Eye on the Triangle: Recent Episodes
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Eye on the Triangle is joined by Esor from Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub (RUMAH) to discuss their organization's mission and new location in downtown Raleigh! Check out their linktree here. Later, Ennis discusses various other NC happenings.
Eye on the Triangle is joined by Dr. Lincoln Larson, an NC State associate professor of Parks, Recreation, and Management, to discuss environmentalism in the Triangle, and specifically the benefits of green spaces on community health. Later, Ennis discusses various other need-to-know news stories impacting NC.
Eye on the Triangle is joined by Meals for the Masses members Michael Scipioni and Benny Koval to discuss their Raleigh food distribution program and its communist political mission. Later, Ennis discusses various other news stories affecting the Triangle.
Eye on the Triangle is joined by Kori Hennessey from the LGBT Center of Raleigh to discuss the upcoming Out! Raleigh Pride, happening this Saturday, June 24th. Find more information at outraleighpride.com. Interview conducted by Ennis Wells.
Eye on the Triangle is joined by Wanda Gilbert Coker from the Wake County Housing Justice Coalition to discuss the potential redevelopment of Shaw University, city council, and the broader gentrification happening across Raleigh. Interview conducted by Ennis Wells.
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Opening the episode is Technician News Editors Abigail, Emily and Heidi with the weekly news. Following the weekly news EOT reporter, Maha, will be interviewing Vanessa Monica and Gregory Jerrod of Capital City Shufflers. Concluding this episode, Maha, also speaks with Clay Harrison of the Museum of Durham. Covering the The Life and Legacy of Floyd B. McKissick Sr. Exhibit Opening at MoDH.
WKNC Content Creator, Owen Martin, interviews several candidates for the Raleigh City Council. The candidates interviewed are Joshua Bradley, Jonathon Melton, James Bledsoe and Anne Franklin. Due to the length of these interviews, the episode has been segmented based on discussed topics. In this podcast segment, the candidates will discuss Housing, Zoning, CAC and Food Desert.
WKNC Content Creator, Owen Martin, interviews several candidates for the Raleigh City Council. The candidates interviewed are Joshua Bradley, Jonathon Melton, James Bledsoe and Anne Franklin. Due to the length of these interviews, the episode has been segmented based on discussed topics. In this podcast segment, the candidates will discuss Housing, Zoning, CAC and Food Desert.
WKNC Content Creator, Owen Martin, interviews several candidates for the Raleigh City Council. The candidates interviewed are Joshua Bradley, Jonathon Melton, James Bledsoe and Anne Franklin. Due to the length of these interviews, the episode has been segmented based on discussed topics. This second segment discusses Police, Climate, The Role of student's in local elections and the candidates will give their closing statements.
WKNC Content Creator, Owen Martin, interviews several candidates for the Raleigh City Council. The candidates interviewed are Joshua Bradley, Jonathon Melton, James Bledsoe and Anne Franklin. Due to the length of these interviews, the episode has been segmented based on discussed topics. This second segment discusses Police, Climate, The Role of student's in local elections and the candidates will give their closing statements.
WKNC Content Creator, Owen Martin, interviews several candidates for the Raleigh City Council. The candidates interviewed are Joshua Bradley, Jonathon Melton, James Bledsoe and Anne Franklin. Due to the length of these interviews, the episode has been segmented based on discussed topics. This episode is an introduction to the candidates as they share their backgrounds and goals. Following the introduction the candidates discuss their stances on public health and transportation.
WKNC Content Creator, Owen Martin, interviews several candidates for the Raleigh City Council. The candidates interviewed are Joshua Bradley, Jonathon Melton, James Bledsoe and Anne Franklin. Due to the length of these interviews, the episode has been segmented based on discussed topics. This episode is an introduction to the candidates as they share their backgrounds and goals. Following the introduction the candidates discuss their stances on public health and transportation.
Opening the Episode is Technician New's Editors, Abigail, Emily and Heidi. They discuss news and events going on around the Triangle. Following the weekly news, Eye On The Triangle has an interview with the co-founders of the Redbud Writing Project. Arshia Simkin and Emily Cataneo speak on their experiences within the NC State MFA program and the Redbud Writing Project.
Opening the Episode is Technician New's Editors, Abigail, Emily and Heidi. They discuss news and events going on around the Triangle. Following the weekly news, Eye On The Triangle has an interview with the co-founders of the Redbud Writing Project. Arshia Simkin and Emily Cataneo speak on their experiences within the NC State MFA program and the Redbud Writing Project.
Eye on the Triangle reporter, Maha, begins this episode of EOT with an interview with Julian Jacobs the CEO of The Burrow Creative Market. They discuss the current events planned at The Burrow and overall future goals for the shop. Following this interview, Maha speaks with Nicholas DeNitto and Kai Riedl of Slingshot Music and Electronic Arts Festival. Covering the history of the festival along with their current projects. Highlighting this years special collaboration with the Boiler Room, a London based music broadcasting group.
Opening the episode is Technician News Editors Abigail, Emily and Heidi. They discuss the weekly news with topics such as triangle fall festivities and oysters. Following the Weekly News EOT reporter, Maha Syed, speaks with Russ Friedell the Media and Marketing Manager for Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival. Lastly, Brian Jurado speaks with Pawan Mishra the CEO of Lunespark Center of Creativity and Pablo Torres an Animation Teacher at Lunesparke.
Starting this episode is Abigail, Heidi and Emily with the Weekly News. Following the Weekly News, Maha Syed interviews Peg Morrison from NAMI covering several mental health topics. This interview does have a content warning due to the topics covered. Lastly, Brian Jurado interviews Lou a bike mechanic at Oak City Cycling. They talk about Bike Maintenance, Cycling through Raleigh and several more tips!
Starting todays episode is Weekly News with Abigail, Heidi and Emily. Topics featured are NC State Packapalooza, Food Truck Rodeo, Wake County Schools and The Raleigh Market. Following the Weekly News, Tim Mensa, a University Library Specialist will discuss library learning spaces and services.
Starting the episode is the weekly news with Abigail Ali.Topics featured are the Full Frame Summer Roadshow, Raleigh Women Social Club Chapter, RALtoday Drink Up Week. Recommendations on where to watch "Where The Crawdads Sing" and the Wake County planning three new nature preserves. Following the weekly news, Abigail and Brian list off abortion resources and pro-choice organizations in the Triangle.
Weekly News with Abigail & Brian. The second segment is an Interview with, Nick Drake, the Director of Military and Veteran Services.
More weekly news with Abigail, Heidi, and Emily. Informing viewers about events happening around the Triangle.
More weekly news with Abigail, Heidi, and Emily! The second segment is two news stories about COVID and car jacking with Caryl, Brayden, and Anna.
In this epsiode, Grace raises awareness about Child Abuse Prevention Month and Abigail & Avery give their last weekly news espiode of the semester.
We are back again with another weekly news episode with your favorites Abigail and Avery.
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First, weekly news from Abigail Ali and Avery Davis. Second, Grace Gidley interviews Louise and Anne Jordan, a mother-daughter team based in Raleigh.
On February 28th, Jeanine Ikekhua attended the Amine show in Raleigh, NC. In this episode, she invited Hamsata Mazou and Alexis Grant to help her review the show.
In this episode, Abigail and Avery inform listeners about current news events. In the second segment, Jeanine Ikekhua interviews, high school student, Issac Lund about his non-profit called Service Beakers.
In this episode, Abigail and Avery inform viewers about things happening in the Triangle area.
In the episode, finance expert, Brian Sytsma, gives college students advice about saving money and educates them on a wide variety of finical topics including taxes and student loans
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On October 30th, the African American Cultural Center in partnership with Veteran Affairs and Student Media hosted the Harambee block party. In this episode, Jeanine Ikekhua speaks with black students and some the African American Cultural Center's staff member about their experience as black people at NC State.
In this episode, Aidan Farmer interviews retiring North Carolina State University English Professor Dr. Cat Warren. She shares her thoughts on journalism, non-fiction writing, her book “What the Dog Knows,” and her panel at the Fall 2021 North Carolina Writers’ Network Conference titled, “To Tell the Truth.”
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In this episode, Owen Cutter covers the Highlight Fashion Concepts Show in Downtown Raleigh. He specifically interviews the organizer of the show, one of the designers that is featured in the show and the entertainer of the night.
Speaking with McKenzie Van Oss, singer, songwriter, and ballet soloist about how she's single-handedly launched her own music career centered around inclusivity, diversification, and self-impowerment. We discuss females in the music business, the benefits of genre fluidity, and the importance of being a part of a community.
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For this episode, JT Duley- a transfer student from Maryland, sits down with Jonathon Eigenmann to discuss his experiences as a recent transfer student to NC State University and his thoughts on what NC State has to offer. He also sits down with Director Michael Coombes of the New Student Programs to discuss the incoming transfer students, giving them advice and his views as well as making them more aware of whats available to them at NC State currently
Alecsai Allen interviews Carlyn Wright-Eakes, who is the Interpersonal Violence Prevention Education Coordinator of the Women's Center at NC State, about the upcoming launch of the Pack Survivor Support Alliance (PSSA) and how to stay educated on interpersonal violence.
Elizabeth Esser interviews Mike Otis, the president of Battle Tested Craft Barbecue Sauce. Five percent of the company's profits go to the veterans non-profit Stop Soldier Suicide.
Lise Nox interviews Daniel Correa, lead singer of Miami indie rock outfit The Collective Bus. They talk about re-adjusting to the music scene after the pandemic, the pop punk revival, his relationship with his audience and more.
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Eoin Trainor 0:00
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Eoin Trainor 0:45
Good evening Raleigh and welcome to this week's Eye on the Triangle an NC State student produced new show on WKNC 88.1 FM HD one Raleigh, I am Eoin Trainor. On tonight's episode, Elizabeth Esser interviews Santisha Walker, a registered nurse, entrepreneur, author and speaker based in Durham they talk about her fitness apparel and wellness brand, the I am experience. But first you have some stories from the North Carolina News Service enjoy.
Nadia Ramlagan 1:12
A state environmental committee is considering a proposal to set a process in motion to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. It involves North Carolina joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or “RGGI,” a collaborative effort to shrink emissions by a group of East Coast states. RGGI requires companies to purchase an allowance for each ton of carbon-dioxide pollution they produce. The petition now heads to a second commission for a vote. Joel Porter with Clean Air Carolina says environmental groups are pleased the state is taking the impact of carbon pollution seriously.
Joel Porter 1:44
So that was a big step forward for us on a long journey through the regulatory process, but we are encouraged that they approve of our petition and regulating greenhouse gases in North Carolina.
Nadia Ramlagan 1:57
He says states already part of RGGI have seen carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants drop 47-percent over the last decade. With that dip in fossil-fuel generation came cleaner air, fewer hospital visits, and fewer lost work or school days from asthma and other respiratory illnesses. But an energy bill being debated by state lawmakers could complicate the effort to join RGGI. Porter says House Bill 951 would enshrine natural gas and fossil-fuel use in the state for the next decade, and limit the amount of renewable energy that can be used.
Joel Porter 2:30
All and all, we’re glad that we’re supporting a petition to get the state in RGGI, because this bill closes the state’s energy market to clean energy.
Nadia Ramlagan 2:41
Derb Carter with the Southern Environmental Law Center says joining RGGI would put North Carolina on a path to reduce carbon emissions from 2005 levels by 70-percent before 2030, and become carbon neutral by 2050.
Derb Carter 2:55
Which generally aligns with what the scientists are telling us we really need to do to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
Nadia Ramlagan 3:04
Carter notes North Carolinians already feel the effects of climate change from extreme weather. He says unless the course is shifted, the state's residents and economy will see more consequences. For North Carolina News Service, I'm Nadia Ramlagan.
Nadia Ramlagan 3:23
New survey data offer a clear picture of how North Carolina kids and families are faring, both before and after the pandemic. The Tarheel State ranks 34th in the nation for overall child well-being in the 2021 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Vikki Crouse with N-C Child says before the pandemic, one in five kids lived in households with incomes below the poverty line. And then, massive job losses meant thousands of parents suddenly had no or reduced income and few options for child care.
Vikki Crouse 3:53
So we know that the pandemic took a toll on everyone, but especially parents and caregivers.
Nadia Ramlagan 3:59
According to the report, the percentage of adults in households with kids experiencing symptoms of depression rose from 19-percent last year, to 22-percent in March of this year.
The data also reveal in 2020, 22-percent of households with children experienced housing insecurity, reporting "little or no confidence" in their ability to pay their next rent or mortgage payment. In March 2021, that figure has dipped to 17-percent. However, Crouse says affordable housing continues to be a pressing issue.
Vikki Crouse 4:29
And now he's really constrained because certainly families and kids don't fare well if they don't have a stable place to live.
Nadia Ramlagan 4:36
But she notes the expanded Child Tax Credit will likely lift more than 140-thousand North Carolina children out of poverty.
Leslie Boissiere with the Casey Foundation explains both state and federal Child Tax Credit programs are critical to eliminating structural inequities in the tax code.
Leslie Boissiere 4:53
We are excited and grateful that lawmakers passed the expansion, and we're calling on them to make that expansion permanent. We'd like to ensure that we don't have the largest-ever one-year reduction in the number of children who live in poverty, followed immediately by the largest-ever one-year increase.
Nadia Ramlagan 5:10
She adds more than half of Black children have historically been ineligible for the full Child Tax Credit because their household incomes are too low, compared with 25-percent of white children. For North Carolina News Service, I'm Nadia Ramlagan.
Lily Bohlke 5:30
Groups advocating for clean energy say Governor Roy Cooper's recent commitment to expanding North Carolina's offshore wind capacity will bring economic benefits to the state. North Carolina has among the highest offshore wind-energy potential in the nation, with its long coastline and shallow outer-continental shelf. Jaime Simmons, with the Southeastern Wind Coalition, says in addition to being a carbon-free source of power, expanding offshore wind could create tens of thousands of new jobs.
Jamie Simmons 6:00
Some of these major location decisions are being driven in large part by the states or regions with anticipated projects. So these development goals set by Gov. Cooper make a much stronger case for these manufacturers to locate and invest in North Carolina.
Lily Bohlke 6:16
North Carolina is facing a 10-year moratorium on all offshore energy leasing starting in July of 2022. Simmons says pending legislation would exempt offshore wind from the ban. In the meantime, she says there's work to do to get existing wind-energy areas ready for leasing – Wilmington East and West in the southern part of the state – and prepare for development of new projects to start immediately when the moratorium ends.
Simmons says offshore wind will be an essential part of the move toward a carbon-free grid – and that it marries well with solar energy. When solar starts to produce less in the day, around early evening, offshore wind usually is blowing the strongest. She adds that the high generation capacity of individual offshore wind projects is key.
Jamie Simmons 7:04
You're really talking about rethinking what baseload power means. Offshore wind is really the only renewable energy that could replace the capacity from a coal facility or natural-gas facility.
Lily Bohlke 7:19
Cooper's proclamation outlines targets for offshore wind energy of 28-hundred megawatts by 2030 and 8-thousand megawatts by 2040. His administration notes 8-thousand megawatts could power more than 2-million homes. The order also aligns with the state's clean-energy plan signed in 2018, which aims to reduce power-sector greenhouse gases 70-percent by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. For North Carolina News Service, I'm Lily Bohlke, reporting.
Elizabeth Esser 7:54
I'm Elizabeth Esser with WKNC 88.1 Eye on the Triangle. Joining us today is Santisha Walker, a certified nurse, entrepreneur, speaker and author based in Durham, North Carolina. We discussed her fitness apparel and wellness brand, the I Am experience. Santisha, thank you so much for joining us on Eye on the Triangle.
Santisha Walker 8:13
You're welcome. Thank you for having me, Elizabeth. I'm excited to be here.
Elizabeth Esser 8:18
So you wear many hats. You're a certified nurse and entrepreneur an author, speaker. Would you mind telling our listeners a bit about your professional background and how you got to where you are today?
Santisha Walker 8:29
Sure. So yes, I am a registered nurse. I've been a nurse for seven years, I actually received my nursing degree from Wake Technical Community College here in Raleigh. And then I went on to get my master's in nursing from Gardner Webb University. And so as far as my nursing background, I have worked at Wake med, I was a cardiac nurse on intermediate step down unit, I worked at a private practice in Raleigh for neurology, I've done homecare, supervisory visits, I've worked in assisted living, long term care and rehab. So I have a really broad knowledge of nursing. And as you know, I'm not your typical traditional conventional nurse, I believe in stepping outside of the box and using my nursing knowledge to help others outside of the bedside setting. I'm also a wellness coach. And so I thought it would be great to pair wellness knowledge with my nursing health care information that I have and then make you know the best of that and be able to help others outside of that setting. I am here from the Raleigh Durham area and I reside here at RTP. And so I try to reach out to the community and partner with others who are making a difference in the lives of others as well in the healthcare wellness setting. So I have a broad range of knowledge.
Elizabeth Esser 9:43
So what is the I Am experience and and what inspired you to create it?
Santisha Walker 9:48
Sure, so the I am experience. So my mission with that is to basically offer individuals a fitness and wellness experience that's going to empower them to intentionally cultivate the best version of themselves and reflect it out to the world. And so my vision was to offer a fitness apparel from a quality brand that everyone can trust. And then also tag on to that wellness products that they can use while they are actually working on their physical body. And so where this idea came from, I actually came to me during the pandemic, right, everyone was home, we were all going through a lot. myself as a nurse, I was still actually helping in the bedside setting, doing what we call PRN, helping in different COVID units in the area. But when I was home, I actually decided to focus more on my actual fitness and physical fit as far as my physical body. And so I began working out more. Before the pandemic, I would go to the boxing gym and try to work on my body, but I got really lazy with it. So I decided to incorporate more physical activity for myself. But also I want it to center myself emotionally, spiritually and mentally, right. And so with every, at every news station, every time we turned around, there was something negative being mentioned or or new breaking news, I should say about Coronavirus, and about COVID and about the number of deaths and so it was taking a toll on everyone, including myself. And so what I wanted to do was become very still very centered. And so I begin positive self talk, I begin to incorporate heavily, I was doing it before, but I really want to focus on positive affirmations. And so during my workout sessions, which I would work out early in the morning, go ahead and get it done for the day, I began playing affirmations in the background. So while I was doing my HIIT Workout, I had affirmations going. And that really helped me during that vulnerable time when I was working out to center my mind and to speak to myself in my body. And I just took it from there. So I thought you know, what, if this is helping me Who else could this actually help? You know, because when we working out that's a very, it's empowering, but it's also very vulnerable, right? Because you're questioning yourself, can I do this, I have to reach this goal, I have to feel better. So you're vulnerable, but you're also empowering yourself to keep going and push past that threshold. And so that that's when it came to me, you know, it would be really cool to you know, come up with an apparel that people could actually put on when they can actually when they see themselves in that apparel, they will be empowered, right. But then also add products or add something to that, that would allow them to continue with the empowerment, mind body, soul and spirit. And so that's where it came from my husband's nonprofit organization, Carolina united flag football club, they actually had access to Nike apparel, and so I tapped into his resource and I was able to get great you know, quality apparel and use you know, use the I Am brand to go ahead and put something great out there for individuals.
Elizabeth Esser 13:03
And so I understand that the brand is not just a fitness apparel brand. What all does it offer?
Santisha Walker 13:10
Yeah, great, great. Okay. So this is this is the fun part right because there are several fitness apparel you know, you can athleisure is everywhere. But the thing that says that I am experienced a part is we offer an I am fitness wellness kit, right so that I Am exclusive wellness kit is basically 10 subjects that those who purchase the apparel can choose from it's complimentary. And so you choose one of those subjects with your apparel purchase. And I'm actually sending you information based on my nursing and wellness knowledge that will help you to incorporate that into your life. So there are daily practical guides, they're invaluable resources that are reputable that you can you can believe and trust in, there's evidence based information that's provided on that particular topic. So each time you purchase an apparel, you can choose a new topic to go along with your apparel. So that I am exclusive wellness kit will be included with your package with your actual apparel that you receive at your doorstep. Okay, so another product that I included was the I Am energy workout mix. This was this was a really fun project. And again, like I mentioned before I was working out right but what I wanted to do was put I am affirmations on top of energizing beats So when we work out we want something that's just going to keep us going and especially when we reach that peak, right, we have to push to that threshold. And so what I wanted to do was incorporate Im affirmations with energizing beats so that you can actually listen to it for while you're working out. So it is a 30 minute audio. And so these are professionally engineered beats that are done by the professionals. I know nothing about studio work. So I reached out to Hatton Brandon CO and they were able to reach out to their resources their team and put together the I am energy work out there. And so again, that's complimentary. It comes with your apparel, you can only get it once you purchase your apparel. But that's actually to help your mind stay in that positive mindset while you're working out. And I actually had some someone reach out to me and she said, You know what, I actually listened to it after I finished my workout. And so that you can carry it into your everyday activities. And the other, the other, this is not really a product. But the other thing that I offer is I am empowered private group. And so that is a private Facebook group, you have to have an entry code, you have to answer questions to be able to get in. But once you purchase your apparel, then you actually get access to that group to be held accountable, and to be empowered on a daily and weekly basis. And so it's not just me posting information as a healthcare professional. But it's those that are in the group, were asking questions, Hey, what are you guys doing about this? How are you guys being empowered this week? This is what I'm doing. Right. One of the things I posted yesterday was Hey, guys, like I had a little bit too much sugar last week, and, and I didn't really take in as much water this week, I am, you know, being held accountable to drinking more water. And so they hold me accountable to that. So yeah, I wanted to definitely partner wellness products,
Elizabeth Esser 16:15
and you have a background in healthcare and business. And you've been able to successfully merge these two passions in your career. Was creating a brand like the I am experience always a goal of yours? Or is that something that just happened along the way?
Santisha Walker 16:31
Great question. So it happened along the way. You know, if you do a little bit of research and background on me, I am a true like, nurse entrepreneur, what we call nursepreneur. And so I consider myself a serial entrepreneur, because I love taking ideas, I love taking things and my creativities and bringing them to a full finished work and bringing them to fruition. And so no, I it's so funny, I had never envisioned myself, even launching a fitness line, right. But I have a business degree. And I always tell this story. I have a business degree. And I concentrated in marketing. But I never envisioned that I would be an entrepreneur. And I know that's like an oxymoron it's contradictory. But when I went to college back in 2001, you know, I didn't know what I wanted to do what to major is I said, Hey, if I get a business degree, I could always use it at some point in life. And then after graduating I in college, I kind of had an idea. I wanted to be a nurse, but I was close to graduating. So I graduated. But becoming a nurse, I didn't become a nurse to even partner the two worlds. It wasn't until later I realized, oh my god, I have all of this knowledge, I have a business degree. And my husband actually brought that idea of, you know, going into consulting and starting my own business. And so eventually I'm merged the two. So I did not set out to be a serial nursepreneur, I did not set out to launch, you know, a fitness line, I do believe in submitting my mind, my body and my will to the will of God, my Creator. And I do believe in allowing him to order my steps. And so throughout life, life is very secure. You know, very, you know, it's a windy road. And so I just believe in just following him and doing what he's telling me to do. And it's been a success so far. Success, meaning I have empowered a lot of people along the way. That's how I measure my level of success. So, you know, no, I didn't set out to do it. But I did. I do believe in not being boxed in and just you know, submitting myself to God and letting him use me in that way.
Elizabeth Esser 18:38
And as a registered nurse yourself, you have a specific passion of empowering nurses professionally and in life. How have nurses and other health care professionals responded to the I am experience?
Santisha Walker 18:51
Yeah, so they responded great. I actually had a giveaway I launched actually the day like nurses week was my first inaugural launch of the brand. And so I had nurses like reach out to me that was actually a giveaway that I offered. And one of the one of the nurses won, but they've responded positively. I will say just in general, nurses are amazing. We're the powerhouse of healthcare. And I'm happy to see that we are moving along and becoming used to nurses operating outside of that traditional setting. But it's it is still a pool every once in a while to get nurses to see another nurse operating outside of just having all scrubs and starting IVs and running to codes. And so I have had a positive response. But I think as nurses hear more about this and realize, Hey, you know, this is something you guys can tap into as well. I think there will be even more a better response but so far it's been it's been good. I actually have a nurse who was a part of our inaugural launch. And so she has actually been putting it she's a she's an ER nurse at Wake med and she's actually been she's an ambassador. And she's been putting helped me get the brand out to other nurses as well.
Elizabeth Esser 20:05
When is your next release?
Santisha Walker 20:07
Yeah, so my next release is actually, this Friday, June the 25th. I'm not sure when this will air, but it is June the 25th. And so I release the fourth Friday of every month. And so if you missed the first release, or the most previous release, you can also always subscribe and then you'll get a heads up with that next release is coming. So the 25th of June is my next release. And the releases are available only for one week. And so you have to almost get in there why you can you know, while the getting is good. And then once that, that that seven day is over, then the next release is not until another three or four weeks.
Elizabeth Esser 20:44
And finally, where can listeners find your merchandise?
Santisha Walker 20:47
Yeah, so they can find it at WWW.theIAMexperience.shop So that is the I am experienced dot shop. And then once they go there, they can see all of the amazing information and yeah, all the good stuff.
Elizabeth Esser 21:04
Santisha, thank you so much for joining us.
Santisha Walker 21:07
You're welcome Elizabeth, thank you so much for having me.
Eoin Trainor 21:11
And that is it for this episode of Eye on the Triangle. Thanks for tuning in. If you have any questions, comments, ideas or would like to get involved, shoot us an email at public affairs@wknc.org. We'd love to hear from you. Stay tuned for usual programming. We'll see you next time.
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Lise Nox 0:11
Hi, this is Lise Nox and you're listening to Eye on the Triangle. In today's episode, I had the chance to talk with Deborah Granik, a mental health professional and more precisely a licensed social worker and a psychiatrist nurse practitioner working for Monarch. In a few words Monarch is a North Carolina statewide provider of comprehensive specialty mental health and human services. I'm personally really invested in making mental health matters less taboo. I love having open discussions regarding mental health struggles. So I was really grateful to be able to have this conversation with Debbie. In this episode, we talked about the mental health struggles that the Covid-19 pandemic brought up like work life balance, or how to deal with personal life issues and collective grief at the same time, or maintaining healthy relationships at a distance or setting boundaries. And a lot of other really interesting things. Before we get to the episode, I just like to say if you're a student at NC State University, and you're struggling with mental health in any way, you can always reach out to NC State's Counseling Center to set up an appointment. No matter who you are, where you are, you're not alone. And you can always ask for help, it does get better. And it starts with breaking the silence talking about it and reaching out for help. That being said, enjoy this episode. Yeah, thank you so much for being on the show.
Debbie Granick 1:23
My pleasure.
Lise Nox 1:24
Really glad you're here today. I just figured that with the pandemic and everything that we've been going through as a collective for the past year and 2021, there has been so many issues related to mental health that have just, you know, been brought up and being
Debbie Granick 1:39
Yes.
Lise Nox 1:39
Finally discussed for the first time in a very long time because people have been kind of ignoring all those things related to mental health because you know, when we're talking about like work life balance and burnout or boundaries with the people you live with, or you know, writing messages elation, or depression, anxiety, it's like, Yes, all the things that people live with on a daily basis, and they never do anything to actually take care of your mental health,
Debbie Granick 2:01
Right and without a pandemic, there's so many natural distractions from all those things, you go out, you go to a bar, you go to friends houses, like all these, you go to the gym. And so I agree, I think the pandemic brought some things up for people, but it also for people who maybe always have those things I get maybe maybe created new mental health issues, or it just exposed mental health concerns that were already there because people couldn't get away from them or solve them for themselves in the way that they usually do.
Lise Nox 2:30
Yeah. And I've had personally my own mother had to take a few days off work because she was being completely overworked. And she had she was like diagnosed with burnout. Like she right out. Because there was this idea that since when you're like you're at home, 24 seven people just assume you're available 24/7
Debbie Granick 2:47
That's right,
Lise Nox 2:48
To do you whatever they want you to do and she was never really able to say no, or set, you know, any healthy boundaries around where she thought she was supposed to do it all and just like, get everything done as quickly as possible. Because I have time I'm home so I can do everything they asked me to do. I feel like this has been one of the most challenging years for everyone in terms of work life balance, you know, whether we're talking people working from home, or students like me having online class.
Debbie Granick 3:13
Right, I agree. And you know, when like, for class, when things are tape recorded, you're like, oh, I'll watch it tonight. I don't want to do it from one to three, like when you would have during your normal class time. But you know what, at night, you don't realize you actually kind of treasure that time at night to hang out and watch Netflix or whatever. And so it's the same I think with the work life balance. I think a lot of people when you're at a job place and you leave at 6pm, there's a natural, naturally built in to kind of protect your home time, but at home at two o'clock, you're like I'm sick of working, I'll just do it later. And then that burnout happens because there's no none of those boundaries.
Lise Nox 3:45
Yeah, your personal life and your work life and every thing else in your life is completely like the strike
Debbie Granick 3:52
It melds
Lise Nox 3:53
Yeah, everything is blurred out because there's no difference between the 2. So you're a licensed clinical social worker, and a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Monarch.
Debbie Granick 4:02
So my job consists of talking to people who are struggling with mental health in some capacity. And for the most part using medications, my role is to help them with the medication part of their mental health to find things that help them feel better. I integrate in some counseling and we always stress the non pharmacological approaches to helping people feel better as well. You know, all those normal good health things. So I'm kind of in a combined role focusing mostly on the medication part, but also trying to integrate in some some counseling
Lise Nox 4:35
Did you have to go from seeing your patients in real life to having consultations over zoom?
Debbie Granick 4:42
I did. I very abruptly went from 100% of my client visits being in person to 100% of them being via telehealth, and it was a very quick transition. I think the biggest challenge at first was technology both for us but also for our patients and monarch serves a population that's very mixed demographically and financially. And many people don't have access to computers or great Wi Fi or, you know, phones with video capacity. And so I think for lower income people, that transition was even harder, I think, to telehealth, we take for granted that when we say telehealth, that everyone can sit in a quiet place and have a visit. You know, that was another thing actually, is that everyone's at home. So you've got a mom that you're asking to talk about her depression in front of her 14 year old daughter or eating disorder or her drinking problem. And that also posed a tremendous number of problems. It's just privacy. You know, I talked to a lot of people in their cars.
Lise Nox 5:38
Oh, wow.
Debbie Granick 5:40
Yeah,
Lise Nox 5:41
That's a solution. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I never really thought about this thing of, you know, having difficulty accessing the right technology because I just have a laptop, I have earphones or whatever,
Debbie Granick 5:51
Right? It's a very kind of middle upper middle class assumption that you can make that seamless transition to telehealth.
Lise Nox 5:58
So this was hard for your patients. But what was it like for you? So how did you approach your patients differently over zoom or like through computer?
Debbie Granick 6:06
I just missed that physical connection, seeing someone a few feet in front of me. And I think it makes empathy easier when you're together and you're looking at someone, I also think that the private space of a therapy office is very therapeutic to people to separate like what you were saying about work life balance, to separate from their normal life for a few minutes and step into a therapist or nurse practitioners office for that 25 minutes where there's no distractions, and it's you in that professional versus you're like, in the middle of your your home life. And then you're like jumping into the bathroom to talk to your provider for a few minutes, or whatever. I think it was a less therapeutic experience kind of on both ends. And you know, for me to like to be working. I mean, I have an office and things like that, but I had dogs somewhere I had kids going to school, online at home. And so your brain is just not as as free to just relax into the moment and truly connect to that person. So I think that was hard on both ends for the providers and for the patients. But I also think over the course of what turned out to be a year and a half. We all got better at it. Yeah, I think we all I think we all got better at it. But we did have to set some boundaries. No, I had to sometimes say to say to a patient, hey, when we talk, can you like be out of bed and be dressed? You know, can you not be driving your car just to try and protect that therapeutic boundary that makes you more available to be engaged in your in your therapy?
Lise Nox 7:24
You mentioned that a lot of people who are your patients for monarch are very diverse in terms of their income, or in terms of demography, I was thinking earlier about how 2020 and 2021 were rough for everyone, obviously, while we're all going through this pandemic BIPOC specifically had also to go through this thing of dealing with collective grief of you know, the Black Lives Matter movement. Yes, the horrific death on all over social media. And so did you have patients who had to deal with, you know, their own personal struggle and this collective grief?
Debbie Granick 7:59
So much, I can barely begin to answer that. Because I think part of the mental health struggle this year was in addition to everyone's normal, you know, we all struggle, you know, sometimes with anxiety, depression, whatever. And then there's those of us that struggle more. But during those struggles, we often take for granted certain things that I feel like in this past year kind of start to crumble, like we take for granted that that we can trust the news we take for granted that we can trust certain government agencies, we take for granted that our represented officials that we're going to feel like they're out to, to a certain degree, hopefully help us much less like actually do harm to us, right. And I think over the course of the year, we all came to realize like, Hey, we don't know what to believe. We just don't know what to believe. Because each side every different fraction was trying to convince us that we were being lied to or that we couldn't trust anyone or whatever. And that I think more than anything degrades our communal mental health. You know, I was thinking about when we learn about history, and we learn about everyone was watching people land on the moon, everyone was watching when Kennedy was shot, there was no collective everyone was doing anything during 2020 there was a focus on people that vote this way are doing that people that are this color are doing that. And and I think, you know, even in the really hard times, like a president is being shot. It's calming and nurturing and, and helpful for us to know that we're all kind of watching and mourning and experiencing this together even if you didn't vote for that President, right. But just so evident during this pandemic, and all the politics that happened with it was not only are we suffering, not only are we suffering alone, but we're suffering in communities that we don't know who cares about us and who doesn't. And that there might be people that we thought cared about us who now we've learned don't care about us because we just saw them downtown at a rally of some kind that doesn't represent what we believe. I think it was really very, very hard in that way. And And interestingly and almost kind of funny, I guess, you know, like people that struggle for example, with delusions or paranoia. Um, that we that we recognize as No, this is this is not normal. This is paranoia, we had to kind of question that, like, if someone says, I'm freaking out, I'm paranoid that the police are out to get me, well, maybe two years ago, I would have been like, Whoa, whoa, whoa, the police are there to help you. Right? Like, I think you're having a delusion. I mean, I wouldn't really say it quite like that. But right. But this year, I'm like, Well, yeah, I could see you feeling that way. Because of what you're watching on TV, you know, because of what's happening. And because of what's happening in your community, you are right, you know, so I think there were some like, just different kind of things that happened like that. I don't know if that answers your question.
Lise Nox 8:15
But yeah, it's very interesting, because I was thinking about how all those social justice issues were mostly covered on social media. This has been also another personal but also collective challenge, you know, your relationship to social media during the pandemic, where it's like, you get just so many things regarding social justice issues, or anything like that on social media all day. So you kind of like get into this Doom Scrolling kind of habit where it's like, oh, I need to stay informed, I need to know what's happening, I need to know how to help. And so you kind of get stuck in this vicious cycle of I need to stay informed, I want to help, I want to share resources, but also I am just completely overwhelmed with everything that's going on. And I can't take any more,
Debbie Granick 11:12
Right, that's it, I think people just got to those breaking points and and then and then something else would happen. And something else would happen. And we'd be raw from a mass shooting, and then we'd be raw from a you know, a police shooting, and then we'd be raw from a, you know, rally. I mean, like, it just kept coming and coming and coming. And then you know, our leadership our political leadership was not what our country needed at the time to come together. That's, that's all that can be said it could have been done so much better. So what could have been a unifying potentially opportunity for people to come together and say, Hey, we all need to help each other to support each other, while experiencing something as a community that's difficult. Instead, everybody looked inward and turned against each other. And I think when we are afraid for our own safety, we are less inclined to help others. And so our leadership kept telling us to be afraid for our own safety. And so as a community, we all just focused on ourselves. And I think that what we learned is that that's not human nature, that doesn't work well, for us. Most everybody is coming out of the last year and a half feeling deeply exhausted, because we are not made to just sit alone and feel fearful, you know, we are created as pack animals that that need each other. And so I think we're feeling the effects of that with like a communal exhaustion.
Lise Nox 12:30
Yeah. Do you think we're all going to have some kind of collective PTSD?
Debbie Granick 12:36
I do. I really do. I think,
Lise Nox 12:40
How's it going to show up? Like, just,
Debbie Granick 12:41
I don't I don't know how it's gonna show up. But I think I think what came out? I don't know why I don't want to get political on this. Or, you know, but I just how it came out that what we took for granted that I mean, can I say something political, I don't know.
Lise Nox 12:54
You're free too!
Debbie Granick 12:55
No. I mean, like that I would have taken for granted that someone who I knew or loved or cared about would not have supported a certain political candidate, or would have supported, you know, Black Lives Matter protesters downtown or something. And then to hear them say something either negative about that, or positive about leadership that I very much disagreed with, I think there were a lot of like, shocking things that came out where we again, realize that what we thought we took for granted what we thought, you know, people kind of were in line with us, or what just make sense to us, that we realized doesn't just make sense to other people. It's like that causes a certain amount of trauma we take you know, but to realize that our perspectives, but we assume is kind of common thought or common emotion is not, I think it's kind of traumatizing, you know, and I'm a white person. So this is just this isn't even taking into account the communal trauma of the black community to realize how alone in many ways they really were, when they thought we're thinking, hey, maybe there'll be more people to come kind of help us out or support our cause. And just to be so supremely disappointed, I think is very traumatizing.
Lise Nox 14:01
Do you have any advice or I don't know, tool that you could give to BIPOC or you know, anyone who has been dealing with PTSD or the aftermath of all the violence that they had to put up with during 2020?
Debbie Granick 14:14
I would say a couple of things. So on the on the micro level, meaning on the personal level, I guess one thing I feel is that the more in line Our lives are with what our values are, the more healing our life can be. So for example, if I asked you what are your top five values and you say church, family, time alone reading a book, going to school and my dog, and then I say okay, well When's the last time you you know, hung out with your dog, went to church, spent time alone reading, took a class you liked whatever you're like, gosh, not a long time. That's, that's not gonna be working for you. Right? So the more we can connect the life we're leading with the values that we share, the more healing the divides that we have that we hold, the more healing it's going to be. So the first question is like, what is important to me? What are my values and what can I do to be integrated those more fully into the life I'm actually leading every single day. So that'd be one. And then the other, I think, is to reach, you know, to reach out, I think we've all turned very inwards, we're all feeling kind of a little damaged and raw and fearful and rejected. And I think we've got to start reaching back out again, and making those connections to the people that help us heal, and that help us feel safe you know that we're not alone.
Lise Nox 15:22
I've been able to connect with all my friends and my family and people who live really far away from me. And this has been definitely something that I was very grateful for, during the pandemic, to be able to connect to all those people I care about, at the same time, I just got so exhausted and tired of not having this, you know, physical connection, even when I would like hang out with my friends. It's like, Oh, we can't really hug because, you know, there's COVID and, and this frustration, and this, yeah, just piled up all year, have this social interaction we used to have even though we have the technology, and we have the math, and we have, you know, the tests that we have to take every week to show we're not infected with COVID. But it's definitely been really challenging to have a normal, obviously, a normal social life. And also just how do you, you know, maintain a healthy relationship when you might need to do just, you know, the basic thing you're supposed to do in a relationship, quality time, physical touch, you know, all these things, right? This is really, really challenging. And I feel like a lot of people have resorted to social media to kind of make up for the lack of social interaction. Social media is a very, never ending cycle of dopamine, you just get dopamine and dopamine. And it's very addictive, when you're just stuck at home all day, on your phone or on your computer. And the only thing you can rely on is social media and the dopamine.
Debbie Granick 16:41
I like this phrase that is don't compare your insides to someone else's outsides, because you might be feeling you know, kind of sad or isolated, or alone or rejected or whatever. And then you get on your social media, and everybody looks so happy and great, but that's their outsides. That's what they're putting out there for the world to see. So social media was very connecting for many of us. But at the same time, it really traumatized us with a lot of the stuff we were already experiencing, you know, like feeling alone, or feeling that we're the only one who believes politically or socially or morally, how we believe or, you know, getting on and seeing, oh, my God, I can't believe that person is posting that and just being so filled with this rage that has nowhere to go, that was really challenging, I had, well, that's always challenging, but it is especially challenging in the last year and a half, because people felt so secure putting things out on social media that maybe they wouldn't necessarily have said to someone if they were having that in person interaction, you know, so I think social media serves a purpose. But I would, at this point, probably be telling people go to where your people are, you know, if your people are at a fundraiser for the hungry, or if your people are doing some kind of social action project, or if your people are at a church or a synagogue, or in a certain kind of class, like go be with your people where you can kind of relax and reconnect and feel that that you're not alone. And also, I also think, like take the energy, I think a lot of us have this energy to make the world better and to heal. And so it's like, what can I do with that energy? What little project can I get involved in that will make me feel like I'm doing one piece of the puzzle. You know, I was with a group of women the other day, and we were making these little bags of kind of things we can keep in our cars to hand to someone that who might be like on a street corner or asking for money or something. And they just were bags that had some snacks and water and tissues and some things like that you can be having a bad day. And you pull up to a stoplight and you hand someone this and say hey, I hope your day gets better. And they say, Oh my gosh, thank you so much for caring for thinking of me and you both leave the interaction feeling a little bit better, you know, so I just think, we all need to kind of engage in each other, engage in our community helping and healing and trying to build some bridges back that have been messed up.
Lise Nox 18:51
So what your saying is that there's a basically a balance to find between taking care of yourself and staying aligned with your values and what makes you happy and what makes you feel you know, safe and love, self care. Like you have to balance it out with reaching out to other people and making sure that other people are feeling that they're being taken care of and that they're feeling safe and they're being loved. It's like this balance we have to find and maybe this pandemic was the, you know, this eye opening experience of Oh, maybe all this time, we never really learned how to love each other or care for each other because we're all just so caught up in our daily lives. And now that we're forced to spend an entire year either alone or stuck with people we you know, we didn't really have a choice to be stuck with.
Debbie Granick 19:34
I mean, I think also in stepping back that we can all re engage a little more intentionally with the relationships that give us energy versus those that take it away. You know, I think we all now have opportunity to re pick our friends and re pick who we're going to go out with on Saturday night because we've been doing nothing so those are the gifts of intentionality that we have now that we can kind of look back and say you know actually appreciated not having to see so and so every week or every couple weeks where I realized that that relationship was really draining, it wasn't filling me, it was depleting me, and I'm not going to re engage in that relationship. And I think those are good decisions to make. At this point, too, I feel like you can mostly implement with your friendships or you know, like relationships at work or your social life. But what about when you have family members that you don't really get along with? You don't really have a choice to like, not be related to this person.
Debbie Granick 20:26
Correct, right?
Lise Nox 20:27
Responsibility towards your family in this community house. So right? how do you set this intention when it's your family member, you don't reall get along with.
Debbie Granick 20:35
Right. You're right. So you can't choose to have relationship, but you can choose the nature of the relationship, you can choose the boundaries of the relationship, you can choose, you know, the limits, or you know, so I think, and that's a whole other conversation about managing challenging relationships. But you know, when you're dealing with a toddler, there's this phrase, like, you can have choices, but then limits right, you can have any staff that's in this drawer, but mom puts the snacks in the drawer and none of the snacks are doughnuts, right, but you can pick any you want. So it's kind of like with your family, it's like, I have to see them three times a year. But within those three visits, I have options, those options are going to include blank by blank that helps me keep my sanity when we're all together.
Lise Nox 21:12
I feel like it's very reassuring to hear you say that for a lot of people who are gonna be listening to this episode and thinking, wow, I spent all of 2020s stuck at home with a family I really don't get along with and now that I hear you know, the terms personal boundaries, which is something I have never really heard of before. 2020 words like boundaries. What do you mean like just, you know, telling people? No, okay, sure, whatever. But now that I'm learning about how to take care of myself in a time where everything else is calling my name all the time, it's like, oh, yes, boundaries, right. So I'm actually reading a book right now. And it's called set boundaries, find peace by a therapist, who works in Turlock, North Carolina. And it's really interesting, she talks about how to implement those boundaries with the people you care about your family, your co workers, and all this kind of thing. And it's been really interesting. So I don't know if you've ever like really worked on the subject of boundaries, like with your patient very specifically,
Debbie Granick 22:00
I do think that comes up a lot in mental health, I think we have to be really careful with that concept. Because I think it's really easy to say have boundaries but like what you're saying, it's not always so easy to implement. And then we don't want someone to have guilt or shame or rage or distress, because they're not able to implement what's in a book. Right? So because our reality is that we do live in community, and it is a struggle. So I think it's really unique to each person. And I think it's, I want to validate that it's a very difficult thing for us all to do to find that line. And there are two, I usually work with my patients to identify like, what is the what are the couple biggest priorities here? Right, like, what are the what are the boundary crossings that most impact your day to day health, well being emotional balance and pick one or two areas to kind of focus on for your boundaries? Because otherwise, you'll go crazy, right? But yeah, it's annoying. For example, I don't know what an example would be. But like, you might have five annoying things that happen. But the one that really makes you crazy is when you know, someone walks in when you're asleep or something. So that's the one boundary I'm going to focus on. And instead of being upset about it, I'm going to really think intentionally about what can I actually do to fix this situation, we'll just do that one. And then when one thing is really protected, maybe other things don't seem quite as bad.
Lise Nox 23:20
Another thing I wanted to talk about with you, which seems very central to COVID, and the pandemic is the question of grief, you have like someone from your family, or you know, someone you care about that died from COVID, or you know, anyone you know, who had someone pass away from this disease. There's this first question of like, Okay, how do you deal with grief when it's barely possible to organize a proper funeral or to meet up with other family members, and everything is going on at home and at work, and you have to deal with so many things at the same time, and you have to deal with someone passing away from the very same virus that has been keeping you stuck at home for a year. Did you have any patients that deal with this kind of grief?
Debbie Granick 23:59
I did. And I think what we talked about a lot is grief is messy, and grief doesn't always look a certain way or feel a certain way. And even though we grow up with certain grieving rituals, they are just socially constructed rituals. They're not you know, we do have options and how to make how to adjust them to what we need in our current life. You know, so I think what's challenging is to recognize Oh yeah, I guess that was just my family tradition or my faith tradition to do blank blank blank after someone dies but we have to adjust it we just have to make these changes you know, and if that means we have to wait a certain amount of time or gather more technologically than in person or pray a little bit different than that's what we have to do but I think the the baseline I always tell people is that grief doesn't look the same feel the same for everybody in all situations. Sometimes it looks like crying. Sometimes it looks like rage. Sometimes it looks like drinking too much. Sometimes it looks like going out more with your friends. Sometimes it looks like sleeping all the time. Sometimes it looks like never sleeping and all that is okay. And all that is real and we can work with it as long as we just put it out there and say, here's what I need help with. But yeah, I think a lot of traditional mourning rituals were really messed up by this for sure. They're also though, and I'm not trying to deny the negative. But I would say There have also been some positives that have come out of it, people were able to have funerals with family members from all around the entire world, because the funerals were put on zoom. So recognizing identifying and being thankful and expressing gratitude for some of the those things that come out, I think was important to to recognize it. Well, it sucked to not be able to do this, but this was actually a good thing that came out of it that we wouldn't have been able to do.
Lise Nox 25:34
trying to see the positive without, you know, falling into this, you know, toxic positivity kind of thing.
Debbie Granick 25:38
But nope, that's right.
Lise Nox 25:39
Seeing the positive. still being grateful for the little things that you can get out of a very negative situation. This is very important, just like the Yes. If you all hold on to it's like, okay, yeah, we weren't able to set up a funeral. But at least I, you know, talk to my aunt that lives in Spain, and I haven't talked to her in 10 years. And now I you know.
Debbie Granick 25:59
That's right? That's right, I have a private practice where I just do therapy. And this came up a lot. And one of the phrases that we use a lot in therapy is and also instead of, but also because someone's if you say, well, this sucks, but you're kind of negating the, the thing that sucks, but instead use the phrase, and like, this sucks. And also, the good thing happened, of being able to talk to my aunt, kind of recognizing that we can have negative and positive emotion existing simultaneously. And there was a lot of that there was a lot of that that went on in this past year.
Lise Nox 26:34
It's just making space for everything that comes up.
Debbie Granick 26:37
That's right.
Lise Nox 26:38
Yeah, the pandemic has been a really easy for people to just fall into this very vicious and dark cycle of nothing matters anymore. The world is ending.
Debbie Granick 26:46
Absolutely. Right. Absolutely. Or the world is a terrible place. Why should I invest in it? This is awful. Like, are you watching TV, all these things are terrible going on. And you know, like, with the back to the boundaries thing you were saying, I think a lot of people ended up shutting down a lot of those social media, the television, the radio, because they're just like, I'm maxed out. And I think that's okay, too. You know, like, we all have to be protective of our own functioning. But at some point, it might be more important to just shut it out for a couple weeks and say, Yeah, I won't know what's going on in the world. But I if I do, I won't be able to function.
Lise Nox 27:16
We've been talking about like how people have to set personal boundaries with their family members or significant other or any person that you live with, or people who had like a really hard time having alone time did you have to deal with any patient who spent pretty much their entire year alone, you know, people who suffer from loneliness, and they're already struggling with mental health issues and they had to go through all this alone, like, how, how does that work out for a person?
Debbie Granick 27:41
I think both extremes for that with were horrible. There are people that went through it alone. There are also people who live in group homes, mental rehab centers, sobriety centers, where they were homeless shelters, where they were forced to live surrounded by people shut in together for long periods of time. And then there were single people, older people who were just really alone and would say, I have literally gone weeks without human touch. I don't think there's any other way. Anything to say about that. Except I think there was a lot of suffering. Yeah, I think there was a lot of suffering, and a lot of needing to find other ways to get to get needs met, you know, a lot of saying, Yeah, like, what are you experiencing? And is there any other way to get some of those some of those needs met? I mean, luckily, I feel like we're coming out of this. And at this point, we can look at the path forward and ask ourselves, what do I need now? what's what's missing? What's still not feeling good? What do I need now? And really choosing with intention, again, representing my deepest values? What do I need to make part of my life to get me up and going, how I want to I want to go and I do think there was a lot of trauma from the past that I try and encourage I use this imagery of like driving a car and I say like that trauma, that depression that anxiety is in the car. But is there a way to live your life without it driving the car, you know, like we have to make room for it is the passenger seat in the backseat it's not going away. But can it not be the driving force of all the choices you're making going forward or your emotional well being going forward that those choices are made more by a desire to move forward, but not being able to totally shut down what you've been through in the last year, year and a half.
Lise Nox 29:16
That's a very beautiful metaphor, I remember reading a metaphor about depression that was like, You think you're stuck in a hole? Really, you're just stuck in a tunnel and you have to keep walking till you get to the light, right now your in the dark but you know, like an imagery or like metaphor around mental health usually really helps picturing some kind of hope that you can hold on to is yes, yes. What do you want to talk about? No, yeah, I was gonna say you seem to be working with a lot of very diverse patients, like, you know, BIPOC, homeless people, people who are in sobriety homes or you know, is this something specific to Monarch like you get, you know?
Debbie Granick 29:50
yeah, monarch monarch serves the population in Wake County that does not have health insurance. It has like the contract for our area to serve people without health insurance. So that includes a lot of people kind of stuck in that economic area of not enough money or not solid enough employment to have commercial health insurance, but not qualifying for any kind of state assistance. So it often gets, you know, a low income population. And then a good chunk of my clients are in sober living centers or in recovery living in homeless shelters. Yeah, yeah.
Lise Nox 30:25
It's really amazing. It's just very, because it just like warms my heart to know that there are companies or, you know, organizations that actually help people who need help with their mental health, you know.
Debbie Granick 30:36
that's right. Like this. That's right. And Monarch is going to help you whether you have money or not. So and that's its mission and its goal for mental health, intellectual disabilities, has centers all across the state, and the people that work there are uniquely gifted and beautiful people, very committed to serving a population that is often overlooked or unimportant to some other health agency. So I'm feel really honored to work there.
Lise Nox 31:03
Yeah. How did you end up working for Mark? Um, how did you find them? And like, how did you think, Oh, yeah, this is what I want to do, you know, help people in need?
Debbie Granick 31:12
Well, I think the price of healthcare has gotten exorbitant, you know, and I think there's a lot of people that are left behind. And like I said, I have a private practice, I do serve people that are totally financially fine, who can afford to pay a certain amount for their therapy visits each week, and I find that rewarding, and they find that rewarding, and that's great. But there's a huge population that just doesn't have that opportunity. And I think we're only as a community as a world, we only function as well as our lowest functioning people. So we need to bring up the bottom for us all as a community or as a as a country to move up. And I don't mean the bottom, like, why don't we know, you know, what, you know what I'm saying, like the sickest, the people suffering the most alone or with the fewest resources. And so I found, I just felt like that was a place that I could help, you know, a place that I was really needed. And I think there was just a huge need. The the waitlists are extraordinary. The number of people who need services compared to the services available is it's always off balance. So I just, I guess, about kind of called to be there.
Lise Nox 32:13
This is really, really inspiring, and really beautiful. Because I mean, obviously, you decided to work as a mental health professional. So you had already this calling of helping other people. But no, I mean, not everyone decides to go all the way and decide to join monarch or any other company or organization that actually, you know, helps people who have really low income or low resources or you know, so yeah, really beautiful. Because
Debbie Granick 32:37
it's, we it's called, like community mental health, meaning it really is accessible. The goal is for it to be truly accessible to a community regardless of their economic status.
Lise Nox 32:46
Because when Monarch reached out to WKNC, to set up an interview, I thought, oh, mental health is something that really matters to me, because I've had my personal struggles with it. My family members have had struggles with mental health know, pretty much everyone I know, has that struggle with it. And I thought, Oh, it would be interesting for me to let me talk about it and maybe break like a taboo around it or, you know, raise awareness. It's just something that really matters to me to be able to talk about mental health without the taboo. Okay, yeah, And this is how they're doing this, how they're dealing, like, what can we do about it.
Debbie Granick 33:19
And you know, our mental health is amazingly the same based on our common humanity, regardless of source. I mean, it sounds so cliche, but it is regardless of skin color, and economic background and jobs, it we know, what we struggle with, is unique to who we are as, as a human race, and there's not a whole lot in the mental health field that separates that separates us from each other in that world. So that also is very, I find that very rewarding, you know, to just involve myself in help and humanity and helping humanity. You know, it doesn't, nothing else really matters, we have unbelievable amounts of things that are the same between us, even when we come from totally different communities and different backgrounds. And, you know, to really sit with someone and hold their pain or help them hold their pain, to me is a really great gift. And I want to give it to my clients and i and i want for us all to give it to each other. You know, I think that's how we, when we feel like we're being held up a little bit, that's what empowers us to feel like we can take a chance take a risk, you know, try and kind of move in a direction if we feel like there's other people helping us supporting us.
Lise Nox 34:23
So you know, like a lot of people who are going, who are going to be listening to this episode, are probably going to be students from the university, like, I feel like they belong to this very specific category of people who are going through their 20s or, you know, their young adult years or their teenage years, and they had to deal with all of the things we talked about, whether it's about, you know, BIPOC struggles or Black Lives Matter or depression and anxiety or, you know, toxic family members or lack of boundaries. And, we're all at an age where it's like very hard for us to you know, have a place in this world and we're not financially able to sustain ourselves. We still have to rely on this community you were talking about to sustain our Whether we're talking mental health or finance or whatever, so I guess my question is do you have like advice to give to young people who had to go through this pandemic as students and who didn't get to have normal graduation or didn't have to have a normal school year or barely saw their friends. And you know,
Debbie Granick 35:16
that's a tough one. I think acceptance is kind of like it was what it was, it is what it is, you know, like, the more we try and label things like that was abnormal, or that was, I would think I would just say, let's take away the labels. It was what it was, we had that experience that we had, let's kind of move on from that. I don't mean put it behind you. But it becomes a rung in the ladder. That's all that it was, you know, it's a rung in the ladder on your on your journey. You know, it's like when I hear these conversations about, Oh, my gosh, we're going to be set back a year because people missed out on school, we're not set back like it is the year it is our world. It is what is happening. There's no timeline out there, there's no measuring stick out there saying that you're behind, you know, it just is what it is. It's the experience that we had. So step on the wrong move, keep going, you know, or step on the rock, go to the next one, that was the rock that was the 2021 2020 rock on the path, nothing can be done about it. So to me we can we can learn from the experience, we can recognize the effect that the experience had on us, but looking taking our energy and putting it into the woulda, shoulda, coulda is energy that could be spent saying, you know, what do I want? Where do I want to go? How can I use this? What's my next step? Those are more, those are questions that we can answer and that we can do something with the other ones are, there's no answers to those who knows what would happen if something had been different in the past? We'll never know,
Lise Nox 36:35
I really liked the idea of just going back to the here and now.
Debbie Granick 36:39
Yeah. I like the there's this phrase, I don't know where I heard this. But anxiety is the workings of our imagination. And if we can recognize that, that when we're anxious is because our imagination is spinning up all kinds of stories. And what we know is exactly what you said what we know is the here and now the more we can just connect and kind of be with that the more calming and affirming it is.
Lise Nox 37:00
So do you have like advice tools or anything you'd like to say to people who are going to progressively go back to a normal life or you know, like a, you know, what I mean? Like a normal life in 2021? And you know, soon 2022? And even going for Really? Do you have any mental health advice or anything new, like people to know about their own mental health, something that's not discussed enough? Or you know, just something you'd like to put out there?
Debbie Granick 37:23
I would try not to focus on what's normal, but just focus on what is what what is what's going to work for you and your community. And try not to think about things with a label of is this the right thing to do? Is this the normal thing to do? But is this what seems a fit for me? Right? And is this what seems a fit for those around me. Another I guess is I do believe that we feel better, we function better when we are helping each other. And you know, whether it's as simple as intentionally opening or holding the door open for grandma to walk through or holding the door open for someone to walk through all the way to you know, spending a day volunteering at a you know, food pantry, it doesn't have to be a humungous big thing, it can be a small but intentional phone call to a friend, the more we can engage in those good deeds, I feel like the more those build our our chests, you know, I guess what I'm thinking is this, this vision of like a chest or a treasure box and the balance, or think of a tissue box, we're pulling out tissues, right. And the balance of the tissues that we pull out when we need to use them needs to be refilled by new tissues. And so we always have to have our eye on that balance. And it's not going to be perfect every day, every day is not going to be even in even out but overall in the scheme of a couple weeks, a couple months period Am I engaging in things where that take my energy, but am I refilling my energy with things that give me energy so which might be you know, yoga, or calling a friend or hanging out with a with a boyfriend or doing a good deed and then the energy out is you got to go to class you got to work out, you got to look for a job. And then these things are non negotiable, but trying to kind of keep that consciousness of you know what I'm getting burned out. I'm getting in a bad mood, whatever. I think my I think my balance is a little bit off, you know, and kind of recalibrating, and looking. I'm not I'm not getting enough, I'm not giving enough. I think that's really important. And then I think at some point, we just have to move on from what you kind of called the stigma of mental health. You know, if I say my knee hurts, I can't go to the track today, I should be able to say, I don't know what's up, I'm having kind of an anxious day. I think I need to for some time alone, you know, to try not to have it be such a hidden concept. Because then we all learn from each other
Lise Nox 39:35
If you are sick, you can call it work and you call for a sick day. But if you're mentally you know, struggling, it's like just go to work like whatever, you're anxious, who cares. It's like this needs to change mental health struggles need to be taken more seriously. Right? I really love what you're so focused on community healing and thriving as a community because they feel like America tends to be very focused on the individual and I feel like this idea of community healing is more something that usually that you find usually in like Asian cultures where it's like Buddhism or any other religion like this or any other culture where it's like, community over the individual, whereas in America, it's usually the individula first It's really amazing that you're bringing all of this up, because it's something that we've been all lacking my personal opinion, so it's a very, very refreshing to finally hear from someone like, yes, we need each other, we need to Yes, be there for each other and take care of each other. And like, you know, obviously, you can't pour from an empty glass, you need to take care of yourself. Yes, you know, just read a lot on the internet or anywhere else about self care take care of yourself. Yes, for yourself. We never hear about like, what can you do for other people.
Debbie Granick 40:42
Community care.
Lise Nox 40:44
Yeah, exactly. Like self care, community care. And I feel like I read so much about self care but never anything about community care. So it's very refreshing to finally hear someone talk about this. Thank you for bringing this
Debbie Granick 40:55
And that to like these, I would say that to is a balance, right? Like just like what you said, your cup, you It's all a balance the self care, the community care. And I don't think we function well, when we're focused on one versus the other for long periods of time. You know, over the course of our life, we have to keep that balance in check as best as we can.
Lise Nox 41:15
It's all about balance every time.
Debbie Granick 41:16
Yeah, but reach out any time if you have questions, or if there's anything else I can be helped you with. And I treasure the opportunity to talk about these kinds of issues.
Lise Nox 41:24
Oh, yeah.
Debbie Granick 41:25
I feel like it's really important for the college population, you know, especially as you guys are embarking on moving forward with so many different exciting things and in so many different directions so.
Lise Nox 41:40
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Eye on the Triangle just listened to Debbie Granick, a licensed social worker and a psychiatrist, nurse practitioner working for Monarch. She talked about the importance of community care and taking care of each other to heal collectively, but also about being in the present moment and accepting things for what they are. Just like I mentioned at the beginning of this episode, if you're a student at NCC University and you're struggling with mental health in any way, you can always reach out to NC State's Counseling Center to set up an appointment. You're not alone and it gets better. Thank you again for listening. This was Lise Nox reporting for Eye on the Triangle WKNC 88.1 and I guess I'll see you soon. Take care.
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Eoin Trainor 00:00
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Eoin Trainor 00:34
Good evening Raleigh and welcome to this week's Eye on the Triangle an NC State student produced news show on WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1 Raleigh. I'm Eoin Trainor. On tonight's episode, you'll hear my interview with Brooke Dickhart, Brooke is the executive director of the Joel Fund Wake Forest nonprofit that serves veterans. The Joel Fund recently received a federal grant to implement one of its programs at Walter Reed Medical Center. We talked about that, the Joel funds mission and much more. Afterwards is Elizabeth Esser's interview with Dr. Paul Kaloostian, a neurosurgeon and author. Elizabeth talked to him about the effects of stress on college students cognitive functioning. But first you have a quick story from the North Carolina News Service enjoy.
Nadia Ramlagan 01:15
North Carolina is ramping up plans to lease offshore wind-energy areas to developers, as the Biden administration expresses support for those efforts. The green light comes one year before a decade-long Trump-era moratorium on offshore development is slated to go into effect – on July 1st of next year. Despite the pending moratorium, which includes wind-energy, Democratic Congresswoman Deborah Ross of Raleigh says the state is poised to be a leader in offshore power generation and manufacturing.
Deborah Ross 01:43
And, with a bipartisan effort in our delegation to seek the ability to harness the best offshore wind in the country – and associated research and technology that will go with it – it will benefit North Carolina for decades to come.
Nadia Ramlagan 02:02
Earlier this year, Ross sent a letter signed by a bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers urging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold lease sales for two of the state’s existing wind-energy areas in federal waters off the coast of Wilmington. It's unlikely the Trump moratorium on offshore development would be overturned in such a divided Congress. But Jaime Simmons of the Southeastern Wind Coalition says the most recent move is a sign the Biden administration is willing to take prompt action before the moratorium begins.
Jaime Simmons 02:32
We’re in a unique position here in North Carolina, because we already have what’s called wind energy areas identified. It gives a signal to those manufacturers; it gives them the certainty that they need to start making those investments.
Nadia Ramlagan 02:47
Director of North Carolina Political Affairs for the Environmental Defense Fund David Kelly points out the state already has a reputation as a clean-energy leader and a hub for clean tech.
David Kelly 02:58
It’s reassuring to know that our state’s leaders in Congress recognize the opportunity that offshore wind, emerging as a industry in the United States, offers. And that they're taking action to make sure North Carolina is well-positioned to compete for wind-energy jobs.
Nadia Ramlagan 03:13
Offshore wind is expected to create a 70-billion-dollar supply chain and tens of thousands of new jobs in the United States by 2030. For North Carolina News Service, I'm Nadia Ramlagan.
Eoin Trainor 03:31
This is Eoin Trainer with WKNC 88.1's Eye on the Triangle and I'm here with Brooke Dickhart, the executive director of the Joel Fund fund, a veterans nonprofit based in Wake Forest. Brooke, welcome to the program.
Brooke Dickhart 03:41
Thank you so much for having me.
Eoin Trainor 03:43
To start, would you mind telling us a little bit about what the Joel Fund does?
Brooke Dickhart 03:48
Absolutely. So the Joel Fund helps connect veterans to their communities. We do this through three main programs, we have a resource connection where we will work one on one with veterans and their family members to connect them to the services that they're looking for. We have operation art, which is our art classes for veterans and their family members. And then operation furnish, which is a furniture program locally where we can find gently used donated items for veterans in need.
Eoin Trainor 04:20
And I've heard that you have a new program of expressive writing classes as part of Operation Art would you mind telling us a little bit about that?
Brooke Dickhart 04:27
Absolutely. So this program was something that I started in honor of my dad because I after he passed away I found sheets of yellow legal paper where he had tried to write his story and I figured if he had trouble doing it then others probably do also. And so we started working with a with an amazing local writer to develop a class we also worked with a couple of veterans from the Vietnam Veterans of America to develop this class and we launched it a little over a year ago. And it has been a very successful program for us.
Eoin Trainor 05:07
And how have the veterans and their families who have taken the course responded, did they find it helpful?
Brooke Dickhart 05:13
Absolutely. They even asked us to bring in a therapist for the class. So our classes, we often say that there it's community therapeutic arts, we're not offering art therapy, however, with writing that can trigger a lot of emotions and that sort of thing. And the veterans who helped us develop the curriculum, really wanted there to be a therapist, as the safety net in the class, so that if they were writing about their time in the service, that they could do it in a safe and secure environment. And so because of those things that we have in place, they have really loved the class and have been able to write freely and feel that they can do it safely.
Eoin Trainor 05:59
And you recently received grant support for the program, what does that enable you to do anything new?
Brooke Dickhart 06:05
Yes, so we just recently, were selected from a national search to do a writing program at Walter Reed Medical Military or Military Medical Center out of Bethesda, Maryland, to bring our writing program to their employee wellness program. So we work with people who work in the hospital, some of them are veterans, they are all caregivers, because of the population that they serve. We've even had a couple active duty soldiers who called in from overseas, you know, the technology that we have with virtual, you know, conference calls, and that sort of thing has really been our silver lining story, because we can now reach more veterans and family members across the world because of this technology, it doesn't have to just be centered to our area. And that has enabled us to take our writing program and expand it and bring it to the people at Walter Reed, which is been amazing.
Eoin Trainor 07:09
Then what was the transition between Wake Forest and Walter Reed like? Was there any kind of new challenges that you encountered?
Brooke Dickhart 07:16
Oh, yes, for sure. It's a, it's a much different dynamic when you're offering a writing class for people who work together. And in the military, you know, there's a hierarchy hierarchy. So there's a lot of considerations that we did not anticipate that we've had to navigate but they have renewed our contract. And so we're working through all that with Walter Reed. And they're it's their program is called creative forces. Creative forces is art therapy that is offered, I think it's um, 10 sites across the country, on bases, and then at Walter Reed. And so we've been working with the with the folks at creative forces and Walter Reed to make sure that the program is just right for their for the students that we are getting from them.
Eoin Trainor 08:06
And then the instructor assigns writing prompts, what are these like? And can you give us some examples of what some of them have been?
Brooke Dickhart 08:16
So the the writing prompts vary every week, and every class and that is based on who's in the class, and you know, what's going on around us during the time. But one example that I can give you that was for this week was described in vivid language, someone you deeply cared for who served our country, and his, and who is no longer with us. So that was their writing prompt heading into Memorial Day weekend.
Eoin Trainor 08:48
And if you don't mind, telling viewers, what kind of stuff if you know, did some of the veterans write for that one?
Brooke Dickhart 08:55
That I haven't seen yet actually, they they will be working on it for Actually, today. They have class today. So I haven't seen the writing yet.
Eoin Trainor 09:05
And, did COVID kind of create any unique mental health related challenges for the veterans in your programs? And did you have to adjust any of them at all?
Brooke Dickhart 09:18
Absolutely. In fact, it was a very scary time for us as an organization that serves veterans, so many of the veterans that we work with come to us as direct referrals from the rec therapy department at the VA. So a lot of them are working through some mental illness and isolation is not a great thing for that population. And so we had to pivot immediately and figure out how to continue to serve them. And because one aspect of our classes is creating this sense of community, and connecting veterans and family members with their peers, we knew we needed to continue to bring that same feeling to these men and women, it's not just a class, we often say that art is just the vehicle. They do leave our classes learning an amazing skill. And they are taught by extremely, very well trained individuals. But we also mentor our instructors on military culture and how to create this feeling of community. And so we had to work very hard to continue to create that online. Of course, it's not a perfect match, but it has still been very effective and before the holidays, there was a group in fact, it was one of our writing classes got together and had a zoom holiday party, one class dressed up at Halloween. So we've really been able to still create this, this feeling of community even though we are online.
Eoin Trainor 09:46
And are veterans in the course, they're able to kind of share and talk about their writing and their experiences, correct?
Brooke Dickhart 10:57
Yes, they do love to share it's it's a very intimate group. Usually we have around five students give or take, you know, one or two more, it depends on you know, the day or the time, but they, they will always they have the option to share if they don't personally want to share the instructor will share for them but there is there is under no circumstance are they required to share. One thing that we are going to be doing very soon is now that things are starting to open up and we're able to get together in person again, we are planning to do a reading where the people who are in our class can meet in person, those who are local, and invite family members and friends and they will read their stories that they have written. Such a big part of it is being able to share in all of our classes, whether it's photography, or drawing or painting, they really take some pride in being able to share what they've created with their family members.
Eoin Trainor 12:00
Thanks for coming on.
Brooke Dickhart 12:02
Thank you, I really appreciate the opportunity.
Elizabeth Esser 12:09
I'm Elizabeth Esser with WKNC 88.1 Eye on the Triangle. Joining us today is renowned neurosurgeon, author and speaker Dr. Paul Kaloostian. Dr. Kaloostian is a Board Certified neurosurgeon and the author of numerous books, including the young neurosurgeon, lessons from my patients, from the eyes of a doctor, and my surgical cases told in poems. He's here today to discuss stress and how it affects the brain functions of college students. Dr. Kaloostian, thank you for joining us today on Eye on the Triangle to get us started. What exactly is stress? And what's going on in our brains when we experience it?
Dr. Paul Kaloostian 12:49
Yeah, that's so that's the that's the million dollar question. So stress is a essentially state of being where your brain and and body communicate in a certain specific way based on the hormones and neurotransmitters that are secreted at that time. And so we've all experienced it, we've all experienced stress, we all really know what what it is because we've we've been through it we experience on a daily basis. And certainly college students experience it, you know, because of everything they're going through in school and others. So but it's but it's really a process that is really regulated by the brain itself. There are specific areas that do that. And these areas secrete hormones and neurotransmitters through our bloodstream that then make our other areas of our body realize, hmm, something's not right, I should feel a certain way, which is stress. So that's what really happens during that stressful moment, or moments of our lives.
Elizabeth Esser 14:07
And can stress have lasting effects on our brains and bodies? And if so, what does that look like?
Dr. Paul Kaloostian 14:14
Absolutely. And once again, you know, similar to what I just said before, we've all experienced it. We've had moments where, let's say we're in a particular situation and we've been in that situation before. So our minds go back to that prior time or times where we've been in that situation. And that makes us nervous and stressed. You know, for example, public speaking, let's say you've, you gave a talk once and something bad happened. I don't know. Maybe someone laughed at you or you said a word wrong or whatever. And so the next time or next few times after that, you can always remember that particular event where you had a tough time right? So that the the memory center of the brain the hippocampus, We call it is super important in this whole stress response. And so there are permanent features because obviously years later we remember these episodes way back early on in the past. And and so the brain really remembers what had happened in the past so certainly there are permanent aspects to it and there are actually genetic components to it. So stress can affect your actual DNA, believe it or not through a variety of responses, but often through repeated experiences of stress over time. The common thing is, let's say someone you know, a young child, you know, witnesses domestic violence between the parents or some multiple arguments between parents or others. If that happens, often, what has been found is that there's genetic alterations, so that that particular child really, experiences stress a different way, if they see that particular episode. And it's based on all these neurotransmitters that are secreted that affect proteins that are expressed on our surfaces of ourselves. So certainly, there are permanent aspects in many, many ways, as I just mentioned.
Elizabeth Esser 16:17
And college students undergo a lot of stress for a multitude of reasons. are college aged people differently affected by stress compared to other age groups? And if so, in what ways?
Dr. Paul Kaloostian 16:30
Well, I think everyone experiences stress differently. And I don't know if I would break it down by age. And I don't know if there are any specific studies that do that. But I think the, the process of experiencing stress in handling stress is really a human trait, meaning, it probably isn't going to be very, very different among all of us, we probably all feel somewhat similar in, in different situations, and how we react to that particular stressor in our life. But certainly, you know, I've done a lot of schooling to become a neurosurgeon, I've been in school for a long, long time, and then training for a long, long time. That comes with a lot of difficult times. I mean, there are a lot of great times to but there's a lot of difficult times, that certainly are stressful. And I remember studying for finals, midterm exams, just all of that, I mean, I'm so thankful that's over. But that certainly was tough. But you know, I want also your audience to know that stress can also be very good, there's, there's good stress, there's kind of a mediocre, or a medium level of stress. And then there's toxic stress. So there's, there's really a variety of different types of stress in the body. And so and I would say that, it's actually a very healthy thing to have some stress in our lives, because it, it actually motivates us to do things we likely wouldn't do if we didn't have this little push, or this little heart rate increase, you know, to get us doing these things. But But I think, you know, college students, they experience, a significant amount of stress. And I think that, you know, most colleges, most universities, have environments where, where students are able to really tap into to look for help to look for methods of de stressing, I think that's very valuable in, in the university setting. Certainly, you know, the places I've went, those those things were present and very helpful. But, but I think most of us experience stress quite similarly.
Elizabeth Esser 19:09
So like everyone, college students have experienced many new situations in the last year due to COVID. You know, we've switched from in person classes to online learning. And students have been, have experienced isolation due to social distancing, among other things. How have these changes maybe affected stress levels or mental health as a whole in students
Dr. Paul Kaloostian 19:38
Significantly increased these these issues. I mean, and I see it in many of my patients, I would say, almost daily. I can't tell you how many patients I see that that tell me about all the difficult times that they're going through since COVID. And actually, I think we've, we've we've coined a new phrase post COVID stress disorder, kinda like a post traumatic stress disorder, but it's a post COVID stress disorder, it's really becoming the kind of the new theme now, among medical providers and psychologists. And, I mean, just as you can imagine, Elizabeth, I mean, just just picture, you know, losing someone close to you, and you're not able to go to the hospital to see them. And they're not doing well, and some may pass, you know, just just that situation alone. Imagine that, you know, let's say someone closest to you, you know, how do you handle that, you know, you're just hearing them on the phone, you know, and, you know, and that's the, that's just one situation, imagine other types of situations during COVID, where people have lost their jobs that, you know, literally companies have fallen under, and people have been fired, literally fired, lost their jobs. I know many people where that's happened to, and, and they have no income, no income source, they have kids, they have grandkids, they have mortgages, etc. Imagine that stress. There's so many, so many different situations, with COVID, where people weren't prepared. And, and how can you be, you know, this is something out of the blue and, and it has really dramatically, unfortunately, affected people's lives in such a negative way. And, but like I said, I think this this disorder is really very important nowadays, you know, for all providers, and psychologists seeing patients, even nurses, others, you're going to see this, that's probably going to be be seen in many, many patients for many years to come. It's a very significant problem. And it just is difficult to to really deal with just given the acuity of COVID how it happened just so quickly, so suddenly. And, and just the psychological component to, to dealing with all of these stresses all at once, I think is is compounding The, the the difficulty of really treating, treating this. So I think it's it's very valuable to really understand what's going on in people's lives, especially as providers to really try and help them best where we can.
Elizabeth Esser 22:46
Right? Well, absolutely. We've all gone through this very traumatic experience. So I guess, going off of that, we're now at this point where we're sort of transitioning back into normal life, you know, students are returning back to campus this coming semester. Do you have any tips on how students can cope with stress as we make this transition?
Dr. Paul Kaloostian 23:15
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, there are a lot of healthy ways to, to deal with with stress in your life. And I know there are a lot of studies identifying exercise as a very, very critical means of de stressing and, and I won't go into the specific mechanisms of why that that is so but but certainly, you can understand it through exercise, there's a better blood flow throughout the body, because the heart is not pumping stronger, and our muscles are all squeezing the blood back to the heart. And so there's more, there's more blood supply to important areas of our brain and heart and other parts of our body that that allow us to, to clear our minds to have that energy to think beyond the stress and to move forward towards solutions. So I think exercise is just so so invaluable. Sleeping is very critical. Most studies recommend probably about six hours of uninterrupted sleep a day. I think that is fair and valid. Sleep is essentially really the one of the only ways our body can recharge itself. And that's the way I think of sleep. I think of sleep as kind of like charging your phone or charging you know, whatever you need to charge. It's that means of recharging the system or rebooting the system. And during the course of it, a typical day for a college student and others that they can beat you down so to speak just with all the activities that occur both physically and psychologically, you get tired, you get beaten down, your brain is injured, your body's injured. And so that sleep is just so valuable for those six hours or so, to really help those areas of the brain and body just heal, so that it can then do the same thing the following day in a, in a safe way. So I think sleep is so critical. Obviously, counseling, there are and should be, at least at most universities, I'm sure North Carolina State that has methods of seeking help, psychologically, someone to just speak to perhaps a counselor or psychologist others. And I think that is great. I don't think there's any negative stigma attached to that, I think more people should do that. And, you know, we're all social beings, we all need communication needs social interaction. And so I think that's, that's crucial to be able to communicate with someone who's trained to, to help others deal with with tough situations, so that you can then, by speaking, work through those problems that have tangible solutions. I think those are some of the solutions that I would recommend. Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Esser 26:28
Great. Thank you so much. And then I guess, finally, is there anything else that you'd like to add? Regarding the topic of stress and college students? what you're working on or anything else?
Dr. Paul Kaloostian 26:40
Well, you know, I am a writer. So I think writing, you know, would be a fantastic way of de stressing, it's one of the one of the reasons why I have kind of partook in, in, in writing is because it really enabled me to, to de stress. As you could imagine, I just see so many sick, sick patients, gunshot wounds to the head and assaults to the head and spine. And I have to fix this and, and after a while, after many, many 1000s of these cases, I needed to just have an outlet. So I think for me, poetry or in writing, were my methods of doing that. And it really was super helpful. So I would recommend that, you know, the students in college university. Right. And it could be anything could be short poems, like haikus, or it could be a memoir of what they've experienced in their life. I'm sure people would love to read about that. And I think through that, you can get these these emotions out of your system. And I think that'll help you be a little bit more calm and collected and able to tackle any of the next challenges that come your way.
Elizabeth Esser 27:56
Well, thank you so much for joining us today. Dr. Kaloostian. The work you do is so important, and it was truly a pleasure speaking with you.
Dr. Paul Kaloostian 28:03
Pleasures all mine. Thank you.
Eoin Trainor 28:09
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The views and opinions expressed in Eye on the Triangle do not represent WKNC or the student media.
Good evening Raleigh and welcome to this week's Eye on the Triangle an NC State student run student produced news show on WKNC 88.1 FM HD 1 Raleigh, I'm Eoin Trainor. On tonight's episode, Elizabeth Esser sits down with Jacob Downey, the director of Little Raleigh radio and then a little later, we'll have some stories from North Carolina News Service enjoy.
Elizabeth Esser 1:08
This is Elizabeth Esser, for Eye on the Triangle. I sat down with Jacob Downey WKNC, alum and co-founder of little Raleigh radio, a nonprofit community radio station in downtown Raleigh. We talk about Jacobs's background in radio, his experience in establishing little Raleigh radio and what the future looks like for the station. Jacob Downey, thank you so much for joining us on Eye on the Triangle.
Jacob Downey 1:32
Very, very excited to be back on Eye on the Triangle.
Elizabeth Esser 1:34
To start us off. Would you mind telling listeners a little bit about your background in radio?
Jacob Downey 1:39
Yeah, so my background in radio is WKNC. Oh, I mean, obviously, my initial background of radio was growing up listening to it, and kind of when the media consolidation act hit in the 90s it was like a sledgehammer to your gears just with how much radio became modernized. And when I moved to Raleigh, you know, I would listen to KMC. And there was a mood rally to go to school at NC State. And we're very fortunate with the musical radio station diversity that we have here in the triangle. I feel like with some stations like WSHA, going the way we are losing some of that, but we're pretty privileged. And we also have a lot of great record stores. And so I was and that's where I would go to find out you know, KNC and record stores in the area like school kids. And at that time record exchange was one of the main places that I would go to for music discovery, nice price around those that kind of fills that void as well now with the record exchange being gone, and now the poorhouse especially with some of their board recordings, that they're doing some fun stuff. But I was talking to one of the clerks at the record exchange. And he was a music director at WKNC. And I was like, Oh, yeah, I've always wanted to do radio for a little bit. And so he's like, well, you need to come by and sign up. And y'all know what that whole process and kinda started doing radio at KMC, from 2002 to 2011. Mostly daytime rotation. from six to 8am, Monday through Thursday, Gonzo would do the vinyl revolution on Friday mornings, and then after I graduated. I stuck around WKNC for a little while. Doing weekend specialty programming and mentoring some students, just made a lot of great friends. And some of those friends kind of parlayed into like, Well, you know, how can we create the WK experience for other people that live in Raleigh or work in Raleigh, or somehow have a vital connection to the city where basically people could come in and learn how to curate audio that they care about to share with others? When you were at WKNC? What was your What was your DJ name? I was very boring. It was just Jacob. Nice. My name is not even just Jacob. Just Jacob.
Elizabeth Esser 4:08
Nice. Super simple. Was there a point during your time at WKNC when you knew you wanted to continue working in radio in some capacity?
Jacob Downey 4:19
No, but there's definitely a point where I would like whenever I would consider jobs in different places. One of the things I would look at would be the the media landscape of those places. And definitely wanted to find a way to keep radio part of my life.
Elizabeth Esser 4:40
Establishing a nonprofit community radio station, that's no small feat. What drove you to founding Little Raleigh radio and what was that process like?
Jacob Downey 4:50
Um, the biggest part of the process was, you know, how do we get to keep making radio and how do we create an outlet for other people to have that ongoing platform to begin learning to create radio content, a big part of that was influenced by Steven waltman, who wrote a thick tome, the FCC called the information needs of communities. And he really laid out the case for how much of a dessert there is for folks getting involved in media. And so that's why we decided that that was the type of organization that we wanted to be kind of that that's step one, for folks that want to pursue a broadcasting career or hobby. And we chose to be a nonprofit, because at the time, the local community radio act was getting momentum in Congress, and that was only open to community organizations. Mostly 501 C3 nonprofits and church groups. So that influenced a lot of our structure for how we created the organization.
Elizabeth Esser 5:59
And so I understand that at one point, you had a goal of obtaining a low power FM license, but were unable to do so during the last filing window. Do you have plans to continue pursuing an lpfm license during the next filing window,
Jacob Downey 6:13
we will definitely look into it there'll be a question of fundraising and if there is property available, that will allow us to put a tower up where frequency is available until they make those filing window rules. The we really can't look at spaces to know like we know what frequencies are available. But not every possible antenna site in Raleigh, would have access to those frequency spaces. So we would do an engineering study. When the rules from the new filing window get made to see if there's something that exists from the 2 communities that we've identified that we want to serve, we're pretty committed to being the immediate gateway for folks in downtown Raleigh and southeast Raleigh. So we probably would not be looking at them if there were only frequency sites available in like North Raleigh or Cary. There's other folks in those communities that have great ideas. But we want, we're very, we want to be very focused on the people that are coming to our studio that folks can hear them through those treasure awaits. So we're anxiously looking forward to the new rules making process now that the FCC has finished their 5g movement. That's been it's been really slowing the next window down.
Elizabeth Esser 7:30
So when you were creating little Raleigh radio, was there a particular reason why you wanted to have it located in the downtown area and the southeast Raleigh area,
Jacob Downey 7:43
those two communities seem very physically connected, because there's not the beltline divide that that was a big part of it. And we really felt like, especially southeast Raleigh is very underserved for media, creating opportunities. And then downtown Raleigh is where you, you know, especially at the time was the closest that you had to a strong Arts District in Raleigh. So that's where a lot of your creative capital was already invested in. We wanted to make sure that we were a pipeline those people,
Elizabeth Esser 8:16
what does the future look like a little Raleigh radio?
Jacob Downey 8:20
Like a lot of nonprofits were rebuilding post pandemic, as folks at WKNC probably attest as well. It's a very droplet heavy activity. So most of our producers, especially folks that are retired members of our communities, have kind of taken a break. So we're looking forward to getting them back into the studio. And as soon as it's safe to do so bringing new producers into our studio, because the big question that we wanted to solve was, you know, what does Raleigh sound like? And for us, it sounds like people that are passionate about something, whether it's music, beer making, painting theater, passionate about to the point that, they want to find the best way to curate that and share with other people. So the immediate future for us, we'll be doing very heavy producer onboarding and recruitment and training.
Elizabeth Esser 9:11
And finally, how can people tune in to little rally radio?
Jacob Downey 9:14
It's really easy, which confuses a lot of folks, if you just go to our website and click on the mp3 link, it should automatically start playing in your browser or your smartphone. But if you like apps, we're on most mobile listening apps, including tune in.
Elizabeth Esser 9:29
Great. Well, thank you so much for joining us today, Jacob.
Jacob Downey 9:33
Thanks for making radio.
Elizabeth Esser 9:35
More information on little rally radio can be found at www. littleraleighradio.org reporting for Eye on the Triangle. This is Elizabeth Esser.
Nadia Ramlagan 9:50
The Biden administration has its sights set on creating more jobs with an ambitious plan centered on clean energy and climate policy in North Carolina. environmental groups are urging leaders in Congress to pass an economic recovery plan that would bring those benefits to the state. Dan Crawford with the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters says the administration's moves to rejoin the Paris Agreement and recent global summit on climate set the right tone
Dan Crawford 10:15
that's really refreshing to have that type of leadership in office and it's good to have that type of leadership in North Carolina as well with Governor Cooper who's partnering with the Biden administration to push these crucial efforts forward.
Nadia Ramlagan 10:27
Biden has outlined a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Dozens of North Carolina elected officials are among more than 1200 across the country to sign a letter asking Congress to seize a once in a generation opportunity North Carolina's coast is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. And Crawford points out that weather forecasters are already predicting a turbulent 2021 hurricane season
Dan Crawford 10:53
We've had 2 500 year storms in three years. It's time to start preparing for what's happening with our climate. And this is a really big step that the by the administration is pushing forward.
Nadia Ramlagan 11:05
Crawford notes the state also faces serious infrastructure challenges in the coming decades. The American Society of Civil Engineers says around 9% of bridges in North Carolina are structurally deficient and Crawford adds the state's drinking water needs are even greater
Dan Crawford 11:21
North Carolina;s drinking water infrastructure will require almost a $17 billion dollar investment over the next 20 years. We need to start putting a down payment on that now.
Nadia Ramlagan 11:30
Almost six in 10 voters say they support multitrillion dollar economic stimulus legislation that prioritizes investments in clean energy infrastructure according to polling from climate Nexus, the Yale program on climate change communication and the George Mason University Center for climate change communication for North Carolina News Service I'm Nadia Ramlagan.
Restoring oysters can boost water quality and offer shoreline protection from storms and this week the North Carolina coastal Federation released its five year action plan outlining steps to keep this valuable shellfish thriving. Leda Cunningham with the Pew Charitable Trusts says North Carolina's oysters are in good shape, but face threats from storms, poor water quality and the impacts of climate change. She believes the new oyster blueprint offers an example for other coastal states of how to restore and protect oyster populations
Leda Cunningham 12:27
in those 15 or so years. It's led to measurable progress in the state and that is really a result of the inclusive systematic approach that coastal Fed has taken with its partners to identifying challenges and opportunities with the special resource
Nadia Ramlagan 12:40
guided by the blueprint. Over the years North Carolina has restored nearly 450 acres of oyster habitat grown shellfish aquaculture from a 250,000 to $5 million industry increased the number of shellfish farms in the state tenfold and developed a nationally recognized shell recycling program. Erin Fleckenstein with the North Carolina coastal Federation says the plan includes a new management strategies to help safeguard North Carolina's waters, particularly in the Newport river and stump sound
Erin Fleckenstein 13:11
make sure that they are pristine and healthy to grow oysters making it safe enough to harvest oysters from those beds, allowing for continued recreational opportunities.
Nadia Ramlagan 13:21
Cunningham adds oysters add numerous benefits for coastal communities
Leda Cunningham 13:25
restoring oysters would add so much value to the coast more oysters mean cleaner water better recreational fishing more wildlife more resilient shorelines more fishing jobs, and more healthy local food
Nadia Ramlagan 13:37
goals outlined in the blueprint include building an additional 100 acres of oyster sanctuary in pamlico sound creating a cohesive oyster shell recycling program along the coast and in specific inland areas to help support habitat restoration projects and building 200 acres of reef to support wild harvest support for this reporting was provided by the Pew Charitable Trusts for North Carolina News Service. I'm Nadia Ramlagan.
More North Carolina employers have changed their time off policies to include sick leave related to COVID-19. But low income workers and those in industries considered essential are still less likely to have paid leave. According to the North Carolina Justice Center as many as 3 million workers have navigated the pandemic without any paid sick days. Kathy Colville with the North Carolina Institute of Medicine says paid leave policies can have a measurable effect on the health of individuals and families.
Kathy Colville 14:35
We've had these big demographic shifts in the last decade so that most children in North Carolina are cared for by parents who are working outside the home and we've also had this much more aging demographic.
Nadia Ramlagan 14:47
state lawmakers are considering two bills the N c Paid Family Leave Act and the Healthy Families healthy workplaces act which would require employers to offer paid family and medical leave insurance and Allow workers to earn a minimum number of paid sick days. Colleville notes paid leave has particular benefits for new mothers and babies. Studies show women who receive at least 12 weeks of paid parental leave are more likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding which is considered healthier for babies. She says a 2019 Duke University study also found paid leave during a pregnancy can reduce the chance of a low birth weight baby and even found that there was potentially a relationship between people having access to paid family leave and infants that would survive that might otherwise die. Colville adds research shows paid leave could also reduce the number of older North Carolina residents needing nursing home care by about 2% across the state employers are starting to rethink paid leave Joe Mecca of coastal credit union in Raleigh says his company modified its paid time off policies in the pandemic when people had fewer opportunities to take vacations. He says they offered to pay their employees instead
Joe Mecca 16:01
we did have some employees whose families Yeah, they lost part of their income or had extra needs that they were trying to take care of during that time, the extra flexibility was helpful to them.
Nadia Ramlagan 16:11
He adds employees now receive an extra paid leave day to get Coronavirus vaccinations or recover from side effects. Earlier this year the CDC issued new workplace guidelines recommending paid leave for vaccination recovery for North Carolina new service I'm Nadia Ramlagan.
Eoin Trainor 16:32
That's it for this episode of Eye on the Triangle extra tuning in if you have any questions, comments, ideas or would like to get involved with the Eye on the Triangle team, shoot us an email at public affairs@wknc.org. We'd love to hear from you. Stay tuned for usual programming. We'll see you next time.
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The views and opinions expressed in Eye on the Triangle do not represent WKNC or the student media.
Good evening Raleigh and welcome to this week's Eye on the Triangle an NC State student run and student produced news show on WKNC 88.1. I'm Eoin Trainor. On tonight's episode Elizabeth Esser is talking about NC State's return to in person classes this fall with Dr. Amy Orders the director of emergency management and mission continuity at the university. Afterwards, Laura Mooney and I report on the controversy surrounding Chadwick Seagraves, an NC State employee who was accused of being a member of the proud boys, stay tuned.
Elizabeth Esser 0:45
This is Elizabeth Esser reporting for Eye on the Triangle. Joining us today is Dr. Amy Orders director of emergency management and mission continuity here at NC State to discuss the university's plann to return to in person classes this fall. Thank you so much for joining us today, Dr. orders.
Dr. Amy Orders 1:01
Thank you for having me, I'm grateful to have the opportunity to tell about great new changes on the horizon.
Elizabeth Esser 1:07
To start us off, can you just tell listeners a bit about yourself and your position at NC State?
Dr. Amy Orders 1:12
I have hit my 20th year at NC State. But my my position has evolved over the years within environmental health and public safety. And within COVID, it really took on a new a new face and a new paradigm of operation centric work was very important to move us forward in all the different phases. So our job has been to be responsive to the needs of the campus over the past year.
Elizabeth Esser 1:35
How did the university come to the decision to return to in person class.
Dr. Amy Orders 1:41
It was kind of an evolving conversation. We've been watching the public health information and changes in the CDC or recommendations from other public health entities for several months. And the whole idea is we knew we would return to normal and I have to use normal with air quotes at some point we were hopeful it would be sooner than not. So trending the virus itself that community transmission, the prevalence of vaccine and its distribution models, people, you know, following community standards, both outside of campus and in campus, all of that helped make a better informed decision on what was safe and appropriate to the idea of a normal fall really is a cascade effect over a couple of months. It requires us to go back and challenge what our safety practices are now what our community standards need to be what we need to do for changes in classrooms or physical spaces to invite people back to their offices or research environments or other areas. But all of that has to be mindful of the virus itself, we have to watch what happens in the public health sector. If we experience another wave of the virus and infections, then we need to be moderating in our decision making and pace appropriately. We're really hopeful though that normal fall can really mean back in the classrooms 100% or in a large capacity. Looking at our research operations, we've fully activated and then restoring our other campus special events, clinics, all of the above. So we are anticipating a normal start keeping that caveat in mind that if something changes, we pause
Elizabeth Esser 3:14
So when we started with in person classes last fall seats were spread out. Teachers had plexiglass screens in front of them while they lectured. As of right now, what can we expect in person classes to look like in comparison to in person classes prior to COVID.
Dr. Amy Orders 3:30
Some of the recommendations that are coming out slowly but steadily from the Centers of Disease Control really do tell us what the expectations are how to minimize exposure, maximize the experience. So one of the greatest examples that we're watching is public schools, you're seeing the decrease in the spacing. So we were at six feet physical distancing. And now the paradigm shifting to about three feet. When we in our classroom setting some of our classrooms may not be appropriate for different reasons. It could be ventilation, it could be the spacing, whatever that is, we'll continue to assess that even as recommendations come in and say hey, you can be closer together. In the fall though it was such an extreme situation, we were looking at every possible safety mechanism that layers into effect is the Swiss cheese model. If you can give Plexiglas and maximize distance and decrease the occupancy, then we minimize transmission in those facilities, what happens outside and you bring the virus in there, that's still a problem. Well, now that the virus load or the number of positive cases is going down, we can start removing layer by layer not all layers to be able to increase that experience as close to what we used to or we're accustomed to, in like the 2019 timeframe. So university will still look at these things very, very, very detailed and specifically such as plexiglass, like you mentioned, if a faculty member has some sort of experiential learning or in face obligation with a larger crowd. Maybe that Plexiglas is still appropriate because when you Talk, you actually spit, the aerosol is a concern. So we need to think about these things creatively and not assume that we take everything away because that may not be the situation.
Elizabeth Esser 5:10
Residence halls will also return to full occupancy. Will any extra precautions be put into place there?
Dr. Amy Orders 5:16
there are some standing precautions that we will maintain for sure. So, in our residence halls, single occupancy moving that back to regular double occupancy is is the goal. And still having a process for an exception as we have cases that are necessary to address but the heightened cleaning, having people understand what cleaning in their own personal space means. Understanding what it what the virus itself will exist in the background, how to protect yourself and be more effective and those measures will continue. The other part of it in the residence halls and across campus is messaging. We won't just take down everything that says you know, cover your face, wear your mask, it has to be a blend, a reminder, if it's cold and flu season, we tell people cover your cough and wash your hands. Let's do cold flu plus COVID because it will still exist. So still cover your cough wash your hands. It applies at home and the residence hall settings, it's going to be the same type of approach
Elizabeth Esser 6:14
Does the university as of right now have plans for if there are major spikes in cases?
Dr. Amy Orders 6:20
We keep that as a on the front burner conversation every day, our plans won't go away. So we will decrease the number of quarantine and isolation spaces in the fall. mindful though that at any point in time, if we have to increase those, again, we will so we have provisions in place kind of in a tiered process. If we have to go back and analyze what the best spacing policies are. We're hopeful that if everyone understands what the community expectations are, then we won't see those spikes we will go and have our social gatherings we may still have limitations on those gatherings. That's kind of a crystal ball that we don't have right now. But if we're able to look at those in a very methodical manner and make some plan decisions, then if we do have a spike we're ready to address.
Elizabeth Esser 7:03
Finally, is there anything else that you would like for listeners to know about NC State's return to normal this fall?
Dr. Amy Orders 7:09
I think there are two things that I'm going to add one is as some level of surveillance testing is going to have to continue. You know, it's going to be that COVID becomes endemic to society. At some point, it still exists, it's in the fabric. So it's just like seasonal flu it comes and goes. Our testing strategy may not be as pervasive as it is now. But some level of testing is still appropriate to make sure you're not missing some level of information that can better inform our decisions. The other thing is the vaccination process. It's starting to open up stores so widely, the opportunity to get the vaccine is making itself very much available to everybody. So in the next week or so you'll see the next group open, where we can actually invite the close to the 15,000 people who have pre registered for vaccination on campus into the vaccine clinic. Having that vaccination makes a world of difference because increasing the immunity across the board, we reach the closer to a herd immunity status that helps us get back to being able to gather and be in other places in a more social circumstance. I think between the two, because we're really cautious about how we're setting up campus physically, how we're telling people in our training, what to expect, setting the right expectations. It helps us also engage the individual and say some of this is on you. Get your vaccine or if not at your discretion. GO participate in testing, we would like to have that data help us meet in the middle. That will get us back to normal in the fall.
Elizabeth Esser 8:37
Well, thank you so much again for joining us today. Dr. Orders. Awesome.
Dr. Amy Orders 8:41
Thanks so much.
Eoin Trainor 8:43
NC State University became embroiled in controversy this winter when some students began to question its commitment to inclusion and diversity. This came on January 11, when NC State announced that they would not take disciplinary action against Chadwick Seagraves, a university employee accused of being a member of the far right extremist group the Proud Boys. The allegations emerged last November when the anonymous comrades collective an anonymous left wing organization released a blog post and Twitter thread detailing Seagraves connections the group, the thread claims that he posted students and activists personal information online. It also includes photos from a 2017 anti Islam rally in Chapel Hill. These claim to show Seagraves pictured with Augustus Solinvictus, a prominent white supremacist who headlined the unite the right rally in Charlottesville that same year. Seagraves vehemently denies the allegations in a statement he said to paint me as a racist and fascist is heinous slander. NC State made its decision to not take action against Seagraves following a two month investigation into his conduct. In a statement, the University said the rigorous review did not substantiate any significant allegations. Following this announcement, student body president Melanie flowers signed an executive order designating January 19 as a day to protest the decision. I recently sat down with President flowers to discuss this, our interview details student government's perspective on the issue and offers a reflection on one of the semesters most controversial moments. For Eye on the Triangle I'm Eoin Trainor.
First question, what was your and student government's initial reaction to NC State's decision to not take any action against Seagraves?
Melanie Flowers 10:26
It was a few things. There was obviously a lot of disappointment at the results of the investigation. It's, it's frustrating, because I know, when all the information came out, at least for me, I was really nervous that there wouldn't be any actions that the university would be able to legally take with the investigation. And so that was really concerning for me seeing as the groups that the OIT employees affiliated with, I think it or I know it continues to spread and just perpetuate a culture of white supremacy on our campus. And that's, that's really nerve wracking, and unsettling, and, and more. And so it sucks, it more than sucks to, to know the university couldn't do anything about it. And it puts student government and myself and others in a place to think about what steps can we take to ensure that the people that the university employees are champions of diversity and inclusion and equity, like the university is trying to be?
Eoin Trainor 11:38
In your view, was NC State transparent during the actual investigation? Did they ask for your input at all?
Melanie Flowers 11:45
So I forwarded on information after it started to surface on social media. I wasn't asked for input. But legally, I don't have any role to play in the investigation. So that wasn't something that I would have really needed to be a part of anyways. Um, I think transparency is kind of a difficult topic, because I have I have the perspective of somebody who has the knowledge to know what legally can be put out for these kinds of cases and what can't be and like this is it's really an HR case. And I think students are definitely just very apprehensive in trusting the process and the University and I am too, because you just, you you see the results. And you see that Seagraves just continues to be employed here. And you wonder, like, what happened? And, and I get that, and I think that's why the transparency pieces, although legally, it was correct, I think I understand the frustration of what felt like crumbs of information the university was able to share.
Eoin Trainor 13:04
Um, you signed an executive order creating a time and place for protests against the results of the investigation. What led you and student government to come up with this decision? Did you consider any alternatives?
Melanie Flowers 13:18
This was one of the things that came out of my understanding of the fact that the university couldn't do anything legally. Student Government has a, a privilege and a power to use our voice in the way that our university as a public institution can't. And I didn't want to let that go to waste in student government. It's our job to represent students and voice their opinions and concerns in a way that's heard. And so this was our way of making sure that students knew that we were fighting for them. And we're feeling all of these things alongside them as well. And so this was this idea was really the idea. We didn't really consider other options it. It came about before the first day of classes, and it came about in about a week less than
Eoin Trainor 14:13
can you tell us about how the protests went. What was your overall impression of what the students who were there were saying and what concerns they were expressing?
Jaylan Harrington 14:23
So it was interesting, because we had to essentially publish the executive order in the protest, and the notification of the protests before students were back on campus. And even though students are back, we're not all here. So we kind of had a completely virtual launch of the protest. And there was a lot of online engagement across social media. And so we definitely felt like we had this student support. In person. We had a couple of dozen students attend and then we also had about 10 people for the virtual option which was awesome to see. attendees were thankful the ones that I interacted with, were thankful that we were saying something. And just making them feel like they weren't alone. I heard a lot of that because I think sometimes or not sometimes for a lot of students, you get this notification and you're alone in your residence hall. And you you just wonder, like, Is anybody else feeling disappointed? Or is anybody else feeling scared? Or is anybody else angry or mad at this? And I think, actually speaking out provided that affirmation for a lot of students,
Eoin Trainor 15:32
And your perception of how the general student body feels, is that any different or do you think it's fairly similar to the opinions expressed the protest?
Jaylan Harrington 15:40
I'd like to think it's fairly fairly similar. I know there are definitely individuals who who question if it's student government's place to to protest at all, and there are definitely varying opinions about how we approached the situation. But from what I've heard, what I've seen, the the outcry about Seagraves, when you know, these accusations initially surface back in November, and how that continued over winter break, there's definitely a a larger message and group just just wanting to make sure that NC State is the place that we say we are. And so I think that's definitely the overwhelming the overwhelming opinion, it's just, we've got to do better and right now Seagraves continuing at the university isn't the university doing better,
Eoin Trainor 16:25
Right, student government is planning on sending Seagraves one letter a day until he resigns. What does this been like so far? Has he responded? at all?
Jaylan Harrington 16:37
I haven't gotten any responses to the office and we're sending them to the on campus office, I don't have his home address. My my guess is that they could be getting forwarded to his home address or they're there until or when he gets to the office. So yeah, that's, that's up in the air. I'm hoping to get a response.
Eoin Trainor 17:00
And then even though NC State basically can't take any action, now the investigation is over. Do you think they should do anything else beyond the statements they've released to address the concern that they're not completely committed to equity and diversity?
Melanie Flowers 17:16
Yeah, and I think some steps that we are taking, slowly, but surely, as I sit on several search committees, and what's starting to get added to job descriptions at the university is being a champion for the diverse populations that we serve. And it might not be those words exactly. But there are definitely statements and required qualities that are being implemented into all of these positions. It's not just the chief diversity officer who you have to have that competency. It's, it's a random engineer, it's a random instructor that needs to have that understanding. And so I think that's one of the ways that we're moving in the right direction to just make sure that objectively, when we ask anybody who's entering the university, what they're going to bring, we hope that inclusion and equity and a champion for everyone is a part of the qualities they're bringing to the university.
Eoin Trainor 18:08
Given the controversy of the situation, has Student Government received any negative responses since the feedback? Have you received any threatening statements to either you or any of the protesters?
Melanie Flowers 18:21
Yes. So as I said, I know there are opinions that disagreed with our, our strategy on addressing the situation. There are some comments on our Instagram page asking about you know, is this cancel culture is it SG's place to protest etc. And I think To that end, the University has done, I mean, as good as a job as it can to offer opportunities to educate yourself on diverse communities at NC State and really just in the world, and in North Carolina, and especially over the summer, those resources were shared very abundantly and pass that OIED offers DEI related trainings for for a lot of different communities. And I think there's just too much opportunity to learn, especially this year for this to be considered cancel culture. We, we know that white supremacy is a, a toxin to our community. And that's, that's not physics. So I feel as though there have been clear standards for what the university expects from its community members and those aren't met from what what I feel to be true about his actions and affiliations.
Eoin Trainor 19:42
And then just to clarify like no, like any, just like complaints about like, cancel culture and stuff, not like threatening statements or anything, correct.
Jaylan Harrington 19:52
Yeah, we, we were very fortunate to not receive death threats or anything of that nature. We did our best to protect the identities of protesters, it helps that everybody wears masks now. So that wasn't a huge concern. And then while we did take down names and contact information that was remained in the hands of a student government official, and its since then been discarded of and that was just for COVID-19 tracing in the event that that was a concern. We could contact people, but it was as anonymous as possible so we could ensure that peace would wouldn't be a concern.
Eoin Trainor 20:32
And then, since the protest, is there anything else under your purview that he's been planning to do or have been able to do to address this situation?
Jaylan Harrington 20:42
This is a really good question. I spoke to it earlier about the university kind of starting to standardize asking questions related to DEI in all interviews and how that's becoming a more standard piece of job descriptions. And so that's something that I will continue to push for in search committees that I'm a part of, and then also just trying to see what we can do to standardize that practice moving forward.
Eoin Trainor 21:10
I think that's it but thank you so much for your time.
Melanie Flowers 21:13
Awesome. I'm excited to listen for it thank you for covering this
Eoin Trainor 21:22
OIED is NC State's Office for institutional equity and diversity. DEI stands for their diversity, equity and inclusion training programs. For more information you can go to diversity.ncsu.edu.
Laura Mooney 21:37
President flowers interview sheds light on how NC State as an institution reacted to the allegations towards Seagraves. However, student perspectives vary greatly on this issue. For further information on student reactions and how other outlets covered the story. We reached out to members of Technician, NC State's longest standing student newspaper. For the latter half of this segment, we are joined by technician editor in chief Rachel Davis, managing editor Alicia Thomas and multimedia managing editor Jaylan Harrington. I'm Laura Mooney, and you're listening to Eye on the Triangle on WKNC 88.1.
So let's just go ahead and do some introductions just for you know, when I introduce this segment, the audience members will want to know who's talking representing technician. So if you could share your names and positions at technician, that would be phenomenal.
Rachel Davis 22:35
Hi, my name is Rachael Davis. I'm the editor in chief of technician.
Alicia Thomas 22:41
I'm Alicia Thomas. I'm the managing editor at Technician.
Jaylan Harrington 22:49
And I am Jaylan Harrington. I'm the multimedia managing editor of Technician.
Laura Mooney 22:55
And for those who are unfamiliar with student media at NC State, I'm just going to do kind of a general overview question of why is student journalism important from the perspective of student journalists?
Jaylan Harrington 23:11
I'll take that one. I think student journalism's important because it's really important to inform the student body of the current events that are happening on campus. We're really the only outlet that cares about the minute details that are happening on campus. So keeping the student body informed is really, really important to me
Rachel Davis 23:35
It also informs students about issues or maybe policies, the ways of the university that they may not have known about.
Laura Mooney 23:45
The next thing I was going to ask was regarding informing the student body, what motivated you to cover this particular story?
Rachel Davis 23:53
Well, right off the bat, that a student was being targeted by this employee.
Alicia Thomas 24:02
To say, Yeah, I definitely think that that like, unique nature of the story was what was like, kind of shocking to us initially, because when we were sent a tip, I believe, I don't really know. I don't really remember who sent us what, at this point. It's been a minute since we started covering it. But I definitely think it was like, was so obscure, and like strange enough, but also like, preposterous, we were like, We need to look into it more. And that's kind of like what we do with like, weird stories like these when we have to, like investigate a little bit more because it was just like, some random employee and we were like, this cant be real. And then
Laura Mooney 24:52
Some random employee never heard of him before.
Alicia Thomas 24:55
Yeah, exactly. It was crazy. Especially with like the political climate over the summer, that was a huge deal. You know, like all the Black Lives Matter protests, the black students petition on campus, this was just like another thing, showing like white supremacy in Raleigh. And just furthering that narrative, that was like huge over the summer.
I think it kind of goes into, like, why student journalism is important, what like what we do at technician too because we feel it as journalists, and I'm sure, Laura, you understand as well. But like, as student journalists, we have a duty to inform students about who is around them on campus, and students have the right to know or feel safe and know whether or not campus is safe. So if that safety is threatened, obviously, that's newsworthy, and we have to cover it.
Laura Mooney 26:00
Absolutely. And I think that's great commentary. Because in so many different ways, this situation was really I wouldn't say unprecedented. And we'll get into that later. But it was a really unique thing to look at. So because of all the nuances of this situation, how did the technician team handle covering the situation? What was your strategy for going about that?
Well, I'll just say, it was really hard. because not everything was confirmed, right off the bat, because there were social media accounts where it did not have his name on it or attached to it. And we were kind of going off the metadata of the anonymous comrades collective. And we had no way to confirm that information, because we didn't have that information. So a lot of our coverage and articles on it was like, allegedly, and you know, surrounding around that language.
Jaylan Harrington 26:59
I would also say it takes a lot longer than our recording usually takes, like, we were covering it like it was a breaking story, because it was breaking news to us. But we kept having to pause and wait for days to wait for more things to come out so that we can actually run something. So the articles took much longer to come out because of that.
Laura Mooney 27:24
I guess regarding the fact that so much was unconfirmed at certain periods of time, how does that change the way you write about it?
Jaylan Harrington 27:36
For me, I'd scribe most of the first two articles we did. What I really wanted to do was hone in on whatever was confirmed. So the, you know, we only got to the point that we could run the very first article. Once we had the fact that NC State was investigating that was confirmed we knew that and once we also had the video of Augustus Solinvictus, literally saying thanks for inviting me Chadwick. Seagraves, like, once we had those two things, it was like, okay, we can pare down all of the other stuff that we don't have confirmed and we don't actually have to highlight that, because we've got these two really solid things.
Alicia Thomas 28:17
I also think it's like interesting to discuss, like, what is reportable and what isn't reportable or like, what isn't confirmed? Because what was reportable was that like, or there was so much stuff happening online, and like rumors swirling around, and that obviously, like, we can see that we can take screenshots of that and put that in the article and say, there is a lot of there are a lot of unconfirmed. I don't remember how we put it or even if we put it like that. I don't know, Jalen, can, I'm sure Rachel and I don't remember it as much as Jalen probably remembers that Rachel and I tend to like blackout when things like this are happening. When that's like rumors are swirling, we can report that, hey, students are talking about this. We've reached out to Mick Kulikowski, the spokesperson, and we'll provide updates. So like that's kind of how we treat like unconfirmed information to we can report that people are saying x, y, z about the situation, but we also have to reach out to like, the spokesperson and honestly, we have to reach out to see we had to reach out to Seagraves himself to get like it confirmed to be like Hey
Rachel Davis 29:49
I guess to go more off that about like the rumors and fact checking. There was a point in time where there's rumors on Twitter, that Chadwick Seagraves went to the Capitol riot in January. But we couldn't just put that out there because that's, you know, not very ethical without it being fact checked. And so we were able to, you know, do picture by picture fact-checking. And we were able to see that it was not him. Yeah, so I guess just a bunch of fact checking that takes a long time. And also being in constant contact with Mick Kulikowski University spokesperson asking like, because the investigation went on for a very long time. So emailing him, you know, every week every other two weeks about are there any updates on the investigation? And him just saying no. But yeah, being in constant like, following following up.
I think when we first even reached out at that point, it had been, I remember was like an afternoon, I emailed him or I called him or something. He's like, I have no idea what you're talking about.
Alicia Thomas 31:04
Because and university libraries had said that he wasn't an employee there. So we were like, does this guy even work at NC State? There was like a lot of rumors swirling and, like, sometimes it just takes a long time, like I said, because at that point, the when the rumors started swirling around, the university had no idea what was going on. It broke fast. It was the talk of the town really quickly so
Rachel Davis 31:34
it definitely was and I remember talking to Melanie flowers to see the vice president that day. And she basically told me that she couldn't really say anything. And the university couldn't really say anything yet without everything being confirmed. Because there was just so much left out there that nobody knew.
Jaylan Harrington 31:53
Yeah. And speaking of how it blew up on Twitter, we usually don't like tweet super early when a story like that breaks unless it's something very confirmed. But when it first broke, there was like an internet mob harassing NC State libraries and their like why is this white supremacist, and they're like, we have no idea what you're talking about. And we had to tweet and be like, okay, the guy that there are unconfirmed reports about works in IT leave the libraries alone was like the implicit message that says, Yeah, yeah, no mob goes wild.
Laura Mooney 32:29
So I think that transitions really well. And the next question that I had, because there's so much, you know, I think that there's a lot of talk now about how people choose to express their opinions on the internet, and I will avoid divulging my own opinion there. But there is that, you know, Twitter specifically offers a platform for people to share their thoughts openly and very widely. So what feedback Do you receive on your coverage of this Chadwick Seagraves story.
Rachel Davis 33:03
I say our coverage was very, people liked it. Just a short thing, because not a lot of people were reporting on it. I mean, WRAL and everybody was reporting on it. But we were kind of constantly reporting on it, or keeping up to date having updates every now and then, especially towards the end, when the investigation did end, I think we were probably the first or one of the first news outlets to say that they did not find any, like evidence against him.
Laura Mooney 33:41
I'm going to skip around some questions a little bit. In your opinion, how was this covered by other outlets? You mentioned WRAL, I know that I've read articles by Indie week, like, how does your coverage differ from theirs?
Alicia Thomas 33:57
I think the difference between our coverage and like other local papers and news organizations, coverage is number one, I think we just like because we were NC State we were here, I think it's a lot easier to get access to administrators that there are a lot more like I know. It was a lot easier to just like, or it's very quick to reach out to whoever we needed to reach out to in upper administration to get like information first. As well as I think like student perspectives and student sources. I think because we are student paper we've created like we have a reputation where we are reputable. I like to think with most with many students on campus and they felt like trust in us to confirm information and talk to us to get more background information or talk to us off the record which I don't know. I don't know if WRAL or news and observer Indy week, other outlets like that had, they probably maybe did, but I don't know if they had their student sources and that's where I think that difference is
Rachel Davis 35:24
Definitely with the student trust, I would say it's a big thing because yes, I think WRAL was at the freezeout protest a couple months ago, but they were just there for like maybe an hour or so and we were there the entire time, like walking around with the group. Every now and then. Also we- I just lost my phone-
Alicia Thomas 35:51
I'll pop in while your thinking. Yeah. But I think like with new local news outlets, I can say this like when WRAL when we're doing like updates to Chadwick Seagraves coverage because I know we did it, or there was like more news that came out. I don't know. Recently, there always is something to be updated about Chadwick Seagraves, but when that's happening, it's just this is happening at NC State and university is investigating this employee here the allegations, bam, it's done, article is done. And I think that our coverage has been more, more more more nuanced.
Rachel Davis 36:34
Yeah, it goes into my point that I forgot earlier. But we are able to publish like, student explainer pieces. So we just published a piece about, like, freedom of speech and why Chadwich Seagraves was not fired, because of you know, government employee roles, his place at the university. So we're able to explain to students why the investigation went the way it did, which other outlets probably do not do that. Also, since we are at NC State, and we are students, we were able to write an editorial on our thoughts of the situation, which I don't think any other news outlet did.
Laura Mooney 37:20
I think okay, so I have a lot of thoughts there. And I do agree completely that your coverage was extremely nuanced, and that you do have the benefit of proximity to the student body into the event itself, which provides access that other outlets may not have had. And I do think that came across in your coverages, which was why I was excited to talk about you, talk to you, not about you. You mentioned several times having a direct connection to the student body because of that community of trust that the technician has fostered over 100 years of functioning. And so what are your perceptions of the student bodies feelings? What were student reactions to the allegations and then also towards NC State's decision not to fire Seagraves?
Alicia Thomas 38:08
I honestly think the majority opinion the majority of a student body is outraged by this decision to keep him at the university. I know at the freezeout protests there was maybe one or two counter protesters in favor like supporting Chadwick Seagraves, but the rest of the student body I mean, there's still protests going on I it kind of died down, but I think last Friday, there was a protest against him. So I would say that the majority of the student body is still very angry that he is an employee here.
Rachel Davis 38:46
Yeah, and I think some I yeah, I think a lot of people are still incredibly angry. And yep there have been protests there was one a few days ago. In protest of the university's decision, I do think there might be a silent a silent decent crowd of people who don't think that, who who stand by the university's decision, I mean, I think that we saw very clearly in 2019, during the TP USA event, how split our campus really is in terms of political ideology. I think that NC State compared to like our other, the other schools that are nearby, Like Duke and UNC is far more in the middle, in terms of political ideology we have. So I do think that there is there are a decent amount of people who do stand by the university's decision to keep Chadwich Seagraves on staff or whatever. And I think that has been a point of contention, just like between students, obviously, and staff, and something that we probably should be covering more as well. Just thinking about it,
Laura Mooney 40:22
I think you bring up a great point with the turning point, NC State chapter and the culture wars protest, or the protest against culture wars that happened. And I think you're right, I think it is 2019. You know, honestly, in my draft of questions that I had, I wrote that this is not the only highly publicized and controversial happening at NC State's campus in recent years, and then referenced this same event that we're talking about. My original question was, how do you think these events impact public perceptions of NC State? But truthfully, I don't really care about the branding of NC State. How do you think that the continued recurrence of you know issues centered around conservative discourse? How do you think that reflects within the student body? Like, is this representative of larger trends within the university system? In your opinion?
Rachel Davis 41:21
This is a great question Laura, or Jaylen, you want to take that?
Alicia Thomas 41:26
I was gonna say, Jaylen, you haven't spoken in a while
Jaylan Harrington 41:30
Of course, I would love to take this question. Um, I think it's just representative of a trait in the world or at the very least, the United States. Now we're more polarized than we've ever been. And I think, you know, the election of Donald Trump really made it a meme to be antagonistic, it made a meme to be openly all the -ists that you can be. So I do think that that's going to continue to happen, we're going to continue to have these events, there's going to continue to be clashes, and they're probably going to get worse. I wouldn't imagine they're going to get better anytime soon.
Laura Mooney 42:11
I think that's a great question. And I also do think that, as reported by, you know, publications across the country across the world, honestly, Donald Trump's influence on political culture, even beyond American borders is far more nuanced than I care to touch on in a 30 second audio clip. But within NC State, particularly, you know, these issues were brought to national platforms, particularly after turning point when Donald Trump invited NC State students and NCSU TP USA members to speak alongside him in Florida and other conventions that he had attended. So I guess in the wake of these kinds of things continuing to happen, as a voice of the student body, how do you believe that student media or students themselves can function to hold the university accountable in these instances?
Jaylan Harrington 43:12
I think by recording the truth, it's funny that you mentioned that Donald Trump invited people to speak at rallies. One of the people he invited to speak was Jack Bishop, Jack Bishop during that time of the culture war, that claimed that he was spray painted in the face viciously by I forget who the group was nothing at NC State, I think. So we reported that we also went back and my video session did follow up recording with one of the people who was in the tunnel. And we had multiple eyewitness accounts, saying that was not what happened, essentially, that he moved his head into the way of this spraypaint. So things like that, where, you know, certain narratives are going to be started by certain people is our job to find out what the truth is. And usually the truth is all you're really going to need to combat that.
Alicia Thomas 44:11
I definitely also think that, um, like you were saying, it has been just like with the election of Donald Trump, that, like Jalen said the ists have been more normalized and because of that, universities and other public entities like at other establishments are seeing manifestations of that. You look at what in 2018 when UNC tore down, toppled the Silent Sam statue, and just the slew of events that happened afterwards that you know, Just go into a more in depth discourse about race relations in the US and how that fosters or trickles down into even like a university system and how university administrators perpetuate racism. Even if it's not, quote, unquote, intentional, I don't know, if I'm articulate, articulating myself well, but I do think that there have been a lot of trends we've seen of people, people who are advocating for a change on a university level to be more inclusive and diverse, and be explicitly and consistently against racism, and implicit biases, biases, and all of that, and then that directly being challenged by people like, organizations like TP USA, or counter protesters, who were like no, f that essentially and will like come protest. Or if they say things online to people and threaten them. Again, he is threatened, we have to cover it.
Laura Mooney 46:37
Of course, I think you bring up a great point with talking about how consciously or otherwise administrative functions can perpetuate, you know, barriers to equality that for generations, for centuries have been sought by people who have been historically oppressed and continuously oppressed by these same barriers, and the list goes on of people who are impacted by them. And what was the faculty sentiment towards this thing, I know that you covered specifically faculty discussions and commentary in response to NC State's choice not to fire Seagraves.
Jaylan Harrington 47:16
It was really confusion. They were just as confused as we were. And I think they also had the added element of they knew that students were going to look at them as like a mediary, between them and NC State. So their biggest concern was basically looking at what the university had done and going, Hey, you say you have all these values? You also say, you know, you can't fire this guy. How are we supposed to defend you? What are we supposed to say to students? That was really, really the biggest point that hit me. Watching the faculty senate meeting was they were just as outraged as students are, they were probably more confused. And they just didn't really know what to do at all.
Laura Mooney 48:06
Now, this is a question that we've asked other parties that we're interviewing In this segment, and I think it's important to ask your opinion as well. In your view, was NC State transparent during the investigation? Did they consult student media in any way during that process?
Rachel Davis 48:26
I do not think the university was as transparent as they could have been. The only reasons why we heard things about the investigation is because we reached out first. And even after the investigation, they wouldn't really say, I'm not sure about the laws and what they can and cannot tell us. But when they did make the decision that there were no substantial allegations against him. They didn't like say what their process was, you know, they just didn't really inform us. They just kind of said, it's done. And he's fine.
Jaylan Harrington 49:05
Yeah, I'd say even the faculty senate video that gave us a lot of information, a lot of context as to, you know, the process that leaked, that was not something that was freely put out. That was something that somebody recorded, went out by themselves. So the process was extremely not transparent. And I think that's why NC State is getting so much bad press from this so much bad wolf from this, if they'd just come out from the beginning and said, Look, he may have done this, but we just can't fire him. Sorry, guys. The conversation would be different than them uou know, not saying anything at all.
Rachel Davis 49:45
okay to ask Jaylen and Alicia, if you remember, did they even put out a statement at all?
Jaylan Harrington 49:52
They said they were investigating is what I remember. I think. Or is at the very beginning was like we don't like white supremacy, obviously. And that was about it. There was never a very big statement put out.
Rachel Davis 50:06
Yes, I would say that their lack of a big statement or just explaining what was happening, besides we will be investigating is pretty weak. And I would have liked as a student for them to have addressed it better.
Alicia Thomas 50:23
I think this is like an issue nationwide too. Because, again, talking about like the silent Sam stuff, the trend I've noticed, and I think that like Rachel and Jaylen to like, I think that student journalists and students are just frustrated at the lack of transparency and communication about issues that are extremely important to students. Yeah, I think that the only big statement we got was like, right was before when they were like, yeah, we hate racism, heart. And then like, at the end of the investigation, they were like, sorry, heart, he still works here. Peace, love. But like you're safe on campus, which was like,
Rachel Davis 51:17
it's like, how do we know that? You know, it's like they're saying that we're safe on campus. But we're not. We don't know that because you're not telling us any information of what you did or how you combated this issue. Like, you can't trust not to be like, don't trust the university. But after they said that, how can you be sure,
Laura Mooney 51:38
Trust has to be earned. And as a student at NC State, despite the fact that I don't believe I represent groups who are directly targeted by this kind of rhetoric, perpetuated at NC State. I still recognize that trust, as I said, must be earned. And without providing that background context. As you said, statements, it's really hard for the student body to meet NC State and say, okay, we accept this decision. Which leads us to the final question I have. How do you think this issue will be handled going forward? Do you think that it's over now?
Rachel Davis 52:20
I do not think it's over with him. I you know, I think it's over with the whole discussion. I think there will be more instances of people like this coming out or getting exposed but for Chadwick Seagraves I don't think it's over for him either. The fact that there was a protest last week. And he's getting one of the things for the freeze out protest was people writing him letters, and he's being mailed a letter every day saying that he should resign. So it is definitely not over in any capacity.
Alicia Thomas 52:55
Yeah, I don't I definitely don't think it's over with him. Like Rachel said, I definitely think there are more people on campus with similar beliefs that are laying low right now. who eventually people start to question their morality in their place in a diverse and inclusive campus. Yeah, I think it's not over and so long as people, so long as we people continue to talk about it, and we continue to report on it. I hope that it like, I hope this conversation in this dialogue continues. So that I mean, I think that's the point of student journalism, but it's to start conversations and affect change and I hope that happens,
Rachel Davis 53:50
for sure. And like what you're talking about with the university, I hope we never seen learned from this situation and that if there are instances like this going forward, they know how to better improve and how to better, like you said build trust with the students with handling these situations.
Laura Mooney 54:14
From the feedback provided by technicians, staff members, it is clear that this issue is anything but resolved. Furthermore, with student government continuing to send letters to Seagraves letters that currently remain unanswered, there yet exist cliffhangers in this story. As students and staff members alike continue to put pressure on the university to align their words with their actions. The disparity between the two is striking. For more information on this story, visit technicians website at technician online.com. Their coverage includes report on all relevant information, opinion pieces from both students and from Seagraves himself and a staff editorial in response to the initial news break. Furthermore, they've also published the university's official statement on the investigation towards Seagraves and its results audience for tuning into this reflection on one of the semesters most controversial moments. This has been Eye on the Triangle only on WKNC 88.1
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Eoin Trainor 0:00
The views and opinions expressed in Eye on the Triangle do not represent WKNC or the student media.
Good evening Raleigh and welcome to this week's episode of Eye on the Triangle on WKNC 88.1 FM HD one Raleigh, I'm Eoin Trainor. On tonight's episode contributor Elizabeth Esser will sit down with Caroline Rocheleau to talk about the North Carolina Museum of Art's new exhibit on golden mummies. And then a little later contributor Lise Knox will discuss live music during the pandemic with Adam Lindstaedt, owner of the local venue the Pour House. Stay tuned.
Elizabeth Esser 0:51
I'm Elizabeth Esser with WKNC 88.1 Eye on the Triangle. Today I am speaking with Caroline Rocheleau, curator of ancient art and Director of Research at the North Carolina Museum of Art to talk about the new golden mummies of Egypt exhibition that opened on March 6. Miss Rocheleau, thank you for joining us on Eye on the Triangle.
Caroline Rocheleau 1:11
Well, thank you for inviting me
Elizabeth Esser 1:12
To get things started can you just tell us a little bit about yourself and your position at the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Caroline Rocheleau 1:19
I am director of research and also curator of ancient art, which is I guess, my primary role at the museum. I take care of all the ancient things from ancient Egypt, to the Mediterranean like Greece and Rome and also the ancient Americas but I have a colleague working with me on those last collections.
Elizabeth Esser 1:38
What can visitors expect from golden mummies of Egypt?
Caroline Rocheleau 1:42
Well, I'll tell you a little secret. Since I started working at the museum about 15 years ago, people have been asking me, when are we going to have mummies? When are you going to bring an exhibition of mummies because we don't have any in our collection. And the second they found out that I was a trained Egyptologist, they thought, Oh, well, she's the person to get us some mummies. So what they can expect to see in Golden mummies of Egypt is mummies. However, we're focused on a very specific cultural period. And that's the end of Egyptian history, when Egypt was ruled by the Greeks and the Romans, so the mummies are not going to look like King Tutankhamun, for example, that's sort of an image that people have in their mind. So it's not going to be that they're still mummies. But there's cultural and artistic influence at that time that's coming from elsewhere in the Mediterranean, and you will see the Egyptians wearing like Roman hairstyles and togas and things like this. So on the outside, they look different on the inside, they're the same.
Elizabeth Esser 2:48
So the exhibition focuses on the Greco-Roman period. So what was unique about this particular period? And how do we see that translated in the exhibition?
Caroline Rocheleau 2:59
So Egypt has always been a multicultural environment, because of where it's located, you know, northeast Africa, but attached to Western Asia and like the, what we call today, the Middle East, and with access to the broader Mediterranean, now you really see it even more, because Egypt becomes part of other empires that have even further wider reaches. And if you think of just a Roman Empire, the fact that Roman Egypt is on par with Gaul with Roman France, is sort of mind boggling, you know, insert mind blowing emoji here, when you put that into perspective it's like, wow, other countries are as old as Egypt. And Egypt is now part of a much, much bigger network than it was before. So you do see as I mentioned earlier, those cultural influences coming in, because it's all part of the Empire. The Empire is very diverse. It runs from Western Asia, all the way through Western Europe, and the British Isles. So it's, it's quite bigger than Egypt at its height ever was. So you do see those influences? What does curating an exhibition during a pandemic look like? The curating part was not done by me because we this is a traveling exhibition. So it came. It's an exhibition that is circulated by Nomad Exhibitions based out of Scotland and the collection that is being presented is that of Manchester Museum in the UK. So my colleague there, Campbell Price, and Nomad Exhibitions worked together to curate the exhibition. That being said, installing an exhibition during a pandemic is something that nobody had ever done before. And this was complicated by the fact that people from Nomad and people from Manchester were supposed to come travel to North Carolina to install the cases and put the objects in the cases, because of the pandemic and the travel restrictions, nobody could travel. So it was a whole bunch of zoom meetings, phone calls, we had a WhatsApp, you know messaging group, because we're, they're basically helping us remotely put the cases together things we'd never put together before. The material that's you handle any material the same way. So that's not so much of an issue but it was trying to do all of this by ourselves when we were originally supposed to assist. So it was a lot trickier and you're in there with your mask, and you're putting in the objects and you're you're trying to stay six feet apart. That's impossible. So it's very nerve wracking at the same at the same time, but we pulled through, and it looks absolutely fabulous. But it was quite a challenge.
Elizabeth Esser 6:06
I understand that the triangle area is celebrating this exhibition along with the museum. Can you tell us a little bit about the community collaborations with the Golden Mummies of Egypt,
Caroline Rocheleau 6:16
We actually have a few goodies in various restaurants. And so we have places in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, for example, good day, good night at Origin Hotel in Raleigh. They have a cocktail called Gold of Egypt. There's another one called a golden goddess cocktail that's in Chapel Hill at Honeysuckle Lakewood, there's a bunch of different things. We even have chocolate, custom packaged sea salt chocolate, available at our museum, or I should say, our exhibition store, which is as you come out of the exhibition, it's it's right there, that's Videri Chocolate Factory, and they sell it at their store as well. Even in the store, we do have some goodies related to this bartending cocktail mix that we have. And we also have a candle that where the scent was made exclusively for us. And it's inspired by golden mommies. So that's actually kind of fun. Like you don't really see that in like exhibition stores something custom made like a candle. For example, Honeysuckle Tea House has Egyptian sunset tea made with chamomile, lemon balm, fall gold, ginkgo leaf, gingerroot, and oatstraw. That just kind of sounds nice, actually. So those are the kinds of partnerships that we have with local places like restaurants and tea houses and chocolates, like what could be better a cocktail, some chocolates after you visit the exhibition. That's awesome to me.
Elizabeth Esser 7:47
What is your favorite part of the exhibition?
Caroline Rocheleau 7:50
Goodness, I have lots of it's like asking for my favorite child. There's lots of different things that I like about the exhibition. I like that we are that we have mummies that people can finally see mummies, like I mentioned, we do not have any in our own collection. But I like also that the exhibition is more than just about mummies that we talk about multiculturalism, we still talk about, what is mummification? Has it changed or not during the Roman period? And a little bit you see this hinted in the exhibition, but there's a catalog also that accompanies it. And we dive into other themes like colonialism as well, because the discovery was made at the height of the British Empire. So how does that play how the objects that were discovered in Egypt ended up in Manchester Museum, for example. And that's one of the reasons I mean, I've been looking for a mummy exhibition for a little while. This one really caught my interest because it was more than just about mummies, but it was also about bringing transparency to how collections have been formed. And that sort of thing. So it was sort of hitting multiple boxes on the best mummy exhibition to bring to the the NCMA.
Elizabeth Esser 9:04
Finally, is there anything else that you would like listeners to know about Golden Mummies of Egypt?
Caroline Rocheleau 9:09
Well, it is awesome, first of all, so that's the first point. And what I like to our marketing team, we have this little more I'm going to call it a little ad that said that says mummies wear masks too, because you will see a lot of masks and portraits in the exhibition. And yes, these do identify like, Oh look, this is a human mummy. But these are also used as protection, just like the layers of wrapping around the mummy that's for protection. So those mummy masks that you see in the exhibition to offer protection. So wear your mask, do like the mummies, and come see golden mummies of Egypt.
Elizabeth Esser 9:47
Golden mummies of Egypt is open from now until July 11. Tickets are $20 for non member adults $17 for seniors and $14 for youth ages 7 to 18 students get in free with their college ID Every Friday from 3 to 5pm with a reserved ticket which can be received through contacting help@NCArtmuseum.org reporting for Eye on the Triangle. This is Elizabeth Esser.
Lise Nox 10:15
The views and opinions expressed during Eye on the Triangle do not represent WKNC or student media.
Hi, this is Lise Knox, and you're listening to Eye on the Triangle. After spending all of 2020 without seeing live music because of the COVID pandemic the emblematic Raleigh music venue the Pour House House Music Hall started hosting live shows again as of March 2021, I went to one of their COVID safe concerts to see the Latin rock band Tumbao play live on the fifth of March 2021. And I ended up writing about my experience for WKNC's blog, in an article called "I went to a COVID safe concert after one year without any live shows." Adam Linstaedt, owner of the Pour House Music Hall and record shop read my article and thought it would be interesting for him to talk more in depth about what it's really like for a music venue to be hosting COVID safe shows while Raleigh is still affected by the pandemic. I'm really glad we're having this conversation today because I wrote an article a few weeks ago that apparently you've read about me going to a COVID concert at Pour house, which is a very weird experience but really cool experience. So today we're going to be talking about what it's like to be hosting these kind of shows in the middle of a pandemic, because for a lot of people, it can seem kind of weird to be, you know, going to concerts. But before we dive into this very specific topic, I just wanted to like know how it was like for you guys to be going through this pandemic as a venue, you know, like a local business, how are you guys able to survive the pandemic in the first place,
Adam Linstaedt 11:51
It was extremely stressful. It still is we're only partially back at this point. But it was just from day one, watching the money in our bank account just dwindle on a daily basis for a venue like ours when we're closed completely not doing anything, the lights are off, it cost $500 a day. And we were closed for 355 days without doing shows. So for all you math majors out there, you know, you can figure that out really quickly of how much we lost. We had nowhere near that amount when we went into the pandemic either we relied heavily on donations, on grants from the city and state and other organizations we've taken out several loans. So yeah, I mean, we've acquired another $400,000 of debt since this time last year just to stay afloat to make sure we don't go anywhere. And now there's some light at the end of the tunnel knock on wood. The venue grant that passed in December through Congress is becoming available the applications opening on April 8, which will be a huge Lifeline not just for us, but for all independent music venues across the country. It'll basically help bring us back to close to zero, which is way better than being a large negative number. There has been days over this last year where it's like, Alright, we got this, we got to figure it out. We're gonna do this, this and that. And then the next day you're like curled up in a corner crying like what the hell am I doing? Why am I doing this? Oh my god, this is such a terrible idea. So it's definitely been an emotional roller coaster, us more than other venues, we're in a slightly better position. So in November of 2019, we converted the second level of the music venue into a record shop. So we've had that open the whole time. Once we closed down, we converted all of our inventory to try selling online the first couple weeks, you know, we basically just had an Excel spreadsheet that we made public that people would tell us what they wanted, they would come to curbside pickup we delivered to their houses, ship it in the mail. And after a few weeks of doing that it was really confusing for everyone and not terribly accurate on our end, since it was like a panic mode. Like we got to do this now. So we can stop the bleeding a little bit. So we launched the true website. It's still active, Pourhouserecordshop.com, and we released new stuff every Friday new and used. And we really developed a great online following and are now selling nationally to all 50 states and several countries as well. So that's been huge for us. It's basically helped sustain us, it's definitely not making us money, but it's you know, making the losses every month a lot less. The intention of the record shop was never to pay for a 5500 square foot building and prime real estate of downtown. There's a reason you don't see places like that very much across the country anymore. It was really a way to provide more services to our customers be open more and use our square footage in a better way. I guess, rather than only using the building at night for a few hours. You know, we wanted to try to use it, you know, 16 hours a day and we had the record shop open. We got a full bar up there. We were doing shows free shows on Saturday and Sunday three to five sets every Saturday and Sunday afternoon up in the record shops. It was really becoming a great thing and then the shutdown happened and everything got wiped out. And really in order for us to get back to doing those types of things. Again, we're going to have to be back with no restrictions whatsoever because it's a pretty small space up there even right now with the show that you went to and that we've been Running on Fridays and Saturdays, it's running at 19% capacity, we normally hold 289 people, we're now letting 54 people in at a time into a big space. They're seated shows, I'm personally bringing everybody in and bringing them to their table, giving them the rundown of how shows are running the expectations that this is a seated show that you should really think of this as going to a movie or a comedy club, you're sitting back and enjoying the show, we're bringing everything to you, there's no reason for you to be up wandering around anything like that, unless you're using the restroom or needing to step outside for whatever reason. Otherwise, if people are just starting to wander around, they see friends at different tables, we talked to them, if they continue to not follow the rules, we kick them out without a refund. Luckily, that hasn't had to happen yet, I'd say 95% of people have been great. And they understand they're, you know, following our protocols, no problem, there's a small group of people that don't want to wear masks, they'll come in, you know, the moment they get inside, they're taking it off. And because you're inside now that COVID is gone, it doesn't make sense. So we are enforcing the mask rule more strictly than say, like a restaurant or a store, we're requiring people to keep it on the entire time, the only time they can take it off is you know, for a drink, they can pull it down, take a sip of their drink, then put it back on. And if people aren't doing that, we ask them to comply. And if they continue to cause a problem, we ask them to leave. We've had a couple people leave on their own, and on their way out calling me a mask Nazi and all this fun stuff. So like cool, like you can have a great day, you know,
Lise Nox 16:24
it's like we've been independent for over a year. Now, you should know you're supposed to wear your mask. It's like, you know, basic guidelines for COVID.
Adam Linstaedt 16:31
Yeah, there's this strange dichotomy happening because the Pour houses in other music venues are considered private clubs. So like your regular bar that doesn't serve food, it's not part of a brewery, not part of a hotel, not part of the winery, we've been the only classification of bars in the state that hasn't been able to be open, all the other ones have been open since May of last year. So a lot of people have been going out for 10 months at this point. And all those places, you know, you go into a brewery, you go into a restaurant, you wear your mask in, and then you sit down and then you can take it off for two hours and not have to put it back on, getting those people used to the fact that they have to keep it on it feels they feel like they're getting their rights or whatever squashed, blah, blah, blah, but it's our house our rules. And really what the mandate says is, if you're not drinking, you have to be wearing a mask. And we interpret that as if you're not physically drinking, not just sitting there with a drink in front of you that's not drinking, you got to have a mask on. And we're keeping the show short right now to reduce the amount of time that people are in room lessen the exposure risk. So normally, we would have anywhere between two and four bands every night, we're now running one band playing one set for 60 minutes. So people are in and out pretty quickly. And then we turn the house do a deep clean and then do a second show with the same artist. So we're not you know, having multiple bands sharing the stage and having to do deep cleans of the equipment for the artists in between sets. And we've got, you know, plastic shields on all the microphones for when singers are singing, it provides extra protection from them spraying their spit out into the audience. And you know, we're doing everything we possibly can in our powers to do it right and make sure it is a safe experience. In my opinion. I've heard it from countless people that have been to shows already, they felt safer coming to a show with us than going to the grocery store or going to a restaurant or going to this place or that place because the rules are so strictly enforced.
Lise Nox 18:15
Yeah, as someone who actually went to a show, I could tell that the venue really looked empty. But at the same time, I was like, I'm glad I have enough space around me to you know, not feel like someone's going to infect me with COVID or something I felt safe. And it was really weird. When my friend told me Oh, actually my partner plays the bass in a band. Do you want to go see him play live? I was like, why would I ever go to a concert like that seems like that most unsafe thing to do. And when I was actually at Pour House, I was like, everything is so much safer than me going to like the grocery store or any other place. So you guys have been doing a really great job of keeping everyone safe props to you guys like that.
Adam Linstaedt 18:50
Thank you very much. Yeah, safety and experience for not only the patrons for the bands and my staff as well have always been top priority even before COVID. You know, obviously, it looked different before but the mentality was always there in trying to make it as fun as possible for everyone involved in as safe as possible for everyone involved. And that's just really carried over. I mean, we had these plans in place ready to go in at the beginning of April 2020. We knew what we had to do in order to put on a safe show. Because you know, in the beginning it was it was like on a three week rolling basis. It's like you might be able to open in three weeks. So get ready and then three weeks would come we're like okay, it's another three weeks and kept snowballing on and on and on and on. And then by the time we got to after Halloween into November the numbers were going crazy. So I was like, you know, I'm stopping I can't keep replanning and retooling everything every couple weeks its driving me crazy. I'm getting pretty grey now and I wasn't before. But you know, and then all of a sudden Cooper made the announcement that we could open. It kind of blindsided us we weren't exactly ready for it. And honestly, we didn't think that it was the appropriate time but also at the same time we felt we had safe plans and places have been open for 10 months except 1000 businesses in the entire state. So we felt we could do it safely and properly and provide that Pour House experience, even though in a different fashion, we felt we could do it in a safe and enjoyable way.
Lise Nox 20:11
And it was probably even safer at Pour House than any other bar, because I remember going to bar once. And just like you said, People usually tend to like take off their mask to drink. And for two hours, they don't put it back on, we're just not wearing our mask and drinking beers at a bar so. We're just like, not in a pandemic anymore, you know, feels like we're not
Adam Linstaedt 20:31
Totally yeah, and you know, there was so much language early on, like concerts are the most dangerous thing you could possibly do on the face of Earth anymore. And everyone's like, concerts. It's the devil's play right there. You can't, you can't mess around with it. And at the same time, during the pandemic, there's comedy shows, and there was concerts happening at places that serve food, it was okay if there was food, so you had to have your mask off and flap your mouth more so more spits flying out into the air that was safer rather than people just sitting down paying attention to what's happening in front of them with a mask on so I mean, the the way it was cut up felt extremely unfair. I do feel like we did our part in doing everything we could to step back and you know, alleviate any sort of pressure that's put on the system for people getting sick. Obviously, that's the last thing we want for anybody. We want this to just go away and nobody else gets infected. But that's not the reality we live in. And but it also got to a point where it's like we were the first ones to jump back into the you know, from the quote unquote, true music venue side of things in the area, we were the first ones to just jump back in. I feel like we've set the bar for expectations for people coming to concerts and what it needs to look like in order to feel safe and comfortable.
Lise Nox 21:38
Yeah, cuz it really looks like you guys had been like preparing for COVID safe shows for a long time, because you were able to do it in a way that felt safe professional, and you didn't forget about any detail. I mean, when it comes to COVID guidelines, so that was really impressive to be able to adapt that quickly. You know, like I've seen many record labels and artists have online shows for their audience to watch. Is this something you've ever done with bands who usually play at Pour House during 2020?
Adam Linstaedt 22:05
Yeah, for sure. We did probably 20 or 25 live streams over the last year. The first one we did was very early on. Right after John Bryant passed away. We did a tribute to John Bryant with that's when people were still on full lockdown and they're still at their houses. Nobody was coming to the Pour House. We had 8 different acts like BJ Barnum from American aquarium, Kate Rhudy, John Howard Jr, who's playing tonight at the Pour House and a bunch of other really great acts that are influenced by John Bryant. And they each played three songs, nobody replicated songs and we switched myself and one other person we controlled the stream from the Pour house and you know tuned into John Howard's house and over to BJs house then over to Kate's house, and it was like a continuous thing. And it was a really beautiful tribute and you know, tons of people tuned in at that time we were doing it as a fundraiser for the Raleigh music venue employee fund that we started to try to get some dollars in the pockets of all the people that work at Pour House, Lincoln's, Slim's, Kings, and Wicked Witch raised some good money during that for the crews. And then over time, we started doing more in person like Arson Daily and Jack the Radio and Shame did something and a bunch of other artists, Reese McHenry, and over time like as the pandemic ticked on, more and more, the number of people tuning in started going down, I definitely feel like there was like a live stream fatigue happening. I've spoken with several other event producers around the country. And they've seen very similar things. It seems that the most successful live streams are from bands that have a much larger national or international fan base. They're doing it on their own. They're not necessarily streaming from a place for this specific reason. They're just connecting with their, their audience, it was never really an intention for us to make money from it, it was more of a way to be like, Hey, we're going to be gone for a year. Don't forget about us. We're still here. Like, we're still doing these things over here. And we're ready for you when when this is all over. So it was really just a way to try to stay fresh in people's minds.
Lise Nox 24:00
Yeah, I feel like the one positive thing that we can all kind of get from this entire pandemic is how we've all kind of learned how to use technology in new ways. You have online shows, which is something you've never would have thought of before the pandemic because if you're going to go to a concert, you're going to go in person, like why would you watch music through computer in the first place? Yeah. And also Yeah, about the, like livestream fatigue. I feel like a lot of people have spent their entire 2020 working from home on their computer, you know, having zoom calls all day. No, the last thing you want to do after an entire day seated at your computer at your desk is watch the live stream again at night. I don't think I've watched any live stream during the pandemic because I was really I wasn't really up to date with everything that was going on, like this, but I think I would have watched one if I kind of knew because I was so caught up in like work and you know, trying to survive a pandemic, I guess but yeah
Adam Linstaedt 24:52
it just gets pushed so far down the priority list of things going on in your life and nobody's to fault for that because I mean, everyone's experienced with this last year has been wild. And I mean, nobody's experience has been the same. So I've heard, you know, some artists complaining, like, Oh, so and so these people aren't supporting us anymore. Like, it feels like this isn't worth it anymore. It's like, I get that I understand why you're feeling that. But you also have to put yourself in that in their shoes and understand why they're not. I mean, maybe they had a death in the family from COVID. Maybe they're sick themselves, maybe they're just like losing their damn minds, and just don't know what to do anymore. I had several people approach me over this last year that like, we really need to convert audiences into getting used to watching live streams, because this is going to be the new reality. And like this, and that we can do all these different things to make it more engaging. And at the end of the day, the people that were pitching these ideas weren't even watching or paying for the live streams themselves, they might like tune into a free one. But the moment like the artists can really monetize that and use it as a source of income is they got to charge just like a concert. When concerts are free artists in the venue, make very little money, when there's a cover charge, they're still making very little money, but it's better. And then you have the opportunity to sell merch and actually connect with the fans and get them to come back and multiply those crowds as time goes on the in person interaction that being in the same room with others. And experiencing the highs and lows of a musical set are the things that bond that group together. And all of a sudden, you've got 300 people in a room that are strangers that are all experiencing the same thing in the same way. And you know, they're high fiving each other and hugging and kissing on the way out, obviously pre COVID. But
Lise Nox 26:33
definitely, you mentioned earlier that people you are trying to like adapt to the pandemic in the first few weeks or month by kind of selling more records online. And I just think it's really great that people were actually trying to support you guys, just like you mentioned, we've all been kind of struggling in our own ways during the pandemic. So I know that my first priority during this entire year wasn't to buy records or watch concerts online. And also, I feel like it's going to be a great opportunity for you guys to kind of expand your activity, because you mentioned that was a national kind of thing, you know, like selling records all around the country. Like are you going to keep doing this kind of thing after COVID is over?
Adam Linstaedt 27:10
Oh, yeah, I mean, in November of 2019, we completely remodeled the second level, turned it into a record shop. So we are open up there from 11am till 7pm, seven days a week, and then we would convert over to shows at night. Right now we're open just Thursday through Sunday from 12 to six. So we're starting to ramp up towards getting back to more normal hours and get more activity going up up in there. And you know, it was it was really a really great scene, having people you know, browsing records peeking their head around the stacks, watching, you know, falling in love with a new act that they'd never heard of easy for them to see it because it's a free admission type show got a full bar people are hanging out, it was like a really cool, really cool scene. And then after four months of doing that it got stripped away completely. And it's like, okay, we had this great thing going on, we still have this record shop, we've got 30,000 records that we are just sitting on now we got to start selling online, and the online stuff has been really great. And we've developed a lot of relationships and deepen relationships with people that were already our customers. And now that we're starting to come back, we're keeping the online and we're trying to get more in person stuff going as people become more comfortable and get vaccinated and start venturing out of their cubby holes that they've been in for the last year. It seems like at this point with the way that vaccines are rolling out. And the way the numbers are starting to go down a little bit. It's very possible July or August, we might see things fully open. And we're back to full capacity shows and shoulder to shoulder and splitting and sweating it out with strangers like we did in the past.
Lise Nox 28:35
Yeah, are you guys going to kind of try to make the shows evolve aggressively until the summer because I know you guys are only opened at 19% capacity right now. Do you see yourself like having 30% capacity shows? Because I know it's the maximum percentage, right?
Adam Linstaedt 28:48
Well the maximum is up to 50% now yeah. So when you came to the show, we were allowed to be at 30%. But with going to a show, just like if you went to a movie, for example, and you got a seat where you couldn't see the screen, it wouldn't be a terribly enjoyable experience, right? So we could, in theory, put more people on the second level of the venue and push them back where they can't see the stage, but you can't see the stage and you're paying to see a show. So that kind of defeats the purpose. So in order to maintain distancing by our standards, which is a little bit provide a little bit more distance than the six feet that's mandated between tables to just provide that extra comfort level and a stage view. So looking at those two factors together, the maximum we can get to is 19%. So now we're allowed to be a 50% and getting all sorts of bands and booking agents hitting me up like alright, I heard 50% let's do this, you can do 140 people now is like, Well, no, because social distancing is still part of the mandate. And that's the reason until social distancing is not a revenue requirement anymore. We're going to keep operating in the way that we are once we are making plans for about a month and a half from now, to start extending the length of the shows a little bit like to show that you came to for Tumbao, those were 60 minute shows with one act, we're going to extend each show to 90 minutes. So basically add a second act with very minimal change over. So most of the time, it'll be a full band as a headliner, and maybe a solo or a duo act as an opener for 30 minutes, we can get them off stage very quickly, they're set up in front of the band already. So we don't have any big change overs, bringing gear down into the crowd and getting too close to customers or anything like that. And then we can just, you know, within two to three minutes, move on to the next band. So it's now a 90 minute show, instead of a 60 minute show.
Lise Nox 30:33
It's really crazy as someone who was part of the audience, how I never like I know how much it takes to you know, keep everyone safe when you're trying to have this kind of event. But I never realized how many small details you have to think about to make sure that every single thing you do is safe. And you've been telling me about cleaning after every band and only choosing to have like one band at a time. So many things you have to think about because I mean, when I went to see Tumbao at Pour House at the beginning of March 2021, it felt weird to have like the venue being almost empty but at the same time. I'm pretty shy person. So if you tell me in the first place, like Oh, you're not allowed to dance or like, you know, jump around, I'm gonna be like, it's fine with me. I wasn't planning on dancing. If I just began my table, and like just enjoying the music and doing my thing, but yeah, no, I didn't mind having to follow all of those right, very strict rules that you guys have been implementing for the past few weeks.
Adam Linstaedt 31:23
I mean, we can continue to wait until things are fully open, and then just dive back in at 100% go full force, or we could take some baby steps and get you out in front of that computer screen and actually get you back into the room feeling the music because going to show is more about feeling than anything you can see it on the screen, you can see it in person, it's the feeling that you get when you're in the room, the bass hitting you in the chest, and you know, the vibes that are just going on in the room, feeding off the energy of the other people, whether you're paying attention to them or not its in the air. And that's what that's why we do what we do is that experience of being in the room and collectively going through a moment of time that's memorable with others. And that's the baseline of what this whole experience of live music is all about to us.
Lise Nox 32:05
Yeah, clearly. But since you guys were having so little people inside the venue, would you say it was easier for you to have the show since you had to, like, you know, take care of less people at the same time.
Adam Linstaedt 32:15
No, because we're running things extremely differently. You know, I mean, we've always been high volume quick service bar, so customers would come to the bar to order their drinks. Now we're going to their tables and taking their order, we have paper menus at each table, people mark down the items that they want, they put it in a little metal stand. And when we see that little paper waving in the air, that's our sign to come and pick up their order. So we come and grab, grab it, bring it back to the bar, prepare those drinks, and then carry it out on a tray. I mean, we've never, we don't have cocktail service with what we run, people are coming up to us. And we're usually struggling to hear what they're trying to order. And then we make their drink as fast as possible and move on to the next one. Because there's you know, lots of people trying to get drinks, and we're doing band merch the same way. So to minimize the number of interactions that the band is having with customers, we're selling it for them. Since myself and our bartenders are already interacting with the crowds, it made better sense for us to sell their merch as well. So they're on each table, just like the bar menu, there's a little menu with the band merchandise and people can select what they want, put in a little metal stand. And when we see that we add it to their tab and bring them their t shirts and CDs and records and whatever it is that they wanted less work on the band's and more income for them because they're selling merchandise, we're not taking any sort of cut of that. So we're providing that service to just minimize the risk of getting anybody else potentially sick. And you know, that coupled with me personally seating every single person that comes through the venue explaining the rules to them. And once that's done and everyones sat I get up on stage and make an announcement and reiterate the rules say what is acceptable, what's not introduce the band, get back down start bartending and helping and clearing dishes and you know, the whole nine yards. It's exhausting. And then, you know, once that Show's over, we do it again and do a deep clean of the entire 5500 square foot venue in between the two shows, but it is really nice. I'm thankful that I had some formal theater training in the past, I used to work at Playmakers in Chapel Hill and I worked at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego before I moved to Raleigh and American Dance Festival and Carolina theater for a little bit I really learned about how other types of live events run not everyone's like come in party, do what you want be on your phone, talk loud, most other forms of art you come in, you sit down and shut up and pay attention. Like I wrote, I had that experience and I was used to enforcing those things from the past. And we're already used to enforcing rules at the Pour House too. So it was just another layer of rules that were different than everyone was used to. So it's definitely been interesting getting folks in tune with that with this new flow of operations and I can guarantee what's gonna happen by the time everyone's like, Oh, Okay, I get it, then everything's gonna change and open back up. And we're not going to be doing things like this anymore. But at the same time, we've always had shows in the past that have lent themselves better to a seated environment, whether it's a an acoustic songwriter where silence is golden, or a jazz show or a folk show, something that is just more mellow, or maybe would attract a crowd that is a little bit older, and they appreciate the seats. So now we've got the operations down to accommodate those things, and we can amplify it a little bit more, maybe not have tables so spread out and bring in additional ones, and run shows in the same way that we are right now. So it's definitely forcing us to be more dynamic. And I think it's only going to be beneficial down the road for us to adapt how we present things based on what it is we're presenting.
Lise Nox 35:35
Yeah, cuz I was gonna ask like, Once COVID is over, and you don't have to worry about masks or social distancing, or cleaning up the entire venue after every, like every set, I was gonna ask, are you going to do anything differently going forward, and it seems like you guys are gonna have more opportunities to have, you know, just like you said, lighter shows or like more intimate shows.
Adam Linstaedt 35:57
Usually, when we've done seated shows in the past, we've done it more like rows of chairs, without tables, more of like a theater style seating. So we'll bring in 100 chairs or something like that, for the ground floor, maybe some standing room behind it with a few tables, and then general admission behind that at the bar. So people are still able to be fluid. But when you do shows like that, especially when you're in a row of 10 people, and you're in the middle and you want to get up and go get a drink, you're gonna probably question yourself, whether you should do that and interrupt all these seven people that you got to walk past in front of and then come back and how many times you actually going to get up and down. But with doing it with the tables like this, so it's kind of more like a jazz club or a comedy club type approach? I think it works really well. You know, we started a series with NC State live in 2019, we did a handful, maybe three or four shows with them in partnership, and something Those were all seated shows with the sporadic seating and row seating that I was speaking of before, but I was talking to Sharon, who runs the program over there yesterday, actually, like you should really come check out what we're doing now. I think it's gonna lend itself perfectly for the NC State live shows. And she's like, yeah, that's gonna sounds great, we should totally come and check that out. And it just, you know, people are always more comfortable with things they're familiar with. And certain crowds are more familiar with certain types of approaches than others. And it's a way to reflect what the crowd wants. That's our job as a venue is to make it comfortable for people and make it as fun for those people that are there that night. And I think having those seated shows like that is going to continue to be a thing in the future, we might lay off it a little bit for a while and just party as hard as we can, and you know, throw all the ragers. But whenever that whenever that happens, whenever it's safe. It's looking like the later this year, late summer, maybe in the fall, we should be back to rocking and rolling.
Lise Nox 37:45
Do you have unless you don't want to talk about it? Because it's a surprise, or, you know, do you have anything planned for when things are gonna go back to normal to kind of celebrate, you know, venue being able to reopen normally?
Adam Linstaedt 37:56
No, not at this point. Because if I've learned anything over this last year is the more you put plans down into place and start moving on them, you're going to have to change them. So we know how to run shows like that we're ready for it. It's when it's going to be it might be a Tuesday randomly, it might be a Friday night, a couple of weeks after we get the announcement that we can do things like that as we ride out things that are already in place on the calendar, since we know typically booked further out than this weekend, you know, we've got things on the calendar all the way up to January right now of stuff that was rescheduled from last year
Lise Nox 38:28
really seems like the pandemic has kind of taught us all how to be more spontaneous and flexible with our time with our energy our plans, just like you said, Every time you as of right now every time you're going to plan something for the future, you're always going to think in the back of your mind, maybe its is not going to happen. Or maybe everything's gonna change or like my entire world is going to fall apart in like two months from now. So adapt to be changes really quick. It's what we've all been doing for all of 2020
Adam Linstaedt 38:53
Yeah, early on in the pandemic, I was talking to someone I don't remember who you know, you seem to really be on top of things and like getting things rescheduled and getting things on the calendar, blah, blah, blah. I was like, Yeah, but you know, at the same time, I'm really trying to look at this, like we're a startup business, when you're a startup business, you don't really you might have a date planned for when you're going to open but there's always going to be surprises that pop up, you have to have this extra permit or you have to have this extra inspection or the plumbing inspector is making you move your toilet over a quarter inch to fall into compliance. So being flexible, having a plan and being able to adapt it in real time is key for everyone right now to maintaining sanity really
Lise Nox 39:30
I think the positive things we can remember from this pandemic is like how we've all been able to evolve into new people or you know, just like or new ways to run our businesses, I guess.
Adam Linstaedt 39:39
Yeah, hopefully it sticks for a lot of people because typically people tend to forget things very quickly and move on and fall back into old habits. So hopefully it is been long enough that there is a greater good that comes out of this all this downtime we've all had.
Lise Nox 39:52
I can say even though you guys had to set really strict rules for your show. I remember having a great time. So thank you so much for making this possible because I'm a really big fan of like music. So spending an entire year without going to a concert and also having started the year 2020 thinking, Okay, this year is the year where I will be going to one concert per month. That's the thing I wanted to do for my 2020 and then having to spend the entire year locked up in my room and be like, not going to happen. Definitely not gonna happen. I just remembered that. So I moved to Raleigh a few months ago. And I remember the first time I went to Pour House, I had no idea what it was in the first place. Like my friend told me, Hey, we should go to pourhouse. I was like, yeah, sure, whatever that is. And she took me to the record shop upstairs. And at the time, I had no idea that you guys were actually hosting live shows, usually, you know, pre pandemic. And she's the one who showed me the stage. And she was like, Oh, my partner usually plays there. And I was like, wow, there's a venue here. Like, that's awesome and at the time, I was like, well, we're, you know, with COVID. and stuff, I'm never going to be able to see a concert anyways, like, good thing to know. But I'm probably going to be
Adam Linstaedt 40:58
Thanks for rubbing it in.
Lise Nox 41:00
Like, I'm glad to know this information, but I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. And fast forward two months later, I'm seeing a live show of her partner playing the bass on stage. And I'm like, Oh, it was just really, really fun to notice the evolution because we're kind of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel right now know, people are getting more and more vaccinated.
Adam Linstaedt 41:18
I think its starting April 6th, or 7th anyone over 16 in North Carolina can get it. You can get it next week.
Lise Nox 41:26
Oh, wow. That's, that's coming really quickly. Yeah, cuz I'd like to get vaccinated. And I, for some reason, for obvious reasons, I couldn't. But yeah, it's good to know. So yeah,
Adam Linstaedt 41:36
They've fast tracked a lot of things. And yeah, I believe it's the sixth or the seventh, anyone over the age of 16 is eligible. Okay, yeah, I got my second shot on Wednesday, and my wife just got her second shot this morning. That's great. So we're moving, we're moving towards it. And you know, once everyone that works for the venue, is vaccinated, and we're past that two week after, after getting your second shot time period, we are going to be a little bit more flexible with the masks, we're obviously still going to encourage people to keep them on the entire time they're inside the building, but we're gonna fight with them less about it. So if someone feels the need to sit down and take their mask off, and stay in their spot and follow all the other rules, keep their mask off while they're drinking, we're going to allow it at that point in time. But right now, if any of us get sick we had 17 employees when we closed down, and now we're we have 4, so if any of us get sick, we're gonna have to cancel shows for the next month, which is putting all these bands out of work, putting them out of work, we're just doing everything, we can definitely not make that happen. So we'll feel a little bit more comfortable with it once everyone's got their vaccinations fully in their systems. And, you know, hopefully everyone else follows suit and gets their shots as well. And we can get back to this sooner than later since I mean, it's the floodgates are opening next week,
Lise Nox 42:53
it definitely matters more than anything that your team is safe first, because for people running the shows, like did you have to let go that many people because of like the debt?
Adam Linstaedt 43:02
Well, I mean, that's how many people we need to run shows right now. Okay, so I've got my sound engineer, our door person, and two people working behind the bar plus myself managing so there's four people working than me managing and we're able to make it work with 54 people in the room, that's a fine number for us to deal with. So as things ramp up, we're going to start bringing back more folks, I have a separate person that's running a record shop during the daytime for those hours, technically five people back of the 17 that we had when we closed down initially,
Lise Nox 43:34
okay, yeah
Adam Linstaedt 43:34
But yeah I mean, we were we had the record shop opened 56 hours a week, we're doing shows seven nights a week with multiple bands, you know, often we would have four or five bartenders on any night, sometimes additional security on the floor, always a manager on duty. So just the need for more people right now isn't there and it wouldn't be fair to bring back more people and cut everyone's money down and then go, we should have stayed on unemployment, we would have been making more money that way, even though people want to get back to work. So it's been a balancing act for sure. We definitely have more folks that we're ready to bring back once restrictions get loosened a little bit. And we're able to bring more bodies in and justify the cost and having more people working
Lise Nox 44:13
if you only have to deal with like 40 people like 44 people at the same time, it seems you know, reasonable
Adam Linstaedt 44:18
Right, normally, in the before times, if we had a show where you know, 40 or 50 people showed up, that would be a one bartender night because they're not having to go out and run all over the place and cocktail and get their bills. 20,000 steps in in a couple hours. They're behind the bar, people are coming to them, which is a lot more easy to manage than it is with this other process. But yeah, that's where we're at right now. And I have full intentions of getting back to bigger and better places than we were before.
Lise Nox 44:42
Hopefully by this summer 2021. That would be awesome. The rebirth of Pour House. Finally,
Adam Linstaedt 44:47
yeah, it's coming.
Lise Nox 44:49
Yes, it definitely is. I think I've covered pretty much everything I wanted to talk about. Is there anything else you want to add?
Adam Linstaedt 44:56
Just let folks know that we're announcing new concerts every Tuesday at noon. So if you pay attention to our social media on Facebook or Instagram, or you get our newsletter that we send out, those are the main places that we're announcing those shows on the record shop side of things, we put out new and used releases every Friday at 10am. online at pourhouserecordshop.com they're obviously available in shop starting at noon, and just kind of keep an ear out for us. Because we're always adding more things, we're always announcing more events. And hopefully soon we're going to announce that things are changing for the better. And we're moving in the direction of not having to be so strict and we can loosen up because at the end of the day, people come and hang out with us to cut loose from life not to follow more rules their here to have fun were very much ready to get back to that. So in the meantime, we're just going to make this as fun as we possibly can and as enjoyable as we possibly can, with the hope of being able to shift back to how things were before and being more fluid of an experience.
Lise Nox 45:56
Yeah, and I feel like this interview and the article I wrote, are going to be pretty good proof for people that their shows are safe. So if you want to have fun, if you want to forget about the pandemic for an hour, one night, you can you're not going to get sick with COVID, it's fine, you can go to a concert, like with a clear conscience,
Adam Linstaedt 46:14
Right totally. And on that same on that same note we've got, because we're largely selling all of our tickets in advance. So we have contact information for at least one person in every single group that's coming to the venue. And we've asked in all of our terms, hey, if you or anyone in your group gets sick with COVID, within two weeks of being here, let us know. So we can let everyone that was at that show know. So they can, you know, squash it and you know, isolate and do the things that they're supposed to do to help slow the spread of this thing. The answer is to slowing it down are just so painfully obvious. And it's so hard to watch everything happen that are just flying in the face of it and flying in the face of logic. It's really frustrating. We could have been back to rocking and rolling a long time ago if everyone just you know, did what they were supposed to do and were responsible but that's not the world we live in unfortunately.
Lise Nox 47:03
Definitely not thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me about this this the kind of information that I think a lot of people are going to be benefiting from people are going to know what it's like with you telling us about Pour house and everything had to go through and how you're running the shows right now. Like it's just really great information. So thank you so much for taking the time to talk about this with me.
Adam Linstaedt 47:22
Yeah, absolutely. I appreciate you putting it at the forefront and letting folks know and if anyone has any questions or concerns or hesitations about coming out to a show or coming to the shop you know we're an open door people can email me my email is adam@The-Pour-House.com You can also reach out to Nick his emails the same but it's Nick you can reach out to Lacey the same but L A C I E, our phone numbers 919-821-1120. Call us we're happy to talk and ease your mind a little bit. And if we can't convince you that it's safe now we hope that you come back when you feel more comfortable.
Lise Nox 47:59
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Eye on the Triangle. This is Lise Knox for WKNC 88.1. My guest was Adam Linstaedt from Pour House Music Hall, and he did a really great job in explaining what it's really like to be hosting COVID safe shows in the middle of a pandemic. Thank you so much for listening once again and I guess I'll see you soon. Take care
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Eoin Trainor 0:00
The views and opinions expressed in Eye on the Triangle do not represent WKNC or the student media.
Eoin Trainor 0:28
Good evening Raleigh and welcome to this week's Eye on the Triangle. An NC State student run students scripted and student produced a new show on WKNC 88.1 FM HD one Raleigh, I am Eoin Trainor. On tonight's episode our contributor Elizabeth Esser sits down with executive director of NC State University's Counseling Center, Dr. Monica Osburn They'll be discussing the COVID-19 pandemics impact on the mental health of college students. Later we'll have my interview with Blakeley Hildebrand, a staff attorney with the southern Environmental Law Center who is challenging the construction of an eastern North Carolina natural gas facility. And to top things off, we'll end with two stories from Nadia Ramlagan at the North Carolina News Service. Stay tuned Eye on the Triangle.
Elizabeth Esser 1:14
Today I am joined with Dr. Monica Osburn, Executive Director of the Counseling Center here at NC State to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of college students as we come up on a year since lockdown. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us today Dr. Osburn.
Monica Osburn 1:32
Very glad to be here. Thank you for having me.
Elizabeth Esser 1:34
Everyone has been impacted by COVID in different ways. Dr. Osbourn, in what ways has the pandemic uniquely impacted the mental health of college students?
Monica Osburn 1:44
That's a great question. It has significantly impacted the mental health of not only college students, but people around the nation, the way that we're really seeing that in our students at NC State is first and foremost isolation, not having as many social outlets and opportunities for connection has been a significant challenge related to mental health.
Elizabeth Esser 2:16
And after the lockdown, did you find that more students were seeking out counseling resources?
Monica Osburn 2:22
It's interesting because it has kind of had almost a wave effect when everybody left campus, we experienced a lull in services. I think students were really focused on getting home, getting moved, getting settled, trying to figure out first order needs of how am I going to manage my academics? Where am I going to live? Do I have internet? And so we didn't start seeing a pickup in service delivery until over the summer, usually we're a little slower in the summer and that wasn't true this past summer, because once students kind of got settled and realize that they could access us still in a telehealth capacity they started doing that. And we absolutely made services available for them. So then we had another increase when folks came back to campus in fall. And then when it went remote again, it dropped again, it was it's kind of like it followed a little bit of a roller coaster for sure.
Elizabeth Esser 3:29
And how have students responded to counseling sessions virtually?
Monica Osburn 3:34
Really well, we have a significant number of students that really like it, and some students even it's preferred, I mean, it's not the same as being in person, right. And we were all trying to do the best we can with what we have. But students have been, for the most part, really grateful that the services exist, and that we've done so much to reduce the barriers of access, it really is as simple as calling the Counseling Center and you do actually talk to one of our front office workers and we have our paperwork on a link on the website. So it really it you know, it took us a little while, but we really have a system that flows to remove some of the barriers for access for students.
Elizabeth Esser 4:29
And what are some coping strategies that students have been using or that you could recommend for students dealing with mental struggles related to COVID?
Monica Osburn 4:38
This is an area that our department prevention services at NC State does a phenomenal job because not everybody needs counseling, and sometimes they just need that connection and support or maybe additional resources. If you go to the website and just type in "prevention services drop in spaces", an entire list of community drop-in spaces appears to where students can meet and talk to folks that are struggling with similar things that they are. So that's one of the places that I think has been a tremendous resource. We also have workshop series in the Counseling Center, our anxiety tool kit, or getting unstuck, that focuses on some symptoms of depression that really help teach students those coping strategies. And some of them are just gentle reminders of things that we already know, right, we need to make sure that we're getting appropriate amounts of sleep that is key to our bodies, and, you know, eating foods that are nourishing and healthy, that help take care of us. Going out for a walk, I mean, just some of those basic things can really improve mental health significantly.
Elizabeth Esser 6:04
How do you sense students are feeling about the pandemic right now? And do they seem like they've eased into it? Are they optimistic as we enter spring?
Monica Osburn 6:13
You know, I'm not sure. And I think, you know, if I had to create the narrative, in my head for what others are feeling, maybe it's similar to myself, some days, I am optimistic, some days, I'm scared to death, some days, I'm ready to take it on and have my groove and have a good plan. And then other days, I just want to pull the blanket up over my head. So I don't think there's just one path, we're all doing the very best that we can, I can tell you that. We've seen significant resilience and creativity in our students, there is just such a desire to succeed and figure out a way forward and that instills a lot of hope. And I don't want to minimize how challenging this time is, you know, we have many students who are managing grief and loss related to COVID. We're in a national environment that is really painful and activating for folks, both with what's happening with COVID, and other things that are happening in the world. So I think it really depends on the day is the best answer I have for you there.
Elizabeth Esser 7:33
And then finally, is there anything that you want the student body or listeners as a whole to know about your resources?
Monica Osburn 7:40
Continue to use them, continue to connect with one another, figure out what you need, try it on, help each other. And that could be going to a workout with well rec, that could be, you know, a nutrition class, it could be doing the drop in space with us connecting with one of the centers on campus, we are still doing some drop in spaces, in collaboration with the Women's Center, African American cultural center, and if you really need someone to talk to then then come to the Counseling Center because having that support whether it's in a group space, or an individual counseling space can make all the difference in the world. You don't have to be alone.
Elizabeth Esser 8:34
Thank you again, Dr. Osburn for speaking with us today on Eye on the Triangle.
Monica Osburn 8:38
Very glad to be here and thank you again for having me, have a wonderful day.
Elizabeth Esser 8:43
For more information on NC State's Counseling Center resources can be found at counseling.dasa.ncsu.edu reporting for Eye on the Triangle. This is Elizabeth Esser.
Eoin Trainor 8:57
This is Eoin Trainor with WKNC 88.1's Eye on the Triangle. Joining us today is Blakely Hildebrand. Blakely is an attorney with the southern Environmental Law Center, and she's here to discuss her lawsuit to hold the construction of what could be North Carolina's largest bio gas facility. Blakely, welcome to the program.
Blakely Hildebrand 9:17
Thank you. Thanks for having me, Eoin.
Eoin Trainor 9:19
To start Would you mind briefly explaining what exactly a bio gas facility is and what it is that your lawsuit aims to do?
Blakely Hildebrand 9:26
Sure, let me start by talking about what bio gas is. Bio gas is often referred to is a common term is often used to describe energy that's generated from swine feces and urine. Bio gas consistent methane, carbon dioxide and other gases and once it's processed, can be used to generate electricity. So this project that we're talking about today is is a bio gas project. And I think before kind of getting into the details of the project itself, I'd like to kind of zoom out a little bit and talk about the lagoon and sprayfield system on which this project relies. You know, in North Carolina bio gas production relies on an outdated waste management system that involves storing untreated hot manure and urine in uncovered pits, where the solid waste falls to the bottom and liquid waste floats to the top. And that liquid waste is in sprayed onto nearby cropland. And this waste management system is recall we generally refer to this as as the lagoon and spray field system. And this system is used at the vast majority of industrial hog operations in North Carolina, most of which are located in the coastal plain of the state. And there was a 2007 law that put a moratorium on the use of the lagoon and sprayfield system for new and expanded hog operations. So this biogas project that we are focused on is a project that is sponsored by Dominion energy, and Smithfield Foods. Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer in the country. And these two companies, these two giants and their industries, are putting about $500 million into a joint venture called align renewable natural gas, which will make money from producing the gas in North Carolina and a few other states. aligns first major project is called the Grady wooded project and that's the subject or the focus of this of this lawsuit. Alliance first major bio gas project in North Carolina is located in duplin. And Samson counties, which again is in the coastal plain of North Carolina. And the Grady, it's the project is called the Grady road project. And it has three main components. The first is capping hog waste pits at 19 Industrial hog operations in duplin, and Samson counties, constructing a central processing facility and then laying a pipeline that will connect each of the 19 hog operations in the processing facility. So in brief, what happens is each Smithfield and dominion, cap hog waste lagoons, each of the 19 hog operations, those hog operations trap the bio gas, the biogas travels through this new phase of pipelines, and delivers that bio gas into the Central Processing Facility. The processing facility, collects all the bio gas brings it up to pipeline standards and injects the bio gas into the existing natural gas pipeline.
Eoin Trainor 12:51
You mentioned that Smithfield and dominion didn't disclose their projects full environmental impact. What exactly was it that they didn't reveal? And how did you uncover this?
Blakely Hildebrand 13:00
So the key that one of the key pieces of information that Smithfield did not disclose to DEQ is the identification of these 19 hog operations that are part of the project. And we know that there are 19 hog operations that are part of this project because Smithfield and Dominion have said as much. They have in their public statements about this project in their filings with North Carolina Utilities Commission and in the representations to the state. They have described this project as involving 19 Industrial hog operations, but they haven't disclosed which operations are part of this project. And in order for DEQ, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, who regulates water pollution and air pollution in the state, in order for DEQ, DEQ has to know what is coming into that Central Processing Facility in order to know, in order to adequately protect communities that live nearby and protect air quality in the area. And I'd like to be specific Eoin, SELC has challenged the air quality permit that was issued to align for the processing facility, the central gathering processing facility where all of the bio gases collected
Eoin Trainor 14:15
With this sort of lack of transparency, why do you think it is that the DEQ issued the permit in the first place?
Blakely Hildebrand 14:21
I think DEQ, Smithfield didn't tell DEQ, what information they need. I think DEQ was handicapped in providing, in drafting the comment as they did we think that Smithfield and dominion should have been more transparent with DEQ and in fact DEQ requested information from Smithfield and dominion on numerous occasions and Smithfield and Dominion were not transparent about all of the details of the project and we're asking the DEQ require more transparency out of Smithfield and dominion and to write a permit that's more protective of communities and the environment.
Eoin Trainor 15:10
Smithfield and dominion have actually said that this project would benefit the environment because it would reduce CO2 emissions by 150,000 metric tons per year. What's your response to that?
Blakely Hildebrand 15:22
I think this industry has greenwashed this project. This project will entrench and lock in an air harmful Waste Management System, the Lagoon and Sprayfield system that has polluted our waterways that's polluted the air that is created adverse health impacts for people living nearby, is creating noxious odors, and other unbearable conditions for people living close to these hog operations on which Smithfield and dominions project relies, not to mention the fact that the biogas is not a truly renewable resource like solar and wind energy, because the admissions that bio gas depends on are not naturally occurring. Smithfield is through this project Smithfield is maximizing the amount of methane that's produced from these hog lagoons. And while they're capping and trapping most of that methane, there are opportunities for leakage along the way, which may mitigate some of the climate benefits that the industry is so loudly touting. But at the end of the day, this project locks in a harmful system. Bio gas is not a truly renewable resource like wind and solar. And we don't think the project should move forward as proposed.
Eoin Trainor 16:40
You mentioned the local communities, how much of a say did they have in the approval of this project? In the past, Smithfield has gotten into some hot water for either dismissing or ignoring their concerns. Was it any different this time around?
Blakely Hildebrand 16:56
We are very concerned about the lack of transparency surrounding this project, not just because we're concerned about the permits that have been issued, and the lack of information that DEQ had from Smithfield before it issued a permit for this project. But we're also concerned about, you know, about the lack of transparency for communities, and people cannot protect themselves and provide the agency, the state agency with meaningful feedback, if they don't know the details of the project that is going on in their backyard. For example, how are they supposed to talk about or how are they supposed to know how this project is going to impact them if they don't know which hog operations are involved in the project, where the pipeline is that Smithfield and dominion plan to construct? People can't protect themselves and provide the agency with feedback if they don't know the details of the project, and they can't protect themselves if they don't know the details of the project.
Eoin Trainor 18:00
People of color and the poor are disproportionately impacted by agricultural pollution. Is this the case with the Grady road project as well?
Blakely Hildebrand 18:09
Yes, biogas relies on a primitive Lagoon and Sprayfield system that harms residents and it's been well documented that people who, that communities of color living near lagoons and spray fields are disproportionately communities of color and communities of color bear a disproportionate burden of the health impacts and environmental impacts that are associated with this very primitive waste management system.
Eoin Trainor 18:39
With respect to the lagoon and spray field system, Smithfield promised the state of North Carolina to tighten their environmental standards and research alternatives and in an agreement over 20 years ago, they still have not followed through with this promise, but you're now asking Attorney General josh stein to enforce the agreement. Tell us more about that.
Blakely Hildebrand 19:00
Sure, in the year 2000, the Attorney General and Smithfield Foods entered into the Smithfield agreement, which is a voluntary agreement between the state and Smithfield Foods, under which Smithfield committed to developing and installing cleaner technology at their company and contract operations in the state. There were several technologies that were developed in the years after the agreement was signed that addressed the noxious odors from the lagoon and spray field system, the water pollution, the air pollution and other impacts of the lagoon and spray field system. But Smithfield did not implement any of these new waste management technologies on their operations because the technologies were not found to be economically feasible. And that's a term of art that was used under the agreement. In short Smithfield did not install these technologies because the technologies were found to be too expensive. But the candidate technologies and the economic feasibility analysis was conducted, you know, over a decade ago and a lot has changed since then. In particular, bio gas development is now on the horizon and Smithfield stands to make money and profit from the lagoon and sprayfield system. There are technologies out there that address the water pollution and air pollution and odors that are, that result from Smithfields use of the lagoon and sprayfield system, Smithville has these cleaner technologies and other states like Missouri, and we think that the technology that Smithfield has used in other states that is, that is cost effective can be a starting point for what Smithfield can use here in North Carolina. So it is time that Smithfield upholds its obligations under the Smithfield agreement and follows through on its promises to clean up its mess here in North Carolina.
Eoin Trainor 21:02
So the pork industry is known for being a powerful interest in North Carolina. And most lawsuits that have challenged any of its activities haven't been successful. What makes you think this one will be any different?
Blakely Hildebrand 21:15
The pork industry is very powerful in North Carolina, there's no doubt about that. And the industry has fought regulation at every step they have tried to change laws about who can bring nuisance actions in the state, they have tried to create a loophole in the existing moratorium on hog operations in the state. And they're a powerful force in North Carolina. And here, our lawsuit seeks to require Smithfield to be transparent about the basic details of their project, the pollution that will be created by their project and the details of their project. These are basic pieces of information that Smithfield needs to disclose to the state in order to get a permit that complies with the law. And so we are hopeful that our lawsuit will be successful, of course, that remains to be seen. And, you know, at the end of the day, what we hope is that Smithfield will transition to cleaner technology to manage the top race, will be transparent with the state and with the public about the impacts of their project and the details of their project, and will not further harm the environment and the communities that have dealt and borne the burden of pollution and health impacts for decades resulting from Smithfields poor waste management practices.
Eoin Trainor 22:47
Did you or anyone else at the SELC reached out to Smithfield, Dominion or the DEQ before or after filing the lawsuit.
Blakely Hildebrand 22:57
So we, SELC on behalf of over a dozen organizations submitted two sets of technical comments to the state in June and again in November of last year raising these concerns about the lack of transparency with the state. In those comments we provided detailed, we provided detailed technical comments to the state raising our concerns about this air quality permit. We attended a public hearing and spoke at a public hearing and made those concerns very well known to the state and to industry representatives that attended this hearing. So both the state and Smithfield and Dominion are well aware of the concerns that we've raised throughout this process.
Eoin Trainor 23:41
And what was their response?
Blakely Hildebrand 23:43
Well, the state after the public hearing in November requested that dominion and Smithfield disclose several pieces of information that we suggested that the state needed in order to issue the permit, Smith refused to disclose that information.
Eoin Trainor 24:02
Blakely, thank you for joining us.
Blakely Hildebrand 24:05
Thank you for having me, Eoin.
Nadia Ramlagan 24:07
Every 10 years states use the census to redraw congressional and state legislative districts but delays in the release of 2020 census data because of the pandemic have some experts worried that could lead to extreme gerrymandering and a torrent of litigation North Carolina Republican lawmakers are slated to begin redrawing maps this fall only a few months before the state's primaries in March of 2022. Bob Phillips of common cause North Carolina says unfairly drawn maps deny fair political representation to diverse populations.
Bob Phillips 24:40
There is an awareness here in the state I think even more so than many other places about the problem we have with drawing maps, maybe not everybody across our state knows exactly what gerrymandering is, but they do know that something is not right
Nadia Ramlagan 24:55
Philips adds there have been more than 50 legal interventions related to gerrymandering. along racial or party lines within the last few decades, some watchdog groups are calling for postponing candidate filing in the 2022 primary to allow enough time for a proper redistricting process. Phillips says when redistricting gets underway, lawmakers should be transparent and allow for more public input. He says it's likely in North Carolina with its growing and increasingly diverse population we'll get a 14th congressional seat next year
Bob Phillips 25:27
and that we will also see pressure from the legislature having to create more legislative seats out of the urban areas which have grown in North Carolina and fewer seats coming from the rural areas where again, the majority party mostly holds those seats.
Nadia Ramlagan 25:42
North Carolina State law bans the governor from being able to veto redistricting maps. Philips also notes that nationwide this will be the first redistricting to occur after the US Supreme Court invalidated a portion of the Voting Rights Act in 2013. Now districts with a history of racial discrimination no longer need pre clearance from the US Justice Department to make voting changes. For North Carolina News Service. I'm Nadia Ramlagan. tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among young children and as families postpone preventative dental care due to the pandemic. Experts say it's important to maintain good oral health habits at home. Dr. Kerry Dove who runs a pediatric dental practice in Concord says lack of a normal schedule means kids at home maybe snacking throughout the day, which can lead to cavities. she recommends brushing kid's teeth in the morning and at night, drinking lots of water and staying away from chewy and sugary foods like fruit snacks.
Kerry Dove 26:42
baby tooth decay can get really severe really fast. But you know if you've got a diet full of simple sugars and juice and carbohydrates and small things can get really big really quickly.
Nadia Ramlagan 26:52
Dove says one in five kids ages six to 11 have at least one untreated cavity. The American Dental Association recommends continuing routine checkups and cleanings in the pandemic but the World Health Organization cautions that non emergency dental services should be avoided wherever community transmission of COVID-19 is high or uncontrolled. Use websites like COVID act now.org to check your local infection rates Dove notes that dentists are obsessive about infection control and are taking extra precautions to keep patients safe.
Kerry Dove 27:26
Make sure you talk to your provider about your comfort level or you know if they can move you to a private room dentists are doing a lot of things to make people feel as safe as possible taking temperatures making sure everyone's wearing masks.
Nadia Ramlagan 27:37
One study published last fall found fewer than 1% of dentists nationwide had tested COVID positive and 99% had enhanced their infection control procedures. Chief dental officer at United Healthcare Dr. Richard Gesker adds most tooth and gum problems are preventable and emphasizes it's important to stay in touch with your child's dentist,
Richard Gesker 27:58
individual dentists and some dental plans are making telephone and video consultations available. But this is only an option as a starting point for care and advice to help the patient select the best setting for them for in person care.
Nadia Ramlagan 28:15
The American Dental Association says spending on dental care dropped by 38% last year and is expected to further dip 20% this year for North Carolina News Service. I'm Nadia Ramlagan.
Eoin Trainor 28:31
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Aaron Kling 00:00
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Aaron Kling 00:12
Hello everyone. I'm Aaron Kling for WKNC 88.1's "Eye on the Triangle." And tonight, we'll be discussing COVID-19. Naturally, all of you have heard quite a bit about this disease so far, but we at "Eye on the Triangle" thought it would be good to close up the end of 2020 with a breakdown of what we know about COVID. We'll do our best to strive to present you with information that you haven't already heard 1,000 times. All right. Let's begin then.
Aaron Kling 00:59
What do we know about COVID-19 now that we didn't know about to begin with? As anyone would expect, researchers worldwide have been studying COVID-19 essentially non-stop. Today, compared to its identification of Wu Han China in the month of December, we have more lab research, case studies and examples of the disease among the public than ever before. Let's go over a few.
Aaron Kling 01:23
COVID-19 was originally believed to primarily target the elderly, with risk of complications growing alongside the age of the patient. Unfortunately, we are now aware that children can present more than mild symptoms once infected, and one in three children that are hospitalized will require transfer to an intensive care unit SARS COV2 has largely been identified as a respiratory virus. Common are the same effects compared a lot to the flu. And any of our listeners that have long memories will remember that health officials stated as much here on "Eye on the Triangle." For the most part, these details remain true. SARS COV-2 infections can give a person aches, fever, chills, coughing, everything you would expect. Yet research has also demonstrated the virus can have worrying secondary effects in the body even after it has been defeated by our immune system. Our bodies work into a frenzy by the presence of a pathogen can cause inflammation of the tissue of the heart. This can create chest pain and further down the road can increase your risk of heart failure. Additionally, COVID fog a state of persistent absent mindedness, has been reported in the wake of some cases. It's sort of like you're stuck in confusion, like everything doesn't really make as much sense. This can leave the affected individual unbalanced for weeks, even after the disease passes.
Aaron Kling 02:56
These effects have even been reported individuals who experienced mild symptoms, leaving researchers wondering what the long-term prognosis for survivors will entail. Though COVID-19 remains serious, we've learned a few things that may make it easier to deal with. Firstly, vaccine production can be achieved much faster than experts previously believed was possible. More on this later, but consider that we may be seeing vaccines by 2021. A lightning quick development timetable considering such treatments normally take 10 to 15 years to complete. COVID has a low rate of mutation, at least when compared to other viruses. While we have seen some variation and mutations in COVID over the course of the pandemic. This is really resulted only in one major branch, which did little to change the danger or infectivity of the disease. The low amount of mutation is excellent news, both for researching treatments, cures and preventative measures as well as for ensuring the disease's impact doesn't worsen.
Aaron Kling 03:59
Despite all the research that has gone into this pandemic, there is still plenty we have yet to understand. For example, when some individuals contracto COVID-19 they report very mild symptoms or even no symptoms. This can make the disease appear to be a cold or an outbreak of allergies, and generally has done plenty to make everyone terribly paranoid every time they get a little tickle in their throat. Because COVID doesn't hit everyone like a cold, for the unlucky it can drop oxygen levels and blood, constrict breathing and leave the infected hacking and wheezing. For others, it can cause a storm of autoimmune responses where cells attack bodily organs until death. Researchers still cannot determine what causes the illness of damage some and only inconvenience others. Current theories point to a failure of interferon proteins in the body that engage our immune systems defenses. Without the crucial first response to these interferon proteins, no alarms really go off in the body, and you give the virus a head start, so to speak. This intensifies symptoms and can increase lethality. Yet, in other patients, it's actually the immune system causing most of the problems with an excess of the protein, interleukin six and TNF alpha. When these are in higher concentrations in the body, it seems to lead to higher morbidity that's death. And just generally a negative prognosis over time.
Aaron Kling 05:35
Also of interest is whether or not an infection of SARS COV-2 can grant a stable and long-lasting period of immunity. Common knowledge states that once you get a disease, you can never get it again. Sure, maybe you might catch a different strain floating around out there, but at least your body won't fall for the same trick twice. Right? Well, some good news here. In this case, that appears to be true. Studies have shown that antibodies and specially produced T cells remain in the body on standby for further attacks from COVID and persist for at least six months time. The issue here is that a few individuals appear to have suffered reinfections despite successfully staving off the virus the first time. What this means is that even with a six month window, there is still some measure of risk for reinfection. In the case of the original SARS and the very similar MARES, both of which are coronaviruses, immunity lasts a year, though nothing is certain if SARS-2 persistently environment like other diseases, such as influenza, that a year of immunity will prove to be pretty short in the long run.
Aaron Kling 06:45
So with all this information, where are we now? How is COVID-19 affected the United States? Well, listeners, the short answer here is badly. I've seen individuals compare SARS COV-2 to to some of the worst diseases in history, the black deaths, Yersina pestis, [unknown], the Spanish flu, H1-N1. This comparison is usually made to downplay SARS COV-2 to demonstrate that we survived vastly worse and that the pandemic is nothing to really be afraid of. That cannot stress this enough. That is a wrongheaded way to look at this. Remember, we don't have a handle on SARS COV-2 right now. Unlike those diseases of the past, it may not be the deadliest disease in history. But it's the disease that's killing thousands of Americans daily. 300,000 Americans have died so far. And the numbers aren't going down. Week by week, they're trending upwards. Over the summer, death rates were dropping. But now in mid-December, they're the highest they've ever been. 3,293 people died in America on December 16 alone. Globally, we're number one in new infections and deaths and have been for months. The population hit hardest within our nation, our black and Latinx, both of whom have a higher chance of dying from a COVID-19 infection.
Aaron Kling 08:16
We're simply not taking care of our people. There's no bright side to this. No silver lining. SARS COV-2 may have flu like symptoms, but it's not killing us like a seasonal flu would. This is the pandemic in our laps, right this instant. Rising cases means a higher chance of critically ill patients heading to hospitals. And that means more stress on a system unprepared for this eventuality. This could lead to doctors having to make some hard decisions between patients. And this is something we've already seen during the Italian health crisis. In Kentucky, hospitals have begun establishing triage centers to determine treatment courses for an expected larger influx of patients. In Utah, a medical system stretched to the breaking point is beginning to report that informal rationing of care is just what has to happen for patients to survive. So yeah, now it would be a really great time for a vaccine to be released.
Aaron Kling 09:15
As we've established that COVID-19 Coronavirus relatives can reinfect after about a year, a vaccine is crucial to finally end this pandemic. As mentioned before vaccine programs have gone through an accelerated approval and testing program that has no equal in history. Over 200 vaccines are in production now with Pfizer and Moderna's mRNA based injections reportedly 95% effective in preventing infection. Some countries such as the United Arab Emirates, China, Russia and Great Britain have already begun provisional or emergency distribution of their own vaccines to their citizens. So what about the US? Unfortunately, vaccine distribution isn't going to be like a movie right? There isn't going to be some location where everyone can go to acquire a vaccine. Once a vaccine gets approved outright, we're not all going to get it right away.
Aaron Kling 10:10
So first, what's going to happen? Tens of millions of healthcare workers are going to get the vaccine, followed shortly afterwards by extreme risk individuals in care homes across the nation. The vaccines path will follow a sort of an essential worker hierarchy from there, making its way to the hands of the general populace, and supposedly being given to children last due to children having a generally lower risk. But the thing is, that's just the overall plan. These mRNA treatments, they begin to degrade at temperatures above negative 94 degrees. That means the process of transporting vaccines alone will be a serious strain for many locations, expect that urban areas will receive the vaccine first, and then it will flow outwards to rural regions.
Aaron Kling 10:53
So some outlets have mentioned that vaccines should begin circulating along these lines by the spring. But remember that not everyone will get them. At least not immediately. We've done quite a bit of waiting already. But make no mistake, things aren't going to get easier from here. So I'll leave you with the usual then. Wear a mask outside. Stay six feet apart. Wash your hands frequently. Stay healthy for yourself and for your family. At this point, it's all routine. Right?
Aaron Kling 11:25
This is my last show everybody. After this there'll be someone brand new at the microphone. Thanks for making my time here unforgettable. It is really been a heck of a year, right? WKNC 88.1's "Eye on the Triangle." I'm Aaron Kling,
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Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM/HD1 Raleigh, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden bring’s you another Eye on the Triangle Special available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
Marissa Jerden and Nick Weaver bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM, wknc.org/listen, and available as a downloadable podcast.
First on today’s show we have Andre’s interview with Dr. Kami Kosenko, from the communications department, about her history and research at NC State.
And after the break we’ll discuss the outbreak of norovirus at NC State, finals, and Keaton Jones.
First, our contributor Luke Shealy brings you a piece about the Duke Power plant. And following that, Carter Pappe brings you an interview with Provost Warwick Arden of NC State.
And after the break, Marissa discusses this day in history and Local trivia tidbit about a homeless NC man who has become a national icon for his kindess.
On today’s show Matt Schneider’s interview with Professor Michael Cobb,, an NC State professor. They’ll be discussing the upcoming runoff election between mayor Nancy McFarlane and mayoral candidate Charles Francis.
Following that, we’ll have a second interview courtesy of our newest contributor, Andre Corbett, with Bailey Bishop, a transfer student, about her experiences at NC State.
Welcome to our show. We’ve got a great show today, with a variety of local topics sure to peak your interest..
First, we have Matt Schneider’s interview with Jalan McClendon, an NC State football player.
Following that, we’ll have Marissa’s opinion piece about the Harvey Weinstein scandal
And we’ll finish off the show with Will Mayo’s second piece in a multiple part podcast about hemp in North Carolina and a discussion on Sir Walter Raleigh.
First, we’ll have a quick look at an special Halloween themed event happening at DH Hill Library.
Then we’ll swing into our diversity themed content. First up, Marissa interviewed Preston Keith from the GLBT Center about their new Social Justice Cohort.
Next, Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. This week he discusses Pho Pho Pho Noodle Bar.
After that Rikki Dows brings you a piece on Halloween and culturally appropriate costumes
And finally, Coleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you Gen Ed 2. This week she talks about all the great resources on campus for diversity education week.
Check out Matt Schneider and Will Mayo’s interview with mayoral candidate Charles Francis.
Check out Matt Schneider and Will Mayo’s interview with mayoral candidate Nancy MacFarlane.
Check out Matt Schneider and Will Mayo’s interview with at large city council candidate Zainab Baloch
Check out Matt Schneider and Will Mayo’s interview with at large city council candidate Russ Stephenson.
Check out Matt Schneider and Will Mayo’s interview with at large city council candidate Nicole Stewart.
First up on today’s episode, Matt Schneider will bring you an interview with Russ Stephenson, who is running for city council.
Following that, Nick, Marissa, and Matt discuss the NFL kneeling protests.
First up on today’s episode, Matt Schneider will bring you a look at the newly re-opened Gregg Museum at NC State.
Following that, Nick, Marissa, Jeremy, and Will discuss Sparkcon and Cassini’s final day in orbit around Saturn.
First up on today’s episode, we have an interview with the founders of East Coast Hemp Supply by Will Mayo and Matt Schiender .
Following that, we have the fifth episode of Gen Ed with Colleen Kinen-Ferguson. This week’s episode covers the transfer student experience at NC State.
And after the break we’ll have local trivia tidbit, this day in history, and our take on Hopscotch Music Festival from this past weekend.
First, we’ll hear from our newest contributor Matt Schneider. Matt interviews a correspondent from the American Red Cross about the Blood Drive at NCSU.
And Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review, this week he reviews Hug of Thunder by Broken Social Scene
Afterwards, Nick, Marissa, and Matt discuss Duke’s removal of the Confederate Statue, This Day in History, and the eclipse.
First thing up, we’ve got a great pre-recorded segment from Marissa where she sits down with Jenny Hwa of The Loyale, a fresh new fashion line situation right here in North Carolina.
After, a quick review from me covering the new Japanese Breakfast album, “Soft Sounds From Another Planet.”
And finally, we’ll have a bit of “This Day in History” and local trivia tidbit with guest and contributor Jeremy Evivie.
Our show opens today with “Dead” by Arson Daily.
First, we’ll hear from Marissa brings you a look at some NC history. She’ll review a few historic spots recently added to the National Register of Historic Places as well as an interview with Marli, the creator of Love Mutts Rescue.
And Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review, this week he reviews “Mister Mellow” by Washed Out.
Marissa and Nick are joined this week by guest Jeremy Evivie who reports the historical events in This Day in History.
Our show opens today with “No Planned Sequel” by Truth Club.
First, we’ll hear from Marissa brings you news from this week, with a look at the new American Health Care Act, how to care for someone suffering from Heat Sickness, and a court ruling from 1979 that has recently become a hot topic in NC.
And Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review, this week he reviews “Need to feel your love” by Sheer Mag.
Our show opens today with “Dead” by Arson Daily. Arson’ Daily’s new EP is set to release June 22nd.
First, we’ll hear from Marissa brings you a tribute to the victims of the Pulse Shooting.
And Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review, this week he reviews I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone by Chastity Belt.
Marissa attends the Art to Wear Fashion show held by the NC State Design School Taste of the Triangle is coming to you with a special show: an interview with Chef Lucas Food. After, Nick Weaver has Modest Mouth Review.
From now on, Eye on the Triangle will be broadcasting once every two weeks.
This is our last podcast of the 2016-2017 school year! But don’t worry, there is more to come this summer including EOT’s first audio documentary, which we will discuss more in the summer!
Nick brings you his Modest Mouth review, this week he takes a look August by Cake by Guided by Voices.
Will Mayo brings you his restaurant review, Taste of Triangle. This week he does a multi restaurant review of alcoholic beverages in lieu of his 21st birthday.
But first, Marissa takes a look at some local news.
From now on, Eye on the Triangle will be broadcasting once every two weeks.
Nick brings you his Modest Mouse Review. He takes a look at the much anticipated new Shins album, HeartWorms.
Riki Dows brings you an opinion piece and she discusses Tomi Lahren and her political legacy.
But first, Marissa brings you an informative piece of recent discoveries in the geological field.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated, this week he reviews the film, the Hudsucker Proxy.
Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. He reviewed the restaurant David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar, on Hillsborough Street.
Nick brings you his Modest Mouth review, he did a special for today called “Top Five Albums to Get High To”Jake Winters brings you Snoverated, this week he reviews the film, the Hudsucker Proxy.
Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you her Legal Werk Podcast. This week she discusses personal protection.
But first, Marissa brings you an interest piece on fake news.
Hunter Ives brings you a piece on the phenomenal historical figure Fredrick Douglas.
NICK: Riki Dows brings you a piece on the lesser known figures of Black History Month, And Marissa brings you a piece some of the influential women of African American history.
Nick brings you Modest Mouth Review this week he reviews “This is Steve” by Delicate Steve and Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. This week he visited the restaurant Pho Pho Pho Noodle Kitchen and Bar.
Jake Winter’s brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film Nice Guys. Marissa brings you a history piece, this week she investigates the early Christian and Roman roots of Valentine’s Day.
Nick brings you Modest Mouth Review this week he reviews “Feel Your Feeling Fool!” by the Regrettes and the first episode of Tuned Out, his new podcast.
Jake Winter’s brings you Snoverated, this week he reviews the film “4 months, 3 weeks and two days”. And Marissa brings you a look some local news.
Jake Winter’s brings you Snoverated, this week he reviews the film “Nice Guys”. Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle, this week he discussed Restaurant Week.
Riki Dows brings you her opinion piece. This weeks she shares her opinion on Trump’s first week as president. Marissa Jerden brings you a new opinion-news hybrid piece. She went to the Women’s March in Raleigh this past week and shares her experiences. But first, Saba Khan brings you a recap of last week’s Presidential Inauguration.
Marissa investigates the Ohio State attack and local news.
Nick reviews the album “Pile” by A Giant Dog.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film Hail Ceasar. Nick brings you his Modest Mouth review. This week he reviewed the album Hum by Eerie Wanda.
Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. This week he visits and reviews a Pho-nomenal Noodle Truck.
This week she investigates. But first, Marissa Jerden brings you a look at the local news. She reports on petitioning to protect fisheries in NC.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “The Past”. Nick brings his Modest Mouth Review. This week he reviews the album Super Low by Warehouse. Brooke Yannayon brings you Arts Afternoons. This week she interviews Zachary Lund.
Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. This week he visits and reviews a David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar.
But first, Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you Legal Werk. This week she takes a look at the drug policies and the law.
Nick brings his Modest Mouth Review. This week he reviews the album Psychopomp by Japanese Breakfast.
Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. This week he visits and reviews a beloved Raleigh restaurant, the Hibernian.
But first, Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you Legal Werk. This week she takes a look at the Halloween Hike.
We’ve got an intriguing episode for you all today. Coming up later on, Jake Winters reviews “The Past”, followed by a review of Weezer’s “White Album” from Nick.
Coleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you Gen Ed. This week she talks about Black Lives Matter in her podcast. Brooke Yannayon interviews members of the Cypher club, a spoken word and rap club.
Happy diversity education week! To celebrate, today we’ve got several specially themed pieces lined up. Coming up later on, Jake Winters reviews “Boy”, followed by a review of The Bot’s album“Pink Palms” from Nick.
Then, Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you Gen Ed. This week talks about GLBT Month with the GLBT center at NCSU. Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. This week he reviews the restaurant David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar, which is right by campus. Brooke Yannayon interviews a group of students who went to Atlanta on an alternative service break.
Nick brings you a piece in collaboration with the Technician. He brings you “Top Five Albums to Get High To”
Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you Legal Werk. This week she investigates the legal side of domestic violence. Will Mayo brings you Taste of the Triangle. This week he reviews the restaurant Oak City Meatball shop.
Coming up we’ve got Jake Winter’s Snoverated. This week he reviews the film A Waltz With Bashir.
As per usual, Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This week he reviewed the album Super Low by Warehouse. Hunter Ives brings you his first piece. This week he looks at the Angelina-Brad divorce
Brooke Yanayon brings you Arts Afternoons. This week she interviews Zachary Lunn, his Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing. But first, Marissa brings you a look at Michelle Obama’s advice at the NC State Rally and voting.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
As always, Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “Pyscho”.
Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This week he reviews the album “” Glitter on My” by Soccer Tees.
Brooke Yanayon brings you Arts Afternoons. This week she interviews the new director of the dance program here at NC State.
Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you Legal Werk. This week she focuses on tenant/landlord relationships.
But first, Marissa brings you a little bit of local news.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
As always,Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “Mustang”.
Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This week he reviews the album “” Pins From Spain” by Loch Lomond.
Riki Dows brings you her opinion segment. Today she comments on Zendaya’s casting in the new spiderman film.
But first, our newest contributor, Brooke Yanayon brings you Arts Afternoons, this week she interviews, Blair Donohue, a creative writing MFA.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
As always,Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “What We Do in the Shadows”.
Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This week he reviews the album "” Necronamidonkeykongimicon” by Globin Cock.
Marissa interviews a NC State professor of planetary geology on his research on volcanic activity on Mercury.
And Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you her podcast, Legal Werk, where investigates the rights of international students on campus.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
As always,Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “The Hudsucker Proxy”.
Nick brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This week he reviews the album “III” by Sheer Mag.
One of our newest contributors, Will Mayo brings you “Taste of the Triangle. This week he interviews the owner of the Hangover Grill on Hillsborough Street.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
As always,Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “A Most Violent Year”.
Riki Dows brings you an opinion piece of the Kaepernick National Anthem Controversy.
One of our newest contributors, Will Mayo brings you “Taste of the Triangle. This week he interviews the owner and executive chef of Plate’s Neighborhood Kitchen.
Another one of our newest contributors, Sam Scarborough brings you the Science Sector, he interviews Dr. Schwartz about superconductors.
But first Nick brings you his interview with Shawn Milke of Alesana and Nick Onorato of Reviving Raleigh concert series.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
In this throwback addition of Eye on the Triangle, Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “Hail Ceasar”
Nick Weaver brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This time he reviews “"Hum” by Eerie Wanda
Bur first, Marissa Jerden gives us insight into her Redress Raleigh fashion show experience.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “Leviathan”.
Nick Weaver brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This time he reviews the album “Boronia” by Hockey Dad.
Mandy Butchsky take a look at the 2016 Rio Olympics and Jamie Halla reviews all the coffee shops around NC State.
Colleen Colleen Kinen-Ferguson shares her Orientation podcast. In this podcast she interviews DJs around the WKNC station.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
In this throwback addition of Eye on the Triangle, Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “7 Psychopaths”
Nick Weaver brings you his Modest Mouth Review. This time he reviews “The Great Detachment” by Wintersleep.
Nikita Chintalapudi brings you her Poetry Corner. She interviews the poet Shannon Ward.
Bur first, Marissa Jerden reports on local news this week. This week she investigates the speculation on the newest season of American Horror Story, the death of a Wake County principal, and NCAA accusations against Jan Boxill.
We’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
Before that Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the film “World’s Greatest Dad”
Mandy Butschky takes a look at the MLB Hall of Fame. Marissa Jerden takes a look at local news. This week she reports on an entomology study in NC, a stomach bug in the Triangle, and new construction in Cary.
e’ll have This day in History, to see what remarkable events have taken place on this date in the past, and a look at the weather for this week.
Before that Jake Winters brings you Snoverated. This week he reviews the 1995 film “Se7en”.
Mandy Butschky takes a look at salary differences in the NBA and NFL. Marissa Jerden interviews an NC State Professor of Computer Science on the subject of Augmented Reality.
And Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you her podcast Legal Werk. This week she discusses your rights while protesting.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
On KNC Goes TMZ, Jamie Halla takes a look at the new Pokemon Go! craze.
Marissa reports on news in the Triangle, including redistricting in Wake County and an health initiative started by Michelle Obama coming to Raleigh.
Saif Hassan brings you “News Beyond the Headlines” this week he takes a look at the death of an Italian mafia member.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Saif Hassan brings you “News Beyond the Headlines” this week he takes a look at a protest in Zimbabwe and methamphetamine found in Australia.
Colleen Kinen-Ferguson brings you her legal podcast
For North Carolina News, Maya Connell reports on mental health stigma. Mental illness affects 335,000 people in North Carolina and those who look for help wait for 11 years on average before getting treatment. And Ian brings you a look at the 4th circuit court of appeals which found the the district lines drawn by state lawmakers unconstitutional. Marissa reports on a woman scammed out of her partial ownership of the popular Thai restaurant, Sawasdee.
We will hear about Josh Monahan and his poppin’ potato chip business as a part of our collaboration with Technician. We air the Features Focus, a biweekly spotlight highlighting a member of the wolfpack.
But first, Mandy Butschky brings you a look at the NC State Basketball team.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “The Illusionist”
Saif Hassan brings you “News Beyond the Headlines”. This week he reports on how the Brexit could affect world stock markets and gay rights in Australia. .
Marissa Jerden interviews Professor Nance from NCSU about the Brexit, reports on coal ash in North Carolina, and reports on Senator Hartsell’s resignation.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Still Walking”.
Jamie Halla brings you KNC Goes TMZ, or rather ESPN, this week as he reports on Copa Americana and the NBA Championship.
Marissa Jerden takes a look at a vote brought up by a controversial anti-abortion group.
And Nick Weaver reports on gun control in North Carolina.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “The Usual Suspects”
Our newest contributor, Mandy Butschky has an update on the College world series.
And Ian reports on the North Carolina Democratic Convention.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Saif Hassan brings you The News Beyond the Headlines.This week he takes a look at A murder in Pakistan and in Austria the contested election results
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Pan’s Labyrinth.”
On KNC Goes TMZ or rather ESPN, Jamie Halla has information on this week in sports from Copa America to the Muhammad Ali.
Saba Khan brings you an interview with a film student at NC State crowdfunding a documentary exploring 12 national parks.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Saif Hassan brings you The News Beyond the Headlines, He talks about 40 dead tiger cubs found in a monastery in Thailand.
Mirtha Donastorg reports on important voting information.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Akira”
Jamie Halla reviews his Bled Fest 2016 experience.
Marissa Jerden recounts her non-musical Moogfest experiences.
Ans Alex Hoppe brings you an interview with Dr. Shepard from NC State on the Science of Beer.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Saif Hassan brings you The News Beyond the Headlines, He’ll be talking about a Russian pilot that just got out of prison and a Canadian polar bear.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Repo Man”
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week reviews the album “Sadlands” by Humanize
Jamie Halla reviews his Moogfest 2016 experience.
Marissa Jerden interviews Jesse Cohen, of the podcast No Effects and guitarist of the band Tanlines.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Only God Forgives”
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week reviews the album “Night Fades” by Double King.
On KNC Goes TMZ, Jamie Halla discusses Moogfest 2016, HB2, and Hopscotch Music Festival.
Marissa Jerden takes a look how HB2 has affected North Carolina tourism this year.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Lobster”.
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week reviews “A Coliseum Complex Museum,” an album by Besnard Lakes.
On KNC Goes TMZ, Jamie Halla gives some highlights of Moogfest, the annual, multi-day music, art and technology festival in Durham.
Marissa Jerden takes a look at the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh’s official statement on HB2 and Saif Hassan brings you the Hopscotch 2016 lineup.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Nice and Easy.”
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he interviews Vanilla The Hun, an NC State band.
On KNC Goes TMZ, Jamie Halla discusses HB2.
For Poetry Corner, Nikita Chintalupudi interviews Darren E. Lipman.
First, a North Carolina news update from Kevin Kronk.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the Community Calendar by Peter Svizeny.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Contact.”
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews “Your Doomed Be Nice,” an album by Rob Crow.
For weeks, House Bill two has put North Carolina in the national spotlight. From prominent musicians cancelling North Carolina concerts, to even President Obama calling the law “mean-spirited,” everyone has had something to say.Mirtha Donastorg examines the backlash to the bill from the very first protests to Governor McCrory’s most recent executive order.
We also have a look at the new around North Carolina from Kevin Kronk.
We’ll be bringing you a look at the events in the week ahead with the Community Calendar by Peter Svizeny.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film we all watched in high school biology, “Gattaca.”
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews “The Great Detachment,” an album by Wintersleep.
This week on KNC goes TMZ, Jamie Halla gives a recap of the Villanova–UNC championship game. He also goes into the world of streaming and how it might lead to a number one Billboard spot for Kanye West.
On this week’s Poetry Corner, Nikita Chintalapudi interviews Shannon Ward.
And our most recent contributor, Riki Dows, shares her thoughts on Justin Bieber and cultural appropriation.
But first, we have a news update on the Duke students occupying the president’s office.
We celebrate International Women’s Month with an episode focusing on women in music and in culture.
Looking back at women’s clothing through the ages, Marissa Jerden brings you the history of the bra, and its societal impact on women.
We also bring you a look at the events in the week ahead with the community calendar by Peter Svizeny.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews the film “Brother.”
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; for today’s album, he reviews “Honeyblood,” the eponymous debut of the all-female band Honeyblood.
Taking a break from pop culture, this week Jamie Halla has a special piece about Greerfest, a music festival in honor of Emma Greer DiBiase, who died from cancer the weekend of March 26th.
As always, Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines and Kevin Kronk gives us a look at the news around North Carolina.
We have a special live segment “Ask A Ranger” where we talk with Jess Phillips, a park ranger at William B. Umstead State Park in Raleigh, and Steve McMurray, a park ranger at Lake Johnson Park. We discussed what it’s like to be a ranger, how to get started in the field and the weirdest things they’ve ever seen as rangers.
On this week’s Explain It to Me Like I’m 88, Cameron Dolechek sits down with graduate student in Computer Science, Behrooz Mostafavi, to discuss the merits of online tutoring in education.
And we know, your airwaves have been inundated with political talk for the past few months. But we’re going to take a different twist, and look at where politics and music intersect. For your weekly dose of pop culture, Jamie Halla brings you his segment, KNC goes TMZ. He’ll be talking about the use of music in political campaigns. .
Kevin Kronk gives us a look at the news around North Carolina.
We bring you a look at the events in the week ahead with the Community Calendar by Peter Svizeny.
As always, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews “Dying is Fun,” the debut album of Everyone is Dirty.
This is an Eye on the Triangle special edition:
Our show is all about election day, this Tuesday, March 15th.
Honestly, we don’t care how you vote, just that you vote.
So, let’s break down that ballot and look at what exactly we’ll see when we step into the election booth.
We look at two of the candidates for president, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and how their policies would affect NC State students.
Unfortunately, none of the Republican campaigns–not Kasich, Trump, Rubio nor Cruz–responded to repeated requests for interviews.
But, if you want to know just what exactly former Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Clinton would do in the situation room, listen!
We’ll also take a look at the two billion dollar bond, the ConnectNC bond, that’s on the ballot, and what exactly that would mean for NC State if it was passed, as well as what kind of ID works for students at the voting booth.
Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Kronk brings us a look at the news around North Carolina. He’ll be talking about the new sales tax increase, as well as a program that will offer a second chance for citizens.
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews “Seeds,” the 2014 album by TV on the Radio.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews “Moon,” the science fiction drama starring Kevin Spacey.
Peter Svizeny has the Community Calendar, and Saif Hassan brings you the news beyond the headlines.
Jamie Halla has KNC go TMZ in his look at the week in pop culture. This week he takes a look at the Oscars and the Justice for Flint benefit concert.
This is an Eye on the Triangle special edition
Learn about your Student Body President and Student Body Vice President candidates at the Student Government Debate, hosted by theTechnician in partnership with the Afrikan American Student Advisory Council, WKNC 88.1 FM and NC State Student Government.
Polls open Monday, Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. and close Tuesday, March 1 at 8 p.m.
Marissa Jerden brings us a look at the news around North Carolina, and Saif Hassan brings you the News Beyond the Headlines.
Cameren Dolecheck interviews Neal Grantham, one of WKNC’s very own deejays, about his research in statistics and how it may solve a future crime, in this week’s “Explain It To Me Like I’m 88."
Jamie Halla traces the history of hip hop from the Sugar Hill Gang to Chief Keef in this week’s pop culture segment.
Riki Dows, our newest contributor, shares her thoughts on the Raleigh Police union holding a vote on whether or not to protest the Beyonce concert.
As always, we’ll have the Community Calendar from Peter Svizeny.
This week on EOT:
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews “Holding On, Holding Out,” the newest album by Boston indie band, Tall Heights.
Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the post-apocalyptic thriller “The Survivalist.”
Marissa Jerden brings us a breakdown of the North Carolina congressional districts and what that might mean for the March primaries.
Nikita Chintalapudi talks to psychiatrist and poet Dr. Elizabeth Jackson on the Poetry Corner
Ian: Cameren Dolecheck has our newest segment, Explain It to Me Like I’m 88. He’s talking to Stephen Carradini, a graduate student at NC State researching how independent artists and musicians fund themselves nowadays.
And KNC goes TMZ with Jamie Halla’s look at the week in pop culture.
As always, we’ll have the Community Calendar from Peter Svizeny, and we’ll take a look at the weather for the week with Michael Ashburn.
This week on EOT:
It’s a love-themed Eye on the Triangle! In honor of Valentine’s Day, we are exploring love in all its forms–romantic love, familial love, love that has ended and even love from a community
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews “I Love You, Honeybear,” the newest album by Father John Misty.
Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the film “The Fifth Element.”
Marissa Jerden talks with students about what they think about Valentine’s Day.
Aubrey Lewis reads poetry on Nikita Chintalapudi’s Poetry Corner.
Cameren Dolecheck has our newest segment, Explain It to Me Like I’m 88. He’s talking to Sarah Evans, a graduate student at NC State researching how couples who play video games fare romantically.
Mirtha Donastorg has a look at how a community pours out love when tragedy hits. She spoke with NC State senior Fatima Hedadji about the Our Three Winners memorial events of the week.
As always, we’ll have the Community Calendar from Peter Svizeny, Saif Hassan brings you the News Beyond the Headlines, and we’ll take a look at the weather for the week with our newest contributor, Michael Ashburn.
This week on EOT:
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the newest album by G-Star.
Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews “Bogman”
Kevin Kronk talks to the organizers of the Krispy Kreme Challenge. This is the 12th year that the race will be held.
Ian and Mirtha had a conversation with student leaders about the racial climate on campus and increasing inclusion.
We’ll have the Community Calendar from Peter Svizeny and as always, Saif Hassan brings you the news beyond the headlines.
This week on EOT:
Kevin Kronk talks to Kym Register, sole owner of the Pinhook, about the WKNC Presents show, Save the Pinhook.
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “One” by The Wildfires.
Jamie Halla brings us the news in the week in pop culture.
We have a look at the weather in the week ahead with our newest contributor, Michael Ashburn.
As always, Saif Hassan brings you the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny has the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
Marissa Jerden takes a look at the Cypher, from its humble beginnings to its place now as an NC State institution.
Kevin Kronk has news from around North Carolina, looking at issues ranging from teacher salaries to student loans.
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Nova Heart” by Nova Heart.
Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the Oscar-nominated film, “The Revenant.”
With our newest contributor, Jamie Halla, KNC goes TMZ. He brings us a look at the week in pop culture.
As always, Saif Hassan brings you the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny has the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
Mirtha Donastorg and Ian Grice were able to go to the Racial Climate Town Hall that was held earlier in the afternoon in Stewart Theatre and brings us a rundown of the event.
Saba Khan has some information about the Tournees French Film Festival January 14th.
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Blackstar” by the late David Bowie in his remembrance.
Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the film “Weird Science” based on a true story.
As always, Saif Hassan brings you the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny has the Community Calendar.
In this segment, Marissa Jerden takes a look at the Cypher, from its humble beginnings to its place now as an NC State institution.
Marissa gives us an on the street look at the impact the closing of the bar Tir Na Nog has had on the community. Next up, Nick Weaver brings you his roundup of his best albums of 2015 during this week’s Modest Mouth Review. Then we have our end of year sign off.
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Windhover is NC State’s literary magazine featuring visual, literary and auditory art from students, faculty and alumni. On November 19, the Windhover had an open mic night and this week we bring you the recording from the first half that open mic to highlight the talent and diversity of our own students.
YOU can submit work to the Windhover. The final deadline for submissions is January 31st. Submissions are open to all students, faculty, and alumni and you can submit today. You can view the submission policy at windhover.ncsu.edu/submit
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This week, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; he reviews the album “Peripheral Vision” by Turnover.
Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the film “In Bruges” named after a beautiful city in Belgium.
And as always Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines.
This week on EOT:
In the wake of the Paris attacks, fear and concern over Syrian and Iraqi refugees has grown. Thirty governors, including Pat McCrory, called for President Obama to stop sending Syrians to their states, saying they don’t know enough about the vetting process for refugees. Mirtha Donastorg spoke to one woman who was vetted herself and brings us her story.
Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines where he gives us an update on the Paris terrorist attacks as well as an interesting outcome of winning in Zimbabwe’s Annual Mr. Ugly contest.
This week, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; he reviews the album “Atlas” by Real Estate.
And Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the 1987 film “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” starring Steve Martin .
In the Poetry Corner, Nikita Chandalupani brings us the second of a two-part series with author, translator and poet, John Balaban. He reads two poems centering on the themes of family and connection.
Along in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we visited the Haw River Ranch in Garner and Mirtha Donastorg tells us about what farm to table really means for your Thanksgiving turkey.
As always Peter Svizeny has the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
In the Poetry Corner, Nikita Chintalapudi brings us the first of a two-part series with author, translator and poet, John Balaban. He reads two poems and discusses his career and his poetry.
Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines where he will give an update on what we know about the terrorist attacks in France and their response. He also talks about a recent strike on ISIS in Libya by U.S. Forces which killed Abu Nabil, senior ISIS leader.
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Grey tickles black pressure” by John Grant.
And Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the 1988 film “They Live” based on a true story.
As always Peter Svizeny has the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
Ian Grice brings us an interview with Emel Mathlouthi, the Tunisian singer-songwriter known as the “voice of the Tunisian revolution” a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring.
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Becky and Debby” by Shark?
Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the film “Bronson,” based on a true story.
As always Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny has the community calendar
NC State Campus Police released a WolfAlert today. A female student reported to University Police she was sexually assaulted at Watauga Hall during the early morning hours by a male student known to her. We want to remind everyone to be an active bystander; don’t just stand by, do something and stand up. If you see someone in an uncomfortable or unsafe situation, please contact University Police.
This week on EOT:
Mirtha Donastorg talks to Brittni Jessie, backup singer to meteoric star Leon Bridges, about life on the road, what it’s like being a backup singer and how cold Jimmy Fallon’s studio is.
Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Falling Inside” by n.lannon.
Jake Winters has a review of the film “Cop Car”.
And as always, Peter Svizeny brings us the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
The North Carolina State Fair is a place covered with rides, games, attractions…and germs. Mirtha Donastorg finds out how you can go home with nothing more than good memories.
Coleen Kineen-Ferguson interviews Carson Shepard about the It’s on Us Campaign which was founded last year to increase sexual assault awareness on campus.
Jake Winters has a review of the film “Hidden,” a horror-thriller about an apocalyptic event in a small town.
Nick Weaver reviews the newest album from Sheer Mag, “Eleven Seven Inch.”
As always, Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny brings us the spooky Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
Phian Tran revives our poetry corner with prison poetry from George T. Wilkerson in Central Prison. She reads two poems that he sent to us: “Birth of a Revolution” and “Senseless.”
An NC State professor is helping lead the maiden voyage of a semester program to the Cackalacky coast. Environmental Sciences professor Dr. Winner will bring a group of students to a semester at C-MAST, the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, on Bogue Sound in Morehead City. It’s a hands-on program offered to all majors and is now taking applications for next semester. Saba Khan tells us more.
Jake Winters has a review of the film “Turbo-Kid,” a 2015 Canadian-New Zealand post-apocalyptic action horror comedy film.
Nick Weaver reviews the newest album from Caravan Palace.
And as always, Peter Svizeny brings us the Community Calendar and Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines.
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Diversity Education Week 2015 kicked off on Sunday, October 11th. We are participating by bringing you programming that promotes awareness about cultural enrichment and fosters intercultural understanding.
Kevin Kronk interviews Dr. Leda Lunardi, a professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, about her experience coming to the United States from Brazil and teaching in a male-dominated field. He also bring us news from around North Carolina.
Jake Winters has a review of the film “This Is Not a Film,” an Iranian documentary smuggled from Iran to the Cannes film festival in a flash drive hidden inside a birthday cake.
And as always Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny brings us the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
Today is the Raleigh City Council and Mayoral election; I hope you got a chance to vote. This year’s election is being drawn on party lines. Not Democrat or Republican, but continuing the downtown party noise or shutting it down. Mirtha Donastorg brings us the story.
We also have a review by Jake Winters of the film ”Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.” The film was directed by John Krasinski, who played Jim Halpert in “The Office.”
Nick Weaver reviews the new Wavves album “V”.
And as always Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny brings us the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
In anticipation of the City Council elections next week, Tuesday, October 6th, Mirtha Donastorg highlights the voices trying to involve students in politics. New club, Youth Government Association, is a nonpartisan group in Raleigh informing and energizing students. They don’t care what your political opinions are, just that you have them.
We also have a review by Jake Winters of the 1984 movie “Amadeus”, about the life and death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Nick Weaver reviews the Front Bottoms’ fifth studio album “Back on Top”.
Kevin Kronk will have North Carolina news and as always Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines and Peter Svizeny brings us the Community Calendar.
This week on EOT:
The Wolfpack lost a member of its family last week. Joseph Alexander Banks fell off the eighth floor of Dabney Hall. People gathered together to mourn and remember Joseph the next evening, Tuesday the 15th. Mirtha Donastorg was at the vigil and tells us how the campus community is handling the loss.
We also have a movie review of “Catch Me Daddy” by Jake Winters and a review of the See Gulls album “You Can’t See Me.”
As always we’ll have the News Beyond the Headlines by Saif Hassan and the community calendar by Peter Svizeny.
Tonight, Jake Winters with our weekly movie review on Roy Anderson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. The third entry in the absurdist comedy “Living Trilogy.” Afterwards, we have the “Community Calendar” by Peter Svizeny and well as “News Beyond the Headlines” brought to us by Saif Hassan
This week we have “What are You Listening To?” with Kevin Kronk, as well as the weather with Jasmine Smith. Later, we will have news updates on “News Beyond the Headlines” by Saif Hassan on clashes between the National Guard and nationals in the Ukraine, as well as the information on political and parliamentary decisions that led up to the riot.
This week we’ve got a report on Glenwood South’s newest saloon, the Raleigh Biergarten. Afterwards, Kevin Kronk will be speaking with Jason Spivey about the renovations happening at Carmichael Gymnasium. Still further on, we have an interview Jay Erskine Leutze, author of Stand Up That Mountain, a book about land conservation in the face of environmental devastation.
This week we have Gavin Stone reporting on the trial to determine if North Carolina’s Republican leadership passed a bill with the intent to suppress voter populations. Later, we’ll get into the 52 million dollar deal that the city of Raleigh made to establish a destination park to improve mental health treatment across the state. After, Kevin Kronk talks with university recreation officials to find out about the changes coming to Carmichael.
This week we have a story about how Abdul Malik Abu, a starting forward on the NC State Basketball team, continues to play and practice on the court during Ramadan the Muslim fasting holiday by Zack Tanner.
A review of mewithoutyou’s new album pale horse by Nathan Forbes and read by Coleen Kineen-Ferguson.
Gavin Stone has a story for freshmen about deciding which major to pick.
Kevin Kronk talks with DJ’s at WKNC about what they’re currently listening too, and finally I have a story about the archives from the cooperative extension.
Michaela O’Connor interviews Shevaun Neupert about argument mentality, pre-argument stressors.
Rachel Smith talks with NC State students about their experiences at Bonnaroo.
Inez Nicholson offers helpful tips and resources for preventing the freshman 15.
Kevin Kronk discusses the importance of picking up a book.
Kaitlin Montgomery discusses the myths and legends of NC State University.
Ian Grice takes a look at the available resources at the new Makerspace in the D.H. Hill library.
Michaela O’Connor interviews Shevaun Neupert about argument mentality, pre-argument stressors.
Rachel Smith talks with NC State students about their experiences at Bonnaroo.
Inez Nicholson offers helpful tips and resources for preventing the freshman 15.
Kevin Kronk discusses the importance of picking up a book.
Kaitlin Montgomery discusses the myths and legends of NC State University.
Ian Grice takes a look at the available resources at the new Makerspace in the D.H. Hill library.
For this edition of Eye on the Triangle we had the team that placed second in the Code+Art Challenge with the music visualizer. So what is it? Code+Art was sponsored by Christie Digital for students to create large-scale data-driven generative artwork. The music visualizer was displayed in Hunt Library and the team had an article published in the CMJ. The team consisted of Cameren Dolecheck, Harrison Wideman, Colin Keesee, Neal Grantham and Dylan Stein.
Ian Grice hosts a revamp of the Poetry Corner with poets Gavin Stone and Nicky Vaught.
Ten people were arrested in the General Assembly Legislative Building protesting the Republican-led legislature on May 13.
The 36th Raleigh arts festival, Artsplosure, expected to “expose” more than 80,000 people to artwork by art that they normally wouldn’t see. Read more in Technician.
Listen to all this, plus our Community Calendar and This day in History.
Michaela O’Connor and Ian Grice bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
We continue our breakaway from tradition with another live discussion! This week features members of the numerous Native American groups on NC State’s campus. Join us as the students explain the reasoning and progress with the move to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day on NC State’s campus.
Join us as the professors explain some of the process behind creating these types of pieces, with students offering insight from their own experiences as they relate to the pieces that will be screening in the coming weeks.
Catch the Short Film Showcase on February 11th in the Talley Ballroom at 7pm or again in the Hunt Library Auditorium at 7pm on the 19th. More information can be found on the library website.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
We have an episode with a unique format that we rarely employ: a live discussion. Guests in the studio include NC State student Yvonne, who is WKNC’s own Promotions Director, a volunteer, and an advocate for women’s health rights. Joining her is Justine, a student at NC State and the co-president of the on-campus Pack For Choice organization. The discussion takes listeners through an explanation of the resources available to both students and non-students in the Triangle area and throughout North Carolina. Misconceptions are also covered, and the goals and actions of Pack for Choice and NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina are also mentioned.
We have Michaela’s coverage on a very unique study that links ecology and religion, brought to you from none other than NC State.
Nick brings us coverage on an event next semester that you might want to start preparing for now.
Listen to all this, plus our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
We have a new installation of Selma’s poetry corner, which we would like to note, is now an award-winning segment. Selma’s feature of and response to poetry submitted by an inmate-listener brought her national recognition in the College Media Association’s Pinnacle Awards, announced earlier this month. This week, Selma brought another special guest into the studio.
Listen to all this, plus our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listenand available as a downloadable podcast.
This week we also bring you a highlight of a local fashion show featuring local designers, and all of it benefits a good cause. Sara has more.
Listen to all this, plus our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
We also have a highlight of a very different kind of art contest here at NC State that’s looking to blend coding with creativity to make a lasting impression on passersby in the new Hunt Library.
We have a highlight of a basketball organization here in Raleigh making a real difference in some children’s lives.
NC State has its own food pantry, called “Feed the Pack.” Guest contributor DJ Trillian has a highlight of the organization.
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Each Diversity Education Week event has a password that goes with it, and when people attend the event they get the password. If you go to the DEW website and enter the passwords for two events, you are entered into a drawing for some prizes. We here at Eye on the Triangle are happy to be a part of Diversity Education Week, and your listening to this program is not only very much appreciated by everyone who contributes to making this show possible, but it does count for having attended a Diversity Education Week event. That means that we do in fact have a code for our listeners who wish to get credit and maybe win some prizes. That code is shared with listeners during the course of this week’s show, so if you’re looking to get credit for an event, give the show a listen! Once you have the code, you can redeem the credit at the Diversity Education Week website.
MSA is the acronym for the Department of Multicultural Student Affairs here at NC State. They offer a lot of services on campus, and our contributor Michaela had the chance to speak with some of the directors.
As part of Diversity Education Week, NC State is hosting its very own Islam Fair here on campus, and contributor Sara got to speak with one of the organizers. It’s something to look forward to, and should be good.
NC State’s GLBT Center is a very unique resource here on campus, and its leadership has recently changed. The new director took time out of her busy schedule to speak with us for this week’s Eye on the Triangle.
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
This weekend is a very special skating event taking place here in Raleigh, and contributor Saba brought us coverage on it.
The City of Raleigh has a huge parks referendum coming up, and if you’re not sure what it involves, Michaela has a news brief for you.
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Contributor Michaela brings a lot of local news for our listeners, including some sustainability talk, NC State’s cybersecurity events this month, and the changes to North Carolina’s voting laws.
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
We are lucky enough to live here in the Triangle, where we have a very rich local music scene. We had a member of a local band called Mipso in the station, and contributor Jay spoke with him. There’s a lot of great research going on here at NC State, and Nick had the chance to speak with someone involved in breaking developments dealing with liquid metals in our chemical engineering labs.
Michaela has a special interview with Chris Brooks of the North Carolina ACLU regarding the new voter registration laws taking effect soon. If you’re not sure what it’s all about, have a listen.
For the first time this semester, we bring you Poetry Corner!
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Next, Michaela has a special report on the new voting registration laws taking effect soon in North Carolina. If you’re not sure whether or not it affects you, have a listen.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Here in the Triangle, we may live in a warm region, but sports like ice hockey are still pretty popular, and NC State has its own team. Apparently that’s news to some people though. Have a listen to our highlight of the NC State ice hockey team.
As many students here probably know, NC State Dining puts on lots of events across campus throughout the semester featuring all sorts of different foods. With Peanut Day at Case and Clark dining halls right around the corner, our contributor Sara sat down with Lisa Eberhart, NC State’s registered dietitian, to find out more about the kinds of programs offered.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Contributor Michaela spoke with David McGowan of the American Petroleum Institute about energy regulations and how they may change in the near future.
We have another interview from Michaela, this time with Wayne Winegarden of the Pacific Research Institute regarding energy efficiency and North Carolina in particular.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listenand available as a downloadable podcast.
An NC State alumnus has made quite a career for himself, from the Seahawks to Hollywood. Michaela got the chance to speak with him.
This week included a very special edition of Poetry Corner in which Selma read some work submitted by a listener who is a prisoner at Central Prison. The pieces touch on his experiences with poverty, and they’re definitely worth a listen.
Here at NC State there are majors of all kinds for all types of people. Our newest contributor, Mirtha, had the chance to speak with a student who has set up quite a fascinating combination of studies for himself. Mirtha has the scoop.
Chief Terrence Parks is an aviation ordnanceman in the US Navy. If you’re confused about what that means, stick around to hear what our contributor Michaela brought us this week.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Contributor Saba spoke with an NC State student and WKNC DJ who may have the opportunity to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Mars! In our continuing coverage, here is the final part of their discussion.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
The Voice is a nationally-broadcasted TV show that highlights untapped talent from around the country. A graduate from NC State got the chance to be on the show, and an interview with her was featured last semester on Eye On the Triangle. She made another visit to WKNC recently, and Sydney had the chance to speak with her.
Michaela has another local author for us this week. Drew Bridges, author and owner of the Storyteller’s Bookstore in Wake Forest, stopped by the studio for a chat.
The Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 was and continues to be a source of awe and inspiration for people around the world. A new project, titled Mars One, could possibly blow that achievement out of the water, and a student right here at NC State may get the chance to participate. Our newest contributor, Saba, has more.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Art enthusiasts of the Triangle may have noticed the lack of a physical location for NC State’s Gregg Museum of Art and Design, but that doesn’t mean they’re not still providing the area with great exhibitions. Last week on Eye on the Triangle, we profiled the history of the museum. This week, Nick has more.
The Sigma Pi fraternity here at NCState is hosting a 5K in conjunction with the NCSU Counseling Center in under a month in an effort to raise awareness about suicide prevention. Here’s Desirae.
The Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 was and continues to be a source of awe and inspiration for people around the world. A new project, titled Mars One, could possibly blow that achievement out of the water, and a student right here at NC State may get the chance to participate. Here’s our newest contributor, Saba, with more.
According to Forbes, Raleigh is the 4th fastest-growing city in the country. Nerd-Wallet rates the city as the 6th best for job-seekers, and 24-7 Wall Street has the 10th best-run city. It should come as no surprise, then, that a lot of changes are in the works for the city’s near future. Michaela has more on what to expect.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listenand available as a downloadable podcast.
Finding a lawyer for minor charges can be a struggle at times. A group here in Raleigh is taking advantage of the app-driven age we live in and trying to make it easier for all of us. Michaela sat down with the developers.
NC State’s Go Red For Women initiative is launching on Friday. In case you’re not sure what exactly that means, Desirae has more.
Art enthusiasts of the triangle may have noticed the lack of a physical location for NC State’s Gregg Museum of Art and Design, but that doesn’t mean they’re not still providing the area with great exhibitions. Nick has the first in this two-part story.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listenand available as a downloadable podcast.
In another installment of our newest segment, Local Author, Michaela highlights a writer from the Triangle and discusses her recent and upcoming works with her.
As you are probably well aware, Obama recently made a trip to NC State. Nick and Andrew were there to cover the event.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listenand available as a downloadable podcast.
Triangle Restaurant Week is an annual celebration that offers a unique experience for participants. Nick has more.
This week we've also got another installment of poet’s corner, featuring talent from right here at NC State. In addition, Eye On the Triangle contributor Dave offers a submission of his own.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listenand available as a downloadable podcast.
With a university as big as NC State, there are bound to be some people with interesting and amazing careers. Our own Gene Zhirnov found one earlier this year and sat down with him for an interview.
The United Nations is a massive organization that involves the cooperation of many countries and people from around the world. Jake sat down with an ambassador from New Zealand this year.
Needless to say, the Hofmann Forest sale has been generating a lot of controversy over the course of the past year. Earlier this year, prior to the revelations of the past few months, Dean Watzin of the College of Natural Resources spoke with Deondre about the forest and her college.
NC State students are constantly doing really big things in this world. Just before this semester started, Andrew had the privilege of interviewing Christina Hammock, an alumna who now works for NASA, via a phone call from her then-assigned location in American Samoa.
Here at WKNC, we premiered a new Youtube series this Fall, and it’s definitely worth checking out.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew, your forecast for the next week, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another semester of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listenand available as a downloadable podcast, starting on January 14th, 2014.
There’s a study abroad program here at NC State that takes you somewhere you may never have though of going. NC State alumnus and former Eye on the Triangle host Jake Langlois dropped by to give us a special report.
NC State’s holiday break is coming up, but what happens to all of the campus buildings when everyone leaves? Nick has the story.
This week we’ve also got another installment of poet’s corner, featuring in-house talent Selma reciting from her personal repertoire.
Certain animal shelters here in North Carolina have been brought into the spotlight because of their practices. Michaela has the story about the controversy.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, meteorologist Katie Costa’s forecast, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
In the next episode of Poet’s Corner, Selma brings you more poetic talent found right here at NC State. In addition, an anonymous poetic submission is shared.
Talk of development surrounds what some cite as a historic section of Hillsborough Street. Michaela has the story about the controversy.
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign publishes the Municipal Equality Index. Nick has a report on how North Carolina cities scored.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, weather with meteorologist Katie Costa, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
The Redress Raleigh 2013 Fall Fashion Expo is this weekend. Michaela has more.
This week we introduce a new segment called Poet’s Corner, highlighting poetic talent right here at NC State. Join Selma and our guest poet for the first installment.
Yesterday, a federal grand jury in Raleigh indicted a Cary man on charges of attempting to aid a terrorist group. Andrew has the story.
For the past few years, budget cuts have been affecting almost everyone’s lives. Here’s Michaela with more on NC State’s budget cuts.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, weather with meteorologist Katie Costa, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
This episode of “Eye on the Triangle” brings you a conversation with WKNC’s Walt Lilly, co-founder of the new video series “The Lounge.”
This episode of “Eye on the Triangle” brings you the second half of our conversation with N.C. State alumna Kat Robichaud and her experience as a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.”
In a few weeks, there are several elections taking place in Wake County. One particular contest is the Morrisville City Council. Last week we brought you an interview with candidate Steve Rao. This week, Michaela sat down with Vinnie Goel.
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, weather with Nick, Ben with sports, and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Supporting our nation’s wounded warriors is extremely important, but sometimes we are not sure what exactly to do. This week in Raleigh, a special conference is taking place to do just that. Michaela has more.
“The Voice” is a popular TV show highlighting untapped talent on national television. Sydney had the chance to speak with a Wolfpack graduate who is on the show this season.
Dave interviewed a professor right here at the College of Natural Resources about the varying nature and functions of fires. Here is the third in a series of their discussion.
Next month there are several elections taking place in Wake County. One particular contest is the Morrisville City Council, and in the first in a series of interviews, Michaela sat down with one of the candidates, Steve Rao.
Yet another student here at N.C. State is making strides in front of a national audience in a reality show. Desirae has the story of Justin LeBlanc on “Project Runway.”
Listen to all this, plus national and international news from Andrew and Sydney, weather with Katie, Ross with sports, weird science with Gene and a community calendar.
Nick Savage and Andrew Eichen bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
Bike sharing is a common feature in urban areas. With programs in London, New York City, Copenhagen, and many other cities finding great success, NCSU is seeking to get one started right here on campus. Desirae has more.
Dave interviewed a professor right here at the College of Natural Resources about the varying nature and functions of fires. Here’s the second in a series of their discussion.
Transit in Raleigh and the Triangle has been a hot topic in the past few months, and there are lots of options for our future. Michaela explores one of the potential changes to our city.
Next week is the Raleigh municipal election, and the Wake County school bond is being put to a vote. Sydney has the story.
Listen to all this, plus news from Andrew, weather with Katie, Ben with sports and a community calendar.
This week’s topics include an interview about the Red4EdNC movement, the creators of Jar with a Twist, and the first in a series about forest fires.
This week’s top stories are a doctor’s unemployment crisis in North Carolina and N.C. State’s role in the advancement in electric cars.
A new semester and a new “Eye on the Triangle.” In this edition, we talk about the recent controversy surrounding feeding homeless in Raleigh’s Moore Square.
In this edition of “Eye on the Triangle” we hear an interview with Crystal Taylor about The Underground’s Beat Battle Aug. 7 at Deep South and a Southbound 85, one of the bands performing at this year’s Packapalooza.
Fastmed urgent care has many locations around North Carolina. Not only do they provide medical care, but they also run a program to keep our state’s athletes out of the hospital in the summer. Deondre’ has more on Fastmed and there Keep Cooler program.
Our last story highlights an up and coming lawyer turned comedian who will be performing in Raleigh, Thursday night. Alex Barnett is also a contestant on the comedy world series with an interesting story to tell. Deondre’ has more.
N.C. State students are constantly doing really big things in this world. This week, Andrew got the privilege of interviewing Christina Hammock, an N.C. State alum who now works for NASA. We are sorry for the quality of the phone call, please understand that Christina was calling from the island of Samoa, reception is a little weird over there.
Our last story highlights the growing nonprofit drive here in Raleigh, starting with our university’s nonprofit studies minor. Deondre’ has more.
Packapalooza is a giant family NC State tradition that is on the rise. Here is my interview with the former student body president about this year’s Packapalooza.
Campus is abuzz right now with the sounds of heavy machinery and loud drilling. I sat down with transportation to figure the whats and whys of summer construction.
Gene spoke with a rather interesting professor of hers, a professor in the department of physics, Professor Fortner.
Gene Zhirnov recently had the chance to speak with one of the students currently running for president of the student body. Matthew Williams dropped by to speak with gene about the election and what he would do if elected student body president.
Now, we were curious about how you, the Wolfpack, felt about all this campaigning on campus recently. Do you love it? Glad it’s over? How interested are you? We went to find out.
The Hellzapoppin’ circus will be making a stop tomorrow night at the Pour House in downtown Raleigh. Andrew recently had the opportunity to speak with Brice “The Guvnuh” Graves about just what the hell the Hellzapoppin’ circus is.
Last year UNC physics professor Paul Frampton was sentenced to four years of house arrest for attempting to smuggle drugs through Argentina. Here’s Deondre’ with more.
Recently, a controversy has broken out over the alleged mishandling of cases of reported rape and other sexual assault crimes on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Deondre’ Jones did a little research into this worrying problem.
Interview with Lauren Collier, president of UAB about the controversial Dirty Bingo event. Interview with Paul Valone, president of Grassroots North Carolina, a pro second amendment organization. Interview with Jeovannah Hunter, Nubian Message columnist advocating for tighter gun control.
Men and women living in the same suite? What do you think? Grant Buckner asked around campus earlier, here’s what people had to say.
Warehouse districts are common in cities throughout the world, and in recent decades many have undergone transformations into local hotspots of urban life. Now, Raleigh is trying to encourage a new art hotspot with a warehouse right downtown.
Dr. Brand Fortner is a physics professor here at NC State. Gene Zhirnov recently spoke with him about where he came from and how he wound up here.
James McLay is the New Zealand ambassador to the United Nations. He is currently visiting N.C. State, giving talks about the importance of international relations and New Zealand’s place on the World stage. Jake was recently given the opportunity to have lunch with the ambassador.
Grant Buckner spent his spring break in Chicago, working with residents in some of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods. Here is his report from the March 19th episode.
Liberty in North Korea is an advocacy group that travels the country on behalf of the oppressed people of North Korea. Here is Deondre’s story from March 27th.
The North Carolina State Rocketry team competed in a National competition to get a rocket one mile into the air. Some listeners might remember Nick Savage. Here is the conversation he had with the team from the April 10th episode.
In that period just after the peak of Summer, right before the hush of Fall creeps over campus, you can always count on the farmer’s market opening up for the first time. The first time you see it open, you know the school year has begun. Here’s Gene Zhirnov from August 28th.
Last August, the world lost a great pioneer in Neil Armstrong. Here from the August 28th episode, is Andrew Eichen’s reflection.
Last August, N.C. State tried to break a North Carolina record by donating one thousand, two hundred, and fifty pints of blood in honor of North Carolina state’s one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary. Although the university ultimately fell short of its goal, Jake decided to record the experience of giving blood for the first time.
Nubian Message is the premier African American student newspaper here at NC State. And this year, it turns twenty! Jake recently sat down with the newspaper’s editor Kierra Leggett to discuss the newspaper’s history and future.
It’s always important to promote local music, and WKNC is particularly good at that. This week, Grant Buckner spoke with the local band, Eagledown.
We’re at the height of flu season right now, and as is often the case with large groups of people spending lots of time near each other, it can often be easy to get sick, and getting over an illness is not fun, as Deondre’ can attest to. It got him thinking, how can one safeguard against getting sick, or what should you do if you fall ill? With exams around the corner, that’s the last thing anybody needs.
The world of undergraduate research can be extremely competitive. This week, Gene spoke with Kalyani Joeshani, on what you can do to differentiate yourself in the often cutthroat undergraduate world.
In the Lawless West, there is always one man you can count on to save the day. Here now is the Fearless Ranger.
As it gets colder, you might see a lot more people light up around campus to stay warm. What do students think about smoking on campus?
Interview with Christina Cowger, NCSU professor and volunteer with NC Stop Torture Now.
Most know that N.C. State has its own police force, but did you know that this university also has its own mounted police? Here is Deondre’ Jones with more.
Last week our contributor Jay Tomblin interviewed a representative of the Young Americans for Liberty, a Libertarian group here at NC State. What you didn’t know was that Jay also interviewed some college Democrats and Republicans. Here to shed some light on the perspective of the two main parties is Taylor McLamb of the college Republicans and Rashad Hamilton of the college Democrats.
Andrew profiles the last of the Third Party Candidates running for President.
Deondre’ Jones spoke with a member of the anti-drug group Narcanon, an international organization that operates in over forty countries, educating people about the dangers of drugs.
Young Americans for Liberty is a student organization here on campus that represents those of the Libertarian persuasion. A representative of the organization was gracious enough to sit down with Jay recently, to discuss some of what Young Americans for Liberty are all about.
Andrew profiles the Green Party candidate, Jill Stein.
Jasmine went to a seminar all about… well, let’s say one of the more intimate aspects of someone’s life, something that affects or will affect each and every one of us at some point in our lives.
Anyone who receives the campus crime alert emails is no doubt used to seeing the emails in their inbox. However, in the past several weeks, the emails have detailed more serious crimes than our campus is used to. Deondre’ has more.
Tomorrow marks the first of three presidential debates between contenders Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. With just over a month to go, the candidates are in the home stretch to make themselves heard. Here’s Jake with what we can expect over the next month in terms of early voting and the presidential election.
Barack Obama versus Mitt Romney… in our polarized two party system, third party candidates rarely get the attention that they might deserve. Andrew thought it might be interested to take focus on these overlooked candidates, in the first of a multi-part series exploring the third party candidates running in this election.
Not everybody might know this, but NC State is currently one of the leading nanotechnology research institutions in the nation. You know, those tiny robots that will one day take over the world… Deondre’ has more.
Shack-a-thon started yesterday, a week-long drive to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Jake takes a looks back at last year’s Shack-a-thon in this unique N.C. State experience.
Last week there was a rather unusual discussion as to, of all things, what age is a good age to get married? What do you think? Jasmine, Gene, and Amanda went to find out.
Many might not have heard about this next story in the pop news minute, but a large British bank is currently under investigation for banking with Iran through their New York offices. It is, of course, illegal to do business with the state of Iran. It’s a juicy scandal for the ages. Will has more.
Deondre’ spoke with members of the Creative Food Drive, an organization here in North Carolina that tries to provide food to the needy through some rather… unconventional means.
Last week, Deondre’ got into a discussion with some of our EOT contributors about whether or not women wearing leggings as pants are ok. Deondre’ said nay, Jasmine and Gene said yay. We became curious as to what the wolfpack thinks, so we decided to find out. And, well… the answers might surprise you.
If you are a fan of bad movies, then perhaps you might have heard of this movie. Jake now has some thoughts on the two thousand three “blockbuster” The Room.
Jake’s retrospective of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Interview with David Lewis, one of the organizers of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Preview of Herman Cain’s visit to N.C. State.
Soundbytes on whether students are planning to vote in the 2012 election.
The (mis-)informative nature of campaign ads.
Interview with Jennifer Gilmore and Kevin Howen from University Dining about new food truck program at N.C. State.
Perhaps one of the most influential scientific figures, Neil Armstrong is perhaps best known as the first man on the moon. He died this week at the age of 82.
August 27th marked the first day of the four day long Republican National Convention, the biggest party of the year where Republican leaders from all over the country to get behind their presidential candidate for this year.
As late August creeps into early September, people all around Raleigh look forward to the farmer’s market.
At last week’s Packapalooza, if you were lucky enough to catch it, you probably saw our very own Chancellor Woodson up on stage. Deondre’ was lucky enough to sit down and have a chance to speak with the Chancellor of our fine University.
It’s official, summer is over. Back to school. But before we hang up our swim trunks up for the year, let’s take one last look at the Wolfpack’s Summer 2012.
Packapalooza! Probably N.C. State’s biggest party of the year, meant to kick off the school year with a bang! This year was absolutely no exception.
Andrew went out recently in search of how N.C. State students feel about having a Chik-Fil A restaurant right on our campus. Good? Bad? You decide.
Last Friday was N.C. State’s largest blood drive, and Jake, who had never given blood before, decided it was something worth trying.
Caitlin Cauley is a representative of the Wake County Board of Elections, here to dispel some common misconceptions and to enlighten us on our right to vote.
Perhaps the most visible symbol of N.C. State, the Bell Tower can be heard throughout the campus. As we welcome back old and new students alike, Deondre’ delves a little bit into the history of this symbolic tower.
Probably the newest university organization on campus, the Division of Academic and Student Affairs is set to play a large and increasingly visible role in the lives of the wolfpack. EOT interviews its new leader, Dr. Mike Mullen.
Chick-Fil-A has been in the news a lot recently, especially here in North Carolina. Whatever your feelings on the controversial chicken chain are, it’s hard to deny its rather large presence here on campus. Andrew explores the controversy from a Wolfpacker’s point of view.
For our first report this week, Jake brings us a bit of information on the brand new university organization, the Division of Academic and Student Affairs.
The IRC plays an important role here on campus, facilitating cooperation in between the different residencies. Deondre’ Jones went in search of what the ICR has planned for the upcoming school year.
If you’ve ever seen the movies at the cinema in Witherspoon, or any of the concerts they put on throughout the year, then you are familiar with the Union Activities Board. Andrew was curious about what kind of activities they’re lining up for this year.
If you are currently out of work and you live in the Raleigh-Durham area, you are in luck. Kepplinger magazine recently named Durham as the second best city in the country to find a job.
The dark knight rises opened not long ago, to critical success. But with it came a tragedy still be felt across the country. Jake thought it would be nice to visit a time when Batman wasn’t quite so dark.
Lumberjack competition: The Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Championship is basically exactly what it sounds like; a competition to find the best lumberjack out there. This year, the twenty-twelve Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Southern Qualifier was held right here at N.C. State. Deondre’ Jones spoke with the coordinator of the event.
Fracking: Senate Bill Eight Twenty was passed late last night, when the North Carolina legislature overrode governor Beverly Perdue’s veto. The bill made fracking legal in the state of North Carolina.
Andy Griffith: On July 3rd, 2012, North Carolina lost a great son; Andy Griffith died at the age of eighty-six.
There are a lot of changes happening in the NC State University area, so in today’s show, we’ve got two stories on that topic. One is about the Hillsborough roundabout changes and the other about some stores on Hillsborough that are scheduled to be torn down shortly. Then, we give a bit of insight into the Wolfline Driver that passed away in December. Lastly, Deondre’ brings us his restaurant highlight of the week.
Economic: There’s an old saying about politics; “It’s the economy, stupid.” What kind of economic impact would Amendment One have on North Carolina? Jake went to find out more.
Legal: By its very nature, a constitutional amendment carries enormous legal implications for citizens all around the state. Deondre’ went in search of just how it is this amendment will change the legal face of our state.
Sociological: Everyone can talk about the legal and economic effects of an amendment like this. But at the end of the day, it affects real people.
Restaurant of the week: Centro, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Raleigh.
With school now out, many NC State students have gone home for the Summer. But for those of us who live here in Raleigh, life goes on. First, Jake starts off with a tribute to our city.
Theatrefest is a celebration of what else? Theatre. It’s being held right here on campus, and it starts this Thursday. Deondre’ Jones sat down with the Theatrefest Director, John Makowee, to discuss the Theatre and Theatrefest.
Eugenics is an unfortunate part of the history of North Carolina. Mark Herring recently spoke with a member of the NC Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation to see what is being done to correct the injustices.
Deondre’ Jones lets us know which restaurants are a must hit and which ones to avoid.
As exams bear down upon all of us, sometimes we are our own worst enemy. Grant Buckner went around campus recently to find out what is keeping the Wolfpack from studying.
The lives of emergency workers can be highly stressful. So stressful, in fact, that there has been a recent rise in the number of suicides among emergency service workers. Deondre’ Jones recently sat down with an advocate for preventing suicide among our nation’s emergency responders.
Chris Hughes was at NC State not too long ago, speaking about the rise of social media in a constantly evolving world and the role it plays in the newsroom.
Roller Derby seems to have gotten more popular in the past few years. Jake recently spoke with the Carolina Rollergirls, the Triangle’s very own roller derby team, about the rapidly growing sport.
As the Triangle continues to be one of the most rapidly growing population centers in the United State, some see the need for a more comprehensive public transit system. Nick spoke with an advocate for the Wake COunty transit plan about a possible future with Rapid Mass Transit.
And finally, Dave shares what Holidays we should be celebrating this week.
The Hunger Games took the world by storm when it was released not too long ago. The movie adaptation of the enormously popular book was filmed right here in the mountains of North Carolina. Grant Buckner sat down with someone who had the opportunity to play an extra.
Dave once again tells us about the different Holidays that fall upon this week.
Occupy Raleigh - Nine Occupy protestors were arrested this week in Raleigh after trespassing on a foreclosed home. Andrew has the scoop.
Nature Research Center - If you’ve been downtown lately, you’ve probably noticed a giant globe under construction. Yes, the Daily Planet has come to Raleigh, as part of the Natural Science Museum’s brand new Nature Research Center, which is set to open on April 20th. Deondre’ Jones recently sat down with the director of science communications for the new center.
Beer Brewing - Brewing is fast becoming one of the most popular interests among young entrepreneurs. So popular, in fact, that NC State recently began offering courses in the brewing sciences. Mark speaks to a student in the program.
NCSU Rocketry - Each year, NASA hosts a University Student Launch Initiative. Nick recently spoke with the NC State team to discuss their plan’s for this year’s competition.
This week’s Eye on the Triangle features the N.C. State Impact awards and poet’s corner.
Herman Cain - Herman Cain made a lot of noise last fall during his bid for president. From his infamous quoting of a Pokemon movie to his nine nine nine tax plan, Mr. Cain sure knows how to make himself heard. Mark Herring was at the fair grounds to hear him speak at the twenty twelve Wake County GOP Republican Convention.
Cow Milking Contest - In case you missed it, last week was Ag week, an NC State tradition that celebrates this university’s close history with the agriculture community of North Carolina. The celebrations included games, food, and contests, and Jake was right there in the middle of it all.
The People’s Crisis Screening - The humanitarian crisis in North Korea is no secret to the international community. Although Kim Jong Il is gone, it seems the situation is not getting any better. Last week, the activist group Liberty in North Korea paid a visit to our campus, screening their film “The People’s Crisis” in the Witherspoon Student Cinema. Deondre’ Jones has more.
Guatemala and Chicago Service Work - Two of our contributors spent their Spring Breaks doing something a little different than most college students. And although their missions took them to completely different parts of the world, their missions were very similar: helping those less fortunate than themselves.
Holi Color Festival - Mark’s uncanny ability to be anywhere anything interesting happens led him to Harris Field, the site of this year’s on-campus Holi celebration, otherwise known as the Hindu Festival of Color.
Military Budget - The United States has the biggest military budget of any developed nation in the world. It has often been called runaway, and recently politicians have begun to speak of cutting military spending. Deondre’ Jones offers his thoughts on our country’s military budget.
Birdemic - Could this be the worst movie in existence? Jake reviews a move of epidemically bad proportions.
Smoking Ban Bill - Historically, tobacco has been one of the biggest cash crops here in the Tar Heel State. From the Tobacco District in Durham to the American Tobacco Trail, it has played a large role in our history, including right here at N.C. State. Some student senators want to ban smoking on campus, so our contributor Andrew sat down with the senator that introduced this bill.
Disney Movies - Disney movies played a big role in shaping the childhoods of many of us here at EOT. We discuss which ones are the best and belong in the top ten.
Greek Step Off - Greek life plays a prominent role on our campus. Tomorrow night is the second annual Kappa Step Off presented by Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Here’s Rebekah with the step master of Kappa Xi.
Torture in America - Torture has often been a hot button issue in American foreign policy over the past decade. Deondre’ Jones sat down with a representative of NC Stop Torture Now to discuss the state of torture in the world today.
The Deficit - It seems that lately nothing in government can get done without a discussion about the deficit. But what does all the rhetoric actually mean? Here’s Will with a report.
Secular Student Alliance - NC State is an enormous school with many different kinds of thoughts and beliefs on campus. Mark recently sat down with members of the Secular Student Alliance to delve a little bit into what exactly they do or do not believe.
NCSU Memes - If you have a Facebook and you currently attend NC State, you’ve probably seen them: the funny pictures with funny captions detailing some aspect of life on campus. But how did these NCSU memes pop up overnight? Our new contributor Grant is here to shed some light on this latest phenomenon.
Long Distance Relationships - Deondre’ has some thoughts about something he has personal experience with. Anyone who’s ever been in a long distance relationship might be able to relate to this piece.
GOP Family Feud - Many people today liken the current GOP primary race to something of a circus or a game show. Mark believes they are the same in everything but name.
Valentine’s Day Soundbytes - Whether you love it or hate it, it seems everybody has an opinion on Valentine’s Day. New contributor Rebekah recently went out in search of what NC State students have on their minds.
Biochemistry of Love - We all know that love will drive you mad, but there is actually a whole science devoted to figuring out just why it is love makes people do the crazy things they do. Here to shed some light on the science behind love is Mark.
10 Reasons Why It’s Great to be Single - As Jake cites some reasons to be single, a lively discussion is held regarding love and life between the hosts and some contributors.
Political Identities - In today’s heated political arena, it seems that everyone leans hard left or hard right, and for many, that’s all that matters. Deondre’ thinks that maybe that’s not all that matters.
Ron Paul - Ron Paul is seen as a very controversial and divisive figure in GOP politics. Many call him a fringe candidate and don’t believe he will be successful in his run for the nomination. Our new contributor Andrew, however, thinks we shouldn’t count him out just yet.
Slaughterhouse Five - In an excerpt from his novel, Kurt Vonnegut reads about what war should be like in a more peaceful world.
Racing the Cure - Rebekah brings some information about this upcoming event, a local benefit concert featuring many local artists.
Vote Against/Amendment 1 - California is not the only state currently trying to make same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Amendment one would make same-sex marriage unconstitutional right here in North Carolina. We bring you a discussion with two members of the Vote Against project to find out a little more about this controversial bill.
Darwin Day - Ever since Charles Darwin first proposed his theory of evolution over fifty years ago, this historical figure has been shrouded in controversy. As Darwin Day approaches, Mark Herring has some thoughts.
Slow Down - Ever feel overwhelmed by the fast-paced lifestyle of the modern world? Our new contributor Deondre’ does, and he’s here to remind us that sometimes we just have to slow down.
Afghanistan - In today’s soundbite culture, the politics of war often supersede the more human aspect. Here to bring us the more personal, human-centered paradigm is Mark Herring.
Our very own Jasmine Shepherd was recently one of the hosts of a charity date auction, where bidders got the chance to bid on dates with different participants.
As a rule, I try to keep personal opinions regarding serious issues off the air. But recently our new governor has outlined some of the changes he hopes to implement with regards to our state’s higher education funding.
Occupy Raleigh Interview - In an interview with a local member of the movement to speak about the goals and future of the movement.
Brother Ross - A preacher who spends some time on the NC State campus has attracted some attention lately, and Jake has some thoughts on the controversial speaker.
Krispy Kreme Challenge - With the annual race coming up, we bring you the coverage from last year’s challenge, in addition to a live discussion with a real live K2C runner!
Poet’s Corner - Dave brings a segment featuring some poetry from a student right here at NC State.
Eye On the Arts - In this premier segment, new contributor Rebecca brings us a summary of what’s going on in the arts community around Raleigh.
Holidays of the Week - Did you know that every day of the year is a holiday? Dave explains what they are for the coming week.
Alternative Service Break - One group of students will be spending their spring break a little differently this year, Mark has the story.
Too Black Too Fast - The African American Cultural Center is hosting a new exhibit of this title, focused on the history of the African American jockeys that made the sport of horseracing what it is today.
Libertarianism - One of our new contributors, Will, holds an in depth discussion with an economics professor at NC State about Libertarianism and Ron Paul.
Occupy Raleigh Viewpoint - Contributor Mark offers his thoughts on the future of the movement born in Zucati Park.
Saving Water - With water prices rising, we bring you some tips on how to save water and save money.
Eugenics Task Force Reflection - Mark takes a second to discuss his thoughts on the Eugenics Task Force in North Carolina.
Bad Movie Review - Jake brings us “Parents”, a terrible horror film that’s so bad… it’s good! A must see for all “bad movie” lovers.
Over the Edge - Hosted by the Special Olympics, the program involves participants rappelling from high-rise buildings to help benefit the organization.
Bike Winner - One lucky man won a bike through a newspaper advertisement, and Chris brings us his story.
Soccer News - Where we usually offer a summary on the recent soccer games, this particular segment brings us some very unusual news from the soccer world.
Taco Trucks - In an award-winning piece, contributor Mark explains what taco trucks are all about and how they separate themselves from the other food trucks in the area.
Fearless Ranger - Jake premiers a very unique original radio play in which we follow the adventures of “The Fearless Ranger”.
Katrina Survivor - In light of North Carolina’s run-in with Hurricane Irene, Chris interviews a Hurricane Katrina survivor to get an idea of what she experienced in New Orleans.
Impromptu Musicians- Nick caught up with some students at NC State who spontaneously play their instruments around campus to find out more about what they do.
Reflection on Fall - Jake takes a minute to reflect on the coming of Autumn and both the personal and physical changes it brings.
American Muslims Reflect on 9/11 - Selma talks to local Muslims to find out what impact the events of 9/11/01 had on them.
Earthquake - In this segment, we discussed the earthquake that rattled the area last August. In addition to capturing student reactions, we spoke to Dr. Karl Wegmann about the specific geological details surrounding the event and what we should be concerned about.
Election Soundbytes - When the Raleigh City elections came to town, we caught up with a few students to capture their elections-related feedback.
Pullen Park- Nick speaks with a Raleigh Parks and Recreation planner to get the specifics on what changes were made to the Pullen Park amusement area that reopened this past Fall.
No Shave November- If you noticed an increase in facial hair on some of our male students in November, that’s probably because we were right in the middle of No Shave November. Dave got the lowdown on what’s going on.
Cub Scouts- The WKNC studio was host to some special visitors: a scout troop. Chris has the story.
Young Americans for Liberty - Jay highlights the Student Libertarian organization on campus to see what they’re all about.
The Library - Jake takes a look at the atmosphere within one of the most-used buildings on campus, especially as finals week approaches.
Christmas Trees in NC - The Christmas tree industry is alive and well in North Carolina, and Mark set out to see how big it really is.
Gardening Minute - Chris offers tips and tricks for maintaining a healthy garden, even in an urban environment.
Bad Movie Review - This week Jake reviews Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, another amazing piece of sci-fi gold that you “have to” see.
Roth Brewery - Chris talks to the owners of Raleigh’s newest and smallest brewery to find out how it all began.
Students for Concealed Carry On Campus - With many gun scares on NC campuses recently, this student organization has been gaining some attention. Jay talks to the president and vice president of the club to see what they’re all about.
Seventh Day Adventists - Jake speaks to the vice president of the Adventist Christian Fellowship at NC State to see what makes this church different from others.
Impromptu Musicians- Nick caught up with some students at N.C. State who spontaneously play their instruments around campus to find out more about what they do.
No Shave November- If you’ve noticed an increase in facial hair on some of our male students recently, that’s probably because we are right in the middle of No Shave November. Dave got the low-down on what’s going on.
Cub Scouts- The WKNC studio was host to some special visitors: a scout troop. Chris has the story.
Bad Movies You’ve Gotta See- In the kickoff episode of this series, Jake reviews “The Car”, a 70s thriller that….. You’ve Gotta See!
Missions of Mercy Dental Clinic- The Missions of Mercy Dental Clinic, a project started by the North Carolina Dental Society, travels around the state to deliver free care to those who can’t afford the luxury. Twelve times a year, the M.O.M. sets up for the weekend to serve 400 to 600 patients. Our contributor Mark was there this weekend as they worked to keep North Carolina residents’ teeth pearly white.
Poetry- The Windhover is N.C. State’s premier literary magazine and is available for free on campus. Occasionally here at Eye on the Triangle., we try to meet some of the artists who make the magazine, and this week Dave interviewed poet Tim Reavis about some of his poetry that will be featured in this year’s publication.
EcoCar 2- Right now, we all use gasoline and fossil fuels to get around, but they won’t last forever. Students right here at NC State are working to solve the problem of oil addiction, and Nick had the story.
GLBT Center- It’s hard being a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender student here on campus. Other students don’t always understand what’s going on in their heads. The GLBT Center serves as a refuge for students who need support that they may not be getting elsewhere. Jake met up with some members of the center and has the story.
Defense of Marriage Act- The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, has become a hot-button issue here in North Carolina. Recently in the student senate here at NC State, they came up with a bill of their own. Jay has prepared a story to try and explain what’s going on.
African Awareness Week- This week is African Awareness Week here at NC State, and Chris has the scoop on what it is, what it means to the campus, and what it means for the African American Cultural Center.
Air Force ROTC Dining In- Mark brings us a story about the on-campus Air Force ROTC’s tradition of “dining in”.
Rembrandt Exhibit- The North Carolina is hosting the largest Rembrandt exhibit in North America and Jacob was there to check it out.
Fearless Ranger- Jake premiers the first episode in an original radio play in which we follow the adventures of “The Fearless Ranger”.
Nancy McFarlane Interview- In continuing election coverage, we bring you an interview from the Raleigh Public Record with Nancy McFarlane to see what the next two years in Raleigh will look like.
Pumpkin Seed Recipe- Chris brings us an easy and delectable way to prepare pumpkin seeds.
NC State GLBT Center Vandalism- Jake delivers an editorial piece about the vandalism that took place at the GLBT Center on the NC State campus.
Community Calendar- Bri gives a rundown of what’s going on around campus in the coming week.
Campus Sustainability Day- Nick interviews David Dean from the Office of Sustainability about Campus Sustainability Day and the festivities associated with it.
English Premiere League Soccer News- In the second installment of this segment, Matt delivers the news of the soccer world.
This Week In History- Jake, filling in for Nick, and Dave, bring you historical events from this week in history.
Occupy Raleigh- Mason Morris took a trip to downtown Raleigh to get the inside scoop on what the Occupy movement is all about and what it means for the people of Raleigh.
NC State Marching Band- Nick and Jay take a look at the Power Sound of the South to see what exactly makes this marching band stand out.
Changing of the Seasons- Jake expresses his feelings about the coming of fall, and how it is much more than just a different season.
Shakori Hills- Some of the WKNC staff had the opportunity to participate in Shakori Hills, a local grassroots festival and brought back some great clips.
English Premiere League Soccer News- Matt Gardner brings you all you need to know about Premiere League Soccer in the first broadcast of this new segment.
This episode, we provide coverage on the Raleigh elections taking place on October 11th, including interviews with two of the three mayoral candidates, and a school board candidate from district 8. We discuss the two bonds also up for approval next week and the Occupy Raleigh movement. We also got some elections-related soundbytes from around campus, and as always, the weather.
This week’s EOT features news from Shack-a-thon, Over the Edge, Selma’s Poetry Corner and more.
Pullen Park- Nick speaks with a Raleigh Parks and Recreation planner to get the specifics on what to expect when the Pullen Park amusement area reopens later this fall.
Fiesta del Pueblo- Mark visits the State Fairgrounds to see what Fiesta del Pueblo, a local Hispanic and Latino cultural festival, is all about.
Teen Center- Nate takes a look at the Teen Center to see what they do and how local teens benefit from its actions.
News (not)- Guy McGimp, a not-so-knowledgeable newsman, gives his versions of world events, whether it’s right or not.
Shack-A-Thon- Chris gives us the complete low-down on Shack-A-Thon, an annual campus event on the Brickyard that garners a lot of attention from the student body.
Library Sounds- Jake observes the not-so-quiet environment around him in the library.
9/11 Reflections- Selma talks to local Muslims to find out what impact the events of 9/11 had on them.
Raleigh Parking Lot Mural- Mark investigates a new mural on a parking lot in downtown Raleigh.
Weather- Resident Meteorologist Katie Costa gives us the scoop on what to expect in the week to come.
This Week In History- This week, Jake takes Nick’s place for the usual run-down of the week’s historical events.
Nate explores the problem of homelessness in Raleigh and what steps are being taken to help amend it.
Earthquake- This week, we discussed the earthquake that rattled the area last Tuesday. In addition to capturing student reactions, we spoke to Dr. Karl Wegmann about the specific geological details surrounding the event and what we should be concerned about.
Ramadan- As Ramadan drew to a close, we took a look at a day in the life of a fasting Muslim during Ramadan and learned about what Ramadan means to Muslims.
Brick by Brick- In the premiere of a brand new segment, we spoke to John Morris about the history and unique architecture surrounding our own Harrelson Hall. Each week, we will take a look at a different building on campus and give you the opportunity to get to know NC State, brick by brick.
Sports- Cory Smith offers his opinion on our football team’s standing and schedule this year. For more on sports, Cory hosts a sports show, Pulse of the Pack, on Wednesday nights from 7-8.
This Week In History- Dave and Nick are back with This Week In History, where they offer us all sorts of interesting events and birthdays that took place this week in history.
In this edition of Eye on the Triangle we discuss the demolition of the N.C. State Bookstore as part of the Talley Student Center Renovation Project.
This week features an interview with NCSU student Doaa Dorgham, who participated in the Freedom Riders Tour. In sports, Technician sports editor Cory Smith talks about the tragic death of Lorenzo Charles, the Wolfpack basketball star who made the game-winning dunk in the 1983 NCAA Championship Game. Other topics include summer ice cream sales and a review of The Rosebuds’s new album Loud Planes Fly Low.
This week features coverage of President Barack Obama’s June 13 speech in Durham on the role of renewable energy, technology and biopharmaceuticals in the nation’s economy. Nick Savage talks with David Dean from NCSU’s Office of Sustainability about how to be a green citizen. In sports, there are changes to N.C. State’s athletic ticketing policy.
This week features a profile of WISE Farms, which sells fresh produce and the NCSU Campus Farmers Market. Mark Herring also talks about the reinvention of the Food Pyramid.
This week features an interview with Kate Shafer, Gallery and Exhibitions Manager of the Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh. We also have Mark Herring’s story on the forest canopy, a profile of Player’s Retreat, and a story on Burmese Refugees in the Triangle.
Jacob Downey spoke with Rachel Hopkins, Wake County seventh grader, about her leadership role in protecting and raising awareness of North Carolina’s diverse frog population and efforts to have the state recognize April 29 as International Save the Frogs Day.
Tommy Anderson talks with members of the N.C. State Design Council, responsible for the College of Design’s annual Studio Collective showcase. Entomology graduate student David Bednar talks with Matt Gardner about the invasive Asian needle ant. Mark Herring talks about the Neuse River Clean Up Project.
This week features a conversation with Sherry Graham of Raleigh’s NeighborWoods program about planting trees in public areas across the city. EOT also watches the movie Grease with members of Out! Raleigh and Mark talks with a member of the NCSU Cross Country team.
As the city of Raleigh debates to allow food trucks within city limits, EOT talks with mobile food proprietors about their businesses. We also feature an interview with Jeff Murison of the Hillsborough Street Community Services Corporation about economic development on Raleigh’s Hillsborough Street.
This week we cover The love hangover at Kings, we learn about the wooly adelgid and we find out about the psychology of love. We also have sports, news, video game current events, food myths with Kyle Jones, and Lydia Symmons sits down with Tommy Anderson to talk about her music blog, Sunset In the Rearview.
On this week’s show, we take you to the Krispy Kreme Challenge, Kyle Jones tells us why whole milk isn’t bad for you and we review the new Decemberists album. We also have sports, news, video game current events and much much more.
This week, we have quite the show for you:
- Mark Herring, our correspondent has prepared a story commemorating the year anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake.
- I got acquainted with the new Zip Car Program on N.C. State University’s campus.
- We will have a cutting from the Burning Coal Theater's newest production, Blue.
- Then, later, We will have a segment from Kyle Jones about what it really means to be organic.
- We will also have readings from authors published in this year's Windhover, NC State’s literary magazine.
- Weather, Sports, and finally, some representatives from The NC State University Ducks unlimited club will stop by to talk about their organization.
Assistant public affairs director Mark Herring took a trip to the North Carolina Museum of Art to learn more about Norman Rockwell. A portion of the Rockwell exhibition includes images that Rockwell created towards the end of his life. Many of these images deal with the civil rights movement, and we felt it be a timely story the day after the commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chris sat down with Ms. Toni Harris Thorpe of the N.C. State African American Cultural Center to find out what Blacks on Wax is, why everyone calls Thorpe ‘Mama’ and how to make Black History Month last all year. They also discussed the AACC’s mission, events and programs for the upcoming year.
Technician’s Taylor Barbour joined Chris in the studio to discuss the NFL playoffs and the N.C. State University men’s basketball team’s game against Duke this week.
Contributor Jacob Downey interviewed NCSU Assistant Professor Dr. Kim Ebertto discuss how social scientists study racial inequality in a colorblind era.
If you like to read the “88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week” in Technician each week, you have Jon Gomes to thank for coordinating it all. He stopped by WKNC (since he was here already) and gave us his top five albums of 2010.
This semester, “Eye on The Triangle” has forged a new relationship with the NCSU literary and visual magazine, Windhover, to bring you some voices from the annual publication as a recurring part of the program. This week, Robert Nunley reads us a few of his poems. Submissions are closed for this year, but look for the magazine around campus this spring.
Chris and Mark take you behind the scenes with Larry Larson of Larry’s Beans. Plus: an interview with Ethan Bartlett, the chief of staff of N.C. State’s student government, Mark’s dessert recipe, sports previews the upcoming UNC game, and more.
Cioffi explores the popularity and risks of heavily caffeinated malt liquor beverages like Four Loko. Cioffi and John sit down with NCSU NAACP president Josh Smith to gauge reaction to recent controversy surrounding the Free Expression Tunnel. Also in this episode: Troika soundbytes, Mark’s recipes for collared greens, and Tyler and Taylor’s analysis of Wolfpack football.
The EOT crew covers early election results live from the polls, previews the designers for Couture for a Cause and interviews the organizers of Durham’s Troika Music Festival.
Technician’s Amanda Wilkins talks to Chancellor Woodson in advance of his formal installation. Mason profiles interesting classes and professors, Chris talks to State Fair eco-magician Steve Trash, Mark highlights local ethnic markets, and Tyler and Taylor preview the big FSU game.
John interviews the three candidates running for the 16th district of the North Carolina Senate: Incumbent Democrat Josh Stein, GOP challenger Michael Beezley, and Libertarian challenger Stephanie Watson. Taylor talks about the Wolfpack’s tough loss to ECU, Mark shares his fall recipe ideas, and Chris brings you another Gardening Minute.
Chris interviews Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Mike Beitler, plus Evan’s message about recent teen suicides, Mark’s restaurant review, and Tyler talks about how the football team is back on track.
This week, the EOT team discusses anti-gay remarks North Carolina State Representative Larry Brown (R-Kernersville) made in an email message to fellow Republicans. We also have N.C. State sports and correspondent Mason Morris asks about student’s fall break plans.
Sounds and interviews from the Live It Up on Hillsborough Street Festival, behind the scenes of recycling, Evan’s viewpoint about Renee Ellmers, flooding rains in the forecast, campus events, a breakdown of the 4-0 start to the football season, cooking Ribollita with Mark, and the WKNC Mailbag.
The Eye on the Triangle team went out to cover the annual Shack-A-Thon fundraiser on the NCSU Brickyard. Also in this episode: An interview with student body president Kelly Hook, the Gardening Minute, Restaurant Review, and analysis of NCSU’s 3-0 start to the football season.
This week we talked with NCSU urban entomology experts, featured our Wolfpacker of the Week, talked NCSU Football, and heard another installment of the Gardening Minute and the Restaurant Review.
Jacob takes us to Duke University’s Nasher Museum to tour their new exhibit on the record.
This week features an interview with John Barnwell of Campus Police about campus safety. Our Wolfpacker of the Week is Amber Smith, founder of the non-profit ME3.
This week features an interview with members of the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service about Service N.C. State. Our Wolfpacker of the Week is Chandler Thompson from the NCSU Traditions committee.
Our Wolfpacker of the Week is Megan Caine, an NCSU senior working to make the Hopscotch Music Festival a green event.
Eye on the Triangle creator Saja Hindi runs down the latest news in her last program as host. Then Tyler Everrett previews the Wolfpack football schedule From the Sidelines. In a special extended VIP, Saja talks with John Morris, founder of the popular community blog Goodnight, Raleigh! and several members of his staff. Then Jacob Downey previews the Stars in the Round fundraiser for the Shakori Hills Community Arts Center in Hear This.
Winston-Salem band Jews and Catholics is the focus of Hear This. On Community Canvas, Jacob talks with Warren Buff about Reconstruction, the 10th Occasional North American Science Fiction Convention August 5-8 in Raleigh. Finally, Tommy’s Wolfpacker of the Week is about Raleigh Wars.
There are two VIPs this week: NCSU Sustainability Outreach Coordinator David Dean and Student Senate President Stephen Kouba. Dean will talk about his office and Kouba will discuss the recent $900 tuition increase at N.C. State. The D.H. Hill Color Wall is the subject of Community Canvas and Hear This focuses on the MusicSpark component of September's SparkCon Festival.
EOT host Saja Hindi runs down the latest news, followed by From the Sidelines with Tyler Everett. Our VIP segment was a rebroadcast of our Feb. 15, 2010 live in-studio interview with Teach for America on-campus student coordinator Joe Wright and future Teach for America teacher and WKNC general manager Mike Alston, N.C. State Peace Corps Recruiter Marques Anderson, and senior in graphic design Ana Andruzzi. Wright and Anderson discussed the organizations they represent and the benefits students can take from joining these service corps. Andruzzi talked about her decision to teach in Prague after graduation through Teaching English as a Foreign Language and what she hoped to get out of it.
In community canvas, Saja talks with photographer Rob Fisher about his black and white photography exhibit for First Friday at Vintage 21. Hear This previews the Friends of the Brussels Chamber Orchestra's Cross Currents Festival. Finally, Alison Harman chats with Wolfpacker of the Week Laura Maruzzella, senior in art and design.
In this week’s EOT we chose some of our favorite segments from the past year and served them up for you to enjoy!
This week’s Eye on the Triangle goes in depth with the issues that have surrounded the student newspaper, Technician, over the past couple of months.
This week we preview Technician’s latest issues, Shakori Hills, We Cycle, and the reopening of the North Carolina Museum of the Arts.
This week we look at the prospects of the upcoming football season, the editorial looks at Earth Day, we do a roundtable discussion over a wide assortment of local topics. In community canvas we look at on campus community gardens.
In this week’s EOT Mike covers Art to Wear, Hear This gives a preview of some of the latest releases, and in VIP Chris and Alyssa look at food stamps.
This week we interview the Chancellor Woodson on his first day on the job in EOT, Hear This covers Fridays on the Lawn and DTH Diversions showcase, and Community Canvas cover the Full Frame Film Festival.
NEWS
News correspondent Evan Garris gave the details of this week’s top local, national and international headlines.
EF-1 tornado touches down in Person County
Two students in flood-induced accident
Homes throughout N.C., Va. damaged in storm
Moscow suidice bombings leave 38 dead, 60 wounded
Obama, in Afghanistan, congratulates Karzai on anti-Taliban campaign
Raleigh-Cary area ranks 49th, population-wise, in U.S. Census
SPORTS
Tyler Everett capped up this week in Wolfpack sports.
EDITORIAL
- Storm alerts interrupted programming, including the Duke game against Baylor. Twitter and local blogs erupted with complaints. The alerts did, indeed, alert, but left fans and evening television watchers agitated.
- The FCC requires TV stations to relay weather warnings via the Emergency Alert system their broadcasting license.
- Despite the unplanned interruption and programming rollback, the alerts are essential and can – and did – help save lives.
If you have a response to this editorial or any part of tonight’s show, contact us on twitter at WKNCEOT, look for us on Facebook at Eye on the Triangle, or shoot an email to publicaffairs@wknc.org.
VIP
In lieu of Student Body Elections, which are causing, if not a stir, then a paper and sandwich board trail around campus. Student Media invited top-tier Student Government candidates—Student Body Treasurer, Student Senate President and Student Body President—to contribute their platforms and ideas on questions that moderators Mike Alston and Saja Hindi asked.
COMMUNITY CANVAS
Correspondent Chris Cioffi caught up with Lillian Jones to discuss how she develops ideas for the Raleigh Treasure Hunt in which she invited all of Raleigh to follow clues that lead to a silver key. Whoever found it won a prize from her jewelry store. Cioffi talked to Jones about the event and about her ideas for future hunts. He also spoke to her about the recent publicity the hunt has been receiving, like this story in the News and Observer.
Later, he sat down in the studio with this year’s winner, Team Clueless. Solving the puzzle in one day, Team Clueless quickly snagged the newest pendant. Their quick solving methods shattered the reigning champ’s time, almost three months. He spoke to them about their previous treasure hunt experiences, as well as their experience with The Raleigh Treasure Hunt. They spoke about channeling Ms. Jones’s thinking process to get an edge on solving the clues, as well as how their individual talents came together to make the perfect solving force.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK
Eye on the Triangle’s Wolfpacker of the Week is a sophomore working on a degree in construction engineering and management and is also the co-president of the Skateboarding Club. Correspondent Jacob Downey spoke to the Matt Brokaw, co-president of N.C. Skate, the University’s skating club. As one of the club’s founders, Brokaw has worked to help transition the club from a collective of enthusiasts and hobbyists into a competitive body able to represent the University at intercollegiate meets. An avid skater since getting his first board at 11 years old, Brokaw said he enjoys promoting skating through service projects like N.C. State’s Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser, Shack-A-Thon, and hosting fundraisers for Grind for Life. One of the things he enjoys about his involvement with the NCSU Club Sport is the mentor relationship between experienced skaters and beginners. For more information on the NCSU skateboarding club visit http://www.skatewall.com/ncstate/about.html or pop in at one of their biweekly meetings in Riddick Hall Room 339 at 8 p.m. The next one is April 7. You can also hang out with the skaters behind the Free Expression Tunnel as the group hosts the “H.O.R.S.E.” inspired game of “ S.T.A.T.E.” on Saturday afternoon, April 10.
Eye on the Triangle returned this week after a week off for N.C. State’s spring break, but this week’s episode was shorter than usual, giving you a preview of what the EOT team had in store for you in the week ahead. Read below to find out more. This week’s EOT covered the international (elections in Iraq) and the national (Health care) before zeroing in on the N.C. State campus (sports, Student Government elections and the Save Technician effort). Read more below.
NEWSNewscaster Evan Garris gave us the rundown of this week’s news from Obama’s health care plan to a California senator’s arrest. For these stories and more, check out the links below.
Obama aims at health insurance companies
Anti-gay rights California senator leaves gay bar, arrested for drunk driving
Biden visits Gaza
Despite terror against citizens, 62% of Iraqis head to the polls
Soldiers in Nigeria quell sectarian violence
SPORTS
As always, Tyler Everett gave us a breakdown of what happened in N.C. State sports this week.
EDITORIAL
Correspondent Evan Garris gave his opinion on the passed Health Care Reform bill.
Here are some of the points Evan made in his editorial:
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation in the world that doesn’t provide health care to its citizens.
Roughly 45 million Americans do not have health insurance.
Medical bills cause half of all bankruptcies. Three-quarters of those filings are from people with health insurance.
The U.S. spends about $2 trillion on health care in a year—more than any other nation in the world.
Cubans have a lower infant mortality rate than Americans, and according to the U.N. Human Development Report, a longer average lifespan.
Send us your own thoughts about the issue to publicaffairs@wknc.org.
VIP
The candidates running for positions within Student Government have been campaigning their way toward the Tuesday, April 6 election. Eye on the Triangleis gathering these candidates together for a panel Thursday in the Talley Ballroom. The event will be broadcast live on WKNC and Wolf-TV. Make sure to check back for the full podcast.
If you’ve been checking the local news, whether online, on television or on paper, you may have come across stories detailing the fall of NCSU’s student paper, Technician. The paper, which has lacked an editor-in-chief since February, has suffered from staffing loss, overworked editors and tensions with their adviser, and budget cuts that have escalated over the years. Technician has been the student paper of NCSU since 1920, but has been produced daily since 2001. Former editor-in-chief (now public affairs director for WKNC) Saja Hindi was charged with creating a committee to detail out recommendations to the Student Media Board for the future of the newspaper and its search for an editor. In an effort to solicit feedback from staff members, students and alumni, project “Save Technician” was formed.
Vice President of the Society for Collegiate Journalists N.C. State chapter May Chung and member Lucia Moser discussed Sunshine Week, a week dedicated to increasing awareness about open records laws, and the activities the NCSU chapter is hosting.
As always, e-mail us with comments, suggestions and gripes to publicaffairs@wknc.org, and keep nominating your friends for Wolfpacker of the Week!
VIP focuses on Derby Days, Community Canvas covers the NC Symphony, and our WoW is Travis Hargett.
This week’s EOT covered many topics popping up in the news lately from history education reform to the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti to Ignite Raleigh, and more. Be sure to check out the links for more info.
NEWS
On this week’s newscast, guest newscaster William Lampe and Correspondent Evan Garris gave us the top headlines for the week:
Earthquake/Tsunami
Bosnian wars
Guantanamo detainee case
Apple’s use of child labor
Canada beats U.S.
I-40 wreckage
ABC system in N.C.
SPORTSThis week in sports, Correspondents Tommy Anderson and Tyler Everett gave listeners the weekly update.
VIEWPOINTThis week, Evan spoke on his views about tolerance toward homosexuality. Here is an excerpt: This stigma we’ve created is what’s unacceptable – and oh, did we create it. No god would be so bold as to say one man is worth more than another because of who he happens to love. Homosexuality is about as much of a choice as heterosexuality, but for some reason, we can’t see the writing on the wall; for some reason, two men cannot share a loving relationship equal to that of a man and a woman. I guess it’s just become easier to fear what we don’t know and hate what we refuse to understand.“
VIP
Members of North Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction drafted of a plan that calls for teaching history before 1877 to not be taught in North Carolina high schools in the traditional way but instead for it to be taught in elementary and middle schools. Since this first draft was published, the amount of debate over it has been intense. Some believe students won’t be able to get the history education necessary to excel in college, while others argue that students are given a more specialized look into particular areas of U.S. history. Michael Jones, a history major and EOT correspondent, thought he would set the record straight. He sat down N.C. State Professor Holly Brewer and Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction June Atkinson, to get a more comprehensive understanding of what’s in the first draft and what the implications of the first draft have on history education reform in North Carolina. And EOT host Saja Hindi did a live phone interview with social studies teacher from Broughton High School Lee Quinn to talk about the plan and teachers’ sentiments. The initial plan was rejected after feedback and a new plan is set to be posted in April.
COMMUNITY CANVAS
This week on Community Canvas, Jacob Downey talked with Ryan Boyles an event coordinator for Ignite Raleigh. The second Ignite Raleigh event will take place March 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre. Fifteen participants will be sharing their ideas about topics ranging from 20 Little-Known Facts about Sex & Pleasure to Mayberry Modernism or Why the Triangle is America’s Hotspot for Way Cool Houses. Boyles tells us how the presenters were chosen, the constraints of the five minute presentations and how audience members can give back to their community at through Donors Choose. We also talked one of the founders of the Ignite series Brady Forrest about the events origin.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK
For this week’s online-exclusive Wolfpacker of the Week, I sat down with Jennifer Halweil, a senior in electrical engineering, to talk about her project with a team of two other students to participate in a world-wide competition hosted by Société Générale, an international bank headquartered in Paris. "We are the only U.S. team that has advanced to the second round of the competition,” Halweil said. To make it to the final round of the competition and potentially win 12,000 euros and the opportunity to implement their idea, the group had 12 days (since the interview) to promote a wikiblog about the project and garner as much feedback and support through the site. Her team’s idea is “to create a banking network to support women entrepreneurs, with the goal of increasing women’s access to financial capital, as well as creating opportunities for women in poor and rural areas.”
SOUNDBYTESThis week on Soundbytes, Correspondent Chris Cioffi talked to students about how they were helping or hope the University will help to benefit those who suffered from the earthquakes in Haiti and Chili.
Comments, questions, suggestions? E-mail us at publicffairs@wknc.org.
This week we feature segments based only around Black History month. In VIP Alison talks to member of the Civil Rights movement from N.C. Hear This features the topic of freedom songs, and WoW covers Professor Reavis’ involvement in the movement.
Whether you’re a graduate looking into service corps organizations or someone who wants to know how local music can benefit charity, you’ll want to check out what this past week’s EOT had to offer.
VIPJoining us live in studio were Teach for America on campus student coordinator Joe Wright, N.C. State Peace Corps Recruiter Marques Anderson, and senior in graphic design Ana Andruzzi. Wright and Anderson discussed the organizations they represent and the benefits students can take from joining these service corps. Andruzzi talked about her decision to teach in Prague after graduation through Teaching English as a Foreign Language and what she hoped to get out of it. Make sure to also check the EOT blog this week for interviews with a graduate who went into the Peace Corps in Armenia and one who went into Teach for America.
NEWS
This week’s top headlines:
Mayor proposes new financing plan
Erskine Bowles to step down as BOG president, take on role with Obama deficit panel
Western cities fare best in well-being index
Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate
Clinton warns of Mideast nuclear arms race
Toyota may lengthen warranties to keep customers
SPORTS
Check out Correspondent Tyler Everett’s weekly sports analysis.
EDITORIAL
In honor of chancellor-elect Randy Woodson’s ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum Feb. 10, Evan Garris gave listeners his opinion on what the new chancellor should be prepared to do for his constituents. Woodson will take on his new role as chancellor April 5. Agree or disagree with Evan? Let us know at publicaffairs@wknc.org.
COMMUNITY CANVAS
This week on Community Canvas, Arts Correspondent Kieran Moreira spoke to Jason Cooper, a sophomore in communication, and Laura-Nelle Parnell, a senior in political science, about their parts in the musical Into The Woods, an Arts N.C. State performance. Kieran tackled questions specifically dealing with the intricate storyline, which mixes popular bedtime stories into a cohesive musical plot. Both Cooper and Parnell gave Eye on the Triangle a showcase of their performances. Parnell got into character as the Witch giving a haunting monologue, while Cooper delved into a more lighthearted musical number from his character Jack who sings about the loss of his beloved cow, Milky White.
HEAR THIS
Last week, Schooner celebrated the release of its latest EP entitled Duck Kee Sessions. Aside from the new songs and new sounds, Duck Kee Sessions had something else new. It was released exclusively on CyTunes, a music downloading service where all of the proceeds are dedicated to the Tisch Brain Cancer Center in Durham. CyTunes was originally created in 2008 in memory of WXYC DJ and local music maven, Cy Rawls. Cy gained a following among many people in the local music scene whom he loved to listen to and he became the close friend they would love to see at shows, according to his colleagues. After his passing, a small group of his friends came together to create a music downloading service in order to raise money for the Tisch Brain Cancer Center, where he was treated. Correspondents Alyssa D'Avanzo and Michael Jones interviewed Chris Rossi and Janet Park from CyTunes about how they came to know Cy and how they plan on expanding the service to include more local acts, as well as the frontman of Schooner, Reid Johnson, on how he came to know Cy and on Schooner’s decision to donate its latest release on CyTunes.
Comments, questions or suggestions? E-mail us at publicaffairs@wknc.org.
Glenwood South vs. Downtown Raleigh, a proposed tuition hike, a look at the N&O’s annual Great Eight Showcase and a live interview with actors from the Burning Coal Theatre are all part of this week’s segments on EOT.
NEWS
News anchor Evan Garris gave listeners the top headlines for the week. For more on some of these stories, check out the links below.
Red, Hot & Blue on Hillsborough Street closes, again
Congressman Murtha dies
Burj Khalifa, world’s tallest tower, closes a month after opening
Iran’s nuclear plans start new calls for sanctions
Super Bowl 2010 Ratings: 106 million watch, top-rated telecast ever
SPORTSCorrespondents Tyler Everett and Derek Medlin gave us an analysis about the past week and week ahead:
EDITORIALThis week’s topic was the North Carolina General Assembly’s proposed $200 tuition hike per student. The UNC Board of Governors will meet about it this Friday, Feb. 12. While some students have banded together against this hike, Evan’s view was different. Here is an excerpt from his editorial:
“Still reeling from the credit crisis, statewide unemployment is around 11 percent; local school boards are attempting to accommodate more students with fewer resources; and our infrastructure is in desperate need of an overhaul. No one likes paying the government – no one – but it’s a necessary evil …$200 may sound like a lot, but when factored into the thousands each of us doles out to our respective universities annually, it’s a small amount to pay. Here’s a situation that presents us with a rare opportunity – unlike humanitarian crises and social inequalities, sitting back and throwing money at this problem will make it go away.”
[DISCLAIMER: Evan’s opinions do not reflect those of WKNC 88.1, Student Media or NCSU.]
Is Evan’s opinion right on, completely ridiculous or just needs some tweaks? Let us know.
VIPRaleigh’s planning department expects that the results of this year’s national census will push the city’s population past the 400,000 mark, more than doubling the city’s population in 1980. As the city grows, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization projects some of its neighborhoods, particularly downtown Raleigh, will experience huge growth. The organization expects the downtown area, which now has a population of about 22,000, to reach 40,000 residents by 2035. Additionally, the development of Glenwood South brought mixed-use condominiums to the area, boosting its population. But what do the “new images” of these areas do to independently drive in enough traffic to each area, despite being only blocks apart? Local business owners discuss their ideas.
At the same time, these two neighborhoods have been working on re-inventing their images. Sara Coleman, owner of Glenwood South’s The Cupcake Shoppe, says when she moved in to her location in 2006, Glenwood South was only Glenwood Avenue, a strip of road composed mainly of office space, warehouses and a few staples like 518 West. In the three years since she’s opened her shop, she says the area has come in to its own identity – a kind of “neighborhood-y” feel that brings people from all parts of Raleigh out on Fridays and Saturdays.
The owners of the Busy Bee Cafe, Chris Powers and David “Woody” Lockwood, worked on Glenwood Avenue before opening up their downtown location this past spring. They said they chose their 105-year old Wilmington Street building to help revitalize downtown Raleigh to its roaring 20’s heyday. Since much of the area has been developed by restaurant group Empire Eats (Raleigh Times, Sitti, Gravy, etc), Chris and Woody said the area has the same beer-loving, laid-back energy they hope to obtain with their restaurant/bar.
As someone who was one of the first to open bars on Glenwood South and in Downtown Raleigh, Van Alston (of Havana Deluxe, Slims and MoJoe’s were opened in the late ‘90s) spoke on the distinctions between the two areas, as well as what he predicts for their future images. Van said those who frequent Glenwood South are there to be seen, while those who go downtown are there to chill out with a beer – if they were televisions shows, he pegged Glenwood South as MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and downtown Raleigh as Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations.” As for what’s in store for the two areas, Van pointed to the recently high price of property leases on Glenwood South and around Wilmington and Fayetteville streets. These areas might see fewer of the small local entrepreneurs who have been popping up over the past ten years in favor of restaurant groups, which have more funds available.
Chapel Hill’s Franklin Street and neighboring town Carrboro’s Main Street can be described as parallels to Raleigh’s downtown and Glenwood South. UNC-Chapel Hill senior Spencer Lee, a Carrboro resident, said the two locations have their own identities, despite their proximity to each other.
SOUNDBYTES
In conjunction with our VIP segment about Glenwood South and downtown Raleigh, Correspondent Chris Cioffi asked students about their thoughts on the two locations, if they think there’s a rivalry between the two and which they tend to go to more.
COMMUNITY CANVASGeneral Manager Mike Alston interviewed actors from the Burning Coal Theatre’s Seafarer live in the studio. From the theater’s Web site on the play: “On Christmas Eve, the boys have gathered at Sharky’s place for their weekly poker game. But one of them has brought a stranger into their midst. And there will be Hell to pay.”
HEAR THIS
This week for Hear This, Correspondent Jacob Downey checked in with WKNC staff members to see which bands they would like to see featured in the New and Observer’s annual Great Eight Showcase. David Menconi, music critic for the N&O, will for the seventh year in a row unveil his list of eight local bands that he thinks will be important to pay attention too over the year. Here are last year’s picks. This year’s list will be unveiled on Feb. 26, and the Local 506 will again host a showcase of the selected musicians. We at EOT would love to know what area bands you are keeping your eye on this year, so e-mail us at publicaffairs@wknc.org or post below.
As always, e-mail us with your thoughts, gripes or ideas to publicaffairs@wknc.org and keep on nominating people for Wolfpacker of the Week!
There are a lot of events going on this week and throughout the weekend, so make sure to check the segments out for more info, and choose which (or all!) of these great events to attend.
NEWS
News anchor Evan Garris gave listeners the top headlines for the week, with a guest appearance from Tom Anderson about an incident an N.C. State student faced during the big snowball fight at UNC. For more on these stories:
Hazardous weather outlook
Student dies in off-campus incident Friday morning
N.C. Sen. Burr has $4.3M for re-election bid
High Speed Rail to connect Charlotte, Raleigh, RTP and Washington DC
Obama proposes $3.8 trillion budget focused on jobs
82nd academy awards to feature 10 Best Picture nominees
For the video of the incident Tom was describing: Snowball fight
SPORTS
Correspondents Tyler Everett and Taylor Barbour gave us an analysis about the past week and week ahead.
EDITORIALWe debuted our new segment, Evan Garris’ editorial. This week’s topic was the Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. Here is an excerpt from Evan’s editorial:
“Until now, corporations did not have the ability to give unlimited amounts of money to political campaigns. Such conduct was seen, and rightfully so, as a danger to democracy. This case was originally centered on broadcasting rights to a politically-charged documentary that vociferously criticized the 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. However, for reasons unknown, one or more of our all-seeing, all-knowing justices decided to take a more fundamental approach and focus on the "personhood” or corporate entities and whether or not their ability to finance political campaigns and advertisements is a form of free speech.“
[DISCLAIMER: Once again, Evan’s opinions do not reflect those of WKNC 88.1, Student Media or NCSU.]
This is YOUR chance to tell us how you feel! Do you agree with Evan, disagree or have a completely different view? Let us know at publicaffairs@wknc.org, and if you want, we’ll read your response on air during our next show!
VIPI talked to organizers of the fourth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in the studio live about preparations for the 6,000 runners this Saturday that have one goal: run from the Bell Tower to the Krispy Kreme in downtown Raleigh, eat a dozen doughnuts – and run back, all in under an hour. The challenge, which started out as a friendly competition between friends, has become a tradition that has attracted national attention to N.C. State, earning spot number 85 in Sports Illustrated’s ”102 more things you gotta do before you graduate.“ Proceeds from registration go to the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.
COMMUNITY CANVAS
In Arts Correspondent Kieran Moreira’s interview with Leandra Ashton and Owen Young of Aquila Theatre, the actors discussed their upcoming shows scheduled for Feb. 2 and 3 at Stewart Theatre: William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, preparation for the two plays and their excitement about coming to Raleigh. “The Aquila performance approach is a technique developed by Peter Meineck that combines text and physical action based in a theory of theatrical unity. The technique is aimed to create an aesthetic environment where the performer can create and recreate a role in a consistently changing theatrical atmosphere,” according to the Web site’s history. The theater tours to about 70 cities and towns a year.
Due to the weekend’s snow storm, a buy-one-get-one-free discount is available for the shows from Arts N.C. State’s Center Stage.
HEAR THISBecause of all the events going on this weekend, we had an extended, two-part Hear This segment this week in place of Wolfpacker of the Week, which will return next week.
For the first part, Local Beat host Adam Kincaid interviewed Hank Smith from The Hotwires about the Haiti Benefit Concert at the Pour House this Thursday, Feb. 4. Doors open at 7 p.m., and all proceeds go to relief efforts for Haiti victims through the American Red Cross.
For the second part of Hear This, General Manager Mike Alston joined me in the studio to talk about WKNC’s 7th annual Double Barrel Benefit Show this Friday and Saturday night!
Mike talked about the focus on local music for this year’s benefit, the amount of time and effort put into the show to make it the best it can be and the benefit of the show for the station.
SOUNDBYTES
And we can’t ignore this past weekend’s “Snowpocalypse.” Despite the inches of snow and ice that layer the streets and sidewalks in and around the campus, students with classes after noon slid their way to their seats, shoes caked in snow. On Monday’s Soundbytes, Correspondent Alison Harman brought you some of these brave Alpinists’ stories.
As always, e-mail us with thoughts, gripes, ideas or even compliments to publicaffairs@wknc.org and keep on nominating for Wolfpacker of the Week!
New projects seemed to be a common theme in this week’s topics of EOT, from I Was Totally Destroying It’s latest video blogs to new Hillsborough Street businesses to a business initiative a student took on, on her own. Subscribe to the full show podcast if you missed out and/or read below for a synopsis.
NEWSOur fabulous newscasters were in the capitol city this week but did a live broadcast by phone for D.C. The stories they covered included the Haiti humanitarian crisis, Ted Kennedy’s seat in Senate, the “Tuition Petition,” the Cary and Morrisville merger and the Golden Globes.
SPORTSAs per usual, Correspondents Derek Medlin and Tyler Everett gave us the sports update. The men’s basketball team picked up a huge win over Duke Wednesday night in the RBC Center, up ending the No. 6 Blue Devils 88-74 in front of the loudest crowd of the season. A good majority over that crowd, mainly comprised of students, celebrated the upset victory with a court-storming session worth watching.
However, that was not the only point of discussion Monday night – the two gave us a little commentary on Athletics Director Lee Fowler’s future with N.C. State. The discussion Tyler and Derek had Monday night, Derek said barely scratched the surface of the issue of Lee Fowler’s tenure at NCSU. There are specifics of this situation, which no one can know for sure, but one thing that does seem to be fairly certain is that rumors about the potential for Fowler’s job as Athletics director to be terminated do exist. They have been circulating for some time now and don’t seem to be going away. More often than not rumors are just that – rumors. But when you hear something like this from as many people as we’ve heard it from, you start to believe that there has to be some basis for them. Tack on the fact that N.C. State named a new chancellor last week, and the writing seems to be on the wall: Fowler might not be the AD much longer. This story will certainly continue to develop during the spring semester and is definitely something that will be touched on again during the sports segment in the future, so make sure to keep checking back. For the episode’s full sports segment.
VIPHillsborough Street’s construction seems to be a never-ending project for many students and businesses. The construction, which is supposed to change Hillsborough Street from a “place people go through to a place people go to,” as former Hillsborough Street Partnership Chair George Chapman said, had hurt many businesses and created difficult traffic patterns for vehicles and pedestrians. Chapman talked about how the project is an effort to change the street’s image, which is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2011. Listen to what Chapman, students and business owners (including some new ones!) told Correspondents Matt Moore and Chris Cioffi about the project.
Moore and Luis Zapata also took 950 panoramic photos, turned into video, from a truck, driving from the intersection with Dan Allen Drive on Hillsborough Street to the Bell Tower during the renovations. Check it out! Hillsborough Street
HEAR THISAssistant Daytime Music Director Michael Jones and I sat down with John Booker and Rachel Hirsch from I Was Totally Destroying It to talk about their project of recording video of all their work and sessions leading up to the band’s next album and putting up vlogs.
COMMUNITY CANVASCorrespondent Meredith Faggart talked to the assistant manager and an employee of a newly opened store on Hillsborough Street, Sugar Magnolia. The store, which originated in Ann Arbor Michigan (called Orchid Lane there), sells free-trade, eco-friendly clothing and accessories. The owners and managers go to their cooperatives around the world – from South America to India – and buy the materials themselves from the artisans.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK
Jacob also sat down with art and design major Charlotte Guice, who started her own university clothing apparel business called Olly Oxen.
SOUNDBYTESDue to some technical difficulties, we were not able to get up the MLK Soundbytes. Apologies! Be sure to check back again next episode for their return – it’s one of my favorite segments!
No show scheduled for 1/25 because of a women’s basketball game broadcast, but we’ll be back in action Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.!
This week’s show was our first show back of the semester! We talked about everything, from what happened during break like the election of a new chancellor and the new smoking ban, to what lies ahead like a new football lineup and upcoming arts exhibitions.
NEWSNews anchor Evan Garris are back in action, with the latest headline news. He gave listeners a run-down of news on the newly-elected chancellor of N.C. State, as well as stories listeners may have missed over break such as the Senate version of the Health Care bill, the attempted bombing of a flight on Christmas Day to Detroit, rise in unemployment in the month of December, and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin joining the Fox News team, among others.
SPORTSCorrespondent Tyler Everett gave listeners a review and analysis of how the basketball team performed during winter break, the changes the football team will inevitably see next season, such as dealing with the loss of Toney Baker who made a decision to try out for NFL draft and not use his sixth year of eligibility, and more. Make sure to check it out if you missed it.
VIPA couple of days after the Board of Governors announced Randy Woodson, former provost at Purdue University, as the 14th chancellor of N.C State, Correspondent Caitlin Cauley (who graciously took over the interview for me when I got sick…sorry you had to bear with my cold-ridden voice throughout the rest of the show), interviewed James Woodward, N.C. State chancellor on an interim basis, who served after the resignation of former chancellor James Oblinger. Woodward discussed what it was like taking over in the midst of the scandal surrounding the University, the work he has done while chancellor and the work that lays ahead for the new chancellor, who is scheduled to begin his new post no later than May 1.
HEAR THISI talked to DJ Emcee Luck about the Jan. 8 concert at the Pour House, featuring Megafaun, Lonnie Walker and The Rosebuds. She gave us a review of the band’s performances and collaboration at the event. If you missed the sold out show or just want to hear clips from these bands, check out the podcast.
COMMUNITY CANVASCorrespondent Jacob Downey (who also saved me this week!) talked to Zoe Starling, curator of education for the Gregg Museum, about the museum’s upcoming spring exhibitions with wood artist Dale Nish and weaver Lia Cook, student involvement in the museum and more. The museum will have an opening reception for both its shows Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. To hear more about the museum, check out this week’s Community Canvas.
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Jacob also sat down with Jack Zapple and Addison Hardy, two students who along with another two students, form Harmonist, Inc., a company that “incorporates technology into everyday life.” Zapple and Hardy talked to EOT about their apps and what they hope to develop.
SOUNDBYTES
To wrap up the episode, Correspondent Matt Moore spoke to customers and owners/managers at Cup A Joe on Hillsborough Street and Sammy’s Tap and Grill on Avent Ferry Road about the new smoking ban that took affect this week and how it has impacted business.
We have a lot of great things coming up for the second half of the year, so make sure to check back to the blog often, as well as of course wknc.org/eot, which will be receiving a pretty massive overhaul in the next couple of weeks. Make sure to keep nominating for Wolfpacker of the Week, and send us your thoughts and suggestions for the show to publicaffairs@wknc.org.
Last semester was quite the semester for N.C. State University and its image. The University was in national news – and it wasn’t pretty, whether it dealt with decisions administrators made, budget cuts because of the economy or corruption within the higher-ups. This image problem affected faculty, staff, students, donors and alumni alike. However, last year was also a great one for local music, with many memorable events bands have taken part in. So, for the last episode of the semester, EOT brought you an N.C. State semester-in-review of news and sports, and a review of some of the things the local music offered you and the surrounding the community.
NEWS
Tom Anderson and Mike Alston filled in for Evan Garris to bring you this week’s local, national and international news. Listen to the podcast if you missed it for updates on the Obama exit strategy for the war in Afghanistan, bipartisan opposition to the Honors Services Law, the most recent bombings in Pakistan, the creation of the new aircraft: Spaceship 2, Raleigh’s rating as the 21st city in the nation with the “best bang for the buck,” former State Senate Democrat Cal Cunningham running for U.S. Senate, a Gastonia murder trial and more.
VIPI interviewed former student body president and current senior class president, Jay Dawkins, and Student Body President Jim Ceresnak about N.C. State’s image, the good, the bad and the grades they give its issues – ranging from the former N.C. first lady Mary Easley’s scandal, which caused the resignations of the University’s three top leaders, to the Rally 4 Talley campaign, to research developments at the University. Although Jay and Jim seemed to remain optimistic, it’s clear the University has its work cut out for it.
SPORTSJohn Cooper Elias, Tyler Everett and Derek Medlin gave us a wrap-up of the semester in sports, a football rundown and expectations for the next semester as well as next year for several sports, including men’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country. We also discussed the firing that week of Volleyball Coach Charita Stubbs due to what can be considered a terrible tenure for her with the team, as well as the incident surrounding what she perceived to be a racist cartoon, which was actually intended to show that the volleyball team was finally winning some games last season. Be sure to check it out the whole podcast if you missed it:
HEAR THIS
Kelly Reid gave us a list of best local moments of 2009 including Bombadil shows, the Raleigh Undercover event, the journey to the Love Language’s Debut album and more. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t:
COMMUNITY CANVASMike Alston sat down and spoke to Eric Hirsch and Pierce Freelon from The Beast to talk about some of the programs and “hip hop” curriculum the members take to N.C. schools. Hirsch discusses the importance of music and scholarship, and how the band was able to put the two together for schools around the nation:
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEKDamian Maddalena sat down with Logan Scarborough, Forestry Club president and senior in forest management. Scarborough talked to us about the club and its activities, including its forestry competition, Rolleo.
As always, be sure to let us know what you think/want to hear more or less of at publicaffairs@wknc.org. We’ll be back in action for the spring semester – same time, same place!
A lot has happened since our last Eye on the Triangle episode, and as promised, we have some updates!
The Board of Trustees – yup, you guessed it – approved the recommendations of the University’s Tuition and Fees Conference Committee, also approving the new student centers fee, not to exceed $290 of that lone fee for the next 25 to 30 years (read about the fee here, and you can also check out Technician and the campaign for more info). The Rally Against Talley protesters didn’t show, but instead sent a statement, which was probably a little less effective. I interviewed Student Body President and Board of Trustees member Jim Ceresnak after the Thursday meeting, and we updated WKNC listeners at 7 p.m. that night about the results. The only change from the initial recommendations was the Athletics fee increase changed from $9 to $8.50, with the education and technology fee going from an $8 increase to an $8.50 increase, a decision members voted for at the prodding of Ceresnak and Student Senate President Kelli Rogers. Next up: Board of Governors in January.
The final Fridays on the Lawn – on-campus concert series – of the semester, featuring Kooley High and the Beast, was a success, despite the sudden change of location due to some leaks in the Talley Student Center, which caused the Wolves’ Den, the original location of the event, to be closed off from use unexpectedly.
And if you followed the live Twitter updates @WKNC881, you know the Technician- Daily Tarheel football game definitely stayed in line with N.C. State and UNC’s football history, at least for the past three years. Technician beat the DTH in flag football 40-0, followed by the – albeit less of a margin – Wolfpack victory of 28-27 versus the Tarheels.
NEWS
Our fabulous newscasters have once again brought you the news of the week. Below are the articles used in this week’s newscast:
World
UN rebuke ‘forced’ new Iran plans
Swiss voters back ban on minarets
UAE stocks plunge as government refuses to back Dubai World’s debt
National
Obama issues order for more troops in Afghanistan
Senate debate on health care bill opens with heated rhetoric
Stocks close higher, extend month’s big gains
LocalRaleigh mayor has grand plans
Ex-N.C. State chancellor not headed to New Mexico
Reptile rules, texting ban in 50-plus new N.C. laws
Sprint launches 4G in Triangle
SPORTS
After the last football game of the season, a win against the Tarheels (and my last game as a student …well, hopefully), Coop, Derek and Tyler Everett had some positives to talk about. They also gave listeners an update on the basketball season and expectations.
VIP/HEAR THIS
This week’s VIP was an extended Hear This segment, with some clips from readings and music from Windhover, N.C. State’s literary magazine’s, Open Mic Night. You can hear the following clips, with intros from the Windhover editor, Helen Dear.
Kelly Reid- first section of “Charlie”
Amanda Garner- “The Sight of the Sea”
Kevin Ghiold- “The Living Dead”
William Tolbert
Celeste Doaks- “House in Vegas” and “A Harley Dream”
Christopher Rinehart- songs performed with the hammered dulcimer
Jason Hunnicutt- “Music Box” song
The Gonzo Symphonic- section of “A suite, but it’s all just one big song”
Lisa Simorelli- “Empty Calories” and “He writes, I Write”
COMMUNITY CANVAS
Mike Alston talked to some of the actors of the Burning Coal Theatre about their latest production and even had them perform a small part for EOT listeners.
From Burning Coal’s mission statement: We emphasize works that are felt and experienced viscerally, unlike more traditional, linear plays where audiences are most often asked to observe without participating. Using the best local, national and international artists available, we produce explosive re-examinations of overlooked classics, modern and contemporary plays that address issues and themes poignant in our community.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK
And don’t forget to check out this online exclusive (we ran out of time somehow!) Wolfpacker of the Week. Jacob Downey sat down with Alyssa Hopkins, a graduate student. Hopkins used to play ultimate frisbee for NCSU and talks about that as well her research work in Antarctica. Check it out!
Thanks for listening to another episode of EOT! If you have suggestions for topics, ideas, an opinion about anything we’ve run (or haven’t and should!) or even just a news tip, send it to us at publicaffairs@wknc.org. And don’t forget to check out our last episode of the semester before our short hiatus during winter break, with some news review from 2009!
This week’s Eye on the Triangle episode was a little different than usual. Because the N.C. State Board of Trustees is meeting Thursday and Friday (be sure to check the blog Thursday and Friday, and WKNC 88.1 at 7 p.m. Thursday for updates!) to vote on student fee increases, the EOT brought you a special episode on one fee that is facing contentious debate: the student centers renovation fee. However, we also had our (extended) Hear This segment, which featured Shit Horse from Odessa Records.
There are a lot of events coming up this week, so be sure to check them out. The Technician staff will be playing the Daily Tarheel staff in flag football at 4:30 p.m. Friday (we’ll be live blogging from the game!), and of course Fridays on the Lawn at 6:30 p.m. with Kooley High and The Beast in the Wolve’s Den in Talley Student Center.
NEWS
This week in News, Evan Garris gave us a rundown on several topics, ranging from Obama’s trip to China to Iran’s nuclear program. Here are links to some of the articles referenced in the newscast:
National
Obama wades into Internet censorship in China address
Fears grow over Iran nuclear sites
Local
Police find body of missing 5-year-old
University plans for Kay Yow Memorial and Cary basketball court dedicated to late NCSU coach Yow
North Carolina tornado outbreak
SPORTS
This week in Wolfpack sports, we started off with statements from both the Technician editor and the Daily Tarheel editor to each other’s staffs about Friday’s football game on Miller Fields at 4:30 p.m.
Derek Medlin and Tyler Everett then talked about football, basketball, predictions and stats. You can also check out Derek’s personal blog, Cardiac Pack.
VIP/SOUNDBYTES
To go along with our VIP segment this week, Matt Moore went around campus and asked students about their thoughts of the fee for the student centers and the Board of Trustees vote, which we had our VIP guests, Peter Barnes, former Student Centers president, and Christian Stackhouse, student senator, listen to and address in our discussion about the new fee. Barnes was one of the main advocates in the Rally 4 Talley campaign, while Stackhouse voted against the fee increase in the interest of the student body. We also played interview clips from Marycobb Randall, current Student Centers President, who also advocated the increase, and Jordan Hammond, a current student senator who was in support of the renovations personally but voted against the increase because of the student body votes against it. The fee, if approved by the Board of Trustees (Thursday and Friday) and Board of Governors (early next year), will increase the student centers fee by $83 for the next academic year, $165 the following year, and not to exceed $290 for the next 25 to 30 years.
HEAR THIS
Music industry veteran and Kingsbury Manx band member Paul Finn raised some eyebrows when he pulled a rather ambitious move in June of this year – he launched a brand new record label with three albums. Mike Alston was WKNC’s local music director at the time and had inquired about the Kingsbury Manx album, but he was surprised when it came packaged with debut albums from two bands he had never heard of – Americans in France and Impossible Arms. Well, all three albums were spectacular (Independent Weekly agreed) and Odessa has put out a few more releases since. Kelly Reid spoke with Finn about the launch of the record label, the inspiration behind such a bold move and the future for Odessa Records.
And as a reminder, we will not be having an Eye on the Triangle episode next Monday, Nov. 23, due to a live broadcast of the women’s basketball game, but be sure to check out the blog for more or our podcasts on wknc.org/eot. Shoot us an e-mail with your thoughts on anything to publicaffairs@wknc.org. And come out to Friday’s football game and concert!
With the most recent shooting at Fort Hood, Texas and the shooting in Orlando, Florida, this week’s Eye on the Triangle focused on emergency preparedness, with an online exclusive from one woman who was at Virginia Tech during the 2007 shootings. In Hear This, we reviewed some of the Troika Music Festival, and in Community Canvas, we brought you coverage from First Friday. And we brought you our weekly Wolfpacker of the Week and Soundbytes segments.
NEWS:
As always, our news team duo brought you news from around the Triangle and the nation in our weekly news segment.
Information for the newscast was taken from the following articles:
Wake County temporarily closes H1N1 vaccine clinics
No rest for the weary as rest areas close
All Campus Card to receive update, consolidation
Dow hits 2009 high
Supreme Court won’t stop Muhammad execution
Iran accuses U.S. hikers of espionage
Berlin remembers fall of the wall
N.C. native credited with stopping Fort Hood shooter
Obama presses Senate to pass its health bill
SPORTS:
Our weekly Wolfpack football update from our sports aficionados Derek Medline and Tyler Everett.
VIP:
When the shootings at Virginia Tech occurred, everyone was glued to their TV and computer screens, listening for and reading updates on the statuses of the victims, on the shooter and his motives and on the university’s response. It was a shooting that took place only on that campus, but it hit close to home for many because it could happen to anybody. A similar phenomenon occurred with the most recent shootings at Fort Hood, Texas and Orlando, Florida. Though they were not on the same scale, the situation in each incident was similar – something triggered one man to go off on a shooting spree, unexpectedly, injuring and killing numerous people. And though these tragic incidents cannot be predicted, at least on college campuses, set emergency plans and alert systems can save many lives. Eye on the Triangle’s VIP this week focused on emergency preparedness. Promotions Director Kieran Moreira sat down with Association Vice Chancellor for Environmental Health and Public Safety David Rainer to talk about N.C. State’s emergency alert systems and we’re bringing you an online exclusive interview with Eileen Coombes who was at Virginia Tech during the 2007 shootings.
HEAR THIS:
In Hear This, Mike Alston gave you a look at the band, Lud, that played at the Troika Music Festival in Durham.
COMMUNITY CANVAS:
Mike also went to First Friday in downtown Raleigh and interviewed people at the art exhibits to see how they felt about the various art venues and more. DJ Ones tells us this is our “most hilarious” Community Canvas segment yet.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:
Jacob Downey sat down with our Wolfpacker of the Week this week, Mindy Sopher. Sopher, an academic adviser and lecturer in communication, who is a favorite among the student body.
SOUNDBYTES:
Our Soundbytes question of the week was about the new law to take effect Dec. 1, banning texting while driving. Matt Moore went around campus and asked students if they do it and what they think of the law.
The economic recession is definitely still on people’s minds, especially graduating students. But what about students who wanted to go into a sector that already had a reputation for not providing the best-paying job market out there – the nonprofit sector to be exact? We tried to answer some of those questions for you in our VIP segment. In Hear This, we brought you a special interview about a highly-anticipated music festival that will be host to so many bands, it’s literally impossible to go to hear all of them in the three days of performances. And in our Wolfpacker of the Week, we literally bring you “news from the Brickyard to your backyard,” where a student explains his group’s attempt at raising money from all different kinds of avenues for a memorial of the beloved late women’s basketball coach Kay Yow.
NEWS:
This week, Evan and I gave listeners the weekly news update.
Information for the newscast was taken from the following articles:
Obama warns Karzai to focus on tackling corruption
U.S. backs Israel on preconditions
The Hague judges adjourn Karadzic trial to review boycott
Majority in N.C. favors public option
N.C. State students engineer electric car to inspire, win
SPORTS:
Our weekly Wolfpack football update from our sports aficionados Tyler Everrett and Sean Klemm.
For more on stats referenced, check out this story.
VIP:This week’s VIP focused on the nonprofit sector during an economic recession and what students looking to go into that sector after graduation should keep in mind. Jacob spoke to Kelly Beck from 1304 Bikes, a Raleigh-based 501©3 to talk about her organization’s activities since the Bike co-op was shut down in June. And he also spoke to Woody Catoe from the University Career Center about counselors advice to students looking for jobs within nonprofit organizations.
You can find more information on the University’s Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement Web site or on the N.C. Center for Nonprofits Web site.
HEAR THIS:
In honor of the Troika Music Festival Nov. 5 - 7, we produced an extended Hear This segment for you this week. Mike Alston sat down with Kyle Miller, co-owner of Churchkey Records in Durham, to discuss what attendees can expect this year. The music festival was first started in 2002 as a one-day Durham musicians’ festival, put on by the Durham Association for Downtown Arts, Inc, and has since expanded to a three-day music festival for all Triangle musicians. Make sure the check out the festival line up, featuring many different bands from Bowerbirds to Caltrop to the ExMonkeys and many more!
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:
And finally, I sat down with our Wolfpacker of the Week, Jeffrey Johnson. Johnson is Student Senate’s Athletics Commission Chair and talked to us about the fundraising campaign for the Coach Kay Yow Memorial.
Student Media leaders are working on several projects that you don’t want to miss out on, so this week, the Eye on the Triangle team interviewed the leaders spearheading some of these projects to give you a look at what’s ahead.
SPORTS:
Derek Medlin and John Cooper Elias talked briefly about the football team, the basketball team and more in Wolfpack sports.
VIP:
In this week’s VIP, we talked to former Agromeck Editor John Cooper Elias (who also leads yearbook workshops) and current Agromeck Editor Bryant Robbins about why yearbook sales are facing a downward trend and what makes yearbooks still important in this information age. Two articles were cited in the interview about national yearbook trends, one from The Economist and one from The New York Times.
To bring the issue back to home, Matt Moore went around campus and asked students if they saw the important of the yearbook, which you can listen to in the segment.
We also discussed briefly the declining trend in all print media publications, the topic of Tuesday’s “Focused” section of Technician, titled “Is print dying?”
For more on the Agromeck, you can add Agromeck Man on Facebook.com or follow @Agromeck on Twitter.com, and you can also follow Technician@ncsutechnician.
COMMUNITY CANVAS:
This week’s Community Canvas was extended to give listeners a behind-the-scenes look of WKNC’s Halloween broadcast from 7 - 8 p.m., an adaptation of War of the Worlds. Damian Maddalena, who will join the rest of the newly formed radio acting troupe, The Two Cabbage Radio Players, for a performance of “War Of The Worlds.“
From Technician: "Based off of H.G. Wells’ novel, the radio play imagines an alien invasion taking over New York, interrupting a broadcast in the process. Damian Maddelena, graduate student in forestry and environmental resources, first had the idea to produce the show about a year ago. He saw a live broadcast that a Los Angeles traveling troupe performed on campus, and it triggered the idea.” Check out Thursday’s Arts & Entertainment section of Technician for the full story.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:
This week, I sat down with our student of the week, Andrew Tucker. Tucker, a senior in political science, talked about his new hobby, mixed martial arts and the training he now goes through daily for his fights. He also discussed his involvement with the re-established fraternity on campus, Kappa Alpha, after a five-year hiatus.
SOUNDBYTES:
This week’s Soundbytes asked students what their favorite part of the N.C. State Fair 2009 was. As expected, most answers surrounded fried foods.
NEWS:
Evan Garris gave listeners an update on the balloon boy hoax, the interim executive director of the Alumni Association after Lennie Barton’s firing, the H1N1 vaccine running out in Wake County and more.
SPORTS:
Derek Medlin, John Cooper Elias and Tyler Everett analyzed the Pack’s performance against Boston College.
VIP:
In this week’s VIP, in honor of the North Carolina State Fair being in town, DJ Chris Cioffi took listeners on his journey to enjoy his State Fair experience, spending as little money as possible. He quickly found out that going for free was not a viable option. This year’s State Fair included a lot of representation from N.C. State, including an appearance from the infamous Hillsborough Street Barrel Monster, ice cream from N.C. State’s Food Science Department, a look at how to milk a cow from N.C. State’s Animal Science Club and more.
HOMECOMING:
As promised, Homecoming Chair Adam Compton came on as a guest to Eye on the Triangle to officially announce the Homecoming Pack Howl Act. We talked to him about Homecoming 2009 events and how they compare to previous years’ events, and then let him explain the Pack Howl act, which is NOT going to be a band this year. If you haven’t read Special K’s blog post or listened to the show, we won’t ruin the surprise for you.
COMMUNITY CANVAS:
Mike Alston interviewed Megan Gulledge for this week’s Community Canvas on her artwork, after reading about Gulledge in Goodnight Raleigh. Gulledge has an opening at First Friday at the Busy Bee. Here is an excerpt of Gulledge’s bio from her Web site: Certain experiences in life change the way you see the world. When I was in college I traveled to Ireland with eleven other art students and two professors. We were required to keep journals to document our experiences through writing and drawing. One of the more interesting techniques that I learned from keeping a journal is to almost remove yourself a level, step back from what you are so immersed in for the sake of capturing it in a more effective way. A result of that trip was a new perspective on life, an obsession for moments.
HEAR THIS:
Music clips in hear This and throughout Monday’s show were from local musicians that are part of the weeklong Cherry Bounce line up. To tell us more about the festival line up and it’s progression, Rachel Sloane sat down with event organizers Billy Warden and Greg Behr. You can read more about the festival on wknc.org/blog.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:
This week’s Wolfpacker of the Week was Zach Schnell, a junior in environmental technology and member of the Wolfpack Environmental Association. He sat down with Jacob Downey to talk about sustainability on campus.
SOUNDBYTES:
Student Media Photographer Matt Moore went around campus and talked to students about what they think of the proposed government soda tax. The tax is intended to help pay for health care reform and combat obesity.
Greek Life is the focus of VIP interviews with Interfraternity Council President Benton Sawrey and Director of Greek Life John Mountz.
In Hear This, Kelly Reid features Greensboro’s Bronzed Chorus and Durham’s Luego.
Matt Robbins is our Wolfpacker of the Week., founder of the Finish The Tower campaign.
This week’s Hear This consisted of the EOT team giving listeners a look into local history within WKNC’s own library. Mike Alston gave a brief history and clip from the Backsliders, which broke up in 1999; Jacob Downey — the Boy Wonder Jinx, which broke up in 1998; and Rachel Sloane — Ladderback, which broke up in 2002.
For Community Canvas, Mike sat down with photojournalist Jason Arthurs who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2003 with a degree in journalism to hear about his work. Arthurs now works as a freelancer and produces both print photography and video content.
Finally, this week’s Wolfpacker of the Week was Liz Walters, a senior in graphic design and representative of Campus Arts Council and Arts N.C. State.
Saja Hindi interviewed VIPs Campus Police Chief Tom Younce and Capt. Jon Barnwell about some of the football preparations. Restrictions to tailgating and hours have been a topic of much debate in recent history due to a shooting that occurred at a tailgate in a lot off Trinity Rd. in 2004. Alumni Tyler Dukes and Kenneth Ball talked to Saja Hindi for EOT’s VIP about how they tailgate and why it’s important to them. Both Dukes and Ball worked for Technician when the shootings happened and tailgating hours were restricted, which they talked about as well.
In Community Canvas, Mike Alston let listeners revisit an interview with Ryan Cummings, artist of the Hear Here compilation CD cover, in anticipation of Saturday night’s Hear Here finale show at the Pour House.
In Hear This, Kelly Reid gives listeners a review of Starmount’s debut album Tyranny of the Sphere, with an Oct. 27 CD release, as well as Birds of Avalon’s Uncanny Valley. She also gives listeners information about Dan Deacon’s show Oct. 1 at the Cat’s Cradle.
This week’s Wolfpacker of the Week, Katy “Red” Walls from the N.C. State Women’s Rugby team sat down with Jacob Downy to talk about her involvement with the team, obstacles she’s faced and what led her to join the team.
In Soundbytes, Caitlin Cauley interviewed students around campus about the Rally 4 Talley Campaign, a campaign to increase awareness of the University’s intent to build a new student center and new atrium on campus and encourage students to vote in favor of a fee increase in the student fee referendums Monday, to support this project.
VIP:Thanks to some of our friends’ connections in the political scene, Eye on the Triangle’s Adam Compton and Saja Hindi spoke to U.S. Congressman David Price (D), serving N.C. district 4, and the spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party Jordan Shaw by phone about each of the party’s stances on the proposed health care reforms.
N.C. GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer was scheduled to do an interview but canceled at the last minute due to a pending knee surgery.
You can watch a N.C. GOP video here on criticisms of the proposed reforms. You can also read a response from the N.C. Democratic Party on the president’s health insurance reform speech here.
Associate Professor of Public and International Affairs Steven Greene also gave his Eye on the Triangle his own analysis of the health care debate, a topic he has been discussing in his classes this semester.
We also replayed Soundbytes from Sept. 7’s EOT about students’ opinions on health care reform.
COMMUNITY CANVASEOT’s Kelly Reid talked to local musician and licensed insurance holder Alex Maiolo about his role in leading HINT, Health Insurance Navigational Tool, which is part of the Future of Music Coalition, where according to Maiolo, “policy and law and music all sort of intersect – that’s where we are. Things that happen on Capitol Hill that affect musicians, that’s what we’re interested in.” Maiolo said his focus is on the health care crisis in the musicians’ community.
HEAR THISThis segment was not free of a health care reform spin either. EOT’s Jacob Downey interviewed Mike McDonald, organizer of the Tom Cushman benefit concert scheduled for Sept. 27, from 3 p.m. to about 2 a.m. at White Collar Crime. Cushman, a local musician and veteran of the first Gulf War, was hospitalized for pneumonia a few months ago, two weeks later hospitalized again due to lung failure and was admitted once again to the hospital last week. Eleven bands will be playing at the benefit concert to raise money for Cushman, who doesn’t have health insurance, to pay his bills. Read the Indy’s article for more.
The song clips played in between segments of the show all came from songs from bands playing at the concert.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK
Wolfpacker of the Week, 2005 alumnus in English Language, Writing and Rhetoric Ben McNeely talked to us by phone about his new project, Modern Film Fest taking place Sept. 25 to 27. You can follow @modernfilmfest on Twitter for more information.
Check back for updates about next week’s show. Send your ideas, comments, questions, suggestions and complaints to publicaffairs@wknc.org.
VIP:
In this week’s VIP segment, Adam Compton interviewed Durham Mayor Bill Bell and Caitlin Cauley spoke to Triangle residents Josef Komenda and Rachel Nabors. I also spoke with our resident Triangle expert, who many of you may remember as WKNC’s general manager last year, Kyle Robb, about the history of the two cities and what he thought about Caitlin and Adam’s interviews.
HEAR THIS:
In Hear This, Kelly Reid gave listeners a sneak preview into the SPARKcon music lineup.
For the full lineup of MusicSpark events, click here. To also listen to an interview Kelly conducted with Telekensis, check out this blog post.
COMMUNITY CANVAS:
In Community Canvas, Mike Alston gave listeners a look into SPARKcon arts, and interviewed Sarah Powers, who works with Visual Art Exchange, to talk about the call for artists at ArtSpark For more on ArtSpark, click here.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:
Jacob Downey sat down with the student of the week, Scott Richardson, former membership president of the N.C. State Chapter of Toastmasters. Richardson discussed his involvement with the organization and the leadership opportunities it provided him with.
SOUNDBYTES:
Caitlin Cauley went around campus asking students what they thought about the University’s athletic program.
Send all your comments, suggestions and nominations for Wolfpacker of the Week to publicaffairs@wknc.org, and check out tomorrow’s blog post about next Monday’s show at 7 p.m.
VIP:
In this week’s VIP, Saja Hindi interviewed Student Body President Jim Ceresnak, a newcomer to the Student Government scene, about what it was like to be a student leader during a time of uncertainty at the University, following the resignations of the University’s top officials. Ceresnak also spoke about the year ahead and the projects he hopes to push for the student body. To get an insider’s look on Ceresnak and his past, check out Technician’s profile on the new student body president when he first got elected.
Adam Compton interviewed the student body’s vice-president, more commonly known as the Student Senate president, Kelli Rogers for EOT’s VIP segment. Rogers, unlike Ceresnak, has been working in Student Government on what may have seemed to be the logical path to Student Senate president, from student senator her freshman year to Student Senate pro temp last year, to more involvement in between.
HEAR THIS:
This week, we gave you an extended version of Hear This, filled with interviews from Zach Terry about the Bike MS Benefit Show at Cat’s Cradle and information about Snuzzfest benefit concert at the Local 506. The Bike MS Benefit Show (to battle Multiple Sclerosis) featured Last of the Great Side Show Freaks, Tomahawks, Lafcadio and Zach Terry. Snuzzfest is a benefit concert for Snuzz who is uninsured and has to have lymphoma treatment. It featured, among others, Tres Chicas and the Desmonds.
WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:
Jacob Downey sat down with Russell Spencer Gentry, a junior in anthropology and history who is preparing for his role in the production of Amadeus in Thompson Theatre Sept. 18 to 20 and Sept. 23 to 27.
SOUNDBYTES:
And in this week’s Soundbytes, Caitlin Cauley and May Chung interviewed students around campus to see what they thought about the health care debate. The responses may seem somewhat surprising.
Tune into next Monday’s show at 7 p.m. about the Raleigh-Durham divide, and email us at publicaffairs@wknc.org if you have any ideas, gripes or want to suggest someone for the Wolfpacker of the Week.
VIP:
This week, Adam Compton interviewed Nina Szlosberg from the Hillsborough Street Partnership about the renovations project. For more information on the renovations, you can follow ninaszlosberg on Twitter or visit the Web site at http://hillsboroughstreet.wordpress.com.
Saja Hindi also interviewed Kevin Jennings, owner of Urban Food Group and of Frazier’s and Porter City Tavern on Hillsborough Street, about how the construction has been impacting the businesses during this already tough economic time.
HEAR THIS:
Rachel Sloan interviewed an employee from Schoolkids Records, Eric Tschudi, about how the business is faring with the decline in record sales, even after its move on Hillsborough Street. Kelly Reid also previews Monday night’s Old Bricks show at Slim’s.
COMMUNITY CANVAS:
Mike Alston interviewed visual artist Ryan Cummings about his work, especially on the Hear Here compilation CD cover. You can check out more of his work at http://www.ryancummingsdecorative.com/.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK:
This week, we featured Logan Sayles, senior in graphic design and co-president of the Design Council. Sayles talked about the life of a design student, the projects he’s worked on and the notorious design school Halloween Bash. Also, check back here for photos Wednesday.
SOUNDBYTES:
Caitlin Cauley interviewed students around campus and brought you audio clips of their answers to this week’s question: Do you use Twitter, and what do you think of it? The answers may be surprising to some.
And, as always, send in your comments, suggestions, gripes and complaints to publicaffairs@wknc.org. We may even read your response live if you so desire.
Don’t forget to tune in again next Monday to WKNC 88.1 for Eye on the Triangle from 7 - 8 p.m. EST or listen online at wknc.org.
- VIP: Public Affairs Director Saja Hindi and VIP Correspondent Adam Compton interview Chancellor Jim Woodward and Provost Warwick Arden to discuss topics ranging from the officials’ vision for the University to budget cuts to a day in the life of their respective posts.
- Hear This: Local Music Director Adam Kincaid interviews Audio Production Consultant Mikey Perros on Hear Here!, the new local music compilation featuring brand new songs from 17 bands from Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.
- Community Canvas: General Manager Mike Alston interviews Sarah Schroth with the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University about the Picasso and the Allure of Language” exhibition on view from Aug. 20 through Jan. 10, 2010. To hear more about Picasso’s 60 works from 1900 to 1969, tune in tonight!
- Student of the Week: Lianne Gonsalves speaks about her experience in Honduras this summer, interning for the State Department.
- Soundbytes: Correspondent Caitlin Cauley interviews people around campus about how the Hillsborough Street construction is affecting them.
If you have any comments, suggestions or questions, don’t hesitate to shoot us an email at publicaffairs@wknc.org