After a month of media reports, students and faculty give their opinions of the case that made headlines across the nation.

Anna RileyStaff Writer

One month ago a Florida teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watchman, sparking a racial con-troversy and fire storm of national media attention.

On Feb. 26, in Sanford, Fla., 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was reportedly walking home from a convenience store when 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman called 911 to report Martin’s suspi-cious behavior.

Zimmerman also began follow-ing in his SUV as Martin, unarmed, walked down the road wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.

Zimmerman reported, in his re-corded and now-public 911 calls, “This guy looks like he’s on drugs, he’s definitely messed up.” And then, moments later Zimmerman added, “There’s a real suspicious guy. This guy looks like he’s up to no good, on drugs or something.”

The 911 tapes also reveal the dis-patcher telling Zimmerman to re-main where he was and not to follow Martin.

Minutes into the tape there is

some commotion, then screaming and gunshots.

Witnesses have given police vary-ing stories and accounts of the inci-dent, but all report hearing screams followed by gunshots.

Zimmerman maintains he shot Martin in self-defense, but friends and family of the victim believe the shooting was racially motivated.

The case attracted national media

attention and elicited a grand jury investigation after Zimmerman was questioned.

According to news reports, Zim-merman was found standing over Martin’s body but was not arrested because he claimed he shot Martin in self-defense. Sanford, Fla. police officials have said Zimmerman has not been charged because they haven’t found evidence that would

contradict his claim.USA Today reported Tuesday

that Zimmerman is claiming Martin hit and attacked him first, and amid the scuff le he shot Martin to protect himself.

News reports said the 911 tapes are under official review by in-vestigators and law enforcement

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Lindsey RosenbaumStaff Writer

While Amendment One has been a hot topic for many students on campus, it is not so much the con-tent of the bill that redefines North Carolina law, but the implications that reveal the political leanings of our state.

As a member of the distinctive region known as the “Bible Belt,” which has been the home for the majority of Republican voters in the past 30 years, North Carolina has proved time and again to have an identity distinct from its neighbors.

Unlike its neighboring govern-ments, the North Carolina legisla-ture was primarily Democratic until the 2010 elections, when the Repub-licans gained control of both houses for the first time since the 1890s.

This overwhelmingly Democratic legislature may have been the pri-mary reason why Amendment One, dealing with the definition of legal unions, was never put on the ballot until now.

Amendment One, or the lack of such an amendment, has furthered North Carolina’s unique identity from its neighbors, as it is currently the only state in the South that has no such law.

“I think [Amendment One] is pointless,” Stefan Spruill, unde-clared junior, said. “Same-sex mar-riage is already banned in North Carolina.”

Local community weighs in on Martin case

CONTRIBUTED BY DavID ShaNkBONE vIa WIkICOmmONSAt a rally in Florida, angered citizens give voice to the racial implications of the shooting. While some held Skittles in honor of Martin’s walk home, all marched with signs asking for justice.

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The renovated N.C. Museum of Natural Science will feature N.C. State faculty efforts.

Sam DeGraveCorrespondent

A new addition to the North Car-olina Museum of Natural Sciences highlights N.C. State faculty, offer-ing a lot to both students and the general public.

On Friday, April 20, 2012, the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences will open its doors to the Nature Re-search Center, an 80,000 - square-foot addition to the museum that boasts a multitude of new exhibits, functioning research labs and an ar-ray of opportunities for N.C. State students to gain out-of-class experi-ence in various fields.

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sci-ences is currently the most visited attraction in the state, drawing about 700,000 visitors annually, and will continue to catch the attention of the public with the addition of the NRC. The $54 million project will include a three-story globe, deemed the SECU Daily Planet, which, from the inside, will function as a theater where researchers can relay their findings to the public.

The NRC will offer new perspec-tives on technology, science and exhibits featured in other parts of the museum that will bridge the gap between the research stage and the results it yields.

“The main focus of the new wing will be to show the public how we know what we know,” Roland Kays, research associate professor, said. “We want to get people excited about science.”

In addition to his job at N.C. State’s college of natural resources, Kays is director of the biodiversity lab of the NRC, where he says stu-dents from all over the Triangle will be able to gain valuable experience.

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Greek-wide Fashion show raises money for the National Pacific Asian Women’s Forum.

Young LeeDeputy Features Editor

Some may expect sororities to be in constant competition with each other for publicity and pledges. However, this is not always the case. This past weekend’s first Greek-wide fash-ion show, “Fashion for Justice,” was a testament to that fact. This fashion show featured six Greek organizations and raised more than $1,000 for charity.

Jefferson Ellison, a freshman in fashion and textile manage-ment, was one student who ini-tially had some doubts about the fashion show. However, as the last model walked across the improvised runway at Fox Hall, Ellison could only be amazed.

“Many people may not have thought that people could work together like this because they are fighting for the same pledg-es, but I think the fact that they came together speaks volumes

on how important the cause is,” El-lison said.

The National Asia Pacific Ameri-can Women’s Forum was the char-ity that the different Greek orga-nizations supported that night. NAPAWF confronts issues facing women from an Asian and Pacific Islander background. These issues include civil rights, economic jus-tice, violence, education, health supporting refugees and human trafficking. It is the charity that Fe-males Achieving Excellence, one of the newest N.C. State organizations, is partnered with.

In many aspects, FAE sparked the movement that culminated in the Greek-wide fashion event. However, it is an event that has long been in the mind of Diana Do, a junior in fashion and textile management and one of the organizers of the event.

“I’ve always wanted to throw a fashion show. Two semesters ago, I found out about Females Achieve Excellence and I heard that Janet [Nguyen, a senior in international studies] and Mischa [Tobar, a soph-omore in political science] were the ones coordinating it. I joined and wanted to be an [executive officer]

right away so I did an interview with them and I remember the first thing I said was that I want-ed to throw a fashion show,” Do said. “I assume that’s what got me the position, but I’m not sure.”

While this may not have been the only reason why Do was even-tually selected to be in charge of the fundraising for FAE, accord-ing to Nguyen, it was definitely a factor.

“I thought her fashion show idea was amazing. It was an am-bitious project that she was truly passionate about. As a nonprofit studies minor, I thought that hosting a philanthropic fashion show would not only be benefi-cial to our cause but also help us maintain a good public image,” Nguyen said.

In fact, for a new organization like FAE, Fashion for Justice was also an opportune time to make their mark on the campus. This was another aspect of the fashion show that was important in Do’s mind.

“My vision was always about involving all of Greek life. I

NaTalIE ClaUNCh TEChNICIaNFemales Achieving Excellence (FAE) hosted the first Greek-wide fashion show in Fox Labs Saturday, March 24. Proceeds from Fashion for Justice went to benefit the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, which is dedicated to advancing social justice for these women.

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Starting from scratch

Just like a puzzle, Macaela LeClair and Janel Marsilia, sophomores in fashion textile management, help each other stitch back together sloper dresses in the basement of the College of Textiles building Tuesday. The two made the dresses for their FTM 315 class then had to completely strip them down to make alterations. “It’s just one big puzzle

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to get a clearer understanding of what happened between Martin and Zimmerman the night Martin was killed.

While the details of the case are still unknown, investiga-tors said they will be start-ing the probe with a “blank slate.” The only potential problem for the prosecu-tion is Florida’s “Stand your ground” law that allows kill-ing in self-defense.

Friends and family of Zim-

merman said the incident was not racially motivated but protests, rallies and pub-lic outcries are showing that many people disagree.

Sheila Smith-McKoy, direc-tor of the African American Cultural Center at N.C. State, said the loss of Trayvon Mar-tin has painted a picture of deep-rooted racial tensions that still exist today.

“America pretends that it’s a post-racial [nation] but it’s not,” Smith-McKoy said.

She added that the very nature of the crime presents questionable motives and

the notion that it was any-thing other than a hate-filled criminal act will soon be dis-counted. Smith-McKoy feels those who think the shooting was not racially motivated are not paying attention.

“[This issue] will hopefully get us to reflect as a nation with real energy,” Smith-McKoy said. “I’m heartened to see so many people get in-volved.”

Ernest Smith, senior in leadership in the public sec-tor, said the Martin case ex-emplifies the perception that black men are viewed with

suspicion.“There’s this divide that has

said ‘white is good’ and ‘black is bad,’” Smith-McKoy said.

Smith-McKoy, who is an African American Cultural Center scholar, said things can only start to get better after “we can begin to talk about the issue.”

She said a major change will involve addressing the pain the nation has endured his-torically with racial matters.

“We need to have more dialogue about this. It’s trou-bling—what we’ve come to expect,” Smith-McKoy said.

The shooting of an un-armed, 17-year-old black youth carrying a bag of Skittles, according to Smith-McKoy, is proof that the issue of race is still relevant in the United States.

Smith-McKoy said the cir-cumstances of the incident call into question the mis-conceptions often held about youth of color.

“We [need to] call Amer-ica to address these woes,” Smith-McKoy said.

Seth Mulliken, commu-nication and race professor, said the Martin case is clearly

race-related, but also begs to address the way youth of color are criminalized in the system.

He said, if nothing else, the Martin case will force people to focus on bias within the justice system.

“[Because of this case and cases like it] there’s a grow-ing recognition of the strong racial bias found in criminal-ization,” Mulliken said.

No official charges have been filed against Zimmer-man, but the investigation continues.

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Many students who plan to vote against Amend-ment One on May 8 worry their peers aren’t aware of this pre-existing law.

“I’m sure if you asked ‘Does North Carolina ban same-sex marriages?’ many people would answer yes, but that’s because, to the best of their knowl-edge, North Carolina sim-ply does not accept it, and they may get the two words confused without prior clarification,” Spruill said.

Amendment One would not only be restricting to gay couples, but also for heterosexual couples in domestic unions. The bill’s wording could also inter-fere with the financial and medical decisions of un-married couples, trump wills and end-of-life re-quests, invalidate legal protections of seniors who are no longer or were never married, and take away le-gal protection for children of unmarried parents.

Whether the amend-ment will pass is still a mystery to many people.

“It all depends on the voters,” Courtney Jones, senior in psychology, said. “It depends on our genera-tion. Are we going to sit back and let people vote for discrimination, or are we

going to fight back, and make our voices heard by voting?”

This would not be the first time North Carolina has act-ed differently than its neigh-bors expected. During the 1960s, when desegregation in the South was met with vio-lence, heated riots, and even a bombing in Birmingham, North Carolina ushered in this change with a whisper, not a shout. Many believe this shows the true spirit of North Carolinians.

“We choose to handle our matters in a more diplomatic way where we can maintain peace,” Hannah Jones, junior in biological sciences, said. “We can still fight for what we want but we can use means other than violence.”

Spruill believes the past of North Carolina’s actions show it’s not resistant to change and is more open and accepting than its neighbors.That being said, Spruill con-fesses some worries about how Amendment One will reflect on the state, and hopes it will not pass.

Many still remain optimis-tic that North Carolina will prove, yet again, that it is a state who stands apart from its neighbors.

“Ours is a ‘home-sweet-home’ kind of state,” Jones said. “I think that here, peo-ple are willing to open their minds and hearts to others. In a way, we’re willing to share our ‘home-sweet-home’ with others.”

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Along with Kays, four other N.C. State faculty members work in the NRC, including Meg Lowman, a research professor in the college of physical and mathematical sciences, and the director of the Center. The NRC will provide Lowman with a new venue to continue her efforts of communicating science with the public, an endeavor she currently promotes here at N.C. State and one Kays says is a crucial part of the new addition to the museum.

One key feature of the NRC will be a heightened level of interaction between visitors and researchers working in labs, Jonathan Pishney, communications director of the museum, says. “The new building shows visitors how we obtain the information displayed in the old build-ing,” Pishney said.

In order to help show visi-tors how this knowledge is

gathered, the NRC will fea-ture an exhibit called ‘Meet the Scientist.’ This exhibit will allow visitors to watch through large glass windows as scientists from various fields of study conduct re-search. One of the scientists who visitors will be able to observe is Dr. Daniel Dom-browski, chief veterinarian for the museum and a gradu-ate of N.C. State’s college of veterinary medicine.

Dombrowski will play an important role in the com-munication between visitors and researchers that is so vi-tal to the mission of the NRC. Along with the many other duties he must fulfill as chief veterinarian, Dombrowski will be working with students from N.C. State’s pre-veter-inary and veterinary pro-grams in a procedure room, visable through windows to the public, performing every-thing from animal training to surgery.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen both students and visitors light up due to

the exchange of infor-mation that takes place here,” Dombrowski said. He went on to say one of biggest benefits for the students who get the op-portunity to work in the NRC is the ability to work with the public.

“I feel a sense of pride coming from a school that has offered so much to the community,” Colt Jack-son, a senior in civil engi-neering, said in response to learning about the opening of the NRC and the University’s involve-ment in it. “I’m happy to see another area in which N.C. State is pushing for-ward.”

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CONTRIBUTED BY ROGER W WINSTEADThe nearly finished renovations on the North Carolina Museum of Science will showcase N.C. State faculty and their developments in a Nature Resource Center.

thought it was important because we are an Asian interest sorority group so I wanted everyone to get to know who we are and what we’re all about,” Do said. “I wanted to make a stand. I wanted to involve ourselves not only in the Asian com-munity but with everyone, so that’s one reason why in-viting [other Greek organi-zations] was so important.”

According to Alexis Tay-lor, a freshman in biological sciences, member of Delta Gamma and model for Fash-ion for Justice, the fact that there were multiple sorori-ties and fraternities involved also meant the event was a lot more fun.

“It was really really fun. No [aspect] of it was bor-ing… and Janet and all the girls were really welcoming and just so nice… they’re re-ally great girls,” Taylor said. “I’m also really glad that it all went to a great cause.”

Do agrees.“It was hectic but it was a

lot of fun…” Do said. “It was a great bonding moment. They’re all so nice and the show couldn’t have hap-pened without them.”

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We are social crea-tures—we love getting to know

each other and sharing ex-periences. However, some-times the biggest problem is the cultural barriers we put up. Whatever the barrier, it is crucial we find a way to connect and find a common ground with as many people as we can. It is a disservice to ourselves and others if we ac-cept the cultural barriers that surround us.

Michael Cherry, a gradu-ate in textile engineering, discovered there are cross-cultural universals that can break down barriers. Two years ago, during a trip to the Dominican Republic on an Alternative Spring Break, he found himself working in an orphanage. In an attempt to break the language barrier, Cherry found a cultural uni-

versal in his ability to dance. The more he danced around the orphanage, the more the kids responded. By the end of the week he had a line of 10 kids dancing behind him. A year later he started the orga-nization More Than Dance, which raised money through dance workshops. More im-portantly, they set out to con-nect with people.

You may be thinking that this sounds awesome... but you can’t dance, much less meet someone through danc-ing. If anything, your dancing would detract from someone getting to know you. You may be scratching your head when thinking about what skills you have that cross cul-tural boundaries. The truth

is, you work on cross-cultur-al skills every day you come to campus. Your life at N.C. State has more cross-cultural appeal than you realize.

With each day at N.C. State, every class you take and each experience in the Brick-yard, you are becoming part of a culture that stretches throughout the country. We don’t think about it much in the Triangle, or in the major-ity of North Carolina for that matter, but the N.C. State connection is something that has a great significance.

Have you ever seen some-one in an airport far across the country who is wearing N.C. State apparel? If you have, then you know that N.C. State apparel, unlike our

light and dark blue brethren, signifies a loyalty the Uni-versity—not just blind fa-naticism. An N.C. State con-nection is an open door for conversation.

At a basic level, a love of N.C. State can prompt con-versations about our greats: Jim Valvano, Torry Holt, Philip Rivers, Julius Hodge and Russell Wilson come to mind. Recapping the glory days can quickly develop into a discussion of meaning. Bet-ter yet, if they attend N.C. State, you can no doubt con-nect on the level of mutual love for aspects of campus.

Whether you know it or not, your time at N.C. State is currently giving you the tools to break barriers throughout the country and the world for the rest of your life. The best thing about this is all you have to do is go to class.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the

responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

Breaking down barriersThe FacTs:Michael Cherry, a graduate in textile engineering, in an Alternative Spring Break trip to the Dominican Republic, found that his dancing ability could overcome the language barrier and open the doors for communication with those whom he interacted with. A year later, Cherry established More Than Dance with a similar mission.

Our OpiniOn:It is imperative we find a way to break down cultural barriers and share our experiences no matter the distance, language or religious affiliation. One of the greatest resources you have for the rest of your life in navigating these barriers comes from your time at N.C. State.

Where’s my song and dance?

Imag ine t h is — but don’t close your eyes. You need to be able to

read. Now, deep inhale. Exhale. You’re walking to class. It’s a beautiful spring

day. You’re rocking out to Jus-tin Beiber’s latest song, “Boy-friend.” Serious-l y . W h o doesn’t love

the Beibs? No one.Anyway, back to your

walk. You’ve got a hop in your step and the sun is shining. Let’s even pretend that N.C. State’s men’s bas-ketball team is in the Final Four. It’s essentially a per-fect day.

As the trip to class lengthens, you begin to watch other people, curi-ous to see whether or not they too are on top of the world. One girl, you notice, is wearing a great shirt. You admire her clothes with envy. But, then, you see it.

It’s too obvious not to notice. The girl whose outfit you were admiring is wearing white pants and hot pink underwear. You wonder what mother would not teach her child the proper undergarments for light-colored pants.

And, after that, why she would chose to do so.

You consider stopping her and pointing out the f law. You want to tell her that ‘sexy’ is wearing a low-cut top, not showing your underpants off to the world. Then, you think better of it. You hope maybe someone else would do it. You don’t want to be the bearer of bad news.

Well, have no fear, my friends. I will be your bearer of bad news. I am here to cor-rect the campus fashion faux pas so you don’t have to. I’ve created a set of rules to make things a little easier to follow.

1. Don’t wear a white t-shirt or white pants with colored undergarments.

It’s not sexy. It’s trashy.2. Wear clothes that fit.I understand people gain

weight in college, but you’ll look better if you wear clothes true to the size you are. This goes the other way, too. If you’re pants are falling off, it’s time to either wear a belt or go shopping.

3. Brush your hair.This one is mainly for the

men. Also, I cannot believe I have to say that.

4. Wearing Crocs: Just don’t do it.

Seriously, please stop. They’re hideous. You should not be wearing Crocs unless you are under the age of 10 or a nurse.

5. Match.

It’s not that hard. Your belt and shoes—and purse for you ladies—should match. Black and brown do not go together. Nor do gold and silver. And, heaven forbid you wear black leggings and a navy shirt.

6. Don’t look good for the gym.

You don’t need to show-er or fix your hair or put on make-up to go to the gym. You’re going to be getting sweaty and gross anyway. Also, if you’re swimming, a one-piece will suffice. You cannot ef-fectively swim in a bikini.

7. Uggs are not summer shoes.

Cowgirl boots are per-fectly acceptable sum-mer attire, but fur-lined boots are not. Nothing looks stranger than a pair of daisy dukes topped off with some Uggs.

8. Dress appropriately for your age.

Older women shouldn’t wear belly shirts. You shouldn’t put your hair in pigtails past the age of eight. Really, we’re not in elementary school.

Students at N.C. State will enter the work force where looking good and dressing appropriately matters. So, start now and forever save me from an-other ruined walk to class.

Fixing fashion faux pas

Let me start this off by saying the chancellor of our university is a

very important man and he deserves the highest level of respect we can give him.

However, why is it nec-e s s a r y t o give Daniels Hall a fresh coat of paint t h e m o r n -ing before he is scheduled to visit? I un-

derstand things need to be spruced up when guests come over, but I’m sure he won’t be offended if there are a few smudges on the wall. It’s a classroom, not a museum.

I was sitting in class Mon-day morning when some University employees came in and said they had to paint the walls of the classroom because the chancellor was coming to visit that evening. As I walked out of the class-room after class ended, I saw them painting the hallway and sweeping the stairwell. I can’t be entirely sure, but I would bet they even waxed the floors.

Chancellor Woodson, if you are reading this now, I hope you realize the Univer-sity is putting a veil of freshly painted walls over your eyes to make it seem like our classrooms are better than they are. It’s all just a song and dance. I only hope, for your sake, that they were able to cover up the musty smell that reminds me of homeless people and the jet engine-like drone of the air conditioning vent that I have to endure for 50 minutes every Mon-day, Wednesday and Friday morning.

There are many more class-rooms around campus that could use a facelift, too—not just the one in Daniels. Does the chancellor ever get in-vited to them? Probably not because it doesn’t seem like they get much attention.

I’ve had to sit in too many classrooms that are unfit for

learning—and quite frankly, unfit for much of anything except for fueling a bonfire. For example, I had a class last semester in the big lecture hall in Williams Hall. One day, we had a test while it was raining outside. I don’t know if you have ever been in that classroom, but the ceiling leaks in a few places. It was not a fun experience being dripped on while trying to focus on taking an exam.

The concept of making things better to impress spe-cial guests extends beyond the classroom.

Over the summer, I lived in student housing in Owen Hall for the f irst sum-mer session. We ran out of soap in the bathroom after about the second week, and it wasn’t refilled until new residents and their parents came to move in. Coinci-dence? I think not. Univer-sity Housing just wanted to impress the parents, because as soon as that soap ran out, it wasn’t replenished for the remainder of my time there.

The same thing happened with University Dining dur-ing Parents and Families Weekend in the fall. Previ-ously, the tables were rarely wiped, but for some reason that weekend, several em-ployees were wiping tables and straightening up chairs in the dining room.

I have to ask: Where is my song and dance? Why don’t buildings get a facelift whenever I walk through the doors? If anything, the University should be roll-ing out the red carpet for all students and faculty, not just the chancellor.

If we want to attract the best-of-the-best students and faculty, then we need to be the best-of-the-best all the time—not just when a special guest might be vis-iting.

After all, we are all deserv-ing of a song and a dance because we are the most im-portant assets the University has.

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FeaturesA graduate student and his signs try to convince Raleigh citizens to walk instead of drive.

Frances EllisStaff Writer

Raleigh may not be a city famous for its “walkabil-ity”, but Matt Tomasulo and his network of strategically placed signs convincing Ra-leigh citizens to walk instead of drive are making an effort to change Raleigh’s reputa-tion. Tomasulo sees his signs as part of a “Walk Raleigh” campaign.

Tomasulo is current ly pursuing a masters degree in landscape architecture from N.C. State and a masters degree in city and regional planning from UNC Chapel Hill. He also has a small busi-ness called City Fabric that produces articles of clothing with city maps printed on them. Although there may not be an obvious link be-tween fashion and walking, Tomasulo cites it as one of his inspirations for his “Walk Raleigh” campaign.

“We came up with the idea [for City Fabric from] data from real estate and urban and transportation plan-ning.” Tomasulo said. “It’s a civic minded product that’s meant to instigate and build community. That’s where ‘Walk Raleigh’ came from.”

Another inspiration for Walk Raleigh came to To-masulo during a conversa-tion with a friend who runs walking and dining tours in downtown Raleigh called ‘Taste Carolina.’

“He was saying that they’d sometimes drive from place to place and one day it was nice out and they walked. It

was only a 10-minute walk. It blew us away that it was so short,” Tomasulo said. “After talking to him, I jumped on Google Maps and now they have this great tool called Walk that shows you how long it takes to walk places. I started to notice that it’s practically only a half hour to walk to any major point in downtown Raleigh.”

Tomasulo decided to test out his plan and created 27 signs that were intended for three different intersections. around Raleigh

“[These locations] were targeted at three different de-mographics--students, young professionals, and people who work the 9-5 during the week,” Tomasulo said.

The signs were posted on the night of Jan. 18, 2012 and the response was almost immediate. Friends and fol-lowers of City Fabric shared Walk Raleigh, and one person submitted it to the Atlantic Cities online community in a comment on an article about “walkable cities.” An editor liked the idea and featured it

in an article on Feb. 6, 2012. The national coverage result-ed in Tomasulo’s email inbox exploding with emails from cities, other media sources, health organizations, non-profits, and advocacy groups.

One of the inquirers was BBC. The news organization came to Raleigh and made a video expose that launched on Feb. 21, 2012. It was the most watched video on BBC’s site in the United States that day and landed in the top three that weekend. How-ever, the news about Toma-sulo’s campaign was not all positive. There was a lot of controversy.

“The BBC article got so many inquirers to the plan-ning and development office about whether or not they were legal,” Tomasulo said. “We actually had to take them down briefly because they were done by a citizen. But the city staff liked them very much and worked dili-gently with Mitchell Silver, the planning and develop-

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alex sanchez/TechnicianOne of landscape architecture graduate student Matt Tomasulo's Walk Raleigh signs at the intersection of Wilmington and Hargett streets directs pedestrians to the train station.

Faculty discusses the importance of organizational culture and share from their own experiences.

Andrew BranchStaff Writer

According to some profes-sors, an interview should be a test for both the applicant and the company offering the job.

“Job seekers should be de-termining if that company is the right fit for them and of course vice versa,” Brian Newton, director of Career and Internship Development in the Poole College of Man-agement, said.

A company’s culture in-cludes those “character traits” that can vary drastically in the same industry. Faculty members gave their advice on the importance of consider-ing culture and shared their personal experiences.

“Culture is more of an over-riding personality of the com-pany, what their values are, what they reward, how people are treated,” Deborah Brown, lecturer in the Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said.

“Culture can drastically affect what plays out for an

employee when it comes to integrity, performance measurement and employee treatment,” Brown said. A two-week stint at a manufac-turing firm for Brown was cut short as a formaldehyde spill highlighted a lack of respect for employees.

“Formaldehyde is very toxic and it was making our eyes water and our throats burn. They locked the gate and wouldn’t let us leave and said, ‘You need to work. We’ll clean it up,’” Brown said. “I never went back.”

Cultures can vary even within organizations. N.C. State and its dozen colleges is a prime example.

Susan Katz, English associ-ate professor and internship coordinator, said while the University as a whole has a culture, individual depart-ments can be drastically dif-ferent from each other.

Brown said the faculty members in the College of Management act with the formality of the corporations they prepare their students for. Katz noted the broad English department is based in theories, contrasting with the numbers and evidence of the science fields. This has very different implications on their respective work cul-

tures.In the chemical engi-

neering department, Lisa Bullard, director of un-dergraduate studies, said the low-turnover helps people develop relation-ships because they grow up together.

“You tend to connect with people who are at your same place in life,” Bullard said.

Finding out about em-ployers before the first day of work can start long before even the first interview.

Networking is very im-portant. It even helps to ask graduates about how they like their job, accord-ing to Roger Mayer, a pro-fessor who specializes in organizational behavior.

“You find that com-pany culture is often a major driver of whether they like where they are or whether they’d like to move,” Mayer said.

According to Mayer, us-ing online resources is key for cultural research. He used the example of Burt’s Bees, a company commit-ted to sustainability that looks closely at candidates

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The Grains of Time a cappella group raises money for Invisible Children.

Nikki StoudtStaff Writer

One month ago, many did not know who Joseph Kony was. Born in northern Uganda, Kony would grow up to be the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army, a Ugan-dan guerrilla group. Since 1986, Kony’s guerrilla army has captured roughly 66,000 children and sold them into slavery or military combat.

Human trafficking is the il-legal trade of human beings for the purposes of repro-ductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor or another modern-day form of slavery. In the case of Joseph Kony and the LRA., children are both ar-tillery wielding soldiers and worthless sex objects.

The premiere of the “Kony 2012: Make Kony Famous” campaign from Invisible Children, Inc., the organi-zation acting as the face of the anti-human trafficking movement, brought a wave of support for the exploited Ugandan people. The move-ment began in 2003 when three student filmmakers traveled to central Africa in search of a story. Upon arriv-al, they quickly found what they were looking for when they stumbled upon Africa’s longest-running conflict. In 2005, they produced Invisible Children: Rough Cut, a doc-umentary chronicling their time in Africa. Through this

film, millions of people were able to witness the horrors of human trafficking.

In response to the actions of warlords such as Kony, or-ganizations around the world are stepping into the light to take a stand. In addition to Invisible Children, the Po-laris Project, Not For Sale and Free the Slaves have stepped up to tackle this widespread tragedy.

Recent speculation has shown that some organi-zations aren’t as sincere as they appeared. Financial in-quiries show that monetary donations aren’t being used in a way that benefits the cause. Ian Peterson, a junior in public relations, still has faith in groups like Invisible Children.

“The only way to really get the Ugandan people out of turmoil is to get education out to them,” Peterson said.

“Invisible Children’s ‘Schools For Schools’ campaign is do-ing just that.”

Peterson believes in Invis-ible Children because the cause is something he has experienced firsthand. He visited Uganda for a mission trip in 2006 and built schools, taught classes and interacted with the people.

“I just fell in love with them,” Peterson said. “They told me stories about their past and it broke my heart. I had to help.”

Now the president of the Grains of Time, N.C. State’s only male a cappella group, Peterson utilized his talents by designing and executing a benefit concert for Invis-ible Children. With the help of the other four a cappella groups, the Grains were able to raise over $1000.

“Singing is really my bread and butter,” Peterson said.

“Everything just started to fall into place when we teamed up with CSLEPS and a few proactive friends.”

Jeffrey Lee, freshman in First Year College, feels that students should be careful when donating to any orga-nization.

“You really can’t be too cautious,” Lee said. “Groups will target college students and use children or animals to lure us in.”

As an alternative, Lee sug-gests putting in time instead of money.

“Volunteer your time, not your credit card,” Lee said. “There are plenty of organi-zations that will allow you to travel to the places instead.”

While Peterson and Lee differ in voluntary opinion, both agree students should help in some way.

“We’re young and influen-tial,” Lee said. “Believe it or not, people are going to lis-ten to us. We need to harvest that power and use it to our advantage and in turn help those around us.”

‘Grains’ belt it out against tragedy

alex sanchez/TechnicianGrains of Time sings the national anthem in Reynolds Coliseum before President Barack Obama's speech Sept. 14, 2011. Obama's visit to N.C. State was the first from a sitting president since Ronald Reagan's visit in 1986.

ment director of Raleigh, to figure out a way to put them back up. He got it to be placed on the agenda of city council. They were voting to accept it as an educational pilot pro-gram for finding pedes-trian ways of walking in the city. This was all on March 6. In support of it being heard in front of the city council, I launched a digital petition campaign and within three days re-ceived 1,300 signatures of people in support and that was delivered to the

city council.” Despite the turmoil, Walk

Raleigh is still going strong and pedestrians can see signs pointing them to Sea-board Station, Glenwood South, and even the N.C. Art Museum (which, at an hour walk on the greenway, is the longest).

“I think this project is great,” Gina Vaccaro, a senior in Fashion and Textile Man-agement, said. “I love that he is taking the initiative to put up signs all around town. It reminds me that walking, for example to and from Centen-nial, is not an outrageous idea and can be done in less time than I imagined.”

for that same kind of pas-sion.

“You are going to figure out pretty quickly that sustainability and ecol-ogy is really important to them [on their website],” Mayer said.

According to Newton, personality assessments at the Career Develop-ment Center can help students identify their strengths and values and places where they might fit. Students can also con-tact thousands of alumni through the Alumni As-sociation database. Fur-ther exploration can oc-cur through reading, job shadowing, internships and information inter-views, Newton says.

Katz advocates the learning experience and resume-boosting power of internships.

“Doing internships ex-poses you to an organiza-tion’s culture. You can’t help but see it,” Katz said.

In the interview pro-

cess, according to Newton, interviewees have to match something in their values or strengths to the company through stories.

“In an interview today you have to be a good story teller. You really do. You have to bring your resume to life,” Newton said.

Interviews also provide deal-breaker information the web can’t provide. Mayer warned against working at a company with drastically dif-ferent values from your own.

“I have personally pulled out of interview processes just for that reason,” Mayer said.

But culture is not necessar-ily unchangeable.

“One problem in the cur-rent economy is you might not have the luxury of pick-ing one that better suits you,” Brown said.

In the Department of Man-agement, Innovation and En-trepreneurship, Mayer said the mutually supportive, unified culture developed there was not by accident, but deliberate.

“If you think about the cul-ture you want to have, there are things you can do to de-velop it,” Mayer said.

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SportsDespite its early season struggles, State holds a confident attitude going into its back-to-back.

Jeniece JamisonDeputy Sports Editor

After enduring a five game losing streak and going 0-2 in its series against ACC oppo-nent Virginia Tech, the Wolf-pack is looking to end its slide in its two game series against UNC-Charlotte in Charlotte.

Getting into a winning groove will certainly be a challenge for State, as its sea-son has been everything short of successful. It has gone 2-8 in its last 10 matches and is 3-7 away from Ra-leigh. State i s a l s o struggling on the of-fensive side of the inning, hit-ting sixth in the con-ference in batting average, fifth in runs scored and bat-ted in.

According to senior pitcher Morgan Peeler, the Pack re-mains confident going into the series despite its struggles on the season.

“We want to make routine plays,” Peeler said. “We know we can win. We’re really con-fident that we can beat any-body. I think we’ve proven it by beating top-10 teams and playing well against them. But we just need to make the routine plays and get some clutch hits. We have all of the talent in the world; I think it’s just getting a couple of things to go our way.”

The Pack isn’t as sharp in the bullpen either, as it is sporting a 2.71 ERA. Peeler is concentrating on taking each batter one at a time to come out of the series successful. Peeler dropped her last start against Virginia Tech and is

5-5 on the season. She is also sport-ing a 2.49 ERA, which is ninth in the confer-ence, and 51 strikeouts on the sea-son.

“I want to win every in-ning,” Peeler said. “One of the things that I focus on is get-ting my first batter every in-ning. Also, putting my team-mates in a situation to win. I know I can’t strike everyone out; I just want to make my

outs and not do anything too special. We had some good practices this week…we’re really prepared.”

This can prove to be a sig-nificant disadvantage in the double header, as UNC-C is leading the conference in runs scored and holds the third spot in batting average.

In this series, the Pack may be able to take advantage of the fact that UNC-C is in the midst of a four game slide.

According to Peeler, the mid-week series is a very im-portant aspect of the schedule for the Pack. Also, defeating another North Carolina

school would prove to be re-warding for the team morale.

“They’ve always been a pretty good team,” Peeler said. “In most of our mid-week games, one of our goals each year is to win ev-ery mid-week game and take pride in beating every North Carolina team we play. We’d really like to win tomorrow and we know that we can. Honestly, we had no idea they were struggling… we’re just going in wanting to win every game; we don’t care who it is.”

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ryan parry/TechnicianThrowing the ball to first, freshman Renada Davis tries to get a runner out at first. The Wolfpack fell to the Virginia Tech Hokies, 10-2, Sunday.

Pack looking to bounce back in CharlotteSofTball

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can beat anybody.”Morgan Peeler, senior pitcher

lost three guys,” O’Brien said. “We didn’t know about Tobais [Palmer] and Bryan Underwood com-i ng i nto t he s e a-son. They showed flashes. They can be rea l ly good wide receivers.

“I think the key is going to be the freshmen, Mau-rice Morgan and Hakeem Flowers, to see if they can step up. They are very talented. It’s just a ques-tion of them being experi-enced, getting confidence and making the plays.”

The Pack made some

changes in the coaching staff during the off-season with running back coach Des Kitchings being the most noteworthy. O’Brien expressed his satisfaction at the influence Kitchings has had so far.

“I t h i n k [Kitchings’] doing a real n ic e job ,” O’Brien said. “I think he’s got a lot of experience. I

think that he’s got the respect of his players.

“He’s fresh, they’re fresh to him... they’ve got to impress him if they want to play.”

The Pack will return to Carter-Finley Stadium for the first time this season when they play in the Kay Yow Spring game on April 21 at 3:30 p.m.

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kind of one and done as a head coach because there are so few jobs.”

Jordan does, however, want the students of N.C. State to continue to sup-port the wrestling team and to check it out even if they’ve never watched wrestling before.

“They should be really

excited about the future of our sport at the University,” Jordan said. “I’ve always felt like, if you’re going to do something, you’ve got to do it first rate. I hope and pray that trend continues. I would ask the students to look af-ter our guys right now; it’s a tough thing for them to be going through. It’s been such a pleasure to serve the students for the last 15 years; it’s just a dream. An absolute dream.”

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“I think the key

is going to be

the freshmen.”Coach Tom O’Brien

COUNTDOWN• 10 days until N.C. State hosts the 2012 Collegiate

Women’s Gymnastics Championships regional.

INSIDE• Page 7: A preview of N.C. State softball’s

upcoming competition against UNC-Charlotte.

Carter Jordan dissatisfied with press release regarding his removal.

Josh HyattSports Editor

Carter Jordan, the former head coach of the wrestling team, sent out a press release Monday out-lining his frustration with N.C. State Athletics’ five-sentence press release describing his re-moval.

Athletics distributed their press release last Tuesday, March 20, saying that Jordan “will not return as head coach of the Wolf-pack wrestling program in 2012-13.” The release also pointed out his teams’ records over the past eight seasons and announced that a national search for the new head coach had begun.

In his own press release and in an interview with Techni-cian, Jordan made it clear that he does not feel the press release distributed by N.C. State Ath-letics adequately describes the circumstances.

“It was a very vague release,” Jordan said. “It left out some un-fair details about our career. It’s not fair to our assistant coaches and it’s not fair to our kids.

“It seemed a little dishearten-ing to have 15 years of blood, sweat, tears and joy from coach-ing at my alma mater reduced to two lines in a press release,” Jordan said. “There were a few accomplishments left out of the release.”

Among these accomplish-ments, Jordan was most proud of coaching Darrion Caldwell, the 2009 national champion and only national champion from the ACC since 1994. He’s also

proud of his student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom.

“In a few weeks, the official score of 960 on the APR will be released,” Jordan said in his press release. “Our

student athletes needed to score per-fectly in five of the last six semesters to accomplish this goal, an accom-plishment that is a direct reflection of our student-athletes’ tremendous

character, persistence and pride.” Outside of their press release, Ath-

letics had no further comment when contacted and has not confirmed or denied the firing of Jordan. Jordan described his removal as a non-optional request to resign.

“They called me into the office, the senior associate walked in, con-gratulated me on the All-American [Darrius Little], and they looked at me and said, ‘hey, we want to go in a new direction,’” Jordan said. “I asked them what the hell they meant, they repeated it a couple of times. So I said, ‘so you’re going to fire me?’ They said, ‘well, we don’t want to fire you, we want you to resign.’”

Jordan refused to resign.“I told them to go to hell,” Jordan

said. “There was no way I was go-ing to resign. I’ve been preaching it to my kids for 25 years, ‘you don’t quit.’ That was the end of that. I said, ‘well, if that’s all you’ve got, you guys have a great day, but I’m not resigning.’”

According to Jordan, that is the last he has heard from anyone from N.C. State Athletics. When asked if he had any feeling that he was going to be asked to abandon his position, his answer was clear.

“No, not at all,” Jordan said. “Af-ter taking five guys to nationals and having an All-American, absolutely not.”

Despite the circumstances of his removal, Jordan is hopeful of the fu-ture. His brother, Timothy, resigned from his position as a sales director two weeks ago and the duo have de-cided to partner up with each other. Jordan does not think he will ever return to coaching wrestling.

“No, that’s it for me,” Jordan said. “In our business and our sport, it’s

SportsPage 8 • Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Football coach Tom O’Brien highlights injury and depth issues.

Rishav DeyDeputy Sports Editor

With basketball season over af-ter a valiant effort by the Pack, fans can already start looking forward to football season with spring practice gathering full steam.

After an 8-5 season which was plagued with numerous injuries early on and had huge doubts re-garding important positions like quarterback and running back, the Wolfpack will look for more stability in the upcoming year following the return of a huge number of starters on both sides of the ball.

Head coach Tom O’Brien ex-pressed his pride at the way the team performed last season.

“I think last year the turn-around was big for the program,” O’Brien said. “They got within one win of the season before when the team was ranked 25th in the country, to come from where they have.”

O’Brien, however, emphasized the need for the Pack to remain injury free if they were to build on their performances over the last two years that have seen them win 17 games.

“The whole key, again, is stay-ing healthy. There are going to be some positions where we don’t have a lot of depth and where we can’t afford injuries next year,” O’Brien said. “As long as we stay healthy then I think we’re going to have a pretty good football team.”

The Pack’s season opener at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

against Tennessee at the Georgia Dome has the team buzzing, ac-cording to O’Brien.

“Certainly the Tennessee game has had an impact on this team,” O’ B r i e n s a i d . “When you look at a game like that with the profile that it is, it puts a little more em-phasis and a little more determina-tion in everything they do knowing they have to play that game.”

Redshirt junior cornerback Jarvis Byrd, senior offensive tackle R.J. Mattes and redshirt sophomore running back Mustafa Greene are the three players that have been

listed as injured for spring. Greene missed last season after a pair of foot surgeries sidelined him following a freshman year that showed a lot of promise.

“The key with him is make sure he can wake up and go the next day,” O’Brien said of Greene.

One of the big-gest questions go-ing into the spring game will be at the linebacker posi-tion following the loss of Audie Cole and Terrell Man-

ning, as well as the suspension of junior D.J. Greene. Fifth year senior Sterling Lucas has been named as the middle linebacker after miss-

ing out on last season with a knee injury. Junior Rickey Dowdy and sophomore Brandon Pittman have been named as the other two line-backers at the top of the depth chart. O’Brien felt that was one position where the personnel were scarce.

“We only have six, seven scholar-ship guys. It is what it is,” O’Brien said. “Coach [Jon] Tenuta said he’s got to find guys that can play. That’s what he’s working on.”

State has also lost as many as three wide receivers, including T.J. Gra-ham, Jay Smith and Steven Howard. O’Brien didn’t seem too concerned and felt the current corps, along with the freshmen, had it in them to make it a successful season.

“We’re in a similar situation to where we were a year ago when we

Technician

O’Brien speaks to media, depth chart released

brent kitchen/technicianCoach Tom O'Brien walks onto the field with his team prior to its game against UNC at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. O'Brien has led State to five-consecutive victories over the Tar Heels.

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Former wrestling coach speaks out

dreier carr/technicianHead Coach Carter Jordan disagrees with the referee against Ohio University Saturday night at Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack split the tri-meet and fell to the Bobcats 29-12.

Baseball to take on ECU

No. 9 N.C. State will take on the ECU Pirates in Raleigh today at 6 p.m. The Pack is coming off a two-game losing streak, both at the hands of North Carolina. Junior pitcher Danny Healy will start the game for State. He is 2-0 on the season and sports a .66 ERA.

Source: n.c. State athleticS

 Gymnastics to host NCAA Regional Championship

The Wolfpack has been selected to host 2012 NCAA Regional Championships. The event will begin on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. State will go into the regional ranked No. 20 in the nation. Florida, Kent State, UNC-Chapel Hill, Ohio State and Penn State will also compete in the Raleigh Regional.

Source: n.c. State athleticS

Quote of the day

“It’s been such a

pleasure to serve

the students for

the last 15 years;

it’s just a dream.

An absolute

dream.”Carter Jordan,

former wrestling head coach

“As long as we

stay healthy then

I think we’re

going to have a

pretty good

football team.”Coach Tom O’Brien

o’brien continued page 7

jordan continued page 7TodaySoftball vS. UNC-CharlotteCharlotte, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

baSeball vS. eCURaleigh, 6 p.m.

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baSeball vS. virgiNiaRaleigh, 6 p.m.

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