effects of America’s emergence in the market they historically dominated.
This coordination continued up until the emergence of COVID-19 in early 2020. As lockdowns across the world immobilized industrial output and general transportation, demand for oil plummeted. Saudi Arabia, the leader of the OPEC cartel, proposed cutting production to raise prices. Russia declined, opting instead to try at a greater slice of the global demand for themselves.
What followed was a price war, with each nation flooding the market with millions of additional barrels a day, slashing prices in an attempt to command what remained of the Asian trade. This supply shock in tandem with a demand shock created unprecedented circumstances and oil prices crashed to record levels below zero.
All of the world’s main oil producers soon responded by dramatically decreasing their output. Reopening saw demand begin to outpace supply, but the market had been fundamentally changed by its perils in the pandemic. Its volatility has spooked all players into extreme caution. Companies and their investors became more interested in the safe and plentiful profits of the increasing price trend as opposed to the costly and lengthy risk of upping production.
The market has been further complicated by the invasion of Ukraine, as is summarized by NC State economy specialist Michael Walden. The removal of the third largest producer of oil from the global supply has affected prices all around the world, a note to ponder before attributing blame on domestic policy and politics. The global market sets the price for crude oil and consequently gasoline, not the President, Congress, the Governor or the mailman.
Accusations from senior Republicans in Congress solely cast blame on President Biden. Conservatives point to the administration's shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline and anti-natural resources rhetoric as the reason for price hikes, despite the fact that gas prices had been increasing before Biden took office. This agenda has been fueled by North Carolinian congressmen Madison Cawthorn, a former governor and the GOP state-party affiliate.
The pipeline project would have had minimal, if any impact on prices. As for energy policy, U.S. crude oil production is expected to break records in the coming years. This is in part due to the Biden administration approving thousands of permits for drilling on public lands, much to the dismay of environmental activists. In conjunction with the largest release of American oil reserves ever, it’s clear curtailing domestic production and “energy independence” is not the underlying motivation of the White House.
So why the outrage from the right? Preying on the knowledgeability of their supporters, while cynical, is wielding results. Republicans widely attribute gas increases to Biden’s policies. Conservatives gleefully wear the Biden-gas punchline on their shoulders, a product of willing ignorance which paints a suitable picture of the current landscape of American politics. Disregarding research, professionals and facts in favor of political points is seemingly a commonplace guideline for the existence of partisan discourse.
A reputable college campus such as ours should have an abundance of intelligent individuals who are either informed or conscious to not weigh in on matters they aren’t versed on. Yet the tagline seems as prevalent here as anywhere else, be it in the Brickyard, classes or on YikYak.
The solution to gas prices will come with time as domestic and foreign production increases to fill the void left by Russia, but the blatantly misleading rhetoric will persist for as long as our current partisan system does. The student population and America as a whole must be vigilant to these powers and do their due diligence before being coerced by ideology indoctrination. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220404 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/klimentova-puts-up-wins-in-all-three-rounds-for-wolfpack-women-s-golf-in-wolfpack/article_24b2fa62-b456-11ec-9d22-e3eeff6dc4a4.html | To conclude its regular spring season, the NC State women’s golf team welcomed seven other teams to Lonnie Poole Golf Club for the Wolfpack Match Play. NC State finished third overall, with an upset win in the first round against No. 16 Florida State.
Senior Lea Klimentova, sophomore Isabel Amezcua and junior Natalie Armbruester all notched wins over their Florida State opponents in the first round. Klimentova put up a 2&1 win, continuing her hot streak from her season-best performance in the Pack’s last match. Amezcua tied up wins for the Pack, with Armbruester coming behind her to secure the win against Florida.
UNC-Chapel Hill bulldozed through most of the Pack golfers in the second round. Klimentova was the only NC State player able to get ahead of the Tar Heels, beating UNC’s Natalia Aseguinolaza with a 6&4 score.
NC State took on Louisville in the final round, besting the Cardinals 3-2. Klimentova put up her third win to start the day with a 3&2 score. Freshman Lauren Olivarez-Leon and Amezcua brought in the other two wins for the Pack.
This home match play event closed out the regular season for the Pack. NC State will now look to the ACC Championship in Pawleys Island, South Carolina on April 14-17. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/celebrate-pan-afrikan-week-s-50th-year-with-comedy-fashion-music-and-more/article_6542e01a-b474-11ec-96fb-6b2438c7ebab.html | After two years of missed celebrations due to COVID-19, the University Activities Board’s (UAB) Pan-Afrikan Week is back in business and better than ever. Organized by the Black Students Board (BSB), Pan-Afrikan Week features daily programming from April 4-10.
Alandya Warren, a second-year studying communication and the social media co-executive for BSB, said Pan-Afrikan Week is a chance to celebrate the global diversity of Black culture by creating space for education, recognition and appreciation for all ranges of the Black experience around the world.
“[Pan-Afrikan Week] is the celebration of Black culture all together and the African diaspora,” Warren said. “Not just African American [culture] here in the States, but all across the globe because Black people are everywhere, so it's an accumulation of cultures.”
Throughout the week, all students will have the opportunity to attend a packed schedule of events, beginning with a daily themed happy hour from noon to 1 p.m. in the lobby of Talley Student Union, including giveaways and music. Happy hour topics range from self-expression to Black Around the World, and each corresponds to a spirit week theme: Monday is Rep Your Roots, Tuesday is BLACKout, Wednesday is Rep Your Org, Thursday is Business Attire and Friday is Pan Af Day.
Happy hour will be followed by a daily affinity hour starting at 3 p.m. hosted in partnership with different campus organizations, including the National Pan-Hellenic Council, NC State WellRec and the African American Cultural Center (AACC). These events include Colors of Blackness: A Conversation on Colorism, a flash mob on Harris Field and Music Fo’ Your Soul in Talley.
“Music is a really big theme during the week,” Warren said. “We're gonna have a Spotify playlist that we’ve made, and we’re going to have the QR code, so you can scan it and have the playlist too.”
Daily evening events include a silent headphone party kick-off, complete with a DJ and a wide range of music, the grand opening of the new Folk Nouveau: Myth, Magic, and Resistance art exhibit at the AACC, a Black Out Loud comedy show and the African American Textile Society’s 24th annual Fashion Expose whose 2022 theme is Black Royalty.
The celebration extends into the weekend with the BlackXperience festival on Stafford Commons on Saturday afternoon, with plenty of games and food vendors. The week will close out on Sunday with the Shades of Melanin Brunch which will host speakers and dance performances, ending with a final party celebration.
While 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Pan-Afrikan Week celebrations at NC State, COVID-19 restrictions pushed the anniversary celebration to this year. Like many events that are in the process of recovering from cancellation or low turnout during the pandemic, Pan-Afrikan Week planning posed a challenge for a board of students who had been unable to participate in the celebration previously.
“We’re starting completely from scratch because of the pandemic,” Warren said. “After not having a panel for almost two years and then coming back, nobody on the board had been part of planning [Pan-Afrikan Week], so creating something new that we're all proud of and that we want the student body to participate in was the goal.”
All students are welcome to attend events throughout the week and should register in advance.
“We just want to create an atmosphere where everyone's excited and hype and glad to be with each other again,” Warren said. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/j-cole-t-pain-rico-nasty-give-stellar-performances-in-dreamville-festival-s-final-day/article_cea32bc8-b474-11ec-9796-6f94ecf4e24c.html | The 2022 Dreamville Festival continued in Dorothea Dix Park on Sunday, April 3 for its second day, featuring artists like Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, Ari Lennox, J. Cole and others.
After not having a Dreamville festival in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event returned and closed out in a big way with several of Dreamville’s top artists and guest acts.
Looking around, it was almost unbelievable to think about how many fans filtered through the park’s entrances. However, the venue hardly felt crowded — with hundreds of acres to spread out, Dorothea Dix Park saw plenty of people stretched out on blankets or bobbing in the back of crowds.
To kick things off early Sunday afternoon, Kyle Banks, Omen and Cozz kicked things off across the two main stages. Cozz and Omen are both signed with Dreamville Records, J. Cole’s record label and the namesake of Dreamville Festival.
One of the first major acts to hit the Shine stage was Rico Nasty. The Maryland native wasted no time in bringing some energy to the mid-afternoon crowd, performing hits such as “Smack a B----” and “Poppin.” Kelly threw in “Tia Tamera” mid-set — without Doja Cat, of course — a recognizable, high-energy bop that energized the immense crowd, which was baking underneath the hot afternoon sun.
The heat didn’t deter anyone, though. Within 15 minutes of Rico Nasty’s set, fans swarmed over to the Rise stage to catch BIA, best known for her hit single “WHOLE LOTTA MONEY” which features Nicki Minaj on its remix.
BIA was electric onstage, performing with a posse of dancers and interacting heavily with the crowd at large, especially the women. Narrowly weaving through the throng of fans, BIA urged her fans to sing a couple bars of her most popular hits like “WHOLE LOTTA MONEY” and debuted a few new songs coming out in April.
Attendee Rachel Kane, who made it to Dreamville on Sunday, looked forward to attending the festival after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
“It was super fun in 2019, so I was really excited to go in 2020,” Kane said. “I was planning on going, then [COVID-19] happened.”
Bas was one of many highlights of day two, opening with his hit song “Night Job” and pumping up the crowd with his verses on “Boca Raton” and “Lit,” among others. Like J.I.D. yesterday, Bas brought out Earthgang to perform some songs off “Revenge of the Dreamers III,” namely “Down Bad” and “Costa Rica.”
T-Pain brought some mid-2000s hip-hop and rap into the mix. Ahead of his arrival onstage, a parody-style video played, outlining several key events in T-Pain’s career, including his win on “The Masked Singer” in 2019 and the role he played in the popularization of auto-tune.
“I think T-Pain has been one of the best acts today,” Kane said. “I love Ari [Lennox], too, and Lil Wayne will be really cool.”
Wiz Khalifa drew one of the largest crowds of the night, gradually building up toward his hit songs such as “We Dem Boyz” and “Young, Wild & Free,” taking Dreamville back in time to the early 2010s.
A Wiz Khalifa performance wouldn’t be complete without performing “See You Again,” a song that many consider his magnum opus and one that spent 12 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Khalifa ended his set with the song, a perfect final track.
As the sun set, it felt therapeutic to listen to Ari Lennox’s heavenly voice for just under 45 minutes. The DC-based singer, who became the first female artist to sign with Dreamville Records, adored the attention she received from fans and thanked a member of the crowd for bringing her a late birthday cake — Lennox turned 31 on March 26.
Before J. Cole closed out the night, DJ Drama had an hour-long set that was downright fantastic, playing tracks from his Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, and bringing out Jeezy, T.I. and Lil Wayne to perform individually.
DJ Drama has appeared in collaboration with artists such as Lil Uzi Vert and Tyler, the Creator, recently appearing on Tyler’s Grammy-winning “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST,” but his collaborations with the three featured artists of the night defined a generation.
Among the songs played were Jeezy’s “Put On,” T.I.’s “Bring Em Out” and Lil Wayne’s “Good Kush & Alcohol.”
J. Cole was the final performance of the weekend, capping off the night by performing tracks off his newest record “The Off-Season,” starting off with “9 5 . s o u t h” and making his way through his discography.
“1 0 0 . m i l,” performed with Bas, was easily one of the highlights of J. Cole’s set, as were his “2014 Forest Hills Drive” tracks, like “Wet Dreamz,” “A Tale of 2 Citiez” and “G.O.M.D.”
Despite being the top-billed artist of the two-day event, J. Cole had a humble stage performance, pointing out when he would mess up a lyric, as well as signing things for fans he would notice among the crowd.
J. Cole brought a sense of finality to the event when he brought out all of his available Dreamville signees to perform hits like “Under The Sun” and “Down Bad,” before closing the night out with his performance of “MIDDLE CHILD.” | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-athletics-week-in-review-march-28-april-3/article_9964bd22-b470-11ec-a08b-a789b9039989.html | Sunday marked the end of a busy week for NC State Athletics. Between a few NCAA Tournament runs, ranked rivalry matchups and conference wins, Wolfpack fans had a lot to cheer about as we enter the spring season.
Women’s basketball ends NCAA Tournament run with incredible final game
In one of the best college basketball games one will ever see, top-seeded NC State women’s basketball fell to two seed Connecticut 91-87 in double overtime. In a raucous Bridgeport, Connecticut atmosphere full of Husky fans, the Pack nearly withstood an onslaught from star Paige Bueckers, who made all but one shot she took from the second half onwards, including 13 points in the overtime periods.
The play of the game came from junior wing Jakia Brown-Turner, who put in a miraculous game-extending 3 as the first overtime ended. Though NC State’s season ended in the Elite Eight, it’s clear just how far the program has come under head coach Wes Moore, as legendary Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma lavished him with praise after the game. Now to see how NC State replaces its graduates in center Elissa Cunane, guard Raina Perez, forward Kayla Jones and guard Kai Crutchfield and makes another run next year.
“This journey has been incredible, and this team has done so much and accomplished so much,” said Cunane after the game. “Although this is hurtful right now, I am proud of all that we've done this season, and even to be playing in this game. I couldn't be more proud of the team.”
Read more in Technician’s recap.
Women’s tennis has tough weekend vs UNC, Duke
Last weekend brought two ranked rivals to Raleigh, No. 14 Duke and No. 1 UNC-Chapel Hill. As the No. 2 team in the country, NC State’s women’s tennis team had an opportunity to come out of the weekend as the new top team in the country, but it lost both matches narrowly, 4-3. Despite the losses, it’s clear the team can compete with the best of the best, day in and day out.
“From a tennis standpoint, I think it’s clear we’re improving,” said head coach Simon Earnshaw after the UNC match. “As far as hitting the ball and the nuts and bolts of everything and the skills, we’re right there. We’ve just got to do a better job maturing and growing from this, being a bit more experienced and understanding how to manage our emotions.”
Read more in Technician’s recap of the UNC match.
Departures mount for men’s basketball
In downright bad news for NC State men’s basketball, reports from last week indicated that standout center Manny Bates is entering the transfer portal. In addition to that, head coach Kevin Keatts’ one-two punch at guard, Dereon Seabron and Terquavion Smith, both declared for the NBA draft. Should neither of those three return, NC State will have just seven scholarship players next season.
Read more in a column from Assistant Sports Editor Wade Bowman.
Gymnastics bows out in NCAA Tournament Second Round
After finishing fourth at the EAGL Championships, the NC State gymnastics team ended its season in the second round of the Big Dance, with Missouri and Iowa advancing. NC State hosted the regional, with the Tigers, Hawkeyes and LSU rounding out the competition.
Read more in Technician’s recap.
Baseball goes 3-1 in road trip
In a three-game stay at Clemson and a nonconference matchup with East Carolina, the NC State baseball team dropped just one game. It beat the Pirates 2-0 before the Tigers punched the Pack in the mouth 14-3 to open that series. Still, the Wolfpack responded with two straight wins to improve to 18-9 on the season and to get above .500 in conference play. NC State’s won seven of its last eight games.
Read more in our recap of the series-clinching win.
Softball heats up with four wins
NC State softball returned home and began to right the ship last week, playing five games in a week’s time and winning four of them. The team defeated UNC-Wilmington and UNC-Charlotte before taking two of three against the Louisville Cardinals. Those victories gave it just its second ACC series win of the season, as the team is 5-10 in conference play but 25-13 overall.
Read more about NC State’s offensive showcase against the Cardinals. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/pack-baseball-back-in-rankings-following-big-series-win-at-clemson/article_8cb7cd66-b471-11ec-90ca-0bde7aa5fab2.html | Following a big series win down in Clemson, South Carolina, the Wolfpack is back in the D1 Baseball rankings, currently sitting at No. 21. Let’s take a look at some takeaways from Friday night’s loss and two big victories on Saturday and Sunday.
All aboard the Sole Train
The biggest story coming out of this weekend surely has to be the success of sophomore outfielder Noah Soles.
Soles had eight hits and seven RBIs over the series against the Tigers helped power the Pack in all three games, winning him ACC Player of the Week honors.
Soles was one of three NC State players to cross home plate in game one, with a solo shot in the seventh inning.
He only continued to get better throughout the weekend, as he was responsible for all five runs scored by the Wolfpack in game two, and he had another two RBIs on Sunday in the eventual 9-7 win.
Noah Soles racked up four RBIs in @NCStateBaseball’s 5-2 win over Clemson, evening the series at 1-1.The rubber match is scheduled for Sunday, April 3 at 1 p.m.📝 @rachelmichele15 https://t.co/ocKiMpCo3C
— Technician Sports (@TechSports) April 3, 2022
With home runs on both Friday and Sunday, Soles also more than doubled his total on the year, having only previously hit one in 2022 in the series against Georgia Tech.
One of the few players to show consistency at the plate all weekend, Soles proved how valuable he is to this lineup and how he can continue to make an impact moving forward.
Transferring the impact
Another player with an outstanding performance over the weekend is sophomore infielder LuJames Groover III, one of two transfers from UNC-Charlotte.
Particularly on Sunday, his four RBIs on three hits including a two run shot to left field were a huge part of the Pack’s success over Clemson.
Three-hits 🤝 four RBIs pic.twitter.com/bid2U2pzke
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022
His .373 batting average still leads the team through 27 games this season and he also leads the team in hits, with 44, two above freshman infielder Tommy White.
Speaking of White, while he wasn’t hitting the same homers we all know and love this past weekend, he currently sits just one home run away from tying the NC State freshman record which is something to look out for this next series at Virginia Tech.
Senior outfielder Devonte Brown also got in on the fun on Sunday with a clutch two RBI single in the seventh inning to give the Wolfpack the runs it would eventually need to win the game, continuing to prove to be reliable at his new leadoff spot.
DEVO DELIVERS! WE TAKE OUR LEAD BACK! pic.twitter.com/43svJVjV9b
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022
These players have continued to step up and are making the difference for the Pack with its newfound success in ACC play.
Strikeout city and other pitching updates
Three NC State pitchers, all from the bullpen, recorded five strikeouts against the Tigers.
Left-hander senior Canaan Silver recorded a career high 5Ks in three innings during Saturday’s win and left-hander sophomore Chris Villaman, who came in to close, also recorded five of his six outs by strikeout.
Career-high five K's in three innings of work 👏 pic.twitter.com/NNoI2mBaUk
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022
In Sunday’s matchup right-hander sophomore Justin Lawson got the win with five strikeouts in 3.1 innings while Villaman added two more to his weekend total for the save.
Sophomore right-hander starter Sam Highfill switched from being the Friday night starter to a Sunday outing where he struck out two and gave up no earned runs in three innings.
As for the weekend’s other starters, sophomore right-hander Matt Willadsen struggled in game one, giving up seven earned runs in just three innings, while redshirt sophomore Logan Whitaker only gave up two earned runs in the same amount of time pitched on Saturday.
Worst fielding percentage in the ACC
Defensively, the Pack has continued its struggles in the field with three more errors over the weekend.
NC State currently has the worst fielding percentage in the ACC, and while it’s hard to really compare it to a team that may have been the best ever defensively for the Wolfpack, the current 2022 roster already has five more errors than the 2021 team had all year.
Though only one unearned run was scored throughout the Clemson series as the runner got on base off a dropped fly ball, this is still a necessary improvement moving down the stretch.
Win the weekend
Now with back to back ACC series wins against Georgia Tech and Clemson, this season is looking up for the Wolfpack.
Light the Bell Tower. pic.twitter.com/9Trvwh56bJ
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022
While the Pack did have some trouble with a 14-3 loss to kick off the weekend, it showed its resilience with big back and forth victories Saturday and Sunday.
Next up, NC State will continue its ACC stretch on the road as it heads up to Blacksburg, Virginia to play Virginia Tech from April 8-10.
The Hokies most recently took two games out of three in a series in Chapel Hill but still sits at just 5-5 in conference play, making this another good matchup for the Pack. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/takeaways-from-nc-state-softball-s-4-1-homestand/article_254bfb84-b471-11ec-a3a2-c3838991a816.html | NC State softball played five games in Raleigh this past week and only lost once. Successful hitting and plenty of offense allowed the Wolfpack to best three different opponents.
The Wolfpack (25-13, 5-10 ACC) beat UNC-Wilmington (22-7) 3-2 on Tuesday, March 29, following that up with a 9-4 win over UNC-Charlotte (22-14). Finally, the Pack won two of three against Louisville (19-15, 3-6 ACC). The Pack won the first game 7-5, lost the second 7-9 and won the third 10-6.
Hitting
As a team, the batting averages for the last four games were around and even above .300. Against UNC-W, the team batting average was .136, but the Wolfpack pitching helped secure the win. The last game against Louisville, the Pack averaged .387, getting plenty of batters on base and scoring two home runs. The Pack had 10 total homers in the past five games, including four against Louisville.
Fifth-year third baseman Logan Morris continues to dominate on offense and maintains a season batting average of .425. She went six and 13 against Louisville, an impressive .462 batting average in the series. She also batted in three of the ten runs in game three, cashing in when her teammates got on base.
Freshman infielder Michele Tarpey had a fantastic performance at the plate against Louisville herself. She went 5 for 10 against them, a vast improvement from the Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill series.
Finally, graduate center fielder Brittany Jackson has shown some life in this past series. After going 0 for 13 recently this season, Jackson went 4 for 9 in the past four games including a homer and four RBIs in game one against Louisville. When Jackson is consistently hitting, the Wolfpack gets a boost in offense.
The high totals on offense help win games, but pitching is what saves games.
Pitching
Redshirt sophomore righty Aisha Weixlmann pitched consistently the past five games, even pitching a complete game against UNC-W. Against Louisville, she pitched around three innings each game and kept the amount of earned runs down for all three games. She officially recorded 100 strikeouts on the season in game two against Louisville, an impressive total that she continues to build on.
Graduate lefty Maddie McPherson has also seen plenty of action. Her 5.18 season ERA is less than desirable, but she performed well against UNC-C in games one and three against Louisville. Unfortunately, she allowed four earned runs in 0.1 innings in game two, which contributed to the loss for the Wolfpack. Nonetheless, McPherson continues to help win games for the Pack and stands at an 8-5 personal record.
Lastly, redshirt sophomore righty Sam Gress saw little action in the past five games. She pitched just over a full inning against UNC-C and less than one inning in game three for Louisville. She pitched 3.2 in game two. In game two, she only allowed two earned runs off of seven hits, performing well that game. However in game three, she gave up four earned runs in just one frame, a less than stellar performance.
Next up, the Wolfpack will play one more game at home against Longwood. Then, the Wolfpack travels to Columbia, South Carolina to compete in the Garnet and Black Round Robin. The Pack will face Elon and South Carolina in alternating games of two each. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/asian-students-association-celebrates-asian-culture-community-on-campus/article_db13796e-b48b-11ec-965f-ef085f1602ae.html | The Asian Students Association (ASA) is a student-run organization on campus that promotes cultural connection, social networking and personal development for Asian students or those interested in Asian culture. The organization hosts a number of events across campus to celebrate the diversity of Asian culture and connect students.
Ly Le, a fourth-year studying animal science, is this year’s ASA president. Le joined in her first year at NC State as a freshman representative, an internship-based role where ASA members can shadow leaders and learn more about the organization. This year as president, Le is responsible for overseeing events, board meetings and fundraisers.
“We’re an Asian inclusive, not Asian exclusive, organization here on campus,” Le said. “Our main purpose here is to create a community for Asian Americans and people interested in Asian culture, as well as be a safe space for them because it is still a predominantly white institution. And we want to make sure that Asian American and Asian voices are heard here on campus.”
The Asian Students Association hosts three major types of events throughout the year: A general body meeting hosted every other Wednesday where members can meet and connect, a monthly fundraiser and an annual beach trip (postponed this year due to COVID-19).
In addition to these events, ASA also hosts events for students from across campus to participate in, not just ASA members. On March 10, ASA hosted Asia Night which is the largest Asian cultural showcase on campus and includes performances from a wide variety of individuals and groups. The event is one of the Asian Students Association’s most popular — attracting not only people on campus but also people from across North Carolina who come to perform and attend.
Performers at Asia Night this year included the Triangle Chinese Dance Club, Asian interest fraternity Lambda Phi Epsilon performing the Philippine folk dance Tinikling, and NC State’s K-pop dance group KPACK.
Asia Night this year was held as the kickoff event for a series of events ASA is hosting to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month coming up in May. The organization will also celebrate Songkran, a water festival primarily celebrated in Thailand and Southeast Asia that marks the new year, on April 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harris Field. Students are invited to participate in water games and enjoy food while learning about Songkran.
A major aspect of ASA is teaching its members leadership and networking skills. Board members take turns planning events so they can learn more about the organization and coordination duties.
As president, Le said one of her favorite events to plan this year was a panel of Asian women who spoke about issues they faced being a minority group.
“There’s this really interesting intersectionality of how, as an Asian American woman, we experience a lot of different kinds of prejudice, microaggressions and at some point, macroaggressions as well,” Le said.
Sumeetha Jagadeesan, a second-year studying chemical engineering and ASA secretary, said her favorite part of being in the association is meeting other Asian students from different majors.
“I’d recommend it for really anybody that’s just looking to make friends in general,” Jagadeesan said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re Asian or if you’re not Asian or if you’re looking for culture, or if you’re lonely or if you’re interested in doing something on Wednesday night.”
Those interested in joining the Asian Students Association or in attending one of ASA’s upcoming events should check out the organization’s Instagram as well as its Get Involved page to learn more. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/student-legal-services-cases-change-throughout-pandemic/article_5eec9cfc-b48c-11ec-b33a-93b018986185.html | Student Legal Services provide a wide range of legal assistance for NC State students. Pam Gerace, director of the office, said the office handles many different legal issues.
“We are a general practice law firm, so we kind of do everything that hits the door,” Gerace said.
During the pandemic, Student Legal Services began using Zoom as its primary form of communication. Michael Avery, a staff attorney for Student Legal Services, said many students prefer the virtual option.
“The interesting thing is that we discovered that really students took to the idea of virtual and remote assistance,” Avery said.
Before the pandemic, the attorneys were considering setting up a temporary office on Centennial Campus. Gerace said the new use of Zoom presented another option.
“Before COVID, we were going to try to set up a temporary office on Centennial Campus because we knew it was so hard for them [students on Centennial Campus] to get here by bus,” Gerace said. “We don’t need to do that now, so we can just do Zoom.”
Zoom has made accessing legal services more convenient for students across NC State. Avery noted there have been fewer missed appointments as a result of the Zoom option.
Along with taking virtual calls, the actual cases the attorneys at Student Legal Services saw during the pandemic also changed. At the beginning of the pandemic, landlord tenant cases increased. Gerace said the attorneys did a lot of work negotiating with landlords.
“We did a lot of negotiation trying to get students out of leases because legally, unfortunately, COVID was not a defense for getting out of your lease,” Gerace said.
Avery said landlord and tenant issues are always a part of their practice. However, these matters increased during the pandemic.
“The landlord/tenant [issues] was certainly the biggest increase, even though that’s generally a big part of our practice,” Avery said.
Gerace said students’ use of technology during the pandemic presented a range of cases. Cyberstalking and online scams targeting students increased, according to Gerace.
With less students on campus, Avery saw noticeable decreases in some of the types of cases the attorneys typically see.
“We saw less traffic, drugs and alcohol offenses like that because people just weren’t around,” Avery said.
Interpersonal violence cases also went down as people went home or were staying in their rooms, according to Avery. However, he noted as students have come back to campus these cases have started to rise.
“It doesn’t surprise me that we’re seeing more of these [interpersonal violence cases],” Avery said. “But it also means that we can get out in front of it and try and assist and protect those that are victims of interpersonal violence.”
The office is happy to talk to students about anything from legal trouble to questions about law school. Avery said he wants students to know the legal services are already paid for from student fees.
“I want students to know that it’s a free service,” Avery said. “It’s already paid for, so there’s nothing that they’re going to have to pay for as far as our services.”
Gerace said they usually suggest students email them with any questions, or to schedule an appointment.
Contact information for Student Legal Services can be found here.
If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship violence, sexual violence, stalking or any other form of interpersonal violence and are in need of advocacy services, the NC State Women’s Center has trained advocates available to offer crisis intervention, emotional support, resources and referrals. Students can contact the 24/7 Sexual Assault Helpline at 919-515-4444 or email ncsuadvocate@ncsu.edu to schedule an appointment with an advocate.
Advocacy services through the NC State Women’s Center are available for all students inclusive of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
For more information on advocacy services, please visit go.ncsu.edu/supportsurvivors. If you would like to talk to a confidential resource, you can also connect with the NC State Counseling Center at 919-515-2423. You may also visit go.ncsu.edu/safe for additional information on resources and reporting options. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220405 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/6-nc-state-students-form-late-notice-deliver-fresh-live-music-to-community/article_419870c2-b540-11ec-828f-6750470570cf.html | Looking for some local live music on a weekend? Check out Late Notice, a Raleigh-based band formed by NC State students. The group mostly dabbles in alternative, rock, pop and funk music.
Late Notice has six members: Emerson Bruno, a fourth-year studying mechanical engineering and Chandler Kosterman, a third-year studying biological sciences, both sing for the band and play guitar. Yates Weaver, a fourth-year studying civil engineering, plays keyboard and Jared Marino, a fourth-year studying genetics, plays bass. Finally, drummer Madi Schoninger is a third-year studying political science and singer Aidan Flynn is a third-year studying communication.
Most of the members have been friends for years, some having played music together as far back as middle school. Over summer 2021, Bruno, Schoninger and Flynn started a music group, and when they had the chance to play at a birthday party in August, they were joined by Weaver, Kosterman and Marino and formed their band with just a week to prepare.
“We’re sitting there, 30 minutes before our show, and we’re like, ‘We need a name for our band,’” Flynn said. “[Schoninger] is like ‘How about Late Notice?’ And we were all just like ‘Yeah, that's perfect.’ … After that show we had another girl come up to Madi and ask ‘Can you play at my birthday party next weekend?’ So now we play just about every Friday and Saturday.”
Late Notice has played shows in Raleigh, Wilmington, Boone and Asheville. The group has played multiple times at Trailer Park in Raleigh, a small venue about 10 minutes away from campus.
“The first Trailer Park show was just something we threw out, it was just us playing, anybody could come,” Schoninger said. “And now the Trailer Park has gotten to the point where they have four bands coming from Boone and Wilmington and Charlotte. … And it kind of just started from us, just one of our friends, playing at his house.”
The band’s shows at Trailer Park were inspired by the live music culture and the house shows in Boone, North Carolina.
“We are just having fun up there and we all genuinely love each other, have a deep friendship, deep connection,” Flynn said. “I think people can feed off that when we’re on stage, and that’s what makes the Trailer Park so special, is that was the first place that we really showcased that.”
When people are at its shows, Late Notice wants the crowd to let loose, be themselves, get into it and have fun.
“We kind of got our feet on the ground playing at fraternity shows, birthday party shows and small stuff, basically whatever we could get traction with,” Weaver said. “Coming back into the second semester, we are a little more experienced now with our connections. We started to branch out to more venue shows.”
The band also recently played at The Pour House Music Hall and Record Shop in Raleigh. They played a 45-minute set with seven original songs and three covers.
Kosterman said music provides him an outlet.
“I’ve been playing guitar since I was 8 or 9, and it’s just always been a release for me,” Kosterman said. “Like an escape into music, especially playing with other musicians, adding the guitar, drums, bass, keys, singer, you feel the energy. It’s very satisfying.”
Late Notice cited some of its biggest musical influences as The Black Keys, Dr. Dog, Mac Miller and Anderson .Paak.
“I think [when] playing in a group, I like the comradery aspect, and then playing alone, I relate to the music,” Bruno said. “I used to play when I was younger and my dad is a musician, and I finally came around to it my freshman year of college. It’s rooted in me and it gave me a sense of purpose.”
Be on the lookout for music from Late Notice on all platforms coming soon. To get updates on the band and its shows, follow its Instagram.
“I’ve been playing music all my life, and it’s really cool to just be able to be up there and just have everyone vibing out with you,” Marino said. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/breaking-down-the-best-raleigh-bookstores-for-lovers-of-every-genre/article_23628c44-b542-11ec-b849-ef1d383d98e1.html | If you’re stuck in a reading slump or simply looking for a new read, you’ll want to check out these bookstores across Raleigh — most of which are mere minutes from campus. From comics to different sub-genres of nonfiction, you’re guaranteed to discover a bookstore that has what you’re looking for.
Quail Ridge Books
If I had to pick a favorite bookstore, Quail Ridge would have to be the one. From the interior of the shop to the selection of books, this North Hills spot does it the best.
Like Barnes & Noble, Quail Ridge has a variety of books to choose from, which are set up according to genre. Plus, the store offers several other items, such as stickers, journals and stationary. When you enter the store, there is a pick-up section on the left side for those who are interested in placing an order in advance. When I walked in, I was taken aback by the lovely decorations — there was a huge tree covered in lights, a neat fireplace, light up signs and quotes from books dispersed throughout the store.
My favorite part had to be the store’s “Blind Date with a Book” — books wrapped in paper with guidelines to suggest for whom the book would be a good fit. Given its uniqueness and versatility, I would suggest Quail Ridge Books as the first bookstore to check out in Raleigh.
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble is a classic. The new releases on the shelves and the variety of books the store has to offer is unmatched. I was intrigued to see the layout of this store, as it seemed much smaller than most Barnes & Nobles I’ve been to.
I was certainly not disappointed. The storefront in the Village District was divided up into different sections according to genre, making it simple to navigate your way through and find the perfect book. Plus, there are computers set up throughout the store if you’re interested in finding a specific book.
While it has a wide selection of novels, it also has journals, stationary and unique board games displayed at the front. There isn’t much of a seating area, so I wouldn’t suggest this as a study spot — however, it would be the perfect bookstore to go to if you’re in a reading slump. You can make your way down the different sections set up and even ask the friendly staff for book recommendations.
Nice Price Books & Records
Calling all comic book lovers — Nice Price Books is certainly the ideal store to visit if you’re looking for comics. As soon as I entered the store, I saw boxes and boxes filled with old and new edition comics. The selection is endless — featuring comics from Marvel and DC, such as Teen Titans, Lucifer, Coffin Hill and more.
That being said, there’s more to Nice Price Books than just comics. Different genres of novels are divided into small sections throughout the store. I would say its biggest sections are comics, mystery/thriller and science fiction. Plus, the store also offers vinyls, CDs, shirts, toy cars, plants and more.
The best part of Nice Price Books is that it is close to home — I would definitely check this store out if you find yourself on Hillsborough Street.
Reader’s Corner
If you are a nonfiction reader, Reader’s Corner would be the place for you. The store is packed with nonfiction books of every sub-genre. You name it, you could probably find it in an instant with the help of a knowledgeable employee.
As a student, this would be the perfect place to buy a book related to the field of your study — there were sections labeled solely for business, engineering, religion and physics. Along with educational books, there are many other books that can help you in the course of your life, such as self help, cooking and books about plant care. The antique books stood out to me the most — affordable and in good condition, the books are taken great care of. Like Nice Price Books, Reader’s Corner is conveniently located right along Hillsborough Street.
I highly recommend checking out these bookstores. Who knows — maybe you’ll find your new favorite book. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/centennial-piano-brings-music-joy-community-to-campus/article_4a6ac656-b544-11ec-a5cf-2b69ab7a522a.html | On NC State’s Centennial Campus, the bright and lovely sound of a piano can often be heard ringing across the Oval, coming from underneath a large white tent between Hunt Library and On the Oval Food Hall. Appearing mysteriously in fall 2021, this whimsically decorated outdoor piano has fostered a community of its own, sparking conversations and spreading life, joy and music across campus.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, large tents have appeared on campus featuring picnic tables, lighting and even wifi to provide students with more outdoor seating options. The tent on Centennial Campus, however, also has an eye-catching piano that suddenly appeared to the bewilderment and joy of many.
“Very early last semester, a friend of mine texts me and says ‘There's a piano under the tent,” said Zack Bonds, a graduate student in applied mathematics. “It just showed up in the middle of the tent. … All there was was just this colorful piano, very bizarrely decorated.”
Unknown to students, the piano came from a collaboration project between Jude DesNoyer, the activation and special events manager for Centennial Campus, and Gregory Carter, a lecturer in the College of Design.
“The idea for the piano is something I've had for quite a while,” said DesNoyer. “When the pandemic came and those tents came in, I was like — there's the opportunity to try it and put a piano under there and just see what happens.”
With the idea set in motion, DesNoyer found a piano for free on Craigslist and contacted Carter to decorate it.
“I tend to be Jude’s go-to person when he comes up with an idea,” said Carter. “[For the piano], I knew I had these exterior latex paints, and I knew I had these metallic little objects… and one of the shapes looked kind of like a bluebell. So I decided, ‘Well, if I've got this flower theme started with some of the shapes I have access to, what if I turn it into a thing about flowers and vines and things like that?’”
What resulted is an eccentric blue piano adorned with dots and stars between black and green vines leading to orange, blue and green 3D flowers. The piano, made in 1902, had been given new life and was ready to see its new home.
“It's got a very traditional, very kind of bluesy, New Orleans feel to it,” said DesNoyer. “And it was like, you know what, that's what it's gonna be. We're not gonna tune this to make it perfect, we’re not going to change it. We're just gonna call it what it is and let it ride and have its own character.”
The piano was soon dropped off with no explanation whatsoever.
Regardless of where it came from, people began playing the bizarre and mysterious piano. Before long, the tent piano became a staple of Centennial Campus. Whether an avid player, listener or just a passerby, the piano has captivated many, bringing people together through the shared enjoyment of music.
“I just love the atmosphere in this area,” said Karina Seebaluck, a third-year studying psychology. ”The tent and the benches really encourage people to come around and be united by music.”
One such way people have been united is through a Discord server called “Oval Tent Piano Players.” Beginning as a group chat between students who met at the piano, the conversation switched to a Discord server as more people became interested. With a QR code posted on the piano itself, anyone is encouraged to join the server, regardless of musical experience. The server now hosts a diverse community of over 100 people who share an interest in the piano.
“We have a wonderful variety [of people in the server],” said Andrew Farkas, a third-year studying computer science and one of the students responsible for creating the server. “We've got some people who don't play and just listen, some people who just want to start learning piano, some people who have been playing as long as I have. … Everyone has all sorts of different genres and specialties and skill levels, and it's really great.”
Through the server, members often share sheet music, organize hangouts, share news and even perform tuning and maintenance on the piano.
One student was even inspired to spread the joy of an outdoor piano to Main Campus.
“I realized it's really cool for a piano to just be set on campus and nobody say anything,” said Kevin Childs, a fourth-year studying computer science. “It's all kind of a mystery, and something as simple as that can form a community. … So I decided one day, [to] go on Facebook marketplace and see if I can find a free piano and drop it off on the Main Campus for people on Main Campus to play and, ideally, a community to form similar to the one that formed on Centennial Campus.”
Thanks to Childs, people on Main Campus now also have an outdoor piano to enjoy, located under the tent outside of Case Dining Hall.
Both pianos saw use through the fall semester until they were suddenly taken away over winter break, leaving many to wonder about their fate. Thankfully, they were returned for the spring semester. The Centennial Piano was returned with a plaque giving credit to Carter’s artwork, finally giving a clue about the people responsible for it.
Although they returned from winter break, the question still remains as to what the long term future of the pianos will be.
“I really hope they stay,” said Michael Babb, a recent NC State graduate who works at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation on Centennial Campus. “I hope that the college somehow promotes this and keeps it as a staple. I really like it, and I know a lot of people really like it, not just playing it but listening to it too.”
Unfortunately, according to DesNoyer, the tents are currently scheduled to be removed after the spring semester.
“We’re working on trying to figure out where the piano’s going to go,” said DesNoyer. “We're building out another kind of activation space. It's not on the Oval, it's a little bit removed from the Oval, and it may unfortunately end up there.”
However, the fate of the piano and other spaces on campus may also lie in the students’ hands.
“I know for a fact that [the removal of the tents] sparks conversation on Centennial Campus,” said DesNoyer. “If there are any students that have any ideas that are similar to the piano, I'd love to talk to them. … I don't have all the answers, but I know there are some students with some really good answers out there. I just need ways to find them.”
With the crazy North Carolina weather finally warming up for good, find some time to check out the tent pianos on Centennial and Main Campuses. Go and play or listen, sit down and study or maybe even start a conversation with someone and make a new friend. If you find it’s something you enjoy, consider getting involved with people like DesNoyer, and shape this campus into what you, the student body, want it to be. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/navigate-some-of-downtown-raleigh-s-most-artistic-murals/article_91b77582-b543-11ec-a5f2-4f86063a4aca.html | Downtown Raleigh is home to a robust collection of public art sprinkled — sometimes unassumingly — on street corners and sides of buildings. Get to know a little corner of Raleigh with a two mile spring stroll around downtown’s Warehouse and Fayetteville Street Districts. Can you find all 29 murals along the route?
Route:
Start at the intersection of West Hargett Street and South West Street
Head south down South West Street
Turn left to head east down West Martin Street
Turn right to head south down McDowell Street
Turn left heading east on West Davie Street
Turn left up South Salisbury Street
Make a quick right on Martin Street
Turn left to head north up South Wilmington Street
Turn left on East Hargett Street
Turn left on South Salisbury Street
Turn right on East Martin Street
Take a stroll up through Nash Square to meet back up with Hargett Street
Head east on Hargett Street to complete your loop back to where you began
Don’t forget to say hi to Tuffy on your way back down Hillsborough Street!
Find…
The sun setting in the west over the smiling faces of the Raleigh community as they Beautify Emerging Spaces Together.
Our city’s namesake “escaping criticism” in a reimagining of a famous portrait.
CAM volunteers’ street painting inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.
Recreation of a touching moment between mother and famous athlete son.
A family on a First Friday outing.
Disney damsels in daily dress.
Suggested summer reading.
Flowers, dragons and critters that welcome you to an artist’s creative space.
Five figures in entangled motion.
*Android users — try viewing through the Abstracted Motion app for added fun.
Homage to the Oak City Kitty.
Some 20-cent NC Wildlife.
A voter’s call to action, the building blocks of democracy, Black Lives Matter memorial.
An appeal to ethics.
A passionate embrace, a floral backdrop.
A cityscape with Red Hat’s stamp of approval.
Solange graces an electrical box.
The state bird of North Carolina.
Downtown deer.
Art-DECO facade + local retail!
Fire escape brain teaser.
Raleigh-grown NC Central University basketball great.
Iconic historical protests brought to life on a single facade.
Cotton candy palette arrow through the forehead.
Cicadas watched over by the sun and moon.
Berkeley the Squirrel!
Colorful maze as you stroll through the trees.
An aquatic journey from one storm drain to another.
Trigonometric tree.
Flower clouds welcoming you into Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can cafe.
Find them all? Get stuck? Refer to this map to learn more about the murals and the route. Want more to see? Check out the Downtown Raleigh Alliance’s comprehensive list of downtown public art. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/asian-artist-showcase-highlights-asian-american-artists-at-nc-state/article_d9801d9a-b559-11ec-88c9-9f52460041f7.html | Critical Asian Narratives & Engagement (CRANE) Collective, a student-led organization centered around creating a community for Asian students at NC State, held its first Asian Artist Showcase in Talley Student Union’s Coastal Ballroom on April 1.
In the showcase, Asian American artists presented a mixture of artistic mediums ranging from the visual and performance arts to tangible artistic mediums such as printmaking and sculpture building. Entry was made accessible with a “choose your own pricing” system, and revenue went to CRANE Collective directly for funding of future endeavors.
In the center of the ballroom were tables with various arts and crafts activities in which attendees could stop, relax and create something together. The showcase itself housed many booths of Asian American artists putting forth and, for some, selling their art.
Minh-Thu Dinh, a fourth-year studying electrical engineering and president of CRANE Collective, helped organize the event for the Asian American Showcase.
“This is really the first time Asian American artists are being featured, especially those who are students or just those who are in North Carolina,” Dinh said. “I’ve talked to a lot of… artists who will be at the event who have mentioned that this will probably be the first time that I will be in a space full of Asian and Asian American artists, which is something that I find really special.”
Dinh, along with her fellow CRANE leaders, said the event was the club’s priority this academic year. They said providing a platform for artistic Asian American students offers a unique opportunity for the University.
Jennifer Huynh, a third-year studying biology, had a booth titled “888 Jems by Jen,” showcasing beaded jewelry inspired by her experience growing up as a Buddhist. Kit Ostrea, a second-year studying art and design, displayed a booth featuring both printmaking and painting; her works showed snapshots of her familial life growing up half-Filipino in America.
The event also featured program breaks at three separate times throughout the night, showcasing the visual and performance art aspects of the showcase. Original choreography and music, spoken word performances, puppetry fables and short film debuts were spotlighted with varying themes like self-discovery, love and loss and coming-of-age.
Stephanie Sosa, a fourth-year studying graphic design, not only had a booth showcasing her tangible works, but was also one of eight artists with performance/visual art. Sosa’s animated short films “Our Ability to Forget” and “The Search” cast a lens on the themes of the acceptance of oneself, and the titular search for one’s true identity.
Another leader of CRANE Collective, Meera Butalia, a third-year studying environmental sciences, said the showcase could help artists foster a sense of community and to grow their creative network within an uplifting environment.
“[Though] we’re not making the artists spend time together, the hope is that through interacting with each other, they can widen their network, and in turn widen their possibilities for artmaking,” Butalia said. “This was an effort on our part to approach it in a way that is a little less formal and hopefully a little more cozy.”
For more information and updates on CRANE Collective or how you can get involved, visit its Get Involved page, Instagram or Facebook. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-don-t-compare-yourself-to-social-media-influencers/article_e8d78518-b544-11ec-9adf-b3e55b433110.html | So you’re scrolling through social media looking for daily inspo, latest fashion updates, what your favorite celebs are up to, your favorite sports team updates and the list goes on for most. As we scroll through apps to pass the time, we have all found ourselves looking at the time and realizing we have been on social media for hours.
During our scrolling time we are either actively or subconsciously looking at lives we wish we could obtain. Wishing we had the clothes that one person is wearing, wishing we had unlimited funds to travel and see the world, wishing we could start a successful business like that entrepreneur we follow. And these people are at or around our age? Give me a break.
Social media portrays a lot of wonderful lives, seemingly easy to grasp if we just knew how we could obtain the same.
I used to follow a bunch of social media accounts in regard to beauty, fashion, modeling and fitness. I didn’t think anything of it for a long time until one day I noticed while scrolling endlessly, looking at all these beautiful people with picture perfect lives, I was comparing my life and myself to them. I was working out (still a good choice), staying up to date on the latest beauty trends and trying to model my life after these supposedly perfect people. I was running myself rancid trying to be anything but my one true self.
Finally, I got tired of it. I unfollowed and stayed away from people who weren’t making a positive impact in my life.
Influencers on social media aren’t perfect. They are normal people just like all of us. A lot of these accounts are staged and a lot of those picture-perfect women and men are most of the time highly edited. The great part of social media today is that accounts are starting to reveal the truth as shown in this Buzzworthy article. They are becoming aware of their audience and taking off the veil because they realize a lot of young people are bending over backwards to try to achieve the same lifestyle, body and looks. Unfortunately, we become the spectators who give this value to them.
I found a couple great articles that support both ends of the spectrum on how social media is deceiving, but growing in its goal to impact individuals.
Rachel Ramirez, a New York based journalist, talks about the deception influencers and social media portray. Ramirez mentions how this deception can have a hold on low self-esteem and symptoms of depression. She connects her point regarding the negative impact social media may have on individuals with the episode “Nosedive,” from the popular Netflix show “Black Mirror.” I myself have watched this episode, and I can tell you it is chillingly accurate.
There have been an increase in efforts to break the illusion created by social media as shown in the article from Buzzworthy mentioned above by highlighting a few influencer accounts who, among many, are taking off the veil and showcasing the truth on social media. The article takes a look at one influencer in particular who decided the game was over and it was time to show the truth. The response she had received was even better than she could have imagined and released a video in response.
With all being said, don’t bend over backwards to try and be someone you are not. Being yourself is more powerful than putting on a show — plus it’s a lot of work. No one is perfect. No life is perfect. Choose social media that impacts your life in a positive, empowering way. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-why-tipped-workers-need-to-know-about-the-80-20-rule/article_ec23a56a-b546-11ec-aa00-b797874d9db6.html | On Dec. 28, 2021, the rule that can save tipped workers was reinstated by the Labor Department (DOL). The 80/20 rule allows tipped workers to get paid a higher minimum wage when doing tedious tasks like side work that does not involve tipping by customers. Every tipped worker needs to know about this so they can get paid the money they deserve.
When working a job like serving, the Fair Labor Standards Act allows tipped workers to be paid the low amount of $2.13 an hour, as long as that person earns enough in tips to make up the difference in the minimum wage, which is $7.25 an hour in North Carolina. This is known as a tip credit and oftentimes this is not the case, as servers are often left without tables to serve and doing work that they are not rightfully being paid for.
The 80/20 rule is here to allow those people to be rightfully compensated. The rule requires an employer to pay their workers at least the minimum wage if more than 20% of their work is non-tip generating. Tedious tasks like filling salt and pepper shakers, rolling silverware, stocking items, sweeping, cleaning and prepping for the next day are tasks a server should be getting paid more money for if they don't have any tables to serve.
I’m sure most servers and tipped workers would agree they spend excessive time doing labor they are not getting paid for. This is where the 80/20 rule can be utilized so when workers are putting in their efforts into tasks that do not directly relate to the tips they earn, they can get paid the same amount as other workers that are tasked with doing the same things.
The 80/20 law breaks workers down into three groups so employers have a definition of who the law will apply to. The categories are “job duties that directly produce tips, job duties that directly support tip-producing work and any other job duties.” When workers fall into the third category, they are to be paid at least the minimum wage.
Workers in the second category also have an opportunity to make more money. Defining what is directly supporting tip-producing work is different for each employer, so this law helps lay it out for people. Employers are only allowed to use tip credit for workers in the second category if it “is not performed for a substantial amount of time.” The DOL has even defined a substantial amount of time as anything over 30 minutes.
Servers, this means when you do side work for longer than 30 minutes with no tables, you should be getting paid at least $7.25!
Last week, my roommate came home in rage about the fact her employer didn’t honor this law. She had no tables for two hours and was doing job duties that didn’t produce tips or support work that produces tips. According to DOL guidelines, she should have been paid at least $7.25 for that next hour and a half after her last table.
When confronted, her employer said the switch in wage only counts when your boss says you don’t have to serve any more tables, rather than when your table physically leaves. But according to the DOL, this isn’t true. Her employer took advantage of her lack of knowledge regarding this law and falsely told her that she didn’t qualify for earning money. At the time, she didn’t know the details and could not argue her case to get the money she earned and deserved.
This is precisely why it is so important for tipped workers to know about this law so they don’t get taken advantage of. I don’t doubt other employers will do the same thing they did to my roommate. This law was made to protect tipped workers, but most of my tipped-worker friends didn’t know about the law until my roommate had this issue.
Employers will most likely hide their knowledge of the law and choose to not uphold it unless someone brings it up. If you are a tipped worker right now and you didn’t know about this, your bosses are probably hiding it from you because they don’t want to pay up. Being informed and well-versed in the 80/20 law can help stop employers from exploiting their workers. Trying to hide the fact that they potentially owe all of their tipped workers more money is shady and selfish.
One-on-one confrontation about not getting paid the right amount may not be the best strategy for getting that money, like I saw for my roommate. A great way for employees to make sure their bosses aren't capitalizing off them is to go together and take action.
Group solidarity is a powerful thing, and if all employees demand their bosses uphold the law, they are more likely to get paid what they deserve. This knowledge is also powerful when employers are not expecting their employees to demand the money they have been hiding from them.
Readers, I encourage you to share this information with anyone you know who could benefit from it, to ensure they get paid what they deserve. The restaurant industry is already very stressful and demanding, so any amount of money owed to a worker, they should get. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/canes-can-t-stay-ahead-fall-to-sabres-4-2-in-buffalo/article_f851c6de-b54e-11ec-b6f1-1f91004dcf47.html | The Carolina Hurricanes dropped a rough game in Buffalo on Tuesday, April 5, losing to the Sabres 4-2.
The Canes (45-17-8) got off to a promising start, even if it was a little slow. The Hurricanes carried a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, but Buffalo (26-34-11) retaliated to the tune of two second period goals and Carolina never managed to recover.
“At the end of the day, there’s no easy win and no easy team to play against,” said right wing Nino Niederreiter. “They play hard. We just took that game for granted and thought it would be an easy game, and that sure wasn’t the case.
With many fans’ eyes drawn to the Hurricanes’ unique white sweater and black pants combo, the hockey being played almost became secondary until right wing Jesper Fast reminded the crowd of the talent on the ice. Fast executed a sweet series of moves to shimmy past Buffalo goalie Craig Anderson for the game opener.
Jesper "Silky Mitts" Fast pic.twitter.com/MVxBwNtpoA
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 5, 2022
For their part, the Sabres refused to get embarrassed on home ice by the statistically superior Canes. Buffalo made a late offensive push late in the first period to keep the Hurricanes from running away with the contest before pulling ahead with a pair of goals by former Hurricane Jeff Skinner and Casey Mittlestadt in the second.
Goaltender Frederik Andersen had a night to forget in the crease for Carolina. Save for a fluke chance in the third period that saw an undefended Victor Olofsson get the puck in front of the Canes net, Andersen did not perform up to his usual standard in this game, saving just 18 of 22 shots.
Niederreiter kept Carolina a chance to retake the lead with a game-tying goal early in the third period, but the Sabres had other plans. A little over a minute after Olofsson’s goal made it 3-2, defenseman Ian Cole got whistled for hooking to set up a crucial penalty kill for Carolina. The NHL’s best PK unit didn’t get the job done, as Dylan Cozens flicked in a power play goal to seal the deal.
The Hurricanes won’t have to wait long to avenge this result, as they host the Sabres in their very next game on Thursday, April 7. Puck drops in PNC Arena at 7:30 p.m.
“Yeah, that’s nice to get another crack at it,” said head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “It’s probably less about the opponent and more about us trying to regain that game that we want to play, that 60-minute game.” | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/column-what-i-ve-learned-about-myself-through-college-athletics/article_5fbf3778-b551-11ec-9af3-9f4c48691ca8.html | I never envisioned working in the realm of college sports when I came to college in August 2018. Believe it or not, I came to NC State in pursuit of an engineering degree. Instead, I found myself knee-deep in editing sports movie reviews, hiring sports correspondents and going to every men’s and women’s basketball game I possibly could.
I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Now, four years later, I’m coming down the homestretch of my stint at Technician that also began in that fateful August.
I’d be lying if I said the task wasn’t a difficult one. Going to as many sports events as possible, writing upward of 30 articles a month, making meetings on time, as well as all of my responsibilities as managing editor, on top of all the classes I took was soul-crushing at times.
But through all of the late nights, sleepwalking through days and personal strifes, I found out a great deal about myself. Much of that was due to being in and around the NC State Athletics family.
The first thing I learned about myself was, in the words of legendary NC State coach Jim Valvano, that I “don’t ever give up.” I’ve always been a tireless worker, but working sports games brought the best out of my resilience and how to be confident in myself and my abilities.
Like I said earlier, I came into college with no journalism experience, and yet, NC State sports welcomed me and helped form me into the writer and person I try to be every day.
But I didn’t just learn that from being thrust into the fire. I was able to learn from some of the best writers and people I’ve been around. The SIDs in every sport were a guiding hand for me over the years, ensuring that us college writers got the same experiences and affordances as other experienced writers in the industry. I can’t thank them enough for giving me, and all the other sportswriters at Technician, the opportunities we’ve been able to have.
Of course, my writing and confidence wouldn’t be nearly what it is today without some of the best writers I’ve gotten the pleasure of learning from. Former sports editors Andrew Schnittker, Alec Sawyer, Camden Speight and Jake Caccavaro taught me an endless amount of what it takes to be a resilient person and writer. Without them, I wouldn’t have learned what I did.
Current/former editors/senior writers Jaylan Harrington, Wade Bowman, Nicholas Schnittker, Bryan Pyrtle, Ben Ellis and Rachel Bilenki, as well as the entirety of the rest of the sports section, have helped me every step of the way, and I’m thrilled that I had the chance to work with them.
That’s something else NC State Athletics taught me, particularly through my time working with the women’s basketball team: when you surround yourself with high-character individuals, anything is possible.
There were many times this season when women’s basketball head coach Wes Moore attributed his success to the character of the players he recruited, and it resulted in one of the most energetic environments I’ve ever been in. That much was true of the writers I got to be around at Technician.
Because of working in and around college athletics, I’ve also been able to take a crucial lesson to heart: living in the moment. My career at NC State is hallmarked by several crucial feats for the athletics program, from the women’s basketball team winning three straight ACC Championships, to the football team beating UNC-Chapel Hill in a miracle comeback in my last game as a student, to the men’s basketball team upsetting Duke in PNC. I’ve seen it all.
In each and every one of those incredible feats, I’ve been able to live in the moment and fully understand that I am only in college once and to enjoy those experiences. Those moments helped me realize that, and being able to see all of them firsthand — most often as a reporter — is one of the most fulfilling experiences of not only my college career, but my entire life.
Now, when you come to NC State, you better expect to hear about Jimmy V. There’s no better epitome of the Wolfpack culture than the legendary championship-winning coach, and his lessons are felt throughout athletics to this day. Not only did he teach me to never give up, but he taught me to love what I do, and make sure to laugh, think and cry as often as possible to fully live my experiences.
The final thing NC State Athletics, coach Valvano and my experiences in student media have taught me is to fully love what I was doing. I can say, without a doubt, that I’ve loved every moment of my reporting career at NC State. Working in athletics has been one of the best, most rewarding journeys I’ve ever embarked on, and I couldn’t be more thankful for the experiences NC State Athletics has offered me.
Many people go through life without chasing their passions or doing what they want to do, instead focusing on what they “need to do.”
I’m thankful to not be one of those people. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/katelyn-tuohy-hitting-great-strides-in-second-year-at-nc-state/article_34f75b3c-b552-11ec-89ac-6732be3a60c8.html | Sophomore Katelyn Tuohy has been one of the best runners for the Wolfpack cross country team across her two seasons with the Pack, collecting a host of medals 一 including silver medals in the ACC Cross Country Championships and the NCAA Division 1 Southeast Regionals this past fall.
At the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, she garnered a pair of silver medals in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter races. Finally, she captured gold at the Raleigh Relays March 24-26.
Also among Tuohy’s accolades are three NCAA All-American honors, two All-ACC honors and four All-ACC Academic selections. Her silver in the 2021 Southeast Regionals helped her win All-Region honors. On March 29, 2022, she was named ACC Co-Track performer of the week, showing that even recently she still excels in her sport. She is also the only athlete ever to win Gatorade Athlete of the Year for Cross Country four times, making her the only athlete to do so in any sport.
From New York, it’s Katelyn Tuohy
The New York native has found a home in North Carolina and feels just as comfortable as she did up north.
“When I committed to NC State, I thought it was going to be a big difference coming down south,” Tuohy said. “It hasn’t really been a crazy transition.”
Tuohy was drawn to NC State by its friendliness and family atmosphere.
“I was just looking for a family atmosphere,” Tuohy said. “Where I was going to be happiest, where I was going to be the most successful, that was kind of without a doubt NC State.”
Tuohy also mentioned how appreciative she was of the coaching staff at NC State and knew the distance team was very reputable.
Road to nationals
The NC State women’s cross country team won its first ever NCAA National Championship in 2021. It was ranked first in the nation and finally cashed in for the program’s first championship. Tuohy finished 15th in the event, second for the Pack in that race. The Wolfpack finished second in its previous appearance at NCAAs, so the team had nationals marked on its calendar all year long.
“Winning nationals is definitely a memory I will cherish forever,” Tuohy said. “This year, we were all in, ‘We are winning nationals. That’s our goal.’ We wrote it on our board. It was in our locker room. We saw it everyday.”
The particular event was a 6k race, and Tuohy recorded a time of 19:43.1. This time set a new personal best in the event for her and was a vast improvement from regionals, where she recorded a 20:06.2 in a second-place finish.
Not an individual sport
With lots of conditioning and endurance training, cross country is a physically demanding sport. However, it is just as taxing on the mind and on the athlete’s discipline. Having supportive teammates around at all times helps keep Tuohy motivated and focused.
“At some points it’s very individual, but we really look at it from a team perspective,” Tuohy said. “When you’re on a super competitive team, you could get competitive with each other, but we really just support each other and uplift each other.”
The coaches encourage leading by example by not picking captains for cross country. Tuohy said that everyone has something to offer her and takes something away to add to her training. Motivation is important in any sport, but in cross country, everyone can inspire each other.
“To be good at this sport, you really have to be disciplined”
Cross country is not exactly a fast-paced sport. There are no breaks between innings, halftime, timeouts, or stoppages of play. The athlete must buckle down and run for long periods of time. This takes an enormous amount of discipline.
“It takes a lot of dedication, time, and effort,” Tuohy said. “I think when you’re surrounded by individuals that share the same values as you do… it makes life so much easier.”
Much like wrestling, rifle or swimming, cross country puts a premium on the individual athlete’s training and dedication. However, the team builds each other up and motivates each other to become the best athlete possible. It still comes with a lot of sacrifice, but Tuohy says it’s worth it.
“I would say it’s 100% worth it. Just looking back at this past season, we were able to win nationals as a team,” Tuohy said. “I’m super grateful to be surrounded by girls who also make the sacrifices that you’re willing to make just to have this collective team effort that’s something bigger than yourself.”
During meets, that team culture and shared motivation is even more important. Sometimes there are other teammates in the same heat, but other times there is not. It still comes down to doing your part and supporting each other.
“You know you trust that every single girl is going to give it their best effort and you’re going to return the favor and do everything you can for them,” Tuohy said.
Inspiring the younger generation
All of Tuohy’s achievements have given her a lot of attention both on social media and in the athletic world. Tuohy hopes to inspire a younger generation of runners and represent the team culture she is a part of.
“I definitely do have a lot of attention on social media,” she said. “It’s really cool being able to inspire the younger generation of runners.”
Tuohy mentioned that she gets plenty of messages from high schoolers asking for advice or just to make a comment. Sometimes, she’ll inspire someone even younger.
“Just at indoor track nationals, I finished my race, and I went over to my parents, and there was this little girl who was probably nine or ten years old. She was holding her shoe asking for me to sign it, and she was in awe that I was there and I was talking to her and her dad,” Tuohy said. “They said they drove three hours just to watch me race and how I inspired her to get into running. …I thought that was just super cool. ”
Tuohy was inspired herself by her older brother, Patrick, to get into running and start her cross country journey. She started off with soccer and tried running to get in shape for soccer, but fell in love with track instead. Patrick currently competes at Fordham University in New York. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/looking-back-on-2021-22-swim-season-highs-lows-and-breaking-the-status-quo/article_7d16c46a-b54e-11ec-96ba-2ff6fe85e0c6.html | The Wolfpack entered the 2021-22 swim and dive season with incredibly high expectations, as it has for the past three years or so.
Spearheaded by head coach Braden Holloway, a slew of talented athletes were slated to rake in major ACC points and make appearances at NCAAs: freshmen Caroline and Grace Sheble, high school fly phenom Aiden Hayes and David Curtiss, to name a few. With the addition of such gifted swimmers, the sky was the limit for NC State’s swim team.
That being said, even the best and brightest will inevitably hit some bumps in the road. Before the season officially began, Olympic medalist and arguably NC State’s best recruit, Noe Ponti, made the decision to leave NC State and opted to train in his home country of Switzerland instead, citing mental fatigue in the months after his third-place performance in Tokyo.
It’s an unfortunate truth that NC State’s freshman class didn’t perform quite as well as expected this season, especially on the men’s side. Curtiss’ 18.77 50-yard freestyle made him the fourth-fastest NCAA freshman in history in the event and an ACC champion to boot, but he faltered at NCAAs, posting 19.22 in finals.
Hayes also had a somewhat rocky start to the season, oftentimes front-loading the 200-yard butterfly and falling short in the final 50, but came back to garner some major points in the 100-yard butterfly at ACCs and NCAAs, setting the 17-18 national age group record in the process.
Despite Ponti’s absence and a somewhat underwhelming performance from the freshman during the regular season, the men’s team cruised through an undefeated regular season. Granted, they didn’t face the toughest competition out there — Duke and UNC-Wilmington simply aren’t on the same level — but a win’s a win.
On the other hand, the women experienced two losses over the regular season — an unexpected figure, but the losses came against Virginia and Texas, two of the top three teams in the country.
The women’s team did win handily against No. 5 Tennessee earlier on in the season, but I would have liked to see some close matches throughout the regular season. It’s unreasonable to think that Stanford would make it all the way out to Raleigh for a random meet in January, but Ohio State or Alabama would have been riveting competitors.
In the meantime, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for a top-five showdown next season, assuming that NC State retains its position in next season’s rankings.
And speaking of next season, most Division I-worthy high school graduates have already committed, which means we have a pretty good idea of the talent NC State will bring in. North Carolina natives Michael Cotter and Lance Norris will join the Wolfpack as freshmen this fall.
Cotter’s strongest events are the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events, while Norris specializes in distance freestyle. They’ll certainly add to NC State’s already strong freestyle roster, although the depth of talent joining the team next season isn’t quite as strong as last season’s recruits.
I was keeping my fingers crossed that Olympian and all-around sprint phenom Claire Curzan would stay in state and choose the Wolfpack for the next four years, but you can’t always get what you wish for. She, alongside club teammate Charlotte Hook, will join Stanford this fall as the top two recruits in the country.
This will certainly put Virginia’s NCAA winning streak in contention, but NC State’s chances of finishing on top will remain slim. That being said, the Wolfpack will see the likes of Kennedy Noble and Katherine Helms, two well-rounded swimmers from Arizona and Virginia, respectively.
As for the top athletes NC State will retain, its men’s distance dream team of junior Ross Dant and sophomores Will Gallant and James Plage will return for the 2022-23 season. Although they’ll be losing graduate student Eric Knowles, he was by no means the fastest member of that distance squad — I’ll be more concerned to see Dant go when he graduates.
As the third-place finisher in the 800-meter freestyle in Olympic Trials last June and a clear leader of the men’s team this year, Dant’s talent will almost certainly be one of the Wolfpack’s many strengths during championship season next year.
However, when it comes down to the best swimmer NC State will see for at least one more year, look no further than junior Katharine Berkoff. Following in her dad’s footsteps, Berkoff defended her national title in the 100-yard backstroke last month and broke the American, NCAA, meet, U.S. Open and pool records in the process.
Furthermore, Berkoff took home two gold medals and one bronze medal in last December’s World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There’s absolutely no telling what kinds of records Berkoff will break over the summer and next year, but she certainly isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
Although NC State’s retainment of Berkoff is a huge boost to the overall depth of the team, the Wolfpack will lose a few key swimmers on the women’s side. Senior and Swedish Olympian Sophie Hansson will leave collegiate competition after this season, as will fifth-year ACC champions Julia Poole and Kate Moore.
It’s unclear at this point whether any of them will opt to enter the ISL draft, although it’s likely Hansson will continue her swimming career well into her 20s. With the postponement of this year’s ISL season due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, it’ll be interesting to see where some of NC State’s top talent ends up upon graduation.
Obviously, any hard and fast predictions I end up making about the Wolfpack’s performance in the pool next season will probably end up changing over the course of the next several months. FINA World Championships, European Championships and FINA Short Course World Championships will all occur this year, spelling out some exciting international races for current NC State swimmers and alums alike.
No matter which way you slice it, the Wolfpack’s best and brightest aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, and we’ll continue to see some incredible recruits for years to come. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/make-or-break-seasons-continued-success-in-store-for-2022-s-top-milb-pack-pros/article_9238a348-b550-11ec-8010-f72d796f707f.html | With the 2022 Minor League Baseball season already upon us, several MiLB Pack Pros are continuing their push to climb through the ranks and become MLB Pack Pros. Among them, six former Wolfpack players are ranked among the top 30 prospects in their respective organizations. Let’s take a look at what lies ahead for these aspiring major leaguers.
Patrick Bailey, catcher, San Francisco Giants
With Joey Bart generating a lot of hubbub with the spring he’s had, it can be easy to forget that the Giants have not just one but two catchers among the top 10 prospects in their organization with Patrick Bailey in the mix. While Bart looks like the immediate successor to long-time San Fran backstop Buster Posey, Bailey still carries a lot of upside with him heading into the 2022 season.
In his first pro season, Bailey excelled with the Single-A San Jose Giants but struggled in the jump to the Eugene Emeralds in High-A ball. The switch-hitter saw his on-base percentage drop by .125 between San Jose and Eugene while nearly matching his strikeout total in 52 fewer plate appearances. For a prospect whose offensive calling card is his plate discipline, Bailey will have to make significant progress at the plate to stay on track for his journey to the show.
Still, there’s no reason to be concerned about Bailey’s development. The Giants have a reputation of developing good catchers in their organization (see Bart), and Bailey has the defensive tools and leadership to succeed behind the plate. As the No. 8 prospect in the San Francisco system, a rough patch in his rookie campaign won’t derail that all at once.
Tyler McDonough, outfielder/second baseman, Boston Red Sox
NC State baseball fans will remember Tyler McDonough as the center fielder for the 2021 team that made it to the College World Series, but McDonough’s defensive alignment looks like it will be more fluid at the professional level. Much like former Red Sox fan favorite Brock Holt, McDonough is emerging as a utility defender at second base as well as center field.
On the offensive side, McDonough is also switching to a more power-based approach at the plate. Although the switch-hitter tied for the most home runs on that 2021 Wolfpack squad, McDonough’s power numbers primarily came from his ability to drive the ball into the gap and leg out extra base hits, as exemplified by his team-leading 21 doubles for NC State in his final season. At the pro level, McDonough has put on some muscle to increase his raw power at the dish, taking away a smidgen of his speed.
With only half a season of minor league baseball under his belt, McDonough won’t be playing at Fenway Park until around 2024, but his promisingly smooth transmission into the professional ranks makes him a big piece of Boston’s farm system, good enough for No. 19 in the organization.
Nick Swiney, left-handed pitcher, San Francisco Giants
For a guy that missed over two months of his first pro season with a concussion, Nick Swiney had a really good 2021.
As in, “0.84 ERA in 12 starts” good.
Granted, Swiney had a light workload while rehabbing his injury. He never reached five full innings in a single start in rookie ball or in Single-A with the San Jose Giants, but allowing just three earned runs in 32.1 innings is nothing to scoff at. On top of 0 home runs allowed in 2021, Swiney’s numbers give the Giants a lot to be excited about.
The southpaw’s success, both past and future, hinges on his two best pitches: a wicked upper-70s curveball and a changeup with a little more oomph. While both carry immense swing and miss potential, Swiney will need to learn to throw them consistently for strikes as his opponents’ plate discipline improves with each level of the minor leagues. His low 90s fastball will help him pound the strike zone as well.
Although Swiney’s concussion resulted from a freak occurrence of him hitting his head on a bus door, the 6-foot-3 lefty will also need to prove his durability in the coming year if he wants to remain a starter in the pros. If he can’t withstand the grind of a full season’s worth of innings, Swiney may be moved to a relief role. For now, he sits at a respectable rank of No. 18 in the Giants organization.
Jose Torres, shortstop, Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds seem to have started a rebuild this offseason with the departure of several key pieces from the major league roster. Left-handed pitcher Amir Garrett got dealt to the Royals, left fielder Jesse Winker and third baseman Eugenio Suarez were shipped to Seattle and right fielder Nick Castellanos left for Philadelphia in free agency.
And that will make it a 4-0 offseason.
That being said, Jose Torres is now in a great position to develop his game just in time for a possible Reds resurgence in 2024. Along with Cincinnati’s top prospects that are set to break into the show over the next couple of years, Torres could make the jump to the majors as part of a new wave of young Reds talent.
Torres in particular is primarily a defensive shortstop, but his bat caught fire in his first professional season. The rookie slashed .337/.383/.568 over 119 plate appearances with the Single-A Daytona Tortugas in 2021, a pace that will accelerate his progression through the minor leagues if he is able to maintain it. With his already solid glove, the Reds’ No. 17 prospect has all the necessary tools to make it to the big leagues. Now he just needs to produce.
Luca Tresh, catcher, Kansas City Royals
Although he is the furthest from the show out of anyone in this group, projected to make his MLB debut in 2025, Luca Tresh has the simplest road to get there. To put it bluntly, Tresh won’t reach his full potential until he learns to limit his strikeouts.
Much like his 2021 season with the Wolfpack, Tresh’s raw power was hampered in his first pro season by his inability to get the bat on the ball. In Single-A Columbia, Tresh struck out in 11 of his 35 at-bats and registered just one extra-base hit for an abysmal slashline of .143/.231/.171 for the season. Until Tresh can better work the count and show more plate discipline, his tremendous upside will continue to go to waste.
Make no mistake, Tresh is a great baseball player. Not every 17th-round pick gets a $423,000 signing bonus, and his teammates in the minors have praised him for his leadership and competitiveness. But after a 2021 campaign that left a lot to be desired, 2022 will be a big year for the Royals’ No. 28 prospect to prove that he has what it takes to succeed.
Will Wilson, shortstop, San Francisco Giants
With left-handed pitcher and MLB Pack Pro Carlos Rodón inking a deal with the Giants this past offseason, San Francisco further solidified its connection with NC State baseball as Will Wilson completes the minor league trio of himself, Bailey and Swiney.
That being said, 2022 will be Wilson’s third season as a pro, and the pressure to live up to his No. 15 overall selection in the 2019 draft is mounting. His lack of mobility in the field hints at a future move away from shortstop, so Wilson will need his bat to rebound in 2022 if he wants to stay relevant in the Giants organization.
The jump to Double-A is regarded as the most difficult in the minor leagues, and Wilson’s experience was no exception. After 49 productive games with High-A Eugene to start the 2021 season, Wilson slashed a miserable .189/.281/.306 with Double-A Richmond over 51 games.
These numbers were exacerbated by Wilson’s 81 strikeouts in 221 plate appearances, showing he has a lot of work to do if he wants to stay on track for his projected MLB debut in 2023. For the Giants’ No. 22 prospect, 2022 will need to be the year that Wilson takes his game to the next level. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220406 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/international-students-face-new-obstacles-in-enrolling-during-the-pandemic/article_9c920bda-b600-11ec-bf23-b35607362246.html | NC State has seen a decline in the enrollment of international students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The University is home to 6,000 international students from 129 different countries.
International students are involved in research, student organizations, student employment on campus and more. According to Elizabeth James, director of the international services department, the decline in international students enrolling was a culmination of several factors.
“Some of it was political,” James said. “There was a lot of anti-immigration policies being introduced at the time and rising instances of xenophobia that contributed in this matter. But the pandemic in particular made things much more difficult for international students.Some of the issues international students had a hard time dealing with during the past two years included travel bans, limited visa appointments and availability and overall limitations on the number of international students allowed to enter the U.S.”
James said the delay in obtaining visas, lasting until September of 2020, resulted in many international students deferring until the spring of 2021. This led to both the class of 2020 and the incoming class of 2021 enrolling at the same time.
“In the fall of 2020, most of the international students that we had were transfers from other institutions already in the United States, so we only had less than 50 students from outside of the U.S. Normally, we would have 1200,” James said.
Siddharth Vikram, an international student from India pursuing a master’s degree in industrial and systems engineering, came to NC State in the fall of 2021. Vikram said applying to college in the U.S. was a long, difficult process. Due to the thousands of applicants attempting to study in the U.S. and limited timeslots, getting the required testing and interviewing done was a challenge.
“I was forced to travel 10,000 miles south of my home for the biometric exam and another 2,000 miles east for the interview,” Vikram said.
Venkata Punugu, an international student from India pursuing a master’s degree in industrial engineering, came to NC State in 2020. Pungu said he traveled two hours by bus to take the biometric exam and 14 hours by train for his interview.
“The interview in its entirety took only one minute,” Pungu said. “They asked four questions concerning why I want to attend university in the U.S., finances and what were my plans post-college. While waiting in line for the interview, I heard the man in front of me being rejected, it was very stressful.”
Punugu said he got a lot of support from the Office of International Services (OIS) at NC State.
“They were very responsive, holding Zoom meetings each week to answer questions about the application itself, COVID, vaccination policies, no matter how trivial they were very attentive and made the process much smoother,” Punugu said.
Danny Patino, an international student from Ecuador pursuing a master’s degree in poultry science, said his experience applying for college in the U.S. was fairly easy.
“I had very few issues throughout the whole process,” Patino said. “I received the documents from NC State quickly. The only issue was that I had to fly seven hours to the nearest open embassy in my country.”
Patino said he was lucky with how easy the process was. He said many of his friends from Ecuador who also applied to NC State faced challenges concerning forms and documentation.
“In general, just like a reminder is that we as international students could use the help [from OIS] when we are outside of the country,” Patino said. “By the time we arrive in the U.S, we need less assistance.”
With the rate of COVID-19 cases decreasing on campus, James said the enrollment rate of international students will continue being monitored.
“It remains to be seen whether the decline is a permanent trend, or if this is still pandemic related, so fall 2022 will be a really interesting semester for us to see and evaluate,” James said. “We actually had the largest number of new international students arrive in the following year of 2021.” | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220407 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/new-research-project-uncovers-sometimes-problematic-history-of-campus-namesakes/article_ff7ae674-b5fe-11ec-b128-dbf6aec516c3.html | Brick Layers is an NC State research project investigating the history and namesake of the built environment of campus. The origins of the names of landmarks such as Dan Allen Drive, Tompkins Hall, Poe Hall and other places students go every day are included in the research.
Tammy Gordon, a professor of history and former director of public history, was asked by the Office of the Chancellor to lead the research.
“I worked with a few people on the chancellor's team, and the chancellor funded the project,” Gordon said. “The idea was to just find out more about the built environment at the campus, because there were a lot of questions, particularly about Daniels Hall and the Hill Library. People wanted to know a little bit about the namesakes, so the chancellor asked us to find out more.”
According to Gordon, the sites researched for this project were selected based on a student survey and assessments of which namesake may no longer reflect the values endorsed by the University today.
Daniels Hall, now called 111 Lampe Drive, was formerly named after white supremacist Josephus Daniels. Hill Library is named after Daniel Harvey Hill, Jr., one of the first faculty at NC State. The library’s full name was updated in 2019 to reflect that it was not named after his father Daniel Harvey Hill, a Confederate general.
“We also hoped that we could provide some information that would help policymakers and decision makers at the University,” Gordon said. “It's always important when you're trying to solve a problem to look at how that problem started in the first place. And so looking at the context of the University's history, it can help us understand why university buildings are named after people that might not reflect our values today. That's what we do as historians as we want people to understand their relationship to the past and how the past shapes the present, the University that we have built today.”
According to Allana Natanson, an NC State alum and Gordon’s former research assistant, the first time the archives mention somebody explicitly calling the road Dan Allen Drive was in 1940.
“They were going through and naming a whole bunch of buildings and spaces on campus then,” Natanson said. “[Dan Allen] was a member of the board of trustees of the college, and in context, all of the other buildings that they had also named they decided to name after alumni.”
According to Gordon, the University chose to name buildings after people they felt reflected the students, faculty and administration’s beliefs at the time, and these namesakes are not necessarily reflective of the University’s values now.
“Dan Allen was a supporter of the University, he was a philanthropist, and the University at the time thought he represented their values,” Gordon said. “He was also a member of what was called the White Supremacy Club. He and many other university founders believed wholeheartedly in white supremacy, and that's not a label that we attached to them, that's a label that they embraced for themselves. They were proud of advocating for what they call the Anglo-Saxon race, as were many people in power in North Carolina and around the United States at this time. They were probably more typical of white men in power at the time.”
Gordon said we should all be learning more about the history of those honored around campus, because many familiar names have pasts similar to Dan Allen’s.
“Every one of us should be using University Archives to know about the history of the people who are honored on our buildings,” Gordon said. “But known white supremacists, people who were architects of segregation, are not worth honoring, and I think they constitute what some people refer to as an environmental microaggression. But again, as a historian, my job is not to judge any of this, it's just to come up with the primary sources and then put them in context with what we know about history. So I would hope that people who are in decision-making capacity, consider the full history of the University and not just the parts that make us feel good.”
Natanson said she would like to see Dan Allen Drive have a different name but doesn’t think we should completely remove this history or the University’s culpability.
“I think we still need to have an acknowledgement that it was called at one point Dan Allen Drive and that the University thought that Dan Allen's actions were worthy of honoring,” Natanson said. “And I think the other thing we need to think about is what are the systemic issues of the University, systemic inequities of the University that can be or that need to be addressed and can't be paved over by just renaming it. Are we going to take action besides just giving the road a new name?”
The link to the Brick Layers website can be found here. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220407 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/mlb-pack-pros-spring-training-roundup/article_fed25106-b605-11ec-b876-f303df381f9c.html | NC State had a handful of Pack Pros representing the Pack9 at MLB spring training this year, from new San Francisco Giant left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodón to fan favorite shortstop Trea Turner. Before the regular season starts on April 7, let's take a look at how these players performed in Arizona and Florida.
Carlos Rodón, left-handed pitcher, San Francisco Giants
Just after the end of the MLB lockout, Rodón signed a two-year, $44 million contract with the Giants and headed West.
Welcome to the #SFGiants, @Carlos_Rodon55 👊 pic.twitter.com/917D6rngr1
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) March 14, 2022
Rodón made two appearances in this season’s spring training, pitching against his former team, the Chicago White Sox, and the San Diego Padres. In 2.2 innings against the White Sox, he gave up just one earned run on a home run while striking out four.
By his second outing in the Cactus League, Rodón let up just one hit in four innings against the Padres while again striking out four. Currently set to be the Giants’ No. 2 starter this season, Rodón’s impressive spring has shown he is settling in well with his new team despite the craziness of these past few months.
Trea Turner, shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers
With former Dodger Corey Seager’s move to the Texas Rangers, it seems as if the Dodgers' future at shortstop is with Trea Turner. In 33 at-bats this past month, Turner is slashing .333/.389/.424 with five RBIs.
While he’s yet to hit one out of the park in 2022, Rodón had three huge doubles in these past 13 games. Most recently in the Dodgers’ spring training finale against the Los Angeles Angels, Rodón grabbed a huge two RBI double to right field, scoring right fielder Mookie Betts and newly minted Dodger first baseman Freddie Freeman and gave fans a glimpse of what this trio is capable of producing offensively this coming year.
Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner are batting 1,2,3 for the Los Angeles Dodgers 🤯 pic.twitter.com/65qVcppYCL
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) April 6, 2022
Andrew Knizner, catcher, St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner had 10 at-bats through eight games this spring, capitalizing for a .300 batting average with three RBIs and a home run.
That bomb came in his first appearance this year back in March against the Houston Astros where he took J.P. France deep in the fourth inning, also scoring Paul DeJong to increase the Cardinals' lead at the time.
Patrick Bailey, catcher, San Francisco Giants
Another MLB Pack Pro in the Giants organization, catcher Patrick Bailey sits at No. 8 on the Giants Top 30 Prospect List entering the 2022 season. Invited to spring training as a non-roster invitee, Bailey had a .333 batting average in 12 at-bats with two RBIs and a home run.
He was held hitless until his breakout game on March 24 against the White Sox where he went two for two with a double and a home run, a shot to left field, also scoring fellow Pack Pro shortstop Will Wilson.
Will Wilson, shortstop, San Francisco Giants
Speaking of Wilson, part of the minor league camp that was working throughout the lockout, he joined the group of Pack Pros over in Arizona where he made three appearances. Starting the spring 0 for 3, he had a big turnaround in his last two outings going 3 for 4 with a double for a .429 batting average.
He also made the Giants' Top 30 Prospect list, currently listed at No. 22.
Jon Olczak, right-handed pitcher, Houston Astros
Also among the MLB Pack Pros invited as a non-roster invitee, right-handed pitcher Jon Olczak pitched four innings in three appearances this spring, giving up only one hit and one walk while striking out four.
Scott Manea, catcher, Houston Astros
Rounding out the MLB Pack Pros at spring training this season is catcher Scott Manea who was also invited as a non-roster invitee. Manea had one hit, a single, in three appearances with the Astros. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220407 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-does-the-unc-system-need-to-expand-its-customer-base/article_0bcaacf6-b61e-11ec-aee9-cbe7ffb6f500.html | The University of North Carolina system will always be a business at the end of the day, as every student is a new customer. Just like major corporations, the UNC System creates and follows a strategic plan every five years. The end of the 2021-22 academic year will mark the end of the UNC Board of Governors (BOG)’s’ Higher Expectations plan, which focused on student success, access, affordability, efficiency and community engagement.
The UNC System was successful in meeting many goals, but most of the goals were not lofty to start with. One of the main goals for student success was getting the five-year graduation rate to 70% by 2022, which now sits successfully at 72.7%. This goal, however, was only a 4% increase from the 66% five-year graduation rate at the time the plan was made.
Access was an area where universities fell particularly short. Despite the consistent growth of the overall five-year graduation rate, the degree completion rate for low-income students has stayed low, with the 2021-22 rate 11.8% lower than their goal of just 37% growth. New enrollments for rural and low-income students also did not meet the set targets.
The low achievement in the access area may be due to the UNC System murky affordability goals. The system is committed to providing education “in a cost-effective manner without regard to a student’s ability to pay,” as is already required by Title IX of the North Carolina State Constitution. No concrete targets were created to lower tuition costs and no concrete data was provided to show how tuition prices have changed in the past five years.
Tuition is revenue for the UNC system. Both a blessing and a curse, in-state students are on a fixed-rate tuition plan for eight semesters. Each new cohort of students can be charged a new, higher price — in 2021 the BOG approved an average tuition increase of 1.2%. There are also no restrictions to the growth of student fees. While tuition and fees have not grown by incredible degrees, there has been no plan to make anything cheaper.
The next five-year strategic plan was described by the BOG as a “refresh” of the previous plan in their meeting on Jan. 19. It plans to continue to focus on the same broad objectives to improve the community impact and student success, while working on returning enrollment to pre-2020 levels.
A big strategy for increasing enrollment post-pandemic is Project Kitty Hawk, a new system-wide online learning platform. Project Kitty Hawk will work with Online Program Managers (OPMs) and become its own registered nonprofit. Affiliated universities will get two-thirds of revenue from the online degrees. The OPMs will get the other third of revenue.
The UNC System and the General Assembly have both realized the current college customer-base will be on the decline because of the birth rate consistently falling in the past few decades. The General Assembly pledged $97 million towards Project Kitty Hawk in the most recent state budget. The UNC System now has its eyes set on appealing to the adult-learners, which it describes as an “underserved market.”
Colleges had to quickly make changes during the pandemic to classes, healthcare, housing and staffing. While the system has not fallen apart under the stress of the changes, any student enrolled in online classes can tell you they are not perfect. Adult learners have further difficulties to add to the online learning environment including demanding jobs, families and other responsibilities that will be difficult for the UNC System to support.
With the great emphasis on Project Kitty Hawk, the 2022 refresh to the UNC System’s strategic plan is future-oriented, but there are still current problems that require close attention. The BOG has now changed UNC chancellors’ financial incentives to be tied to the on time graduation rate instead of the five-year graduation rate. It also provides an incentive to chancellors to keep tuition increases in-line with median household income. Mental health is also now included in the student success metric in the refresh.
These are all important goals that will help finish what the Higher Expectations started. As of now, 24 of 50 pages of the new strategic plan’s presentation are spent on Project Kitty Hawk and only 9 pages are devoted to the new goals. This makes it seem like the other goals are less of a priority.
There is still room for educational, experiential and economic improvements for currently enrolled UNC customers. While lower enrollment is an issue the UNC System must deal with, increasing the base of customers they appeal to will not be the best way to fix fundamental problems in universities — like affordability and degree completion.
Although the campus town halls have all passed for providing public comment on the strategic plan refresh, there is still a survey and a form for open-ended feedback. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220407 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/weixlmann-beats-burton-in-pitcher-s-duel-pack-softball-ousts-longwood/article_6fd7d3de-b61b-11ec-860a-6349c3a8bf14.html | The NC State softball team eked out a 1-0 win at home against the Longwood Lancers on Wednesday, April 6.
The Pack (26-13) and the Lancers (16-19) only notched one hit each, but a fifth-inning RBI triple by fifth-year center fielder Brittany Jackson proved to be the difference between a win and a loss for NC State.
Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Aisha Weixlmann tossed a gem for the Wolfpack, pitching a complete game shutout on one hit, three walks and seven strikeouts. While Longwood starter Er’ron Burton also pitched well, notching eight strikeouts in six innings of one-run ball, Weixlmann beat out Burton in the tightly contested pitcher’s duel.
The two right-handers were neck-and-neck for most of the game, as neither team could muster a hit through the first four innings. Weixlmann surrendered her only allowed hit of the day in the top of the fifth when a well-placed bunt down the third base line by Mason Basdikis resulted in an infield single, but that frame could have turned out worse for the Pack as the Lancers ultimately left two runners on base.
Korynna Anderson drew a leadoff walk to give Longwood its first baserunner since the second inning and Lauren Fox later laid down a sacrifice bunt to put both Anderson and Basdikis in scoring position with two outs. Weixlmann managed to escape the jam, however, engineered a groundout to graduate shortstop Randi Farricker to end the inning.
Head coach Jennifer Patrick-Swift and the Wolfpack capitalized on their own scoring chance in the bottom half of the inning. Redshirt sophomore designated player Libby Whittaker reached first on an error to put the go-ahead run on base with one out. Patrick-Swift maximized her team’s chances of scoring by sending freshman Maddy Schmeiser in to pinch run for Whittaker. Jackson laced a triple down the right field line to send Schmeiser home for the game’s only run.
B5 | @brittaliciaa tallies our first triple of the season and we have the lead 👏🐺 1🐴 0#GoPack | #HomeRunMindset pic.twitter.com/A06GwBnNYk
— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 6, 2022
After both squads went down in order in the sixth, the Lancers stranded another pair of baserunners as Weixlmann punctuated her stellar performance with a game-ending strikeout.
The Wolfpack will head down to Columbia, South Carolina for the Garnet and Black Round Robin starting Friday, April 8. The Pack will start the competition with a doubleheader, taking on East Tennessee State at 11 a.m. followed by South Carolina at 2 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220407 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/canes-clinch-fourth-straight-playoff-berth-with-comeback-win-over-sabres/article_5b23ad10-b6f1-11ec-bad7-939d5e8f7b84.html | For the fourth straight season, the Carolina Hurricanes are playoff bound.
With a comeback 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres (26-35-11) on Thursday, April 7, the Hurricanes (46-17-8) clinched a playoff berth as well as the second 100-point season in franchise history. After a bitter 4-2 loss to the Sabres in Buffalo just two days prior, the significance of this win was not lost on the Hurricanes.
“That’s what we wanted to accomplish from day one four years ago,” said head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “It wasn’t just to have a good team here and there. It was to be good for a long time and give this area a team to be proud of.”
Brind’Amour first took the helm for Carolina in 2018-19 when he led the Canes to their first playoff appearance since 2008-09, and he’s repeated that level of play since with this string of playoff berths. However, this is not Brind’Amour’s first rodeo when it comes to leading the Carolina Hurricanes, as he captained the only other Carolina team to eclipse 100 points in a season. A team that just so happened to win the Stanley Cup in 2005-06.
Even with a bevy of young talent on the roster, most of the current Canes players are used to qualifying for the playoffs given the team’s success under Brind’Amour. However, perhaps no other Hurricanes adopted a more “business as usual” attitude than center Jordan Staal, who’s been in Carolina since 2012-13. Even though the majority of his time in Raleigh has been spent missing the postseason rather than making it, the veteran captain stayed true to his down-to-earth demeanor when he found out that the Canes were heading to the playoffs.
"Oh we clinched tonight? That's sweet." pic.twitter.com/wEQEVrf1Sb
— x-Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 8, 2022
The victory over the Sabres to secure a playoff spot did indeed prove sweet. But even before the final horn sounded, that sweetness abounded in the form of a dessert.
Specifically, turnovers.
The Canes and the Sabres each racked up 11 giveaways over the course of the contest, making for a sloppy, albeit exciting, game of hockey. At first, the game looked to be a repeat of that recent loss to Buffalo as Carolina dug itself into a 2-0 hole by the end of the first period. Despite both of the Hurricanes’ power play opportunities coming towards the end of the opening 20, some shoddy defensive work saw Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch each sneak a goal past goaltender Antti Raanta for a 2-0 Sabres lead.
The Canes did let up one more goal in the second period, but things started to turn around for Carolina at that point. The top line of right wing Andrei Svechnikov, center Sebastian Aho and center Seth Jarvis combined for the first of its two goals to put the Hurricanes on the scoreboard.
Left wing Teuvo Teräväinen drew inspiration from the game’s first siren sounder, UNC-Chapel Hill men’s basketball player Brady Manek, by scoring on a catch and shoot play of his own. When the Sabres tried to clear the puck out of their own zone, Teräväinen grabbed it out of the air before setting it down on the ice to fire past Buffalo netminder Craig Anderson, pulling with Canes within a goal before the second intermission.
Catch and release pic.twitter.com/XUA2CHPmUY
— x-Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 8, 2022
In keeping with the game’s trend of the Canes scoring highlight-reel goals, Staal netted the equalizer to cap off a stylish segment of team hockey. Right wing Jesper Fast dished a cross-ice pass to defenseman Brett Pesce who dangled the puck just long enough to tease the Buffalo defenseman in, then passed to a wide-open Staal who deposited the puck into the net.
This is beautiful hockey pic.twitter.com/SYg62zKK3y
— x-Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 8, 2022
The Svechnikov-Aho-Jarvis line netted the go-ahead goal with just under nine minutes to go in another great example of passing chemistry. After the game, Jarvis expanded on how playing on a line with a young superstar like Svech helps him cultivate his own game.
“It’s sick,” Jarvis said. “All I have to do is be first in the battles and just poke the puck free, and [Svechnikov] just wheels in there with his massive body and creates a bunch of chaos for everyone. It’s nice because a guy like me, I can kind of get lost and hopefully find those greasy goals.”
Staal scored an empty-netter with 55 seconds to go to seal the deal. With another win tucked under its belt and with playoff hockey now officially on the docket for Carolina, the team is beginning to prepare for further success in the postseason.
“It’s good news for this club,” Staal said. “We’ve worked hard to get here. We’ve got a long road ahead, but this was the first step. It’s definitely nice to celebrate.”
For now, the Hurricanes face a quick turnaround as the New York Islanders come to PNC Arena on Friday, April 8. Puck drops at 7 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220408 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-3-women-s-tennis-returns-to-winning-ways-dominates-virginia-tech-6-1/article_349a9988-b787-11ec-891a-4375368a438c.html | The No. 3 NC State women’s tennis team is back in the win column as the Pack added its 20th win of the season after taking down Virginia Tech 6-1 on the road.
Now 20-3 on the season, the Pack successfully rebounded in Blacksburg after dropping two straight matches to rivals then-No. 14 Duke and No. 1 UNC. The usual dominant doubles round as well as a strong series of singles matches paved the way for the Pack’s eighth ACC win of the season.
The match started with NC State quickly taking the doubles round without much contention from the Hokies. The No. 89 duo of sophomore Sophie Abrams and freshman Priska Nugroho effortlessly took court three 6-0, the No. 26-ranked pairing of sophomores Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli finished off the doubles round with an equally impressive 6-1 win.
Up 1-0, the Pack carried its momentum from the previous round to its singles matches where the top of NC State’s order earned equally effortless wins in its solo bouts.
No. 33 Rencheli put the Pack up 2-0 with her 6-2, 6-0 where she flaunted a flawless second set. No. 61 Nugroho matched Rencheli with her own 6-2, 6-0 win where she also won six straight games in her second set. With the Wolfpack up 3-0, No. 12 graduate Jaeda Daniel clinched it for NC State with her impressive 6-2, 6-2 win on court one.
After clinching, the rest of the Pack’s lineup on courts four through six played out the rest of its matches, all of which went to three sets as the squad took two more singles wins.
Rajecki won in three sets as the sophomore was able to take her extremely tight super breaker to decide the match with a final score of 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (14-12). Up 5-0, Virginia Tech was able to take its only win of the day on court six as Abrams lost to her Hokie opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. To finish off the day, the Pack added one more to its total as senior Nell Miller won on court five in another dramatic, super breaker finish with a final score of 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 1-0 (10-4).
The members of the top half of the Wolfpack’s lineup are now all ranked and they showed it today. Flaunting such a strong, nationally recognized roster of players, NC State looks to finish out the season strong as the squad battles through its remaining ACC opponents.
The last road match of the season for the Pack is scheduled for Sunday, April 10 as NC State takes on the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers. The match is set to start at 1 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220409 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/wolfpack-softball-shuts-out-etsu-crushed-by-gamecocks-in-doubleheader/article_5415fa3c-b78c-11ec-935f-97375c58b8d5.html | NC State softball split its doubleheader on Friday, April 8, beating East Tennessee State 4-0 in the afternoon’s first matchup before falling 9-3 to the South Carolina Gamecocks.
The pair of games brings NC State to a 27-14, 5-10 ACC record on the season, with the home run or bust mentality still in full swing for head coach Jennifer Patrick-Swift’s team. Coming into the day as the No. 54 team in the country by RPI, the Pack’s Friday performance likely won’t change much in terms of national placement but does resurface concerns over the team’s ability to hang with the more consistent programs.
East Tennessee State
As has been the case for Wolfpack softball in recent years, home runs serve as the team’s primary win condition. In the day’s first matchup, NC State was able to meet that requirement with redshirt sophomore first baseman Libby Whittaker smashing one to deep-left center field, scoring the game-clinching three runs that the Pack needed to win 4-0.
Whittaker made the most out of the Pack’s only hit of the game, scoring graduate student right fielder Taylor Johnson and freshman utility player Maddy Schmeiser. NC State’s only other run of the day came courtesy of a wild pitch, bringing sophomore second baseman Kaylee Lambrecht around the bases for an unearned run.
Graduate lefty Maddie McPherson got the nod in the circle for the day’s first matchup, facing 20 batters in six innings pitched. In her time on the mound, McPherson amassed an impressive 10 strikeouts with no walks, giving up only three hits. The victory brings McPherson’s record to a solid 9-5 on the year.
Freshman designated player Michele Tarpey came in to relieve McPherson in the seventh, helping the Pack close out game one. In her lone inning pitched, Tarpey did what it took to earn a win for NC State, striking out two batters, walking one and letting up a single hit against the five batters she faced before the end of the inning.
South Carolina
Live by the home run, die by the home run: with the Pack’s first game of the day being secured via dinger it was nothing short of poetic to see the team fall to the Gamecocks due to a lack of consistent offensive output. Things got out of hand early for NC State, going down 9-1 by the end of the second inning thanks to some scorching hot bats in South Carolina’s lineup and a disastrous fielding performance.
The Gamecock’s first three runs came by way of an Aaliyah White single. A fielding error moved White to second base and a subsequent error got her to third, scoring South Carolina’s first run. Things remained largely the same in the bottom of the second, with fielding errors and wild pitches contributing to the majority of the Gamecocks’ six runs in the frame. Despite a double from freshman left fielder Alaina Smith scoring Whittaker in the top of the second, bringing the Pack back within two runs in the top of the second, by the time NC State could stop the bleeding in the bottom of the inning it was too late.
NC State earned its last two runs of the afternoon in the form of a Lambrecht single scoring Whittaker in the top of the fourth and a solo shot to left-center field from fifth-year third baseman Logan Morris in the seventh.
Redshirt sophomore righty Aisha Weixlmann got the start in game two and was awarded a swift reality check. In just 1.2 innings pitched, Weixlmann gave up two hits, eight runs — just two of them earned — and walked three of the 14 batters she faced. Patrick-Swift decided to make a change, bringing McPherson in for the remainder of the matchup despite her six innings pitched in game one.
McPherson kept the scoreline respectable, letting up four hits and one earned run while striking out two batters and giving up zero walks in 4.1 innings pitched. By the time McPherson took the mound, the damage was already done. The loss drops Weixlmann’s record to 11-6 on the year and serves as a reminder that this team can show up as a dominant force or a discombobulated nightmare in any given matchup.
Pack softball sees its next doubleheader of the Garnet and Black Round Robin on Saturday, April 9, facing off against ETSU at noon and South Carolina at 5 p.m. The Pack will hope for a better outing against the Gamecocks on the event’s second day, but it's hard to tell given the inconsistencies this team has shown thus far. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220409 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/canes-clipped-by-islanders-in-stunning-2-1-loss/article_08d55192-b7b6-11ec-a868-bf2baf65a1d5.html | One day removed from clinching a playoff spot, the Carolina Hurricanes suffered a 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders in PNC Arena on Friday, April 8.
The Canes (46-18-8) looked flat in all aspects of the game as the Islanders (33-28-9) took advantage of Carolina’s struggling power play and its overall lack of tenacity. The Canes never really tested New York goalie Ilya Sorokin, and the Islanders came away with both points as a result.
“From my point of view, we were really gassed,” said head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “There was no energy in our legs. We had no speed to get in and get on them. They did a nice job with a lot of blocked shots.”
The Hurricanes’ inability to generate chances was especially obvious on the power play, which has struggled to get the job done in recent weeks. Neither team really got anything going while on the play, with both going 0 for 4 on the night, but Carolina’s reluctance to get into the dirty areas was all the more apparent when the Isles were keeping them out of the slot with one less skater.
“They’ve been terrible,” Brind’Amour said. “Let’s just be honest. The second unit has actually been pretty good. They get in every time and get some action, but our first group has got to get way better.”
Even at even strength, Carolina simply struggled to make much happen on offense. The Islanders eventually cracked the scoreboard in the second period with a goal from Jean-Gabriel Pageau, but the Canes floundered in contrast. During the middle period, the Hurricanes registered just one shot compared to New York’s eight.
Carolina did manage to engineer a sliver of hope in the dying moments of the game, however. With goaltender Frederik Andersen pulled off the ice for an extra skater, center Vincent Trocheck netted a game-tying goal with just 58.6 seconds left in the third.
TROCHEK! Game is tied 1-1!@Canes l #LetsGoCanes pic.twitter.com/4OuURYc2Mc
— Bally Sports: Canes (@CanesOnBally) April 9, 2022
That hope was quickly quashed as the Isles caught the Canes off guard and Kyle Palmieri slipped the puck past Andersen with just 14.1 seconds left in regulation. After coming so close to salvaging at least a point in OT, the result was a difficult pill for the Hurricanes to swallow.
“I don’t think we took a breath,” Trocheck said. “But it hurts whenever you get one back late and they score. It starts at the beginning of the game. It’s not just that last shift. We’ve got to start better.”
Much like the playoff-clinching win against Buffalo, Carolina’s newfound tendency of turning the puck over in bad spots also marred the Canes’ evening. The Hurricanes racked up 15 giveaways compared to just two by the Islanders, with many of the Canes’ turnovers coming in their own zone. The Hurricanes’ Inability to maintain possession allowed the Isles to generate counterattacks and keep Carolina behind the proverbial eight ball on several occasions.
With 10 games left in the regular season, time is running out for the Hurricanes to hit their stride and carry some momentum into the playoffs. Their next opportunity to return to form will come on Sunday, April 10 in a home game against the Anaheim Ducks. Puck drops at 6 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220409 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-baseball-smoked-by-virginia-tech-21-10-in-series-opener/article_e9eed484-b7b4-11ec-bddb-3f91567e4845.html | The No. 21 NC State baseball team got smoked by the Virginia Tech Hokies 21-10 in the series opener in Blacksburg, Virginia on Friday, April 8.
The Wolfpack (18-10, 6-6 ACC) gave up six runs in the third inning and a whopping 11 runs in the seventh inning to the Hokies (19-7, 6-5 ACC), who hit seven home runs.
After the Hokies scored a run in the bottom of the first, the Pack scored its first run in the top of the second as sophomore left fielder Dominic Pilolli hit a solo home run to tie the score 1-1. The Hokies scored another run in the bottom of the second, and the Pack answered again in the top of the third as redshirt junior shortstop Josh Hood hit an RBI groundout that scored junior catcher Jacob Godman to tie the score 2-2.
That’s when the Virginia Tech bats really heated up as the Hokies scored six runs on three home runs in the bottom of the third to go up 8-2. The Pack responded with two runs of its own in the top of the fourth as sophomore right fielder Noah Soles drove in senior second baseman J.T. Jarrett and Pilolli on an RBI single, making the score 8-4.
The Hokies hit another home run in the bottom of the fourth and scored another run in the bottom of the fifth to go up 10-4. After neither team scored in the sixth, the Hokies really went to town on the Pack in the bottom of the seventh as they hit another three home runs en route to 11 total runs, going up 21-4.
The Pack scored two more runs in the top of the eighth and four runs in the top of the ninth, including a two-run home run by sophomore second baseman DeAngelo Giles, but the deficit was ultimately too much to overcome as the Hokies won it 21-10.
It was a rough night to say the least for the NC State pitching staff. Redshirt sophomore Logan Whitaker took the loss in his start, giving up four home runs and nine earned runs in four innings. Redshirt junior Logan Adams gave up five earned runs in two innings pitched, and freshman Jacob Halford gave up two home runs and seven earned runs in just 0.1 innings pitched.
While the loss won’t sit well with the Pack, it did come against a Virginia Tech team that has been playing very well recently, as the Hokies have won eight of their last nine games, including a series win over North Carolina last weekend and a win against Notre Dame.
The Pack’s loss was somewhat similar to last season’s 21-2 blowout loss to No. 1 Arkansas in the first game of the NCAA Super Regional. As NC State fans will remember, despite the lopsided score, the Pack came back to win the next two games and advance to the College World Series.
The point is, the Pack can just as easily bounce back the next two days to win the series against the Hokies. If the Pack wants to do that, however, it has to get its pitching figured out.
Game two of the series is on Saturday, April 9 at 3 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220409 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-21-pack-men-s-tennis-returns-home-with-a-crucial-4-1-win-over/article_e94e71a2-b7ae-11ec-a207-7b99769824d1.html | The No. 21 NC State men’s tennis team took down the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a 4-1 clinch match as the squad returned home after playing seven out of its last nine matches on the road.
The Pack earned an important ACC win as the team defeated the Yellow Jackets with strong performances all around. Winning the doubles, as well as taking victory in crucial singles matches, moved the Pack to 15-7 overall and to 4-5 in conference play.
“We’ve had such a tough schedule this year, I don't think that’s ever happened to us,” said junior Robin Catry. “Now, we finally get to play in front of our fans. It pleased everyone and it pleases us also because we've played in some tough places.”
Catry was the one to clinch the match for the Pack in his three-set bout on court three late in the match. After dropping his first set, the junior stormed back in the next two sets to conclude the Pack’s 4-1 victory. Catry took court three with a final score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
“Clinching a match at home is always a great feeling,” said Catry. “It's so special, you get all the guys watching, you're playing your last match on and it feels so great to give them all that relief. And it's a really good win, especially for us.”
The Pack started on the right foot after winning a tightly contested doubles round. Sophomore Braden Shick and redshirt senior Joseph Schrader earned a flawless 6-0 win to begin the match. However, the second doubles match was not as easy to come by. With both remaining courts going to extra games, it was graduate student Collin Shick and sophomore Luca Staeheli that put the Pack up 1-0 with their 7-5 win.
To start the singles round, the Yellow Jackets were able to tie the match with a Georgia Tech victory on court one over junior Martins Rocens in straight sets. However, NC State would take the next three straight singles matches to win the day, 4-1.
The first to strike for the Pack in singles was freshman Damien Salvestre, who won court four in a strong 6-4, 6-1 win. After a break in scoring, Salvestre was followed by Braden Shick on court six as Braden Shick made it 3-1 for NC State. After dominating in his first set, the sophomore was challenged for possession of the second, but eventually won it via tiebreak with a final score of 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).
Up 3-1, Catry was able to finish the day for the Pack with his clinching victory on court four. Going forward, the Pack will repeat its performance from today in the remaining matches, all against conference opponents. However, after returning to play in Raleigh today, the Pack will play out the rest of its schedule at home.
“Coming home was great, having that feeling, regardless of the conditions,” said head coach Kyle Spencer. “Having our fans be able to watch us play, not on a live stream but in person. Credit to Wolfpack nation for coming out, we got a pretty big crowd out there today.”
While the next couple weeks include three challenging ACC matchups, including the Pack’s rivalry weekend against Duke and UNC, starting on April 15, the Wolfpack’s lineup is gearing up to face whoever comes next head on.
“They come every day to practice, they love playing tennis, they want more tennis, they love to compete, and now we’ll be on our home courts for Sunday and then whatever else is after, you know we're pretty excited,” Spencer said.
Next for NC State is a match against the Clemson Tigers on Sunday, April 10. First serve is set for 12 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220409 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/how-nc-state-football-s-new-faces-underclassmen-fared-in-2022-spring-game/article_22be8c4c-b845-11ec-b4a5-371b3e3d47f4.html | The NC State football team took part in its annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 9 inside Carter-Finley Stadium. With many starters sitting out of the game and others only playing one half, the scrimmage was a prime opportunity to look down the depth chart. Let’s take a look at how the Pack’s new players and underclassmen fared in the spring game.
Ben Finley, Zo Wallace and Duke Carroll
With redshirt junior quarterback Devin Leary manning the red team, redshirt freshman Ben Finley was the white team’s signal-caller, with mostly poor results. While playing for the white team, Finley went just 9 of 14 for 32 yards and an interception, getting picked off by senior safety Tanner Ingle.
It wasn’t exactly an encouraging performance from Finley, especially as the red offense got a 355-yard, three-touchdown first half from Leary, though Finley didn’t have access to the starting-caliber weapons Leary did.
Finley picked it up in the second half after switching over to the red team, where he went 6 for 7 for 139 yards and had two touchdowns.
Redshirt freshman Zo Wallace and sophomore Duke Carroll also got reps, taking over the white team in the second half, but were mostly relegated to handoffs and finished a combined 0 for 5.
Fred Seabrough Jr. and Ced Seabrough
Not many newer faces got significant playing time or a wide share of targets in the scrimmage’s first half, but redshirt freshman tight end Fred Seabrough Jr. was one of them. Fred saw four targets in the first half, hauling in three catches for 38 yards.
While not featured in the first half as prominently as his brother was, Ced still made an appearance for the white team.
For a team that, in recent history, hasn’t utilized many pass-catching tight ends, it’s an interesting change of pace to see the Seabrough brothers get some early offensive touches.
Sean Brown
While redshirt freshman safety Sean Brown got some game appearances on special teams last year, this was a nice extended look at the 6-foot safety. Brown delivered, intercepting Leary in a first half where it seemed like the Pack’s first-string offense was unstoppable. Brown also finished the day with six tackles.
“Sean Brown. Sean Brown,” Ingle said of who benefitted the most from spring training. “Man has been balling, he’s had a hell of a spring. First thing he came in willing to learn. Overall, I feel like Sean Brown has benefited tremendously over the spring. He’s just elevated his play, [he’s] kinda making me scared a little bit.”
Demie Sumo-Karngbaye, Michael Allen and Delbert Mimms III
With Zonovan Knight and Ricky Person Jr. both out of the program, there’s an open spot on the depth chart behind junior running back Jordan Houston. Sophomore Demie Sumo-Karngbaye, freshman Michael Allen and redshirt sophomore Delbert Mimms III all made their respective cases for extended playing time in the upcoming season.
Sumo-Karngbaye got a large share of touches and targets, racking up six rushing attempts and four catches for a combined 46 yards on the day. Of course, it’s hard to get a gauge for how effective these backs actually are in a non-tackling environment, Sumo-Karngbaye had a nice spin move and seemed to navigate gaps well.
Allen saw the brunt of the workload for the white team, racking up 36 total yards. Allen later scored the white team’s only touchdown of the game, coming in the fourth quarter. Redshirt sophomore back Demarcus Jones II also made an appearance with the white team, though his impact was less noticeable.
Mimms wasn’t utilized much in the backfield but saw a couple of targets and had a spectacular 34-yard catch in the first half.
Receivers
Though he didn’t play until the second half, redshirt freshman Joshua Crabtree had a phenomenal 44-yard catch for a touchdown in the third quarter of the scrimmage. Crabtree was just one of a few standout plays from the red team, with sophomore receiver Anthony Smith making up for an inefficient catching day with a spectacular grab near the end of the first half. Freshman receiver Porter Rooks also scored a touchdown for red.
“To be honest with you, just consistent reps,” Smith said of his chemistry with Leary. “Whenever we have a throwing session [on] Saturdays, I’m there. One of the first ones there in my session. Just getting reps with [Leary], that’s been the main thing. … The opportunity is great, it’s very exciting that I get the opportunity to work … that’s the most exciting part for me.”
Redshirt freshman Julian Gray scored the final touchdown of the day, the red team’s 50th point, becoming the fourth underclassman receiver to score a touchdown in the game.
“We kind of all just lean on each other … nobody gets too big-headed,” Smith said about the big expectations of the team. “We don’t really listen to the outside sources … I definitely like that, how it’s just about us. Every day, we’re not really worried about who we’re playing, what’s happening, it’s just what we can do today as a team to get better.”
Defensive youth
Freshman linebacker Torren Wright had one of the white team’s plays of the day in the fourth quarter, picking up a fumble recovery, which set up the white team’s only score in the game.
Redshirt freshman linebacker Colby Johnson had a nice game, ending with five tackles and one sack. Redshirt freshman defensive end Travali Price had a similarly strong outing, going for three tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.
While it was mostly the starters’ day, there were some glimpses at the Wolfpack’s youth in the spring game. The next outing for the football team doesn’t come until the season-opener, set for Saturday, Sept. 3 against ECU. NC State’s home opener is Saturday, Sept. 10 against Charleston Southern. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/ncfc-concedes-three-times-in-10-minutes-falls-3-1-in-usl-league-one-home/article_1fe8fb0c-b871-11ec-960b-6b0f27d31b5f.html | North Carolina FC fell to Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 3-1 on Saturday, April 9 at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Like its midweek Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game, North Carolina (1-1-0, 3 pts) took a one-goal lead into the halftime break, but was unable to see out the win as the Red Wolves (1-0-1, 4 pts) bagged three goals in a ten-minute span to take all three points.
“It's disappointing because I thought the first half was very, very well played by our guys, organized, focused,” said NCFC head coach John Bradford. “Obviously we get a good goal in transition and then keep a clean sheet. … The positives are that the first half was what we wanted it to be, but obviously the second half wasn’t.”
For the second time this season, Oalex Anderson and Garrett McLaughlin linked up for NCFC’s opening goal. Coming at the end of an excellent piece of build-up play, Anderson got free down the right wing and cut the ball back to McLaughlin for the finish.
How 'bout that service from @OalexJrA10? 😌@GMclaughlin_ get his second of the year, and @NorthCarolinaFC lead in Cary!#NCvCHA // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/hFvZlu8AyI
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 9, 2022
“We identified both those guys and we thought about how we wanted to play as a team formation and having both of them up front I think it's gonna be really difficult for teams to deal with,'' Bradford said. “Between the quality of both of them, I think they're gonna help each other with assists and goals should be positive to watch.”
The game got progressively chippy throughout the first half, with referee JC Griggs handing out four yellow cards and needing to separate opposing players almost every time he blew the whistle.
While the halftime break seemingly cooled off some of the hot headedness of the first half, Chattanooga came out of the break on fire, scoring three goals between the 60th and 70th minutes to flip the game completely on its head.
The visitors equalized in the 60th minute, with substitute Rey Ortiz scoring a wonderful curler into the top corner.
STOP IT, @ReyOrtiz9 🤤A @ChattRedWolves GOLAZO has things knotted up in Cary!#NCvCHA // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/Dfwffp8YKK
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 10, 2022
Josue Espana grabbed the go-ahead goal for the Red Wolves in the 67th minute, while Aaron Lombardi made it 3-1 in the 70th.
The @ChattRedWolves are putting on a show 🔥Three outstanding goals in 10 minutes including this volley from Aaron Lombardi!#NCvCHA // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/cD3vg8Wzfv
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 10, 2022
Bradford attributed some of Chattanooga’s second-half success to self-inflicted errors, with NCFC playing across the goal on goal kicks and taking an extra touch when players should have gone with one in the lead up to the first two goals.
North Carolina will look to bounce back from the back-to-back losses on Saturday, April 16, when it hosts Greenville Triumph SC. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/pack-baseball-loses-8-2-in-a-snowy-saturday-at-virginia-tech/article_f2f123ea-b857-11ec-87f4-cb6c463dfb37.html | The No. 21 NC State baseball team lost an 8-2 game on the road at Virginia Tech on Saturday, April 9.
It was a strange Saturday in Blacksburg as a winter storm caused some weird weather conditions throughout the afternoon including a delay between the third and fourth innings.
‘Slight’ case of a wintry mix here in Blacksburg…We’re currently in a delay as we wait for this to pass. Will update when there is something to give. pic.twitter.com/w1FPAJE0vD
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 9, 2022
While it seemed to be a pitcher's duel through the first part of the game, Virginia Tech (20-7, 7-5 ACC) jumped ahead by four runs in the fifth, and the Pack (18-11, 6-7 ACC) was never able to recover.
Sophomore right-hander Matt Willadsen started on the mound for NC State and pitched 6.1 innings, striking out six and giving up six earned runs. He was relieved by junior right-hander Baker Nelson, who grabbed two strikeouts and let up two earned runs in the final 1.2 innings.
Senior outfielder Devonte Brown and sophomore infielder LuJames Groover III started the game with back-to-back singles, but a strikeout and a double play halted any of the momentum the Wolfpack had been building.
Virginia Tech eventually opened the scoring in the third inning as the snow started to pick up for the first time throughout the afternoon, loading the bases on two singles and a walk, and Carson DeMartini stole home to bring in the first run. .
Sophomore outfielder Noah Soles grabbed his 12th hit in his last five games in the top of the fifth, but it would be the Hokies who would come out of the inning with additional runs as they capitalized on a two-RBI homer and an RBI triple, expanding their lead to 4-0.
Train's still ROLLING. 12 hits in five games for @NoahSoles2. pic.twitter.com/XoiJ7S2sHJ
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 9, 2022
NC State finally got its first run across the board in the sixth as Brown was hit by a pitch and sophomore outfielder Dominic Pilolli tripled to bring him home.
Dom with the WHEELS! pic.twitter.com/gxMQoShPCA
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 9, 2022
The Pack added another run on a solo homer from senior infielder J.T. Jarrett in the seventh, but Virginia Tech responded in the bottom of the inning, taking its four-run lead back on Tanner Schobel's second home run of the day.
.@JTjarrett10 home runs are the best kind of home runs. pic.twitter.com/X6RHflHGgJ
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 9, 2022
The snow started to pick up again in the bottom of the eight, but there would be no further delays. The Hokies added two more runs on a wild pitch and a groundout which would conclude the scoring for the evening.
The Pack will look to avoid the sweep on Sunday, April 10 up in Blacksburg with first pitch set for 1 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/spring-game-takeaways-deep-defense-questions-remain-for-o-line/article_e5efda3c-b844-11ec-b2ad-6b64aed6e73a.html | NC State’s 2022 Spring Game is in the books, a 50-7 thrashing which saw the red team (the starters) dominate the white team (everyone else). It’s extremely early in the season, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t learn anything from Saturday’s exhibition. Here’s five takeaways from the game:
Defense dominates despite injuries
In the first half, the red team held the white team to 27 total yards, one first down and 1.2 yards per play. In total the defense forced two interceptions and a fumble during the course of the game, and it did so despite having eight players with starting experience out for the game.
Defensive coordinator Tony Gibson, with his staff, has built a deeply talented Wolfpack defense, and it’s going to carry the team come this fall. One player to look out for: redshirt freshman end Travali Price. The highest rated defensive lineman in the 2021 recruiting class, Price looks to be the team’s No. 4 end, and showcased a nice combination of power and speed. He ended the game with three tackles, a sack and 1.5 TFLs.
Questions remain for O-line
In a surprise scratch, graduate center Grant Gibson did not participate in the spring game. Along with that, head coach Dave Doeren said the team is a long way from naming starters.
Still, we can deduce from the red team’s starting O-line that redshirt sophomore tackle Anthony Belton, redshirt sophomore guard Dylan McMahon, Gibson, graduate guard Speas and redshirt sophomore tackle Tim McKay are the team’s current starters from left to right with redshirt junior Derrick Eason next up at guard and perhaps redshirt freshman Pat Matan up next at tackle.
While the unit performed well in the run game Saturday, it gave up a few would-be sacks. And it did so going up against backups.
The offensive line remains the definite question mark for the offense, as junior Jordan Houston looked great at running back and junior Keyon Lesane impressed at wideout, hinting that those positions will be able to replace their former starters. It’s much less certain that Ikem Ekwonu and Chandler Zavala will be so easily replaced on NC State’s left side.
Fred Seabrough leaves his mark
With Dylan Parham gone and redshirt sophomore tight end Chris Toudle out for spring ball, redshirt freshman tight end Fred Seabrough Jr. made the most of his time with the red team. Seabrough caught nearly every ball sent his way, ending the game with three receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown. The tight end group had a logjam coming into spring ball, with the Seabroughs, Kameron Walker, Ezemdi Udoh and Yates Johnson all vying for playtime. It appears that Fred Seabrough’s separated himself now that spring ball is over.
He may not be a huge factor come this fall, but Fred Seabrough Jr. will likely take over as the go-to pass-catcher in the middle of the field after Toudle leaves the program. He may even encourage offensive coordinator Tim Beck to try putting him and Toudle on the field together some this season.
Anthony Smith’s the X-factor
Sophomore receiver Anthony Smith had a bit of a hot and cold spring game. It started cold, with him unable to haul in a pass until just before the end of the second quarter. That pass though, was a 34-yard touchdown, which showcases exactly what he brings to the offense.
Smith is a deep threat with track speed, but doesn’t always have the surest hands. He also appeared to be out of sync with redshirt junior Devin Leary at one point, with the quarterback expecting him to sit in a hole while he kept running. Still, he gets behind his defender at will, and should he shore up his catch percentage, he’ll give this offense a different dimension come this fall.
Spring Game improvements
Spring games seem to be the bane of coaches’ existences. Between concerns like dealing with roster management issues tied to injuries suffered during spring camp and players recovering from injuries suffered in the previous season — which nearly caused NC State’s spring game to be canceled last season, paranoia about giving opponents film to scout — which caused USF to not televise its spring game this year, and more, NC State’s spring games are often as bare bones as they can be.
The game is set up with the team’s first team facing off against everyone else, which leads to complete domination for the starters rather than the first team offense facing the first team defense. Is there any wonder why there’s sparse turnout for these events? They could be better.
Spring games are put on primarily for the fans, one would think, but they aren’t very exciting to watch.
If the concern is roster management issues, why not scrimmage a local FCS team like North Carolina Central? If the concern is giving opponents a scouting opportunity, why not refuse to televise the event? For injury concerns, keep the running clock, and disallow kickoff or punt returns and live tackling. Even still, these small changes would give the game much more weight as a spectacle and encourage people to make the trip over to Carter-Finley Stadium to watch some spring football. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/wolfpack-men-s-golf-ties-for-second-at-stitch-invitational/article_8f7cf81a-b849-11ec-a914-17a78ae1ab8f.html | The NC State men’s golf team split second place with No. 13 Notre Dame at the Stitch Intercollegiate at Lonnie Poole Golf Course April 8-9. The Duke Blue Devils took first place for the competition.
The Pack finished with a score of 3-under par which was mirrored by its top two finishers, junior Max Steinlechner and graduate student Easton Paxton. Steinlechner posted a pair of 70s in the two rounds before dropping off a bit with a 73 in the final round. Paxton showed incredible consistency in his own 3-under par performance, putting up a trio of 71s on the scorecard.
The Wolfpack had a rough start as a team in the first round, registering a score of 292. However, NC State managed to claw back up the standings with the help of some resurgence performances by junior Carter Graf and sophomore Ethan Choi in the ensuing rounds. Graf and Choi finished round one at 4-over par and 5-over par, respectively, but the two pulled themselves together to improve significantly down the stretch.
Graf’s turnaround came sooner as he shot par in round two before finishing round three with a score of 1-over par. Choi registered another 5-over par showing in round two, but made up a ton of ground in the final round with a 4-under par.
Rounding out the scorecard for the Pack was junior Spencer Oxendine, who had a disappointing finish of 12-over for the competition. Oxendine brought his first-round score of 3-over par down by one, hinting at a resurgence like Graf and Choi, but a 7-over par score in the third round soured his performance.
Steinlechner and Paxton tied for second place in the individual standings while Graf and Choi placed tied for 19th and tied for 24th, respectively. Oxendine ended up tying for 51st.
The Wolfpack will get another shot at beating Duke at the I-40 Cup on April 15. The competition will be held at the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/wolfpack-softball-defeats-etsu-loses-to-south-carolina-in-second-day-of-garnet-and-black/article_ab84ff58-b867-11ec-b661-c7808d227f57.html | The NC State softball team finished its outing at the Garnet and Black Round Robin with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 6 against East Tennessee State University and South Carolina. The Pack won its second of two games against ETSU and lost its second game against South Carolina.
Redshirt sophomore righty pitcher Aisha Weixlmann took the win against ETSU (5-34), her record is now 12-6 this season. Pitching five innings, Weixlmann had six strikeouts and only allowed three hits and one run. Freshman righty Michele Tarpey pitched two innings against ETSU, recording one strikeout and allowing four hits and two earned runs.
The Pack (28-15) offense bounced back with a win against ETSU after struggling to keep up with South Carolina the day before. Sophomore second baseman Kaylee Lambrecht brought in the first run of the day on a single down the right field line by fifth-year catcher Sam Sack in the first inning.
The third inning was busy for NC State as it scored three runs. Graduate student shortstop Randi Farricker hit a double to bring in Lambrecht and freshman left fielder Alaina Smith. Farricker was able to steal home during a double steal a couple plays later to bring the Pack’s score to four runs. Fifth-year third baseman Logan Morris hit a home run to lead off the fifth inning to finalize the Pack’s run total.
NC State fell short once again against South Carolina (23-17), losing 3-1. The offense was only able to put up one run, which came in the fifth inning as Farricker stole home for the second time in the doubleheader, again on a double steal.
Graduate student lefty Maddie McPherson pitched all six innings and took the loss. Her record is now 9-6 on the season. McPherson only had three strikeouts and allowed seven hits and three earned runs.
The Pack will be back in play in a three-game weekend series against ACC opponent Georgia Tech beginning on Friday, April 15 at 6 p.m. in Atlanta, Georgia. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/wolfpack-track-and-field-racks-up-plethora-of-personal-bests-at-duke-invitational/article_0a287e12-b850-11ec-8b48-57c0a4f157d2.html | The NC State track and field team set several personal bests, including five podium finishes and a new school record in a solid outing at the Duke Invitational April 8-9.
Four of the Pack’s podium finishes came on the second day, including two in the men’s 110-meter hurdles alone. Junior Sam Bush took first in the women’s 800-meter with a personal-best time of 2:04.99, and the Wolfpack men’s 4x100-meter relay clocked a season best of 39.71 seconds for the Pack’s other first-place finish, setting a new meet and facility record to boot.
Broken meet record ✅Broken facility record ✅All in a day's work for this 4x100 squad!#GoPack | #WolfpackTF pic.twitter.com/9fo7RHVStU
— Pack Track & Field (@Wolfpack_TF) April 9, 2022
The men’s 800-meter was another fruitful event for NC State as five Wolfpack runners registered personal bests. Junior Kyle Durham and graduate Gavin Gaynor were the highest finishers of the bunch, finishing ninth and 10th, respectively. Both runners beat the previous school record in the event, but Durham’s time of 1:49.83 set the new mark.
Sophomore Zach Hughes placed 14th, but was separated from Durham by less than one second. Freshman Ares Epps and sophomore Jake Toomey rounded out the Pack’s personal bests in the event, finishing 20th and 21st, respectively.
Senior Cameron Murray and junior Josh Brockman finished second and third in the men’s hurdles with times of 13.83 and 13.95, respectively. While both figures marked season bests for Murray and Brockman, neither could quite catch Michigan’s Joshua Zeller, who set a new meet and facility record with a time of 13.54 seconds.
Graduate Robinson Snider secured the Pack’s only top-three finish of the meet on the first day, finishing third in the men’s 1500-meter with a personal best of 3:47.57. Sophomore Ian Harrison cracked the top five in that event as well, finishing fourth just 0.18 seconds behind Snider.
The women’s long jump yielded similar results as three athletes scored new personal bests for NC State. Junior Jirah Sidberry placed highest among the trio with a 5.88-meter jump, good enough for fifth in the event. Freshman Zahra Bichara and sophomore Nahsheeda Facey also secured personal bests as Bichara jumped 5.45 meters for 21st place and Facey jumped 5.31 meters to finish 28th.
The Wolfpack will be back in action at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Florida April 15-16. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-21-pack-men-s-tennis-shows-out-in-singles-beats-clemson-5-2/article_65896be4-b90f-11ec-a2a8-b3fc20c3a3fa.html | The No. 21 Wolfpack men’s tennis squad claimed its fifth ACC win of the year as the Pack beat Clemson 5-2 via a strong singles showing from its lineup.
Now 16-7 on the season, this is the Pack’s third win in a row, all of which have come against conference opponents. Despite losing the early doubles point, NC State showed out in the singles round, winning five out of six singles matches as the squad continues to heat up entering the final stretch of the regular season.
NC State was able to step up and played one of its best singles rounds all year as four of its five wins came in straight sets. The Wolfpack’s young members also played a crucial role in the win against the Tigers, all putting on impressive performances in the singles round, capping a strong showing from all parts of the team, including the emerging young core.
“Yeah, I think we had to upgrade focus today,” said head coach Kyle Spencer. “We had to have a passion for that and I think that that attributes to the character of the guys on our team. Like I said, it's not easy for freshmen to come into the ACC, you know, in their first year and produce performances like that.”
Sophomore Braden Shick put the Pack on the board with the first singles win of the day. He was able to cruise through his first set, and while he was presented with more of a challenge in the second, came through 6-0, 6-4 for the Pack.
Pack 1, Tigers 1 Braden takes care of business on court six, defeating Stinchcomb 6-0, 6-4!#GoPack | #PackRisin pic.twitter.com/jpOjaLd9Ow
— NC State Men’s Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackMensTennis) April 10, 2022
Next to score for the Pack was junior Martins Rocens, who also dominated his first set but was met with much more competition in his second. After a heated back and forth second set, Rocens dominated the tiebreaker, putting the Pack up 2-1 with his 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) win.
“Maybe it was not the prettiest tennis but the idea was just to keep battling for every point, be super tough, don't give any free points away and make it tough for the guy and the guy also stepped up, he didn't give me free points,” said Rocens. “But in the breaker I really stepped up, it was super super tough and it paid off.”
Next to win for the Pack was freshman Damien Salvestre who put on a routine 6-3, 6-4 win on court four, putting NC State in clinch position. Sophomore Luca Staeheli clinched the win for the Wolfpack, winning in straight sets, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, to make it 4-1.
The Pack added one more win at the end of the match as freshman Fons Van Sambeek won in three sets on court five. Van Sambeek split his first two sets, but rolled in his third, winning it 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Simultaneously, the Tigers added their only other point by defeating junior Robin Catry in a super breaker after Catry and his opponent split their first two sets.
Despite its strong doubles play out of late, the Pack failed to claim the early doubles point. While heavily contested, the Tigers took the doubles in a tiebreak on the last remaining court. Catry and Staeheli took the second court 6-4, but the Pack could not emerge with another court win in the round. However, the squad compensated by winning five of six singles matches in its fifth conference win of the year.
NC State is set to face its rivals Duke and UNC next weekend to finish off the team’s regular season. With both ACC opponents ranked in the top twenty, the Wolfpack will need everyone to step up, including its young members that continually show how much they can bring to every match.
“Just keep going every practice, dial in, work on our stuff,” Rocens said. “Every single guy has their own unique things that they're working on. So we're just gonna do our best to prepare and we'll be ready for battle.”
The Pack will host No. 19 Duke on Friday, April 15 at 6 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220410 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/student-body-officers-strive-to-address-student-engagement-mental-health/article_ba1d84f6-b932-11ec-9d99-7313cf802b99.html | Student Government (SG) announced the results of the election for the 102nd session, including Student Senate and student body officer positions. Student participation in the election was low; there was unusually low voter turnout, and with the exception of campaigns for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) Senate seats, all positions were uncontested. Student body officers said they hope to boost student interest in SG during the upcoming session.
Miles Calzini, a doctoral candidate in chemistry and the incoming Student Senate president, said he was frustrated by the lack of student engagement in the election.
“Our elections this year, frankly, in my opinion, were a bit of a disaster,” Calzini said. “Not in the way they were run, but the fact that we only had one contested race out of the entire school and we had about 300 people vote. Three hundred out of 37,000 [eligible voters]. Normally, and this is even bad, we get about 4,000.”
Out of 65 Senate seats up for election, only 25 positions were filled. Calzini said his main goal is to fill the remaining seats through appointments.
“The only college that is filled through delegation is CHASS,” Calzini said. “Anyone from any other college, I will take their appointments and appoint them to the Senate 一 if they are qualified, obviously. It’s my number one goal to make sure we have contested student body officer races across the board and as many contested Senate races as possible next year, because without [participation], Student Government cannot make a name for itself, and I don’t feel that we are representative of the student body if we are just automatically granted seats.”
McKenzy Heavlin, a fourth-year studying electrical engineering, will serve a second term as student body president, and Timothy Reid, a second-year studying business administration, will serve as student body vice president. Harrison Andrews, a third-year studying communication and political science, will serve a second term as student body treasurer.
Reid said many students aren’t aware that SG serves an important role in representing student interests to the University, and he hopes to make an effort to revitalize participation in SG next year.
“We plan to introduce a variety of initiatives and a variety of projects over the course of the next session to really stoke student interest,” Reid said.
In addition to improving student engagement, Heavlin said he expects to undertake projects to improve student mental health, including encouraging increased funding for the Counseling Center and promoting training for students, faculty and staff to recognize early signs of students in a mental health crisis. He said raising awareness regarding these resources is another critical objective of his platform.
Heavlin and Reid also hope to support efforts to enhance the student experience, primarily through encouraging renovations for Witherspoon Student Center.
“Witherspoon is really a vital hub of student life here at NC State,” Reid said. “It houses the Nubian Message, Technician, African American Cultural Center, we have first-year classes there, University Activities Board-sponsored activities, but it’s also one of the older structures on campus. The University has looked at this issue in the past and drawn up plans for renovation but they just haven’t been implemented. So really just focusing the spotlight on that and advocating for that renovation because that’s something that the student body definitely serves to benefit from.”
Heavlin said he encourages students to participate in SG and voice their concerns to administration.
“Showing up to meetings — even just showing up to listen — is a huge step and speaks a lot to University admin,” Heavlin said. “Seeing more students get engaged in those opportunities, seeking them out, I think is really important. The onus is on both parties. We’re going to do a lot better, and everything in our power, to advertise to students, but I’m asking students to find the time to do that. It’s really difficult for us to do our jobs well when students don’t participate on their end.”
Listed below are the winning candidates of the Student Senate elections.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Katelyn Coleman
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Nina Kudlak
Riley Edmondson
Anneliese McInnis
Jajhayra Fonceca-Roque
Kilye Hucks
Tiara Caldwell
Katie Phillips
College of Natural Resources
Allison Markert
College of Design
Abigail Coleman
College of Engineering
Hilton Stallworth
Samuel J. Klein
Jean-Luc Theard
Andy Fetch
Jackson Lods
College of Education
Samantha Ferguson
College of Sciences
Nathaniel Somma
Kelcie Farmer
Graduate and Lifelong Education
Mark Farbman
Poole College of Management
Dibya Acharya
Nonso Ayalogu
Luke Ward
Taj Carson
Wilson College of Textiles
Lily McGrath
Stephen McGuinness
To apply for a vacant Senate seat, click here. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220411 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-3-pack-women-s-tennis-comes-up-short-against-no-14-virginia/article_8b087c12-b913-11ec-8a94-17d09824d6dd.html | The No. 3 Pack women’s tennis team narrowly lost 4-3 to the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers in the team’s fourth loss of the season.
Now 20-4 on the season, the Pack is also 9-4 against ranked opponents, with three losses coming within the last four matches. Despite the losses as of late, the squad still has played like a top team in the nation, as it continued its dominant doubles play, but fell just short of victory in the singles round in Charlottesville.
The Pack opened as usual with an excellent showing in doubles that started off with graduate student Jaeda Daniel and senior Nell Miller taking out the No. 17 ranked doubles duo 6-3 on court one. Despite Virginia taking victory on court three, the No. 26 pairing of sophomores Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli emerged victorious 6-4 to put the Pack up 1-0.
To start the singles round, Virginia was able to take three wins, all in straight sets to put the Cavaliers into clinch position. Sophomore Sophie Abrams was defeated on court five while No. 33 Rencheli was beaten by her Cavalier opponent on court two. No. 12 Daniel faced off against the No. 5 singles player in the country, Emma Navarro, but fell in straight sets as well.
The Pack did not give up as the Cavaliers threatened to clinch, however. Rajecki won in straight sets on court four 6-1, 6-4, giving the Pack its crucial first singles win. No. 61 freshman Priska Nugroho defeated her Cavalier opponent after battling through a tough first set, tying NC State and Virginia’s scores at 3-3 with her 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 win.
At 3-3 the match came down to court six where Miller fought hard to come through for the Pack. After losing her first set, the senior extended the match by winning her second set via tiebreak, but ultimately fell short in the third set as the Cavaliers clinched 4-3.
The Wolfpack returns home, looking to finish its season off strong as the squad is set to face its final two opponents in Raleigh next weekend, starting on April 15 against Louisville. The starting time for the match is to be announced. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220411 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/not-ducking-around-canes-take-down-anaheim-staal-scores-hat-trick-in-gritty-5-2/article_20557484-b93f-11ec-a386-f3b1ab4ece17.html | The Carolina Hurricanes got back to winning ways with a hard-fought 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in PNC Arena on Sunday, April 10.
The Canes (47-18-8) and the Ducks (29-33-12) combined for five goals in the first period alone, but the game turned much more physical down the stretch as both squads hustled, jostled and fought for a definitive edge over the other. In the end, center and team captain Jordan Staal put the game out of reach by completing his first hat trick as a Hurricane.
“It was nice to get that tonight,” Staal said. “It was a good effort. Obviously my linemates are a big part of that. It was a fun night.”
Staal’s first goal came just over five minutes into the game to double Carolina’s lead to 2-0 after right wing Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring after just 1:17. A tricky blue-line shot through traffic by Josh Mahura put Anaheim on the board just over a minute after Staal’s goal, but left wing Jordan Martinook reset the Canes lead to two goals on a slick assist by center Max Domi.
Team. Hockey. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/3b99wAh3Yo
— x-Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 10, 2022
“Everybody was good tonight,” said head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “We moved [Domi] to a new position and he handled that well. That line was good. We didn’t get them out that much because they were rolling three lines, so it was a little bit tougher. But when they were out there, they were super effective.”
Down 3-1 after just nine and a half minutes, the Ducks ramped up the physicality for the rest of the game. Troy Terry capitalized on a big pile-up in the Carolina crease, laying out for a loose puck to sweep it into the net to make it 3-2. Goaltender Frederik Andersen could not get over to stop the shot due to the mass of bodies in the blue paint, but the referees held up the goal, ruling that defenseman Brett Pesce prevented a Ducks skater from leaving the crease.
The officials rule that Brett Pesce caused the contact, so the goal counts. pic.twitter.com/icJmAle99c
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) April 10, 2022
Svechnikov led the Canes in chirps for the night, jawing back and forth with multiple Ducks over the course of the game, though the tone was not always negative. Svechnikov arguably has the greatest affinity for lacrosse goals in the league, but one player that could rival him is Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras. Zegras had the only lacrosse goal attempt of the game, a third-period shot that Andersen denied, but Svech and Zegras seemed to bond over their patented moves later in the game.
"Bro, how much fun are lax goals?""So much fun, bro" pic.twitter.com/HmlXgWLQr7
— x-Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 11, 2022
On the other hand, Svechnikov also played a starring role in a series of scuffles between Carolina and Anaheim in the second period, so it wasn’t all smiles for Svech by any means. Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk was the first to engage Svechnikov in any significant behind-the-play shenanigans, but Shattenkirks’ slash on Svech just before Shattenkirk retreated to the bench lit the fuse for a big brawl later the second period.
Svechnikov got back at Shattenkirk with a thunderous hit during the next shift. Although it was a clean connection, the Ducks nevertheless voiced their discontent before switching over to more physical negotiations on the next faceoff. Svechnikov got hit to the ice by two Ducks players, causing a massive melee to commence.
We've got a donnybrook! pic.twitter.com/85erA6WKxs
— Bally Sports: Canes (@CanesOnBally) April 10, 2022
When the dust settled, five players in total were sent to the sin bin. Svechnikov got two minutes for tripping while center Seth Jarvis, Adam Henrique, Ryan Mayhew and Getzlaf all got two for roughing. Carolina couldn’t quite score on the following power play, or on any power play on the night for that matter, Brind’Amour was pleased with the improvement in quality following Friday’s disappointing showing against the New York Islanders.
“It was great,” Brind’Amour said. “We had a lot of good looks. We got in and had zone time. The second power play, two of our guys were out so we kind of mixed and matched the unit, but they got some good looks.”
Adding onto the milestones of the evening, defenseman Jaccob Slavin skated in his 500th career game in the win. The career Hurricane stayed humble after the game, keeping the focus on Staal’s big night.
“That’s perfect, I love that,” Slavin said. “‘Fly under the radar.’ I’m always happy to see the big man put the puck in the net.”
The 27-year-old Slavin has plenty of time to tack onto that total, with his next opportunity to take the ice coming on Tuesday, April 12 when Carolina travels north to face off against the New York Rangers. Puck drops at 7 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220411 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/strong-pitching-balanced-hitting-helps-pack-baseball-salvage-series-at-virginia-tech/article_62e49b4e-b918-11ec-8114-b70f2477b4fc.html | The NC State baseball team looked like a completely different team on Sunday than the previous two days as the Pack avoided the sweep with a 10-3 win at Virginia Tech on Sunday, April 10.
From the very beginning of the game, the NC State (19-11, 7-7 ACC) bats were cooking as they quickly drove the Hokies (20-8, 7-6 ACC) into a hole. Virginia Tech was never able to truly respond due to the Wolfpack’s strong pitching and continued offense throughout the game.
On the very first at-bat of the game, senior center fielder Devonte Brown smashed a home run to put the Pack up 1-0. Later in the order, sophomore left fielder Dominic Pilolli would add to his great weekend as he would drive home sophomore first baseman LuJames Groover III. The inning continued as sophomore right fielder Noah Soles drove freshman third baseman Tommy White. At the end of the first, Virginia Tech had already used three pitchers as the Pack took a 3-0 lead.
The next few innings proved to be rather quiet until the fourth when three straight walks loaded the bases for White. He grounded into a double play but still scored freshman catcher Jacob Cozart from third. A wild pitch also helped Brown score as the Pack stretched its lead to 5-0.
In the fifth inning, the Hokie offense finally started to respond as Virginia Tech drew a walk and a hit by pitch to put two runners on base. A single brought the lead runner in to score the give the Hokies their first run of the day.
In the top of the sixth inning, Cozart smashed a dinger for his first collegiate home run. Pilolli continued to make his presence felt as he drove in Groover III for his second RBI of the day later in the inning. This helped make it a 7-1 NC State lead.
COZY FOR LIFTOFF 🚀 pic.twitter.com/9tJ3kcQKsD
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 10, 2022
In the bottom of the seventh, Virginia Tech scored off of a home run to cut the Pack lead to 7-2.
After a relatively slow series this weekend, White was able to crush a homerun in the top of the eighth. White’s solo shot tied him for the NC State freshman home run record and extended the Pack’s lead to 8-2.
Tommy Tanks ties the freshman program record with 1⃣3⃣ homers. pic.twitter.com/Joa7olmELt
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 10, 2022
In the bottom half of that inning, Virginia Tech responded with another home run to yet again bring the game within five runs.
In the top of the ninth inning, the Wolfpack was still not done as senior second baseman J.T. Jarrett reached on an error. Soles would step up to the plate and hit a double which advanced Jarrett to third. An ensuing wild pitch would bring in Jarrett to make it a 9-3 ballgame. Next, Cozart would continue his solid day as he doubled to score Soles. The score would stand at 10-3 for the rest of the game as the Hokies were unable to do much in the bottom of the ninth.
The NC State pitching was equally important in securing the win. Senior left-hander Canaan Silver was instrumental in his start as he pitched six innings. He would keep the Hokies scoreless until the fifth inning. He would end his day an inning later with five strikeouts, while only allowing one earned run on one hit.
6.0 IP2 H1 ER0 BB(!!)5 KCanaan SHOVED today. pic.twitter.com/Nj8DqEs12J
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 10, 2022
At the beginning of the seventh inning, sophomore left-hander Chris Villaman stepped in to finish the game. He struggled at first, giving up a home run in the seventh and eighth innings. However, he would soon gather himself and not allow another run. In the process, he recorded four strikeouts. The Wolfpack even managed to shut down Virginia Tech left fielder Jack Hurley, who saw his 26-game hit streak come to an end against NC State, speaking to the effectiveness of the Pack’s pitching.
With this win, the Pack avoided its first-ever sweep at the hands of the Hokies.
NC State will be back in action on Tuesday, April 12 against UNC-Wilmington at Doak Field at 6 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220411 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-athletics-week-in-review-april-4-10/article_989611ea-b9f5-11ec-b6fe-cb160fa4a637.html | It was a relatively quiet week in Raleigh as the majority of NC State teams hit the road, continuing their respective spring seasons. However, that didn’t make it any less of an eventful week as the Pack football team provided some local entertainment though with its spring football game, while the No. 21 men's tennis team returned home for a big win over Georgia Tech.
Pack football holds spring game
The annual Wolfpack spring football game took place on April 9 over at Carter-Finley Stadium. Fans witnessed a stellar performance from redshirt junior quarterback Devin Leary and it was also a chance for new freshmen and transfers to the program to take the field at NC State for the first time.
Leary led the red team to the win, going 26 of 34 for 355 yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Ben Finley was not as impressive, though he did improve throughout the game and finished in the second half going 6 for 7 for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Overall, the Pack’s defense continued to be a strong asset, and the red team made up of Wolfpack starters dominated throughout the afternoon.
Read more takeaways from the matchup.
Learn more about how the underclassmen and transfers that played.
Baseball avoids sweep at Virginia Tech
An ill-fated road trip up to Blacksburg, Virginia took place over the weekend for then-No. 21 Pack9. NC State struggled Friday night, losing 21-10 despite scoring six runs late and there wasn’t much improvement in an 8-2 loss on Saturday.
Senior left-handed pitcher Canaan Silver threw an outstanding six innings on Sunday, and the Pack’s bats started to get hot again as the team avoided the sweep with a 10-3 win.
Read more in Technician’s of Sunday’s series finale.
Softball dominant against East Tennessee State, struggles against South Carolina
After a 1-0 home win over Longwood back on April 6, the NC State softball team hit the road to compete at the Garnet and Black Round Robin.
The Pack kicked off the tournament with a big 4-0 win over East Tennessee State but quickly lost that momentum entering the rest of the weekend with a 9-3 loss to South Carolina.
It was the same story on Saturday as the Wolfpack started with a 5-3 victory against ETSU but was quickly shut down in a 3-1 defeat to South Carolina.
Read more in Technician’s recap of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Tennis continues hot streak
This was a busy week for the NC State tennis teams. On the men’s side, the team returned home for the first time since March 23 and defeated Georgia Tech 4-1 and Clemson 5-2.
The ladies hit the road for matches against Virginia Tech and No. 14 Virginia. The women grabbed a 6-1 win against the Hokies but fell in a 4-3 match against the Cavaliers.
Read more in Technician’s recap of the top-15 matchup against Virginia.
Both golf teams provide quality showings
Both the men’s and women's golf teams placed well in their respective tournaments this past week.
At the Wolfpack Match Play tournament, the ladies placed third while the men tied for second at the Stitch Intercollegiate over at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course. Junior Maximilian Steinlechner and graduate student Easton Paxton led the men, both shooting 3-under par in the final round.
Read more in Technician’s recap of the Stitch Intercollegiate.
Kyle Durham sets school record for track and field
Rounding out another exciting week for Wolfpack sports, the track and field team competed at the Duke Invitational over the weekend.
Junior mid-distance runner Kyle Durham and graduate student distance runner Gavin Gaynor each broke the school record in the men’s 800m event, with Durham’s time of 1:49.83 now sitting as the fastest ever in NC State history. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220412 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-baseball-drops-out-of-rankings-as-it-avoids-sweep-at-virginia-tech/article_7b0fb26a-b9f6-11ec-a4eb-fb94d99d2761.html | Pack9 hit the road again this past weekend as it traveled up to Blacksburg, Virginia to take on Virginia Tech in another three-game series.
It was a strange weekend on the road featuring ejections, a snow delay and another first collegiate home run for a player, so let’s take a look at a few key takeaways:
‘Slight’ case of a wintry mix here in Blacksburg…We’re currently in a delay as we wait for this to pass. Will update when there is something to give. pic.twitter.com/w1FPAJE0vD
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 9, 2022
Two steps forward, one step back
NC State entered this weekend ranked No. 21 following an ACC sweep over Georgia Tech and a series win against Clemson, but that same luck didn’t follow up in Virginia.
Managing to escape the sweep, the Wolfpack grabbed a 10-3 win over the Hokies in the final game of the series but it was defeated 21-10 in game one and 8-2 in game two, dropping the Pack9 out of the rankings.
Now back to a .500 record in ACC play, the Pack can’t afford many more ACC losses as it reaches the second half of the season.
Changes on the mound
The starting rotation for the Pack looked a bit different over the course of this series. Redshirt sophomore right-hander Logan Whitaker took the bump Friday night, sophomore right-hander Matt Willadsen on Saturday and senior left-hander Canaan Silver got the start over sophomore right-hander Sam Highfill on Sunday.
Whitaker gave up nine earned runs in just four innings in his series-opening start while Willadsen lasted the longest of all three pitchers, letting up six earned runs in 6.1 innings.
Silver took advantage of his opportunity on the mound, giving up just one earned run in six innings with five strikeouts.
6.0 IP2 H1 ER0 BB(!!)5 KCanaan SHOVED today. pic.twitter.com/Nj8DqEs12J
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 10, 2022
With Highfill’s absence, it’s promising to see others on the roster step up and take control of the red-hot Virginia Tech bats.
Relief pitching
The Wolfpack saw action from a number of different pitchers out of the bullpen yet again this weekend.
Redshirt junior right-hander Logan Adams lasted the longest in game one, giving up five earned runs in two innings before being ejected for throwing a pitch high-and-inside to the Hokies’ Tanner Schobel. This was quite the controversial call and head coach Elliott Avent was also ejected shortly thereafter.
Junior right-handed Baker Nelson made an appearance on Saturday, grabbing two strikeouts and giving up two earned runs in 1.2 innings, while sophomore left-hander Chris Villaman recorded the save in game three with two earned runs and four strikeouts in the final three innings.
The long ball
Two home runs of note were hit in game three of the series.
For starters, freshman infielder Tommy White got a chance to showcase his strength with a 451-foot opposite-field home run, his 13th of the season. White’s bomb tied the NC State freshman record.
Tommy Tanks just hit a ball 451 feet the opposite way. This kid is strong pic.twitter.com/0VbynkErPE
— Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) April 10, 2022
Freshman catcher Jacob Cozart also grabbed his first collegiate home run that game, making him the 12th Wolfpack player to hit one out of the park this season.
Other noteworthy offensive performances
Sophomore outfielder Noah Soles continued his recent impressive offensive performance, going 6 for 12 in the Virginia Tech series with three RBIs. His two hits on Sunday brought him to 14 in the past six games.
He also had an incredible day on defense with a huge catch, which sent him over the wall to secure an important third out.
.@NoahSoles2 (literally) running through walls for the WEB 💎! pic.twitter.com/Q8Rc6HHPQ9
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 10, 2022
Sophomore outfielder Dominic Pilolli also had an excellent weekend, particularly his 4-for-5 performance with two RBIs on Sunday.
On the other hand, seniors outfielder Devonte Brown and infielder J.T. Jarrett struggled against the Hokies.
Brown was 2 for 12 over the weekend with a home run to get the scoring started in game three while Jarrett also went 2 for 12 with an RBI.
The boys are back in town
For the first time since March 27, NC State baseball returns to Raleigh as the Pack is set to host UNC-Wilmington April 12.
Boston College will also make the trip to the state capital for the upcoming weekend series, which takes place between Thursday April 14 and Saturday April 16 due to Easter Sunday April 17. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220412 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/north-carolina-museum-of-art-hosts-valuable-college-programs/article_1886de88-ba01-11ec-8cb2-1b1dfebb2649.html | From internship positions to free admission for college students, the North Carolina Museum of Art(NCMA) offers a variety of college programs. Angela Lombardi, director of outreach and audience engagement, said NCMA strives to be a resource that is welcoming to all.
“We want to be a resource because art speaks to a lot of different needs,” Lombardi said. “It really connects us in emotional ways to people of other times. … It tells us a lot about the human condition to know how people creatively express themselves to get through hard times and good times. It is a valuable resource in the community and we want people to know that it’s here and they are welcome.”
For students interested in getting involved with NCMA, consider checking out the different programs.
Internships
Students can apply for internship positions in the summer or during the spring and fall semesters.
“We try to connect people with things that we think they might be interested in,” Lombardi said. “At the same time interns are asked to create a presentation, so at the end of their internship they can reflect on what they’ve gotten out of the experience, whether it's an independent research project, or just reflecting on the department that they worked with.”
The 10 week long positions are mostly unpaid and will include what are called enrichment sessions.
“We have Zooms where staff describe their jobs and describe how they got into their careers just so that students can see the diversity of jobs that exist within the museum,” Lombardi said. “They can have exposure to other staff that they aren’t necessarily working with directly.”
Park art
Students also have the opportunity to submit their artwork for a chance to have it displayed on a billboard in the museum’s park. Artists that are selected will also win $500.
“There are three billboards back on the trails in the woods, viewable to all people. Thousands of people use the park every year,” Lombardi said. “It’s a great opportunity for college students to have their work seen.”
The program is open to college students who study in or are from North Carolina. The next call for submissions will be in about six months.
“Working with college students, the number one thing I always try to tell them is just submit, even if you think you're not ready,” Lombardi said. “Everybody has that fear that they're not good enough, but just send it because we need to see as much art as we can.”
College take-over
The museum’s college advisory council is a group dedicated to planning events for college students at the museum. On Nov. 18, the group will be hosting its first college night in two years.
“There’s a large exhibition coming called The Phillips Collection,” Lombardi said. “Things like Van Gogh, Manet, Monet, just a lot of art that people are going to be excited to see in person.”
The last college-takeover night displayed an exhibition on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
“With the Frida and Diego exhibition, we worked with the Wolfline so that there was a rotating bus,” Lombardi said. “For people who didn’t know how to get here, we were hoping to facilitate some of that transportation.”
Free admission for college students
College students are also given the chance to have free admission to the special exhibition if they bring their student ID from 3-5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.
“We definitely want to encourage more students to come and not feel like it’s going to be cost prohibitive for them, but to come at the end of their day, come by the museum and see some free art,” Lombardi said.
The permanent collection is always free and open to the public.
“We've been working with some college students to also create a self guided tour that is designed to let students know that the museum is a place where they can just relax,” Lombardi said. “If your day feels really stressful, this is a very calming and soothing place to be. You don’t need to know anything about art to be here, just enjoy the gallery.”
The museum will host an event on April 23 for Earth Day with art making, free exhibition tours and artwork by college students on display. The event is all day and open to everyone.
For more information about the different programs, visit its website. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220412 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-election-season-developments-highlight-north-carolina-s-growing-political-influence/article_2b3d7286-ba00-11ec-a512-172f4e037420.html | With election season set to kickoff with primaries in just over a month, North Carolina is once again garnering national attention in the political arena. The state is growing both in size and political stature, trends that are sure to continue for decades to come.
The 2020 election saw the lowest margin of victory for a Republican presidential candidate in the state in over four decades, a time period in which only one Democrat has won in 11 elections. Presidential candidates are spending more time and money in what’s beginning to truly resemble a battleground state.
A state once firmly red has been wavering to swing status for the past few election cycles, resulting in a flurry of investment from both parties. Democrats hotly contested Sen. Thom Tillis’ reelection in 2020 in what amounted to the most expensive Senate race in history — an investment indicative of a shift in the partisan makeup of the state.
The changing dynamics of the state’s voting tendencies is emblematic of changing demographics. As North Carolina sees more people moving from rural areas to cities and suburbs, as well as an increase of Black and Latino voters, voting patterns are becoming more balanced. This sentiment also ties in with an increase of university student participation.
These changes are set to become more influential with the release of the 2020 census, which has apportioned 14 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Electoral College, each one more than previously had. This development sees a tangible increase of power in national elections and in Congress for North Carolina, with more representation for the state’s growing population.
While recent years have highlighted the state's changing influence on the national legislature and executive, 2022 is seeing the state play a vital role in judicial precedents. With the census every decade comes a redistricting of congressional and state legislative seats, and along with it the all too familiar practice of gerrymandering.
The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed new maps in November which would increase the party’s already firm hold on legislative power in the state. However, these maps were thrown out by the North Carolina Supreme Court. The state’s highest judicial authority — made up of a 4-3 Democratic majority — ordered them to be redrawn before deciding to enact their own maps made by an independent group of North Carolinian special masters.
The decision was appealed up to the U.S. Supreme Court which allowed for the maps drawn by the courts but indicated the issue needed to be revisited. Whether state legislatures are given full autonomy to draw districts — the principle from which gerrymandering stems — would have national implications. This matter of constitutional law is being spearheaded by leading North Carolina politicians just a few blocks from campus and could change the landscape of elections for the entire country.
The upcoming election will have drastic implications both for and from the court-mandated maps. The state Supreme Court elections will see two justices elected to an eight-year term; Democrats need to win both to maintain their majority and safeguard against gerrymandered districts. As for the maps themselves, what has been in years past a firm 10-3 advantage for NC Republicans in Congress is set to become a more balanced 7-6-1. This includes an additional contentious district that is being headlined by former NC State football player Bo Hines.
With both the former and current president visiting North Carolina this week, a tight race for control in the House and a heated Senate primary, the state is well established in the spotlight.
North Carolina is a microcosm of the nation’s wider political picture, encapsulating the intricacies of American politics in its diversity and close partisan contention. Expect more attention for the state in 2022 and beyond as politicians vie for control of an emerging political powerhouse.
As North Carolina’s influence on the electorate and national political stage continues to grow, it's important to be involved and in the know. The Raleigh-based News & Observer is a great resource for local and state-level politics. The deadline for registering to vote for the primary on May 17 is Friday, April 22 and can be done online through the NC Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) services. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220412 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/elissa-cunane-kayla-jones-selected-in-2nd-round-of-2022-wnba-draft/article_6f5c1866-ba03-11ec-a93b-73d5587e3c5f.html | The Seattle Storm selected former NC State center Elissa Cunane with the 17th overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft. Meanwhile, former teammate Kayla Jones was selected five picks later by the Minnesota Lynx. Both players were picked in the second round on Monday, April 11.
Cunane and Jones become the 17th and 18th players drafted in NC State history and the first since Kiara Leslie, who was selected by the Washington Mystics in the 2019 draft.
Cunane leaves the Wolfpack an NC State legend, fresh off taking the Pack to its second-ever Elite Eight appearance. The 6-foot-5 center out of Summerfield, North Carolina holds career averages of 14.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in 125 games with NC State. Cunane came to NC State in the 2018-19 season and quickly became a starter, going on to win two straight ACC Tournament MVPs in the 2021 and 2022.
"It's been a great weekend,” Cunane said. “I'm excited to be drafted to Seattle. I'm excited to get to work and learn from the veterans there."
Though Cunane slipped to the second round, one of the last two players invited to the WNBA Draft to be taken, she joins a Seattle team that went 21-11 last season. The Storm rosters Breanna Stewart, one of the best players in the WNBA and a blueprint for Cunane to model, as well as Jewell Loyd and Sue Bird.
“Just being able to learn from them on the court and off the court,” Cunane said. “Their work ethic and experience in big games, championships. I'm really just looking forward to being able to soak up as much as I can. … I grew up watching Breanna Stewart. Her versatility and ability to shoot the ball. … It's just learning as much as I can from her."
Jones came to NC State in the 2017-18 season, becoming a core piece of the rotation in the 2019-20 season and going on to be a crucial part of the NC State teams that three-peated in the ACC Tournament. Jones holds career averages of 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 139 games played with NC State and shot over 40% from 3 in each of the last two seasons.
Minnesota rosters Napheesa Collier and Sylvia Fowles, two players that Jones can learn from in the post.
“That's huge,” Cunane said of the Jones selection. “I didn't get to see any picks after mine, so I'm very happy that KJ got chosen. She puts in so much work." | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220412 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-softball-struggles-on-offense-splits-garnet-and-black-round-robin/article_7e660e8c-ba00-11ec-bfee-d77f37cc2c6b.html | NC State softball won two of four games in Columbia, South Carolina, beating ETSU twice and losing to South Carolina twice. The Pack also beat the Longwood Lancers at home before hitting the road.
NC State (28-15) started the week with a 1-0 victory against Longwood (19-19) before going to South Carolina. The Wolfpack played ETSU and USC in alternating games, defeating the Buccaneers (5-34) by scores of 4-0 and 5-3, respectively. South Carolina (23-17) beat the Pack 9-3 then 3-1.
Almost all five games had narrow scores, testing the Wolfpack in nonconference play. Let’s dive in and see how each positional group of the softball team performed.
Pitching
Redshirt sophomore righty Aisha Weixlmann appeared in three of the five games. One of those three was a one-hit shutout against Longwood. Weixlmann recorded seven strikeouts that day, continuing to lead the Pack with 117 total strikeouts on the season. Weixlmann also pitched five innings in the second game against ETSU where she recorded six strikeouts and allowed one earned run.
Graduate lefty Maddie McPherson was the other main pitcher who saw the circle. McPherson pitched six innings in game one against ETSU, recording 10 strikeouts and only three hits. She tossed 4.1 innings in game one against USC and six in game two and gave up few runs in both outings.
Redshirt sophomore righty Sam Gress did not see any action this time around, but freshman first baseman Michele Tarpay showed off her pitching skills against ETSU. She only pitched three innings between the two games, but recorded three strikeouts and only gave up two runs in game two.
Batting
Fifth-year third baseman Logan Morris hit two homers over the five games, even going 2 for 2 against South Carolina in game one. However, Morris only had two RBIs in the five games and hit a combined 4 for 14 for the box. She still had an impressive .409 batting average on the season but performed under par this time around.
Fifth-year center fielder Brittany Jackson recorded the first triple of the season for the Wolfpack against Longwood, bringing in the lone run to win the game. She did not get another hit in the following games.
Graduate shortstop Randi Farricker scored three runs against ETSU with a double and by stealing home in game two. However, Farricker did not have much production outside of that game.
As a team, the Wolfpack posted low batting averages, going .048 against Longwood and game one of the ETSU matchup. The Pack improved against South Carolina, recording .167 and .217, but could not get near .300. This lack of offense cost the Pack a win against the Gamecocks and forced it to drop the tight matches.
The Wolfpack travels to Atlanta this weekend to take on Georgia Tech in a three-game series. The Pack does not play any midweek matches this time around, so the full week of rest should benefit the team. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220412 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/front-yard-rock-rager-venue-the-trailer-park-provides-accessible-community-quality-music/article_9cd44b68-bac8-11ec-a7c3-a73852408ada.html | On occasional Friday nights, Adrian Campbell’s front yard transforms into an indie rock oasis buzzing with an aura of endless possibility. Hundreds of college students drive to his house 15 minutes south of NC State’s campus, park up and down the neighborhood streets and pack into the sloping grassy amphitheater to watch local indie groups perform on the front porch.
The Trailer Park concerts walk the line between house shows and venue events, maintaining the intimacy and familiarity of smaller gigs while drawing in numbers rivaling Pour House.
The space was born in September 2021 when Adrian Campbell, a fourth-year studying mechanical engineering, hosted a housewarming show which inadvertently led to one booking after another. According to Campbell, The Trailer Park was born from the virtue of a perfect location and a need for a relaxed and accessible environment for bands and students alike. It eventually attracted over 800 people for a single show.
“I just was pushing the boundary of what I could get away with, and it seems it just grew in size exponentially,” Campbell said. “Then eventually, I don't know, I kind of woke up one day and it happened to be the size that it was. I didn't try and stop anything and I was arguably kind of foolish to be like, ‘Yeah, let's keep going’.”
Adrian’s brother Austin Campbell, a second-year studying communication, serves as the PR representative, in-house photographer and his brother’s right-hand man. He attributes much of the atmosphere maintained at the Trailer Park to Adrian Campbell’s hosting.
“He finds it embarrassing, but for a while he used to walk around at the concerts and be like ‘I'm Jay Gatsby,’” Austin Campbell said. “These are his soirees.”
Adrian Campbell does have a Gatsby-of-the-trailer-park presence at the shows, floating around the crowd putting out fires as things arise.
“My biggest contribution I think is just general bravery,” Adrian Campbell said. “Just the belief that it will be okay and telling everyone ‘No guys, it's fine, don't worry.’”
One of Adrian’s main goals in hosting the shows is to create a community for musicians and students, particularly those students who have had trouble finding their niche amongst such a large student body.
“After transferring from UNC-W during [the pandemic], I was very alone and I didn't have a community, so I made one instead,” Adrian Campbell said. “I think it's the only reason I have friends really. The general crowd that I draw is just like mostly all kids that have nothing else to do or don't feel like they fit in. I'm just trying to build a community.”
Both brothers note that an interesting facet of the Trailer Park’s success has been seeing who the shows attract. Through what Adrian Campbell describes as a laissez-faire marketing approach, relying mostly on word of mouth, the shows display an interesting social microcosm of who knows who across campus.
“Interestingly, with the people who have been attracted to The Trailer Park as is — we were kind of going for the indie-alt crowd for the most part, because that's how we as brothers identify as people,” Austin Campbell said. “But it seems like there's a wider variety than we ever took. Lots of Greek life people have shown up. I guess it feels like an open environment for NC State students. Seeing who’s actually friends with who, it’s fascinating.”
No matter the crowd, Adrian Campbell holds the bands he hosts as central to The Trailer Park’s success. He describes a strip that stretches across the state from Boone to Wilmington which holds a rich community of musicians. Raleigh’s central location in the state makes it a reasonable distance for most NC bands to travel to for a single show.
“As far as the venue goes, Adrian has really kind of incentivized the whole band-first mentality,” Austin Campbell said. “He wants the performers to have a good time, and then anything that comes afterwards is secondary.”
In naming the space, Adrian Campbell emphasized the accessibility that he wanted to create.
“I do live in a double-wide trailer,” Adrian Campbell said. “It's just two trailers glued together with a porch. It's almost ironic, in a way. I feel like people historically would not be attracted to going to a trailer park, and I just want to flip it on its head and be like this is actually something inviting and fun. Maybe it will remodel [people’s] perception of what the lower class can produce.”
As the space continues to grow in popularity, requiring the installation of a port-a-potty and creating traffic slow downs on Google Maps and Waze, Adrian Campbell is doing everything he can to put off having to transition to a more structured venue operation. He wants to maintain the casual and welcoming atmosphere for as long as possible.
“[Adrian is] this entrepreneur with this engineer's sense of problem solving,” Austin Campbell said. “He doesn't really ever identify something as a problem because he's already trying to come up with the solutions.”
Moving forward, Adrian Campbell plans to continue booking shows as he has been.
“[The shows are] rather inconsistent, which I think makes it exciting,” Adrian Campbell said. “I want it to feel like, ‘Well, I haven't been to The Trailer Park in a few months. What's what's going on?’ And then it's the biggest show you've ever seen. It's like quality versus quantity.”
Follow @trailerparkbands on Instagram for upcoming events. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/nc-state-jazz-orchestra-shines-in-spring-concert/article_ce6656bc-bacd-11ec-a156-af028df31877.html | On Saturday, April 9, NC State’s music department ended the semester on a high note with its spring jazz orchestra concert. The performance showcased music from the jazz orchestra as well as combo groups and a special appearance by Jeffrey Phillips, an adjunct trombone and commercial brass instructor at Belmont University and member of the Belmont Faculty Brass Quintet.
The jazz orchestra is made up of 19 musicians, and the concert showcased incredible talent from saxophone, trumpet, trombone and rhythm players alike.
The musicians played a variety of musical selections, including a rendition of “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” and several original pieces.
Wes Parker, the director of jazz studies at NC State and teaching professor with a doctorate in musical arts, said the jazz orchestra typically has concerts once or twice a semester. Throughout the year, the band meets twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Price Music Center.
The band had prepared for its spring concert for weeks and its efforts paid off. The musicians shined with passion and spontaneity.
“I was just blown away by how much fun they had and how musically they played and just how they interacted with each other,” Parker said.
The connections between band members were emphasized throughout the concert. The band is made up of students from all different majors and years who have connected through their love of music.
Drummer Coleman Williams, a fourth-year studying environmental and marine science, said the part he would miss most after graduation was the friendships he had made in the group.
“It’s been one of the most fun things to be able to do, to have a group of people that are passionate about something, in this case music,” Williams said. “When I’ve got a lot of work and projects, and especially now at the end of the semester that’s piling on, it’s great to have some solace and know every Tuesday and Thursday I get to meet with my combo and the big band. And I know that I have that time and I can just disappear into it.”
During his time at NC State, Williams founded and led a new combo called the Cates Avenue Octet, a group of eight musicians specializing in jazz improvisation. The octet performed Saturday night with a few originals and covers.
Chris Suggs, a graduate student studying mechanical engineering, played trumpet and flugelhorn at the concert.
“I like the freedom we have to kind of do things how we want to do it, to a certain extent obviously, but we get a lot of freedom to make it what we want to make it,”Suggs said.
Despite the immense musical talent of the jazz band, no member is majoring in music since NC State does not offer a music degree.
“What I’m really proud of is that we offer them an opportunity to function musically on a very high level,” Parker said. “They go out in the world and they spread that to people that wouldn’t otherwise be getting it.”
Last week the jazz orchestra was accepted to the 76th annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the largest music education conference in the world, which will take place in Chicago in December.
Those interested in auditioning for the jazz orchestra should check out the music department’s audition website as well as contact Parker. Those interested in attending any of the music department’s upcoming concerts should check out its event page. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/predictable-yet-entertaining-bridgerton-season-2-provides-drama-filled-season/article_0c08f94a-bac7-11ec-9113-8b0abf2d3045.html | Regency-era “Gossip Girl” is back, delivering another season filled with lavish balls, classical renditions of pop songs and heaping piles of high-society drama. The highly anticipated second season of “Bridgerton” dropped on Netflix March 25, promising considerable scandal. The show somewhat succeeds, trading most of last season’s steamy scenes for stronger character growth and development.
This season, based on the second book in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, “The Viscount Who Loved Me,” focuses on the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony, and his attempts to find a suitable bride.
Anthony, who found his heart broken by opera singer Siena Rosso at the conclusion of season one, is now sporting less prominent sideburns and a more angsty attitude. He finally agrees to find a wife but vows to remove love from the equation, instead focusing on his bride-to-be’s intellectual and childbearing potential that is expected of the next viscountess.
This is where Kate Sharma comes in. As the daughter of deceased Indian clerk Mr. Sharma and English Lady Mary Sheffield Sharma — or is she? — Kate is the Elizabeth Bennet to Anthony’s Mr. Darcy. Their intense gazes and witty banter seems taken out of the 2005 Keira Knightley adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice.” At one point, Anthony even has a lake scene similar to Colin Firth’s in the 1995 miniseries adaptation of the classic.
As a result, it isn’t surprising the chemistry between Kate and Anthony is obvious to everyone around them except Kate’s gentler, younger sister Edwina, who ends up engaged to Anthony instead. The love triangle between Kate, Anthony and Edwina is predictable from the beginning, causing Anthony and Kate’s storyline to drag on a bit too long in some of the later episodes.
However, this doesn’t mean it wasn’t entertaining to watch. I found myself hanging onto every word from Kate and Edwina simply because I thought they were interesting additions to the cast. Edwina has perhaps the most surprising development this season; she balances the role of Queen Charlotte’s diamond this season, yet discovers who she really is in the process. Kate is a classic example of a headstrong woman stuck in the wrong century, but she still retains a softness reserved for those she cares for.
Kate’s backstory also parallels Anthony’s; both are selfless older siblings with deceased fathers who shoulder the burden of caring for their families. This dynamic makes for a much more meaningful romance than the one Daphne formed with the Duke of Hastings, Simon, last season.
I did not mourn the departure of Regé-Jean Page from the show, as I didn’t really care about Simon’s storyline with Daphne. Daphne wasn’t given nearly enough backstory or character development as Anthony or even Simon. In season two, she gets little to no further backstory, relegated to her role as a duchess and a mother.
Another interesting storyline revolves around Anthony’s younger sister, Eloise, and her first season being out in society. Eloise is about as awkward and defiant as I expected. She doesn’t let her new status keep her from her ongoing quest to discover the elusive gossip writer Lady Whistledown’s identity. In fact, Eloise takes her investigation even further this season, briefly taking us away from the world of the “ton” and into the working class.
We, of course, already know that Lady Whistledown is none other than Eloise’s best friend, Penelope Featherington. Penelope is perhaps my favorite character on the show, and this season sees her struggle to keep her identity a secret while still publishing her paper. Penelope’s intelligence combined with her wallflower capabilities make her a perfect opponent for the queen, who is still hellbent on taking Lady Whistledown, well, down.
It’s also still heartbreaking to watch Penelope interact with the third-oldest Bridgerton sibling, Colin, whom she has a major crush on. She and Colin clearly care for one another deeply, and this season made it even more evident to me that they share similar dreams and would make a lovely couple.
However, Penelope’s storyline was the only Featherington storyline I was really invested in. After the death of gambling addict and all-around bad husband Lord Archibald Featherington last season, Lady Portia Featherington is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new Lord Featherington, who has inherited the family estate and all its debts.
This scheme-filled storyline establishes the fact that Portia is way smarter than her deceased husband ever was, but I still found it tiresome when there were better stories already going on. Portia’s other daughters, Prudence and Philippa, are still annoying and kind of forgettable.
If we’re to go by Quinn’s books, then the next season should focus on Benedict Bridgerton, the artsy second oldest brother who spends his time at art school this season. However, while there is some setup for a Benedict-focused story, Colin also has a compelling case for being the next main character. Even Shonda Rhimes, who serves as one of the executive producers for “Bridgerton,” indicated the possibility of the show going out of book order.
Though I still maintain mixed feelings about “Bridgerton” and will probably not rewatch the first two seasons, I still appreciate the upward trajectory the show is going in. I have somewhat high hopes for season three, no matter who the writers choose to focus on. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/womens-center-hosts-month-long-events-for-sexual-assault-awareness/article_c8b8b54e-bac7-11ec-b887-4f097f084891.html | Editor’s note: This article contains reference to sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking and interpersonal violence.
In collaboration with other campus organizations, the Women's Center will host events, trainings and workshops throughout the month of April on campus to spread awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
According to the Women’s Center’s website, Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is a national attempt to bring attention to interpersonal violence on college campuses. Throughout April, the Women’s Center will be holding various events to help raise awareness regarding sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, sexual harassment and stalking.
Alexis Jackson, interpersonal violence response coordinator for the Women's Center, provides direct support to students who are survivors, provides temporary emergency housing for survivors and works as the team lead for the Clothesline Project.
“The Clothesline Project’s goal, mainly, is to break silence of sexual violence,”Jackson said. “It’s a visual display that we put on in Talley [Student Union] as well as other campus community centers: the Women's Center, the [African American Cultural Center], [Multicultural Student Affairs], GLBT Center and the Office for Violence Prevention and Threat Management. The Clothesline Project visual displays will be hanging in each office during the entire month of April.”
Campus organizations hosting T-shirt making will be in the AACC in Witherspoon 355 from April 11-15, MSA in Talley from April 18-22, and the Women's Center in Talley from April 25-29. The T-shirt making will take place during the center's office hours — typically 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. — and all supplies are provided.
“The T-shirts [are] created by survivors of violence or someone who supports someone or knows someone in honor of that violence that has been experienced,” Jackson said.
This visual display contains a line of different colored T-shirts that all represent something with each color, in order to raise awareness on campus. The pink shirts stand for adult sexual assault, yellow represents relationship violence, blue indicates childhood sexual abuse and incest, gray is for survivors of stalking, purple tees represent violence experienced for orientation and/or gender identity, and lastly, the white shirts represent lives lost to sexual or relationship violence.
Michelle Burden, director of events for Movement Peer Educators, has the role of working with the center's Candies, Condoms and Consent events and the Take Back the Night event. Take Back the Night took place Tuesday, April 12, and provided an opportunity for the campus to come together in support of interpersonal violence survivors. Across the board, Burden encourages students to show up and get involved with the Women’s Center’s events throughout April.
“As far as getting involved students can just show up, it's as simple as that,” Burden said. “There will be lots of different tables for different campus community groups for [students] to go interact with and get involved.”
Other events taking place this month include the Sexual Assault Survivor Expressive Arts Therapy on April 13, the Interpersonal Violence in the South Asian Community workshop on April 20 and the Building a Trauma-Informed Practice for Faculty and Staff Virtual Event on April 26. For more information on these events and more taking place this month, visit the Women's Center calendar on the NC State website.
If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship violence, sexual violence, stalking or any other form of interpersonal violence and are in need of advocacy services, the NC State Women’s Center has trained advocates available to offer crisis intervention, emotional support, resources and referrals. Students can contact the 24/7 Sexual Assault Helpline at 919-515-4444 or email ncsuadvocate@ncsu.edu to schedule an appointment with an advocate.
Advocacy services through the NC State Women’s Center are available for all students inclusive of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
For more information on advocacy services, please visit go.ncsu.edu/supportsurvivors. If you would like to talk to a confidential resource, you can also connect with the NC State Counseling Center at 919-515-2423. You may also visit go.ncsu.edu/safe for additional information on resources and reporting options. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/nc-state-folger-shakespeare-library-conduct-digital-humanities-seminar/article_f39e195c-bad1-11ec-ae7b-f35880ad48e8.html | In a collaboration that has been in the works since before the pandemic, NC State Libraries and the English department teamed up with the Folger Shakespeare Library to hold a virtual seminar focusing on digital humanities. The seminar titled “Out of the Archives, Digital Projects as Early Modern Research” was conducted March 10-12.
According to Margaret Simon, an associate professor in the English department and a facilitator of the event, NC State is a consortium member of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Because of this, NC State gets access to special programming, research seminars and archives. Christopher Crosbie, an associate professor in the English department, serves as the University's Folger liaison.
Simon said the application to have NC State host a seminar with the Folger was a competitive one, with many other consortium universities applying to host as well.
When deciding what the focus of the seminar would be, Simon said she wanted to highlight the unique strengths and resources NC State has.
“We have a lot of scholars here working in what's called digital humanities,” Simon said. “So that's where you're thinking about how you can bring together literature, data and digital technologies. We have a lot of scholars here that are doing really cool work in that, and so I kind of thought, ‘Well, maybe we should have a seminar that actually focuses on digital humanities projects and thinks about how we can leverage technology to think differently about literature.’”
The seminar consisted of a keynote speaker and various sessions through the weekend. Simon said the keynote speaker, Anupam Basu, an assistant professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, is doing work directly related to the focus of the seminar.
“Our keynote speaker was Anupam Basu, and he really fits in with that coming together of literature, big data and digital technologies,” Simon said. “He is basically working with the whole corpus of Shakespeare's work to think through language change in the period and to make these really amazing visualizations. His keynote, which was very publicized by the library and really was a co-production of the [NC State] libraries, the English department and the Folger, was open to the public.”
Taylor Wolford, a special collections librarian at NC State Libraries, said she wanted to attend the seminar to learn more about how the library can be involved with digital humanities.
“What I was most interested in is how librarians and library spaces can play a role in digital humanities projects,” Wolford said. “I really wanted to learn firsthand from faculty and consortium members what role librarians would play in providing services, instruction or perhaps digital humanities tools for scholars working on projects so that they can engage with scholarly topics in new and surprising ways.”
Wolford said she enjoyed the hands-on activities that seminar participants were able to take part in.
“We did a really fantastic workshop in the seminar where we were tasked with interpreting the output of an early modern recipe from the original text,” Wolford said. “My group had a fantastic time making a live stream cooking show of us recreating an early modern recipe using modern tools that we had on hand in our home. It was a fantastic thought experiment in how we can modernize historical knowledge and historical topics while still conveying the original intent of the creator.”
Julie Mell, an associate professor in the history department, said she went into the seminar with an open mind, ready to learn about an aspect of the humanities she didn’t have much experience in.
“I'm a medieval historian, so I really love the mix of the hypermodern with medieval and the kind of the juxtaposition that that creates,” Mell said. “But this was more just wanting to see how other humanists are thinking about digital sites, digital humanities, and the sort of the practices that we're all engaging in.”
Simon said she is excited about the future of digital humanities at NC State.
“If you have a whole digitized collection of everything that was printed, between 1400 and 1700, you can ask really different research questions than you can ask when you're just looking at a single book,” Simon said. “So I think for scholars, it's very exciting. I think for the general public and for students, having texts that are high quality and that are digitized and having tools to explore them, creates access for people who maybe can't go to the Folger Shakespeare Library and poke around in the collections that they have. So it can really help folks be able to access those spaces in an interesting way.”
The D.H. Hill Jr. Library is displaying an “Out of the Archives” exhibit in the Innovation Studio curated by Paul Broyles, Kelsey Dufresne and Erin Willett to make some of the artifacts more accessible to the general public. The exhibit is open until May 1. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/freshmen-for-wolfpack-baseball-playing-key-roles/article_d71422d4-bac9-11ec-8024-579bb406c537.html | The NC State baseball team is at the halfway point of its ACC season and is sitting at 19-11 and 7-7 in ACC play. The Wolfpack has had some key freshmen step up this year all across the diamond. If NC State wants to make a run at Omaha, Nebraska as it did a year ago, these players will play key roles.
Freshman first baseman/designated hitter Tommy White
The power hitter better known as “Tommy Tanks” took the college baseball world by storm during the first two weeks of the season. Everyone knew he would cool down and not hit a home run every game, but he is still putting up absurd numbers for a freshman in the ACC.
White sits in third place in the conference with 13 home runs while boasting a .336 batting average. White also leads the team by far with 40 RBIs, which is sixth in the ACC. Expect White to continue to bring his production and swagger to Doak Field as we enter the second half of the season.
Freshman shortstop Payton Green
Being thrown in as the starting shortstop as a freshman can be a lot. Green, who has started all 30 games, has taken it in stride. Green is batting .252 and has shown some power, hitting four home runs.
Green has proven to be a clutch batter as he has 27 RBIs on the season, which sits only below White for best on the team. Alongside senior second baseman J.T. Jarrett, the middle infield at Doak Field is a great rookie and veteran duo.
Freshman catcher Jacob Cozart
Starting 22 games behind the plate, Cozart has been a good defensive catcher. He has 23 assists on the season thanks to a really strong arm.
Cozart has not caught on as quickly offensively, hitting just .228 with nine RBIs. However, he had a great game in the Sunday win against Virginia Tech, going 2 for 4 and hitting his first collegiate home run.
Freshman left fielder Will Marcy
The local Raleigh talent has been a spark for the Wolfpack lineup in the 23 games he has started. He is batting .319 and has two home runs and eight RBIs on the season.
On the defensive side, Marcy has shown flashes of brilliance, snagging a home run from over the wall against NC A&T on March 22.
Someone call the cops, @willmarcy_ just robbed a home run in right field 😱T3 | #Pack9 1, A&T 0 pic.twitter.com/OtPRuCmZ4q
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 22, 2022
Freshman right-handed pitcher Carson Kelly
Kelly has been the only freshman pitcher who has seen significant innings for the Wolfpack. In 16.1 innings of work out of the bullpen, Kelly has a 5.51 ERA and has struck out 19. Opponents are batting just .219 off Kelly and he has walked just seven batters on the season.
The Pack has plenty of pitchers, but has been working on solidifying its bullpen throughout the season. If Kelly can continue to improve and become one of NC State’s consistent arms out of the pen, that will go a long way to solidifying the team.
NC State continues conference play starting this Thursday as it hosts Boston College for a three-game series. First pitch for game one is at 6:30 p.m. from Doak Field. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/way-too-early-roster-breakdown-nc-state-women-s-basketball-to-reload-in-2022-23/article_6ef241f6-bac7-11ec-8f49-d70173c722e6.html | With Elissa Cunane, Kayla Jones, Raina Perez and Kai Crutchfield exiting the NC State women’s basketball program, a new era is entering Raleigh. However, head coach Wes Moore strategically built this program to withstand such departures. With seven scholarships to hand out, Moore already snagged a top transfer from the portal in Mimi Collins.
However, Moore will surely continue to be hard at work in replacing the four program icons by adding more names through the portal. Last year, Moore brought in the No. 1 recruit in the portal in sophomore guard Diamond Johnson. Let’s take a look at how the Wolfpack rotation could look next season and what other names the Pack may target.
Ball handlers
As for the lead guard position, it’s Johnson’s spot to lose. Despite seeming frustrated by the lack of playing time in the Elite Eight game, it appears that Johnson will be the lead guard for the Wolfpack barring something unforeseen.
Johnson got off to a hot start last season but fizzled out as the year went on, leading to some sporadic playing time in spots. Still, Johnson is more than capable of holding it down, proven by her 50/40/90 freshman season at Rutgers and her heroics in some of the Wolfpack’s games this year, such as the miracle comeback against Louisville.
Behind Johnson, the Pack is losing tons of depth. Perez and Crutchfield graduated and Genesis Bryant and Kendal Moore both hit the transfer portal. The primary potential option from the transfer portal is Ashley Owusu, who could follow Maryland teammate Collins to the Wolfpack.
Though Owusu is more of a two guard, she plays often with the ball in her hands and averaged 5.9 assists per game in 2020-21.
Wings
This is the year of junior wing Jakia Brown-Turner. NC State fans all saw what Brown-Turner is capable of in a featured role toward the end of the season, as she improved on a game-by-game basis and hit one of the biggest shots in program history in the NCAA Tournament. Brown-Turner and Johnson will likely be the Pack’s leading scorers next season.
But there is plenty of optimism outside of Brown-Turner on the wing. Freshman guards Aziaha James and Jessica Timmons showed a ton of potential, particularly James, who was named to the All-ACC Freshman team and was the definition of a microwave scorer. When James got playing time, she showed out every step of the way.
Outside of Timmons and James, NC State has sophomore guard Madison Hayes on the roster, someone that showed tons of potential in limited minutes. Hayes plays with a hard-nosed attitude, always chasing the ball out of bounds, trying to make the extra play. Further, Hayes has the ability to knock down the 3 ball and is one of the best on-ball defenders on the roster. There should be a huge role for Hayes on this year’s roster.
With four players capable of running the two and three positions, it doesn’t seem likely that the Pack’s biggest portal options will come on the wing.
Bigs
The biggest news at NC State’s four and five positions came Monday in the form of Collins, who averaged 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and shot 52.1% from the floor in the 2020-21 season. Collins has a chance to compete for a starting spot at the four or the five, but according to The Wolfpack Central, she expects to play the four more often.
Collins, unlike junior center Camille Hobby and freshman center Sophie Hart, has shown the ability to stretch the floor, which may allow her to run the five in certain situations.
Speaking of Hobby, her patience will be rewarded this season, as she has a legitimate chance to compete for the starting center role for the first time in her Wolfpack career. In an age of transfers, Moore spoke to Hobby’s unique patience several times last season.
Hobby showed flashes this past season, particularly when she matched up with Kansas State juggernaut Ayoka Lee when Cunane got in foul trouble. Outside of that, Hobby needs to improve her footwork on both ends of the floor in order to play an even larger role than projected.
Boyd, like Johnson, projects to be a former Sixth Player of the Year that will join the starting lineup in the coming season. Boyd also has a chance to be one of the leading scorers for the Wolfpack, looking especially good in the team’s postseason play in each of her three years with the team.
Hart is another big on the team, a former five-star center, but it remains to be seen how much playing time she will get. If Hart and Hayes don’t appear to be in line for more playing time, especially given the Pack’s sheer amount of scholarship spots, they may be candidates to transfer.
Outside of Collins, it isn’t clear what players the Wolfpack could be targeting on the portal in terms of bigs. Former Maryland forward Angel Reese, who averaged 17.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per game last season would be a huge addition to the team but appears less likely to join the team than her teammate Owusu. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/way-too-early-roster-breakdown-potential-solutions-for-nc-state-men-s-basketball/article_bc3f2a54-bac8-11ec-8126-131e87d6def7.html | Following a disappointing 21-loss season, the NC State men’s basketball team is sure to hit the transfer portal for additions in an age where hundreds of players transfer each year. As of now, the Wolfpack has three scholarships open due to the transfers of Cam Hayes, Jaylon Gibson and Thomas Allen.
Nine players currently hold scholarships for the Wolfpack, but it could get up to two more depending on what happens with freshman guard Terquavion Smith and redshirt sophomore guard Dereon Seabron. Both Seabron and Smith are testing the NBA Draft waters.
As of now, Smith is likelier than Seabron to be drafted, but there exists a real possibility that both players won’t be suiting up for the Pack next season. Smith ranks No. 39 on ESPN’s NBA Draft top 100 and Seabron is No. 85. Smith could hear feedback from teams about needing to bulk up and may opt to rejoin the team, trying to propel himself into lottery status like Purdue guard Jaden Ivey just did.
Let’s take a look at what options NC State has in the transfer portal to flesh out the roster and what a potential rotation could look like for the Wolfpack.
Ball-handlers
Coming off a season where NC State ranked 280th in the country in assists per game, getting a transfer floor general is of the utmost importance for the Wolfpack. To further illustrate that point, there is a chance that all five of the Pack’s leaders in assists per game last season could be gone. The player who finished sixth on the team in assists per game, junior guard Casey Morsell, averaged just 0.8 assists per game last season.
The first name that comes to mind is someone that has a visit scheduled in former Drexel guard Camren Wynter. Wynter averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 assists per game in 114 total games with Drexel and would come to the Wolfpack offering something the position has lacked in the last two seasons: consistency. Wynter is the No. 69 transfer according to ESPN.
Outside of the ability of Morsell, Seabron and Smith to play the one, NC State has two other rotation options in Breon Pass and LJ Thomas. Pass proved his worth this past year, making the Wolfpack faithful notice him with his popping defense and effort. Thomas will likely have a role similar to that of Pass or former guard Shakeel Moore, having the physicality to get minutes early.
Wings
There is a decent chance that the Wolfpack will have its work cut out for it on the wing if Smith and Seabron hire agents for the 2022 NBA Draft.
Outside of Seabron and Smith, there are only three current players that could potentially man the wing spot: Morsell, Pass, if he slides up a position, and junior forward Greg Gantt Jr. if he slides down. Without a natural fit, it makes sense that the bulk of the Pack’s work so far in transfer visits has come on the wing.
According to Cory Smith of PackPride, Luis Rodriguez, Landers Nolley II and Jack Clark all have had visits with the Wolfpack, and each is an enticing option.
At this time, Rodriguez seems like a safe bet to join the Pack and follow new assistant coach Levi Watkins from Ole Miss to NC State. Rodriguez averaged 6.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and though his stats don’t jump off the page, he can do plenty to help open up driving lanes for the Pack and his energy on the offensive boards is noticeable.
Nolley would be a fantastic get for the Wolfpack, a team that recruited him heavily upon his transfer out of Virginia Tech. Perhaps Nolley’s best season came last year with Memphis when he averaged 13.1 points per game and shot 38.7% from 3 on six attempts per game. Nolley is a high-scoring wing that would offset potential losses of Seabron and Smith, and at 6-foot-7, he has the versatility the Pack needs. Nolley is the No. 37 transfer on ESPN.
Clark would be another strong addition to the Pack, as someone that can score, rebound and defend. Clark has great size at 6-foot-8, 180 pounds and he showed glimpses of greatness toward the end of last season while leading his team in steals per game.
Ole Miss guard Jarkel Joiner recently entered the transfer portal, another player he could follow Watkins, but that is far from a guarantee, especially considering he would have a bevy of suitors. However, Joiner averaged 13.2 points and shot over 34% from deep and would be a huge addition to this team. Joiner and Smith would make up one of the more formidable backcourts in the ACC, if Smith elects to return.
As for returning wings, Morsell showed great improvement when healthy this year, something he can continue to build on into next season
Bigs
Before last season, NC State looked set with its men in the middle. Expecting a breakout season for Manny Bates as well as having developmental pieces in sophomore center Ebenezer Dowuona and Jaylon Gibson, the hierarchy at the five looked set for the season.
Of course, then disaster struck, with Bates going down for the season and Dowuona and Gibson having to punch above their weight class for the rest of the year. Neither player stood out with Dowuona fouling too often and Gibson being a revolving door on defense. Gibson transferred away, going to Winston-Salem State, leaving Dowuona as the only returning true five.
It’s obvious that with one of the Wolfpack’s open scholarships, it will look to the transfer portal for a big man or two to come in and help right the position. There are several options available to the Wolfpack but three, in particular, come to mind: former Indiana Hoosier Michael Durr, former five-star Efton Reid and former Maryland Terrapin Qudus Wahab.
Durr is the most likely out of the three, having already received interest from the Wolfpack. Durr doesn’t exactly have the most inspiring stats, playing meager minutes with Indiana last season due to injury, but he did average 8.8 points and 7.9 rebounds with South Florida the year before.
Reid and Wahab are interesting options that would make a huge impact on the Wolfpack and both previously had NC State in their list of finalist schools, ultimately opting for LSU and Maryland, respectively.
Reid would be the dream get here, though it may be unlikely. The former five-star center averaged 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game last season but has the correct physicality at 6-foot-11, 238 pounds, to develop into a star for the Pack. Reid is the No. 28-ranked transfer on ESPN.
Wahab would also be a solid get, having averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last year with Maryland. In the year before with Georgetown, Wahab averaged 12.7 points. Unlike some of the other bigs the Pack has had in years past, Wahab improved his personal foul efficiency last season. Wahab is the No. 55 transfer according to ESPN.
Incoming four-star recruit Shawn Phillips is another solution at the five, though it may take him some time to crack the rotation like Dowuona and Bates before him.
As for the power rotation, the Pack seems relatively set between Gantt and freshman forward Ernest Ross. Gantt didn’t play last season due to an injury but is sure to be a solid positional defender that the Wolfpack lacked last season.
Ross showed signs of improvement last year and there were glimpses of his ability to play the backup five, something head coach Kevin Keatts may look to explore next year. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/wordle-every-game-developer-s-worst-nightmare/article_fa560fd4-bad1-11ec-ab7a-5f11fcff5215.html | Characterized by distinctive yellow and green boxes, Wordle has a simple premise. Each player has six chances per day to guess a five letter word. After each try, colorful tiles indicate whether or not the letters are in the word or correct position.
According to an article written by the New York Times, creator John Wardle initially designed the game to play with his wife, eventually sharing it with his family via a group chat, and then releasing it in October 2021. Wordle rapidly rose in popularity, from a meager 90 players a month after release to more than 300,000 in January 2022.
NC State Mobile Gaming Research Lab Director Adriana de Souza e Silva said Wordle is best categorized as a “casual game.” Defined by a low time commitment and often shorter periods of gameplay, casual games are played in between the swing of daily life.
“[Casual games] are in opposition to hardcore games — a step away from video games for consoles like Nintendo or PS4 or where you sit in front of a computer … dedicating hours and hours into a narrative based game,” de Souza e Silva said. “Casual games often don't have a specific narrative — they're just about different things — but they might take a lot of time as well. They don't require you to stop doing other things in life. You can be waiting in the supermarket line and be playing the game, or you can be on public transportation and playing the game.”
Community is perhaps the most important part of a mobile game. Bonding with other players over commonalities in gameplay is a hugely rewarding experience, and sharing that is an optimal way to promote community growth.
The Wordle subreddit has over 27,000 members, and almost every Twitter user has at least one mutual who posts their daily Wordle results. Wordle’s Twitter post feature in particular has invaded everyone’s timeline each morning, a source of intrigue for users who have never heard of Wordle.
“I think it's addictive, because everyone's doing the same word on the same day and everyone's posting these very subtle hints about how many tries it took them to get to the correct word,” said Emma Stanley, a graduate student studying communication who works at the Mobile Gaming Research Lab. “I feel like there's this sort of shared anxiety and frustration across social media with regard to that, and people collectively not getting a word on a certain day, or people thinking a certain word is easy. Or people talking about words that they've never even heard at all.”
Despite its overwhelming success, Wordle’s game design isn’t cutting-edge. Inspired by games from the early days of the internet, Wordle is built entirely from early scripting and programming languages like HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Barring the New York Times sidebar, Wordle’s website is free from advertising of any sort, a rare occurrence when it comes to gaming nowadays. Gameplay is constrained to six outlined rows and follows user experience guidelines.
Colin Keenan, a university library specialist for Immersive Technologies, suggested ease of access might be the reason for Wordle’s start as a website rather than a mobile app.
“I am a web game developer… and I think Wordle is like one of the great meteoric success stories of what we've been describing to people,” Keenan said. “Everyone knows how a URL works — you give someone a URL, and they know what to do with it. All these devices [and] the web are already highly interoperable, and the hurdling between Android, iOS, desktop, smart fridge, tablet … I think that's a massive part of its reach.”
Wordle was entirely open-sourced until the New York Times bought the game in an unprecedented move back in late January. The payout was controversial, to say the least, with plenty of road bumps along the way, from players accusing the New York Times of more difficult solutions to a brand-new WordleBot added a few days ago.
If the New York Times makes Wordle a paid game, you can always just use your mind to guess a word every day
— Venom Lord (@aniceburrito) January 31, 2022
The New York Times acquisition of Wordle has undoubtedly been a strategic decision, as Wordle fits in perfectly amongst their other games, most notably their famous crossword puzzle. Crossword puzzles have always been relegated to the back page, a game for anyone to pass the time to.
According to a NiemanLab article, “The New York Times sneered, calling [crossword puzzles] 'a familiar form of madness.’” It's ironic to see Wordle being bought out by an acclaimed newspaper like the New York Times, as similar games were the subject of such contempt a century ago.
“I think another thing that makes Wordle more appealing than a crossword puzzle is that it has what we might call a very ‘low barrier to entry,’” said Robyn Hope, a graduate student studying communication. “In crossword puzzles, they expect you to have historical knowledge, scientific knowledge — you have to know all this trivia. But to play Wordle, all you have to know is how to speak English, basically. And so it makes it much more accessible to like a much broader audience.”
Wordle seems unassuming, but it's sparked an entire genre of its own. Heardle, Worldle and Quordle have all capitalized on Wordle’s captivated audience and found their own niche. And that’s the message that Wordle has so clearly shown.
Games that have dedicated fan bases aren’t just unique, they give a perspective on the day-to-day that players can’t get enough of. Wordle isn’t even that clever — it was simply in the right place at the right time, and aspiring game developers should take note. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/glbt-center-holds-workshop-on-defining-surviving-interpersonal-violence/article_645d2e38-bad4-11ec-93f9-1383ee4998d2.html | Editor’s note: This article contains reference to interpersonal violence.
On April 12, the GLBT Center held a virtual workshop on the experiences of interpersonal and sexual violence (IPV) within the GLBT community.
The workshop included defining IPV, defining specific types of IPV, how IPV affects specific groups and more. Participants were put into breakout groups intermittently to answer given questions and discuss what they know about IPV.
Andy DeRoin, assistant director at the GLBT Center, hosted the workshop. DeRoin began by defining IPV.
“IPV is a pattern of behavior where one partner coerces, dominates or isolates another, and the focus is on maintaining power and control,” DeRoin said.
DeRoin said IPV can happen within all relationship types and within all communities.
“Sometimes, the societal tropes that we kind of are socialized with tell us that IPV only looks like physical or sexual violence,” DeRoin said. “Sexual violence mostly between strangers and physical violence between long-term committed partnerships. But there is a wide range of all of those. This definition of IPV, I think, is one thing I want to leave you with, that it's able to happen in any type of relationship and does happen in our communities.”
DeRoin said signs that someone may be an IPV survivor can look similar to a person showing general signs of stress.
“Recognizing signs in survivors can look like a potential change in self-esteem,” DeRoin said. “Even if they seemed confident before, you might exhibit changes in the personality shifting from being outgoing to feeling withdrawn or appearing withdrawn, signs of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, experiences and stress-related problems to like more headaches, difficulty sleeping, stomach pains.”
DeRoin presented a series of statistics about IPV within the GLBT community, saying the statistics had not changed much since 2013. In specific, they pointed out that transgender survivors were 1.9 times more likely to experience physical violence, a statistic that hasn’t changed since 2013.
“I've updated some of our stats since then, but this 1.9 keeps showing up especially for transgender survivors,” DeRoin said. “I think nothing drastic has changed since 2013. This bump in derogative discrimination, harassment and violence is not something that has changed over time either.”
In one of the breakout groups during the workshop, participants were asked what kind of barriers students might face when trying to find support for IPV. Madi Moser, administrative support specialist and student services coordinator for molecular and structural biochemistry and participant at the workshop, said students may feel uncomfortable disclosing sensitive information to people they do not know, especially if they’ve had negative experiences in the past.
“I'm thinking about it from a student perspective, having to out themselves as a means of discussing the violence that they have been through with people that they are not familiar with,” Moser said. “And if they have past experiences with outing themselves not going well, that trauma could carry through and they would potentially want to internalize that and not work through it again or go through that again to get the help that they need with whatever they're dealing with.”
When this idea was later brought up again to the whole group, DeRoin said this is a hurdle students often face when seeking support.
“That is a barrier, that they have to kind of take that initiative,” DeRoin said. “It's not something that's readily accessible all the time. Or maybe it didn't go the way that they wanted it to or needed it to. We've seen that a lot across a variety of different challenges that someone might be facing, including IPV.”
DeRoin said they want people to know IPV can develop over time and escalate. They said people should be aware of how they feel within their relationships and there are resources available to them on campus if they want to talk to someone about them.
“I think I want people to know that if they're feeling like they have to do something in a relationship, that it's at least worth that question,” DeRoin said. “And that there are people on campus who are here to non-judgmentally help explore that question.”
Learn more about the GLBT Center and find out about other workshops they have planned through its website.
If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship violence, sexual violence, stalking or any other form of interpersonal violence and are in need of advocacy services, the NC State Women’s Center has trained advocates available to offer crisis intervention, emotional support, resources and referrals. Students can contact the 24/7 Sexual Assault Helpline at 919-515-4444 or email ncsuadvocate@ncsu.edu to schedule an appointment with an advocate.
Advocacy services through the NC State Women’s Center are available for all students inclusive of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
For more information on advocacy services, please visit go.ncsu.edu/supportsurvivors. If you would like to talk to a confidential resource, you can also connect with the NC State Counseling Center at 919-515-2423. You may also visit go.ncsu.edu/safe for additional information on resources and reporting options. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-a-new-starbucks-is-sorely-needed-on-campus/article_8ee8d93a-bacb-11ec-a5c2-e324e4e33a68.html | Out of all the Grubhub lines on campus, none take the crown like the Starbucks at Talley Student Union. Ordering from here can sometimes feel like shopping on Black Friday, but instead of the best deals, you’re competing for a caffeine fix. If you're not camping for the Grubhub doors to open, you may end up waiting hours for a coffee that should take minutes to make.
NC State is the largest university in North Carolina, home to over 35,000 students and thousands more faculty and staff. With such a large student population, not to mention all the visitors that pass through, it’s high time NC State considered adding another Starbucks location on campus.
While Starbucks customers and their needs are important, they aren't the only ones who would benefit from another on-campus site. Every day, Starbucks employees face the herculean task of filling every order, from both Grubhub and in-person customers. A new location would relieve some of the stress for baristas and allow these individuals to have much needed rest.
This move will not only reduce employee stress but also improve job performance. In one study, researchers found that employees who reported higher levels of stress were less productive than those with lower amounts of stress. Because employee satisfaction is positively correlated with customer satisfaction, and thus profitability, an additional Starbucks would result in greater monetary benefits.
Moreover, having multiple locations of the same restaurant isn’t a new concept for NC State. For instance, there are six Port City Javas scattered throughout campus. With a Port City Java in every brick-filled corner, a second Starbucks doesn’t seem like a big ask.
In fact, there are several universities in North Carolina with two Starbucks locations. Among those universities are UNC-Wilmington, East Carolina University, and Western Carolina University. Because NC State has a much larger student population than these institutions, it makes more sense for our campus to have another Starbucks.
Some may argue NC State doesn’t need a new Starbucks as one recently opened on Hillsborough Street. Although this location is convenient for many students, especially those who don’t have meal plans, it isn’t useful for those who do. Because a significant proportion of students on campus have a meal plan, another on-campus site will allow students to utilize their meal swipes without having to spare extra money or time.
Because NC State is a large university, there are multiple suitable places for a new Starbucks. Some potential candidates include popular dining locations such as the Atrium or the Oval on Centennial Campus. Another possible solution is to replace one of the several Port City Javas on campus.
Although an additional Starbucks would be beneficial for all, there are other measures we can currently take to reduce the high demand on Starbucks employees. One way is to order from other coffee spots on campus. One of my personal favorites is Hill of Beans Café at D.H. Hill Library. There is virtually no wait, and the coffee will fill your caffeine needs as any Starbucks drink (the chai latte is one of my go-tos).
However, if you insist on having your Pink Drink, please remember to be respectful to the baristas. As an employee in food service, I know the panic that comes with an onslaught of Grubhub tickets and the ensuing rush to complete every last order. The employees at Starbucks are working hard to ensure each customer’s needs are met, so keep that in mind whenever you go to place an order.
With over $2.1 billion raised from the Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign, there’s no doubt in my mind NC State has the capacity to add another dining facility on campus. If NC State truly wants the best for their students, another Starbucks should be on the list of future endeavors. I’m sure both students and employees will agree — there’s no other color that compliments red more than green. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-public-transit-in-raleigh-sucks/article_5050d0d2-bad1-11ec-8875-73003b591046.html | The public transport situation in and around downtown Raleigh is the bane of every non-driver’s existence. While places near the downtown areas of cities like Charlotte and Raleigh have a better public transportation system, once you are closer to NC State’s campus, getting anywhere without a car is next to impossible.
NC State was recently named one of the “Best Universities for Commuters,” an accolade that doesn’t surprise us but doesn’t say much about Raleigh’s care for pedestrians or disabled commuters. Although the University does provide students, staff and faculty with a number of alternative transportation options, the bulk of those rely on a car or van. The options which don’t — walking, biking, local transit, Lime scooters — have numerous problems that are yet to be fixed.
Take the Wolfline, for example. Between staff shortages, never-ending construction causing convoluted routes and TransLoc, a largely ineffective app, sometimes it’s just easier to suck it up and make the 30-minute trek to class. Don’t get us wrong — we have utmost respect for the bus drivers who shuttle around hundreds of college students on a daily basis — but the problems which exist outside of staff shortages are impossible to ignore. TransLoc’s predecessor, Rider, was much preferred by students and limited several of the problems students have with Transloc today — misnamed routes, glitches, inaccurate stop times and the like.
GoRaleigh isn’t much better, either. With its schedules governed by the same horrific app, bus stops are still a half-hour to an hour apart for the bulk of the routes. There are a few exceptions here and there, but nothing that’s close to campus. Plus, there are only a few GoTriangle routes that actually reach campus — for example, the Avent Ferry/Buck Jones Connector, which can only really take you as far as Athens Drive High School and Tryon Road, a mere eight-minute drive for those with cars.
Let’s say you decide to walk or bike downtown instead of trying your luck with Wolfline and GoRaleigh. Even if you’re up for the half-hour, miles-long trek into the heart of downtown Raleigh, you’re likely to run into construction along the way. Whether it be NC State’s “Power Forward” upgrade or a hint of scaffolding outside a high-rise, it’s oftentimes unclear where pedestrians are meant to go in lieu of their normal route. Furthermore, that alternative passage can be littered with construction leftovers — glass, broken pavement and other odd components — which can be merely inconvenient for abled commuters, but downright dangerous for those who use a wheelchair to get around.
One popular area with very few extended crosswalks is the intersections of Avent Ferry near Trailwood Drive and Varsity Drive. If you drive to campus from an off-campus apartment on a daily basis, the discrepancies of this road are all too common. There aren’t only terrible sidewalks, but also extreme potholes and no defined or clear bike lanes. Every time we drive down Avent Ferry Road, there are many pedestrians who rush across the street against oncoming traffic — in which they have no choice. There are only crosswalks at the stoplights and many students and pedestrians use them efficiently; however, there are not crosswalks everywhere, and not all drivers are cooperative in stopping for pedestrians.
It doesn’t help much either that downtown Raleigh’s R-Line has been temporarily suspended, or that Lime scooters are dangerous, expensive and fail to work half the time anyway, cutting off the two remaining transportation options for pedestrians and commuters. But these were never concrete solutions to begin with — without a safe, reliable public transit system and accessible options for pedestrians walking to and from their destinations, we can hardly call Raleigh a metropolitan area which thrives on public transportation.
Granted, any sort of permanent fix will take decades to implement, if not longer. A comprehensive state rail plan was unveiled by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in 2015, but we’ve yet to see the effects of that really take hold.
That being said, there’s plenty that can be done in the short-term to optimize Raleigh’s public transportation accessibility on a small scale. At a school where the number of engineers and computer scientists is ever-increasing, we think somebody can finally code an app that’s much easier to use. Even if the improvements come from an organization outside of NC State, there’s plenty to be done: improving location accuracy and enhancing the UI design across the board, to name a few. This isn’t an NC State-specific issue, either — TransLoc inconveniences students across the country. An update is sorely needed.
Finally, there’s plenty the city of Raleigh and NCDOT can do to aid pedestrians who get around with a wheelchair. Potholes and broken pavement on the sidewalks and in between intersections should be fixed before minor bumps in the road, that’s not too much to ask for. A driver can oftentimes swerve to avoid the possibility of damaging their tires, but wheelchair users are subject to much more damage when approaching a large slab of cracked pavement or a curb with no ramp to get onto the sidewalk.
Public transit in and around Raleigh is absolutely appalling for those who don’t have access to their own car — which, sadly, is pretty much a luxury given the state of the car market today. Just because public transit is in a worse state in several metropolitan areas doesn’t mean Raleigh gets away scot-free. Sporadic bus schedules, hefty construction and shoddy sidewalk fixes aren’t nearly enough. NCDOT, do better. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/opinion-we-need-more-field-trips-in-college/article_e8377f76-bac8-11ec-a827-bf800a0efb06.html | Field trips are something every student looked forward to growing up. The excitement of getting out of the classroom for a different kind of learning environment was unmatched and created many lasting memories. Unfortunately, the amount of field trips lessened as we grew older and are particularly scarce in college.
I’ve had the opportunity to go on two field trips throughout my college career thus far and believe they greatly enhanced my understanding of class material and my overall satisfaction with the class. Additionally, with so many great career opportunities near campus and in the Triangle area, we should be able to see what our possible future careers would look like before we graduate.
The first field trip I went on was for a creative writing class, ENG 287: Explorations in Creative Writing. We went to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design to find art pieces that inspired us for our poem writing unit. The change of pace from sitting in the classroom to walking over to the museum as a class and finding art that spoke to us was more than refreshing. Although this was more of a recreational rather than career-focused field trip, it shows the value field trips can have for almost any class.
The second field trip I went on was for FLS 400: Methods and Techniques of Spanish Translation and Interpretation class this semester. We recently went to the Wake County Justice Center in downtown Raleigh to watch Spanish interpreters at work in the courtroom and then asked them questions as a group. It was an eye opening experience to see what this job would be like in real life, rather than discussing it in a classroom setting. Some of the people in my class are now planning on pursuing it as a possible career and know the exact steps it would take to get there from the interpreters we spoke with.
This kind of experience could be the reality for so many classes of all majors at NC State. Professors could take advantage of the substantial amount of big name companies whose headquarters or office locations are close to campus and show students what different careers could look like in action. For example, we have Biogen, SAS Institute, Red Hat, Epic Games and so much more all less than 30 minutes away.
Plus, these companies align with countless majors and professions including scientific researchers, software engineers, creative content writers and video game designers, just to name a few.
Thinking back to classes that pertained to my personal career aspiration of becoming a journalist like media writing, I would have loved to visit perhaps WRAL across the street from campus or The News & Observer in downtown Raleigh.
There is something special about field trips no one can deny and they offer even more benefits to college students. It’s time we make them a priority in college to enhance learning experiences and help students visualize themselves in possible future careers. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-baseball-beats-unc-w-in-walk-off-fashion-after-early-defensive-struggles/article_88eee716-bad7-11ec-affb-4b4e13e80173.html | The NC State baseball team beat UNC-Wilmington 7-6 in walk-off fashion in a midweek battle at Doak Field on Tuesday, April 12.
After trailing for a majority of the game, the Pack (20-11) pulled off an epic comeback against the Seahawks (18-13) in the late innings to achieve the Pack’s 20th win of the season. Despite a shaky start on both offense and defense, both sides came up clutch in crucial moments for the Pack.
With two walks, two singles and two sacrifice flies, the Pack was able to put together a winning three-run ninth inning to walk it off.
Singles from sophomore first baseman LuJames Groover III and freshman infielder Tommy White, set the Pack up for a duo of sacrifice flies, with the one coming from redshirt junior shortstop Josh Hood.
“When I was out there at third I pretty much, I was just like, it's two outs, like I gotta get there,” said Groover. “I mean, it's now or never and I pretty much, I probably haven't even ran that fast all year.”
WALK OFF WOLFPACK WIN! pic.twitter.com/ogK7QqBHZL
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 13, 2022
Big runs didn’t just come through in the ninth for the Pack. Trailing 6-2 in the seventh inning, the offense was able to put through two runs in another team-oriented inning. With a triple from freshman designated hitter Payton Green and a double from senior center fielder Devonte Brown, NC State was able to cut the deficit to two runs, setting the team up for its three-run ninth inning.
Freshman right-handed pitcher Carson Kelly also played a big part in the win. After early pitching woes, Kelly entered in the sixth inning in an effort to hold UNC-W to six runs and initiated a defensive shift, pitching 2.1 innings, allowing one walk, striking out three Seahawk batters and allowing no hits or runs. When the freshman was put into the big spot, he had the confidence to deliver.
“I just really throw strikes you know, can't get any worse from there,” said Kelly. “So you know, let the guys behind me play. I'm really not that nervous anymore. I'm a freshman but it's kind of easy now.”
To begin the game, UNC-W jumped on sophomore Garrett Payne, making his third start of the year, when the Seahawks’ second batter crushed a homer to take an early 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the first, NC State fought back as Groover singled, followed by a home run by sophomore left fielder Dominic Pilolli, giving the Pack an early 2-1 lead. However, the Wolfpack wouldn’t lead again until its walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth.
In the second inning, the Seahawk offense continued to put pressure on the Pack pitching staff, hitting a solo shot to tie the game at 2-2.
In the top of the third, Payne had the best inning of his day as he sat down all three of the batters he faced. The Pack had the bases loaded in the bottom of the frame but the runners were ultimately left stranded, continuing the team’s early offensive struggles.
The fourth inning was where the Seahawks began to spread their wings, hitting yet another homer, a huge two run blast to put UNC-W up 4-2.
In the fifth inning, two more Seahawk batters were put on base as Payne’s day came to a close. He tallied three strikeouts, while allowing one walk and five earned runs on six hits. Junior righty Baker Nelson came in to pitch, but let in a run at the end of the fifth. In the sixth, UNC-W was able to score its last run as its fourth home run was hit, bringing the score to 6-2.
While the Pack had a slow start, NC State’s late game rally was in credit to a team effort on both offense and defense and what head coach Elliott Avent thinks is an improving level in team chemistry and on the field play.
“Part of that comes from we're playing a lot better baseball the last five or six weeks, ever since Florida State, and they're starting to learn from one another, understand the game better, and it was a good win against a team that pretty much dominated us the first five innings,” Avent said.
With another ACC series on the horizon for the Wolfpack, hard-earned wins like this have the ability to build chemistry within the locker room and keep the Pack moving forward as the squad battles through its conference games.
“It feels pretty good,” said Groover. “Every win’s a big win. And I mean, all of them can’t be pretty, and all of them can’t be blowouts. It's a tough game. At the end as a team, we came together and we were able to execute and make things shake down. And as a team, we came together and were able to make it happen.”
The Wolfpack are set to start its series against Boston College on Thursday, April 14 at Doak Field. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220413 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/wordle-every-game-developer-s-worst-nightmare/article_8d8af29e-bb7f-11ec-a6a0-5399dba6d890.html | Characterized by distinctive yellow and green boxes, Wordle has a simple premise. Each player has six chances per day to guess a five letter word. After each try, colorful tiles indicate whether or not the letters are in the word or correct position.
According to an article written by the New York Times, creator John Wardle initially designed the game to play with his wife, eventually sharing it with his family via a group chat, and then releasing it in October 2021. Wordle rapidly rose in popularity, from a meager 90 players a month after release to more than 300,000 in January 2022.
NC State Mobile Gaming Research Lab Director Adriana de Souza e Silva said Wordle is best categorized as a “casual game.” Defined by a low time commitment and often shorter periods of gameplay, casual games are played in between the swing of daily life.
“[Casual games] are in opposition to hardcore games — a step away from video games for consoles like Nintendo or PS4 or where you sit in front of a computer … dedicating hours and hours into a narrative based game,” de Souza e Silva said. “Casual games often don't have a specific narrative — they're just about different things — but they might take a lot of time as well. They don't require you to stop doing other things in life. You can be waiting in the supermarket line and be playing the game, or you can be on public transportation and playing the game.”
Community is perhaps the most important part of a mobile game. Bonding with other players over commonalities in gameplay is a hugely rewarding experience, and sharing that is an optimal way to promote community growth.
The Wordle subreddit has over 27,000 members, and almost every Twitter user has at least one mutual who posts their daily Wordle results. Wordle’s Twitter post feature in particular has invaded everyone’s timeline each morning, a source of intrigue for users who have never heard of Wordle.
“I think it's addictive, because everyone's doing the same word on the same day and everyone's posting these very subtle hints about how many tries it took them to get to the correct word,” said Emma Stanley, a graduate student studying communication who works at the Mobile Gaming Research Lab. “I feel like there's this sort of shared anxiety and frustration across social media with regard to that, and people collectively not getting a word on a certain day, or people thinking a certain word is easy. Or people talking about words that they've never even heard at all.”
Despite its overwhelming success, Wordle’s game design isn’t cutting-edge. Inspired by games from the early days of the internet, Wordle is built entirely from early scripting and programming languages like HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Barring the New York Times sidebar, Wordle’s website is free from advertising of any sort, a rare occurrence when it comes to gaming nowadays. Gameplay is constrained to six outlined rows and follows user experience guidelines.
Colin Keenan, a university library specialist for Immersive Technologies, suggested ease of access might be the reason for Wordle’s start as a website rather than a mobile app.
“I am a web game developer… and I think Wordle is like one of the great meteoric success stories of what we've been describing to people,” Keenan said. “Everyone knows how a URL works — you give someone a URL, and they know what to do with it. All these devices [and] the web are already highly interoperable, and the hurdling between Android, iOS, desktop, smart fridge, tablet … I think that's a massive part of its reach.”
Wordle was entirely open-sourced until the New York Times bought the game in an unprecedented move back in late January. The payout was controversial, to say the least, with plenty of road bumps along the way, from players accusing the New York Times of more difficult solutions to a brand-new WordleBot added a few days ago.
If the New York Times makes Wordle a paid game, you can always just use your mind to guess a word every day
— Venom Lord (@aniceburrito) January 31, 2022
The New York Times acquisition of Wordle has undoubtedly been a strategic decision, as Wordle fits in perfectly amongst their other games, most notably their famous crossword puzzle. Crossword puzzles have always been relegated to the back page, a game for anyone to pass the time to.
According to a NiemanLab article, “The New York Times sneered, calling [crossword puzzles] 'a familiar form of madness.’” It's ironic to see Wordle being bought out by an acclaimed newspaper like the New York Times, as similar games were the subject of such contempt a century ago.
“I think another thing that makes Wordle more appealing than a crossword puzzle is that it has what we might call a very ‘low barrier to entry,’” said Robyn Hope, a graduate student studying communication. “In crossword puzzles, they expect you to have historical knowledge, scientific knowledge — you have to know all this trivia. But to play Wordle, all you have to know is how to speak English, basically. And so it makes it much more accessible to like a much broader audience.”
Wordle seems unassuming, but it's sparked an entire genre of its own. Heardle, Worldle and Quordle have all capitalized on Wordle’s captivated audience and found their own niche. And that’s the message that Wordle has so clearly shown.
Games that have dedicated fan bases aren’t just unique, they give a perspective on the day-to-day that players can’t get enough of. Wordle isn’t even that clever — it was simply in the right place at the right time, and aspiring game developers should take note. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220414 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/opinion/wellness-wednesdays-chasing-z-s-better-sleep-hygiene/article_c4e0f908-bb7c-11ec-b0e9-eff96d382e59.html | Here’s the situation: you’re hanging out with some friends at night. You’re laughing, cracking each other up and generally having a swell time. As the screen of your phone turns on, you see the time is now 1:38 a.m. Uh oh. You have a class you can't miss at 8 a.m., and mental math says you’re not going to get much sleep tonight. Eventually, you make it back to your place and slip into bed. Next thing you know, you’re greeted by the sound of your alarm clock in the morning, and your brain is in a foggy haze.
It happens to the best of us. We get busy, we lose track of time or we’re just off and we can’t get enough sleep. For some people, this can be a one-time occurrence, and for others it’s just a normal part of their life. Getting quality sleep is an incredibly important part of health. Striving for better sleep should be an important priority, but this spiel is about fixing short-term problems. We need to get you back on track for today.
Here are some things that can wake you up and give you some energy.
Light, air and water are the three simplest things that can boost your energy right away. Splash some water on your face, go outside and do a little light stretching. Taking it a step further, a cold shower will douse you with a quick jolt of energy. It may be a less graceful path to being awake, but it’s just as effective.
If you are in need of another push, caffeine is a tried and true way to go. Tea and coffee are your best bets for moderate amounts of caffeine, but be careful not to go overboard as an excess of caffeine can lead to a handful of sour side effects, including — ironically enough — poor sleep. Another fantastic thing to drink is water. It’s the cornerstone of life as we know it, and it’s also pretty handy for waking you up.
Next we’ve got napping. Naps can be fantastic but also dangerous. The trick with naps is to maximize the amount of rest that they give you while minimizing sleep inertia and the damage it might do to your regular sleep. Sleep inertia is the feeling you get when there’s still a part of you trying to wake up. You managed to get out of bed, but you’re groggy. This is one of the ways that naps can backfire and make you even more sleepy. There are two kinds of naps you can take where sleep inertia is reduced as much as possible:
The power nap
10 to 20 minutes long
Gives you a nice boost of energy
Unlikely to hurt sleep schedule or become habitual
The full cycle nap
About 90 minutes long
Completes a full cycle of sleep
Gives you more rest
Gives the feeling of sleep
Can hurt sleep schedule
Getting between 30 and 80 minutes of sleep will greatly increase your chances of experiencing sleep inertia after your nap, so you’ll want to avoid those mid-sized naps. The danger of the full cycle naps is that you may end up being over-rested and then can’t sleep again when you should at night. This is why you must proceed with caution when engaging in a full cycle nap. It can easily throw you off. To avoid this, make sure that you only take a full cycle nap when it’s really needed, get good sleep the following night and nap at the right time of day.
The fine folks who study sleep say the best time to take a nap is in the early afternoon between roughly noon and 3 p.m. This checks out from personal experience, as morning naps are often served with a heaping helping of sleep inertia no matter how long the nap. Naps in the late afternoon and especially in the evening can make it hard to sleep that night. However, I understand that you’re busy, so if you can’t casually carve time out of your afternoon for sleeping, you should limit your naps to power naps.
So how do you get awake? Start with the basics: water, air, light, movement and move onto other measures as needed, like caffeine and naps, making sure that you’re smart about how you proceed. With these tools on your side, you can get through your day and plan on how to get better sleep.
Keep in mind, these are temporary short-term improvements that can be done over the course of a day or a couple of hours. These should not be adopted as replacements for quality sleep. You should not bank on water, coffee, and fresh air to get you through your day. These will stimulate and alert you, not rest and repair you. Getting quality sleep should be prioritized over getting quality naps.
Sleep is an important part of health, and this blog post doesn’t have all of the answers. If you’re having trouble getting sleep, talk to your doctor. You could also try drop-in wellness coaching if you’d like to talk with someone about your specific sleeping patterns and how to improve them. Information for drop-in wellness coaching can be found here.
In the spring, Wellness and Recreation is doing the Pack To Sleep challenge where you and your friends can challenge yourselves to get better sleep by changing your sleep-related habits. More information about the Pack To Sleep challenge will be coming soon. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220414 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/canes-can-t-crack-nedeljkovic-come-up-short-against-red-wings/article_c2ddf84a-bc67-11ec-9bfb-a735b7185df8.html | The Carolina Hurricanes lost some ground in a tight Eastern Conference on Thursday, April 14, falling 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings in PNC Arena.
Even though the Canes (48-19-8) outshot the Red Wings (29-35-10) 46-22 for the night, Detroit goalie and former Hurricane Alex Nedeljkovic simply refused to lose, stopping all of Carolina’s shots for the shutout.
“Obviously we’ve seen that he can steal games,” said left wing Jordan Martinook. “It felt like we had enough chances, definitely, to score a couple. So yeah, tip your cap. He was good. I thought we created a lot and just couldn’t get one by him.”
Carolina tested Nedeljkovic early and often, accumulating 11 shots in the first period alone, but the Detroit netminder was unbeatable all night. These weren’t pedestrian chances for the Canes either, as they notched seven high-danger scoring chances in the first compared to zero such chances for the Red Wings.
“We definitely created enough, so I’m not worried about that,” Martinook said. “If you get 40 shots but they’re all from the outside it’s a different story, but we were definitely in his eyes. He played well.”
That initial ferocity faded into frustration as the game went along as Carolina failed to find the net. Center Martin Nečas and Filip Hronek got into a heated exchange early in the second period, each earning themselves two minutes in the penalty box for roughing, but the first sting of the night came at the tail end of the period.
After the Hurricanes completed their only PK, the Red Wings did not wait for Carolina to reorganize and broke the deadlock. Dylan Larkin slipped through a pair of Hurricanes to tee up Moritz Seider for the opening goal.
DYLAN TO MO. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZtcpQGoZ06
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 15, 2022
The Canes' power play, on the other hand, suffered through another rough outing, going zero for three against the league's third-worst PK. Despite the stellar night Nedeljkovic had, Carolina’s lack of tenacity with a man advantage has been a cause for concern as the playoffs draw closer.
“Not good enough,” said center Sebastian Aho. “Today if the power play gets one then I’m pretty sure we win that game. The power play let us down today, especially our group. … We’ve got to score goals when it comes down the stretch. Just keep working on it and the bounces will come.”
With seven games left in the regular season, the Hurricanes will need to tighten up its play if it wants to continue to strive for the title of the best team in hockey.
“It’s tough, there’s no question,” said head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “We’re still trying to do the same things: We want to finish first. That was what we set out to do for these 82 games, so we still want to accomplish that. We made it a little tougher tonight, obviously, but that’s still what we’re trying to do.”
The Canes’ next opportunity to return to form will come on the road in a cross-conference showdown with the Colorado Avalanche. Puck drops in Ball Arena on Saturday, April 16 at 9 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220415 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-baseball-wins-second-walk-off-in-a-row-beats-bc-in-series-opener/article_d7aa11ae-bc5e-11ec-b266-c7bd625b24b4.html | The NC State baseball team won thanks to a walk-off sac fly for the second game in a row, taking the series opener against Boston College, 4-3, just 48 hours after beating UNC-Wilmington in the exact same way.
With the bases loaded and one out on the board, senior center fielder Devonte Brown stepped up and delivered a fly ball to right field. Sophomore right fielder Noah Soles tagged up and scored, giving the Wolfpack (21-11, 8-7 ACC) its second walk-off win of the week.
DEVO WALK OFF!!! WOLFPACK WINS!!! pic.twitter.com/prH03egKyP
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 15, 2022
While the Pack got the last laugh, it was the Eagles (15-19, 3-13 ACC) who struck first thanks to a wild pitch. NC State responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the frame, building a 3-1 lead across the first five innings.
The Eagles wouldn’t stay down for long, however, with the visitors scoring two runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game at 3-3 and set up the eventual walk-off.
Soles started the Pack’s ninth inning with a single, advancing to second after a sacrifice bunt from senior second baseman J.T. Jarrett. A walk followed by a fielding error moved Soles to third and set Brown up to win the game.
Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Logan Whitaker got the start for the Pack. Throwing a full five innings, Whitaker allowed just one earned run on five hits, striking out seven along the way.
Sophomore righty Justin Lawson, junior righty Baker Nelson and sophomore lefty Chris Villaman all appeared out of the pen. Villaman was credited with the win after recording the final out in the top of the ninth. Nelson allowed just one hit in his 1.2 innings of work, while Lawson allowed two earned runs on five hits.
The Wolfpack will have the opportunity to clinch the series on Friday, April 15, with the first pitch at Doak Field set for 6:30 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220415 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-men-s-golf-defeats-blue-devils-at-i-40-cup-match-play-event/article_7a553146-bd26-11ec-b6bf-fbd86ea4e2d8.html | The NC State men’s golf team defeated Duke on its turf 4.5-3.5 at the I-40 Cup Match Play event on April 15. Four players beat their opponent, with one tie, to take the victory.
Graduate Easton Paxton won his match with a narrow one-point margin, going back and forth with his opponent, but finally pushing ahead on hole 17 to take a point for the Pack.
Senior Thomas Deal went toe-to-toe with his opponent as well. With the Pack up 4-3 as a team, Deal was down during the 16th and 17th hole, but collected a par in the 18th to tie, splitting the final point in half and winning the match for the Pack.
Wolfpack Senior Thomas Deal just misses the birdie putt but wins the last hole to tie his match and secure the Wolfpack victory 4.5 to 3.5 over Duke in the I-40 Cup hosted by Carolina CC. pic.twitter.com/nPgJgooBeU
— NC State Men's Golf (@PackMensGolf) April 15, 2022
Junior Max Steinlechner teed off first for the match at 1:30 p.m. He won after maintaining a lead over Ian Siebers for the last eight holes.
Junior Brandon Einstein won his match against John Peters by six strokes. Freshman Jake Wiktor also won his match, finishing four strokes ahead of Qi Wen Wong.
The Wolfpack concluded the regular season with this match and will travel to Panama City Beach, Florida, to compete in the ACC Championship. The championship will start April 22 and last four days. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220416 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-softball-swept-by-georgia-tech-in-doubleheader/article_79669786-bd1f-11ec-95f0-db194c272efd.html | The NC State softball team played the first two games of its series against Georgia Tech on Friday, April 15, dropping both.
Graduate left-handed pitcher Maddie McPherson took the loss from the first game today, leaving her record 9-7 this season. McPherson pitched all six innings against the Yellow Jackets (30-12, 10-10 ACC), allowing seven hits and three runs in that time while only recording two strikeouts.
The Pack (28-17, 5-12 ACC) offense was not ready for the first game, managing just three hits as it was shutout. It struggled against Georgia Tech’s pitching staff, who put up a combined seven strikeouts. Recent hard hitters like sophomore second baseman Kaylee Lambrecht and graduate shortstop Randi Farricker weren’t able to pull through for the Pack in the early game as Georgia Tech came away with the 3-0 win.
Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Aisha Weixlmann took the loss in the Pack’s second game and she now has the record 12-7. Weixlmann pitched 3.1 innings, allowing seven hits and six earned runs in that time, striking out four batters along the way. Freshman righty Michelle Tarpey pitched for 1.1 innings, allowing two hits and three runs. McPherson pitched 0.2 innings and recorded one strikeout.
NC State came out strong, scoring in the first inning and avoiding another shutout. Lambrecht scored on a fly ball to center field hit by fifth-year catcher Sam Sack for the only run the Pack put up in either game. The Pack offense only put up two hits across the entire six innings and dropped the second game to the Yellow Jackets 9-1.
NC State will be back in action on Saturday, April 16 at 3 p.m. for the final game against Georgia Tech. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220416 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-women-s-golf-posts-best-performance-at-acc-championship-since-2017/article_af351b78-bd0e-11ec-b984-03f6cd94a3f9.html | The NC State women’s golf team finished stroke play at the ACC Championship tied with Virginia Tech at 29-over-par on Friday, April 15 at The Reserve Golf Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
While the Pack did not qualify for the weekend semifinal and final, the Pack’s seventh-place finish was the team’s best performance at an ACC Championship since 2017.
Senior Lea Klimentova led the way for the Pack, finishing tied for 10th at 2-over par. The senior’s best round of the event came on Thursday, where she posted a 3-under par first round.
Freshman Lauren Olivares Leon finished tied for 24th, finishing the three rounds of stroke play at 8-over par. Juniors Inja Fric and Natalie Armbruester finished tied for 30th and 32nd, respectively. The pair finished just one stroke apart, tallying 10-over and 11-over par.
Sophomore Isabel Amezcua rounded out the Pack’s lineup, finishing tied for 44th at 15-over par.
The 29-over par team score was a steep improvement from the 2021 Championship, where the Pack posted a team score of 64-over par and finished tied for 10th.
Klimentova, Armbruester and Amezcua all competed in that Championship as well, with the trio all improving in this year’s competition.
The trio combined to drop 42 strokes off their scores in 2021, with Armbruester and Klimentova improving by 20 and 16 strokes, respectively.
The Pack will find out on Wednesday, April 27 if it made it to an NCAA Regional Championship. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220416 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-20-pack-men-s-tennis-dismantles-no-19-duke-4-0-to-open-rivalry/article_544f2eaa-bd23-11ec-96b4-47aaaaf41322.html | The No. 20 NC State men’s tennis team dominated No. 19 Duke 4-0 as the Pack beat the Blue Devils to start out its rivalry weekend on Friday, April 15.
In the Pack’s second to last game of the regular season, NC State was able to bring impressive performances all around to earn its fifth ranked win of the season against one of its cross-town rivals. Now 17-7 on the season, the Wolfpack has won five out of its six last conference matches as the squad improves to 6-5 in ACC play.
Winning the opening doubles point, as well as three singles matches in straight sets, gave the Pack the impressive win. At four wins in a row, the Wolfpack has heated up at the end of its season and showed it by dominating the Blue Devils.
“Yeah, I mean, every day is a little bit different, but today we actually played pretty well on most of the courts,” said head coach Kyle Spencer. “And I think our level of competition was super high. I think the guys had a great focus, had a good game plan. They knew what they wanted to do, and executed for the most part pretty well across the board.”
The Wolfpack came out strong in the doubles round. The No. 38 pairing of junior Robin Catry and sophomore Luca Staeheli won 6-2 and while Duke and NC State battled on court two, it was redshirt freshman Braden Shick and graduate student Collin Shick who took court three 6-3 to put the Pack up 1-0 early on.
The Pack only needed three singles wins to earn victory in the clinch match and the singles lineup delivered. First to win in the late round was No. 101 Catry who handily beat his opponent 6-3, 6-1.
Next to down their Blue Devil opponent was freshman Damien Salvestre, winning 6-3, 6-2. In clinch position at 3-0, senior Rafa Izquierdo Luque finished off the Pack’s flawless 4-0 win with his 6-2, 6-2 win on court four. After battling injuries all season long, Izquierdo Luque returned in strong fashion and his strong win was emblematic of the Wolfpack’s overall performance against Duke.
“Yeah, I think today we played an unbelievable match,” said Izquierdo Luque. “We started with a lot of energy, and I think we played the right way, with very good quality. We're very happy with the performance.”
Multiple members of the Pack were left stranded on their courts due to the Pack’s quick clinch. Junior Martins Rocens and Staeheli won their respective first sets when play was stopped and Shick was down in his second set when play ended.
With another ranked rival on the horizon in No. 18 UNC Chapel Hill, the Pack looks to carry this impressive form to its final match of the season. But just like NC State, the Tar Heels have been playing well as of late, ensuring an entertaining clash between the rival schools.
“You know, I think the good good teams are just kind of getting going, you know, and playing their best tennis at the end,” Earnshaw said. “That's what we pride ourselves on and that's what we want to be doing, and today was another step forward for that.”
The Wolfpack celebrates senior day and faces the Tar Heels on Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. in Raleigh. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220416 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-3-pack-women-s-tennis-dominates-louisville-7-0-as-it-nears-end-of/article_c0f9fe16-bd07-11ec-bf87-e31e46ad369f.html | The No. 3 NC State women’s tennis team dominated Louisville 7-0 in the squad’s second-to-last match of its regular season on Friday, April 15.
This victory marked the Pack’s sixth flawless win on the season as NC State achieved its 21st win overall. After dominating in both doubles and several singles matches, the Pack is now 9-3 in conference play as it approaches the end of its regular season.
As per usual, the doubles point was quickly and efficiently taken by the Pack. The three Wolfpack doubles pairs wasted no time in the round and took the two matches needed to win while only losing one game. Freshman Priska Nugroho and sophomore Sophie Abrams won 6-0 followed by the No. 3 pair of graduate student Jaeda Daniel and senior Nell Miller’s 6-1 win.
“I think we have the best doubles corps in the nation,'' said head coach Simon Earnshaw. “We've just got to keep working at it and not become complacent in that regard.”
The Pack also performed well in singles, quickly winning the three matches the team needed to clinch in straight sets. But to finish the match off 7-0, the Wolfpack battled through and won the three other singles matches that finished in third-set super breakers.
First to strike was Miller on court five who won 6-1, 6-1. The senior was quickly followed by sophomore Amelia Rajecki who took court four 6-2, 6-1. Finishing off the first half of the Pack’s singles wins was No. 11 Daniel, who, like Miller and Rajecki, won her match with minimal error. Daniel finished her match 6-1, 6-1 and clinched the day for the Wolfpack at 4-0.
While the first three singles courts won in dominant fashion, the last three were forced to battle through third-set superbreakers to decide their matches.
The first of these matches to conclude came on court three as No. 60 Nugroho won in three sets, capping her match with an intense super breaker. As the freshman won 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6), this match marked her sixth straight singles victory. In addition, Nugroho has also won four ACC freshman of the week honors, including two in a row the last two weeks. While still adjusting to college tennis, Nugroho has been one of the strongest players for the Pack and surely will be in years to come.
“This past three months, I learned a lot,” said Nugroho. “I mean, in the beginning, it was not that easy because there's a lot of adjustments that I had to make. But I think as the season went along, I felt more comfortable with the environment, with the team. And it's just the whole college in general that I've become more familiar with. And yeah, I’ve been very grateful for my run.”
After Nugroho’s win, the last pair of Pack victories came one after the other, both featuring more intense superbreaker competition. Abrams took her match 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7), putting the Pack up 6-0. Finally, to finish off the flawless ACC win, No. 40 sophomore Abigail Rencheli on court two. Despite losing her first set, Rencheli battled back and won a tense 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5) match.
The win against the Cardinals moves the Pack to 9-3 in ACC play and the Pack will get one more shot at adding another conference win against Notre Dame in its last match of the season.
“Oh, yeah, we have one more conference match, and I think we just have to go point-by-point and everyone has to really stay focused from the beginning,” Nugroho said. “We're going to play Notre Dame and yeah, it's not going to be easy.”
The Pack will battle the Fighting Irish on Saturday, April 16 as the NC State women’s tennis team is set to celebrate senior day. Play will start at 12 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220416 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/wolfpack-baseball-sweeps-boston-college-in-dramatic-doubleheader/article_65e1317a-bd43-11ec-83a6-633f09c38885.html | The NC State baseball team secured an ACC sweep over the Boston College Eagles on Friday, April 15, taking both games of a doubleheader at Doak Field.
The Pack (23-11, 10-7 ACC) overcame a late 6-0 deficit to pull off a 7-6 win in 11 innings over the Eagles (15-21, 3-15 ACC) before completing the sweep with a 6-3 win in the series finale.
Game one
The Wolfpack made it three straight walk-off wins in a dramatic comeback victory to start the day. The Eagles looked to have the game well in hand through the first six and half innings, but the NC State offense sprang to life to the tune of six runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie it up at 6-6. Redshirt junior shortstop Josh Hood drove in the winning run in extra innings, reaching first on a throwing error that allowed sophomore first baseman LuJames Groover III to cross home plate for the win.
CARDIAC PACK WITH ANOTHER WALK OFF WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/SgvWrNE1ga
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 15, 2022
“It's a tough game, especially at this level of competition,” Groover III said. “There's gonna be a lot of close games like this. We've been able to win a lot of them because I think as a team, our character is very good. We're able to push through as a team and come together and produce runs when we need them the most.”
Sophomore right-hander Matt Willadsen got the ball for the Wolfpack to start the day, but he was utterly outmatched by Boston College righty Henry Leake. While Willadsen had a characteristically rocky first few innings, Leake was untouchable for six innings, notching all nine of his strikeouts on swings and misses.
Willadsen eventually settled in, even stringing together seven consecutive outs at one point, but even that wouldn’t stop the Pack from surrendering five runs, four of them unearned, in the top of the sixth. Freshman right-hander Carson Kelly took over for Willadsen after a throwing error by Hood, a walk and hit by pitch loaded the bases with no one out.
The fielding issues, which have been a point of concern for the Pack all season, continued with Kelly on the mound. Two more errors in the top of the sixth fueled an Eagles rally and put NC State in a 6-0 hole.
NC State batted around in a resurgent seventh inning, scoring six runs on five hits and three walks. Hood and senior second baseman J.T. Jarrett got the rally going with a pair of singles then freshman designated hitter Payton Green put the Pack on the board with an RBI double.
PG RBI double to put us on the board! That's a career-high three hits today for @PaytonG08. pic.twitter.com/83dDEikvHB
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 15, 2022
The runs just kept on coming for the Wolfpack from there. Freshman outfielder Chase Nixon and freshman third baseman Tommy White each logged sacrifice flies. Groover III and sophomore outfielder Noah Soles each knocked in a run on RBI singles and Jarrett brought in the tying run by absorbing a 2-2 delivery for a bases-loaded hit by pitch.
Sophomore southpaw Chris Villaman took the mound of the Pack to start the eighth and ultimately got credit for the win. Villaman was lights out for four innings, racking up nine strikeouts and allowing just one hit and one walk. In the late innings of a tight ballgame, the lefty’s performance on the bump was instrumental to NC State’s victory.
“His teammates believe him and he believes in himself,” said head coach Elliott Avent. “He was really good because that's the game that [he plays]. He's done that a couple times now. Did it at Florida State, did it one more time where the game got extended and he went a little longer than we thought he would go.”
Game two
In the series finale, NC State was quicker to answer an early Boston College run. After senior lefty Canaan Silver allowed the Eagles to take a 1-0 lead on a sac fly in the top of the first, the Pack practiced its plate discipline by turning two walks and a hit by pitch into a run off a wild pitch to even up the score at 1-1.
Jarrett drew the Wolfpack’s third walk of the inning that same at-bat, but freshman left fielder Will Marcy grounded into a fielder’s choice to end the inning with the bases loaded. NC State could have easily ended up regretting leaving six runners on base in the first three innings, but Silver’s ability to weasel out of some early jams kept the score close as Boston College carried a measly 2-1 lead into the fourth despite stranding seven runners of its own.
In the bottom of the fourth, White knocked a two-run double into the gap in right center to give the Pack a 3-2 advantage. In the previous at-bat, Groover III singled to the left side thanks to an awkward hop that crossed up the Boston College third baseman. The hit extended Groover III’s hit streak to 21 games.
“Every time I walk up to the plate I like to tell myself ‘this pitcher can't mess with me,’” Groover III said. “Not in a bad way, but ‘I just feel like I'm better than this guy.’ You got to have that mindset in this game because there's a lot of failure that goes on so you got to find a way to keep your head even, just keep pushing on.”
The two teams would trade blows over the next few innings, but NC State finalized its lead at 6-3 in the sixth when Groover III scored on a wild pitch and Hood drove White home on a sac fly. On the mound, redshirt junior righty Logan Adams tossed four scoreless innings to keep the Eagles from mounting a comeback.
The Wolfpack will hit the road for its next game, a midweek matchup with the High Point Panthers on Wednesday, April 20. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220416 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/pack-women-s-tennis-sweeps-notre-dame-on-senior-day/article_70c0ddec-bdcb-11ec-87e7-af887f373498.html | The No. 3 NC State women’s tennis team closed out its 2022 regular season with a dominant 7-0 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
With a gritty showing in singles, the Pack was able to win every match of the day to take the ACC win, ending the regular season with a 22-4 overall record and a 10-3 conference record. The team also had the chance to celebrate senior day, namely honoring graduate student Jaeda Daniel in her last season with the Wolfpack and her amazing contributions to the team and program.
We love you, @babyjmd12 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vdoMWeHOrr
— #3 NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) April 16, 2022
Since transferring to NC State in 2019, Daniel has been an impressive and integral part of the Pack’s lineup in all three of her seasons in Raleigh. The 2021 ITA doubles All-American was honored in the senior day ceremony and reflected on her time at NC State.
“It's been a journey,” Daniel said. “I think I've learned a lot about myself and just about my life, gone through a lot of ups and downs, but it's been a really good experience. I would say I'm looking forward to the next chapter, but I'm really grateful for what I've had.”
To finish off the season, Daniel pulled off one of her most impressive wins all year. Playing in her usual number-one spot in the lineup, Daniel completed a grueling two set match that included two tiebreakers. After winning her first set, she narrowly lost her second in an intense second set tiebreak. To decide the match, Daniel didn’t look back and dominated in her super breaker, winning ten out of eleven points, contributing to the Pack’s perfect day with her 6-4, 6-7 (8-10), 1-0 (10-1) win.
Wolfpack 6, ND 0 SENIOR DAY DUB. @babyjmd12 dominates her super tiebreaker for the 6-4, 6-7 (8-10), 1-0 (1) win. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/FAuYg0zBGL
— #3 NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) April 16, 2022
“I would say it's very special,” Daniel said. “I love when my parents get to come out. … It's really exciting. It’s difficult, playing on senior day, but I know it's not our last home match.”
Daniel’s performance was representative of the team’s performance overall, with five total tiebreakers during the singles round, the squad was forced to fight for every point, but all came through with Wolfpack wins.
To start the day,NC State was able to take the early doubles point easily. The No. 22 pair of sophomores Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli took court two 6-3, while the No. 3 pair of Daniel and senior Nell Miller won court one 7-5.
Up 1-0, No. 60 freshman Priska Nugroho took no time in increasing the Pack’s lead. Nugroho cruised through her 6-1, 6-1 match to claim her seventh straight singles win.
No. 40 Rencheli also won in straight sets to put NC State into the clinch position with her 6-4, 6-1 victory on court two. Clinching the match at 4-0 for the Pack was Rajecki, who battled through the longest tiebreak of the day. To decide the second set after winning her first, the sophomore won an amazing tiebreak and finished her match with a final score of 6-3, 7-6, (13-11).
At 4-0, sophomore Sophie Abrams was able to have a much cleaner second set than her first, which she won in tiebreak. The freshman took it 7-6, (8-6), 6-2 and continued to add to the Pack’s lead. After Daniel was able to finish off her special win, the Pack won one more tiebreak as Miller won court five in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), finishing off the undefeated 7-0 match win.
Wolfpack 7, ND 0 Nell crashes the net to close out her 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) win! #GoPack pic.twitter.com/UFjeeR3vZf
— #3 NC State Women's Tennis 🐺🎾 (@PackWTennis) April 16, 2022
After winning all five tiebreakers on the day, the Pack looks to the impending conference championships and will search for success against familiar ACC opponents. But, after going 14-0 in match score in the last two matches, the Pack has momentum heading into the tournament, as well as the exceptional level of play the squad has brought all season long.
“I think we all feel like, even early on, we can do better,” said head coach Simon Earnshaw. “I feel like we can play better and I think we're feeling pretty good going into postseason play. The ACC tournament hasn't always been a happy hunting ground for us. That's definitely been a point of emphasis for us this year. So hopefully we're excited and I think we're going there on an uptick right now.”
The ACC Championships will start on Wednesday, April 20 in Rome, Georgia. NC State awaits the finish of all regular season matches to determine its draw in the tournament. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220417 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/canes-smacked-by-avalanche-7-4-as-andersen-staal-leave-with-injuries/article_13330f74-be0c-11ec-b09c-ff5b9c485ca2.html | The Carolina Hurricanes suffered a 7-4 loss on the road against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, April 16.
The Canes (48-20-8) did themselves no favors from the get-go, facing a 4-0 hole against the Avalanche (55-14-6) early in the second period, but the bigger concern for Carolina is the injuries it racked up in the game. Goaltender Frederik Andersen left the ice late in the third period with a lower-body injury and center Jordan Staal went to the locker room six minutes earlier after taking a hard hit from Cole Makar.
Head coach Rod Brind’Amour did not have any updates on the status of his team’s captain or its primary goalie, but did say that it “doesn’t look good.” With the postseason just around the corner, any extended periods of absence from Andersen or Staal could derail the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup bid.
Prior to a Nathan MacKinnon dagger midway through the third period, the Hurricanes managed to make the game competitive despite the early deficit. Just 41 seconds after Ben Meyers made it 4-0, Staal put Carolina on the board with a redirect off a shot by defenseman Brady Skjei. Staal repeated this effort five minutes later by redirected right wing Nino Niederreiter’s shot past Darcy Kuemper to make it 4-2.
This is what leadership looks like pic.twitter.com/iXYLUO57Qb
— x-Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) April 17, 2022
The Canes’ third line of Staal, Niederreiter and left wing Jesper Fast sparked Carolina back into action. But despite carrying momentum in the third while only down 5-3, that line’s impact was hampered in the final period thanks to a 10-minute misconduct penalty for abusive language on Niederreiter with 15:52 left to play.
On the home bench, the Avs were simply the better team all night. Outside the obvious feat of putting up seven goals on a playoff-caliber team in the Hurricanes, Colorado exhibited much more cohesion and overall quality than Carolina.
Defensively, the Avalanche did well to get in front of the puck by blocking 20 shots and keeping pace with the Canes in the hitting department, racking up 31 hits compared to Carolina’s 32. Offensively, the Avs notched two power play goals on the league’s best PK unit, an accomplishment that speaks for itself.
The Hurricanes weren’t too shabby on the power play either. Carolina only converted on one of its three power play opportunities, a third-period rebound shot by right wing Andrei Svechnikov, but that lone PPG was a sign of life for a power play unit that hadn’t yet scored in the month of April.
Andrei Svechnikov finds Teravainen's rebound and beats Kuemper on the short-side to cut Carolina's deficit back to 2!#LetsGoCanes pic.twitter.com/Isw1E34L36
— Hockey Daily 365 (@HockeyDaily365) April 17, 2022
Still, center Sebastian Aho maintained that the power play needs to be better, as converting on the other two opportunities in the first period could have changed how the game played out.
“Too late,” Aho said. “Obviously it was nice to see the power play click there, but we should have cashed in on those early ones, probably. We'll keep working on that too.”
As the Canes await status updates on Staal and Andersen, the schedule trucks on to a road game against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, April 19. Puck drops at 10 p.m. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220417 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/courage-score-three-in-opening-nine-minutes-remain-undefeated-in-challenge-cup/article_103e2892-bdf5-11ec-8cb4-cfd33a70d4cd.html | The North Carolina Courage beat the Orlando Pride 4-2 on Saturday, April 16 at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, breaking an NWSL record along the way.
Taylor Smith’s ninth-minute goal was the Courage’s (3-0-2, 11 pts) third of the game as the team jumped out to the fastest 3-0 lead in NWSL history, breaking the record OL Reign set just three days earlier by two minutes.
Orlando (0-4-1, 1 pt) did well to respond, getting back within one-goal thanks to a brace from former Courage forward Darian Jenkins, but a late goal from Debinha sealed the win.
“I don't think it was a tale of two halves, I think it was a tale of 10 minutes and then 80 minutes,” said head coach Sean Nahas. “I thought once we went up 3-0, I thought, ‘Man,’ but I also think that's what the players did and got complacent.”
Merritt Mathias got the fun going in the third minute, forcing an own goal with a great cross from the right side.
Hey, whatever works right? 🤙@TheNCCourage | #CourageUnitesUs pic.twitter.com/8HrTKFaRQw
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 16, 2022
The Courage continued to pound the ball down the right side, with Jaelene Daniels tapping in a Taylor Smith cross in the sixth minute. Three minutes later, Smith added a goal to her assist with a hard-hit shot at the near post.
Kiki Pickett got the assist on Smith's goal, continuing her solid start to life as a No. 10. When Pickett arrived in NC most people expected her to play as a fullback, something she said she expected as well, but she is adapting quickly to her new role.
“I think anywhere on the field that I'm put in, I'm gonna give my 100% effort,” Pickett said. “ I may not know exactly what I'm doing, but I'm gonna give you everything that I have. Being in that new position, I know I have to learn a lot, go through all the tape and just take as much feedback and absorb everything that everyone's telling me along with Sean and the players and just try to understand and learn as much as possible.”
While Debinha locked up the game with her third goal in the last three games in the 89th minute, Nahas says the team still needs to figure out how to win. In the team’s last three games, the Courage have given away leads, leading to draws against the Washington Spirit and NJ/NY Gotham FC in the two games before the international break.
“While it's really good to get three points, we have to learn to win,” Nahas said. “Meaning not allowing teams [back into the game]. This is three games in a row, so at some point, we have to look at things and say, ‘Okay, what do we need to improve on?’ If you look at all the goals that we're giving up, they're quite similar. So it's just something we have to hit the training ground with and work on. But I'm proud of the group in terms of responding, getting the fourth [goal] late when the game could have gone either way.”
Subbing in for Debinha just after her goal, Emily Gray, who the Courage took with the third overall pick in the 2020 draft, made her professional debut.
“It was really nice to get that off my chest and just to get a run out,” Gray said, “And obviously we got the win, so that's most important. We wanted three points. So I'm just glad to be part of it.”
The Courage will return to WakeMed Soccer Park to wrap up the group stage of the Challenge Cup on April 23 as they host the Washington Spirit. Last time the Courage faced the Spirit, the pair split the points as Washington came back from a two-goal halftime deficit. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220417 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/mclaughlin-scores-in-third-straight-game-north-carolina-fc-draws-1-1/article_57660874-bdf1-11ec-adf2-67815afd5b9b.html | North Carolina FC drew 1-1 with Greenville Triumph SC on Saturday, April 16 at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Both teams netted first-half goals and had chances to win it in the second half, but neither could find the go-ahead goal. NCFC (1-1-1, 4 pts) ended the game up a man after Greenville’s (0-1-1, 1 pt) Evan Lee was shown his second yellow of the night in the 67th minute, but couldn’t capitalize.
“Obviously the objective of this game is to create chances and put yourself in a situation where you can score goals, defend as a team well and all that so I think in the general aspect, I’m pleased,” said head coach John Bradford. “But obviously to go up a man and not be able to convert one of the many chances that we created late in the game, I’m disappointed that we didn't get the full three points.”
16-year-old goalkeeper Nick Holliday made his first appearance of the season, making two saves.
“[He] played well,” Bradford said. “Tons of times on the ball and in possession and he did well with those. I think it's something for him to grow on and move forward with.”
Venton Evans gave Greenville an early lead, beating Holliday at the near post in the 19th minute.
Sneaking it through 😮@VEvansjr scores his first @GVLTriumph goal!#NCvGVL // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/PU8E2YNilK
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 16, 2022
Garrett McLaughlin pulled NCFC level in the 35th minute, tucking the ball confidently into the far post after picking off a pass on the edge of the box.
.@GMclaughlin_ is gonna be a problem this season, huh?The first-year @NorthCarolinaFC man levels the match!#NCvGVL // #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/cSXPzCevUV
— USL League One (@USLLeagueOne) April 16, 2022
McLaughlin has scored in each of NCFC’s three USL League One games so far this season, demonstrating exactly why Bradford brought him in this offseason.
“Garrett is a guy that can create things on both sides of the ball and obviously, to be able to press well and then have the composure of a nice finishing and create the goal out of nothing is what we are hoping to get to expect from him,” Bradford said.
NCFC will have some time off before its next game, returning to WakeMed Soccer Park on April 30 to take on Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220417 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-softball-swept-by-georgia-tech/article_bc43e4c8-bdd8-11ec-8d3a-ff024f2ebeb1.html | The NC State softball team dropped its final game of the series against Georgia Tech, as the Yellow Jackets completed the sweep with a 5-1 win on Saturday, April 16.
The Wolfpack (28-18, 5-13 ACC) was thoroughly beaten by the Yellow Jackets (31-12, 11-10 ACC) throughout the weekend, managing just two runs across the three-game series.
The lone score in Saturday’s outing came in the fifth inning for the Pack. Down 3-0 with one out, Freshman first baseman Taylor Ensley recorded a double to get on base. She advanced to third on a throwing error and reached home on a fielder’s choice.
Graduate left fielder Taylor Johnson was credited with the RBI, but not a hit. Ensley was the only Wolfpack player credited with a hit in the game.
Graduate lefty Maddie McPherson got the nod for the game, and pitched nearly a complete game. She pitched 5.2 innings, recorded five strikeouts, but was pinned with four earned runs and her eighth loss of the season. Redshirt sophomore righty Aisha Weixlmann came in relief, recording the final out to end the sixth inning.
The Wolfpack will return home to host ECU on Wednesday, April20 . This non-conference matchup will precede the weekend series against Boston College. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220417 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-track-and-field-rewrite-record-books-at-tom-jones-memorial/article_0a4191fa-bdef-11ec-b658-1715812e9de8.html | NC State track and field wrapped up its weekend in Gainesville, Florida at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational on Saturday, April 16. The two-day competition saw a plethora of personal best performances from the members of the Pack, as well as some rewriting of the history books.
Picking up on the success it left off with at the Duke Invitational a week ago, the Pack has been firing on all cylinders as of late. Personal best times and performances continue to be topped week after week, with the record books suffering the same fate.
Wolfpack track and field kicked off the weekend competition on Friday, April 15, posting a number of personal records and a few top-10 performances in program history.
Kicking it off with jumps, the Pack posted five personal best performances. Redshirt senior Mikieja Covington got things going for NC State, recording a 5.71-meter long jump. Senior Timara Chapman followed closely behind with her PR performance of 5.65 meters. Junior Jirah Sidberry rounded out the women’s performances with her 6.12-meter long jump, a personal record, and the fifth-best mark in program history for the event.
On the men’s side of things, senior Cameron Murray and freshman William Sistruck were the PR performers with jumps of 7.36 meters and 7.08 meters respectively.
In Friday’s 200-meter sprint action, senior Alan Alvarez posted the best time of the day with his personal record time of 21.25, and his teammates' times of 21.52 and 21.44 from junior Alexander Lang and freshman Alexander Nunley respectively followed right behind. Lang’s time was a personal best as well while the Tom Jones Memorial marked the first 200-meter performance of Nunley’s career.
It was the women’s 200-meter that saw some historic finishes for NC State’s track and field program, with the runners improving on their already top 10 all-time marks. Senior McKenzie Long lowered her personal best time down to 23.38, the third-fastest in the Pack’s history, while her teammate, graduate student Jada Griffin, posted the seventh-fastest time in the record books with her 23.67.
Saturday’s hurdle competitions carried on with the theme of the weekend, with graduate student Brandi Hughes and junior Ally Henson posting a pair of PR times and top-10 finishes in program history in the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Hughes’ 13.48 was good enough for the fifth-best time in the school’s record books with Henson’s 13.72 coming in right behind her at sixth-best all time. Murray pulled his weight in the men’s 110-meter hurdle prelims with a time of 13.94, another personal record and the seventh-fastest time in the prelims.
In distance running, junior Caroline Lewis was the big performer of the day with her time of 2:16.48 in the women’s 800-meter competition.
As far as the field aspect of track and field goes, NC State saw plenty of individual success in that area as well. Sophomore Mahkayala Hart and senior Kayla Beasley led the way in the women’s hammer throw and women’s shot put, respectively. Hart registered a throw of 47.40 meters while Beasley’s throw measured at 13.52 meters. Both distances were PRs with Beasley’s coming in at the eighth-best mark in program history.
The men’s hammer throw saw a pair of personal records as well. Graduate student Andrew Haberman’s 60.96-meter throw was far enough for the third-farthest throw in program history with his teammate, sophomore Lance Penegar, who managed a PR himself with a throw of 54.11 meters. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220417 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/no-20-pack-men-s-tennis-falls-4-3-to-rivals-unc-in-tense-season/article_722b2584-be9d-11ec-b1a4-c7dc4feaa378.html | The No. 20 NC State men’s tennis team came up just short in a thrilling match against No. 18 UNC-Chapel Hill, losing 4-3 to its rivals on senior day.
The last match of the season for the Pack brought the Tar Heels to town, and while the two sides were deadlocked for almost the entire match, it was UNC who came out on top. Finishing the regular season at 17-8 overall and 6-6 in conference play, the Pack went blow for blow with the Heels. Despite NC State’s defeat, the Wolfpack continued to display some of its best tennis all season long.
“You know, it was a classic college tennis match with two rival schools in that regard,” said head coach Kyle Spencer. “It didn't go our way but I thought UNC played well in some really close situations, so give them credit. Disappointed for the guys because I know they really wanted that.”
NC State started the match off strong by winning the doubles round. The No. 58 duo of junior Martins Rocens and freshman Fons Van Sambeek handily defeated UNC’s No. 8 ranked doubles pairing on court one. The Wolfpack’s pairing on court, redshirt freshman Braden Shick and graduate Collin Shick, secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win.
The Pack held its 1-0 lead for a majority of the singles round due to close, tightly contested matches on every court. The round included four three-set matches and two tiebreaks as well as long and competitive points in every matchup, creating a tense match from beginning to end.
After a long break in scoring, it was UNC who took the first singles match as Rocens was defeated in two sets. After falling short in his first set tiebreak, the junior’s Tar Heel opponent won the next six games despite Rocens’ efforts to prevent otherwise.
At 1-1, NC State was next to claim a singles match when Staeheli won court three in three sets. While Staeheli had a momentum-stopping second set loss, he cruised through his first and third sets, winning 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 to put the Pack up 2-1.
The Pack’s final singles point came from freshman Damien Salvestre, who has been able to consistently deliver in big matches all season. Salvestre won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, and while his opponent made the freshman work for it, Salvestre delivered an impressive and energized performance to put NC State into clinch position at 3-1.
Despite the Pack’s early singles success, UNC went on to win the three remaining singles matches starting with an NC State loss on court four, where No. 101 Catry fell in three sets. Shortly after, No. 116 senior Rafa Izquierdo Luque also lost in three sets, evening up the match score at 3-3.
Van Sambeek and his Tar Heel opponent battled it out on court six to decide the match. The freshman won his second set to force a decisive third set after all other matches had finished. With both teams watching, the two fought for possession of the deciding third set, but Van Sambeek’s opponent was able to pull away and win the final set 6-2, finishing UNC’s victory.
The Pack celebrated senior day after the match, honoring three stalwarts of the team that have been instrumental in creating and cultivating a winning culture over the past few years. Those players included Collin Shick, Izquierdo Luque and senior Yannai Barkai.
“Number one, forget about the tennis part, but just three incredible people, along with [redshirt senior] Joe Schrader, who we honored last year, four incredible people come from four incredible families,” Spencer said. “Each one of those guys really dedicated themselves to not only their craft, but the team bonding, the team culture changing, something that before they came didn't kind of exist, and making it their own.”
This team will look to carry that culture and chemistry into the incoming postseason. With the ACC Championships next up for the Pack, this squad hopes to continue its strong form displayed at the end of the season into the tournament.
“I think we're peaking at the right time,” said Spencer. “I think we're playing a good level of tennis. I think we're super competitive. Our guys love to play as I always say and they'll be up for that. They're really excited.”
The ACC Championships will begin Wednesday, April 20 in Rome, Georgia. The Wolfpack will face Virginia Tech on April 21 at 12:30 p.m. after earning the six seed in the tournament. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220418 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/anna-jump-selected-as-spring-2022-commencement-speaker/article_b057c03a-beb9-11ec-bab3-43afc31c7ee0.html | NC State’s 2022 spring commencement ceremony features a speech from Anna Jump, who is graduating with a degree in leadership in the public sector.
Jump said she decided to write and submit a speech in hopes of inspiring minorities to overcome barriers such as language and pursue their passions through education.
“I've seen so many extraordinary people,” Jump said. “I think that minorities, especially Hispanics like me, are driven by fear to not pursue their dreams, or think that the language is a big barrier that they cannot overcome and that the system just doesn't support their dreams. And I did it, so I'm a true believer that there's so much talent in minorities, that they just don't take advantage of the opportunity because of the fear. So that was one of the motivations to say to young Hispanics, ‘We can do it, you can do it.’”
Jump was born in Chicago but raised in Guatemala and came back to the U.S. when she was 23 years old. She began to learn English and take college courses while living in Ohio, then moved to North Carolina after her husband began working at NC State.
“When I got here, I was completely in love with NC State,” Jump said. “I also got a temp position in Advancement Services, so I was just next to the McKimmon Center. And I was seeing all the graduates and I always looked at them. They looked so perfect, so beautiful. So one day, I just decided to go for it and get first my associates, and then see if I could transfer credits here.”
Jump began her degree as a full-time student while already working a full-time job as well as taking care of her son.
“It was a big challenge,” Jump said. “But in the end, it was worth it. It was possible. So it's a big, big accomplishment for me to graduate.”
Jump plans to speak about her journey to graduation in hopes of inspiring others, and also plans to take the opportunity to thank her friends, family and mentors for supporting her along the way.
“That strain that hit came from my heart kept pushing me even when everything seemed so odd and not possible,” Jump said. “My heart was always still pushing me, and I think that it was because of my friends, family and mentors that put so much trust and faith in me that it kept me going. And I [will] talk about the giants that came before me, and that I've seen further because I've stood on the shoulders of giants, so I can thank them, but also to let the new generation of graduates know that we are becoming giants for others to see. So it's our responsibility to pass the baton and keep helping other people to keep their dreams.”
Jump said her greatest advice for current NC State students is to not feel alone and to take advantage of the mentors that are available for students.
“Listen to the people that are really there,” Jump said. “Because I have been in so many situations that I've looked around, and I felt completely, completely alone and lost. But that's just the emotion of the moment. There's a lot of people that are there for you. So do not feel alone. Do not despair, and listen to your heart. Because the fact that we are here means that we are achievers, and we can do so much more.” | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220418 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/ramadan-a-month-of-intention-introspection-community/article_ae495702-bf79-11ec-b609-8baa59d0c581.html | Members of the Muslim community across campus and Raleigh celebrate Ramadan April 1 to May 1, able this year to truly come together as a community after two years of pandemic hesitancy.
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of prayer and fasting which falls during the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Muslims believe God first gave the Prophet Muhammad verses of the Quran, the Islamic holy book, during Ramadan.
Ramadan is an opportunity for Muslims to bring greater intentionality, discipline and spirituality into their lives through fasting, prayer, studying the Quran, charity and community building.
Throughout the month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from all food and drink from dawn to sunset in order to increase their taqwa, or consciousness of God. Each day during Ramadan, Muslims wake up before the sun rises for suhoor, the meal that will sustain them through the day, and fajr, morning prayer. When the sun goes down, they have iftar, the meal that breaks the day’s fast.
After fasting throughout the day, Ramadan nights are alive and active. The Islamic Association of Raleigh, a mosque down the street from NC State hosts regular overnight events that include prayer, meals, reading from the Quran and activities like volleyball. This provides an opportunity for both the individual reflection and communal connection central to Ramadan.
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and is meant, in part, to increase self-awareness and gratitude. Aisha Mahmood, a second year studying genetics, said fasting gives her an opportunity for increased mindfulness throughout the month.
“During Ramadan I'm able to have this routine,” Mahmood said. “I wake up in the morning and then I eat the morning meal and then I pray. I'm able to connect with God that way, and then go to classes, and during class I'm more intentional with what I'm doing. I remind myself why I’m going to class… Even if it's something small like I'm going to go meet friends, I kind of reframe my intentions.”
This is Mahmood’s first Ramadan away from home, and she said it has been challenging to be unable to spend time and break fast with her family. She said it’s been important for her to have a community on campus to celebrate with.
Mariyah Modan, a second year studying biology and the publicity chair for NC State’s Muslim Student Association, said that much of the association’s planning surrounding Ramadan this year was to build a community for those who were feeling lonely or missing family during the month.
“We live in a mostly white community, and sometimes you start to feel out of place,” Modan said. “This is coming from me, who was born and raised here. There's a lot of people around us who haven't grown up here, or they come from different communities, so having the Muslim community at [NC State] and making it welcoming is so important. I would like people to not feel how I do sometimes.”
To that end, the Muslim Students Association has held several recurring events throughout the month. On Tuesdays they reserve a space for girls observing Ramadan on campus to come together to break their fast. This is specifically geared towards those who might otherwise be breaking their fast alone or away from family. On Wednesdays the association has a table in Talley Student Union to give out iftar packs to go, and every Friday morning they hold a gathering on the top of Dan Allen parking deck for fajr prayer after suhoor.
To make it easier for students to break fast and ensure that they have enough food for their morning meal, NC State Dining allows Muslim students to carry out extra meals from dining halls, as well as serving dates which are traditionally eaten to break fasts during Ramadan.
In addition to building new communities through moving away from home, many college students have expanded how they view the traditions of Ramadan as they have gotten older.
“When you're younger it's not about the religion, it's just about the food,” said Zeiad Yakout, a first year student studying engineering. “But as you progress, and especially this year since I've been on my own for the most part, it's really building my awareness and my understanding of not only the month of Ramadan but my religion as a whole. That's something I'm really thankful for.”
Michael Cruz, a first year studying psychology, converted to Islam in January and is currently experiencing his first Ramadan. Though Cruz expressed being somewhat intimidated by Ramadan at first, he has found great meaning and growth throughout the month so far.
“[Ramadan] gives you a lot of time for introspection,” Cruz said. “It gives you a time to look into yourself and really figure out what you need to focus on, what you need to increase, what you need to stop. And fasting increases your discipline, so it's like a time to implement good habits and good things. I know when people hear 30 days of fasting it sounds hard and sounds difficult, but it really isn't. We actually appreciate this month. A lot of people think it's a struggle, but actually it's more of a blessing.” | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220419 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/virtual-annual-student-art-sale-puts-nc-state-on-the-map/article_49cafbb4-bf79-11ec-aba6-576d648bc136.html | Since 2001, NC State has regularly purchased student art to display in campus locations like Talley Student Union and Witherspoon Student Center. In 2015, the annual Student Art Sale opened up to students and the public to purchase as well. This year’s sale went live via an online gallery on April 15 and all pieces will remain available to purchase on student’s linked websites until they are sold.
Over 200 pieces are included in the sale between the online gallery and the student’s personal websites. The artwork could be based on any topic of the student’s choice, some of which are simply art for art’s sake, NC State-themed pieces or political statements.
Along with a wide range of topics, there is also a variety of different types of media included in the sale such as paintings, realistic photography, jewelry and 3D art.
Amy Sawyers-Williams, the manager of arts outreach & engagement for Arts NC State, said she is looking forward to seeing all the hard work from the students and faculty pay off and to have a wide reach for this year’s sale with it being online again.
“I'm really excited that the students have been able to learn how to build their own websites or set up their own online shops to sell their work and just that we can also offer this opportunity not just to people locally but to people, honestly, all over the world that can see our student’s artwork,” Sawyers-Williams said.
Submissions come from undergraduate and graduate students from nine of NC State’s colleges. Almost half of those students are STEM majors, Sawyers-Williams said.
The artists have the opportunity to win a visual art award. The award grants them a $500 cash prize, a display in the Talley Student Union near Stewart Theater for the coming academic year and honors at an annual ceremony. The three winners this year for the 2D, 3D and Digital Award, are Olivia Allen for “Future Pack Leader,” Jimmy Lewis for “Fan Carved Bird #9,” and Sarah Waugh for “Miami Beach Lifeguard stand.”
Honorable Mentions were awarded to Kailyn Byers for “Through the Clouds,” Qrious K for “Limitless” and Emily Grace for “Ukraine, Giver of Bread.”
For almost all the artwork of past and new winners displayed in Talley, students can look at the label and see when it was purchased and what the student's major was. Some even have a QR code that will let viewers see what that alumnus is up to today.
The sale has helped lead many students on a path to success in the art world. For example, NC State purchased an art piece called “Pins” from a student named Davis Choun in 2012, now a professional working artist. Choun also has an exhibition called “Pattern Assemblage” that was shown recently in the Craft Center in Thompson Hall.
All artwork in the sale ranges from $20-$400 with a few exceptions. Most of the pieces for sale are under $100 this year, making it more affordable for students and the public to support the sale. All of the proceeds from purchases go directly to the artists.
“NC State students should support the Student Art Sale because it is a really unique opportunity for them to go on to the gallery and see what kind of artwork their peers are making, last year our judge said that these are the future artists in our country that are putting work into this sale,” Sawyers-Williams said.
Sawyers-Williams also said that it is important to note that students shouldn’t feel pressured to make a purchase and just looking at the online gallery helps support the student artists. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220419 |
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/lavender-graduation-promotes-inclusivity-for-lgbt-students/article_653040d4-bf70-11ec-bc86-b745ef8d9e8d.html | Lavender Graduation hosted by the GLBT Center takes place in Talley Student Union’s Coastal Ballroom on Wednesday, April 20, from 6-8:30 p.m, as a way to commemorate and celebrate graduates who are a part of the LGBT+ community.
The GLBT Center’s website defines Lavender Graduation as “an annual ceremony conducted on numerous campuses to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and asexual and aromantic students and to acknowledge their achievements and contributions to the university.”
The team for the event includes GLBT Center Assistant Director Rain Garant, GLBT Center Assistant Director Andy DeRoin, Women’s Center Senior Director Lisa LaBarbera-Mascote and Interim Administrative Support Specialist Rachel Broadaway.
Garant is the lead planner for the Lavender Graduation and started working on the planning process in October of last year.
“As the lead planner, I have been the one who has steered the direction of conversations and has brought ideas to the table,” Garant said. “In terms of theme, who our keynote speaker should be, what our room reservation and what the event logistics look like.”
NC State’s Lavender Graduation ceremony is part of a long tradition which spans the country.
“Lavender Graduations as a whole started in the ‘90s and late 2000s across college campuses,” Garant said. “They were started out in California, as a way to specifically honor the ways that LGBTQ+ graduates have worked harder in different ways than some of their peers.”
Garant said LGBTQ+ students have worked harder in different ways than other students and that it's important to honor them for this reason. He also said it is important for these students to be recognized by their correct names and pronouns, whereas general commencement might not recognize their correct title.
“Lavender Graduation is a way where folks can be honored as their full and true selves as graduates and celebrate all they've accomplished in their time at college,” Garant said.
Graduates attend the event alongside friends, families and supporters who they choose to invite. The graduation will be two and a half hours. In order to ensure the privacy of all attendees the graduation will not be live-streamed, and everyone has been asked to provide consent before any pictures are taken with them in it.
During the first 30 minutes, students and family can mingle and eat appetizers before a 15-minute keynote speaker, the director of the LGBTQ+ Center of Durham, J Clapp, takes the stage. Students can nominate themselves or others for awards that will be handed out during the ceremony.
“We have two student awards,” DeRoin said. “One is the leadership award for students who have demonstrated leadership in the LGBT community on campus and then an activism award for those who have demonstrated intersectional social justice liberation work.”
Finally, the GLBT Center will recognize a community member associated with NC State who has made a large impact on the community.
If you have any questions about upcoming events and ways to get involved with the GLBT Center you can email the center or visit its NC State website page. | true | true | both | www.technicianonline | 20220419 |
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